Partner Success Stories

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How DEVCON’s chapter network turns partner programs into working builders.

How it works

How DEVCON HQ programs and local chapters work together

DEVCON HQ builds each program once with its partners. Our volunteer chapters bring it to their communities, nationwide.

  1. PartnerBrings a platform, a mission, or funding
  2. DEVCON HQDesigns the national program
  3. Local chaptersDeliver it in their provinces
  4. BuildersLearn, build, and ship
  5. ResultsTracked and shared here
  • DEVCON HQ national office

    Designs national programs with partners, sets standards and curriculum, trains chapter leaders, approves budgets and partnerships, and reports results.

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  • Local chapters

    Volunteer officers deliver programs in their province, bring in schools, venues, and local partners, and adapt each program to local needs with the Community Playbook.

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  • Together

    One partnership reaches 13 locations with consistent quality and local trust. Every run is measured, and the results become the Partner Success Stories below.

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#SHEISDEVCON Β· Austrian Business Agency

Nationwide #SHEISDEVCON code camps and hackathons, supported by the Austrian Business Agency

  • Events and summits
  • Code camps
  • Web3 and blockchain
  • AI and agentic
  • Women in tech
  • Global careers
  • Austria

2025–2026 Β· Two years

The goal

Connect an underrepresented, highly skilled talent pool, women in tech, with global career paths, early and locally.

What we did

#SHEISDEVCON code camps, summits, and hackathons from Manila to Iloilo, Cebu, and Davao, with ABA on stage at every stop and in Mindanao for the first time.

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AI Fluency & Agentic Training Β· Mindanao

Frontier AI, where Mindanao’s builders are: AI Fluency Masterclass and Hackathons

  • AI and agentic
  • Code camps
  • Events and summits
  • Mindanao
  • Hackathon
  • IT students

2026 Β· Bukidnon Β· Iligan Β· Davao

The goal

Bring frontier AI to Mindanao’s chapter leaders and IT students where they are, instead of asking them to travel to it.

What we did

A one-day AI Fluency Masterclass and hackathon on three campuses: Central Mindanao University, MSU-IIT, and the University of Mindanao.

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DEVCON Studios Β· NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano

From unboxing to R&D showcase: building Kai in public on NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano

  • Hardware and edge AI
  • AI and agentic
  • NVIDIA Jetson
  • Edge AI
  • Robotics
  • Build in public

2026 Β· Beta at DEVCON 17

The goal

Show what one developer kit can become in builders’ hands, and tell that story in public.

What we did

Cohort 4 AI Engineering Interns turned an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano into Kai, a fully offline AI robot that sees, listens, and talks, while DEVCON Studios filmed the build from unboxing to showcase.

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AI Fluency & Agentic Training Β· DEVCON Manila

At the frontier: the first Hermes Agentic Code Camp and Hackathon

  • AI and agentic
  • Code camps
  • Events and summits
  • Hermes Agent
  • MCP
  • Hackathon

2026 Β· National office beta

The goal

Prepare Filipino builders for what’s next: AI agents that take real action, not just answer questions.

What we did

With Avtica and Amihan, a one-night camp and hackathon where teams built connected Hermes agents (MCP server, skill, and desktop plugin), two weeks from first test to a national office beta, ready to scale nationwide.

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DEVCON for Educators Β· CSTA Β· DEVCON Kids

DEVCON for Educators with CSTA and DEVCON Kids

  • Kids and educators
  • Teacher training
  • micro:bit
  • CSTA

The goal

Train the teachers who teach computer science, so learning continues after every event.

What we did

A Computer Science Summit for Philippine Science High School teachers, Lead Learner workshops, and facilitator training.

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DEVCON Kids Β· BBC micro:bit

micro:bit: from first blink to creative robotics

  • Kids and educators
  • Hardware and edge AI
  • Code camps
  • micro:bit
  • Robotics
  • Schools

The goal

Give kids their first real program on a real device, then a path to robotics and AI.

What we did

micro:bit Explorers, Creative Robotics, and machine learning code camps, plus school events like Bohol CodeQuest.

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DEVCON for Educators Β· Iloilo

AI and Physical Computing for Educators

  • Kids and educators
  • AI and agentic
  • Hardware and edge AI
  • Teachable Machine
  • micro:bit
  • Educators

The goal

Give educators the knowledge, confidence, and tools to bring AI and physical computing into their classrooms.

