Events

Learn how to effectively grow your personal brand and leverage social media strategies to market for metaverse, NFT and web3. 

) is an A.I. powered digital marketing assistant that makes it easy and fun to advertise or promote sponsored posts online and on social media. 

We’ll be giving each attendee a free Otis account and a free ad budget so you can reach even more people and we’ll celebrate the participants that get the most post engagement by giving out Extra Butter gift certificates.

Led by local Instagram influencer and Social Media Manager, Jay Carmona and Otis founder, Miguel Guerrero.

Cafecito, Cuban Food/Light Snacks (Croquettes, Pastelitos, etc.), Drinks will be served.

Miguel Guerrero is an Otis AI co-founder. Previously he built the world’s largest Minecraft server, a metaverse precursor, which grew to over 5 million users. Miguel is now the CEO of Otis AI, which recently raised $2.5M to make digital marketing simple and effective for SMBs. IG: @miguelmeep

Jay Carmona is a local instagram influencer who has grown her following to over 14k in a short time through the use of social media strategies and engagement. Not only has she grown her personal brand, but has worked professionally in social media management for over three years across the beauty, food and beverage, apparel, and metaverse industries. IG: @kn0bbyknees

How to effectively grow your social media: Marketing Metaverse, NFT, Web3 products with Otis AI

Live Music @ HQ

) will be doing a fireside on hacker residencies at the MHW HQ!

Crypto Coworking:  "Hacker Residences" with Lucy Guo + Brett Goldstein

Join Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Kinetic, Jehan Chu, for a Fireside Chat the $HNS Handshake House.

Founder Kenetic, Co-Founder Social Alpha Foundation; blockchain and crypto investor/evangelist, blockchain & crypto investor & expert

Fireside Chat with Founder + Managing Partner of Kinetic — Jehan Chu

MHW AF: OFFICIAL CLOSING EXPO AFTER PARTY

Please use this link to request an invite to Unittled | Not Another Tech Week Party. 

[UNTITLED] | Not another tech week party

THIS IS NOT ANOTHER FIRESIDE CHAT with Shervin Pishevar & Jesse Feldman

THIS IS NOT ANOTHER FIRESIDE CHAT with David Sacks, Mayor Francis Suarez, Jeff Flurh, and Shervin Pishevar.

Join David Sacks, Mayor Francis Suarez, Jeff Flurh, & Shervin Pishevar at the Miami Hack Week HQ for an interactive discussion.

Seating is limited, so grab your passes early. RSVP required to enter.

THIS IS NOT ANOTHER 
FIRESIDE CHAT with David Sacks, Mayor Francis Suarez & Jeff Fluhr

THIS IS NOT ANOTHER FIRESIDE CHAT with Brian Brackeen & Dr. Sarah Haynes

Join Brian Brackeen, the founder of Lightship Capital, and Dr. Sarah Haynes, the co-founder of, Haynes Collective, CoachEra, and Bolt Mobility at the Miami Hack Week HQ for an interactive discussion. Dr. Haynes also serves as COO of the Pishevar Family Office and the Pishevar Haynes Foundation. 

THIS IS NOT ANOTHER 
FIRESIDE CHAT with Brian Brackeen & Dr. Sarah Haynes

Apply to pitch your startup at Demo Day: 

Web3 Demo Day at Basel | Sponsored by Solana Spaces

Solana Embassy, 215 NW 24th St, Miami, FL 33127, USA

Join the Miami tech community + our panel of VC judges to hear from Miami-based web3 builders. Watch 5, three-minute pitches and quick-fire feedback, with a grand prize awarded to the winner! 

Other Art Basel Events at Solana Spaces: 

Live Art Creation at the Solana Embassy, Sponsored by Meural by NETGEAR

The Embassy Party

DAA x XLARGE: Art Basel | Hosted by Solana Embassy & Dialect

Join us for an Insider brunch during Miami Art Week! 

