The Reporting Gap AI Won’t Fix - And How to Close It in Power BI

AI is changing what good reporting looks like. Leaders expect faster insights, cleaner outputs, and reports that speak for themselves. But while the conversation in Power BI has moved to Copilot and AI generated answers, the reporting gap that has existed for years still hasn’t moved. Calculated columns still mean DAX. Financial grade formatting still means Excel. Paginated exports still mean rebuilding the report outside Power BI.

In this session, we close every one of those gaps. Live. On a blank Power BI canvas. In 60 minutes. Bring your scepticism.

What we cover:

• Calculated columns and rows - variance, percentage contribution, running totals, and custom subtotals added directly in Power BI without DAX, without model changes, and without republishing.
• Financial grade formatting - sparklines, waterfall charts, deviation indicators, and IBCS templates applied directly inside the matrix so a grid of numbers becomes a boardroom ready financial statement.
• Exports that preserve everything - fully paginated, WYSIWYG PDF and Excel output with every chart, colour, and page break intact, exactly as it appears on screen.

Extended Live Q&A
Bring your toughest reporting problems. We have reserved dedicated time to work through real-world scenarios with Live Q&A.

Who Should Attend

• Power BI developers and analysts who want more from the native matrix without switching platforms
• Finance, FP&A, and controlling teams that need formatted variance reports directly in Power BI
• BI leads evaluating whether their teams can stop rebuilding Power BI reports in Excel
• Organizations migrating financial reporting from SAP BO, Cognos, or Excel-based workflows into Power BI

P.S: If you have ever finished a report in Power BI and then rebuilt it in Excel just to make it look right, this session is definitely for you.