Tracks -- Visual Studio Live!: Training Conferences and Events for Enterprise Microsoft .NET and Azure Developers

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Cloud, Containers, and Microservices

T02 Ensuring Azure Resiliency Tuesday March 11 8:00am - 9:15am

Chris Ayers, Senior Customer Engineer, Microsoft

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H19 Microservices Made Easy with DAPR Thursday March 13 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Marcel de Vries, Global MD & CTO, Xebia

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Cutting Edge AI

HOL01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 1: Getting Started with Python Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

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T03 SQL Server 2025: The Enterprise AI Ready Database Tuesday March 11 8:00am - 9:15am

Bob Ward, Principal Architect, Microsoft Azure Data, Microsoft

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T14 Integrating AI into Your Existing Applications Using Semantic Kernel & C# Tuesday March 11 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Marcel de Vries, Global MD & CTO, Xebia

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W03 Build a RAG Solution on Azure SQL Wednesday March 12 8:00am - 9:15am

Davide Mauri, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft

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W06 Empowering AI Applications with Vector Search in SQL Server and Azure Wednesday March 12 9:30am - 10:45am

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

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W11 Fast Focus: Build Your First AI Applications with Local AI Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Craig Loewen, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft

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H02 Building AI Copilots: Integrate Semantic Kernel, Azure OpenAI, and Azure Cosmos DB with .NET Aspire Thursday March 13 8:00am - 9:15am

Justine Cocchi, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

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H09 Introduction to Neural Networks Using C# Thursday March 13 11:00am - 12:15pm

James McCaffrey , Research Software Engineer, Microsoft Research, Microsoft

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H13 Enrich Your Apps and AI Assistants with Vector Databases and Search Thursday March 13 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

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F01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 2: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Using Python Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

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Data & Analytics

HOL02 Hands-On Lab: Developer Dive into SQL Server 2022 Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

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T07 Microsoft Fabric: Defragmenting the Analytics Stack Tuesday March 11 9:30am - 10:45am

Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO, Blue Badge Insights

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T15 What's New for Developers in SQL Server 2022 Tuesday March 11 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

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W13 Fast Focus: Data Lakehouses, Data Warehouses and Datamarts - When to Use Which in Microsoft Fabric Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO, Blue Badge Insights

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W18 Workflows of Highly Functional App & Data Engineering Teams Wednesday March 12 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Jerry Nixon , Developer Evangelist, Microsoft

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W22 Power AI Applications with SQL Database in Microsoft Fabric Wednesday March 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Bob Ward, Principal Architect, Microsoft Azure Data, Microsoft

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H03 Making Your Azure Applications Performant and Intelligent with Redis Thursday March 13 8:00am - 9:15am

Catherine Wang, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft

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H06 Data Science in Microsoft Fabric Thursday March 13 9:30am - 10:45am

Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO, Blue Badge Insights

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Developing New Experiences

T13 Building a Modern, Native Application for Windows: Which UI Framework Should You Choose? Tuesday March 11 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Alvin Ashcraft, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft

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W01 Deep Dive in MAUI Wednesday March 12 8:00am - 10:45am

Sam Basu, Developer Advocate, Progress

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W20 Get Started Building Windows Apps with WinUI and the Windows App SDK Wednesday March 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Alvin Ashcraft, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft

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H12 Improving Legacy Applications with UX Design Thursday March 13 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Billy Hollis, Developer. Designer. Speaker. Author.

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H16 What Do Your Users Really See: The Science Behind User Interface Design Thursday March 13 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Billy Hollis, Developer. Designer. Speaker. Author.

