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Why model data?

Sydney
Data EngineeringPanelData ModelingArchitecture

Description

A panel discussion exploring the importance, challenges, and modern approaches to data modeling in today's data-driven organizations. Featuring Andrew Foad and Patrick Cuba.

Speakers

Andrew Foad

Andrew Foad

Data Modeller & Creator of Hook

Andrew Foad is a seasoned data modeller with over 35 years of industry experience, including 15 years specialising in data and analytics. He is the creator of the Hook approach to data warehousing—a modern methodology designed to simplify integration, improve agility, and align data models with core business concepts. Andrew brings deep expertise in enterprise data architecture and is passionate about bridging the gap between business understanding and technical implementation.

Patrick Cuba

Patrick Cuba

Snowflake Solution Architect

Influential Data Vault innovator and modeller specialising on all things Snowflake Data Cloud, Solution Architecture, Data Architecture and Business Architecture.

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