
Doug Leal
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Proposed Sessions for 2026
Cut through the GenAI buzz in this intro session on LLMs, agents, RAG, and GPT, including how they work and when to use them! Plus Databricks demos and practical takeaways to apply in your projects.
Hype-free intro to AI Agents! Learn how LLMs, RAG, and AI Agents work, and see a knowledge-agent demo, plus Databricks hands-on examples for practical enterprise use.
Hype-free intro to AI Agents! Learn how LLMs, RAG, and AI Agents work, and see a knowledge-agent demo, plus Databricks hands-on examples for practical enterprise use.
Learn how Databricks AutoML accelerates ML with automated model selection, training, and tuning, incluting transparent notebooks, built-in explainability, and traceability for audit-ready workflows you can customize and scale.
Learn the basics of Apache Spark and Azure Databricks, what they are, what problems they solve, and how they work. Plus hands-on demos to load, transform, and present data in Azure Databricks.
Entry-level walkthrough of the ML Lifecycle in Azure Databricks, including prep, train, tune, and deploy, plus MLflow tracking and best practices to operationalize and scale models across your organization.
Join us to explore MLOps and LLMOps with Azure Databricks! Learn how to deploy and manage ML models using new features like Models in Unity Catalog, Model Serving, and Lakehouse Monitoring. Discover real-world strategies for scaling and streamlining your ML workflows.
Stop losing great ideas in spreadsheets and text-heavy slides. Learn the psychology of influence, how to turn data into an emotional narrative, and how to use brevity so your message sticks, so you can inspire action.