Company Brain Hackathon: Build an AI Agent That Knows Your Organization

​What if your company had a shared brain that could understand its documents, tools, processes, people, and institutional knowledge—and make that knowledge available to employees and AI agents?

​In this afernoon hands-on hackathon, participants will build a working Company Brain: an AI-powered knowledge system that connects information from sources such as documentation, meeting notes, FAQs, policies, product information, support content, and internal tools.

​TechEquity Ai invites you to an afternoon of applied AI learning and hands-on building at Snowflake's Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI) in Menlo Park, CA.

​This session is part of the TechEquity Ai Monthly Forum Series, combining strategic insights and real-world use cases from industry leaders, alongside technical workshops and live demonstrations.

​SPEAKERS

​Dave Nielsen — Head of DevRel @Cognee AI. Head of Events @AI Alliance

​Stephen Chin — VP of Developer Relations at Neo4j

​WHAT TO EXPECT

​Program details are subject to change.

​1:00–1:50 PM | Registration

​1:50–2:15 PM | Keynote

• ​GraphRAG: The Definitive Guide - A Field Guide to Patterns, Trade-offs, and Production Systems (Session Details) by Stephen Chin/Neo4j
  This talk gives AI engineers a practical map of the GraphRAG landscape. We start with the limits of vector-only RAG, especially when data is connected, multi-hop, dynamic, or needs to be explainable. From there, we break GraphRAG into a set of core building blocks: constructing knowledge graphs from structured and unstructured data, choosing among lexical, domain, and meta graphs, and applying retrieval patterns such as guided traversal, graph-filtered search, Cypher templates, Text2Cypher, graph embeddings, query-focused summarization, and agentic retrieval.

​2:15–4:30 PM | Hackathon Round 1

​4:30–5:00 PM | Demonstration

​5:00–5:30 PM | Hackathon Round 2

​5:30-6:45 PM | Judging

​6:45–7:15 PM | Networking

​SPONSORS & PARTNERS

​Snowflake SVAI Hub, AI Alliance, Cognee

​WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• ​Developers and engineers exploring OpenClaw and agent-based systems

• ​Startup founders building AI-powered products

• ​Students and career-transition professionals looking to deepen hands-on AI experience

• ​Anyone interested in practical approaches to modern AI development

​IMPORTANT DETAILS

• ​Format: In-person; hands-on hackathon

• ​What to Bring: Please bring a laptop

• ​Code of Conduct: This event follows TechEquity Ai’s community code of conduct to ensure a respectful, inclusive environment for all participants

​SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

​Interested in getting involved? We welcome sponsors and exhibitors to take part through speaking opportunities, workshops, live demos, exhibits, and other formats

​EVENT INFO

​🎟️ Registration: RSVP required (limited capacity)
​🍽️🪑 F&B and Seating: Limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis
🏢 Venue: Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI)
📍 Address: 8th Floor at 135 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025
🚗Parking: Self-park in the garage next to the 135 Building
❗Arrival Guide: Download the guide at bit.ly/SVAI-Arrival-Guide

​TechEquity Ai is a nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing access to artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and applications.

​Our flagship initiative is the TechEquity Ai Summit, a series of high-impact events designed to foster innovation, broad participation, and education in AI. In addition to the Summit, TechEquity Ai hosts a Monthly Forum Series to keep the community engaged year-round through ongoing learning, networking, and hands-on exploration of emerging AI tools and ideas.

​Across our programs, we bring together builders, leaders, and learners through keynotes, panels, fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and interactive demos.

​To learn more about TechEquity Ai and our programs, visit techequity-ai.org or reach out to us at info@techequity-ai.org.