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dev up 2025 Session Catalog

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“Democratizing Data: Empowering Your Organization with Cloud Data Management“

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 101

In this session, I would like to talk about Data Democratization •Benefits •Challenges •Strategy •Real world example •Data Lake Architecture •...

Rajesh Vayyala Data Architect

10 ways to be a better (technical) interviewer

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room D1

Whether you work for a large company or a small one, there's a good chance you'll be asked to help interview candidates. Companies rarely provide any ...

Michael Eaton Principal Consultant at Improving

A Developers Dive into DotNet Aspire and the Azure Developer CLI (azd)

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room D1

A developers dive into the world of DotNet Aspire and Azure Developer CLI (azd), and why you should care. In this session we explore new tools and pat...

Mike Benkovich Exploring the possible

A PIece of the PIe - Why Building Strong Platform and Infrastructure Teams Can Unlock Great Features

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room 101

Your developers are hard at work building features for your customers, but what about the tools they use for that? Is your engineering group enabling ...

Dan Mallott Senior Principal @ West Monroe

Accelerating Power Apps Development with Automated Testing

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room D1

This session deep dive into the world of automated testing for Power Apps, demonstrating how it can accelerate development, improve application qualit...

Gilles Pommier Business Application MVP

Achieve Zero Trust objectives with Defender for Cloud CSPM and Defender EASM

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Grand Ballroom B

‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’ expresses the simple logic behind the Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and External Attack S...

John Joyner Microsoft Azure MVP, Senior Director, Technology at AccountabilIT.com

Advanced React: Lessons From 10 Years

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Grand Ballroom C

In this rapid fire session, I'll share key insights I've learned from working with dozens of React teams over the last 10 years. We'll explore eight w...

Cory House Author / Consultant

Agentic AI In .NET – A Case Study

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room 102

Curious about a real-world implementation of AI in .NET looks like? Have your dipped your toes in the deep AI waters but need some ideas on how to let...

Spencer Schneidenbach Consultant, Microsoft MVP

Agentic AI in Python - A Code Walkthrough

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Grand Ballroom A

Curious how to bring agentic AI to life using Python? Want to see how Semantic Kernel can orchestrate real-world AI behavior? In this hands-on ses...

April Hazel Microsoft Strategist and Architect

Agentic AI Patterns

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Grand Ballroom A

In this presentation, we’ll explore Agentic AI patterns by drawing a playful comparison to the minions. Just like these quirky characters, AI Agents a...

Ron Dagdag R&D Engineering Manager at 7-Eleven and Microsoft AI MVP

AI and Ethics - What we SHOULD be pondering

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Grand Ballroom A

It's been in the news, everywhere. Artifical Intelligence is the next thing in the evolution of technology. While it's probably not the end of everyth...

PJ Hagerty Developer Focused, Community Oriented

AI Anywhere: Overcoming Challenges in Offline and Mobile Model Deployment

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Grand Ballroom C

We live in an era where access to cloud resources for training and deploying AI models is just a few clicks away. However, there are certain scenarios...

Samuel Gomez Microsoft MVP and Client Partner at Geneca

AI-Powered Gamification for the Web

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room D3

Developers will explore AI tools that introduce intelligent, interactive gamification features to web applications. Through live demos, you will learn...

Courtney Yatteau Developer Advocate at Esri

Algorithm Design for Web Developers

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room D2

When tackling your complex software projects how do you choose to manipulate your data? Do you understand the implications of calling .sort() on your ...

Michael Dowden Technology Leader, Author, and International Keynote Speaker

Alone Together: Team-Building for Remote Teams

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Junior Ballroom D

Embark on a transformative journey into the heart of remote teamwork with "Alone Together: Team Building for Remote Teams." Unravel the intricacies of...

Elena Marquetti-Ali Marquetti Consulting - President & Lead Consultant

Are Your Engineering Teams Really Prepared for the GenAI Revolution?!

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 102

GenAI has gone from generally available, novel technology to widely adopted in a matter of months. Most engineering organizations are using GenAI to ...

Yishai Beeri CTO at LinearB

Automate Your Power BI and Fabric Backups with Fabric Archive Bot

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room D1

Join James Bartlett for a session where he introduces Fabric Archive Bot, a free and open-source tool designed to automate backups of your Power BI an...

James Bartlett Principal Consultant @ P3 Adaptive, Microsoft MVP

Automate your software design. How far we can get and how the AI changes the game?

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Junior Ballroom A

Creating good software design requires careful thought. It's easy to fall into traps that cause us to stray from the intended solution. Some may avoid...

Marcin Samsonowski Architect | Engineer | Trainer | Speaker | Academic Teacher

Automated information extraction with Azure AI Document Intelligence

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom A

In today's digital age, data extraction is an essential part of many businesses' processes. However, manually extracting data from forms and documents...

