Rippling Engineering Presents: Building an AI first culture

​Everyone’s talking about AI. Few are building with it. Even fewer are doing it right.

​Join us for a no-fluff, high-signal conversation with people building real AI systems, shaping org culture, and questioning the hype — from coding copilots to cultural rewrites, hiring hacks to ethical grey zones. This fireside chat features some of our favourite people working at the frontier of AI tech. Expect honest, bold discussions on how to 'actually' build an AI first culture.

The audience will be an intimate and select group of leaders, founders, builders from the Bangalore tech ecosystem.


Host :
Albert Strasheim - CTO @ Rippling

Speakers:
Paras Chopra - Founder @ Lossfunk.ai
Kalika Bali - Senior Principal AI Researcher @ Microsoft
Phaneesh Gururaj - Head of Engineering @Ema.co
Ankur Bhatt - Head of AI @ Rippling
Ajay Chandra - Principal Engineer @ Rippling

Schedule:
6:00 pm - Doors Open & Welcome speakers and guests
6:30 pm - Fireside chat
7:45 pm - Q&A
8:00 pm - Mingle, Drinks & Starters

Address:
Rippling New Office, Fourth floor, Trillium, Embassy TechVillage, I & J Block, Outer Ring Rd, Devarabisanahalli, Varthur, Karnataka 560103

P.S :This is an invite-only event, limited to 40 seats. Please RSVP to reserve yours.

​​🗓️ Event Details:

​​28 August | 6:00 PM onwards

​​Evening Schedule:

​​6:00 PM – Doors Open
Arrive early, grab a seat, and get comfortable—you’re in for an inspiring evening (yes, the good kind of evening that comes with food and wine).

​​6:15 PM – Welcome Note
A warm kickoff from our hosts to set the tone—and no, we won’t make you do an icebreaker.

​​6:30 PM – Fireside Chat
No actual fire, but plenty of sparks. Expect bold conversations, real stories, and a healthy dose of ambition.

​​7:45 PM – Q&A + Networking
Bring your questions, your curiosity.

​​8:00 PM onwards – Drinks, Bites & Brilliant Banter
Unwind, connect, and enjoy—you’ve earned it.

​​📍 Venue:

​​Rippling New Office
4th Floor, Trillium Building, Embassy TechVillage
I & J Block, Outer Ring Rd, Devarabisanahalli, Varthur, Bengaluru – 560103
(Above the Swiggy office, I & J block, Trillium building)

​​Parking Details:

​​The event is in the IJ block, and so is the parking—no shuttle adventures required.

​​Visitor Parking – Upper Basement:
Slots IJ 366 to IJ 372 (Pillars S9 to R8)

​​Rippling Reserved Slots – Lower Basement:

• ​​Slots IJ 412 to IJ 433 – 22 slots (Pillars P7 to J7)

• ​​Slots IJ 434 to IJ 443 – 10 slots (Pillars 16 to L7)

• ​​Slots IJ 444 to IJ 255 – 12 slots

​​Heads-Up So You Don’t Get Lost!

​​Rippling has two offices in Embassy Tech Village (because one just wasn’t enough 😎).

​​Event Location:
4th Floor, Trillium Building, Embassy TechVillage
(This is where the magic happens. Come here!)

​​Not-The-Event-Location:
6th Floor, Tulip Building, GH Block
If you accidentally land here, don’t worry—you’re not the first. Just a 2 minute brisk walk will lead you to the Trillium Building where the event awaits.

​​​Looking forward to seeing you there!