Cornell Tech × Columbia
AI Hackathon2026
120 top graduate builders. One weekend. Agentic AI.
March 20–22, 2026 · Cornell Tech, Roosevelt Island
About the Event
Build what’s next.
The Cornell x Columbia AI Hackathon 2026 brings together top student builders from five universities for a weekend of prototyping agentic AI solutions across real-world workflows. In collaboration with the Cornell Tech AI Society.
Teams will compete to showcase high-quality demos, practical engineering, and thoughtful product thinking—judged by industry leaders and faculty from top programs.
Schedule
Three days,
one mission
Two days of virtual building, one day of in-person demos, workshops, and judging at Cornell Tech.
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Check-In & Breakfast
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Opening Remarks
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Technical Workshops
Parallel sessions led by sponsors and organizers
12:30 – 3:00 PM
Sponsor Fair & Lunch
Network with sponsors over an extended lunch
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Build Session & Keynotes
Final build sprint with keynote speakers
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Demos & Judging
6:30 – 7:30 PM
Dinner
7:30 – 8:00 PM
Closing Remarks & Awards
Sponsors
Partner with us.
Get direct access to 120+ graduate-level engineers and researchers from Cornell, Columbia, NYU, Yale, and Princeton—building live in a high-signal, competitive environment.
Sponsors receive recruiting access, brand visibility, and the option to shape challenge tracks. Your support funds venue, catering, and prizes for the best student builders in NYC.
- Headline branding on all event materials
- Input on theme / problem statement
- Sponsor-defined challenge track (optional)
- Brand mentions across event & social media
- Access to resume book & LinkedIn list
- Workshop or keynote speaking slot
- Brand mentions across event & social media
- Access to resume book & LinkedIn list
- Logo on event website & materials
- Table at in-person sponsor fair
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