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56 practitioners leading sessions and workshops across IT, engineering, robotics, and manufacturing.

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Adam Broadbent headshotAdam BroadbentCTO at MadeLabsFloors, Not Ceilings: Lessons from 6 Months of AI Enablement at a $10B CompanyAndy Schmidt headshotAndy SchmidtSenior Software ArchitectLLMs are tools, not solutions: Entity extraction as a computer science problemBalazs Horvath headshotBalazs HorvathFounder, Lead Architect at VisualLabsThe AI is ready, but you are the problem. How to finally be ready for a real AI.Balu Chavan headshotBalu ChavanAT&T Services Inc, Lead Tech Product ManagerFuture of Agentic AI in Telecom Billing and Revenue ManagementBarry Stahl headshotBarry StahlSolution Architect and DeveloperLLMs Under the Hood - Applied Engineering WorkshopBrian McKeiver headshotBrian McKeiverMicrosoft Azure MVP; Co-Owner at BizStreamBlending Product Thinking with Software ModernizationBryan Bauw headshotBryan BauwCEO, Pico MES and Adjunct Professor, UNAFrom Standard Work to Scalable Smart Manufacturing: Making Data and AI Work in Assembly OperationsCarey Payette headshotCarey PayettePrincipal Engineer, Financial FinesseMulti-Agent Without the Bloat: Designing Lean AI Systems on AzureChris Birie headshotChris BirieSoftware and Data EngineerDesigning Data Pipelines That Don’t Hate You Six Months LaterDavid Giard headshotDavid GiardMicrosoft Partner Solution ArchitectMicrosoft’s Approach to Comprehensive Security in the Age of AIDavy Leboucher headshotDavy LeboucherCEO, ATEQRobotic Tracer Gas Sniffing for Leak Localization in EV Battery Packs and Energy Storage SystemsDwayne McDaniel headshotDwayne McDanielDeveloper Advocate at GitGuardian and huge fan of open sourceProbably Secure: What We Misunderstand About AI And Determinism Is Making Us Less SecureEthan DeMott headshotEthan DeMottAI Engineer at OneStream SoftwareFortifying AI: Understanding Prompt Attacks and How to Defend Against ThemGrant Pinkos headshotGrant PinkosPresident & Industrial IoT Architect specializing in real-time sensor data and industrial data collectionHow to get started with collection and storage of industrial dataHarsh Ranjan headshotHarsh RanjanSenior Software Engineer @SnowflakeEngineering Beyond the "Rule of Eight"Hemanth Tadepalli headshotHemanth TadepalliCybersecurity & Compliance SME at May MobilityDriving into the Future: Navigating Emerging Cybersecurity Threats in Autonomous TechnologyHimanshu Goil headshotHimanshu GoilChief Executive Officer, Ignatiuz Inc.Civic Agents: The Rise Of AI In Modern Public ServiceJared Rhodes headshotJared RhodesPrincipal Consultant, EPAM SystemsAI on the EdgeJayaseelan Shanmugam headshotJayaseelan ShanmugamIndependent Researcher, The University of Texas Permian BasinAdaptive Machine Learning for Real Time Transaction Routing in Distributed SystemsJim Rieck headshotJim RieckLead Software EngineerLEGO + IOT + Azure = fun!John Selvaraj Arulappan headshotJohn Selvaraj ArulappanLead AI Engineer @ADPCase Study: Designing AI-Augmented Enterprise Investigation SystemsJonathan "J." Tower headshotJonathan "J." Tower.NET Foundation Board | 12x Microsoft MVP | Founder & ConsultantMission-Critical Code: What NASA’s Power of Ten Can Teach UsJonathan Stewart headshotJonathan StewartPrincipal Analytics Consultant, SoundBIYour AI Agent Just Ran DELETE Without WHERE. Now What?Juarez Junior headshotJuarez JuniorSoftware Architect / Engineer, Solutions Architect, Developer AdvocateBuilding Enterprise-Grade AI Solutions with Oracle Generative AI Service and the Oracle AI DatabaseKen Smith headshotKen SmithDirector of Solutions and Strategic PartnershipsCertified Red Team FundamentalsLester Martin headshotLester MartinTrino Developer Advocate - StarburstApache Iceberg Deep Dive WorkshopLuis Fernandez headshotLuis FernandezExecutive Director Technology, VMLDon’t Let Your Org Chart Write Bad CodeMadhav Jayesh Kumar Pandya headshotMadhav Jayesh Kumar PandyaSr. Supply Chain Manager, Abbott LaboratoriesAI Driven Production Planning Using Decision Intelligence in Manufacturing SystemsMary Grygleski headshotMary GrygleskiTechnical