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After a long break, the Data Engineering Meetup is back with the sun! ☀️

This year, we'll be diving into different industries to learn how data engineering is applied across a wide range of sectors. It's the perfect opportunity to network, learn new things, and engage in interesting discussions.

When? 18:00 - 18:30 Networking with food and drinks from GoCardless 18:30 - 19:45 Talks 19:45 - 20:30 More networking

Where? GoCardless offices (see address)

Speakers and Talks:

1. Why Data Contracts Are the Foundations of a Data Mesh - by Andrew Jones (Principal Engineer @ GoCardless)

2. Data as Differentiator: Building Fintech Flywheels - by Marv Gillibrand (Head of Product @ Colibri)

3. Microseconds to Milliseconds: Dual-Latency Trading Stacks on AWS - by Avinash Mutham (Director @ AvYamsh Ltd)

If there's a topic you're passionate about and would like to see discussed, let us know! We're always looking for more talks for our future events.

Places are limited, make sure you register!

If you're looking to transition into a career in Data Science or Data Analytics, this one is for you! In this episode with Data Science Infinity Founder Andrew Jones, you'll learn what hiring managers are looking for, and hear some great advice for what you should and shouldn't be doing if you want to break into data. You'll leave with a solid roadmap of steps to take, and practical tips and actionable advice to help you launch your own data career. What You'll Learn: What hiring managers are looking for in candidates How you can build an amazing portfolio to showcase your skills Where you should focus your learning to maximize your career results   This session was part of our OPEN CAMPUS week in October, which included 6 days of live expert sessions.   Register for free to be part of the next live session: https://bit.ly/3XB3A8b     Follow us on Socials: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram (Mavens of Data) Instagram (Maven Analytics) TikTok Facebook Medium X/Twitter

Data Chronicles - From Mesh to AI and Everything In Between (Episode 2)

In the second episode of our monthly series, "Data Chronicles: From the Mesh to AI and Everything in Between," we dive deep into the crucial role of "Data Contracts" in today's data-driven landscape. Join us on August 28th as Andrew Jose, a leading expert and data contracts guru, unpacks how these agreements are essential for ensuring data integrity and consistency across complex systems. Discover how effective data contracts establish clear expectations between data producers and consumers, enabling seamless integration and fostering trust. Hosted by the dynamic Amy Raygada, this episode will also explore the vital importance of data quality in supporting AI initiatives and driving informed decision-making. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders about the strategies for leveraging data contracts to enhance data reliability and organizational success!

Hosts: Amy Raygada, CEO & Founder, Cosmodata Strategy & Management Andrew Jones, Principal Engineer, Go Cardless

Andrew's Bio: Andrew Jones is a Principal Engineer at GoCardless, one of Europe's leading FinTechs. He has over 15 years’ experience in the industry, with the first half primarily as a software engineer before moving into the data infrastructure and data engineering space. Joining GoCardless as its first data engineer, he led his team to build their data platform from scratch. After initially following a typical data architecture and getting frustrated with facing the same old challenges we’ve faced for years, he started thinking there must be a better way, which led to him coining and defining the ideas around “data contracts”. Andrew is a regular speaker and writer and passionate about helping organizations get the most value from data.

Andrew Jones, principal engineer at GoCardless, is the author of the book "Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts." During this session, we talked a lot about what a data platform is, who data platform engineers are, what it takes to make a data platform reliable, and, most importantly, how Andrew and his team managed to build a reliable platform at GoCardless. Sure enough, we touched a little on data contracts, their implementation, and the possibility of vendors doing the same as Andrew's team did.Andrew's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrhysjones/

Join us in a discussion with: Andrew Jones \| Principal (Data) Engineer\, GoCardless

Description Many of us spend a lot of our time dealing with poor quality data, and any solution we put in place tends to be reactive or yet another workaround implemented in an increasingly complex data pipeline. But this is proving ineffective and expensive, and preventing organisations from realising the value of their data, when that's becoming more important than ever.

What if we could prevent data quality issues, at source, where it is cheapest and most effective?

We can, and in this talk I'll show you how.

You'll leave this talk with knowledge of how to use data contracts as your first step towards data mesh.

