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What if AI didn’t need Python or ML pipelines? This session shows how to use SQL AI functions to parse unstructured financial PDFs, call LLMs, and build AI-enriched, analysis-ready data models using only SQL. All possible on Databricks.

Ask Me Anything on Databricks with Databricks MVP & Champions. Get honest answers on certifications, best practices, real-world delivery, and career growth. No slides, no hype, just practical guidance from the field.

A real world look at building a federated healthcare data platform using Databricks connecting fragmented systems across clouds, enforcing governance, and enabling secure analytics without centralising sensitive data.

Everyone talks about Fabric and Databricks together, few make it work in production. This session shares real-world patterns for integrating Databricks, Fabric and Power BI, covering semantics, performance, CI/CD, governance, and cost trade-offs beyond the PoC.

Moving from individual contributor to data leader is a mindset shift no one teaches. This session shares real lessons from leading modern data teams, influencing without authority, prioritisation, conflict, and leading as a female data leader in business-critical teams.

Geospatial analytics doesn’t need specialist tools. This session shows how SQL can turn public housing data into analysis ready geospatial models and interactive maps, with practical patterns for performance and scale.

SQL didn’t get weaker, platforms got better. This session shows how to build a full end-to-end data pipeline using only SQL, from real-time ingestion to production, covering testing, promotion across environments, and real-world delivery trade-offs. All on Databricks.