Inside TC26: Highlights, Hot Takes, and Real-World Impact
May 13 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
About the Event
Get an insider’s look at Tableau Conference 2026 as we break down the most impactful announcements, innovations, and trends. As TC26 speakers, we’ll share insights from sessions on Tableau Next’s semantic model and its role in conversational analytics, alongside a client case study highlighting multi-year implementation outcomes and innovation.
If you can’t attend live, register and receive the recording.
Speakers
Celia Fryar
Training and Enablement Lead
Data educator and strategist with over 20 years of industry experience, Celia is dedicated to turning analytics into action and opportunity in her current roles of Training & Enablement Lead at Xeomatrix and Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco.
During the last decade, she taught analytics to 7k+ learners across four continents, helping launch many data careers. She authored and delivered 30+ courses for DataCamp, General Assembly, and F500 companies. Celia has created and managed extensive courseware development and delivery teams within Hire, Train, Deploy companies to send +350 students into successful consulting positions as Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts with F100 hiring partners.
Honored as a 2x Tableau Academic Ambassador, Iron Viz Judge, and speaker for TC25, VizIt Sydney 2025, and Tableau webinars, she contributes a global perspective to data education.
Explorer, scuba diver, pianist, and proud mom, she brings curiosity and heart to every challenge.
Lauren Cristaldi
Manager of Data Analytics
Lauren Cristaldi is a data analytics and business intelligence professional with almost eight years of experience helping organizations transform data into meaningful insights. She currently serves as a Manager of Data Analytics at XeoMatrix, where she partners with clients across industries to design and deliver impactful reporting solutions, streamline data processes, and drive strategic decision-making.
Prior to her current role, Lauren worked as an Information and Business Systems Analyst at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, where she supported enterprise systems, optimized reporting, and developed solutions that improved accessibility and efficiency.
With expertise spanning data analysis, visualization, and system integration, Lauren thrives at the intersection of technical problem-solving and business strategy. She is passionate about uncovering insights that empower organizations to operate smarter and achieve their goals.
When she isn’t developing dashboards for her clients, she enjoys creating other dashboards on Tableau Public – she really loves Tableau dashboards. She also enjoys sailing around Charleston with her husband and their dog.