According to @elevenlabsio, a 2-hour Conversational Agent Hackathon will be co-hosted by ElevenLabs and partners including ExaAILabs, NotionHQ, lovable_dev, boltdotnew, n8n_io, and NFX, challenging participants to build advanced voice agents for a chance to win prizes totaling tens of thousands of dollars. This event underscores the surge in demand for real-time, AI-driven voice solutions across industries such as customer service, productivity, and automation. The hackathon provides a concrete opportunity for developers to showcase innovations in conversational AI, demonstrating practical applications and market potential for enterprise and consumer use cases (source: @elevenlabsio, June 19, 2025).