AI & Machine Learning

IA Hackathon

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.

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The essentials

Event details

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

Public discussion

What people are saying

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Hackathon
  • Education & Training
  • Science & Research

On stage

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

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • ETA
  • The Innovate Summit
  • NowSourcing

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