THE
CONFERENCE
THAT COUNTS
The largest gathering of
Excel talent in the world
21-22 APRIL/2020
OLYMPIA, LONDON
ABOUT
Welcome to the first annual gathering of Excel’s
Global Community. A two day event dedicated to
unveiling the world beyond the spreadsheet.
Learn from the top Excel practitioners in the world.
We have taken the word ‘global’ quite literally –
giving you access to the latest trends from each
part of the globe.
Connect with over 30 premium industry suppliers.
Whether you’re looking to solve a business
problem, master a skill or simply get certified –
we’ve got you covered.
Excel with the unique masterclasses, crafted
to deliver substantinal know-how with
immediate application.
SPEAKERS
Hosted by
Bob Umlas
Excel legend, celebrated author and
25 times Microsoft MVP
SPEAKERS
Randy Austin
Bio
As a passionate Excel enthusiast, entrepreneur & long-time freelancer, my goal is to not just teach people around the world the amazing power of Excel, but more importantly show people how to reach their goals and dreams with this powerful tool. I coach people how to leverage their skills, experience & knowledge to create amazing and valuable solutions so they can turn their passion into profits without having to trade time for money. There are too many poor Excel experts in this world, and I aim to fix that problem.
Keynote
Finding Your Niche With Excel
How to step out of the box and into the spotlight, letting your unique Excel skills shine in a crowded marketplace.
Masterclass
Creating Your Wealth & Success With Excel
In this masterclass I will teach you how to leverage your Excel skills to create incredible value for the marketplace and use those skills to gain the freedom, wealth & success you desire. We will take a deep dive into the fundamentals of creating real solutions for real businesses that will enable you to create recurring & passive income for life.
SPEAKERS
Boriana Petrova
Bio
Microsoft Certified Trainer with more than 15 years’ experience as an IT instructor and Consultant.
Certifications she has: Місrоѕоft Оffісе Ѕресіаlіѕt Маѕtеr (МОЅ Маѕtеr), Місrоѕоft Сеrtіfіеd ІТ Рrоfеѕѕіоnаl (МСІТР), Місrоѕоft Сеrtіfіеd Тесhnісаl Ѕресіаlіѕt fоr Місrоѕоft Рrојесt Ѕеrvеr (МСТЅ), Місrоѕоft Сеrtіfіеd Тесhnісаl Ѕресіаlіѕt fоr Місrоѕоft Рrојесt (МСТЅ).
Five years Microsoft MVP for Excel.
In 2008 she is awarded among the TOP 25 of the best instructors in Microsoft World Company business evaluation and measurement - Knowledge Advisers.
Boriana has been featured as a Speaker at numerous international Microsoft events. Some of the locations include Bulgaria, USA, Spain, Netherlands, Australia and the UK.
Founder and administrator of the user group Microsoft Office Bulgaria for Microsoft Bulgaria.
Founder and organizer of “Bulgaria Excel Days” – one of the biggest global events dedicated to Microsoft Excel.
Owner and CEO of the company for Microsoft Training and IT business consulting - ITraining Ltd.
Keynote
Useful Business Tips & Tricks in Modern Excel
The Мagic of Conditional formatting and more…
SPEAKERS
Boris Hristov
Bio
Boris is the Founder of presentation agency 356labs and a PowerPoint MVP. He has presented in 25+ countries and has been rated as the top speaker numerous times. Boris has years of experience as a trainer, mentor and consultant and works with companies to help them write, design and deliver truly effective presentations. Some of the companies he’s worked with include: Deutsche Telekom, KPMG, Renault, Societe Generale, Roche, Publicis, Experian, Bosch, VMWARE, adidas and a many, many more to help them write, design and deliver truly effective presentations. His agency is also the only presentation agency in the world speaking at Microsoft Ignite – the biggest yearly event of Microsoft, attended by more than 25000 people.
Keynote
Create in Excel. Present in PowerPoint.
Effectively.
Do you happen to create excel charts that you need to present as part of a PowerPoint presentation? What if I tell you that most data visualization are not as effective as they could be when used in a presentation context? In this session you will learn how to tune your charts in order to convey your message across efficiently, effectively and effortlessly. This is a demo-only session so get ready to have some fun!
