Events & Insights
Hackathons
Events, insights and community at VBSI
Weekend and 36-hour build events across AI, cloud, cyber and public-interest tech.
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Build sprints with real briefs from hiring partners — mentored by CXOs, judged on working prototypes.
HackathonSeptember 20, 2026
VBSI Frontier Tech Hackathon 2026
Thirty-six hours. Real industry problems. CXO mentors on the floor. No slide decks — only working prototypes.
Read more →HackathonNovember 12, 2026
Cyber Defense Challenge
A blue-team focused CTF — detect, contain and remediate a live intrusion scenario across a mock enterprise network.
Read more →HackathonJanuary 24, 2027
AI for Good Hackathon
Build applied AI for public-interest problems — health access, agriculture, civic tech and education.
Read more →HackathonMarch 15, 2027
Cloud-Native Sprint
Design and ship a production-grade micro-services stack on real cloud infrastructure over one weekend.
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