AWS and Databricks at Data + AI Summit 2026: Accelerating real-world AI innovation

AWS and Databricks continue to simplify complex data challenges, enabling organizations to move faster and deliver meaningful business outcomes with AI. At the Data + AI Summit, this partnership comes to life—showcasing how enterprises are turning data into intelligence at scale.

Returning in 2026 as a Legend Sponsor, AWS brings deeper integrations, expanded customer stories, and new innovations across AI, data platforms, and governance. With more than 30,000 attendees expected in San Francisco and virtually, the summit highlights the rapid evolution of the data and AI landscape—and how AWS and Databricks are helping organizations stay ahead.

AWS’ presence at DAIS 2026 with an expanded lineup of sessions, demos, and experiences.

AWS and Databricks highlighted how organizations like Mastercard are using the Databricks Platform on AWS to operationalize AI and unlock new value from their data. Key themes included generative AI adoption, unified governance, and open data architectures. Companies such as Talkdesk, nCino, Addepar, and Workday are also leveraging Databricks on AWS to scale data-driven innovation.

Agents are only as good as the data and runtime behind them. AWS and Databricks show how the AWS agentic stack pairs with the Databricks Platform:

Amazon Bedrock — managed frontier models (Anthropic Claude, Amazon Nova, Meta Llama) with built-in Guardrails; paired with Databricks they reason over governed, high-quality data instead of copies.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore — the enterprise agent runtime (memory, identity, code-interpreter/browser tools, observability). Over a governed MCP connection to Databricks (via Databricks Apps), an AgentCore agent securely queries Unity Catalog-governed data, asks via AI/BI Genie, and reads low-latency state from Lakebase — honoring existing permissions.

Kiro — AWS's agentic IDE for spec-driven development; helps builders turn intent into working code for the apps that run on Databricks and AWS.

Breaking data silos with multi-engine catalog federation | Tuesday, June 16th | 1:50 - 2:30pm Speakers: Sabha Parameswaran Principal Solutions Architect, AWS & Ranju Kumari, Director Data Engineer, Mastercard. See how Mastercard moved beyond the "Multi-Catalog" struggle and successfully federated Databricks Unity Catalog to AWS Glue.

Summit Live | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 4:50pm | Speaker: Mona Chada Director of Category Management. Watch the “Summit Live” studio in the center of the expo hall sharing how the AWS partnership continues to grow and accelerate.

At Booth #100, AWS will showcase how its collaboration with Databricks enables organizations to build, deploy, and scale modern data and AI applications.

Explore your data and operate AI agents at scale - watch a Bedrock AgentCore agent securely query Unity Catalog-governed data and answer in natural language via AI/BI Genie.

Build the future with AI agents - build an agent end-to-end: frontier models from Amazon Bedrock, an AgentCore runtime, and Databricks Mosaic AI + Genie as the governed brain.

Step into the AI Photobooth and generate a custom, on-brand portrait powered by image models on Amazon Bedrock.

Attendees can also connect with AWS experts for 1:1 conversations, technical deep dives, and tailored guidance on their data and AI strategies.

These forums provide a space for leaders to exchange insights and explore how AI is reshaping their industries.

Data + AI Summit has become a central moment for the global data community to connect, learn, and innovate. Whether attending in person or virtually, participants gain direct access to the technologies, partnerships, and ideas shaping the future of AI.

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