📣📣 Attention Airflow Users and Big Data Professionals 📣📣

DareData Engineering, NOS and Astronomer are organizing the first ever Airflow Meetup in Portugal! Join us at NOS offices for an awesome evening of networking, presentations, and delicious food and drinks!

Agenda:

• Welcome Reception: 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
• What's Data Mesh and How to Implement It: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
• Break: 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
• Roundtable: Navigating Data Mesh Pipelines: 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
• Networking: 7:45 PM - 8:30 PM

Speakers:

• André Godinho (@DareData Engineering)
• Frederico Lopes Carvalho (@NOS)
• Andrew Jones (@GoCardless)
• Antonio Costa (@NewData.Tech)
• Diogo Santos (@NOS)

Welcome to the new edition of Data Engineering London on Data Applications!

Join us for the third edition of the Data Engineering meetup with a range of talks looking at data applications in various fields. You'll have the chance to network and meet fellow data engineers (and other data enthusiasts)!

When? 18:00 - 18:30 Networking with pizza and drinks from GoCardless 18:30 - 19:30 Talks 19:30 - 20:30 More networking

Where? GoCardless offices (see address)

Speakers and Talks:

1. Data Quality: Prevention is better than the cure - by Andrew Jones (Principal Engineer @ GoCardless)

2. Universal-First Apps: the key to high quality\, unified data collection - by Ambroise Laurent (Solution Engineer @ Theodo UK) & Mo Khazali (Head of Mobile @ Theodo UK)

3. The Data Engineering behind Energy Trading Insights - by Clementine (Cici) Whitcomb (Data Engineer @ EDF Energy)

If you have a topic you're passionate about and wish to see discussed, let us know! We're always looking for more talks for our future events.

Places are limited, make sure you register!

Hello everyone!

Our next meet up is confirmed and we have some fantastic talks lined up for you all!

Bruno Trentini \| Senior Data Scientist \| NVIDIA Generative AI in Healthcare & Life Sciences In this session we will cover how machine learning technologies are revolutionizing healthcare and creating unprecedented opportunities in the life sciences sector through Generative AI. We’ll explore the underlying technologies applied in biomolecular design, how the future of healthcare may look like, and common traits of successful life sciences startups.

About me Bruno Trentini is the Developer Relations Manager leading R&D Alliances for AI in Drug Discovery at NVIDIA and a former Senior Data Scientist at GSK. A passionate advocate of Bayesian methods and Machine Learning, he has a multifaceted background spanning startups to large enterprises. Bruno holds a master’s in Data Science & Machine Learning from University College London and can’t resist dogs.

Andrew Jones \| Principal Engineer @ GoCardless & Author of Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts Data quality: prevention is better than the cure Many of us spend a lot of our time dealing with poor quality data, and any solution we put in place tends to be reactive or yet another workaround implemented in an increasingly complex data pipeline. But this is proving ineffective and expensive, and preventing organisations from realising the value of their data, when that is becoming more important than ever. What if we could prevent data quality issues, at source, where it is cheapest and most effective? We can, and in this talk I'll show you how.

About Me Andrew Jones is a Principal Engineer at GoCardless and author of the recently published and well received book "Driving Data Quality with Data Contracts". He is a regular speaker and writer, and passionate about helping organisations get the most value from their data.

Please aim to arrive at 6pm. The talks will start around 6.30pm (give or take a few mins) and there will be pizza and refreshments on arrival :)

Look forward to seeing you all soon!

We're delighted to announce our next meetup will be hosted by Octopus Investments.

Agenda:

6:00pm: Doors open, networking, food, drinks.

7:00pm: Talks start!

8:00pm: Talks finish, Q&A.

8:30pm: Further drinks and networking.

Speakers:

Andrea Salvati + Jeet Bath - Cleo

Boosting collaboration using GitHub actions

Andrew Jones - GoCardless

Driving data quality with data contracts

The London Analytics Engineering Meetup is focused on discussing and spreading best practices in the growing field of analytics engineering. Whether you've set up the "Modern Data Stack" many times over or are brand new to tools like dbt, Looker, Snowflake, Bigquery and more, this is the meetup for you.

Food and drink will be provided by Octopus Investments with additional support from Spectacles, SELECT, and Brooklyn Data Co.