🗓 Event Format
The Executable World is a one-day, in-person Full-Stack AI Hackathon, Demo Day, and Networking Mixer taking place on September 19, 2026.
🚀 Prize Pool: $270,000 (Credit+Cash)
All official building, project submission, judging, demonstrations, awards, and networking will take place in person during the event.
The hackathon challenges, co-host and sponsor resources, judging criteria, and team-formation information will be released online one day before the event, giving participants time to understand the challenges, form teams, and prepare their development environments.
🤝 Co-hosts & Sponsors
The event is co-hosted and supported by:
VeloDBAgentXMemories.aiAWS
Each co-host and sponsor will contribute technology, technical resources, product guidance, workshops, mentors, judging support, or challenge opportunities for participating teams.
💡 Pre-Event Challenge Release
Hackathon tracks, challenge statements, and technical resources will be released one day before the event.
Registered participants will be able to:
Review the hackathon tracks and challenge statementsExplore co-host and sponsor technologiesAccess technical documentation and resourcesCreate participant profilesPost or explore project ideasFind potential teammatesSelect a trackDefine an initial product directionPrepare their development environments
Participants may discuss ideas, form teams, and prepare their technical setup in advance.
However, all teams must attend and complete the official build sprint in person on September 19 to be eligible for judging and awards.
Suggested Team Size
2–5 participants per team
Cross-functional teams combining engineering, product, design, AI infrastructure, and enterprise domain expertise are encouraged.
⏱ September 19 — Full-Day Program
🔵 8:30–9:00 AM | Doors Open
The venue opens for organizers, co-hosts, sponsors, mentors, and early-arriving participants.
👥 9:00–10:00 AM | Participant Check-In & Final Team Formation
Participants check in, meet other builders, confirm their teams, review the challenges, and prepare their development environments.
Final team matching will be available for participants who arrive without a complete team.
🚀 10:00–10:15 AM | Opening Remarks
Welcome from the organizers and an introduction to The Executable World.
The opening will cover:
Hackathon tracksChallenge statementsJudging criteriaSubmission requirementsEvent scheduleCo-host and sponsor resources
🧩 10:15–11:15 AM | Co-host & Sponsor Workshops
Technology leaders from VeloDB, AgentX, Memories.ai, and AWS will deliver short, practical sessions introducing their platforms, tools, APIs, technical resources, and suggested hackathon use cases.
Each company will have approximately 10–15 minutes to:
Introduce its technologyPresent relevant APIs, platforms, or infrastructureExplain available technical resourcesShare example use casesHelp teams understand how its technology can be incorporated into a project
💻 11:15 AM–3:45 PM | In-Person Build Sprint
Teams design, build, test, and prepare working AI products across the hackathon tracks.
Support may include:
Co-host and sponsor technical assistanceMentor office hoursEnterprise use-case feedbackProduct and pitch guidanceSubmission supportDemo preparation
Lunch and light refreshments will be available during the build sprint so teams can continue working.
✅ 3:45–4:00 PM | Final Submission
All teams submit their completed projects through the official hackathon platform.
Each submission may include:
Project name and descriptionTeam informationSelected trackProduct screenshots or demo videoTechnology stackCo-host or sponsor tools usedRepository or product linkPresentation materials
In-person and remote judges will review and score the submitted projects through the platform.
🎤 4:00–5:00 PM | Judges Panel — Building the Executable AI Stack
While judges review the submissions, technology leaders from ServiceNow and TikTok will discuss how different layers of the AI stack come together to create systems capable of executing real-world tasks.
Discussion topics may include:
Real-time data infrastructure for AI applicationsBuilding and deploying production-ready AI agentsVisual memory and multimodal intelligenceCloud infrastructure for scalable AI systemsReliability, security, and observabilityMoving AI products from prototype to productionWhat founders need to build defensible AI companiesHow infrastructure companies can support the next generation of AI builders
The panel will be followed by a short audience Q&A.
🎬 5:00–5:45 PM | Final Demos & Awards
Selected teams will present their products on the main stage.
The final demo format will be determined by the number of completed submissions.
If there are 10 or fewer teams, each team may receive approximately three minutes to demonstrate its project.
If there are more than 10 teams, judges will select a group of finalists to present on the main stage.
Winning teams may be announced one at a time, followed by a short product demonstration and award presentation from each selected team.
The program may include:
Finalist product demonstrationsBrief judge feedbackAudience votingCo-host and sponsor awardsOverall hackathon awards
🏆 5:45–6:00 PM | Closing Remarks
Final acknowledgements, co-host and sponsor recognition, community announcements, and next-step opportunities for participating teams.
🤝 6:00–7:00 PM | Networking Mixer
Builders, founders, enterprise leaders, co-hosts, sponsors, mentors, and investors connect around:
Product pilotsCustomer opportunitiesTechnology partnershipsDeveloper adoptionRecruitingInvestmentFuture hackathons and ecosystem programs
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