Last Day @ Microsoft MVP Summit 2025 ! What an incredible week it's been! MVPSummit was packed with deep dives, insightful discussions, and direct interactions with the amazing product teams.

Microsoft Redmond campus felt like a dream, just like a kid stepping into Disneyland for the very first time. Every hallway, every session, every conversation sparked curiosity and connection. Grateful for the opportunity to be part of such a passionate and brilliant community.

I'm heading back to home sweet home - Sydney with a suitcase full of swags, stickers, knowledge, and inspiration!

📸 Check out my 6-day photo collection below – my footsteps through this unforgettable experience. Until next time, MVPSummit!

Day 3 @ Microsoft MVPSummit. Really enjoyed Mark Russinovich and Scott Guthrie's sessions today: open, honest, and visionary. Loved the stories and insights, the full house says it all !

'100 Years of Microsoft History' with KC Lemson, Larry Osterman and Raymond Chen was super fun. Hearing the behind-the-scenes stories was incredible. Also a big takeaway from Oz du Soleil: create video content from the heart that you enjoy. Simple, yet powerful. 💡

Joined Inclusion Tech Lab tour and explored the Microsoft Redmond campus (each building has its own unique style). Snapped lots of photos and soaked in the creativity all around. 50th birthday of Microsoft and 15th birthday of Microsoft Azure coming up !

Selfies time with our amazing Insight MVPs, thank you so much for being around and making this week even more special. 🙌

Ended the day with a heartwarming dinner with Santhosh! So great to see you again after 10 years. Your journey, your dream, and now being part of Microsoft are awesome. ⭐

Day 2 @ Microsoft MVPSummit! 🔍 Tracked down the legendary Clippy 🧷 after 3 days of non-stop searching! Even convinced Clippy 🧷 to join the group photo with MVPs from Australia & NewZealand! All credits go to Elizabeth for making the magic happen. ✨

🎓 Joined Pablo's session about Microsoft's student program. It's absolutely inspiring to see so many former StudentAmbassadors becoming MVPs. If you're at university and curious about joining the 'Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors', this is the moment to get started! It's easier than you think: https://mvp.microsoft.com/studentambassadors?wt.mc_id=MVP_416103

👋 Highlight of today: meeting Hal, MVP for 27 years! Hal gifted me a vintage blue Microsoft MVP pouch. 🎁 Thank yo so much and I absolutely love it. Now just need to decide what to put inside!

🚍 Wrapped up the day with two campus tours: 'Studio B - XBX' and 'The Garage'. I couldn't resist being a little cheeky 😏 and asked if the lab test uses AzureAI to detect hardware anomalies.

Shoutout to Alice for keeping us calm and organised when the shuttle bus 🚌 ran late and took a 'slight detour' to Building 127 instead of 27 😅. The Garage truly represents the spirit of innovation and hackathon. 🛠️

Day 1 @ Microsoft MVP Summit ✨ Just look at all the amazing APAC MVPs in the group photo! 🌏 The energy, passion, and talent captured in that moment are simply unforgettable – celebration of community and innovation. 💫

And speaking of style and flair, don't miss the Insight MVPs rocking those fuchsia-infused shoes! 👟 We're striking a pose right in front of the iconic granite Microsoft logo – the perfect blend of fashion, tech, and pride. 📸

To top it off, here's an AI-infused photo too - the mix of personalities and futuristic vibes is totally on point ✨ Can you guess which one is me? 👀

After a full day of ‘A' and ‘I' magic, I hopped on the🚊& 🚌 – made my way to Seattle waterfront just before sunset. 🌇 Took a deep breath of that crisp air and bit into a hotdog 🌭 – the perfect way to wrap up Day 1. 💖

Day 0 @ Microsoft MVP Summit ✅! Spent whole day at Microsoft Reactor Redmond, diving deep into AI with some of the brightest AI MVPs around!🌟 It's been incredible connecting with so many MVPs, RDs & Microsoft team from all over the world and hear their stories 🌍: Priyanka, Matthijs, SARAVANAN, Dave, Alan, Jose, Lewis, Ko, Elizabeth, Christina.

So grateful for the warm welcome by Barnaby for making us feel like home. 🙌 Great pleasure to catch up & team up with our Insight MVPs: Paul, Stephen, Robert, David, Hakim, John, Roberto, Peter! Will suit up in our Insight MVP gears and ready to roll into Day 1 tomorrow!

💡🧠 Now my brain is buzzing with ideas and I can't wait to start experimenting with everything I heard and learnt today! 🚨 Don't forget: 90-minute keynote kicks off early tomorrow morning - set your alarms early and see you there!

