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Data Saturday Croatia 2026

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ata Saturday Croatia 2026 is a full-day conference in Zagreb dedicated to data professionals, including those working with SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric, and BI & Analytics. The event features keynote sessions, technical tracks, and workshops, covering topics such as Transact-SQL analytics, AI, Power BI, data governance, optimization, and…

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24Voices
7Underwriters
0Exhibitors
34On the bill · sessions
22Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Data, in alphabetical order.
Anastazija Crnkovic
Power BI Consultant & Lecturer
Augustin Dokoza Bukvic
Group Manager, Analytics Architect @Avanade, passionate PBI developer, PPUG Stuttgart Leader · Avanade
Brian Bønk
Founder & MVP
Catalin Gheorghiu
Epam Systems · Epam Systems
Christian Gregorec
DATA ENGINEERING & ANALYTICS @ B2 BI | CLOUD, ON-PREM AND HYBRID SOLUTIONS · B2 BI
Daniel Gregurić
Comminus d.o.o., DevOps specijalist · Comminus d.o.o.
Daniel Hutmacher
Principal consultant at Structured Concepts · Structured Concepts
Dejan Sarka
MVP Alumni, MCT
Erik Darling
Restoring tempdb since GETDATE()™
Karin Szilágyi
Senior Data & Analytics Consultant @adesso Austria · adesso Austria
Marco Dal Pino
Microsoft MVP Alumni, Intel BlackBelt & Innovator, Speaker, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Senior Technical Consultant @Microsoft · Microsoft
Mario Pilija
MovementNow, Founder · MovementNow
Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen
BI Architect
Mathias Halkjaer
Principal Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Mihail Mateev
Senior Solution Architect at EPAM Systems, Soft Project, Owner · EPAM Systems
Milos Radivojevic
Head of MSSQL Database Engineering at Entain · Entain
Mladen Prajdic
Making stuff with SQL Server, C# and Swift. Monday lover.
Nikola Ilic
Data Mozart, Microsoft Data Platform MVP · Data Mozart
Ola Hallengren
Chief Data Platforms Engineer, Saxo Bank · Saxo Bank
Olivier Van Steenlandt
Expert @ Datashift · Datashift
Tonie Huizer
Software, Data, DevOps Consultant at Promicro · Promicro
Uwe Ricken
Managing Director · db Berater GmbH

— and 2 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
EPAMGold
SpanGold
ValconGold
DatasenseBronze
DevartBronze
MS_AMDGlobal Sponsor
Računalniške noviceMedia Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 34 sessions on the bill.
  • 10:45 am

    Conference closing and prize draw - must be present to win

  • 2:45 am

    Keynote

  • 3:00 am

    Apache Spark for SQL Data Warehouse Developers

    BI & Analytics
  • 3:00 am

    CTE Myths—Busted!

    SQL Development
  • 3:00 am

    Real-Time or Real Enough? What 'Fast' Actually Means in Fabric

    BI & Analytics
  • 3:00 am

    Vibing with SQL: AI in the Developer’s Seat

    SQL Development
  • 4:00 am

    Break

  • 4:15 am

    A heap of trouble: the hidden costs of heaps in SQL Server

    SQL Development
  • 4:15 am

    A Persona-Driven Adoption Framework: How to Design BI Reports for Decisions

    BI & Analytics
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 22 companies, parsed from the program.

“22 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
15Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

29% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite14%
  • Founder / Owner417%
  • Director / Head of28%
  • Manager / Lead417%
  • Engineer · IC521%
  • Other roles833%

Of 24 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01DatasenseSp·B
  2. 02DevartSp·B
  3. 03EPAMSp·G
  4. 04MS_AMDSp·G
  5. 05Računalniške noviceSp·M
  6. 06SpanSp·G
  7. 07ValconSp·G
  8. 08Epam Systems2V
  9. 09adesso Austria1V
  10. 10Avanade1V
  11. 11B2 BI1V
  12. 12Comminus d.o.o.1V
  13. 13Data Mozart1V
  14. 14Datashift1V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold3
43% of 7
bronze2
29% of 7
global sponsor1
14% of 7
media partner1
14% of 7

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