Zurich dbt Meetup #3 (in-person)

The 3rd edition of the Switzerland dbt Meetup and the first one in lovely Zurich!
dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data! Talks predominantly focus on community members’ experience with dbt; however, you’ll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures.

🤝 Organizer: Astrafy is organizing this event, enabled by the community team at dbt Labs
📍Venue Host: Spaces - Bleicherweg 10, Zurich
🍕 Catering: Pizzas and drinks

To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy

🗓️ Agenda

• 18:45 - 19:00 | Welcome
• 19:00 - 19:20 | dbt semantic layer (Charles Verleyen - CEO at Astrafy & Andrea Bombino - Head of Analytics Engineer at Astrafy)
• 19h25: Break
• 19h30 - 19h50 | Running with Data: How On Scales with dbt (Lewis Osborne - Lead Data Engineer at On)
• 19h50 - 22h00 | Networking and 🍕🍺

🗣️ Presentation #1:
We will explore the concepts of a semantic layer and why it has been gaining traction recently. We will talk about why it is a foundation pillar for LLM and finish with a hands-on demo.

Speakers bio:
Charles is a data architect/engineer and has been working for the last 10 years in different industries before founding his company recently with a focus on providing modern data services.
Andrea is Head of Data Engineering at Astrafy, with a background in computer science and a strong track record working at various international companies as a data engineer.

🗣️ Presentation #2: On is a fast-growing sports & lifestyle apparel company, headquarted in Zurich. The tech & data landscape at On is no exception to such growth. The Data Platform Team provides a case study on how to balance excellence and foster innovation across this landscape and how dbt is indispensable in achieving a governed data-driven culture.

Speaker bio:
Lewis Osborne is a Lead Data Engineer at On, passionate about building robust analytics models and user-friendly BI interfaces. With expertise in cloud data engineering and tools like dbt, Looker, and BigQuery, he focuses on creating impactful data solutions and streamlined workflows.

EVENT DETAILS:
The doors open at 6:45 pm. Presentations begin at 7 pm. Food and refreshments will be provided.

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