Name: Global Excel Summit 2026
Start: 2026-05-19T07:00:00.000Z
Location: Soho Place

In this meetup, we welcome Federico Pastor to present on getting the most out of the native Power BI visuals.

Native visuals in Power BI are more powerful than they seem. With the right design approach, you can make them not just functional, but truly eye-catching and enjoyable to use.

Join Federico to discover how better UX and UI can turn simple visuals into dashboards people love exploring.

This is an **in-person only** event.

We will be in:

Meeting Room 6
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7AR

London Excel Meetup Group

Alan Murray

Tea Kuseva

David Johnston

Javier

Federico Pastor

Norbert D'souza

Jason Cross

Lena

Iwona

Abhijit Mandal

Alberto

Andrew

Mark Hrabak

Ralf Bittl

Ihor Kutsii

Richard Nero

bidemi Olatunji

Taha Ather

Roberta Trillini

Dongshen Li

Native, but Striking: Power BI Visuals that Pop | Federico Pastor

Canada Water Library

In this session, Fay Bordbar will be delivering a presentation, which is, not yet decided.

Think you know the most-loved/ most-useful features in Power Query?
Come put your knowledge to the test in this interactive, Family Fortunes–style session.

We’ll explore essential transformations, unusual functionality you may not know about, and expert tips while learning how the community actually uses Power Query in the real world.
Prior to the session, you’ll have the chance to vote for your favourites and influence the final leaderboard.

Will “Split Column” steal the show? Is “Merge Queries” an unbeatable classic? Our survey says… come along to find out! ✅

This is an **in-person only** event to be held at
Meeting Room 3
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7AR

Ju Yen Tan

John Duddy

tom smith

Maria

Rashid Nuraliev

Jon L

Fay Bordbar

Mauricio De Anda H

Saleem Cassam

Abhishek Mishra

Radek Minařík

Priyanka Jeswani

Jess S

Oliver O'Shea

Naveen Ganpat

Excel Family Fortunes: Power Query Edition | Fay Bordbar

Lorenzo Foti (2024 and 2025 Excel World Championship semi-finalist) and Lara Holding-Jones share some of their lessons learnt from competitive excel esports

Great functions we'd never use in working life but use all the time for esports (sins) and the best practices we've learnt from esports that you absolutely should use in your day job (wins).

These are based on lessons they've learnt through competitive excelling, as well as broader working life. So, they will share a little bit about Excel esports, including some example questions. Great if you're thinking about signing up to the UK and/or global competitions. But, the session won't exclusively be about esports, it's about real life, so you'll find this really beneficial, even if you aren't interested in competing.

This is an **in-person only** event to be held at
Meeting Room 3
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Rd, London SE16 7AR

Korina Katsani

Kebin Cui

Ned Stratton

Jon Spain

Kate

Zhou Guangnan

Michael Markus Wycisk

Excel Sins and Wins | Lara Holding-Jones & Lorenzo Foti

On the 9th March 2026, the London Excel Meetup will have a live event in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

**Session details**
Melissa de Korte will be presenting at the event on 'The Magic of Records in M'.

Think you know M? Think again.
Tables usually take centre stage, but Records are where much of the magic happens. In this session, we’ll pull back the curtain on why Records matter and how they are key to developing cleaner, and more resilient queries.
Expect to walk away with a fresh perspective, a deeper appreciation for Records, and inspired to try them out yourself. You’ll be surprised just how much of an impact something so simple can have!

**Meetup details**
Before and after the presentation, there will be lots of opportunity to network.
As is usual with these LEM on Tour events, it is intentionally booked for the Monday, so that those travelling can enjoy a weekend in the fabulous city of Amsterdam.

This event is live and **in-person only**. It will not be recorded.

**Sponsor and host**
The event is kindly hosted by [PerfectXL](https://www.perfectxl.com/). They have a venue right beside Dam Square making it perfect 🤭

Who are PerfectXL?
PerfectXL provide products to help users with:

* Excel quality control & risk management
* Build consistent & predictable models
* Spreadsheet version management
* Model insights, documentation & reporting

Shradha Janib

Jan Karel Pieterse

Richard Pierik

Tony De Jonker

Ivars Krampis-Vanags

Sue Bayes

Melissa

Marcel de Langen

Claudia Roxo

The Magic of Records in M - Amsterdam Excel Meetup | Melissa de Korte

PerfectXL

The [Global Excel Summit](https://globalexcelsummit.com/?via=lem) returns on the **19-20 May 2026** and it will be Hybrid - so a mix of in-person in London (venue is Soho Place Theatre) and online.

This is a paid event and as a London Excel Meetup group member, you get a special 15% discounted price by applying code **LEM15** at checkout.

This is the ultimate Excel event with
✅ 2 days in-person learning (19 & 20 May)
✅ 30+ Main Stage presentations covering the MS Power Stack (Power BI, Power Automate, etc), AI, Data Viz, Analytics, Finance and Accounting, Python, Formulas, and more.
✅ Full access to the virtual platform
✅ Awesome chance to network with other Excel & Power BI professionals and companies
✅ All event recordings
✅ 30+ CPD hours and CPD certificate of attendance
✅ Optional Masterclass sessions to sign up to on 18, 21, and 22 May 2026

**Early Bird Tickets**
Only 43 early bird tickets remain, so best **move fast** to secure yours before they run out.
What is an early bird ticket?
Well it is 30% off, so your £545 in-person ticket becomes £382 (for 2 days Excel learning).
Use code **LEM15** for an additional 15% off this price. Crazy good value!

Get your [Global Excel Summit 2026](https://globalexcelsummit.com/?via=lem) ticket today.

Be sure to RSVP on this event page so other members know that you're going, but RSVP does not confirm attendance. It is a paid event and requires a ticket.

I hope to see you there.

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Nataliya

Peter Turrell

Marco Panizzari

FAHAD AL-BAHLI 

James Love

Laura Szepesi

Christopher

Robert

Blair Hall

Global Excel Summit 2026

Soho Place

London Excel Meetup

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