Power BI & Fabric Barcelona Pre-Fabcon Meetup

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¡Edición Especial Pre-FabCon con Power BI & Fabric Barcelona!
Llega una edición muy especial de nuestra comunidad en la antesala de FabCon Europe. Nos reunimos para una tarde completa de aprendizaje técnico avanzado con cuatro sesiones impartidas por ponentes y referentes internacionales en el ecosistema de Power BI y Microsoft Fabric, seguidas de nuestro espacio de networking.

****TODAS LAS SESIONES SERÁN EN INGLÉS****

AGENDA
17:00 - 17:10 | Apertura de puertas y registro
17:10 - 17:20 | Bienvenida e introducción por parte de la comunidad
17:20 - 18:00 | 1ª Sesión: Performance tuning Dataflows Gen2 — Chris Webb
18:05 - 18:45 | 2ª Sesión: The ultimate CI/CD showcase for Microsoft Fabric — Kev Chant
18:50 - 19:30 | 3ª Sesión: Showcasing Fabric Studio — Gerhard Brueckl
19:35 - 20:15 | 4ª Sesión: Transition from Data Analyst to Data Engineer: Upgrading Skills from DataFlows Gen2 to Notebooks — Nikola Ilic
20:15 - 21:00 | ¡Networking y cierre!

SESIONES Y PONENTES

• Performance tuning Dataflows Gen2 Ponente: Chris Webb (Principal Program Manager, Microsoft)

Descripción: Aprende a hacer que tus Dataflows Gen2 se ejecuten más rápido y consuman menos CUs optimizando tu código M y aprovechando características como fast copy, cómputo particionado y el nuevo evaluador de consultas.
Sobre el ponente: Chris Webb es miembro del equipo de asesoría a clientes de Fabric (Customer Advisory Team) en Microsoft. Cuenta con más de 25 años de experiencia con herramientas de Microsoft BI y escribe habitualmente en https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswebb6/

• The ultimate CI/CD showcase for Microsoft Fabric Ponente: Kev Chant (Data Platform MVP & Microsoft Certified Trainer)

Descripción: Una sesión práctica guiada por demostraciones sobre CI/CD en Microsoft Fabric. A través de varios casos reales con Azure DevOps, veremos cómo ejecutar pruebas de integración continua (CI), desplegar artefactos entre workspaces usando Git Integration y aplicar despliegue continuo (CD) mediante la librería de Python fabric-cicd.
Sobre el ponente: Profesional de plataformas de datos afincado en los Países Bajos, Microsoft Certified Trainer y Data Platform MVP con una sólida trayectoria en soluciones ALM, DevOps y GitHub. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-r-chant](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-r-chant&authuser=1)

• Showcasing Fabric Studio Ponente: Gerhard Brueckl (Cloud Data Platform Architect)

Descripción: Introducción a la extensión de Visual Studio Code "Fabric Studio", que permite administrar tu entorno de Fabric directamente desde VS Code. Mediante las APIs REST de Fabric podrás explorar elementos, ejecutar tareas, trabajar con VS Code notebooks con autocompletado e intellisense, modificar artefactos (modelos semánticos, pipelines, notebooks) y navegar por OneLake.
Sobre el ponente: Arquitecto de plataformas de datos cloud con más de 10 años implementando soluciones de Business Intelligence y Data Warehouse en el ecosistema Microsoft, y colaborador habitual en la comunidad técnica. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrueckl](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrueckl&authuser=1)

• Transition from Data Analyst to Data Engineer: Upgrading Skills from DataFlows Gen2 to Notebooks Ponente: Nikola Ilic (Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP)

Descripción: Sesión orientada a analistas que desean aprender a usar notebooks para realizar las mismas operaciones que en Dataflow Gen2. Se analizarán 4 áreas clave (origen, transformación, limpieza y destino), incluyendo joins en dataframes, sustitución y manipulación de texto, pivot/unpivot, transformaciones de tipo, eliminación de duplicados y optimización del motor.
Sobre el ponente: Creador de contenido en Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, autor en Pluralsight e instructor en O'Reilly, especializado en extraer valor del dato con Power BI y Microsoft Fabric. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-ilic-data-mozart/](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-ilic-data-mozart/&authuser=1)

Cuatro sesiones de altísimo nivel técnico sobre Power BI y Microsoft Fabric. Si quieres aprender, compartir experiencias y conectar con la comunidad, ¡no te lo pierdas y reserva tu plaza!

