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// challenge brief · hack a ton 2026

Graduation Concierge

A conversational agent that helps someone build their event package and walk away with a confirmed booking.

// Proposed by
Start Global
// Industry
Events / product
// Difficulty
🟢 Beginner-friendly

★ Up to €500 toward implementation if Start Global adopts your solution.

// the problem

Booking an academic event like a graduation or a gala means choosing from a pile of options (tickets, gown, photos, video, extra guests, after-party). Forms are clunky and nobody fills them happily. A conversation is how people actually want to do this.

// your mission

Build a conversational booking agent for academic events. The customer describes what they want in plain language. The agent assembles a package, adapts to budget, confirms it, and hands back a clear booking summary.

// how it works

  1. 1Converse: the customer chats; the agent asks the right questions and proposes a package from the catalog, upselling sensibly and adapting to budget.
  2. 2Confirm: the order is reviewed and confirmed.
  3. 3Deliver: returns a clear booking confirmation and itemized order summary.

// what we provide

  • The event catalog (items, prices, rules).

// suggested approach

  • Inference: for model access, we suggest [LLMok](https://llmok.app). Use code AMBASADA26 for 50% off.
  • An LLM drives the conversation over the catalog; keep package state in memory.
  • Floor version: a fixed catalog, a clean chat that builds a valid order, and a clear booking summary. Add discounts, multiple attendees, and mid-chat changes next.

// how you'll be judged

  • Does it assemble the right package through conversation? (the differentiator)
  • UX and naturalness of the conversation.
  • Handling of edge cases like changes, multiple attendees, and discounts.
  • Correctness of the order summary against the catalog rules and prices.
  • Creativity, including multilingual support for international students and smart upsells.

// stretch goals

  • Multilingual booking (EN/RO and beyond).
  • Rescheduling / modifying an existing booking conversationally.
  • A shareable package summary the customer can send to family or co-attendees.

// deliverables

  • Git repo: code + README + run instructions.
  • Demo: a live booking that ends in a confirmed, itemized order summary.
  • 5-minute pitch: architecture, decisions, trade-offs.