Main Check-In
Saturday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PMUpper Sproul
Be prepared to show your check in code (available on the live.hackberkeley.org) and an ID.
Schedule :)
Saturday
Event Kick-Off
Saturday, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PMPauley Ballroom, Floor 3
Hacking Period
Saturday, 6:00 PM - 6:00 PMTeam-Formation Event
Saturday, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMLower Sproul Tent
Come along and meet some new friends to hack with!Groq
Saturday, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFloor 3, Stephens Room
Learn how to add blazing-fast AI to your hackathon project using Groq's API (500+ tokens/sec). We'll build a working app together in 20 minutes that you can fork and customize. Get practical tips from our Head of Evals on what actually works, plus free API credits for the hackathon.
Bonus: One random attendee will be Venmo'd $20!
Come for the quick wins, stay for the cash. No AI experience needed - just bring your laptop.Anthropic
Saturday, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFloor 5, Tilden Room
Join the Anthropic team for a session on how to build with Claude. We'll briefly cover a wide range of topics including prompt engineering, building agents, tool use, computer use, and MCP. We'll also show you around Claude Code, our agentic coding tool.Cubstart
Saturday, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PMFloor 2, Back Workshop Area
Learn how to build an ML-powered web app from scratch! We'll be building our own neural network using ml5.js.Lunch
Saturday, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMLower Sproul Tent
Ike's Love & Sandwiches 🥪Google: Gemini API Workshop -- From Zero to AI App
Saturday, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PMFloor 5, Tilden Room
Join Google's fast-paced, hands-on workshop to master Google's Gemini API. Learn to generate content, analyze images, and build intelligent apps with multimodal AI.
In this session, you'll go from initial setup to deploying your first AI project. Perfect for developers and creators ready to build with cutting-edge AI. You'll leave with the practical skills to bring your own ideas to life.Swag Distribution
Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM1st floor outside BMO, line will wrap around 1st in the direction of the student store
Come grab some event swag!Unify
Saturday, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PMFloor 3, Stephens Room
Come build a multimodal AI agent that can browse the web, read images, and respond to text. We’ll give you a starter repo and walk you through how to customize it. You’ll leave with a working agent designed to tackle a real-world task.Fetch.ai
Saturday, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PMFloor 5, Tilden Room
Letta
Saturday, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PMFloor 2, Back Workshop Area
Join Letta for a workshop on agent concepts, best practices for building agents, and how to vibe-code full-stack agentic applications using Letta’s APIs.Black/Latinx Mixer
Saturday, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PMLower Sproul Tent
Vapi
Saturday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PMFloor 5, Tilden
Spin up a working voice bot in 50 minutes — no prior voice experience needed.Vercel
Saturday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PMFloor 2, Back Workshop Area
Learn to build and deploy web applications using v0, Vercel's AI-powered programming assistant. We’ll show you how to effectively prompt and refine v0’s AI generated code, and walk away with a working demo to kickstart your hackathon project!Llamas
Saturday, 10:00 PM - 12:00 AMGrass patch across MLK Floor 2
Come destress with some LLMs (llamas)Transfer / Community College Student Mixer
Saturday, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PMLower Sproul Tent
Women's Mixer
Saturday, 11:00 PM - 12:00 AMLower Sproul Tent
Unify Mixer
Saturday, 11:30 PM - 1:00 AMLower Sproul Tent
URM Panel
Saturday, 1:00 AM - 2:00 AMFloor 5, Tilden Room
Hear form a panel of URM speakers about their experiences navigating their careers in tech!Dinner
Saturday, 1:30 AM - 3:00 AMLower Sproul Tent
Raavi's Biryani 🥘🍚Sunset Hike
Saturday, 2:45 AM - 4:00 AMFront of MLK Floor 2
Hike the Berkeley Fire Trails to Big C and enjoy a beautiful sunset, meet in front of 2nd floor MLK at Upper SproulRoblox Dress to Impress Competition
Saturday, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AMFloor 3, Stephens Room
Best dressed wins an inflatable shark costume 👗🦈Fetch.ai Mixer
Saturday, 3:00 AM - 4:00 AMLower Sproul Tent
Movie Night
Saturday, 4:00 AM - 6:00 AMFloor 3, Stephens Room
Sonic 2Orkes: Building Agentic Workflows with Orkes Conductor TS=
9:00 PMFloor 3, Stephens Room
Discover how to design intelligent, autonomous systems using Orkes Conductor! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build agentic workflows that plan, act, reflect, and collaborate — all orchestrated through Conductor’s powerful task and event model. Perfect for hackers exploring AI agents, tool use, and automation in real-world applications.Sunday
Breakfast
Sunday, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PMLower Sproul Tent
Noah's Bagles and Coffee 🥯☕INITIAL SUBMISSIONS DUE AT 11:00 AMMake iniital submissions to DevPost. You may continute editing your project till 12:00 PM
Sunday, 6:00 PMFINAL SUBMISSIONS DUE AT 12:00 PMFinal projects are due, no more edits.
Sunday, 7:00 PMJudge Training
Sunday, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PMTilden Room, Floor 5
JudgingBe ready to pitch to judges who will be evaluating your projects. Please make sure to have someone at your table for the entire duration of the judging period as you will be visited by multiple judges.
Sunday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PMLunch
Sunday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PMLower Sproul Tent
🍕 PizzaAwards Ceremony Registration
Sunday, 10:30 PM - 11:00 PMZellerbach Hall
Head over the Zellerbach Hall to prepare for the Awards Ceremony.Awards Ceremony
Sunday, 11:00 PM - 1:00 AMZellerbach Hall
Join us to celebrate the innovations of the the grand prize track finalists! Track winners and speciality prizes will be announced.Midnight Snack
Sunday, 6:00 AM - 7:00 AMPauley Ballroom Balcony
Cookies and Energy Drinks 🍪⚡