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Summit Kickoff: Building Agentic AI Systems in H2 2026

Part of The AI Builders Summit

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Sat, Aug 8, 2026

5:00 PM UTC (1 hour)

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Building Agentic AI Applications with a Problem-First Approach
Aishwarya Naresh Reganti and Kiriti Badam
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What you'll learn

Where agentic AI really stands in H2 2026

An honest map of what's changed, what works now, and what still breaks when agents hit production.

What separates shipping systems from demos

The patterns that hold up when an agent meets real users, real data, and real scale.

The stack behind reliable agents

How context, harness, evaluation, and infrastructure fit into one system you can actually run.

How to get the most from the summit

The through-line connecting every guest session, and how to apply it to what you're building.

Why this topic matters

The bar for agentic AI moved fast in 2026. Models got more capable, but the gap between a slick demo and a system that survives real users and real workloads is as wide as ever. In this kickoff, Aish and Kiriti open the AI Builders Summit by mapping where agentic AI actually stands in the second half of 2026: what's changed, what still breaks, and the patterns that separate systems that ship

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Kiriti & Aish

AI practitioners with combined 20+ years of experience

Aishwarya Naresh Reganti is the founder and CEO of LevelUp Labs, a human-first AI startup that helps develop and deploy production-ready generative AI solutions for mid to large enterprise clients. With over 9 years of experience in machine learning, she has published more than 35 research papers at top-tier AI conferences, including NeurIPS, AAAI, and CVPR.

Kiriti Badam is a member of the technical staff at OpenAI Codex, with over a decade of experience designing high-impact enterprise AI systems. He specializes in AI-centric infrastructure, with deep expertise in large-scale compute, data engineering, and storage systems.

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