Masterclass
Story, Design, Delivery:
Next Level Business
Presentation
Nope. That is not your typical presentation skills workshop. Get ready for something different, and innovative. Learn the difference that sits behind those presentations that keep you on the edge of your seat, and those that send you right to sleep. Get ready to go behind the scenes and understand what makes top presentations out there so successful. Be ready for exercises and colours that will enrich your mind. We will cover each component of truly effective presentations while working on them - story, design, and delivery.
What's more, you'll learn the concept of "contrasts" and how to use them in order to turn any topic into an engaging story. Come with ideas you want to work on and get ready to have your mind blown.
SPEAKERS
Leila Gharani
Bio
Leila Gharani is a Microsoft MVP. She runs her own Excel site at www.XelPlus.com and has an active YouTube channel with many engaging, high quality videos. Most of the videos are Excel tips and tricks based on questions and suggestions she gets from the Excel online community and professionals. If you’d like to create useful tools and get more done, check out Leila’s bestselling online courses on her website. Her background is Masters in Economics, Economist, Consultant, Oracle HFM Accounting Systems Expert & Project Manager. Her passion is learning, sharing and solving difficult Excel problems.
Keynote
New and Upcoming Features in Excel
Excel’s changed forever! Data analysis just got easier. Discover how the new improvements can simplify your files. These changes affect everyone using Excel for Office 365. Don’t have Office 365 yet? Learn how you can benefit so you’re ready when the time comes.
SPEAKERS
Danielle Stein Fairhurst
Bio
Danielle Stein Fairhurst is the Principal of Plum Solutions, a Sydney-based consultancy specialising in financial modelling and analysis. She is the author of “Using Excel for Business and Financial Modelling”, Third Edition published by Wiley Finance 2019 and “Financial Modeling in Excel for Dummies” published by Wiley in 2017. With over 20 years’ experience as a financial analyst, she helps her clients create meaningful financial models in the form of business cases, pricing models and management reports. She has hands-on experience in a number of industry sectors, including telecoms, information systems, manufacturing and financial services. Danielle has regular engagements around Australia and globally as a speaker, course facilitator, financial modelling consultant and analyst, has been a guest on Excel TV among other relevant industry podcasts. She is on the judging panel for the 2019 Financial Modelling Innovation Awards and is on the Diversity Council for the ModelOff Financial Modelling World Championships. Danielle founded the Financial Modellers’ Meetup groups which now has over 5,000 members in seven countries as well as a LinkedIn forum with over 45,000 members. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM) and has taught management accounting subjects at Sydney University.
Keynote
Building the Excel Modelling Meetup Community
In today’s online world where we can access information instantly and learn how to do just about anything via online tutorials and videos, why is there still such demand for face to face events? Since 2015, Danielle Stein Fairhurst has been running regular Financial Modelling in Excel Meetups in Australia with now over 3,000 members locally. Come and hear the good, the bad and the ugly on how she leveraged her network to build a face to face community as well as a high-profile online presence.
Masterclass
Building the Financial Model Dashboard
Summarise the outputs of your financial model using standard Excel skills into a concise, dynamic and visually appealing one-page dashboard report which can effectively communicate the results of your model to others at a glance.
