India's flagship
developer-only event

August 8, 2026 - Le Méridien Hyderabad
Thank you for making DevSparks 2026 Hyderabad a Grand Success.
DevSparks 2026 is a nationwide movement to empower India’s developer ecosystem with next-gen tech solutions such as coding agents, agentic AI and multi-agent orchestrators, AI SDKs, GenAI tools for productivity, and more.
The Hyderabad summit is a dynamic and engaging edition of DevSparks that resonates with the city's strong developer community, thriving startups, and enterprises and GCCs.

500+

devs attending in-person

15+

legendary tech speakers

10+

deep-dive sessions on tech

KEY AREAS IN FOCUS

Agentic AI: The next wave

  • Learn how to build active, autonomous agentic systems
  • Develop multi-agent orchestration for coding, workflows, and business ops
  • Explore real-world case studies around multimodal AI (text, code, image, video, speech) in production

Integrating & scaling AI use cases

  • Explore how to build apps with AI-first frameworks
  • Learn sectoral integrations across fintech, health, commerce, manufacturing, agritech
  • Solve for Edge AI and IoT: intelligence at the device 
and network edge
  • Hone developer productivity with AI-driven testing and more.

Powering AI with infra, cloud & data

  • Experience the latest in AI-optimised cloud systems, chips, accelerators, and edge infra
  • Explore multi-cloud, hybrid, and sovereign cloud for enterprises, build data pipelines, governance, and real-time decision systems, and build for cybersecurity threats, resilience, AI-driven defenses.

GCC and frontier tech opportunities

  • Discover current trends in upskilling, hiring, and preparing the workforce for the AI+multi-tech future at India’s top tech enterprises and GCCs
  • Explore major breakthroughs in cloud, data, security and AI brought about by these organisations and take your career to the next level.

Why Attend DevSparks 2026

Solve real-world problems with AI

Decode how to apply AI agents, tools and solutions to real-world scenarios in everyday tech environments.

Discover the latest tech advancements

Explore cutting-edge breakthroughs in not only AI but also other emerging technologies driving India’s tech revolution.

Foster app development with AI

Encourage specific collaboration and organised knowledge exchange to accelerate app innovation.

Learn, upskill, get hired

Build specific knowledge through deep-dive technical workshops and masterclasses in tech, grow your skill set and find job opportunities at leading tech firms.

Solve real-world problems with AI

Decode how to apply AI agents, tools and solutions to real-world scenarios in everyday tech environments.

Discover the latest tech advancements

Explore cutting-edge breakthroughs in not only AI but also other emerging technologies driving India’s tech revolution.

Foster app development with AI

Encourage specific collaboration and organised knowledge exchange to accelerate app innovation.

Learn, upskill, get hired

Build knowledge through deep-dive technical workshops and masterclasses, grow your skill set and find job opportunities.

