Build AI that acts - not just talks.

Join us at WeAreDevelopers World Congress Berlin for a multi-day hackathon focused on Agentic AI and modern application development. This is a hands-on, collaborative experience where you'll prototype real ideas, build agentic AI systems that reason and take action and ship something tangible before the conference wraps.

Why this hackathon is different:

• 🏗️ Builder-first: Move beyond theory. You'll work with tools like Kiro (a spec-driven IDE for rapid development) and Strands Agents SDK (a framework for building and orchestrating AI agents) to go from idea to working prototype.
• ⚽ Sports-themed challenges: Inspired by the beautiful game of football, our prize categories reward creativity, responsible innovation, and agentic architecture. Build something technically interesting and fun.
• 🤝 All skill levels welcome: Whether you're an AI veteran or writing your first agent, we've got onboarding resources, mentorship, and guidance to get you building fast.
• 🏆 Real recognition: Compete across categories including Best Agentic Architecture, Best Responsible AI, Football For Good Champion, and Powered by Kiro.

What you'll build:

Think autonomous workflows, multi-step AI orchestration, intelligent assistants that retrieve information and execute tasks, and sports/fan engagement experiences powered by AI, all using AWS services like Amazon Bedrock and AgentCore.

What to bring:

• An AWS account
• A Builder ID
• GitHub
• Kiro installed
• Your ideas (and your teammates, or find them here!)

Come build something real. We'll bring the tools, the challenges, and the football-themed swag. 🏆⚽

• Problem clarity and usefulness of the solution
  Specific problem in football (fans, players, clubs, grassroots, communities). Clear Football for Good outcome (social impact, access, inclusion, safety, health). Moment of use and value land in the first minute.
• Functionality and completeness of the prototype
  End to end flow runs without hand waving. Agent reasoning, tool use and outputs are observable. Real agentic behavior with planning, tool selection, memory or state and failure recovery. Other possible edge cases handled.
• Creativity and originality of the idea
  Fresh angle on Football for Good. Not a remix of obvious ideas (match predictor, fan chatbot). Agentic approach unlocks something hard to do otherwise. Clear point of view.
• Integration of checkpoint challenges into the final product
  Each checkpoint shows up in the final build in a way that adds value. Integration feels intentional, not bolted on. Team can point to where each checkpoint shaped the design.
• Effective and thoughtful use of Strands & AWS services
  Strands agents, tools, sessions and orchestration used where they earn their place. AWS service choices fit the job and survive a "why this and not that" question. Bonus when the agentic design unlocks something a single prompt could not.
• Clarity and delivery of the final pitch
  A new judge can understand, believe and remember it. Tight demo, legible UX, clean problem to solution to impact story. Confident handling of questions.