The Fifth Elephant - Pune Edition

Schedule

The Fifth Elephant Pune edition brings together practitioners from Target, Nutanix, Johnson Controls, KPIT, IDfy, Equal Experts, Nilenso, Last9, Sahaj Software, Unravel.tech, RomulanAI, and OrcaSheets to share how modern AI systems are built, shipped, and trusted. Presenters will cover use cases from agentic systems and AI-powered quality engineering to GenAI in manufacturing, airline scheduling, smart buildings, and real-world autonomy.

Full schedule - https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/2026-pune/schedule

Featured talks

What excites me most as an editor is how honest these submissions are! People talk about trade-offs. About what they had to unlearn. About decisions that only make sense once you’ve shipped and owned the outcome.>

Editor Pragati Chopade’s LinkedIn post about the Pune edition

Venue details

📍 Pune | 🗓️ 27–28 February 2026
Workshops on 27 February at Nutanix 4th Floor, Tower C, Panchshil Business Park, Building B, Balewadi. Workshops will happen in Ursa Major and Ursa Minor training rooms.
Conference on 28 February at Nutanix Technologies India Pvt Ltd, Panchshil Business Park, Baner
🎟️ Register now: http://has.gy/n_8n

Conference themes

AI in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - how AI is transforming the way software is designed, built, tested, secured, and operated - from product discovery to production and beyond.

AI in Manufacturing & Digital Transformation - how AI is driving operational intelligence, efficiency, and sustainability across manufacturing and industrial systems.

Conference editors

Pragati Chopade, Lead for GenAI Initiatives at Johnson Controls
Yash Gandhi, co-founder at OrcaSheets

Who should attend?

This edition is designed for practitioners working at the intersection of AI, data, and systems.

• Software engineers and platform engineers integrating AI into products
• Data scientists and ML engineers deploying models in production
• Manufacturing engineers and digital transformation leaders
• DevOps, SRE, and security practitioners exploring AI-driven workflows
• Product managers and tech leaders shaping AI-enabled systems
• Researchers and architects working on applied AI systems

Why attend The Fifth Elephant Pune edition?

• Practitioner-first content: Learn from teams shipping AI in production.
• Cross-industry insights: See how AI patterns transfer from software to manufacturing and operations.
• Community-driven learning: Peer-reviewed talks, open discussions, and hands-on workshops.

How to attend

The Pune edition is open for The Fifth Elephant Annual members.

The annual membership gives you access to

• Pune edition - conference and workshops
• The Fifth Elephant workshops and meetups - held round the year
• A year-long relationship with the community

Learn more about The Fifth Elephant annual membership from https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant#membership

Queries, contact information

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