Samuel Gomez Microsoft MVP and Client Partner at Geneca

Automated Testing Made Easy with Playwright

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room 101

Learn how to harness the power of Playwright to streamline testing for your web-based projects. This session will walk you through creating effective ...

Theresa Smallwood Senior Software Engineer @ ERT

Azure Landing Zones: Modern Architecture for a Modern "Datacenter"

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Grand Ballroom B

We've had datacenters for years. On-Premise, Co-located, or leased; It was only a matter of where the equipment was physically located. We still had...

Scott Corio Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Cloud Architect

Better Remote Teamwork through Emotional Intelligence

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Junior Ballroom C

Does it feel like something is... missing... with your remote team's communication? Are you tired of talking to a sea of inactive webcam windows? Have...

Ben Friedberg Sr. Software Architect, Ascendle

Beyond the Framework: Building Resilient Front-End Architectures

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room D1

As front-end applications grow in complexity, establishing a clear, scalable architecture is essential. But with the ever-evolving landscape of front-...

Hunter Trammell Frontend Architect

Big Lessons from Big Failures: 20 Years of Consulting in Retrospect

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room D2

Mistakes are inevitable. Believe me, at this point in my consulting career, I've made my fair share. On the bright side, you don't need to make the sa...

Ben Friedberg Sr. Software Architect, Ascendle

Blazor for JavaScript Developers

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Grand Ballroom B

Are you a front-end developer who works with a .NET back-end, or is just curious about writing a front-end web UI with .NET? This session will cover t...

Tim Purdum Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at dymaptic

Boost Your .NET Development with GitHub Copilot

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Grand Ballroom B

GitHub Copilot is an AI-powered code assistance tool that can significantly enhance the productivity of .NET developers. In this session, we will expl...

Jaikrishnan Pandurangan Senior Solutions Architect

Build an ASP.NET Core Blazor Web Assembly SPA in a Day Hands-on Lab

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom A

In this hands-on lab, we will build an ASP.NET Core Blazor WebAssembly single-page application from the ground up.

Phil Japikse CTO/Chief Architect, Author, Speaker

Build awesome console applications in .NET using Spectre.Console

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room D3

In the world of application development, the quest for great-looking applications with top-notch user experience remains an ongoing endeavor. Enter S...

Michael Eaton Principal Consultant at Improving

Build Your Agent 🤖 with Copilot Studio

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Grand Ballroom A

Join me for an engaging session exploring Copilot Studio, a powerful platform that allows you to create custom AI-powered assistants. Whether you're a...

Build, Print, Solder, and Program Your Own Device

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Junior Ballroom C

Creating a smart gadget involves multiple disciplines, including 3D design, electronics, and programming, which can be overwhelming for beginners and ...

Jared Rhodes Principal Consultant, EPAM Systems

Building Blocks to Breakthroughs: Algebra to Agentic Systems

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Grand Ballroom C

The session touches on progression of AI from foundational mathematics to advanced agentic systems. It highlights how core mathematical principles, li...

Amardeep Ashok Data and AI Architect - ArchitectNow

Building Declarative Agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Grand Ballroom B

Leverage the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot to create custom declarative agents and streamline workflows, automate processes, and personalize user exp...

Building RESTful Services with ASP.NET Core

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 103

In this session, we cover the power of building RESTful services with ASP.NET Core, from building and configuring the web host, dependency injection a...

Phil Japikse CTO/Chief Architect, Author, Speaker

Building Tomorrow’s Apps: AI-Driven Development with Azure, OpenAI, and GitHub

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room D3

Step into the future of app development, where AI meets the cloud to transform your projects from concept to reality. This session will bring you up t...

Randy Pagels Principal Trainer at Xebia USA | Microsoft Services

Buried Treasure: Discovering Hidden Gems in your Systems

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room D3

It's no secret everyone wants us to do more with less, but refactoring code has its limits. The real treasure lies in the data we already have. It mig...

Jennifer Reif Neo4j Developer Relations Engineer

C# Source Generators - Why and How

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room D2

Microsoft introduced Source Generators as a way to automate repetitive tasks while increasing performance and reducing deployed application sizes. Eac...

Jim Wooley The Linq Kinq

Choose your Identity Wisely

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Junior Ballroom C

In the today's crazy world of exploits, hacker tricks and rapidly changing landscape of technology tools and techniques, choosing the right identity a...

Mike Benkovich Exploring the possible

Claude Code vs. the Field: How It Redefines AI-Driven Development

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Grand Ballroom A

The landscape of AI-powered development tools is evolving rapidly — and developers are finding themselves flooded with options, from GitHub Copilot to...

Kevin Grossnicklaus President, ArchitectNow

Alex Will Chief Technology Officer - ArchitectNow | Microsoft Azure AI MVP

Code to Clarity: Communicating Technical Concepts to a Non-Technical Audience

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Junior Ballroom B

In an era where technological advancements shape our world, the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders is par...

