Partnered with Capgemini to host the AWS Global Gen AI Hackathon with 1,600+ participants from 41 countries.
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Mentors & judges
41+
Countries
62
Hackathon submissions
1664
Registered hackers
170
Teams
Focused on developing innovative solutions across 4 priority industries: Financial Services, Automotive, Energy, Aerospace, and Defence.
Offered mini-university-like workshops on startup thinking and the ideation process, as well as hands-on labs run by AI experts.
Resulted in nearly 2,000 AWS cloud skills training badges earned by participants globally.
62 proof-on-concept AI projects developed, with the top solutions being featured at re:Invent within 2 months of the hackathon finishing.
Focused on developing innovative solutions across 4 priority industries: Financial Services, Automotive, Energy, Aerospace, and Defence.
Offered mini-university-like workshops on startup thinking and the ideation process, as well as hands-on labs run by AI experts.
Resulted in nearly 2,000 AWS cloud skills training badges earned by participants globally.
62 proof-on-concept AI projects developed, with the top solutions being featured at re:Invent within 2 months of the hackathon finishing.
Transforming Priority Industries Through AI-Focused Hackathons
Driving in-house AI innovation by empowering global teams to tackle critical industry challenges with the latest AWS generative AI tools.
Tackling Real Client Challenges:
Use cases from the hackathon include:
Utilizing satellite imagery to monitor vegetation near power lines.
Transformative solutions for vehicle homologation.
Accelerating customs processing in the aerospace & defense industry.
Streamlining the insurance claims process in financial services operations.
Guiding Innovation with Expert Leadership:
The hackathon had dedicated mentors, SMEs, and seasoned industry judges to select the top winning solutions.
Building Tomorrow’s Leaders and Solutions:
Through a carefully curated two-week virtual program — our hackathon fostered cross-functional collaboration, technical excellence and a founder’s mindset among participants. Building the future leaders of tomorrow — by empowering diverse teams of developers, data analysts, business strategists and designers to turn visionary ideas into scalable, real-world client solutions.
Hackathon-Led Growth Extends Beyond 2 Weeks: The Ripple Effect of Capgemini’s AWS Global Gen AI Hackathon
The AWS Global Gen AI Hackathon 2024 brought together 1,664 participants from 41 countries to tackle real-world industry challenges, ranging from energy management to vehicle automation.
Case Studies
November 21, 2024
Hackathon-Led Growth: How Capgemini and AWS are Accelerating Generative AI Adoption Through Large-Scale Virtual Hackathons
In today’s fast-evolving landscape, Generative AI is proving to be a game-changer across industries, from energy to aerospace.
