The FDE Playbook - How to Build and Grow Your FDE Team

​About Event

​As AI moves from experimentation to production, Forward-Deployed Engineering (FDE) is becoming an important bridge between product, engineering, and the customer.

​Join KnackLabs, with Sarvam and in collaboration with LangChain, for an invite-only evening bringing together founders, CTOs, engineering leaders, and AI practitioners to explore how FDE works in practice - from building the function and working alongside customers to deploying and scaling AI in real-world environments.

​📅 18th September · 🕕 6:00 PM onwards ·
📍 Bengaluru

​What We’ll Explore

• ​Why FDE matters in the AI era

• ​Building and structuring an FDE practice

• ​Product vs. customer-specific engineering

• ​Taking enterprise AI from pilot to production

• ​Lessons from real-world deployments

​What to Expect

• ​Practitioner-led conversations

• ​Real-world FDE & AI deployment insights

• ​Closed-door peer discussions

• ​Curated networking with technology leaders

​Agenda

​6:00 – 6:30 PM | Welcome & Networking
Registrations, refreshments, and conversations with fellow founders and technology leaders.

​6:30 – 7:00 PM | Keynote - Kautuk Khare, Forward Deployed Engineer, Palantir Technologies
The FDE Advantage in Enterprise AI - Key lessons from 15 years of being an FDE at Palantir.

​7:00 – 7:30 PM | Session - Jayant Tarapure, GTM and Strategy, Sarvam
Playbook to Building FDE Organization in India

​7:30 – 8:00 PM | Session - Kartik Bansal, Founder & CEO, KnackLabs
Building high performance FDE team.

​8:00 – 9:00 PM | Dinner & Networking
An open Q&A and exchange of perspectives with the speakers and attendees.

​Who Is This For?

​Founders · CTOs · Engineering Leaders · AI & Data Leaders · Product Leaders · Enterprise Technology Leaders

​Hosted by KnackLabs · Title Partner: Sarvam · In collaboration with LangChain