Elena Marquetti-Ali Marquetti Consulting - President & Lead Consultant

Coding Paradise: The Future of App Creation with .NET MAUI

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room 103

Dive into cross-platform app development with .NET MAUI, Microsoft's Multi-platform App UI framework. Learn how MAUI allows you to craft native mobile...

Duane Newman Microsoft MVP

Crafting an Incident Response Plan for Ransomware Attacks

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room D1

In the constantly shifting world of cyber threats, ransomware attacks remain one of the most critical challenges organizations face today. This sessio...

Rasheed Afolabi Cybersecurity Analyst

Craftsmanship in Code: Patterns for Sustainable Software

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room D3

Creating durable and maintainable software requires more than just clean code—it demands strategic architecture and design patterns that stand the tes...

George Westwater Senior Director, Engineering, Progress Chef

Create a Stunning Site with Power Pages in Less Than one Hour

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Junior Ballroom B

Learn how to create a fully functional site with Power Pages from start to finish in just 60 minutes! This session will guide you through the enti...

Gilles Pommier Business Application MVP

Creating Apps with .NET MAUI Blazor

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 105

.NET MAUI Blazor introduces a new whole new paradigm of application development, allowing the usage of Web Development Tooling to create Mobile & desk...

Mitchel Sellers Flying Code Ninja!

Data Governance with Microsoft Purview and Fabric

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Junior Ballroom B

Managing data across large organizations can feel like an endless game of catch-up. Microsoft Purview and Fabric make it easier by giving teams tools ...

Jared Rhodes Principal Consultant, EPAM Systems

Data Modeling for Software Engineers

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room 101

Really, data modeling? Is that even a thing any more? The days of formal data modeling are definitely years in the rearview mirror, empowered team...

Scott Sosna Datasite, Senior Engineer II

Data modeling strategies in NoSQL databases

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room D3

Having a NoSQL database doesn't mean data modeling is unnecessary because of the no-schema concept. A well-designed data model is crucial for NoSQL da...

Hasan Savran Microsoft MVP, Owner of SavranWeb ConsultingS, Sr. Business Intelligence Manager at Progressive Insurance

Data Structures in TypeScript

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Room D1

When tackling your complex software projects how do you choose to represent your data? Do you simply pass around arrays of JavaScript objects of type ...

Michael Dowden Technology Leader, Author, and International Keynote Speaker

Design Patterns: Not Just for Architects

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom A

Design patterns are not just for architects. In fact, you already use design patterns without even knowing it. Observer, Facade, Iterator, Proxy -- th...

Jeremy Clark Developer Betterer

DI Why? Getting a Grip on Dependency Injection

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Grand Ballroom C

Most developers are introduced to dependency injection (DI) completely backwards: they are given an application that already uses dependency injection...

Jeremy Clark Developer Betterer

Documenting & Versioning API's with ASP.NET Core 9, OpenAI, and Swagger

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Junior Ballroom A

Anyone can get started with ASP.NET Core and create WebAPIs; however, properly documenting, managing, and versioning these APIs for downstream audienc...

Mitchel Sellers Flying Code Ninja!

Dynamic Leadership for Development Teams

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Junior Ballroom B

New to leading a team or simply want to learn more about how to engage and inspire your development team? This session will explore the latest practic...

Clint Edmonson Director of Software Engineering

Energize Your Team's Performance – Think Like an Improv Actor

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Junior Ballroom B

Yes, And. Two words that form the foundation for performing good improvisational comedy. These same two words applied in the software development worl...

Glenn Anderson Professional Public Speaker

Enhancing Application Security and Resiliency on Azure: Networking and Deployment Strategies

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Junior Ballroom A

While deploying applications on Azure's public backbone is straightforward, it often leaves the applications vulnerable to various attack vectors. Add...

Brian Gorman Microsoft Azure MVP, Speaker, Author, Trainer, and .Net Developer

Enhancing Cloud Network Security

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Junior Ballroom C

When setting up cloud network security, it is crucial to implement a multi-layered security approach to protect your infrastructure and data. This inv...

Sean Whitesell Sr. Cloud Architect & President of Tulsa .NET User Group

Entity Framework (Core) Unchained: Getting the Best Performance from Your ORM

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Junior Ballroom C

Entity Framework makes data access in .NET applications as easy as defining some classes, adding a connection string, and writing some LINQ statements...

Dan Mallott Senior Principal @ West Monroe

Exposing the Interview Process

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Grand Ballroom C

After interviewing thousands of engineers and helping hundreds of companies scale their engineering teams, this talk will help you fix all the mistake...

Taylor Desseyn vp of global community @ torc.dev

From AI to Burnout: Shaping Developer Productivity in 2025

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Junior Ballroom D

The software engineering landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by the rapid evolution of generative AI, the complexities of developer produc...

