Copilot prompt-a-thon

Prompt-a-thon is an interactive event to encourage Copilot adoption among end-users and stimulate innovation through collaboration. It will help you drive awareness to discover new scenarios and use cases and help make Copilot real with hands-on experience.

If you’re new to this type of event, please make sure to watch the great videos below to understand the objectives of the event and how it can help your team.

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Video guidance

If you haven’t attended a prompt-a-thon before, these videos will help you understand what it’s all about.

Event overview

In the first video in this series, we introduce the Copilot Prompt-a-thon: an event helps drive awareness of Copilot’s capabilities through a prompting masterclass and a team hackathon.

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Structure of a prompt-a-thon

Our second video in this series explains the structure of a Prompt-a-thon, including roles, agenda, and best practices for organizing and executing a successful event.

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Thought leadership

This video focuses on how to prepare and excite the team for the Prompt-a-thon. We dive into thought leadership and a masterclass on creating effective AI prompts.

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Running the hack

The fourth video in our series focuses on running the hack: creating prompt cards, organizing teams and their presentations and how judges can decide on a winner.

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Post prompt-a-thon activities

The fifth and final video in the series discusses measuring outcomes, engaging the community, and next steps to enhancing the adoption of AI in your organization.

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What’s in the full kit?

  • Prompt-a-thon overview and guidance – start here! This will guide you through the ins and outs of hosting a prompt-a-thon event, from organizing to measuring impact after the event.
  • Session content – Find all the suggested session outlines and content for your event, including attendee handouts.
  • Support materials – Customizable event emails and flyer to help raise awareness and promote your prompt-a-thon.

Additional languages

In addition to English (U.S.), our kit is now available in 9 additional languages.

Last updated on 7/23/2025

Agent Hackathon

Agent Hackathon is an interactive, hands-on event to accelerate Copilot and agent adoption by bringing teams together to design, build, and showcase AI agents that address real business challenges. The guided sessions help showcase how easy it is to leverage Agent Builder for personal productivity & process improvements for teams, while building confidence in built in capabilities like the Researcher agent.

If you’re new to this type of event, start with the guidance below to understand the objectives and how to run a successful Agent Hackathon.

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What’s in the full kit?

For Event Organizers

Everything you need to plan and execute a successful Agent Hackathon from start to finish.

For Presenters

Deliver engaging, impactful sessions with our latest presentation materials and presenter guidance.

Attendees & Support Staff

Support participants throughout their Hackathon journey with these hands-on materials and guides.

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