07 Sep TWT Bengaluru Regional Conference (Oct 10, 2026)
Tech Writing 360: Back to the Future
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Our 7th Conference
Back to the Future is not about nostalgia — it's about looking back at the transformations that shaped our profession, and using those lessons to prepare for what comes next.
Becoming Agents of Change means taking an active role in shaping that future: experimenting with new approaches, influencing teams, building better experiences, and helping organizations navigate change.
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The Schedule
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During the conference breaks, connect 1:1 with experienced documentation leaders for a quick 5-minute conversation.
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Suggested Topics:
– Career & growth
– AI in technical writing
– Skills & tools
– Leadership & team management
– Documentation challenges
– Other Profession-related questions
About the Conference
Any event involves a lot of hard work. TWT is glad to have city volunteers who give their best efforts to make an event successful and care to think about all facilities of the participants and speakers.
For this conference, the Bengaluru volunteer team is leading the efforts.
TWT Bengaluru Team:
Raghavendra V G, Rahul H, Harika G, Supritha, Susheel and Divin K.
Write to TWT Team: support@techwriterstribe.com
Or Call/WhatsApp/Telegram: +91 7337332587
The conference is for technical writers at all levels. The conference offers an opportunity to learn, make connections, and discuss technical writing as a career.
This event welcomes individuals who fit into the following categories:
- Technical writers who need guidance from the experts or want to connect with others in their field.
- Managers who want to enhance their team’s performance by identifying areas of improvement.
- Individuals who enjoy keeping up with trends in technical writing.
- Companies that want to understand how to effectively use technical documentation to enhance their product.
- Freshers/Professionals from other fields who are considering technical writing as a career and would like to meet with professionals in this field.
Registration is open for the event.
Free registration for Tech Writer’s Tribe Annual Members, current volunteers, speakers and panelists.
Payment mode:
- Direct UPI payment to our UPI ID: techwriters@icici.
- Pay using Card/Netbanking through payment gateway (Includes processing fee)
Registration Fee
- Individual: INR 550(UPI) or INR 600 (Cards)
- Group of 3 or more: INR 500 (UPI) or INR 550 per person
Date: October 10, 2026
Time: 9.30 AM-5.30 PM
The Venue: Astera Labs
- Address: ALAB Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd.,
Helios Business Park, Wing-D, Ground Floor,
Sy Nos. 23/1, 23/2, 24/1 and 24/2,
Kariyammana Agrahara Village,
Varthur Hobli, Outer Ring Road,
Bengaluru – 560103. - Map: Click to view
The Keynote
Speaker: Dr. Shivananda Koteshwar
Designation: SVP and Managing Director, India Site Head at Astera Labs
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Dr. Shivananda R. Koteshwar is a technology and business leader with extensive experience across the semiconductor industry, currently leading Astera Labs’ India operations and contributing to its global growth and AI infrastructure strategy.
Beyond corporate leadership, Shivoo is passionate about teaching, mentoring, innovation, and developing future leaders. His work spans industry, academia, startups, and social initiatives.
An alumnus of IIM Bangalore and ISB Hyderabad, Shivoo brings together technology, leadership, education, and human development in his work.
Teacher, Life Coach & Public Speaker
Other Achievements:
- Mentor of Change with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog
- Professor of Practice and university faculty
- Startup mentor and contributor to innovation ecosystems
- Founder Trustee of Belakoo, supporting underprivileged students
- Author of books on SoC architecture and physical design
- Mentor and advisor to educational and healthcare institutions
Panel Discussion
Back to the Future - Challenges and Solutions
Anchor: Mridula Menon
Senior Manager – Doc
Aurigo Software
Documentation leader with 20 years of experience across software and technical documentation, exploring AI-driven information ecosystems that help users and agents discover, understand, and act on information.
Bharathan Jeyapal
Director – Doc
Salesforce
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Documentation leader with 23+ years of cross-domain experience, specializing in customer-focused content, documentation tools, automation, and AI-driven approaches that make authoring smarter, faster, and simpler.
