NYC · May 20 · Invite Only

Unlocking Working Capital Intelligence with Agentic AI on Databricks

Free trapped cash together with Databricks and Polestar Analytics - Faster. Smarter.

Date

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Time

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location

New York City

Venue

Van Gogh Room, Jay Conference Empire

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Event Narrative:

Building AI is not the hard part. For most finance and data leaders, the real challenge is governing spend, proving ROI, and aligning Finance with Data teams around outcomes that matter to the business. This executive dinner is designed around that reality, using Databricks’ transformation approach to show how modern data and AI foundations can deliver measurable finance impact.

On May 20 in New York City, Polestar Analytics and Databricks are bringing together senior leaders across Finance, Data, and AI for an intimate, closed-door evening focused on working capital intelligence, enterprise governance, and practical adoption.

Who it's for:

Built for CFOs, FP&A leaders, finance transformation leaders, treasurers, CIOs, CTOs, enterprise architects, and data leaders across banking, insurance, asset management, private equity and RCT

Keynote: Mastering Enterprise AI on Databricks

Amit Singh Global Head of Partner GTM
Mohana Bhrugubanda Senior Vice President

Why Attend

Top Reasons to attend

Explore Agentic AI Innovations

Discover live demos, real transformation stories, and learn how agentic AI is revolutionizing enterprise workflows and driving intelligent automation.

Direct Access to Platform Leaders

Hands-on sessions with Data platform and hyperscaler experts and solution architects who will demonstrate how governance, AI creation, and their proprietary intelligent orchestration layers work together to enable enterprise-grade agent deployments.

Cost & Governance Controls

Frameworks for governing data, cloud spend, and multi-agent systems without creating bottlenecks-including consumption tracking, security and access controls, compliance guardrails, and cost-optimization levers that prevent budget overruns.

Executive Alignment Tools

Business case templates and ROI models to secure stakeholder buy-in, demonstrating how strong data foundations accelerate time-to-value while reducing deployment risk.

Evening Agenda

Agenda

5:00 PM

Arrival

Registration & Pre-Event Networking

Guests arrive, check in, and connect informally before the sessions begin.

5:30 PM

Keynote

The Future of Finance on Databricks

Keynote by Amit Singh, Global Head of Partner GTM, Databricks, and Mohana Bhrugubanda, Industry Head - Financial Services & Tech, Polestar Analytics.
A keynote applying the Databricks Executive Guide's Process, People & Platform framework to finance workloads, exploring how finance leaders can leverage modern data and AI platforms to drive smarter, faster decision-making.

6:00 PM

Live Demo

From Data to Decisions: Live Demo

Presented by Ashwin Kalra, Head - Industry Solutions, Polestar Analytics.
A live demo of CapitalPulse and WealthPulse on Databricks, showcasing Unity Catalog governance, AI/BI Genie natural-language finance intelligence, and Delta Lake + Photon performance, illustrating how organizations can accelerate value from their data and AI initiatives.

6:30 PM

Fireside Chat

Finance Leaders Fireside Chat: AI in Practice

A practitioner fireside chat with finance transformation, enterprise architecture, and AI leaders sharing how they implemented the Databricks Executive Guide's recommendations, exploring how finance teams are evaluating, adopting, and scaling AI while aligning initiatives with broader business and investment priorities.

7:00 PM
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Dinner

Dinner & Networking

A curated networking dinner designed for candid CFO-to-CDO conversations, with unstructured peer exchange and continued discussions over drinks and dinner.

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