AGENDA

10:30 AM
Registration
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11:00 AM
Introduction + Welcome
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Tech Deep Dive
11:10 AM
Prototype to production: Why IT keeps rejecting your AI-built apps
As "vibe coding" spreads across enterprises, most AI-generated prototypes don't survive their first security review. Find the real gap between demo-ready and deploy-ready, data residency, access control, audit trails, and what developers need to build in from day one to get past IT, not around it.
Arsh Goyal
AI & Engineering Creator
Lighting Talk
11:45 AM
Building intelligent enterprises through global delivery
The next wave of enterprise transformation will be driven by intelligent workflows, connected ecosystems and AI-enabled decision-making. The real advantage lies in how companies orchestrate digital capabilities, automate at scale and rethink execution across borders. Discover how global delivery models are enabling organisations to become more adaptive, resilient and future-ready in an increasingly complex business landscape.
Subish Ram
Digital Products & Services Leader, EY GDS
Lighting Talk
12:10 PM
Transforming the software development lifecycle with AI
AI is redefining how modern software is built. From planning and coding to testing, deployment, and operations, AI is accelerating every stage of the software development lifecycle. Join this keynote to explore how developers are embracing AI-native workflows, boosting productivity, and delivering software faster—setting the stage for the next evolution of developer experiences with IBM Bob
Deepa Manchikanti
Program Director, Ecosystem Engineering Lab, Client Engineering, IBM
Fireside chat
12:35 PM
Beyond the hype: How agentic AI impacts enterprise engineering
Every company is talking about AI agents, but moving from demos to dependable systems needs more than just plugging an LLM into an application. Explore the kind of architectural, governance, and engineering shifts needed to build agentic systems that are reliable, secure, and capable of operating alongside existing enterprise software at production scale.
Elango Somasundaram
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer, UBS India
1:00 PM
Lunch
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Tech Deep Dive
2:00 PM
Tokeconomics for the age of agentic & physical AI
This presentation explores how tokens are valued, demanded, supplied, and monetised — highlighting infrastructure co-design & software stack for delivering the lowest cost per token at scale.
Jigar Halani
Sr. Director of Enterprise Solutions Architecture & Engineering, NVIDIA South Asia
Keynote Address
2:35 PM
From AI models to developer adoption: DevRel in the age of AI
What happens after an AI model is built? Using VultronRetriever, Vultr’s family of visual document retrieval models, as a real-world case study, this talk explores how developer relations connects engineering, developer experience, and product adoption. It looks at how DevRel makes complex AI models accessible through practical use cases, experimentation, documentation, and developer feedback.
Mirdul Swarup
Manager, Developer Relations, Vultr
Tech Deep Dive
3:00 PM
Code, integrate & scale with IBM Bob
Go beyond AI-assisted coding and explore how IBM Bob accelerates enterprise software development. In this technical deep dive, discover how to leverage IBM Bob for code generation, application modernisation, debugging, testing, API integration, documentation, and developer workflows. Through practical demonstrations and real-world use cases, learn how to build, integrate, and scale AI-powered applications with confidence.
Rishi S Balaji
Application Architect, IBM Bob, IBM
Panel Discussion
3:35 PM
The new enterprise stack: Data, agents, decision intelligence
Enterprise AI is no longer just about models. It’s about the stack beneath them, from data platforms and orchestration to governance and intelligent workflows. Learn how leading organisations are rebuilding enterprise architecture for an AI-first future.
Kiran Rokkam
Partner AI/ML, Tiger Analytics
Naren Peri
Vice President, Data & Analytics, Site Leader, MetLife
Lighting Talk
4:10 PM
Beyond Code: Building technology that scales businesses
What does it actually take to build technology that scales a fast-growing consumer brand across D2C, mobile, and retail? Here's a practical look at platform engineering, DevOps, and digital transformation decisions that showcase clarity in real business growth, not just in code.
Achal Sharma
CTO, Technosport
IBM HoL
12:00 PM
Build with Bob lab: It's more than just a vibe!
Experience IBM Bob through a guided, hands-on lab designed for developers. Build AI-powered applications, generate and modernize code, integrate APIs, debug faster, and explore real-world enterprise development workflows. Leave with practical skills, working examples, and the confidence to start building with IBM Bob in your own projects.
Anuj Shrivastava
AI Engineer, IBM
Mohammed Yaseen Ali
AI Software Development Engineer, IBM Bob, IBM

Speakers

Jigar Halani
Sr. Director of Enterprise Solutions Architecture & Engineering, NVIDIA South Asia
Rishi S Balaji
Application Architect, IBM Bob, IBM
Anuj Shrivastava
AI Engineer, IBM
Arun Kumar
Program Director, Connectors and Performance, IBM Software, IBM
Deepa Manchikanti
Program Director, Ecosystem Engineering Lab, Client Engineering, IBM
Arsh Goyal
AI & Engineering Creator
Mohammed Yaseen Ali
AI Software Development Engineer, IBM Bob, IBM
Elango Somasundaram
Managing Director, Chief Technology Officer, UBS India
Naren Peri
Vice President, Data & Analytics, Site Leader, MetLife
Kiran Rokkam
Partner AI/ML, Tiger Analytics
Subish Ram
Digital Products & Services Leader, EY GDS
Mirdul Swarup
Manager, Developer Relations, Vultr
Achal Sharma
CTO, Technosport

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