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Fast Focus

W08 Fast Focus: JavaScript Framework / Library Showdown Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia

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W09 Fast Focus: .NET Aspireify Your Apps in Minutes to Boost Productivity & Insights Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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W10 Fast Focus: Learn, Share, and Grow: How to Become a Microsoft Learn Contributor Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Alvin Ashcraft, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft

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W11 Fast Focus: Build Your First AI Applications with Local AI Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Craig Loewen, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft

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W12 Fast Focus: Introduction to Angular Signals Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Deborah Kurata Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert (GDE), Consultant, Speaker, Author

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W13 Fast Focus: Data Lakehouses, Data Warehouses and Datamarts - When to Use Which in Microsoft Fabric Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Andrew Brust, Founder and CEO, Blue Badge Insights

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W14 Fast Focus: Magnetic Leadership: Pulling the Best Out of Everyone Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Elena Marquetti-Ali, President & Lead Consultant, Marquetti Consulting

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W15 Fast Focus: What's new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux! Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Craig Loewen, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft

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Full Stack Web Development

HOL03 Hands-On Lab: Build an ASP.NET Core Razor Pages App with EF Core in a Day Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD and PST, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

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HOL04 Hands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Jon Galloway, Principal Program Manager, Developer Division Community Team, Microsoft
James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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T01 Building Websites with ASP.NET Core Razor Pages Tuesday March 11 8:00am - 9:15am

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD and PST, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

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T05 Angular for .NET Developers: Getting Productive with Angular & WebAPI Tuesday March 11 9:30am - 10:45am

Benjamin Day, Author, Trainer, Developer

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W08 Fast Focus: JavaScript Framework / Library Showdown Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia

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W12 Fast Focus: Introduction to Angular Signals Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Deborah Kurata Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert (GDE), Consultant, Speaker, Author

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W16 Versioning and Documenting ASP.NET Core Services Wednesday March 12 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD and PST, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

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H01 Deep Dive: Microsoft Blazor Zero to Success Thursday March 13 8:00am - 10:45am

Rockford Lhotka, VP of Strategy, Xebia

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H08 TypeScript: Moving Beyond the Basic Thursday March 13 11:00am - 12:15pm

Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia

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F02 Workshop: Building Blazor Applications Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage
Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia
Rockford Lhotka, VP of Strategy, Xebia

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Hands-On Labs

HOL01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 1: Getting Started with Python Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

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HOL02 Hands-On Lab: Developer Dive into SQL Server 2022 Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Leonard Lobel MVP, CTO, Sleek Technologies, Inc.

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HOL03 Hands-On Lab: Build an ASP.NET Core Razor Pages App with EF Core in a Day Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD and PST, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

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HOL04 Hands-On Lab: Get Started with .NET Aspire & ASP.NET Core for Distributed Application Building Monday March 10 9:00am - 6:00pm

Jon Galloway, Principal Program Manager, Developer Division Community Team, Microsoft
James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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F01 2-Day Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your Career with Python and AI - Day 2: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Using Python Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Eric D. Boyd, Founder and CEO, responsiveX

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Human Factors in Engineering

T04 The Software Developer as an Agent of Corporate Change Tuesday March 11 8:00am - 9:15am

Robert Bogue, President, Thor Projects LLC

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T16 Burnout in Software for Development Tuesday March 11 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Robert Bogue, President, Thor Projects LLC

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W14 Fast Focus: Magnetic Leadership: Pulling the Best Out of Everyone Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Elena Marquetti-Ali, President & Lead Consultant, Marquetti Consulting

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W19 Alone Together: Team-building for Remote Teams Wednesday March 12 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Elena Marquetti-Ali, President & Lead Consultant, Marquetti Consulting

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W23 Navigating the Project Storm: A Guide to Overcoming 10 Development Project Pitfalls Wednesday March 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Mickey Gousset, DevOps Architect, GitHub

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H04 Navigating Your Career as a Software Engineer Thursday March 13 8:00am - 9:15am

Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia

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H07 The Extreme Risk of Generational Turnover Thursday March 13 9:30am - 10:45am

Billy Hollis, Developer. Designer. Speaker. Author.

