Welcome
Welcome to the Phase 1 hackathon kickoff!
This is going to be an exciting period of challenge and accelerated application of the learning you have done so far.

Icebreaker: Feed your AI
You’re about to build an AI/ML solution. In the chat, drop three things it would need to actually work.
Kickoff agenda
- Hackathon goals
- How you will apply Phase 1 skills
- Preparation activity
- Q&A & next steps
Hackathon goals
- Select and work on a realistic problem suitable for AI/ML solutioning.
- Frame the problem clearly and define success for the workshops.
- Collaborate to design a credible AI/ML solution, considering data, methodology, and governance.
- Present your solution approach and recommendations for next steps and stakeholder engagement.
Your hackathon journey
- Kickoff: Context, objectives, and selecting the problem to work on.
- Sprint 1: Strategy and methodology: Align the problem to business goals, scan the landscape, and define your ML approach.
- Sprint 2: Solution and governance: Design the data and technical strategy, and address ethics, risk, and governance.
- Presentations: Tell the end-to-end story of your AI/ML solution, from strategy to execution.
- Takeaways: Reflections, feedback, and next steps.