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 - 17:00

Full Day Tutorials

A

Data Engineer

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

Mastering Fabric Administration

300 - Technical

Admin & Governance

 

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

 

C

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

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

Mastering the Essentials of Data Factory

100 - Business Level

Data Integration

 

Maraki Ketema, Microsoft Eran Benayun, Microsoft  

 

E

Data Engineer / Database Admin (DBA) / Developer

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)

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

Hands-On Approach to Building Scalable Data Warehouse Solutions with Microsoft Fabric

300 - Technical

Data Warehousing

 

Priyanka Langade, Microsoft  

 

H(a) - Half Day

IT Professional

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

Getting Started with Power BI: A Hands-On Workshop

100 - Business Level

Power BI

 

Santhana Lakshmi Ponnurasan  

 

I

Business Decision Maker / Data Steward

What's New in Governing Your Data Estate with Microsoft Purview

300 - Technical

Microsoft Purview

 

Darren Portillo, Microsoft  

 

J

Data Citizen / Data Engineer / Data Steward

Chat with Your Data: Unlocking AI Insights in Power BI

300 - Technical

Power BI

 

Mohammad Ali, Microsoft Sid Vemuri, Microsoft  

 



Tuesday 16 September

08:30 - 08:45

Opening Welcome and Entertainment

08:45 - 10:15

KEYNOTE: Keynote ~ Title Coming Soon

 

 

 

10:15 - 10:30

Change Rooms

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions

T1

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

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

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)

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

 

Brice Chung, Microsoft  

 

T7

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Microsoft Purview Data Governance in the era of AI

200 - Feature Orientated

Microsoft Purview

 

Damon Buono, 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  

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

11:30 - 12:00

Networking Break

12:00 - 13:00

Sessions

T11

Business Decision Maker / Developer / Developer Decision Maker

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

Eventhouse / KQL database security setup

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

INSPIRE STAGE

IT Professional

[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

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

Unify your data estate with OneLake, the OneDrive for data

200 - Feature Orientated

OneLake

 

Adi Regev, Microsoft Josh Caplan, Microsoft  

 

T23

Developer Decision Maker

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 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  

 

T28

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  

 

T29

Session Coming Soon

Fabric Platform

 

 

 

T30

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

15:15 - 15:30

Change Rooms

15:30 - 16:30

Sessions

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

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

100 - Business Level

Data Engineering

 

Justyna Lucznik, Microsoft  

 

T33

Business Decision Maker

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 performace 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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

T41

Power BI DataViz World Championship - European Edition

Power BI

 

 

 

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

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  

 

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  

 

T47

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

INSPIRE STAGE

Developer / IT Professional

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

Level 200: Intermediate

Inspire Stage - 17:00 - 18:00

 

Elena Drakulevska MVP, MoonStory, Austria  

 

18:00 - 19:00

Expo Drinks



Wednesday 17 September

08:45 - 10:15

KEYNOTE: Keynote ~ Title Coming Soon

 

 

 

10:15 - 10:30

Change Rooms

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions

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 Wilson Lee, 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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

W9

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  

 

W10

Session Coming Soon

Real-Time Intelligence

 

 

 

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

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 (Rathbun) 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 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  

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

W19

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  

 

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

Networking Lunch

Gen

Women in Data: Leading the Way

100 - Business Level

DE&I

 

Rie Merritt Kim Manis, Microsoft Wangui McKelvey, Microsoft Priya Sathy, Microsoft  

 

14:15 - 15:15

Sessions

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 Daniel Hidalgo, Microsoft  

 

W29

Business Decision Maker / Data Citizen / Data Engineer

Sharing Experiences: Scaling Data Mesh with Microsoft Fabric

100 - Business Level

Fabric Platform

 

Michael Bell, MTN Group Niek de Win, KPN  

 

W30

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

15:15 - 15:30

Change Rooms

15:30 - 16:30

Sessions

W32

Business Decision Maker / Data Engineer / Developer

Navigating Data Modeling in Direct Lake

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Mathias Halkjaer, MVP, Fellowmind  

 

W33

Developer / Developer Decision Maker

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

200 - Feature Orientated

Power BI

 

Rui Romano, 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, GuideStone  

 

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  

 

16:30 - 17:00

Afternoon Break

17:00 - 18:30

KEYNOTE: Keynote ~ Title Coming Soon

 

 

 



Thursday 18 September

10:30 - 11:30

Sessions

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 Ancy Philip, 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 Jomit Vaghela, Microsoft  

 

TH7

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

TH8

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

TH9

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Developer

Sharing Experiences with Copilot and Data Agents in Fabric

100 - Business Level

Data Science

 

Prasanna Pandian, UPM  

 

TH10

Data Scientist / Developer / Software Developer

Powering Azure AI Agents with Foundry Knowledge

Level 400 - Expert

Azure AI Foundry

 

Farzad Sunavala, Microsoft  

 

11:30 - 12:00

Networking Break

12:00 - 13:00

Sessions

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

TH20

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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 - 13:00

 

Joanne Wong, Microsoft Nandini Srinivasan, Microsoft  

 

13:00 - 14:15

Networking Lunch - Visit the Expo

14:15 - 15:15

Sessions

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

Power Platform

 

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

TH31

Data Engineer / Developer / Software Architect

Simplify Medallion Architecture with Fabric Materialized Lake Views

200 - Feature Orientated

Data Engineering

 

Balaji Sankaran, Microsoft Ramkrishna Vasudevan, Microsoft  

 

TH32

Developer / Developer Decision Maker / IT Professional

We're at capacity, now what?

200 - Feature Orientated

Admin & Governance

 

Frederik Declerck, Delaware  

 

TH33

Session Details Coming Soon

Power Platform

 

 

 

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

Data Engineer / Data Scientist / Data Steward

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  

 

TH40

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