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Special Pre-FabCon Edition with Power BI & Fabric Barcelona!
Join us for a very special community meetup right before FabCon Europe! We have prepared an afternoon packed with advanced technical sessions delivered by international speakers and MVPs from the Power BI and Microsoft Fabric ecosystem, followed by networking.

***ALL SESSIONS WILL BE IN ENGLISH***

AGENDA
05:00 PM - 05:10 PM | Doors Open & Registration
05:10 PM - 05:20 PM | Welcome & Community Introduction
05:20 PM - 06:00 PM | Session 1: Performance tuning Dataflows Gen2 — Chris Webb
06:05 PM - 06:45 PM | Session 2: The ultimate CI/CD showcase for Microsoft Fabric — Kev Chant
06:50 PM - 07:30 PM | Session 3: Showcasing Fabric Studio — Gerhard Brueckl
07:35 PM - 08:15 PM | Session 4: Transition from Data Analyst to Data Engineer: Upgrading Skills from DataFlows Gen2 to Notebooks — Nikola Ilic
08:15 PM - 09:00 PM | Networking & Wrap-up!

SESSIONS AND SPEAKERS

• Performance tuning Dataflows Gen2 Speaker: Chris Webb (Principal Program Manager, Microsoft)

Description: Learn how to make your Dataflows Gen2 run faster and use fewer CUs by tuning your M code and taking advantage of features such as fast copy, partitioned compute, and the modern query evaluator.
About the speaker: Chris Webb is a member of the Fabric Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. He has been working with Microsoft BI tools for over 25 years and blogs regularly at https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswebb6/

• The ultimate CI/CD showcase for Microsoft Fabric Speaker: Kev Chant (Data Platform MVP & Microsoft Certified Trainer)

Description: A demo-driven deep dive into CI/CD for Microsoft Fabric, showcasing multiple real-world approaches and tools you can use today. Delivered using Azure DevOps, topics include running CI tests for Fabric items, deploying across workspaces with Git integration, and implementing CD with the fabric-cicd Python library.
About the speaker: Data Platform professional based in the Netherlands, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Data Platform MVP with extensive hands-on experience in Microsoft Data Platforms, Azure DevOps, and GitHub ALM workflows. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-r-chant](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-r-chant&authuser=1)

• Showcasing Fabric Studio Speaker: Gerhard Brueckl (Cloud Data Platform Architect)

Description: An introduction to the Visual Studio Code extension "Fabric Studio", which allows you to manage your Fabric environment directly from within VS Code. Leveraging Fabric REST APIs, you can browse items, run tasks, leverage VS Code notebooks with intellisense, edit semantic models/pipelines/notebooks, and inspect outputs in OneLake.
About the speaker: Cloud Data Platform Architect with over 10 years of experience delivering modern BI and data warehouse solutions on the Microsoft platform and sharing knowledge with the data community. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrueckl](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbrueckl&authuser=1)

• Transition from Data Analyst to Data Engineer: Upgrading Skills from DataFlows Gen2 to Notebooks Speaker: Nikola Ilic (Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP)

Description: This session guides analysts on how to use notebooks to achieve the same data transformations done in Dataflow Gen2. Covering 4 core areas (source, transformation, cleansing, and destination), examples include dataframe joins, text manipulation, split/concatenate columns, pivot/unpivot, type changes, deduplication, and engine optimizations.
About the speaker: Founder of Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight Author, and O'Reilly Instructor passionate about Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and end-to-end data analytics. LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-ilic-data-mozart/](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikola-ilic-data-mozart/&authuser=1)

Four sessions covering the core aspects of Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. If you want to learn from industry experts and connect with the local community, RSVP and save your spot!