The AI Fair & Hackathon
April 16, 2026
Designing Tomorrow with AI, for Everyone
The AI Fair & Hackathon is a free, ticketed event, and open to the public.
AI Fair & Hackathon Agenda
9:00 a.m.
Check-In
Ursa Major Rotunda
9:30 a.m. - Noon
Hackathon Presentations
Ursa Minor
10:00 a.m. - Noon
AI Research and Demonstrations
Ursa Major
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Keynote Session with Michael Brent
Opening Remarks provided by Diane Miller
Ursa Minor
1:15 p.m - 2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence, The Opportunities and Risks
Ursa Minor
2:15 p.m.
AI Hackathon Closing Ceremony & Awards
Ursa Minor
Breakout Sessions
Following the AI Fair & Hackaton, attendees are invited to network with the CPP Career Center, SHI, Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in any of the following sessions from 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
CPP Career Center
Career Preparation and AI prompting
Perseus
SHI
High Performance Computing at CPP
Andromeda A
Cisco
Splunk Machine Data 101
Orion
AWS
Topic and location coming soon.
About the Conference
The AI Fair & Hackathon returns to Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Reserve your ticket today, and join us for CPP student club demonstrations, sessions presented by industry professionals, and network with technology enthusiasts to explore this year’s theme, Designing Tomorrow with AI, for Everyone.
The AI Fair & Hackathon at Cal Poly Pomona is a free, ticketed event, for all students, technologists, and the public.
Conference Agenda
From 9 a.m. onward attendees have access to sessions presented by industry professionals, CPP students, CPP technology clubs, and a panel discussion. Organizers are finalizing the specifics and will post the complete agenda in coming weeks.
Parking
If you are joining us from off campus, take a moment to review CPP's Parking Policies and Procedures.
The AI Fair & Hackathon is free to attend and open to the public, but parking is not included with your visitor ticket. You can purchase a parking day pass for $8.00 from any pay station. Guests joining us from off campus are restricted to and student parking; accessible parking is available in all lots.
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 9 a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m.
- Location: 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA, 91768
- Parking: Parking Structure 2
- Event Location: Bronco Student Center, second floor.
CPP is a large campus; arrive at least thirty minutes before the event to find parking and make your way to the conference.
