​Hello Dubai AI builders 👋🏼

​We're back for our third Builder Lab, and it's our biggest yet! A one-day hackathon sponsored by ElevenLabs (voice), Cognition's Devin (the AI software engineer) and context.dev (live web data for agents). Every builder gets hands-on to build with them on the day.

​The challenge

​Build a voice-first AI agent that knows something real about the world. It has to pull live web data, be built with AI coding agents, and talk back to you:

• ​context.dev → live web data in

• ​Devin → builds the app

• ​ElevenLabs → gives it a voice

​Beyond that, build whatever you want.

​Not sure where to start? Paste in any URL and turn it into a voice assistant you can talk to, a restaurant, a university, a clinic. That's one idea, not the idea. A morning briefing agent you can interrupt, a brand-aware audio generator, an accessibility layer for any site, all fair game. Surprise us.

​You'll form teams of five people on the day so come solo or bring your crew.

​One more thing: we're judging the codebase, not just the demo. As a community, we need to start moving from vibe coding toward agentic engineering, so we'll be looking at codebase health and how well you steer the tools, not just whether the demo works.

​Who we are

​Dubai AI Hub is a builder-first AI community for engineers, founders, and indie hackers shipping real things with AI. Our Builder Labs gather builders across Dubai for a day of hands-on building with frontier tools.

​What to expect

​What you get, free, on the day...

​Every builder gets credits and access from all three sponsors:

• ​ElevenLabs Creator plan (one month)

• ​Devin Max plan (one month)

• ​50,000 context.dev credits per team

​Schedule

​8:30am · Doors open. check-in, account + credit setup, help desk
9:00am · Intros and kickoff
9:10am · Welcome from BUiD, our host for the day
9:20am · Logistics for the day, submission process, and your first steps as the build begins
9:30am · Build starts
2:30pm · Build stops, submit demo video and repo link
2:30pm to 3:30pm · Judges assess demos and codebases, shortlist finalists
3:30pm to 4:30pm · Live demos and Q&A from shortlisted teams
4:30pm to 5:15pm · Winning teams and best project announced, closing remarks, and social

​Prizes

​Winning teams
Each member gets 3 months of ElevenLabs Pro tier ($297 value).

​Best Project built with ElevenLabs
Each member gets 6 months of ElevenLabs Scale tier ($1,980 value).

​Best Devin Use
Each member gets 6 months of Devin Max ($1,200 value)

​Best Use of Live Web Data from context.dev
Each member gets 200,000 context.dev credits.

​Ready to build?

​Who is this for: AI engineers, developers, and technical builders. Students welcome. Bring your laptop and build.

​📅 Saturday, 8th August 2026 · 8:30am - 5:30pm
📍 Dubai (venue TBA)
🎟 Free · spots limited by venue capacity, so apply early.

​Approved builders get setup instructions a few days before, so you arrive ready to ship.

​Let the AI do the talking ;)

​Sponsored by: ElevenLabs · Cognition (Devin) · context.dev