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Meet The Team​

Welcome! This is the Microsoft team, MVPs and guests responsible for Azure Developers Python Day!

Ask me about:
team_ sarah kaiserSarah KaiserData Science, Machine Learning, GitHub
team_ jay gordonJay GordonCosmosDB, NoSQL, AI
team_ dawn wagesDawn WagesPython, Open Source, Web Development, Django
team_ dharhas PothinaDharhas PothinaCTO, Quansight
team_ davide mauriDavide MauriAI, AzureSQL, RDBS
team_ byron tardifByron TardifAzure, App Service, Static Web Apps
team_ tulika chaudharieTulika ChaudharieAzure, App Service, Static Web Apps
team_ jeff martinezJeff MartinezAzure, App Service, Static Web Apps
team_ theo van kraay Theo Van KraayAzure, CosmosDB, RDBS, NoSQL
team_ rong lu Rong LuAzure Intelligent Apps, VS Code, Developer Productivity
team_ zhidi shang Zhidi ShangAzure Intelligent Apps, VS Code, Developer Productivity
team_ james codella James CodellaAI, App Development, LangChain, CosmosDB
team_ rohit gangluy Rohit GangulyAzure SDK, Open Source
team_ joylynn kirui Joylynn KiruiSecurity, Cloud Solution, GitHub, Azure
team_ pamela fox Pamela FoxAI, RAG, Azure, Postgres, Flask, education
team_ renee noble Renee Nobleeducation, web development, data, Azure, training
team_ velda kiara Velda KiaraPython Software Foundation, CPython, Dev Containers, Django, OSS
team_ Abigail Gbadago Abigail GbadagoDjango Software Foundation, Django, OSS

Event Schedule​

Session TitleThemeSpeakerTime( PT/ UTC)
Welcome to Azure Developers - Python DayDawn Wages, Senior Program Manager9:50 AM / 16:50
Jay Gordon, Senior Program Manager
Dev Containers and Codespaces for quick skilling and deploymentsDeveloper ProductivitySarah Kaiser, Senior Cloud Developer Advocate10:00 AM / 17:00
Cloudy with a Chance of Jupyter - Install JupyterHub on Azure in 30 minsData ServicesDharhas Pothina, CTO, Quansight10:30 AM / 17:30
Langchain on Azure SQL to enlighten AI with your own dataAIDavide Mauri, Principal Program Manager11:00 AM / 18:00
Securing Python ApplicationsSecurity, Cloud NativeJoylynn Kirui, Senior Security Cloud Advocate11:30 PM / 21:30
Getting started with Python on Azure Cosmos DBApp DevelopmentTheo Van Kraay, Principal Program Manager12:00 PM / 19:00
Transforming AI development in VS CodeAI, App Development, Developer ProductivityRong Lu, Principal Mgr, Product Manager12:30 PM / 19:30
Zhidi Shang, Principal Program Manager Lead
Building Scalable GenAI Apps with Azure Cosmos DB & LangChainAI, App DevelopmentJames Codella, Principal Product Mgr1:00 PM / 20:00
Python + Azure for Absolute BeginnersApp DevelopmentRohit Ganguly, Product Manager II1:30 PM / 20:30
Deploying Python apps with GitHub Copilot for @azureAI, Developer ProductivityPamela Fox, Principal Cloud Developer Advocate2:00 PM / 21:00
Integrating AI into your Python apps with App Service SidecarsAI, App DevelopmentTulika Chaudharie, Principal Product Manager2:30 AM / 18:30
Your First Full Stack Python Web ApplicationApp DevelopmentRenee Noble, Senior Cloud Developer Advocate2:45 PM / 22:00
Deploying a scalable Django app with Microsoft AzureApp DevelopmentVelda Kiara, Senior Software Engineer, Python MVP3:30 PM / 22:30
Abigail Gbadago, Senior Software Engineer, Python MVP
Closing RemarksDawn Wages, Senior Program Manager4:00 PM / 23:00
Jay Gordon, Senior Program Manager

Team Behind the Scenes​

team_ marlene mhangami Marlene Mhangami
team_ Courtney WebsterCourtney Webster
team_ Jasmine GreenawayJasmine Greenaway
team_ Luciana AbudLuciana AbudPython Community, VS Code, Web Development
team_ Karri Dunn-GruverKarri Dunn-Gruver
team_ Nitya NarasimhanNitya Narasimhan
team_ James MontemagnoJames Montemagno
team_ Kaitlin McKinnonKaitlin McKinnon

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