Future of the Modern Data Stack


Bob Muglia,
Former CEO

Tristan Handy,
Founder and CEO


Ben Stancil,
Co-Founder



Barr Moses,
Co-Founder



Douglas Laney,
Data and Analytics

Debatin' Agenda
Session 1: Future of the Modern Data Stack
Bob Muglia,
Former CEO, Snowflake
Tristan Handy,
Founder & CEO, dbt labs
Prukalpa Sankar,
Co-founder, Atlan
Austin Kronz,
Director of Data Strategy, Atlan (Moderator)
1:00 PM EST
Tue, Jan 24
Session 2: Future of Data Culture: ROI, Value & Data Teams
Barr Moses,
Co-Founder and CEO, Monte Carlo
Benn Stancil,
Co-Founder, Mode
Douglas Laney,
Data & Analytics Strategy, West Monroe
Austin Kronz,
Director of Data Strategy, Atlan (Moderator)
1:45 PM EST
Tue, Jan 24
In 2023, ROI of data and data teams is more important than ever. But how does one run a high functioning data team? What metrics can we use to measure and communicate the value of the work your data team does? This session dives deep into the most important part of the modern data ecosystem: people. We’ll workshop live and figure out what makes a great data team and how showing value and ROI is more important than ever in 2023.
Meet the Panelists
Bob Muglia
Former CEO
Bob Muglia is a business executive and R&D specialist. He was the CEO of Snowflake for five years, starting in May of 2014. Prior to Snowflake he spent 2 years at Juniper Networks and 23 years at Microsoft.
Tristan Handy
Founder and CEO
A leader in the data transformation space used by 11k+ companies including JetBlue, HubSpot, and Vodafone New Zealand. He has over two decades of experience as a data practitioner working in both large enterprises and startups.
Ben Stancil
Co-Founder

Benn has held roles leading Mode’s data, product, marketing, and executive teams, and regularly writes about data and technology at benn.substack.com. Prior to founding Mode, Benn worked on analytics teams at Microsoft and Yammer.
Douglas Laney
Data and Analytics

Doug Laney is a best-selling author and recognized authority on data and analytics strategy. He advises senior IT, business and data leaders on data monetization and valuation, data management and governance, and analytics best practices.
Barr Moses
Co-Founder

Barr Moses is Co-Founder & CEO of Monte Carlo, a data reliability company and creator of the data observability category, backed by Accel, GGV, Redpoint, ICONIQ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, IVP, and other top Silicon Valley investors.
Prukalpa Sankar
Co-Founder
On a quest to help the humans of data do more, together. Previously founded SocialCops, world leading data for good company (New York Times Global Visionary, World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer)
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