11 juin

Impact Hub, Rue Fendt 1, 1201 Genève

Évènement

The Great Data Platform Arena

Real‑world journeys to modern data platforms

A debate‑driven event bringing together data leaders and architects to openly compare how organizations actually modernize their data platforms — platforms, governance, use cases, trade‑offs and outcomes.

THE PROMISE

No vendor pitches. No marketing decks. A peer‑to‑peer debate grounded in real decisions.

Many organizations talk about modern data platforms.
Far fewer share how they truly got there.

  • What legacy was kept — and what was abandoned?
  • Which architectural choices really made a difference?
  • What trade‑offs were unavoidable?
  • What didn’t work as expected?
  • And what would they do differently today?

This event creates a neutral, pragmatic comparison space, focused on real modernization trajectories, not theoretical visions.

WHAT YOU WILL GAIN

  • A clear comparison of real data platform trajectories (Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric, GCP, AWS, etc.)
  • Unfiltered feedback on technical and organizational trade‑offs
  • Replicable patterns — what works, what doesn’t, and why
  • Concrete insight into the link between platform, governance and value creation
  • High‑quality peer‑to‑peer exchanges in a debate‑first format

THE FORMAT (AT A GLANCE)

A dynamic, highly interactive format designed to compare approaches, not stack presentations.

  • Moderated thematic panels
  • Shared architecture and decision framework
  • Short, no‑slide lessons learned
  • Final synthesis of key patterns and anti‑patterns
  • Curated networking at the end of the session

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • CDOs, Heads of Data, Data Platform Owners
  • Data & Analytics Architects
  • Governance, Data Products, BI or AI Foundation leaders
  • Decision‑makers currently evaluating or transforming their data platforms

REGISTRATION

Attendance is limited to preserve the quality of discussion and networking.

👉 Registration subject to validation / invitation

 

Agenda

11 Jun
  1. 09:00 - 09:30
    Welcome & networking
  2. 09:30 - 09:40
    Intro / Key note
  3. 09:40 - 10:00
    Modern Data Platform
  4. 10:00 - 10:15
    Panel 1: Data ingestion​
  5. 10:15 - 10:30
    Panel 2: Data hub
  6. 10:30 - 10:45
    Panel 3: Data products
  7. 10:45 - 11:00
    Break & networking
  8. 11:00 - 11:15
    Panel 4: AI layer
  9. 11:15 - 11:30
    Panel 5: Data Gouvernance
  10. 11:30 - 11:45
    Panel 6: Unified Semantic Layer and Data Market Place
  11. 11:45 - 12:00
    Conclusion - Multi-agentic system for data architecture
  12. 12:00 - 12:20
    Who’s in the Arena? Short,high‑impact introductions from selected Data Leaders to help participants quickly identify relevant peer
  13. 12:20 - 13:30
    Lunch + networking​

Meet our speakers

Jacques Detroyat

Principal Architect, Enterprise Data at PMI International

Guillaume Hayoz

Head of Data Management at Swissquote

Antoine L'Ahélec

Head of Analytics & AI at Lombard Odier

Arnaud Gaillard

Principal Architect, Data Services teamleader at NAGRA Kudelski

Hatem Hamza

Head of Data at Hublot

Migrating an on-premises data platform to GCP is much more than just a technical project. It involves a series of critical decisions, often made under pressure: lift and shift, or rewrite from scratch? How do you keep dashboards up and running during the transition? How do you manage two platforms side by side without burning out? Which GCP components should you invest in? And above all—how do you prevent the cloud bill from spiraling out of control?
Hatem will share the choices made, the mistakes avoided, and the trade-offs that make the difference between a successful migration and a project that gets bogged down.

Aurélien D'Andrès

Aurélien D’Andres Head of Data Processes & Governance at Groupe Mutuel.

He oversees a team responsible for data governance and data quality and drives the structuring of enterprise data processes. His work focuses on strengthening data reliability and consistency, enabling data usage that is both compliant and value‑driven, and enhancing the operational effectiveness of the Data Analytics department.

Nicolas Szewe

Head of AI & BI at Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Benoit Esseiva

Responsable du département Data et Interopérabilité at FHVI

Juan Daniel Moreno

Co-founder and President of the board at Dama