The annual event, themed ‘Sharper Together’, highlighted how collaboration can drive the development of digital solutions that help farmers make better decisions, improve productivity and advance sustainable agriculture worldwide.
Hengde Qin, Syngenta Group’s Global CEO, and Feroz Sheikh, Chief Information Digital Officer, launched the event virtually. They shared their perspectives on the growing impact of digital technology on Syngenta’s business and the importance of AI and agentic development in enabling the company to innovate, operate and deliver value in the future.
Syngenta continues to strengthen its digital agriculture capabilities as an Agtech company. DevCon 2026 reinforced the importance of engineering excellence, AI augmentation and knowledge sharing in developing the next generation of AgTech solutions.
“Agriculture faces increasingly complex challenges, and technology has a critical role to play in helping farmers navigate them. DevCon is more than a technology conference. It is a platform where our global engineering community comes together to learn, collaborate and innovate. By combining strong engineering practices with the power of AI, we are building solutions that have real-world impact on farmers and strengthen the future of agriculture,” said Andre Piza, Global Head of Digital AgTech, Syngenta.
The scale of the digital agriculture work emerging from Pune was also highlighted at the event. More than 90% of the digital agriculture solutions developed by Syngenta's Pune-based technology teams support farmers and agricultural stakeholders across global markets, making the city one of the company's most important hubs for digital innovation.
“The theme 'Sharper Together' reflects our belief that innovation happens when great minds learn from each other and raise the bar collectively. Bringing together 250 developers from across India creates a powerful community of problem-solvers focused on advancing digital agriculture. From Pune, our teams are contributing technologies that support farmers across the world, demonstrating how engineering excellence can drive global impact,” said Salil Bongale, Global Head - IT & Digital, Pune Centre.
Through technical showcases, peer learning sessions and discussions on AI-enabled development, DevCon 2026 highlighted the growing role of engineering communities in shaping the future of agriculture. The event underscored how Syngenta's developers are building digital solutions designed to help farmers improve resilience, productivity and sustainability.
DevCon 2026 ultimately demonstrated the role of collaboration, continuous learning and innovation at scale in shaping the future of AgTech and developing digital solutions with global impact.
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