Miami AI Hackathon: Mel + ElevenLabs

Overview

Miami AI Hackathon: Mel + ElevenLabs is a one day, in person event hosted by Agentic Day at Miami Dade College. It invites developers, founders, designers, students and business professionals to form teams or work solo to build an agentic product within a single day. The event emphasizes practical, demonstrable solutions that showcase how agentic AI can automate and enhance real world processes. Attendees will explore tracks such as Agentic Commerce, Agentic Finance and Agentic Marketing, and will have access to Mel, an agentic development environment, as well as ElevenLabs credits for adding conversational AI, speech and multilingual capabilities to projects. The day includes hands on building time, live demonstrations, judging, and substantial prize opportunities.

Agenda

• Date and time: Saturday, September 19, 2026, 12:30 PM to 8:30 PM (local time, America/New_York)
• Format: In person, solo or team based (teams up to five people)
• Tracks: Agentic Commerce, Agentic Finance, Agentic Marketing
• Build with Mel: An environment to compose, test and verify software using natural language, integrating AI models and developer tools
• Build with ElevenLabs: Use ElevenLabs for speech, transcription, voice and multilingual experiences, with a generous prize package tied to track wins
• Registration details: Registration availability open, participation includes Mel build credits and one month of ElevenLabs Creator per attendee
• Prizes: Up to 12,910 USD in awards including cash prizes, Mel Pro access, ElevenLabs credits and SSOJet licenses
• What to bring: Laptop and charger, ideas or problems to solve, APIs and data you plan to use, and a collaborative mindset
• Venue: Miami Dade College, 300 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, FL 33132, USA
• Sponsors and partners: Agentic Day, Miami Fintech Club, Miami Creative Hub

What to expect

Participants will choose a problem, form or join a team and build an agentic solution that can be demonstrated live. The event welcomes participants across experience levels and explicitly notes that no coding background is required. Mel helps teams move from idea to working product quickly by integrating AI models and tools into a single environment. ElevenLabs enables spoken language features, voice capabilities and multilingual experiences to broaden applicability of the final product. The event emphasizes practical impact, real world usefulness, and a strong live demonstration to win tracks and prizes.

Tracks and scope

• Agentic Commerce: Shopping agents, customer experiences, product intelligence, payments, loyalty, inventory and retail operations.
• Agentic Finance: Financial analysis, risk, compliance, payments, treasury, trading and finance operations.
• Agentic Marketing: Audience research, campaigns, personalization, content, customer intelligence and growth.

Build with Mel and Build with ElevenLabs

Mel provides a unified environment to develop and verify software using natural language, combining AI models, tools and workflows. Attendees receive Mel build credits and access to multiple AI models during the event. ElevenLabs offers substantial credits and features to enhance voice, speech, transcription and multilingual experiences. The combination of Mel and ElevenLabs is designed to empower participants to create compelling, production ready demos within a short timeframe.

who should attend

Developers, founders, students, designers and business professionals who want to explore agentic AI in a hands on setting. Attendees can arrive with an idea, join a team, or pick a challenge at the event. No prior coding experience is required.

FAQ

• Is this event online or offline? Offline, hosted at Miami Dade College in Downtown Miami, US.
• Are there track specific prizes? Yes, prize values are linked to track winners and overall winners, with multiple awards across Mel Pro, ElevenLabs credits and SSOJet licenses.
• What should I bring? A laptop, charger, an idea or problem, APIs or data you want to use, and a collaborative mindset.

Attendance and accessibility

The event is designed to be inclusive for developers, students and professionals with varying levels of experience. It emphasizes teamwork, problem solving and hands on building to demonstrate agentic AI capabilities.