Michael Flynn

As the first wave of AI experimentation matures, leaders are facing a new bottleneck: the “Architectural Tax” of fragmented stacks. To move beyond universal foundation models and build production-grade AI applications, an interoperable foundation is essential. This foundation must unify governance, data and model choice to power high-frequency data and governed intelligence from a single location. This 90-minute Tech Industry Forum joins leaders from the top AI innovators to bridge the gap between AI ambition and operational reality. We will move past the hype to address the foundational challenges that now define market leadership: eliminating the latency between data and application, slashing the overhead of massive compute costs and establishing the governance frameworks required to scale intelligent systems with confidence. This session is designed for leaders who must act now to transition from experimental AI into a high-velocity, production-scale operation. After the session, connect with your peers during the exclusive Industry Forum Happy Hour. Reserve your seat today!

A successful data strategy requires the right platform and the ability to empower the broader user community by creating simple, scalable and secure patterns that lower the barrier to entry while ensuring robust data practices. Guided by the belief that everyone is a data person, we focus on breaking down silos, democratizing access and enabling distributed teams to contribute through a federated "data-as-a-product" model. We’ll share the impact and lessons learned in creating a single source of truth on Unity Catalog, consolidated from diverse sources and cloud platforms. We’ll discuss how we streamlined governance with Databricks Apps, Workflows and native capabilities, ensuring compliance without hindering innovation. We’ll also cover how we maximize the value of that catalog by leveraging semantics to enable trustworthy, AI-driven self-service in AI/BI dashboards and downstream apps. Come learn how we built a next-gen data ecosystem that empowers everyone to be a data person.