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Event details
This Hackathon showcases the latest capabilities in Pega Infinity ’26, including AI-assisted development, external AI agent connectivity, Constellation, high-fidelity Blueprinting, and AI-powered decisioning.
Choose the category that best matches your skills and ideas, then create a solution that demonstrates meaningful business impact, technical innovation, and the power of building with Pega.
Prizes Awarded
First place prize: Pega Groundbreakers Jacket + spotlight features across our social channels.
Runner-up prize: Pega Groundbreakers Jacket
Categories
Explore five categories spanning application development, AI innovation, user experience, strategic design, and customer decisioning.
CATEGORY 1
AI-Assisted Development
Build and submit an application that showcases how AI-assisted development in Pega Infinity '26 accelerates and improves the software development process.
What we're looking for: Creative use of AI-assisted development capabilities, effective use of Infinity Studio, measurable improvements in development outcomes, and evidence that AI served as a true co-developer.
CATEGORY 2
External AI Agents
Build a solution that brings external AI agents into a Pega workflow using A2A, MCP, or both. Show how agents collaborate, access tools or data, or help move work forward within a governed business process.
What we're looking for: Innovative use of external agents, effective application of A2A and/or MCP, clear business value, and appropriate governance and human oversight.
CATEGORY 3
Amazing UX with Constellation
Build and submit an application that delivers an exceptional user experience using Constellation and the latest Infinity '26 UX capabilities.
What we're looking for: User-centered design, creative use of Constellation capabilities, accessibility considerations, and an experience that stands out from traditional enterprise applications.
CATEGORY 4
High-Fidelity Blueprint
Create and submit a complete, implementation-ready solution design using Pega Blueprint, taking a business problem from idea to validated design.
What we're looking for: Completeness of the Blueprint, alignment to business outcomes, effective use of advanced Blueprint capabilities, and a compelling demonstration of real-world applicability.
CATEGORY 5
CDH Blueprint Innovation
Design and submit a Customer Decision Hub solution that uses Blueprint and AI-powered decisioning to deliver smarter customer engagement.
What we're looking for: Strategic use of Blueprint, innovative application of CDH capabilities, strong Next-Best-Action design, and measurable business impact.
Meet our judges
Don Schuerman
CTO & Head of Marketing
David Vidoni
Chief Information Officer
Stephen Bixby
Sr. Vice President, Product Engineering
Drew Piekarski
Vice President, Product Management
Dennis Grady
Vice President, Platform Engineering
Jay Stewart
Fellow Specialist Solutions Consultant - Intelligent Automation
Stephanie Louis
Sr. Director, Pega Community and Developer Engagement
Anu Shah
Sr. Director, Specialist Solution Consulting
Shoel Perelman
VP Product, 1:1 Customer Engagement, Decisioning & AI
Matt Healy
Sr. Director, Product Marketing
Chris Boone
Enterprise Technical Solutions Director
Suman Kumar Bhowmick
Director, Product Management, Security
Jo Allen
Marketing & Decisioning GTM Director
Ivan Anikanov
Technical Solutions Director
Brad Tanner
Consulting Manager
Marc Cheong
Principal Business Architect
Shaun Wortis
Head of Product Design
Ramesh Sangili
Lead System Architect
FAQs
Have a product question?
Ask the experts in our Blueprint & App Design Expert Circle. Be sure to use the hashtag #PegaHackathon in the body of your post so our experts can find your questions and help you out!
Need an environment?
To use Blueprint for your project, get started here for both Pega Infinity and Customer Engagement.
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