What we did

A hands-on day at Hua Siong College of Iloilo: every educator trained an AI model with Google Teachable Machine and built a micro:bit prototype.

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DEVCON 17 Β· Mindanao

DEVCON AI Angat: Mindanao’s first AI caravan

  • AI and agentic
  • Kids and educators
  • Events and summits
  • Mindanao
  • Hour of AI
  • Hackathon

The goal

Bring free, hands-on AI and coding education to Bukidnon and Iligan City for DEVCON’s 17th anniversary.

What we did

Two legs and four stops in eight days: Hello, Code! for kids and teachers, and NEXUS AI fluency training and hackathons for students and professionals.

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Developer relations

Build Beyond: MOVE Smart Contracts Code Camps with Sui

  • Web3 and blockchain
  • Code camps
  • Sui Move
  • Smart contracts
  • Nationwide

2026 Β· Year 1

The goal

Grow a community of Filipino developers building on Sui with the Move language.

What we did

Five chapter code camps plus six developer events in Year 1, with every submission verified on Sui mainnet.

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Developer relations

Nationwide Smart Contracts Code Camps with ISLA CAMP (ICP HUB Philippines)

  • Web3 and blockchain
  • Code camps
  • ICP
  • Smart contracts
  • Nationwide

2024–2025 Β· 2 years

The goal

Bring hands-on blockchain training to cities that rarely get it, from Mindoro to Iligan.

What we did

The biggest smart contracts code camp series in the country: 60+ schools and partners, 80+ trained mentors, and new chapters in Laguna, Bukidnon, and Pampanga.

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DEVCON Kids

Hour of AI and micro:bit robotics, nationwide

  • Kids and educators
  • AI and agentic
  • Hour of AI
  • DEVCON Kids
  • Schools

The goal

Introduce every Filipino child to computer science and AI, starting in public schools.

What we did

29 sessions across 9 DEVCON Kids chapters in 2025, as an official Hour of AI partner.

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AI education

AI Fluency & Agentic Training and Open-Source AI Code Camps

  • AI and agentic
  • Code camps
  • Ollama
  • Open source
  • Local AI

The goal

Move students from prompt engineering to real AI engineering, without paywalled APIs.

What we did

Free, four-hour hands-on labs where students deploy open-source models like Gemma and Qwen, optimize compute, and keep data private. Piloted in the Visayas, now expanding to all chapters.

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Developer relations

Low-code for every campus with Zoho Creator

  • Low-code
  • Code camps
  • Zoho Creator
  • Students

The goal

Put low-code app building in the hands of Filipino IT students nationwide.

What we did

A Summer Giveaway, a Business Solutions Code Camps roadshow across the country, and support for both DEVCON summits in 2023.

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Campus DEVCON

Campus DEVCON Summit: Empowering Future-Ready Tech Leaders

  • Events and summits
  • Campus DEVCON
  • Student leaders

The goal

Prepare IT student leaders for the future of tech careers.

What we did

A one-day summit with keynotes, a leadership panel, and six breakout tracks, co-presented by National University and Asia Pacific College.

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DEVCON Summits

DEVCON Pro Summit: Technology for Impact

  • Events and summits
  • Professionals
  • Tech for impact

The goal

Give professional developers a summit built around real-world impact.

What we did

A full day at Whitespace Makati, co-presented by Accenture, with panels, an expo floor, and a nationwide livestream.

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2025 in review Β· #16YearsofDEVCON

The chapter network that delivers

  • 600k+PHP in training and travel opportunities for top leaders and volunteers
  • 19k+Face-to-face attendees reached
  • 120+Chapter and student leaders trained
  • 100+Events nationwide

Chapters with the most events (events Β· attendees)

  • Bukidnon37 events Β· 7k+
  • Iloilo32 events Β· 4.8k+
  • Iligan18 events Β· 1.3k+
  • Cebu15 events Β· 660
  • Manila14 events Β· 1.9k+
  • Pampanga14 events Β· 580+
  • Legazpi12 events Β· 630+
  • Davao12 events Β· 240+
  • Laguna10 events Β· 705
  • Bohol7 events Β· 150+
  • CDO3 events Β· 75+

And one global first

An Iloilo volunteer was sent to Switzerland on a blockchain scholarship.

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What your program reaches through DEVCON

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  • 19k+Reached face-to-face in 2025
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