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Student Dev Day – Tuesday, October 7 | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Build real-world AI and quantum computing experience, work with IBM tools like Granite and watsonx, and earn a resume-boosting IBM Digital Badge. Your exclusive pass includes meals, conference swag, and a professional headshot.

*Students 18+ with valid student ID and valid .edu email. US & Canada only. Pass excludes evening entertainment.

Choose a path and build your agenda

Agentic AI path
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Pick-up your Student Dev Day pass!
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Opening general session with the Senior Vice President of Software at IBM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Agentic applications: use cases, lessons learned, and best practices [2657]
11:45 AM – 12:45 AM
Lunch & Learn – Ethics at the Core: Building Responsible AI Systems [3737]
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
From Prototype to Production: Operationalizing Agentic AI Systems for Real-World Deployment [2668]
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Agentic RAG: Autonomous Intelligence Meets Knowledge Retrieval (BYOD workshop) [2941]
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Explore the Sandbox experience hall, get a professional headshot for LinkedIn, or attend a Tech Talk featuring student-led AI projects.

Gen AI path
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Pick-up your Student Dev Day pass!
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Opening general session with the Senior Vice President of Software at IBM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Building RAG applications with your own web-scraped data using AllyCat [2936]
11:45 AM – 12:45 AM
Lunch & Learn – Ethics at the Core: Building Responsible AI Systems [3737]
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Train an LLM Anything in 45 Minutes [2945]
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Build your first Gen AI application the right way (BYOD workshop) [2947]
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Explore the Sandbox experience hall, get a professional headshot for LinkedIn, or attend a Tech Talk featuring student-led AI projects.

Quantum path
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Pick-up your Student Dev Day pass!
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Opening general session with the Senior Vice President of Software at IBM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Introduction to Quantum Computing [2864]
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch & Learn – Ethics at the Core: Building Responsible AI Systems [3737]
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Utilizing Qiskit Code Assistant [3694]
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Quantum on the Cloud (BYOD workshop) [3695]
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Explore the Sandbox experience hall, get a professional headshot for LinkedIn, or attend a Tech Talk featuring student-led AI projects.

Faculty path
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Pick-up your Student Dev Day pass!
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Opening general session with the Senior Vice President of Software at IBM
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Unlocking New Opportunities for Student Success and Operational Efficiency [2667]
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch & Learn – Ethics at the Core: Building Responsible AI Systems [3737]
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Join one of the Student Dev Day paths or choose from 500+ conference activities including breakouts, workshops, labs, professional development, and Meet the Expert sessions.
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Explore the Sandbox experience hall, get a professional headshot for LinkedIn, or attend a Tech Talk featuring student-led AI projects.

Earn the Student Dev Day badge

The conference is all about upskilling and earning new credentials, so we built one specifically for Student Dev Day. Just complete four hours of learning at the conference and receive the Credly badge to show off on LinkedIn.

Learning criteria

Attend Student Dev Day
Complete at least four hours of technical learning through a combination of Technology Breakouts, Workshops, Challenges, Live Coding Demos, and/or Tech Talks

Note: This badge is not available to IBM employees

Educators welcome!

Don’t just send your students! Join them at IBM TechXchange 2025 to explore the latest in AI and emerging technologies. University faculty can request a complimentary conference pass to attend alongside their students on Tuesday, where they’ll gain hands-on experience, connect with industry experts, and even earn credentials.

To help you prepare, we’ve curated an online learning plan so you and your students can arrive ready to dive deeper into the future of tech.