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SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Fabric – How to Succeed
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AI and Your Data Platform
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Inspirational Data Solutions
Optimising Your Data Platform
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
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0-6 months
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6-24 months
AI
AI and Your Data Platform
AI and data science
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AWS
Analytics
Application Development
Architecture
Azure
Azure Arc
Azure ML
Azure OpenAI
Azure SQL Database
Career and Personal Development
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
DAX
Data Factory
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Data Lake
Data Management and Governance
Data Science and Machine Learning
Data Transformation and Integration
DataOps and Automation
Database engine
Databases
Databricks
Dataflows
Decision Makers and Leadership
Delta Lake
Demo Led Session
Deployment
Development
Event Hub
Fabric
Fabric – How to Succeed
Foundry
Functions
GCP
Governing
Health and Wellbeing
In Memory OLTP
Inclusion
Inspirational Data Solutions
Inspiring Teams
Integration Services
Lakehouse
Managed Instance
Managing
Managing People
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Mental Health
Modelling
Monitoring
New
Optimising
Optimising Your Data Platform
Oracle
Panel Discussion
Personal Success
Pipelines
Postgres
Power Apps
Power Automate
Power BI
Power Query
PowerShell
Presentation
Preview/Beta
Python
Query Store
Reporting and Visualisation
SQL
SQL Database in Fabric
SQL Server
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Securing
Snowflake
Soft Skills
Spark
Strategy
Successful Delivery
TSQL
Testing
Time Managememt
Tooling
Workshop
Topics
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Fabric – How to Succeed
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AI and Your Data Platform
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Inspirational Data Solutions
Optimising Your Data Platform
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
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All
0-6 months
2 years +
6-24 months
AI
AI and Your Data Platform
AI and data science
AI and you – Developing Faster With AI
AWS
Analytics
Application Development
Architecture
Azure
Azure Arc
Azure ML
Azure OpenAI
Azure SQL Database
Career and Personal Development
Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
DAX
Data Factory
Data Internals – Blow Your Mind
Data Lake
Data Management and Governance
Data Science and Machine Learning
Data Transformation and Integration
DataOps and Automation
Database engine
Databases
Databricks
Dataflows
Decision Makers and Leadership
Delta Lake
Demo Led Session
Deployment
Development
Event Hub
Fabric
Fabric – How to Succeed
Foundry
Functions
GCP
Governing
Health and Wellbeing
In Memory OLTP
Inclusion
Inspirational Data Solutions
Inspiring Teams
Integration Services
Lakehouse
Managed Instance
Managing
Managing People
Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Mental Health
Modelling
Monitoring
New
Optimising
Optimising Your Data Platform
Oracle
Panel Discussion
Personal Success
Pipelines
Postgres
Power Apps
Power Automate
Power BI
Power Query
PowerShell
Presentation
Preview/Beta
Python
Query Store
Reporting and Visualisation
SQL
SQL Database in Fabric
SQL Server
SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Securing
Snowflake
Soft Skills
Spark
Strategy
Successful Delivery
TSQL
Testing
Time Managememt
Tooling
Workshop
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09:00
10:00
10:50
(break)
11:20
12:20
13:10
(lunch)
14:10
15:10
16:00
(break)
16:30
Auditorium
Azure SQL MI Unleashed: Inside the Next‑Gen GP & What’s Coming Next
Uros Milanovic
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Automating SQL Server Management with GitHub Actions and PowerShell
Jess Pomfret
PowerShell, Azure SQL Database, Deployment, Managing
Aren’t we all tired of AI?
