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.
Speaker on stage delivering a technology session
Knowledge growswhen we share it.
Learn · Build · Share · Grow
People first. Always.
MCT Community Lead 2026
Ideas into action.

Technology is the starting point.
People are the reason.

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.

People firstMentorship, community, and shared learning.
Practical by designIdeas become useful when we put them to work.
Stronger togetherLearn openly. Build thoughtfully. Share generously.

03 / Sharing beyond the screen

A stage for
ideas that matter.

Technical sessions. Shared discoveries.
Conversations that continue after the talk.

All speaking engagements
01Upcoming session

CDC Germany 2026

From Playground to Production: Building Enterprise AI Agents with Azure AI Foundry

Hanau, Germany 1 Oct 2026
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02AI & Agents

Azure Kenya User Group 2025

Unlocking Hidden Insights: Document Intelligence & Knowledge Mining with Azure AI

Kenya 2025
03AI & Agents

Global Azure 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece

Unleashing the Power of NLP with Azure AI

Thessaloniki, Greece 2025
04Power Platform

M365 Saturday Coimbatore - AI@Work

Power Pages + Copilot: Design, Build, and Launch Secure Sites with Low-Code

Coimbatore, India
05Power Platform

Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2026 - Mumbai India Edition

Low-Code Web Development Made Easy with Microsoft Power Pages

Mumbai, India 2026
06AI & Agents

Global Azure Bootcamp 2025 - Coimbatore

Hands-On with Azure AI Foundry Playground: Build, Test, and Deploy Smarter AI

Coimbatore, India 2025
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07Cloud & Security

Azure Serverless Day 2025

From Triggers to Intelligence: Building AI-Powered Serverless Workflows on Azure

2025
08AI & Agents

Global Azure Angola 2025

From Concept to Production: Building Enterprise-Grade AI at Scale with Azure AI Foundry

Angola 2025
09Cloud & Security

Cyber Back to School 2025

Fortifying the Future: Cybersecurity Best Practices on Azure AI Foundry

2025
10AI & Agents

Cloud Lunch and Learn Weekly Sessions 25

Demystifying Generative AI

2025
11AI & Agents

Microsoft Build //localhost Salem 2025

Build smarter AI systems in Foundry as models and costs evolve

Salem, India 2025
12AI & Agents

GitHub Copilot Dev Days 2026

Building Real-World AI Agents with Microsoft Copilot Studio

Bengaluru, India 2026
13AI & Agents

Bharat AI impact summit 2026

Building AI that understands you

2026
14AI & Agents

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

Microsoft
Certification

AI Transformation Leader

Issued June 2026

AWS
Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Expiry listed: August 2029

Anthropic
Course completion

Claude 101

Issued April 2026

Microsoft
Certification

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Expiry listed: June 2027

Microsoft
Certification

AI Business Professional

Issued February 2026

Microsoft
Applied Skills

Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Issued October 2025

Microsoft
Applied Skills

Get started with identities and access using Microsoft Entra

Issued September 2025

Microsoft
Certification

Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Issued June 2025

Microsoft
Certification

Azure AI Fundamentals

Issued December 2021

Microsoft
Certification

Power Platform Fundamentals

Issued November 2020

Microsoft
Certification

Azure Fundamentals

Issued August 2020

Based on my September 2026 credential record. Applied Skills and course completion are labelled separately.

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Full credential list
Microsoft
Certification

AI Transformation Leader

Issued June 2026

Microsoft
Certification

Azure AI Engineer Associate

Expiry listed: June 2027

Microsoft
Certification

AI Business Professional

Issued February 2026

Microsoft
Applied Skills

Create agents in Microsoft Copilot Studio

Issued October 2025

Microsoft
Applied Skills

Get started with identities and access using Microsoft Entra

Issued September 2025

Microsoft
Certification

Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

Issued June 2025

Microsoft
Certification

Azure AI Fundamentals

Issued December 2021

Microsoft
Certification

Power Platform Fundamentals

Issued November 2020

Microsoft
Certification

Azure Fundamentals

Issued August 2020

AWS
Certification

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Expiry listed: August 2029

Anthropic
Course completion

Claude 101

Issued April 2026

05 / Notes from the journey

From the Blog.

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Good 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.