Microsoft & Databricks in Chicago: Data & AI Executive Evening
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Location
- Microsoft Office - Chicago
- 200 E Randolph St. Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60601
Date
- Wednesday 8th July 2026
Time
- 01:30 - 05:00 PM CT
About the event
AI has moved from answering questions to running on your data, and the platform decisions you make now will define your 2026.
Join Royal Cyber, Databricks, and Microsoft for an executive evening focused on one practical question: how do the data and AI layers work together without becoming a science project?
Over three focused hours, we’ll take a deep dive into Databricks ; the Lakehouse, Unity Catalog, AI/BI, Lakebase, MLflow, Genie plus Mosaic AI and Agent Bricks for agentic AI, followed by sessions on interconnectivity with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Copilot
We’ll also recap the key Data + AI Summit 2026 announcements, including Lakebase as a transactional and analytics alternative to Oracle.
In a 40-minute live demo, you’ll see Genie, AI/BI apps, Lakebase, benchmarking, and MLflow running on Databricks and integrated with Azure AI Foundry, with Genie surfaced directly in Microsoft Copilot Studio through connectors and MCP.
The result is enterprise-ready Genie wherever your teams work, with governance and quality controls across both layers.
No fluff, no 40-slide vendor pitch. Just the architecture, the announcements that matter, and a real conversation with the room.
Who Should Attend
This is an executive-audience session designed for the people making the calls:
- C-Suite and senior leadership (CEO, CTO, CDO, COO)
- Heads of Data, Analytics, and AI
- Enterprise Architects and Platform Owners
- Digital Transformation and Innovation leaders
- Data Engineering and BI leaders evaluating Databricks + Microsoft
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Speakers
Global Head of Evangelism, Databricks
Account Executive, Databricks
Solution Architect, Databricks
Full Agenda
Arrival & Networking + Lunch
- 1:30–2:00 PM CT
- Grab a coffee, meet the room, and network with peers before the sessions begin.
Joint Welcome & Context Setting
- 2:00–2:15 PM CT
- Royal Cyber + Microsoft + Databricks
- Why we’re all here, and how enterprise data, AI, and platform ecosystems are converging to power the next wave of transformation.
Enterprise AI: The Questions We Keep Hearing
- 2:15–2:30 PM CT
- Royal Cyber
- The real challenges leaders are facing right now from AI adoption gaps to scaling use cases across the enterprise.
Microsoft Data & AI Foundation
- 2:30–3:30 PM CT
- Microsoft
- The Microsoft AI stack, including Azure AI, Copilot, and the foundational services enabling enterprise-scale AI and data modernization.
Live Demo - Databricks as the Data and AI Layer and its Interconnectivity with Azure Tools
- 3:30–4:00 PM CT
- Royal Cyber
- A live walkthrough of Databricks as the unified data and AI layer, demonstrating seamless integration with Azure services and enterprise workflows.
Databricks Stack Overview + Data + AI Summit 2026 Recap
- 4:00–4:45 PM CT
- Databricks (ARI)
- A deep dive into the Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Unity Catalog, AI/BI capabilities, Lakebase, and key announcements from the Data + AI Summit 2026.
Closing Notes + Q&A
- 4:45–5:00 PM CT
- All
- Final takeaways, alignment on next steps, and an open Q&A with all speakers.
Happy Hour & 1:1s
- 5:00 PM CT onward
- Informal drinks, deeper conversations, and time with the team.