Kellyn Gorman
Optimising, Soft Skills, AI, Career and Personal Development
SQL Server migration & modernization powered by generative AI
Marcelo Fernandes, Jose Amado-Blanco
Deployment, Optimising, Data Transformation and Integration, Databases
How Formula 1 automated their SQL Server Database Ops & Health Checks on AWS, using AI Agents
Carlos Contreras
Spark, AI and data science, Monitoring, DataOps and Automation
Beyond Caching: Building Low-Latency Data Layers for Modern Apps with Open Source In-Memory Database
Paul Ross, Tom Harper
Postgres, Optimising, Databases, AI
Fabric FinOps - Cost Optimization for Fabric
Alexander Arvidsson
Optimising, Analytics, Fabric, Data Management and Governance
Expo
Ask us anything - Panel session with SQL LT
Bob Ward, Priya Sathy, Slava Oks
Analytics, Databases, SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database, Panel Discussion
Living Lounge
20 Years of the Cloud: What Changed, What Didn’t, and What’s Next
Brent Ozar
Decision Makers and Leadership, Databases, Architecture, Strategy
A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Data-Driven Culture
David Postlethwaite, Gethyn Ellis
Decision Makers and Leadership, Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Personal Success
Unlocking The Value Of AI For Your Business - Where To Start
Branden Millward
Python, Databricks, Analytics, Data Science and Machine Learning
Unlocking High-Performance Teams
Minu Beena Sisupal
Decision Makers and Leadership, Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Health and Wellbeing
What we Learned Migrating a Financial Giant from Hudi to Delta (and Why Iceberg was in the Mix)
Anna-Maria Wykes
Data Lake, Managing, Optimising, Databricks
Agentic AI and Your Data: Building Competitive Advantage
Banjot Chanana
Postgres, Deployment, Databases, AI
Room 1A
Copilot in Fabric - Explained for the Administrator!
Benni De Jagere
Power BI, Managing, Monitoring, Fabric
Database (in)security in the age of AI
Damir Bulic
AI and data science, Monitoring, AI, Securing
Are Snapshots Backups? Revisiting Modern Data Protection for SQL Server
Andrew Pruski (he/him)
Testing, Deployment, Managing, Databases
Beyond Traditional DBA Practices - Transforming T-SQL Script Expertise into AI Agents
Sudhir Amin, Paola Lorusso
Python, Query Store, Monitoring, DataOps and Automation
What you can do to protect your SQL Server and why it matters
David Postlethwaite, Gethyn Ellis
Databases, Securing, SQL Server, SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Data Modelling for AI-Driven BI
Shubhangi Goyal
Azure SQL Database, Data Lake, Modelling, Optimising
What's new in Mirroring SQL to Fabric: The Fast Track to Modern Data Integration & Analytics
Anna Hoffman
AI and data science, Managing, Modelling, Analytics
SQL + AI: Building Agentic Apps with SQL MCP Server + AI Foundry
Strahinja Rodic, Bogdan Gavrilovic
Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing, Analytics
Room 1B
SQL Server Is Still Slow: When In-Memory OLTP Works and When It Backfires
Thodoris Katsimanis
Optimising, In Memory OLTP, Application Development, Databases
New in modern Developer Experiences in SQL
Strahinja Rodic, Zlatko Knezevic
Managed Instance, Query Store, Event Hub, Database engine
Building event-driven apps usinng real-time change event streams in SQL
Nikola Zagorac
Query Store, Event Hub, Database engine, Managing
Simplify management of hybrid and multi-cloud SQL Server using Azure Arc
Dr. Dani Ljepava
Database engine, Managing, Azure Arc, Analytics
JSON fundamentals for SQL pros
Daniel Hutmacher
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Application Development, Data Transformation and Integration
Programmatic Report and Model Changes with Python
Cindy Sousa
Power BI, Python, DataOps and Automation, Development
What's new in the SQL core engine
Bob Ward
Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance, Database engine, Managing
Dive into the engines that power Fabric Real-Time Intelligence
