End of Year Special: UX Design for PBI & Building Data Foundations for GenAI

End of Year Special: UX Design for Power BI + Building Data Foundations for GenAI!

We’re rounding off the year with a big one 🎉
Join us for a special in-person & hybrid session at Platform (Leeds Train Station) hosted by Hopton Analytics — complete with food, drinks, networking and two fantastic talks that bring together practical Power BI design, data strategy, and GenAI enablement.

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### Session 1:

Design That Works: How UX Principles Transform Power BI Reports
Speaker: Simon Devine, Director at Hopton Analytics
Good reporting isn’t just about visuals — it’s about communication.
In this session, you’ll learn how UX thinking shapes better Power BI dashboards. We’ll explore:

• How users actually read and interpret data
• Practical layout & spacing techniques
• Effective typography and colour usage
• How to remove clutter and guide decision-making
• A real-time report makeover to demonstrate the transformation

If you've ever thought “This report makes sense… but it doesn’t feel right” — this session is for you.

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### Session 2:

Building Solid Data Foundations for GenAI
Speaker: Maryleen Amaizu, Azure Data Platform Consultant
AI works best when the data behind it is strong, reliable, and well-structured.
Maryleen will walk through how to architect the underlying data environment needed to support Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for business use-cases.
This session will include a demo using:

• AWS (Hosted GenAI Models)
• Python (RAG Logic)
• UI Layer for visualisation

Learn how to design systems that allow GenAI to actually deliver value rather than just buzzwords.

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Food + Drinks + Great People | In Person & Online 🎥
Whether you love geeking out over a semantic model, pushing Power BI design to the next level, or exploring GenAI — this is a must-attend event to round off the year.

RSVP now to secure your in-person spot — space is limited!