This is your chance to hang with other tech folks at Basel :) 

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Tech Insiders Brunch 🥂☀️ | Miami Art Week

Coworking, collaboration, community. Come hammer out that  side project while benefiting from the quick expertise of the peer sitting next to you. Open to all. The only requirement is that you bring something that excites you

, 632 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33130. ℹ️ Parking is scarce so we recommend Uber or public transit.

 coffee and food to holders of the Shrimp MP23 NFT, which can be obtained at Hack Night.

 10th floor, 21 SE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33131. ℹ️ There's lots of construction and parking is scarce so we recommend Uber or public transit.

Hack Nights 🧱 Let's build sh*t

Be the first to see the Houses for Miami Hack Week 2023.

House Reveal 🏡 Kickoff

Get to know your fellow staff members over code and cocktails! This is a great opportunity to network and build relationships with people who can help you with your work.

Staff Code & Cocktails

NO RSVP IS REQUIRED. THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION PLACEHOLDER. 

Registration Opens

Come celebrate the beginning of Miami Hack Week with the entire community! At Kickoff we'll cover the agenda for the week and everything you need to know to have an amazing Hack Week. 

MHW 23' Opening Ceremony | 🚀 Quicknode

Join us for a VIP welcome reception at Miami Hack Week. 

Network with other VIP guests, industry leaders, and the Miami Hack Week team. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, complimentary drinks, and live music. 

Kick off the event in style and make valuable connections.

MUST HAVE VIP/INNER CIRCLE WRISTBAND TO ATTEND.

VIP Welcome Reception |  Miami Hack Week

Come join us for a networking breakfast at DAO House! This is a great opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals and enjoy a delicious breakfast. We hope to see you there!

DAO House Networking Breakfast

Want to be surrounded by innovator building the future? Join us at the HQ powered by QuickNode. 

Bring your work. Launch your side hustle. or just tinker on your fun idea! 💡  

MHW HQ located on the 7th Floor of the Wynwood Cube

Wristband will be required at all times while in the HQ. You can get your wristband at the HQ door when you check-in. Please keep this on at all time. 

Hack the Day: COWORKING AT THE MHW HQ

Open to all hackers hacking at the HQ who are not part of a team. There will be 2 opportunities to participate.

Team Formation for HQ QuickNode Hackers

Stable Diffusion - The New Open Source Generative AI | Summit at Miami Hack Week 

Join us for a discussion on whether or not the Web3 dream is still alive. We'll have a panel of experts from the space who will discuss the key issues and whether or not the dream is still possible.

Building in Web3 During a Bear Market | Summit at MHW

This event is for those who want to learn how to quickly prototype and ship AI apps. We're going to share a few cheat codes: you'll learn how to use pre-trained ML models, how to build generative AI apps, chatbots, and conversational agents, and how to use  GPUs for maximum productivity. You don't want to miss this!

Building Fast AI Prototypes

***Change in venue*** The event will be hosted at the Miami Hack Week Event Venue (The Cube, 8th floor 230 NW 24th St, Miami, FL 33127)

Calling all UX designers and enthusiasts!

Come join us at MHW Event Space for a casual meet-up to meet and mingle with UX friends.

, the UX-focused hackathon and community that helps UXers level up, build their portfolios and grow their careers. 

UX Designers Meet Up by UX Designathon

As part of Miami Hack Week's week-long event lineup, we're showcasing top talent from diverse backgrounds in Miami.

The MetaWomen Foundation is hosting an inclusive event to support individuals, regardless of gender identity, in enhancing their engineering skills and advancing their projects or startups. Participants will network with industry leaders, participate in a panel on diversity and inclusivity, and present their ideas to top investors.

18:30 MetaWomen Foundation: Empowering diversity in web3 through education, opportunities, and inclusion

18:40 Panel: Building Diverse Communities in the Decentralized Space

 is an education-focused nonprofit with the mission to bring more womxn to the web3 space, facilitate hiring for engineering and C-level roles, cultivate diversity, and boost prosperity at all levels.

, where you can explore the ecosystem of 

 and learn about blockchains. All while earning rewards.

