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Wednesday, September 3
 

4:00pm PDT

PRO WORKSHOP (DataWeek): Leveraging Open Source AI Securely and Privately
Wednesday September 3, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
JJ Asghar, IBM, Developer Advocate

Honestly, you're probably jealous of those people saying "ChatGPT" is making their lives easier. You may think that leveraging AI is this generation's adoption of the calculator. I'm here to say yes, you are right, but let's be honest: we have no idea how the ChatGPTs of the world are trained or if they are secure.
If you run a technology company, your data is your secret sauce; if your boss found out you were leveraging ChatGPT to do your job, would they be happy? Probably not.
In this presentation, we will explore how LLMs work locally through hands-on activities, such as setting up some local open-source private and free LLMs to help you get closer to the promise of generative AI.
Overall, this presentation will start with some basic installation leveraging Ollama and VS Code or any of the JetBrains platforms (and you'll learn what that means and what the differences are!), then pull in AnythingLLM and/or OpenWebUI to help give you a straightforward chat-like interface to your LLM. We will provide you with the knowledge, tools, some generic prompts, and use cases to gain more confidence in your daily life by leveraging LLMs.
You'll walk out of the workshop with a working LLM that you can engage with no fees or usage, all locally and securely.
Speakers
avatar for JJ Asghar

JJ Asghar

Developer Advocate, IBM
JJ works as a Developer Advocate representing IBM worldwide. He mainly focuses on open-source AI and OpenShift, trying to help companies and users successfully onboard to the Cloud-Native ecosystem. He’s also known in the DevOps tooling ecosystem and generalized Linux communities... Read More →
Wednesday September 3, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
Thursday, September 4
 

3:30pm PDT

OPEN Session (DataWeek): Balancing Velocity with Academic Rigor When Building with LLMs
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Lauren Peate, Multitudes, CEO & founder

We’re all building AI features now. But building with LLMs brings its own challenges – namely: How can we use cutting-edge practices, weave in AI ethics, and consider the cost of different models without blowing past delivery dates. Not to mention making sure that the features we build will be stable, reliable and maintainable in the future.

We recently built our first LLM feature, to show the quality of feedback given in code reviews. In 1 month, we did a literature review, consultation with academic experts, data labelling, model experimentation, a cost assessment, and finally, all the ML engineering to launch it into production. The outcome: <1% extreme misclassification and zero hallucinations. In this talk, we’ll share our approach to building LLM features – how we partnered with academia (without being delayed by their timelines), what tooling we used, and how we made the cost and money tradeoffs to keep business stakeholders happy. I’ll also speak to how we built this into our microservices architecture, including how we used tools to generate structured outputs from LLMs on top of AWS’s Bedrock API to have parseable responses from a range of models.

You'll walk away with practical strategies for leading your own teams through AI implementations, identifying ethical issues early, addressing them efficiently, and still delivering on time and on budget.
Speakers
avatar for Lauren Peate

Lauren Peate

CEO & founder, Multitudes
Lauren Peate is the CEO and founder of Multitudes, which helps engineering teams improve delivery sustainably. She’s focused her career on using data to support people, including as the founder of Ally Skills NZ, a consultancy helping global tech companies improve team performance... Read More →
Thursday September 4, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
Friday, September 5
 

9:30am PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): The Rise of Agentic Commerce: Where AI Intelligence Meets Infinite Retail Possibility
Friday September 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Aswini Atibudhi, Walmart, Driving Innovation with Generative AI

In this visionary session, we’ll explore how Agentic AI is not just enhancing retail — it’s fundamentally reinventing it. As commerce shifts from static transactions to dynamic, intelligent interactions, Agentic AI emerges as the architect of a new era: Agentic Commerce. Learn how AI-powered agents, composable architectures, and autonomous decision-making systems are creating infinitely adaptable, customer-first retail ecosystems. We’ll dive into real-world examples, transformative architectures, and the strategic shifts needed to thrive in an AI-first retail future.
Join us to uncover how businesses can unlock limitless innovation, personalized experiences, and operational agility by embracing the rise of Agentic Commerce.
Speakers
avatar for Aswini Atibudhi

Aswini Atibudhi

Distinguished Architect for Customer Space, Walmart
Aswini is the Distinguished Architect for Customer Space at Walmart. He has more than 20 years of IT experience in design and development of scalable microservice and microfrontend based Web/Cloud/AI & ML Applications. His Portfolio is jam-packed with Multiple domains such as Finance... Read More →
Friday September 5, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

10:00am PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): Data Sovereignty in the Age of AI
Friday September 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Michel Tricot, Airbyte, Co-founder and CEO

This session will explore the intersection of data sovereignty and artificial intelligence, addressing how organizations can maintain control of their valuable data assets while still leveraging the power of AI. Drawing from extensive experience building open-source data infrastructure solutions, Michel will illuminate the challenges companies face when integrating AI into their data ecosystems without compromising ownership, security, or compliance requirements.

