FabCon25 Programme Launch
Programme Launch
FabCon25 Vienna Logo
Topics Include
Microsoft Fabric / Data Warehousing /
Power BI / SQL Databases / Fabric AI / Microsoft Purview /
Azure DevOps / Data Governance / Security

Monday 15 September

09:00 -

Conference Location: Austria Center Vienna

09:00 - 17:00

[🚨SOLD OUT] 4 Day + Tutorials are Sold Out

A

Data Engineer

[🚨SOLD OUT] Mastering Data Engineering git and CI/CD in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

OneLake

 

Daniel Coelho, Microsoft Estera Kot, Clouds on Mars , United States  

 

B

IT Professional

[🚨SOLD OUT] Mastering Fabric Administration

300 - Technical

Admin & Governance

 

Just Blindbæk MVP, twoday kapacity Ásgeir Gunnarsson MVP, North Insights ApS. Lars Andersen, Microsoft  

 

C

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

[🚨SOLD OUT] A Practical Guide to Building and Deploying Fabric Data Agents for Deeper Insights

300 - Technical

Data Science

 

Shreyas Canchi Radhakrishna, Microsoft Markus Cozowicz, Microsoft  

 

D

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

[🚨SOLD OUT] Mastering the Essentials of Data Factory

100 - Business Level

Data Integration

 

Maraki Ketema, Microsoft Eran Benayun, Microsoft Wilson Lee, Microsoft  

 

E

Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA) / Developer

[🚨SOLD OUT] Build AI-Ready Apps with SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric (Hands-on)

300 - Technical

SQL in Fabric

 

Idris Motiwala, Microsoft Strahinja Rodic, Microsoft Neel Ball, Microsoft  

 

F

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Database Admin (DBA)

[🚨SOLD OUT] Masterclass in building event-driven architectures using Microsoft Fabric (Hands-on)

300 - Technical

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Devang Shah, Microsoft Sander van de Velde MVP, SDG Group  

 

G

Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA) / Developer

[🚨SOLD OUT] Hands-On Approach to Building Scalable Data Warehouse Solutions with Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Srdjan Matin, Microsoft Filip Popović, Microsoft Artur Vieira, Microsoft  

 

H(a) - Half Day

IT Professional

[🚨SOLD OUT] Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Data Dev

 

Stephanie Bruno MVP, Data Witches  

 

H(b) -Half Day

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Developer

[🚨SOLD OUT] Getting Started with Power BI: A Hands-On Workshop

100 - Business Level

Power BI

 

Santhana Lakshmi Ponnurasan  

 

I

Business Decision Maker / Data Steward

[🚨SOLD OUT] What's New in Governing Your Data Estate with Microsoft Purview

300 - Technical

Microsoft Purview

 

Darren Portillo, Microsoft Sita Dontharaju, Microsoft Liz Cox, Microsoft  

 

J

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Steward

[🚨SOLD OUT] Chat with Your Data: Unlocking AI Insights in Power BI

300 - Technical

Power BI

 

Mohammad Ali, Microsoft Sid Vemuri, Microsoft  

 



Tuesday 16 September

08:20 - 08:45

Opening Welcome and Entertainment - Early Arrival Advised

08:45 - 10:15

KEYNOTE: Microsoft Fabric: The Data Platform for the AI Frontier

 

Arun Ulag, CVP, Azure Data, Microsoft Amir Netz, CTO and Technical Fellow, Microsoft  

 

10:15 - 10:30

Change Rooms

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

T1

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA)

CORENOTE: The roadmap for Microsoft SQL ground to cloud to fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

SQL in Fabric

 

Bob Ward, Microsoft Priya Sathy, Microsoft  

 

T2

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

CORENOTE: Fabric Data Factory: What's New and Roadmap

100 - Business Level

Data Integration

 

Wee Hyong Tok, Microsoft Faisal Mohamood, Microsoft  

 

T3

Business Decision Maker / Data Steward / Database Admin (DBA)

CORENOTE: Fabric Data Warehouse - what's new, what's next

100 - Business Level

Data Warehousing

 

Bogdan Crivat, Microsoft  

 

T4

Developer

TMDL Playoffs: Boost Your Power BI Productivity

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Roger Unholz, BSgroup Data Analytics Ivo Schindelholz, BSgroup Data Analytics AG  

 