Yishai Beeri CTO at LinearB

From Chaos to Clarity: Revolutionizing Deployments in a Highly Regulated World

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Junior Ballroom D

Embark on an enlightening journey through the complex landscape of deployment optimization in heavily regulated environments. Discover how we transfor...

Michael Allen Software Craftsman

Jeremy Poteet Executive Director (RGA)

From Fabric to Copilot: Real-World Azure AI Solutions in Action

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room 102

Over the last 12 months, our team has delivered a series of production-ready AI solutions that leverage Microsoft technologies, including Fabric, Copi...

Alex Will Chief Technology Officer - ArchitectNow | Microsoft Azure AI MVP

From Silos to Synergy: The Art of Collaborative Leadership in Development Teams

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 101

Too often, development teams operate in silos, hindering innovation and productivity. This facilitated interactive workshop will teach participants ho...

Alain Hunkins CEO, Hunkins Leadership Group

From Zero to GeoHero: Integrating Geospatial Data into Your Applications

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room 101

Geography isn’t just for map enthusiasts! Dive into modern geospatial development and discover how to enhance your apps with location awareness and sp...

Brandon Kent Senior Software Developer at Burns & McDonnell

GenAI for Agile Team Performance

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Grand Ballroom A

Agile teams thrive on collaboration, creativity, and delivering value—but too often, repetitive tasks drain time and energy. How can teams embrace Gen...

Jess Brock Strategic Advisor @ Nerd/Noir

Get on the Bus! - The Azure Service Bus

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room 102

Azure Service Bus is Microsoft’s cloud offering for developing queue and message-based applications. We’ll explore core Azure Service Bus techniques a...

Matthew Hess "The C# Artisan"

Going Solo - Phase 1 - Start a Successful Business the Easy Way

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Junior Ballroom D

I went solo as an independent software developer over 15 years ago, and I never looked back. Unlike many that have gone solo, I did not want to have ...

John Baluka Independent Software Developer

Great Software Starts with the Right Questions

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 102

Have you ever worked on a project and discovered hidden complexities far too late, leading to costly rework? Technical design sessions can improve pr...

Brandon Kent Senior Software Developer at Burns & McDonnell

How Content and Community Can Impact Your Career

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Junior Ballroom C

We are not meant to go through this life alone and this session will give you practical tips on building community and why putting yourself out on the...

Taylor Desseyn vp of global community @ torc.dev

How much SQL do you need to know as developer?

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Junior Ballroom A

In today’s data-driven world, developers must accurately utilize SQL and database functionalities to provide effective and cost-efficient solutions. T...

Hasan Savran Microsoft MVP, Owner of SavranWeb ConsultingS, Sr. Business Intelligence Manager at Progressive Insurance

How To Effectively Broaden Your Skillset to Help Your Career

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room D2

Have you wanted to add to your skills to help you be a better problem-solver, work with other teams, or advance your career? Don't know where to start...

Ian Schraier Principal Architect, Coretelligent / Owner, Help My IT Career

htmx - Web Development Simplified

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Room D2

This talk describes building web applications focused on hypermedia, an approach that differs significantly from the SPA frameworks popular today such...

Mark Volkmann software engineer/instructor: Swift/SwiftUI, JS/TS, Svelte, React, & Node.js

In Defense of Microservices

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 101

In recent years, there has been a very mixed and often polarized conversation around microservices as an architectural style. Microservices were haile...

Incrementally Modernizing a Legacy Web App

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Junior Ballroom C

Struggling to modernize your legacy app? Need to add new features but you don't want to keep adding to the old stack? In this talk I will show you a r...

Jesse Phelps Independent Consultant

Integrating Blazor with existing .NET web apps

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Junior Ballroom A

ASP.NET's RazorComponent model is intuitive and brings productivity to web development. In this session we'll learn how RazorComponents aren't just fo...

Ed Charbeneau Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress.

Keeping Up with Angular

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom D

With new releases of Angular every six months, keeping up with modern Angular can feel like a lot. In this talk, we will cover what it means to write ...

Lara Newsom Software Engineering Technical Leader - Cisco

Lambda Calculus - Foundation of Functional Programming

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room D2

You have likely heard the term "Lambda Calculus" several times throughout your career, but never took the time to learn about it. That was me until r...

Mark Volkmann software engineer/instructor: Swift/SwiftUI, JS/TS, Svelte, React, & Node.js

Leaders Are Made, Not Born

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Junior Ballroom C

Leaders aren't born, they aren't hatched, and they don't apparate. Leadership is a journey, one that involves hard work, practice, and a deep underst...

Phil Japikse CTO/Chief Architect, Author, Speaker

Let's Talk C4 Models - Visualizing Software Architecture

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room 101

We will explore the C4 model, a powerful tool for visualizing and communicating software architecture. We'll dive into what C4 models are, their benef...

