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Hello all! We have an action-packed meeting waiting for you. We'll start with nibbles, drinks and networking and then hear presentations from our two guest speakers:

Guy Biecher, Co-Founder & CTO at Seemore DataHow to Use Data Lineage to Drive Efficiency and Cut 40% Off Your Data Spend.

Want to know how to drive proactive cost optimization through observability, waste reduction, usage-based optimization, all leveraging Snowflake’s features to maximize efficiency. Guy Biecher will be your guide on how to keep costs down and ROI up!

Shan Patel, Deputy Director & Head of Data EngineeringAccelerating Data Delivery with Snowflake & DevOpsHow we used Snowflake & DevOps to develop our Novus-ai product and quickly deploy to customers. 

Agenda

Speaker

Guy Biecher - Seemore Data (CTO & Co-Founder)

Hosted By

Christopher Marland, Data Superhero

Snowflake Solutions Architect @ Aimpoint Digital | Data Engineer | Snowflake Data Superhero | Co-Lead Frosty Friday

Piers Batchelor, Data Superhero

• Snowflake Data Superhero
• Snowflake For Startups, Chapter Lead
• London Snowflake User Group, Chapter Lead
• Astrato Analytics (Self-Service BI, Revolutionized for the cloud), Senior Product Manager

Snowflake User Groups

Complete your event RSVP here: https://usergroups.snowflake.com/events/details/snowflake-london-presents-lsug-formal-user-group-february/.

In this workshop you'll learn how to:

Use Streamlit to build a conversational analytics application using Cortex Analyst How to improve your application's accuracy by providing context using Cortex Search and Semantic Models How to call Cortex Analyst using Streamlit and REST APIs

Who Should Attend?

The workshop is open to anyone with a technical background, whether you’re a data analyst, engineer, or simply a tech enthusiast curious about the latest data trends. It's especially beneficial for those aiming to enhance their professional skill set by learning about Snowflake.

Why Attend?

Upskill: In an era where data is becoming increasingly valuable, knowing how to leverage powerful technologies like Snowflake is crucial. This workshop could be a stepping stone to help propel your career forward. Networking Opportunities: Connect with like-minded professionals and industry experts. Exchange ideas, share experiences, and build relationships that could lead to future collaborations or career opportunities. Hands-On Experience: It's one thing to read about technology, but it's another to use it. The hands-on lab ensures you don't just learn; you apply, making the knowledge stick.

Logistics

This will be a hands on session so feel free to bring your laptops so you can have a go at building something yourselves. Make sure you have a full charge on your laptops and have your personal hotspots ready as a backup!

Spaces will be limited to 60 people, and we will rely on registrations on the Snowflake Community page to gauge numbers. Please only register if you know you will be able to attend, it will help us to order the correct amount of food/drink.

First come, first served on the day, we will try our best of course but if you arrive late we may not be able to fit you in.

Please try to check-in to the building BEFORE the event. You will receive an invite from “Envoy” which you can use to check-in. If you don’t, you’ll have to type all your details into the Envoy app at reception on the ground floor, which can slow things down. If you check-in using the invite then you’ll have your pass on your phone and you can scan it when you arrive.

If you haven’t already done so, join the WhatsApp group (https://chat.whatsapp.com/KKYqR22jwo4DxQRcTGa0GP) and we’ll keep you updated on any updates or last minute changes.

Agenda

Speaker

Peter Aubrey - Snowflake (Senior Sales Engineer)

Experienced Director Solutions Consulting with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Strong consulting professional skilled in Business Process, Enterprise Software, PaaS, Partner Management, and Agile Methodologies.

Hosted By

Christopher Marland, Data Superhero

Snowflake Solutions Architect @ Aimpoint Digital | Data Engineer | Snowflake Data Superhero | Co-Lead Frosty Friday

Piers Batchelor, Data Superhero

• Snowflake Data Superhero
• Snowflake For Startups, Chapter Lead
• London Snowflake User Group, Chapter Lead
• Astrato Analytics (Self-Service BI, Revolutionized for the cloud), Senior Product Manager

Snowflake User Groups

Complete your event RSVP here: https://usergroups.snowflake.com/events/details/snowflake-london-presents-london-build-meetup-build-an-ai-powered-conversational-analytics-application/.

