I recently attended Google Cloud Next '26 in Las Vegas. In this post, I'd like to share my experience at one of the most engaging spots on the EXPO floor: the Agentic Hack Zone .

Hands-On Booths at the EXPO

The Next EXPO floor isn't just about flashy demos to look at — it's packed with booths where you can actually open a terminal or console and try things out for yourself. That hands-on element is one of the things that makes the Next EXPO special.

Among all those booths, the one I dove into was the Agentic Hack Zone .

What is the Agentic Hack Zone?

A bold message was displayed at the Welcome desk.

"Build better agents to scale your impact and accelerate your work"

The zone featured 5 booths , each offering a different codelab focused on a specific aspect of agent development.…