CoreShift 2026: Empowering Industries with Agentic AI, GenAI, and Data Innovation venumadhav January 7, 2026
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Why CoreShift 2026 Matters Most (& Why Now)

2026 is the year Data + AI stops being a lab experiment — and becomes a business expectation.

Organizations face a fundamental shift: AI is no longer confined to analytics or isolated tools it increasingly operates across data, systems, and business processes. This requires new thinking around architecture, data readiness, governance, runtime execution, and business integration

CoreShift 2026 presents a clear, end-to-end perspective on how enterprises design, deploy, and operate Agentic AI at scale. The summit focuses on system-level capabilities, real production architectures, and practical frameworks grounded in live demonstrations and real-world use cases. 

This is a thought-leadership summit for leaders defining standards, shaping strategy, and influencing direction across AI, data, and business transformation. 

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Executive Summary

CoreShift 2026 is Acuvate’s flagship two-day global virtual summit on Enterprise Data & AI, bringing together CTOs, COOs, AI leaders, Enterprise Architects, and technology decision-makers to explore practical approaches to enterprise data, AI, and digital transformation.

This year’s agenda covers the technologies and strategies shaping enterprise transformation, including Agentic AI, Real-Time Intelligence, Microsoft Fabric, Data Governance, trusted enterprise data, Ontologies, Digital Twins, AI Governance, and industry-specific AI use cases across manufacturing, energy, logistics, and asset-intensive operations.

Featured Speakers

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Andrei Negrut
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Agenda Overview

DAY - 1

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Discover how enterprises can design, deploy, and scale Agentic AI using proven architecture patterns and deployment models. This session explores the journey from pilot projects to production-ready AI systems, highlighting how low-code and no-code approaches accelerate adoption while addressing governance, ROI, security, and operational challenges associated with enterprise-wide AI deployment.

Technologies covered: Microsoft Copilot Studio Agents · Microsoft 365 Agents · Azure AI Foundry Agents · Microsoft CoWork

Learn how ontologies connect business concepts, processes, data, assets, and relationships to create a shared semantic layer that both people and AI can understand. See how this business context powers dashboards, AI copilots, self-service analytics, and what-if analysis, enabling organizations to unlock trusted insights without constant IT dependency.

Technologies covered: Microsoft Fabric IQ Ontology · Microsoft Fabric IQ · Microsoft Fabric · Microsoft Foundry IQ · Microsoft Work IQ · Microsoft Web IQ · Microsoft Fabric Planning · Microsoft Copilot · AcuCortex

Explore how operational technology and enterprise data platforms come together to deliver real-time intelligence for industrial operations. This session covers sensor selection, high-speed time-series data streaming, Azure IoT Operations, and Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence to enable connected manufacturing, industrial AI, and enterprise-scale operational visibility.

Technologies covered: Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence · Microsoft Fabric · Azure IoT Edge · Azure IoT Operations · AcuNow · PNID.IO Digital Twin · AcuPrism · Acuvate RTDIP · SSIP · Acuvate Tag Registry

Successful AI starts with trusted data. This session explores how organizations can establish strong data ownership, stewardship, quality, and access policies while connecting data governance with application and AI governance. Learn how the AcuTrust accelerator helps build secure, governed, and reliable data foundations that enable enterprise AI at scale.

Technologies covered: Microsoft Purview · Microsoft Fabric · Microsoft 365 Agents · AcuTrust

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Discover how manufacturers are leveraging Industrial AI to optimize production, improve asset performance, and accelerate digital transformation. The session explores edge computing for real-time decision-making, AI, machine learning, and machine vision for product quality, OEE optimization, ISA-95 data models, business process automation, HSSE, and ontology-driven manufacturing operations that connect enterprise and operational data.

Technologies covered: Microsoft Fabric · AcuSignal · DiagramIQ Tag Registry · Industrial AI · Microsoft CoWork · Microsoft Agents

Explore how Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) helps organizations accelerate enterprise AI adoption through an outcome-driven delivery model. By embedding technical experts directly within client environments, organizations can co-design solutions, modernize data platforms, integrate AI into existing operational workflows, and rapidly deploy scalable solutions while ensuring governance, security, and regulatory compliance.

