
We are excited to welcome you to the upcoming Zephyr Project in-person meetup in Pune, India! Whether you are an embedded systems developer, open source contributor, or just starting your journey in software development, this event is a great opportunity to learn, connect, and get inspired.
Event details:
- Date: May 23, 2025
- Time: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Venue: Espressif Systems India Pvt Ltd at Pune, India.
- Located in: Smartworks M-Agile; Baner Rd, Pune, Maharashtra 411045, India
- Map link here.
Special thanks to our meetup sponsors:
- Boards: Beagleboard
- Venue: Espressif Systems India Pvt Ltd at Pune, India.
- Food & Beverage: mBedrock and Makerville

Agenda:
3:00 pm – 3:05 pm: Welcome note – Anuj Deshpande, Embedded Software Engineer, Consultant
3:05 pm – 3:35: Keynote: Zephyr 101: Current State and What’s Next, Benjamin Cabé, Zephyr Developer Advocate, The Zephyr Project
3:35 pm – 4:00 pm: Adding support for Puya and WCH chips to Zephyr – Dhiru Kholia, Security Engineer, Yantra Research
We talk about our journey of adding support for Puya (ongoing) and WCH (upstreamed) chips to Zephyr to share our struggles, experiences and the knowledge gained in the hope that it will be useful for the embedded software community.
4:05 pm – 4:20 pm: How Espressif contributes to open source and Zephyr – Mahavir Jain, Director of Security Systems, Espressif Systems
4:25 pm – 4:35 pm: Break time
4:35 pm – 4:45 pm: How mBedrock provides firmware development based on Zephyr RTOS – Akshay Sharma, Co-Founder, mBedRock
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm: Zephyr and LVGL to build industrial grade HMI Solutions – Vagesh Panditharadhya (Embedded Software Engineer, PHYTEC Embedded Pvt Ltd)
Zephyr and LVGL to build industrial grade HMI Solutions for Applications like Medical and Railways with Live demo on OpenSource RuggedBOARD-RA8 Renesas MCU
5:15 pm: Thank you note & Networking time
About the Community Meetups:
This meetup is part of the Zephyr Community Meetup Series, gatherings hosted by community members, with support from the Zephyr Project.
If you are excited about the Zephyr Project and want to share it with your local community, consider hosting an event in your city. Whether you are in Pune or halfway across the globe, we encourage passionate individuals to get involved.
Reach out to us and explore how you can bring Zephyr to your community and make a difference in the world of IoT development.
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