Are you new to Microsoft Ignite? Or just want to learn how to get the most from your digital conference experience? We understand – Microsoft Ignite literally has dozens of technical sessions & regional tracks – and we’re here to help. Keynotes are packed with new announcements. There’s the Connection Zone for engaging with experts and peers. And the Learning Zone for skilling-up on the latest new open source and Microsoft Cloud alike. So where to begin? Join Cloud Advocates, Microsoft MVPs, and Student Ambassadors as we share how we’ve personally navigated and created opportunity from our experience. We’ll feature upcoming Microsoft Ignite speakers sharing how they keep up with the pace of digital transformation and make a real difference. We’ll also explore Microsoft Ignite from the perspective of various job roles – as a Data Scientist or Cloud Native Dev, Founder or DevSecOps Engineer – and share our recommendations for how to skill-up on the latest. Meet new people, join the conversation, and share your own perspective as we get ready for Microsoft Ignite!

Who is it aimed at?
-Developers and data engineering professions of all stripes
-Entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and IT / DevOps / Security Pros
-Learning professionals and Students

Why should I attend?
-Get tips & tricks from community leaders on how to navigate Microsoft Ignite
-Connect with and learn from upcoming Microsoft Ignite speakers and leaders
-Share your thoughts and experiences with Microsoft Ignite (and what you’d like to see)
-Network with other professionals in your region and our global community

The best of what's next. Explore the latest innovations from Microsoft, learn from product experts and partners, level up your skillset, and create connections from around the world. Join us October 12–14 to help shape the future of tech. ignite.microsoft.com

Guest Speaker- Ambarish Ganguly

Speaker BIO- Ambarish is a Business and Technology Consultant for more than 20 Years. He is a data lover and compete regularly in data science competitions. He had won Eight Data Science Competition Awards ( 1 sponsored by NASA, Seven sponsored by Kaggle - A Google Company). He presently works with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as the Energy Trading and Risk Management Lead, as well as Data Analytics Practice Lead for TCS Utilities. This is a very exciting position where he has the opportunity to combine domain knowledge with data. He is very fortunate to be surrounded by very enthusiastic and energetic people. He do follow cricket, loves to read detective books, and also watch detective films.

Social Handles-
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambarish-ganguly/
Twitter- https://twitter.com/a_ganguly/

Session hosted by- Vivek Sridhar

Vivek is a technophile and an Open-Source contributor with around 15 years of experience in the Software Industry and works at Microsoft as Senior Cloud Advocate. In his previous role, he has mentored startups/developers, speaker at conferences/meetups for DigitalOcean as Senior Developer Advocate, Co-Founder / Chief-Architect of NoodleNext Technology. He was also heading DevOps and QA at BlackBuck and was a DevOps Solution Architect at HCL (Australia) in client engagement. Vivek started his career with IBM Rational (India Software Labs) as a Software Developer.

Social Handle
Twitter - https://twitter.com/vivek_sridhar