Conference · 600+ attendees
OpenAI AI Engineers Day
A curated one-day conference for AI engineers, technical founders, and developers building real-world AI systems. A room full of people shipping production AI - and OpenAI engineers in the building.
What happened:
Technical talks and keynotes from OpenAI and senior builders across Accenture, Adobe, Airbnb, ElevenLabs, Goldman Sachs, Google, Jio, LinkedIn, Meesho, and Microsoft. Hands-on build hours with OpenAI engineers Gabriel Chua and Priya Shah. A pitch arena where selected startups presented directly to OpenAI and other experts.
Attendees: 600+
Format: Conference, Build Arena
Focus areas:
Voice agents
Multimodal systems
Coding agents
Agent orchestration
Multi-agent workflows
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Hackathon · 1,200+ participants
Replit Vibeathon
Asia's biggest offline tech hackathon - and Replit's debut India event, co-hosted with Polaris as their first Indian partner.
What happened:
Replit, the US-based industry leader in user-led software creation, and Polaris hosted their first-ever India vibe coding 36 hr hackathonhackathon - the largest of its kind globally at that point.
Participants: 1,200+
Format: 36 Hour Hackathon, Keynote Sessions
1st place: $5,000 Replit credits · Trip to San Fransico or Rs. 1 Lakh in Cash
2nd place: $3,000 Replit credits · PS 5 or Rs. 30K in Cash
3rd place: $2,000 Replit credits · Amazon Vouchers or Rs. 20K in Cash
Focus areas
Voice agents
Multimodal systems
Coding agents
Agent orchestration
Multi-agent workflows
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Hackathon · 200 hand-picked builders
Emergent VIBEhack
A two-day vibe-coding sprint where 150 hand-picked builders - product managers, designers, marketers, developers, founders - came together to ship real products from scratch. No coding experience required. Real products required.
What happened:
Teams built working products over two days with mentorship from Entrepreneurs First and Emergent. OpenAI provided $25,000 in credits for winning teams. 1st place was fast-tracked to EF's Spring 2026 founder selection cohort - skipping ahead in one of the world's most selective founder programs.
1st place: Fast-tracked EF Spring 2026 invitation · $12,500 OpenAI credits ·ChatGPT Pro (1 year)
2nd place: $7,500 OpenAI credits · ChatGPT Pro (1 year)
3rd place: $5,000 OpenAI credits · ChatGPT Pro (1 year)
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Hackathon · 120 participants
MLH Hackathon
A Major League Hacking-powered hackathon bringing together college students and working professionals for a full day of building, mentorship, and demos across 5 tracks.
What happened
120 participants across innovation, medical, hardware, education, and blockchain tracks. Mentorship rounds, mid-evaluations, and final demos with MLH experts and industry professionals.
Participants: 120
Format: Hackathon
Focus areas
Innovation
Medical
Hardware
Education
Blockchain
Winning project
Team VOK An AI-powered Clinical Prescription Assistant that records doctor-patient conversations, uses Deepgram for transcription and Google Gemini to generate
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Orientation Tech Fest · 3 days
Constellation
Polaris's first-ever orientation - reimagined as a 3-day tech-cultural fest. Not a series of boring speeches. A full-immersion introduction to everything Polaris is.
What happened
Industry sessions from 10+ leaders including Varun Modi (startup building), Sajith Pai (how Gen Zs raise capital), IRS Ravi Kapoor (tech in government), Rohit Verma (journey to MAANG), Anant Roongta (VFX and Bollywood), Jitesh Luthra (AI startups in Silicon Valley), and more. Arcade and video games, a PST-sponsored after-party, stand-up comedy, and socialising activities across 3 days.
Participants: 700
Speakers: 10+ industry leaders
Format
Sessions
Games
Comedy
After-party
Hackathon · 300 participants
AI Hack Day
A no-code AI hackathon - open to anyone who can think, build, or create using AI. No coding skills required.
What happened
300 participants - founders, designers, creators, freelancers, and tech enthusiasts - building real apps using AI with zero coding. Top 3 submissions competed for MacBook Air M4, Mac Mini M4, and PlayStation 5.
Participants: 300
Format: No-code AI app building
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Hackathon · 80+ participants
Synthax Hackathon
A 24-hour hackathon for school students (Grades 6-12) - in partnership with HackCulture. Polaris's way of reaching the next generation of builders before they've even applied.
What happened
80+ students from across Bengaluru. 15+ mentors. Projects across AI, sustainability, robotics, EdTech, and more. GitHub Campus Expert Himak Varshney ran a live session for young builders. Parents and teachers visited the campus, explored facilities, and took brochures home.
Participants: 80+ school students
Mentors: 15+
Tracks
AI
Sustainability
Robotics
EdTech
Multi-agent workflows
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