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🚀 Code. Collaborate. Create Agents.

Agentic AI Hackathon Co-organized with Google Cloud

Ready to move beyond basic prompts? Join us for an intensive, high-energy hackathon experience where you'll design, build, and demo autonomous AI agents that can reason, plan, and act. This is your chance to push the limits of what intelligent systems can achieve!

Co-organized with the Google Cloud Team, this hackathon provides you with access to cutting-edge tools, leading frameworks, and expert mentorship to transform your ideas into fully functioning, smart solutions.

🔥 What You'll Do

Code: Dive deep into agentic frameworks (like Google ADK) to build complex, multi-step AI workflows.
Collaborate: Form teams and tackle real-world problems, fostering a dynamic environment of shared learning and innovation.
Create Agents: Build agents capable of retrieval, tool integration, and sophisticated task execution using powerful models like Gemini.

🌐 Event Details

Virtual & In-Person Options: Participate from anywhere, or join the excitement live!
In-Person Location: NYC, Manhattan, Financial District (Address Upon RSVP Approval)
- This hackathon RSVP is currently under approval.

🗓️ Virtual Agenda: Your Day to Build & Demo

The event kicks off at 12 PM ET and runs straight through until Sunday at midnight, giving everyone maximum time to complete their projects.

🗓️ In-person Agenda: Your Day to Build & Demo

9:00 – 9:30 AM | Kickoff & Team Formation

Recap of Day 1 learnings
Review hackathon goals, deliverables, and judging criteria
Team formation and project theme selection

9:30 – 10:30 AM | Option Workshop: Building Agents with Google ADK

Introduction to Google AI Developer Kit (ADK) and Gemini models
Setting up the environment and connecting to Google AI Studio APIs
Example: Deploying an agent using ADK tools for retrieval and tool integration
Optional track for participants interested in Google’s ecosystem
Mentors assist others starting on different frameworks (e.g., LangChain or CrewAI)

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Hackathon Work Session 1

Teams define their problem statement and build core agent workflows
Mentors available for architecture and framework support

12:30 – 1:30 PM | Lunch Break

1:30 – 3:30 PM | Hackathon Work Session 2

Continue building and testing agents
Midpoint technical review and checkpoint with mentors

3:30 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break

4:00 – 5:00 PM | Demos, Judging & Closing Remarks

Live demos and presentations from each team
Feedback and judging by a panel of AI mentors and instructors
Awards and discussion of next steps for project continuation

Top prizes include (more coming soon):

- Official Google Swag – Earn exclusive merch that shows off your win

- $300 in-partner credit

- Virtual Passes to ODSC East 2026 – Attend one of the top global AI conferences

- 1-Year Ai+ Training Subscription – Get unlimited access to expert AI courses

- Global Recognition – Be featured across ODSC’s channels and in a winner’s spotlight

Ready to build the future of AI?

Secure your spot now and get ready to create autonomous, intelligent systems!

Useful Links

Free access to more talks/trainings: Ai+ Training platform
ODSC blog: https://opendatascience.com/
Slack Channel: https://hubs.li/Q038cQBy0
Code of conduct: https://odsc.ai/code-of-conduct/

Agentic AI Hackathon | New York /Virtual