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Speaker Details: Mick has a strong applied technical focus predominately in the Application Integration space, from interactive endpoints through to Analytics and BI stacks. High performance near real time interfaces is his specialty. Mick is a Microsoft Azure Integration MVP with a strong focus on Integration stacks. Having an equal balance between training and the consulting world with 30 years of leading a technical team to create innovative solutions. Mick is the mastermind behind global award winning projects and renowned for architecting smart solutions whether on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid of both. His passion is to help people and businesses thrive, showing tangible returns from technology investments. Outside of work, Mick loves ocean swimming, having a laugh and being a better husband, dad than he was today.

Topic: Building a comprehensive Logic App & Custom Actions Workflow solution with the latest best practices

Speaker Details: Sandro Pereira lives in Portugal and is currently the Head of Enterprise Integration at DevScope. In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premises and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a technical point of view, size, and criticality, using Microsoft Azure (API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Hubs, PowerApps, Power Automate, …), Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO and many others.

Sandro is very active in the BizTalk community as blogger, member and moderator on the MSDN BizTalk Server Forums, TechNet Wiki author, and GitHub contributor, member of several online communities, guest author at BizTalk360 and Serverless360, public speaker and technical reviewer of several BizTalk and Azure books and whitepapers, all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the books BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices and Migrating to BizTalk Server 2020.

He has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since January 2011, for his contributions to the world-wide BizTalk Server community and Microsoft Azure community. He currently holds MCTS: BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2010 certifications.

Topic: Escape the Legacy Trap: Real-World BizTalk Server to Azure Integration Services Migration Stories

Speaker Details: Bill is a Cloud Platform & API Evangelist and Microsoft MVP at SixPivot, Melbourne, Australia. Bill's work expands from his traditional background of on-premises integration and development into some of the latest technologies in Microsoft Azure, including Azure DevOps and the Azure Integration technologies (Azure API Management, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus), along with Azure Front Door. As Mentor, Architect, Designer or Developer, Bill supports or leads application integration projects to connect various Microsoft Business Solutions applications with both on-premises and other SaaS providers. Bill started his career in IT back in 1983 as an IBM Systems Programmer. He switched to the Microsoft Windows platform in 1994 and has been involved with Windows development ever since. Bill has worked on numerous enterprise projects using Microsoft .Net, Microsoft C/C++, Visual Basic and SQL Server. Bill is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer, creating and delivering Azure and BizTalk training since 2004. Bill is very involved in the Microsoft User Group Community as co-founder of the Integration Down Under monthly webcast (www.integrationdownunder.com) and a contributor to numerous meetup groups in Australia and New Zealand.

Topic: EDI (AS2, X12 & EDIFact) with Azure Logic Apps Standard & API Management

Speaker Details: Mattias Lögdberg is a Cloud Development enthusiast at DevUP Solutions and has specialized on systems integration in the cloud mostly on Microsoft Azure. In the daily work Mattias is responsible for driving customer projects, ensuring quality and providing insight and understanding to Solutions built on Azure. Mattias passion for the cloud platform has taken him to the speaking stand and the hard work both with the community and customers has resulted in the MVP award from Microsoft since 2017.

Topic: Integration development challenges in a Cloud PaaS world

Speaker Details: Massimo Crippa is a cloud enthusiast with 20 years of experience with Microsoft enterprise products and technologies. He started his career in the Italian ICT sector as a web developer and later focused on middleware and messaging projects. In 2011 he moved to Belgium where he is working as Azure Domain Lead for Codit. In this role, he's responsible for the Azure domain where his tasks range from envision the Cloud journey, to demonstrate different Azure PaaS capabilities, and to implement those with customers.

Topic: Fraud Detection with Azure API Management and Microsoft Fabric

Speaker Details: Vladimir is the product management leader for the Azure API Management service. He rejoined Microsoft a little over ten years ago through its acquisition of Apiphany, a Washington, D.C.-based startup where he led product development and engineering. Apiphany built a cloud-based API management solution that helped customers turn their APIs into modern, secure, observable, and scalable products. Apiphany's API management offering became the basis for Azure API Management.

Before his time at Apiphany, Vladimir spent a decade at Microsoft in the field, within the Developer and Platform Evangelism group, focusing on growing developer adoption and winning platform mindshare. Prior to that, he led the implementation of complex software solutions in a wide range of domains—from terminal guidance and real-time imaging to securities governance, supply chain, and insurance.

