Data + AI World Tour Toronto

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Join us for this invitation-only event designed for leaders like you to connect with peers, gain insights into Databricks' vision and strategy, and engage in immersive discussions on scaling data and AI within your organization.

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Discover Hear from Databricks leaders about the latest advancements in data and AI, and gain insights to drive transformation in your business with the Data Intelligence Platform.
Learn We’ll provide strategic insights and share lessons learned, along with blueprints and best practices, to help you scale and accelerate your business.
Connect Engage with your peers to network, exchange ideas, and share success stories.

Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Registration Open Grab your badge from the registration desk to start your day.
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Data + AI World Tour Keynote David Meyer, SVP, Product Hear from Databricks Executives and regional customers on the transformative power of data and AI.
11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Executive Forum Lunch Join us for lunch and an opportunity to network with your peers before the Executive Forum general session.
12:20 PM - 12:25 PM	Executive Forum Welcome & Opening Remarks Nick McKerrall, Director, Field Engineering
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM	Executive Forum Keynote: Realizing Data Intelligence David Meyer, SVP, Product
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM	Partner Spotlight Van Zorbas, Chief Growth Officer, Deloitte
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM	Networking Break
1:30 PM - 1:50 PM	Data Foundation for AI-Ready Enterprises David Hackett, VP, Field Engineering, Databricks Enterprises face growing challenges governing fragmented data and AI assets. Unity Catalog provides a unified, open foundation for security, compliance, and interoperability. With automated controls, monitoring, discovery, and secure collaboration via Delta Sharing and Databricks Clean Rooms, organizations cut costs, accelerate insights, and build a trusted, AI-ready foundation.
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM	Customer Fireside Chat David Hackett, VP, Field Engineering, Databricks Paul Wellman, VP, Enterprise Data & Analytics Platforms & Capabilities, TD Bank
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM	AI-Powered Data Warehousing Ryan Lippert, Sr. Director, Product Marketing Legacy warehouses are costly, limited, and disconnected from AI. Thousands have switched to Databricks SQL—like AT&T (300% ROI) and Northwestern Mutual (75% faster to market)—for an open, unified, lower‑TCO solution. With Lakebridge, our free AI‑powered migration tool, enterprises accelerate their move to modern data platforms.
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM	How to Lead with Agentic AI Barry Dauber, VP GenAI GTM Generative AI can transform enterprises, but over 80% of projects stall before production due to risk concerns. Agent Bricks overcomes this by generating benchmarks, training data, and optimizations for cost‑efficient, production‑ready agents—driving AI innovation, better customer experiences, and lasting competitive advantage across industries.
2:50 PM - 2:55 PM	Executive Forum Closing Remarks Nick McKerrall, Director, Field Engineering
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Industry Sessions Join industry thought leaders and learn how they’re modernizing their data estate, enabling all of their analytics, from BI, to AI to AI Agents in the context of industry.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Networking Reception Wrap up your day in our Expo with refreshments, fun activations, and networking.

Speakers

VP of GenAI GTM
Databricks

SVP, Product
Databricks

VP, Field Engineering
Databricks

Director, Field Engineering
Databricks

Vice President, Enterprise Data & Analytics Platforms & Capabilities
TD

Product Marketing
Databricks

Growth Officer
Deloitte

Sponsor

Deloitte Canada is the largest Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm, providing audit and assurance, consulting, tax and legal, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to businesses and governments. Deloitte's purpose is to make "an impact that matters" for clients, its people, and society, by addressing complex challenges and creating lasting value across Canada.

The Deloitte and Databricks alliance brings together Deloitte’s deep industry experience with Databricks to solve our client's toughest data challenges. Our Data & AI solutions empower strategic long-term business objectives. Deloitte provides professional services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. Deloitte Canada has the largest Data & AI professional services team with over 600 professionals, with a 100 of them specializing on Databricks