Codex Impact Workshop - AI·SW Maestro Program

🌟 Event Overview
This event is organized by Codex Ambassador Han Seo-woo and is not an official OpenAI event.
Only mentees participating in the AI·SW Maestro 17th program can apply.

💡 From Profitable Problems to Societal Needs
Join us for a collaborative workshop where teams of two will work with Codex to create small yet functional solutions over 2 hours and 30 minutes.

📅 Date & Location

• Date: September 4, 2026
• Time: 15:00–20:00
• Venue: AI·SW Maestro Seoul Center, 7th Floor, Space S (Post Tower Mapo)

👥 Participants

• Maximum of 24 mentees from the AI·SW Maestro 17th program
• Teams of 2 (individual applications followed by team matching)
• Each team will present for 3–4 minutes, with a maximum of 12 teams

🛠️ What Will You Create?
Choose a social issue that interests you, such as accessibility, care, education, mental health, climate, regional disparities, or public information. Focus on creating a small prototype that operates with one input, one output, and one human review.

⏰ Timeline

• 15:00–15:30: Intro
  • Introduction and Q&A session (up to 30 minutes)
• 15:30–18:00: Build & Talk
  • Development phase with judges joining at 17:30 to observe progress
• 18:00–19:00: 3–4-Minute Demo & Judging
  • Up to 12 teams present, followed by brief feedback from judges
• 19:00–20:00: Q&A & Optional Networking
  • Q&A session and optional networking with external judges until 19:30

🎁 Participant Benefits

• Each participant will receive $100 in Codex Credit
• Light meals and beverages will be provided
• Top 3 teams will be selected
  • Team members from the winning teams will receive 6 months of Codex Pro

🏆 Judging Criteria (Total 100 Points)

• Problem Definition and Social Value - 25 points
• Solution and Product Completeness - 30 points
• Collaboration Process - 15 points
• Codex Utilization and Validation - 20 points
• Presentation and Reflection - 10 points

📝 Application and Team Matching
All participants must apply individually. Based on motivation, problems to solve, expected outcomes, strengths, and collaboration conditions, the organizers will form teams of two after approval.

📜 Results and Disclosure
Copyright of the results belongs to the respective mentees or teams. Only with consent will the results be curated and promoted from the perspective of Codex Ambassador.

🔍 Privacy
Personal information, passwords, API keys, and internal documents should not be included in the results or submitted ZIP files.

🤝 Sponsorship, Judging, and Operations

• Sponsorship: Codex Ambassador Program
• Judges:
  • Cho Sung-do | CEO, MyOrange
  • Han Yu-ha | Account Director, OpenAI Korea
  • Lee Jae-won | AI Deployment Engineer, OpenAI Korea
  • Judges will be present from 17:30 to 19:30
• Operations: Han Seo-woo, Mentor, AI·SW Maestro

📍 Location
Post Tower Mapo, 89 Mapo-daero, Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea