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7 Technology Trends That You Need to Know
AI is transforming software and systems at every layer, but real mastery lies in understanding the deeper shifts shaping this new stack. This talk explores seven key technology trends defining the future of AI-driven engineering.
From building AI-ready data platforms to defending against context poisoning and other emerging threats, you will learn what it takes to create resilient, responsible systems. We will look at context engineering as the foundation of reliable AI, inference optimization techniques enabling real-time scalability, and new metrics for fairness, safety, and sustainability.
Instead of chasing hype, this session offers a practical and forward-looking roadmap for engineers, architects, and leaders who want to build AI systems that are not only powerful, but also principled and future-proof.
What You Will Learn
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The seven trends driving the evolution of AI infrastructure and practice
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How to engineer context and observability into AI systems
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Techniques for optimizing inference at scale and reducing cost
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How to measure trust, fairness, and safety in deployed AI
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Practical strategies to build responsible, production-grade AI
Who Should Attend
Developers, architects, and technology leaders looking to understand the emerging AI stack and prepare their teams for the next generation of software engineering.
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About the speaker
Vanya Seth
Head of Technology, ThoughtWorks India
Vanya is an experienced technologist with a demonstrated history of working in the IT services industry, Vanya is a strategic consultant specialising in data mesh, platforms, delivery infrastructure, cloud native evolutionary architecture and AI first software delivery.
In her current role as Head of Technology for Thoughtworks in India, Vanya shapes new pursuits, strategically advises on client projects, and formulates meaningful and resilient technology strategies. She is also part of the Thoughtworks' Technology Advisory Board that puts together thoughts on emerging technology trends in the industry, resulting in the much sought after Technology Radar.
Vanya is a passionate technologist with a knack for solving complex problems, at scale. She is also deeply involved in with open source communities.
