| Doors Open | |
| Welcome from Paola Olivari, Director, Data and Analytics, Google Cloud, and Michelle Gurney, Programme Manager, C2C Customer Community, EMEA | |
| Leveraging Iceberg and Big Lake for Multi-cloud, Multi-data Warehouse Solutions | Artur Zangiev, Director of Engineering at Choreograph, will explore the integration of Apache Iceberg and Big Lake to forge a multi-cloud, multi-data warehouse ecosystem spanning across GCP and AWS. This session will dissect how Redshift, Snowflake, and BigQuery are optimized in this innovative environment, addressing design considerations, challenges, and key successes. Discover actionable insights and strategies for deploying and refining large-scale data engineering solutions across diverse platforms. |
| WonderLabz Session—Observability Tools for GKE and CloudSQL | Join Kim Attree, Chief Information Officer, for a deep dive into the observability tools used to manage Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and CloudSQL environments. Gain valuable insights on how to optimize your own cloud operations and create dashboards to have a full view of your data pipeline and database estate. Kim will also describe the process that his team used for testing of the CloudSQL Enterprise Plus and how his observability tools and dashboards helped in preparation for this upgrade. |
| Break | |
| Evolution of Data Management with GenAI | Vinay Pai, Head of Data Architecture at Virgin Media O2, will illuminate groundbreaking use cases of Generative AI (GenAI) within data management. Expect insights into the transformative power of synthetic data generation and the conversion of proprietary code using cutting-edge GenAI techniques. Practical demonstrations will highlight the potential of these approaches to reshape data management practices. |
| Nicole's Top of Mind from Next | Join Nicole Barry, Data Analytics Practice Lead UK/I at Google Cloud, as she distills the top insights from Next, Google Cloud's premier conference. Discover the most impactful announcements shaping the future of cloud computing, data analytics, and AI. Gain firsthand insights into groundbreaking product launches and research findings, empowering your organization to thrive in the digital era. |
| Closing Remarks | Sobhan Afroosheh, Customer Engineer at Google Cloud, will bring the event to a close with a summary, live demo, and final comments before we move on to networking. |
| Happy Hour and Networking | |