*This event will be held as part of Miami Hack Week. Register for Miami Hack Week here: 

The venue has limited capacity so our team is reviewing every event registration. You will be asked to check in at the registration desk upon arrival. Please note that we cannot guarantee entry to event guests who are not approved to attend. 

Hacking Diversity in Web3 #MiamiHackWeek @ Solana Embassy 

How to create MERN Web apps with Nextjs and Typescript | #MiamiHackWeek

 for a discussion and tutorial around Crossmint’s minting API -  it is easy to use, and fundamentally designed for non-blockchain developers to experiment with. If you have years of REST API experience and are trying to make the transition into blockchain development, this workshop is for you! 

We have free wifi and seating space, bring your laptop and get ready to follow along as Danny Mulvihill, customer success engineer at Crossmint shows you the ropes!

We're also hosting other events later in the week that may be of interest to you - register for free below!

Solana Developers AMA 

 #MiamiHackWeek Happy Hour hosted by Jito, Horizons and Switchboard

Crossmint Lunch & Learn at Solana Embassy

What job market trends should you be aware of as a developer? What are the most in-demand skills? What red flags should you look out for in a job posting? 

Come to this panel and get answers to these questions and more from our expert panel of developers who have seen it all. You'll leave with actionable advice on how to stay ahead of the curve and land your dream job.

The Developer Job Market in 2023: Opportunities & Red Flags | Summit at MHW

Join Web3 Equity and Miami Hack Week for a day of building, working, and growing in community. 

Web3 Equity Co-work

From Zero to Hero, Deploy your First Smart Contract on Mantle

Intro To Digital Canvas Workshop | Summit at Miami Hack Week 

Stop by the AI House to co-work with other AI hackers and enthusiasts. We'll have snacks, music, and strong coffee. 

Limited parking at the house, Uber is recommended.

AI House Open Co-Working 

Join the SpotX team from Niantic for a panel on their experiences building multiple AR and Web3 focused prototypes. Throughout the past year, they have been developing games and apps at the intersection of Web3/AR, and have learned how to fail fast, fail often, and iterate quickly.

The SpotX team was formed at Miami Hack Week 2022, and created an NFT scavenger hunt called shrimp games - a top 5 finalist. As a result of the success at Hack Week, Niantic hired them on to be their first web3 rapid prototyping team. #MiamiHackWeek

Fail fast, Fail forward: 1 year of building AR and Web3 prototypes

Are you thinking of pivoting or transforming your career in UX?

Come join our intimate fireside chat with Juno Jo on his UX evolution and how he is designing his career as a UX designer, educator, and founder. 

Juno is the Founder of DOJO+, a Senior Product Designer at OnChain Studios, and a UX/UI Design Lead Teacher at 

. He has over 15 years of experience in UX/UI design, business development, and marketing across various industries including advertising, entertainment, web3, and tech. He is known for his creative and proactive approaches to developing and designing products and successful marketing campaigns featuring growth and revenue in digital channels and SEO. 

, the beautifully curated coworking space that makes you feel at home in the heart of Wynwood.

How to Design Your UX Career: Fireside Chat with Juno Jo

Come join us for a night of chess! We'll have a few games set up and you can BYOB. We'll also have some light snacks.

This IRL event is for Miami Hack Week participants only! 

Chess Night ♟ | Hosted by Mantle

Come meet local investors and pitch your business! This is a great opportunity to get feedback and potentially secure funding.

Investor Speed Dating

Getting to #1 in the App Store

*** TIME CHANGE -> 8:45 PM****This Hack Week we're celebrating black excellence, culture, and our contributions to the global tech community! 

Join us for live music, an open bar, and opportunities to network with other leaders in Black Tech, it's the perfect way to kick off Black History Month. 

Co-hosted by the City of North Miami and Black Angels Miami, this event is open to everyone in the Hack Week community. 

So come one, come all and let's raise a glass to the incredible achievements and diversity of the Black community in tech!

Black@Hack Week

Interest Form: Barry's Bootcamp by Keith Rabois

Come join DAO house in cleaning up a local beach! We will be picking up trash and helping to keep the community clean.

