About us
Community-led.
Microsoft-powered.
The Power BI UK Community was founded in 2022 by a group of passionate data professionals working at Microsoft UK. What started as an informal way to share knowledge has grown into one of the UK's most active Power BI and Microsoft Fabric communities.
Community-first
We are not a corporate programme. This is a genuine community run by people who work with Power BI every day and want to share what they know.
Always free
Every session, every recording, every resource — completely free for Microsoft UK customers. No subscription, no hidden cost.
Regularly active
We run monthly live sessions with expert speakers, covering everything from beginner Power BI to advanced Microsoft Fabric engineering.
Our story
How we got here
First sessions delivered — started by Microsoft UK professionals to connect Power BI customers across the UK.
Regular monthly sessions launched with guest speakers from across the Microsoft data community.
Grew to over 2,000 members and expanded the programme to cover the full Microsoft Fabric platform alongside our Power BI roots.
Continued building out our session library with more technical deep-dives, customer-led talks, and Fabric engineering content.
The team
Meet the hosts
The community is led by a group of Microsoft employees who volunteer their time to organise events, source speakers, and keep the content fresh and relevant.
Andrew Bailey
Sr Solution Engineer
Microsoft, UK
A Senior BI consultant with extensive experience of working within fast-paced companies to deliver technology and business innovation. A 20-year track record of driving high performing teams to deliver successful products and services into a range of business sectors.
Daphne Boateng
Solution Engineer
Microsoft, UK
A highly motivated individual with a passion for creating data visualisations and models, and design thinking. With the use of tools such as Tableau, Qlik Sense, Power BI, Microsoft Excel and other BI tools - I aim to turn data into actionable insight. By disrupting the norms of manual reporting, I enable teams to access dynamic and informative data. With a working knowledge of R and Python, I strive to always develop myself and challenge my way of thinking.
Liam Howlett
Sr Solution Engineer
Microsoft, UK
Technical lead for Power BI and Microsoft Fabric engagements with Enterprise customers, I design and deliver proof-of-concept solutions, guide architectural decisions, and define strategic approaches to self-service BI and data integration.
Luke Young
Cloud & AI, Data Architect
Microsoft, UK
Working with Retail and Consumer Goods Customers to Enable better insights and analytics on top of their data. Been at Microsoft for 5+ Years
Oscar Ocieczek
Computing Degree Apprentice
Microsoft
I am currently a degree apprentice at Microsoft, working in the Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions (MCAPS) division. I am working towards the Digital Technical Solutions Professional qualification.
Will Cisler
Cloud & AI, Lead Data Architect
Microsoft, UK
Experienced Senior Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in multiple industries. Strong marketing professional skilled in Analytics, Market Research, and Consumer Behaviour. And now working as a Lead Architect on Strategic Accounts within Microsoft on Analytics and AI
Get in touch
Want to speak at a session, suggest a topic, partner with us, or just say hello? We'd love to hear from you. Drop us an email and we'll get back to you.
Powerbiukcommunity@microsoft.com