Learning outcomes:
• To quickly get to grips with the size, depth, quality and quantity of the data to be shown on the dashboard
• Decide the most appropriate presentation of the data and design layout
• Based on the desired outcome, availability of data and frequency of update, determine the best technical tools for the job
SPEAKERS
Robin Waite
Bio
Robin Waite is a husband and father to two young girls, with a passion to help business owners set fearless goals and achieve great success. Robin is a business coach, regular speaker at various business events and bestselling author of two books, including the recent popular release Take Your Shot. He puts his 2 decades of business experience to work, coaching clients to reach their goals. Which includes helping clients get married and buy their first homes! Behind the scenes Robin is a surfer and Sunday warrior (road cyclist). He hates going up the hills but is well known at his local cycling club for his descending at speeds in excess of 50mph down said hills. A keen DIY enthusiast, Robin renovated his first home from scratch – it took 4 years – and since moving has now built his own Home Office/Studio, fully insulated for all weathers. Robin holds a Guinness World Record for participating in the largest ever speed networking event, has raised over £5k for a local Children’s charity in the last 3 years and has a goal to help remove 100kg of plastic from the World’s Oceans within the next 12 months via another charity he supports – 4Ocean. Book: Online Business Startup - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00W7LXGL0 Book #2: Take Your Shot (360+ positive reviews) -
Keynote
“The Magical marketing Mystery Machine”
Who wants the ultimate quick win in marketing? Everyone, I bet. Imagine this though; Lewis Hamilton wasn't born in a car, he had to learn how to drive. As with marketing, you’ve got to learn how to do it FOR YOUR BUSINESS! Here it is, the answer you're all waiting for. Marketing, or the art of creating brand awareness, is determined by the value you give away up front, for free. Websites, books, brochures, flyers, advice, speaking, podcasts, ads, pdf downloads etc ...there it, the answer 👆👆👆 Ok. Obvious. Now the difficult bit. You must find 2 or 3 things/activities which work for your business. This is YOUR marketing mix. It is unique to YOU and YOU'VE got to “learn” it. Robin will debunk all of the common marketing myths and show you all how to market your business moving forward, avoiding the common pitfalls and negative backlash along the way. This Marketing Mystery will be solved.
Masterclass
“Productising a Service” – Product Architecture, Pricing and Sales
Business hinges around 3 Core Pillars: 1. The product 2. How much you charge for said product 3. And your ability to sell it Business owners commonly sell a single core product and then, after seeing the price, wonder why potential customers turn around and walk out of the door before they’ve even had a chance to engage in a conversation. During this workshop I will teach your guests how to build up “Know, Like and Trust” through creating a suite of products at different prices. Building trust and thus removing friction in the sales process when you finally put your core product in front of them.
Apparently, there are three ways to grow a business: • Sell more of the same product/service • Cut your costs • Sell the same product at a higher price Now, 90% of business owners I know are grinding their gears with marketing, trying to sell more of the same product and flat out struggling to make any progress. Your accountant will be helping you to cut your costs. Which leaves the last option, Selling Your Products at a Higher Price. More importantly your confidence and ability to sell your product at a higher price. This is the hardest one; if you put your prices up everyone will leave you and go to your competition, right? WRONG! During this talk Robin is going to remove all your negative beliefs around how you price your products, removing all of the friction from the sales process, and ensure that you achieve the financial goals in your business.
SPEAKERS
Cristiano Galvão
Bio
Cristiano Galvão is an international consultant that helps large companies organise their data and understand their users’ behaviour. He is also a LinkedIN instructor, content creator at Excel Turbo and an active member of relevant technical communities. Cristiano is also responsible for running Excel Weekend, the largest Excel conference in Latin America.
Keynote
Data Analysis with Excel in Brazil and Abroad
Based on experience with consulting services and trainings in Brazil and other countries, Cristiano will discuss different techniques available within Excel for analysing data.In addition, he will provide his insight on how global Excel practitioners have been evolving their use of the tool in order to achieve the desired valuable insight for their businesses.
SPEAKERS
Gašper Kamenšek
Bio
Gašper Kamenšek is an Excel MVP from Slovenia, Trainer, and Consultant at Excel Olympics and owner and Lead Author at Excel Unplugged. He has dedicated his work to the noble goal of helping people enjoy working with Excel by helping them master it. As we all know, we love doing what we excel at (no pun intended).
- Microsoft MVP for Excel since 2016
- Lead Author @ ExcelUnplugged.com (one of the top 40 blogs for Excel Worldwide)
- Speaker @ 50+ Slovenian and International Conferences
- Trainer with 900+ courses
- Trainer with 7000+ attendees
- Leader of the Slovenian Power BI User Group
- The organizer of the Excel Olympics Conference & MasterClasses
Certificates
- Exam 778: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI
- Exam 779: Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Excel
- MCSA: BI Reporting - Certified 2017
- Microsoft Office Master 2016 (2013, 2010)
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Expert 2016 (2013, 2010)
Keynote
Why Power Query Joins are even better than Xlookup
Xlookup is the new kid on the block and a much-needed alternative to Vlookup. And whereas it will reign supreme among the functions, there are still a lot of things that Power Query Joins can do, that Xlookup just can't. This session will cover all the Join types with real-life examples that should make it clear, that Power Query Joins should be a vital part of every data analysts toolbelt.
