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You don't need to complete the '25 class to join our 2026 GeekAcademy, though they offer valuable insights for any lifelong learner!
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</>  GeekAcademy is intended for developers with at least 3 years of experience and basic knowledge of cloud and Python.
</>  Our syllabus includes 12 online sessions and 3 in-person events.
</>  Online sessions are open to all students, while the in-person events require additional
registration and must be approved in advance by email.
</>  All online sessions include an expert hour provided by Microsoft and its partners.
Thursday, 20 February, 2025
GeekAcademy Studio: Agents, Robotics & Next level Github (In-Person)
Alon Haimovich
📅February 20th  🕒09:30-12:00 🤝 Physical Event @ Microsoft Israel Campus in Herzliya
Our special kick-off event of GeekAcademy will host 100 students for a morning full of great content:
🤝 Opening Session: Alon Haimovich - GM {Microsoft Israel}
🤝 Fireside chat - Idan Gazit - Head of GitHub Next {GitHub} & Idan Ben Tovim - sr. Tech Reporter {Geektime}
🤝 Listen, Look, and Leap: The Journey of an Intelligent Robot: Amit Svarzenberg - CTO and AI lecture {Microsoft for Startups Israel}
🤝 Empowering Video Understanding with VLMs, LLMs and SLMs: Yonit Hoffman - Data Science Manager {Microsoft Israel R&D Center}
🤝 Summary and Looking Ahead to the Continuation of the Course:  Adi Stein - Azure Digital & App Innovation GTM, {Microsoft SouthEast Europe} & Ben Haklai - National Technology Officer {Microsoft Israel}
To participate in this event - a seperate registration is required.
Additional Speakers:
Essential Prompting for GitHub Copilot In VS Code
Arik Bidny {Sr. Technical Specialist, Microsoft Israel} & Guy Yom Tov {Software Engineer, Microsoft Israel R&D Center}
📅February 25 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
In this session, you will learn how to set up GitHub Copilot in VS Code and then use it to do some interesting things that will save you time and effort.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻Use the Copilot Chat window, along with chat participants and variables, to brainstorm solutions for your project.
👩🏻‍💻Use inline chat in the editor to refactor and document your code.
👩🏻‍💻Use inline chat in the terminal to execute time-saving commands.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Moti Malka
Mastering LLMs: Fundamentals & Practical Applications
Ben Haklai {National Technology Officer, Microsoft Israel} & Edo Segal {Founder & CEO, Touchcast}
📅March 4th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Discover the basics of generative AI, including core models, and functionalities. Learn how to utilize these models within the Azure ecosystem, leveraging various services to build your own generative AI applications.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻Learn about the history of AI at Microsoft
👩🏻‍💻Explore the Azure AI services
👨🏻‍💻Understand how language models work
👩🏻‍💻Learn how to interact with large language models
👨🏻‍💻Explore various types of models for different use-cases
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Alon Fliess
VS Code & GitHub Copilot in the Wild – Advanced Productivity Hacks
Marina Marenkov {Cloud Solutions Architect,  Microsoft Israel} & Batel Zohar {Developer Advocate, JFrog }
📅March 11th  🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Discover how GitHub Copilot can transform your approach to coding in this practical session! We will focus on solving real-world scenarios by using Copilot to understand and work within unfamiliar codebases. Participants will also learn how to create an extension from scratch and integrate the JFrog extension for improved open-source package management in their workflows. As we explore our repository and commit history, we'll delve into advanced prompting techniques to maximize Copilot’s utility. Come ready to engage and leave with actionable insights that you can immediately apply to your development projects.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻GitHub Copilot features can help in real-world scenarios
👩🏻‍💻Gain a thorough understanding of unknown codebases
👨🏻‍💻Speedup your development workflows with ease
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Aviv Kabesa
Prompt Engineering & AI Orchestration with Azure AI Foundry
Avihai Hajaj {Co-founder and CTO, CloudEdge} & Meirav Mofaz {Senior Applied Scientist, Microsoft Education R&D Center}
📅March 18th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
When developing a generative AI application, selecting the right model is an essential first step. However, the true differentiator lies in how you utilize your input. In this session, you will discover how to maximize the potential of your model through advanced prompt engineering techniques, integrating your model with various data sources, and enabling it to perform actionable tasks. Additionally, you will learn how to leverage Azure AI Foundry as the ideal platform to start building custom AI solutions.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻Make the best out of the powerful models offered by Azure AI Foundry Model Catalog by leveraging Prompt Engineering techniques and best practices.
👨🏻‍💻Discover how to build, test and evaluate custom and multimodal AI solutions safely in Azure AI Foundry, thanks to built-in data connectors, AI orchestration toolchain and tracing facilities.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Aviad Fenigstein
GeekAcademy 2nd Workshop: Next-Gen Software Development with GitHub Copilot Agents
Moti Malka
📅March 24th  🕒09:30-14:30 🤝 Physical Event @ Microsoft Reactor Israel
​🚀 GitHub Copilot Workshop – Elevate Your AI-Powered Development
​Join us for the second in-person meetup of GeekAcademy - an interactive GitHub Copilot Workshop, designed to enhance your coding efficiency and streamline development with AI-driven assistance.
