CDC Germany 2026
Speaker. Trainer. Community builder.
Learn and Grow
for a Stronger
Tomorrow.
Turning curiosity into capability. I help people explore Microsoft AI, build useful solutions, and grow together.
Microsoft Certified Trainer | MCT Community Lead | Azure Community Champ | Global Speaker
Official website: uprunning.in
Scroll to discoverA little depth. A lot of purpose.

01 / The person behind the work
Curiosity brings us here.
Community takes us further.
I am Jerald Felix, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCT Community Lead, and Azure Community Champ. I share practical learning through technical sessions, community conversations, and articles on Microsoft AI and low-code solutions.
02 / Where I focus
Four platforms.
Endless possibilities.
From exploring AI to building something useful. These are the tools at the heart of my learning, speaking, and writing.
Explore the cards. Follow your curiosity.

Microsoft Foundry
Explore models, build AI agents, and move from an idea to an enterprise solution.
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Create agents that connect knowledge, workflows, and the people using them.
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M365 Copilot
Explore a more productive working day with AI across Microsoft 365.
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Bring ideas to the web with secure, data-driven, low-code experiences.
Explore related articles03 / Sharing beyond the screen
A stage for
ideas that matter.
Technical sessions. Shared discoveries.
Conversations that continue after the talk.
Azure Kenya User Group 2025
Unlocking Hidden Insights: Document Intelligence & Knowledge Mining with Azure AI
Global Azure 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece
Unleashing the Power of NLP with Azure AI
M365 Saturday Coimbatore - AI@Work
Power Pages + Copilot: Design, Build, and Launch Secure Sites with Low-Code
Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2026 - Mumbai India Edition
Low-Code Web Development Made Easy with Microsoft Power Pages
Global Azure Bootcamp 2025 - Coimbatore
Hands-On with Azure AI Foundry Playground: Build, Test, and Deploy Smarter AI
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Azure Serverless Day 2025
From Triggers to Intelligence: Building AI-Powered Serverless Workflows on Azure
Global Azure Angola 2025
From Concept to Production: Building Enterprise-Grade AI at Scale with Azure AI Foundry
Cyber Back to School 2025
Fortifying the Future: Cybersecurity Best Practices on Azure AI Foundry
Cloud Lunch and Learn Weekly Sessions 25
Demystifying Generative AI
Microsoft Build //localhost Salem 2025
Build smarter AI systems in Foundry as models and costs evolve
GitHub Copilot Dev Days 2026
Building Real-World AI Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio
Bharat AI impact summit 2026
Building AI that understands you
The Institution of Engineers (India)
AI Architectures for Digital Twins: Cyber Physical Systems and Scalable Data Engineering
04 / Always a learner
Learning, backed by practice.
Microsoft · AWS · Anthropic
AI Transformation Leader
Issued June 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Expiry listed: August 2029
Claude 101
Issued April 2026
Azure AI Engineer Associate
Expiry listed: June 2027
AI Business Professional
Issued February 2026
Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Issued October 2025
Get started with identities and access using Microsoft Entra
Issued September 2025
Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Issued June 2025
Azure AI Fundamentals
Issued December 2021
Power Platform Fundamentals
Issued November 2020
Azure Fundamentals
Issued August 2020
Based on my September 2026 credential record. Applied Skills and course completion are labelled separately.
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AI Transformation Leader
Issued June 2026
Azure AI Engineer Associate
Expiry listed: June 2027
AI Business Professional
Issued February 2026
Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio
Issued October 2025
Get started with identities and access using Microsoft Entra
Issued September 2025
Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
Issued June 2025
Azure AI Fundamentals
Issued December 2021
Power Platform Fundamentals
Issued November 2020
Azure Fundamentals
Issued August 2020
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Expiry listed: August 2029
Claude 101
Issued April 2026
05 / Notes from the journey
From the Blog.
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Read article Here’s a step-by-step guide to sign up for a new Azure for Students account:Microsoft Introduces New In-House LLMs: What It Means for Enterprises
Microsoft’s Strategic AI Shift: Introducing In-House LLMs Microsoft’s AI division has officially unveiled its first in-house artificial intelligence models, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview. This development…
Read article Microsoft Introduces New In-House LLMs: What It Means for EnterprisesGood things start with a conversation
Let's learn.
Let's build.
Let's grow.
Have a speaking opportunity, a workshop in mind, or an idea to explore together? Let's start a conversation.
For a Stronger Tomorrow.