DATA TECH 2026 – MinneAnalytics

Data Tech 2026

 Friday, May 15, 2026
 Best Buy HQ, Richfield, MN

Join a thousand of your peers in the analytics community for this free, all-day conference exploring the latest emerging tech and its impact on data science. This year MinneAnalytics is partnering with Applied AI once again to bring dedicated AI sessions to the event. Registration is open now – reserve your spot today!

Call for Speakers

We are now accepting speaker proposals!

Speaker proposal form 

Call for Startups

Submit your startup to participate in the startup showcase!

Startup proposal form 

Speakers

Linh Nguyen, MS, PhD

Senior Data Scientist, Allianz Life

John Hogue, MS

AI & Analytics Strategy Advisor, Rogue Hogue

Matthew Walz, PhD

CEO, The Jenny Project

Sowmya Podila, MS

Senior Applied AI Scientist, Target Enterprise Inc.

Nancy Bohl Bormann, PhD

Researcher, University of Minnesota

Jaim Zuber

Principal Engineer, Sharp Five Technology

Spencer Stromback, PharmD, MS

Data and AI Scientist, Philips, Image Guided Therapy Devices (IGT-D)

Binaya Bajgain, MS

Data Engineer, Razr

Mengdi Bao

Senior Engineer, Seagate Technology

Sona Maniyan, MS

Staff Engineer - AI/ML, Thrivent

Ben Lengerich, PhD, MS

Assistant Professor, UW-Madison | Founder/CEO, Intelligible AI

Barbara Monaco, MS

Data Analysis Unit Supervisor, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Rob Rowbotham, PhD

Senior Principal Data Scientist, Grande Cheese Company

Tyler Bybee, MS

Senior Data Scientist, Best Buy

Brian Thomas, MBA

CEO, Clear Rock Technology

Jong-Min Kim, PhD

Full Professor, University of Minnesota at Morris

Swapnil Deshpande, MS

Principal Data Scientist, Target Inc

Mehdi Hakim-Hashemi, PhD

Faculty in Mathematics and Statistics, Normandale Community College

Ryan Rosenberg, MBA

Director of Data Analytics, Fastenal

Mayank Agarwal

Managing Principal, Strategy MA

More speaker announcements coming soon!

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