Join us for an insightful exploration of Databricks, the unified data intelligence platform revolutionizing how organizations manage and leverage their data and AI capabilities. This talk covers the essentials: what Databricks is as a lakehouse platform combining data warehousing and data lakes, what capabilities it delivers—from data engineering and analytics to generative AI—and where organizations are applying it across real-world use cases like data harmonization, streaming analytics, and AI workflows.

We'll also highlight the latest innovations announced at Summit by Databricks this year, including advancements in AI/ML capabilities, governance, and performance optimizations. Whether you're building data architectures, enabling cross-functional teams, or exploring AI opportunities, this session provides a comprehensive overview of how Databricks can accelerate your data and AI initiatives.

Pascal van Bellen

Pascal has been working in the data and big data domain for more than ten years. He is a Databricks Solution Architect Champion and is responsible for Databricks partner management. With deep expertise in data engineering and many years of experience with Spark and Databricks, he has designed and built several large-scale data and AI platforms, from architecture and solution design through to production deployment, providing the foundation for advanced analytics and AI applications.