T5

Developer

Demystifying Spark Profile Optimizations in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Thibauld Croonenborghs, AE  

 

T6

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

Building Multi-Agent Systems for Enterprise Data with Azure AI Foundry & Fabric Data Agents

Level 300- Advanced

Azure AI Foundry

 

Abid Nazir Guroo, Microsoft Marco Casalaina, VP, AI, Microsoft  

 

T7

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

CORENOTE: Microsoft Purview Data Governance in the era of AI

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Damon Buono, Microsoft Mahesh Uppala, Microsoft  

 

T8

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Developer

Trust Your Data's Journey: Deep Dive into Technical Logging for Fabric's Meta-Driven Pipelines

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Henrik Siesenis, Obungi Niels Siepe, Obungi  

 

T9

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Steward

Use AI and Python in T-SQL to supercharge your Data Warehousing solutions

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Jovan Popovic, Microsoft Salil Kanade, Microsoft  

 

T10

digital transformation leaders / operations managers / supply chain executives

Digital Twins as Command Centers: When Your Operations Data Takes Control

Level 200 - Intermediate

Data

 

Subramanian Muthukrishnan, iLink Digital  

 

11:30 - 12:00

Networking Break

12:00 - 13:00

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

T11

Business Decision Maker / Developer / Developer Decision Maker

CORENOTE: Power BI Roadmap: Strategy, Vision, and Demos

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Mohammad Ali, Microsoft Roseanne Levasseur, Microsoft  

 

T12

Business Decision Maker

The Fabric AI Compass: Navigating AI in, with, and around Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Science

 

Maria Mohr, Obungi Jannik Luxenburger, Obungi  

 

T13

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Unleash the power of SQL Database In Fabric - Deep Dive

200 - Feature Orientated

SQL in Fabric

 

Idris Motiwala, Microsoft Strahinja Rodic, Microsoft  

 

T14

Data Engineer / Developer / IT Professional

Plug-in and power up: Using functions in Fabric to automate and scale your data architectures

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Dev

 

Luis Bosquez, Microsoft Kyle White, Microsoft  

 

T15

Developer

End-to-end security in Real-Time Intelligence

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Brian Bønk MVP, Intellishore  

 

T16

Developer

Automating CI/CD processes in Microsoft Fabric: best practices and latest developments

200 - Feature Orientated

Developer Experiences

 

Yaron Prigal, Microsoft Aviv Ezrachi, Microsoft  

 

T17

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Democratize with Confidence: Data Quality and Governance in Microsoft Fabric and Purview

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Wolfgang Strasser MVP, ACP CUBIDO Shafiq Mannan, Microsoft  

 

T18

Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Microsoft Fabric Meets Agentic: Real-Time Fixes for Enterprise Data

Level 200 - Intermediate

Data Engineering & Management

 

Soren Gemeinhardt, CluedIn Aleksander Kovacevic, CluedIn  

 

T19

Data Scientist / Developer / Developer Decision Maker

Designing for Scale in Fabric: How Azure Cosmos DB Powers the Full Lifecycle of Multi-Agent AI Apps

200 - Feature Orientated

Cosmos DB

 

Theodorus Leonardus van Kraay, Microsoft  

 

T20

IT Professional

Dataverse Mirroring and Faster integration: Power AI Agents and Analytics with Dataverse Data

200 - Feature Orientated

Power Platform

 

Julie Koesmarno, Microsoft, United States Robert Bruckner, Microsoft, United States  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

All

[Inspire Stage] Continuing those uncomfortable Mental Health conversations

100 - Business Level

Inspire Stage - 12:00 - 13:00

 

Traci Sewell, Sewells Consulting  

 

13:00 - 14:15

Networking Lunch - Visit the Expo

14:15 - 15:15

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

T21

Developer / Developer Decision Maker / IT Professional

What's New and What's Next for Power BI Visuals

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Jacinda Eng, Microsoft  

 

T22

Data Engineer

CORENOTE: Unify your data estate with OneLake, the OneDrive for data

200 - Feature Orientated

OneLake

 

Josh Caplan, Microsoft Miquella de Boer, Microsoft  

 

T23

Developer Decision Maker

CORENOTE: The Road Ahead for AI in Fabric: Data agents and intelligent solutions

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Science

 

Nellie Gustafsson, Microsoft Markus Weimer, Microsoft  

 

T24

Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Performance Tuning Tips for Fabric Data Factory

