Data + AI Summit is Databricks’ flagship gathering for the global data engineering, analytics, and machine learning community, rooted in the open-source heritage of Apache Spark and the modern lakehouse architecture. Hosted at The Moscone Center in SoMa, SF—with robust livestreams and replays—it’s where practitioners, leaders, and open-source contributors converge for breakthroughs, best practices, and major product and ecosystem announcements.
Originating as Spark Summit and later Spark + AI Summit, the conference retains a strong OSS core while showcasing end-to-end lakehouse patterns—from ingestion and governance to real-time analytics and production ML. Mornings feature headline keynotes from Databricks founders, engineers, and industry luminaries; afternoons transition to deep technical breakouts, chalk talks, hands-on labs, and certification prep. Expect substantial coverage of Apache Spark performance tuning, Delta Lake reliability and optimization, MLflow tracking and deployment, Unity Catalog governance, streaming with Structured Streaming, and emerging LLMOps practices on the lakehouse. A bustling expo highlights cloud providers and tooling partners across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, with integrated demos and reference architectures.
Data engineers, data scientists, ML/AI engineers, analytics leaders, architects, platform/SRE/DevOps teams, and technology executives defining data and AI strategy. The event also welcomes open-source maintainers, educators, and students who contribute to or build on Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and adjacent projects.
Register early—training and certification seats are limited, and early-bird pricing tends to be the best value. Bring a laptop and charger for labs; many sessions assume you can run notebooks. Use the event app to bookmark talks and navigate Moscone’s North/South/West buildings efficiently. Stay in SoMa to minimize transit time; BART and Muni make The Moscone Center (747 Howard St) easily accessible. Plan layers for shifting SF microclimates and comfortable shoes for long expo walks. Finally, check the official website for current dates, agenda, code of conduct, scholarships, and registration options, including virtual passes if you’re attending remotely.
"Data + AI registration, pass collection, explore the Moscone Center."
"Opening keynote by Databricks leaders, breakout sessions, networking lunch."
Featured appearances from Databricks founders Ali Ghodsi and Matei Zaharia, alongside keynotes from industry experts in AI. Speaker lineup, subject to change
Skip the surge pricing. Keep the good nights' sleep. Downtown hotels near Moscone Center book up fast and surge in price during Data + Ai Summit week. Marina Motel puts you in a quieter, classic San Francisco neighborhood — walkable to the waterfront, Chestnut Street shops and restaurants, and just a short ride to SoMa and the convention center via rideshare, bus, or the Marina/Union Street corridor. It's a good fit for attendees who want to end a long conference day away from the downtown crowds, with easier parking and a more relaxed, residential feel.