DAO House Volunteer Beach Cleanup

Come and enjoy light bites while networking with your fellow Miami Hack Week participants! 

FPV was founded in 2014 and was one of the first web3 native funds. Since our inception have been investing in founders who believe that decentralization ensuing from the combination of people and machines, and peer-to-peer connectivity, will lead to an enhanced experience for all of humanity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_9jWdC_OZQ&ab_channel=Future%5CPerfectVentures

FPV Hosts: MHW Women's Breakfast

Get ready to take your hackathon experience to new heights with a yoga class like no other! Miami Hack Week is excited to welcome 420 Space Yoga, the go-to destination for yoga enthusiasts in Miami for the past 6 years. Led by the dynamic duo of @Tifftopia and @Sonnsalutations, you'll be in expert hands as you flow through your practice on the rooftop of The Cube, taking in the beautiful Miami skyline. You're sure to leave feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to tackle the next challenge at Miami Hack Week.

Please bring a mat if you have one. Mats will be provided first come first serve to those who do not have one and are registered.

Ignore the location on the poster as we moved from the Annex to the Cube after the poster was made :)

Look for signs for The Cube. Walk through the white gate. Take elevator to 9th floor.

Rooftop Yoga #MiamiHackWeek

This is an open session for people to bring any questions about building apps with AI. We're going to be available for brainstorming and technical support to help you overcome any obstacles in your hackathon experience. 

AI Office Hours 

Panel: The Future is Now: AI & VR in Action

Join us at the Niantic 8th Wall Loft on Wednesday, February 1st from 4-6pm for an exclusive event hosted by the 

Come and learn about the world's leading web-based AR platform, 8th Wall, and discover how it empowers developers, agencies, and brands to create extraordinary AR experiences that can be accessed on any smartphone, no app required. 

The VR/AR Association (VRARA) fosters collaboration between solution providers and end-users. Our mission to provide the opportunity for the South Florida community to stay up-to-date with the VR/AR tech and connect like-minded people.

- Hands-on demonstrations with VR and AR headsets

- Networking opportunities with industry professionals

VR/AR Pop-up Day

 for an afternoon packed with discussions around the future of gaming with leaders in Web3 and a playable contest within Star Atlas Showroom R2.

This is a free event and will have wifi. We will start with a panel and then transition into the gaming contest for anyone interested in playing Star Atlas Showroom. 

 (Founder at Vysical and Co-Host at Playconomy)

Star Atlas at Solana Spaces Hacker House

This panel is all about the ways to hack your way into VC!

We'll cover everything from cold email tricks & outbound sourcing, building a portfolio (even if you don't have the title), to the best way to build long-term relationships with VCs & get the job.

Featuring Jared (Miami Angels), Maria (Florida Funders), Ali (BVCC), and Meagan Loyst (Gen Z VCs).

, the largest community of Gen Z innovators globally with 20k+ members from 80 countries... the next generation of VCs, founders, and operators. 

VC 101: Hacking Your Way into VC

Get ready to sweat like a startup and burn calories like a billionaire! 

Join Keith Rabois, General Partner at Founders Fund, for an unforgettable fitness Bootcamp experience at Miami Hack Week. 

REQUEST AN INVITE TO THIS EVENT BY APPLYING BELOW. 

Barry's Bootcamp with Keith Rabois | Miami Hack Week

 about the intersection of UX and entrepreneurship. 

Joel Mena is a tech entrepreneur and user experience (UX) evangelist. Throughout his career, Joel has held various product/design leadership roles for companies large and small and is a valued advisor on user experience design, marketing, and emerging platforms. For the past 6 years, Joel has worked closely with startups and entrepreneurs, partnering with them to understand their needs and playing a key role in building and launching over a dozen products and companies across a wide range of verticals including web3, real estate, health, entertainment, education, and IoT to name a few. In his current role as CEO and founder of JM Studios, Joel leads a multi-disciplinary team of creative professionals and leverages his extensive background in UX research, design thinking, strategy, product design to help early-stage founders to bring their visions to life.

