GenAI Genesis 2024

It was an honor to speak at The Women In Tech panel of GenAI Genesis 2024 at Canada's largest AI hackathon at the University of Toronto. The audience was full of inspiring girls and young women studying CS or engineering, eager to start companies but unsure how to begin. Many approached me after the panel, curious about why I started during my university days, what it's like being a woman in tech, and whether I ever felt discouraged. My message to them is straightforward: Go for it, girls, and be brave. When you see other girls and women pitching their solutions, it's incredibly motivating. So, take that step not only for yourself but also for those still hesitant about starting their businesses. Let's create a movement. Remember, if you can inspire even one girl to start a company, that's a tremendous achievement. We need more female tech entrepreneurs. I felt inspired by the other panelists: Santoshi Tadanki Diana Moyano, MMAI Suting Yang, and our moderator Aaliyah Jaleel Thank you for the invitation and for organizing such an awesome event, GenAI Genesis 2024 Adibvafa Fallahpour Grace Liu Dmitriy Prokopchuk Alankrit Verma #GenAIGenesis #GenAIGenesis2024 #BuildwithAI website: https://genaigenesis.ca #WomenInTech #AIHackathon #FemaleEntrepreneurs #Empowerment #TechDiversity #StartUpCulture #Innovation #Inspiration #CS #Engineering #BeTheChange #hackathon #ai #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #nonprofit #sustainability #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #toronto #sustainablefuture #socialimpact #aichallenge #stem #googlefordevelopers  Xatoms

🚀 Last week we ran GenAI Genesis 2024, Canada's largest AI Hackathon! 1200+ registrations, 250+ hackers from 11 countries, 15 mentors, 30 judges, 66 showcased projects, all with the aim of tackling the United Nations' 17 SDGs using Generative AI through Google's #BuildwithAI campaign. Super thankful to have been one of the leads on the Partnerships team for the first ever iteration of this hackathon. It wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of all the amazing minds at Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), and UofT AI. I wanted to give a special thank you to all of our amazing keynote and workshop speakers, including Google's Naveen Nigam, our Google Developer Experts Allen S. Firstenberg and Glen Yu, and Vector Institute’s Claire Zhao. We also had an amazing panel of women AI leaders Diana Virgovicova, Diana Moyano, MMAI, Suting Yang, Yvonne Leung, Ph.D., and Santoshi Tadanki, moderated by Aaliyah Jaleel. There are many amazing people on our team who made this possible, but I wanted to highlight our Co-Chairs - Adibvafa Fallahpour, Alankrit Verma, Richard S., Nimit Bhanshali; as well as the rest of the Partnerships team - Ethan Cheung, Grace Liu, Sola Long, Sarah D., Ashenafee Mandefro, June Vo, and Dev Vora. 🏆 Check out our DevPost to see who won: https://lnkd.in/gedEbVWQ 💪 And check out our website to see the entire team that made this possible! https://lnkd.in/gt_p5C6U

