​About This Session

​New York gets the first taste of our Lakehouse, Lagers & Legends community.

It’s a relaxed evening for data pros, engineers, and decision-makers to connect with peers and hear how leading teams are moving data into Databricks faster and more efficiently.

Expect meaningful conversations, new ideas, and the chance to meet people who are solving the same challenges you are.

​Why Join

• ​Build connections with architects and leaders who work hands-on with large-scale data platforms.

• ​Pick up field notes on real ingestion challenges, from integrating SaaS apps to handling high-volume transactional data.

• ​Get a first look at the series and shape what comes next in your city.

​What to Expect

• ​Start with a quick check-in and introductions so you can meet other engineers, architects, and tech leads in the room.

• ​Watch Lakeflow Connect in action on Databricks as it streams change-data from Salesforce, Workday, and SQL Server into a unified lakehouse.

• ​Follow along with short, practical demos you can try in your environment.

• ​Jump into open-floor discussions to troubleshoot, compare approaches, or just swap war stories.

• ​Keep the conversation going over drinks, because some of the best ideas happen after the session ends.

​​💻 Make sure to bring your laptop!

​Seats are limited to keep the room small and the discussions real.

​[ Food & beverages provided — RSVP now! ]

​Featured Speaker & Host

​Vishal Poddar, VP of Engineering at V4C

​Twenty-plus years of hands-on experience in integration, data engineering, and AI. He’s delivered large-scale solutions for enterprises you know by name and he’s bringing those lessons to New York City.

​Mira Mehdi, Client Partner at V4C

​Mira is a connector at heart. She helps teams turn complex data and AI challenges into actionable solutions while building communities where engineers and data leaders can share ideas and learn from each other. She’ll kick off the NYC evening, spark conversations, and make sure you leave with new connections and insights that matter.

​About Lakehouse, Lagers & Legends

​What started as a few meetups for data engineers has turned into a worldwide community of people who live and breathe data. Each event blends two things our crowd cares about most: sharp, practical sessions on the latest in data engineering and a relaxed setting to trade ideas over a cold drink.

​Every stop is a little different- new city, new voices, fresh conversations but the core stays the same: bring smart people together, share real-world lessons, and spark collaborations that carry on long after the night ends.

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