Full lineup revealed for DevSparks Bengaluru 2025, India's hottest developer summit

Devs, engineers and tech builders—you don't want to miss this!

DevSparks—India's hottest developer summit—is back in Namma Ooru Bengaluru with an electrifying lineup of speakers, sessions and engagements for the nation's dev community.

On May 17 at Marriott Hotel Whitefield, the event will kick off with 1000+ of India's brightest and best developers coming together under one roof to build the future of AI, data and security.

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Here's everything you can expect at DevSparks Bengaluru 2025:

A front-row seat to India’s GenAI evolution

The developer conference will kick off with India's AI front-liner, Sarvam AI, as co-founder Pratyush Kumar will dive into the Indian AI startup's foundational models and agents designed specifically for Indian use cases and languages.

Kamesh Sampath, Lead Developer Advocate, Snowflake, will then take the stage to showcase Cortex, unravelling how it can be used to revolutionise data pipelines with native LLM integration, as well as explore the architecture implications of AI-augmented data workflows, and much more.

Devs can also get a taste of AI-powered software development, including AI-driven efficiency and accelerated development cycles, in the lightning talk by Anupam Mishra, Director, Solution Architecture, AWS India and South Asia.

The GenAI lens continues later in the day with Jigar Halani, Director - Solution Architect & Engg, NVIDIA, who will break down how the firm's NeMo framework is helping devs and organisations build scalable and cost-effective GenAI models.

From coding to product engineering and infrastructure, the theme is clear—this is the era of AI-first software!

Go beyond code: Builders shaping India’s future

From how AI is changing software architecture to the career paths shaping devs into tomorrow’s CTOs, DevSparks has got you covered.

Explore practical, future-ready insights in a packed set of sessions featuring prominent speakers such as:

• GeekyAnts Founder Sanket Sahu will share how AI is rewriting the rules of product design and MVP speed.
• HackerEarth CTO Vishwastam Shukla will unpack insights from a community of more than 10 million developers on the future of work.
• Arsh Goyal, a dev influencer and mentor to over 15,000 developers, will talk about the rise of agentic workforces and how devs can thrive in the AI age.

The event will also see the launch of the Builders’ Guild, a dedicated developer programme by YourStory, designed to bring over 1 million Indian developers together to collaborate and innovate with AI.

In another standout session, Manish Gupta, Senior Director, Google DeepMind, will talk about India-centric AI breakthroughs and what’s next in real-world AI deployment at scale.

The SDLC has lots to look forward to as well. Hear from leaders like KB Shiv Kumar, EVP and CTO, Yotta; Dale Vaz, Founder and CEO, Sahi.com; Ramkumar Venkatesan, CTO, Cashfree Payments; and Aditya Mohanty, Co-founder, The Product Folks, on how these companies are integrating AI across the software lifecycle, right from planning to testing and then deployment.

GCC innovation driving dev careers

Some of India’s top Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are now driving product, AI, and data innovation at scale, thereby opening up more opportunities for Indian devs.

At DevSparks, this transformation will be brought into the spotlight

• A powerhouse panel with GCC leaders such as Kaushik Das, Managing Director, JCPenney India; Hariharan Ganesan, VP - Data, Analytics & Reporting, Rolls-Royce Data, among others, on how GCCs are becoming the tech powerhouses of tomorrow.
• A deep dive panel featuring Vineet Mehta, Executive, Software Engineering & IT, Telstra; Meghana Mayya, Senior Director - Technology, Lowe’s India, and more, exploring how developers at GCCs are fast-tracking their journeys from developers to strategic decision-makers.

DevSparks is more than an event; it’s a launchpad

DevSparks 2025 is not just a developer conference. It’s where builders meet ideas, and where ideas become companies. Whether you’re coding your next app, training your first model, or designing the next tech stack for a billion users, this is the place to find your spark.

This year, DevSparks is expanding into a nationwide movement aimed at reaching 1 million developers across India through summits, hands-on upskilling programmes, recruitment drives, and community-driven initiatives.

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