How do you deliver a modern, governed analytics stack to dozens of independent and competing companies, each with their own priorities, budgets, and data platforms? SpareBank 1 built a platform-as-a-service using Infrastructure as Code to provision dbt environments on demand. This session shares how SB1 modernized legacy data warehouses and scaled dbt across a network of banks, offering lessons for any organization supporting multiple business units or regions.

In this session, you’ll learn how dbt’s Semantic Layer and MCP Server enable safe, AI-powered access to data through natural language interfaces. As business users start exploring data conversationally, the analyst role is evolving—from writing queries to curating trusted logic, guiding usage, and enabling scalable self-service. We’ll break down what this shift looks like and how dbt helps analysts stay at the center of decision-making.

Setting up a dbt project the right way ensures maintainability, scalability, and efficiency. Learn how Bumble uses dbt to reduce tech debt and lay the foundation not only for analytics, but also for machine learning and data products.

The data world has long been divided, with data engineers and data scientists working in silos. This fragmentation creates a long, difficult journey from raw data to machine learning models. We've unified these worlds through the Google Cloud and dbt partnership. In this session, we'll show you an end-to-end workflow that simplifies data to AI journey. The availability of dbt Cloud on Google Cloud Marketplace streamlines getting started, and its integration with BigQuery's new Apache Iceberg tables creates an open foundation. We'll also highlight how BigQuery DataFrames' integration with dbt Python models lets you perform complex data science at scale, all within a single, streamlined process. Join us to learn how to build a unified data and AI platform with dbt on Google Cloud.

Let’s bring it back to where it all began—with you, the dbt community—and to where we’re going. We’ll share our perspective on how the two engines, dbt Core and Fusion, are united by one common framework—and how we continue to build in the open. Plus: recognition of our exceptional community contributors who make dbt so special. For our Coalesce Online attendees, join us on Slack in #coalesce-2025 to stay connected during keynote!

The future of AI is here. Join AI and data industry thought leader Ashley Kramer from OpenAI as she shares how AI-powered development and intelligent systems act as force multipliers for organizations—and how to confidently embrace these accelerants at scale. In the second half of the keynote, she'll be joined by a panel of product leaders from across the data stack for a discussion on the future of analytics in an AI-driven world and how dbt and ecosystem partners are innovating to rewrite what’s possible: turning yesterday's science fiction into today's reality. For our Coalesce Online attendees, join us on Slack in #coalesce-2025 to stay connected during keynote!

Learn how Ericsson’s Enterprise Wireless Solutions team modernized its analytics stack, replacing legacy tools like Alteryx and ThoughtSpot with scalable, modular data models powered by the dbt platform. With a lean team, we tackled SOX compliance, streamlined operations, and expanded from internal analytics to external analytics. Now we're starting to use the new dbt Fusion engine to accelerate development and more tightly manage costs. Find out how we climbed from legacy limitations to enterprise-grade analytics performance.

Learn why dbt is the best place for analysts to build reliable data products quickly, combining structured workflows with context-aware AI. We will explore how dbt Canvas, dbt Studio, and more give analysts the visibility, control, and flexibility they need to move from exploration to production without relying on engineers. You will also see how AI agents in dbt accelerate development by recommending logic, surfacing relevant models, and helping troubleshoot issues—making self-service both faster and more trusted.

Aura Minerals cut pipeline migration time by 87%, transforming a 45-hour manual process into a 6-hour lift with relatively little manual oversight. In this session, learn how the team used AI tools to accelerate their shift from a complex PySpark environment to a streamlined, modern dbt workflow. You’ll walk away with a clear view of the strategy, the tools they used, and what it looks like to modernize your data stack with AI as a force multiplier.

In this talk, EQT walks through their journey to dbt Fusion, focusing on how they re-architected their data workflows for speed, scalability, and maintainability. Using three real-world projects as case studies, they'll show how State Aware Orchestration reduced runtimes (you don’t want to miss this!), simplified job orchestration, and surfaced a few unexpected pitfalls along the way. They'll wrap up by sharing lessons learned and practical tips for teams planning their own Fusion migration.

