SMG Data Summit Zurich 2024
Unlock the Power of Data Excellence

at the SMG Data Summit:

January 23rd and 24th, 2024

Unlock the Power of Data Excellence at the SMG Data Summit

Welcome to the SMG Data Summit 2024, a two-day event that promises to revolutionize your understanding of data.

Hosted by Google and organized by SMG Swiss Market Place, this conference will immerse you in the fascinating world of data analytics and innovation. Whether you are an SMG employee or an external attendee, this summit is your gateway to enhancing your data expertise.

23. & 24. January 2024

From 9AM to 5PM

Google Offices Zurich

What to Expect?

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be part of the SMG Data Summit. Check out the agenda for both days.

Elevate your data knowledge, network with amazing people, and embark on a journey of data excellence. Stay tuned for registration details and more updates, and we look forward to seeing you there! 

Morning 

08:30 – 09:15 Breakfast and Networking
09:15 – 09:30 Opening Session by Google
09:30 – 09:45 Event Kick-Off by our ELT
09:45 – 10:30 Data Directors (Past, Present, Future)
11:00 – 12:00 Google Session: What you need to know about GenAI by Sam Kruklis

Lunch Break

Afternoon 

Talk

13:15 – 14:00 „Data Vault Modeling Patterns“
by Christian Kaul

14:15 – 15:00  „Yin and Yang: How to balance data democratization with data security“
by Bart Vandekerckhove

15:15 – 16:00 „Win stakeholders‘ attention and communicate growth data like a PRO“
by Andrzej Zasowski

16:15 – 17:00 „Record Linkage: Our approach to listing deduplication“
by Anders Fløystad and Stevan Meandzija

Workshops

13:15 – 17:15 Data Engineering
Bartek Sadlej and Marcin Szymaniuk about „ChatGPT, LLMs, and LangChains – Getting Started Guide“

13:00 – 17:00 Google Gemini & Vertex AI
Nicolas Wipfli and Manu Perez Belmonte about „Generative AI Workshop – Getting Started, Generative AI Studio and Function Calling“

14:00 – 17:00 Data Science/Machine Learning/AI
Katharine Jarmul about „Privacy Engineering in Machine Learning and Data Science“

14:15-15:00 Business Intelligence
JP Monteiro about „Hands-On with Veezoo: Using Generative AI and Knowledge Graphs for Self-Service Analytics“

14:00 – 16:00 Data Products/Leadership/Data Governance
Dhruv Saharya about „Solving the Data Puzzle: A Design Thinking Workshop Powered by Atlan“ 

15:15 – 16:00 Business Intelligence
Slim Kammoun about „Metrics Automation with DBT and MetricFlow“

Post-Conference

Connect with fellow attendees and prepare for an exciting location experience. Unwind and engage in meaningful conversations.

Admission: Free for SMG Employees! Register in advance here.

Morning

08:30 – 09:15 Breakfast and Networking
09:15 – 10:00 Opening Speech by Andreas Gertsch Grover, Director Data at SMG
10:00 – 10:45 Google Keynote by Vladimir Vuskovic
11:00 – 12:00 Paolo Platter on: „The role of data contracts in the Data Mesh“

Lunch Break

Afternoon

Talks
 
13:00 – 13:45  „AI Governance: Understanding Risks and Opportunities in AI Systems“
by Katharine Jarmul
 
14:00 – 14:45 „From data team to data startup: the rocky road of data entrepreneurship“
by Bart Voorn and Pim Nauts
 
15:15 – 16:15 „From Passive to Powerful: Activating Metadata for Modern Data Governance“
by Dhruv Saharya
 
16:30 – 17:00  „Data Democratisation is All About Language“
by JP Monteiro
 
Workshops
 
13:00 – 17:00 Data Products / Leadership / Data 
Paolo Platter about „The lifecycle management of Data Products in a Data Mesh environment“
 

13:00 – 15:00 Business Intelligence
Christian Kaul about: „Model Your Chocolate Factory“

13:00 – 15:30 Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
Marcin Szymaniuk about „Deep dive into AI & ML for CxOs, Managers and Business Leaders“ 

 
15:00 – 17:00 Data Engineering
Pim Nauts about „Data Contracts for Faster Data Access“
 
17:00 – 17:15 Data Summit Closing Session by Eimy Raygada
 

Post-Conference

Continue building connections with your newfound acquaintances, followed by an offsite adventure to make your experience truly memorable.

