Snowflake Summit 2025 Keynote | Snowflex Head of Cortex AI Agents & Apps Jeff Holan

Jeff Holan, Head of Cortex AI Agents & Apps at Snowflake, took center stage to unveil how AI agents are revolutionizing data interaction: Snowflake Intelligence Demo – Holan showcased Cortex-powered AI agents that securely converse with an organization's data, delivering trustworthy, citation-backed answers via ai.snowflake.com . AI Embedded Everywhere – He emphasized embedding AI across the data lifecycle—from ingestion to consumption—through features like Cortex Agents and AISQL, enabling users to ask complex queries in plain SQL or natural language . Democratizing Data Access – Holan pointed out that these AI agents tailor insights based on user permissions, making deep analytics accessible to anyone without replacing data teams, but amplifying their productivity . Analogy of iPhone-to-Enterprise AI – Drawing parallels to the iPhone revolution, Holan likened the trajectory of ChatGPT and Cortex agents as transformative for enterprise analytics, making advanced AI purposeful and safe Luminate showcased how it's leveraging Snowflake’s AI-driven Data Cloud to revolutionize its entertainment analytics platform: Generative AI data agents – Luminate is using Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Agents to power scalable, trustworthy generative AI that synthesizes insights in natural language — no extra infrastructure needed . Multimodal AI with SQL – With Cortex AISQL, Luminate’s teams conduct complex document, image, and table analysis using vanilla SQL—dramatically simplifying workflows . Accelerated data platform – By centralizing 3.5 TB of daily data onto Snowflake, Luminate now delivers entertainment analytics 300% faster, powering real-time charts and industry insights . Unified governance & scalability – All AI pipelines, model operations, and unstructured data processing run within Snowflake’s secure, scalable environment—enabling rapid innovation in media and music analytics #snowflake #snowflakesummit #2025 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@techusiness Follow us on Social Media: Twitter / X https://x.com/Techusiness Threads https://www.threads.net/@techusiness Instagram https://www.instagram.com/techusiness/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@techusiness LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/techusiness/ Contact Info Email techusiness@gmail.com