Hack your way to the IBM TechXchange 2025 conference!
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# Register for an upcoming hackathon
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August 1 – 17, 2025
August 1 – 17, 2025
IBM TechXchange 2025 Pre-Conference
watsonx Hackathon
Are you ready to supercharge your skills, collaborate with developers from around the world, and score cash and a trip to Orlando, Florida in October?
Join us for an exciting virtual event where innovators like you will dive into the power of AI agents to build cutting-edge solutions that tackle real-world problems. Team up with peers and develop a proof-of-concept using IBM watsonx to show how agentic AI can take on an everyday issue in a new, creative way.
The top 2 hackathon teams will win $5,000 and a trip to the IBM TechXchange 2025 conference where you can show off your smarts!
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# How to prepare
Access hands-on training
Once you register, take advantage of free training on watsonx and other IBM technologies on our exclusive hackathon web site.
Build your team
Network with peers and form a team of up to 5 people. Find your teammates on the hackathon web site after you have registered.
Start brainstorming
You team can start ideating on how IBM’s cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies can solve this challenge—full technical documentation, API access, and AI model details will be available when the hackathon officially begins.
# Why hack at a hackathon
Test your imagination and expand your technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Work closely with colleagues to share knowledge, or connect with your new expanded professional network.
Get access to industry-leading AI tools and resources, including IBM Cloud, watsonx services, and IBM Granite models.
This is your chance to win up to $5,000 USD, passes to the IBM TechXchange 2025 conference in Orlando, and other cool swag.
# Meet our recent winners
Team Daimyo
2024 IBM TechXchange Pre-Conference watsonx Hackathon
This student team from PES University in India built an IBM watsonx.ai and Granite-powered app to help restaurants automate and manage their data, boosting staff efficiency and saving significant time. Since winning, they are working on a deal to further develop their solution.
Team BrainStormX
Lean AI Solutions Hackathon
The team won first place in the “Make work less boring” category. Their Agentic AI platform uses IBM Granite models to provide teams with a more balanced and productive brainstorming process, where everyone can contribute and vote on ideas in real time.
Team DuniAfrika
Call for Code
This first place team in the Call for Code category of the “Lean AI Solutions Hackathon with IBM Granite Models” built a solution called “Linda.” It let’s construction and trade workers ask questions or upload photos of their workspace through WhatsApp to get instant safety coaching, powered by IBM Granite Instruct and IBM Granite Vision, to stay safe on the job.
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