# Tableau Conference 2024 Preview

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2024-04-25
- **Format:** Video · 17 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Industry trends, AI & ML, Community
- **Tools:** Tableau (ai, data modelling, prep, pulse)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-conference-2024-preview
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGetL3kocx0

I preview what to expect at Tableau Conference 2024 in San Diego, walk through the three-day schedule and the new trail maps feature, and flag the sessions I'd prioritise. I also explain why I won't be attending in person and how I'll cover the event remotely via live streams and Salesforce Plus.

## Key takeaways

- Use Monday for trainings, doctor sessions and hands-on help — if you don't solve your problems then, you won't have time on Tuesday or Wednesday
- Salesforce Plus restreams the keynote and Iron Viz at region-friendly times, so UK viewers can catch up the next morning rather than staying up for Pacific time
- Tableau's new trail maps group like-minded sessions into themed tracks, making it easy to plan around AI, data modelling or other interests
- Conference is the ideal place to sit certification exams — the room is set up correctly, support is on hand, and you don't need to take time off work
- Expect Tableau to push AI features like Einstein Copilot and Tableau Pulse, and to shift partner focus from deploying the platform towards building solutions on it

## Chapters

- 0:29 Why I'm not attending in person
- 1:18 This year's compressed schedule
- 3:59 Planning sessions with trail maps
- 8:21 Certification and Sarah's pre-conference blog
- 10:06 What to expect: AI, vision and partners
- 14:47 My coverage plans and community shoutouts

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-conference-2024-preview

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