dbt Platform in the Real World: Lessons from Customer Adoption

Thu 23rd April 2026 16:00 to 19:00 CUT

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On the evening of 23rd April, we're bringing together data leaders from across industries for an honest, practical conversation about what it takes to make dbt work at scale. You'll hear directly from dbt Labs on where the platform is headed, get frontline implementation insight from The Information Lab's principal engineering team, and hear candid stories from senior practitioners at Viasat, Soho House, and VMO2. This is an invite-only event for data leaders and senior practitioners. Expect real talk, good questions, and plenty of time to connect over drinks at our London office.

AGENDA

5:30pm — Registration & Arrival Grab a drink and meet fellow data leaders before the evening gets started.

6:00pm — Welcome & Introduction

6:05pm — Engineering Thought Leadership Ollie Clarke, Principal Data Engineer, The Information Lab Practical lessons from the front line of dbt implementations - what separates successful rollouts from stalled ones.

6:25pm — dbt Platform Roadmap Nina Anderson, Senior Solutions Architect, dbt Labs An inside look at where dbt Platform is heading - what's shipped, what's coming, and what it means for your team.

6:45pm — Break & Drinks

7:00pm — Panel: Lessons from Customer Adoption + Q&A Three data leaders share candid reflections on their dbt journeys — the wins, the friction, and what they'd do differently.

Ryan Wyatt, Director of Data, Viasat
Ryan Moriarty, Director of Data, Soho House
Linh Perkins, Senior Analytics Engineer, VMO2

8:00pm — Networking & Drinks

This event is for senior data professionals, Heads of Data, Data Engineering Leads, Analytics Engineering Managers, and CTOs - who are either evaluating dbt Platform or looking to deepen their adoption. Places are limited and attendance is by invitation only

Date:

Thursday 23 April 2026

Time:

16:00 to 19:00 CUT

Location:

25 Watling Street, London, EC4M 9BR

Event Type:

In-Person

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