Speaking & Events
Conferences & Speaking Engagements
Microsoft MVP and MCT Kristopher Turner is a sought-after speaker at industry conferences, community events, and user groups — sharing real-world insights on hybrid cloud, Azure Local, Azure Arc, AVD, and edge infrastructure.
Featured Sessions
What I Speak About
Sessions are designed for IT professionals, infrastructure architects, and decision-makers navigating the hybrid cloud landscape. All topics include real demos and production-tested guidance.
Breaking Free from VMware: Your Azure Local & Hyper-V Migration Path
Discover how Azure Local and Hyper-V provide a compelling, cost-effective alternative to VMware. Migration strategies, performance benchmarks, HA, DR, and Azure Arc integration.
Arc of Power: Managing and Securing Multi-Cloud with Azure Arc
How Azure Arc provides a unified approach to managing and securing resources across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and on-premises with Azure Policy, Update Manager, and Defender for Cloud.
AVD Anywhere: Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Local Without Losing Your Mind
Hybrid AVD architecture, image builds, FSLogix tuning, GPU placement, identity flow, networking constraints, and the "haunted host pool" failures everyone eventually hits.
The Hybrid Update Blues: Orchestrating Patches Across Hybrid Environments
Orchestrating patching across Azure Local, Hyper-V clusters, standalone servers, Arc-managed machines, and Azure VMs — without turning your environment into a brick collection.
AI at the Edge: Running Real Workloads on Azure Local
How to deploy AI models, vector search, and ML pipelines on Azure Local — GPU placement, data gravity, Arc machine learning extensions, and edge-optimized design patterns.
Automating AVD Deployment with VS Code and GitHub Copilot
Live demo on automating Azure Virtual Desktop deployments to Azure and Azure Local using GitHub Copilot and VS Code. AI-assisted Infrastructure as Code for hybrid AVD rollouts.
Full Catalog
Session Topics
30+ sessions available across these core areas — from deep-dive technical workshops to executive overviews.
Deploy, manage, migrate from Hyper-V or VMware. Staying sane while staying on-prem.
Policy enforcement, update orchestration, and security across clouds and on-premises.
What's new, lessons from the field, hybrid AVD architecture, and on-prem AVD deployment.
Migration strategies from legacy monitoring. One console to manage them all.
Workload migration strategies and disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery.
Navigating MCA, CSP, MACC, ESU, Unified Support, and optimizing costs.
AKS, hybrid K8s, containers on Azure Stack, and cloud-native hybrid app patterns.
Entra Permissions Management, Defender for Cloud, securing hybrid and multi-cloud systems.
From experiment to enterprise — AI-driven IaC journeys with VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
Upcoming Events
MMS 2026 at MOA — Minneapolis, MN
May 4–8, 2026 · Mall of America
9 Sessions at MMS 2026
Returning to the Midwest Management Summit with nine sessions covering Azure Local, AVD, Azure Arc, migration, patching, and more.
AI at the Edge: Running Real Workloads on Azure Local Safely
AVD Anywhere: Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop on Azure Local
Co-speaker: Matthew Wetherell
Azure Migrate: Your Pathway to Azure Local
Co-speaker: Matthew Wetherell
Breaking Free from VMware: Your Azure Local and Hyper-V Migration Path
Co-speaker: Andreas Sobczyk
Evaporate Your Environment: Transition to the Cloud
Co-speaker: Scott Corio
One Console to Manage Them All
Co-speaker: Brian Wren
The Hybrid Update Blues: Orchestrating Patches across Servers, VMs, and Clouds
Co-speaker: Matthew Wetherell
Ask the Azure MVPs
With Donnie Taylor & Scott Corio
Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop: Recent Updates and Insights
With Chris Cavazos, Travis Roberts & Adam Nichols
Upcoming Events
Cloud & AI Summit 2026 — St. Charles, MO
September 30 – October 2, 2026 · Ameristar Casino and Convention Center
Cloud & AI Summit 2026
Three full days of 1.5-hour deep-dive sessions across seven tracks — Pro Code, Low Code, Cloud Operations, AI, Data & Analytics, Security, and DevOps — all focused on the Microsoft Azure and AI ecosystem.
Sessions TBD
Session submissions are under review. The full speaker lineup and schedule are estimated to be published by April 1, 2026.
Upcoming Events
MMS 2026 Midway Edition — San Diego, CA
October 25–28, 2026 · Manchester Grand Hyatt
MMS 2026 Midway Edition
The second MMS event of 2026 lands in San Diego with a welcome reception aboard the legendary USS Midway, six simultaneous sessions every hour, Wingman cabana sessions, and happy hour networking — all at the waterfront Manchester Grand Hyatt, just 10 minutes from SAN airport.
Sessions TBD
Session selection is underway. Expect updated variants of past MMS content along with fresh new ideas and speakers.
Upcoming Events
Live! 360 Tech Con — Orlando, FL
November 15–20, 2026 · Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando
Live! 360 Tech Con Orlando 2026
Six conferences under one roof — TechMentor, VS Live!, Data Platform Live!, AI Live!, AI Enterprise Architecture, and Cybersecurity & Ransomware. Over 200 sessions, 30+ hands-on labs, and deep dives for IT pros, developers, data engineers, and security experts.
Sessions TBD
Sessions and speakers are being selected. Check back for schedule announcements across all sub-conferences.
Past Events
Recent Speaking Engagements
Where I've Been
From MMS and M365 Community Days to Experts Live Europe and Cloud and AI Summit — active in the hybrid cloud community year-round since 2018.North American Cloud & Collaboration Summit — Branson, MO (Jul 2025)
From Experiment to Enterprise: My AI-Driven IaC Journey with VS Code and GitHub Copilot
MMS 2025 at MOA — Minneapolis, MN (May 2025)
Windows Server or Azure Local: The On-Prem Question
M365 Community Days DC — Arlington, VA (Feb 2025)
Securing Hybrid Workloads with Azure Arc: A Unified Approach to Governance and Compliance
MC2MC Connect 2025 — Antwerp, Belgium (Feb 2025)
Arc of Control: Managing Multi-Cloud Servers with Azure Arc, Policy, and Update Manager
MMS 2025 Music City Edition — Nashville, TN (Oct 2025)
Multiple sessions on Azure Local, AVD, and hybrid cloud management
M365 Community Days NYC — Manhattan, NY (Jul 2025)
Azure Arc and hybrid cloud governance sessions
Conference History
A Global Track Record
Speaking at events across the US and Europe — from intimate user groups to large multi-day conferences.MMS (Midwest Management Summit)
Regular speaker at MMS MOA and MMS Music City Edition — Minneapolis, Nashville.
M365 Community Days
NYC, DC, Nashville — community-driven Microsoft 365 and Azure events.
Experts Live Europe
International speaking at Experts Live Europe 2019 in Prague, Czechia.
MC2MC Connect
MC2MC Connect 2025 at Bluepoint Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium — Azure Arc, multi-cloud governance, and hybrid operations.
Cloud and AI Summit
Speaker at Cloud and AI Summit (formerly Festive Tech Calendar) — cloudandaisummit.com.
MVPDays
Multiple sessions at MVPDays Online and Azure Stack Day events since 2018.
User Groups
DFWSMUG (Dallas), HASMUG (Houston), and regional user group presentations.
Speaking by the Numbers
Want Me at Your Event?
I'm available for conference keynotes, breakout sessions, panel discussions, user group talks, and hands-on workshop facilitation. Let's make it happen.