17:30 - 19:30  AI, Analytics & Intelligence Theatre

MEETUP: Manchester Databricks User Group

Tuesday 21st October 2025

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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