Past Sessions

8:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Meals

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Breakfast
  Breakfast
  Session Type: Meals
  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 238:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom Pre-Function

9:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Keynote

  yes

  All Sessions

  9:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sep 23

  Tuesday, Sep 23
  Keynote

  Be the first to witness the latest breakthroughs from Databricks and share the success of innovative data and AI companies. Discover the latest advances on the Data Intelligence Platform with AI agents, Agent Bricks and Lakebase and hear from...

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  Session Type: Keynote

  David Meyer , SVP, Product, Databricks

  Tony Gilbert , GM/VP of Sales, Databricks

  Mike Thompson , Chief Analytics Officer, Press Ganey

  Majida Adnan , Assistant Auditor Controller / CIO, County of Los Angeles

  Christopher Pailma , Chief Data Officer, County of Los Angeles

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 239:00 AM - 10:30 AM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II

11:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Breakout

  Intermediate

  Artificial Intelligence

  MLFlow

  Mosaic AI

  Enterprise Technology

  yes

  All Sessions

  Databricks Experience (DBX)

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Building Production-Ready AI and Multi-Agent Systems With Agent Bricks

  More than 80% of AI projects fail.  The reason?  Customers are not ready to put AI in production in areas where the Agent can cause reputational or financial harm.  Introducing Agent Bricks, a new approach to deploying production-ready AI...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Level: Intermediate
  Technologies: MLFlow, Mosaic AI
  Industry: Enterprise Technology

  Nicolas Pelaez , Staff Technical Marketing, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 2311:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Breakout

  Beginner

  Data Engineering and Streaming

  Databricks Workflows

  DLT

  LakeFlow

  Enterprise Technology

  yes

  All Sessions

  Data Ingestion

  Databricks Experience (DBX)

  ETL

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Introducing Lakeflow: The Future of Data Engineering on Databricks

  Data engineering doesn’t have to be a patchwork of tools and handoffs. In this session, we’ll introduce you to Lakeflow, Databricks’ unified solution for building reliable, scalable data pipelines with less friction and more control. Whether...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Level: Beginner
  Technologies: Databricks Workflows, DLT, LakeFlow
  Industry: Enterprise Technology

  Ryan Lippert , Sr. Dr. Prod Mktg, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 2311:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III
• Breakout

  Intermediate

  Data and AI Governance

  Unity Catalog

  Enterprise Technology

  yes

  All Sessions

  Catalogs

  Data Intelligence

  Databricks Experience (DBX)

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Unity Catalog: From Foundations to Best Practices

  Whether you are just getting started with data governance or working to scale it across the enterprise, this session will walk you through how Unity Catalog helps simplify secure access, discovery, and collaboration for data and AI...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Level: Intermediate
  Technologies: Unity Catalog
  Industry: Enterprise Technology

  Manish Bharti , Sr Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 2311:00 AM - 11:45 AM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I

12:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Meals

  yes

  All Sessions

  12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23

  Tuesday, Sep 23
  Lunch
  Lunch
  Session Type: Meals
  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 2312:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom Pre-Function

1:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Lightning Talk

  Intermediate

  Data and AI Governance

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Cost Management and Observability: How Customers Monitor and Control Their Consumption

  Come learn about the latest tools to keep your team under budget and optimize your data ROI. Managing the costs of data consumption, attributing to projects, and understanding TCO is top of mind for customers. We will discuss implementing...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Intermediate

  Arnav Chaudhary , Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:00 PM - 1:20 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Lightning Talk

  Beginner

  Data Engineering and Streaming

  AI/BI

  Databricks SQL

  DLT

  Manufacturing

  Retail and CPG, Food

  Financial Services

  yes

  All Sessions

  Customer Data Platform

  ETL

  SQL

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  From Raw Data to Real-Time Retention: Powering Customer Health Scores with Databricks + Coalesce
  Understanding customer engagement and retention is mission-critical—but building trusted health scores at scale is easier said than done. In this lightning talk, see how Coalesce and Databricks work together to operationalize customer health...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Beginner
  Technologies: AI/BI, Databricks SQL, DLT
  Industry: Manufacturing, Retail and CPG, Food, Financial Services

