Starburst to Host AI & Datanova 2026 to Accelerate Enterprise AI with Complete, Trusted Data

Leaders from NVIDIA, GEICO, Highmark Health, Citizens Bank, and Dell share how to overcome governance and infrastructure barriers to scaling AI

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As enterprises push AI beyond pilots and into production, a new challenge is emerging: most data foundations were never built for AI. Starburst, a leading enterprise intelligence platform, today announced it will host its annual AI & Datanova conference May 27-28, 2026 in Miami Beach, Florida and online. AI & Datanova 2026 will bring together enterprises and technology innovators to explore how AI is deployed in enterprise environments.

Participants will hear from leaders at companies like NVIDIA, GEICO, and Highmark Health about the latest trends in AI infrastructure. AI isn’t being held back by models. It’s being held back by data that is fragmented, inconsistently defined, and difficult to govern across systems. Without consistent context, AI systems fail to deliver meaningful or reliable outcomes. Conversations will reflect a broader shift across the industry, as organizations move from isolated AI experiments to systems that can operate reliably on real, enterprise-wide data.

AI & Datanova 2026 is focused on how organizations across sectors are making that shift—moving from isolated use cases and pilots to production-scale systems that can operate across distributed, governed enterprise data environments.

In the opening keynote, Starburst co-founder and CEO Justin Borgman will discuss why the shift from traditional business intelligence to enterprise AI is proving to be more than an upgrade for many organizations—exposing the limits of data architectures built for reporting, not real-time AI systems.

Sessions will highlight how leading organizations are moving AI into production across infrastructure, operations, and highly regulated environments. The event will showcase what a modern, trusted data foundation looks like in practice—built on data products, governed self-service access, and AI-ready data consumption across distributed systems, making data usable, understandable, and actionable across the enterprise.

A glimpse at the speaker lineup:

• NVIDIA: In a fireside chat, Starburst CEO Justin Borgman joins NVIDIA’s Todd Mostak to break down how GPU-powered infrastructure is redefining the infrastructure required to support AI at enterprise scale.
• GEICO: Bala Natarajan shares how GEICO is putting AI agents into production—coordinating workflows across systems and redefining how enterprise architectures need to operate.
• Highmark Health: In a fireside chat, Nik Acheson discusses what it actually takes to fund and scale AI while balancing innovation with cost, complexity, and hard platform decisions.
• AI-Ready Data in Financial Services: Leaders from Citizens Bank, TIAA, and MinIO share what it takes to make data AI-ready in regulated environments, where governance, risk, and consistency are non-negotiable.
• Enterprise panel: Gresham, Fitch Group, Vizient, and Qlik executives compare how organizations across industries are modernizing data foundations to support AI across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

To view the full speaker lineup, please visit https://www.starburst.io/ai-and-datanova-2026/miami/speakers/.

Why Attend

AI & Datanova 2026 is designed for business and technology leaders responsible for scaling AI, including C-suite executives, data and analytics leaders, and practitioners building and operating modern data platforms. Attendees, both in-person and virtually, will gain access to:

• Real-world examples of how organizations are moving beyond dashboards to AI systems that operate in production
• Peer-led discussions on what’s working—and where systems break down at scale
• Practical lessons on building data foundations that make AI reliable, governed, and usable

Event Details

Starburst AI & Datanova 2026 takes place May 27–28, 2026 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Florida, with a virtual option available. To register, visit https://okt.to/JLAYeE. To explore the full agenda, visit https://www.starburst.io/ai-and-datanova-2026/miami/agenda/.

About Starburst

Starburst delivers enterprise intelligence at scale by giving organizations secure, governed access to all their data, wherever it lives. Built for distributed data environments across on-premises systems, multiple clouds, and hybrid architectures, Starburst helps enterprises power AI and analytics without the cost and complexity of traditional data consolidation.

By enabling federated access to complete enterprise context, Starburst helps AI platforms, applications, and teams move from pilots to production with trusted, actionable data. Built on open standards with Trino and Apache Iceberg, Starburst integrates with existing technologies while helping organizations avoid vendor lock-in. For more information, visit starburst.ai.