Open Source India 2026 | Open Source + AI: Build the Future of Intelligent Software
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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Speakers
50+
Sessions
20+
Exhibitors
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Open Source India 2025 · Highlights
The Theme

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

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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.

  • 01GenAI applications and AI agents
  • 02Open-source LLMs, SLMs and multimodal models
  • 03RAG, vector databases and knowledge graphs
  • 04LLMOps, deployment, evaluation and observability
  • 05AI coding tools and developer productivity
  • 06AI security, governance, privacy and licensing
  • 07Open data platforms and modern database stacks
  • 08DevOps, Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure
  • 09Edge AI, embedded systems and open-source hardware
  • 10Real-world AI product and enterprise deployment case studies
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Speakers on stage in a panel discussion
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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
Audience member asking a question in the conference hall
Audience member asking a question in the conference hall
Audience member asking a question in the conference hall
Hands-On

Learn by doing, not just watching

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Learn with Hands-on Workshops
Participants learning at an OSI workshop
Join our MasterClasses
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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
Michael "Monty" Widenius
CTO, MariaDB plc & MariaDB Foundation
Jim Grisanzio
Jim Grisanzio
Host, Duke's Corner Java Podcast, Oracle
Johnny Miller
Johnny Miller
Chief Architect & Co-Founder, AxonOps
Anna Widenius
Anna Widenius
CEO, MariaDB Foundation
Nilanto Bhattacharya
Nilanto Bhattacharya
Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage
Rajprakash Yadav
Rajprakash Yadav
Tech Architect, Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd
Pralhad Sonar
Pralhad Sonar
Sr. Customer Success Manager, Vercel
Kaushal Rajkotia
Kaushal Rajkotia
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
Laxminarayan Chandrashekar
Laxminarayan Chandrashekar
Technical Architect, Siemens Technology Services
Shashi Ranjan
Shashi Ranjan
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
Hemant Prasad
Hemant Prasad
CEO, Crest Infosolutions
Kaj Arno
Kaj Arnö
Executive Chairman of the Board, MariaDB Foundation
Balkrishna Basisthnarayan
Balkrishna Basisthnarayan
Senior Solutions Engineer, Percona
Ramkumar S
Ramkumar S
Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage
Manjunath Janardhan
Manjunath Janardhan
Principal AI Engineer, MSG Global Solutions
Sergei Golubchik
Sergei Golubchik
Chief Architect, MariaDB plc
Tara Lodh
Tara Lodh
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
Dhruv Bhatnagar
Dhruv Bhatnagar
Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage
Ravi Manjunatha
Ravi Manjunatha
Customer Engineer, AI Specialist, Google Cloud
Abhradip Mukherjee
Abhradip Mukherjee
Customer Engineer, Google Cloud
Aakash Bist
Aakash Bist
Member of Technical Staff, Pure Storage
Siddhant Agarwal
Siddhant Agarwal
Developer Relations APAC, Neo4j
Kamesh Sampath
Kamesh Sampath
Lead Developer Advocate, Snowflake
Stephen Chin
Stephen Chin
VP, Developer Relations, Neo4j
Laxmiswarupa Dhal
Laxmiswarupa Dhal
Lead OSS Specialist, Siemens Technology & Services
Aarti Arjunwadkar
Aarti Arjunwadkar
LicenseOSS Management Professional, Siemens Technology & Services
Swapna Asgaonkar
Swapna Asgaonkar
LicenseOSS Management Professional, Siemens Technology & Services
Richard Gooch
Richard Gooch
Technical Director, Pure Storage
Jayapaul Paul
Jayapaul Paul
MTS – LS/1, Pure Storage
Rajesh Sola
Rajesh Sola
Deputy Director, GITAM University
Bharath G
Bharath G
Senior Lead Engineer, Rockwell Collins Aerospace
Ajinkya Patil
Ajinkya Patil
Senior Developer, SAP SE
Dr. Mithun James
Dr. Mithun James
Technical Architect, Piramal Swasthya Management & Research Institute