The session targets data leaders, CDOs, and enterprise architects who are navigating the complex landscape of AI adoption while maintaining strict data governance standards. Michel will share practical frameworks for implementing a self-managed data integration strategy that enables AI innovation while preserving first-party data sovereignty—a crucial consideration as regulatory requirements around data protection continue to evolve globally. Attendees will gain actionable insights on building resilient data architectures that support AI initiatives without surrendering control of sensitive information.

This session aligns perfectly with Data Week's focus on "Data Engineering & Governance" and "AI & ML" tracks, offering attendees a unique perspective on balancing innovation with control. Conference participants will benefit from Michel's vision of how open-source data integration infrastructure can serve as the foundation for responsible AI development, empowering organizations to build competitive advantages while maintaining complete sovereignty over their data. The presentation will include real-world examples of companies that have successfully implemented these principles.
Speakers
avatar for Michel Tricot

Michel Tricot

Co-founder and CEO, Airbyte
Michel Tricot is co-founder and CEO of Airbyte, the open data movement platform. The company was started in 2020 with a vision of commoditizing data integration pipelines across all industries and organizations and today has more than 170,000 deployments. Michel has been working in... Read More →
Friday September 5, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

10:30am PDT

OPEN Session (DataWeek): Ask Us Anything: Building Real-World AI Agents for Business
Friday September 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Lee Dickson, raia AI, Director of Sales and Operations 
Rich Swier, raia AI,  Founder

You’ve seen the hype. Now let’s get practical. In this live AMA-style session, Lee Dickson and Rich Swier — co-hosts of The AI Guys podcast and builders of raia AI — open the floor to the questions business leaders, operators, and tech pros are really asking about AI.

From deployment timelines to hallucination prevention, ethics to employee augmentation — nothing’s off limits. Whether you’re planning your first AI rollout or scaling from one use case to a dozen, this is your chance to get direct insights from AI practitioners who’ve helped companies from $5M startups to $500M enterprises make AI work.
 
Speakers
avatar for Lee Dickson

Lee Dickson

Director of Sales and Operations, raia AI
Lee Dickson brings 7+ years of experience in productizing AI solutions and predictive analytics, with a strong track record of streamlining operations and improving customer engagement for SMBs and enterprise clients. With an extensive background in technology and SaaS, he's an advocate... Read More →
avatar for Rich Swier

Rich Swier

Founder, raia
Rich is a serial entrepreneur based in Sarasota, Florida. For the past 30 years, Rich has built and exited numerous successful tech businesses and continues to launch and incubate new ventures.
Friday September 5, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

1:00pm PDT

PRO Session (DataWeek): Compute for Your AI Model: GPUs, LPUs, TPUs and Beyond..
Friday September 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
Kushaagra Goyal, Rubrik, Tech Lead

In the rapidly evolving landscape of computing, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Language Processing Units (LPUs), and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) play pivotal roles in accelerating complex tasks, particularly in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

GPUs are renowned for their parallel processing capabilities, making them ideal for rendering graphics and handling large datasets. LPUs are specialized for optimizing natural language processing tasks, enhancing efficiency in understanding and generating human language. TPUs, developed by Google, are tailored specifically for training and inference of machine learning models, offering significant performance advantages for large-scale AI applications.

As we explore these technologies, we'll also look at emerging processing units designed for specific AI use-cases and the future of computational advancements.