🚀 From Dreaming & Ambition to Reality: The Journey of GenAI Genesis: Last year within The Association of Mathematical and Computer Science Students (AMACSS), we embarked on a journey to leave a lasting mark on the Department of Computer & Mathematical Sciences (CMS), UTSC and community, pondering, "How can we make a profound impact?" Our aspirations led us from considering Math Olympiads and coding contests to a groundbreaking idea—an AI hackathon. This concept flourished into GenAI Genesis 2024, evolving from the AI Olympics 2023 into Canada’s largest AI hackathon, a beacon of innovation and collaboration. 🌟 Shaping the Future: Last weekend in Toronto, the dream of making GenAI Genesis 2024 Canada’s premier AI hackathon became a reality. With over 1200 registrants and 250 hackers from 11 countries, participants immersed themselves in two days of Generative AI learning. As part of Google 's #BuildwithAI campaign, they developed projects aimed at the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It wasn't just an event; it was the realization of big dreams and global collaboration. 🤝 A United Front: The Heartbeat of GenAI Genesis As a chair, alongside Adibvafa Fallahpour,Richard S., Nimit Bhanshali , the profound impact of our collective vision and unwavering dedication has been unmistakably clear. The backbone of this monumental event was our core team: Dmitriy Prokopchuk, Harman Gill, Borys Łangowicz, Matthew Tamura, Grace Liu, Caitlin Zhang, Murphy Lee, Shreyas Rao, Alvina Y., June Vo, Divyansh Kachchhava, Ethan Cheung, Hasleen Kaur, Krit Grover and many many more. Their creativity and relentless effort were the engines that turned our ambitious dreams into the reality that is GenAI Genesis. The scale of our achievement was magnified by the robust support from Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST) and UofT AI 🎙️ Spotlight on Our Esteemed Guests and Mentors Huge shoutout to our speakers who lit the path: Naveen Nigam for his opening keynote, Allen S. Firstenberg and Glen Yu for their deep-dive workshops, and Claire Zhao from the Vector Institute for the closing insights. The women in tech panel, led by Diana Moyano, MMAI , Diana Virgovicova, Suting Yang, Yvonne Leung, Ph.D., Santoshi Tadanki and moderated by Aaliyah Jaleel was a beacon of inspiration. Special thanks to our judges and mentors, like Ronak S., Kirill Neklyudov, Navya Mehta, Rahatara Ferdousi, Frincy Clement and many others, whose expertise steered GenAI Genesis to success. Their invaluable input and the wealth of knowledge shared have truly shaped the event’s outcome. 🌠 On to GenAI Genesis 2025 Excited for what's next? Join us in shaping the future of GenAI Genesis. Your support and interest fuel our journey. If you’ve read this far, thank you. Your engagement is crucial to our story. Together, let’s keep making history, step by innovative step. See you in 2025!

As Co-Chair and Marketing Chair at GenAI Genesis 2024, I'm delighted and grateful to have the opportunity to lead, develop, and motivate a team of 14 volunteers built from 3 leading student clubs in Toronto. Building social media accounts from scratch, we've together delivered tremendous 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘, 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 to support the ambitious agenda of the hackathon. Our first launch post started in February 28. Within 4 weeks, our marketing accomplishments include: 🚀 🆙1200+ Accounts created on our website (https://genaigenesis.ca) 💌 705 Applications to the hackathon 📊 3230+ Page views on LinkedIn:🔺675.1% over the last 30 days 🤖 1030+ Unique Visitors on LinkedIn 💻 The first launch post achieved 265+ likes, and, on average, our recent recap posts achieved ~200 likes on Instagram 📆 26 Cross-channel postings within 4 weeks 🎯 Organic Instagram followers: 0 ➡️500+ (https://lnkd.in/efHRVXz6) ✨ Organic LinkedIn followers: 0 ➡️460+ (GenAI Genesis 2024) I appreciate all the hard work, unique skill sets, and commitment of my Marketing team members, from Content Creation to Media Operations to Email and Campus Marketing: Lucie Y., Awsaf Hossain, Vivian Song, Erin Li, Erin Zhou, Leo Jeong, Eika Go, Caitlin Zhang, Wenbei(Jessica) Zhu, Diler Zaza, Kiarash Sotoudeh, Yunran Yang as well as my fellow Co-Chairs Adibvafa Fallahpour, Alankrit Verma, Nimit Bhanshali. Thank you all, and I look forward to meeting all of you in-person this upcoming Saturday and Sunday! GenAI Genesis 2024 University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST) UofT AI Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Innovation #sustainability #nonprofit #technology #students #leadership #marketing #campus #celebration #experience #branding #brand #growth #organization #media #community #university #machinelearning #STEM

