Marco Antonio Silva
Microsoft - National Innovation Officer & Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft - National Innovation Officer & Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Lisbon, Portugal
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I’m the National Innovation Officer for Microsoft Portugal, responsible for helping companies grow and accelerate the innovation impact that we can have in Portugal, having worked in Tech innovation for many years. I'm also a Senior Cloud Solution Architect with many years of experience in the Telco Industry. As a Cloud Solution Architect my work is to challenge my customers with new ideas and new ways for them to use cloud technologies, and I love it, a great way to complement my NinO role.
I got my Engineering Degree in Computer Engineering from FEUP, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Graphics, which are all areas I love. I’m part of the AI Ambassador team at Microsoft so I’m tasked with the mission of empowering people to leverage AI more and achieve more with it. I’m a professional speaker for many years, and I teach some AI/ML classes at ISEG in Lisbon. I also host and founder of the “AI Portugal Podcast”, the "The Innovation Office Webshow" and the “DICE Podcast”, and the blog "Tech Alchemy".
Sou o National Innovation Officer da Microsoft Portugal, responsável por ajudar empresas a crescer e a acelerar o impacto da inovação que podemos ter em Portugal, tendo trabalhado na área da inovação tecnológica durante muitos anos. Sou também Senior Cloud Solution Architect, com muitos anos de experiência na indústria das telecomunicações. Como Cloud Solution Architect, o meu trabalho é desafiar os meus clientes com novas ideias e novas formas de utilizar as tecnologias de cloud — algo que adoro fazer, sendo uma excelente forma de complementar o meu papel como NinO.
Licenciei-me em Engenharia Informática na FEUP, com especialização em Inteligência Artificial e Computação Gráfica, áreas pelas quais tenho grande paixão. Faço parte da equipa de AI Ambassadors da Microsoft, com a missão de capacitar as pessoas a tirar mais partido da IA e alcançar mais com ela. Sou orador profissional há muitos anos e dou algumas aulas de IA/Aprendizagem Automática no ISEG, em Lisboa. Sou também o anfitrião e fundador do “AI Portugal Podcast”, do “The Innovation Office Webshow” e do “DICE Podcast”, bem como do blog "Tech Alchemy".
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MEO: an AI-Powered, Business-Driven Techco
• How to setup a business-driven strategy on a Telco Provider
• Target operations as a low-hanging fruit for improving efficiency and customer experience
• Use your most demanding customer painpoint as the energy to leverage AI strength
• Collect the results as improvements on your customer experience
Panel: Cloud Careers in the Age of AI: Navigating the Future of Work
As artificial intelligence reshapes the digital landscape, cloud professionals stand at the forefront of one of the most transformative eras in technology. This panel explores how AI is redefining roles, skills, and career paths within the cloud ecosystem. Industry experts will discuss the evolving demands of cloud jobs, the fusion of AI and cloud technologies, and how professionals can future-proof their careers through continuous learning and strategic upskilling.
🚀 Autonomy Unleashed: Semantic Kernel and the New Age of AI Agents 🤖✨
Step into the future of AI! 🔮 In this dynamic session, we’ll explore how Semantic Kernel empowers a new generation of agentic AI 🤝 — systems that don’t just respond, but reason, plan, and act 🧠📅🛠️. From orchestrating complex tasks to adapting on the fly, these smart agents are changing the game 🎮 across industries. Get inspired 💡, see real-world magic 🪄, and discover how you can start building AI that truly gets things done ✅🔥.
🚀 Unleashing AI Agents: A Live Demo with Semantic Kernel 🤖
Curious about how AI agents can take action in real-world applications? In this fast-paced, demo-driven session, we’ll showcase Microsoft Semantic Kernel in action—no slides, just code and live demos!
You’ll see first-hand how Semantic Kernel enables AI models to reason, plan, and execute functions autonomously by connecting them to APIs and existing business logic. We’ll walk through real-time examples of AI agents dynamically responding to user inputs, calling external services, and executing multi-step tasks—all in just 15 minutes.
What you'll see live:
🚀 An AI agent making real-time decisions and executing tasks
🔗 Connecting AI models to APIs and existing code with Semantic Kernel
🤖 Automating workflows using Agentic AI principles
💡 Practical takeaways to start building AI-powered applications today
If you want to see AI agents in action, this session is for you!
Microsoft Project Orleans in Action: Building Scalable and Resilient Distributed Apps
Microsoft Project Orleans simplifies the complexities of distributed application development, allowing developers to build robust, cloud-native, and scalable solutions with ease. In this hands-on session, we will dive deep into Orleans' core concepts, architecture, and benefits through a practical lens.
Through live demos and real-world use cases, we will explore how Orleans enables effortless scalability, fault tolerance, and stateful service orchestration across distributed environments. Whether you're new to distributed systems or looking to leverage Orleans for your next cloud-native project, this session will provide the insights and practical knowledge needed to get started.
Key takeaways:
✅ Understanding Orleans' unique actor-based model and virtualized grains
✅ Deploying Orleans applications across Kubernetes, VMs, and cloud platforms
✅ Scaling elastically and handling failure scenarios seamlessly
✅ Hands-on demos showcasing real-world implementations
Join us to see Project Orleans in action and discover how it can transform the way you build and scale distributed applications!
Today’s Innovation is Cloud Native
There is no question that the world has changed to the cloud. This became more and more noticeable with the growth of AI tools, and more and more Cloud Native services and products become part of every modern application design. With the rise of all copilots on our day by day, from Developers, to Operations, to IT Pros. The landscape has permanently changed, and the potential is immense, and exciting to imagine how we can do so much more with all of these new tools and services.
AI Panel Discussion: Navigating the AI Frontier
Join us in this panel discussion, where industry experts explore the latest trends, challenges, and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence powered by Azure.
From machine learning to cognitive services, our panelists will share their insights on leveraging Azure's cutting-edge technologies to build intelligent solutions that drive innovation and transform industries. Discover real-world use cases, best practices, and the future landscape of AI on the Azure platform.
Whether you're a developer, data scientist, or business leader, this session offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable perspectives on the evolving AI landscape within the Azure ecosystem.
Deep Dive into AKS
The world runs on the Cloud, it's a know fact by now. And the cloud runs on K8! So come and let's deep dive into AKS Architectures, patterns, recipes, best practices and a lot of Kubectl and helm and all of these cool toys. This is not your run of the mil AKS session, it's an advanced session to get you over the hurdle on how to use AKS in enterprise grade scenarios.
Marco Antonio Silva
Microsoft - National Innovation Officer & Senior Cloud Solution Architect
Lisbon, Portugal
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