Engineering the AI Leap, Justin Borgman | AI & Datanova Keynote Speech, Miami 2026

In this keynote from AI & Datanova in Miami, Starburst CEO Justin Borgman explores what it will take for enterprises to move from AI experimentation to real AI transformation. Justin argues that enterprise AI will not happen automatically. It has to be engineered. The next phase of AI depends on the data foundation underneath it, including federated access, high-performance analytics, business context, governance, and trusted agentic interfaces. The keynote covers why many AI initiatives stall before production, why structured data is becoming the ground truth of AI, and why enterprises need a platform that can access data wherever it lives without forcing costly migrations or replatforming. Justin also discusses Starburst’s work with partners, including NVIDIA, Dell, MinIO, and Qlik, and outlines the four structural shifts required for enterprise AI success. This includes. 1. Federated data access across distributed environments 2. A performance analytics engine built for agentic workloads 3. An enterprise context layer for shared business meaning 4. A trusted agentic interface through AIDA #EnterpriseAI #AgenticAI #DataArchitecture #AI #DataEngineering #Starburst #AIDA