Canva Code AI Hackathon for Event Professionals and Community Builders

Canva Code AI Hackathon for Event Professionals and Community Builders
Hosted by Eventify in collaboration with Canva UK and Led by Community
Join us in London for a hands-on hackathon designed for event professionals who want to explore how AI can improve how events are planned, delivered, and experienced.
This is a practical working session for people in the events industry. Whether you work in-house, at an agency, or in a corporate events team, this hackathon is designed to help you turn real event challenges into useful AI-powered solutions.
Using Canva Code, you will collaborate with other event professionals, community builders, operators, marketers, producers, and technical minds to build ideas that support attendee journeys, event operations, networking, speaker support, content workflows, reporting, engagement, and more.

You must bring your laptop to participate!
You do not need to be a developer to take part. If you understand the reality of running events, your perspective is valuable. This session brings together people who know the work and want to improve it through practical experimentation.
Across the day, you will get an introduction to Canva Code, see examples of what is possible, build alongside others, and present your idea at the end of the session. The goal is simple: create practical tools that help event teams work smarter and deliver better experiences.
This AI Canva Code hackathon is a collaboration between Eventify, Canva UK, and Led by Community.
Eventify is an event management platform built to support in-person, virtual, and hybrid events, with tools for registration, ticketing, speaker management, attendee engagement, networking, and event analytics.
Event details
Date: 14 May 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM UK time (Check-ins beyond 12:30 will not be allowed, please arrive on time)
Venue: The Bersey, Canva London
Address: The Bersey Warehouse, 293-295 Old St (entrance on Coronet St), EC1V 9LA

Agenda
12:00 PM
Doors open, check-in, and light lunch
Guests arrive, check in, and settle in with sandwiches and refreshments before the session begins.
12:45 PM
Welcome, housekeeping, and Canva updates
An opening welcome to set the tone for the day, cover logistics, and share a few updates from Canva.
1:10 PM
Official kick-off: what Canva Code can do
A live introduction to Canva Code, including a few examples of tools built in advance and practical tips for prompting and building more effectively during the hackathon.
1:40 PM to 3:40 PM
Building time
Participants work in teams or individually to develop ideas and prototype practical tools for event professionals and community builders.
3:40 PM to 4:00 PM
Submissions and coffee break
Final submissions take place during the break. Coffee, tea, muffins, cookies, and refreshments will be available.
4:10 PM
Presentations begin
Selected participants present what they built. Demos will be kept simple, with screen sharing managed from the main laptop.
4:40 PM
Presentations close and winners announced
We wrap up the demos and announce the top three builds from the day.
4:50 PM
Closing remarks
Final reflections, thank yous, and wrap-up words from the organisers.
5:10 PM
Venue close