Eevamaija Virtanen
Invinite
[This is a post-conference workshop back to back to our Data Warehousing & BI Summit where Eevamaija will deliver a keynote as well. You can register for this workshop separately via this page or, with a discount, in combination with the conference via the conference registration form.]
Hallucinations from AI can destroy trust in BI outputs. This technical session walks through building an LLM-powered analytics assistant that only answers from governed, verified data. Using Snowflake Cortex Semantic Models, Cortex Analyst, and Cortex Search, we’ll map business terms to actual definitions, auto-generate safe SQL and trace every step for auditability. You’ll see the full stack in action, with architecture diagrams and code patterns you can implement.
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Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht
Winthontlaan 4-6
3526 KV Utrecht
Telefoon 030 8000 800
The hotel is very well accessible by public transport. From busstop ‘Kanaleneiland Zuid’ it is only a three-minute walk. You can take buses 63, 65, 66, 74 and 77 from Utrecht Central Station and you also take the tram line 20 or 21 from the train station and get off at stop ‘Kanaleneiland’. Please consult www.9292.nl (door-to-door journey planner, also available in English) or call 0900-9292 (travel advice by phone, € 0.70 p/m).
Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht is also located next to the highway A12, exit 17 (Utrecht / Jaarbeurs / Kanaleneiland).
Although the hotel has a large parking garage, we cannot guarantee parking spots. We therefore advise you to go by public transport.
For those who would like to arrive the day before, there is the possibility of staying at the Van der Valk Hotel Utrecht. However, the hotel does not provide special discounts for attendees of events. Therefore, when interested in an overnight stay, please consult Van der Valk directly to make a reservation.
More information about the hotel and the location can be found on their website www.vandervalkhotelutrecht.nl.
Practically all of our seminars and workshops can be offered as an In-house course for your company exclusively. We can tailor with extra focus on specific topics that apply to your organization. Also available in online format or in face-to-face format with live video stream.
Conference on Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence. Topics: AI for Data, Data Architecture, Data Engineering & Grounded AI, Data Mesh & Data Products, Data Governance, Data Modelling. Top rated speakers Alec Sharp, Eevamaija Virtanen, Rick van der Lans, Juha Korpela and others.
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