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7-8 OCT 2026​ | BENGALURU | INDIA

7–8 Oct 2026 @ NIMHANS Convention Center, Bengaluru

Open Source + AI: Build the Future of Intelligent Software

23rd edition of Asia's leading open-source conference for developers, DevOps teams, AI engineers, founders, architects and technology leaders.

Accelerate the development and deployment of open source through open models, GenAI apps, AI agents, RAG, LLMOps, DevOps, cloud-native infrastructure, databases, cybersecurity, open hardware and the tools shaping modern software.

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7–8 Oct 2026 @ NIMHANS Convention Center, Bengaluru

Open Source + AI: Build the Future of Intelligent Software

23rd edition of Asia's leading open-source conference for developers, DevOps teams, AI engineers, founders, architects and technology leaders.

Accelerate the development and deployment of open source through open models, GenAI apps, AI agents, RAG, LLMOps, DevOps, cloud-native infrastructure, databases, cybersecurity, open hardware and the tools shaping modern software.

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The Theme

Just can't wait to see how Open Source Thrives in the AI Era?

AI is no longer separate from software development. It is becoming part of every product, platform and workflow. And much of this change is being powered by open-source models, frameworks, databases, infrastructure and communities.

OSI 2026 brings together the people building this future: developers creating AI-powered products, engineers deploying AI systems, founders building AI startups, enterprises adopting GenAI, and communities contributing to open technologies.

Conference Tracks

Six tracks. Two Days.

01

FOSS for Everyone

02

Developer's Meet

03

Data & Bases

04

DevOps

05

Open Source Hardware

06

AI & ML​

Program Focus

What OSI 2026 will cover

The Open Source For You magazine team in partnership with India's Open Source community and industry bring you 10 themes spanning the full open-source and AI stack, from models and infrastructure to security and real-world deployment.

01
GenAI applications and AI agents
02
Open-source LLMs, SLMs and multimodal models
03
RAG, vector databases and knowledge graphs
04
LLMOps, deployment, evaluation and observability
05
AI coding tools and developer productivity
06
AI security, governance, privacy and licensing
07
Open data platforms and modern database stacks
08
DevOps, Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure
09
Edge AI, embedded systems and open-source hardware
10
Real-world AI product and enterprise deployment case studies

Who Should Attend

Built for builders

Attend OSI 2026 if you are building, deploying, evaluating or scaling open-source or AI-powered technology.

Software Developers

AI Engineers

ML Engineers

DevOps Teams

Platform Engineers

Cloud Architects

Data Teams

IT Infrastructure Managers

Cybersecurity Professionals

Founders

Product Leaders

Technical Decision Makers

Open-Source Contributors

Students

Community Builders

Hands-On

Learn by doing, not just watching

Learn with Hands-on Workshops

Join our MasterClasses

Learn to Solve Tech Problems

Being focused sessions limited to a smaller group, workshops and masterclasses are usually limited to 20 seats per session. As each workshop or masterclass gets announced, we will ping all registrants with a reservation link so that they can reserve their seats.

Speaker Alumni

The Gurus of 2025

A look back at the speakers who took the stage at OSI 2025: maintainers, architects and technologists from across the open-source and AI ecosystem.

Michael "Monty" Widenius

CTO, MariaDB plc & MariaDB Foundation

Jim Grisanzio

Host, Duke's Corner Java Podcast, Oracle

Johnny Miller

Chief Architect and Co-Founder, AxonOps

Anna Widenius

CEO,
MariaDB Foundation

Nilanto Bhattacharya

Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage

Rajprakash Yadav

Tech Architect, Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd

Pralhad Sonar

Sr. Customer Success Manager, Vercel

Kaushal Rajkotia

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Laxminarayan Chandrashekar

Laxminarayan Chandrashekar

Technical Architect, Siemens Technology Services

Shashi Ranjan

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Hemant Prasad

CEO,
Crest Infosolutions

Kaj Arnö

Executive Chairman of the Board, MariaDB Foundation

Balkrishna Basisthnarayan

Senior Solutions Engineer, Percona

Ramkumar S

Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage

Manjunath Janardhan

Principal AI Engineer, MSG Global Solutions

Sergei Golubchik

Chief Architect,
MariaDB plc

Tara Lodh

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Dhruv Bhatnagar

Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage

Ravi Manjunatha

Customer Engineer, AI Specialist, Google Cloud

Abhradip Mukherjee

Customer Engineer, Google Cloud

Aakash Bist

Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage

Siddhant Agarwal

Developer Relations APAC, Neo4j

Kamesh Sampath

Lead Developer Advocate, Snowflake

Stephen Chin

VP, Developer Relations, Neo4j

Laxmiswarupa Dhal

Lead OSS Specialist, Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited

Aarti Arjunwadkar

LicenseOSS Management Professional, Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited

