2025 Agenda Preview

Semantic Layer Summit’s featured keynote delivered by AtScale’s co-founder and CTO David P. Mariani will showcase the latest innovations in AtScale’s Universal Semantic Layer Platform, including advancements in open-source models, NLQ benchmarks, seamless integrations with BI tools, enhanced security, and new GenAI/GenBI capabilities.

In this session, leading industry analysts will provide valuable insights and practical tips for evaluating semantic layer solutions. They will cover the essential criteria for selecting the right platform, considering factors like scalability, integration with existing data architectures, and the ability to drive actionable insights. Attendees will learn about the latest market trends, key considerations for governance and security, and best practices for implementing a semantic layer to maximize business value. This session will equip data professionals with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions when evaluating and adopting semantic layer technologies.

The Semantic Layer unlocks significant opportunities for business and data teams, enhancing data governance, enabling self-service analytics, and improving LLM accuracy for GenAI. However, for many data leaders, the challenge lies in knowing where to begin and how to ensure successful implementation. Join our expert panel as they share actionable strategies, practical tips, and best practices for successfully deploying a semantic layer in the enterprise, helping you navigate the complexities and realize the full potential of your data initiatives.

For over a decade, business users have been told this-or-that tool would take them to the promised land of Self Service Reporting, a land flowing with free access to all the data with an easy User Interface. While it’s been a long hard road, the advent of Large Language Models is making this promise a reality. Learn how to build a production-ready Natural Language interface that benefits from all of the work you’ve already put into building your semantic model.

Learn how Celfocus and AtScale partnered to migrate Vodafone Portugal’s legacy OLAP system to a modern, cloud-native architecture on Google Cloud. This session explores the challenges, technical breakthroughs, and business impact of using a semantic layer to preserve familiar tools, reduce query times, and deliver real-time, governed insights—without disrupting operations.

Learn how organizations are modernizing legacy analytics by running OLAP workloads natively on Google BigQuery with AtScale. This session explores how AtScale’s semantic layer powers live query access from tools like Power BI, Excel, Tableau, and generative AI—without data movement. Discover how autonomous aggregate management boosts performance and reduces query costs, delivering scalable, cost-effective analytics on Google Cloud.

In this session, Dael Williamson will explore the role of open semantics in AI-driven analytics, highlighting how interoperability, open standards, and semantic layers can break down silos and enable true enterprise intelligence. Dael will discuss the critical need for business context in AI models, the importance of open-source approaches to semantic layers, and how advancements like Databricks Genie and Unity Catalog Metrics are shaping the future of AI-driven decision-making. Attendees can gain practical insights on AI-powered analytics, the next frontier of natural language interfaces, and how organizations can future-proof their data ecosystems by embracing openness and interoperability.

As organizations push for faster, smarter decision-making, success depends on more than data access—it requires real-time integration and a shared understanding of the data itself. In this session, learn how InterSystems’ Smart Data Fabric and AtScale’s Universal Semantic Layer work together to unify siloed data and deliver consistent, business-friendly access for analytics and GenAI, helping organizations power advanced use cases and accelerate the path from data to value.

This session will explore how Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the future of semantics and business intelligence (BI). Experts will delve into the role of semantic technologies in improving data accessibility and governance while examining how GenAI can accelerate decision-making by enabling more intelligent, automated insights. Attendees will learn how combining GenAI with semantic layers enhances BI tools, unlocks new possibilities for data-driven strategies, and empowers organizations to scale their analytics and AI capabilities. The session will also highlight the evolving intersection of AI, cloud platforms, and data infrastructure, demonstrating how these advancements set the stage for the next generation of intelligent analytics.