(Livestream Replay) Power BI DataViz Championship: Watch the Winners & Finalists Present Their Reports!

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🔥 Join us for a special livestream showcasing the Top 3 finalists from the Power BI DataViz Championship — including Jon Sandmann, the first-ever global champion!

🎨 See the best of Power BI data storytelling as these top-tier report designers walk you through the visualizations that wowed the judges.

👀 In this session, you’ll:

• Get behind-the-scenes insights into their design process

• See expert techniques for layout, UX, and interactivity

• Learn how to craft truly impactful data stories with Power BI

🧠 Whether you're a Power BI beginner or a seasoned pro, this event is packed with inspiration, tips, and creative spark. 📅 Don't miss it — hit that reminder and join the chat live!

GUEST BIO (Injae Park)👤

Injae Park is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who combines his technical expertise with a passion for teaching by sharing his insights and practical tips through his YouTube channel @PowerBIPark. Injae's content ranges from beginner tutorials to advanced techniques, and as part of the Power BI Core Visual Representatives - he aims to bridge the MS Developer team with the Power BI community. His education in psychology and economics as well as his experience in consulting gives him a well-rounded perspective on the Power BI Developer experience, making his tutorials both engaging and accessible.

GUEST BIO (Shannon Lindsay) 👤

Shannon is a data and analytics witch with a background in global public health. She’s currently casting spells at Microsoft, working to ensure Power BI is accessible to all users. Shannon spends as much time as possible in the data community, participating in user groups and working with the fabulous Workout Wednesday team.

GUEST BIO (Lakshmi Ponnurasan) 👤

Lakshmi is a Microsoft MVP and certified Power BI specialist known for her creative, insight-driven reports. As a Product Lead, she combines her technical skills with a passion for storytelling and community engagement. A 2025 DataViz Championship finalist, she also shares tips on her blog and mentors aspiring professionals in the data space.

GUEST BIO (Javier Gomez) 👤

Javier is a certified Power BI instructor and founder of one of the largest Spanish-speaking data analytics academies. Originally from Mexico, he began his digital journey at age 9 and has since combined his background in engineering and business to empower others through data. Passionate about making analytics accessible, he now helps professionals visualize and understand their data using tools like Excel and Power BI.

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Wrap up the Power BI visual calculation series by drawing a variance line between the first and last values in your chart! In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use two visual calcs to anchor the start and end points, then connect them with a custom line and error bars — perfect for highlighting overall change over time.

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(Livestream Replay) Everybody's Favorite Power BI & Fabric Topic: Licensing! - with Stephanie Bruno

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Many of us would prefer to avoid the topic of Power BI and Fabric licensing like the plague, and it's no wonder why. Between Premium, PPU, Pro, and Free options, Power BI licensing was already complicated enough. With the introduction of Fabric capacities and even more considerations to think through, it can quickly get overwhelming.

But fear not, the witch and wizard are in the house to break it down and simplify it for you by explaining the details and even providing a high-level calculator. We'll have an engaging discussion on some of the nuances and how to decide what you need so you'll be on your way and ready to make some decisions.

GUEST BIO (Stephanie Bruno) 👤

Stephanie is the co-founder and grand high witch at data-witches.com. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who specializes in turning complex data into clear insights using Fabric and Power BI. Before becoming a full-time witch (and like so many of us in this field) she had a long and winding career path. In her case, it was mostly spent working on a shoestring budget at non-profits, where she learned how to get as much as possible accomplished with few resources (the inspiration for the licensing calculator). When not at her computer she can be found chasing after her kids, doing never-ending laundry, mixing cocktails, baking goodies, and planning her next adventure.

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(Livestream Replay) Introducing Fabric Workloads & PowerTable for Fabric Data Apps w/ Live Writeback - with Gopal

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PowerTable by Lumel is a Fabric workload that enables business users to build no-code, write-back-enabled table applications directly on Microsoft Fabric. It connects live, with full bi-directional sync, to your cloud data warehouse tables including Fabric SQL, Fabric Data Warehouse, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, and other major data platforms.

PowerTable also integrates seamlessly with your Power BI semantic models, supporting no-code write-back scenarios that are distinct from Translytical Task Flows, which are designed for pro-code use cases.

In this session, you’ll also learn how PowerTable is fundamentally different from traditional table app solutions like Airtable, SmartSheet, or Microsoft Access, offering a fully governed, enterprise-grade approach designed for the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.

PowerTable by Lumel is a Fabric Workload that allows business users to build no-code, writeback-enabled table apps on Microsoft Fabric. It connects live (with bi-directional sync) to your cloud data warehouse tables in platforms such as Fabric SQL, Fabric Data Warehouse, Microsoft Azure SQL, Snowflake, Databricks and other major data platforms. 

GUEST BIO 👤

Gopal Krishnamurthy is the Founder and CEO of Lumel. He is a visionary who saw the rise of cloud data platforms and adopted very early on (Snowflake, Databricks, DBT) with Visual BI and successfully divested and exited the consulting business (Visual BI) with the sale to Atos in 2021. When he also saw the BI market consolidating with Power BI, he positioned Lumel to become the #1 Microsoft Fabric and Power BI AppSource Partner. He also predicted the rise of native apps on top of data platforms as organizations look to eliminate data silos as a prerequisite to make their data AI-ready. So, he doubled down on his vision of building an integrated Lumel native app that consolidates planning, master data, reporting, and analytics on top of semantic models and envisions Lumel as the new “Face of Data” for everyday application needs.

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