Data + AI Summit 2026 - The Big ANZ Unpack

Straight from the Summit: Sydney Edition 🚀
The Databricks Data + AI Summit kicks off on 8 June in San Francisco.
There's a virtual version you can attend from the comfort of your home (register here: https://shorturl.at/52U8Z), but we've also partnered with Manuka — The Databricks People to bring the in-person event mood back home to Sydney!

Here's the deal:
🎤 Speakers fresh off the Summit floor hear about all the exciting the announcements, while they're still warm!
🛠️ Local practitioners who actually know how to put this stuff to work here in Australia
👥 Small group sessions so you can go deep on what you care about

Expect hot takes, honest conversation, and a strict zero-death-by-PowerPoint policy.

Come for the insight. Stay for the drinks. 🍻

Speakers & Panel

Lance Nurick - Chief Solutions Officer, Manuka. Fresh from the Data + AI Summit in San Francisco, Lance unpacks the biggest announcements and what they mean for Australian data & AI teams.
Anthony Saba - Managing Director, ADAPT. Will provide an industry perspective on where the market is heading and how leading organisations would see these announcements.
Andrew Gorkic - AI Practice Lead, Manuka. Will provide practitioner's lens on AI adoption and how to think about applying the latest Databricks capabilities.
Partha Sarathi Sahoo — Senior Delivery Solution Architect, Databricks. Partha brings the Databricks insider's lens - drawing on his work implementing Lakehouse and AI platforms across ANZ to ground the announcements in real-world delivery.