Learn how Digital Twins connect engineering information, operational technology, enterprise systems, and real-time sensor data to create intelligent industrial operations across the energy, oil & gas, and utilities sectors. The session covers upstream and downstream use cases, predictive maintenance, Industrial AI, high-speed PI data streaming, enterprise data platforms, and AI-powered asset management to improve operational efficiency and decision-making.

Technologies covered: Cadmatic eShare 3D Digital Twin · Microsoft Fabric · Databricks · AcuPrism · AcuNow · Microsoft Agents · Industrial AI

Join Microsoft leaders, enterprise customers, partners, and Acuvate experts for an executive discussion on what it takes to successfully scale AI across the enterprise. The roundtable will share practical experiences, governance strategies, organizational readiness, deployment approaches, and lessons learned from real-world AI transformation initiatives, helping organizations move confidently from experimentation to enterprise-wide adoption.

Why Attend CoreShift 2026?

Join two days of practical sessions, live demos, and real-world strategies to help you build, govern, and scale enterprise Data & AI initiatives— for free.

Scale Enterprise AI

Learn practical strategies to move from pilots to secure, scalable, and production-ready enterprise AI solutions.

Build a Trusted Data Foundation

Discover how data quality, governance, and ontologies create the trusted foundation for better business decisions.

Real-Time Decision Making

See how Microsoft Fabric and connected operational data enable faster insights and timely business decisions.

Modernize Industrial Operations

Explore practical approaches to improving manufacturing, energy, logistics, and asset-intensive operations with Data & AI.

Learn Enterprise Architectures

Discover reference architectures, implementation best practices, and modern data platforms for enterprise transformation.

Unlock Smarter Asset Operations

Learn how Digital Twins, P&ID intelligence, and connected asset data improve visibility, maintenance, and operational efficiency.

Early access to partner announcements and featured showcases

Customer transformation spotlights (real experiences from across the globe)

Demo previews + agenda updates as they unlock

The option to free consultation with Acuvate experts on your Data + AI roadmap

Stay tuned — partner and customer speaker announcements are
coming soon

Who Attended CoreShift 2025

CoreShift 2025 — The Momentum Is Real

CoreShift 2025 set the benchmark for practical Data + AI transformation — bringing together leaders and practitioners from across industries.

In 2025, we delivered:

What You’ll Learn (In Two Focused Tracks)

Data + AI outcomes for operations and manufacturing

Technology enablement with Microsoft Fabric & real-time intelligence

CoreShift 2026 FAQs: Enterprise AI, Agentic AI & Microsoft Fabric

Traditional automation follows predefined rules, while Agentic AI enables intelligent systems to reason, plan, make decisions, and execute complex business tasks with minimal human intervention. By combining large language models, trusted enterprise data, governance, and business workflows, Agentic AI helps organizations automate end-to-end processes, improve operational efficiency, and respond faster to changing business needs. At CoreShift 2026, attendees will explore real-world implementation strategies, enterprise architectures, and governance frameworks that help organizations deploy Agentic AI securely and at scale. 

Key Takeaway: Agentic AI enables enterprises to automate intelligent decision-making while maintaining governance, scalability, and business control. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Enterprise Agentic AI Architecture • AI Governance & Responsible AI • Agentic AI Implementation Blueprint 

Many organizations launch successful AI pilots but struggle to scale them across the enterprise due to fragmented data, weak governance, security concerns, and integration challenges. Moving AI into production requires trusted data, a scalable architecture, governance policies, and continuous monitoring to ensure reliable outcomes. Organizations that align AI initiatives with business objectives and operational processes are more likely to achieve measurable value. At CoreShift 2026, experts will share practical implementation frameworks and real-world lessons for deploying enterprise AI with confidence. 

Key Takeaway: Enterprise AI succeeds when trusted data, governance, and scalable architecture support every stage of deployment. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Scaling AI from Pilot to Production • Trusted Data Foundations • Enterprise AI Architecture 

A production-ready enterprise AI architecture combines trusted data, semantic models, AI orchestration, governance, security, monitoring, and integration with enterprise systems. This foundation enables AI applications and intelligent agents to deliver accurate, consistent, and secure business outcomes while supporting compliance and scalability. Rather than relying on isolated AI tools, organizations need an architecture that connects data, people, and business processes. At CoreShift 2026, attendees will discover proven architectural patterns and Microsoft Fabric capabilities that support enterprise-scale AI adoption. 

