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Speakers

Ginger Grant

Employers on the program

  1. 2019–2026Desert Isle Group32 talks
Events20
Conferences6
Talks372 keynotes
Years active2019–2026
Miles between events41,94620 in-person events · 3 countries

Appearances by year

201920202021202220232024202520262027
  • Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360
  • SQLSaturday
  • Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)
  • PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)
  • SQLBits
  • SQL Konferenz

Talks

DateEventConferenceRoleTitleLinks
Nov 15, 2026Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360panelistData Platform Live! Panel Discussion: AI Is Coming for the Data Team: Which Roles Change First?
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 15, 2026Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerT‑SQL Notebooks in Microsoft Fabric
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 9, 2026PASS Summit West 2026PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)preconBuilding an AI-Enabled Fabric Practice
as Desert Isle Group
Want to move beyond theory and actually embed AI and automation into your Microsoft Fabric workflows? This session shows how to turn AI’s promised productivity…Show less

Want to move beyond theory and actually embed AI and automation into your Microsoft Fabric workflows? This session shows how to turn AI’s promised productivity gains into disciplined, repeatable practices you can implement immediately in Microsoft Fabric. We will walk through how to set up an...

Nov 9, 2026PASS Summit West 2026PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)speakerCreating Agentic Solutions with Fabric IQ
as Desert Isle Group
AI isn’t getting a free pass for just answering questions anymore, it’s time to start putting it to work with Agentic AI. In Microsoft Fabric, this shift comes…Show less

AI isn’t getting a free pass for just answering questions anymore, it’s time to start putting it to work with Agentic AI. In Microsoft Fabric, this shift comes to life through Fabric IQ and Data Agents. Together, they form a practical, enterprise-ready foundation for completing tasks with your...

Nov 9, 2026PASS Summit West 2026PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)keynoteWIT Luncheon: What Do You Do When You Hear The Word "No"?
as Desert Isle Group
Mar 16, 2026FABCON & SQLCON 2026 (Microsoft Fabric Community Conference + SQLCON), AtlantaMicrosoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)speakerSecuring all of your OneLake data
as Desert Isle Group
Fabric includes multiple layers of security across OneLake. This session breaks down RBAC, sharing permissions, shortcut behaviors, Semantic model Row Level…Show less

Fabric includes multiple layers of security across OneLake. This session breaks down RBAC, sharing permissions, shortcut behaviors, Semantic model Row Level Security and OneLake security and shows how they interact in real-world architectures.

Nov 8, 2025SQLSaturday Houston #1120SQLSaturday—Understanding and Using AI for the Data Professional
as Desert Isle Group
Jump start your understanding of AI with this crash course in everything you need to know to start using AI every day for many different purposes.. Data…Show less

Jump start your understanding of AI with this crash course in everything you need to know to start using AI every day for many different purposes.. Data professionals need this information and this session was designed for you, not for an app developer.

Sep 8, 2025Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2025Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerCreating Simple Chat Bots with Microsoft Fabric Datastores
as Desert Isle Group
Sep 8, 2025Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2025Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerWhy Architecting a Microsoft Fabric Environment May Include a Fabric SQL DB
as Desert Isle Group
Mar 29, 2025Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 (FabCon Las Vegas)Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)workshopBuilding an End-to-End Lakehouse Solution (Hands-on)
as Desert Isle Group

This workshop will provide participants with the knowledge and tools needed to create a enterprise-ready Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse from scratch.

Mar 29, 2025Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 (FabCon Las Vegas)Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon)speakerDecrease Cost and Management Effort with Fabric SQL DB
as Desert Isle Group
Businesses today want well designed databases which can be used not only by applications but are part of an analytical solution which allows people to interact…Show less

Businesses today want well designed databases which can be used not only by applications but are part of an analytical solution which allows people to interact visually with the data in reports.

Nov 17, 2024Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2024 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerAI in Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 17, 2024Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2024 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerUsing AI to Improve Spark Development in Microsoft Fabric
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 4, 2024PASS Data Community Summit 2024PASS Data Community Summit (formerly PASS Summit)keynoteGenerating Innovation: Change is not Artificial, it is Intelligent

Friday Community Keynote.

Sep 30, 2024SQL Konferenz 2024SQL KonferenztalkUsing AI models for Machine Learning with Microsoft Fabric
Developing Machine Learning solutions for deep data analysis has never been easier than inside of Microsoft Fabric. Compared to other Spark based solutions,…Show less

Developing Machine Learning solutions for deep data analysis has never been easier than inside of Microsoft Fabric. Compared to other Spark based solutions, Spark starts quickly, is simple to configure, and incorporates Copilot magic and other open-source solutions.

Slides
Jul 27, 2024SQLSaturday Baton Rouge #1076SQLSaturday—Understanding and Using AI for the Data Professional
as Desert Isle Group
Jump start your understanding of AI with this crash course in everything you need to know to start using AI every day for many different purposes.. Data…Show less

Jump start your understanding of AI with this crash course in everything you need to know to start using AI every day for many different purposes.. Data professionals need this information and this session was designed for you, not for an app developer.

Nov 12, 2023Live! 360 Orlando 2023 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerDevOps in Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 12, 2023Live! 360 Orlando 2023 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerWhen it Makes Sense to Incorporate Datamarts and Data flows in Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
May 6, 2023SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041SQLSaturday—Precon: Analytics with Azure Synapse & Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
In this all-day session we will be doing a deep dive into using Azure Synapse Analytics to create an analytics solution using the different components of Azure…Show less

In this all-day session we will be doing a deep dive into using Azure Synapse Analytics to create an analytics solution using the different components of Azure Synapse and visualize data with Power BI.

