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dataMinds Connect 2026

dataMinds Connect is a three-day in-person IT event in Mechelen, Belgium, focused on the Microsoft Data Platform. The conference brings together data professionals for a packed program of sessions, networking, and community engagement at Lamot Conference and Heritage Centre. Attendees can expect presentations from industry experts and an opportunity to conne…

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20Speakers
22Sponsors
0On the bill · sessions
32Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at dataMinds, in alphabetical order.
Aditya Paliwal
Data Engineer, Datashift · Datashift
Ashley Warren
Advanced Analytics Senior Consultant at Advancing Analytics · Advancing Analytics
Eun Hee Kim
Principal Product Manager - Power BI, Microsoft · Microsoft
Fabrice Deseyn
Data architect and Databricks lead for Cegeka Data&AI · Cegeka Data&AI
Filip Popović
Microsoft, Senior Product Manager · Microsoft
Ivana Pejeva
Cloud Solution Architect Data & AI - Microsoft · Microsoft
Just Blindbæk
Microsoft BI architect, trainer, speaker and MVP
Karel Coenye
VLAIO - Competence Centre Data - Teamlead & Data Architect · VLAIO
Koen Verbeeck
Senior Consultant @ AE - Former Data Platform MVP · AE
Kurt Buhler
Goblin guy
Merlijn Van Waeyenberghe
@MerlinFromBE @bepowershell
Michelle Evjen Halvorsen
Data Intelligence <3 Sustainability
Nadim Abou-Khalil
KI performance GmbH, Senior Analytics Engineer · KI performance GmbH
Nico Jacobs
Power BI, Azure data stack and SQL Server trainer at U2U · U2U
Paul Andrew
Co-Founder & CTO of Cloud Formations | Microsoft MVP · Cloud Formations
Reid Havens
Founder - Analytic Endeavors | Havens Consulting · Analytic Endeavors | Havens Consulting
Sara Woltjes
Manager BI & Board member of the Dutch Power BI user group (PBIG) · Dutch Power BI user group (PBIG)
Shania Spierings
Data Consultant @ Wortell · Wortell
Steve Campbell
Co-Founder @ Analytic Endeavors, MVP · Analytic Endeavors
Tomasz Szreder
Power BI Architect and Trainer
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
adesso
AE
Alistar
Bmatix
Cartière
Cegeka
Cloubis
Datashift
Delaware
devart
element61
IRiS
Juvo
LACO
Lytix
Plainsight
Redgate
Scalefree
Sparkle
Tabular Editor
TriFinance
U2U
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 32 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

32 companies. three are betting more than once.

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
3All threespeak · spons · exh
19Sponsoringsponsor only
10Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

AE·Datashift·U2U

Speakers by seniority

15% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Founder / Owner210%
  • Manager / Lead15%
  • Product210%
  • Engineer · IC945%
  • Advisor / Investor15%
  • Other roles420%

Of 20 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01AESp1V
  2. 02DatashiftSp1V
  3. 03U2USp1V
  4. 04adessoSp
  5. 05AlistarSp
  6. 06BmatixSp
  7. 07CartièreSp
  8. 08CegekaSp
  9. 09CloubisSp
  10. 10DelawareSp
  11. 11devartSp
  12. 12element61Sp
  13. 13IRiSSp
  14. 14JuvoSp
Sponsors by tier
unspecified22
100% of 22
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