Supercharging innovation for
1 million Indian devs
1 million Indian devs
DevSparks 2025 is a nationwide movement empowering the developer ecosystem with emerging tech solutions, next-gen innovations, tech insights, resources and more.
The goal? To supercharge Indian tech to build for the world.
The goal? To supercharge Indian tech to build for the world.
1000+
expert developers
10+
vibrant dev communities
30+
legendary speakers
25+
hands-on sessions
speakers

Dale Vaz
Founder & CEO, Sahi.com

Kamesh Sampath
Lead Developer Advocate, Snowflake

Jigar Halani
Director - Solution Architect & Engg, NVIDIA
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Anupam Mishra
Director, Developer Programs, AWS India and South Asia

Rahul Bhattacharya
Consulting AI Leader, EY Global Delivery Services

Manish Gupta
Senior Director, Google DeepMind

Pratyush Kumar
Co-founder, Sarvam AI

Harish Chintakunta
Senior Partner Solution Engineer, Snowflake

Ramkumar Venkatesan
CTO, Cashfree Payments
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Kaushik Das
Managing Director, JCPenney India

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan
Principal Solutions Architect, AWS India

Neil D'Silva
Managing Director, ANSR

Deepjyoti Dev
Senior Data Cloud Architect, Snowflake

Hariharan Ganesan
VP - Data, Analytics & Reporting, Rolls-Royce Data Labs

Vineet Mehta
Executive, Software Engineering & IT, Telstra

Ashutosh Dabral
MD - India and CPO Marketplace Platforms, Falabella

KB Shiv Kumar
EVP & CTO, Yotta

Manu Dhir
General Manager - India, StoneX Group Inc

Surendra Bashani
Head of BBY India | Driving Innovation for Best Buy
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Sanket Sahu
Founder, GeekyAnts

Smitha Hemmigae
Managing Director - Marketing and Employer Brand, ANSR, Talent500, 1Wrk
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Vishwastam Shukla
CTO , HackerEarth

Arsh Goyal
AI and Tech Influencer | Software Engineer

Aditya Mohanty
Co-founder, The Product Folks

Siddhant Goswami
Co-founder, 100xEngineers
Agenda
10:30 AM
Registration and Networking
11:00 AM
Keynote Address
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Rishabh Mansur
Head, Community, YourStory
Tech Deep Dive
11:05 AM
Inside Sarvam AI: Building India's sovereign AI stack
Go behind the scenes with Sarvam AI and explore how the torchbearer of GenAI in India is building a 'full stack' of foundational models, AI use cases and agents - all with the aim to build AI for a billion citizens.

Pratyush Kumar
Co-founder, Sarvam AI
Tech Deep Dive
11:35 AM
Snowflake Cortex: Revolutionising data pipelines with native LLM integration
Traditional data flows often come with challenges—complex SQL and insights buried deep within data assets. How can organisations ease data access while maintaining governance and performance? Enter Snowflake Cortex! In this keynote, Kamesh Sampath will dive into how leading businesses are leveraging Snowflake’s native LLM capabilities to restructure data cultures, the architecture implications of AI-augmented data workflows, and much more.

Kamesh Sampath
Lead Developer Advocate, Snowflake
Lightning Talk
12:05 PM
A view from the top: Introducing devs to the future of software
GenAI and LLMs are changing the software development game! In this session, Anupam Mishra, Director, Solution Architecture, AWS India, shares the latest trends in AI-powered software development, including AI-driven efficiency and accelerated development cycles. Walk out equipped with actionable insights, and a deeper appreciation of AI.

Anupam Mishra
Director, Developer Programs, AWS India and South Asia
Launch
12:30 PM
Exclusive launch: Builders' Guild
Witness the launch of a specially-curated developer programme to empower innovation and AI for over 1 million devs in India's tech ecosystem.
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Rishabh Mansur
Head, Community, YourStory
Lightning Talk
12:35 PM
Rewriting the rules of software and product, with GeekyAnts' Sanket Sahu
AI is now part of the modern developer’s toolkit, and a key collaborator in shipping products faster than before. In this talk, discover the tools and services enabling AI-powered solutions to accelerate MVPs, modernise enterprises, revolutionse design and UX, and more.

Sanket Sahu
Founder, GeekyAnts
Lightning Talk
12:50 PM
The future of developer careers: Insights from a 10M+ dev community
With HackerEarth, Vishwastam Shukla builds vibrant dev communities, dev assessment software, and hiring pipelines. In this talk, Shukla shares key findings and trends defining the future of software development for Indian devs.

Vishwastam Shukla
CTO, HackerEarth
Fireside Chat
1:05 PM
Driving AI use cases: Applying generative and predictive tools to solve tech challenges
In this fireside chat with Rahul Bhattacharya, AI Leader, EY GDS Consulting, discover how devs and engineers can apply AI/ML tools to transform business applications in their every day tech environments.

Rahul Bhattacharya
Consulting AI Leader, EY Global Delivery Services

Shivani Muthanna
Director - Strategic Partnerships & Content, YourStory
Lunch
1:25 PM
LUNCH
Tech Deep Dive
2:00 PM
Building and deploying scalable and economic GenAI solutions for all industries
In the rapidly evolving landscape of GenAI, organisations are increasingly seeking efficient and cost-effective methods to develop and deploy GenAI solutions across industries. Explore how NVIDIA's GenAI SDKs and workflows, particularly the NeMo framework, facilitate the entire lifecycle of GenAI model development—from data curation to fine-tuning, implementation of guardrails, and optimised inference RAG Services.

