Good News | Shanghai Novatech Claims Grand All-Round Champion Award at 2026 Frontier Agentic Hackathon

2026-07-24

Microsoft 2026 Frontier Agentic Hackathon

Suzhou, July 22, 2026 — At the award ceremony of Microsoft FY27 SME&C GCR Frontier Transformation Partner Summit, Shanghai Novatech Network Technology Co., Ltd. (NovaTech) stood out among numerous core Greater China partners and claimed the highest honor of Track A (Low Code Agent) at the 2026 Frontier Agentic Hackathon — the Grand All-Round Champion Award.

1. Event Background: Microsoft Greater China’s Premier Agent Competition

Hosted by Microsoft Greater China SME&C Division, the 2026 Frontier Agentic Hackathon is the highest-caliber AI Agent development competition for the GCR partner ecosystem in Microsoft’s FY27 fiscal year. The hackathon features two tracks:

Track	Positioning	Evaluation Criteria
Track A: Low Code Agent	Build Agents based on low-code platforms including Copilot Studio	Commercial Viability (25pts) + Business Relevance (25pts) + Innovation (15pts) + Technology (20pts)
Track B: Pro Code Agent	Build Agents based on professional coding platforms such as Azure AI Foundry	Technology (40pts) + Innovation (20pts) + Commercial Value (15pts) + Business Relevance (15pts)

Officially launched on June 1, 2026, the competition went through registration screening, technical enablement bootcamps, submission of deliverables, two rounds of jury evaluation and iterative optimization. The final pitch day was held on July 3, scored jointly by Microsoft SME&C leadership and the GTM expert panel. The award ceremony took place at the Suzhou Partner Summit on July 22.

2. Award Prestige: Top Overall Score, Excellence Across All Dimensions

The Grand All-Round Champion Award is the sole top-prize winner for overall score in Track A, representing

dominant comprehensive strength across all four evaluation dimensions:

Dimension	Points	Definition
Commercial Viability	25 pts	Clear implementation roadmap and scalable delivery capability
Business Relevance	25 pts	Sharp identification of business pain points and measurable efficiency gains
Innovation	15 pts	Original scenario ideas unlocking new possibilities for AI Agents
Technology	20 pts	In-depth utilization of Copilot Studio low-code capabilities with outstanding architecture design and technical optimization

The Grand All-Round Champion Award recognizes the entry with the highest aggregate score, best business empowerment and strongest commercial implementability. It demonstrates that Novatech’s solution not only boasts robust technical design, but also earned unanimous top ratings from Microsoft judges in commercial viability and business value.

3. Decoding Novatech’s AI Capabilities: From “Eva” to Hackathon Championship

This is not Novatech’s first top-tier Microsoft recognition in the AI Agent space. Back in 2025, Novatech secured first place in Microsoft China AI Agent Contest with Eva – Digital Sales Colleague, and was titled an “AI Pioneer Enterprise”.

This Hackathon championship is the natural outcome of Novatech’s long-term investment in AI technology:

3.1 Full-Stack AI Technical Capabilities

Built upon core Microsoft platforms including Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Power Platform and Dynamics 365, Novatech has established a complete AI development portfolio spanning low-code to pro-code:

Copilot Studio Low-Code Agent Development: Leverage generative AI and LLMs to rapidly build custom enterprise AI assistants enabling seamless human-machine dialogue and business process automation.

Deep Adoption of Azure AI Foundry: Integrate multiple AI models and services to deliver complex enterprise-grade AI scenarios.

Cross-Platform Integration Capability: Seamlessly connect AI Agents with Microsoft 365, Dynamics CRM and Power Automate to form an end-to-end AI business ecosystem.

3.2 Customer-Centric AI Design Philosophy

Novatech consistently adheres to one core principle for AI practice: technology should not exist for its own sake, but to genuinely boost enterprise profitability.

Both Eva’s six core sales scenarios — target customer discovery, marketing automation, opportunity management, customer insight, sales strategy analysis and enterprise knowledge base support — and this Hackathon submission follow a pragmatic approach: originating from real business challenges and delivering tangible business outcomes.

3.3 Authoritative Credentials

Novatech is a designated provider of Microsoft end-to-end solutions. It holds Microsoft-certified service partner qualifications across Digital & Application Innovation, Data & AI (including Professional AI Innovation), Professional Cloud Infrastructure, IT Security and Low-Code Development. Novatech has also been selected as a preferred cloud vendor within the Microsoft ecosystem and an Enterprise Agreement service partner covering both China Cloud and Global Cloud.

4. From Agent Contest to Hackathon: Continuous Validation of AI Leadership

Winning two top Microsoft AI honors is no coincidence:

Year	Competition	Award	Significance
2025	Microsoft China Copilot AI Innovation Contest	1st Place / AI Pioneer Enterprise	Validated AI Agent design philosophy and implementation capability
2026	Frontier Agentic Hackathon	Grand All-Round Champion Award	Validated full-stack AI expertise and end-to-end commercial closed-loop delivery

From Eva to this Hackathon victory, Novatech has evolved from isolated AI breakthroughs to systematic AI delivery. The firm is building differentiated competitive advantages within Microsoft Greater China’s AI ecosystem: combining business acumen with technical proficiency, capable of fast low-code validation as well as deep custom pro-code development.

5. FY27 Outlook: Drive Tangible Enterprise Growth Powered by AI

In FY27, Novatech will continue centering its strategy on Microsoft AI with key priorities as follows:

Scaled Agent Delivery: Productize the award-winning Hackathon solution into replicable offerings to accelerate enterprise AI Agent adoption.Dual-Drive of

Low-Code + Pro-Code: Cover full-spectrum requirements from citizen developer self-service builds to deep customization by professional engineering teams.

Deep Integration of AI and Industry Scenarios: Focus on manufacturing, retail and professional services to deliver AI solutions with quantifiable ROI.

Ecosystem Collaboration & Joint Selling: Deepen alignment with Microsoft SME&C teams to drive large-scale commercial rollout of Agent solutions.

As Novatech always upholds its mission: help more enterprises adopt AI and harness AI effectively.

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