The Data + AI Summit 2025, Databricks' premier global event for the data and AI community, is underway in San Francisco, showcasing the latest advancements in data intelligence, generative AI, and machine learning technologies.
With this year's theme "Data Intelligence for All," the summit demonstrates how organizations can harness data to develop AI applications and agent systems. The event features keynotes from Databricks co-founders Ali Ghodsi, Matei Zaharia, and Reynold Xin, alongside industry luminaries including Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, and Satya Nadella of Microsoft.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) returns as a Legend Sponsor, highlighting its strategic partnership with Databricks. Throughout the summit, attendees can discover how customers like Blue Origin are using Databricks on AWS GovCloud to comply with ITAR and FedRAMP High requirements while enabling real-time insights and AI-powered automation for next-generation manufacturing. Other featured customer innovations include Ripple's well-architected data platforms and media companies like NBCU and Fox implementing advanced data intelligence solutions.
The summit includes over 700 breakout sessions covering topics from data management and governance to building AI agent systems. Major product announcements include Agent Bricks for building high-quality AI agents, MLflow 3.0 redesigned for generative AI, and serverless GPU support with access to A10g and upcoming H100 processors. Databricks has also enhanced AI Functions with improved performance and expanded multi-modal capabilities.
Industry-specific forums are addressing unique data and AI challenges across sectors including financial services, healthcare, public sector, retail, manufacturing, energy, media, gaming, and technology. These specialized tracks feature use cases, customer panels, and interactive demonstrations.
The event underscores Databricks' commitment to San Francisco, building on their recent announcement to invest $1 billion in the city over the next three years. With nearly 200 sponsors and partners participating, including major players like AWS, Accenture, Deloitte, Google Cloud, and Microsoft, the summit has established itself as the definitive gathering for the global data and AI ecosystem.