300 - Technical

Data Integration

 

Mohan Sankaran, Microsoft Sid Jayadevan, Microsoft  

 

T25

Developer

Empowering Lakehouse Solutions with Python Notebooks in Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Christian Henrik Reich, twoday  

 

T26

Data Engineer / Developer / IT Professional

Git Good: Best Practices for CI/CD and Collaboration in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Developer Experiences

 

Peer Grønnerup, twoday  

 

T27

Data Engineer / Data Steward / Developer Decision Maker

End-to-end network security in Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Rick Xu, Microsoft Arthi Ramasubramanian Iyer, Microsoft  

 

T28

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

Sharing Experiences with Copilot and Data Agents in Fabric

100 - Business Level

Data Science

 

Prasanna Pandian, UPM Genis Campa, NTT Data  

 

T29

Data Engineer

Live demo: How to deliver, AI-Ready Data Products with Microsoft Fabric, Purview, and Profisee MDM

Level 200 - Intermediate

AI

 

Eric Melcher, Profisee Per Olav Marthinsen, Aker BP  

 

T30

Data Engineer

Mastering Microsoft Fabric & Power Platform: Real-Time Intelligence & Automation for Dynamics 365

200 - Feature Orientated

Power Platform

 

Gaston Cruz, Slalom USA Alex Rostan, Zarasa  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

[Inspire Stage] Brain Hacking for Data Pros: The Neuroscience of Making Conference Knowledge Stick

100 - Business Level

Power Platform

 

Sean Lally, The Lean Learning Professional, Ireland  

 

15:15 - 15:30

Change Rooms

15:30 - 16:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

T31

Data Citizen

Accelerate data-driven decisions with Translytical task flows

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Mike Carlo, MVP, PowerBI.tips Sujata Narayana, Microsoft  

 

T32

Data Engineer

CORENOTE: What's next for Fabric Data Engineering: roadmap and innovations

100 - Business Level

Data Engineering

 

Justyna Lucznik, Microsoft  

 

T33

Business Decision Maker

CORENOTE: Taking AI-powered action at the speed of business with Real-Time Intelligence

100 - Business Level

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Yitzhak Kesselman, Microsoft Tessa Kloster, Microsoft  

 

T34

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen

Strategies for Effective Distribution of Data and Insights via M365 and Power BI Apps

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Sara Vredevoogd, Microsoft Maya Shenhav, Microsoft  

 

T35

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA)

SQL Server 2025: The AI-ready enterprise Database Connected with Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Azure SQL

 

Bob Ward, Microsoft Uros Milanovic, Microsoft  

 

T36

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Steward

OneLake Security: Building a Unified Security Model Across Your Microsoft Fabric Data Estate

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Nadim Abou-Khalil, KI performance GMBH  

 

T37

IT Professional

(Almost) Everything You Wanted To Know About Purview Data Governance

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Barney Lawrence, Simpson Associates  

 

T38

IT Professional

Govern, manage and protect your data in Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Yaron Canari, Microsoft Adi Regev, Microsoft  

 

T39

Data Scientist

Enabling Machine Learning Workflows in Microsoft Fabric: Beyond Power BI with Semantic Link

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Erlend Øien, Evidi  

 

T40

Developer Decision Maker

Scalable Data Products with MDM + Agentic DataOps

Level 200: Intermediate

DevOps

 

Craig Gravina, Semarchy Sacha Dawes, Semarchy  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

IT Professional

[Inspire Stage] The Only LGBTQ+ Glossary You'll Ever Need

100 - Business Level

Inspire Stage - 15.30-16.30

 

Isi Turner, Advancing Analytics  

 

16:30 - 17:00

Afternoon Break

17:00 - 18:00

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

T41

Power BI DataViz World Championship - European Edition

Power BI

 

Shannon Lindsay, Microsoft  

 

T42

IT Professional

Fabric Data Agents in Action: From Fabric to AI Foundry and Copilot Studio

300 - Technical

Data Science

 

Amir Jafari, Microsoft Misha Desai, Microsoft  

 

T43

Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA) / Software Developer

All roads lead to Microsoft Fabric DWH: Migrating your Synapse or on-prem DWH to Fabric DWH

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Ilija Zagorac, Microsoft  

 

T44

All

Working with Azure Databricks and Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Databricks

 

Josh Caplan, Microsoft Jesse Sullivan, Microsoft  

 

