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These are all my upcoming and past speaking engagements, with links to resources such as video recordings, slide decks, and demo files đŸ¤“  

(Outside of speaking, I also love volunteering and helping out where possible!)

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

March 19th, 2024: SQLBits 2024 Precon (Hampshire, UK)
$ Build a Microsoft Fabric Proof of Concept in a Day (with Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning)

March 20-23, 2024: SQLBits 2024 (Hampshire, UK)
Mental Health Monologues (with Els van Vessem and Ben Weissman)
Website Analytics in My Pocket Using Microsoft Fabric
Choosing between Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Factory

March 26-28, 2024: Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (Las Vegas, USA)
Getting Started: Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric

Past Speaking Engagements

2024

February 19th, 2024: ESPC - Microsoft Fabric Week (Virtual)
Data Integration Using Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric
Video | Slide Deck

January 31st, 2024: Microsoft Fabric Learn Together (Virtual)
Ingest Data with Dataflows Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric
Video

2023

December 7th, 2023: Data Left Unattended - Nuernberg (Nuernberg, Germany)
Choosing between Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Databricks (with Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning)
Video

December 6th, 2023: Microsoft Fabric Day (Oslo, Norway)
Data Integration in Microsoft Fabric

November 24th, 2023: Finding (Data) Friends (Virtual)
Episode 039 Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Video

November 14-17, 2023: Microsoft Ignite 2023 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Website Analytics in My Pocket Using Microsoft Fabric

November 15-17, 2023: PASS Data Community Summit 2023 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Visually Transform Data using Data Flows in Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics (with Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning)
Choosing the Right Data Transformation Tool: The Battle Concludes (with Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning)

November 14th, 2023: PASS Data Community Summit Precon (Seattle, Washington, USA)
$ Beginner’s Guide to Data Integration using Data Factory, Synapse or Fabric Pipelines

November 11th, 2023: SQLSaturday Oregon & SW Washington 2023 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)
Building an End-to-End Solution in Microsoft Fabric: From Dataverse to Power BI (with Marthe Moengen and Emilie Rønning)

October 26th, 2023: Power BI Guy Live Stream (Virtual)
Connect Live with Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Video

October 10th, 2023: AdaCon Norway 2023 (Oslo, Norway)
Website Analytics in My Pocket Using Microsoft Fabric
Video

September 2nd, 2023: Data Saturday Oslo 2023 (Oslo, Norway)
Choosing Between Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

Stressed, Depressed, or Burned Out? The Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore
Slide Deck

July 11th, 2023: Azure Analytics User Group Bulgaria (Virtual)
Microsoft Fabric: Is the hype real?

June 21st, 2023: Microsoft Data Platform User Group Norway (Oslo, Norway)
Microsoft Fabric: Is the hype real?

June 20th, 2023: WITs Who Lunch (Oslo, Norway)
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Workshop

May 5th, 2023: Data Platform WIT - Mental Health and Wellness Day 2023 (Virtual)
Stressed, Depressed, or Burned Out? The Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore
Slide Deck | Video

April 26th, 2023: Microsoft Spotlight Podcast (Virtual)
Episode 57 - Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Podcast | Video

April 18th, 2023: Raw Data by P3 Adaptive Podcast (Virtual)
There Are No CSV Files in Norway w/ MS MVP Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Podcast

March 16-18, 2023: SQLBits 2023 (Newport, Wales)
“I can’t keep up!” - Turning Discomfort into Personal Growth in a Fast-Paced World
Video | Slide Deck

Stressed, Depressed, or Burned Out? The Warning Signs You Shouldn’t Ignore
Video | Slide Deck

2022

March 10-12, 2022: SQLBits 2022 (London, UK)
6 Tips for Building Confidence as a Public Speaker
Video | Slide Deck

Lessons Learned: Implementing Azure Synapse Analytics in a Rapidly-Changing Startup
Video | Slide Deck

Women in Tech: Keys to a Successful Career Panel Discussion

March 8th, 2022: SQLBits 2022 Training Day (London, UK)
$ Beginner’s Guide to Data Integration using Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics

January 21st, 2022: DataMinutes #2 (Virtual)
Lessons Learned: Understanding Pipeline Pricing in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics
Video | Slide Deck

2021

November 17th, 2021: MVP Dagen 2021 (Oslo, Norway)
Bli en PowerPoint (Slide Master)-mester pĂ¥ 1-2-3!

