List of hackathons happening Online in 2025

AI and Automation unpacked by experts, builders, and innovatorsJoin IBM TechXchange Dev Day: AI and Automation Unpacked + Hackathon for a full day of technical content designed for developers, engineers, data scientists, and technical leaders. This virtual event features expert-led sessions, product deep dives, and hands-on demos to help you scale AI and automation across your enterprise.Why Attend?Explore IBM latest innovations: Get early access to tools like watsonx Orchestrate Agent Tool Kit, IBM Agent Connect, and Granite 4.0 models.Role-based technical learning: Dive into curated tracks including AI agents, automation, and AI on IBM Z.Real-world applications: Learn how to integrate and manage AI agents, automate workflows, and optimize infrastructure.Expert-led sessions: Hear from IBM leaders like James Governor, co-founder of RedMonk, and join interactive workshops.Bonus: Stick around for the hackathon kicking off on June 26th to compete for a share of the $10,000 prize pool.Don’t miss your chance – register today!

Agentic Automation is here—and it’s already reshaping how enterprises operate, innovate, and compete. The UiPath DevConnect: Austin Summit is a one-day, in-person experience created for developers, engineers, and technical leaders working in AI, automation, and agentic technologies.​Join us for a hands-on event with our core Agentic technology experts, who will walk you through the Agentic Automation landscape and where it’s headed. You’ll see how UiPath is different. Our agents are app- and ecosystem-agnostic, delivering value across a wide range of enterprise environments. We’re quickly becoming the leader in Agentic Automation because we’ve already laid out the groundwork. The UiPath Platform is the most powerful place to build, test, and deploy enterprise-grade agents, and our customers are already moving fast.​This is not just another tech conference. It’s a curated, hands-on experience designed to accelerate your understanding and get you building. Save your seat today!

Join IBM TechXchange Dev Day: Open Source LLMs and dive into 12+ hours of AI and open source content designed for AI Developers, Data Scientists, Integration Developers, administrators, and engineers. This virtual event provides hands-on workshops and expert-led sessions to help you advance from AI experimentation to enterprise deployment.Why Attend?Learn from IBM Experts: Engage in instructor-led labs exploring IBM Granite open-source AI models and real-world Gen AI use cases.Hands-on AI workshops: Build AI Agents and Assistants, troubleshoot performance, and integrate AI into your workflows.Exclusive Insights: Gain knowledge on IBM’s enterprise-grade foundation models and partnerships with Docker, Hugging Face, Meta, and more.Virtual & Global Access: Join from anywhere and fast-track your AI skills.Kickstarting the event: Nicholas Renotte, Head of AI Developer Advocacy at IBM, will lead the Open Source LLMs Dev Day, setting the stage for an immersive AI experience.Don't miss out—register today!

Water keeps the world running, but climate change is throwing everything off balance. Glaciers are disappearing, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events are hitting harder than ever. The question is: what can we do about it?The Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025 is your chance to tackle these critical issues head-on. Over eight weeks, students ages 13-25 from around the world will team up, get creative, and build solutions that make a real impact.Problem Statements:Glacier loss – Rapidly melting glaciers are depleting freshwater reserves, contributing to rising sea levels, and threatening food and water security worldwide.Increased water-related disasters – Climate change is fueling more floods, droughts, and storms, demanding better water management, stronger infrastructure, and improved disaster response strategies.Your challenge:Choose one of these problem statements and develop a solution through one of the following approaches:Design a technology or system to track, mitigate, or adapt to glacier loss and rising sea levels.Use AI, IoT, or data analytics to predict, mitigate, or respond to water-related disasters.Create a platform, initiative, or campaign to drive awareness and action for water security.Why join?$17,000 prize pool split between high school and university tracksMentorship and expert workshops to guide your ideasA global stage to showcase your innovationsNo matter your background—whether you're a coder, a designer, or just passionate about making a difference—this is your chance to create something meaningful. Form a team of up to five people and get ready to innovate.The future of water starts with bold ideas. Will yours be one of them? Register today.

IBM Z and LinuxONE Community is hosting a Special Edition of its signature annual virtual conference – IBM Z Day, bringing together 150+ industry experts and global thought leaders to share their expertise on Hybrid Cloud, AI that delivers real time insights, modernization, industry leading security and more! This free digital event is open to everyone of all levels. No experience required! Join us on April 8th from 10AM ET – 5PM ET. Explore 3 all-new content-rich learning tracks: IBM zNext: Your virtual hands-on with the newest IBM MainframeUnlock more business value by bringing advanced AI to mission-critical data and workloads on the IBM zNext platform. With up to 8x on-chip AI processors per core, it’s an engineered stack designed for scale, performance and security so you can do more at the core of your business. Now YOU can be one of the first to see the newest mainframe up close, deep dive into the innovation and design, and engage with the teams who build the systems that run 70% of the world's transactions. Learn about the innovative new chips that drive new AI use cases and enable billions of inferences per second. Join to raise the bar with IBM again on industry firsts and transformational improvements that simplify business as we know it.AI & Data: Get AI value TODAY - no new data center / server farms required!The AI+ era is enabling new opportunities, however, it can place significant demands on IT. Now teams can fuel growth today, while keeping vital data and applications secure, scaling energy efficient AI with minimal impact to performance. Learn how to readily access and exploit mainframe data for maximum AI model inferencing. Exploit Gen AI and multiple models to improve prediction and accuracy leveraging AI accelerators and an optimized stack. Discover use cases from fraud to money laundering to anomaly detection, all enhanced with IBM Z technology to unlock more value.App Dev & IT Ops: Get more from your team, your IT, yourself.Fast track operational efficiencies and accelerate app development using assistants, agents and automation to extract the most value from your IT investments and talent. Now you can use AI and automation to improve developer productivity and code quality, like one client did in a pilot, saving 80% of developer time. Streamline and simplify IT operations with integrated AI for incident resolution and application health to reduce time to resolution. Help practitioners with guided actions to increase productivity and ramp up learning.REGISTER NOW

Join IBM TechXchange Developer Day: Virtual Agents on January 23, 2025, for a full-day virtual event packed with over 20 hours of AI content led by 30+ industry experts. Immerse yourself in 3 specialized tracks—AI Agents & Assistants, Models & Developer Tools, and Trusted AI Applications—and gain actionable insights into IBM’s latest AI advancements. From building intelligent agents to leveraging enterprise-grade models and promoting ethical AI practices, this event will provide the tools and insights to advance your AI journey. Why Attend: Learn from over 30 speakers, including IBM leaders and AI pioneers. Gain skills in AI agents, enterprise models, and trusted AI solutions. Tune in live for exclusive technical content and tools to accelerate your AI journey. Register Now to secure your spot!