T45

IT Professional

SQL Copilot: Real Demos, Real Talk

200 - Feature Orientated

Azure SQL

 

Reitse Eskens, MVP, Axians Erin Stellato, Microsoft  

 

T46

Developer Decision Maker

Build end-to-end Real-Time Intelligence Solutions: From Development to Deployment

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Tzvia Gitlin Troyna, Microsoft Meital Taran-Gutman  

 

T47

Business / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Seeing the Connections that Matter with Fabric Graph

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Raja Ravipati, Microsoft  

 

T48

Business Decision Maker / Developer Decision Maker / IT Professional

Mastering Data Governance: Unifying Microsoft Fabric with Microsoft Purview

100 - Business Level

Microsoft Purview

 

Emil Vinčazović, arelium GmbH  

 

T49

Developer

ML and AI Capabilities in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Science

 

Christian Henrik Reich, twoday  

 

T50

Developers / IT Professional

Accelerate AI Innovation in Microsoft Fabric with Seamless, Secure Access to Trusted Reltio Data Cloud

200 - Feature Orientated

AI

 

Ankur Gupta, Reltio Chris Lowe, Reltio  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

Data Management

[Inspire Stage] Why customer trust Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management for Microsoft Fabric?

100 - Business Level

Data Engineering & Management

 

Alessio Giordani, Informatica Ajay Gollapalli, Informatica  

 

18:00 - 19:00

Expo Drinks



Wednesday 17 September

08:45 - 10:15

KEYNOTE: Exploring the Fabric Ecosystem: Databases, Security, and AI at Scale

 

Marco Casalaina, VP, AI, Microsoft Shireesh Thota, CVP, Databases, Microsoft Kim Manis, CVP, Analytics, Microsoft Jessica Hawk, Corporate Vice President, Data, AI, and Digital Applications, Product Marketing, Microsoft  

 

10:15 - 10:30

Change Rooms

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

W1

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Developer

Chat with your Data through AI-powered Search and Analytics

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Lada Hill, Microsoft Eun Hee Kim, Microsoft  

 

W2

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Bringing data to OneLake: a deep dive into shortcuts and mirroring

200 - Feature Orientated

OneLake

 

Trevor Olson, Microsoft Maraki Ketema, Microsoft  

 

W3

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Developer

No-Code, Low-Code, Pro-Code: Unlocking Data Magic with Fabric Dataflows Gen2

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Integration

 

Cristian Angyal MVP, SSBI Central  

 

W4

Data Engineer

Seamless Deployments in Microsoft Fabric: CI/CD Best Practices

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Sascha Krause, Obungi Johann Hespen, Obungi  

 

W5

Data Engineer / Data Steward / Database Admin (DBA)

End-to-End Security for Data Warehousing in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Shabnam Watson MVP, ABI Cube  

 

W6

business intelligence directors / enterprise architects

The Future of Enterprise AI - Live Agentic Demo: From Data to Strategic Decisions

Level 100: Beginner

AI

 

Sanjay Soni, Microsoft Sowjanya Bobbadi, iLink Digital Subramanian Muthukrishnan, iLink Digital  

 

W7

Business Decision Maker

Administration in Microsoft Fabric: data estate governance and insights for Fabric admins

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Sruly Taber, Microsoft Naama Tsafrir, Microsoft  

 

W8

Data Citizen / Developer Decision Maker / Software Architect

Supercharge Microsoft Fabric with Intelligent Agents: From Real-Time Insights to Business Actions

200 - Feature Orientated

Power Platform

 

Robert Bruckner, Microsoft, United States Julie Koesmarno, Microsoft, United States  

 

W9

Business Decision Maker / Data Scientist / IT Professional

Agentic AI Data Engineering 101: Achieving up to 70% Faster Time-to-Value

Level 200 - Intermediate

Data Engineering

 

Prashant Dahalkar, Hexaware Aakash Shirodkar, Hexaware  

 

W10

Data Scientist / Developers / IT Professional

License to Integrate: Building Intelligent Data Agents with Snowflake and Fabric.

