diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/events/Event.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/events/Event.java
index 2677b635d..658106bd3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/events/Event.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/events/Event.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 // TODO - b/413761119 update Agent.java when resolved.
 /** Represents an event in a session. */
@@ -344,11 +344,14 @@ public final String stringifyContent() {
   /** Builder for {@link Event}. */
   public static class Builder {
 
-    private String id;
-    private String invocationId;
-    private String author;
+    private static final String MISSING_INVOCATION_ID = "__adk__invocation__id__missing";
+    private static final String MISSING_AUTHOR = "__adk__author__unknown";
+
+    private @Nullable String id;
+    private @Nullable String invocationId;
+    private @Nullable String author;
     private @Nullable Content content;
-    private EventActions actions;
+    private @Nullable EventActions actions;
     private @Nullable Set<String> longRunningToolIds;
     private @Nullable Boolean partial;
     private @Nullable Boolean turnComplete;
@@ -522,9 +525,9 @@ public Builder modelVersion(@Nullable String value) {
 
     public Event build() {
       Event event = new Event();
-      event.setId(id);
-      event.setInvocationId(invocationId);
-      event.setAuthor(author);
+      event.setId(Optional.ofNullable(id).orElse(UUID.randomUUID().toString()));
+      event.setInvocationId(Optional.ofNullable(invocationId).orElse(MISSING_INVOCATION_ID));
+      event.setAuthor(Optional.ofNullable(author).orElse(MISSING_AUTHOR));
       event.setContent(content);
       event.setLongRunningToolIds(longRunningToolIds);
       event.setPartial(partial);