PBIMCR presents ' FabCon Europe KeyTakeaways'
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🚀 #pbiMCR: FabCon Europe 2026 Key Takeaways!
We are back! Fresh off the plane from the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference in Barcelona, the #pbiMCR team is bringing all the major announcements, roadmap updates, and technical breakthroughs directly to Manchester.
If you want to stay ahead of the curve on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, OneLake, and Copilot AI, this is the one user group event you cannot afford to miss.
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🕒 The Schedule
- 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM: Doors Open & Networking (Grab a drink and catch up!)
- 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM: Keynote Presentations & Technical Demos
- 7:30 PM onwards: Pizza, Drinks, and Open Q&A Community Chat
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📍 The Venue
We are thrilled to be hosted by the team at ANS at their modern tech campus in Hulme, Manchester.
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🎙️ Meet Your Speakers
- Martin Brierley (Data & AI Practice Lead, ANS): Bringing over 17 years of enterprise architecture experience, Martin will break down what the latest Fabric announcements mean for data engineering and enterprise-scale AI readiness.
- Ian Pike (Data & AI Solutions Architect, ANS): A deep-dive specialist in the Microsoft ecosystem, Ian will showcase live demos of the newest features dropped in Barcelona and how to leverage them immediately.
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💡 What We Will Cover:
- 🔹 The Biggest Headlines: A curated breakdown of the core keynotes from Barcelona.
- 🔹 Fabric & Power BI Evolutions: Live look at new tenant settings, Git integrations, and Direct Lake enhancements.
- 🔹 Real-World Impact: What these platform changes mean for your local data pipelines and licensing strategies.
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1st time attendees what to expect:
Engaging tech talks/demos/presentations and an opportunity to network in a friendly community environment with complimentary drinks and pizza served.