​What You’ll Learn:
​🔹 Foundations & Setup – Get started with GitHub Copilot and explore its capabilities.
🔹 Code Refactoring & Optimization – Leverage AI to improve existing code, generate documentation, and create unit tests.
🔹 Feature Development – Utilize prompt engineering techniques to build and refine new features with Copilot.
🔹 Integration & Automation – Enhance workflows by integrating Copilot with external tools and extensions.
🔹 Custom Extensions – Develop and test your own Copilot Chat extension for a tailored development experience.
​This workshop is ideal for developers looking to maximize productivity, enhance code quality, and harness AI-driven tools for modern software development.
To participate in this event - registration to the course and an email approval is required.
AI Apps with Prompty: Production-Ready Development Made Easy
Lior King { Sr. Cloud Solutions Architect - Data & AI, Microsoft Israel} & Ori Bar Ilan {Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft Israel R&D Center}
📅March 25th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Integrating GenAI into traditional development can be daunting. Prompty simplifies LLM app development and works seamlessly with tools like Visual Studio Code and GitHub. Learn how to build multi-model LLM (agent) architecture, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻How to get started with LLMs​
👩🏻‍💻Understand the Prompty Specification​
👨🏻‍💻How to get started with Prompty in Visual Studio Code​
​👩🏻‍💻How to develop an App with Prompty​
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Sofi Mogilevsky
Getting Started with AI Agents
Yaniv Vaknin {Senior Technical Specialist Gen AI, Microsoft Israel} & Tomer Simon  {Chief Scientist, Microsoft Israel R&D Center}
📅April 1st 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
The Azure AI Agent Service allows you to build semi-autonomous software that can be given a goal and will work to achieve that goal without you knowing in advance exactly how it's going to do that or what steps it's going to take. This is a powerful tool for automating tasks and processes that are too complex to be easily automated with traditional software.
What sets Azure AI Agent Service apart?
In our experience talking to hundreds of organizations, we have learned that developing secure, reliable agents rapidly requires four primary ingredients:
Rapidly develop and automate processes: Agents need to seamlessly integrate with the right tools, systems and APIs to perform deterministic or non-deterministic actions.
Integrate with extensive memory and knowledge connectors: Agents need to manage conversation state and connect with internal and external knowledge sources to have the right context to complete a process.
Flexible model choice: Agents built with the appropriate model for its task can enable better integration of information from multiple data types, yield better results for task-specific scenarios, and improve cost efficiencies in scaled agent deployments.
Built-in enterprise readiness: Agents need to be able to support an organization's unique data privacy and compliance needs, scale with an organization's needs, and complete tasks reliably and with high quality.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻Understand the Azure AI Agent Service
👩🏻‍💻Understand Azure OpenAI Chat Completion Function Calling
👨🏻‍💻Learn how to build conversational agents
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A session with Ofir Natan
Introduction to RAG: Enhancing AI Apps with Azure AI Search
Lior Armiev {GBB Sr.AI Solution Architect, Microsoft Israel}
📅April 8th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Learn how to build a production-ready Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) application to chat over your domain's data with Azure AI Search. Discover the benefits of hybrid search with semantic ranker to find both vector and keyword-based results amongst billions of documents. Explore different approaches to data ingestion, to extract, split, vectorize, and store your data in Azure AI Search. Consider multiple ways to evaluate your RAG app answers, to ensure high-quality responses. Finally, see how you can productionize your RAG app with efficient vector storage, private network deployment, and user authentication.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻Basics of vector embeddings and vector search strategies
👨🏻‍💻Azure AI Search option: full-text search, vector search, hybrid search, semantic ranker
👩🏻‍💻Data ingestion process for Azure AI Search, manual and integrated vectorization feature
👨🏻‍💻Evaluation strategies for RAG app answers: AI Foundry, Promptflow-evals SDK
👩🏻‍💻Efficient vector storage with quantization
👨🏻‍💻Security best practices: private network deployment, user authentication, data access control
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Yariv Winestein
Code-First GenAIOps From Prototype to Production
Vlad Feigin {Cloud Architect , Microsoft Israel} & Adi Stein {Azure Digital & App Innovation lead, Microsoft SouthEast Europe}
📅April 22nd 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
In this session, we will demonstrate the development of an agentic creative assistant application leveraging state-of-the-art technologies such as Prompty, GPT-4o, GPT-3.5 Turbo, and FastAPI. The application is deployed to Azure Container Applications, utilizing azd for deployment, AppInsights for monitoring, and Promptflow traces for debugging and tracing. The session aims to highlight why Azure AI is the best platform for developing LLM-powered apps with robust end-to-end flow orchestration, tracing/debugging, and monitoring capabilities.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻Learn how Azure AI's code-first tooling, such as Prompty and Promptflow, can streamline and simplify the LLM lifecycle.
