The Great Data Debate

Future of the
Modern Data Stack

Watch the founders of the modern data stack for an interactive discussion on the changing data ecosystem and what lies ahead.

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

1:00 PM EST

Tue, Jan 24

The modern data stack is evolving every day, and 2023 will bring yet another wave of disruption. Will this be the year that data mesh becomes a reality for organizations? Is metadata the key to unlocking the potential of the modern data stack? Can data producers and consumers work together in harmony? This first session covers the hottest topics in the data world!

Bob Muglia,

Former CEO, Snowflake

Tristan Handy,

Founder & CEO, dbt labs

Prukalpa Sankar,

Co-founder, Atlan

Austin Kronz,

Director of Data Strategy, Atlan (Moderator)

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Session 2: Future of Data Culture: ROI, Value & Data Teams

1:45 PM EST

Tue, Jan 24

Ever wish you could have leading voices in the data and analytics world help you build out the best data and analytics organization possible?

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.

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)

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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)