22-25 April 2026 
Barry Smart
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Barry has spent over 25 years in the tech industry; from developer to solution architect, business transformation manager to IT Director, and CTO of a £100m FinTech company. In 2020 Barry's passion for data and analytics led him to gain an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Applications.
He is happiest when he's at a whiteboard sketching out a process, architecture, roadmap or solving a problem. He's got a gift for taking complex ideas and presenting them in a way that technical and non-technical audiences can grok. He has a passion for simplifying the complex, and helping organisations use technology to transform and amplify their impact.
Proposed Sessions for 2026
No-Compromise Data Apps: Why Streamlit is the Missing Piece in Your Analytics Stack
Hitting the limits of Power BI? Discover Streamlit – the Python package that lets you build stunning, interactive data apps in minutes, not months. See real-world examples, learn to build your first app, and turn your users from passive dashboard viewers into active data explorers.
Spark Unplugged: How In-Process Analytics Is Making Distributed Computing An Expensive Investment
What if the most powerful analytics engine is already on your laptop? We've been told serious data work demands distributed computing and complex pipelines – but tools like DuckDB and Polars are proving otherwise. Learn how in-process engines can outperform Spark, slash complexity, be leveraged on Microsoft Fabric and leave you wondering: have we been overengineering all along?