DevCon 2015: announcement of key speakers of the plenary session

Hello, dear developers, testers and all involved in software development. We continue to work on our DevCon 2015 conference and today we are ready to present key speakers at the plenary session of the most interesting, resort conference of the year.

The conference will be opened by a two-hour plenary report , within which, by tradition, an overview of all the company's news for developers over the last year since the last conference will be given.

The opening of the conference is a very important part of the program and we have already identified key speakers.
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These will be:

Giorgio sardo
Senior Director, Developer Experience & Evangelism, Microsoft Corporation

Giorgio Sardo is a senior director in the Microsoft Developer & Platform Evangelism group and is responsible for client technologies and devices: Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox One and HoloLens.

Giorgio leads a team of engineers and evangelists who are engaged in innovative areas in the company. It influences the definition of a product strategy, working closely with the ecosystem of development, coordinates technical communications and plenary reports of major Microsoft events, and also develops applications and games with partners around the world

Giorgio is a popular speaker. In recent years, he has spoken at hundreds of conferences around the world, such as Build, Future of the Web and TEDx.

Before joining the Developer & Platform Evangelism group, Giorgio Sardo became the winner of the international technology competition Microsoft - Imagine Cup and was nominated as the best consultant of the year according to the British Computer Society.

His first years at Microsoft, Giorgio dedicated to the development of web technologies.

Alexander Lozhechkin
Director of Developer Experience (DX), Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe

Alexander Lozhechkin manages the DX business in the Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe regions, covering 10 branches and 34 countries.

The DX division is responsible for developing the ecosystem of partners and applications on Windows, Windows Phone, Microsoft Azure and server technologies; for a broad connection with the technical audience (including developers, IT professionals, students, startups, software developers), as well as marketing and sales of Visual Studio and MSDN.

Alexander is a member of the board of directors of Microsoft Central & Eastern Europe.

Previously, Alexander was director of DX in Microsoft Russia.

Before joining Microsoft in 2004, he led the development of DocsVision document management software.

Alexander has a Ph.D. in computer technology. Born in Russia and lives in Munich.

Mikhail Chernomordikov
Director of Developer Experience (DX) at Microsoft Russia

Responsible for developing the ecosystem of applications in Windows, Windows Phone, Microsoft Azure and server technologies, extensive communication with the technical audience (including developers, IT professionals, students, startups, software vendors), managing relationships with the investor community and funds, as well as Visual Studio, marketing and MSDN sales.

Key skills:
- deep experience in business development, public speaking, strategic partnership, message visualization;
- a wide and valuable professional network, which includes the largest European leaders of Internet companies, international game developers, media and the press, as well as IT-related stakeholders in the government;
- public voice on television, radio, press, industrial competitions and social media.

Mikhail graduated from Murmansk State Technical University with a master’s degree in computer technology.

Michael began his career at MSFT in 2007 as an evangelist of Microsoft technologies for software developers.

From 2005 to 2007, Michael promoted Microsoft technologies for students and teachers at Murmansk State Technical University, as well as at various companies in Murmansk as a Microsoft Student Partner. At the same time, he was the founder and leader of the Murmansk Union of Developers MSTU DA. At meetings, he, along with other students and developers, made various presentations and discussions about modern IT technologies.

And further...

This time, as part of the plenary report, a large number of live demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies, products and services are planned, because this year a large number of various new products from Microsoft are expected.

Giorgio Sardo , whom some of you may remember last year as an incendiary speaker and a person who deals with the latest and latest technologies at Microsoft, will come not one, but with his team. He promises to tell and show all the newest and relevant things that Microsoft has been working on lately.



In addition, colleagues from Microsoft Corporation promise us master classes on various technologies and a lot of interesting reports.

Of course, what DevCon without Alexander Lozhechkin and Mikhail Chernomordikov ? They also kindly agreed to take part in the opening.

Want to perform at DevCon 2015?

DevCon 2015 is not only an opportunity to get current knowledge on Microsoft products and technologies, but also a unique chance to speak at the main technology development conference. If you want to share your knowledge, you can submit an application to the organizers .

See you!

We work hard to make the next DevCon 2015 even better than the previous ones. Our team prepares for you an excellent technical and entertainment program. We have chosen the perfect venue for the conference. And in the list of our speakers , the most interesting experts with unique experience and content have already been announced. And it will be updated weekly with new faces, so stay tuned!

Registration is still open, hurry to get your ticket to the world of the future of Microsoft technologies!