Olivier MertensOlivier Mertens is a cloud solution architect for Azure data and AI at Microsoft, based in Dublin, Ireland. In this role, he assisted organizations in designing their enterprise-scale data platforms and analytical workloads. Next to his role as an arhitect, Olivier leads the technical AI expertise for Microsoft EMEA in the corporate market. This includes leading knowledge sharing and internal upskilling, as well as solving highly complex or strategic customer AI cases. Before his time at Microsoft, he worked as a data scientist at a Microsoft partner in Belgium. Olivier is a lecturer for generative AI and AI solution architectures, a keynote speaker for AI, and holds a master’s degree in information management, a postgraduate degree as an AI business architect, and a bachelor’s degree in business management. Read More Read Less