Ali Khaled Heikal is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). He holds many recognitions and professional certifications, works as a Cloud Solution Architect, and his experience includes working with the world’s most reputable organisations. Ali helps organisations with their cloud adoption and optimization strategies to elevate their business success and help them reap the rewards of digital transformation. He is passionate about technology generally and interested in cloud, data, and artificial intelligence specifically. He regularly speaks at public events, answers questions on forums, and blogs as a way of sharing the knowledge he has gained over time and giving back to the community where he can.

Ali graduated from the British University in Egypt with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Information Systems and ranked from the top in his specialization and was awarded a grade of distinction in his graduation project, which highlights his strong research and development background.