Masterclass
THE Power Pivot data model
This MasterClass could just as well be called optimization techniques for data modeling in Excel. In this whole day MasterClass we will use Power Query and Power Pivot to build a light, agile, fast and easily manageable. In other words, we will create THE data model. This MasterClass should give you clear guidelines for data modeling that you will be able to use on each model you will build in Excel.
SPEAKERS
Jordan Goldmeier
Bio
Jordan Goldmeier is "Chief Data Therapist" at Excel.tv, where he empowers individuals, teams and executives to be smart data thinkers without investing in expensive new technologies. He has authored two books on Excel and data visualization, and once saved the United States Air Force $60million (using Excel). Past clients include NATO Training Mission, Principal Financial and H&M.
Keynote
Strengthening our signal: how you can turn your Excel passion into a business
Excel is an old product but the challenges facing today's Excel freelancers are new. The way companies are using Excel has changed, and the old corporate workshop model is slowly fading. How do you reach your potential customer? And can an Excel freelancer actually make money in today's environment?
For the last five years, I've worked tirelessly to build Excel.TV into a thriving online community. I've learned and failed a lot. For the first time, I'll be pulling back the curtain on my journey and show you what I've learned. Come with questions!
SPEAKERS
Michael Olafusi
Bio
Michael Olafusi is a 5 times Microsoft Excel MVP, a certified Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM), a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a workaholic. He is passionate about using readily available tools (MS Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python & R) to make high quality data and analysis available to all. This passion has driven him to create online courses, online tools, an Excel club for university students and his own data analysis consulting firm.
Keynote
Earning High Consulting Income In Low Income Countries.
In this session Michael will share tested practical ways to go from a struggling consultant to a highly sought-after high fees/ income consultant especially in low income countries. He will also touch on practical tips for scaling, pricing, marketing, product/ service development and positioning.
SPEAKERS
Celia Alves
Bio
Celia Alves is a certified Microsoft Excel Expert specialized in developing custom tools to help companies improve productivity and reporting accuracy.
By combining Excel features, VBA, Power Query and Power Pivot, Celia builds work systems that allow:
- automation of data importing
- data cleansing and analysis
- accurate, consistent and professional-looking reporting as well as task automation.
These tools help organisations improve their services and profit by:
- considerably reducing the time spent on administrative and operational tasks
- improving communication between teams and stakeholders
- minimising data entry errors
- providing decision-makers with valuable insights about their businesses data.
Celia’s capacity to tackle complex challenges and build systems that are easy to learn and simple to use comes from a strong academic background in Mathematics and two decades of professional experience as a teacher. After moving from Portugal to Canada in 2013, Celia combined her knowledge, passion for solving problems and analysis skills into a new career as an Excel and VBA developer.
Celia has a Degree and a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Education from the University of Lisbon and runs her consulting business Solve & Excel Consulting in Toronto, Canada. In 2019 she founded the MS Excel Toronto Meetup group, to promote knowledge sharing and networking between the city’s Excel lovers and professionals.
Keynote
CONVERTING A COLLECTION OF CSV REPORTS INTO AN EFFICIENT BUSINESS APPLICATION WITH EXCEL ET AL.
This session will present a real business case, guiding the audience through the challenges of developing a business system with Excel, from the client’s request to the final product. The session will include
• demonstrating how we can combine the multiple tools available in Excel to build a business application tailored to the specific needs of a company (generate professional-looking pay statements for his staff and get accurate and insightful reports about his business financials);
• walking the audience through the challenges of implementing what it seemed to be a simple request at first and presenting the solution found for the main problems (key factors involve importing data with Power Query, creating a Data Model with Power Pivot and DAX and automating procedures with VBA.)