  Douglas Barrett , Field CTO, Coalesce

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:00 PM - 1:20 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I
• Lightning Talk

  Beginner

  Artificial Intelligence

  AI/BI

  LakeFlow

  Databricks Apps

  Media and Entertainment

  Retail and CPG, Food

  Financial Services

  yes

  All Sessions

  Data Applications

  Partner Innovation Showcase

  AI Agents

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Maximizing ROAS: Forecasting, Scenario Planning, & Cost Optimization on Databricks
  Marketing leaders face increasing pressure to prove ROI while adapting to shifting customer behavior. In this live demo, Gary Nakanelua, Managing Director of Technology at Blueprint and Databricks MVP, will showcase CampaignIQ: a Databricks-native...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Beginner
  Technologies: AI/BI, LakeFlow, Databricks Apps
  Industry: Media and Entertainment, Retail and CPG, Food, Financial Services

  Garrison Nakanelua , Managing Director, Blueprint

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:00 PM - 1:20 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III
• Training

  Beginner

  yes

  All Sessions

  Trainings

  Training

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Training: Get Started with AI Agents

  This course is an introduction to AI agents, their role in modern AI applications, and how to build AI agent applications on the Databricks Platform. You'll learn about the principles of AI agents, how they differ from traditional AI systems,...

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  Session Type: Training
  Level: Beginner

  James Lee , Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT

    Hollywood Ballroom
• Lightning Talk

  Intermediate

  Data Warehousing

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Busting Data Modeling Myths: Truths and Best Practices for Data Modeling in the Lakehouse

  Unlock the truth behind data modeling in Databricks. This session will tackle the top 10 myths surrounding relational and dimensional data modeling. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of what Databricks Lakehouse truly supports today,...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Intermediate

  Paige Fox , Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:30 PM - 1:50 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Lightning Talk

  Beginner

  Data Engineering and Streaming

  Delta Lake

  Apache Iceberg

  Unity Catalog

  Energy and Utilities

  Manufacturing

  Financial Services

  yes

  All Sessions

  Data Ingestion

  Streaming pipelines

  AI Agents

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Streaming Meets Governance: Building AI-Ready Tables with Confluent Tableflow and Unity Catalog
  Learn how Confluent and Databricks are simplifying the path from real-time data streams to governed, analytics- and AI-ready tables. This session will explore how Confluent Tableflow automatically materializes Kafka topics into Delta tables and...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Beginner
  Technologies: Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Unity Catalog
  Industry: Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, Financial Services

  Sean Falconer , Head of AI, Confluent

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:30 PM - 1:50 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I
• Lightning Talk

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  What's New With Databricks Assistant
  What's New With Databricks Assistant
  Session Type: Lightning Talk

  Kelvin Yang , Sr. Delivery Solution Engineer, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 231:30 PM - 1:50 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III

2:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Lightning Talk

  Beginner

  Analytics and BI

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  AI-Assisted BI: Everything You Need to Know

  Explore how AI is transforming business intelligence and data analytics across the Databricks platform. This session offers a comprehensive overview of AI-assisted capabilities, from generating dashboards and visualizations to integrating Genie...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk
  Level: Beginner

  Michelle Yuen , Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 232:00 PM - 2:20 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I
• Breakout

  Intermediate

  Data Warehousing

  Databricks SQL

  Enterprise Technology

  yes

  All Sessions

  Databricks Experience (DBX)

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Databricks SQL: Getting Started and What’s New with Live Demos

  New to Databricks SQL or just trying to keep up with everything that’s been added? This session gives you both. We’ll start with a fast-paced introduction to Databricks SQL, including how to set up a warehouse, load data, run queries, and build...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Level: Intermediate
  Technologies: Databricks SQL
  Industry: Enterprise Technology

  Mason Dudas , Sr. Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 232:00 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III
• Breakout

  Beginner

  Data Lakehouse Architecture and Implementation

  Databricks Apps

  Enterprise Technology

  yes

  All Sessions

  Databricks Experience (DBX)

  Getting started with Databricks

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Lakebase: Fully Managed Postgres for the Lakehouse

