Presentation Resources

Many Data Summit speakers have made their presentations available online for attendees to view. Presentations will be available on this page during and after the conference so that you can refer to them at your convenience. If you don't see a presentation for a session, please check back as speakers are able to submit their presentation at any time. Please note that if a speaker has not give permission for their presentation to be shared it will not appear below.

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Preconference Workshops

W1: How to Evolve Your Data Architecture from BI to AI
W2: Building the Semantic Layer of Your Data Platform
Luong & Hilger - W2_Luong.pdf (12 MB)
W3: From Strategy to Structure: Accelerating Business Impact Through Hands-on Data Modeling
Pascal Desmarets - W3_Desmarets.pdf (4 MB)
W4: Hands-On RAG Workshop
Sulin, Fried & Banerjee - W4_Sulin(1).pdf (16 MB)
Sulin, Fried & Banerjee - W4_Sulin.pptx (405 KB)
Sulin, Fried & Banerjee - W4_Sulin.txt (873 bytes)

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Keynotes

Keynote—Engineering for Trust in the Era of Agentic AI
What Makes Enterprise Data Ready for AI Agents?
A New Path Forward: Reimagining Data Management Through AI
Your Data Is Your Moat. Your Agents Are The Bridge
AJ Meyers - 1000_Meyers.pdf (362 KB)

Modern Data Architecture

A101: Deciphering Data Architectures
James Serra - A101_Serra(1).pptx (11 MB)
A102: Designing a Unified Enterprise Environment
Norman Adkins - A102_Adkins.pptx (10 MB)
A103: Scaling Data Augmentation With GenAI
A104: Maximizing Data Value Chains
Milan Parikh - A104_Parikh.pptx (569 KB)
A105: Data Mesh for AI

Data Engineering

B101: Accelerating Delivery with Composable Data Pipelines
B102: Multimodal AI Training
B103: Optimizing Performance with Reinforcement Learning
Hina Gandhi - B103_Gandhi(1).pptx (36 MB)
B104: Understanding and Securing Information Lifecycles
Ian Phillips - B104_Phillips.pptx (44 MB)
Ian Phillips - B104_Phillips(1).pptx (44 MB)
Ian Phillips - B104_Phillips(2).pptx (44 MB)
B105: Designing Resilient Architecture Patterns
Sravanthi Kondoju - B105_Kondoju.pptx (14 MB)

Analytics & Semantic Layers

C101: Emerging Trends in Enterprise Data Ecosystems
Majumder & Tesfaye - C101_Majumder.pdf (4 MB)
C102: What Does Governance for Responsible AI Entail?
Stephen Gatchell - C102_Gatchell.pptx (2 MB)
C103: Democratization of Semantic Models
C104: Delivering Meaning and Accountability through a Semantic Layer
C105: New Models for Analytics Testing

GenAI & Agentic AI

D101: Moving From Signal to Action in Real-Time Intelligence
Mou Rakshit - D101_Rakshit.pdf (988 KB)
D102: Enabling AI Agents for Enterprise Data and Workflows
D103: Agentic Architecture for Production
D104: AI Governance Mechanisms for Privacy
D105: New GenAI Methods for Analytics

Data + AI Leadership Forum

F101: Strategies for Enterprise GenAI
Asaf Bord - F101_Bord.pptx (2 MB)
F102: Understanding AI Realities for Leaders
Ryan Frederick - F102_Frederick.pptx (1 MB)
AJ Meyers - F102_Meyers.pdf (322 KB)
F103: Leadership From the C-Suite Perspective
Karthik Ganapathy - F103_Ganapathy.pptx (299 KB)
F104: Expert Panel: Leadership Action Plans for 2026
F105: Responsible AI Adoption

Networking Reception in the Data + AI Showcase

Networking Reception in the Data + AI Showcase

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Keynotes

Keynote—The Stack Is Collapsing: Trends Reshaping Every Layer of AI-Driven Data Foundations
Sanjeev Mohan - 0845_Mohan.pptx (849 KB)
The Agentic Shift: Architecting Sovereign Data for the AI-First Enterprise

Modern Data Architecture

A201: Understanding Enterprise Architecture Concepts
Aaron Cutshall - A201_Cutshall.pdf (588 KB)
A202: How to Choose Your Modern Data Architecture Model
A203: Supercharge Your AI & Data Models
Pascal Desmarets - A203_Desmarets.pdf (5 MB)
A204: Simplifying a Lakehouse Architecture
Nataranjan & Chaparala - A204_Nataranjan.pdf (8 MB)

Data Engineering

B201: Building Strategic Data Systems
Joseph Hilger - B201_Hilger.pdf (2 MB)
B202: Optimizing for Performance and Sustainability
Tim Steward - B202_Steward.pptx (16 MB)
B203: DataOps is Critical for Enterprise AI
Keith Belanger - B203_Belanger(1).pptx (71 MB)
B204: Leveraging Existing Open Source Infrastructure for Agentic AI

Analytics & Semantic Layers

C201: Operationalizing Data Governance
Swetha Chenchalrao - C201_Chenchalrao.pptx (3 MB)
C202: Panel Discussion: What’s Working in Semantic Layers?
Heather Hedden - C202_Hedden.pptx (3 MB)
C203: Mitigating the Impact of “Messy” Content for Better AI
Joe Pearce - C203_Pearce(1).pptx (8 MB)
C204: Case Study: Migrating to a Graph-Based Environment

GenAI & Agentic AI

D201: Making AI Dependable
D202: Transforming Customer Experience through Data and AI Integration
Varsha Rammohan - Download presentation here
D203: Shaping Responsible AI Systems
Fleur Levitz - D203_Levitz.pptx (44 MB)
D204: The Implications of Agentic AI Transformation
Michael Vasicek - D204_Vasicek.pdf (1 MB)

Data + AI Leadership Forum

F201: Balancing Rapid AI Scalability & Governance
F202: Agentic AI for Measurable Business Outcomes
F203: Trust & Accountability for AI
F204: Tackling the Challenging Issues of Domain Discovery

Closing Keynote

Closing Keynote—Insights From the 2026 AI Market Study
John O'Brien - 1600_OBrien.pptx (1 MB)
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