Solutions Architect and AdvocateBuilding Scalable Multi-Agentic AI Systems: Orchestrating Agents with Event-Driven ApproachMatt Russell headshotMatt RussellFounder and President, Cynerge ConsultingDigital Transformation or Digital Chaos? A Practical Guide for Leaders Who Are Done Playing Catch-UpMichael Koper headshotMichael KoperDigital Vision Manager - AmericasAI Influence on Reliable Machine VisionMilena F headshotMilena FSoftware ArchitectLLMs are tools, not solutions: Entity extraction as a computer science problemMou Rakshit headshotMou RakshitSenior Data & AI Engineering Manager, AvanadeDesigning Conversational BI: How Azure Databricks AI/BI Genie Unlocks Self-Service InsightsPatel Riddhi headshotPatel RiddhiSenior Android Systems Engineer, DRC Systems5G-Optimized Android System Architecture for Low-Latency ApplicationsRajkumar Sakthivel headshotRajkumar SakthivelAI Systems and LLM Specialist, TescoYour AI Reads Entire Files. It Only Needs 6%. Here's How We Fixed It.Randy Pagels headshotRandy PagelsPrincipal Trainer and MVP at Xebia USA | Microsoft ServicesTest Smarter with AI: Playwright Automation at Scale on AzureRaziullah Khan headshotRaziullah KhanData/AI expertMedallion Architecture in Regulated Healthcare: A Hands-On PlaybookReshmika Dhandapani headshotReshmika DhandapaniProduct Manager, Motorola Solutions Inc.AI Agents in Products: A Product Manager’s Guide to Building What MattersRex Rainey headshotRex RaineyBizStream - Creative LeadKnights, Castles, and Creative Cloud: Rapid Illustration Concepting with AIRobert Gray III headshotRobert Gray IIITechnical Delivery Manager- Enterprise TechnologyThe Invisible Stack: Black-Ops of Modern EnterpriseRohit Mishra headshotRohit MishraCloud Solutions Architect, Google CloudA Practical Guide to Running LLMs on KubernetesSajitha Sritharan headshotSajitha SritharanSenior Cloud Data Architect | Microsoft Certified | Women in Data AdvocateSemantic Layers: The Missing Foundation for Agentic AI in EnterpriseSantosh Vasudevan headshotSantosh VasudevanLead Data Scientist at CaterpillarCase Study: Designing AI-Augmented Enterprise Investigation SystemsSarah Dutkiewicz headshotSarah DutkiewiczSoftware ArchitectFrom Chaos to Context: A Hands-On Journey Through EventStorming and Architecture KatasSarah Wimberley headshotSarah WimberleyArchitect of Technology Solutions and Integrations, Leading High-Performing TeamsThree Lessons from a Woman in Enterprise ArchitectureShivam Tiwari headshotShivam TiwariPrincipal Data Science, The University of TexasApplying Machine Learning and Network Analytics for Modern Financial Crime DetectionSriramprabhu Rajendran headshotSriramprabhu RajendranSenior Engineering LeaderScaling Enterprise Intelligence with Agentic Orchestration — Beyond the ChatbotSuchir Gupta headshotSuchir GuptaVerification Architect, SynopsysAccelerating USB Host Verification Using Real USB Devices in a Virtualized Device Modeling FrameworkSwapna Chimanchodkar headshotSwapna ChimanchodkarDirector, UBS Financial ServicesAI and Digital Transformation in Sepsis Management for Smarter Healthcare DeliveryTejas Chopra headshotTejas ChopraSenior Software Engineer, NetflixHeadroom: A Context Optimization Layer for LLM ApplicationsTemidire Adesiji headshotTemidire AdesijiMotionly, Technical FounderComputer Vision on a Smartphone: Lessons from Building Clinical-Grade Movement TrackingTom Rodgers headshotTom RodgersPrincipal Solution Architect @ SagentDiverge, Converge, Speak Up: The Discipline of Team CreativityVarun Joshi headshotVarun JoshiSenior Data Engineer at AWSRAG for Data Engineers: What It Is, Where It Fits, and Why Your Metadata Is the Missing PieceVenkata Kartheek Reddy Somasani headshotVenkata Kartheek Reddy SomasaniInformation Technology Security Engineer, City of DallasSecuring Cyber Physical Systems in Municipal Infrastructure EnvironmentsVijaykumar Jangamashetti headshotVijaykumar JangamashettiStaff Cloud Consulting Architect, GoogleGoogle BigQuery - Heart of Smart Analytics toolset on Google CloudYanesh Naidoo headshotYanesh NaidooExecutive Innovations Director at Jendamark AutomationNext Evolution of Advanced Manufacturing with ODIN Digital Solutions