Level 200 - Intermediate

Agents

 

Robin Davidson, Snowflake Ruben Tip, Snowflake  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

[Inspire Stage] Behind the Community: The Real Work of Growing Tech Communities

Inspire Stage

 

Timirah James, Microsoft  

 

11:30 - 12:00

Morning Break

12:00 - 13:00

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

W11

Data Engineer / Data Steward / Developer

Demystifying Semantic Modeling in Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Emily Lisa, Microsoft Zoe Douglas, Microsoft  

 

W12

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Steward

Unlocking Performance: Mastering Query Store for SQL Databases in Azure and Fabric

100 - Business Level

Azure SQL

 

Monica Morehouse, MVP, Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting  

 

W13

Business Decision Maker / Data Steward / IT Professional

Fabric security: everything you need to know!

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Kasper de Jonge, Microsoft Anton Fritz, Microsoft  

 

W14

Data Engineer / Data Steward / Developer

Revolutionizing external data access in Fabric Data Warehouse

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Jovan Popovic, Microsoft Twinkle Cyril, Microsoft  

 

W15

Data Engineer / Developer

Mastering a Metadata-Driven Framework with Fabric SQL Database and Data Factory

300 - Technical

Data Integration

 

Erwin de Kreuk MVP, InSpark  

 

W16

Business / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Geospatial Insights for Everyone with Maps now in Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Johannes Kebeck, Microsoft  

 

W17

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

AI Agents and Intelligent RAG with SQL and Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

SQL in Fabric

 

Bob Ward, Microsoft Erin Stellato, Microsoft  

 

W18

Data Engineer / Developer / Software Architect

Enhancing the developer experience in Fabric: explore the latest in item & job management, and monitor

200 - Feature Orientated

Developer Experiences

 

Jie Su, Microsoft Meenal Srivastva, Microsoft  

 

W19

Developer / End User

Enterprise Write-back: Driving Data-Driven Transformation with Power BI, Acterys and Nosedat

Level 200: Intermediate

Power BI

 

Boris Fischmann, Nosedat Eric Reyhle, Acterys  

 

W20

Business Decision Maker / Developer Decision Maker / Software Developer

Innovate, Integrate, and Scale: Winning with Microsoft Fabric and the Workload Hub

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Roy Hasson, Microsoft Asif Kazi, Microsoft  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

[Inspire Stage] Building Impact: How Events Become a Force for Good

Inspire Stage - 12:00 - 13:00

 

Tommie Eaton  

 

13:00 - 14:15

Networking Lunch - Visit the Expo

13:00 - 14:15

Sessions

Gen

Women in Data: Leading the Way

Level 100

DE&I

 

Rie Merritt, Microsoft Kim Manis, CVP, Analytics, Microsoft Wangui McKelvey, VP Analytics, Microsoft Priya Sathy, Microsoft  

 

14:15 - 15:15

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

W21

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Prep your data for AI to get more out of Power BI Copilot

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Lauren Faber, Microsoft  

 

W22

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA)

Azure SQL Database vs. SQL Database in Fabric: Key Differences for Developers and DBAs

300 - Technical

Azure SQL

 

John Morehouse, MVP, Denny Cherry & Associates  

 

W23

Data Engineer

Workspace strategy for Data Engineering in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Ásgeir Gunnarsson, MVP, North Insights ApS.  

 

W24

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Scientist

Discovering Unknown Unknowns with AI and Real-Time Intelligence

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Will Thompson, Microsoft Ravit Dennis, Microsoft  

 

W25

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA)

Managing Capacities and monitoring query performance in Microsoft Fabric Data warehouse

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Warehousing

 

Andy Cutler, MVP  

 

W26

IT Professional

Operationalize Fabric-CICD to work with Microsoft Fabric and Azure DevOps

300 - Technical

Developer Experiences

 

Kev Chant, MVP, Macaw  

 

W27

Data Engineer

Integrating Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry for a real-world scenario

Level 200: Intermediate

Azure AI Foundry

 

Monica Calleja, Microsoft Sara Lammini Rodriguez, Microsoft  

 

W28

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Steward

Governing your data estate with Microsoft Fabric and Purview

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Yaron Canari, Microsoft Darren Portillo, Microsoft  

 

W29

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Sharing Experiences: Scaling Data Mesh with Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Fabric Platform

 

Niek de Win, KPN Mukul Kumar, Nexi Group  

 

W30

Lessons Learned from Implementing End-to-End Real-Time Intelligence Solutions in Fabric

Level 200 - Intermediate

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Josef Pinkr, Adastra Martin Rys, Adastra  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

