What if your company had a shared brain that could understand its documents, tools, processes, people, and institutional knowledge—and make that knowledge available to employees and AI agents?

In this afernoon hands-on hackathon, participants will build a working Company Brain: an AI-powered knowledge system that connects information from sources such as documentation, meeting notes, FAQs, policies, product information, support content, and internal tools.

TechEquity Ai invites you to an afternoon of applied AI learning and hands-on building at Snowflake's Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI) in Menlo Park, CA.

This session is part of the TechEquity Ai Monthly Forum Series, combining strategic insights and real-world use cases from industry leaders, alongside technical workshops and live demonstrations.

SPEAKERS

Dave Nielsen — Head of DevRel @Cognee AI. Head of Events @AI Alliance

Stephen Chin — VP of Developer Relations at Neo4j

WHAT TO EXPECT

Program details are subject to change.

1:00–1:50 PM | Registration

1:50–2:15 PM | Keynote

  • GraphRAG: The Definitive Guide - A Field Guide to Patterns, Trade-offs, and Production Systems (Session Details) by Stephen Chin/Neo4jThis talk gives AI engineers a practical map of the GraphRAG landscape. We start with the limits of vector-only RAG, especially when data is connected, multi-hop, dynamic, or needs to be explainable. From there, we break GraphRAG into a set of core building blocks: constructing knowledge graphs from structured and unstructured data, choosing among lexical, domain, and meta graphs, and applying retrieval patterns such as guided traversal, graph-filtered search, Cypher templates, Text2Cypher, graph embeddings, query-focused summarization, and agentic retrieval.

2:15–4:30 PM | Hackathon Round 1

4:30–5:00 PM | Demonstration

5:00–5:30 PM | Hackathon Round 2

5:30-6:45 PM | Judging

6:45–7:15 PM | Networking

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Snowflake SVAI Hub, AI Alliance, Cognee

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Developers and engineers exploring OpenClaw and agent-based systems

  • Startup founders building AI-powered products

  • Students and career-transition professionals looking to deepen hands-on AI experience

  • Anyone interested in practical approaches to modern AI development

IMPORTANT DETAILS

  • Format: In-person; hands-on hackathon

  • What to Bring: Please bring a laptop

  • Code of Conduct: This event follows TechEquity Ai’s community code of conduct to ensure a respectful, inclusive environment for all participants

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in getting involved? We welcome sponsors and exhibitors to take part through speaking opportunities, workshops, live demos, exhibits, and other formats

EVENT INFO

🎟️ Registration: RSVP required (limited capacity)​🍽️🪑 F&B and Seating: Limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis🏢 Venue: Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub (SVAI)📍 Address: 8th Floor at 135 Constitution Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025🚗Parking: Self-park in the garage next to the 135 Building❗Arrival Guide: Download the guide at bit.ly/SVAI-Arrival-Guide

TechEquity Ai is a nonprofit organization dedicated to democratizing access to artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and applications.

Our flagship initiative is the TechEquity Ai Summit, a series of high-impact events designed to foster innovation, broad participation, and education in AI. In addition to the Summit, TechEquity Ai hosts a Monthly Forum Series to keep the community engaged year-round through ongoing learning, networking, and hands-on exploration of emerging AI tools and ideas.

Across our programs, we bring together builders, leaders, and learners through keynotes, panels, fireside chats, hands-on workshops, and interactive demos.

To learn more about TechEquity Ai and our programs, visit techequity-ai.org or reach out to us at [email protected].