Key Conference Takeaways
AI strategy your infrastructure can deliver.
Master the data readiness frameworks needed to deliver the right data, at the right place, at the right speed, before your board-mandated AI transformation goals outpace your infrastructure.
AI Returns and Investment decisions.
Learn how industry leaders and practitioners have overcome the infrastructure financial reckoning by curbing runaway token costs and slashing multi-vendor database TCO by up to 50%.
Designing AI-native infrastructure.
Learn from pioneers who are collapsing infrastructure sprawl and eliminating duplicated state to grant autonomous agents a single, highly governed source of operational truth.
Innovation & Success Stories from Your Peers.
Discover how industry leaders are advancing next-generation data solutions for the agentic era, delivering actionable insights and proven playbooks from organizations executing at scale.
Who Should Attend
Five themes run through every keynote and breakout:
- Architecting for autonomy
Collapse databases, caches, and vectors into one governed source your agents can draw from. - AI economics
Stop the TCO drain and reallocate spend into board-mandated AI initiatives. - Trust, context, and speed
Anchor models in real-time operational truth with active-active replication. - Run-anywhere data
Offline-first agents that reason and act at the edge, then reconcile the moment the network returns. - Couchbase Best Practices
Master the in-depth platform capabilities you didn't know existed while collaborating directly with the core product teams and engineers who will accelerate your operational journey.
For Developers and Engineers
Get hands-on. Labs, time with Couchbase engineers, and deep dives on agentic system architecture, vector search at billion-scale, sub-millisecond context, and offline-first patterns for the edge. Bring your hardest data problem and leave with a working approach.
For Architects
Pressure-test your design. Sessions on collapsing infrastructure sprawl, eliminating duplicated state, and grounding autonomous agents in one governed source of operational truth with active-active replication from cloud to edge. Compare notes with architects making the same calls at enterprise scale.
For Leaders and Executives
See around the corner. Keynotes and closed-door roundtables on AI economics, data readiness, governance and risk, and the roadmap shaping the next 18 months. Learn the consolidation playbook customers use to cut data-layer TCO by up to 50 percent. Curated peer exchange with CIOs and CTOs, plus an invitation-only Executive Advisory Board.
Featured Speakers
BJ Schaknowski
CEO, Couchbase
Brian Sheth
Founder, Haveli Investments
Shadman Zafar
CEO, Vibrant Capital
Former CIO, Citi
Barry Morris
Chief Product Officer, Couchbase
Tim Finley
SVP, AI, Couchbase
Agenda at a Glance
Monday, October 19
Early arrivals for speakers, international, CIO/CTO for executive advisory board
6:30pm
Dinner with Speakers and Executive Advisory Board members.
Tuesday, October 20
Arrive and Align
All Day
Arrivals and registration.
8:00am - 1:00pm
Executive Advisory Board
(invite only)
3:00pm - 5:30pm
General Sessions
- Keynote Couchbase Vision
BJ Schaknowski, CEO, Couchbase - Post AI Era Enterprise
Shadman Zafar, CEO, Vibrant Capital - Former CIO, Citi - CIO & Architect Keynotes and Panels
6:30pm
Welcome Reception & Awards Dinner
Wednesday, October 21
From Strategy to Architecture
8:30am - 10:15am
General Sessions
- Couchbase Innovation
Barry Morris, CPO, Couchbase - AI Fireside Chat
Brian Sheth, CEO Haveli - CIO/CFO panel on AI Economics
10:45am - 4:00pm
Breakout Sessions
- Success Stories, Blueprints
- Thought Leadership Sessions
- Couchbase Innovation & Technical Deep Dives
4:30pm - 5:15pm
Closing Keynote, Featured Guest Speaker
6:30pm
Couchbase Customer and Partner Appreciation Dinner and Party
Thursday, October 22
Go Deep
8:30am - 3:00pm
Customer Advisory Board
(Limited space, register early)
8:30am - 3:00pm
Couchbase Training, Hackathon, and Hands-on Labs
The Executive Advisory Board (EAB)
An Invite-Only Forum for Enterprise Technology Leaders
Running alongside the main conference, the Couchbase Executive Advisory Board is a private, closed-door council engineered for collaborative, peer-to-peer breakthrough. This limited group brings together senior technology executives to candidly address and solve the high-stakes AI infrastructure and economic challenges organizations are actively facing in production.
By participating, you and your executive peers will align on four critical pillars of modern enterprise data strategy:
- A Proven Operational Framework
Move past speculative theory to align on a reliable blueprint that balances board-mandated AI delivery with strict data governance, security, and absolute budget accountability. - Operational Data Architecture
Anchor your AI readiness in live, accessible operational truth—proving why the data layer is the defining variable in the success of agentic memory, real-time personalization, and edge deployments. - Customer-Led Product Development
Take a direct hand in shaping the Couchbase roadmap providing critical feedback on our initiatives to directly influence what we build and when. - Collaboration Over Isolation
Engage in high-value, peer-to-peer use case sharing that cuts through the noise, delivering tactical insights that are just as valuable as the formal keynote sessions.
Where is Catalyst taking place?
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fort Lauderdale is a dynamic coastal city at the intersection of business and sunshine. It offers world-class venues, direct flights from major hubs, and the kind of energy that sets the stage for big thinking. October is peak season, with warm weather and clear skies.
Omni Fort Lauderdale
Catalyst 2026 will be hosted at the brand-new Omni Fort Lauderdale. This stunning waterfront property is steps from the beach, with state-of-the-art meeting spaces, exceptional dining, and rooms designed for the modern executive. We've reserved a block of rooms exclusively for Catalyst attendees.
Getting to the Omni
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) is the closest airport for arrivals: only about 3.5 miles from the hotel, roughly a 12-minute drive or rideshare
- Miami International (MIA) is also nearby, about 30 miles south, roughly a 40-minute drive or rideshare
Hotel Room Block
Couchbase has reserved a discounted room block at the Omni Fort Lauderdale at a discounted rate of $309 per night. Rooms are limited; the block closes when all rooms are sold out or at the cutoff of September 28, whichever comes first.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who should attend?
Technology leaders, architects, data engineers, and developers running or evaluating Couchbase for mission-critical and AI workloads. - What does my pass include?
All keynotes, every breakout track, hands-on training and labs. All evening events including the Welcome Reception, Awards Dinner, and Customer Appreciation Party. All daily meals. And one-on-one access to Couchbase engineers, executives and product leaders. - When does the full agenda go live
The full agenda publishes in July. Register now to lock the lowest rate before it does. - Is there a hotel room block?
Yes, at the Omni Fort Lauderdale. - Can I bring my team?
Yes, this is encouraged. Team discounts provided. - Are meals included?
Yes: daily breakfast, lunch, and networking breaks, plus the evening events on Tuesday and Wednesday. - I have dietary or accessibility needs.
Note them during registration or contact the event organizer. The team will accommodate them. - I am traveling internationally and need a visa letter.
Contact catalyst@couchbase.com and the team will provide an invitation letter for your visa application.
The Countdown is on
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Super early-bird pricing is available through July 1, 2026. Discount pricing for multi-ticket purchases starts at $299.