May 6, 2023SQLSaturday Jacksonville #1041SQLSaturday—Understanding Power BI Dataflows, Datamarts, and Composite modeling
as Desert Isle Group

There are a number of different features that you can choose too incorporate in your data model. Which ones make sense?

Mar 14, 2023SQLBits 2023SQLBitsspeakerHow changes to Azure Synapse Analytics impact data architecture designs
Explore the changes that have been made to Azure Synapse Analytics and how this has changed it’s use over time. We will review how these feature additions have…Show less

Explore the changes that have been made to Azure Synapse Analytics and how this has changed it’s use over time. We will review how these feature additions have impacted the methods used for transforming, storing, and querying data so that you can evaluate whether it would be a good fit for your...

Video
Mar 14, 2023SQLBits 2023SQLBitsspeakerHow to pick the best Data transformation strategy
Combining data from multiple sources can be performed using a number of different tools including Azure Synapse Integration/Azure Data Factory, Spark and Power…Show less

Combining data from multiple sources can be performed using a number of different tools including Azure Synapse Integration/Azure Data Factory, Spark and Power BI Data Flows. We will explore which tool or combination of tools to select to best match your data environment.

Video
Nov 13, 2022Live! 360 Orlando 2022 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerData Model Design and Optimization for Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 13, 2022Live! 360 Orlando 2022 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerMoving Away from Data Flows and Simplifying Data Pipelines in Azure Synapse Analytics
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 13, 2022Live! 360 Orlando 2022 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360panelistSQL Server Live! Panel Discussion: Azure Cloud Migration Discussion
as Desert Isle Group
Mar 8, 2022SQLBits 2022 (Arcade)SQLBitsspeakerMoving away from One Model to rule them all
A data warehouse is a method for providing a single source of truth, but there may be issues on relying on just one model as it does not meet the needs of all…Show less

A data warehouse is a method for providing a single source of truth, but there may be issues on relying on just one model as it does not meet the needs of all users or all types of data. In this session we will explore how to build a data environment which provides flexibility to different...

Nov 15, 2021Live! 360 Orlando 2021 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360panelistArtificial Intelligence Live! Panel Discussion: The Mainstreaming of AI and Machine Learning: Is it for Real?
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 15, 2021Live! 360 Orlando 2021 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerData Lake Management with Azure Synapse Analytics
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 15, 2021Live! 360 Orlando 2021 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerSelecting the Best Azure Cloud-Based Modern Data Warehousing Solution
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 17, 2019Live! 360 Orlando 2019 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerDeep Dive into Power BI Administration and Security Internals
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 17, 2019Live! 360 Orlando 2019 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerDiving Into Deep Learning with Databricks
as Desert Isle Group
Nov 17, 2019Live! 360 Orlando 2019 (incl. Visual Studio Live!)Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!) / Live! 360speakerPerformance Tuning Power BI
as Desert Isle Group
Oct 12, 2019SQLSaturday Denver #908SQLSaturday—Getting Started with Data Science and Databricks
as Desert Isle Group
Databricks is a very popular environment for developing data science solutions. More and more companies are interested in Databricks as it is very simple to set…Show less

Databricks is a very popular environment for developing data science solutions. More and more companies are interested in Databricks as it is very simple to set up and contains a collaborative workspace for working with a team of people.

Oct 12, 2019SQLSaturday Denver #908SQLSaturday—Revealing the Differences in Azure Machine Learning Products
as Desert Isle Group
Azure Machine Learning Studio, Workspace, Pipeline and Service are different products which you can use to create or deploy a solution and they are all called…Show less

Azure Machine Learning Studio, Workspace, Pipeline and Service are different products which you can use to create or deploy a solution and they are all called Azure Machine Learning[ AML].

May 4, 2019SQLSaturday Phoenix #869SQLSaturday—Introduction to Snowflake, the data warehouse build for the cloud
as Desert Isle Group

This lunch session will introduce you to a very fast way to manage and infinitely scale your data in the cloud

May 4, 2019SQLSaturday Phoenix #869SQLSaturday—Outdoor Courtyard Welcome Message for SQL Saturday Phoenix
as Desert Isle Group

We are going to review the Logisitics of SQL Saturday

Apr 13, 2019SQLSaturday Orange County #847SQLSaturday—Using Azure Databricks to Develop Scalable Data Solutions
as Desert Isle Group
Worried about performance when processing a Data Lake or other large data store? Need to develop in a collaborative environment and visualize the results in…Show less

Worried about performance when processing a Data Lake or other large data store? Need to develop in a collaborative environment and visualize the results in Power BI?

Frequent co-speakers

SpeakerShared eventsShared talksLast together
Bob Ward10—2026
Bradley Ball922026
Leonard Lobel9—2026
Denny Cherry8—2026
Joseph D'Antoni8—2026
Meagan Longoria8—2026
Buck Woody722026
Andrew Brust712026
Karen Lopez712026
Kevin Feasel712026
Grant Fritchey7—2026
Josh Luedeman7—2026
Patrick LeBlanc7—2026
Thomas LaRock622026
Allan Hirt6—2026

Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.