topic Meet the Databricks MVPs at Data + AI Summit in Announcements

topic Meet the Databricks MVPs at Data + AI Summit in Announcements https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/meet-the-databricks-mvps-at-data-ai-summit/m-p/121042#M242 <P><A href="https://www.databricks.com/dataaisummit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Data + AI Summit</SPAN></A><SPAN> is rapidly approaching and the Databricks MVPs are gearing up for a busy week! The Databricks MVP Program is our way of thanking and recognizing the community members, data scientists, data engineers, developers and open source enthusiasts who go above and beyond to uplift the data and AI community.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Databricks MVPs inspire others and encourage knowledge sharing while helping to solve tough data and AI problems.The </SPAN><A href="https://www.databricks.com/discover/mvps" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Databricks MVPs</SPAN></A><SPAN> are hosting 22 sessions across the 3 day summit and they are not to be missed! Take a look at the MVP schedule and learn where you can meet the Databricks MVPs. </SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>Meet the Databricks MVPs</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Come meet Databricks Community superstars and Databricks MVPs at the MVP kiosk! You can meet </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/79172" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Rishabh Pandey</STRONG></A> <SPAN>on Tuesday, June 10 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm</SPAN><STRONG>  </STRONG><SPAN>and</SPAN> <A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/132919" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Mantu Samadder</STRONG></A><SPAN> on Tuesday, June 10 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. All Databricks MVPs attending summit will be available to answer questions at the kiosk periodically throughout the week. </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Also, stop by the Databricks Community hub to learn about new avenues to get nominated for the Databricks MVP program. </SPAN></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Learn from the Databricks MVPs</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Catch a session hosted by a Databricks MVP and learn from their expertise. From Lakeflow to AI/BI to MLOps, there is something for everyone. </SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>Tuesday, June 10</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>8:00 - 8:40 AM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1737392006217001fKdn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>The Lakeflow Effect</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/108142" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Josue Bogran</SPAN></A></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>8:00 - 8:40 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1743297059381001UhE3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>The Hitchhiker's Guide to Delta Lake Streaming in an Agentic Universe</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4630" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Scott Haines</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>9:10 - 9:50 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/login" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Breaking Silos: Enabling Databricks-Snowflake Interoperability With Iceberg and Unity Catalog</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/54287" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Geoffrey Freeman</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM: </STRONG><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/108142" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Josue Bogran</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1737053640595001fsUs" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>AI/BI Dashboards and AI/BI Genie: Dashboards and Last-Mile Analytics Made </SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <P><LI-WRAPPER></LI-WRAPPER></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738625460915001mmUt" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Delta Lake on the Data Mesh</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/83841" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>KyJah Keys</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM</STRONG><SPAN>:</SPAN> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738100245444001XUyA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Data Modeling 101 for Data Lakehouse Demystified</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/128605" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Luan Moreno Medeiros Maciel</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745938955287001kkH8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Cracking Complex Documents with Databricks Mosaic AI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/82462" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Gavita Regunath</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:40 - 1:20 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738626328272001aYJR" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Let's Save Tons of Money With Cloud-Native Data Ingestion!</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34476" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Tyler Croy</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738621051807001UgPC" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Analyst Roadmap to Databricks: From SQL to End-to-End BI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/106846" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Jake Duckers</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>2:00 - 2:20 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745959222477001FIi2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>MLOps with Databricks</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Maria Vechtomova</SPAN></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><SPAN>3:40 - 4:00 PM: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1747191454151001A0do" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>FinOps: Automated Unity Catalog Cost Observability, Data Isolation and Governance Framework</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/92141" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Dylan Ford</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>5:20 - 5:40 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745940104344001WqCX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>10+ Reasons to Use Databricks’ Delta Live Tables for Your Next Data Processing Project</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/7083" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Jacek Laskowski</SPAN></A><BR /><BR /></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Wednesday, June 11<BR /><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>11:30 - 11:50 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1746562656455001lx5W" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Defending Revenue With GenAI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Garrison Nakanelua<BR /></SPAN></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>11:30 - 12:10 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738579474968001XcQF" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Your Wish is AI Command — Get to Grips With Databricks Genie</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:40 - 1:10 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738580251194001nCgg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon + Denny - Unfiltered & Unscripted</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745945572173001Ni3d" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Delta Sharing Demystified: Options, Use Cases and How it Works</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/146934" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Julia Førde</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>3:00 - 3:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1743016210609001I18w" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>No More Fragile Pipelines: Kafka and Iceberg the Declarative Way</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5031" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Adi Polak</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>4:30 - 4:50 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745939906469001fCoM" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>No-Trust, All Value: Monetizing Analytics With Databricks Clean Rooms</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Eddie Edgeworth</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P><LI-WRAPPER></LI-WRAPPER></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>4:30 - 4:50 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738619669892001h8Ov" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Creating a Custom PySpark Stream Reader with PySpark 4.0</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/101170" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Skyler Myers</SPAN></A><BR /><BR /></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Thursday, June 12<BR /><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738364987066001bfwr" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>A Practical Roadmap to Becoming an Expert Databricks Data Engineer</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/78759" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Derar Alhussein</SPAN></A></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738579736930001WMlh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Automating Engineering with AI - LLMs in Metadata Driven Frameworks</SPAN></A><STRONG>, </STRONG><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745869902474001y91w" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Rust and Lakehouse Format — Ask Us Anything</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34476" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Tyler Croy</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <P><SPAN>To learn more about the Databricks MVP program and how to nominate peers, visit the <A href="https://www.databricks.com/discover/mvps" target="_self">Databricks MVP</A>.</SPAN></P> <P> </P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:00:42 GMT Sujitha 2025-06-05T12:00:42Z Meet the Databricks MVPs at Data + AI Summit https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/meet-the-databricks-mvps-at-data-ai-summit/m-p/121042#M242 <P><A href="https://www.databricks.com/dataaisummit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Data + AI Summit</SPAN></A><SPAN> is rapidly approaching and the Databricks MVPs are gearing up for a busy week! The Databricks MVP Program is our way of thanking and recognizing the community members, data scientists, data engineers, developers and open source enthusiasts who go above and beyond to uplift the data and AI community.</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Databricks MVPs inspire others and encourage knowledge sharing while helping to solve tough data and AI problems.The </SPAN><A href="https://www.databricks.com/discover/mvps" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Databricks MVPs</SPAN></A><SPAN> are hosting 22 sessions across the 3 day summit and they are not to be missed! Take a look at the MVP schedule and learn where you can meet the Databricks MVPs. </SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>Meet the Databricks MVPs</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Come meet Databricks Community superstars and Databricks MVPs at the MVP kiosk! You can meet </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/79172" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Rishabh Pandey</STRONG></A> <SPAN>on Tuesday, June 10 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm</SPAN><STRONG>  </STRONG><SPAN>and</SPAN> <A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/132919" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><STRONG>Mantu Samadder</STRONG></A><SPAN> on Tuesday, June 10 from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. All Databricks MVPs attending summit will be available to answer questions at the kiosk periodically throughout the week. </SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>Also, stop by the Databricks Community hub to learn about new avenues to get nominated for the Databricks MVP program. </SPAN></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG>Learn from the Databricks MVPs</STRONG></P> <P><SPAN>Catch a session hosted by a Databricks MVP and learn from their expertise. From Lakeflow to AI/BI to MLOps, there is something for everyone. </SPAN></P> <P><STRONG>Tuesday, June 10</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>8:00 - 8:40 AM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1737392006217001fKdn" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>The Lakeflow Effect</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/108142" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Josue Bogran</SPAN></A></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>8:00 - 8:40 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1743297059381001UhE3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>The Hitchhiker's Guide to Delta Lake Streaming in an Agentic Universe</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/4630" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Scott Haines</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>9:10 - 9:50 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/login" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Breaking Silos: Enabling Databricks-Snowflake Interoperability With Iceberg and Unity Catalog</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/54287" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Geoffrey Freeman</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM: </STRONG><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/108142" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Josue