Open Data Science Conference (ODSC)

The AI X Leadership Summit brings together the leaders responsible for turning AI ambition into operational reality – across enterprise, finance, healthcare, tech, and beyond. Co-located with ODSC AI East, this summit focuses on what happens after the strategy deck: adoption, governance, measurement, and organizational change. 🔹 Scott Bradley, VP, AI & Innovation, Novartis 🔹Greg Woolf, Head of Innovation and AI, Brightstar Lottery 🔹Giuseppe Taibi, PhD, Senior AI Solutions Consultant, Blitzy 🔹Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, January Ventures 🔹Nilanjana Bhowmik, Co Founder & General Partner, Converge Join executives, VP-level leaders, and decision-makers for two days of practical insight, peer-level conversation, and real-world case studies – designed for those accountable to the board and the business. 👉 Explore the leadership agenda & secure your pass: https://lnkd.in/dXmqx9YS 📍 Boston | April 28–29 🎟️- 30% Ends Friday!

Explore 15 essential datasets for training and evaluating AI agents, including tool calling, web navigation, and coding benchmarks like SWE-bench and WebArena. https://hubs.li/Q0494D760

The AI Engineering Accelerator (previously known as AI Mini-Bootcamp) is a 7-week, hands-on program built for practitioners who want to move beyond models and prompts and learn how real AI systems are engineered, deployed, and scaled. Inside the Accelerator, you’ll: – Master the modern AI engineering stack – Design and build end-to-end AI systems – Gain applied experience that actually translates to real roles Structured, applied learning with experts who build these systems every day. 🚀 Now Live! 👉Join remaining sessions: https://hubs.li/Q0494Cmd0

What can you actually build in 24 hours with real product data? Find out at the ODSC AI x Zerve AI Datathon — a hands-on challenge designed for people who don’t just learn AI, but apply it. You’ll take on a product analytics challenge, working solo or in teams to uncover insights and build solutions under real constraints. Here’s what to expect: 🔹 A focused, real-world use case 🔹 Fast-paced collaboration and decision-making 🔹 Direct application of your data + AI skills 🔹 A chance to stand out (and win) 💰 $10,000 prize pool Whether you're a data scientist, ML engineer, or analyst, this is where skills get tested and sharpened. 👉 Register here: https://hackathon.odsc.ai/ // https://luma.com/b40p37eo #ODSCAI #Datathon #DataScience #MachineLearning #AIBuilders #Hackathon #Analytics #AICommunity

ODSC AI East 2026 just added new sessions across Data Science, Machine Learning & MLOps — focused on the foundations that make scalable AI possible. On the schedule: 🔹 High-performance data processing with Polars 🔹 Designing self-service data platforms 🔹 Architecting adaptive ML systems 🔹 Moving from model security to mission security 🔹 Validating and stress-testing decision support models If your 2026 roadmap includes improving performance, governance, or ML reliability, these sessions are worth planning around. The schedule preview is live — and the 30% discount ends Friday! 👉 Secure your pass: https://hubs.ly/Q0494dWc0 Boston + Virtual | April 28–30 #ODSCAIEast #MLOps #DataInfrastructure #MachineLearning #AIConference #DataScience

If you can’t explain your AI… can you trust it? As agentic AI moves into production, explainability isn’t optional – it’s a requirement for security, compliance, and real-world adoption. 📅 April 7 | 12 pm ET Join Michael Novack (Solutions Architect, Aiceberg) to learn how to make AI systems traceable, auditable, and enterprise-ready. You’ll learn: 🔹 A practical Explainability Scorecard for evaluating AI systems 🔹 Why some models are inherently more transparent than others 🔹 How to make black-box models observable at scale 🔹 Techniques to build trustworthy, production-grade AI If you're deploying AI in real environments, this is a must. 👉 Save your seat: https://hubs.li/Q046VS--0 #AI #ExplainableAI #AgenticAI #EnterpriseAI #ODSC

