AI & Machine Learning

AIPLATFORMENGINEERING XXL 2026

AIPLATFORMENGINEERING XXL is a full-day event focused on platform engineering for AI, taking place at Dierenpark Apenheul. The event offers talks, workshops, a keynote, and dinner, bringing together Azure, AI, and Microsoft engineers to explore cutting-edge topics including the future intersection of AI and platform engineering.

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21Speakers
4Sponsors
17On the bill · sessions
11Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at AIPLATFORMENGINEERING, in alphabetical order.
Alina Astapovich
Platform Engineer at Storytel · Storytel
Bastiaan Wassenaar
Cloud Infrastructure Architect
Danny Kruge
Dennis Schoone
Erwin Derksen
Founder of DerkIT · Microsoft Certified Trainer · DerkIT
Freek ten Broek
Azure Solution Architect at Rubicon Cloud Advisor · Rubicon Cloud Advisor
Gijs Reijn
Hans Muns
Henk Boelman
Cloud Advocate at Microsoft · Microsoft
Hidde de Smet
Azure Architect at Xebia · Microsoft MVP · Xebia
Jesse Wellenberg
Leo Visser
Maik van der Gaag
CTO at 3fifty and Microsoft Azure MVP · 3fifty
Marc Dekeyser
Founder, Crimson Owl Technologies · ex-Microsoft · Crimson Owl Technologies
Mark Scholman
Freelance Azure Consultant · Microsoft Azure MVP
Mello Bogaarts
Niels Kok
Patrick de Kruijf
Rex de Koning
Stefan Dingemanse
Wyke Nieuwenhuizen
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
CegekaDrinks reception
InSparkWorkshop
RubiconAuditorium
Schuberg PhilisBreakout room sponsor
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Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions on the bill.
  • 15:00–15:50

    12 security checks every Microsoft 365 / Entra ID admin must do

  • 15:00–15:50

    Azure Enterprise Policy as Code (EPAC)

  • 15:00–15:50

    Why is your AI agent ignoring the instructions you just wrote?

  • 15:00–15:50

    Workshop block #1: Azure Networking Deep Dive & Platform Engineering in the AI Era

    Workshop
  • 16:00–16:50

    How I Escaped the Token Bill and Moved to Local AI

  • 16:00–16:50

    How We Stopped Our AI Agents From Lying

  • 16:00–16:50

    Terraforming Fabric: From Zero to Workspace Hero

  • 16:00–16:50

    Workshop block #2: Azure Networking Deep Dive & Platform Engineering in the AI Era

    Workshop
  • 17:15–18:00

    How Memory Works, from the Human Brain to AI Agents

    Keynote
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 11 companies, parsed from the program.

Eleven companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
7Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

14% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite15%
  • Founder / Owner210%
  • Engineer · IC419%
  • Advisor / Investor15%
  • Other roles1362%

Of 21 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01CegekaSp·D
  2. 02InSparkSp·W
  3. 03RubiconSp·A
  4. 04Schuberg PhilisSp·B
  5. 053fifty1V
  6. 06Crimson Owl Technologies1V
  7. 07DerkIT1V
  8. 08Microsoft1V
  9. 09Rubicon Cloud Advisor1V
  10. 10Storytel1V
  11. 11Xebia1V
Sponsors by tier
auditorium1
25% of 4
breakout room sponsor1
25% of 4
drinks reception1
25% of 4
workshop1
25% of 4
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