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The People Building AI Job Fair

August, 2026 · Hanoi, Vietnam

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150Attendees
4,000,000+HackerNoon Monthly Readers
~500m²Event Space

The Opportunity

The companies that hire for people that build AI today will be the ones in business tomorrow

This event is for the companies playing to win. Vietnam is producing world-class AI talent. HackerNoon's global reach means your hiring brand doesn't just reach Hanoi — it reaches the world.

REVENUE GROWTH

Companies with dedicated AI roles grow revenue 3× faster than peers who wait.

74%OF CEOs SAY AI IS CRITICAL

Yet less than 30% have hired a single AI-specific role. The gap is the opportunity.

2 yearsTO PULL AHEAD OF COMPETITORS

Companies that build their teams in 2025 will be uncatchable by 2027.

AI Doesn't Just Replace Jobs. It Creates Them.

97,000,000NEW ROLES BY 2025

World Economic Forum projects AI-driven transformation will create 97,000,000 new jobs globally — far outpacing the 85,000,000 displaced.

10×FASTER COMPANY GROWTH

Companies deploying AI grow revenue and headcount at multiples of peers who don't. More product = more people needed to build it.

NEW CATEGORIES OF WORK

Prompt engineering, AI safety, model fine-tuning, AI product management — entire job categories that didn't exist 5 years ago.

The Event

A first-of-its-kind AI career event in Hanoi

📅August, 2026
📍Hanoi
👥150 attendees, Hanoi AI community
🎤Expert panels + recruiting booths

Why This Event Matters

Vietnam is producing world-class AI talent. HackerNoon's global reach — 4M+ monthly readers — means your hiring brand doesn't just reach Hanoi. It reaches the world.

This event connects your company with the engineers, researchers, and builders who are defining the next era of AI in Southeast Asia.

Two Ways to Show Up

Standard Booth
15,000,000 VND
~ 600 USD
  • Recruiting booth at the event
  • 1 HackerNoon blog post (650 USD value)
  • Brand mention across all HackerNoon content + socials
Get Standard Booth
Most Impact
Headline Sponsor
100,000,000 VND
~ 4,000 USD
  • Everything in Standard
  • Headline naming rights across event, PR, and all posts
  • 3 HackerNoon blog posts
  • Newsletter ad blast (1,200 USD value)
  • Speaking slot on the AI panel
Become Headline Sponsor

Who Shows Up

AI / ML Engineers

Building models, fine-tuning LLMs, deploying inference pipelines

Software Developers

Backend, fullstack, and platform engineers actively building with AI APIs

Tech Founders

Early-stage startup builders looking to network, hire, and get hired

Data Scientists

Analytics, research, and applied AI professionals

Product Managers

PMs at AI-first companies or teams transitioning to AI products

CS Students

Top students from Hanoi's universities entering the job market

Your Brand, Amplified Globally

📝

Business Blog Posts

Professionally edited stories on HackerNoon — read by 4,000,000+ tech professionals, engineers, and founders worldwide. Evergreen SEO value.

📣

Newsletter Ad Blast

Direct send to HackerNoon's subscriber base — thousands of engineers, founders, and builders who opted in for tech content, not ads. High open rates, high intent, zero noise.

🎙️

Speaking Slot

Headline sponsors get a seat on the AI panel. Your experts speak alongside Hanoi's top AI builders in front of a live and recorded audience.

Event Naming Rights

Your brand leads every mention: event listing, press release, HackerNoon coverage, and social posts before, during, and after.

Let's Build This.

Booth slots limited — deadline to confirm: end of April 2026

Next Steps

Secure Your Booth Before April

1

Reply to confirm your interest in Standard or Headline sponsorship

2

We'll lock in your booth + content deliverables in writing

3

HackerNoon handles event marketing, content creation, and global amplification

4

Your team shows up, meets Hanoi's best AI talent, and hires

Secure Your Booth Now

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