One of Excel’s strengths is its flexibility to allow the development of custom solutions. Dealing with real-life challenges offers the developers an opportunity to expand knowledge and skills and the business owners a chance to deepen their understanding of their business.
SPEAKERS
Chandoo
Bio
Chandoo runs one of the most popular and extensive online resources for data analysis and dashboard reporting through Excel & Power BI at Chandoo.org. His mission is to make people awesome in their work. He has trained more than 10,000 professionals on Excel, Power Pivot, VBA & Power BI through online & in-person classes. Chandoo has written three books, more than 1,000 articles and created 180 videos on Excel & Power BI. He has been a Microsoft Excel MVP for the last 11 years. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand with his wife Jo & 10 year old twins - Nishanth & Nakshatra.
Keynote
How I created a million dollar Excel product - lessons on product design, marketing and customer service.
Come and learn how Chandoo created a million dollar software with Excel. How he designed it, marketed it and how he built the sales funnel. What worked, what failed and how you can apply the ideas for your own online (ad)ventures.
Masterclass
Advanced & Interactive Charting with Excel.
Create beautiful, striking and insightful business charts & dashboards with this one day masterclass. Use powerful Excel features like slicers, maps, forecasting, formulas and tables to enhance your regular business charts. Understand the process for making executive dashboards to tell complete story in one picture.
• Aimed at: Intermediate to Advanced users
• Software used: Excel 365 / 2019 / 2016
• Type of class: Lab + hands-on. Delegates are expected to bring their computers and follow along.
• Material: Soft copies of workbooks, datasets and supporting PDFs will be provided after the masterclass
• Preparation materials: Free 2 hour video crash course will be provided to beginner level users. They need to complete this before attending the masterclass.
SPEAKERS
Sumit Bansal
Bio
Sumit Bansal holds the Excel MVP title for the 6th year in a row till date. Having stared his blog, TrumpExcel.com as an experiment in 2013, 2 years later he was able to turn his passion into a full time job. His blog consists of in-depth Excel tutorials, videos and online courses. Sumit is considered to be one of the top bloggers in India and has been featured on many relevant publications.
Keynote
How to monetize your Excel Skills online?
In this session, learn how you can turn your skills into online profit. Sumit Bansal will share tested tips, tricks and methods for achieving financial freedom though Excel.
SPEAKERS
Oz du Soleil
Bio
Oz du Soleil is an Excel developer, trainer, videographer, author, raconteur, LinkedIn instructor, and Microsoft Excel MVP. He's known for his brash, overly dramatic YouTube videos at Excel on Fire where Oz goes beyond Excel tips-&-tricks and brings you the real world why, how and when so that users get the most from Excel. Oz is a US Navy veteran and lives in Portland Oregon. Fun fact: Oz is in a documentary about sriracha hot sauce.
Keynote
Taking risks as a content creator
On platforms like YouTube there is endless advice for growing a channel, but not so much on creativity, and the risks of stretching out to be creative.
Oz du Soleil produces Excel tutorials for the Youtube channel Excel on Fire, known for its brash, overly dramatic, adventurous style. Oz will share some of the behind-the-scenes risks and rewards for going against common wisdom. He will also share a bit about the path that lead up to a call from LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) and their 2-year relationship.
TICKETS
The Global Excel Summit opens up endless possibilities
to grow within the industry. If spreadsheets are a part
of your everyday life, then here is a guide to help you
decide what’s right for you.
BIRD
SPECIAL
23/12
VISITOR PASS
£ 29
Who?
Individuals who want to improve their skills or Excel experts looking to get certified. There is no better place to find the best way forward.
Businesses who want to explore their best options for Excel trainings and Excel consulting services.
What?
1 day Expo access to the leading Excel suppliers across the training, consultancy, certification, and examination sectors. The ticket also includes:
FREE Excel career advise.
FREE How to Get Certified help desk.
2 raffle tickets with a chance to win incredible prizes.
How?
Clicking on the BOOK NOW button will redirect you to our Registration Form. Enter your details and select your preferred date of visit. You will also have the option to add a day of Guest Speaker sessions or a 1 day Masterclass for additional cost.