👨🏻‍💻Understand that GenAIOps requires non-linear, iterative processes.
👩🏻‍💻Learn the practicalities of deploying LLM powered applications to production
👨🏻‍💻Gain the ability to stay in their preferred local development environment when desired and smoothly switch to AI Foundry for enhanced collaboration.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Lev Andelman
Choosing the Right Generative AI Model: LLMs, SLMs, and Beyond
Yuval Mazor { Senior Technical Specialist, AI Global Black Belts, Microsoft EMEA} & Yasmin Bokobza {Senior Data Scientist Lead, Microsoft Israel R&D Center}
📅April 29th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Today, there are many Generative AI models to choose from: Large Language Models (LLMs), Small Language Models (SLMs), proprietary models, open models, models in the cloud, models on devices, text models, code models, image models, and multimodal models. In this session, we'll provide guidance to help you choose the right model to fit your needs, and tools you can use to evaluate and compare models for your specific tasks.
Learning Outcomes:
👨🏻‍💻Understanding of Generative AI Models: Attendees should leave with a clear understanding of what generative AI models are, how they work, and their significance in various applications.
👩🏻‍💻Model Selection Criteria: Participants will learn how to choose the right model for specific tasks based on factors such as task requirements, model capabilities, and performance metrics.
👨🏻‍💻Awareness of Model Types: We’ll explore different types of generative models, including Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3, Small Language Models (SLMs), and multimodal models that handle text, code, and images.
👩🏻‍💻Fine-Tuning Techniques: Attendees will see how fine-tuning can improve model performance and adapt it to specific use cases.
👨🏻‍💻Evaluation and Comparison Tools: We’ll discuss industry-standard evaluation metrics and tools like Azure AI Foundry for accurate model measurement.
👩🏻‍💻Real-World Case Studies: Examples of successful model applications will provide insights into practical deployment scenarios.
👨🏻‍💻The Future of Generative AI: We’ll wrap up with thoughts on where this field is headed and its potential impact.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Liana Ziskind
Practical Agentic AI: Building Multi-Agent Systems with AutoGen and MCP
Sharon Oliar {Sr Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft innovation hub, Israel} & Harel Gal {Sr. Multi-Cloud AI/ML Architect & Developer Advocate, Microsoft Israel}
📅May 6th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
In this session, we’ll dive into building multi-agent systems using AutoGen and MCP (Model Context Protocol). You’ll see how AutoGen’s asynchronous, event-driven architecture simplifies multi-agent workflows, and how MCP provides unified data access for richer, context-aware AI. Through live demos, you’ll learn practical techniques to prototype and scale collaborative AI solutions, unlocking smarter, more adaptive capabilities.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻  Understand the core concepts of AutoGen and MCP.
👨🏻‍💻   Observe how to build a simple multi-agent system using AutoGen.
👩🏻‍💻  See how agents can access real-time data using MCP.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Avihai Hajaj
3rd In-Person Event - The Big MCP Hackathon!
📅May 12-14 🕒3 days event 🤝 Physical Event @ Microsoft Reactor Israel
Our 3rd and last in-person event of GeekAcademy will serve as a unique hackathon for AI builders focused on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agent-to-agent (A2A) collaboration.
The hackathon aims to build an AI application by combining MCP and A2A. What does that mean? You’ll be creating agents with memory, agents that can communicate with one another, tools with shared and continuous context, autonomous workflows, and prototypes that aren’t just reactive, but also coordinated. In this hackathon, you’ll build a real prototype based on the most advanced frameworks available today, guided by the women and men shaping the field.
In addition, you’ll gain early access to beta versions of cutting-edge tools and technologies. The most outstanding projects will be showcased in Microsoft's AI Tour event, taking place June 3rd, 2025 in Expo Tel Aviv and will be showcased within the global AI Tinkerers network, including Microsoft, AI21, and other leading companies in the AI world. This could be your launchpad — or even your foot in the door toward collaborations, funding, or a new role.
The hackathon is led by engineers and experts from Microsoft, AI21, and LlamaIndex, This three-day sprint will push the boundaries of AI-native applications.
👾 For developers with hands-on experience building AI systems.
🚀 Come with an idea — leave with a working prototype.
To participate in this event - registration for the course and an email approval is required, and a confirmation email after submitting the application form.
Hacking Your Own AI: Red Teaming, Guardrails, and Live Attack Scenarios
Harel Gal {Sr. Multi-Cloud AI/ML Architect & Developer Advocate, Microsoft Israel} & Sharon Oliar {Sr Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft innovation hub, Israel}
📅May 20th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
Learn essential security practices for responsible generative AI deployment. We'll cover the AI risk landscape and key frameworks including MITRE Atlas, NIST AI, and OWASP for LLMs, alongside Microsoft's principles for trustworthy AI. Through strategic insights and live demonstrations, you'll see real-time AI attacks using the PyRIT framework to identify vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. This session provides practical security strategies for engineers, DevOps professionals, AI/MLOps practitioners, and technology leaders building secure AI systems.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻Identify Core AI Threats: Understand key risks - like prompt injection and data poisoning—that impact generative AI.
