This was a relaxed evening mixer after the ETHIndia conference on 4 November 2026, during Devcon 8. It took place at the Jio World Convention Centre (JWCC) again.
What the event was
Devfolio hosted the evening as the open follow-up to a closed-door ETHIndia Institutional Dinner. The invitation described Ethereum as credibly neutral infrastructure that could become a trusted rail for India's tokenised assets and agentic commerce. It invited teams from banks and financial institutions, advisory firms and policy groups, Ethereum researchers and builders, and Devcon guests. Planned topics were tokenisation, interoperability and what India's institutions need next. The event started at 9 PM.
A different role
I had worked at the conference all day as an organiser. At the mixer I was an attendee. That changed how I could spend the evening. At the conference, I often had to leave a conversation to fix something. At the mixer, I could stay and talk.
I used this to meet people properly. I spoke with many founders and several new faces, and I had time to learn what they were building.
Highlights
- Conversations were relaxed and not rushed.
- I met many founders.
- The food was great.
- Just a chill night post the conference.