Join us to build cutting-edge AI agents that push the limits of LLMs and AI applications!

RSVP here: https://lu.ma/awshack

NOTE: You'll see the exact address after RSVP

​​​🎉 🏆 $50k+ in Prizes!

​🚀Challenge Overview

​AWS, in collaboration with ISV partners Snowflake, Zoom, Confluent, Forcepoint, Coalfire, Dynatrace, and Wiz, along with AWS Partners Temporal, NLX, Senso, MongoDB, Creators Corner and many more, invites you to transform bold ideas into reality through an exclusive MCP hackathon. Join us to build cutting-edge AI agents by leveraging AWS's latest innovations including Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q developer, and the newly launched Kiro platform, alongside AWS Partner products. This unique opportunity allows participants to push the boundaries of Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI applications while working with industry-leading AWS partners.

​🎤 Showcase Your Vision:

You will have 3 minutes to captivate the audience and judges with your innovative solution. Pitch your AI agent’s purpose, capabilities, and transformative impact to win prizes.

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Sponsors Tools and Prizes:

​AWS

​Dynatrace

​Wiz

​Zoom

​NLX

​Snowflake

​Mistral

​Clickhouse

​Mandolin

​MongoDB

​Senso

​Rime

​MiniMax

​Forcepoint

​Tavily

​Temporal

​Confluent

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Judges

​We have an incredible list of judges and speakers that will be present at the event.

​​Jon Turdiev - Senior Solutions Architect @AWS

​​Saptarshi Banerjee - Senior Solutions Architect @AWS

​Varun Jasti - SA @AWS

​​Avnish Kumar - Sr. SWE @AWS

​Kaushik Iska - Engineering Manager @ClickHouse

​Zhuoer Chen - GTM @HeyGen

​Mikiko Bazeley - Staff Developer Advocate @MongoDB

​Vino Duraisamy - Developer Advocate @Snowflake

​Raj Ramanujam - Global Head Cloud Partner Business @Dynatrace

​Daniel Braaf - Principal Solutions Engineer @Dynatrace

​Sean Falconer - Senior Director of Product, AI Strategy @Confluent

​Mason Yan - CSP Alliance Manager @Wiz

​Linda Sheng - GM, Global Business @MiniMax

​Cecilia Bolich - Director of Education @NLX

​Lily Clifford - CEO & Founder @Rime Labs

​​​Simon Tiu - VC Investor @Vertex Ventures

​Subham Pramanik - Engineering Lead @Mandolin

​Carl von Bonin - Software Engineer @Tavily

​Rotem Weiss - Founder & CEO @Tavily

​Sofia Guzowski - Business Development Lead @Tavily

​Vinicius Senger - Senior Developer Advocate @AWS

​Bashir Mohammed - Sr. Startup SA, GenAI @AWS

​Venu Kanamatareddy - Solutions Architect @AWS

​Zoish Pithawala - Sr. Solutions Architect @AWS

​Srujith Poondla - Sr. ML engineer @AWS

​Vasu Sankhavaram - Solutions Architecture Leader@AWS

​Surya Kari – Sr. Data Scientist @AWS

​Raghu Ramesha - Technical Leader, GenAI @NVIDIA

​Shilpa Shastri - Principal Product Manager @Apptio

​Sujesh Pulikkal - CIO @Tests Assured

​Vaibhav Mishra - Director, Distinguished Engineer @Capital One

​Chinmay Patel - Co-Founder @Closera

​Bakshi Kohli - CTO @Forcepoint

​Nathan Dehmuth - VP of Cloud Service @Coalfire

​Speakers

​​Saptarshi Banerjee - Senior Solutions Architect @AWS

​Varun Jasti - SA @AWS

Mandy Swinton - Tech Cloud Alliance Manager @Dynatrace

​Mikiko Bazeley - Staff Developer Advocate @MongoDB

​Mohammed Abu-Sharkh - Engineering Lead @Mandolin

​Nick Guse - CSP Solutions Architect @Wiz

​Zhuoer Chen - GTM @HeyGen

​Linda Sheng - GM, Global Business @MiniMax

​Cecilia Bolich - Director of Education @NLX

​Lily Clifford - CEO & Founder @Rime Labs

Kunal Sharma – Sr. SA @AWS

​Carl von Bonin - Software Engineer @Tavily

​Vino Duraisamy - Developer Advocate @Snowflake

​Nathan Dehmuth - VP of Cloud Service @Coalfire

​Brett Edelen - Solutions Architect @Forcepoint

​​​​The Opportunity

​​​Win big at this hackathon! Compete for a chance to grab prizes and present your best product.

​​​Maximize your creation with sponsor APIs: Many sponsors offer powerful APIs that can enhance your projects. Explore and utilize sponsor products to win special prizes.

​​​Join a vibrant community: Connect with fellow AI engineers, learn from industry experts, and gain valuable exposure for your work.

​​Meet investors: Network with investors who are interested in enterprise AI innovations. Gain feedback, connections, and potential funding.

​​​Don't miss out! Assemble your team (or go solo!) and be a part of shaping the future of AI agents. This hackathon welcomes projects at all stages to compete for prizes!

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🗓️ Schedule (Tentative):

​​9:30 AM: 🚪 Doors Open

​​9:45 AM: 🎤 Opening Remarks, AWS Partners and Sponsors speaking sessions

​​11:00 AM: 💻 Start Coding!

​5:00 PM: 📤 Project Submission Deadline

​​5:30 PM: 👩‍💻 Finalists Presentations and Judging

​​7:30 PM: 🏆 Awards Ceremony

​8:00 PM: Networking

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Prizes (Refer to Devpost for most up-to-date info)

​Snowflake :

​🥇 1st Place: $2,000 cash prize

​🥈 2nd Place: An advanced AI robot

​🥉 3rd Place: A Nintendo Switch

​AWS:

​🥇 1st prize: $10k AWS credits

​🥈 2nd prize: $5K AWS Credits

​Confluent :

​🥇 1st Place: iPad pro

​Wiz :

​🥇 1st Place: Nintendo switch 2

​🥈 2nd Place: PlayStation 5

​🥉 3rd Place: AirPods Pro 2

​Refer to Devpost for complete list of prizes!

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The Venue

A special thank you to AWS startup loft for letting us use their beautiful SF office. By registering, you agree to follow the AWS Community Codes of Conduct and agree to the AWS Event Terms and Conditions.

​All attendees, including speakers, sponsors, judges, and organizers, must present a valid physical government-issued ID. This is mandatory with no exceptions – no digital IDs accepted.

​All participants must be 18 or older to attend the event at our space.

​There's no scooter/bike parking available in the building.