👨🏻‍💻Adopt Governance Frameworks: Apply MITRE Atlas, NIST, OWASP, and Microsoft’s Responsible AI to systematically manage AI risks.
👩🏻‍💻Leverage Red Teaming Tools: Use PyRIT for live attack simulations to uncover hidden AI vulnerabilities.
👨🏻‍💻Implement Robust Defenses: Protect AI systems with Azure AI Content Safety, Prompt Shields, and HiddenLayer.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
Q&A Session with Elli Shlomo
X-Ray Your AI: Killer Observability Hacks Every AI Multi-Agentic App Needs
Vlad Feigin {Cloud Architect , Microsoft Israel} & Omer Feldman {Cloud Architect, Microsoft Israel}
📅May 27th 🕒10:00-11:15 💻 Online Webinar
In the dynamic realm of AI-driven applications, achieving full observability is not just beneficial—it's essential. This session explores  advanced strategies for monitoring and debugging multi-agent AI systems using cutting-edge tools like Azure Data Explorer (ADX), Microsoft Fabric, and the Azure AI Foundry SDK.
Discover how to implement real-time tracing, telemetry, and evaluation pipelines that provide deep insights into your AI agents' behaviors. Learn to identify and address performance bottlenecks, data drift, hallucinations, and coordination challenges across complex AI workflows. We'll explore the integration of Semantic Kernel for orchestrating multi-agent systems and demonstrate how to leverage Fabric Data Agents for seamless data access and grounding.
Learning Outcomes:
👩🏻‍💻Achieve Full-Stack AI Observability: Master the integration of Azure Data Explorer (ADX), Microsoft Fabric, and the Azure AI Foundry SDK to monitor and debug multi-agent AI systems effectively.
👨🏻‍💻Implement Real-Time Tracing and Telemetry: Learn to set up comprehensive tracing and telemetry pipelines that provide deep insights into agent behaviors and system performance.
👩🏻‍💻Diagnose and Resolve AI System Issues: Develop the skills to identify and address common challenges in AI applications, such as performance bottlenecks, data drift, and coordination issues among agents.
👨🏻‍💻Leverage Semantic Kernel and Fabric Data Agents: Understand how to orchestrate multi-agent systems using Semantic Kernel and utilize Fabric Data Agents for seamless data access and grounding.
👩🏻‍💻Enhance AI Application Reliability and Transparency: Gain practical knowledge to build AI solutions that are not only scalable and efficient but also transparent and trustworthy.
🕒11:15-12:30 🎓Expert Hour
<Speakers>
Yonit Hoffman
Data Science Manager
{Video Indexer, R&D Center}
Alon Haimovich
General Manager
{Microsoft Israel}
Arik Bidny
Sr. Technical Specialist
{Microsoft Israel}
Guy Yom Tov
Sofware engineer
{Microsoft Excel onliner, R&D Center}
Marina Marenkov
Cloud Solutions Architect
{Microsoft Israel}
Batel Zohar
Developer Advocate
{JFrog}
Lior Armiev
GBB Sr.AI Solution Architect {Microsoft Israel}
Adi Stein
Azure GTM
{Microsoft, SouthEast Europe}
Vlad Feigin
Cloud Architect
{Microsoft Israel}
Yuval Mazor
Senior Technical Specialist, AI Global Black Belts
{Microsoft, EMEA}
Omer Feldman
Cloud Architect
{Microsoft}
Harel Gal
Sr. Multi-Cloud AI/ML Architect & Developer Advocate
{Microsoft Israel}
Yasmin Bokobza
Senior Data Scientist Lead
{Microsoft R&D Center}
Meirav Mofaz
Senior Applied Scientist
{Microsoft Education, R&D Center}
Yaniv Vaknin
Senior Technical Specialist Gen AI
{Microsoft Israel}
Idan Gazit
Head of GitHub Next
{GitHub}
Amit Svarzenberg
CTO and AI lecture
{Microsoft for Startups Israel}
Ben Haklai
National Technology Officer
{Microsoft Israel}
Lior King
Sr. Cloud Solutions Architect - Data & AI
{Microsoft Israel}
Ori Bar Ilan
Senior Software Engineer
{Microsoft, Security, R&D Center}
Elli Shlomo
Head of Security Research
{Guardz}
Sharon Oliar
Sr Hub Tech Architect
{Microsoft, Innovation hub, Israel}
Tomer Simon
Chief Scientist
{Microsoft, CTO Office, R&D Center}
Ika Bar Menachem
Azure Video Indexer Eng. manager
{Microsoft, CTO Office, R&D Center}
Edo Segal
Founder & CEO
{Touchcast}
Avihai Hajaj
Co-founder and CTO
{CloudEdge}
< Mentors >
Liana Ziskind
Head of Data {TeraSky}
Aviv Kabesa
Cloud Solutions Architect  { Microsoft}
Roey Ben Chaim
Staff Engineer {Zenity}
Yariv Winestein
CTO Microsoft Cloud {abra}
Ofir Natan
CTO {Commit AI}
Moti Malka
Head of Cloud {UBTECH}
Aviad Fenigstein
CTO & Chief Architect  {Aztek}
Nir Marcu
Head of R&D productivity – GenAI  {Commit AI}
Lev Andelman
CTO {TeraSky}
Avihai Hajaj
Co-founder and CTO {CloudEdge}
Alon Fliess
CTO {ZioNet}
Elli Shlomo
Head of Security Research
{Guardz}
Sharon Gur
Senior Software Engineer {Microsoft}
Daniel Taube
Senior Data Scientist {Microsoft}
Roi Becidan
Sr. Azure Specialist {Microsoft}
Roman Labunsky
CTO {CopperHelm}
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Yonit is the Data Science Manager in Azure Video Indexer group at Microsoft, which creates algorithmic and AI solutions in the video domain.
