about this event
Hello and welcome to the first Databricks UK event, hosted by Community Stack and our founding partner Colibri Digital.
The Databricks Innovation Hackathon is a hands-on build session for Databricks Champions, MVPs, and mid-to senior-level data and platform engineers. Over one evening, teams will build working functionality on the newest Databricks tooling, including Lakeflow Designer, Databricks Apps, Genie and Lakebase, with Colibri Digital's principal engineers on hand as mentors throughout.
Agenda 16:30 / Arrival, kick-off and team formation (or go solo) 17:00 / Build sprint, with mentors on hand throughout 20:00 / Showcase: five-minute live demos, no slides required 20:30 / Judging, prizes and networking 21:00 / Close
What's provided A pre-built Databricks sandbox, sample datasets, food and refreshments, and on-hand support from Colibri Digital's principal engineers. Winning teams take home premium LEGO prizes, and strong builders will have the chance to talk with Colibri Digital about contract and permanent opportunities on their Databricks teams.
Who should attend Databricks Champions, MVPs and certified practitioners, plus strong data or platform engineers from any stack who can pick up Databricks quickly and think in templates.
Venue To be confirmed.
About the community Databricks UK is a practitioner-led community for people building and running data platforms on Databricks, run by Community Stack with founding partner Colibri Digital, our Global Headline Data & AI Sponsor. It forms part of the Community Stack ecosystem, bringing together practitioners, leaders and partners across cloud, data, AI and open technology. We are always keen to hear from speakers, hosts, sponsors and community partners. If you would like to get involved in a future event, please reach out to Ethan Sumner via LinkedIn. This event follows the Community Stack Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy, ensuring a respectful, inclusive and welcoming environment for all attendees.
tracks
Lakeflow Designer
Build working functionality using the newest Databricks tooling, including Lakeflow Designer.
Databricks Apps
Build working functionality using the newest Databricks tooling, including Databricks Apps.
Genie
Build working functionality using the newest Databricks tooling, including Genie.
Lakebase
Build working functionality using the newest Databricks tooling, including Lakebase.
when
Databricks UK Innovation Hackathon with Colibri Digital
Arrival, kick-off and team formation at 16:30; build sprint from 17:00 with mentors throughout; showcase of five-minute live demos at 20:00; judging, prizes and networking at 20:30; close at 21:00.
◍ TBAprizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Winning teams | Premium LEGO prizes | TBA |