Data Council
Austin
The event where AI meets its maker. Thanks to everyone who attended. Join our newsletter for 2025 announcements!
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Behind every AI breakthrough is a mountain of data and the tools to harness it. We are the premier deeply technical event that highlights not only the recent advancements in AI but celebrates the data-driven foundation that’s made it all possible.
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Join your tribe. Our attendees are data scientists, lead engineers, CTOs, founders, AI researchers, Heads of Data, executives, investors and community organizers who are all building the future of data.
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Join us for a unique session dedicated to early-stage AI startups in partnership with Zero Prime Ventures. We're hand selecting 6 companies to present their innovative products, showcasing their vision for the future of data & AI during a special portion of the event.
🗓️ Event Schedule
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We are the No Bullsh*t Data Conference. Sick of sales pitches masquerading as tech talks? We feel you. That's why we're vendor neutral — we source the best tech talks from the data community by experts leading the future of data & AI.
What do we mean by No BS?
We 💙 teams (bring your squad)
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Austin's amazing food, music and sights are the perfect backdrop for a team offsite. And to sweeten the deal:
Bringing 5+? Contact us at community@datacouncil.ai for exclusive group discounts.
Our Conference Committee
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Pete Soderling
Pete founded Data Council and has been bringing the data community together for more than 10 years. He's also the founder of Zero Prime Ventures, a first check fund backing Day 0 engineer founders. A serial founder, former engineer, community builder and angel investor, his goal is to help 10,000 engineers build startups through specialized networks that provide inspiration, knowledge and support.
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Roger Magoulas
Roger has been building data analytics teams and platforms since the mid-90s. At O’Reilly, Roger built the data infrastructure as well as the team that identified technology adoption trends. He also served as co-chair of the O’Reilly Strata conference. More recently Roger helped build out the data team at Astronomer and is currently consulting and producing a podcast.
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Our Venue
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Join us in the heart of Austin, on the University of Texas campus, at the AT&T Conference Center.
Need help with accommodations?
Contact community@datacouncil.ai for help with hotel bookings
Book Your Stay
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Rack up those Bonvoy points while enjoying a scenic 5-minute walk through UT campus to the venue.
Interested in booking a hotel room near the Conference Center at a discounted rate? Contact us at community@datacouncil.ai to learn more.
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Become a Sponsor
We're grateful to our partners for allowing Data Council to remain the largest independent data conference. Reach out to learn more.
Future engineer-founder?
Our own Zero Prime Ventures can write your first check. We know what it takes to build companies from 0 ➞ 1 and can connect you with support and insight from the community.
Our No Bullsh*t Guarantee
We truly believe in authentic and deeply technical community events and we want you to enjoy them as much as we do.
We are happy to offer a full refund of your ticket purchase up until 45 days prior to the conference start date. After that, we offer to transfer your ticket to another person OR exchange it for a ticket for a future Data Council conference of your choice.
We are good at detecting bullshit, but in case we missed it, just let us know at community@datacouncil.ai and we will make it right!