P.S. check out the vintage software boxes and devices in the last 4 photos from Microsoft Reactor and Library! THE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES!

Heading to MVPSummit 2025 @ Microsoft Campus in Redmond now - for the very first time! 🎉

My Microsoft MVP journey wouldn't have been possible without the amazing people in the community and at Insight 💜 (especially Cloud Apps & Integration Team). Your support, encouragement, and belief in community contribution and collaboration made all the difference. A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you! ❤️

Back in 2012, while pursuing the Microsoft Certified Master 🎓 MCM, I let go the chance to visit Microsoft's Redmond campus for 3 weeks onsite training (worse decision ever! 😅). Now, 13 years later, this lifelong Microsoft fanboy (from MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 days! 💾) is finally getting the opportunity to step onto that legendary campus. It's a full-circle moment I've never stopped dreaming about. Can't wait to meet fellow MVPs, RDs, and Microsoft team! 🤝

People often ask how we manage to stay involved and keep the energy high . The truth is - when passion drives you, you always find a way. Time flies, so don't wait. Keep chasing your dreams: step by step 👣, one action at a time. When the right opportunity comes, you'll know you're ready.

Special shoutout to Paul 🙌 - not just for organizing everything for our Insight MVPs, but also for making sure we're fully hyped and funded for the summit. Your efforts mean more than words can say. 💯

With a heart full of gratitude and excitement, let's go! 🚀

☀️ Beautiful weather and brilliant minds! Awesome time at AI App in a Day session at the Microsoft Auckland office! The sun was shining, the room was buzzing with energy, and we had a full house of curious participants ready to dive into AI app development on Microsoft Azure .

From setting up GitHub Codespaces, running the chatbot with RAG in action, and completing all three labs (even with 5 minutes to spare!) - It was one smooth ride. 🧠💻

As always, we tossed in a few brain teasers throughout the session to keep the energy and creativity levels high. You know it's been a brain-burner of a day when the coffee machine runs out of milk ☕💡

A huge shoutout to my Insight buddy, Rakesh - it's been such a pleasure running these sessions with you from the start. Your passion and hands-on coding experience continue to inspire and engage the community. 🔥 Watching you in action is always a highlight!

Fun factor: there are 915,103,765 ways to group six, 8-stud LEGO bricks ! (last photo)

Had the pleasure of meeting Microsoft MVP Xiaodi Yan here in Wellington — what an inspiring and insightful catch-up!

Huge thanks for the delicious food and even bigger congratulations on your recently published book, Web API Development with ASP.NET Core 8! 🎉📚

Incredible to hear it's now part of the Microsoft Redmond campus library — a truly well-deserved recognition!

Always energizing to connect with folks who are passionate about tech and generous in sharing their knowledge. Looking forward to more conversations ahead!

🌧️💨❄️ It was rainy, windy, and cold … but the passion for learning GitHub Copilot @ Microsoft Wellington office could not be stopped ! 💙🚀 (the pigeons were shivering🐦🥶 that day - last photo)

Rakesh, Kotomi and I went all in with a full-on 7-hour GitHub Copilot workshop, covering presentations, live demos, video tutorials, keynotes, and hands-on 3x persona-based labs. From front-end and back-end development to full-stack, data science, data engineering, DevOps, and more, we explored how GitHubCopilot is revolutionizing the way we code.

🔥 The highlight of the day? The power of CopilotEdits' Agent mode - taking AI-assisted development to a whole new level! It's not just about suggestions; it's about transforming how we build, optimize, and innovate.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined and made this an incredible learning experience! Who else is excited about the future of AI-powered development? Let's keep the momentum going! 💡💻

🚀 AI App in a Day is back in Wellington! 🌿 During today's session, Rakesh and I explored AzureAI services, ContentSafety, AISearch, CosmosDB, LangChain, and various techniques to enhance LLM responses, ensuring more accurate, efficient, and context-aware AI solutions. 🚀🔍

This time, we added a Jupyter Notebook for Graph RAG (from Microsoft Research) as new lab exercise, and it was amazing to see one of the participants had already implemented GraphRAG in a past project! 🔥 Seeing real-world applications of AI in action is always inspiring.

Of course, no event is complete without tasty food and awesome swag! 🍕👕 Speaking of swag… quick question: does anyone know what number 42 stands for in the "Build on Azure - Code is Life" T-shirt? 🤔 (3rd photo) We could not figure it out !

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, it was an incredible day, especially with that stunning afternoon weather! ☀️

Keep building, keep innovating on Azure ! 💡✨