🚀 Organizing Canada’s largest AI hackathon! 🌍 🇨🇦 1200+ registrations, 250+ hackers from 11 countries, 15 mentors, 30 judges, 66 showcased projects. GenAI Genesis 2024 has surpassed all of my expectations. Over two days, we dove into the forefront of Generative AI through Google's #BuildwithAI campaign, developing projects aimed at addressing the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Being a part of the hackathon's founding team has been an enlightening journey, highlighting the immense effort required to coordinate everything from sponsors and events to prizes and food. The possibility of something going wrong was always present, yet the dedication and resilience of our team made all the difference. A heartfelt thank you to our partners and sponsors: University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), UofT AI, Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, Google, Vector Institute, and University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management. We welcomed an opening keynote from Google's Naveen Nigam, cutting-edge workshops from Google Developers North America’s Allen S. Firstenberg and Glen Yu, a panel of women AI leaders Suting Yang, Diana Virgovicova, Diana Moyano, MMAI, Yvonne Leung, Ph.D., and Santoshi Tadanki, and a closing keynote from Vector Institute’s Claire Zhao. Thank you for sharing your stories and knowledge! Shoutout to the best team ever 🫶 Adibvafa Fallahpour, Richard S., Alankrit Verma, Nimit Bhanshali, Harman Gill, Borys Łangowicz, Matthew Tamura, Divyansh Kachchhava, Chad Rossouw, Murphy Lee, Shreyas Rao, Hitesh Verma, Kiarash Sotoudeh, Lucie Y., Awsaf Hossain, Vivian Song, Eika Go, Leo Jeong, Caitlin Zhang, Diler Zaza, Markle Ning, Dmitriy Prokopchuk, Alvina Y., Ashenafee Mandefro, June Vo, and more. 🏆🔗 Check out the DevPost for GenAI Genesis 2024 and view the winning projects at https://lnkd.in/eVm_byiJ #hackathon #ai #googlefordevelopers

🔥How I founded and organized one of Canada’s premier hackathons? 🌎 GenAI Genesis 2024, Canada's Largest AI Hackathon, happened last weekend in Toronto, attracting over 1200+ registrants and 250+ hackers from 11 countries. It was two days of learning cutting-edge Generative AI from Google's #BuildwithAI campaign, networking with brilliant minds in the tech industry, & developing projects focused on tackling the United Nations’ 17 SDG. 💡The idea came to me last year, when I realized among hundreds of hackathons in Canada, none focused on equipping the next generation of developers, students, with vital GenAI technologies. Nevertheless, I single handedly couldn’t accomplish such a grand plan. Thus, I founded my own club, the Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, and joined Canada’s leading AI student associations, UofT AI & University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), thereby uniting these three leaders. The journey further unfolded with 15 other student clubs & 6 universities joining as partners, assembling a team of over 100 executives with the same ambition. 🙌 Nonetheless, the hackathon wouldn’t have been possible without the unwavering support of these individuals: from Google: Junnet Ali, Naveen Nigam, Madusha Cooray, Aniedi Udo-Obong, Zviad Kardava; from Vector Institute: Daniel Roy & Arber Kacollja, MBA; from University of Toronto Scarborough: Neel Joshi (He/Him/His) & Gwendolyn Wang, CPA, CA, MBA, AvMP; from Academic Advising & Career Centre: Varsha Patel, & Wendy Szeto, MSW; from WOMBO.ai: Ben-Zion Benkhin; from Knockri | Skills based Hiring & Promotions :Faisal Ahmed; & from University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management: Rachel Reed & Fiona Duley. Thank you for being pillars that let GenAI Genesis withstand the flood of challenges. 🎉 Additionally, we welcomed an enthusiastic opening keynote from Google’s Naveen Nigam, cutting-edge workshops from Google Developers North America Experts: Allen S. Firstenberg & Glen Yu, a panel of women AI leaders with Suting Yang, Diana Virgovicova, Diana Moyano, MMAI, Yvonne Leung, Ph.D., & Santoshi Tadanki moderated by Aaliyah Jaleel, & a closing keynote from Vector Institute’s Claire Zhao. Thank you for the invaluable insights & knowledge you shared! 🧡 Joining the hackathon were 15 mentors dedicating their valuable weekend to guide the hackers, and 30 remarkable judges who brought their expertise to +66 showcased projects. Kudos to all of you & the best executive team on the planet for months of hard work. I will have other posts expanding these mentions! ✨ We made history last week. From hosting Canada’s largest AI Hackathon, to Canada's largest collaboration of student clubs, to the grandest student partnership between the Scarborough & St. George campuses in the University of Toronto. ☀ Let us embrace a better future by making a positive impact one step at a time and dream big, beyond the horizons of possibility. See you next year at GenAI Genesis 2025!

