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Data Summit 2026

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ata Summit 2026 delivers a comprehensive and refined learning experience for data and AI professionals at every level. Featuring four technical tracks—Modern Data Architectures, Data Engineering, Analytics & Semantic Layers, and GenAI & Agentic AI—attendees receive hands-on insights and implementation strategies from industry experts. The Data & AI Leadersh…

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20Voices
15Underwriters
0Exhibitors
14On the bill · sessions
29Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Data, in alphabetical order.
AJ Meyers
Principal Solutions Architect · Elastic
Anshul Gupta
Staff Engineer · Meta
Ben Day
Enterprise Account Executive · Syncari
Cal Al-Dhubaib
Principal Technologist · Rubrik
Carol Vasington Lee
VP, Global Data · Monotype
Coleman Hilton
Director, Data Engineering and Analytics · Shriners Children's
Hina Gandhi
Software Engineering Technical Leader · Cisco
Ian Phillips
Chief Data Architect · Lockheed Martin
James Serra
Data & AI Architect · Microsoft
John O'Brien
Principal Advisor & Industry Analyst · Radiant Advisors
Joseph Hilger
COO · Enterprise Knowledge, LLC
Kiyu Gabriel
Field CTO · IBM
Lulit Tesfaye
Partner & VP · Enterprise Knowledge, LLC
Milan Parikh
Lead Enterprise Data Architect · Cytel
Navya Sravani Jammalamadaka
Software Engineer · Microsoft Corporation
Paul O'Neill
Senior Engineer · EDB Postgres
Santosh Durgam
Manager of Software Engineering · Morningstar Investments Inc.
Sravanthi Kondoju
Data Platform Lead · Target
Susan Laine
Field CTO · Quest Software Inc.
Thiru Arunachalam
Cofounder & CEO · WALT
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
ClickHousePlatinum
Delphix Corp.Platinum
ElasticDiamond
EnterpriseDBDiamond
Google CloudPlatinum
Quest Software Inc.Diamond
Simba IntelligenceDiamond
SyncariPlatinum
WALT AIPlatinum
WisdomAIPlatinum
CollateGold
Fujitsu Australia LimitedGold
HackoladeGold
ManageEngineGold
IBM CorporationPremier Sponsor
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The Programme

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

    AI101: The Power of AI to Transform Data - Leveraging AI to Transform Data Into Decision-Making Power

    Sharing insights from his journey at Crunchbase, Gautam outlines how its new AI-powered tools are designed to anticipate user needs. He is a strong advocate of the jobs-to-be-done …

    AI & Machine Learning Summit
  • Tuesday May 13, 1:00 PM

    W3: Data Democratization: How to Build a Self-Service Strategy That Empowers Business Users and Eliminates Data Bottlenecks

    Data teams are deluged with user requests for datasets, metrics, or reports. They need help finding, accessing, validating, or fixing data. For many data leaders, the solution is s…

    Preconference Workshops
  • Tuesday May 13, 1:00 PM

    W5: GenAI Starts with Data: Create a Chatbot Built on a Strong Data Core

    Engage in a workshop designed to bridge theory and practice as you learn how to build your first GenAI-driven chatbot with your enterprise data. This session guides you through con…

    Preconference Workshops
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    A101: Becoming an Insights-Driven Enterprise - Data Observability and Reliability Engineering in a Real-Time World

    Data observability and reliability engineering are rapidly emerging as foundational pillars in modern data engineering and MLOps. Ensuring that data pipelines are robust, trustwort…

    Modern Data Strategy Essentials Today
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    A101: Becoming an Insights-Driven Enterprise - Reinventing MDM to Power AI and Agents

    Traditional MDM (master data management) falls short in today's AI-driven world. Smith introduces Syncari's Agentic MDM, which transforms MDM into an intelligent, scalable data fou…

    Modern Data Strategy Essentials Today
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    AI101: The Power of AI to Transform Data - Data Meets DevOps: MLOps for RAG and AI Apps

    DevOps, along with good data, is the foundation for MLOps and building responsible, repeatable AI applications. Karam focuses on data management and compliance for fine-tuning, ret…

    AI & Machine Learning Summit
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    B101: Architectural Best Practices - Architecting for Personalization

    Architectural best practices to build and scale the most effective GenAI and agentic AI applications, optimizing on cost and performance, lead to an unparalleled customer experienc…

    What’s Next in Data & Analytics Architecture
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    B101: Architectural Best Practices - From Chaos to Clarity: Streamlining Data for Better Decision Making

    This session delineates best practices for simplifying data processes, improving data quality, and ensuring consistency across reporting platforms. Learn how to standardize data go…

    What’s Next in Data & Analytics Architecture
  • Tuesday May 13, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

    C101: Unlocking the Power of RAG - Knowledge Graphs: The GPS for AI & LLMs

    AI’s "disillusionment" phase isn’t an AI problem—it’s a data problem, one that knowledge graphs can solve. They guide AI with precision and context, ensuring a clear path toward tr…

    Generative AI Boot Camp
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 29 companies show up — and 4 bet on three roles at once?

29 companies. four 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
4All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
14Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Elastic·IBM·Quest Software Inc.·Syncari

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

40% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite525%
  • Founder / Owner15%
  • VP-level15%
  • Director / Head of15%
  • Manager / Lead630%
  • Engineer · IC315%
  • Advisor / Investor15%
  • Other roles210%

Of 20 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01ElasticSp·D1V
  2. 02IBMSp·P1V
  3. 03Quest Software Inc.Sp·D1V
  4. 04SyncariSp·P1V
  5. 05ClickHouseSp·P
  6. 06CollateSp·G
  7. 07DelphixSp·P
  8. 08EnterpriseDBSp·D
  9. 09Fujitsu Australia LimitedSp·G
  10. 10Google CloudSp·P
  11. 11HackoladeSp·G
  12. 12ManageEngineSp·G
  13. 13Simba IntelligenceSp·D
  14. 14WALT AISp·P
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
diamond4
27% of 15
platinum6
40% of 15
gold4
27% of 15
premier sponsor1
7% of 15
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

In the same series

Prior and forthcoming editions