About this Event
The Michigan Technology Conference (MITechCon) is an annual gathering for tech enthusiasts and professionals, providing a premier platform to explore the latest technological trends and innovations. MITechCon brings together a diverse community of software developers, engineers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs for engaging discussions, hands-on workshops, and insightful presentations from industry experts. This event is dedicated to fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange, enabling attendees to stay informed about emerging technologies, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
The conference features over 60 global speakers and includes eight technology tracks:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Cybersecurity and Observability
- User Experience
- Product Delivery
- Coding
- Leadership and Digital Transformation
- DevOps and Developer Productivity
- Mobility, Connected, and Emerging Technology
For agenda and tickets visit: MITechCon 2025
Keynotes
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
AI, Agents, and AGI
Host: John Thompson
Info: There is a great deal of talk, buzz and hype about AI, especially GenAI. Drop into this session to hear about real world implementations of both GenAI and Agents. We will also talk about the path to AGI. You may be surprised at where we really are in relation to the delivery of non human intelligence. Let's talk. This session will be an interactive dialog about all things AI.
Friday, March 28
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Trust, but Verify-explAIned
Host: Damian Synadinos
Info: Everything starts with trust. It is the foundation of personal and professional relationships, leadership abilities, innovation, collaboration, business stability, entire nations, and much more. And often, trust is enough. However, misplaced trust—trusting the wrong thing, the wrong amount, or at the wrong time—can have significant, negative consequences. But how can we know when trust is enough? And what do we do when it is not? By practicing skepticism! Skepticism is frequently equated with cynicism or pessimism, and skeptics are often seen as suspicious or even jaded. But, real skepticism is actually a neutral stance that suspends belief until justified evidence is available. Healthy skepticism is more closely aligned with curiosity and caution. And it can help us avoid negative consequences and move forward when trust is not enough. Practicing skepticism involves fact-checking, being aware of biases, asking good questions, and much more. And it is all especially relevant with the r
AI /ML Track
Thursday, March 27th
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:00 AM
AI for Dummies: Building AI-powered apps without the data science degree
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Tool Calling is Not Just Plumbing for AI Agents
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin ....
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Open Source AI and InstructLab
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Enter the Brave New World of Generative AI
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
Unleashing the Power of Generative AI: A Deep Dive into Google Cloud Gemini...
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
A Decade of (Machine) Learning: An Enterprise Strategy
Friday March 28th
🕑: 09:20 PM
GitHub Copilot: Your AI Pair Programmer
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Is Machine Learning the right tool?
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Optimizing Complex Workflows with Event-Driven Multi-Agentic Approach
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Unleashing the Power of AI with Semantic Kernel: A Beginner-to-Intermediate...
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Azure AI Foundry : Generative AI Development Hub
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Tales From The Tech Trenches: Building a Generative AI Platform...
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
Data-Centric AI: Accelerate Success with Apache Iceberg Data Products
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Applying Responsible/Secure AI with Semantic Kernel
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Gemini in BigQuery: Explore the Unified Data Experience
Product Delivery Track
Thursday , March 27th
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
The Power of Ubiquitous Language: Bridging the Communication Gap in Software..
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The 3 legged stool, it's not just for Sitting
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Change Readiness & Management
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
The Life of a Product - Growing, Learning & Pivoting for Market Resiliency!
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
The performance imperative: Why agility was never the goal.
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Why you should start practicing DDD tomorrow?
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
The people factor in product delivery
Cybersecurity/Observ...
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Guardians of the Ballot Box: Cybersecurity in Elections
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Is Inside Your Office
Mind Games - Exploiting and Defending GenAI Applications
Microsoft’s Approach to Comprehensive Security in the Age of AI
Guardians of Code: Mastering Application Security through Effective Threat Mod
Friday, March 28th
Be Ready: Protecting Microsoft 365 Data from Cyber Attacks
Physical Penetration Testing in 2025
UX Track
Thursday, March 27th
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
How I built an app completely with AI using RAG
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The What, Who & Why of Consent Management
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
The Purpose, Importance & Potential Impact Of UX Maturity
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Hidden Requirements: Exploring Emotions with Placebos
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Product Ownership and User-Centric Design
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Localization and Internationalization
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Enhancing ASP.NET Core Razor Pages with HTMX: A Simplicity-First Approach
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
AI as a Creative Partner: Taking a Passion Project for Musicians from 0 to...
Coding Track
Thursday, March 27th
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Modernizing Legacy Code - While Not Bringing Down Prod
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Accidental Complexities I Have Known And Hated
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
API Architecture That Leads to Developer Success
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
“Good enough” never is: Real talk about under-maintained applications
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Breaking Java Stereotypes: It's Not Your Dad's Language Anymore
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
C# Past, Present, and Future
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Efficient code reviews
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Breaking the Chains of Downtime: How Microservices Keep the World Running
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Raising Your Software's Quality : A Journey with Docker, Postman, and DevOps
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Monorepos & Spaceships – Navigating Successfully Through Code and Cosmos
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Hell yes you can create an Employee Recognition solution using Microsoft 365
DevOps Track
Thursday, March 27th
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Transforming Power Outage Communications with Microsoft Azure
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Our nextgen Ci/CD pipeline
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
How To Not Strangle Your Coworkers: Resolving Conflict with Collaboration
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Reaping the Benefits of Ritual and Routine
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Revolutionize CI/CD with CI/CD Design Patterns
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The DevOops Handbook: A satirical guide to slow software delivery
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
Doing DevOps by Design, Not Designation
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
LLMOps: Operationalizing Large Language Models for the Real World
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
The Social Psychology of DevOps
Leadership/Dig. Transform
Thursday, March 27th
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Beyond the Senior role : A guide for becoming a Staff Engineer
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Using the Power of Story Telling to Prioritize Tech Debt
🕑: 01:20 PM - 02:20 PM
The Proactive IT Leap: Strategic Tools and Tactics in the Age of AI
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Soft Skills in Cybersecurity
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
The Hard Thing about OKRs
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Alone Together: Team-Building for Remote Teams
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Building and Scaling Analytics Products
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
A Cloud Native Journey Through Healthcare and Insurance: Building Platforms fo
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Fairytale vs. Narrative: Telling stories and making decisions with data
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
AI beyond the code: Master your organisational AI implementation.
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
The frame illusion: Let's fix your value delivery
Emerging Tech Track
Thursday March 27th
🕑: 09:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Another AI Path: Building Genetic Algorithms in C# and .NET
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Hashing & Content Addressability: Foundations of Git, Bitcoin, and Nix
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM
Are We There Yet? – The Quest for Quantum Computing
Friday, March 28th
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:20 AM
Architectural Uncertainty? Build Schrödinger's App!
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Plucking Data from Thin Air with Software-Defined Radio
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
Driving into the Future: Navigating Emerging Cybersecurity Threats....
🕑: 02:20 AM - 03:20 AM
.NET MAUI: One for All
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:40 PM
Driving into the Future: Navigating Emerging Cybersecurity Threats in Autonomo
🕑: 03:40 PM - 04:40 PM
Devs and Q's - A Relationship
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
UWM Sports Complex, 867 South Boulevard East, Pontiac, United States
