We’re excited to reveal the Pre-Conference Sessions and the respective speakers joining us in Chicago and Frankfurt for PASS Summit 2026.

These in‑depth sessions offer a focused opportunity to enhance your technical skills and explore a topic with renowned industry leaders.

Please note that Pre-Cons for PASS Summit West (Seattle) will be announced in the coming months.

Meet the Pre-Con Speakers:

Chicago:

• Andreas Wolter: SQL Server Security vs. Security Theater: Build a Defensible Data Estate
• Chris Hyde and Kristyna Ferris: Modern Data Warehousing with Microsoft Fabric
• Erik Darling: T-SQL That Doesn’t Suck: Solving Performance and Concurrency Problems
• Grant Fritchey and Pat Wright: Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set

Frankfurt:

• Alpa Buddhabhatti: Building an AI-Ready Analytics Platform with Microsoft Fabric
• Brent Ozar: Dev-Prod Demon Hunters: Finding the Real Cause of Production Slowness
• Grant Fritchey and Pat Wright: Adding PostgreSQL to your SQL Server Skill Set

Register Now – Launch Pricing Ends April 1!

Don’t miss out on learning from these industry experts! Select your city and register to join us at one (or more) of the following locations: