State of Data 2025 (New LinkedIn Banner)

Two days. Two tracks. One goal: to elevate the world of data.


πŸ“… When: April 3rd - 4th, 2025

πŸ“ Where: Dataminded Office, Leuven

Why Attend?

    • 🌟 Stay Ahead: Discover the latest trends in data products, platforms, and analytics.
    • 🧩 Learn from Experts: Gain insights from industry leaders and hands-on practitioners.
    • 🀝 Network with Peers: Connect with data leaders and engineers shaping the future.
    • πŸ› οΈ Interactive Sessions: Participate in engaging talks, real-world case studies, and an AI/ML game.

Event Highlights:

  • Day 1: Leadership Day (April 3rd): Focused on data strategy, governance, and case studies from industry leaders. Perfect for CDOs, data strategists, and decision-makers.
  • Day 2: Tech Day (April 4th): Designed for data engineers with technical talks, hands-on sessions, and an AI/ML game to flex your engineering skills.

Seats are limited – don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and shape the future of data.

πŸ‘‰ Register now and secure your spot!

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Content & Schedule

πŸ“… April 3rd – Leadership Day

Focused on data strategy, challenges, and building data-driven organizations.


πŸ•  17:30 - 18:00 | Open Doors

πŸ•• 18:00 - 18:35 | Building Data-Centric Organizations with Data Platforms
Speaker: Jonny Daenen, Cloud Data Engineer, Knowledge Lead & Partner at Dataminded

- How to scale data & AI initiatives with self-service capabilities
- Driving efficiency with data product thinking

πŸ•‘ 18:35 - 19:05 | Conveyor Market Report: Challenges for Enterprises & SMEs
Speakers: Pascal Knapen, CTO & Partner at Dataminded and Miruna Suru, Product Marketeer at Conveyor & Data Product Portal 

- Insights into data adoption, pain points, and market trends

πŸ•– 19:05 - 19:25 | Break, Networking & Drinks

πŸ•’ 19:25 - 20:10 | Panel Discussion: Data Strategy in Large Organizations
Featuring leaders from Leading Belgium Companies 

- Key challenges in scaling data initiatives
- The evolving role of data platforms

πŸ•— 20:10 - 20:45 | Dell & McLaren Case Study: How Data Drives Performance
Speaker: Tom Van Daele, Field CTO, Dell

- Real-world lessons from McLaren’s data-driven success in F1

πŸ•˜ 20:45 - 22:00 | Networking & Drinks

 


πŸ“… April 4th – Technical Track

Deep dive into cutting-edge data engineering practices.


πŸ•Ÿ 16:30 - 17:00 | Open Doors

πŸ•” 17:00 - 17:35 | The evolution of LLMs, data catalogs, and the modern data landscape
Speaker: Conveyor Team

πŸ•  17:35 - 17:55 | Implementing Data Products & Scorecards
Speaker: Niels Claeys, Lead Data Engineer at Dataminded & Conveyor

- Designing scalable and impactful data products

πŸ•– 17:55 - 18:10 | Break & Networking

πŸ•‘ 18:10 - 18:30 | dbt or Not dbt: Comparing Modern Data Stack Approaches
Speakers:

- Advancements in dbt and alternative solutions

πŸ•’ 18:30 - 18:50 | The Intersection of Data Science & Software Engineering
Speaker: Jelena Grujic, Data Engineer at Dataminded 

- Bridging the gap between DS & DE for production-ready solutions

πŸ•— 18:50 - 19:10 | Break & Networking

πŸ•˜ 19:10 - 19:30 | MLOps: Scaling AI with Robust Infrastructure
Speaker: Denys Lontkovskyi, Data Engineer at Dataminded 

- Building resilient ML pipelines from experimentation to production

πŸ•€ 19:30 - 21:00 | AI/ML Cluedo: Jailbreaking an LLM
A hands-on game where teams attempt to hack an AI model to uncover the "murderer."

πŸ•™ 21:00 - 22:00 | Networking & Drinks

 


Join us on April 3rd - 4th at our Dataminded office in Leuven for the second edition of our flagship event "State of Data 2025." 

We can’t wait to welcome you!


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