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Data Makers Fest 2026

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Data Makers Fest 2026 ran May 4–6, 2026 at Alfândega do Porto in Porto, Portugal. It is a Technology conference that expected about 1,000 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 62 speakers, 35 sponsors and 67 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Oct 11, 2026 · dates verified Jun 10, 2026

Data Makers Fest is a three-day festival in Porto, Portugal dedicated to all data practitioners. Far more than just another data conference, it delivers a vibrant mix of innovation, creativity, and community, with over 50 talks, tutorials, and interactive sessions led by worldwide experts. Attendees can expect high-quality technical content around data, AI,…

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62Speakers
35Sponsors
67Sessions
47Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Data, in alphabetical order.

Alexandre Domingues
Alexey Grigorev
Antony Costa
Arian Pasquali
Aris Tzoumas
Staff Software Engineer at RudderStack · RudderStack
Bruno Veloso
Associate Professor at FEP
César Carpinteiro
Clara Matos
Danielle Caled
Daniel Lopes
Davi Garcia
Diogo Sá
AI Data Scientist at Airbus · Airbus
Duarte O.Carmo
Farzaneh Hajar Baghcheband
Filipa Castro
AI Tech Lab Manager at Euronext · Euronext
Fiona Cambeis
Gustavo Pereira
Henish Balu
Hugo Lopes
Software Engineer at Google DeepMind · Google DeepMind
Inês Gomes
PhD Candidate at University of Porto & Leiden University · University of Porto / Leiden University
Inês Oliveira e Silva
Jeremy Chia
Senior Analytics Engineer at Vinted · Vinted

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

AxiansExplorer
BNP ParibasMaker
Bosch PortugalExplorer
CelfocusExplorer
Cerveja LetraEvent Partner
ComplyAdvantageSupporter
Continental TiresExplorer
Critical TechWorksExplorer
CUFSupporter
DareDataSupporter
Delta CafésEvent Partner
DevScopeExplorer
FeedzaiBuilder
FidelidadeExplorer
Grupo BrisaSupporter
ISS WorldSupporter
JTA: The Data ScientistsExplorer
LokaBuilder
LTPlabsExplorer
MollieExplorer
Natixis PortugalBuilder
NOSSupporter
NovobancoBuilder
Packt PublishingEvent Partner
PBSEvent Partner
Porto CityEvent Partner
Porto DigitalEvent Partner
RichemontMaker
ShakeITEvent Partner
SiemensMaker
SograpeEvent Partner
TekeverExplorer
Vodafone PortugalBuilder
Volkswagen Group Digital SolutionsExplorer
ZendeskSupporter

Agenda

Selected from 67 sessions.

  • Monday, 4 May 2026 09:30 - 13:00

    dbt Fundamentals and Beyond: From First Project to Production Pipelines

    Tutorial
  • Monday, 4 May 2026 09:30 - 13:00

    From RAG to Agents: Implementing Agentic Search

    Tutorial
  • Monday, 4 May 2026 13:00 → 90 min

    Networking Lunch

  • Monday, 4 May 2026 14:30 - 18:00

    Hands-on: Building Agents with CrewAI and MCP

    Tutorial
  • Monday, 4 May 2026 14:30 - 18:00

    Production LLM Inference on Kubernetes with vLLM

    Tutorial
  • Monday, 4 May 2026 18:00 → 60 min

    Social: Rally Rissol (Partner Side Event)

  • Monday, 4 May 2026 19:00 - 23:35

    Social: Warm-up Drinks & Bites (Hard Rock Café)

  • Tuesday, 5 May 2026 08:00 → 60 min

    Check-in

  • Tuesday, 5 May 2026 09:00 → 15 min

    Welcome Words

Quick answers

When is Data Makers Fest 2026?
Data Makers Fest 2026 ran May 4–6, 2026 at Alfândega do Porto in Porto, Portugal.
Where is Data Makers Fest 2026 held?
Data Makers Fest 2026 was held at Alfândega do Porto in Porto, Portugal.
Who is speaking at Data Makers Fest 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 62 speakers, including Alexandre Domingues, Alexey Grigorev and Antony Costa.
Who sponsors Data Makers Fest 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 35 sponsors, including Axians, BNP Paribas, Bosch Portugal, Celfocus and Cerveja Letra.
Company intelligence

An audience of 47 companies, parsed from the program.

47 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.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
35Sponsoringsponsor only
12Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

2% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner12%
  • Manager / Lead23%
  • Engineer · IC58%
  • Research / Science46%
  • Other roles5081%

Of 62 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1AxiansSponsor · Explorer-
2BNP ParibasSponsor · Maker-
3Bosch PortugalSponsor · Explorer-
4CelfocusSponsor · Explorer-
5Cerveja LetraSponsor · Event Partner-
6ComplyAdvantageSponsor · Supporter-
7Continental TiresSponsor · Explorer-
8Critical TechWorksSponsor · Explorer-
9CUFSponsor · Supporter-
10DareDataSponsor · Supporter-
11Delta CafésSponsor · Event Partner-
12DevScopeSponsor · Explorer-
13FeedzaiSponsor · Builder-
14FidelidadeSponsor · Explorer-
Sponsors by tier
builder5
14% of 35
event partner8
23% of 35
explorer12
34% of 35
maker3
9% of 35
supporter7
20% of 35
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.

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