Day 1 · Imagine
AI Summit
AI is changing how we build, work and solve problems. Let's bring the people working through those changes into one room.
A community-led day of real-world perspectives across technology, industry, public services and open source. Beyond any single model, tool or platform.
Why we're gathering
Beyond the tools. Into the real world.
The last few years have moved AI from research conversations into everyday products, services and decisions. The interesting questions are no longer only about what a model can do.
Where is AI already useful? How do teams make it dependable? What does responsible adoption look like in public services, education, enterprise and community-built technology?
We want to make room for practitioners and domain experts to share the work behind the outcomes: what worked, what didn't and what still needs solving.
Seven areas of conversation
AI across domains
A broad look at where AI meets the systems, services and communities we depend on.
Government & public sector
Digital public infrastructure, citizen services, responsible AI and adoption at scale.
Enterprise & transformation
AI strategy, agentic workflows, decision-making and organisational change.
Education & social impact
Learning, inclusion, accessibility and practical applications for social outcomes.
AI infrastructure & MLOps
Model deployment, observability, data pipelines, cost and performance.
CMS & digital experience
Content workflows, personalisation, search, discovery and AI-powered experiences.
Marketing & customer experience
Customer insights, campaign automation, personalisation and better-informed decisions.
Open source AI
Open models, local AI, shared infrastructure and community-led ecosystems.
The people behind the conversations
Voices of the frontier
Meet some of the people bringing real-world experience, research and diverse perspectives to the summit.
Muktesh Kandpal
Founder and CEO, Varity AI
Speaking on Enterprise AI & digital transformation
Vidhatanand V.
Founder & CEO, Fragmatic
Speaking on Marketing & customer experience
Lakshmi Narasimhan Parthasarathy
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Speaking on AI infrastructure & MLOps
Dr. Abhijat Vichare
Consultant
Speaking on AI education & social impact
David Joseph Menezes
Director, Programs at People+ai
Speaking on Government & public sector
One day · Many perspectives
How the day takes shape
We are building a programme around experience, exchange and the questions worth asking together.
These are planned conversation formats, not a confirmed running order. Session titles and timings will be published once finalised.
Keynotes that widen the view
Big-picture reflections that connect what's happening today with the work and decisions ahead.
Format being developed.
Stories from real systems
Practical examples from the people designing, deploying and operating AI in different environments.
Format being developed.
Questions across boundaries
Discussion across builders, institutions, domains and communities, including the trade-offs that don't fit into a demo.
Format being developed.
What you'll take home
Leave with a broader lens
Not a checklist of tools to try next week. A stronger way to understand, question and build with AI.
See beyond the headlines
Understand where AI is creating real value across different kinds of organisations and problems.
Ask better questions
Recognise the operational, technical and human trade-offs behind AI adoption.
Think in systems
Move from simply using AI tools towards designing responsible workflows, products and experiences around them.
Who should join us
Different roles. Shared questions.
You don't need to arrive with the same background. That is the point.
The story behind the summit
How an AI-focused day became a summit
What would make this day meaningful beyond another set of AI talks?
We started with an AI-focused Day 1. The conversations quickly moved beyond tools and models towards the people, places and systems where AI is being put to work.
Join us at IIT Bombay.
One AI-focused day within three days of DrupalAsia Connect India 2027. Explore ticket options and plan your visit.