Dave Wickersheim One Techie helping other Techies

Make TDD Make Sense: Cheaper Changes through Better Boundaries (and AI Assistance!)

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room D2

Test-Driven Development is not a way to test—it's a way to code. A way that helps you write clear code that stays clear. And clearer code is cheaper t...

Jon Fazzaro I help people make software cheaper to change.

Make the Future Clear: Applying Strategic Foresight for Developers and Technical Leaders

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom C

In today’s fast-paced tech environment—fueled by constant releases, evolving cloud platforms, and emerging AI innovations—leaders and teams often stru...

Eric Pratum Inbound & Agile

Making Apps for All: Building Accessible React Native Experiences

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Room D2

In this hands-on session, we'll dive into the essentials of making mobile apps more inclusive by building with accessibility in mind. Using a React Na...

Karly Lamm Senior Full-Stack Software & Mobile Engineer, Karly Lamm: Empowering Innovation and Scaling Accessible Mobile Experiences

Making Impossible States Impossible in C#

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room D2

An introductory talk on Discriminated Unions in C# and how they can be used today to: 1. squash bugs by preventing application states that should b...

Brett Huber Solutions Architect - Hunter Engineering Company

Mastering Blazor's new Render Modes

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Junior Ballroom D

The .Net 8 version of Blazor introduced the concept of "Render Modes". With the new render modes - Developers no longer have to choose between Blazor...

Brett Huber Solutions Architect - Hunter Engineering Company

Mastering Cloud Governance

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Junior Ballroom A

Managing the cloud can be a daunting task. With increasing demands for controls on security, cost management, and compliance, it is essential to adopt...

Sean Whitesell Sr. Cloud Architect & President of Tulsa .NET User Group

Mastering Microsoft Fabric Data Warehousing: Tips & Tricks You Need to Know

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Junior Ballroom D

During this session, we’ll dive into a range of helpful tips and tricks that I wish I had known when starting out with Microsoft Fabric data warehouse...

Kristyna Ferris Solution Architect at P3 Adaptive

Microservices -- The Easy Way is the Wrong Way

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room 105

In the effort to be buzz-word compliant you get onboard and start making a microservice for nearly everything. You have learned that the only way to g...

Sean Whitesell Sr. Cloud Architect & President of Tulsa .NET User Group

Microsoft Fabric for Power BI users

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Grand Ballroom C

In this session, you'll discover how to elevate your Power BI skills with Microsoft Fabirc, the unified data platform for AI transformation. You'll...

Alex Powers Sr Program Manager

Mind-numbing vs Mind-blowing: Energize Your Next Technical Presentation

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 101

Presentations, both virtual and face-to-face, are enjoyable and effective when the speaker is sharing their passion and energy with the audience. Whet...

Glenn Anderson Professional Public Speaker

Mission Copilot Autofix: Securing the World’s Software with GitHub Advanced Security

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Junior Ballroom D

In today’s threat-laden environment, developers are becoming the frontline defenders in application security. This session explores the power of GitHu...

Randy Pagels Principal Trainer at Xebia USA | Microsoft Services

Mob / Ensemble Programming Workshop

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 102

Mob Programming: All the brilliant people working on the same thing, at the same time, in the same place, and on the same computer. Mob Programming...

Joshua Holland Dojo Coach at Edward Jones

Joel Tosi Co-author of 'Coaching for Learning' and 'Creating your Dojo' - helping teams learn to learn, make work easier, and deliver better products.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) and AI Agents: Extending Your AI Ecosystem with C#

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Grand Ballroom A

As AI becomes more embedded in the tools we use daily, organizations need ways to securely and efficiently expose internal systems to intelligent agen...

Kevin Grossnicklaus President, ArchitectNow

Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Grand Ballroom B

Do you look like a famous meme character? Does someone you know? Knowing this information is vital—both for your career and your personal life. After ...

Guy Royse Developer Advocate at Redis

Modern SQL Server Features That Make Life Better

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Grand Ballroom C

Being aware of new features for database developers and administrators requires a keen understanding of modern SQL Server features that can enhance pe...

Lee Markum Senior Database Administrator, SQL Server

Modernizing Legacy Code - While Not Bringing Down Prod

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room 103

Imagine you have some legacy code. It may be on an outdated tech stack, or perhaps you are looking to go to the cloud, or perhaps it just isn't prope...

Joel Tosi Co-author of 'Coaching for Learning' and 'Creating your Dojo' - helping teams learn to learn, make work easier, and deliver better products.

Modularizing the Monolith

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Grand Ballroom B

The journey into microservices started clean - we had small, independent services that worked great on our local machine. Everything was greenfield an...

