Global AI Bootcamp 2025 Digital (English)

Hello and welcome to Global AI Bootcamp 2025 Digital

FOR COMMUNITY BY THE COMMUNITY

We understand the value of networking, sharing knowledge, and mutual inspiration. Our platform offers a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, exchange ideas, and learn from each other.

We invite you to join our community and participate in this enriching experience. Let’s grow, learn, and succeed together.

The Global AI Bootcamp is a free one-day event hosted by local communities worldwide who are passionate about intelligence in Microsoft Azure. The event is a perfect mix of quality content, great presentations and hands-on learning with like-minded people in your community.

4 hours: 14.00 -18.00 CET, online on Microsoft Teams
4 Tracks: AI, Azure, Copilots and Microsoft 365
Participation is free of charge.

Global AI Chapter Berlin (Zaid Zaim)
Global AI Chapter Bochum (Thorsten Pickhan, Adrian Ritter)
Global AI Chapter Karlsruhe (Alexander Wachtel)
Global AI Chapter Köln (Raphael Köllner)
Global AI Chapter München (Michael Plettner, Ralf Richter)
Global AI Chapter Nürnberg (Dennis Weber, Sigi Jagott, Peter Krajcik)
Global AI Chapter Zurich (Jose Luis Latorre Millas)

Agenda:
14.00 - 14.10
Welcome

14.10 - 14.30
Keynote
Thriving in Tech During the AI Revolution – Career Growth & Personal Branding
Femke Cornelissen, Technical Evangelist at Wortell & Microsoft MVP

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14.35 - 15.05

(AI Track)
Semantic All-The-Things: Why Embedding Models Might Be More Important Than Language Models
Christian Weyer, Microsoft MVP & RD, CTO @ Thinktecture AG

(Azure Track)
Deploying a Chatbot via Azure AI and Slack
Nicholas Chang, Microsoft Azure MVP & Senior Platform Engineer@ Kainos

(Copilots Track)
Copilot YES but which one, when
Michael Plettner, Microsoft MVP & CEO in2success

(Microsoft 365 Track)
Responsible AI at Microsoft and the AI Act
Raphael Koellner, Microsoft RD, MVP Office Apps and Services

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15.10 - 15.40

(AI Track)
How to enhance your own AI services using Semantic Kernel
Håkan Silfvernagel, AI Evangelist, Microsoft AI MVP
(Azure Track)

Unlock the Power of AI: From Play to Productivity
Ralf Richter, Director Consulting Expert @CGI, Azure & AI MVP
(Copilots Track)

How to master Copilot for Microsoft 365
Giuliano De Luca, Solutions Architect @ BMW & Microsoft MVP
Federico Porceddu, M365 MVP & Modern Workplace Solution Architect
(Microsoft 365 Track)

Data Security Posture Management for AI
Uros Babic, Security Architect @ Crayon, Microsoft Security MVP, MCT

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15.45 - 16.15

(AI Track)
Attacking LLM Detectors with Homoglyph-Based Attacks
Aldan Creo, Technology Research Specialist @ Accenture Labs

(Azure Track)
Building a ChatOps Workflow with GPT Models and Azure DevOps
Estelle Auberix, CEO @IOKELA, Co-founder @Cloudhersity, Microsoft RD, MCT

(Copilots Track)
Unlocking the Power of Copilot Agents: Creation, Features, and Licensing
Tanja Wiehoff, M365 Solution Consultant, Copilot Prompster

(Microsoft 365 Track)
Data chaos reloaded: How a lack of data governance is slowing down Copilot
Fabio Bonolo, Microsoft MVP, Teamleader Productivity M365 & Power Platform @ redIT

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16.20 - 16.50

(AI Track)
AI Agents in Action
Dr. Alexander Wachtel, Microsoft AI MVP, MCT & CEO @ ESC Deutschland

(Azure Track)
Securing Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Services: Best Practices for the field
Tiago Costa, Cloud Architect and Advisor, MCT

(Copilots Track)
Extend Teams using Microsoft Copilot Studio
Marcin Siewnicki, Microsoft 365 Consultant and Architect

(Microsoft 365 Track)
Empower Microsoft Fabric solutions using Generative AI on top of data in Fabric
Mihail Mateev, Senior Solution Architect @ EPAM Systems

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16.55 - 17.25

(AI Track)
Agents, Semantic Kernel & Azure AI Foundry
Jose Luis Latorre Millas, Microsoft AI MVP, Software Developer @ Swiss Life

(Azure Track)
Vision to Visualisation: Using GitHub Copilot for Azure and Diagrams
Marcel Lupo, Microsoft MVP DevOps + Azure, Cloud Solutions & DevOps Architect

(Copilots Track)
High-end agents with Copilot Studio and Azure OpenAI
Sabrina Göttlinger, Team Lead AI Solutions @Skaylink & Microsoft MVP

(Microsoft 365 Track)
Discover Planner Copilot and Planner Premium
Daniel Rohregger, Cloud Architect @ Glueckkanja AG

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17.30 - 18.00
Endnote
Patrick Chanezon, VP Developer Relations @ Microsoft