Call for Papers and Speakers | GDG DevFest Ahmedabad 2026

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GDG DevFest Ahmedabad is back with its 12th edition!

This year, we’re taking DevFest beyond the traditional conference format.

Along with technical sessions and hands-on workshops, we’re introducing track-specific panel discussions and Speed Mentoring to create more opportunities for speakers and attendees to interact, exchange experiences, and learn from each other.

📅 5 December 2026
📍 Shri Shakti Convention Center, Ahmedabad

And now, we’re looking for speakers who want to be part of it.

🎯 Target Audience

This year, we’re expanding the audience we want to bring together at GDG DevFest Ahmedabad.

Our audience will primarily include:

IT professionals — Web, Mobile, Backend, Cloud, AI/ML, Data, DevOps, Security, Designers, Architects, Engineering Managers, and more
Developers and engineers building real-world products and applications
Tech entrepreneurs and startup founders
Product builders and technology leaders
Professionals navigating the changing technology landscape
AI builders and developers experimenting with new ways of building
Students and freshers with genuine hands-on experience and a strong interest in technology

We especially want to bring together people who are building, experimenting, leading, and adapting in an increasingly AI-driven world.

🌐 Theme for this year’s content

Technology is changing rapidly.

AI is changing how we build software, but the conversation doesn’t end with AI.

This year, we’re interested in what people are building, how technology is being applied in the real world, what professionals are learning, and how businesses and developers are adapting to this new landscape.

We want sessions that go beyond “what is this technology?”

Tell us:

What did you build?
What problem did you solve?
What worked?
What didn’t?
What did you learn?
What can our audience take away from your experience?

🎤 Tracks & Session Formats

This year, GDG DevFest Ahmedabad will have three primary content tracks, along with a dedicated full-day Workshop Track.

🤖 Build with AI — Web, AI & Cloud

We’re looking for sessions around building modern applications and infrastructure with AI across the Web and Cloud ecosystem.

Topics could include, but are not limited to:

AI-powered web applications
AI agents and agentic applications
Gemini and Google AI technologies
AI-native application architecture
Gemini + Firebase + Angular: AI Apps for the Web
AI + Google Cloud
Cloud-native AI applications
LLM applications in production
RAG and knowledge systems
AI-powered developer tools
AI security and responsible AI
Scaling and optimising AI applications
AI observability and evaluation
Modern web development
Performance and accessibility
Edge computing
Developer experience
Production lessons from AI-powered applications
Developing AI-powered Web apps using Antigravity IDE
WebAssembly and on-device AI inference for privacy-sensitive applications
Building AI Agents using open-source frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI)
Agent Development Kit (ADK)
Creating LLM-powered product assistants using Gemini Pro + Firebase
Hands-on with Gemini’s latest model & multimodal capabilities
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) workflows in production
Practical Prompt Engineering / Loop Engineering, Graph Engineering, Harness Engineering, etc. patterns for developers
Context engineering for production AI applications.
Responsible AI & Safety Filters using Google AI tools
AI-Assisted Software Development using AI and LLM Models
Building production AI applications with Genkit.
Fine-tuning models with Vertex AI and custom datasets
Building scalable GenAI APIs for mobile/web apps
Generative AI
AutoML
Dataflow
ML Kit
AI Model Evaluation
Cloud Natural Language, etc.

We particularly encourage real-world implementations and production experiences.

📱 Build with AI — Mobile

How is AI changing the way we build mobile experiences?

We welcome sessions around:

Developing AI-powered Mobile apps using Antigravity IDE
Flutter + Gemini Integration for mobile experiences
Flutter Web + Firebase + AI full-stack architecture
Hands-on with Android Gemini API (code generation, voice assistant, etc.)
Flutter AI Plugins – integrating open-source models locally
Flutter/Android scalable architecture best practices for on-device LLMs
Gemma integration into mobile apps

We’re particularly interested in what you’ve actually built and learned while building it.

🚀 Build with AI — Non-Tech & Startups

AI isn’t only transforming code.

It’s changing how products are imagined, companies are built, teams operate, and businesses grow.

This track is for:

Startup founders
Entrepreneurs
Product leaders
Business leaders
Developers turned founders
AI product builders
Startup ecosystem enablers
Technology professionals

Possible topics include:

Building AI-first products
AI in startups
From idea to MVP with AI
Building and validating products using AI
AI-powered business workflows
AI adoption in organisations
Product management in the AI era
Building teams in an AI-first world
AI and entrepreneurship
Lessons from building an AI startup
Scaling AI products
AI economics and cost management
Finding opportunities in the AI ecosystem
Real-world AI transformation stories

We want the stories behind the products — not product pitches.

🛠️ Workshop Track

Alongside the three primary tracks, GDG DevFest Ahmedabad 2026 will have a dedicated Workshop Track running throughout the day.

Some things are better learned by doing.

We’re looking for hands-on experiences where attendees can actively build, experiment, solve problems, and learn through practice.

