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Tableau Conference 2026: The Ultimate DataDev Sessions Guide

Your comprehensive guide to all DataDev-related sessions at TC26. From hands-on training to breakout sessions, discover how to unlock the power of Tableau APIs.

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2026-04-25T22:00:00
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Tableau Conference 2026: The Ultimate DataDev Sessions Guide

Welcome to Tableau Conference 2026

May 5-7, 2026 San Diego

Tableau Conference 2026 is the premier event for data enthusiasts, analysts, and developers worldwide. Taking place from May 5-7, 2026, this year's conference brings together the brightest minds in data visualization and analytics.

For the DataDev community, TC26 offers an unprecedented lineup of sessions focused on Tableau's powerful APIs, automation capabilities, and the exciting integration of AI through MCP (Model Context Protocol). Whether you're just getting started or you're a seasoned API developer, there's something for everyone.

32
DataDev Sessions
10
Hands-On Labs
5
Session Types
May 5-7
Conference Dates
// session formats

Choose the Right TC26 Format

TC26 offers several types of sessions, each designed to deliver value in different ways. Use the format as a planning tool: choose deep build time when you want hands-on practice, quick talks when you want a pulse check, and discussion formats when you want to compare notes with peers.

01
Hands-On Training
Deep-dive workshops where you build real solutions with guidance from experts.
02
Breakout Sessions
Focused presentations on specific topics with Q&A.
03
Theater Sessions
Quick, impactful talks in the Data Village.
04
Workshops
Interactive learning sessions in the Community Learning area.
05
Roundtables
Open discussions with peers and experts.
tc26_session_format_map.json
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"formats" : [
{
"type" : "hands_on_training" ,
"duration" : "1.5 hours" ,
"best_for" : "build"
},
{
"type" : "breakout_sessions" ,
"duration" : "40 minutes" ,
"best_for" : "learn"
},
{
"type" : "theater_sessions" ,
"duration" : "20 minutes" ,
"best_for" : "discover"
},
{
"type" : "workshops" ,
"duration" : "45-60 minutes" ,
"best_for" : "practice"
},
{
"type" : "roundtables" ,
"duration" : "open format" ,
"best_for" : "connect"
}
]
}

00. Keynote & Community Meetups

These sessions are the strongest picks for developers who want practical, guided build time. Several repeat across the week, so you can choose the slot that works around keynotes and community events.

Devs on Stage
Keynote & Meetup
01

Devs on Stage

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Schedule

Wednesday, May 6, 09:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Keynote Room

Register
DataDev Meetup
Keynote & Meetup
02

DataDev Meetup

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Schedule

Tuesday, May 5, 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM, Data Village

Register

01. Hands-On Training Sessions

These sessions are the strongest picks for developers who want practical, guided build time. Several repeat across the week, so you can choose the slot that works around keynotes and community events.

Tableau Mastery: Architecture to Artistry
Hands-On
01

Tableau Mastery: Architecture to Artistry

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Speakers
  • Clara Wu, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
  • Benjamin Goodman, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 29C
    • Thursday, May 7, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 32A
    • Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 25C
    Register
    Automating Tableau Administration - REST API
    Hands-On
    02

    Automating Tableau Administration - REST API

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    Speakers
  • Allison Bierschenk, Embedded Specialist SE, Salesforce
  • Brian King, Principal Specialist Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 31A
    • Wednesday, May 6, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Room 29C
    Register
    Run Tableau Server Like a Pro
    Hands-On
    03

    Run Tableau Server Like a Pro

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    Speakers
  • Michael Hizny, Lead Analytics SE, Salesforce
  • Pablo Figaredo, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 25C
    • Thursday, May 7, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 33A
    Register
    Embedded Analytics - Hands-on Embedded
    Hands-On
    04

    Embedded Analytics - Hands-on Embedded

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    Speakers
  • Daniel von Drehnen, Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce
  • Abe Ansary, Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, Room 25C
    • Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Room 20D
    Register
    Build Your Own Viz Type: Developing a Custom Viz Extension
    Hands-On
    05

    Build Your Own Viz Type: Developing a Custom Viz Extension

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    Speakers
  • Nicolas Duchastel de Montrouge, Principal Software Engineer, Salesforce
  • Rodion Degtyar, Software Engineering PMTS, Salesforce
  • Lauren Jackson, Software Engineering LMTS, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 28B
    • Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 29B
    Register
    The AI Taco Stand: Vibe Coding Your Next Custom Connector
    Hands-On
    06

    The AI Taco Stand: Vibe Coding Your Next Custom Connector

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    Speakers
  • Josh Johnston, Lead, Analytics SE, Salesforce
  • Oliver Eriksson, Senior Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 28C
    • Thursday, May 7, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Room 20A
    • Wednesday, May 6, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 29C
    Register
    Practical Applications of Python, R, and Generative AI
    Hands-On
    07

