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COLLIDE Data+AI Conference 2026

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OLLIDE is the South's largest data and AI trade show, drawing decision-makers from leading enterprises and solutions providers to explore how to scale and govern AI responsibly. The event focuses on the realities of operationalizing AI for the enterprise, covering topics from context engineering and AI infrastructure to governance, risk, economics, and oper…

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16Voices
28Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
42Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at COLLIDE, in alphabetical order.
Abdullah Bokhari
Director, Enterprise Data Engineering · GoTo Foods
Anqi Zou
SVP, Head of Fair & Responsible Banking Analytics · Truist
Charity Burroughs
VP, Data Governance & Quality Oversight Leader · Synchrony
Danny Portman
Head of AI Engineering, VP Data Science · Zeta
Jacob Kosoff
Executive, Data Science & Model Development · Bank of America
Jyoti Mohapatra
General Manager - Data & AI Architecture · Delta Air Lines
Kartik Pillai
Director, Data Analytics & MDM · Yum! Brands
Keyur Vyas
Sr. Director, Software Engineering · Capital One
Kishen Jayanti
Senior Manager, Product Analytics · The Home Depot
Malathi Bandlamudi
AVP Software Engineering · Arch Insurance
Nathan Ghadirifard
VP, Business Data & Architecture · Waystar
Pavan Emani
SVP Engineering Leader, Gen AI & ML · Truist
Ram Kumar
Sr. Director - Networks, Automation and Analytics · AT&T
Ricardo Gonzalez
Director, Data Governance Platforms · Coca-Cola
Sameer Goyal
Director Data Analytics & Software Engineering · Americold
Sergey Fogelson
VP, Head of Data Science
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Analytic VizionPlatinum
Elder ResearchPlatinum
Google CloudPlatinum
Grid DynamicsPlatinum
HumanSignalPlatinum
InformaticaDiamond
KMS TechnologyPlatinum
LambdaPlatinum
NanonetsPlatinum
PlotlyPlatinum
QuestPlatinum
SASDiamond
SnapLogicPlatinum
SyncariPlatinum
FivetranGold
Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and EngineeringGold
Lumi AIGold
MatillionGold
OneTrustGold
OvalEdgeGold
Sigma ComputingGold
SparkBeyondGold
TELUS DigitalGold
Wisdom AIGold
XceloreGold
AerospikePresenting
IBMPresenting
Snorkel AIPresenting
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 42 companies, parsed from the program.

42 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
28Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
14Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

75% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • VP-level638%
  • Director / Head of638%
  • Manager / Lead213%
  • Other roles213%

Of 16 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AerospikeSp·P
  2. 02Analytic VizionSp·P
  3. 03Elder ResearchSp·P
  4. 04FivetranSp·G
  5. 05Google CloudSp·P
  6. 06Grid DynamicsSp·P
  7. 07HumanSignalSp·P
  8. 08IBMSp·P
  9. 09Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and EngineeringSp·G
  10. 10InformaticaSp·D
  11. 11KMS TechnologySp·P
  12. 12LambdaSp·P
  13. 13Lumi AISp·G
  14. 14MatillionSp·G
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
diamond2
7% of 28
platinum12
43% of 28
gold11
39% of 28
presenting3
11% of 28
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters