# Databricks Data + AI World Tour 2026

> TechFabric is sponsoring Databricks' Data + AI World Tour in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta, and our team will be at every stop. It's a free day of talks and hands-on training, and registration is by application on Databricks' site.

Canonical: https://www.techfabric.com/events/data-ai-world-tour
Organised by: Databricks. TechFabric is a sponsor, and our team attends every stop. No booth or talk.

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The day runs the same at each stop: registration from 8am, the keynote at 9, breakouts and hands-on training on Genie and Lakebase through the afternoon, and a reception in the expo from 5 to 6.

## The stops

### Data + AI World Tour Dallas

2026-10-14, 08:00 to 18:00 local. Hilton Anatole, 2201 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207.
Apply to attend: https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/wt26dfw/reg/page/landing

### Data + AI World Tour Chicago

2026-10-29, 08:00 to 18:00 local. Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611.
Apply to attend: https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/wt26ord/reg/page/landing

### Data + AI World Tour Atlanta

2026-11-10, 08:00 to 18:00 local. Atlanta Marriott Marquis, 265 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Apply to attend: https://dataaisummit.databricks.com/flow/db/wt26atl/reg/page/landing

## Meet us there

- [Meet TechFabric at Data + AI World Tour Dallas](https://www.techfabric.com/events/data-ai-world-tour/dinner/dallas): dinner from 7pm on 2026-10-14, or a meeting during the day.
- [Meet TechFabric at Data + AI World Tour Chicago](https://www.techfabric.com/events/data-ai-world-tour/dinner/chicago): dinner from 7pm on 2026-10-29, or a meeting during the day.
- [Meet TechFabric at Data + AI World Tour Atlanta](https://www.techfabric.com/events/data-ai-world-tour/dinner/atlanta): dinner from 7pm on 2026-11-10, or a meeting during the day.

## Before the Genie and Lakebase training

- [Building applications on Lakebase](https://www.techfabric.com/events/building-applications-on-lakebase): our first Gilbert Databricks User Group session, an application built live on Lakebase with a Databricks App on top.
- [A winner in Databricks' Genie-Powered App Challenge](https://www.techfabric.com/blog/the-genie-app-that-refuses-to-answer): Prove It, by our engineer Ivan Vydrin, won in the Creativity & Originality track, judged by Databricks.