  Lakebase is a new Postgres-compatible OLTP database designed to support intelligent applications. Lakebase eliminates custom ETL pipelines with built-in lakehouse table synchronization, supports sub-10ms latency for high-throughput workloads,...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Level: Beginner
  Technologies: Databricks Apps
  Industry: Enterprise Technology

  Bradford Chang , Sr. Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 232:00 PM - 2:45 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Lightning Talk

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Collaborating Without Boundaries: What’s New With Delta Sharing, Clean Rooms, Marketplace and More

  Databricks is changing how organizations work together by making data sharing more open, secure, and flexible. With new capabilities like Clean Rooms for multi-party collaboration, cross-platform view sharing, Sharing for Lakehouse Federation,...

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  Session Type: Lightning Talk

  Harish Gaur , Director of Product Marketing, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 232:30 PM - 2:50 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I

3:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Breakout

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Databricks Apps: Turning Data and AI Into Practical, User-Friendly Applications

  Databricks Apps is now generally available, offering a new app hosting platform that brings together everything needed to build production-ready data and AI applications. It gives data and developer teams a way to create custom interfaces on...

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  Session Type: Breakout

  Austin Choi , Delivery Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 233:00 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Breakout

  Analytics and BI

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Discover the latest Innovations in AI/BI Dashboards and Genie

  Discover how the latest innovations in Databricks AI/BI Dashboards and Genie are transforming self-service analytics. This session offers a high-level tour of new capabilities that empower business users to ask questions in natural language,...

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  Session Type: Breakout

  Matthew Giglia , Solutions Architect, Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 233:00 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I
• Breakout

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  The Future of Real Time Insights with Databricks and SAP

  Tired of waiting on SAP data? Join this session to see how Databricks and SAP make it easy to query business-ready data—no ETL. With Databricks SQL, you’ll get instant scale, automatic optimizations, and built-in governance across all your...

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  Session Type: Breakout

  Srihari Aravindakshan , Databricks

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 233:00 PM - 3:45 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III

4:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Breakout

  Health and Life Sciences

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Forum

  Join us for the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industry Forum. You’ll hear directly from Databricks experts and industry leaders about how unifying data, governing AI models and empowering teams with data intelligence can drive meaningful change...

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  Session Type: Breakout
  Industry: Health and Life Sciences

  Michael Sanky , AVP, Healthcare & Life Sciences GTM, Databricks

  Ethan Yen , Senior Manager, Risk Analytics, Gilead Sciences

  Chase Skjolsvik , Director, Supply Chain Solution Architecture, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Sean McCrary , Sr Director Digital Supply Chain, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 234:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom I
• Breakout

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Media & Advertising Industry Forum

  Join us at the Media & Advertising Forum to explore how data and AI are transforming media and advertising from content to creative and identity to outcomes. Featuring innovators from leading agencies, platforms, streamers and ad tech — this...

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  Session Type: Breakout

  Adrian Bolosan , Sr. Director, Data Collaboration, Databricks

  Monte Lutz , CMO, Samba TV

  Jake Richardson , VP, Product Partnerships, Gracenote

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 234:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom II
• Breakout

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Public Sector Forum: LA’s Data-Driven Future, Powering Public Services with a Lakehouse
  From Insight to Impact - Hear how LA County is Transforming Services Through Data.
  Session Type: Breakout

  Christopher Pailma , Chief Data Officer, County of Los Angeles

  Majida Adnan , Assistant Auditor Controller / CIO, County of Los Angeles

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 234:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

    Ancillary Room - Silverlake A
• Breakout

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Startup Forum: Founders and Early-Stage Investors

  Hear from VC leaders, startup founders and early stage customers building on Databricks around what they are seeing in the market and how they are scaling their early stage companies on Databricks

  Session Type: Breakout

  Andrew Ferguson , VP, Databricks Ventures, Databricks

  Rob Patrick , CTO, UP.Labs

  Derek Santana , CEO, Founder, Future

  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 234:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom III

5:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Sep 23

• Meals

  yes

  All Sessions

  Tuesday, Sep 23

  5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sep 23
  Networking Reception
  Networking Reception
  Session Type: Meals
  • Session Ended
    Tuesday, Sep 235:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

    Wilshire Grand Ballroom Pre-Function