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.

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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.

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Details

Review the requirements before applying to set your submission up for success. We review all applications, but complete and thorough submissions receive priority.


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Join our lineup. Past speakers include

Ali Ghodsi

Ali
Ghodsi

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Co-founder and CEO,

Databricks

JD

Jamie
Dimon

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Chairman and CEO,

JPMorgan Chase

Satya Nadella

Satya
Nadella

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Chairman and CEO,
Microsoft

*pre-recorded

dario amodei

Dario
Amodei

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Co-founder and CEO,

Anthropic

Thomas Kurian

Thomas
Kurian

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CEO,

Google Cloud

Kasey Uhlenhuth

Kasey
Uhlenhuth

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Staff Product Manager,

Databricks

Aditya Gautam

Aditya
Gautam

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Machine Learning Lead,

Meta

Zeynep Ozdemir

Zeynep
Ozdemir

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Chief Marketing Officer,

Atlassian Pty Ltd.

Joshua Sayah Lee

Joshua
Sayah Lee

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Lead Global D&AI Solution Architect,

PepsiCo Inc.

Nikita Shamgunov

Nikita
Shamgunov

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Co-founder and CEO,

Neon

Reynold Xin

Reynold
Xin

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Co-founder and Chief Architect,

Databricks

Joana Ferreira

Joana
Ferreira

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ML Engineer,

Adidas AG

Calen Holbrooks

Calen
Holbrooks

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Vice President, Marketing,

Airtable

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Matei
Zaharia

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Original Creator of Apache Spark™ and MLflow; Chief Technologist,

Databricks

 Andrew Hinton

Andrew
Hinton

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Principal Data Scientist,

CVS Health

Aprana Dhinakaran

Aparna
Dhinakaran

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Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer,

Arize

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We want to see what you’ve built and hear about the impact

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