Accelerating Self-Service Analytics with Snowflake Cortex Analyst & Slack

• Topic: Accelerating Self-Service Analytics with Snowflake Cortex Analyst and Slack Integration
• Date: Thursday 1st May at 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
• Networking: 6 pm - 6.30 pm and 7.20 - 8 pm
• Presentation Time: 6.30 pm - 7.20 pm
• (includes welcome, presentation 30 mins & community marketplace)
• Location: Mantel, Level 2/452 Flinders St
• Ticket: Free of cost, however, registrations and RSVP are required!
• Sponsor: ThoughtWorks, Mantel

Discover how Snowflake Cortex Analyst empowers teams with instant, AI-powered insights through seamless integration with Slack. In this technical session, the speaker will dive deep into Cortex Analyst’s capabilities and demonstrate how it transforms self-service analytics using natural language processing.

What you'll learn:
• A comprehensive overview of Snowflake Cortex and its core capabilities.
• Best practices for building semantic models in Snowflake to optimize for Cortex Analyst.
• How to leverage Cortex Analyst for natural language querying and insight generation.
• Step-by-step guide to integrating Slack for real-time analytics delivery.
• A live demo: Watch users request insights directly in Slack and receive immediate, contextual responses powered by Cortex Analyst.

Speaker Intro:

Saurabh is a Principal Consultant at Slalom Australia with 17+ years of experience in data and enterprise solutions. He’s a Snowflake Data Superhero 2025 and an AWS Golden Jacket recipient, known for his work in building modern data platforms and driving innovation in areas like Gen AI and Data Sharing. Saurabh is also a speaker at key industry events such as the AWS Summit and Snowflake User Groups. Outside of work, he co-hosts The Saurabh & Sagar Show, a podcast on YouTube and Spotify exploring tech trends and voices in the data world.