Bio

Alicia Moniz is a 3x Microsoft AI MVP awardee and has contributed to Cloud Solution Architecture for Fortune 10 companies. As a Data and AI Specialist at Microsoft, Alicia influences at the C-suite level and provides strategic direction on technical roadmap items for extending Data and AI eco-systems to the cloud. With over 14 years of experience in data warehousing and advanced analytics, Alicia is constantly upskilling and holds more than 12 in demand IT certifications including AWS, Azure and Kafka. As an active Data Platform community member, Alicia speaks globally at Microsoft Data and AI events on #SQL, #AI and #EventStreaming topics. Last year, her book was published by Apress, Beginning Azure Cognitive Services: Data-Driven Decision Making Through Artificial Intelligence. Alicia has grown her personal brand via social media, print and community groups to increase her visibility in the workforce and enjoys supporting women in their personal marketing strategy for career progression.