03/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/12/2026 07:55
Cast AI, the leading automation platform valued at over $1 billion, today announced it is powering CLOUDxAI Conference 2026, India's premier gathering of cloud-native and AI infrastructure professionals, taking place March 14, 2026, at the Nimhans Convention Center in Bengaluru.
As the driving force behind CLOUDxAI, Cast AI is bringing together India's vibrant cloud-native ecosystem: from individual contributors and open-source maintainers to engineering leaders at global technology companies.Laurent Gil, Co-Founder and President of Cast AI, will present at the conference, sharing insights on autonomous cloud infrastructure and the evolution of Kubernetes in the AI era. Gil joins an exceptional lineup of industry leaders, including former Red Hat Principal Engineer and AKVA CTO Abhishek Veeramalla, Cloud Foundry Foundation Chief Evangelist Ram Iyengar, Temporal Technologies Senior Developer Advocate Shubham Londhe, and prominent tech educators Hitesh Choudhary and Ravi Shankar.
CLOUDxAI Conference has established itself as India's flagship event for cloud-native engineering and AI infrastructure, drawing over 500 cloud practitioners, platform engineers, DevOps professionals, and AI developers. The conference focuses on the intersection of cloud automation and artificial intelligence, exploring how engineering teams are building intelligent, self-managing infrastructure at scale.
"India's cloud and AI infrastructure community is one of the most dynamic and technically sophisticated in the world," said Laurent Gil, Co-Founder and President of Cast AI. "CLOUDxAI brings together the practitioners who are actually building and operating these systems at scale. We're excited to share how autonomous infrastructure is evolving and learn from the incredible engineering talent driving innovation across India's tech ecosystem."
The conference is bringing together an incredible group of speakers from across the cloud and DevOps ecosystem. From leaders working with platforms like Autodesk, AWS, Bain & Company, BigBasket, DigitalOcean, Docker, EY, Palo Alto Networks to educators shaping the next generation of engineers through communities like KodeKloud, this lineup combines deep technical expertise with real-world experience.
CLOUDxAI 2026 explores the transformative shift in cloud infrastructure, from basic automation to intelligent, self-managing systems. The event features multiple tracks covering:
Attendees will experience hands-on workshops, networking sessions, challenges and raffles, exclusive event swag, and a closing party celebrating India's vibrant cloud-native community.
The CLOUDxAI Conference reflects the rapid growth and maturity of India's cloud infrastructure ecosystem. Bengaluru, known as India's Silicon Valley, has become a global hub for cloud-native innovation, with thousands of engineers building cutting-edge infrastructure solutions for companies worldwide.
The conference takes place Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Nimhans Convention Center in Bengaluru. Registration is open at cloudconf.ai.