Topic: Accelerate API Adoption with a Business-Ready Developer Portal

Speaker Details: Mike Budzynski is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, specializing in Azure API Management. In his role, he assists organizations of all sizes in adopting APIs to facilitate digital transformation. He notably led the development of Azure API Management's new developer portal, enhancing user engagement and experience. Prior to this, Mike worked as a software engineer, focusing on improving big data searchability within Azure.

Topic: Effective API governance in the era of AI with Azure API Management

Speaker Details: Julia is a Program Manager at Microsoft with a strong passion for APIs.

Her enthusiasm for the API space stems from recognizing APIs as fundamental building blocks of the modern web. She enjoys exploring innovative approaches to help organizations enhance the discoverability, efficiency, security, and user-friendliness of their APIs.

Currently, Julia is actively working on Azure API Center, a new Azure service designed to assist organizations in cataloging and managing their API inventory. Azure API Center provides a centralized location for tracking all APIs, facilitating discovery, reuse, and governance. With this service, organizations can easily register, document, and monitor all their APIs, irrespective of their type, lifecycle stage, or deployment location.

Julia consistently demonstrates a keen interest in acquiring new skills and knowledge related to APIs. Her toolkit and experience include technologies and frameworks such as OpenAPI, REST, GraphQL, JSON, Postman, Swagger, API Management, and API Gateway. She also follows the latest trends and innovations in the API landscape, including serverless, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.

For those who share her passion for APIs or wish to learn more about Azure API Center, Julia welcomes connections and messages, eager to exchange ideas and insights about the world of APIs.

Topic: Secure and scale your AI APIs with Azure API Management

Speaker Details: Slava Koltovich is the Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, leading the Azure Integration Services team. His leadership encompasses key Azure services such as Logic Apps, API Management, and Azure Cache for Redis, focusing on building scalable, secure, and AI-ready integration platforms for enterprises.

Topic: Keynote

Speaker Details: Kent Weare is a Principal PM Manager at Microsoft, leading the Azure Logic Apps team. With over two decades of experience in enterprise integration, he has been instrumental in shaping Microsoft's integration strategy, focusing on cloud-native automation, hybrid connectivity, and AI-driven workflows.

Topic 1: Logic Apps Roadmap Discussion

Topic 2: Building Agentic Workflows using Azure Logic Apps

Topic 3: What's new with Integration Environment and Business Process Tracking?

Speaker Details: Wagner is a Brazilian-born Kiwi residing in New Zealand with his wife, two children, and their tabby cat. He currently serves as a Senior Program Manager with the Logic Apps Team, where he plays a key role in shaping the future of this significant technology.

Before joining Microsoft, Wagner was the Digital Integration Practice Lead at Theta, a Microsoft Partner and consulting company. In this role, he led a team of nine integration and cloud consultants while also serving as a Principal Integration Architect. During his eleven years at Theta, Wagner gained extensive experience working with clients across various industries, including logistics, retail, education, and government. He implemented numerous on-premises and hybrid integration solutions, with Azure Integration Services and Logic Apps often playing a central role.

Outside of his professional life, Wagner is deeply passionate about the technical community. He was recognized for his contributions to the integration community with the MVP Award in Azure between 2017 and 2021. A lifelong comics, fantasy, and sci-fi enthusiast, Wagner enjoys spending his weekends running D&D games for his children and their friends, as well as 3D printing and painting miniatures and modules for games. He also actively supports his wife's efforts to preserve and promote Brazilian culture and language in New Zealand.

Wagner's specialties include Azure, Cloud Integration, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Development with a focus on Microsoft Technologies, Distributed Applications Design and Implementation, and Health IT.

Topic: Enhancing Developer Efficiency with Logic Apps

Speaker Details: Stephen is a solution-focused Azure Integration Services Architect & Developer who specializes in Microsoft-centric integration solutions. He brings an impressive track record of over 25 years of experience working with Microsoft Integration technologies. With the emergence of the age of AI, Stephen is now keenly focused on leveraging AI to solve problems in innovative new ways.

Topic: Getting Started with AI for Integration

Speaker Details: Kevin serves as the Director of Product Management for Azure Messaging and Streaming services, overseeing a comprehensive suite of offerings including Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, Relay, Stream Analytics, and Fabric Real-Time Intelligence: Messaging and Streaming.

Topic: Real-time event streaming ingestion and processing with Fabric

Speaker Details: Nino Crudele brings over 25 years of hands-on experience in cloud technologies and cybersecurity, specializing in designing and implementing large-scale solutions. Currently, he serves as the Global Azure Lead at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, driving high standards in governance and security for the organization.

