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Data + AI Summit 2027 Guide: Dates, Passes & Attendees

By Ilyas Kerbal,

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Data + AI Summit 2027 runs from 21 to 24 June at Moscone Center in San Francisco, with virtual access as well. Databricks’ annual conference draws around 20,000 people in person, and practitioners from more than 160 countries follow it.

Keynotes cover open-source and platform launches, with hundreds of breakouts, training and certification. This guide covers passes, the audience and how vendors in the data and AI stack can use the event.

Data + AI Summit 2027 at a glance
Next edition 21-24 June 2027 (2026 edition: 15-18 June)
Venue Moscone Center (North, West, South)
City San Francisco, California, USA
Typical month June
Frequency Annual
Attendance ~20,000 in person; practitioners from 160+ countries
Exhibitors ~250 sponsors
Industry Data, AI & analytics
Organizer Databricks
Official website databricks.com/dataaisummit

About Data + AI Summit

Data + AI Summit is the Databricks ecosystem’s main event: keynotes with open-source and product launches (Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, Unity Catalog), hundreds of breakouts, training and certification.

It attracts both practitioners and executives, plus a big partner expo.

Where and when to find Data + AI Summit

Moscone Center, San Francisco, plus virtual.

Does it change location? No. San Francisco each June.

Audience watching a speaker on a bright screen Audience watching a speaker on a bright screen. Photo by Kevin Gonzalez on Unsplash.

Who attends Data + AI Summit?

  • Data engineers and scientists
  • AI/ML engineers
  • Data and analytics executives
  • App developers
  • Investors and partners

Decision-makers attend, but they are busy and protective of their time. The teams that get the most out of this show reach out weeks in advance with a specific reason to meet.

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Industries and niches covered

  • Data engineering and lakehouse
  • Generative AI and agents
  • Machine learning and MLOps
  • Data governance
  • Analytics and BI
  • Open-source data tools

The sales opportunity at Data + AI Summit

Data + AI Summit attracts a technical but influential audience: data engineers, data scientists, ML engineers and the executives who lead them. Many are evaluating tools that work with the lakehouse, from governance and quality to AI agents and BI.

For vendors, the key is reaching the people who own data platform decisions at large Databricks customers. A list of registered companies, filtered by role and seniority, makes outreach far more focused than relying on Expo traffic.

Should you go to Data + AI Summit?

Best for: vendors with a defined segment in data and AI who are ready to filter the attendee base by role and company size.

Less ideal for: teams expecting qualified leads to come to them. At Data + AI Summit, the useful meetings are almost always arranged before the show opens.

Data + AI Summit ticket prices

Option Price / details
Full Conference $1,895 (2026)
Keynote & Expo pass $195
Virtual free
Also good to know 50% off for GOV/EDU/NFP
Typical cost ~$1,900 full pass; $195 for expo networking.

Prices change between editions and by registration date, so treat these as a guide and check databricks.com/dataaisummit before you buy.

Does Data + AI Summit have an app?

Databricks provides an event app/portal for schedule and session reservations.

The official app is good for finding a booth or a session. It is much less useful for prospecting: data is thin, you can’t export it, and messaging limits stop you from reaching more than a handful of people a day.

Is Data + AI Summit worth it?

Pros Cons
Large technical buyer base Databricks-centric
Cheap Keynote & Expo pass for networking Same month as Snowflake Summit
50% discount for government/education/non-profit SF costs

How to prospect at Data + AI Summit

When What to do
2 months out Decide who you want to meet: target roles, industries, company size. Then get the list of who is actually registered.
1 month out Run a short outreach sequence (three to four touches) that leads with the event and a clear meeting ask.
Final week Send reminders, share your booth number or meeting spot, and prepare one-page briefs on your top accounts.
After the event Send personalised follow-ups within 72 hours and tag every lead with the event name in your CRM.

The $195 Keynote & Expo pass makes it easy for your sales team to attend without full conference passes. Save the full passes for solution engineers who need session access.

The hard part of this plan is step one: the list. That’s exactly what I do. Get your Data + AI Summit attendee list and spend your time on the conversations instead.

Frequently asked questions

When is Data + AI Summit 2027?

21-24 June 2027 (2026 edition: 15-18 June). Dates can shift, so confirm on the official website (databricks.com/dataaisummit) before booking travel.

Where is Data + AI Summit held?

Moscone Center, San Francisco, plus virtual.

Does it move? No. San Francisco each June.

How much does a Data + AI Summit ticket cost?

~$1,900 full pass; $195 for expo networking. See the pricing table above for pass types.

Who attends Data + AI Summit?

Mainly data engineers and scientists; AI/ML engineers; data and analytics executives; app developers.

Can I get the Data + AI Summit attendee list?

Event organisers rarely sell attendee lists. Prospector builds one for you from the event app and website: attendees, exhibitors and speakers, enriched with job title, company, company size, industry, LinkedIn profile and work email where available, delivered as a CRM-ready file before the event. Ask about Data + AI Summit here.

Get the Data + AI Summit attendee list

If Data + AI Summit is on your calendar, the best time to build your target list is now, while there is still time to book meetings. Contact me on Prospector with the event, your target roles and your CRM, and I’ll tell you what I can deliver and how fast.

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Event details were last checked in October 2026. Dates, venues and prices can change, so confirm them on the official event website.