🧜♀️ AICHR | Zero to Agent
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Build and ship a real AI agent in one night
The AI Collective Hampton Roads is bringing together builders, founders, operators, students, and the AI-curious for a hands-on build night as part of a global initiative powered by Vercel and v0 by Vercel.
Whether you code every day or have never touched a terminal, this event is designed to help you go from idea → working AI agent.
🌍 What is Zero to Agent?
Zero to Agent is a global build week (April 24 – May 3) where communities around the world are building and shipping real AI agents using v0 and Vercel.
All participants can submit their builds to the global competition:
- $6,000+ in prizes
- Global exposure
- Community voting + judging
🧠 What you’ll do
- Learn how to use v0 to generate real apps and agents
- Build something useful (not just a demo)
- Deploy your project live
- Connect with other builders in the 757
- Get access to $30 in v0 credits (provided at the event)
👥 Who this is for
- Developers looking to level up fast
- Non-technical builders who want to create real tools
- Founders and operators exploring AI workflows
- Students curious about what’s actually possible right now
No experience required. Just show up ready to build.
🛠 What to bring
- Laptop (required)
- Charger
- Ideas (optional but encouraged)
🏆 Competition + Key Dates
- Build week: April 24 – May 3
- Submissions due: May 3
- Voting: May 3–4
- Winners announced after May 5
🧪 What makes a strong submission?
- Real-world usefulness
- Working deployed agent
- Creativity + execution
🤝 Hosted by
The AI Collective Hampton Roads, The HIVE, & Vercel
📍 Final note
This is a free event.
Spots are limited.
Come ready to build, not just watch.
About The AI Collective Hampton Roads
We are part of a global network of 200,000+ AI builders, hosting hands-on events, workshops, and conversations across 150+ chapters worldwide.
Locally, we bring together builders across the 757 every week to explore what’s possible with AI in a real, practical way.
Platinum partners
TechArk
Regent University
ECPI University
Hampton Roads Chamber Foundation
Retail Alliance & Retail Alliance Foundation
Bronze partners
Assembly
757 Collab
Space partner
The Hive by Virginia Beach
Our parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 200,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally, by registering for this event, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.