🏆Leading a 5-week marketing & digital acquisition campaign for Canada’s largest AI hackathon – GenAI Genesis 2024 – has been a delight and honour of my undergraduate journey! 🌎GenAI Genesis 2024 took place last weekend at Bahen Centre, University of Toronto, attracting over 1200+ registrants and 250+ hackers from 11 countries. Over the past 5 weeks, we built the brand of GenAI Genesis 2024 from scratch, delivering tremendous organic results. 🌲The hackathon was two days of learning cutting-edge Generative AI from Google's #BuildwithAI campaign, networking with brilliant minds in the tech industry, and developing projects focused on tackling the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations. 🤖As Co-President of University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), through this unique three-club partnership model, I had the pleasure to work side by side with so many brilliant minds and ambitious student leaders from Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC and UofT AI: Adibvafa Fallahpour (who founded the hackathon and invited me to this opportunity), Alankrit Verma, Nimit Bhanshali (my fellow Co-President at UTMIST), Chad Rossouw, Murphy Lee, Shreyas Rao, Hitesh Verma, Harman Gill, Kiarash Sotoudeh, Lucie Y., Awsaf Hossain, Vivian Song, Erin Li, Erin Zhou, Eika Go, Leo Jeong, Caitlin Zhang, Diler Zaza, Markle Ning, Sina Z., Matthew Tamura, Dmitriy Prokopchuk, Sola Long, Alvina Y., Grace Liu, Ashenafee Mandefro, June Vo, Borys Łangowicz, and more. Learn more about the event: https://genaigenesis.ca  Learn more our marketing achievements: https://lnkd.in/ezqU8bTS #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Innovation #sustainability #nonprofit #technology #students #leadership #marketing #campus #celebration #experience #branding #brand #growth #organization #media #community #university #machinelearning #STEM #teamwork

❤️GenAI Genesis 2024 starts tomorrow! We are super excited to have you join us on Saturday! ➡️📥Please Hackers and Mentors read through the email in your inbox and the Hacker Package for details and complete all action items before coming to the hackathon. Check-In: 9:00 AM Every in-person hacker has been assigned to a unique sign-in code on your dashboard, which you need to show at the check-in booth, along with your photo ID (student ID). For virtual hackers, we and mentors will see you on Discord! Learn more about GenAI Genesis: http://genaigenesis.ca Graphic Design: Leo Jeong #artificialintelligence #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablefuture #socialimpact #socialchange #nonprofit #students #uoft #toronto #hackathon #event #data #science #machinelearning

✨❤️𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: WOMBO.ai #Humour #Creativity #Innovation #AI We're thrilled to announce WOMBO.ai as an event sponsor to GenAI Genesis 2024, Canada's largest #AI #hackathon at the University of Toronto organized by Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), and UofT AI on Mar 30-31, 2024. WOMBO is an AI entertainment company democratizing creativity. Their first two products launched in 2021. Both have hit #1 in 50+ countries and have cumulatively been downloaded over 85M times. Learn more about WOMBO.ai: https://www.w.ai Learn more about GenAI Genesis: http://genaigenesis.ca Graphic Design: Eika Go, Vivian Song #artificialintelligence #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablefuture #socialimpact #socialchange #nonprofit #students #uoft #toronto #hackathon #event #data #science #machinelearning