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Azure & Integration Congress 2025

The fifth edition of the Azure & Integration Congress, organized in collaboration with Microsoft, is the place to be for CIOs, CDOs, CTOs, IT Managers, Innovation Managers, Enterprise Architects, and Data & Integration Specialists. Meet experts, discover the latest trends, and get inspired by real-world cases.

When

June 2

Time

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Location

Jaarbeurs, Utrecht

The Key to AI: A Strong Data & Integration Platform

AI and data are no longer a vision of the future—they're a strategic necessity. To truly unlock the value of AI, you need a solid data foundation and an integrated IT landscape. At this congress, you’ll discover how a powerful data and integration platform is the key to innovation, scalability, and future-proof decision-making.

Key takeaways:

  • Start small, grow big: How can you quickly and securely get started with your business data?
  • From strategy to action: What can you do today to be ready for tomorrow?
  • Smarter, faster, safer: AI as a driver of innovation and efficiency
  • Best practices from leading organizations


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The Themes of 2025

Data & Integration Platform: The Key to Agility and Innovation

In today’s competitive market, successful organizations don’t win by working harder, but by integrating smarter. Seamless integration across your ecosystem and decoupling data from systems are essential drivers of agility and innovation. An effective data and integration strategy fuels flexibility and empowers your ability to embrace AI agents and accelerate application innovation.

This approach keeps your IT landscape scalable, future-ready, and primed to leverage the latest technologies to stay competitive.

AI: Integrating Intelligence into Your Ecosystem—Quickly and Securely

Getting started with AI on your business data doesn’t have to be complex. A centralized data and integration platform lays the foundation for data- and event-driven operations. By decoupling and combining data from various sources, you gain real-time insights, work smarter, and respond faster to change. What’s more, embedding tailored AI into your applications accelerates decision-making.

At this congress, you’ll discover how to start working with AI on your business data—simply, safely, and with an eye on the future.

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Why Attend?

Are you shaping the digital strategy of your organization in data, integration, or AI? Then this congress is a must!

Speakers

Be inspired by

Pascal van der Heiden

Technology Specialist Digital & App Innovation, Microsoft Nederland

Jourdan Templeton

CTO, Data & AI, HSO

Emiel Kool

Business Unit Manager Azure Integration, HSO

Ronald Blankestijn

Integratie Architecht, Technische Unie

Marwin Slaats

Director Business Processes and Technology, STICHD

René van Tatenhove

CFO, Harvest House

Kent Weare

Principal PM Manager - Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Canada

Poojith Jain

Azure Architect, HSO

Merlijn Koppejan

Solution Lead, HSO

Program

  • 09:00 - 09:30 Arrival & Registration – Coffee and Networking

Main Stage

  • 09:30 - 09:45 Opening and introduction by Emiel Kool, Business Unit Manager Azure Integration, HSO
  • 09:45 - 10:30 Keynote "Microsoft's vision for the future of AI and Integration" by Kent Weare, Principal PM Manager - Azure Logic Apps, Microsoft Canada
  • 10:30 - 11:15 Keynote "How can you start small and make a big impact with Data & AI"? by Jourdan Templeton, CTO, Data & AI, HSO

11:15 - 11:45 Coffeebreak

  • 11:45 - 12:30 Customer Case and Demo "How Data and Integration platform helps Technische Unie to create business value with AI" by Ronald Blankestijn, Integratie Architect, Technische Unie, Merlijn Koppejan, Solution Lead, Azure & Integration, HSO + Poojith Jain, Azure Architect, HSO

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

Break-outs

  • 13:30 - 14:15 Break-out 1 Demo "The AI Integration Platform of the Future (Doing Azure Right)" by Pascal van der Heiden, Technology Specialist Digital & App Innovation, Microsoft Netherlands
  • 13:30 - 14:15 Break-out 2  Customer case "The stragic value of a data and integration platform for C-level and the added value of the partner" by René van Tatenhove, CFO at Harvest House

14:15 - 14:45 Coffeebreak

Main stage

  • 14:45 - 15:30 Customer story "STICHD's Data & Integration journey to business capabilities and AI-Adoption" by Marwin Slaats, Director Business Processes and Technology, STICHD
  • 15:30 - 16:00 Live panel + Q&A

16:00 - 17:00 Drinks and networking 

Register now!

On June 2, we’re hosting the fifth edition of the Azure & Integration Congress in collaboration with Microsoft. We welcome 200 professionals looking to be inspired by the latest developments in data, integration, and AI.

Attendance is free and intended for end users and professionals who are actively working with these topics.

The congress will be held in English.

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