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# Fireside Chat: Building Software That Means Business


- **Date:** Thursday, Nov 26, 2026
- **Time:** 17:10–17:40 (30 min)
- **Room:** Stage 1 - powered by IBM
- **Event:** Conference India 2026

## Description

AI can write the code. Can it help you ship the software?
Explore what it takes to move beyond AI-generated snippets and build software that can stand up to real-world development requirements. We’ll look at how developers can bring AI into the software development lifecycle—from generating and understanding code to iterating, debugging, modernizing, and building toward production.
Less hype. More building. More questions worth asking.

## Speaker

### [Madhuri D. Madhavanpillai](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@madhuri-d-madhavanpillai)

Program Director and Senior Engineering Leader at IBM


## Related talks at this congress

- [Beyond vibe coding: Mastering the AI-native SDLC from code to production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2028-beyond-vibe-coding) — Amith Singhee
- [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
- [Your AI Wrote the Code. Who Vouches for It?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2036-your-ai-wrote-the) — Siddharth Joshi
- [Go Beyond the Vibe: Build Smarter AI Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/conference-india-2026/sessions/2022-go-beyond-the-vibe) — Aryan Singh, Malavika V

## Watch remotely

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## Links

- [Get tickets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/conference-india/tickets)