# IA Hackathon

- Dates: September 2026
- Location: United States
- Organiser: United States Artificial Intelligence Institute
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning
- Expected attendance: 6,085

## About

USAII’s Global AI Hackathon 2026 is a virtual student competition focused on building meaningful AI solutions with real-world relevance. It is designed for high school, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students to make AI learning practical, collaborative, and responsible.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://aihackathon.usaii.org/)
- [Registration](https://devitjobs.jobcopilot.com/signup)

## Topics

- Hackathon
- Education & Training
- Science & Research

## Speakers

- Chris Slee, CTO, LainaHealth
- Shereen Moussa, Product Owner Data Analytics & AI, PepsiCo
- Carlos Gorricho, Managing Partner, CGAI Management Consulting
- Shannon Lewandowski, VP, Strategy & Innovation, Ingage Partners
- Sandesh Kerehali, Engineering Manager, Meta Platforms
- Todd James, Founder & CEO, Aurora Insights
- Dr. Kelly Cohen, Endowed Chair & Professor in Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati
- Aman Bakshi, Sr. Software Engineer, Apple
- Anne Elisabeth Courrier, Visiting Fellow, Emory University
- Jofia Jose Prakash, Advisory Board, American Council for Ethical AI
- Rajesh Gupta, Head of Agentic AI, Skan AI
- Pranav Saji, Head of AI Security, Symosis Security
- Kashif Saleem, Founder & CEO, SubscriptionFlow
- Payal Thakur, Managing Director, JobsOhio
- Nehal Sangoi, Sr. Technical Account Manager, AWS
- Niharika Pujari, Lead Software Engineer, McGraw Hill
- Jimish J Kadakia, AI Solutions Architect, Snowflake
- Kiran Mayi Hari Babu, AI GTM Engineer, Workera
- Nivedita Thapa, Product Manager, Yellowbrick Data
- Farhan Azim Aurronoy, Founder & CFO, Sarva

## Sponsors and partners

- ETA
- The Innovate Summit
- NowSourcing

## What people are saying

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- [Demo Amelia | Colombia Techfest IA Hackathon 2025](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClVooxs8-70)
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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/ia-hackathon/