Join me to dive into the intricacies of these processing units, their applications, and what lies ahead in the world of computing technology.
Speakers
avatar for Kushaagra Goyal

Kushaagra Goyal

Tech Lead, Rubrik
Kushaagra Goyal is an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in engineering and AI infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2016), and a Master’s degree from Stanford University, where he developed a strong foundation... Read More →
Friday September 5, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
Wednesday, September 10
 

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO WORKSHOP (DataWeek): Leveraging Open Source AI Securely and Privately
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
JJ Asghar, IBM, Developer Advocate

Honestly, you're probably jealous of those people saying "ChatGPT" is making their lives easier. You may think that leveraging AI is this generation's adoption of the calculator. I'm here to say yes, you are right, but let's be honest: we have no idea how the ChatGPTs of the world are trained or if they are secure.
If you run a technology company, your data is your secret sauce; if your boss found out you were leveraging ChatGPT to do your job, would they be happy? Probably not.
In this presentation, we will explore how LLMs work locally through hands-on activities, such as setting up some local open-source private and free LLMs to help you get closer to the promise of generative AI.
Overall, this presentation will start with some basic installation leveraging Ollama and VS Code or any of the JetBrains platforms (and you'll learn what that means and what the differences are!), then pull in AnythingLLM and/or OpenWebUI to help give you a straightforward chat-like interface to your LLM. We will provide you with the knowledge, tools, some generic prompts, and use cases to gain more confidence in your daily life by leveraging LLMs.
You'll walk out of the workshop with a working LLM that you can engage with no fees or usage, all locally and securely.
Speakers
avatar for JJ Asghar

JJ Asghar

Developer Advocate, IBM
JJ works as a Developer Advocate representing IBM worldwide. He mainly focuses on open-source AI and OpenShift, trying to help companies and users successfully onboard to the Cloud-Native ecosystem. He’s also known in the DevOps tooling ecosystem and generalized Linux communities... Read More →
Wednesday September 10, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
Thursday, September 11
 

3:30pm PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session (DataWeek): Balancing Velocity with Academic Rigor When Building with LLMs
Thursday September 11, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
Lauren Peate, Multitudes, CEO & founder

We’re all building AI features now. But building with LLMs brings its own challenges – namely: How can we use cutting-edge practices, weave in AI ethics, and consider the cost of different models without blowing past delivery dates. Not to mention making sure that the features we build will be stable, reliable and maintainable in the future.

We recently built our first LLM feature, to show the quality of feedback given in code reviews. In 1 month, we did a literature review, consultation with academic experts, data labelling, model experimentation, a cost assessment, and finally, all the ML engineering to launch it into production. The outcome: <1% extreme misclassification and zero hallucinations. In this talk, we’ll share our approach to building LLM features – how we partnered with academia (without being delayed by their timelines), what tooling we used, and how we made the cost and money tradeoffs to keep business stakeholders happy. I’ll also speak to how we built this into our microservices architecture, including how we used tools to generate structured outputs from LLMs on top of AWS’s Bedrock API to have parseable responses from a range of models.

You'll walk away with practical strategies for leading your own teams through AI implementations, identifying ethical issues early, addressing them efficiently, and still delivering on time and on budget.
Speakers
avatar for Lauren Peate

Lauren Peate

CEO & founder, Multitudes
Lauren Peate is the CEO and founder of Multitudes, which helps engineering teams improve delivery sustainably. She’s focused her career on using data to support people, including as the founder of Ally Skills NZ, a consultancy helping global tech companies improve team performance... Read More →
Thursday September 11, 2025 3:30pm - 3:55pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
Friday, September 12
 

9:30am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session (DataWeek):The Rise of Agentic Commerce: Where AI Intelligence Meets Infinite Retail Possibility
Friday September 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
Aswini Atibudhi, Walmart, Driving Innovation with Generative AI

In this visionary session, we’ll explore how Agentic AI is not just enhancing retail — it’s fundamentally reinventing it. As commerce shifts from static transactions to dynamic, intelligent interactions, Agentic AI emerges as the architect of a new era: Agentic Commerce. Learn how AI-powered agents, composable architectures, and autonomous decision-making systems are creating infinitely adaptable, customer-first retail ecosystems. We’ll dive into real-world examples, transformative architectures, and the strategic shifts needed to thrive in an AI-first retail future.
Join us to uncover how businesses can unlock limitless innovation, personalized experiences, and operational agility by embracing the rise of Agentic Commerce.
Speakers
avatar for Aswini Atibudhi

Aswini Atibudhi

Distinguished Architect for Customer Space, Walmart
Aswini is the Distinguished Architect for Customer Space at Walmart. He has more than 20 years of IT experience in design and development of scalable microservice and microfrontend based Web/Cloud/AI & ML Applications. His Portfolio is jam-packed with Multiple domains such as Finance... Read More →
Friday September 12, 2025 9:30am - 9:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

10:00am PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session (DataWeek): Data Sovereignty in the Age of AI
Friday September 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
Michel Tricot, Airbyte, Co-founder and CEO

This session will explore the intersection of data sovereignty and artificial intelligence, addressing how organizations can maintain control of their valuable data assets while still leveraging the power of AI. Drawing from extensive experience building open-source data infrastructure solutions, Michel will illuminate the challenges companies face when integrating AI into their data ecosystems without compromising ownership, security, or compliance requirements.

