October’s PBIMCR x Data Decoded MCR event will feature 3 lightening talks

Talk 1:
Matt Bromilow – No More Defaults: AI Workflows for Unique Power BI Visuals
This session is about using AI to build and implement custom visuals that serve real business needs. We’ll walk through a proven developer workflow coding and deploying a Power BI custom visual step by step with AI support. Along the way you’ll see how AI can speed up development, standardise the process, and make building visuals more accessible. Attendees will get a boilerplate to kickstart their own projects, and there will be live interaction as we bring a custom visual to life together.

Talk 2:
Chris & Craig Morrall co-founders of  Tugger
Tugger is the only end-to-end provider built specifically for Power BI, helping developers and teams streamline the process of turning raw data into meaningful reporting. We specialise in making connections to platforms such as Xero, QuickBooks, and HubSpot simple and reliable, without the need for ongoing custom API development or manual data prep.
With Tugger, the heavy lifting around extracting and organising data is handled for you. Our built-in data warehousing ensures that the data is centralised and structured in a way that’s ready to use in Power BI, so you can focus on creating dashboards and delivering insights rather than troubleshooting connections or managing refresh cycles.
Security and compliance are at the heart of our approach. Tugger is built with enterprise-level security, so you can be confident that data pipelines are robust, protected, and compliant with industry standards.
By combining seamless data integration, built-in warehousing, and enterprise-grade security, Tugger gives Power BI developers a trusted foundation to build powerful, scalable reporting solutions for their organisations.

Talk 3:
Johnny Winter – The Importance of Community and Networking
Being part of the data community has opened doors, created opportunities, and shaped Johnny’s career in ways he couldn’t have imagined. In this session, Johnny will share how networking and community involvement have helped him grow as a data professional, from building connections and finding mentors, to staying ahead of industry trends and boosting his professional profile.

Complimentary drinks provided by our sponsors Tugger who will have a sponsor stand at Data Decoded MCR

Join us at 5:30pm on the 21st October where we’ll be hosted by Data Decoded MCR for a special user group session! We’ll be at Manchester Central with food, drinks, and – of course – two Snowflake-tastic sessions!

Databricks community! The Manchester Databricks User Group is officially returning  making its debut at Data Decoded.

We are excited to announce guest speakers from:

Hightouch is a data and AI platform for marketing and personalisation. Find insights, run campaigns, and build AI agents with all of your data.

dbt Labs – Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help data practitioners create and disseminate organisational knowledge. dbt is the standard for AI-ready structured data. Powered by the dbt Fusion engine, it unlocks the performance, context, and trust that organisations need to scale analytics in the era of AI. Globally, more than 60,000 data teams use dbt, including those at Siemens, Roche and Condé Nast

ThoughtSpot is the Agentic Analytics Platform for every enterprise. Their mission is to create a more fact-driven world by empowering everyone to explore any data, ask any question, and uncover actionable insights faster—leading to growth, better business outcomes, and efficiency in their organisations

Ricky Patel (Sales Engineer Manager) – ThoughtSpot

Hicham Babahmed (Partner Solutions Architect) – dbt Labs

Asim Khadri (Senior Solutions Engineer) & Gary Banks (Enterprise Account Director) – Hightouch

PyData MCR is the Manchester chapter of the International PyData Community.
For Manchester based data people, to share and learn new things. All open data tooling welcome, we are not python focused.