Before diving into the video and images world, she developed risk prediction algorithms for ships and accidents at sea at Windward. Yonit holds PhD and MSc in Bioinformatics from Weizmann institute, and a BSc from Tel Aviv University.
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Alon Haimovich is the CEO of Microsoft Israel since July 2022, leading the digital transformation and artificial intelligence revolution in the country. Prior to this role, he was Vice President of the Public Sector and Enterprise Division at Microsoft Israel.
In this position he oversaw Microsoft's engagement with public sector in Israel - government ministries, local authorities, the education and healthcare sectors, and collaborated with leading major companies.
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I'm a Technical Specialist at Microsoft, specializing in App Innovation, Developer Experience, AI, and Azure Cloud.
I collaborate with digital-native customers, leading their digital transformation initiatives by setting strategic visions
, designing roadmaps, and crafting architectures to drive innovation and success.
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Guy Yom Tov×
Guy Yom Tov is a Software Engineer on the Excel Team at Microsoft.
Guy is a member of the Copilot for Office development team, and a strong advocate for GitHub Copilot - promoting the adoption of various Copilot tools to boost productivity.
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Marina Marenkov is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, passionate about
technology and innovation. She works with startups and ISVs helping them to design
and build cloud-native platforms, products, and solutions using Azure Cloud
technologies. Before joining Microsoft, Marina worked as a Cloud Solution Architect at
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Generative AI solutions, enabling developers and organizations to leverage AI for
innovation, professional growth, and business success.
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Batel Zohar×
Batel Zohar is a Developer Advocate for JFrog and has a background in DevOps support engineering, web development, and embedded software engineering. Prior to this, Batel served as an Enterprise Solutions Lead on a dedicated team that accompanies and assists large customers through the architectural implementation of the JFrog platform. She loves her dogs, plays guitar and Marvels movies.
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Lior Armiev×
Lior is an AI architect and a key member of Microsoft’s Global Black Belt team, specializing in Azure AI and OpenAI technologies. With a strong focus on driving innovation, he has led the development of cutting-edge AI solutions, including a groundbreaking three-product suite for the legal tech industry and scalable healthcare applications. Lior excels in integrating AI into enterprise workflows, leveraging Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI infrastructure to deliver impactful business outcomes. A passionate advocate for knowledge sharing, he conducts advanced training sessions for customers and internal teams, enabling organizations to harness the full potential of AI.
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Adi Stein×
a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate innovator. This diversity gives her the unique ability to communicate complex technologies in a compelling way to tech and non-tech audiences alike and makes her a sought-after public speaker.
Adi is also a global speaker on AI technologies, developers productivity and entrepreneurship. She empowers companies and startups to innovate with generative AI for building cutting-edge applications at scale.
Adi has a wealth of experience in the tech industry, from corporate to startups, having held various roles in product management, software engineer, CEO, innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI domain. She previously worked as an innovation manager at Microsoft R&D CTO office, where she led market research and developed business models for new tech ventures.
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Vlad Feigin×
A passionate technology geek with over 20 years of experience, deeply fascinated by data, AI, and distributed systems. Constantly exploring innovative solutions, optimizing architectures, and pushing the boundaries of scalable and intelligent systems. Dedicated to sharing knowledge and driving excellence in modern cloud and AI-driven technologies.
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Yuval Mazor ×
Yuval Mazor is an experienced AI/ML practitioner with over two decades of experience in the industry.  He has worked in organizations of all sizes, from 3-man startups to global companies and banks.  He is passionate about applying the benefits of the AI revolution with his customers and can always be found trying out the latest and greatest technologies.  Yuval has a bachelor's degree in computer science, did graduate work in Linguistics and holds multiple patents.
