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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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36Voices
28Underwriters
0Exhibitors
26On the bill · sessions
47Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at COLLIDE, in alphabetical order.
Abdullah Bokhari
Director, Enterprise Data Engineering · GoTo Foods
Amelia Mink
Co-Founder & CEO · Data Science Connect
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
Dennis Panos
Head of Solutions · Snorkel.ai
Dylan Vetter
Senior Solutions Engineer · SnapLogic
Guy Merritt
Chief Technology Officer · KMS Technology
Jack Smith
Principal SE · Syncari
Jacob Kosoff
Executive, Data Science & Model Development · Bank of America
Jennifer Schaff
Vice President of Commercial Services · Elder Research
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
Lou Flynn
AI Evangelist · SAS
Malathi Bandlamudi
AVP Software Engineering · Arch Insurance
Melissa Hadley
AI Productivity Sales Leader/SME · IBM
Nathan Ghadirifard
VP, Business Data & Architecture · Waystar
Nelson Davis
CEO and Founder · Analytic Vizion
Patrick Hutto
CEO · Broadband Insights
Pavan Emani
SVP Engineering Leader, Gen AI & ML · Truist

— and 14 more, by name unsung —

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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
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The Programme

Selected from 26 sessions on the bill.
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

    Opening Remarks

    General Session
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

    KEYNOTE: Propelling the Next Wave of Enterprise AI, presented by IBM

    General Session
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM

    KEYNOTE: Human-Centered Design in GenAI: Planning and Building to Cross the Pilot-to-Production Ravine, presented by Snorkel AI

    General Session
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM

    Presentation - Inside the Agent Mesh: Building an Enterprise-Scale Platform for AI Collaboration, brought to you by Grid Dynamics

    Studio Theater
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 11:45 AM - 12:35 PM

    Executive Roundtable (Invite-Only) - Building High Performance Data Infrastructure for AI

    Brought to you by Aerospike

    Executive Roundtables + Dinners (Invite-Only)
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 11:45 AM - 12:35 PM

    Panel Discussion - The AI Enterprise: Building Trust, Breaking Silos, Governing at Scale, and Harnessing Autonomous Agents, brought to you by Snorkel AI

    Byers Theater
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 12:15 PM - 12:35 PM

    Presentation - Vibe Analytics for EDA, brought to you by Plotly

    Studio Theater
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

    Presentation - If AI Is So Smart, Why Are We Still Struggling for ROI?, brought to you by Elder Research

    Byers Theater
  • Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

    Presentation - Navigating the AI Maturity Journey: Helping Enterprises Start and Scale with Confidence

    Studio Theater
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 47 companies show up — and 11 bet on three roles at once?

47 companies. eleven are betting more than once.

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
11All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
19Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Aerospike·SAS·Analytic Vizion·Elder Research·Google Cloud·Grid Dynamics·IBM·KMS Technology·Nanonets·SnapLogic·Syncari

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

64% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite719%
  • Founder / Owner13%
  • VP-level719%
  • Director / Head of822%
  • Manager / Lead38%
  • Product26%
  • Engineer · IC411%
  • Other roles411%

Of 36 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AerospikeSp·P3V
  2. 02SASSp·D3V
  3. 03Analytic VizionSp·P1V
  4. 04Elder ResearchSp·P1V
  5. 05Google CloudSp·P1V
  6. 06Grid DynamicsSp·P1V
  7. 07IBMSp·P1V
  8. 08KMS TechnologySp·P1V
  9. 09NanonetsSp·P1V
  10. 10SnapLogicSp·P1V
  11. 11SyncariSp·P1V
  12. 12FivetranSp·G
  13. 13HumanSignalSp·P
  14. 14Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and EngineeringSp·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