Pune Hosts 10th Edition Of Devfest, Over 1000 Techies Participate
Pune 13th December 2022: More than 1000 young techies, including women tech entrepreneurs and professionals, along with students, converged at the Devfest 2022 – an annual global tech conference hosted by the Google Developer Groups (GDG) community, a voluntary organization set up to foster creativity amongst young techies.
The Pune Chapter of GDG hosted its 10th edition at JW Marriott on Sunday. Various experts opined that understanding end users and the market with diversity in the tech community will enable innovation and better opportunities and products. Over 45 industry experts deliberated on more than 20 technologies across three tracks and focused on how product innovation, open source, ML and AI can propel enterprises forward and solve problems.
Karthik Padmanabhan, developer relations lead at Google India, said, “We want to build an inclusive community taking care of each other. A massive change is happening on the ground as to how developers are thinking, skilling themselves and focusing on what is next – topics like product management and how to design products are getting a lot of attention. It needs support from a diverse community. Pune -GDG is a diverse and vibrant community. GDG encourages people from all walks of life to come together and share. The more diverse the community is, the more innovation can happen to create more opportunities. Gender and Regional diversity are equally important. The more we engage with a diverse community, the better the product. Devfest is an annual celebration of this spirit.”
Hailing the work of various GDGs in India, he added that there are many impactful stories where GDG groups have been giving back to the community.
Devang Mody, CEO of Bajaj Finserv Health Ltd and Group Head Strategy Bajaj Finserv Ltd, spoke on building for India and said that all those in technology are in a great position because technology is what will shape the world. “Today, India is a great place to be, similar to Silicon Valley in the 2000s. While technology is reshaping the world, it is important to understand how you can use your skills to make an impact,” he explained. He spoke on building India’s next innovation, with a focus on the healthcare landscape.
Vishal Virani, Co-founder and CEO of DhiWise, spoke about understanding the jargon of Market Research before building a start-up. “If one is thinking of a start-up, we need to know the rules of the game before building it,” he said.
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The technical conference is a perfect platform for young developers, with a full day of conference talks, workshops and networking sessions with the world’s leading industry experts and top practitioners focusing on multiple technologies. The fest included a Project Showcase Booth for companies and communities. It also had a career fair – an opportunity for local developers that are a part of Google Developer Groups and a Community Lounge, a dedicated lounge for informal sessions, that gave a chance for like-minded attendees to gather and discuss tools, topics and technologies in a relaxed setting. Each DevFest event is crafted by its local organizers to fit the learning needs and interests of their local developer community, with a strong focus on knowledge exchange and networking.
One of the highlights of DevFest Pune has been the participation of Women entrepreneurs and techies.
The organising committee of GDG-Devfest Pune is headed by four young volunteers, including Mahaveer Muttha, Organizer of Google Developer Group, Pune, Swapnil Jathar, GDG Pune co-organiser, and Women Tech Makers (WTM) Pune Ambassadors, Pranoti Nandurkar and Namrata More.
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