Nicky van Vroenhoven

Nicky van Vroenhoven is a BI professional focused at the Microsoft stack and a Data Platform MVP. He mainly works with Power BI, Power Platform and T-SQL. Nicky started working with SQL Server and SSIS in 2005 in the DWH space, and later moved from Power Pivot to Power BI. After working 10 years in BI-consultancy jobs in several industries and companies, he worked for 5 years as a Power BI Administrator at a wealth management bank, and he is currently working as Unit Lead Fabric/Power BI at Powerdobs in The Netherlands. Nicky has spoken at several User Groups and conferences including SQL Saturday Events, the Power BI World Tour, SQLBits and the Fabric Community Conference. In addition he enjoys tweeting and blogging about topics like Power BI and Power Platform at https://nickyvv.com. In his spare time Nicky likes to go running, play chess or try to improve his Rubik's cube record. He is also a husband, father of 3 and a (former) ballroom dancer.

Proposed Sessions for 2026

A Deep Dive Into The Power BI Direct Lake

Direct Lake changes how Power BI connects to data in Fabric. In this session you’ll learn how Direct Lake really works, how it compares to Import and DirectQuery, and what Delta, Parquet, and V-Ordering mean for your models.

From Report to Action: Write-back with Translytical Task Flows

Power BI is no longer read-only. Learn how to build interactive, translytical reports that write data back, run server-side logic, and recalculate results using Power Apps, Fabric UDFs, and new Power BI button actions.

How to use GraphQL with Fabric SQL Database to Expose Data Externally

Discover how to expose a Fabric SQL Database via GraphQL. Learn how to generate schemas, secure access, and query data efficiently to power modern, data-driven applications on Microsoft Fabric.

Optimizing Your Power BI Workflow with Project Files, Source Control, and TMDL

Struggling with messy PBIX files and unclear versions? Learn how to structure Power BI projects using PBIP, TMDL, and source control. See how to turn a single PBIX into a scalable, versioned, team-friendly workflow.

What are Power BI External Tools and How Can I Use Them?

External tools can supercharge Power BI development. This session explores what external tools are, why they matter, and how popular community tools like DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, and Bravo can improve your daily Power BI work.

Previous Sessions

A Form, a Flow and a Power BI Streaming Dataset Walk Into a Bar

Learn how to integrate Microsoft Forms, Power Automate and Power BI into a live interactive data application!

Write-back with Power Apps in Power BI

Do you want to let the business easily add targets, comments and/or change data quality issues in your Power BI reports? Then you should incorporate write-back with Power Apps to your Power BI reports.

Power Platform Better Together: Create a Scoring App with a Live Dashboard

Use the Power Platform to create an interactive scoreboard