Jigar Halani
Director - Solution Architect & Engg, NVIDIA
Panel Discussion
2:30 PM
The tech powerhouses of tomorrow: How GCCs are redefining innovation hubs
Exploring how GCCs are transforming into epicenters of product innovation, data science, and AI-led growth, making them key players in shaping global tech trends.
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Kaushik Das
Managing Director, JCPenney India

Hariharan Ganesan
VP - Data, Analytics & Reporting, Rolls-Royce Data Labs

Vineet Mehta
Executive, Software Engineering & IT, Telstra

Smitha Hemmigae
Head of Marketing & Employer Brand, ANSR
Lightning Talk
3:05 PM
Augmenting India with AI: What's cooking at Google DeepMind?
Leading AI research teams across India, Google DeepMind's Manish Gupta is making AI accessible and actionable for real-world applications at scale in India. Here's how.

Manish Gupta
Senior Director, Google DeepMind
Panel Discussion
3:25 PM
Playbook: Building faster SDLCs with AI
Get practical takeaways on how devs can make the most of AI to heighten efficiency across design, planning, developing, testing, deployment and maintenance cycles.

KB Shiv Kumar
EVP & CTO, Yotta

Dale Vaz
Founder & CEO, Sahi.com

Ramkumar Venkatesan
CTO, Cashfree Payments

Aditya Mohanty
Co-founder,
The Product Folks
The Product Folks
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Rishabh Mansur
Head, Community, YourStory
Tea Break
3:55 PM
TEA BREAK
Panel Discussion
4:10 PM
From developer to decision-maker: How GCCs fast-track tech careers
Explore career growth paths for tech professionals who join GCCs as engineers and rise to leadership roles influencing global strategies.

Ashutosh Dabral
MD - India and CPO Marketplace Platforms, Falabella

Surendra Bashani
Head of BBY India | Driving Innovation for Best Buy

Manu Dhir
General Manager - India, StoneX Group Inc

Neil D'Silva
Managing Director, ANSR
Lightning Talk
4:45 PM
The 15 minute guide to becoming a GenAI wizard
Empowering folks to go from zero to pro in GenAI, 100xEngineers is building the next generation of AI engineers in India. Here's how.

Siddhant Goswami
Co-founder, 100xEngineers
Lightning Talk
5:00 PM
Future-proofing dev careers: The rise of an agentic workforce
In a future where humans and intelligent agents work closely, how can devs build for such collaboration, mitigate risks, and solve for new problems? Watch dev and AI influencer Arsh Goyal share his learnings from mentoring 15,000+ folks on the future of software careers.

Arsh Goyal
AI and Tech Influencer | Software Engineer
Please note: Below sessions are closed-door and reserved for invited guests.
10:30 AM
Registration and Networking
Workshop
11:45 AM
Ingesting, Transforming, and Delivering Data in Snowflake
Seamlessly move from data ingestion to actionable insights with Snowflake. In this hands-on workshop, explore real-time data pipelines, efficient processing techniques, and delivery strategies that drive business impact. Learn industry best practices and unlock the potential of dynamic, scalable data workflows.

Deepjyoti Dev
Senior Data Cloud Architect - GXC, Snowflake
Lunch
1:25 PM
LUNCH
Workshop
02:00 PM
Getting Started with Cortex Analyst
Unlock the true potential of your data with Snowflake Cortex, an AI service built that can be seamlessly integrated into your platform. In this workshop, learn how you can leverage a cutting-edge suite of AI features to simplify data analytics, build Generative AI applications with ease, all while keeping your data secure.

Harish Chintakunta
Senior Partner Solution Engineer, Snowflake
Tea Break
3:55 PM
TEA BREAK
Please note: Below session is closed-door and reserved for invited guests.
10:30 AM
Registration and Networking
Workshop
11:45 AM
Build applications faster using Amazon Q Developer
In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to leverage the power of Amazon Q Developer to quickly build a well-architected, multi-tier application that utilizes cutting-edge GenAI services. Starting from scratch, you will use Amazon Q Developer to write AWS CDK code and provision the necessary cloud infrastructure, including Amazon Bedrock for large language models, Amazon API Gateway for API management, and AWS Lambda for serverless compute. You will also use Q Developer to build the unit tests for the application and infrastructure. By the end of the workshop, you will have a fully-functioning, cloud-hosted GenAI application up and running in under an hour.

Aparajithan Vaidyanathan
Principal Solutions Architect, AWS India
Lunch
1:25 PM
LUNCH
DevSparks Roadshow
Session Themes

EXPLORING THE GENAI LANDSCAPE
GenAI is everywhere. Master GenAI for B2C and B2B use cases, coding and AI assistants to build products, tools and services that matter.
DRIVING AI USE CASES
Can India become the AI use case capital of the world? Explore how to accelerate app development using AI, optimise developer workflows, and more.

DATA ADVANTAGE: UNLOCKING REAL-TIME INSIGHTS
No data, no AI. From big data to smart data, discover the latest in advanced analytics, enhanced data governance, data pipelines and more.
POWERING AI AT SCALE
AI for 1.4 billion users? Learn all about India’s AI mission, infrastructure for AI at scale, tools for rapid scaling of AI models, and more.

SECURING THE FUTURE WITH CYBERSECURITY
Discover advanced threat detection and response systems, proactive vulnerability management, cybersecurity workflow automation, and more.

BUILDING NEXT-GEN CLOUDS FOR THE AI ERA
Hyperscale your way to success. Build cloud infra for AI workloads, innovate with data on cloud, multi-cloud, and more.
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SPOTLIGHT
Think beyond AI, explore what India’s deeptech segment has to offer in quantum, blockchain, robotics and more.
Why attend devsparks 2025?
Speakers

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola

Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder, Ola