The Future of AI Engineering: An Evening with Databricks & General Catalyst

​Event

​Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 6:00–8:00 PM GMT

​Databricks and General Catalyst are hosting an invite-only evening for a curated group of founders, AI engineers, and enterprise leaders during the AI Engineer World’s Fair in London.

​This intimate gathering will explore the practical realities of building modern AI systems, from prototype to production, and the infrastructure shaping the next generation of AI applications featuring speakers from Databricks, Replit, General Catalyst, Tsuga & Sword.

​Attendance is limited to maintain a high-signal conversation.

​Overview

​Speakers will share practical perspectives on building with modern AI stacks, covering infrastructure, tooling, and lessons from deploying real-world systems.

​The discussion brings together builders, investors, and technical leaders working across the AI ecosystem.

​Agenda

​6:00 PM — Arrivals
Drinks & networking

​6:30 PM — Welcome
Databricks & General Catalyst

​7:00 PM — Panel discussion
“The Future of AI Engineering”

​8:00 PM+ — Networking & close

​Panel

​“The Future of AI Engineering”

Raouf Chebri
Developer Relations Engineer, Replit
Bio: Raouf is a Developer Relations Engineer at Replit, helping developers build and ship applications faster using modern AI tooling.

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Maria Zervou
Chief AI Officer EMEA, Databricks
Bio: Maria is Chief AI Officer EMEA at Databricks, helping enterprises deploy and scale AI and machine learning systems.

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Alexandre Momeni
Partner, General Catalyst
Bio: Alexandre is a Partner at General Catalyst, investing in early-stage AI, data, and enterprise software companies.

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Gabriel-James Safar
Co-founder & CEO, Tsuga
Bio: Gabriel is Co-founder and CEO of Tsuga, building infrastructure to help teams take AI systems from prototype to production.

​Ricardo Rei
Head of AI Research, Sword Health
Bio: Ricardo leads AI research at Sword Health, advancing applied machine learning to power next-generation digital health solutions.

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Omer Mahmood
Field Engineering Manager, UK/I – Startups & Digital Natives, Databricks
Bio: Omer leads Databricks’ Field Engineering team for Startups and Digital Natives across the UK and Ireland.