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Students, early-career technologists, and career switchers looking for approachable, practical sessions.

12 approachable sessions on this year’s program13 speakers in these recommendations3 full-day workshops

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Thu · 3:45 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room A

Designing Data Pipelines That Don’t Hate You Six Months Later

Software Engineering and Architecture

Fri · 1:15 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room A

Optimizing Your Apache Iceberg Lakehouse

Software Engineering and Architecture

Fri · 3:45 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room B

Digital Transformation or Digital Chaos? A Practical Guide for Leaders Who Are Done Playing Catch-Up

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

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Thu · 10:00 AMConference Session · Beginner · Room B

Civic Agents: The Rise Of AI In Modern Public Service

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Fri · 11:15 AMConference Session · Beginner · Room B

LLMs are tools, not solutions: Entity extraction as a computer science problem

Milena F Andy Schmidt

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Fri · 3:45 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room C

Test Smarter with AI: Playwright Automation at Scale on Azure

DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering

Fri · 3:45 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room E

Case Study: Designing AI-Augmented Enterprise Investigation Systems

Santosh Vasudevan John Selvaraj Arulappan

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Thu · 1:15 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room E

Probably Secure: What We Misunderstand About AI And Determinism Is Making Us Less Secure

Dwayne McDaniel

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Fri · 2:30 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room D

Diverge, Converge, Speak Up: The Discipline of Team Creativity

Software Engineering and Architecture

Thu · 1:15 PMConference Session · Advanced · Room A

Medallion Architecture in Regulated Healthcare: A Hands-On Playbook

DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering

Thu · 3:45 PMConference Session · Beginner · Room E

Microsoft’s Approach to Comprehensive Security in the Age of AI

Cybersecurity, Privacy, and System Resilience

Fri · 1:15 PMConference Session · Intermediate · Room B

Civic Agents in Practice: The Next Phase of AI for Government Workflows

Software Engineering and Architecture

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Oct 28, 2026, 9:00 AM · Room A

Apache Iceberg Deep Dive WorkshopLester Martin

Apache Iceberg gets powerful when you understand the table lifecycle. The value comes from seeing how snapshots, rollback, compaction, and governance fit into the full table lifecycle. "Apache Iceberg Deep Dive Workshop" turns that scenario into a workshop.

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Himanshu GoilChief Executive Officer, Ignatiuz Inc.

Lester MartinTrino Developer Advocate - Starburst

Andy SchmidtSenior Software Architect

Chris BirieSoftware and Data Martial Artist

David GiardMicrosoft Partner Solution Architect

Dwayne McDanielDeveloper Advocate at GitGuardian and huge fan of open source

John Selvaraj ArulappanLead AI Engineer @ADP

Matt RussellMake a plan, iterate towards your goal, and complete something every day.

Milena FSoftware Architect

Randy PagelsPrincipal Trainer and MVP at Xebia USA | Microsoft Services

Raziullah KhanData/AI expert

Santosh VasudevanLead Data Scientist at Caterpillar

Tom RodgersPrincipal Solution Architect @ Sagent