See detailed price list for students, seniors and group discounts. All prices are subject to 20% VAT.
DELEGATE PASS
£ 299
Who?
Еveryone who uses Excel on a daily basis and wants to shine as an Excel Trainer, Excel Consultant, Project Manager, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, VBA Developer, Financial Modeller, Accountant and everyone in between. If you are passionate about Excel this is your pass.
What?
2 days of unique Excel mastery with the biggest Excel Experts in the world. You will be able to build your agenda and select 7 Guest Speaker sessions or 1 Masterclass for each day. Designed to elevate your knowledge, skills and commercial awareness, the Delagete pass grants you the acess to insights far beyond the spreadsheet.
Unique opportunity to connect with the global Excel community and talk to spreadsheet pioneers like Randy Austin, Leila Gharani, Chandoo & many more.
Everything included in the Visitor Pass.
How?
Clicking on the BOOK NOW button will redirect you to our Registration Form. Enter your details and build the agenda that fits your needs. See the detailed agenda below.
Note: Randy Austin’s Masterclass costs an extra £49.00.
See detailed price list for students, seniors and group discounts. All prices are subject to 20% VAT.
AGENDA
21 April 2020
8:00
Registration
09:00
12:00
Lunch break
16:30
BREAK
17:00
18:30
22 April 2020
8:00
Doors open
09:00
12:00
Lunch break
16:30
BREAK
17:00
18:00
18:00
MASTERCLASSES
EXHIBITORS
Connect with over 30 of the top industry
suppliers. Get ahead of the competition and
make sure the world of Excel remembers your
brand! Full list of exhibitors coming soon.
EXHIBITORS
356labs
About
356labs is a boutique presentation agency which helps clients write, design and deliver truly effective presentations. We do that by working side-by-side with them throughout this whole process or by training them how they can master the above three components by themselves. Our work is behind presentations that closed multimillion-dollar deals, got startup investment from people like Bill Clinton and organizations like Lufthansa and is even trusted in critical moments like the process of IPO. Trusted by companies like KPMG, Publicis Group, Roche, Unicredit Bulbank, Renault, Microsoft, Kaufland, Booking.com, Nestle and many more, 356labs is the partner you are looking for if you or your teams associate with truly effective presentations.
EXHIBITORS
EXCEL FOR FREELANCERS
About
Excel For Freelancers was founded to teach Excel enthusiasts the tips and tricks on how to create and market their own Excel based software, and gain financial independence without trading time for money.
EXHIBITORS
FEARLESS BUSINESS
About
Fearless Business Is a 12-Week Business Accelerator for consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs who run service/client businesses. We help our clients escape the time-for-money trap by repackaging up their offer, better articulate their value and reduce friction in the sales process. This enables them to spend less time marketing and more time doing the work they love, maximising every opportunity which comes their way.
WHY EXHIBIT?
Do you buy, sell, build, consult, train Excel in any shape or form?
If yes, then the largest gathering of Excel professionals &
every day users sound exactly like the place for you.
This is your industry exhibition.
Your target market. And your chance to:
- Connect with over 1000 Excel users
- Present you brand and demo you solutions
- Build new relationships and nurture existing ones
- Increase your reach and market share
- Be at the forefront of Excel innovation
- Network with Microsoft MVPs and industry leaders
VISIT
Olympia London
Home of inspirational events since 1886, Olympia London is an iconic, multi-purpose and highly experienced exhibition and conference centre in the UK.
Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX
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Founded by London-based entrepreneurs, Tea Kuseva and Elena Lalovska, DATEL Productions Ltd. is an experiential studio that crafts high impact events. Coming from large scale event production for Google and Apple, we keep a small team of extremely talented and strategically led people, dedicated to deliver a fresh new reality into the events production universe.
We partner up with industry experts and influencers to deliver high impact messages to diverse audiences. Whatever we do, we do it with finesse and simplicity, while always remaining loyal to our brand's vision and direction. Unique identity, distinctive event programme and huge business opportunity for every stakeholder, are at the core of every project we undertake. With the help of our creative & research team we remain on top of the market, always presenting forward ideas executed to the highest standards, with attention to the smallest detail.
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