Confluent AI Day India 2026
Engineering the Agentic Future with Data in Motion
Join an exclusive circle of architects and developers for a high-intensity day of Agentic AI workshops and a rapid-prototype hackathon. Learn to leverage continuously enriched, trustworthy data streams to build autonomous systems that don't just chat—they act.
Build with IBM Bob: Learn to spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time building scalable, production-ready AI solutions — accelerating from idea to deployment with AI-powered coding, orchestration, and testing.
The Challenge: Build. Hack. Win.
Don’t wait for the event to start coding. To compete for our INR 5,00,000 prize pool, we encourage participants to start their builds today.
Use the time leading up to June 25th to refine your architecture; then, use the on-site hackathon to finalize your integration and prepare for the stage. Use IBM Bob to accelerate development and turn your ideas into production-ready solutions faster.
🏆 Lucrative Prizes for Technical Excellence:
🥇 1st Prize: The Most Impactful AI App
The Prize: INR 2,25,000 Cash
The Goal: Build a solution with massive business potential using Confluent Connectors, Stream Processing, and Governance.
🥈 2nd Prize: The Most Flink-Driven App
The Prize: INR 1,25,000 Cash
The Goal: Demonstrate effective use of Flink SQL for real-time data transformation. Bonus: Use AI Model Inference.
🥉 3rd Prize: The Most Creative AI App
The Prize: INR 75,000 Cash
The Goal: Push the boundaries of originality and engineering creativity.
The Roadmap to AI Day
Step 1: Register for the in-person event at Taj, MG Road and wait for the confirmation email
Step 2: Sign up for free for Confluent Cloud and IBM Bob and begin architecting your app
Step 3: Finalize your build on-site and present it to our panel of judges.
No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Limit 1 entry per person. Void where prohibited. The contest ends June 25, 2026, at 5:59 pm IST. Open to legal residents of India who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the date of entry who attended the event. Employees of Confluent, Inc and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The winner will be announced during AI Day or via email for any virtual winner. By submitting an entry to the contest, the entrant agrees to be bound by the Sponsor: Confluent, Inc., 899 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, California 94041.
Once registered, you will receive an email with details about joining the event. If you do not receive this confirmation email, please click "Contact the Organizer" below to let us know.
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