October 2nd, 2021: Rockin’ The Code World with dotNetDave (Virtual)
Video

September 14th, 2021: Data Bristol (Virtual)
Microsoft Data Engineering - Panel Q&A
Video

September 4th, 2021: Data Saturday Oslo 2021 (Virtual)
Keynote: “I can’t keep up!” - Turning Discomfort into Personal Growth in a Fast-Paced World
Video

June 12th, 2021: Data Toboggan: Cool Runnings (Virtual)
Ask the Experts: Data Integration in Azure Synapse Analytics
Video

April 15th, 2021: Global Azure Norway (Virtual)
Pipelines and Data Flows: Introduction to Data Integration in Azure Synapse Analytics
Video | Slide Deck

January 30th, 2021: Data Toboggan (Virtual)
Pipelines and Data Flows: Introduction to Data Integration in Azure Synapse Analytics
Slide Deck  

2020

December 15th, 2020: Geeks on Screens with Coffee Season 3 (YouTube)
Video

December 8th, 2020: Microsoft Reactor: Beyond Modern Data Warehouse (Teams Live)
Video

February 6-7, 2020: Nordic Infrastructure Conference – NIC 20/20 Vision (Oslo, Norway)
Understanding Azure Data Factory: The What, When, and Why
Slide Deck

January 15th, 2020: Webinar with SentryOne (Virtual)
Azure Data Factory for the SSIS Developer
Video | Slide Deck

2019

December 11th, 2019: Microsoft TechX (Oslo, Norway)
The Rise of the Citizen Developers - Azure Synapse Analytics
Slide Deck

November 4-8, 2019: Microsoft Ignite 2019 (Orlando, Florida, USA)
Empower Yourself through Personal Branding: How a Shy Introvert turned Awkwardness into Confidence
Video

Building Dynamic Data Pipelines in Azure Data Factory
Video | Slide Deck

Lessons Learned: Understanding Azure Data Factory Pricing
Video | Slide Deck

October 7-8, 2019: DataMinds Connect 2019 (Mechelen, Belgium)
$ A Day Full of Azure Data Factory

Creating Visual Data Transformations in Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

October 4-5, 2019: Data Saturday Holland 2019 (Utrecht, Holland)
$ A Day Full of Azure Data Factory

Building Dynamic Data Pipelines in Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

October 1-2, 2019: Techorama NL 2019 (Ede, Netherlands)
Pipelines and Packages: Introduction to Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

September 13th, 2019: DATA:Scotland 2019 (Glasgow, Scotland)
Pipelines and Packages: Introduction to Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

Improving Your Presentation Skills - Practical Examples by Two Very Different Speakers - with Alexander Arvidsson (@arcticdba)

August 29-31, 2019: SQLSaturday #854 Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
$ A Day Full of Azure Data Factory

Building Dynamic Data Pipelines in Azure Data Factory
Slide Deck

August 14th, 2019: Data Soup Virtual Summit (Virtual)
$ Understanding Azure Data Factory: The What, When, and Why
Video

June 20-21, 2019: DataGrillen 2019 (Lingen, Germany)
Uhms and Bunny Hands: Tips for Improving Your Presentation Skills
Video | Slide Deck

April 3-4, 2019: 20 Years of PASS: Past Learnings and Future Visions
Pipelines and Packages: Introduction to Azure Data Factory
Video (Main Presentation) Video (Schema Drift Demo)

March 12th, 2019: PASS Women in Technology Virtual Group (Virtual)
Women Talk Tech
Video

February 27th - March 2nd, 2019: SQLBits 2019 (Manchester, UK)
$ Azure Data Factory Deep Dive

Biml Tips and Tricks: Not just for SSIS packages!
Video_ | Slide Deck | Demo Files

February 19-21, 2019: SQL Server Konferenz 2019 (Darmstadt, Germany)
Data Integration through Data Virtualization
Slide Deck

January 7th, 2019: Video: Azure Data Factory Data Flows Introduction (Virtual)
Azure Data Factory Data Flows Introduction
Video  

2018

December 6th, 2018: Microsoft Tech Summit Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
Deliver your Modern Data Warehouse
Slide Deck

November 6-9th, 2018: PASS Summit 2018 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Video | Slide Deck | Demo Files

Lightning Talk: New Data Transformation Capabilities in Azure Data Factory v2
Video

November 3rd, 2018: SQLSaturday #808 Oregon (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Uhms and Bunny Hands: Tips for Improving Your Presentation Skills
Slide Deck

October 17th, 2018: Microsoft Data Platform User Group Norway (Oslo, Norway)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques

