​The Build Collective is a full-day experience designed to help students learn, explore, build, play, and share across the worlds of AI, Open Source, innovation, and gaming.

​EVENT AGENDA:

​First Half: BLDR Collective | www.bldrcollective.com

​Topics: AI • On-Device AI • Innovation • Open Source

​09:30 – 10:00 Registration & Community Networking

​10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Introduction to BLDR Collective Opening | Abhishek M, Chief BLDR

​10:15 – 11:30 AI: From Hype to BLDing your first Voice Agents Workshop Abhishek M, Developer Advocate, Smallest.AI

​11:30 – 12:15 The Memory Problem: Why your Agent Forgets, Kavisha Mathur, TESCO

12:15 – 1:30 On-Device AI: Intelligence at the Edge | Kartikey R, Qualcomm

​13:30 Lunch Break

​Focus

​Students get an introduction to the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem, learn about On-Device AI and Indian AI, discover how Open Source enables innovation, and understand how they can start building with emerging technologies.

​Second Half: INDIA GAMING COLLECTIVE | www.indiagamingcollective.com

​Topics: AI × Gaming • Game Development • Build & Play

​14:00 – 14:15 Understanding Indian Game Development Landscape in the Era of AI | Akash Shukla, BLDR @ IGC

​14:15-17:00 From Idea to Game: Introduction to Game Development with Hands On Workshop | Aarshad Devani, India Gaming Collective

​17:00 – 17:30 Game Showcase, Demos & Closing

​Focus
The India Gaming Collective segment then shifts from learning to making, exploring the intersection of AI and gaming before guiding students through a hands-on game development workshop where they build their own playable game prototype.

​The experience brings together practitioners, developers, creators, and students to learn by building, experiment with new technologies, showcase their work, and connect with a growing community of builders.