Key Takeaway: A strong enterprise AI architecture transforms AI from isolated experiments into scalable business capabilities. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Enterprise AI Architecture • Microsoft Fabric for Enterprise AI • Semantic Data Models 

AI governance provides the policies, standards, and controls needed to ensure AI systems operate responsibly, securely, and consistently across the enterprise. It helps organizations manage data quality, regulatory compliance, model transparency, security, and operational accountability while reducing business risk. As AI adoption grows, governance becomes essential for building trust and ensuring reliable outcomes. At CoreShift 2026, industry experts will discuss practical governance frameworks and best practices that enable organizations to scale AI confidently while maintaining compliance and business integrity. 

Key Takeaway: AI governance is the foundation for building trusted, secure, and scalable enterprise AI. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: AI Governance & Compliance • Trusted Enterprise AI • Responsible AI Implementation 

Microsoft Fabric provides a unified data and analytics platform that brings together data engineering, data integration, business intelligence, real-time analytics, and AI capabilities in a single environment. By eliminating data silos and improving data accessibility, it helps organizations build, deploy, and manage AI solutions more efficiently. With integrated governance, semantic models, and Real-Time Intelligence, Microsoft Fabric enables enterprises to develop AI applications on trusted data while improving collaboration, scalability, and business decision-making. At CoreShift 2026, experts will demonstrate practical Microsoft Fabric strategies for accelerating enterprise AI adoption. 

Key Takeaway: Microsoft Fabric helps enterprises accelerate AI adoption by unifying trusted data, analytics, governance, and AI capabilities on a single platform. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Microsoft Fabric for Enterprise AI • Real-Time Intelligence • Enterprise Data Platforms 

AI systems are only as reliable as the data they use. Trusted enterprise data ensures AI models and intelligent agents generate accurate, consistent, and explainable insights that support confident business decisions. Without strong data quality, governance, and standardized information, organizations risk inaccurate outputs, compliance issues, and reduced business value. Building a trusted data foundation enables enterprises to scale AI securely while improving operational efficiency and decision-making. At CoreShift 2026, attendees will learn how data governance and modern data platforms create the foundation for enterprise-ready AI. 

Key Takeaway: Trusted, governed data is the foundation for accurate, scalable, and business-ready AI. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Trusted Data Foundations • Data Governance for AI • Enterprise Data Strategy 

Semantic models organize enterprise data using consistent business definitions and relationships, making it easier for AI systems to understand context and deliver accurate insights. They reduce ambiguity, improve data consistency, and help AI agents interpret information across different business functions and applications. By providing a shared understanding of enterprise data, semantic models support better decision-making, faster analytics, and more reliable AI outcomes. At CoreShift 2026, experts will explain how semantic models strengthen Microsoft Fabric, enterprise AI architectures, and intelligent business applications. 

Key Takeaway: Semantic models give AI the business context needed to deliver accurate, consistent, and trusted insights. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Semantic Models • Microsoft Fabric Architecture • Enterprise AI Data Strategy 

Scaling enterprise AI requires more than deploying advanced models. Organizations often face challenges such as fragmented data, inconsistent governance, security and compliance requirements, integration with legacy systems, and limited operational visibility. Without a strong data foundation and clear governance strategy, many AI initiatives fail to move beyond pilot projects. Addressing these challenges requires a combination of trusted data, scalable architecture, responsible AI practices, and cross-functional collaboration. At CoreShift 2026, industry leaders will share proven strategies for overcoming these barriers and successfully scaling enterprise AI. 

Key Takeaway: Successful AI scaling depends on trusted data, governance, secure architecture, and enterprise-wide collaboration. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Scaling AI from Pilot to Production • AI Governance & Compliance • Enterprise AI Architecture 

Agentic AI is helping manufacturers move beyond traditional automation by enabling intelligent systems to monitor operations, analyze real-time data, coordinate workflows, and support faster decision-making. Common use cases include predictive maintenance, production optimization, quality inspection, supply chain orchestration, and industrial IoT. By combining AI with trusted operational data and governance, manufacturers can improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and increase operational resilience. At CoreShift 2026, industry experts will showcase real-world manufacturing use cases and practical strategies for implementing Agentic AI across industrial environments. 