Teams of up to 6 will play together to win the inaugural title of "London Snowflake User Group Festive Quiz Champions of 2024", or LSUGFQC's for short try saying that to your family around a mouth full of turkey. There may even be a trophy, no promises!

Not got a team, no problem, as Denis Norden said "it'll be alright on the night" so come along some food, drink and a bit of networking.

Logistics

Spaces will be limited to 60 people, and we will rely on registrations on the Snowflake Community page to gauge numbers. Please only register if you know you will be able to attend, it will help us to order the correct amount of food/drink.

First come, first served on the day, we will try our best of course but if you arrive late we may not be able to fit you in.

Please try to check-in to the building BEFORE the event. You will receive an invite from “Envoy” which you can use to check-in. If you don’t, you’ll have to type all your details into the Envoy app at reception on the ground floor, which can slow things down. If you check-in using the invite then you’ll have your pass on your phone and you can scan it when you arrive.

If you haven’t already done so, join the WhatsApp group (https://chat.whatsapp.com/KKYqR22jwo4DxQRcTGa0GP) and we’ll keep you updated on any updates or last minute changes.

Agenda

Hosted By

Christopher Marland, Data Superhero

Snowflake Solutions Architect @ Aimpoint Digital | Data Engineer | Snowflake Data Superhero | Co-Lead Frosty Friday

Piers Batchelor, Data Superhero

• Snowflake Data Superhero
• Snowflake For Startups, Chapter Lead
• London Snowflake User Group, Chapter Lead
• Astrato Analytics (Self-Service BI, Revolutionized for the cloud), Senior Product Manager

Snowflake User Groups

Complete your event RSVP here: https://usergroups.snowflake.com/events/details/snowflake-london-presents-the-big-snowflake-quiz-of-the-year-happy-holidays/.

Join us on Tuesday 11th June at Projective Group HQ for a formal user group meeting. We'll begin with a drinks reception on the balcony, overlooking the City of London and the Thames, followed by a presentation on how one financial services company made the wholehearted move onto Snowflake, and a catch up on everything announced at Snow Summit.

Agenda

6:00 PM: Balcony Drinks Reception

Enjoy a free bar and catering on Projective Group HQ's balcony overlooking the Thames and the City of London

7:00 PM: How to Switch Your Bank to Snowflake

Banks are notoriously big organisations and setting up a new tech stack is no easy thing. Hear how Terry Catt implemented Snowflake at a large bank and began the move from their legacy data warehouse.

7:30 PM: Summit Catch Up

Will Riley from Snowflake Professional Services will be with us to tell us about all the excitement of Summit. Hopefully the sun will make us feel like we're still in California.

Speakers

Will Riley - Snowflake (EMEA Solutions Architect)

Terry Catt - Projective Group (Senior Data Engineer)

Hosts

Christopher Marland

Piers Batchelor - Astrato Analytics (Sr. Product Manager)

Piers Batchelor is an award-winning data expert and product strategist, designing innovative solutions for real-world business. Piers' experience covers a number of industries, and he has architected numerous cloud BI products, modernising traditional data visualisation, data storytelling concepts and re-imagined exploratory analysis with AI. He is part of the 2023 Snowflake Data Superhero coh…

Partner

PROJECTIVE GROUP UK (http://www.projectivegroup.com/) Established in 2006, Projective Group is a leading Financial Services change specialist, with expertise across dedicated divisions in Data (formerly DTSQUARED), Payments, Risk and Compliance, Transformation, Managed Services and Talent.

Snowflake User Groups

Complete your event RSVP here: https://usergroups.snowflake.com/events/details/snowflake-london-presents-lsug-formal/.

Now that you can write models in Python, a new world of possibility has opened up. In this session, Christopher Marland introduces you to Snowpark and how it integrates with dbt, before demonstrating a real-world use case where Python transformations outperform SQL, starting from raw data and moving through to a completed analysis.

This talk is ideal for people who are familiar with PySpark but new to dbt, or who are experienced dbt users and curious about taking advantage of their new Pythonic superpowers from inside of a familiar development environment.

Speaker: Christopher Marland, Snowflake Solutions Architect, Aimpoint Digital

Register for Coalesce at https://coalesce.getdbt.com