Douglas Day, Snowflake Data SuperHero and chapter leader of the Snowflake South Africa User Group, will be co-hosting the EMEA User Group Meetup at Snowflake Summit 2026 in San Francisco on Monday 1 June 2026.
The session is designed for Snowflake community members from across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, for an hour of networking, ideas, and open conversation around AI, data, and the future of the Snowflake ecosystem.
About the session
This is a community gathering rather than a formal presentation. Attendees can expect:
- Introductions and networking with fellow EMEA community members
- Conversations around AI strategy and the Snowflake AI Data Cloud
- Connections with chapter leaders, Data Superheroes, customers, and partners
- An informal exchange of ideas from across the EMEA region
Your co-hosts
Douglas Day Director of Engineering at Datalab, Snowflake User Group Chapter Leader, and the first official Snowflake Data Superhero in South Africa. With over 20 years of experience in data and AI, Douglas is passionate about helping organisations modernise their analytics platforms using Snowflake. He is a regular blogger, industry speaker, and creator of hands-on learning content and training labs focused on empowering the data community.
Piers Batchelor Senior Product Manager at Astrato Analytics and a four-time Snowflake Data Superhero and Community Leader. An award-winning data and analytics expert with over a decade of experience building cloud BI products for some of the world's largest brands, Piers bridges the gap between product strategy, user needs, and technical delivery. At Astrato, he leads product work that helps enterprises put analytics in the hands of every user.
Christopher Marland Snowflake Practice Lead at Aimpoint Digital and Snowflake Data Superhero. Christopher co-hosts the Manchester Snowflake User Group, co-founded the London User Group, and co-founded FROSTY_FRIDAY(), a widely followed series of weekly Snowflake challenges for those looking to upskill in the Data Cloud.
Details
📍 AI Pop Up (Basecamp, South, Hall D) 📅 Monday, 1 June 2026 ⏰ 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM PDT