Mike Conjoice
Engineering & AI Leader | SME in AI Ethics & Enterprise Integration | Speaker | VMware vExpert | Veeam Vanguard | Building Better Tech @ Bupa Dental Care
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Tech leader? More like tech legend. Mike Conjoice isn’t just building software—he’s redefining what’s possible. As Engineering and Architecture Manager at Bupa Dental Care UK, he leads a powerhouse team of 40+ engineers, data specialists, and AI professionals, delivering enterprise-scale solutions that are as strategic as they are slick.
With a career rooted in cloud transformation, enterprise engineering, and data strategy, Mike has become a go-to subject matter expert in artificial intelligence—particularly where it matters most: responsible AI usage, ethics, and real-world integration. Whether he's guiding execs through the risks of AI hallucinations or architecting AI copilots that actually deliver value, Mike brings clarity, pragmatism, and innovation to every conversation.
Cloud migrations? Done. Legacy modernisation? Mastered. AI innovation at scale? That’s his wheelhouse. Mike turns complex systems and bleeding-edge technology into scalable, secure, and human-centred solutions.
Recognised as a VMware vExpert and Veeam Vanguard, Mike’s influence stretches beyond code. He’s delivered keynotes to global audiences of over 2,000 people, appeared on live TV, and been featured on The Cube, engaging both technical and non-technical audiences with insight, humour, and energy.
Looking for a speaker who combines deep technical authority with vision and real-world wisdom? Mike Conjoice delivers intelligence, ethics, and impact—with the fire to match. Book him, or get left behind. 🚀
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Prompt Like a Pro: Techniques to Elevate AI Output for Engineering Tasks
This session teaches prompt engineering techniques tailored to software engineering tasks such as code generation, unit testing, documentation, and architecture planning using Prompt Flow and Semantic Kernel.
From Power Platform to Prompt Flow: AI for the Enterprise Engineer
This session shows how professional developers and solution architects can use Power Platform, Prompt Flow, and Azure AI Studio to bring AI to both low-code and pro-code solutions.
Human plus AI Collaboration: New Agile Patterns for the AI-Augmented Team
Explore how AI copilots are transforming team ceremonies, collaboration models, and engineering culture. Learn how to adapt agile events for teams that include AI as a contributor.
Engineering Autonomy: Building Safe, Self-Guided Agents with Azure AI Foundry
A technical walkthrough of building autonomous agents using Azure AI Foundry SDK and services. The session explores policy control, logging, rollback safety, and integration strategies.
From DevOps to AgentOps: The Next Evolution in Software Delivery
Explore how intelligent agents are transforming DevOps workflows, from automated triage and smart planning to self-healing pipelines. This session showcases real-world architectures using GitHub Actions, Copilot, and Azure OpenAI.
Building Domain-Aware Copilots with RAG and Azure AI Search
Learn to build copilots that understand your business context using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Azure AI Search, and vector embeddings in Cosmos DB or SQL Server.
Designing AI Copilots for Real Teams: Patterns, Pitfalls, and Practical Wins
Learn how to plan, architect, and ship effective copilots for domain-specific use cases, including governance and operational copilots. The session covers prompt design, plugin implementation, and deployment models.
AI Agents in the Inner Loop: Personal Dev Assistants Done Right
Learn how to enhance your personal development workflow using AI agents within IDEs, terminals, and cloud environments. Explore GitHub Copilot, Codespaces, and portable dev containers.
Architecting for Copilots: How to Build Services That AI Can Use
Learn how to design APIs that are AI-friendly. Explore OpenAPI specs, REST and gRPC design, and how to support copilots and agents with clean, contextual service endpoints.
Agentic Product Development: Building Software with AI as a Teammate
Learn how to embed AI agents directly into product development workflows such as ideation, test automation, and delivery. Explore frameworks and patterns that allow agents to participate in planning, coding, and validation.
Crafting High-Performance Remote Development Teams: Mastering Asynchronous Communication
In this session, discover the art of seamlessly transitioning your mindset, processes, and toolkit to embrace a remote-first approach.
Remote work has become an enduring reality as the world undergoes a transformative shift. To forge the most robust teams, we must evolve our traditional methods to suit this new landscape, where 'remote first' is not just a trend but a lasting paradigm.
Unlocking Data's True Potential: Navigating the Path to Real Business Value
Within every business, data-driven decisions are the driving force. At the core of the data lifecycle are people, and our ability to ask the right questions of our data can transform mere dashboards and reports into actionable insights with tangible outcomes.
Unraveling the Complexity of AI Bias: Can Artificial Intelligence Ever Achieve True Neutrality?
In this talk, we'll delve into the heart of AI bias, examining its origins and consequences. Learn how to ask the right questions of AI systems to strive for unbiased results and actionable insights in the world of artificial intelligence.
Navigating the Flames: Leading an SDE Team with Zero SDE Background
My journey from total novice to captain of a swiftly expanding software development team. Join me to uncover how inexperience can become your greatest asset. Witness the remarkable transformation of a team, scaling up by an astounding 700% to achieve significantly increased productivity, reduced bugs, and skyrocketing NPS scores along the way!
DTX Manchester 2025
Panel: From Team Culture to Process Automation, How Will AI Reshape Software Development?
DTX London 2024
Panel | Mastering the AI evolution for software development lifecycles
DTX Manchester 2024
Crafting High-Performance Remote Development Teams: Mastering Asynchronous Communication
Mike Conjoice
Engineering & AI Leader | SME in AI Ethics & Enterprise Integration | Speaker | VMware vExpert | Veeam Vanguard | Building Better Tech @ Bupa Dental Care
Bristol, United Kingdom
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