Jimmy Bogard Independent Consultant

Moving on up! ... Migrating to the cloud

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Grand Ballroom A

Love me some physical servers, network, and firewalls. What would life be like in the cloud and how do I get visibility to that opportunity? We will t...

Chad Lich Director Azure Infrastructure Specialist

Narrative as a Design Tool

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room 103

This session explores the power of storytelling as a design tool, showing how narrative can create more meaningful and engaging user experiences. ...

Ricky Tucker Senior UX/UI Designer - Louisiana Office of Technology Services

Native Apps with Blazor: PWA, Electron or .NET MAUI

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room D2

The desire to see web technologies power experiences on mobile/desktop is nothing new – the tools & techniques developers have at their disposal have ...

Sam Basu Developer Advocate

Navigating the Maze: Communicating Architecture Decisions with Architecture Decision Records

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room 101

In software architecture, it is important to know why a team has selected a specific architectural style, pattern, or technology. Clear communication ...

Overcome the Chaos with Azure Devops

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Junior Ballroom B

This talk will be a case study of how I use Azure Devops to manage a multitude of teams, clients and software projects. You will learn hands-on how to...

Tyler Patton Senior Product Owner at ArchitectNow

Owning Your Career

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Grand Ballroom C

"Owning Your Career" is designed to guide individuals through the process of career development and personal growth. It covers various aspects of care...

Chad Lich Director Azure Infrastructure Specialist

Packaging your world with NuGet

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room 102

Whether you are creating an open source library or building enterprise app core components, you need to get that functionality into other projects. Bu...

Duane Newman Microsoft MVP

Packing Light with VS Code 🧳

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room 103

You want modern consistent development experience across Windows/macOS/Linux? You want a lightweight code editor where you get to pick your tools & wo...

Sam Basu Developer Advocate

Power BI - Creating a M-agical Date Table

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room D1

By the end of this session, attendees will have a deeper understanding of how to manipulate M code in Power BI through the process of building a highl...

Kristyna Ferris Solution Architect at P3 Adaptive

Power BI Governance - All-In-One Solution for Impact Analysis & Backups

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Junior Ballroom C

In this session, we’ll walk through the real-world challenges organizations face when making changes to Power BI models, dataflows, or data sources — ...

Chris Cusumano Chris Cusumano, Business Intelligence Architect, Quickbase

PowerShell Runspaces: More PowerShell, Faster

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room 103

PowerShell by default is just like any other scripting language. You issue commands and they are processed consecutively, one after the other. But w...

Scott Corio Microsoft MVP, Enterprise Cloud Architect

Practical AI Applications for Better a UX

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Grand Ballroom A

Let's go beyond the basic AI chat demo and put AI to practical use. In this session you'll learn how Multi-modal Language Models or MLLMs are used to ...

Ed Charbeneau Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress.

RAG: Accuracy and Explainability in GenAI Applications

Thursday, Aug 7 at 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Junior Ballroom B

Accuracy and explainability are critical in GenAI applications. When information from AI-integrated solutions is inaccurate, it can impact business, p...

Jennifer Reif Neo4j Developer Relations Engineer

React and the Art of Gamification

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room D3

Unlock the power of gamification in your React applications to create compelling, interactive user experiences. Explore React's versatile architecture...

Courtney Yatteau Developer Advocate at Esri

Ready, Set, Go - Time to Lego Agile!

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 102

Have you tried Agile and found yourself wondering, “is this a fad”? This is actually a common experience of many teams when they are first trying new ...

Aakash Singhal Product Engineering Director

Reclaiming Software as a Craft

Friday, Aug 8 at 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Junior Ballroom A

At the start of the agile revolution, there was a very strong focus on software development being a "craft". This movement described practices and ph...

Darren Hale Changing the World with Software

Report Building at Light Speed - Wireframes & Themes

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room 102

As you think about building Power BI reports, there is so much time needed to stylize to create a stunning looking report. Wouldn't it be nice to bui...

Mike Carlo Act like the Business think like IT - PowerBI.tips

Rolling for Initiative: AI Game Masters in Action

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room D3

Step into the future of AI-driven game mastering! This session explores the interactive elements that bring an AI Game Master assistant to life, using...

Jeffrey St. Germain ArchitectNow

Seamless, open and intelligent integrations with Microsoft Fabric

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 103

Seamless integrations are essential for driving innovation and efficiency and with Microsoft Fabric, we're making it easy for developers to enhance th...

Alex Powers Sr Program Manager

Simplify API Consumption with Refit

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room D3

Integration of .NET Projects with API's can often be tedious, with the common patterns involving a lot of HttpClient work, repetition, and potentially...

Mitchel Sellers Flying Code Ninja!

Simplifying Frontend Development with Alpine.js

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Room 102

To quote the creator of Alpine.js, “I hope you find Alpine to be a breath of fresh air. Silence among noise.” Frontend development has evolved signifi...

