Data Conferences, DuckDB Meetups & MotherDuck Events

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May142026

DET NYC #2 Meetup

Data Engineer Things NYC meetup at Capital One's NYC office. Featuring MotherDuck's Mike Xu on best practices for data engineers to increase model accuracy for tasks against SQL databases. Light bites, networking, and talks from industry experts.

New York, NY - 6:00 PM America, New York

In Person

May192026

Agentic Data Engineering: Building Pipelines End-to-End with AI

Hugo Lu (Orchestra) and Jacob Matson (MotherDuck) live-demo an AI agent that builds a data pipeline from scratch: orchestration in Orchestra, processing in MotherDuck, visual output through Dives, all wired together with MCP.

Online - 3:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

Online

May212026

MotherDuck + DuckDB May Meetup

DuckDB and MotherDuck users, we're back for May. Come hang, hear what people are building, and grab a drink. Co-hosted with Greybeam. Talks, food, drinks, and merch!

San Francisco, CA - 6:00 PM America, Los Angeles

In Person

May262026

Data Engineering Is AI Engineering

Jacob Matson ran 460 controlled experiments on real business questions. Well-modeled schemas with clear naming beat RAG pipelines and complex agent architectures. The most important AI skill might be one data engineers already have.

Online - 4:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time

Online

May272026

Analytics Engineering Meetup: AI, Data Mesh & Real-World Analytics

Co-hosted with Xebia in Amsterdam. Featuring Dumky de Wilde (MotherDuck) on AI workflows, plus talks on data mesh in practice and BI tool selection. Come for the talks, stay for the pizza.

Amsterdam - 6:00 PM Europe, Amsterdam

In Person

Jun012026

The Dive — MotherDuck at Snowflake Summit 2026

MotherDuck's home base during Snowflake Summit. Free coffee, workshops, panels & a party. No Summit badge needed. June 1–3 at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF.

Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA - 12:00 AM UTC

In Person

Jun032026

MotherDuck + DuckDB June Meetup

Special edition meetup at The Dive! Featuring Hoyt Emerson on Agents & ETL with DuckLake, and Alex Monahan on contributing C++ to DuckDB with AI. All skill levels welcome.

San Francisco, CA - 12:00 AM UTC

In Person

Jun242026

DuckCon #7

The official DuckDB community conference returns to Amsterdam. Join DuckDB's creators and community for talks, lightning sessions, and networking — capped off with drinks and snacks.

Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam - 3:00 PM Europe, Amsterdam

In Person

Jul082026

WeAreDevelopers World Congress

The world's largest gathering of developers, software architects, and tech leaders. MotherDuck is a sponsor. Join 15,000+ attendees from 100+ countries in Berlin.

Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany - 9:00 AM Europe, Berlin

In Person

Aug042026

Ai4 2026

America's largest AI conference. MotherDuck is a sponsor -- catch CEO Jordan Tigani on the Data Engineering panel: 'Building the Modern Data Stack for AI: What's Working and What's Not.'

The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV - 9:00 AM America, Los Angeles

In Person

Sep152026

dbt Summit

The world's largest gathering of dbt users — 2,200+ data leaders, decision makers, and industry executives shaping the future of analytics and AI. MotherDuck is sponsoring again, so hope to catch you in Las Vegas!

Las Vegas - 12:00 AM UTC

In Person

Sep232026

Big Data London

The UK's largest data, analytics, and AI conference at Olympia London — two days, 400+ sessions, and exhibitors ranging from Snowflake and Databricks to early-stage startups. Speaker roster includes engineers from Google, AWS, TikTok, and Spotify. Come find us at booth P60. The co-located Data Driven LDN conference runs alongside it for senior practitioners focused on AI agents, AI governance, and data products.

🇬🇧 Olympia, London, UK - 9:00 AM Europe, London

In Person

Oct262026

Helsinki Data Week 2026

Finland's biggest data event returns for its third year, Oct 26-30. MotherDuck is a partner. Full-day main event with 2 tracks, 8-10 world-class speakers, plus partner events all week.

Helsinki, Finland - 12:00 AM Europe, Helsinki

In Person

Nov162026

Forward Data Conference 2026

France's premier Data & AI conference bringing together engineers, practitioners, and leaders for talks on AI engineering, AI strategy, data governance, and analytics engineering.

Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, Paris, France - 8:30 AM Europe, Paris

In Person