Tim is a UX researcher and specialist at Nielsen Norman Group focused on the integration of UX across businesses and management. With an MBA from Clayton State University and UX/UI Diploma from BrainStation, he specializes in conducting research on the current state of UX as well as educating professionals from around the world on how to further enhance the integration of UX into businesses - from start-ups to Fortune 500 organizations. 

, the digital education leader which offers software engineering and UX design bootcamps in the heart of Wynwood. 

The Intersection of UX and Entrepreneurship

UPDATE 2/1 @ 6pm: Due to over capacity the location has been moved to a bigger venue

Come hang out with some of the coolest people in town during Miami Hack Week

VC Brags Happy Hour #MiamiHackWeek

Join us for a fun refreshing Bollywood free flow movement class to release stress and Connect with your inner child with Movement coach Pooja Uberoi from IKIGAIUSA. BollyJazz is taking place especially for MIAMI HACK WEEK at The Cube, Wynwood. Enjoy light refreshments and snacks after Class by Vale Food Co. 

Wear comfortable dance gear and sneakers. No mat required 

Follow Ikigaiusa on instagram to find out more - @ikigaiusa/ @bollyjazzbypooja

BollyJazz dance with Pooja 

🗣️ Join our visionary panelists in their discussion about disruptive topics involving all things marketing. This is a chance to hear and learn from our accomplished set of panelists who have knowledge and experience creating disruptions in the marketing space by leveraging technology and innovative creative strategies.

👥 Our panelists consist of Miguel Guerrero of Otis AI (

), and Kelly Blanco TV Host as our moderator. You can read more about them below.

👆 Register now to join. We hope to see you there! 

🍲 Cafecito, Cuban Food/Light Snacks (Croquettes, Pastelitos, etc.),🍹 Drinks will be served.

Miguel is an entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in the Marketing and Advertising category. At the young age of 14, Miguel created the world's largest Minecraft server with no initial capital and grew a community of over 5 million users. He later co-founded TABu, a mobile payment processing app that was integrated with over 60% of the POS market share and featured on Apple's Planet of the Apps television show. Miguel's latest venture, Otis AI, is a technology company that simplifies the complex world of digital advertising for small and medium-sized businesses. With Otis, businesses can easily launch data-driven campaigns across Facebook, Instagram, Google, TikTok and YouTube, and use their own customer and transaction data to automate their marketing efforts. Otis customers see an average of 10x return on ad spend and 2-3x improvements in ad effectiveness. Otis has raised $3.5M in funding from VC and angel investors.

Olivia Ormos, a Miami native and Florida Gator, founded OO & CO in 2010, an agency which is responsible for founding, organizing and producing some of the most notable events in the country including the globally renowned annual Model Volleyball Tournament. OO & CO is also South Florida's leading digital boutique marketing agency specializing in social media, content creation, influencer marketing, branding & more. 

In 2022, Ormos founded & launched mavn, an app built to streamline and bridge the gap solving all the challenges brands & creators face daily. This is NOT just another marketplace. mavn showcases opportunities within dining, paid, experiences, mailers & nonprofit.

In less than 60 days mavn has had over 750 applicants and the count rising daily with a total of over 40M followers combined across approved members. Key creators include fashion & TV personalities Natalie Halcro & Olivia Pierson as well as NBA superstar Tyler Herro. 

mavn’s opportunities include Miami HEAT games, Rolling Loud concerts, all expense paid trips to Israel, shopping at PrettyLittleThing & Barry’s fitness classes to name a few with exclusive opportunities added weekly. 

Lex Borrero is one  of the entertainment industry’s biggest innovators and executives. A Billboard’s 40 under 40  and 2022 Latin Power Player honoree and co-founder of NEON16, Fast Company’s #1 most innovative music company. NEON16, led by Borrero, is a diversified entertainment and media company with ventures at the intersection of music, gaming, television, film and live events. The Colombian-American music executive and entrepreneur has made extraordinary strides in the music industry climbing his way through the ranks as A&R to the mastermind of some of the industry’s biggest producers including Latin GRAMMY®-award winning, and GRAMMY® nominee, producer, Tainy, whom with he co-founded NEON16. 