If you are part of SMG you can reserve a spot here

Speakers and Participating Companies

Our summit features an illustrious lineup of speakers and leading companies at the forefront of the data revolution. Join us to hear from the following experts.

Paolo Platter

Agile Lab CTO & Co-Founder

A technologist with a passion for cutting-edge distributed technologies and a track record of excellence in software development and data engineering. He holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Politechnic of Turin in Italy.

Christian Kaul

Data Structure Designer

A Munich-based data structure designer, writer, and event organizer at The Data Institute. With extensive BI experience across industries, he excels in roles like data modeler, warehouse developer, project manager, and support team lead.

Bart Vandekerckhove

Co-Founder at Raito

Before co-founding Raito, Bart was Sr. Product Manager Data Privacy at Collibra and has built out Collibra’s data privacy offering. Join his session to explore balancing data security with democratization, with insights on monitoring, management, and automation.

JP Monteiro

CTO and co-founder at Veezoo

CTO and co-founder of Veezoo, a self-service analytics solution that empowers anyone to get answers from data with the use of Generative AI and a semantic layer. Prior to founding Veezoo in 2016, he worked on open-domain question-answering systems using Knowledge Graphs.

Dhruv Saharya

Customer Success at Atlan

A true data enthusiast and a founding member of the Customer Success team at Atlan. With over a decade of hands-on experience collaborating with Data Teams, Dhruv is passionate about guiding Data Teams to unlock the full potential of their data initiatives.

Katharine Jarmul

Author of Practical Data Privacy

A Privacy activist and data scientist whose work and research focuses on privacy and security in data science workflows. She is author of Practical Data Privacy (O’Reilly 2023) and has held numerous leadership and independent contributor roles at large companies and startups in the US and Germany

Bart Voorn & Pim Nauts

Founders at STRM: safe data

When Bart and Pim left their cushy enterprise data jobs, they had no clue what they wrote up for. They will share their experiences in setting up their own data company, STRM, how start-up life is different from working life, why start-ups need you to take a risk and their journey from a closed licensed product to open-sourcing their newest data security engine

Andrzej Zasowski

Group Head of SEO at SMG

With over twelve years of expertise in Organic Growth (SEO), he proudly serves as the Group Head of SEO at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group. My strategic focus centers on fostering cross-functional and data-driven collaboration between product and marketing teams.

Marcin Szymaniuk & Bartek Sadlej

CEO and Data Engineer at Tantus Data

Monetizing big data since the 07’s, Marcin leads a top-tier team of data engineers specializing in Data Engineering – like Bartek -, ML, ML-ops, and Cloud. An expert in both non-standard and routine challenges, Marcin’s vast experience spans industries and projects of all sizes. Specializing in AI, ML, and deployment, he has collaborated with industry giants like Apple, Spotify, and Telia, while also supporting startups.

Slim Kammoun

Business Intelligence Developer at SMG

Slim will delve into the potent synergy achieved through the integration of dbt (data build tool) and MetricFlow, demonstrating how this collaboration empowers organizations to significantly enhance their data analytics capabilities.

Anders Fløystad & Stevan Meandzija

Head of AI & Competitive Intelligence and Python Data Engineer at SMG

Anders‘ and Stevan’s presentation focuses on solving the record linkage (deduplication) challenge in marketplaces, using automotive listings as a case study. They’ll discuss our approach, covering external data handling, enrichment, normalization, deduplication, and graphing.

The SMG Data Summit is where data excellence meets industry innovation – an opportunity you don't want to miss!

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