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FabFest 2026

FabFest is a one-day conference bringing together the data community in Birmingham to explore the latest in Microsoft Fabric and its impact on data analytics and AI for businesses. Inspired by Birmingham's motto 'Forward,' this event aims to foster face-to-face learning through sessions with expert speakers and hands-on opportunities. Attendees will learn ab…

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4Speakers
2Sponsors
12On the bill · sessions
3Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at FabFest, in alphabetical order.
Alex Whittles
CEO of Purple Frog Systems LTD | Microsoft MVP · Purple Frog Systems LTD
Joe Billingham
Consultant at Purple Frog Systems · Purple Frog Systems
Laura Graham-Brown
Freelance Power Platform and Microsoft Fabric Trainer and Consultant | Microsoft MVP
Lewis
Senior AI Engineer at Purple Frog Systems | Microsoft MVP · Purple Frog Systems
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Power BI Sentinel
Purple Frog
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Agenda

Selected from 12 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00 – 09:20

    Welcome and Sponsor Introductions

    This is a chance to grab a coffee and welcome you all to the event, explain what will be happening throughout the day and give the sponsors a chance to introduce themselves and exp…

  • 09:20 – 10:10

    Keynote – What’s New in the World of Fabric

    Fabric is here, and has been for a couple of years now, so what’s new? This session serves to update you on how Microsoft Fabric has evolved over the few years it’s been around, bo…

  • 10:10 – 10:25

    Break

    Refreshments will be provided during the break.

  • 10:25 – 11:15

    Session (Speaker TBC)

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  • 11:20 – 12:10

    Monitoring and Managing Power BI and Fabric

    As organisations expand their use of Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, environments can quickly grow in size, complexity, and cost. Without the right strategies it becomes challenging…

  • 12:10 – 12:40

    Lunch

    Lunch will be provided on the day in the form of a sandwich, crisps, chocolate and a drink.

  • 12:40 – 13:30

    Session (Speaker TBC)

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  • 13:35 – 14:25

    Fabric + AI: Automating Data Strategy for the Next Generation

    AI is redefining how we work with data in Microsoft Fabric. In this session, we’ll explore how Copilot in Fabric automates data pipeline creation, how Azure OpenAI enhances Dataflo…

  • 14:25 – 14:40

    Break

    Refreshments will be provided during the break.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 3 companies, parsed from the program.

Three companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
1Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

25% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite125%
  • Engineer · IC375%

Of 4 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Power BI SentinelSp
  2. 02Purple FrogSp
  3. 03Purple Frog Systems3V
Sponsors by tier
unspecified2
100% of 2