NYC Build With AI Hackathon | Google Cloud Labs x Columbia Business School - II

Day 2:

March 8th 2026 | All Day AI Hackathon 

Location: Columbia University | Columbia Business School | 665 130th Street - David Geffen Hall Date & Time: Sunday, March 8 | 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Geffen Hall 620

🗓️ Hackathon Event Schedule

The main event is here. Since environment setup was completed during the previous evening's labs, we are hitting the ground running with a day dedicated to pure building and innovation.

9:30 AM: 🚪 Doors Open

9:45 AM – 10:15 AM: 🎤 Opening Remarks & Gemini Live Demo

Kick off with a physical device demo using Gemini Live to inspire the builds.

10:15 AM: 💻 Start Hacking!

Attendees start coding immediately since Labs were completed the night before.

1:00 PM: 🥗 Working Lunch

Food served; hacking continues to keep the momentum.

2:30 PM: 📤 Project Submission Deadline

Final push to get code into the portal.

3:00 PM: 👩‍💻 Judging & Presentations

Live demos and finalists present to the panel.

4:30 PM: 🏆 Awards Ceremony

5:00 PM: 🏁 Event Wrap-upPrizes: $30,000 in Google Cloud Credits
Up to 4 tickets to Google I/O - 2026 - the ultimate annual showcase of AI breakthroughs and invite-only event on May 19-20 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA.$500 Personal shopping experience at the Google's St. John's Terminal store - not open to the public 
Swag -
More to come!

RSVP Day 1: March 7th 2026 | Evening Kick Off Event | 7 PM - 9PM ET Cooperman Commons

Agenda

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Speakers

Christina Lin - Google (Developer Relations Engineering Manager - Americas)

Christina Lin is a Developer Relations Engineering Manager at Google, leading advocacy and community programs across the Americas. With over two decades of experience spanning Google, Redpanda Data, and Red Hat, Christina has built a career at the intersection of developer relations, open source, and enterprise architecture. Recognized for driving technical ed…

Qingyue(Annie) Wang - Google (Software Engineer | Internal Career Coach)

Hey, I'm Qingyue(Annie) Wang, a software engineer with over five years of industry experience, including roles at Amazon and Google. As an internal career coach for the past year, I've trained new hires, fostering leadership and career progression. Soon, I'll be ICF certified coach with over 50 coaching hours.
My passion lies in the human side of tech, offering mentorship and support to …

Ayo Adedeji - Google (Developer Relations Engineer)

Ayo Adedeji is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer on Google Cloud's AI/ML team, specializing in agents and generative AI. With a background in computational biology (Stanford, Johns Hopkins) and experience as an ML Engineer in healthcare, he focuses on helping developers build AI systems that solve real-world problems.

Olivier Bourgeois - Google (Developer Relations)

Host

Amin Ameen - Columbia Business School (Executive MBA Candidate | AI Club Board Member)

Amin Ameen is an engineer-turned product marketing and product strategy leader whose career spans engineering, fintech, creator monetization, subscriptions, and growth across startups and global platforms, including Twitter, Twitch, and Meta.
She began her career in engineering, progressing from Engineer to Senior Engineer to Engineering Manager in the Energy Industry before movi…

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