Azure Databricks at Data + AI Summit 2025 featuring Industry Leaders and Partners

This is a collaborative post from Databricks and Microsoft. We thank Jason Pereira, Senior Product Marketing Lead for Data & AI at Microsoft, for his contributions.

Data + AI Summit 2025: Register now to join this in-person and virtual event June 9-12 and learn from the global data community.

Microsoft is a Legend Sponsor at Databricks Data + AI Summit 2025, the world’s largest data, analytics, and AI conference. Join 20,000 of your peers in San Francisco and virtually discover how the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform on Azure helps organizations unify data, analytics, and AI on a trusted, scalable foundation – built to power the next generation of secure, responsible enterprise AI.  

At Data + AI Summit, attendees will hear from Microsoft leaders across a series of breakout sessions and partner talks, highlighting how joint customers are using Azure Databricks to modernize their data estates, scale AI, and unify analytics – all on Microsoft’s cloud platform.

Meet Azure Databricks at Data + AI Summit 2025

Databricks and Microsoft continue their 8+ year partnership by delivering Azure Databricks, a first-party Microsoft offering as the best data + AI platform on Azure. With seamless connections to services like Power BI, Microsoft Power Platform, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Databricks gives enterprises a secure, unified platform to simplify data architectures and build responsible AI with confidence.

Visit the Microsoft Booth #604 on the Expo floor to engage with technical experts, see product demos, and participate in hands-on conversations about how Databricks and Microsoft can help solve your most complex data and AI challenges.

To request a 1:1 meeting with Microsoft or Databricks experts during the event, reach out to your account team or visit the Microsoft and Databricks booths during the event.

Attend the sessions listed below designed to guide anyone exploring Azure Databricks and cover topics ranging from lakehouse governance and BI integrations to real-time streaming and responsible AI. If you have questions about Azure Databricks or want to see live demos, visit the Microsoft booth on the Expo floor.

Azure Databricks Breakout Sessions

Leverage the Power of the Microsoft Ecosystem with Azure Databricks

Tuesday, June 10 | 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Discover how Azure Databricks, a fully native and first-party Microsoft Azure solution, enables seamless integration with services like Power BI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Purview, and more. Learn how Databricks and Microsoft co-engineer product experiences that support responsible AI development, unified governance, and accelerated insights on your Azure data estate.

Speaker:
Anavi Nahar, Head of Product, Azure Databricks, Microsoft

Comprehensive Data Management and Governance With Azure Data Lake Storage

Tuesday, June 10 | 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

Azure Data Lake Storage offers advanced features to help enterprises protect, govern, and audit their most critical data. This session walks through how these capabilities—when integrated with Azure Databricks—enable full lifecycle data governance with scale, efficiency, and control.

Speakers:
James Baker, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Santhosh Pillai, Principal PDM Manager, Microsoft

Empowering Business Users With Databricks — Integrating AI/BI Genie With Microsoft Teams

Tuesday, June 10 | 5:20 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Learn how Rooms To Go empowers sales and warehouse teams with natural language data access directly in Microsoft Teams using Genie and Azure Databricks. See a live demo of real-time data delivery and collaboration, plus a blueprint to replicate it in your org.

Speakers:
Nathan Sundararajan, Manager Data Engineering & Integration, Rooms To Go
Ryan Bates, Solutions Architect, Databricks

Accelerating Analytics: Integrating BI and Partner Tools to Databricks SQL

Tuesday, June 10 | 8:00 AM – 8:40 AM PDT

Discover how to connect Azure Databricks SQL with BI platforms like Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Tableau, and dbt. Learn how to publish models with defined keys across platforms and build an efficient analytics workflow—without provisioning a separate warehouse.

Speakers:
Can Efeoglu, Sr. Staff Product Manager, Databricks
Toussaint Webb, Product Manager, Databricks

Partner Breakout Sessions

How Data Strategy Powers Mission-Critical Work at the Gates Foundation

Sponsored by: Accenture & Avanade
Tuesday, June 10 | 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM PDT

Hear how the Gates Foundation and Avanade use Databricks and Microsoft to build a unified enterprise data platform that delivers trusted insights at scale. Get practical advice on aligning data strategy with mission-critical goals.

Speakers:
Tripti Sethi, Global Data & AI Lead, Avanade
Thushan Wijesinghe, Director, Enterprise Data Solutions, Gates Foundation

Customer Breakout Sessions

Unlocking Streaming Power: How SEGA Wins With DLT

Tuesday, June 10 | 1:50 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

Explore how SEGA uses DLT on Azure Databricks to process 40,000+ events per second and power personalized gaming experiences. Learn how they transformed complex streaming pipelines into a strategic advantage.

Speakers:
Craig Porteous, Associate Head of Data Engineering, Advancing Analytics
Felix Baker, Head of Data Services, SEGA Europe Limited

Reduce Risk While You Improve Services and Operations

Wednesday, June 11 | 5:20 PM – 6:00 PM PDT

Supporting the scale of public sector data requires trusted AI and robust security. Learn how Azure Databricks enables public institutions to modernize operations while safeguarding sensitive data.

Speakers:
Charles Abraham, Director, Data & Analytics, Gainwell Technologies
Thomas Osborne MD, Chief Medical Officer, Microsoft
Rebecca Nissan, Sr. Delivery Solutions Engineer, Databricks
Darcy Phillips, Director, SLED East, Databricks

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