Nikola Zagorac, Devang Shah
AI and data science, Managing, Modelling, Analytics
Room 1C
Vibe-coding for the data professional
Mathias Halkjaer
Managing, Fabric, Application Development, AI
Performance tuning Dataflows Gen2
Chris Webb
Optimising, Fabric, Data Transformation and Integration, Development
An Introduction to the Snowflake Data Platform
Allan Mitchell
Database engine, Managing, Analytics, Application Development
Synchronous Availability Groups Don’t Always Mean Zero Data Loss
Thodoris Katsimanis
Database engine, Managing, Optimising, Application Development
Your MSSQL environment is vulnerable and I can prove it
Fabiano Amorim
Azure SQL Database, Database engine, Application Development, Databases
Building Natural Language Querying into SQL Server Applications
Felicity Nyan, Simon Reason
Azure SQL Database, Azure OpenAI, Databases, AI
Room 2A
Beyond Chatbots: Leveraging AI for Unstructured Data Processing
Christian Henrik Reich
Modelling, Fabric, Azure OpenAI, Data Science and Machine Learning
Medallion architecture
Peter ter Braake
Data Lake, Modelling, Databricks, Fabric
Mastering Power BI Documentation System – Not Just an Afterthought
David Kofod Hanna
Power BI, Analytics, Fabric, Reporting and Visualisation
Breaking the Default: SQL Server High Availability on Windows and Linux
Aaron West
Databases, Architecture, Strategy, SQL Server
Cloud Migration Without the Chaos: A Practical Guide with Redgate Monitor
Laura Copeland
Monitoring, Databases, SQL Server, SQL Server, the Ground to Cloud Database
Semantic Bridge: Importing Databricks Metric Views into Tabular semantic models
Greg Baldini
Power BI, Modelling, Databricks, Analytics
SQL 2025, SSMS 22 and Fabric. And they mirrored happily ever after?
Reitse Eskens
Monitoring, Optimising, Analytics, Fabric
Using AI for Performance Tuning in SQL 2025
Rich Benner
Optimising, Azure OpenAI, Application Development, AI
Room 2B
Inside SQL Server 2025 Part 1
Grant Fritchey, Bob Ward, Daniel Hutmacher, Warwick Rudd
Managed Instance, Query Store, Event Hub, Database engine
Inside SQL Server 2025 Part 2
Grant Fritchey, Bob Ward, Daniel Hutmacher, Warwick Rudd
Managed Instance, Query Store, Event Hub, Database engine
Optimized Locking in SQL Server 2025: Internals, Contention, and Concurrency
Torsten Strauß
Azure SQL Database, Monitoring, Optimising, Databases
Write it Back: Enhancing Power BI with Data Writebacks and Translytical Workflows
Jan Chlebek
Power BI, Power Apps, Functions, Optimising
AI Beyond the Hype; Practical Solutions for Real Businesses
Lewis Prince
Power BI, Python, Azure ML, Modelling
Intelligent Query Processing: From Insight to Impact
Grant Fritchey, Warwick Rudd
Azure SQL Database, Optimising, Databases, SQL Server
Best Practices for Sharing Power BI Content with External Users
Ásgeir Gunnarsson
Power BI, Analytics, Data Management and Governance, Governing
Room 2C
PBI Financial Modelling Masterclass - Part 1 PL/BS
Bob Duffy
Power BI, Modelling, Analytics, Architecture
PBI Financial Modelling Masterclass – Part 2 AP/AR
Bob Duffy
Power BI, Modelling, Analytics, Architecture
Ethos, Pathos & Logos: Aristotle’s Lesson for Ethical Data Design
Juliana Smith
Power BI, Reporting and Visualisation, Development, Cutting Edge Visualisation and Delivery of Data
Semantic Models Comes First: Managing Models for Growth and Self-Service
Reid Havens, Steve Campbell
Power BI, Modelling, Optimising, Analytics
Crafting a Personal Brand: Your Career Deserves More Than Just a CV
Isi Turner (they/them)
Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Personal Success, Maximising Personal and Team Strengths
Tech's Secret Sauce: The Power of Neurodiversity
Robert French, Traci Sewell, James Reeves
Soft Skills, Career and Personal Development, Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion
Stop Paying Twice: Agentic AI with DBs, but 40% cheaper
Sahil Kale
Python, Deployment, Databases, AI
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