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Madison Faulkner

Principal & Head of Data Science, NEA

Madison is an investor at NEA focused on data, infrastructure, developer tools, and AI/agents and leads the internal data science team to build multi-agent systems for investment decisions. She has invested in and works with companies including Delphina, World Labs, Ceramic, Metabase, Twelve Labs, Foresight Data, and Weaviate. Prior to investing, Madison led data science & AI at Thrasio, data science at Greycroft, and a data science team at Meta working on AI infrastructure with FAIR. Madison studied engineering at Stanford and grew up in Colorado performing in rodeos.

Madison Faulkner

Sessions / 2025 / 1 talk

  • The Future of Data Engineering in the Agent Era

    Next-Generation Data Engineering: AI Agents, Knowledge Graphs, Memory, and Real-Time Systems | Discover how AI agents and foundation models are revolutionizing data engineering through advanced real-time data processing. Learn cutting-edge approaches to agent memory and knowledge representation using semantic layers, vector embeddings, and graph RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) systems that power modern AI applications. This expert session explores the evolution from traditional data modeling to dynamic knowledge graphs, with implementation strategies for building responsive, context-aware data platforms and agent memory. Industry leaders share practical insights on adopting these technologies and advancing your career in AI-driven data engineering, including real-world case studies and emerging best practices.

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