Ashay Krishna
Ashay Krishna
Director of Engineering, Microsoft India Pvt Ltd
Jayita Bhattacharyya
Jayita Bhattacharyya
Data Scientist, Deloitte
Shafeeque E S
Shafeeque E S
Software Developer, SAP Labs India
Biju K Nair
Biju K Nair
Founding & Managing Partner, LegaliTech
Sanil Kumar D
Sanil Kumar D
Founder & CEO, Caze Labs Private Limited
Sushanth Kumar
Sushanth Kumar
CTO (Cloud Native Solutions), Caze Labs Private Limited
Amit Kumar Roushan
Amit Kumar Roushan
Co-Founder & CTO, Caze Labs Private Limited
Uday Swamy
Uday Swamy
Chief Solutions Architect (AI), Caze Labs Private Limited
Rohit Vaidyanathan
Rohit Vaidyanathan
Senior SWE (Security & Privacy), IUDX, IISc
Pravin Ranjan
Pravin Ranjan
Sr. Software Engineer, IBM
Srivathsa NS
Srivathsa NS
Senior Engineering Director, Office of the CTO, Unisys
Sonu Kumar Singh
Sonu Kumar Singh
Developer, SAP Labs India
Sukarn Singh Main
Sukarn Singh Main
Founding Partner, LegaliTech.in
Saurabh Mahawar
Saurabh Mahawar
Developer Relations Engineer, IBM
Abhishek Garg
Abhishek Garg
DoE, Syfe
Sumit Kumar Verma
Sumit Kumar Verma
Senior Developer, UX Foundation IN 3
Anil Menakath
Anil Menakath
Senior Manager, Platform Engineering & Core Services, Autodesk India
Sivanand Lanka
Sivanand Lanka
Vice President of Engineering, MOSIP
Hari Kiran P.
Hari Kiran P.
Founder & CEO, OpenSource DB
Praveena Sivasankar
Praveena Sivasankar
Head Operations, OpenSource DB
Harish Kotra
Harish Kotra
Dev Platform Lead, Gaia
Deepu Benson
Deepu Benson
Assistant Professor, Manipal Institute of Technology
Nandakumar Edamana
Nandakumar Edamana
PhD Scholar, IIT Palakkad
Saurabh Mishra
Saurabh Mishra
DevOps Lead, Global Payments
Tarandeep Singh
Tarandeep Singh
Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce
Khaja Moinuddin Mohammed
Khaja Moinuddin Mohammed
Lead DevOps Architect, LSEG
Aftab S
Aftab S
DevOps Engineer, Abilytics Inc.
Ankit Kumar
Ankit Kumar
Head of Developer & Customer Success, Aklivity
Aditya Deshpande
Aditya Deshpande
Software Engineer 2, Dell Technologies
P Raveendra Reddy
P Raveendra Reddy
Software Senior Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies
Abhishek S A
Abhishek S A
Software Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies
Ravi Trivedi
Ravi Trivedi
Chief Digital Officer, Piramal Foundation
Krishnaparsad K
Krishnaparsad K
Senior Principal Engineering Technologist, Dell Technologies
Shiva Prasad Katta
Shiva Prasad Katta
Software Principal Engineer, Dell Technologies
Mohammad Raghib Mumtaz
Mohammad Raghib Mumtaz
Principal Software Development Engineer, Autodesk
Tarun Aitha
Tarun Aitha
Software Engineer 2, Dell Technologies
Rajesh Hegde
Rajesh Hegde
Software Engineer, Data & AI team, Unisys
Sai Nitish Mitta
Sai Nitish Mitta
Software Engineer 2, DELL
Karan Singh
Karan Singh
Software Senior Engineer, DELL
Shilpa PV
Shilpa PV
Software Principal Engineer, DELL
Sreeja Radhakrishnan
Sreeja Radhakrishnan
Software Senior Engineer, DELL
Varsha Marekkanavar
Varsha Marekkanavar
Software Quality Engineer 2, DELL
Karrtik Iyer
Karrtik Iyer
Principal AI Researcher, Thoughtworks
Heena Juneja
Heena Juneja
Industry Principal, Frost & Sullivan
Janardan Revuru
Janardan Revuru
JavaScript Evangelist
Janardanan Krishnamurthy
Janardanan Krishnamurthy
Incharge – App & Ecosystem Performance, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd
Srinandhini J
Srinandhini J
Incharge – Application Development, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd
Sarath Chandra K
Sarath Chandra K
Chief of Digital & Technology, NPCI Bharat Billpay Ltd
Sulav Kumar
Sulav Kumar
Sr. Customer Solutions Engineer, Sysdig
Shwetha Koppal
Shwetha Koppal
AVP / Senior Engineer, Wells Fargo Pvt Ltd
Abhishek Das
Abhishek Das
Co-Founder & CTO, SourcingXPress
Dr Raunaq Pradhan
Dr Raunaq Pradhan
Product Manager, Artpark, IISc Bangalore
Guru Bala
Guru Bala
Customer Engineering Manager, Google Cloud
Komal Pandita
Komal Pandita
Sr. Developer, SAP Labs Pvt Ltd
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Partners of 2025

OSI 2025 was made possible by the sponsors, exhibitors and media partners who backed India's open-source and AI community.

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