Knowledge resources
Sharing what we learn is part of how we work. We run free offline and online events, host two podcasts (one for data leaders, one for engineers), write about and share latest frameworks, tools and best practices in data and AI
August 26th, 2026: AI Hackathon For Data Engineers
What separates good AI systems from bad ones is the engineering: the context, the tools, the guardrails. Are you up for the challenge?
August 27th, 2026: From Scattered Data To Trustworthy Science
What it takes to turn scattered research data into a FAIR, AI-ready foundation, with a live look at the open-source Data Product Portal
Jun-Sep '26: Agentic AI In Production
The production story of an enterprise Agentic AI system, presented privately for senior data and AI leadership
Talk to your Data in Databricks: dbt, Metric Views & Genie Spaces
AI is only as good as the layer underneath it. In Databricks this is the Metric View: a semantic model that governs how data fits together.
Snowflake Intelligence: Just Ask Your Data
Snowflake Intelligence is a chat interface that turns plain English into SQL, giving business users answers without involving the data team.
AI Workflows in Agno: Building Deterministic Agents
Instead of letting a single agent roam freely across your data, Agno lets you build agents per data product.
Not Every Data Question Deserves a Full Data Product. And that’s okay
Why forcing every data request into a data product creates friction, and how Explorations make governed data access easier.
uv scripts: micro-production situationship
Learn how uv scripts bridge the gap between throwaway scripts and full Python projects with minimal overhead
Portable S3 security for EU clouds
Portable S3 security for EU clouds using JWT, OPA, and temporary credentials without hyperscaler lock-in.
Can We Outsource Thinking? AI, Education, and the Future of Knowledge Work
Frank Neven discusses Agentic AI, database engineering, education, and the future of human-AI collaboration.
The Data Challenge behind the Einstein Telescope
Tjonnie Li explains gravitational waves, the Einstein Telescope, and why the future of science depends on data engineering.
Scaling Data in Aviation: Inside Brussels Airlines’ Data Strategy
How Brussels Airlines transformed a broken data setup into scalable data products, enabling self-service and real business impact.
Aug 27th, 2026: From Scattered Data To Trustworthy Science
What it takes to turn scattered research data into a FAIR, AI-ready foundation, with a live look at the open-source Data Product Portal
May 28th, 2026: Sovereign Data Platforms
How to design data platforms that are portable by default, using open-source components, with a live deployment demo on UpCloud.
Apr 30th, 2026: Metadata By Design: Make Your Data Products AI-Ready
AI agents need metadata to work but catalogs are not usually successful. Our approach is through process design.
July 30th, 2026: PyData Belgium MeetUp
Join us at the third iteration of the rebooted PyData Belgium meetup. We have 3 super interesting data talks lined up.
Jun 24th, 2026: DataDinners Amsterdam Edition
A co-hosted evening for data leaders on infrastructure, maturity, and agentic AI: talks, roundtables, and dinner.
April 2nd, 2026: State of Data: Our Annual Flagship Event
A deep dive into the trends and building blocks shaping modern data-centric organizations.