The session targets data leaders, CDOs, and enterprise architects who are navigating the complex landscape of AI adoption while maintaining strict data governance standards. Michel will share practical frameworks for implementing a self-managed data integration strategy that enables AI innovation while preserving first-party data sovereignty—a crucial consideration as regulatory requirements around data protection continue to evolve globally. Attendees will gain actionable insights on building resilient data architectures that support AI initiatives without surrendering control of sensitive information.

This session aligns perfectly with Data Week's focus on "Data Engineering & Governance" and "AI & ML" tracks, offering attendees a unique perspective on balancing innovation with control. Conference participants will benefit from Michel's vision of how open-source data integration infrastructure can serve as the foundation for responsible AI development, empowering organizations to build competitive advantages while maintaining complete sovereignty over their data. The presentation will include real-world examples of companies that have successfully implemented these principles.
Speakers
avatar for Michel Tricot

Michel Tricot

Co-founder and CEO, Airbyte
Michel Tricot is co-founder and CEO of Airbyte, the open data movement platform. The company was started in 2020 with a vision of commoditizing data integration pipelines across all industries and organizations and today has more than 170,000 deployments. Michel has been working in... Read More →
Friday September 12, 2025 10:00am - 10:25am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

10:30am PDT

[Virtual] OPEN Session (DataWeek): Ask Us Anything: Building Real-World AI Agents for Business
Friday September 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
Lee Dickson, raia AI, Director of Sales and Operations 
Rich Swier, raia AI,  Founder

You’ve seen the hype. Now let’s get practical. In this live AMA-style session, Lee Dickson and Rich Swier — co-hosts of The AI Guys podcast and builders of raia AI — open the floor to the questions business leaders, operators, and tech pros are really asking about AI.

From deployment timelines to hallucination prevention, ethics to employee augmentation — nothing’s off limits. Whether you’re planning your first AI rollout or scaling from one use case to a dozen, this is your chance to get direct insights from AI practitioners who’ve helped companies from $5M startups to $500M enterprises make AI work.
 
Speakers
avatar for Lee Dickson

Lee Dickson

Director of Sales and Operations, raia AI
Lee Dickson brings 7+ years of experience in productizing AI solutions and predictive analytics, with a strong track record of streamlining operations and improving customer engagement for SMBs and enterprise clients. With an extensive background in technology and SaaS, he's an advocate... Read More →
avatar for Rich Swier

Rich Swier

Founder, raia
Rich is a serial entrepreneur based in Sarasota, Florida. For the past 30 years, Rich has built and exited numerous successful tech businesses and continues to launch and incubate new ventures.
Friday September 12, 2025 10:30am - 10:55am PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek

1:00pm PDT

[Virtual] PRO Session (DataWeek): Compute for Your AI Model: GPUs, LPUs, TPUs and Beyond..
Friday September 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
Kushaagra Goyal, Rubrik, Tech Lead

In the rapidly evolving landscape of computing, Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), Language Processing Units (LPUs), and Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) play pivotal roles in accelerating complex tasks, particularly in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

GPUs are renowned for their parallel processing capabilities, making them ideal for rendering graphics and handling large datasets. LPUs are specialized for optimizing natural language processing tasks, enhancing efficiency in understanding and generating human language. TPUs, developed by Google, are tailored specifically for training and inference of machine learning models, offering significant performance advantages for large-scale AI applications.

As we explore these technologies, we'll also look at emerging processing units designed for specific AI use-cases and the future of computational advancements.

Join me to dive into the intricacies of these processing units, their applications, and what lies ahead in the world of computing technology.
Speakers
avatar for Kushaagra Goyal

Kushaagra Goyal

Tech Lead, Rubrik
Kushaagra Goyal is an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in engineering and AI infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2016), and a Master’s degree from Stanford University, where he developed a strong foundation... Read More →
Friday September 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:25pm PDT
VIRTUAL DataWeek -- Main Stage
  DataWeek
 
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