Developer / IT Professional

[Inspire Stage] Power BI meets UX Design: Creating Accessible & Inclusive Reports

Level 200: Intermediate

Power BI

 

Elena Drakulevska MVP, MoonStory, Austria  

 

15:15 - 15:30

Change Rooms

15:30 - 16:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

W32

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Developer

Navigating Data Modeling in Direct Lake

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Mathias Halkjaer, MVP, Fellowmind  

 

W33

Data Engineer / Developer / Software Architect

Simplify Medallion Architecture with Fabric Materialized Lake Views

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Engineering

 

Balaji Sankaran, Microsoft Ramkrishna Vasudevan, Microsoft  

 

W34

Data Engineer / Data Steward / Developer

Deep dive on OneLake security

300 - Technical

Admin & Governance

 

Aaron Merrill, Microsoft Cristian Petculescu, Microsoft  

 

W35

Data Engineer / Software Architect

Mastering Open Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Integration

 

Cristian Urbina Guerra, BSGroup Data Analytics AG  

 

W36

Data Engineer / Developer / IT Professional

Driving Insights with Real-Time Intelligence in Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

William S. G. Olsen, Altro  

 

W37

IT Professional

CI/CD for SQL Database in Fabric using Azure DevOps

200 - Feature Orientated

SQL in Fabric

 

Kevin Pereira, SHI  

 

W38

Data Engineer

Fabric and Azure AI Foundry playing nicely together

300 - Technical

Azure AI Foundry

 

Grímur Sæmundsson, Crayon  

 

W39

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Your Neuro-Inclusive Workplace Toolkit

100 - Business Level

Diversity

 

Isi Turner, Advancing Analytics  

 

W40

Data Engineer

Unlocking the Power of Fabric Mirroring for Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server

300 - Technical

PostrgreSQL

 

Silvano Coriani, Microsoft Mehmet Arikkan, Microsoft  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

[Inspire Stage] Brain Hacking for Data Pros: The Neuroscience of Making Conference Knowledge Stick

100 - Business Level

PostrgreSQL

 

Sean Lally, The Lean Learning Professional, Ireland  

 

16:30 - 17:00

Afternoon Break

17:00 - 18:30

KEYNOTE: Power Hour

 

 

 

20:00 - 00:00

FabCon Networking Evening. Tickets Required.



Thursday 18 September

09:15 - 10:15

Microsoft Ask Me Anything

AMA

Databases: Ask Engineering Anything

Databases

 

Bob Ward, Microsoft Priya Sathy, Microsoft Erin Stellato, Microsoft Idris Motiwala, Microsoft  

 

AMA

Power BI: Ask Engineering Anything

Power BI

 

Christian Wade, Microsoft Sara Vredevoogd, Microsoft Zoe Douglas, Microsoft Rui Romano, Microsoft  

 

AMA

Integration: Ask Engineering Anything

Data Integration

 

Mohan Sankaran, Microsoft Shireen Bahadur, Microsoft Sid Jayadevan, Microsoft Ulrich Christ, Microsoft Wee Hyong Tok, Microsoft Faisal Mohamood, Microsoft  

 

AMA

Analytics & AI: Ask Engineering Anything

DS/DE/DW/AI

 

Tino Tereshko, Microsoft Justyna Lucznik, Microsoft Bogdan Crivat, Microsoft Nellie Gustafsson, Microsoft  

 

AMA

Fabric Security: Ask Engineering Anything

Ask Me Anything

 

Adi Regev, Microsoft Arthi Ramasubramanian Iyer, Microsoft Kasper de Jonge, Microsoft  

 

AMA

Real-Time Intelligence: Ask Engineering Anything

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Johannes Kebeck, Microsoft Will Thompson, Microsoft Tessa Kloster, Microsoft Meital Taran-Gutman  

 

AMA

Ask the Fabric Partner Team Anything

Partner Team

 

Tamer Farag, Microsoft Prashant Gutala, Microsoft Ariana Padilla Acosta, Microsoft Stephanie Chimerziri, Microsoft Nikolina Kvesic, Microsoft  

 

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

TH1

Developer

Fabric Write-Back with Power BI, Power Apps, and SQL Databases in Fabric

300 - Technical

SQL in Fabric

 

Shabnam Watson MVP, ABI Cube Jon Vöge, MVP, Inspari  

 

