EdmData (Edmonton Microsoft Data Professionals User Group) is a not-for-profit community focused on sharing knowledge and building connections across the Microsoft Data & AI ecosystem.

We host monthly events to help professionals learn, grow, and stay connected around  Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Microsoft Purview and OpenAI.

🗓️ Event Details: 

• Held monthly, typically on a Monday
• Sessions start at 12:00 PM Mountain Time (MT)
• Each session runs 45–60 minutes, including Q&A
• Sessions are primarily in-person, with virtual attendance options.

🎤 Why Speak at EdmData?

Speaking at EdmData is a great way to: 

• Share your expertise with a growing community of data and AI professionals.
• Expand your network with peers, Microsoft MVPs, and industry leaders.
• Inspire others through your experience.
• Strengthen your public speaking and thought leadership presence.

Whether you're a seasoned speaker or sharing for the first time, we’d love to hear from you.

💡Suggested Topics:

• Azure Data Platform (Fabric, Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Data Lake)
• Power BI & Visualization (Modeling, DAX, Embedded, Governance)
• Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark, MLflow)
• AI & ML (Azure ML, OpenAI, Cognitive Services, Real-world RAG demos)
• Governance, DataOps & MLOps (Purview, CI/CD, Quality, Security, Metadata)
• Applied Gen AI (Copilot integrations, LangChain, LLMOps, Use cases)