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Lisbon Databricks - May 2026

Lisbon Databricks User Group

May 7, 4:00 – 7:00 PM (UTC)

95 RSVPs

AI/BIAI/MLAnalytics and BIData and AI Culture

About this event

We’re excited to be relaunching the Databricks Lisbon user group with a friendly, in-person evening designed to bring together the local data and AI community.

Join us for an in-person event focused on what you need to know in Databricks right now, with Databricks MVP, Simon Whiteley sharing the latest updates, followed by stories from Databricks practitioners in Portugal on how they are embracing AI on Databricks in the real world.

Across the evening, we’ll explore how AI capabilities in Databricks, including Genie and Agent Bricks, are helping practitioners work more effectively and scale with confidence.

More than anything, this event is about community. It’s a chance to meet others working with Databricks in Portugal, swap ideas, hear how people are approaching similar challenges, and build lasting professional relationships in a friendly and welcoming setting.

We’ll open from 17:00 local time for arrivals and networking, with talks starting at 17:45, and the evening will wrap up at 20.00.

Location: Avila Spaces, 52 Avenida Dom João II, Lisboa, 1990-096

Agenda

17:00 – 17:45 | Check‑in & Welcome

17:45 – 18:00 | Kick‑off: Unbottling Genie
Databricks team – introduction & agenda.

18:00 – 18:20 | Genie Spaces & Metric Views
Semantic models to supercharge agents
Speaker: Lucas Ihnen, Solution Architect, Databricks.

18:20 – 18:50 | Customer Story: EDP & Genie
EDP’s journey with Genie
Speakers: Rui Bastos, GenAI Engineer, EDP, Carlos Vieira, Senior AI Engineer & Tech Lead, EDP.

18:50 – 19:20 | Genie Code Deep Dive
Hyper‑productivity for Data & AI teams
Speaker: Simon Whiteley, CTO Advancing Analytics & Databricks MVP.

  • AI‑augmented code in real projects

  • How Genie Code fits into the stack

  • Building a Metric View & a Genie Code Skill

19:20 – 19:30 | Wrap‑up & Q&A
Advancing Analytics team - Key takeaways, open questions, what’s next for the user group.

19:30 – 20:30 | Networking, Food & Drinks
Meet the speakers, Databricks team and community.

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Estamos muito entusiasmados por dar uma nova vida ao Grupo de Utilizadores da Databricks em Lisboa, com um encontro presencial e descontraído pensado para juntar a comunidade local de dados e IA.

Junte-se a nós neste evento presencial focado no que é mais importante saber sobre Databricks neste momento. O Databricks MVP Simon Whiteley irá partilhar as mais recentes novidades, seguido de histórias de profissionais da Databricks em Portugal que estão a aplicar IA na plataforma em contextos reais.

Ao longo da tarde, vamos explorar de que forma as capacidades de IA na Databricks, incluindo o Genie e o Agent Bricks, estão a ajudar os profissionais a trabalhar de forma mais eficaz e a escalar com confiança.

Acima de tudo, este evento é sobre comunidade. É uma oportunidade para conhecer outras pessoas que trabalham com Databricks em Portugal, trocar ideias, ouvir como outros estão a enfrentar desafios semelhantes e criar relações profissionais duradouras, num ambiente informal e acolhedor.

As portas abrem às 17:00 para chegadas e networking, as palestras começam às 17:45, e o evento termina pelas 20:00.

Local: Avila Spaces, Avenida Dom João II, 52, Lisboa, 1990-096

Nota importante: A maior parte do conteúdo será apresentado em inglês.

When

When

Thursday, May 7, 2026
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM (UTC)

Presentation(s)

Organizers

  • Adam Jackson

    Advancing Analytics

    Head of Marketing & Partner Alliances

  • Ana Rebolledo

    Databricks

    Strategic Account Executive

  • Daniel Florido Reyes

    Databricks

    AE

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