Masterclass: Build Faster with AI with Pablo Veramendi - Microsoft for Startups

🎓 Masterclass: Build Faster with AI with Pablo Veramendi - Microsoft for Startups

Join Pablo Veramendi from Microsoft for Startups for a high-impact session where we'll show you how to turn your $25,000 in Azure credits into immediate velocity, applying them to the most valuable, cost-saving, and experimentation-accelerating workflows founders rely on today.

ABOUT PABLO

Pablo Veramendi is Director of University Engagement at Microsoft for Startups, where he leads strategic partnerships with universities and academic accelerators worldwide to empower the next generation of student entrepreneurs.

With 14 years at Microsoft, Pablo has built his career around student entrepreneurship. He previously ran the global Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors program and managed the Imagine Cup, Microsoft's flagship global student innovation competition. A Microsoft Patent Award recipient and graduate of Northwestern University, Pablo is passionate about helping young innovators turn ideas into impact.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

High-impact ways to use your credits right now:

Run and compare top AI models (OpenAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Meta, OSS) inside Azure AI Foundry to rapidly find the best model for quality and costPower AI-native development with GitHub Copilot, Codespaces, and Actions, all covered by your credits, to speed up iteration during prototyping and sprint cyclesDeploy AI agents and services at scale using serverless, containers, or managed inference endpoints without racking up infrastructure costsStand up enterprise-ready architecture with built-in security, compliance, and Microsoft Entra ID, especially valuable for health, finance, or data-sensitive products

Additional benefits you'll receive:

Fast access pathways to new OpenAI model releases on Azure, including help navigating registration and approval when requiredUnlimited technical pairing with Microsoft engineers for architecture reviews and deployment guidanceGo-to-market pathways: enterprise introductions, validation, and seller co-motion

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This session is designed to help Oxbridge AIx teams move from prototype → pilot → customer faster while extending runway and reducing experimentation costs during the most resource-intensive phase of your journey.

FORMAT

📅 Monday, 27th April

⏰ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UK Time

💻 Online via Microsoft Teams

Come with the most important ingredient: your questions!

🎤 For Q&A, please introduce yourself and your project

📹 This session will be recorded and shared with the community on the Oxbridge AIx Platform https://bit.ly/m/Masterclasses-OxBAIx