AWS Innovation Challenge

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upcomingRegistration ends: April 14, 2025

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Unleash Your Innovation with GenAI : Join the AWS Innovation Challenge!

We’re excited to invite you to participate in an exciting and transformative experience designed to showcase your talent, foster innovation, and empower you with the tools to solve real-world problems using the power of GenAI and AWS services.

Event Overview

Innovation Meets Opportunity

The AWS Innovation Challenge is an exclusive opportunity for developers, ISVs, and university students to showcase their skills, learn from AWS experts, and make a meaningful impact with GenAI. The challenge is built around conceptualizing solutions to real-world problems and using Amazon Q and PartyRock to build apps that can truly disrupt industries.

Whether you’re an ISV looking to innovate for competitive advantage or a university student hoping to build a portfolio for future opportunities, this is your chance to #InnovateToDisrupt and #Hack2BeHired.

Event Highlights

Venue: Makerspace Makeramai Date: 16 - 17 April 2025 Team size: 5 members

1. Virtual Workshop (April 9th) link will be send after registration

Gain hands-on experience with AWS Amazon Q and Bedrock led by AWS Solution Architects as you learn how to build GenAI applications in just a few prompts.

2. Physical Problem-Solving Workshop (April 16 to 17, 2025)

  • Korn Ferry & RealFun workshop to refine your ideas - Work backward from business needs and develop solutions using AWS tools. (April 16)
  • Prepare, ideate, and build GENAI to a panel of judges (Apr 17)

3. Hackathon, Pitching & Awards (April 17, 2025) Present your GenAI-powered solutions to a panel of judges from AWS, SDEC, Korn Ferry, and RealFun.

  • Winning ideas will be selected for AWS credits to continue development.

4. Post-Hackathon App Development (Until May 20, 2025)

  • Winners will receive AWS credits to continue developing their solutions.
  • Final Demo Day: Showcase your fully developed solution on May 20, 2025.

Prizes and Recognition

  • AWS Skill Builder access up to $2,500 for the winning team (5 pax)

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Special Categories

AWS Skill Builder access up to $2,500 for the winning team (5 pax)

Non-monetary prize

1-year Permanent Desk access (worth up to RM2,400) at Digital Innovation Hubs across Sarawak

Non-monetary prize

Event Details

date:April 14, 2025
location:Makeramai
duration:45 hours
team size:3-5 members