Data & BI Innovation Track

AI-Assisted BI · Next-Gen Analytics · Python & R · Semantic Layers · Data Utilities

About the Conference

The Budapest BI & Analytics Forum is an international vendor-independent Business Intelligence and Data Analytics conference held in Budapest, Hungary. This year the conference will run between November 17-19.

Schedule overview:

  • November 17 (Monday): In-person workshops, either half-day or full-day
  • November 18 (Tuesday): Main in-person conference day, held at the Danubius Hotel Helia
  • November 19 (Wednesday): Online conference day with remote-only talks, delivered via Zoom.

Data & BI Innovation Track

The BI Innovation track covers new and interesting tools, methods and approaches to BI and analytics.

A partial list of the topics of interest:

  • AI-Assisted BI and analytics
  • BI and data visualizations tools
  • Next-gen spreadsheets
  • Python and R libraries for data analytics and visualizations
  • Semantic layer management tools
  • Other innovations in the analytics ecosystem

Speakers

This track ran for the first time in 2024, where our speaker list included talks on Mitzu,  Count, Marimo and Panel.

Planned talks for the current edition:

Allison Horst

Allison Horst

Observable (USA)
Introducing Observable Canvases
bi innovation dataviz
Introducing Observable Canvases: A new paradigm in collaborative data analysis and dashboarding
online · standard talk · en

Linear, code-based data workflows might be perfect for self-contained data science teams, but they can also exclude collaborators from data exploration and development. This results in siloed analyses that miss out on valuable domain expertise from stakeholders, and end products that rot away because they haven’t been customized to meet the needs of specific users.

Our session introduces Observable Canvases, a new way of working that encourages data teams and business users to work together — visually, iteratively, and collaboratively.

Attendees will learn how canvases help BI teams move faster from raw data to long-lived dashboards by:
- Encouraging non-linear data exploration with interactive, performant charts — no matter the size of your data
- Flexing between UI, AI, or code to wrangle and visualize data across the canvas
- Bringing everyone together in one place for richer and more efficient collaboration
- Making dashboard development a natural extension of your data analysis, for faster delivery and easier upkeep

Evan Rusackas

Evan Rusackas

Preset (USA)
Introduction to Apache Superset
bi innovation dataviz
Open Source Business Intelligence - Introduction to Apache Superset
online · standard talk · en

In this talk, we'll take a look at Apache Superset, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF)'s #1 project by GitHub stars, and learn about the features and flexibility that make it the leading tool for data visualization in the open-source data stack. We'll talk about what it does, how it works, and how it's built.

Jules Walzer-Goldfeld

Jules Walzer-Goldfeld

Posit PBC (USA)
Great Tables & gt-extras
bi innovation python
Great Tables & gt-extras: Telling Better Data Stories with Beautiful Tables
online · standard talk · en

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so why do we have to look at tables with a thousand cells of text?

In this session, we’ll explore the Great Tables package for Python, a powerful tool for creating clear, polished, and publication-ready tables.

We’ll also dive into gtExtras, an extension package that lets you embed small plots directly into your tables bringing your data to life, one cell at a time. Whether you’re building reports, dashboards, or presentations, these tools will help you turn tables into a powerful medium for data storytelling.

Finally, we’ll showcase inspiring and creative entries from the 2025 Table Contest, celebrating what’s possible when data and design come together in tabular form.

Adam Schroeder

Adam Schroeder

Plotly (USA)
Vibe Analytics with Plotly Studio
bi innovation python
Join the Vibe Analytics Revolution with Plotly Studio
online · standard talk · en

With Plotly Studio and AI data analysis, your data becomes an interactive data app in minutes. Adam will offer a live demo of the latest Plotly product: Plotly Studio. In this talk you will learn how AI and natural language are changing the way teams build and share insights.

Zoltán Csonka

Zoltán Csonka

Infinite Lambda (HU)
Omni, the BI Platform for Governance and Self-service analytics
bi innovation
Introducing Omni, the BI Platform for Governance and Self-service analytics
online · standard talk · en

This session introduces Omni, a next-generation BI platform designed to harmonise data governance and empower business user self-service. You will see how Omni provides a governed semantic layer to ensure all metrics are consistent and trusted. Upon this foundation, Omni delivers a flexible, multi-modal analytics experience that empowers every user to work their preferred way—whether through Excel-like formulas on live data, an intuitive drag-and-drop UI, SQL coding, or trusted, context-aware AI.

Join this remote presentation and live demo to see how Omni:

Enhances Trust and Collaboration: A universal semantics layer that integrates seamlessly with dbt.

Delivers Governed Self-Service: Unifies multiple ways of working (drag & drop, excel, SQL, AI) on a single, trusted data model.

Provides AI You Can Trust: Leverages its semantic layer and AI context to provide accurate, context-aware answers.

Xintia Gyenge

Xintia Gyenge

Databricks (CH)
Databricks AI/BI
bi innovation dataviz
Databricks AI/BI - Intelligent analytics for everyone
online · quick talk · en

This talk will introduce AI/BI Dashboards and Databricks ONE - How to democratize insights from your data through AI-powered business intelligence, natively integrated into the Databricks Platform.

The track is currently being organized, more speakers coming soon.

Other conference tracks

The Budapest BI Forum offers several tracks on data visualization and analytics, including:
Data-Driven Business · Data Visualization · Power BI & Fabric · Data & BI Innovation

Attending the Conference

The Budapest BI Forum is a hybrid conference, so the talks can be watched either in-person in Budapest or remotely. Please note the that last day (Wednesday, November 19) is fully online.

Find out more about the ticket prices at our Registration page.

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