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# Engineering AI Strategy: Beyond the Hype


- **Event:** Conference India 2026

## Description

Moving from simple LLM integration to building robust AI systems with clarity on infrastructure readiness and cost allocation.

While the industry is saturated with the "what" of Generative AI, engineering teams are still struggling with the "how." Moving from a successful prototype to a production-grade AI system requires more than a fine-tuned model; it requires a fundamental shift in software architecture and operational strategy.

In this session, I will draw from my experience of building large-scale systems at Microsoft and other top product companies to demystify the transition from AI experimentation to engineering rigor. We will move past "prompt magic" to explore the 2026 AI Engineering Roadmap, focusing on the infrastructure, observability, and serviceability required to sustain AI at scale.

## Speaker

### [Omkar Srivastava](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@omkar-srivastava)

Thought Leader | Ex-Microsoft | LinkedIn Top Voice- Al, Leadership, System Design | IIM-I | Lean 6 Sigma, SLII & SAFe Agile Certified | Featured@ Times Square | Mentor | 50+ Sessions


## Related talks at this congress

- [AI Is the Easy Part: Why Faster Engineers Don't Make Faster Businesses](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/1975-ai-is-the-easy-part) — Bharat Sharma
- [From Prompt Engineering to Harness Engineering: Building Observable and Governed GenAI Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/1984-from-prompt) — Lakshmi Devi Prakash
- [How is SWE & EM roles are changing in the age of AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/1986-how-is-swe-em-roles) — Amol Sharma
- [A Tale of Two Systems: Design and Reality](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2042-a-tale-of-two) — Mandeep Singh

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