In person · Chennai · Edition 1
Event ended
Meet the Circle IRL.
A collaborative morning for the people building, learning, and thinking seriously about AI.
Edition 1 wrapped up on 29 August 2026 in Chennai. Thanks to everyone who joined — scroll down for the recap and photos.
Date
29 August 2026
Time
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Venue
TechnoRucs, Pallikaranai
After 19 weeks, the Circle met IRL.
The weekly online circle went offline for the first time — and the format worked.
4.95 / 5
Average rating from attending members.
- The format
- The activities
- Close, focused networking
For four months we met every week online — discussing AI engineering, sharing what we are building, asking questions, and making sense of the pace of AI without getting caught in FOMO. This weekend we took those conversations offline for the first time.
We revisited the themes that kept coming up in the weekly sessions, but in a far more elaborate and collaborative way. The part members enjoyed most was the LLM / GenAI application design group activity: teams were given real-world use cases and had to break each application into capabilities first.
Instead of jumping to “use an LLM” or “build an agent”, they decided what stays regular program logic, where an SLM or LLM genuinely adds value, whether the use case needs RAG, whether it really needs an agent, and where a human should stay in the loop — then justified those choices against security, privacy, reliability, infrastructure and cost.
Not a conference. Not a one-way workshop. A carefully curated practitioner gathering where the member experience comes first: conversations, participation, learning, activities and useful connections. Seeing members enjoy the format was the biggest validation.
Edition 1 will not be a one-off. We are planning an AI Engineering Circle IRL once every two months, with the weekly online sessions continuing in between.
Not a long, one-way conference.
After 18 continuous weeks and 20 online sessions, we are taking the Circle offline. Expect a collaborative coworking discussion with people who want useful conversations around all things AI.
Member introductions and networking
Practical AI discussions and useful workflows
Quick knowledge sharing from the room
A collaborative group activity, revealed on the day
Reflections from 20 Circle sessions
Less FOMO. More clarity.
We do not necessarily need more AI content. We need clarity around what matters, what to ignore, and where different AI concepts actually fit.
Every week brings a new model, tool, framework, or announcement. The Circle slows that noise down a little, learning from practitioners and connecting it to real engineering work.
From Circle members
“The discussions help bridge the gap between what we learn academically and what is actually happening in the industry.”
“Even when some topics are new to me, I leave with ideas on what I should explore next.”
“The step-by-step discussions make it easier to connect AI concepts instead of getting overwhelmed by terminology.”
“Hearing what other practitioners are building gives much more context than just reading about the technology.”
“It is a useful place to ask questions and get clarity on how AI can fit into day-to-day engineering work.”
Who can attend?
Tech practitioners, software engineers, architects, infrastructure and cloud professionals, founders, student builders, and curious learners. You do not need to be an AI expert.
By joining, you will also become part of AI Engineering Circle, a growing group of 45+ technology practitioners learning, sharing, and experimenting with AI together.
₹850 per person
Register 2 or more people and a group discount is applied automatically at checkout.
Registration is closed for Edition 1.