AI Supply Chain Hackathon 2026: Food Banks + AI

About this event

Join us for the AI Supply Chain Hackathon! This exciting event is happening at Plug and Play Tech Center with the option to join online, so you can participate from the comfort of your own home or workplace. For 2026, all judges will be in person and all team must have one representative onsite at Plug and Play Tech Center to present in person.

Background

Supply chain disruptions can both create and amplify human suffering and degrades the fabric of collective life. Last year this Hackathon focused on weather, and the year before we focused on the supply chain for cancer drugs. In 2026, our Hackathon will focus on the impact of supply chains on food banks as an essential collective response layer to extreme disaster events, as well as the topic of chronic hunger across the US.

This Hackathon brings together stakeholders from the tech, policymaking, AI, and public sector communities to build solutions. Teams may create and demo their own AI/software OR propose a novel policy/cooperation solution.

You do not need to be technical or have a background in AI to participate, and we love teams that bring together cross-functional backgrounds spanning supply chain and procurement, policy, academia, and tech industry experience.

Event Details

This unique event gives AI practitioners and early stage startup teams the chance to work side by side with supply chain and procurement professionals to help develop tools and strategies for addressing supply chain disruptions caused by extreme weather. With a panel of expert judges from industry, policymakers and nonprofits, the AI Supply Chain Hackathon is a terrific opportunity for people excited and concerned about the impact of AI on accelerating both supply chain decisions and supply chain disruptions.

Event Itinerary:

June 24th - 6-8pm Reception

June 25th - 9am-6pm - Hack Day

June 26th - 10-12pm - Judging & Awards Given

Sign up for free to get more info. Our 2026 Judging Panel is TBD, but our 2025 expert judge panel included:

• Sheryl Root, Associate Professor of the Practice for the M.S. in Software Management at Carnegie Mellon University

• Tim Scott, frmr. SVP & CSCO at Grocery Outlet

• Marc Carlson, Chief Revenue Officer - Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Perdue

• Charlotte De Brabandt, ex-JJ & Amazon, supply chain thought leader

• Ben Roome, PhD, Founder - Ethical Resolve

• Frederik Bohn, Director, Supply Chain - Plug & Play Ventures

• Dr. Elouise Epstein, Procurement Futurist - Kearney

• Dr. Arash Azadegan, Professor of Supply Chain and Director of Supply Chain Disruption Lab, Rutgers University

• Amy Fong, Partner, Everest Group

• Clark Bernier, Vice President of Data Science, Arkestro

• Susan Marty, Chief Product Officer, Institute for Supply Management

• Jim Fleming, Innovation Leader, Institute for Supply Management

• Carlos Marques, AI Engineer at Nortech AI

• Abhi Balasubramian, AI Researcher at NVIDIA

AI Supply Chain Hackathon is both online and in-person at Plug & Play Tech Center

440 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

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