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Azure Congress 2026

Take part in the second edition one of the largest conferences centered around Azure and cloud technologies in Poland. May 13, 2026 in Warsaw! You must be there!

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Azure Congress 2026 is onsite Azure and cloud conference in Warsaw

The second edition launches on May 13, 2026, at ul. at BEC space at Emilii Plater 53 (on the 23rd floor) in the center of Warsaw. It is aimed at IT professionals who want to find their way around the world of the latest technologies, tools, and businesses.

The event brings together architects, consultants, programmers, AI specialists, data specialists and representatives of large companies.

Expect the highest level of presentation and influential speakers from the Polish IT industry. Meet recognized and innovative IT companies that will present themselves at their stands. Connect with companies through the IT Job Fair and IT Services Fair that will take place during the conference.

TOPICS

Check the main themes and find your reason to visit our conference.​

Data

AI

Azure

Cloud

Developer

Big Data

Why it’s worth it

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It’s one of the largest conferences dedicated to cloud and AI. Attend 5 technical presentations about Salesforcethis technology.

Fresh opportunities

Meet a new company in Poland that is a leading cloud and AI employer.

Amazing speakers

The best speakers of the Polish IT scene. Learn their methods for success in IT!

DAILY PLAN

AGENDA FOR THE EVENT

10:30

Opening of the conference

11:00

The Phoenix Protocol: Creative Destruction from Agile, DevOps, DORA, Cloud, IaC, SRE, UX to AI

Continuous Improvement in the age of AI isn't about doing the same things 1% better; it’s about having the courage to change the "how" entirely. This session explores the evolution of the modern value stream through the lens of Creative Destruction. We will journey through the history of Agile, UX, DevOps, DORA, Cloud, IaC, and SRE, analyzing the legacy paradigms each one destroyed and the value they created.

However, yesterday’s "best practices" are becoming today's bottlenecks. We will demonstrate how to apply AI as the ultimate catalyst to these domains—or how to use AI to leapfrog them entirely if you haven't implemented them yet. From AI-driven autonomous infrastructure to generative user experiences, learn how to move beyond manual governance into a world of automated, high-velocity value delivery.

Janusz Nowak

Cloud Domain Architect, BEC Financial Technologies | Microsoft Azure MVP

11:30

Innovation with Microsoft Azure - information retrieval, machine learning, agentic ai

Presentation will touch various Azure Cloud technologies, that are relevant from software product or company innovation perspective, like Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft IQ, Microsoft Fabric, Agent 365 and what they mean from information retrieval, machine learning and agentic AI perspective. What they are and how to use them.

Urszula Oleszek

Microsoft

12:00

Break and networking

12:10

The Architect's Atlas: Navigating the Azure Agentic Ecosystem

There are many ways to build AI agents on Azure and the ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past two years. In this session, we will explore the key options available today and discuss best practices to help you choose the right approach for your projects:

1. Microsoft way vs Hosted: A deep dive into the trade-offs of building agents "the Foundry way," vs hosted agent environments.

2. The Foundry Framework: Leveraging Azure AI Foundry for robust, scalable agent management.

3. The Gateway Strategy: Why Azure API Management (APIM) is the unsung hero of secure, governed AI at scale.

4. The Ecosystem Play: How to bridge the gap between custom-built agents and Microsoft 365 Copilot for seamless interoperability.

This session is aimed at architects, developers, product owners, and anyone involved in designing, building, or delivering intelligent solutions on Azure.

Agnieszka Niezgoda

Microsoft

12:50

Break and networking

13:00

How to Protect Your Business from Cloud Data Loss

Your data, your responsibility. Many people think that moving to the cloud means the provider takes care of everything, including all risks of data loss. That is a big mistake. I’m going to clear up this myth by explaining the Shared Responsibility Model and showing you threats that can still shut down your business. I’ll show you why having a solid backup isn’t just a "nice-to-have" but is the only way to keep your business running if something goes wrong. I will walk you through exactly what to look for in a backup system and how to improve your Disaster Recovery plan. 

Michał Cheba

XOPERO

13:40

Lunch time

14:10

Discussion Panel with speakers

Could your terminal read your mind? Well, maybe not quite—but in this session, we’ll show you how to use AI tools in the CLI (such as GitHub Copilot CLI, Azure CLI extensions, and more) to truly supercharge a DevOps engineer's workflow. Forget about tedious documentation searches; you’ll learn how to turn plain text into ready-to-use infrastructure commands, KQL queries, and CI/CD scripts.

Krystian Gorzkiewicz

Head of Cloud Center of Excellence, BEC Financial Technologies

15:00

Break and networking

15:10

How to use AI CLI tools in the DevOps process?

