(Livestream Replay) Building an Analytics Team - with Reza Rad

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With all the activities and announcements in the recent few years, from the introduction of self-service analytics tools such as Power BI to the start of SAAS experiences such as Microsoft Fabric, Having a BI and Analytics team that can be on top of these technologies proves to be a hard job for the executive leadership team. Evolving the generative AI and Copilot also brings another aspect: do we need developers now as we did before?

Reza Rad shares his experience working with many BI and Analytics teams worldwide and offers suggestions on how to build the team, ensure they are upskilled, and follow the standards needed to ensure the best utilization of analytics in your organization.

This is not a technical session but a session for decision-makers and the executive team to harness analytics with the right decisions on their team.

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Reza Rad is a Microsoft Regional Director, an Author, Trainer, Speaker, and Consultant. He has a BSc in Computer engineering; he has more than 20 years of experience in data analysis, BI, databases, programming, and development mostly on Microsoft technologies. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP for 14 continuous years (from 2011 till now) for his dedication to Microsoft BI. Reza is an active blogger and co-founder of RADACAD. Reza is also co-founder and co-organizer of the Difinity conference in New Zealand, the Power BI Summit (the biggest Power BI conference), and Data Insight Summit (Chicago, USA)

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(Livestream Replay) The Power of SVGs in Power BI - Kerry Kolosko

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Many of us learn through action and playfulness. This session will discuss how creating games with DAX and SVG can improve skills, increase knowledge and stimulate creative problem solving. We will take a look at SVG as a building block of data visualisation, how it can be applied, along with some unusual and practical use cases.

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Kerry Kolosko is a data visualization consultant hailing from Adelaide, South Australia. With several years experience in a variety of roles across a diverse range of industries, along with a background in psychology and a passion for the arts, Kerry brings a considered and creative edge to BI and data visualization. Also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and an avid blogger, she shares her designs and design tips at her website (link below).

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI Automation With Semantic Link - Sandeep Pawar

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Semantic Link in Microsoft Fabric offers a new way to access the data and semantic information contained in a semantic model. This allows data scientists, data engineers and data analysts to preserve and re-use the business and domain knowledge in creating enterprise solutions.

In this session, Sandeep will give you an overview of Semantic Link and provide practical use cases to use Semantic Link in your development workflow to automate common Power BI tasks, optimize the semantic models and also monitor/manage the tenant. He will also show Semantic Link Labs, an open-source Python library with hundreds of useful utilities.

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Sandeep is a Sr Power BI Architect at Hitachi Solutions America where he helps organizations build enterprise analytics solutions using Microsoft data stack. He blogs about Data Engineering, Data Science and Power BI at fabric.guru

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(Livestream Replay) Power BI Meets UX Design: Accessible Insights - Elena Drakulevska

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Imagine creating an amazing report—rich in insights and visuals—only to discover your audience can't use it or struggles to grasp its depth. In "Accessible Insights" we'll dive into inclusive UX design principles, revealing the strategic use of icons, text, and visual cues within Power BI.

Stepping into the shoes of users with varying abilities, we'll emphasize the crucial role of empathetic design and uncover the hidden, built-in accessible capabilities of Power BI.

Join this talk to learn how to create reports that transcend barriers and speak universally to diverse audiences. After all, accessibility is not just a buzzword—it's a necessity.

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Elena Drakul(evska) is a BI Consultant with a Master’s in Telecommunications Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and she’s currently based in Vienna, Austria. With a couple of years of experience across various industries, she brings a unique perspective to the intersection of tech, business, and design.

Passionate about both Power BI and UX Design, she finds immense joy in blending the two to create impactful data visualizations. As a fresh speaker at numerous data conferences and the author of her blog Moonstory, she shares her insights and expertise with a global audience.

When she’s not working magic with data, Elena can be found exploring the world, picking up new languages, doing yoga, and immersing herself in great books.

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