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Omer Feldman×
I'm a Technical Specialist focused on delivering impactful solutions that meet both technical and customer needs. I enjoy working closely with clients to understand their challenges and translate them into scalable, efficient systems.  I’m driven by the goal of creating value and impact through technology.
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Harel Gal×
Harel is a Senior Machine Learning & AI Specialist in the Microsoft Innovation Hub. Previously, he worked at AWS as a Solutions Architect specializing in data, machine learning, and security, contributing to Amazon, Hugging Face, LangChain, and Agentic AI. His focus includes Agentic AI, AI Security and innovative system design.
Harel leads engagements, including design-thinking workshops, solution envisioning, and prototype development. His expertise connects technology with business impact to drive responsible and scalable solutions.
Outside of work, Harel flies airplanes and enjoys composing music.
In his role, Harel spearhead strategic engagements, including design-thinking envisioning workshops, solution envisioning, and hands-on prototype development. His expertise in bridging technology with business impact drives responsible and innovative solutions for our strategic customers.
Outside of work, Harel enjoys flying airplanes and composing music. He recommends The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman for insights into the future of AI and society.
Fun fact: Harel was the first to implement TF-IDF on the Kademlia protocol, adding a unique twist to distributed systems innovation!
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Yasmin Bokobza×
Yasmin Bokobza is a Data Scientist Lead at Microsoft, specializing in applied AI research and the development of Machine Learning (ML) models for cloud computing platforms and services. With over a decade of experience in academia and industry, her work spans various domains, including cybersecurity,  information leakage in social networks, time series forecasting, recommendations, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) optimization.
Her research has led to multiple patents, publications and presentations at international journals and conferences.
Yasmin holds a BSc & MSc in Software and Information Systems Engineering from Ben-Gurion University, majoring in ML and security.
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Meirav Mofaz ×
Dr. Merav Mofaz is a Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft Israel R&D, specializing in developing AI-based products for advanced and personalized learning. Additionally, Dr. Mofaz lectures at Tel Aviv and Reichman University, conducts professional workshops on artificial intelligence, and advises startups. Merav holds a PhD from Tel Aviv University, where she led research utilizing advanced machine learning tools to enhance health and well-being. She was also recognized in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for her contributions and achievements.
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Yaniv Vaknin×
Yaniv is an AI technical leader with over 15 years of global experience.
As a Gen AI architect at Microsoft's Global Black Belt team, Yaniv assists global customers in building and scaling Gen AI applications.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Yaniv led the engineering group at Searchium , served as an ML Specialist at AWS, and founded Dipsee.ai, an AI startup.
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Idan Gazit×
Idan Gazit leads GitHub Next, the birthplace of GitHub Copilot, and many more prototypes that explore how AI will make software development faster, easier, safer, and more accessible for developers everywhere.
As a hybrid designer and developer, his interests span a variety of fields. Idan is keenly interested in data display issues, typography, and color. You're likely to hear him talk about the pit of success, and the importance of good nouns. Idan was previously a principal engineer at Heroku, and is an alumnus of the Django web framework's core development team. He is a firm believer in the power of web technologies, and is most at home in them, though many evenings you can find him soldering a new keyboard or muttering foul language while trying to get Rust to run on a microcontro
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Amit Svarzenberg×
Meet Amit! A startups and partnerships guru. Amit builds and manages relationships with multinational companies, accelerators, and VCs to promote Microsoft’s offering to their investment portfolios. He also manages the CTO Breakfast Club and has established the local Microsoft PM bond. Throughout the years Amit built and sold a startup, led strategic investment projects, and was highly instrumental in opening Samsung Research's R&D site for developing the next generation of AI, in conjunction with the University of Haifa. Amit lectures at Tel Aviv University about Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Practical AI. He also serves on the board of directors of 8200’s “Impact” program. Besides being an avid gamer, he created one with a score of 4/5 at Steam!
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Ben Haklai×
Ben is the National Technology Officer at Microsoft Israel and a senior academic lecturer at Reichman University, contributing to the M.A. in Law, Technology, and Business Innovation program. With expertise in AI, cyber-security, cloud computing, and emerging technologies, he bridges the gap between rapid technological advancements and regulatory adaptation. Ben also integrates macroeconomic and geopolitical trends into his work, shaping the future of technology in Israel and beyond.
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Lior King×
Lior King is a Senior Cloud Solutions Architect specializing in Data & AI at Microsoft. In this role, Lior helps customers plan, design, and build data and AI solutions on the Azure cloud platform. Before joining Microsoft, Lior managed a data engineering team at ICE, one of the world’s largest fintech companies, and worked as a Senior Presale Engineer at Couchbase, a well-known open-source NoSQL data platform.
