Bengaluru Feb 25–26 · Hyderabad Mar 4–5, 2027

Experiences at MLDS

Hands-on workshops, an expo floor of live demos, roundtables, a speakers’ mixer, hackathons and games between sessions. This is MLDS beyond the keynotes.

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Workshop sessions: 11; MLDS 2026
Partners on the expo floor: 16; MLDS 2026
VIP roundtable: 90 min; In the 2027 VIP pass

Attendees posing at the chess-themed photo booth at MLDS 2026

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In the 2027 passes

On the floor

What your pass gets you between the keynotes, shown with photos from MLDS 2026.

In the Learning and VIP passes
Hands-on workshops
A workshop track every day, 3–6 pm, with AIM's AI Research team.
- From Prototype to Production: Ship battle-tested agentic AI into the real world
- Protocol Wars: The battle for agent-to-agent interoperability
- Seeing Through the Black Box: Telemetry that makes agents observable at scale
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16 partners on the 2026 floor
Expo and live demos
Booths where teams demo what they shipped.
Exhibit at MLDS 2027
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Hallway conversations
Networking sessions run across both conference days.
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90minutes around one table
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VIP roundtable
A 90-minute roundtable discussion with industry peers during the conference.
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MLDS 2027

On the 2027 plan

Evenings, mentoring, contests and satellite events around the conference. Details firm up as each one is confirmed.

During MLDS

4 events

NetworkingInvite only
The MLDS Speakers' Mixer
An invite-only evening at the close of Day 1: drinks, conversation, and the people on the MLDS 2027 stage.
When
Feb 25, 2027 · Bengaluru | Mar 4, 2027 · Hyderabad
Where
NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru | Hyderabad venue TBC
Price
₹6,000 · add-on
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Mentoring
Mentoring 2.0
Curated 1:1 slots with founders, CTOs and researchers.
When
Both days
Where
Lounge, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru | Hyderabad venue TBC
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HackathonRegistrations soon
MachineHack Grand Hackathon
A live hackathon with real-world AI challenges, GPU credits and a serious prize pool.
When
Dates TBC
Where
Expo Hall, NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bengaluru | Hyderabad venue TBC
Ran at MLDS 2019, 2020, 2023, 2025 and 2026.
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Contest
Treasure Hunt
A clue trail across the venue. Solve, scan, and unlock prizes hidden in the venue.
When
Both days
Where
Across the venue
Ran at MLDS 2026.
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Past editions

Which edition ran what

Every format we have evidence for, edition by edition. Neon marks what a 2027 pass already includes.

Format	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027 pass
Workshops	No	No	No	No	Ran	Ran	Ran	Ran	In a 2027 pass
Expo and demos	Ran	No	No	No	Ran	No	Ran	Ran	In a 2027 pass
Hackathon	Ran	Ran	No	No	Ran	No	Ran	Ran	Not confirmed yet
Paper track	No	No	No	No	Ran	Ran	Ran	No	Not confirmed yet
Code Craze contests	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ran	No	Not confirmed yet
Chess League and treasure hunt	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ran	Not confirmed yet
VIP roundtable	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Ran	In a 2027 pass