Snowflake to Bring Together The World of Data Collaboration at Snowflake Summit 2022, Live in Las Vegas

By Business Wire On Apr 12, 2022

Fourth annual user conference will feature four days filled with 10 tracks, 250 sessions, 200 ecosystem partners, and more, to showcase collaboration, learning, and imagination in the Data Cloud
Headline speakers include Snowflake Chairman and CEO, Frank Slootman, Snowflake Co-Founder and President of Products, Benoit Dageville, American free-solo rock climber and adventurer, Alex Honnold, and hundreds of technical, data, and business experts from across industries

Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, will host its largest user-conference to-date with Snowflake Summit 2022 ‘The World of Data Collaboration’ live in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 13-16, 2022. Snowflake Summit 2022 will feature a first-look at new innovations coming to the Data Cloud. The event will also spotlight keynote speakers and deliver a variety of breakout sessions, technical certifications, hands-on labs, a developer zone, industry experts, and more, centered on collaborating around data.

“From high-level insights to execution best-practices, the breadth of information will fuel both business and career growth, with data collaboration as the central driver to unlocking new potential.”

Announcements and sessions at Snowflake Summit will showcase how Snowflake is empowering data scientists and developers to collaborate with data, enabling them to create new products and apps that help drive business forward in the Data Cloud. Snowflake will also announce the 2022 Data Drivers Awards winners at the event. Early bird pricing for Snowflake Summit 2022 ends April 30.

Snowflake Summit 2022 will bring together thousands of Snowflake customers, partners, technical experts, and executives to share first-hand knowledge and expertise, data success stories and use cases, and provide hands-on experience for unlocking value from data in the Data Cloud. See the agenda, which will reflect the latest speakers, sessions, and more leading up to the event.

Snowflake Summit 2022 customer speakers include:

Akshat Nair, Engineering Manager at DoorDash
Alex Honnold, American free-solo rock climber and adventurer
Alexander Izaguirre, Chief Data Officer at New York City Health and Hospitals
Arup Nanda, Global Head of Enterprise Cloud Data Ecosystem at JPMorgan Chase
Ash Naseer, Sr. Director, Data Engineering at WarnerMedia
Daniel Gourvitch, Managing Director, Global Head of Platform for Aladdin at BlackRock
Joohee Yoo, Data Engineer at Slack
Julie Chickillo, VP, Information Security at Guild
Kyle Bush, VP, Data Analytics Architecture at Fidelity
Omar Khawaja, Head BI & Analytics at Roche Diagnostics
Parimala Narasimha, Sr Director, Data Sciences at Cox Communications
Salim Syed, VP, Data Engineering at Capital One

Attendees will obtain essential knowledge about Snowflake and emerging trends in data and analytics through:

On-site training – Focused training with Snowflake expert instructors will help attendees architect, understand, and build with the most up-to-date techniques, features, and best practices.
Keynotes – Snowflake executives will unveil the next wave of technological firsts, showcase how global organizations are unlocking new insights, value, and market opportunities in the Data Cloud, and announce the Snowflake Startup Challenge winner(s).
Breakout sessions – 10 different tracks reveal the technical and business capabilities and benefits of the Data Cloud across industries, departmental use cases, and critical data workloads.
Hands-on labs – Explore real-world scenarios, get dedicated time with expert instructors, and gain access to helpful step-by-step lab guides that outline how best to use Snowflake and partner technologies.
SnowPro™ certification – Achieve a first, or next, SnowPro certification onsite at Snowflake Summit including the SnowPro Core certification, recertification, or a SnowPro Advanced Certification.

In the fourth year of Snowflake Summit, Snowflake is also unveiling new event features and experiences:

Executive Experience – The Executive Experience program brings business and IT leaders together to connect and learn from curated executive-level content, while also gaining exclusive access to a private lounge, happy hours, and additional perks throughout their time at Summit. Admittance to the Executive Experience Program is by invitation only, request admittance here, under ‘Executive Program’.
Industries focus – Snowflake Summit will feature four Industry Data Cloud Overview sessions, six industry executive panels, and dozens of sessions tailored for specific industries. The new Industry Zone in the expo hall invites attendees to discover new customer stories, explore new use cases, and meet other industry peers to work with in collaboration workshops.

“Snowflake Summit is the premier event for data innovators across industries to share, learn, collaborate, and inspire,” said Denise Persson, Chief Marketing Officer at Snowflake. “From high-level insights to execution best-practices, the breadth of information will fuel both business and career growth, with data collaboration as the central driver to unlocking new potential.”