Workshops can cover areas across:

AI-powered creative coding and generative art (AI)
Building games, interactive experiences, and virtual worlds (AI + Web)
Voice interfaces and conversational experiences (AI and natural language processing)
Data storytelling and visualisation (Data science and visualisation)
Cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and privacy (Cybersecurity)
Accessibility and inclusive product design (Web and product design)
No-code and low-code product development (No-code and low-code platforms)
Automation and workflow engineering (Automation and AI)
Open-source contribution and project building (Open source)
Developer tools and AI-assisted development (AI and developer tools)
Cloud and edge computing (Cloud)
AI-powered web and Mobile development
Startups, product building, and rapid prototyping (AI + startup)
Emerging technologies and practical engineering workflows (Web or cloud)

A great workshop should give attendees something they can build, experiment with, and continue working on after DevFest.

🎤 Panel Discussions

This year, we’re also introducing panel discussions at the end of each major track.

Each track will have a dedicated panel bringing together multiple speakers and perspectives around the technologies, challenges, opportunities, and trends shaping that area.

These conversations are designed to go beyond individual sessions and explore questions that benefit from multiple viewpoints and real-world experiences.

Selected speakers may be invited to participate in a relevant panel based on their expertise and experience.

Because sometimes, the most interesting part isn’t one person’s answer.

It’s what happens when different perspectives come together.

⚡ NEW: Speed Mentoring

And now, we’re taking the speaker experience one step further.

This year, we’re introducing Speed Mentoring at GDG DevFest Ahmedabad.

The idea is simple:

Short conversations. Real questions. Practical guidance.

Attendees will get the opportunity to interact with experienced developers, engineers, founders, professionals, and industry leaders in short, focused mentoring conversations.

Instead of one long mentorship session, the format will be rotational — allowing attendees to meet multiple mentors and get different perspectives on their questions, challenges, projects, careers, and journeys.

We expect our speakers to be part of it.

Being a DevFest speaker this year isn’t only about delivering your session.

Selected speakers will also be expected to contribute to the Speed Mentoring initiative.

You will be expected to be available for approximately 30–60 minutes during the event.

The mentoring will happen on a rotational basis and will be planned around your session schedule, so it should not take up a significant portion of your day.

We’re asking for this because we believe your experience can be valuable beyond the stage.

Your session might inspire someone.

A conversation with you might help them figure out what to do next.

⭐ Expectations from CFPs this year

As always, we are looking for value-driven, experience-based proposals.

We want talks that demonstrate things you’ve actually done — whether that’s building a product, solving a difficult engineering problem, scaling an application, launching a startup, improving developer productivity, implementing AI, or learning something through failure.

Strong proposals could demonstrate:

Real-world implementation
Production experience
Case studies
Technical challenges and solutions
User or business impact
Scalability
Performance improvements
Developer productivity improvements
Product development
Startup journeys
Experiments and lessons learned
Failures and what you learned from them
Practical approaches others can apply

We are NOT looking for:

Generic introductory talks
“Getting Started with…” sessions
Basic tutorials easily available online
Hello World implementations
Purely theoretical presentations
Product/company marketing pitches

For example, submissions such as:

“Getting Started with Flutter”
“Introduction to JavaScript”
“What is Generative AI?”
“Getting Started with Firebase”

are unlikely to be selected unless they offer a strong, unique, experience-driven perspective.

✅ DOs of CFP

Clearly explain your proposed topic.
Describe the practical value of the session.
Include your hands-on experience with the technology/topic.
Share links to your previous talks, presentations, blogs, GitHub projects, demos, or videos where applicable.
Mention important takeaways for attendees.
Tell us what makes your perspective different.
Focus on learning and value rather than promotion.
Be specific about what attendees will learn.

❌ DON’Ts of CFP

No product pitches
You may mention your company or product where relevant, but the session should primarily be about technology, experience, learning, or insights.
No copied content
The proposal and talk should represent your own original work, ideas, or experiences.
No generic beginner content
Avoid topics that simply reproduce introductory documentation or tutorials.
No marketing presentations
DevFest is a learning platform, not a sales pitch platform.
No technology just for the sake of technology
Your proposal should have a clear reason for why the topic matters to our audience.

🌍 Speakers from around the world are welcome

You don’t have to be from Ahmedabad to speak at GDG DevFest Ahmedabad.

We welcome submissions from:

🇮🇳 Across India
🌎 International speakers
👩‍💻 Developers and engineers
🚀 Founders and entrepreneurs
🏢 Technology leaders
🧠 Researchers and builders
🎓 Experienced practitioners

If you’ve built something interesting, solved a difficult problem, learned something valuable, or have a perspective that can help our audience — we want to hear from you.

🎁 Perks of being a GDG DevFest Ahmedabad Speaker

As a selected speaker, you will receive:

Full-day access to GDG DevFest Ahmedabad 2026
Opportunity to interact with a diverse audience of developers and professionals
Networking with speakers, technology leaders, founders, and the startup ecosystem
Exposure through official GDG Ahmedabad communication and social channels
Opportunity to participate in Speed Mentoring
Opportunity to experience other new initiatives this year
Support from the GDG Ahmedabad team during session preparation
The opportunity to share your experience with a growing technology community