SPEAKERS
The full line-up of APE XXL 2026 — AI agents you can trust, governed AI platforms, Bicep before it ships, Fabric at scale and security you can act on. Thirteen sessions and a full-day workshop.
Alina Astapovich
Platform Engineer at Storytel
▸ How Memory Works, from the Human Brain to AI Agents
Bastiaan Wassenaar
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
▸ Azure Enterprise Policy as Code (EPAC)
Danny Kruge
Mission Critical Engineer at Schuberg Philis · Microsoft Data Platform MVP
▸ Terraforming Fabric: From Zero to Workspace Hero
Dennis Schoone
Enterprise Cloud Architect & MCT · Founder of CloudMatters
▸ The Dawn of the Mesh: Zero Trust at scale
Erwin Derksen
Founder of DerkIT · Microsoft Certified Trainer
▸ 12 security checks every Microsoft 365 / Entra ID admin must do
Gijs Reijn
Cloud Engineer at Rabobank
▸ Backstage Bicep: Exploring What's Next Before It Ships
Hans Muns
Freelance .NET & Azure Engineer · Microsoft Certified Trainer at Backnook
▸ How I Escaped the Token Bill and Moved to Local AI
Hidde de Smet
Azure Architect at Xebia · Microsoft MVP
▸ Why is your AI agent ignoring the instructions you just wrote?
Jesse Wellenberg
Software & Cloud Architect at Xebia
▸ From 10 to 10,000 Agents: Engineering a Governed AI Platform on Azure
Leo Visser
Subject Matter Expert Azure & AI Foundry · Microsoft PowerShell MVP
▸ Clean and Controlled AI with API Management
Maik van der Gaag
Head of Technology Microsoft at Databalance · Microsoft Azure MVP
▸ Backstage Bicep: Exploring What's Next Before It Ships
Marc Dekeyser
Founder, Crimson Owl Technologies · ex-Microsoft
▸ How We Stopped Our AI Agents From Lying
Mark Scholman
Freelance Azure Consultant · Microsoft Azure MVP
▸ Azure Networking Deep Dive & Platform Engineering in the AI Era
Mello Bogaarts
Data & AI Engineer at Omring
▸ From healthcare data to AI in production: building with Microsoft Fabric, AI Foundry and LLMs at Omring
Niels Kok
Technical Consultant · Microsoft MVP & MCT
▸ Microsoft Intune and AI: Build Your Own AI Assistant
Patrick de Kruijf
Azure Architect & Global Landing Zone Solutions Lead at Xebia
▸ From 10 to 10,000 Agents: Engineering a Governed AI Platform on Azure
Rex de Koning
Automation Consultant & MCT · Microsoft Azure MVP
▸ The Dawn of the Mesh: Zero Trust at scale
Stefan Dingemanse
Modern Workplace Consultant & Architect · Microsoft MVP
▸ Microsoft Intune and AI: Build Your Own AI Assistant
Wyke Nieuwenhuizen
Manager Microsoft Competence Center at Omring
▸ From healthcare data to AI in production: building with Microsoft Fabric, AI Foundry and LLMs at Omring