Creatio crowns winners of AI Studio hackathon finale

Creatio wrapped its Agent Arena Finale on Oct. 9 after a six-week training program and two-week hackathon that turned AI learning into working agents. Eleven teams competed after drawing more than 930 registrants from 65 countries, underscoring demand for practical AI build skills.

Why it matters: - Creatio used the program to show how business users, developers and partners can move from learning about AI to building deployable agents for real workflows. - The competition points to growing interest in hands-on AI development, not just experimentation. - Creatio is positioning AI Studio as a way for organizations to build practical automation across CRM and business operations.

What happened: - Creatio announced the conclusion of the Agent Arena Finale, which recognized teams that built award-winning solutions with Creatio AI Studio. - The finale followed a six-week training program and a two-week hackathon. - The final competition was held Oct. 9. - Eleven teams submitted solutions across the Industry Agent, CRM Agent and Best AI Studio Twin categories. - The broader initiative drew more than 930 registrants from 65 countries, including Creatio customers, partners and prospects. - Nine live sessions drew between 100 and 400 attendees each.

The details: - The training combined self-paced learning, live workshops and collaborative co-build sessions. - Participants learned to identify business use cases, design AI agents, configure prompts and skills, automate CRM workflows and improve agent performance. - Sessions also covered multimodal AI and building with AI Studio Twin. - Recordings were made available on demand so participants could revisit the material while building solutions. - Each submission was reviewed by five judges with experience in AI engineering, industry solutions, customer success, business growth and training. - Judging weights were set at 40% for effective use of Creatio AI Studio, 30% for innovation and 30% for demo delivery. - Final scores were averaged across the panel, with innovation used to break ties.

Between the lines: - The structure suggests Creatio is trying to shorten the path from AI education to production use. - The focus on hands-on building, judging criteria and business impact signals that Creatio wants participants to think like solution builders, not just trainees. - The event also gave Creatio a showcase for AI Studio, Academy content and partner-led adoption.

What's next: - Creatio encouraged participating teams to explore moving their agents into production with company support. - Creatio Academy’s AI Studio learning tracks and session recordings remain available for continued skill-building. - The company framed the program as part of a broader effort to make practical AI skills accessible across organizations.

The bottom line: - Creatio turned an AI training program into a public proof point for AI Studio, with the finale highlighting how structured learning can lead to working business agents. - First place went to A.L.E. for an industry solution involving multiple agents and a strong user experience. - Second place went to Velvetel for innovation, presentation quality and relevance for sales and support teams. - Third place went to Agent C for advanced lead handling and processing. - Fourth place went to Orange Is The New Blue for creative use of an agent in the Best AI Studio Twin category. - Creatio said the submissions showed how structured training and hands-on development can translate business ideas into working AI solutions. - Creatio also said the program reflects its commitment to making practical AI skills accessible and helping organizations build expertise to apply AI across the business. - Creatio is headquartered in Boston and serves thousands of customers in over 100 countries. - More information is available on Creatio's website.