Agentic Commerce on Arc Hackathon

Join us for the official kickoff of the Agentic Commerce on Arc Hackathon in collaboration with LabLab AI and Google DeepMind. It is taking place on January 23–24, 2026, in San Francisco, CA. This event is the on-site finale of a global hybrid gathering, where participants all over the world will have built and refined projects focusing on agentic commerce using the Circle Platform. Get hands-on experience with crosschain payments, AI agents featuring onchain treasuries, and innovative buyer-seller applications with USDC. Participants will benefit from mentorship, access to cutting-edge Circle tooling, and compete for a $20,000 prize pool in USDC & Credits. Whether you're a developer, designer, or innovator, this is your opportunity to showcase your skills, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and push the boundaries of commerce. Don’t miss your chance to pitch your project on-site and gain recognition in the tech community! Mark your calendars and prepare to innovate. Sign up now and become a part of the future of commerce. Let's build something extraordinary together!

RSVP on Luma: https://luma.com/arc-commerce-sf

Learn more: https://lablab.ai/event/agentic-commerce-on-arc

Agenda

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Hosted By

Riya Dashoriya, GDG Organizer

Sako M, Platform engineer

Sako M is a seasoned professional with 10+ years of experience in the field of technology. He has worked with more than ten companies in six countries, and he holds three master's degrees in different countries. He is currently based in San Francisco, California, and he is focused on AI, DevOps, Security, Open Source and building SaaS products.

Sako's passion for technology is evident in his work, and he is dedicated to using his skills and knowledge to generate value for all creatures in the world. He believes that as long as we give more than we take, the best is yet to come.

Sako has founded two open source projects called JobHax and GOUP. Currently he works at company called Gladly, where he is a Sr. Software Engineer. Before his current role at Gladly, he worked as a DevOps | Infrastructure Security Lead at OpenGov Inc., where he managed highly available software as a service and built infrastructure for continuous integration, automated software releases, and infrastructure automation. He has also worked as a Software Engineer at NGINX, Inc., and as an Industrial Cyber Security Researcher at Fraunhofer IOSB-INA.

Throughout his career, Sako has honed his skills in areas such as security, reliability, scalability, performance, cost optimization, operational excellence, Kubernetes, Docker, Python, and Linux-based servers. At Huawei Technologies, he worked as a service project manager, responsible for 24x7 of five service providers' network engineering teams' management, and as a system and network support team leader, where he worked on Customer Experience Management platform Operation&Maintenance Linux based servers and storage. He has also worked as a Core Network Planning Team Leader at Bakcell, where he led the Core Network Planning team.

Anu Mittal,

GDG SF Organiser

Vikram Tiwari, Organizer

Co-founder, Tech @OmniLabsInc where I help build the future of work. @GoogleDevExpert @GoogleCloud and #MachineLearning helping others learn, build and excel.

Gouthami Nadupuri, Data Scientist

Data Scientist enthusiastic about AI, ML, and creating impactful digital platforms. I enjoy building smart solutions and designing purposeful digital platforms. I love turning ideas into interactive web experiences and contributing to tech communities through thoughtful design and innovation.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-san-francisco-presents-agentic-commerce-on-arc-hackathon/.