BOOK LAUNCH · INVITE-ONLY
The Cognitive Road
Pioneering AI-Defined Vehicles at the Edge
BHIVE Premium Bellandur Campus, Bengaluru
Thursday, 22nd October 2026 · 4 PM – 6 PM IST
Join us for the launch of The Cognitive Road. An evening with 25+ senior leaders from Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Bosch, and more, on how cars are moving from running code to learning from the road.
Meet the Authors
How The Evening Unfolds
Check-in & Networking
Tea, coffee, pool and pickleball.
Opening & Welcome
Ketan Paithankar
Co-founder & CTO, Konverge AI
Keynote: From Pilot to Fleet – Taking AI to Scale
Chockalingam M
Director, Frontier Technology, nasscom
Book Unveiling & The Story Behind The Cognitive Road
Himajit Aithal
Chief AI Architect, Deep Tech Innovations, Bosch Global Software Technologies
Panel: From AI Evolution in Vehicles to Road Reality
Moderator
Ambar Gosavi
Head of Sales & Marketing, Konverge AI
Panelists
Manasa Manjunath
Automotive Consultant; formerly Chassis Strategy and Innovation, Mercedes-Benz AG, Germany
Himajit Aithal
Chief AI Architect, Deep Tech Innovations, Bosch Global Software Technologies
Ketan Paithankar
Co-founder & CTO, Konverge AI
Audience Views – Open Discussion
Closing Remarks
Ketan Paithankar
Co-founder & CTO, Konverge AI
Snacks & Networking
What You'll Take Away
See the Shift First
Understand how vehicles are moving from software-defined to AI-defined, and what it means for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Hear from the Builders
Real perspectives from the people building edge AI, V2X and safety systems, from research labs to the road.
Exclusive Leadership Network
An invite-only room of 25+ senior leaders from Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Bosch and more.
Be in the room on 22 October.
This is an invite-only event. Register your interest and our team will confirm your seat.