Tanvi Rotti
Senior Manager – Doc
Astera Labs
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Technical publications leader specializing in building DITA-based documentation ecosystems for semiconductor products, with expertise in content strategy, reuse, governance, and AI-driven content innovation.
Nidhi A Prashant
Manager – Doc
SAP Labs
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Doc Leader with 20+ years of experience spanning information development and academia, specializing in AI, automation, content innovation, customer engagement, and technology-driven documentation solutions.
Malathi Prathivadhi
Manager – Doc
Boomi
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Doc Leader with 19+ years of experience spanning Java development and technical writing, specializing in API documentation, content strategy, automation, developer experience, and AI-ready documentation.
The Experts and their Sessions
Session 1 (3 Segments): Astera Labs Documentation Team
Segment 1: Back to the Future: Becoming Agents of Change
Technical writers are evolving from content creators into architects of documentation intelligence. This session explores Astera Labs’ journey toward an AI-assisted documentation ecosystem, where AI agents support the Documentation Development Life Cycle (DDLC)—from creation and review to publishing and maintenance.
Attendees will learn:
- Building an AI-enabled documentation ecosystem
- Mapping AI agents to the DDLC
- Creating documentation pipelines
- Measuring AI effectiveness
- Governance and risk mitigation
- Lessons learned and the roadmap toward autonomous documentation
Segment 2: AI for Training Creation
Creating training content from scattered documentation can be time-consuming. This session demonstrates how AI transforms Confluence pages, release notes, and technical content into structured learning objectives, video scripts, training outlines, and assets.
Attendees will learn:
- Building an AI-assisted training workflow
- Creating video scripts from documentation
- Generating learning objectives and training assets
- Improving productivity while maintaining accuracy
- Scaling training content with SME review and AI-assisted workflows
Segment 3: Agent or Automation? Choosing the Right Solution for the Right Documentation Challenge
As AI adoption grows, organizations must decide when to use AI agents and when traditional automation is more effective. This session explores both approaches through real-world documentation use cases, including DocMorph for automated document standardization and comparison.
Attendees will learn:
- Choosing the right technology for each challenge
- Evaluating cost, performance, scalability, and governance
- Balancing human expertise, AI, and automation
- Building efficient, scalable documentation ecosystems
Segment 1 Co-Speaker: Anvil A R
Lead Tech Writer
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DITA specialist with 12+ years of experience in structured authoring, automation, content reuse, and AI-assisted documentation.
Segment 1 Co-Speaker: Chandrashekhar S
Sr. Tech Writer
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With 7+ years of experience, specializing in DITA, content modernization, automation, and AI-assisted documentation.
Segment 2 Co-Speaker: Prachi Solanki
Sr. Engineer
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Technical publications professional with 3 years of experience specializing in DITA, structured authoring, content reuse, and AI.
Segment 2 Co-Speaker: Kishore Kumar R
Lead Tech Writer
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With 11+ years of experience specializing in DITA, training content, videos, and AI-assisted documentation.
Segment 3 Co-Speaker: Hasbi Fathima V P
Engineer, TechPubs
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Specializing in DITA/XML, content migration, documentation automation, and AI-powered solutions for technical communication.
Segment 3 Co-Speaker: Sargam Tyagi
Engineer, TechPubs
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Technical publications professional specializing in DITA XML, AI/ML, LLMs, automation, and intelligent documentation workflows.
The Experts and their Sessions
Presentations
Building Influence Without Authority: An AI-Led Documentation Transformation
Speaker: Zeba Shireen
Role: Senior Technical Writer and Lead, Couchbase
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About the Session
AI gives technical writers new ways to demonstrate impact and build influence without formal authority. This session shares a practical framework developed through a firsthand AI-driven documentation transformation, from experimentation to measurable results and organizational influence.
Attendees will learn:
- Apply the Quiet Mandate Framework
- Turn experiments into repeatable practices
- Build compelling “show, don’t pitch” demonstrations
- Use measurable results to gain leadership attention
- Create influence without waiting for formal authority
About the Speaker
Technical communication professional with 14 years of experience, specializing in AI-powered documentation, knowledge systems, agent-based workflows, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for modern, intelligent documentation ecosystems.
