Events

This list was updated on June 25, 2026 and represents my upcoming live speaking events such as at conferences, user groups/meetups, webinars, and training courses.

See also; Completed events & content.

Upcoming events

Starburst Office Hours: Job Scheduler & Data Quality (Webinar) — July 2, 2026

In this “office hours” webinar, Lester Martin will walk through how to automate your data pipelines with job scheduling so they run reliably at scale. We’ll explore the data quality checks available. We will implement multiple checks and review them on the monitoring dashboard.

Apache Iceberg Meetup ATL: variant data type, WAP workflows, and branching & tagging (Meetup) — July 15, 2026

Connect with fellow enthusiasts, share insights, and dive into the latest developments in the Apache Iceberg™ ecosystem! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or new to Apache Iceberg, this meetup is the perfect place to exchange ideas and spark innovation.

Agenda
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking and Welcome Drinks
6:30 PM – 7:45 PM: Welcome Remarks & Presentations!
7:45 PM – 8:30 PM: Demos and Networking

Starburst Workshop: AI Data Assistant – AIDA (Webinar) — July 16, 2026

In this 90‑minute, hands‑on session, Starburst experts Moa Passador and Lester Martin will guide you through constructing a real AI-assisted workflow on top of your governed data, from first query to repeatable, production-ready pattern.

Starburst Office Hours: Iceberg Branching & Tagging (Webinar) — August 6, 2026

Most teams using Iceberg in production are only scratching the surface of what it can do. Snapshots and time travel are table stakes—branching, tagging, and rollback workflows are where Iceberg starts to feel like a proper engineering discipline rather than just a file format. In this 30-minute office hours session, Starburst expert Lester Martin will walk through how to use Iceberg’s branching and tagging capabilities to make your lakehouse safer to operate, easier to recover, and more controlled to deploy.