At EMC Insurance, inconsistent data definitions across a rigid legacy system led to an estimated $6 million analyst-hours spent on reconciliation instead of delivering insights. We needed a way to standardize metrics fast. By using the dbt semantic layer alongside Analytics8, we created a consistent, queryable layer for metrics like loss ratio, helping teams across the business get on the same page and ensure a single source of truth. This session walks through how we approached the problem, what we built, and what we’d do differently. If you’re trying to clean up inconsistent reporting or move away from fragile legacy logic, this is for you.

Join us for a roundtable discussion where we’ll go deeper into the ideas shared in the Next-gen data development with dbt Fusion engine breakout. Bring your questions, share your take, and connect with peers and presenters. Note attendance in the breakout session is not required.

Get hands-on with dbt Copilot, the AI assistant built into dbt that helps you move faster and write better code. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use copilot to generate sql, create data tests and documentation, and build semantic models and metrics —all within your existing workflow. What to bring: You must bring your own laptop to complete the hands-on exercises. We will provide all the other sandbox environments for dbt and data platform.

Bilt Rewards turned their dbt project into a natural language interface. By connecting their semantic layer and underlying data warehouse to an LLM, business users and data analysts can ask real business questions and get trusted and creative insights. This session shows how they modeled their data for AI, how they kept accuracy intact, and increased data driven conversations across the business.

Easy, fast, and scalable: pick 3. MotherDuck’s managed DuckLake data lakehouse blends the cost efficiency, scale, and openness of a lakehouse with the speed of a warehouse for truly joyful dbt pipelines. We will show you how!

The session details how our lean central data team has achieved significant output by: Deploying the optimal tools (dbt and Lightdash) that supercharge DevEx Democratizing dbt development effectively Leveraging AI driven development Effectively using Kanban prioritization

Delve into the core concepts and applications of data quality with dbt. With a focus on practical implementation, you'll learn to deploy custom data tests, unit testing, and linting to ensure the reliability and accuracy of your data operations. After this course, you will be able to: Recognize scenarios that call for testing data quality Implement efficient data testing methods to ensure reliability (data tests, unit tests) Navigate other quality checks in dbt (linting, CI, compare) Prerequisites for this course include: dbt Fundamentals What to bring: You will need to bring your own laptop to complete the hands-on exercises. We will provide all the other sandbox environments for dbt and data platform. Duration: 2 hours Fee: $200 Trainings and certifications are not offered separately and must be purchased with a Coalesce pass Trainings and certifications are not available for Coalesce Online passes

Get hands-on experience migrating an existing dbt project to Fusion in this interactive workshop. Work alongside dbt experts who will guide you through common migration patterns, troubleshooting techniques, and best practices for optimizing dbt with Fusion. You'll leave this session with practical solutions on how to upgrade a dbt project to Fusion. After this course, you will be able to: Use dbt with Fusion to speed up model compilation, improve development workflows, and get deeper insights into your project’s structure. Prerequisites for this course include: dbt fundamentals What to bring: You will need to bring your own laptop. We will use the dbt VS Code Extension, so please install VS Code ahead of time. Duration : 2 hours Fee : $200 Trainings and certifications are not offered separately and must be purchased with a Coalesce pass. Trainings and certifications are not available for Coalesce Online passes.

At EQT, we use dbt as the backbone for contracts, metadata, and increasingly, semantic models. Many of our users work in Excel, so we built a custom add-in to make governed data and shared metrics directly accessible where exploration happens. This setup also lets us experiment with AI-assisted discovery and text-to-SQL, connecting both raw data and dbt’s semantic layer to live, auditable analysis.

Get ready to accelerate your career trajectory! Join this session designed specifically for dbt practitioners who are serious about their impact. This isn't just about code; it's about making your technical dbt work undeniably indispensable by tying it to quantifiable business value. In this interactive session you will learn: How to talk to your manager about the real ROI of your contributions, fueling your professional growth as a dbt champion How executives think about business outcomes and evaluate software Ways to directly connect the challenging work you do every day to the company's business success How leading dbt customers have already quantified their massive financial impact