TH2

Business Decision Maker

Productizing your Power BI Insights: SaaSify your Analytics with PBI Embedded and the Reporting Hub

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Brian DeLuca, The Reporting Hub  

 

TH3

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Database Admin (DBA)

Accelerating Fabric Migration: New Assistant Tools for Data Engineering and Warehousing

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Engineering

 

Jenny Jiang, Microsoft Charles Webb, Microsoft  

 

TH4

Developer

Change Data Capture Made Easy With Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Abhinav Jayanty, Quorum  

 

TH5

Developer

From Fast to Blazing: Unlocking Peak Performance in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse

400 - Expert

Data Warehousing

 

Filip Popović, Microsoft Jelena Djokovic, Microsoft  

 

TH6

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Unlock the power of Digital twin solutions with Real-Time Intelligence

200 - Feature Orientated

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Chafia Aouissi, Microsoft Jomit Vaghela, Microsoft  

 

TH7

Business Decision Maker / Data Scientist / Developer

Accelerating Microsoft Fabric Success: From Bronze to Gold with Model-Driven Automation

Level 200 - Intermediate

OneLake

 

Endika Pascual, WhereScape Jochen Abild, IT-Logix  

 

TH8

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer

Ask Your Data AI Applications - Avoid the Common Pitfalls with Copilot and other Tools

Level 200 - Intermediate

AI & Copilot

 

Marius Moscovici, Metric Insights  

 

TH9

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Sharing Experiences: Migrating to Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Fabric Platform

 

Jan Hambach, ECE Steven Spencer, NHS Business Services Authority  

 

TH10

Data Scientist / Developer / Software Developer

Powering AI Foundry Agents with Azure AI Search

Level 400 - Expert

Azure AI Foundry

 

Farzad Sunavala, Microsoft  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

Business / Data Citizen

[INSPIRE STAGE] Curiosity, Customers, and Clarity: Redefining Business Success with Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Inspire Stage

 

Luis Aguilera, Microsoft  

 

11:30 - 12:00

Networking Break

12:00 - 13:00

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

TH11

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

The Integration Blueprint: Choosing the Right Path in Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Integration

 

Javier Villegas, MVP, Mediterranean Shipping Company Gaston Cruz, Slalom USA  

 

TH12

Data Engineer / Developer / IT Professional

Semantic Model Optimization for Enterprise AI Enablement

300 - Technical

Power BI

 

Samson Truong, RSM US LLP  

 

TH13

Developer

User-Centric Report Design: Designing Power BI Reports with the Personas in Mind

100 - Business Level

Power BI

 

Zita Pelok  

 

TH14

Developer

Democratize generating business insights with Azure Databricks through AI and no-code

Level 200 - Intermediate

Databricks

 

Isaac Gritz, Databricks Adam Wasserman, Databricks  

 

TH15

Data Steward / Database Admin (DBA) / Developer

Decoding Microsoft Fabric Security: Layers, Insights, and Aussie Expertise

300 - Technical

Admin & Governance

 

Heidi Hasting, MVP, Avanade  

 

TH16

Data Engineer

Deep Dive into Delta (Parquet) and OneLake: Unpacking the Storage Behind Microsoft Fabric

200 - Feature Orientated

OneLake

 

Steve Campbell, MVP, Analytic Endeavors  

 

TH17

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / IT Professional

Fabric Data Factory–Maximize Business Impact with Best-In-Class Connectivity to SAP, Oracle and more

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Integration

 

Ulrich Christ, Microsoft Shireen Bahadur, Microsoft  

 

TH18

Data Scientist

Talk to Your Data – Unlocking the Power of Azure AI Foundry and Fabric Data Agents

300 - Technical

Azure AI Foundry

 

Lars Becker, Synalis  

 

TH19

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Developer

Sharing Experiences with Real-Time Intelligence

100 - Business Level

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Maurice Schurink, ABN-AMRO Aazath Raj Paramasivam, Apollo Hospitals  

 

TH20

Business Decision Maker / Developer

Leveraging Real-Time Intelligence event-driven architectures to optimize and scale your data solution

100 - Business Level

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Miquel Martin, Microsoft Clemens Vasters, Microsoft  

 

INSPIRE STAGE

Data Citizen

[Inspire Stage] Responsible AI in Action: Driving Ethical Innovation with Data in Azure AI and Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Inspire Stage - 12:00 - 12:30

 

Joanne Wong, Microsoft Carlos Herquinio, Microsoft  

 

13:00 - 14:15

Networking Lunch - Visit the Expo

13:00 - 14:15

Sessions

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Navigating Diversity at Work: Embracing Challenges and Fostering Inclusion

100 - Business Level

DE&I

 

Gabi Munster, Microsoft  

 

14:15 - 15:15

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

TH21

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

What's new in Fabric capacities and capacity monitoring

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Chris Webb, Microsoft Ope Aladekomo, Microsoft  

 

TH22

Data Citizen / Developer Decision Maker

Navigating the journey from Excel to Fabric (and back again!)