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Ori Bar Ilan×
Meet Ori! It all began with his master's thesis on Diagnosing Software Systems, where Ori became captivated by the challenge of simplifying and managing complexity within software systems. Throughout his career, Ori worked on notable big-data products like Azure Monitor, Education Analytics and Microsoft Threat Protection, where he mastered the application of design principles for reducing complexity and making code great again. Python is his weapon of choice, both for hacking off-hours and for empowering others through workshops. As a developer advocate, Ori teaches data handling as well as demonstrates how profound software principles can be practically applied to everyday coding challenges. Ori's mantra: "Design over beer, code over coffee"
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Elli Shlomo ×
Since early 2000, Elli has gathered experience in IT infrastructure, Cloud, and Security. Elli performed various roles, including Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft, CTO at Eureka Solutions, Cybersecurity leader at U-BTech, and many other positions in other companies. Around 2010, Elli has started to gather experience in Cloud with Office 365, Azure and focused on cloud infrastructure, including hybrid environment and cloud security. Elli is Microsoft MVP for Cloud and Datacenter since 2013 and specializing in information security and DevSecOps. The most prominent things in working in cybersecurity and the cloud are ambition, motivation, and passion.
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Sharon Oliar ×
Meet Sharon! With over 30 years in the Information Technology industry, Sharon is a seasoned cloud architect with rich background and experience.  Sharon has proven expertise in infrastructure, network, and securit,  both on private and public clouds with Strong development background. He is professionally motivated by satisfied customers and finds fulfillment in identifying and solving their pain points, thereby making a positive difference in their lives and organizations
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Tomer Simon×
I believe in entrepreneurship, continuous disruption and learning through simplifying complexities and anticipating technological trends. With more than 20 years of experience in private & governmental organizations leading innovation and transformations through technology, strategic planning and thought leadership.
My passion is to research and implement technologies to improve every aspect of our day-to-day work, working-environment and its supporting infrastructure.
As part of my academic activities I work closely with emergency authorities on how to improve the preparedness and readiness of the general population to emergencies. My PhD topics include social media use in emergencies.
My technology research topics are IoT (smart buildings and smart campus), digital, digital transformation, enterprise social networks, mobile, user experience, the future of the IT, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, chatbots, machine learning, big data, workforce analytics, the future of work, knowledge management, knowledge sharing and collaboration.
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Ika Bar Menachem        ×
Senior developer with over 8 years of experience in software development. I have been developing for both server side using latest industry technologies and mobile development on various platforms.
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Edo Segal×
A short bio (2-3 sentences): Edo Segal is a serial entrepreneur and AI pioneer who has spent over two decades building companies at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human communication. As founder and CEO of Touchcast, he's leading breakthrough innovations in how people access and share expertise through AI, fundamentally reimagining human-AI collaboration. Prior to Touchcast, Edo founded and successfully sold multiple companies including Relegence (acquired by AOL), Brainboost (acquired by Answers.com), and Screencaster (acquired by Livestream), consistently positioning himself at the forefront of technological transformation.
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Avihai Hajaj×
Avihai is a technology leader with over 18 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in cloud solutions, migration, and optimization. As the Co-founder & CTO of CloudEdge, a Microsoft partner, he drives innovation in cloud-native development and enterprise integration. A Microsoft Azure MVP, Avihai is passionate about mentoring, sharing insights through blogs and events, and guiding businesses in adopting cutting - edge cloud and AI technologies.
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Liana Ziskind×
20+ years of experience in data, last decade in the cloud. In her current role, she leads TeraSky's data strategies and technologies. Liana was previously a consultant and entrepreneur in the field of data architecture, providing cost-effective and self-sustaining data architectures.
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Aviv Kabesa×
Aviv Kabesa is a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in App Innovation at Microsoft. In this role, Aviv assists customers in planning, designing, and building scalable DevOps solutions in Azure Cloud. Aviv joined Microsoft after working as a DevOps Engineer in various startups and is an enthusiast for Platform Engineering and Developer Experience.
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Roey Ben Chaim×
Roey Ben Chaim builds AI-driven systems with a focus on AI security and innovation. At Microsoft, he led work on cybersecurity products, helping shape secure technologies. Today, he drives AI security initiatives at Zenity and is building the AI Tinkerers community in Tel Aviv.
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Yariv Winestein×
I have a vast experience of more than 30 years in the industry as a senior software engineer, as a software and cloud architect and leading great cloud R&D projects.
I work with many technology companies, startups and R&D teams, and lead them how to take their ideas, solutions, and services to the cloud, while working with the cloud up-to-date technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cognitive Services, Internet of Things (IoT), Infrastructure, Application Modernization, Server-less, Big Data, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Micro Services, DevOps and many more.
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Ofir Natan×
Tech executive with over 15 years of experience building SaaS products and leading teams, including at Intel and various startups in the fields of AI, cloud and cyber. Ofir has researched and implemented Gen AI in products and processes from the early days of the technology, including participation in the OpenAI beta program for developers and the GitHub Copilot early beta. Ofir is an international lecturer and consultant in the field of Gen AI, CTO and co-founder of Commit AI, helping organizations integrate GAI into tech products and engineering processes.
