Meet the Azure Cosmos DB Conf 2025 speakers.
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Aleksey Savateyev
Director, GBB, Azure Data & AI, Microsoft
OmniRAG - the right way to do Retrieval Augmented Generation with Azure Cosmos DB
Alexander Spiridonov
Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
Accelerating Real-Time Analytics with Cosmos DB and GPU-Enhanced Serverless Apache Spark
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Anurag Dutt
Multi-Cloud Engineer, Atos
Seamless Integration of Azure Cosmos DB with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Brian Benz
Java Champion & Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
Accelerating Real-Time Analytics with Cosmos DB and GPU-Enhanced Serverless Apache Spark
Cary Chai
Product Manager, Microsoft
Accelerating Real-Time Analytics with Cosmos DB and GPU-Enhanced Serverless Apache Spark
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Divakar Kumar
Technical Architect, FlyersSoft
Azure Cosmos DB in AI Workflows: From Knowledge Retrieval to Microsoft Fabric Integrations
James Codella
Principal Product Manager, Azure Cosmos DB, Microsoft
How Microsoft powers planet-scale AI apps with DiskANN
Justine Cocchi
Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
Real-world examples of real-time applications using change feed
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Kevin Gatimu
Technical Trainer, Teach2Give | Microsoft MVP (Web & Cosmos DB)
Building an Enterprise Knowledge Management System using Hybrid Search in Azure Cosmos DB
Mani Jaman
Principal Architect, H&R Block
Azure Cosmos DB as the Backbone for AI-Enabled Enterprise Applications
Nitya Narasimhan
Senior AI Advocate, Microsoft
Build a RAG-based Retail Copilot Code-First on Azure AI Foundry
Simon Kofod
Lead Software Developer, Novo Nordisk
Reducing database costs to $1 with data modeling, Azure Web PubSub, and the Cosmos serverless plan
%20and%20cybersecurity.&sessionTitle=Enhancing%20Security%20in%20Azure%20Cosmos%20DB%3A%20Best%20Practices&sessionAbstract=In%20this%20session%2C%20we'll%20discuss%20best%20practices%20for%20enhancing%20security%20in%20Azure%20Cosmos%20DB.%20Topics%20include%20Network%20Security%20Perimeter%20(NSP)%2C%20Managed%20Identity%2C%20secure%20communications%2C%20and%20authentication%20management%2C%20with%20a%20demo%20on%20transitioning%20to%20Entra%20ID%20authentication.&img=%2Fimg%2Fspeakers%2FSudhanshu_Khera.jpg&linkedin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsudhanshukhera%2F)
Sudhanshu Khera
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
Enhancing Security in Azure Cosmos DB: Best Practices
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Srinivas Reddy Mosali
Staff Systems Engineer, Visa Technology and Operations LLC
Intelligent Resource Optimization: Mastering Azure Cosmos DB for Enterprise Workloads
Vin Kamat
Principal Architect, H&R Block
Azure Cosmos DB as the Backbone for AI-Enabled Enterprise Applications
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**%20%E2%80%93%20Maintaining%20data%20integrity%20and%20performance%20while%20synchronizing%20updates%20across%20sales%20platforms.%0A-%20**Integration%20with%20Sales%20Channels%20%26%20Third-Party%20Systems**%20%E2%80%93%20Using%20GraphQL%2FREST%20APIs%2C%20Azure%20Logic%20Apps%2C%20and%20Azure%20Functions%20to%20seamlessly%20connect%20with%20online%20stores%2C%20marketplaces%2C%20and%20personalization%20engines.%0A%0ABy%20the%20end%20of%20this%20session%2C%20attendees%20will%20understand%20how%20to%20harness%20Azure%20Cosmos%20DB%20to%20build%20a%20scalable%2C%20high-performance%20data%20hub%20that%20powers%20real-time%20analytics%2C%20seamless%20third-party%20integrations%2C%20and%20efficient%20product%20data%20management%20for%20global%20retail%20operations.&img=%2Fimg%2Fspeakers%2FSenthil_Chandrasuriyan.jpg&linkedin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fsenthilkumaranc%2F)
Senthil Chandrasuriyan
Solutions Architect, QVC
Building a Centralized Product Data Hub with Azure Cosmos DB at QVC