September 24-28th, 2018: Microsoft Ignite (Orlando, Florida, USA)
Breakout Session: Real-World Data Movement and Orchestration Patterns Using Azure Data Factory V2
Video | Slide Deck

Theater Session: Azure Data Integration: Choosing Between SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks
Video | Slide Deck

Idea Swap & Mentoring: Your Turn! Getting Started as a Technical Speaker

Idea Swap & Mentoring: Metadata-Driven Data Warehouse Automation with Biml

September 14th, 2018: SQLGLA 2018 (Glasgow, Scotland)
Tools and Tips for Data Warehouse Developers
Slide Deck

September 5th, 2018: SQL Data Partners Podcast Episode 145 (Virtual)
Episode 145: Is SSIS still relevant? Part 2
Podcast

September 1st, 2018: SQLSaturday #746 Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

August 29th, 2018: SQL Data Partners Podcast Episode 144 (Virtual)
Episode 144: Is SSIS still relevant? Part 1
Podcast

July 30th, 2018: PASS Hybrid Virtual Group (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Video | Slide Deck | Demo Files

June 22nd, 2018: SQLGrillen 2018 (Lingen, Germany)
Biml Tips and Tricks: Not just for SSIS packages!
Slide Deck | Demo Files

June 13th, 2018: 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Video | Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 16th, 2018: SQLDay (Wrocław, Poland)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 12th, 2018: SQLSaturday #735 Finland (Helsinki, Finland)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

April 18th, 2018: Malibu SQL Server User Group (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

April 9th, 2018: Capital Area SQL Server User Group (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

March 17th, 2018: DataDriven: *DataPoint* Andy Chats with the Cathrine Wilhelmsen (Virtual)
Podcast with Andy Leonard (@AndyLeonard)
Podcast

March 17th, 2018: SQLSaturday #719 Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Biml for Beginners: Script and Automate SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

March 16th, 2018: SQLSaturday #719 Chicago Precon (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
$ Level Up! From Basic Biml to Data Warehouse Automation

February 24th, 2018: SQLBits 2018 (London, UK)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Video | Slide Deck | Demo Files

February 14th, 2018: SQLPlayer: Ask SQLFamily Episode 007 (Virtual)
Podcast with Kamil Nowinski (@NowinskiK)
Podcast

January 13th, 2018: SQLSaturday #698 Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

January 12th, 2018: SQLSaturday #698 Nashville Precon (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
$ Real-World ETL Design Patterns using SSIS and Biml

2017

December 9th, 2017: SQLSaturday #687 Slovenia (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Tools and Tips For Data Warehouse Developers
Slide Deck

November 18th, 2017: SQLSaturday #668 Tallinn (Tallinn, Estonia)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

November 2nd, 2017: PASS Summit 2017 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Advance Your Career by Becoming a Volunteer
Slide Deck

October 19th, 2017: Denver SQL Server User Group (Denver, Colorado, USA)
There’s a shortcut for that! - SSMS Tips and Tricks
Slide Deck

October 17th, 2017: Edmonton PASS (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

September 25th-29th, 2017: Microsoft Ignite (Orlando, Florida, US)
Community Reporter
Videos

September 16th, 2017: SQLSaturday #673 Denver (Denver, Colorado, USA)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

August 26th, 2017: SQLSaturday #635 Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

July 20th, 2017: 24 Hours of PASS: Summit Preview (Virtual)
Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer
Slide Deck

July 19th, 2017: Webinar with Varigence (Virtual)
What’s new in BimlExpress 2017?
Video

March 28th, 2017: Malta Microsoft Data Platform User Group (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Slide Deck | Demo Files  

2016

October 25th-28th, 2016: PASS Summit 2016 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Biml for Beginners: Speed Up Your SSIS Development
Video | Slide Deck

Advance Your Career by Becoming a Volunteer
Video | Slide Deck

Lightning Talk: 5 Ways to Advance Your Career by Becoming a Volunteer
Video | Slide Deck

October 1st, 2016: SQLSaturday #557 Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Level up your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

September 26th-30th, 2016: Microsoft Ignite (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
General Session: Avoid repeating yourself - an Introduction to Agile SSIS Development
Hubtalk: Automate Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Development

September 3rd, 2016: SQLSaturday #532 Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
Level up your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

August 27th, 2016: SQLSaturday #536 Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer
Slide Deck

August 15th, 2016: Biml Academy 2 (Virtual)
Lesson 5: Importing source metadata into Biml
Slide Deck

July 23rd, 2016: SQLSaturday #540 Sacramento (Sacramento, California, USA)
Level Up Your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer
Slide Deck