Could your terminal read your mind? Well, maybe not quite—but in this session, we’ll show you how to use AI tools in the CLI (such as GitHub Copilot CLI, Azure CLI extensions, and more) to truly supercharge a DevOps engineer's workflow. Forget about tedious documentation searches; you’ll learn how to turn plain text into ready-to-use infrastructure commands, KQL queries, and CI/CD scripts.

Piotr Stapp, Kajetan Duszyński

Microsoft MVPs

15:50

Break and networking

16:00

Azure Foundry Control Plane – centralized security for agents and data

Azure Foundry Control Plane is a centralized security and governance layer for AI agents built across Azure, Foundry, and Microsoft 365 environments. It enables assigning individual Entra ID identities to agents, enforcing security policies, and providing full visibility into their activity. Through integration with Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Purview, the platform delivers data classification, flow control, anomaly detection, and regulatory compliance. The Control Plane helps organizations deploy AI agents in an auditable, secure, and predictable way, preparing them for future operational scale.

Andrzej Kokociński

Microsoft MVP

16:30

End of the conference

Our conference

Knowledge and inspiration

Azure Congress 2026 is an excellent place to gain new insights and learn new skills. You’ll have the chance to listen to presentations by outstanding experts in Data and AI technologies, who will share their experiences and best practices. This is a great opportunity to discover new techniques, tools, and approaches related to cloud and AI technologies that can help you in your programming skills development.

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Network of contacts

Our onsite conferences creates a perfect opportunity to establish new professional contacts. You’ll be able to meet other cloud and AI technology enthusiasts, programmers, specialists, and company representatives who share your interests and passion for this programming language. You can exchange experiences, ask questions, and even find potential collaboration opportunities, and even work.

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Meet us there

The conference will take place on the 23rd floor of the Warsaw Financial Center building at ul. Emilii Plater 53 in the center of Warsaw.

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  • Integration with participants from all over Poland.
  • Access to the Azure Job Fair and and IT Services Fair.
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Agnieszka Niezgoda, PhD

Microsoft

Data & AI Tech Lead and Senior Cloud Architect at Microsoft, where she serves as a strategic advisor for global enterprise customers. With 15 years of international experience, Agnieszka bridges the gap between software development and deep AI/ML expertise. She has architected over 200 AI-driven solutions. She is also a lecturer in Advanced AI and a frequent speaker at major conferences.

Piotr Stapp

Microsoft MVP

Piotr Stapp a Solution Architect and cloud enthusiast specializing in distributed systems and Everything-as-Code.

 

Kajetan Duszyński

Microsoft MVP

Kajetan Duszyński a Software Engineer and AI aficionado dedicated to building automation tools that scale businesses and simplify developer workflows.

 

Urszula Oleszek

Microsoft

Urszula Oleszek works with Microsoft Partner companies in Central Europe, focusing on co-creating a strategy based on Microsoft technologies, building software products hosted on Microsoft Azure and introducing innovations to products and companies.

 

Michał Cheba

Sales Engineer at Xopero Software & GitProtect.io

I am a Backup and Disaster Recovery specialist with a passion for spreading knowledge about cloud security. I combine technical expertise with a business-driven approach to IT, helping companies close critical gaps in their data protection strategies.

 

Janusz Nowak

Cloud Domain Architect at BEC | Microsoft Azure MVP

Microsoft MVP, Solution Architect, Developer, DevOps, Cloud, Lean Geek Azure Heroes Microsoft Certified Trainer. Software Development/Architecture 20 years – DevOps 18 years  – Azure Cloud 10 years.

Passionate about ALM, Cloud, Serverless, Infrastructure as Code  keeping DevOps mindset about value. Providing many success stories like:
-Generate 6M$ savings/year (~70%, 2 days work)
-Delivering MVP Solution, winning 2 CES awards ( in 10 days work)

Worked with multiple Microsoft Technology’s starting from .NET 1.1 and VS2003 up to .NET 6 and VS2022, Microsoft SQL Server, Team Foundation Server, Visual Studio Team Services keeping the big and small picture what is going on.

Master of Computer Science from University of Warsaw

As „M” share, working on continues improvement, holding over 100 certificates in multiple areas.
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Andrzej Kokociński

Microsoft MVP

Andrzej is a cloud cybersecurity specialist and architect. He has experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, and on-premise systems. He was awarded the title of MVP in Security and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) with 15 years of experience. He sees cloud solutions as a tool that can help secure any company. When not working, he speaks at conferences and meetups, and writes articles on his blog.