LIVE | Nov 2025 Leeds Power BI, Data and Analytics User Group | Simon Devine & Maryleen

Описание: End of Year Special: UX Design for Power BI + Building Data Foundations for GenAI!

Session 1:

Design That Works: How UX Principles Transform Power BI Reports
Speaker: Simon Devine, Director at Hopton Analytics
Good reporting isn’t just about visuals — it’s about communication.
In this session, you’ll learn how UX thinking shapes better Power BI dashboards. We’ll explore:

How users actually read and interpret data
Practical layout & spacing techniques
Effective typography and colour usage
How to remove clutter and guide decision-making
A real-time report makeover to demonstrate the transformation
If you've ever thought “This report makes sense… but it doesn’t feel right” — this session is for you.

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Session 2:

Building Solid Data Foundations for GenAI
Speaker: Maryleen Amaizu, Azure Data Platform Consultant
AI works best when the data behind it is strong, reliable, and well-structured.
Maryleen will walk through how to architect the underlying data environment needed to support Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for business use-cases.
This session will include a demo using:

AWS (Hosted GenAI Models)
Python (RAG Logic)
UI Layer for visualisation
Learn how to design systems that allow GenAI to actually deliver value rather than just buzzwords.




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