Meet Magento India 2024 took place at The Forum Convention Centre in Ahmedabad on February 10th. It also marked a significant return to the city after a span of 5 years. Organized by Wagento Commerce & Evrig Solutions, the event attracted an audience of 850+ eCommerce and Magento enthusiasts. Like always the energy and positivity of the Magento community was remarkable.
The event kicked off with Greetings from Anand P. Gera (Co-founder/Director at eWay Corp and Director (India) Wagento. This was followed by Welcome Remarks by Vijay Golani (CEO and Co-Founder at Evrig Solutions).
Key Highlights And Sessions
- Greetings from Magento Association (MA): Mathias Schreiber (Executive Director at MA) and Vatsal Shah (Board Director at MA) talked about the recent changes that have been implemented to the membership structure that bring more clarity among the members. The key highlight was the launch of the new website for Magento Open Source developed by Born Techies.
- Magento Open Source Community: Parul Sinha works on strategies to foster stronger ties between Adobe Commerce and the Magento Open Source community of developers. She unveiled the 2024 release schedule and talked about how developers can contribute to the future roadmap.
- RED Framework: Vatsal Shah spoke about the RED Framework- Resilience, Evolution and Discipline. His real-life examples were easy to understand and instantly connected with the audience.
- Technical and Business Tracks: The tracks were diverse and included a range of technical and business topics such as AI-driven eCommerce, decoding B2B eCommerce, Javascript best practices with Hyva, Reward CLI, AI innovations in Adobe Commerce, and plenty more.
- Awards and Recognition: The awards ceremony was a highlight, recognizing outstanding projects and collaborations across various categories. This segment not only celebrated individual achievements within the Magento India community but also inspired attendees to strive for excellence in their endeavors.
- Community Wall: Additionally, I loved the idea of having a community wall where everyone was encouraged to drop a message. And yes the wall was full of inspiring messages in no time.
- Energetic Drumming Session: The event concluded with a drumming session that elevated the energy of the audience and filled them with exuberance.
Memorable Moments
It was special to meet our partners Willem Wigman & Vinai Kopp (Hyva), Mark Mikkelson (Shiptheory), Ranjith Vijayan and Akhil Shenay (Terrific Minds), Aarti Patole and Olga Zhilinskaya (Rave Digital+Aheadworks) & Hitesh Matlani (Avid Brio).
I also got a chance to catch up with Mathias, Willem, Vinai, Manish, and Avinash for dinner. Being new to the Magento world it was an absolute delight to spend time with the great minds working in the Magento ecosystem for decades and learning from their vast experience. Before I forget, the food was indeed delicious!
I am particularly thankful to my team at ShipperHQ for backing me to attend this prestigious event. I feel very excited about the future of Magento and hope to be a part of many more Meet Magento events.
