Kolkata’s tech community is on the edge of an exciting milestone as DevFest Kolkata 2025, the most anticipated developer event of the year, kicks off tomorrow at Vedic Village, Kolkata. Hosted by Google Developer Group (GDG) Kolkata, this flagship event promises a full day of innovation, inspiration, and high-impact learning bringing together developers, founders, researchers, and technology leaders from across the country.

Whether attendees are coming for deep dives into AI and Cloud, hands-on workshops, or high-level networking, DevFest Kolkata 2025 is set to deliver an unmatched energy that goes far beyond a typical tech conference. With cutting-edge sessions and real-world insights, the event aims to redefine how professionals think about building, scaling, and securing modern technology stacks.

A Powerhouse Line-up: Expert Voices in Technology

This year’s speaker roster features some of the most respected and influential voices in AI, Cloud, Security, and Developer Technologies.

Kunal Das, Developer Advocate (APAC) at Cast AI, CNCF Kolkata Organizer, FinOps Certified Engineer, and 7x Azure Certified cloud leader, brings deep enterprise experience across FMCG, CPG, and BFSI. At DevFest Kolkata 2025, he will cut through the hype to demonstrate how to build AI systems that are not just innovative, but sustainable and profitable.

Angshuman Bhattacharya, AI startup founder (acquired by the Adani Group), ISB & Cornell alumnus, econometrician, and one of India’s foremost AIML leaders, will showcase how Econometrics and GenAI can be bridged to drive measurable business impact at enterprise scale.

Agnibha Dutta, Chief Information Security Officer at Artelus popularly known as the “MBBS Hacker” will take audiences into the offensive side of AI security, combining his unique background as a doctor-turned-hacker with deep cybersecurity expertise.

Pawan Kumar, Founder of Codepur, Advocate @0xPolygon, and Google Developer Expert (Flutter, Firebase, Dart), will demonstrate how to inject AI directly into the shell, transforming everyday developer workflows into something close to magic.

From AI Security to Agentic Systems

The sessions span a wide spectrum of emerging and mission-critical topics:

• Shuva Jyoti Kar, Author, Speaker, and Senior Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, will explain how to defend against prompt injections and secure MCP-powered AI systems.
• Shruti Mantri, Architect, AI Expert, Udemy Instructor, and Staff Software Engineer at Google, will dive into building serverless agentic systems that can practically run themselves.
• Indranil Chandra, Architect ML & Data Engineer at Upstox and GDG MAD Mumbai Co-organiser, will decode what’s changing in the GenAI ecosystem and why it matters, including how Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) is reshaping discovery in a GenAI-first world.

Beyond Code: Creativity, Ethics, and Scale

DevFest Kolkata 2025 also celebrates the broader impact of technology:

• Rajat Kumar Gupta, the creative mind behind Knightcube 3D with over 500+ million views, will show how to craft immersive, interactive effects for YouTube Shorts without writing complex code.
• Swagatam Das, Professor at the Indian Statistical Institute and ACM Distinguished Speaker with 36,500+ citations, will address one of the most critical questions of our time: how to make AI ethical, explainable, and reliable.
• Nikhilesh Tayal, Google Developer Expert for AI and 3x entrepreneur, will reveal how to take AI agents from flashy demos to production-ready reality.

Developer-Focused, Production-Ready Insights

From mobile to data infrastructure, the agenda is packed with practical, production-grade knowledge:

• Vivek Yadav, GDE for Flutter & Dart, will show how to scale AI-assisted Flutter development into apps used by millions.
• Ayushi Gupta, GDE for Firebase and Engineering Lead at Zalando, will explain how to build multi-agent (A2A) Android apps using Firebase Genkit.
• Rivu Chakraborty, GDE for Android (Kotlin), will demonstrate how to bring AI directly into Kotlin Multiplatform apps.
• Ashok Vishwakarma, GDE for AI & Web Technologies, will explore how graph databases are transforming modern data challenges.

A Day That Will Redefine the Tech Stack

With founders, Google Developer Experts, researchers, and industry leaders under one roof, DevFest Kolkata 2025 is more than an event it’s a convergence of ideas shaping the future of technology in India and beyond.

As the doors open tomorrow at Vedic Village, Kolkata, one thing is certain: the wait is over, and the future of tech is ready to be experienced.