Ermal Bizhuta

Group Technical GTM Lead, ALSO Group

Leading Al go-to-market initiatives across EMEA, enabling partners and customers to adopt and scale Al solutions through ALSO's ecosystem of 140,000+ resellers and 800+ technology vendors, helping partners, customers, and internal teams translate emerging Al capabilities into scalable business solutions.

Benjamin Tokgöz

Partner Solution Architect AI Application Development, Microsoft

Benjamin Tokgöz is a Partner Solution Architect for AI AppDev at Microsoft, focused on AI, Cloud-Native software development, DevOps, and Quantum Computing. He brings deep hands-on expertise as both a developer and an architect, so he can go from high-level design down to the code itself. As a mentor at this hackathon, he's a sparring partner for teams, ready to talk through architectures, pressure-test ideas, and help you work past whatever technical challenges come up.

Rio Hindle

Cloud Security Solutions Consultant | Microsoft MVP | MCT | YouTube | x40 Certifed

Rio Hindle is a Microsoft MVP in Cloud Security, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and Technical Security Consultant at ALSO Group. Passionate about empowering partners and customers to get the most out of the Microsoft ecosystem. Recognised for translating complex cloud security concepts into clear, actionable insights that drive measurable outcomes. Rio specialises in security and governance for agentic AI, bringing hands-on expertise in Microsoft Purview, Defender XDR, and Copilot Studio to help partners and customers deploy AI agents safely, securely, and in line with best-practice governance frameworks.