Pune: Google Developer Group Pune (GDG Pune) has released a comprehensive agenda for DevFest Pune 2025 featuring industry leaders, AI specialists, and product innovators across multiple parallel tracks.
The event schedule positions DevFest Pune 2025 as one of the city’s most extensive technology gatherings, bringing together experts from Google, GoDaddy, ClearRoute, HPE, SLB, and leading AI-focused startups.
DevFest Pune 2025: Keynotes and AI-Focused Tracks
The day begins with a welcome note by Harsh Dattani, Regional Lead, Google Developer Relations. Shivani Poddar from Google Labs will deliver an early session on “The 10x Software Developer with Jules,” followed by a tea break.
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Parallel tracks launch at 11:30 AM covering Agentic AI, platform engineering, software craftsmanship, and AI-powered design. Speakers include Bhaskar Annadata and Amit Modak from Google, Supriya Rao from ClearRoute, Dharmesh Vaya from Wiz, Suresh Gupta from GoDaddy, Sandeep Jain from Gruve.ai, Gaurav Kheterpal, and others.
Additional sessions in Track 3 highlight prompt engineering, AI-powered web development, and Flutter system design. Simultaneously, the Community Lounge hosts lightning talks on synthetic monitoring, secure React applications, and implementing Google’s Secure AI Framework (SAIF).
DevFest Pune 2025: AI Mindset, Platform Engineering, and Multi-Agent Systems
Post-lunch sessions from 2:00 PM include discussions on AI-era product thinking, transitioning from building AI apps to AI businesses, and introductions to ADK and AI agents.
Technical talks cover Compose Navigation, Google Cloud’s Gemini-powered agentic workflows, human-centered design for agentic systems, healthcare AI agents, and Genkit-powered development acceleration. Sessions also delve into platform engineering journeys and AI-driven healthcare solutions.
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DevFest Pune 2025: Expert Panels Explore GenAI, Product Management, and Founder Journeys
A dedicated panel discussion slot from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM features three specialized tracks:
- Track 1: GenAI
- Moderated by Himanshu Jain, Engineering Director, Academian with Rohit Sharma, Practice Leader and Site Lead at HPE; Jayesh Prajapati, Head – Pune Technology Center, SLB (Schlumberger), Yogesh Kulkarni, AI Coach and Organizer at Pune AI Community, Mukta Aphale, Director, Evangelist at Last9 as panelists.
- Track 2: Product Management & AI
- Led by Imtiyaz Khatib, Head, Customer Experience Design & Product Management, Avalara; with Azhar Shaikh, Executive Director, Platform Product, JPMorganChase; Amit Godbole, Chief Product Officer at FCI CCM; Manisha Bapat, Product Owner Specialist, FIS; Dr. Rahul Gaikwad, Staff Resident Solutions Architect at HashiCorp, an IBM Company.
- Track 3: The Founder’s Journey
- Moderated by Mahaveer Muttha, Co Founder at Birdvision; with Amit Agrawal, Co-Founder & CTO at SRide; Rupesh Kumar, Chief Technical Officer at One Card; Gaurav Tripathi, Co-founder & CTO, Partex.AI and Neha Mathur, Co-Founder and Director at HyrGPT.
