MCP - AWS - Enterprise Agents Challenge
Join us to build cutting-edge AI agents that push the limits of LLMs and AI applications!
🎉 🏆 $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.
Sponsors Tools and Prizes:
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
Meir Kadosh - AI Infrastructure Engineer @Bright Data
Kaushik Iska - Engineering Manager @ClickHouse
Zhuoer Chen - GTM @HeyGen
Apoorva Joshi - Senior AI Developer Advocate @MongoDB
Cornelia Davis - Developer Advocate @Temporal
Steve Androulakis - Sr. Staff Solutions Architect @Temporal
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
Meir Kadosh - AI Infrastructure Engineer @Bright Data
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!
🗓️ 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
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
MiniMax:
best use of MiniMax API - $500 cash + membership （2 in total）
best use of MiniMax Agent - $500 cash + membership (2 in total)
Refer to Devpost for complete list of prizes!
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.
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Government Attendees Disclaimer: Pursuant to AWS's Anti-bribery and Gifts & Entertainment Policy, we ask that each government employee participant provide a written acknowledgment via email confirming that they have reviewed the potential prize (~$2,000 USD in value) within their organization and that its acceptance complies with the local anti-bribery laws and policies of their country and employing agency.
JUDGING DISCLOSURE: Your participation as a judge does not constitute an endorsement of any specific product, team, or technology. The judging participation is invitation only. You can apply here
SPONSORSHIP NOTICE: The organizations and companies listed in this page and in our material have provided support for this hackathon and have been carefully selected. We are always oversubscribed, for future events apply here
By invitation or approval only.