Tag: Speaking

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference: announcements and experiences

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) in Vienna. Four days of learning, networking, meeting new people, speaking, announcements, Power Hour, volunteering and charity. I'll cover all these aspects in this post. The updates part won't cover all of them, as there are many. I'll pick my favourites … Continue reading Microsoft Fabric Community Conference: announcements and experiences →

Why in-person events matter: insights from the community

When 2020 happened, a lot of things came to a standstill. Working at the office, going to a bar or a movie, and attending in-person events. Before we knew it, everything went online. Work from home became the standard, services like Netflix and movies at home boomed, and data events were available through Teams or … Continue reading Why in-person events matter: insights from the community →

Speaking experiences at Data Céilí

This month marked a new experience for me, as I spoke at the Data Céilí event in Dublin. I had never been in Dublin before, nor in Ireland. As the weather turned warm and sunny in the Netherlands, I looked forward to lush green hills, glorious views, and amazing people. Rain Well, that idea quickly … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Data Céilí →

Speaking experiences at Fabric February and Data Saturday Denmark

Last week, I had the pleasure to help and speak at Fabric February in Oslo, directly followed by Data Saturday Denmark. This post will guide your through my experiences in these events. At the end, I'll touch on some mental health things. Fabric February If you're unfamiliar with Fabric February, the core of the conference … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Fabric February and Data Saturday Denmark →

2024 in review, 2025 in preview

Hi! 2024 is (almost) over and we're heading into the preview of 2025. Let's see how we get through this trial period of the new year. Let's start with looking back on the year that's behind us all. What a year it’s been! 2024 had a lot going for it, also enough things to, as … Continue reading 2024 in review, 2025 in preview →

Experiencing Microsoft Fabric Conference in Stockholm

After an almost full week of travelling, learning and meeting people, time for a short write up. Hello Stockholm! Or even hello Schiphol. When I walked up to the gate, it took the best part of a minute for the first Microsoft person to walk up to me and ask if I was on my … Continue reading Experiencing Microsoft Fabric Conference in Stockholm →

Speaking experiences at Data Saturday Stockholm 2024

After the amazing experience speaking and attending Data Grillen, this event came quite quickly. Run by Daniel Hutmacher and his amazing wife Ewa, it's the yearly get together of data people in Stockholm This year the event was extra special for me as I was in a co-presenter role. Together with Valerie Junk, we submitted … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Data Saturday Stockholm 2024 →

Attending and speaking at Datagrillen 2024

I've just returned from Lingen, Germany after the DataGrillen event. This year, I wasn't only attending (which you should do as it is one of the best events) but for the first time, I was also selected as a speaker. Speaker dinner The evening before the event, there was the speaker dinner. It was a … Continue reading Attending and speaking at Datagrillen 2024 →

Speaking experiences at Fabric February, Oslo

Every now and then a special event comes up where you can’t help but think “I really, really want to be there”. This happened to me with Data Moshpit in Berlin and again with Fabric February. When the first information dropped, I was waiting for both the call for speakers and the ticket sales. There … Continue reading Speaking experiences at Fabric February, Oslo →

Speaking experiences at MCT Summit Europe 2024

This week I was at the MCT Summit Europe in Rijswijk. An event quite close by for a change, which was quite nice. The event is for Microsoft Certified Trainers only which on one hand limits the amount of people being able to attend, on the other hand it gives a good insight in the … Continue reading Speaking experiences at MCT Summit Europe 2024 →