What are the teams building real AI systems actually working on right now? At ODSC AI East 2026, you can hear directly from them. We’re offering a Free Virtual Pass so you can access part of the conference and plug into the conversations shaping real-world AI systems. With the free pass, you’ll get: ✔ Keynotes from industry leaders ✔ AI expert talks covering real implementations ✔ $100+ in credits from partners’ platforms ✔ Access to the virtual conference platform and community Whether you're a data scientist, ML engineer, or exploring a transition into AI, this is one of the easiest ways to connect with the practitioners building today’s systems. 📅 ODSC AI East 2026 April 28–30 | Virtual Access Available 🎟 Claim your Free Virtual Pass before spots fill: https://hubs.li/Q0491wcs0 #ODSCAIEast #AIConference #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #DataScience #AIBuilders #GenerativeAI

What can you actually build in 24 hours with real product data? Find out at the ODSC AI x Zerve Datathon — a hands-on challenge designed for people who don’t just learn AI, but apply it. You’ll take on a product analytics challenge, working solo or in teams to uncover insights and build solutions under real constraints. Here’s what to expect: 🔹 A focused, real-world use case 🔹 Fast-paced collaboration and decision-making 🔹 Direct application of your data + AI skills 🔹 A chance to stand out (and win) 💰 $10,000 prize pool Whether you're a data scientist, ML engineer, or analyst, this is where skills get tested and sharpened. 👉 Register here: https://luma.com/b40p37eo #ODSCAI #Datathon #DataScience #MachineLearning #AIBuilders #Hackathon #Analytics #AICommunity

The best tech conferences are the ones you feel like you have years worth of friendly catch-ups to do... 🥂 At the last Open Data Science Conference (ODSC), I caught up with my long-time collaborator and friend, Bryce Merkl Sasaki, for a Graph Chat that was part reunion and part dive into the future of Graphs+AI. Bryce and I have been in the trenches together for years. We remember when getting people to understand a Knowledge Graph was a struggle—now we’re at the point where we're talking about Graph RAG, multimodal data, and Graph as Memory. 🧠 A few highlights from our chat: - Why graphs are the natural solution to the short-term memory limitations of LLMs. - Why we shouldn't just be graphing text, but audio, video, and even functional math. - Tooling for Humans: Bryce is now at gdotv, and we talked about how they’re making the scary parts of graph modeling (like debugging and schema scanning) actually approachable for devs. - The GraphCon Vision: Is the world ready for a vendor-agnostic, community-first "Comic-Con for graphs"? (Start planning your node-cosplay now. 🦸♂️) SPOILER: A GraphCon event will be announced soon! It’s always a blast to riff with someone who has been in the space as long as I have. 👉 Register for the April ODSC with code "GraphGeek-ODSCAI" for an extra discount: https://odsc.ai/east/ 🎬 Watch the full chat here: https://lnkd.in/g7ktNQdz 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ggEgW2J7

Looking for the platforms, infrastructure, and expertise behind real-world AI systems? You’ll find them at ODSC AI East 2026. We’re proud to announce our Partners & Exhibitors: Snowflake | Databricks | Microsoft | ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE LIMITED | Red Hat | Elastic | MIT Professional Education | Ippon Technologies | Datasaur | Cerebrium | Further | Zerve AI | lakeFS | Foxit | super{set} From optimization engines and vector databases to AI governance platforms and enterprise data tools, these organizations are helping teams move from prototypes to production. If you’re evaluating tools, scaling GenAI systems, building with agents, or strengthening your AI strategy, this is your opportunity to connect directly with the teams building the ecosystem. 👉 Explore the expo and plan your conversations: https://odsc.ai/east/expo/ 📍 ODSC AI East 2026 🗓️ April 28–30 | In-Person + Virtual #ODSC #AIEast #AIConference #DataScience #MachineLearning #GenAI #AIInfrastructure