Key Takeaway: Agentic AI helps manufacturers improve operational efficiency through intelligent automation, trusted data, and real-time decision-making. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Agentic AI for Manufacturing • Industrial AI & IoT • Enterprise AI Implementation 

Unlike general AI conferences that primarily discuss emerging trends, CoreShift 2026 focuses on the practical implementation of enterprise AI. The agenda emphasizes production-ready Agentic AI, Microsoft Fabric, AI governance, trusted data, enterprise architecture, and industry-specific transformation strategies. Sessions are designed around real business challenges, implementation frameworks, and measurable outcomes rather than theoretical concepts. This practical approach helps technology and business leaders understand how to deploy AI securely, responsibly, and at enterprise scale while delivering long-term business value. 

Key Takeaway: CoreShift 2026 bridges the gap between AI innovation and real-world enterprise implementation. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Enterprise AI Strategy • AI Governance • Microsoft Fabric • Real-World Enterprise AI Success Stories 

CoreShift 2026 will explore how enterprises are designing, deploying, and governing Agentic AI at scale. Sessions will cover enterprise AI architecture, autonomous AI agents, orchestration frameworks, trusted data foundations, AI governance, Microsoft Fabric integration, semantic models, and real-world use cases across manufacturing and other industries. Rather than focusing on theory, the event emphasizes practical implementation strategies, helping organizations understand how to build secure, scalable, and business-ready Agentic AI solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. 

Key Takeaway: CoreShift 2026 focuses on practical Agentic AI implementation, governance, and enterprise-scale adoption. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Enterprise Agentic AI Architecture • AI Governance & Responsible AI • Microsoft Fabric for Enterprise AI • Industry Use Cases 

CoreShift 2026 is designed to help CIOs, CTOs, Chief Data Officers, and technology leaders develop a practical roadmap for enterprise AI adoption. Attendees will learn how to establish trusted data foundations, implement AI governance, modernize enterprise architecture, leverage Microsoft Fabric, and scale Agentic AI securely across the organization. The sessions focus on real business challenges, implementation frameworks, and measurable outcomes, enabling leaders to make informed technology investments and accelerate digital transformation with confidence. 

Key Takeaway: CoreShift 2026 equips technology leaders with practical strategies for building secure, scalable, and business-ready AI capabilities. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Enterprise AI Strategy • Microsoft Fabric • Trusted Data Foundations • AI Governance Frameworks 

Manufacturing and industrial organizations are rapidly adopting AI to improve operational efficiency, reduce downtime, strengthen supply chains, and enhance production quality. CoreShift 2026 demonstrates how Agentic AI, Microsoft Fabric, industrial IoT, and trusted enterprise data can work together to support predictive maintenance, intelligent operations, and real-time decision-making. Industry experts will share implementation strategies, best practices, and real-world case studies that help manufacturing leaders confidently scale AI while improving resilience and business performance. 

Key Takeaway: CoreShift 2026 provides manufacturing leaders with practical AI strategies that deliver measurable operational and business value. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Agentic AI for Manufacturing • Industrial AI & IoT • Enterprise Data Strategy • Real-Time Intelligence 

CoreShift 2026 will showcase how Microsoft Fabric enables organizations to unify data, analytics, governance, and AI within a single platform. Sessions will explore capabilities such as Real-Time Intelligence, semantic models, unified data architecture, enterprise analytics, and AI-ready data foundations. Attendees will discover how Microsoft Fabric supports secure AI deployments, improves data accessibility, and accelerates enterprise decision-making through integrated analytics and governance. The event also features practical implementation examples that organizations can apply to their own AI transformation initiatives. 

Key Takeaway: Microsoft Fabric helps enterprises accelerate AI innovation by unifying trusted data, analytics, governance, and intelligent decision-making. 

Explore These Sessions at CoreShift 2026: Microsoft Fabric for Enterprise AI • Real-Time Intelligence • Semantic Models • Enterprise AI Architecture