June 15–18, 2026
Call for
Presentations
The world’s largest event for the data, analytics and AI community wants to hear from you. Data + AI Summit is the perfect showcase for your brilliant insights and know-how and a platform for emerging trends and challenges.
The deadline for submissions is February 13, 2026.
You were made for this
Are you building the future with data and AI? Your peers want to see it!
The Call for Proposals for Data + AI Summit 2026 is officially open, and we’re seeking innovators, builders and visionaries. We want data engineers, AI pioneers, scientists, analysts and practitioners who aren’t just using technology — they’re pushing the limits of what’s possible.
Come share your practical insights and solutions with your peers and the community. You’ll gain valuable speaking experience while showcasing your work to a wider audience.
Featured technologies:
- Databricks: Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, Agent Bricks, AI/BI, Databricks SQL, Databricks Apps, Lakebase, Data Marketplace, Delta Sharing
- Open source: Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg™, MLflow, DSPy, Ray, PyTorch, DuckDB, dbt, Trino
- Foundational models: Claude, Llama, Gemini, GPT, Mistral, etc.
Submit your proposal for a 20-minute lightning talk or a 40-minute breakout session on topics like unified governance, data intelligence, responsible GenAI, open lakehouse architectures, AI governance, automation with AI agents, and real-world success stories in data engineering and advanced analytics.
We want to see what you’ve built and hear about the impact it’s made.
Details
Review the requirements before applying to set your submission up for success. We review all applications, but complete and thorough submissions receive priority.
Join our lineup. Past speakers include
Ali
Ghodsi
Co-founder and CEO,
Databricks
Jamie
Dimon
Chairman and CEO,
JPMorgan Chase
Satya
Nadella
Chairman and CEO,
Microsoft
*pre-recorded
Dario
Amodei
Co-founder and CEO,
Anthropic
Thomas
Kurian
CEO,
Google Cloud
Kasey
Uhlenhuth
Staff Product Manager,
Databricks
Aditya
Gautam
Machine Learning Lead,
Meta
Zeynep
Ozdemir
Chief Marketing Officer,
Atlassian Pty Ltd.
Joshua
Sayah Lee
Lead Global D&AI Solution Architect,
PepsiCo Inc.
Nikita
Shamgunov
Co-founder and CEO,
Neon
Reynold
Xin
Co-founder and Chief Architect,
Databricks
Joana
Ferreira
ML Engineer,
Adidas AG
Calen
Holbrooks
Vice President, Marketing,
Airtable
Matei
Zaharia
Original Creator of Apache Spark™ and MLflow; Chief Technologist,
Databricks
Andrew
Hinton
Principal Data Scientist,
CVS Health
Aparna
Dhinakaran
Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer,
Arize