Hunter Trammell Frontend Architect

Simplifying IoT with Azure IoT Operations

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room D3

Managing IoT devices across diverse environments presents challenges such as fragmented data, manual updates, and maintaining high availability. We...

Jared Rhodes Principal Consultant, EPAM Systems

SOLID Design Patterns for Mere Mortals

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom C

Software design patterns have been around long before the MVC Framework gained momentum. In this session, we will start with a review of Robert C. Mar...

Phil Japikse CTO/Chief Architect, Author, Speaker

State Management in Blazor

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Junior Ballroom A

Blazor is a powerful .NET UI framework offering developers the power to create rich, interactive web applications. However, one challenge that faces m...

Tim Purdum Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at dymaptic

Successful migration strategies to Azure Monitor for enterprise monitoring

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Junior Ballroom B

As more customers onboard computers to Azure Arc-enabled server for purposes of security, licensing, or other management features, there is growing de...

John Joyner Microsoft Azure MVP, Senior Director, Technology at AccountabilIT.com

Tactics for Building Background Services in .NET

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room 103

Mature applications often find themselves in the predicament of having to do work "behind the scenes." Frequently, this could be simple tasks such as ...

Kevin Griffin Owner of Swift Kick, Microsoft MVP

Take Your C# Skills to the Next Level

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom B

Are you a C# developer eager to create software that is easy to maintain, has minimal bugs, and makes your users happy? This workshop is for you. T...

Jeremy Clark Developer Betterer

Tales from the .NET 8 Migration Trenches

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Grand Ballroom B

It’s served its users well, but now our .NET 4.8 app is looking a bit long in the tooth. Although technically still supported, the framework as a whol...

Jimmy Bogard Independent Consultant

The Agile Leader: How to Navigate Change with Confidence

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Junior Ballroom D

In the ever-evolving tech industry, adaptability is the hallmark of great leadership. This session will explore how leaders can embrace change, manage...

Alain Hunkins CEO, Hunkins Leadership Group

The Architect's Notebook - A Blueprint for Success

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room D2

This session presents a comprehensive overview of an analysis guide I call the Architect's Notebook. It serves as a tool for doing the real and often ...

Clint Edmonson Director of Software Engineering

The Art of Focus: Managing Productivity with an ADHD Brain (And Why It Matters for Everyone)

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Grand Ballroom C

For over 30 years, I’ve been fighting to pay attention—literally. Living with ADHD, particularly an extreme version of it, has forced me to develop st...

Alyssa Nicoll Sr. Developer Advocate at Progress | Angular Google Developer Expert

The Cornerstones of Javascript Frameworks

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Junior Ballroom D

There is no shortage of Javascript libraries and frameworks, but as developers, we often don't get to choose what stack we work in. So, how do we posi...

Lara Newsom Software Engineering Technical Leader - Cisco

The Data Dojo: A Power BI Community of Practice

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room 103

One of the best ways to improve data literacy and foster an active, passionate data culture within an organization is to establish a "Community of Pra...

James Bartlett Principal Consultant @ P3 Adaptive, Microsoft MVP

The Developer & the Data Scientist: Build MCPs to Jailbreak Your Apps

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Grand Ballroom B

Join us for an enlightening talk featuring a unique duo – a seasoned software developer and a savvy data scientist – as they explore different approac...

Eric Lynn Architect at DeltaPoint Solutions

Emily Lynn Data Scientist and Engineer at Slalom Consulting

The Early Developer's Playbook: Navigating Your Path to Success

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room 102

In "The Early Developer's Playbook: Navigating Your Path to Success," I'll share the personal insights and actionable strategies that have shaped my o...

Karly Lamm Senior Full-Stack Software & Mobile Engineer, Karly Lamm: Empowering Innovation and Scaling Accessible Mobile Experiences

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Dataverse: Always Bring Some Code

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Room 105

Arthur Dev was having a perfectly normal day in the Dataverse—until he realized he wasn’t actually in control. His workflows were sluggish. His users ...

Ryan McGee Independent Consultant at Talos Software Solutions

The Life of a Product - Growing, Learning & Pivoting for Market Resiliency!

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Junior Ballroom C

As a founder, product manager or a hobbyist, taking care of your product is more than just a full time job. It is a personal commitment you made when ...

Aakash Singhal Product Engineering Director

The Most Powerful File in your Codebase

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Room 105

Over the past half century, open source software has become a major force behind innovation, complete with plenty of social and economic implications....

Allen Smith US Developer Relations Lead for Umbraco

The State of Modern APIs - Comparing GraphQL, REST, gRPC, and Async Messaging

Friday, Aug 8 at 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room D1

APIs are a huge part of our connected world - they drive our apps and are the main points of integration between applications. There are a number of t...

Spencer Schneidenbach Consultant, Microsoft MVP

Thinking Like an Architect: Transitioning from Developer to Software

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Room 103

Moving from software developer to architect requires a shift in mindset and skills. In this 8-hour workshop, you’ll learn how to decompose complex req...