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Rishi Sapra, MVP, Avanade  

 

TH23

Developer

Scaling and Protecting Data Engineering in Fabric: Best Practices for Success

400 - Expert

Customer Stories

 

Santhosh Kumar Ravindran, Microsoft Ashit Gosalia, Microsoft  

 

TH24

Data Engineer

Mastering Microsoft Fabric Data Warehousing: Tips & Tricks You Need to Know

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Kristyna Ferris, MVP, P3 Adaptive  

 

TH25

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

Modern Data Engineering with Multimodal and Generative AI in Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Engineering

 

Mark Hamilton, Microsoft Avrilia Floratou, Microsoft  

 

TH26

Data Engineer / IT Professional

Fabric Monitoring Made Simple: Built-In Tools and Custom Solutions

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Just Blindbæk MVP, twoday kapacity Ásgeir Gunnarsson MVP, North Insights ApS.  

 

TH27

Data Engineer / Developer

Unlock the power of Pipelines and Data Movement with Fabric Data Factory

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Engineering

 

Chaithanya Pichuka, Microsoft Mark Kromer, Microsoft  

 

TH28

IT Professional

When the firehose causes the Burnout

100 - Business Level

Diversity

 

Traci Sewell, Sewells Consulting  

 

TH29

Developer

Workload Development Kit v2 - New capabilities that makes building a Workload a breeze

200 - Feature Orientated

Developer Experiences

 

Gerd Saurer, Microsoft Teddy Bercovitz, Microsoft  

 

TH30

Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA) / Developer

Mirror and Modernize: Bringing Operational and Analytical SQL Workloads Together in Fabric

Level 200 - Intermediate

SQL in Fabric

 

Dr. Dani Ljepava, Microsoft Neel Ball, Microsoft  

 

15:15 - 15:30

Change Rooms

15:30 - 16:30

Sessions - Pre Reg is Not Required

TH31

Developer / Developer Decision Maker

Code, Accelerate, Collaborate: The New Age of Power BI Development

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Rui Romano, Microsoft  

 

TH32

Developer / Developer Decision Maker / IT Professional

We're at capacity, now what?

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Frederik Declerck, Delaware  

 

TH33

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

Building Real-Time Personalization API in Microsoft Fabric with Functions, Cosmos DB, Spark, and RTI

200 - Feature Orientated

Cosmos DB

 

Gary Hope, Microsoft  

 

TH34

Data Scientist

AI-Powered Search On-Prem with Native Vector Support in SQL Server 2025

300 - Technical

Azure SQL

 

Tillmann Eitelberg, MVP, oh22information services GmbH Ben Weissman MVP, Solisyon  

 

TH35

Data Engineer

Real-Time Data Processing in Fabric: Tracking a Cycle Ride

300 - Technical

Real-Time Intelligence

 

Grímur Sæmundsson, Crayon  

 

TH36

Data Engineer

Unlock the power of Dataflow Gen2 with Fabric Data Factory

300 - Technical

Data Integration

 

Sid Jayadevan, Microsoft Jeroen Luitwieler, Microsoft  

 

TH37

Business Decision Maker / IT Professional

Microsoft Purview Data Security protections in the era of AI

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Shilpa Ranganathan, Microsoft Anton Fritz, Microsoft  

 

TH38

Data Engineer / Developer / Developer Decision Maker

From Load to Logic: Designing for Performance in Microsoft Fabric Warehouses

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Margarita Naumova, MVP, Inspirit  

 

TH39

Developer Decision Maker

From Tracks to Data: Unlocking the Power of IoT for Railway Maintenance

200 - Feature Orientated

Cosmos DB

 

Stefan Starke, Cloudflight Thomas Hartinger, Frauscher Sensor Technology, Austria  

 

TH40

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