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Three days. One challenge. Ideas brought to life.

AI Databricks Hackathon + Networking Mixer · September 18–20, 2026 · Queens College

A full room of participants at laptops while a presenter walks through the Databricks platform on a projector screen

Over three days at Queens College, 90 registered guests came together for an AI hackathon and networking experience sponsored by Databricks. Students, career-changers and working technologists built with Databricks, received mentorship and showcased their work to industry judges.

A primiere production · conceived and produced by founder Priyanka Kaur

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Dates
September 18–20, 2026
Venue
Queens College
Guests
90 registered
Format
Three days of building, live challenge, final presentations
Sponsor
Databricks
With
Tech Incubator at Queens College and WAGMI-Connect
Participants seated at tables with laptops in the Queens College dining hall
The room
Priyanka handing out bubble tea to guests during a break
Bubble tea between build sessions
Participants smiling in front of the event backdrop on the first day, holding their badges
Day one, badges on
The judges seated at the judges' table
The judges' table
Priyanka being acknowledged from the stage during the closing
A thank-you from the stage

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What the partnership delivered

  • The right audience. Students, career-changers and early-career technologists in Queens and NYC.
  • Real product time. Three days of participants building hands-on with the platform.
  • Brand at the center. Databricks led the product demo, mentorship and judging, and provided the prizes.
  • Every project, seen. Final presentations gave every team the chance to showcase its work directly to Databricks judges.
  • Community impact. Making AI skills accessible to people breaking into tech.
Databricks-branded backpacks and water bottles with red bows, set out as prizes

A primiere production · Sponsored by Databricks, with Tech Incubator at Queens College and WAGMI-Connect

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