Join us for the first meetup of the Databricks Accenture Avanade Detroit SouthEast Michigan User Group.

This session will focus on how Databricks AI/BI Genie helps business users ask natural-language questions over governed enterprise data while keeping trust, security, and consistency at the center of analytics.

We will discuss where Genie fits in the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform, how teams should prepare trusted datasets and business-friendly metadata, and how Unity Catalog and governed metrics help support reliable self-service analytics.

The session will also include a practical Databricks certification roadmap for students, new joiners, data engineers, analysts, architects, and AI practitioners who want to get certified. We will cover the major Databricks certification paths, how to choose the right first exam, how to prepare, and what skills to build before taking the exam.

This meetup is designed for data engineers, BI developers, data analysts, architects, students, AI practitioners, and anyone interested in Databricks, lakehouse architecture, governed analytics, and enterprise AI.

Agenda

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: Arrival and check-in
3:00 PM - 3:10 PM: Welcome and chapter introduction
3:10 PM - 4:00 PM: Designing Conversational BI with Databricks AI/BI Genie
4:00 PM - 4:25 PM: Databricks certification roadmap and preparation guidance
4:25 PM - 4:40 PM: Q&A
4:40 PM - 4:45 PM: Wrap-up and next meetup topics

Speaker

Mou Rakshit
Principal Data Platform Architect, Avanade
Databricks Champion | Databricks Certified | Data, AI & Analytics Community Speaker

Important note for in-person attendees

RSVP is required because building access must be coordinated in advance. Additional visitor instructions will be shared with confirmed registrants before the event.