# Collate Summit '26: Data & AI in **Production**

AI agents at work. Governed data.  
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![June 10, 2026](/images/summit/icons/date.svg)

June 10, 2026

![Virtual Summit](/images/summit/icons/summit.svg)

Virtual Summit

![Focus: Production AI & Data Governance](/images/summit/icons/focus.svg)

Focus: Production AI & Data Governance

![Presented by Collate & OpenMetadata](/images/summit/icons/presented-by.svg)

Presented by Collate & OpenMetadata

![June 10, 2026](/images/summit/icons/date.svg)

June 10, 2026

![Virtual Summit](/images/summit/icons/summit.svg)

Virtual Summit

![Focus: Production AI & Data Governance](/images/summit/icons/focus.svg)

Focus: Production AI & Data Governance

![Presented by Collate & OpenMetadata](/images/summit/icons/presented-by.svg)

Presented by Collate & OpenMetadata

Speakers

## World-Class Speaker Lineup

Hear from data & AI practitioners at leading data-driven organization sharing real production stories.

![Bonnie Xu](/images/brands/openai.svg)![Bonnie Xu](/images/summit/Bonnie.png)

Bonnie Xu

Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/xubonnie/)

![Lukas Patzke](/images/summit/airbus.png)![Lukas Patzke](/images/summit/lukas.jpeg)

Lukas Patzke

Analytics Architect, Airbus

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukaspatzke/)

![Angelita Frozza Sanches](/images/summit/scout24.svg)![Angelita Frozza Sanches](/images/summit/angelina.png)

Angelita Frozza Sanches

Data Platform Engineering Manager, Scout24

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelita-frozza-sanches/)

![Muqtafi Akhmad](/images/summit/rakuten.png)![Muqtafi Akhmad](/images/summit/muqtafi.png)

Muqtafi Akhmad

Senior Data Engineer, Rakuten

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/muqtafi/)

![Cirene Simon Simbahan](/images/summit/union-bank.webp)![Cirene Simon Simbahan](/images/summit/Cirene.png)

Cirene Simon Simbahan

Head, Data Trust and Governance, Union Bank of Philippines

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cirene-simbahan/)

![Amy Forest](/images/summit/yelp.svg)![Amy Forest](/images/summit/amy.jpeg)

Amy Forest

Software Engineer, Core Data Platform, Yelp

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-forest-b09598190/)

![Jeppe Johansen](/images/summit/unity.png)![Jeppe Johansen](/images/summit/jeppe.png)

Jeppe Johansen

Senior Manager, Data Platform, Unity

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeppe-johansen/)

![Dan Kostecki](/images/brands/ambry-genetics.svg)![Dan Kostecki](/images/summit/dan.jpeg)

Dan Kostecki

Data Engineer II, Ambry Genetics

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-kostecki-4299b175/ya)

![Suresh Srinivas](/images/collate-logo-footer.svg)![Suresh Srinivas](/images/team/suresh.webp)

Suresh Srinivas

CEO & Co-Founder, Collate

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sureshsri/)
*   [](https://github.com/sureshms)

![Sriharsha Chintalapani](/images/collate-logo-footer.svg)![Sriharsha Chintalapani](/images/team/harsha.webp)

Sriharsha Chintalapani

CTO & Co-Founder, Collate

*   [](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sriharsha/)
*   [](https://github.com/harshach)

Schedule

## Event Agenda

Short, dynamic segments designed for collaboration with peers and actionable insights

8:00 AM PDT

Opening & Keynotes![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)75 min

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*   •Opening Keynote — Suresh Srinivas, CEO & Co-Founder, Collate
*   •Inside OpenAI's Internal AI Data Agent — Bonnie Xu, Member of Technical Staff, OpenAI
*   •Rethinking How Data Works: A Collate 2.0 Deep Dive — Harsha Chintalapani, CTO & Co-Founder, Collate

9:25 AM PDT

Lightning Talks & Expert Panel![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)70 min

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*   •From Metadata to Context: Evolving the Data Catalog for AI — Angelita Frozza Sanches, Scout24
*   •Brick by Brick: Data Foundations for an Agentic World — Amy Forest, Yelp
*   •Panel: Governance in an AI-First World — Lukas Patzke (Airbus), Angelita Frozza Sanches (Scout24)

10:40 AM PDT

Breakout: Product Deep Dives![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)25 min

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*   •Track 1 — Reimagined Analytics & Data Management with Agents
*   •Track 2 — AI Automations and Delivering Data Products

11:05 AM PDT

Breakout: Customer Lightning Talks![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)15 min

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*   •Track 1 — Clinical Data Products and Data Governance — Dan Kostecki, Data Engineer II, Ambry Genetics
*   •Track 2 — Production Experience Using OpenMetadata — Muqtafi Akhmad, Sr. Data Engineer, Rakuten
*   •Track 3 — Metadata at the Moment of Truth: Compliance Reviews and Incident Triage with Collate MCP — Jeppe Johansen, Unity

11:20 AM PDT

Breakout: Customer Lightning Talks![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)15 min

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*   •Track 1 — Delivering Data and AI in Production — Andrew Ford, Head of Data, AO
*   •Track 2 — Scaling Data Products & Governance at a Digital-First Bank — Cirene Simon Simbahan, Union Bank of the Philippines

11:35 AM PDT

Achieving Production Success: Customer Champion Awards![](/images/summit/icons/time.svg)25 min

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*   •Closing Keynote — Suresh Srinivas, CEO & Co-Founder, Collate
*   •Collate Customer and OpenMetadata Community Awards

Core Pillars

## Three Themes. One Mission.

Each session ties back to production outcomes and real evidence.

### AI Agents at Work

Data Teams Reimagined

How organizations are using intelligent, automated capabilities to transform data management — finding data faster, ensuring trust, and enforcing governance without slowing anyone down.

### Semantic Intelligence

The Trust Layer for AI Agents & People

How to build semantic foundations before deploying agents to ensure accurate AI outcomes, and how ontology capabilities become the governance backbone for trusted AI workflows.

### Open Ecosystem at Scale

Collate and OpenMetadata in Production

Contributor stories across data discovery, lineage, quality, observability, and governance. Real scaling lessons from organizations running Collate or OpenMetadata across their organization.

## Less Theory. More Evidence.

Join 1,200+ data leaders for the industry's premier event on production AI and data governance success

Reserve Your Spot

Free to attend · June 10, 2026 · 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT · Virtual