Swapna Asgaonkar

LicenseOSS Management Professional, Siemens Technology and Services Private Limited

Richard Gooch

Technical Director,
Pure Storage

Jayapaul Paul

MTS- LS/1,
Pure Storage

Rajesh Sola

Deputy Director, GITAM University

Bharath G

Senior Lead Engineer, Rockwell Collins Aerospace

Ajinkya Patil

Senior Developer,
SAP SE

Dr. Mithun James

Technical Architect, Piramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute

Ashay Krishna

Director Of Engineering, Microsoft India Pvt Ltd

Jayita Bhattacharyya

Data Scientist, Deloitte

Shafeeque E S

Software Developer, SAP Labs India

Biju K Nair

Founding and Managing Partner, LegaliTech

Sanil Kumar D

Founder, CEO, Caze Labs Private Limited

Sushantha Kumar

Sushanth Kumar

CTO(Cloud Native Solutions), Caze Labs Private Limited

Amit Kumar Roushan

Co-Founder and CTO, Caze Labs Private Limited

Uday Swamy

Chief Solutions Architect (AI), Caze Labs Private Limited

Rohit Vaidyanathan

Senior SWE (Security and Privacy), IUDX, IISc

Pravin Ranjan

Sr. Software Engineer, IBM

Srivathsa NS

Senior Engineering Director, Office Of The CTO, Unisys

Sonu Kumar Singh

Developer, SAP Labs India

Sukarn Singh Main

Founding Partner, LegaliTech.in

Saurabh Mahawar

Developer Relations Engineer IBM

Abhishek Garg

DoE, Syfe

Sumit Kumar Verma

Senior Developer, UX Foundation IN 3

Anil Menakath

Senior Manager, Platform Engineering & Core Services Autodesk India Private Limited

Sivanand Lanka

Vice President of Engineering, MOSIP

Hari Kiran P.

Founder & CEO, OpenSource DB

Praveena Sivasankar

Head Operations, OpenSource DB

Harish Kotra

Dev Platform Lead,
Gaia

Deepu Benson

Assistant Professor, Manipal Institute of Technology

Nandakumar Edamana

PhD Scholar, IIT Palakkad

Saurabh Mishra

DevOps Lead, Global Payments

Tarandeep Singh

Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce

Khaja Moinuddin Mohammed

Lead Devops Architect, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

Aftab S

DevOps Engineer, Abilytics Inc.

Ankit Kumar

Head of Developer & Customer Success, Aklivity

Aditya Deshpande

Software Engineer 2, Dell Technologies

P Raveendra Reddy

Software Senior Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies

Abhishek S A

Software Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies

Ravi Trivedi

Chief Digital Officer, Piramal Foundation

Krishnaparsad K

Senior Principal Engineering Technologist, Dell Technologies

Shiva Prasad Katta

Software Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies

Mohammad Raghib Mumtaz

Principal Software Development Engineer, Autodesk

Tarun Aitha

Software Engineer 2, Dell Technologies

Rajesh Hegde

Software Engineer @ Data & AI team, Unisys

Sai Nitish Mitta

Software Engineer 2, DELL

Karan Singh

Software Senior Engineer, DELL

Shilpa PV

Software Principal Engineer, DELL

Sreeja Radhakrishnan

Software Senior Engineer, DELL

Varsha Marekkanavar

Software Quality Engineer 2, DELL

Karrtik Iyer

Principal AI Researcher, Thoughtworks

Heena Juneja

Industry Principal, Frost & Sullivan

Janardan Revur

Janardan Revuru

JavaScript Evangelist

Janardanan Krishnamurthy

Incharge - Application and Ecosystem Performance, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd

Srinandhini J

Incharge - Application Development, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd

Sarath Chandra K

Chief of Digital and Technology, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd

Sulav Kumar

Sr. Customer Solutions Engineer Sisdig

Shwetha Koppal

AVP/Senior Engineer, WellsFargo Pvt Ltd

Abhishek Das

CoFounder & CTO, SourcingXPress

Dr Raunaq Pradhan

Product Manager, Artpark, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore

Guru Bala

Customer Engineering Manager, Google Cloud

Komal Pandita

Sr. Developer, SAP Labs pvt ltd

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For Sponsors & Exhibitors

Reach developers building the AI stack

OSI gives sponsors and exhibitors access to a developer-heavy audience that actively evaluates tools, platforms and technologies. For AI, cloud, DevOps, database, security, hardware and developer-tool companies, OSI 2026 is a platform to engage the builders and decision makers shaping India's open-source and AI adoption.

Thank You

Partners of 2026

OSI 2026 is made possible by the sponsors, exhibitors, and media partners who support India’s open-source and AI community.

Presenting Partner

Silver Partners

Associate Partners

Exhibiting Partners

Media Partners