Technical Talks


AI Launchpad 2025: Quesma
Jacek Migdal and Piotr Migdal share insights from Quesma's database gateway for smarter queries, exploring how to tackle the legacy and underbuilt side of data ecosystems through interoperability layers. Drawing from decades of experience with enterprise data transformations and modernization projects that save millions annually, this session offers valuable perspectives on untangling complex data platforms and bringing order to chaos without greenfield assumptions.

Co-Founder & CEO
Jacek Migdal
Quesma
Jacek Migdał is CEO and Co-founder of Quesma, leveraging his extensive experience in database technologies and engineering leadership. Previously a Senior Director at Sumo Logic for nearly 11 years, he drove the company from pre-revenue to a $2B+ IPO while establishing their Warsaw office and reducing AWS costs by 50%. A Computer Science and Mathematics graduate from the University of Warsaw, Jacek's expertise spans algorithms, data mining, AWS optimization, and transforming engineering teams from 0 to $300M ARR.

Founding Engineer
Piotr Migdal
Quesma
Piotr Migdał leads ggPrompt at Quesma, an AI-powered chart generation tool. He earned his PhD in quantum optics theory from ICFO, Barcelona, and previously worked as a data visualization and deep learning consultant. Piotr co-founded Quantum Flytrap, developing intuitive user interfaces for quantum computing. He created Virtual Lab, an educational quantum mechanics simulation and explorable explanation nominated for the Webby Awards. He also developed livelossplot, a widely-used Python library for visualizing deep learning training. Piotr blogs about data science, visualization, AI, and related topics at p.migdal.pl. Outside of data, Piotr enjoys creating sauna rituals and dancing Zouk.
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