18–21 November | San Francisco, CA
Join us at Microsoft's largest annual client event
IBM is excited to invite you to attend Microsoft Ignite 2025, a premier technology conference. This year’s event promises to be an incredible opportunity to learn, connect and discover the latest solutions to achieve your goals faster. Microsoft Ignite will welcome 17,000 attendees—a significant increase from last year—and a global audience of 250,000.
IBM is sponsoring Catalyst level, which provides two speaking sessions, a 10-minute demo and two rooms to host client meetings where both IBM and Microsoft senior executives will be available for discussions.
Global enterprises are under pressure to boost productivity, accelerate innovation and lower costs, all while managing complex technology landscapes. Multi-agent AI systems are essential to revolutionizing IT delivery and how industry leaders drive business value. In this session, hear from one of the world’s largest telcos on how they are partnering with Microsoft and IBM to deploy agentic AI to build more resilient and available IT systems that can accelerate innovation at scale.
Speakers:
- Miha Kralj: Global Senior Partner, Hybrid Cloud Services, IBM
- Srinivas Jayanti: Managing Client Partner US Telecommunications, IBM Consulting, IBM
The complexity of managing multi-cloud environments and thousands of resources—combined with limited visibility across distributed teams—is driving up costs, risks and inefficiencies. Organizations need a solution that can forecast spend, streamline operations and uncover savings. In this session, experts share how Apptio on Azure empowers our joint clients with real-time insights, AI-powered optimization and financial transparency to maximize business value and unlock competitive advantage.
Speaker:
- Phil Alfano: Field CTO, Apptio, IBM
After a full day of innovation and inspiration at Microsoft Ignite, join us for a relaxed and lively evening at The Cavalier—a London-inspired brasserie located less than 10-minutes from Moscone.* Enjoy curated cocktails, delicious bites and great conversation with IBM experts and industry peers.
*For more details on how to get registered, stop by IBM booth #1341 and talk to a team member
IBM and Microsoft are the two leaders in enterprise AI that have come together to enable our clients to realize the full value of their AI investments and unlock AI agents at scale. In this interview, hear from our leaders on how we are combining our deep expertise with state-of-the-art technology to help enterprises reinvent themselves in the era of agentic AI.
Speakers:
- Chris McGuire: VP and General Manager, Global Microsoft Strategic Partnership, IBM Consulting, IBM
- Michelle Pellegrin: Global VP and Managing Director, Microsoft Strategic Partnership, IBM Ecosystem, IBM
Live demo to be scheduled
Set against the backdrop of the iconic Bay Area, San Francisco is this year’s host. Located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, the premier Moscone Center takes center stage for the Microsoft Ignite event.
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