June 29th, 2016: Presentation Design in the World of IT (Virtual)
Chat with Boris Hristov (@brshristov), the founder of 356labs.com
Video

June 18th, 2016: SQLSaturday #516 Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland)
Biml for Beginners: Speed up your SSIS development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

June 9th, 2016: BIG PASS Community User Group (Virtual)
Biml for Beginners: Speed up your SSIS development
Demo Files

May 21st, 2016: TUGA IT (Lisbon, Portugal)
Level up your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 18th, 2016: Microsoft NT Conference (Portorož, Slovenia)
Level up your Biml: Best Practices and Coding Techniques
Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 7th, 2016: SQLBits XV (Liverpool, UK)
Biml for Beginners: Speed up your SSIS development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 4th, 2016: SQLBits XV Training Day (Liverpool, UK)
$ Learn Biml Today: Start Using It Tomorrow - with Scott Currie (@ScottCurrie)
Promo Video

April 12th, 2016: PASS Women in Technology Virtual Chapter (Virtual)
Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer
Video | Slide Deck

April 1st, 2016: SQLSaturday #494 Vienna (Vienna, Austria)
Biml for Beginners: Speed up your SSIS development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

March 30th, 2016: Norwegian MVP News on Channel9: Episode 1 (Virtual)
Interview about SQL Server 2016, Microsoft Data Platform User Group Norway and SQLSaturday Oslo
Video

March 5th, 2016: SQLSaturday #484 Chicago (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Biml for Beginners: Speed up your SSIS development
Slide Deck | Demo Files

January 12th, 2016: GALs show on Channel9: Episode 12 (Virtual)
Interview with fellow MVPs Laura Rogers (@WonderLaura) and Nathalie Belval (@nbelval)
Video  

2015

November 18th, 2015: SQL Data Partners Podcast Episode 18 (Virtual)
Podcast about Biml with MVP Bill Fellows (@billinkc)
Podcast

October 28th, 2015: PASS Summit 2015 (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Lightning Talk: Help! I’m Supposed to Present Now but My Computer Is Dead!
Video | Slide Deck

October 24th, 2015: SQLSaturday #446 Oregon (Portland, Oregon, USA)
S.M.A.R.T. Biml: Standardize, Model, Automate, Reuse and Transform
Slide Deck | Demo Files

September 29th, 2015: SQL Server Days 2015 (Schelle, Belgium)
Don’t Repeat Yourself - Agile SSIS Development with Biml and BimlScript
Slide Deck | Demo Files

September 19th, 2015: SQLSaturday #413 Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Upgrading from SSIS Package Deployment to Project Deployment
Slide Deck

September 5th, 2015: SQLSaturday #433 Gothenburg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Biml for Beginners: Generating SSIS packages with BimlScript
Slide Deck | Demo Files

June 25th, 2015: 24 Hours of PASS: Growing Our Community (Virtual)
Don’t Repeat Yourself - An Introduction to Agile SSIS Development
Video | Slide Deck | Demo Files

May 16th, 2015: SQLSaturday #369 Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal)
Tools and Tips: From accidental to efficient Data Warehouse developer
Slide Deck

April 25th, 2015: SQLSaturday #372 Exeter (Exeter, UK)
Biml for Beginners: Generating SSIS packages with BimlScript
Slide Deck | Demo Files

March 26th, 2015: Pragmatic Works Training on the T’s (Virtual)
Table Partitioning in SQL Server: A Magic Solution for Better Performance?
Video | Slide Deck

March 3rd, 2015: SQLBits XIV (London, UK)
Tools and Tips: From Accidental to Efficient Data Warehouse Developer
Video | Slide Deck

February 2nd, 2015: Deutsche SQL Server Konferenz 2015 (Darmstadt, Germany)
Generate SSIS packages automatically with Biml and BimlScript
Slide Deck | Demo Files  

2014

December 18th, 2014: SQLHangout #26 (Virtual)
Biml in the Real World, v2!
Video

November 25th, 2014: The Code Pub Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Community

November 1st, 2014: SQLSaturday #337 Oregon (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Biml Lightning Talk

October 18th, 2014: SQLSaturday #341 Portugal (Porto, Portugal)
Generate SSIS packages automatically with Biml and BimlScript

August 30th, 2014: SQLSaturday #317 Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
Generate SSIS packages automatically with Biml and BimlScript

June 25th, 2014: SQLHangout #22 (Virtual)
Biml. An Intoduction.
Video Â