Cybersecurity

COLLIDE Data + AI Conference 2026

What the event is about: COLLIDE Data + AI Conference is the South’s largest data and AI trade show, designed for decision-makers from major enterprises and leading-edge solution providers. The event’s core focus is on building the foundations of the AI-driven era by connecting enterprise data and AI leaders to scale and govern AI responsibly.

The 2026 theme, “AI for Enterprise: From Pilots to Production,” emphasizes moving beyond experimentation to operationalizing AI at scale, with a strong focus on systems, governance, and measurable business outcomes.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
1 October 2026
Location
Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center, Georgia, United States
Organiser
Data Science Connect
Tickets
USD 599 to 999
Expected attendance
500
Industry
Cybersecurity

Public discussion

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Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • AI for Enterprise: From Pilots to Production
  • Pillar 1: AI as a System
  • Context engineering beyond classic RAG
  • Evaluation, observability, and AI system reliability
  • LLMOps and GenAIOps for production environments
  • Agents as systems, not just features
  • Enterprise knowledge architecture and grounded AI
  • Pillar 2: Governance That Runs

On stage

Speakers

  • Sergey FogelsonVP, Head of Data Science
  • Anqi Zou
  • Ricardo GonzalezDirector, Data Governance Platforms
  • Ram KumarSr. Director - Networks, Automation and Analytics
  • Kartik Pillai
  • Pavan Emani
  • Jyoti Mohapatra
  • Charity Burroughs
  • Danny PortmanHead of AI Engineering, VP Data Science
  • Abdullah BokhariDirector, Enterprise Data Engineering
  • Malathi BandlamudiAVP Software Engineering
  • Sameer Goyal
  • Nathan Ghadirifard
  • Keyur VyasSr. Director, Software Engineering
  • Kishen JayantiSenior Manager, Product Analytics
  • Jacob Kosoff
  • Debasis ArcharyaSr. Director, Data Management, AI and Strategy
  • Rajiv CooraySVP, Data Fabric Platform
  • April HalmSr. Director, Data Privacy
  • Amit PanalkarSenior Director, Data Science

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