George Westwater Senior Director, Engineering, Progress Chef

Thinking Outside the Docs

Friday, Aug 8 at 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Grand Ballroom B

There's no shortage of undocumented open source software out there. But have you ever encountered that puzzling situation where you're trying to lear...

Allen Smith US Developer Relations Lead for Umbraco

Tracking Aircraft with Streams + Software-Defined Radio

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Room 105

Aircraft are everywhere. Knowing exactly where is paramount as it’s considered bad form for two aircraft to be in the same place at the same time. To ...

Guy Royse Developer Advocate at Redis

Traits of Stable Production Applications

Thursday, Aug 7 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room 105

Being on call for an application is rarely enjoyable. Outages never seem to happen at a convenient time—they're always at 2 a.m., never at 1 p.m. when...

Kevin Griffin Owner of Swift Kick, Microsoft MVP

Tron Fights for the User: A Developer’s Guide to Accessibility Basics

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom B

Every user deserves a place on the grid. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll explore how developers can champion accessibility and ensure their w...

Ricky Tucker Senior UX/UI Designer - Louisiana Office of Technology Services

Unlock the Power of Messaging Patterns

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom D

Join us for this full-day, hands-on workshop where you will learn how to utilize the provided tools and implement various messaging patterns in the cl...

Sean Whitesell Sr. Cloud Architect & President of Tulsa .NET User Group

Unlocking Business Value with Agile CI / CD in Microsoft Fabric

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room 101

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the success of data analytics projects hinges on delivering actionable insights quickly and at scale. Micr...

Mike Carlo Act like the Business think like IT - PowerBI.tips

Upgrading .Net Applications

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Junior Ballroom B

If you've been developing using C# and .Net for any length of time, chances are you have some legacy aging code bases that you want to upgrade to supp...

Jim Wooley The Linq Kinq

Wait, What? C# Async-Await Explained

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Room 102

I’ve probably written a thousand async-await functions, and you probably have, too. But I have a confession to make: it wasn’t until quite recently th...

Matthew Hess "The C# Artisan"

We maxed out our DORA metrics. Ask Me Anything!

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Grand Ballroom B

We deployed to production 15 to 30 times a day. Every commit went to production within 15 minutes. Bug fixes were live within the hour. In a year and ...

Jon Fazzaro I help people make software cheaper to change.

Web Animations: Subtle, Sexy, and Smart

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Junior Ballroom A

Web animations have evolved beyond flashy effects into powerful tools that enhance user experience, guide attention, and even improve usability. In th...

Alyssa Nicoll Sr. Developer Advocate at Progress | Angular Google Developer Expert

What Are AI Agents, Anyway?

Thursday, Aug 7 at 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Grand Ballroom A

Terms like 'AutoGPT,' 'agent-based systems,' and 'agentic AI' are trending, building on the momentum of Generative AI. This approach promises systems ...

Robert Herbig AI Practice Lead at SEP

When is a Regular Expression Better Than Artificial Intelligence?

Thursday, Aug 7 at 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM Room D1

When we need to scale a product, automation is almost always the right answer, and it’s easy to reach for Artificial Intelligence (AI) because it’s so...

Robert Herbig AI Practice Lead at SEP

Why AI in JS

Friday, Aug 8 at 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Junior Ballroom B

Most developers would agree that getting started with AI development can be intimidating. AI with JavaScript provides an approachable entry point, all...

Ron Dagdag R&D Engineering Manager at 7-Eleven and Microsoft AI MVP

Why Strategies Fail: Balancing Rapid Innovation and Slow-Moving Foundations with Pace Layers

Thursday, Aug 7 at 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Room 105

In today’s tech-driven world, adopting new frameworks, rolling out major cloud migrations, and implementing cutting-edge AI solutions can feel like an...

Eric Pratum Inbound & Agile

Work Now, Sync Later: Is Local First the Future of Web Apps?

Thursday, Aug 7 at 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Grand Ballroom C

Local first means we store data on a user's device, then sync to the cloud when we can. Is 2025 the year of local first? Suddenly there are many compe...

Cory House Author / Consultant

Workshop: Automate your software design. How far we can get and how the AI changes the game?

Wednesday, Aug 6 at 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Junior Ballroom C

Creating good software design requires careful thought. It's easy to fall into traps that cause us to stray from the intended solution. Some may avoid...

Marcin Samsonowski Architect | Engineer | Trainer | Speaker | Academic Teacher

Your Code Base as a Crime Scene

Friday, Aug 8 at 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Junior Ballroom D

The objective of the board game Cluedo is to deduce how, where, and by whom the victim was murdered based on clues gathered from the other players. Wa...

Scott Sosna Datasite, Senior Engineer II

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