SARBAT

AI & Impact Conference

A two-day conference fostering dialogue within the Sikh community. It brings together Sikh technologists, entrepreneurs, social activists, and students, both to understand where AI is headed and to shape where it goes. It’s about understanding the impact of the technological changes that are taking place, and about the impact we can have through the work we do.

October 16–17, 2026

Seattle, WA

Registration closed

Sarbat is full.

Registration closed on September 15 and we are no longer able to offer places for this year.

If you have a question about the conference, read the FAQ or contact us.

Who you’ll hear from

Karandeep Singh Anand

CEO, Character.ai; Former President & CPO, Brex; ex-VP, Meta

Now leading Character.AI — twenty million people use it every month — after product leadership at Meta, Brex, and Microsoft that reached billions.

KJ Dhaliwal

Founder & CEO, Lotus AI; Founder, Dil Mil (acquired)

Building Lotus AI to give a hundred million Americans world-class primary care for free — after founding Dil Mil, the South Asian dating app five million people used to find each other.

Kulmeet Singh

Founder, Agentic Studios; Former CEO, Twistle Inc

Founder of Agentic Studios, a venture studio that designs and launches companies from the ground up — after leading Twistle through its acquisition by Health Catalyst.

Harjit Singh Sajjan

Executive Chairman, Juno Industries; Former Minister of National Defense, Canada

Co-founder of Juno Industries, building Canada's modern defence prime around autonomous systems — after serving in federal cabinet as Minister of National Defence.

The Sarbat Hackathon

Let’s build the future.

Participants are given twenty-four hours to make AI tools in seva, alongside a dozen nonprofits and the people who run them.

$10,000+in cash prizes

Explore the hackathon

Who Sarbat is for

Rooted in sangat. Sarbat gathers Sikhs building the future and Sikhs asking what it’s for: technologists and students, organisers and newcomers alike.

Technologists, builders & artists
Engineers, founders, researchers, and artists shaping where AI goes next, and weighing the responsibility that comes with it.
Students & emerging leaders
From university to early career, finding direction at the intersection of faith, work, and a fast-changing world.
Activists & changemakers
Organisers and social entrepreneurs turning new tools toward seva and real impact in their communities.
The wider sangat
Sikhs from every walk and discipline who want substance over spectacle, and connection over noise.