Blend returned to San Francisco as an Elite Partner at Snowflake Summit 2026, the annual gathering where the data and AI community comes to close the gap between ambition and action. Four days. Three Client Dinners. Two Hosted Sessions. One Rooftop Partner Happy Hour. Unlimited conversations that keep going long after the keynotes ended. Here is how it went.
The Conversations That Made the Summit
Multiple client sessions and experiences. All signal.
Synthetic Studio Demo: Simulating the Enterprise to Drive Better Decisions
Blend's Synthetic Studios session did what the best workshops do. It changed how the room thought about the problem.
Senior data leaders walked through what it looks like when you stress-test enterprise decisions before a single dollar is committed. Part presentation, part hands-on roundtable, the session challenged attendees to rethink how AI-native organizations design, validate, and scale strategy.
The question the room is left with: what decisions are you making without a simulation layer?
Blend is a Snowflake Elite Services Partner, which means Snowflake has validated Blend's depth of technical certification, its track record of driving measurable outcomes for enterprise clients, and its ability to scale those outcomes across a portfolio. For clients, it means one thing: when you bring Blend in on a Snowflake engagement, you are working with a team that Snowflake itself recognizes as among the most capable in the ecosystem.
Verified Industry Expertise
The Snowflake Partner Network Competency Program validates partners based on demonstrated client outcomes, certified expertise, and sustained delivery impact in specific industries. Blend earned competency badges across four sectors.
The Blend Team at
Snowflake Summit 2026
Rob Fuller
Chief Solutions Officer
Oz Dogan
President Americas, Co-Founder
Grega Jerkic
CEO and Co-Founder of In516lt
Stephanie Pace
VP, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances
Devang Pandya
Vice President, Cloud, Data & AI Solutions
Patrice Ekedi
Senior Director, Integrated Solutions
Mikaela Pisani
Engineer Manager
Erik Wischhusen
Head of Engineering
Tom Harder
VP, Global Client Services
Zak Berry
Sr. Director, Client Services
Rob Lanoue
SVP, Client Partner
Paul Evers
SVP, Client Business Unit Lead
Caroline Caldwell
Head of Global Marketing
Mike Mischel
SVP, AI Innovation & Enablement
Crosslyn Lusk
Client Leadership
Tyler Jones
SVP, Client Leadership
Chad Holmes
VP, Client Partner
Mira Patel
Operations Engineering & Excellence
Sara Roberts
SVP, Global Client Partner
Jeanelle Schneider
Senior Account Manager
Eduardo Claros
Sales - LATAM
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