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H18 Fear and (Self) Loathing in IT - A Healthy Discussion on Imposter Syndrome Thursday March 13 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Angela Dugan, Cloud Solution Architecture Manager, Microsoft

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General Sessions

Keynote: The AI, Cloud-Native, Run Anywhere Future of .NET Tuesday March 11 11:00am - 12:00pm

James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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Keynote: Developing AI Applications with SQL AI: Ground to Cloud to Fabric Wednesday March 12 11:00am - 12:00pm

Bob Ward, Principal Architect, Microsoft Azure Data, Microsoft

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Modern Software Engineering

T10 State of the AI World for Developers Tuesday March 11 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Brian A. Randell, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub

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W04 Creating Effective Distributed-Team Development Environment Wednesday March 12 8:00am - 9:15am

Mitchel Sellers, CEO, IowaComputerGurus, Inc.

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W07 Implementing Scrum with GitHub Projects Wednesday March 12 9:30am - 10:45am

Benjamin Day, Author, Trainer, Developer

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W10 Fast Focus: Learn, Share, and Grow: How to Become a Microsoft Learn Contributor Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Alvin Ashcraft, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft

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W15 Fast Focus: What's new in the Windows Subsystem for Linux! Wednesday March 12 2:00pm - 2:20pm

Craig Loewen, Senior Product Manager, Microsoft

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H05 GitHub Copilot More Than You Know Thursday March 13 9:30am - 10:45am

Brian A. Randell, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub

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H11 GitHub Copilot - Measure What Matters Thursday March 13 11:00am - 12:15pm

Mickey Gousset, DevOps Architect, GitHub

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H15 GitHub Actions in Action Thursday March 13 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Marcel de Vries, Global MD & CTO, Xebia

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H17 Developer Security: Safeguarding Your Code and Projects Thursday March 13 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Mickey Gousset, DevOps Architect, GitHub

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F03 Workshop: Copilot Engineering in the Cloud with Azure & GitHub Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Mickey Gousset, DevOps Architect, GitHub
Brian A. Randell, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub

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The Core of NET

T06 .NET Configuration In Depth Tuesday March 11 9:30am - 10:45am

Chris Ayers, Senior Customer Engineer, Microsoft

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T09 What's New & Next for .NET MAUI - Multi-platform C# Development Tuesday March 11 1:30pm - 2:45pm

James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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T12 Useful New-ish Features in .NET/C# Tuesday March 11 1:30pm - 2:45pm

Deborah Kurata Microsoft MVP and Google Developer Expert (GDE), Consultant, Speaker, Author

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W02 DI Why? Getting a Grip on Dependency Injection Wednesday March 12 8:00am - 9:15am

Jeremy Clark, Developer Educator, JeremyBytes.com

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W05 Introduction to .NET Aspire Wednesday March 12 9:30am - 10:45am

Jon Galloway, Principal Program Manager, Developer Division Community Team, Microsoft
James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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W09 Fast Focus: .NET Aspireify Your Apps in Minutes to Boost Productivity & Insights Wednesday March 12 1:30pm - 1:50pm

James Montemagno, Principal Lead Program Manager, Developer Community, Microsoft

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W17 I'll Get Back to You: Task, Await, and Asynchronous Methods in C# Wednesday March 12 2:30pm - 3:45pm

Jeremy Clark, Developer Educator, JeremyBytes.com

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W21 Get Started Using .NET Aspire with SQL Server & Azure SQL Database Wednesday March 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Davide Mauri, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
Jerry Nixon , Developer Evangelist, Microsoft

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H10 What's New in Modern .NET Library APIs Thursday March 13 11:00am - 12:15pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage

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H14 Busting .NET Myths Thursday March 13 1:15pm - 2:30pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage

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Workshops

F02 Workshop: Building Blazor Applications Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Jason Bock MVP (C#), Staff Software Engineer, Rocket Mortgage
Allen Conway Microsoft MVP, Azure App Modernization Consultant, Xebia
Rockford Lhotka, VP of Strategy, Xebia

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F03 Workshop: Copilot Engineering in the Cloud with Azure & GitHub Friday March 14 8:00am - 5:00pm

Mickey Gousset, DevOps Architect, GitHub
Brian A. Randell, Staff Developer Advocate, GitHub

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