Elevation x Google DeepMind Day

​We’re bringing the brightest minds in AI together. Elevation Capital and Google DeepMind are hosting an exclusive deep dive into the next frontier of Artificial Intelligence.

​Startup CTOs, Heads of engineering and Heads of AI across the tech ecosystem will find this valuable, to discuss everything from cutting-edge research to deploying production-grade systems at scale.

​This session will explore:

• ​The "Need of the Hour" Framework: A pragmatic guide to deciding when to deploy autonomous Agents versus deterministic workflows.

• ​Grounding Reality: How to leverage Vector Search and modern databases to stop hallucinations and drive high-trust transactions.

• ​The E-Commerce Evolution: Moving beyond simple search bars to "Conversational Commerce" that actually generates revenue.

• ​The Value Equation: Examples of high-value vs. low-value AI implementations.

​Expect technical depth, founder-led learnings, and open discussion with peers building at the cutting edge.

​Agenda

• ​2:30 PM onwards: Check-ins & Introduction
  
  

• ​Welcome Note
  
  

• ​The Transformative Power of AI: From Frontier Research to Agentic Systems

  • ​Speakers:
    Manish Gupta, Sr. Director, Google DeepMind
    Aditya Chauhan, AI GTM Lead, Google Cloud
    Abirami Sukumaran, Developer Advocate, Cloud AI
    
    

  • ​A panoramic view of how cutting-edge AI research is evolving into production-grade, agentic systems.
    
    

    • ​This session will cover:
      
      

    • ​Frontier AI Research & Real-World Impact
      Insights from Google DeepMind on foundational breakthroughs such as AlphaFold, IndicGenBench, Morni, Vaani, and other recent initiatives—and how they are shaping applied AI across industries.
      

    • ​From Models to Platforms: The Google AI Stack
      An overview of the Google AI ecosystem—including Gemini, Gemma, Agent Space, ADK, and the A2A protocol—and how startups can leverage these building blocks to move faster from experimentation to production.
      

    • ​Driving Innovation with Agents
      How agent-based architectures are enabling a shift from static AI workflows to systems that reason, orchestrate tools, and take action—unlocking new product capabilities for founders.
      
      

• ​Driving Innovation by Leveraging Agents

  • ​Just because we can build an Agent for everything, should we? As we move from the era of "Chatbots" to "Agentic Workflows", we'll address this one critical decision most founders are facing.
    
    In this session, we will dissect the state of GenAI in 2026. We will move beyond the buzzwords to explore the practical convergence of Data and AI—demonstrating why your data strategy is now indistinguishable from your AI strategy.
    

  • ​The "Need of the Hour" Framework: A pragmatic guide to deciding when to deploy autonomous Agents versus deterministic workflows.
    

  • ​Grounding Reality: How to leverage Vector Search and modern databases to stop hallucinations and drive high-trust transactions.
    

  • ​The E-Commerce Evolution: Moving beyond simple search bars to "Conversational Commerce" that actually generates revenue.
    

  • ​The Value Equation: Examples of high-value vs. low-value AI implementations.
    
    

• ​Driving Innovation by Leveraging Agents

  • ​Just because we can build an Agent for everything, should we? As we move from the era of "Chatbots" to "Agentic Workflows", we'll address this one critical decision most founders are facing.
    
    In this session, we will dissect the state of GenAI in 2026. We will move beyond the buzzwords to explore the practical convergence of Data and AI—demonstrating why your data strategy is now indistinguishable from your AI strategy.
    

  • ​The "Need of the Hour" Framework: A pragmatic guide to deciding when to deploy autonomous Agents versus deterministic workflows.

  • ​Grounding Reality: How to leverage Vector Search and modern databases to stop hallucinations and drive high-trust transactions.

  • ​The E-Commerce Evolution: Moving beyond simple search bars to "Conversational Commerce" that actually generates revenue.

  • ​The Value Equation: Examples of high-value vs. low-value AI implementations.
    
    

• ​Founder Panel Discussion
  From PoC to Production: The Engineering and Economics of Scale

  • ​This panel will bring together CTOs who have built and scaled AI products in production, to share first-hand learnings on infra decisions, deployment challenges, reliability at scale, and what it really takes to move from prototype to impact. The session will complement the DeepMind and Gemini deep dives with practical operator perspectives.

    • ​Ayush Garg - Co-founder and CTO, Portkey

    • ​Sourabh Gupta - CTO, Scapia 

    • ​Ankit Srivastava - Head of Technology, Snabbit 

    • ​Deepank Agarwal - Head of Engineering SpeakX

    • ​Deependra Singh - AI, VC & Startup Ecosystem, Google Cloud
      
      

• ​7 PM onwards: Mixer & Refreshments

​Who Should Attend

• ​Founders

• ​Startup CTOs, Chief Architects

• ​Heads of Engineering and Heads of AI

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