Day 1 · Saturday, 8 August
Conference + ideation
Get context, choose the problem, validate the idea and leave with a build plan.
Welcome + Intro to GDG Kolachi
Hassam Jawed · Host
Kick off and set the tone.
Sponsor slot — GYB Commerce
GYB Commerce
10-minute sponsor segment.
Talk — Automating Your Startup with Loop Engineering and Antigravity
Mashhood Rastgar
Talk — Stop Waiting for Permission: Bootstrapping a Startup Against the Odds
Taha Ahmed
Hackathon + team announcements
Hassam Jawed & Talha Ashraf
How it works, tracks, team formation and tags.
Talk — Scale Your Brand Before You Build
Abdul Mukati
GTM and framing; sets the bar before ideation.
Short brief + kick off ideation
Hassam Jawed & Talha Ashraf
Quick final brief.
Mentored ideation · round-robin
Assigned mentors
Teams rotate through mentors; each mentor covers around five teams.
Break
Operations
One hour.
Ideation continues · round-robin
Assigned mentors
Ongoing mentoring.
Idea lock + Day 1 submission prep
Teams
Finalize the idea sheet, explainer video and planned Google technology integration. Mentor feedback may require teams to pivot or change their idea before locking it.
Refreshments
Operations
Further ideation + discussion + build
Teams + mentors
Open working time.
Day 1 submission + final announcements
Hassam Jawed
Submit the locked idea, idea sheet and explainer video, including how Google technology will be incorporated. Receive overnight build and Sunday instructions.
Leave the venue + continue remotely
Teams
All participants must leave Ashritech by 7:30 PM and continue building from home overnight.