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Hacktoberfest Hack Day Montréal x AGEEI
Hacktoberfest 2026
201 Av. du Président-Kennedy PK-1140 (President-Kennedy Building) Montréal, Québec H2X 2J5 Canada
Event Description
Hacktoberfest events are happening all month long so you can join your friends day or night, from dusk to dawn, as you work to complete your pull/merge requests. Whether your event is physical, digital or a combination of both, make sure you let the community know about it! Set up and share your Hacktoberfest event with the community.
Visit hacktoberfest.com/events for more information about how to run and promote your event. Be sure to share pics and screenshots of your event with the community and tag #Hacktoberfest !
Happy hacking!
Who can attend?
Locations have different requirements for who can attend. This location is open to the following:
Schedule
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Welcome, introduction and check-in |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Introduction to the GitHub Copilot SDK by Tidjani Belmansour, Cofomo (Assistant Vice-President, Offering Development and Technology Partnerships & Microsoft Azure MVP) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | 🍕 Lunch |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Governance, Security and Evaluation of AI Tools and Agents by Soukaina Bouaouina, EY (Cyber Security Manager, Cyber Assurance) |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Frugal AI in Humanitarian Health by Dr. Antoine Lemoine, Santé Numérique Sans Frontières (Founder & CEO) |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Beyond the Prompt: Equipping Open-Weight Models with Tools and Expertise Using MCP and Agent Skills by Ahmed Belgana, Google (Consultant & Engineer, Google Cloud) |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Building a RAG Assistant with an Open-Weight Model by Abdourahman H. Mawlid, Eng., Desjardins (Data Engineering Consultant) |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | 🍽️ Dinner |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Building an MCP Server for an AI Agent by Adryan Serage, Allowebs (Fractional CTO & AI Systems Builder) |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Token Optimization with GitHub Copilot by Mehdi Labadi, Microsoft (Technical Specialist, DevTools & AI) |
| 20:15 | ⏰ Project submission deadline (may be extended by 15 minutes) |
| 21:00 | 🏆 Winners announced and prizes awarded |
Additional Information
Discord: https://discord.gg/v7zbaGyQX
Links & Resources
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AGEEI
We're UQAM's Computer Science student association, serving over 1,000 students. We're enthusiastic about building a collaborative community and welcome students and tech enthusiasts from all universities.