Spark as a Service in Fabric ☁️ 09/30/2025 in Warsaw 🔵

About the event

🔔 FREE TICKET: https://app.evenea.pl/event/cloudanddatawarsaw09/ ⏱ Date: September 30, 2025, 6:00 PM 🔵 Location: Warsaw Financial Center, Emilii Plater Street 53 (23rd floor), Warsaw Join us for the Cloud and Data Meetup Warsaw event, which will take place on September 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM at the Warsaw Financial Center, Emilii Plater Street 53 (23rd floor), Warsaw. Participation in the meeting is free for attendees registered via Evenea. ❎ AGENDA ❎ - 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Participant registration, ticket verification, elevator ride to the event hall - 6:00 PM - 6:15 PM Event opening and welcome - 6:15 PM - 6:55 PM Presentation #1: Spark as a Service in Fabric - Estera Kot - 6:55 PM - 7:05 PM Break - 7:05 PM - 7:25 PM Presentation #2: GenAI under lock and key: Local GenAI models - the perfect compromise for FinTech? - Paweł Janczarek - 7:25 PM - 7:35 PM Break - 7:35 PM - 8:00 PM Presentation #3: Microsoft Copilot for Security - Enhance Security Team Efficiency - Andrzej Kokociński - 8:00 PM Networking with catering and drinks ❎ PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS ❎ - Spark as a Service in Fabric - Estera Kot Abstract: How Data Engineering has evolved over the years - lessons from the life of a Product Manager in Microsoft's product group. - GenAI under lock and key: Local GenAI models - the perfect compromise for FinTech? - Paweł Janczarek Abstract: We'll show how to safely run local GenAI models while maintaining full control over data. We'll go through a reference architecture (llama.cpp/vLLM or Hugging Face TGI + RAG in OpenSearch/pgvector) and practical guardrails. We'll focus on cases for international clients. The finale will be a starter demo — without Ollama. - Microsoft Copilot for Security - Enhance Security Team Efficiency - Andrzej Kokociński Abstract: Growing cyber threats make IT security management increasingly challenging. Microsoft Copilot for Security is an advanced AI tool that helps teams respond to incidents faster and analyze signals in real-time. During the session, we'll show how Copilot integrates with Microsoft platforms (including Azure Firewall, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Sentinel), providing comprehensive protection. We'll look at security process automation, code analysis for quick threat detection, and risk management and organizational resilience. ❎ SPEAKERS ❎ - Estera Kot Estera Kot is the Chief Technology Officer at Clouds On Mars, where she drives the company's innovation in Data & AI strategy and execution. A former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, she played a key role in building performance-critical components of Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric, focusing on Apache Spark and high-efficiency analytical engines. - Paweł Janczarek IT expert with over 20 years of experience in designing and implementing solutions for the telecommunications, energy, financial, insurance, and other industries. Specializes in system architecture, integration, cloud (Azure and others), as well as creating solutions based on GenAI and LLM models (OpenAI, Vertex, Open Source). Holds a PhD in computer science from Warsaw University of Technology. Currently an IT Architect at PwC Poland, where he combines engineering knowledge with business expertise, supporting clients' digital transformations. - Andrzej Kokociński Experienced architect and cybersecurity specialist in cloud environments. Has years of practice working with Microsoft Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems, enabling him to create comprehensive and effective security strategies. Winner of the prestigious Microsoft MVP title in the Security category and certified Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with over 15 years of experience. Andrzej sees cloud solutions as tools for effectively securing any organization, regardless of its size or industry. Outside of daily work, he eagerly shares his knowledge by speaking at conferences, meetups, and workshops, as well as publishing articles on his blog, inspiring others to improve their IT security skills. ❎ DIAMOND SPONSOR ❎ Who is BEC? https://www.bec.dk/poland/ BEC is a financial technology company creating IT solutions for a strong group of Danish banks. For the last 60 years, they've enabled their customers to invest online, take out loans, and transfer money. In other words, they do everything it takes to run a bank. ❎ PLATINUM SPONSORS ❎ - Scoutz: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scoutz-hub/ - the:protocol: https://theprotocol.it/ ❎ ORGANIZER ❎ - Techevents: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techevents-pl/ ❎ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ❎ 1. Please register for the event only if you are certain you can attend. 2. Upon entering the Warsaw Financial Center building, head to the reception on the ground floor. The reception will ask for your ID. You will receive a pass to the building to take the elevator to the 23rd floor. 3. Ticket verification takes place on the 23rd floor between 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM. After ticket verification, follow the instructions of the Organizer or BEC staff. 4. After 6:00 PM, it will not be possible to join the event. Please be punctual. 5. While on the premises, please follow the instructions of the organizer, building administrator, and BEC staff. ❎ WE INVITE YOU ❎