Tech Leaders Discuss Scaling AI at Inc42 CTO Summit 2026

6 Oct 2026, 5:43 pm · 9h ago · 1 min read · Inc42

Inc42 hosted the inaugural CTO Summit 2026 at JW Marriott in Bengaluru on September 30, bringing together over 200 technology leaders from top Indian tech companies, including Swiggy, Flipkart, Meesho, and Rapido. Discussions centered on taking AI into production, running economic workloads, data quality, and evolving software engineering practices. Swiggy CTO Madhusudhan Rao detailed the company's deployment of AI agents for commerce, while Flipkart CPTO Balaji Thiagarajan highlighted intent-driven product discovery replacing keyword searches.