Since 2006, Nino has been recognized as a Microsoft Azure MVP, a title he has proudly held for 18 consecutive years, reflecting his continuous contributions to the technical community. He is also a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity from the University of Liverpool.

Throughout his career, Nino has worked with numerous global organizations, providing tailored technological solutions and optimizing cloud infrastructures to meet diverse business needs. He has collaborated with clients across various industries, including energy management, the UK government, automotive, banking , and insurance.

Nino is renowned for his innovative approach and commitment to technological excellence, frequently sharing his expertise through conferences, publications, and community engagements.

Topic: Unleashing AI Potential in Integration: Innovation, Efficiency, and Security

Speaker Details: Clemens works at Microsoft on the Microsoft Azure product engineering team. Specifically, he is Principal Architect for Service Bus, Event Hubs, Event Grid, and Relay, where he lays the groundwork for future development work and drives technical strategy.

Clemens is also actively involved in industry standards and communities. He co-chairs the OASIS AMQP Technical Committee, is a member of the MQTT TC, and represents Microsoft in the CNCF CloudEvents Working Group.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Clemens has a personal passion for researching military aviation history, particularly of the Cold War era. He has also built an extensive public photo archive from some of the world's most significant aviation museums.

Topic: Event driven applications with Azure Messaging

Speaker Details: Dan is a Senior Integration Specialist for Deloitte as well as a Microsoft Azure MVP, a Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect (MCSE), a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer (MCPD), and a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS) in BizTalk Server. He’s also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a published Pluralsight author. Dan is an international speaker, featured at global events such as INTEGRATE (London & USA) and PolarConf (Finland), as well as many Australian events such as Microsoft Ignite Australia (Sydney), API Days (Melbourne), the Global Azure Bootcamp and Xamarin Dev Days. He founded the Brisbane BizTalk User Group in 2005, and is co-organiser of the Brisbane Azure User Group. Dan is an ex-musician who enjoys playing the piano and performing various ministries in his local church.

Topic: Maximise Your APIs with a Digital Integration Hub

Speaker Details: Eldert comes from a background as a cloud solution architect and Technology Lead, was an Azure MVP for 5 consecutive years, and is now working as a visionary and goal-oriented Senior Program Manager at Microsoft for Azure Service Bus. He possesses a demonstrated ability to think strategically and tactically to achieve success within the constraints of available resources.

He has created and managed multi-disciplined project teams in Cloud technologies at multiple locations. With his strong communication and management skills, Eldert has gained experience in building and maintaining relationships at all levels. Along with other key capabilities, his ability to think and work like a stakeholder (employee, customer, business partner) makes him stand out among others.

He has a unique approach to producing information from different sources and then executing the solutions through a rational thought value proposition. He is a colleague that everyone wants to work with due to his flexible and understanding nature, yet he keeps his professional persona intact.

Outside the office, Eldert can be mostly found in conferences and seminars, sharing his expertise on Azure-focused Cloud services on the stage. His goal of redefining the future of Azure Service Bus has not only made him a great leader in his field but also a pronounced speaker busy in nurturing young experts of the Cloud.

Topic: Messaging for the enterprise

Speaker Details: Event driven applications Roberto brings 18 years of experience in the software industry to his role as a Sr. Product Manager in the Azure Messaging team. His expertise lies in designing, architecting, and developing enterprise applications.

Since joining Microsoft in 2012, Roberto has focused on developing cloud-native solutions leveraging a broad range of technologies for app innovation, microservices, serverless computing, messaging, and containers. His experience spans multiple organizations within Microsoft, including Microsoft Consulting Services, Developer Experience (DX) - Visual Studio, Xamarin, Global Black Belts, and most recently, Azure Event Grid. In his current role with Azure Event Grid, Roberto plays a crucial part in enhancing the service's scalability and reliability, enabling event-driven features and capabilities for hundreds of customers worldwide.

Topic: Event driven applications with Azure Messaging

Speaker Details: Christina brings a wealth of experience from both the software and aerospace industries, encompassing program management, technical management, software testing, system architecture, and flight operations. Her career has involved working with a diverse range of technologies and domains, including online services, enterprise software, user interface development, internet domain registration, web publishing, and spacecraft flight software.

Currently, Christina is a Program Manager at Microsoft within the Azure Messaging team. There, she collaborates with a talented team to deliver world-class messaging products.

Topic: Messaging for the enterprise

Topic: Real-time event streaming ingestion and processing with Fabric