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Data Saturday Croatia 2026

Data 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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24Speakers
7Sponsors
34On the bill · sessions
22Companies · in total
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Speakers

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
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Sponsors

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

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.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
7Sponsoringsponsor only
15Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers 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

Most-represented companies
  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
Sponsors by tier
gold3
43% of 7
bronze2
29% of 7
global sponsor1
14% of 7
media partner1
14% of 7

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