    Practical Applications of Python, R, and Generative AI

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    Speakers
  • Jonathan Rauh, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
  • Matt Sinisi, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Room 24C
    • Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM, Room 31A
    • Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Room 25C
    Register
    Talk to Your Data: Hands-On with Tableau MCP
    Hands-On
    08

    Talk to Your Data: Hands-On with Tableau MCP

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    Speakers
  • Kevin Mazille, Lead Solution Engineer, Salesforce
  • John Keegan, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, Room 28B
    • Wednesday, May 6, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, Room 24C
    Register
    Build Agentforce Agents with MCP, Tableau, and Tableau Next
    Hands-On
    09

    Build Agentforce Agents with MCP, Tableau, and Tableau Next

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    Speakers
  • Justin Craycraft, Distinguished Specialist Solution Engineer, Salesforce
  • Larry Clark, Principal Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Wednesday, May 6, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Room 24C
    • Thursday, May 7, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM, Room 28B
    Register
    License to Build: Creating Your First Agent
    Hands-On
    10

    License to Build: Creating Your First Agent

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    Speakers
  • Linus Willson, Lead Tableau Solutions Engineer, Salesforce
  • Yusuf Sheth, Lead, Analytics SE, Salesforce
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Room 20D
    • Thursday, May 7, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 28C
    • Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Room 29C
    Register

    02. Roundtables

    Open discussion formats are best when you want practical perspective from peers and the people shaping Tableau developer experiences.

    Supercharging Tableau: AI, MCP, and Developer Vibes
    Roundtable
    01

    Supercharging Tableau: AI, MCP, and Developer Vibes

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    Speakers
  • Kyle Massey, Senior Product Manager - Tableau Developer Program & Community, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, Room 26B, Roundtables, Upper Level East

    Register

    03. Workshop Sessions

    The Data Village is where the hallway track becomes useful: meet other builders, bring your questions, and spend time with the people working on similar Tableau developer problems.

    Build with DataDev Challenges: Open Hack Time
    Workshop
    01

    Build with DataDev Challenges: Open Hack Time

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    Speakers
  • Kyle Massey, Senior Product Manager - Tableau Developer Program & Community, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM and 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM PDT, Community Learning Data Village

    Register
    Stop Clicking: Automate Your Workflows With REST APIs
    Workshop
    02

    Stop Clicking: Automate Your Workflows With REST APIs

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    Speakers
  • Kyle Massey, Senior Product Manager - Tableau Developer Program & Community, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM, Community Learning Data Village

    Register
    Connect Tableau MCP to Claude
    Workshop
    03

    Connect Tableau MCP to Claude

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    Speakers
  • Kyle Massey, Senior Product Manager - Tableau Developer Program & Community, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM, Community Learning Data Village

    Register
    Mastering AI Workflows: Semantic Modeling & Tableau Next MCP
    Workshop
    04

    Mastering AI Workflows: Semantic Modeling & Tableau Next MCP

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    Speakers
  • Ayush Maheshwari, Senior Manager, Salesforce
  • Kirk Munroe, Chief Analytics Officer and Founding Partner, TELUS Communications
  • Noga Saban Atias, Director of Product Management, Salesforce
  • Nir Vaknin, Product Manager, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM, Community Learning Data Village

    Register

    04. Breakout Sessions

    Focused presentations are a good way to scan ideas across AI, embedded analytics, migration, governance, and developer workflow patterns.

    Build Your Own Tableau AI Assistant
    Breakout
    01

    Build Your Own Tableau AI Assistant

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    Speakers
  • Igor Garlowski, Founder | Principal Data Consultant | Tableau Ambassador, Data Dune
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM, Stage 1 | Content Pavilion
    • Thursday, May 7, 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion
    Register
    Don't Refresh Your Luck: Build a Tableau Ops Agent
    Breakout
    02

    Don't Refresh Your Luck: Build a Tableau Ops Agent

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    Speakers
  • Eric Summers, Founder, TableauOps
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 2:30 PM - 3:10 PM, Stage 5 | Content Pavilion

    Register
    Beyond the Boundaries of Tableau
    Breakout
    03

    Beyond the Boundaries of Tableau

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    Speakers
  • Tristan Guillevin, Co-founder, LaDataViz
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 12:50 PM - 1:30 PM, Stage 3 | Content Pavilion
    • Thursday, May 7, 12:20 PM - 1:00 PM, Stage 5 | Content Pavilion
    Register
    AI Agents Meet Data Governance with Tableau VDS
    Breakout
    04

    AI Agents Meet Data Governance with Tableau VDS

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    Speakers
  • Brad Fair, Principal Solutions Architect, High Performance Technologies, LLC
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 9:00 AM - 9:40 AM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion

    Register
    REST Easy: Python Insights to Tableau Extracts
    Breakout
    05

    REST Easy: Python Insights to Tableau Extracts

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    Speakers
  • Seth Williams, Sr. Performance & Strategy Consultant, Southwest Airlines
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 3:50 PM - 4:30 PM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion

    Register
    From PDFs to Self-Service: A 6-Step Embedded Framework
    Breakout
    06

    From PDFs to Self-Service: A 6-Step Embedded Framework

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    Speakers
  • Emilie Smith, Sr. BI Developer, EnlivenHealth
    • Schedule

    Wednesday, May 6, 2:20 PM - 3:00 PM, Stage 4 | Content Pavilion

    Register
    10x Your Tableau Workflow with AI and Claude Code
    Breakout
    07

    10x Your Tableau Workflow with AI and Claude Code

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    Speakers
  • Sam Fife, Senior Director, Archetype Consulting
    • Schedule
    • Wednesday, May 6, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM, Stage 1 | Content Pavilion
    • Thursday, May 7, 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM, Stage 6 | Content Pavilion
    Register
    The Sky's The Limit - Three Tableau MCP Use Cases
    Breakout
    08

    The Sky's The Limit - Three Tableau MCP Use Cases

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    Speakers
  • Ani Somadas, Software developer, Infotopics | AppsForTableau
  • Matt Filbert, Software Engineer, Salesforce
  • George Peck, Distinguished, Account SE, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 2:00 PM - 2:40 PM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion

    Register
    Engineering a Looker-to-Tableau Cloud Migration Playbook
    Breakout
    09

    Engineering a Looker-to-Tableau Cloud Migration Playbook

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    Speakers
  • Cristian Saavedra Desmoineaux, Senior Technical Principal, XeoMatrix
  • Lauren Cristaldi, Data Analytics Manager, XeoMatrix
  • Kristen Crocco, Analytics Architect, Wind River Systems
  • Lieu Ta, SVP Data, Wind River Systems
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM, Stage 2 | Content Pavilion

    Register

    05. Theater Sessions

    Theater sessions are short, high-signal talks in the Data Village. Use them to collect ideas between longer sessions.

    Tableau DataDev in Action: Automation, AI, and Integration
    Theater
    01

    Tableau DataDev in Action: Automation, AI, and Integration

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    Speakers
  • Cristian Saavedra Desmoineaux, Senior Technical Principal, XeoMatrix
    • Schedule

    Wednesday, May 6, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village

    Register
    There's an Extension for That: Tableau Public Unlocked
    Theater
    02

    There's an Extension for That: Tableau Public Unlocked

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    Speakers
  • Jessica Bautista Gauna, Co-founder, LaDataViz
    • Schedule

    Wednesday, May 6, 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village

    Register
    Embedding Tableau into User Workflows to Boost Adoption
    Theater
    03

    Embedding Tableau into User Workflows to Boost Adoption

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    Speakers
  • Viviane Lefebvre, Head of Data & BI, Batt Advisors
    • Schedule
    • Tuesday, May 5, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village
    • Thursday, May 7, 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM, Theater 3 | Data Village
    Register
    Monitor Tableau Cloud with the New Platform Data API
    Theater
    04

    Monitor Tableau Cloud with the New Platform Data API

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    Speakers
  • Matt Coles, Product Management Senior Manager, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village

    Register
    We Broke Tableau MCP (In a Good Way)
    Theater
    05

    We Broke Tableau MCP (In a Good Way)

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    Speakers
  • Will Sutton, Data/AI Consultant, The Information Lab
  • Cristian Saavedra Desmoineaux, Senior Technical Principal, XeoMatrix
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM, Theater 1 | Data Village

    Register
    From Prompt to Platform: Connecting AI Agents to Tableau MCP
    Theater
    06

    From Prompt to Platform: Connecting AI Agents to Tableau MCP

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    Speakers
  • Kanwal Kour, Solutions Architect, Concentrix
  • Chris Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Precision Analytics Group
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 4:40 PM - 5:00 PM, Theater 2 | Data Village

    Register
    Taming Analytics Wild with Tableau MCP & Agentic Governance
    Theater
    07

    Taming Analytics Wild with Tableau MCP & Agentic Governance

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    Speakers
  • Patrick Perrier, VP of Product Management, Wiiisdom
    • Schedule

    Tuesday, May 5, 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM, Theater 4 | Data Village

    Register
    From Questions to Actions: Agentforce and Tableau MCP
    Theater
    08

    From Questions to Actions: Agentforce and Tableau MCP

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    Speakers
  • Thomas Nhan, Director, Product Management, Salesforce
  • Justin Craycraft, Distinguished Specialist Solution Engineer, Salesforce
    • Schedule

    Thursday, May 7, 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM, Theater 3 | Data Village

    Register

    Level Up Your DataDev Skills at TC26

    Pick a lab, meet the community, and leave with a clearer path for building with Tableau APIs, MCP, and extensions.

    Register for TC26

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