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Moti Malka×
Driving innovation in Cloud and AI, leading a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of DevOps engineers, Architects, Data specialists, and AI experts. Spearheading the development and execution of forward-thinking cloud and AI solutions, delivering strategic impact, and harnessing cutting-edge technologies to meet evolving business goals and exceed customer expectations.
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Aviad Fenigstein×
Aviad Fenigstein has over 12 years of experience in cloud architecture, with extensive expertise in developing and designing large-scale software systems.
He has a deep understanding of Data & AI and has successfully planned and implemented AI systems on the cloud, including LLM and GenAI. Throughout his career, Aviad has led numerous projects that leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation and efficiency.
His ability to integrate and optimize AI solutions in cloud environments has significantly impacted the organizations he has worked with.
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Nir Marcu×
Nir is a tech executive with 20+ years of experience leading R&D teams and building innovative SaaS and AI products. As VP R&D at Tabnine, he spearheaded the development and integration of generative AI into developer tools, creating industry-leading AI-powered code assistants. Nir has been at the forefront of Gen AI from its early days, and today at Commit AI, driving Gen AI adoption and optimization within both product and R&D productivity.
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Lev Andelman×
With almost 20 years of experience, TeraSky CTO Lev Andelman specializes in looking beyond his customers’ current challenges to anticipate their future needs and select the world’s leading technical solutions to meet them. In addition to future-proofing TeraSky and its clients, Lev is a HashiCorp Ambassador, Israel HashiCorp User Group co-organizer, and DevOpsDays Tel Aviv co-organizer.
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Avihai Hajaj×
Avihai is a technology leader with over 18 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in cloud solutions, migration, and optimization. As the Co-founder & CTO of CloudEdge, a Microsoft partner, he drives innovation in cloud-native development and enterprise integration. A Microsoft Azure MVP, Avihay is passionate about mentoring, sharing insights through blogs and events, and guiding businesses in adopting cutting - edge cloud and AI technologies.
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Alon Fliess ×
Alon is the CTO and founder of ZioNet, providing software consulting and development services. With over 30 years of experience, he has led major projects for top global companies and has been a Microsoft Regional Director since 2010 and an MVP since 2005. An expert in Azure, IoT, .NET, and cross-platform development, Alon is a trusted advisor, speaker, and community leader in the software development world.
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Elli Shlomo ×
Since early 2000, Elli has gathered experience in IT infrastructure, Cloud, and Security. Elli performed various roles, including Premier Field Engineer at Microsoft, CTO at Eureka Solutions, Cybersecurity leader at U-BTech, and many other positions in other companies. Around 2010, Elli has started to gather experience in Cloud with Office 365, Azure and focused on cloud infrastructure, including hybrid environment and cloud security. Elli is Microsoft MVP for Cloud and Datacenter since 2013 and specializing in information security and DevSecOps. The most prominent things in working in cybersecurity and the cloud are ambition, motivation, and passion.
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Sharon Gur×
Sharon is a software engineer by trade and by passion. Code is her craft, and she enjoys clean, efficient code whether it’s in satellites or communication infrastructure. She is also passionate about Performance, Design & Architecture. Sharon is a strong believer in the power of mentoring and co-leads a professional mentoring ring at Microsoft. She also co-manages "30 Hours," a program that promotes side-projects and volunteers with Baot, Israel's largest tech community for women in R&D. Sharon is a perpetual student and exercises a true Growth Mindset with genuine curiosity and a willingness to learn, grow and expand her horizons. She doesn't only advocate for agility in work and life, but also practices dog agility with her cute Shetland Sheepdog.
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Daniel Taube×
Hi ChatGPT,
Please write for me a bio profile summary, write it in a nice fancy English so people would think I’m this big shot data scientist with 12 years experience with proven record.
Also, if it’s possible, write something about being in the last 4 years a data scientist at Microsoft working with the company biggest customers, don’t forget to add that I’m implementing OpenAI models to the customers products, this is very important because all the industry is going BONANZA over it.
Thank you so much for your help!!!!!
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Roi Becidan×
As a Senior Specialist in Azure, I have a proven track record of driving tech intensity and innovation within digital native accounts, particularly startups. My role involves leveraging Microsoft's cutting-edge technologies to help these companies scale and succeed in a competitive landscape. With a deep understanding of cloud solutions and a passion for technology, I collaborate closely with startups to design and implement robust, scalable, and secure cloud architectures.
My expertise spans across various Azure services, including AI, machine learning, and application development, enabling startups to harness the power of data and drive their business forward. I am committed to empowering digital native accounts with the tools and knowledge they need to thrive in the digital age.
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Roman Labunsky×
CTO and co-founder at an early-stage startup, with 20 years of engineering leadership experience in Israeli tech. Previously at RSA, IBM, IronSource, and startups across industries like real estate and e-commerce. Mentor to technical leaders and lecturer at meetups.
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