In 2021, Borrero teamed up with music legend Tommy Mottola  to launch multimedia powerhouse entertainment company NTERTAIN which focuses on developing, producing and capturing Latin stories and placing them at the forefront of entertainment. The company's first series “Los Montaner,” which Borrero co-created and executive produced, was an instant bonafide hit, breaking viewership records on Disney+.  The docu-series gave fans an exclusive look inside the most viral and influential family in Latin music, the Montaners. 

Through dedication and diligence Borrero has galvanized the entertainment industry to place the Latin genre in the limelight transcending a Spanish speaking audience. His work on hit records for artists such as J Balvin, Selena Gomez, Maroon 5, Bad Bunny, and Justin Bieber has culled over 280 million records worldwide and achieved Billboard’s top 10 hits including "I Like It" by Cardi B, "In The Middle" by Zedd, “Dakiti” by Bad Bunny, among others. In 2021, NEON16 along with Borrero executive produced The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run which included Tainy and J Balvin hit song “Agua”. Borrero also has been behind Tainy’s GRAMMY and LATIN GRAMMY winning song “Lo Siento BB:/“ featuring Bad Bunny and Julieta Venegas. 

Throughout his career, Borrero has dedicated his philanthropic passion to a variety of causes benefiting education and Immigration and with his HUMAN (X) initiative, he remains committed to NEON16’s mission of purpose. HUMAN(X) is a charity initiative that seeks to benefit the Latinx community via various humanitarian efforts, using music as a platform for their aid activities.

Miami Hack Week Marketing Panel: The Unconventional Marketing Disruptors

Join the GTFOL House for lunch with the Coinbase Ventures team. Spots are limited to sign up fast!

We're looking for hackers that like to ship, get off local host and get real users. Hackers in the GTFOL House will build venture scalable web3 apps using thirdweb. 

GTFOL House: Lunch w/ Coinbase Ventures

Welcome to our special session at Miami Hack Week HQ along with decision makers, founders and pioneers of the most remarkable Web3 projects and protocols from around the world. This week, we are welcoming Clara Tsao, Founding Officer & Director at Filecoin Foundation. Special introduction presented by Cointelegraph Accelerator. 

Intro to IPFS & Filecoin

, Lead Developer Relations at Solana Foundation, and 

 Solana Labs Payments Team, for an AMA for Miami HackWeek developers about building on Solana. 

We're also hosting other events during #MiamiHackWeek that may interest you. Register for free below! 

Panel: The Insiders' Guide to Raising Capital: A Panel with Founders & Investors

Gain a comprehensive understanding of 8th Wall WebAR development and hear from industry leaders who are currently utilizing 8th Wall to create engaging WebAR experiences for major brands in this workshop hosted by Tony Tomarchio, Senior Manager of Engineering at Niantic and Fredrik Frizell, Founder of Buoy Studios. You will learn how to create a web-based augmented reality project using the 8th Wall platform and make use of 8th Wall’s Lightship VPS for Web to anchor WebAR content to real-world locations with centimeter-level precision, all with no app required.

Building WebAR Experiences for the Real-World Metaverse

Join us for a panel with Elise DeCamp (Founder, Toki), and Mags (VC, Double Down Fund). 

Learn what they're seeing in the market, from both a VC and founders vantage point,  what’s different today vs beginning/end of 2021, and what they're excited about for 2023. 

Web3 VC & Founder Panel

This workshop is for founders & investors looking to build your brand on social media / writing content.

We'll start with finding your niche, tips and tricks for writing great content that's built for distribution, building relationships with the press, and more. 

, Forbes 30U30, National Venture Capital Association's Rising Star & featured as a Gen Z leader in the WSJ, Cosmopolitan, The Washington Post, Business Insider, The Times, TechCrunch, BloombergTV, and more.