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SQL Saturday St. Louis 2025 (#1117)

SQL Saturday St. Louis 2025 is a free, in-person data platform and analytics conference for SQL Server administrators, developers, and professionals interested in Analytics, BI, Lakehouse, and Microsoft Fabric. Attendees can join tracks on Microsoft SQL Server, on-prem and cloud data technologies, analytics and BI, and more, featuring speakers from across th…

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29Speakers
5Sponsors
3On the bill · sessions
22Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at SQL, in alphabetical order.
Andrew Boerger
Analytics Manager - AGC Automotive Americas · AGC Automotive Americas
Anupama Natarajan
MVP
Ashley René Casey
Founder, Presence Over Pixels · Presence Over Pixels
Austin Bristow
Owner, Elevated BI · Elevated BI
Belinda Allen
Microsoft MVP, Microsoft MCT, Director of Enablement - iLink Digital · iLink Digital
Brian Gorman
Microsoft Azure MVP, Speaker, Author, Trainer, and .Net Developer
Chris Cusumano
Business Intelligence Architect · Quickbase
Chris Hyde
Owner and Principal Consultant, Hydrate Technologies LLC · Hydrate Technologies LLC
Courtney Woolum
Sr. Database Administrator, Ohio
Dan Guzman
DBA, database developer, architect
Erika Haase Nalley
Senior Manager, Finance Advanced Analytics · Walmart
Jared Kuehn
DataBard, MVP
Jason Romans
Microsoft MVP
John Kerski
Director, Client First Technologies · Client First Technologies
Joshua Higginbotham
Microsoft Data Platform MVP | Senior Architect · Centric Consulting
Kevin Arnold
Founder | Microsoft Data Platform MVP · Arnold Analytics
Kevin Feasel
Proprietor @ Catallaxy Services, LLC · Catallaxy Services, LLC
Kevin Pereira
Data Engineering Manager
Kurt Rolland
MVP AI Copilot/Advanced Content Management, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Lee Markum
Senior Database Administrator, SQL Server
Michael McKinley
Founder · McKinley Consulting
Phanindra Gangina
Awoit Systems Inc · Awoit Systems Inc
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Centric ConsultingSilver Sponsor
CGIBronze Sponsor
Covenant Technology PartnersBronze Sponsor
Microsoft/AMDGlobal Sponsor
O'ReillyOther Sponsor
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Agenda

Selected from 3 sessions on the bill.
  • March 20, 2026 (Precon)

    Fabric & Power BI MCP Servers in Action Precon

    Full day deep dive pre conference session by Anupama Natarajan, MVP.

  • March 20, 2026 (Precon)

    SQL Fundamentals for Data Analysts Precon

    Full day deep dive pre conference session by Jared Kuehn (DataBard), MVP.

  • March 20, 2026 (Precon)

    Vibes Aren’t a Strategy: Engineering Context in the Age of AI Precon

    Full day deep dive pre conference session by Tim Rayburn.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 22 companies show up — and 2 bet on three roles at once?

22 companies. two 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
2All threespeak · spons · exh
3Sponsoringsponsor only
17Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Centric Consulting·Covenant Technology Partners

Speakers by seniority

31% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner724%
  • Director / Head of27%
  • Manager / Lead517%
  • Engineer · IC517%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Other roles931%

Of 29 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Centric ConsultingSp·S1V
  2. 02Covenant Technology PartnersSp·B1V
  3. 03CGISp·B
  4. 04Microsoft & AMDSp·G
  5. 05O'ReillySp·O
  6. 06AGC Automotive Americas1V
  7. 07Arnold Analytics1V
  8. 08Awoit Systems Inc1V
  9. 09Catallaxy Services, LLC1V
  10. 10Client First Technologies1V
  11. 11Data FLowe Solutions LLC1V
  12. 12Data Witches1V
  13. 13Elevated BI1V
  14. 14Hydrate Technologies LLC1V
Sponsors by tier
bronze sponsor2
40% of 5
global sponsor1
20% of 5
other sponsor1
20% of 5
silver sponsor1
20% of 5

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