Bogran</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1737053640595001fsUs" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>AI/BI Dashboards and AI/BI Genie: Dashboards and Last-Mile Analytics Made </SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <P><LI-WRAPPER></LI-WRAPPER></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738625460915001mmUt" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Delta Lake on the Data Mesh</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/83841" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>KyJah Keys</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>10:20 - 11:00 AM</STRONG><SPAN>:</SPAN> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738100245444001XUyA" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Data Modeling 101 for Data Lakehouse Demystified</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/128605" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Luan Moreno Medeiros Maciel</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745938955287001kkH8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Cracking Complex Documents with Databricks Mosaic AI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/82462" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Gavita Regunath</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:40 - 1:20 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738626328272001aYJR" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Let's Save Tons of Money With Cloud-Native Data Ingestion!</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34476" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Tyler Croy</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738621051807001UgPC" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Analyst Roadmap to Databricks: From SQL to End-to-End BI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/106846" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Jake Duckers</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>2:00 - 2:20 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745959222477001FIi2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>MLOps with Databricks</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Maria Vechtomova</SPAN></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><SPAN>3:40 - 4:00 PM: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1747191454151001A0do" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>FinOps: Automated Unity Catalog Cost Observability, Data Isolation and Governance Framework</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/92141" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Dylan Ford</SPAN></A></LI> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>5:20 - 5:40 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745940104344001WqCX" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>10+ Reasons to Use Databricks’ Delta Live Tables for Your Next Data Processing Project</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/7083" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Jacek Laskowski</SPAN></A><BR /><BR /></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Wednesday, June 11<BR /><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>11:30 - 11:50 AM:</STRONG> <A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1746562656455001lx5W" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Defending Revenue With GenAI</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Garrison Nakanelua<BR /></SPAN></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>11:30 - 12:10 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738579474968001XcQF" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Your Wish is AI Command — Get to Grips With Databricks Genie</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:40 - 1:10 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738580251194001nCgg" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon + Denny - Unfiltered & Unscripted</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745945572173001Ni3d" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Delta Sharing Demystified: Options, Use Cases and How it Works</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/146934" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Julia Førde</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>3:00 - 3:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1743016210609001I18w" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>No More Fragile Pipelines: Kafka and Iceberg the Declarative Way</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5031" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Adi Polak</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>4:30 - 4:50 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745939906469001fCoM" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>No-Trust, All Value: Monetizing Analytics With Databricks Clean Rooms</SPAN></A><SPAN>, Eddie Edgeworth</SPAN></LI> </UL> <P><LI-WRAPPER></LI-WRAPPER></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>4:30 - 4:50 PM</STRONG><SPAN>: </SPAN><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738619669892001h8Ov" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Creating a Custom PySpark Stream Reader with PySpark 4.0</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/101170" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Skyler Myers</SPAN></A><BR /><BR /></LI> </UL> <P><STRONG>Thursday, June 12<BR /><BR /></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738364987066001bfwr" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>A Practical Roadmap to Becoming an Expert Databricks Data Engineer</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/78759" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Derar Alhussein</SPAN></A></LI> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>12:20 - 12:40 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1738579736930001WMlh" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Automating Engineering with AI - LLMs in Metadata Driven Frameworks</SPAN></A><STRONG>, </STRONG><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5081" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Simon Whiteley</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <UL> <LI aria-level="1"><STRONG>1:10 - 1:30 PM: </STRONG><A href="https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/dais2025/scheduler/page/catalog/session/1745869902474001y91w" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Rust and Lakehouse Format — Ask Us Anything</SPAN></A><SPAN>, </SPAN><A href="https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/34476" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><SPAN>Tyler Croy</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> <P><SPAN>To learn more about the Databricks MVP program and how to nominate peers, visit the <A href="https://www.databricks.com/discover/mvps" target="_self">Databricks MVP</A>.</SPAN></P> <P> </P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 12:00:42 GMT https://community.databricks.com/t5/announcements/meet-the-databricks-mvps-at-data-ai-summit/m-p/121042#M242 Sujitha 2025-06-05T12:00:42Z