Building an Agentic Toolkit for Your Team
Speaker: Dinsan V F
Role: Content Development Manager, Epicor
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About the Session
Create AI skills and agents in Claude or Codex to write, edit, review, and manage documentation locally. Turn Jira stories into draft content, scan repositories for issues, and accelerate large-scale migrations before reviewing and committing changes to Git.
Attendees will learn:
- Integrate AI agents into existing documentation workflows
- Automate drafting, editing, and repository analysis
- Accelerate documentation migrations
- Review AI-generated changes before committing to Git
- Connect AI with HTML/XML-based authoring workflows
About the Speaker
Content Development Manager with 17 Years of Experience in Tech Docs, creating content for a living and as a hobby.
Bringing AI to the Documentation Team: From Experimentation to Automation
Speaker: Dr. Sirisha Dabiru
Role: Sr. Information Developer, BMC Software
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About the Session
AI can accelerate documentation, but successful adoption requires more than access to tools. This session shares a practical journey of introducing AI agents to automate repetitive documentation tasks, including content creation, review, restructuring, validation, and governance.
Attendees will learn:
- Identify and prioritize automation opportunities
- Design agents with instructions, knowledge, workflows, and guardrails
- Test agents for accuracy and consistency
- Build trust through pilots and human review
- Maintain agents and measure quality, productivity, and effort saved
About the Speaker
Technical communication professional with 16+ years of experience and a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics, specializing in AI, intelligent agents, automation, analytics, structured content, and user-focused documentation.
The Experts and their Sessions
Quick Bytes (15-Minutes)
Using AI as your Documentation Partner
Speaker: Menka Puthalath
Role: Sr. Manager – Technical Documentation at Tekion
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About the Session
A session to understand where to use AI agents, what to consider before running to AI agents and how to measure or derive outcomes.
Attendees will learn:
- How have we brought in AI agents in various stages of doc workflow.
- How we are tracking the efficiency gains.
About the Speaker
Technical documentation leader with 22 years of experience across diverse domains, specializing in process improvement, documentation technologies, DITA training, customer-focused content, Responsible AI, and team success.
Future-Proof Your Career, Not Just Your Skills
Speaker: Meenal Madhukar Deshpande
Role: Lead Technical Writer, Huron
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About the Session
As technical writing evolves, staying relevant requires more than learning new tools. This session explores the human side of career change, including uncertainty, self-doubt, resistance, and fear of becoming irrelevant.
Attendees will learn:
- Recognize how emotions influence responses to change
- Identify limiting beliefs
About the Speaker
Technical communication professional with experience across development, quality assurance, and technical writing, also an Emotional Wellness and Life Purpose Coach passionate about mindset, adaptability, and career growth.
Other Sessions
Demo and Group Activity
Demo: How AI transforms Astera Labs Documents and unstructured technical content into structured learning objectives
Presenter: Valtep
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About the Session
Discover how AI can transform scattered documentation into smarter, scalable training content. This session demonstrates practical workflows for converting Confluence pages, release notes, and unstructured technical content into learning objectives, video scripts, training outlines, and assets.
About the Company
Valtep is a next-generation skill acceleration platform combining cognitive science, gamification, and AI-guided experiential learning — built with advanced researchers to deliver training that actually sticks.
Connect, Play & Win! Test Your Intelligence & Networking Skills!
Put your technical writing experience and networking skills to the test – on the spot!
Connect with fellow technical communicators, discover shared experiences, and complete the challenge by meeting new people.
One simple rule: Be a Sport.
The first participant to complete the challenge wins! 🏆
Meet the Hosts: TWT Bengaluru Team
Raghavendra V G
Team Mentor
Rakuten
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Harika G
Sr. Technical Writer
BMC Software
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Rahul Hari
Info Exp. Designer I
BMC Software
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Supritha Kumar
InfoDev Leader
Couchbase
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Susheel Kumar C
Sr. Technical Writer
SAP
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Divin Kotnise
Sr. Technical Writer
Enterprise Bot
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