Builders & Brews: Hack Edition ☕️💻

In Collaboration with the AAIF & JetBrains

THIS IS NOT A HACKATHON. YOU WILL HACK, BUT THERE IS NO PRIZE AT THE END OF THE NIGHT. YOU PARTICIPATE IN AN ONLINE HACKATHON UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER.

Builders & Brews is getting a hands-on build-day twist - and going global!

Nebius and Tavily are bringing a day of workshops, experimentation, and focused building with open-source AI to local builder communities around the world and we’re excited to bring the experience to Amsterdam!

Bring your curiosity—we’ll help you explore ideas, meet potential teammates, and get started. If you’re already building something, you’re welcome to bring it along and make progress with support from technical experts.

You’ll have access to hands-on workshops, mentorship, platform credits, and plenty of time to experiment with Nebius infrastructure, NVIDIA open-source models, and Tavily.

Nebius is also planning a global online AI hackathon with NVIDIA and Tavily. If it’s live during the event, we’ll help interested builders work toward a submission. If it isn’t, you’ll still leave with practical experience, new connections, and a head start on what’s coming. More details of the online hackathon will be shared soon!

Not interested in competing? You’re just as welcome. There’s no requirement to enter a hackathon, submit a project, or present your work.

No pressure and no pitches—just agents, coffee, building, and good company.

Open-source coding agent for planning, writing, debugging, and reviewing code across VS Code, JetBrains, and the CLI. Choose from 500+ models, bring your own keys, or run local models.

Speakers

Marouane Khoukh, Developer Advocate, Nebius
Lakshya Prakash Agarwal, Forward Deployed Engineer, Tavily
Job Rietbergen, Head of Growth, Kilo Code (Anaconda)
Bruno Lannoo, Senior AI/ML Engineer @ JetBrains
Robert Hommes, Founder @ Moyai

Schedule

16:00–17:00 — Doors open, check-in and networking, with light snacks and drinks
17:00–17:10 — Welcome remarks: Daniel Colaianni and Michaela Raukar-Herman
17:10–17:30 — Nebius Overview: Marouane Khoukh, Developer Advocate, Nebius
17:30–17:40 — Tavily Overview: Lakshya Prakash Agarwal, Forward Deployed Engineer, Tavily
17:40–17:50 — Kilo Code (Anaconda): Job Rietbergen, Head of Growth, Kilo Code
17:50–18:15 — JetBrains: Bruno Lannoo, Senior AI/ML Engineer, JetBrains
18:15–18:35 — Moyai: Robert Hommes, Founder, Moyai
18:35–22:00 — Dinner, Building and networking: present ideas for feedback
22:00 — End

What to expect

👋 Welcome and technical onboarding
🤝 Project ideation and team formation
🛠️ Hands-on workshops and mentoring
⚡ Several hours of focused building
🎤 Optional project sharing and informal demos
☕ Free drinks, platform credits, and some very cool merch

What you’ll receive

🪙 Nebius Token Factory credits ($100)
🪙 Nebius AI Cloud ($100)
🪙 Tavily credits

Who should come

AI builders, ML engineers, founders, developers, and anyone curious about agents and open-source AI.

All experience levels are welcome. You don’t need a team, a finished idea, or previous hackathon experience.

More hackathon information—including timing, challenges, eligibility, prizes, and submission details—will be shared separately once confirmed.

Come curious. Leave caffeinated—and a few steps closer to shipping. 🚀

Builders & Brews Amsterdam