October 19th - November 7th, 2025
The third edition of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management鈥檚 Retail Gen AI Hackathon in partnership with ALDO Group and powered by AWS and the DataSphere Lab, is a unique opportunity to work on a real-life problem and learn how AI, and in particular agentic AI, can help retailers can transform their decision-making processes within their operations.
We are proud to have the support of the DataSphere Lab at 涩里番 who will provide students with machine learning models and cloud-based resources that are essential to accomplish their goals.
Here are the highlights from our latest event!
Want to work collaboratively in a fun yet competitive environment to develop innovative AI solutions for the ALDO Group?
What to expect
No need to have previous hacking and coding experience! Coaches and mentors from ALDO Group and AWS will be on-site during the final hacking phase to guide you with your proposed solutions.
- Revised Team Registration Deadline October 19th
- Phase 1 Ideation Launch: October 20th.: use cases options and instructions sent to registered teams for Phase 1 submissions
- AWS Virtual Workshop (an overview of key AWS AI/ML tools essential for retail innovation): Wednesday October 22nd 4PM - 5PM TBD
- Phase 1 Ideation team submission deadline: Sunday October 26th 4PM EST
- Finalist team reveal (10 Finalist Teams): Friday October 31st
- Live Hacking Final and Award Cocktail: November 6th and 7th
Why participate?
- A great opportunity to innovate in the context of a real AI retail business challenge and validate solutions applied in a live scenario.
- Access to a 2-hour AWS virtual Insights Workshop and each finalist team receives AWS access for the hacking phase.
- Networking and mentoring with ALDO experts, academics, and students from different programs and faculties. AWS mentors are available for each finalist team for personalized coaching.
- All finalist teams will receive swag, food, refreshments, private event space + breakout rooms at 涩里番 event headquarters.
Prize money!
Registration
There is no registration fee. Open to 涩里番 students only.
Any questions? Please reach out to bsrmcomp.mgmt [at] mcgill.ca.
The creative process
Retail Gen AI Hackathon is one part of ALDO Group鈥檚 artificial intelligence efforts
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