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โฌคย  Data & AI Day ยท Rotterdam ยท 1 June 2026

Builders,
Not Bystanders

Avanade Netherlands โ€“ Data & AI

9:00 โ€“ 17:30

Programme

The Day

Welcome Opening ยท Avanade as a Team Team building ยท How we do it The How
Steven welcomes us in โ€” we all play, we all build tomorrow (finding new logos is everyone's mission), powered by technology, a paradigm shift, and human + AI teamed up to build in the real world
Fireside Chat Talk
Stephanie in conversation with Annika, Ryan and Yvonne
Keynote: Remco Ploeg Keynote
'How my work has changed in the past year'
Demo Carousel Demo
Live demos in The Boardroom and De Kuip
Lunch & Walk Break ยท Data&AI Unbox Rotterdam Game
Lunch and a short walk, then the 3km city game โ€” GPS checkpoints, logo hunts, leader radio, Bottle Game
Build-along Workshop
Hands-on session โ€” build something real with the game data
Closure & Drinks Social
Results, prizes, toasts โ€” and dinner for those staying on
KNOW WHO WE ARE

Avanade as a team

ModernWorkSecuritySalesApps& InfraData& AI ONE FAMILY
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Global ยท EME ยท Netherlands ยท Data & AI โ€” one Avanade
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A huge enterprise โ€” but really a family
๐Ÿ”—
Every practice is a node in one network
Modern Work ยท Security ยท Sales ยท Apps & Infra ยท Data & AI
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That's why we Logo Hunt: new logos aren't only Sales โ€” and not only one practice
Be proud to be orange. We all build tomorrow.
Logo Hunt· Shared input ยท shared output
FROM AMBITION TO DELIVERY

So how do we deliver more?

More clients, more projects โ€” without simply adding more people. We change how we build.

โš™๏ธTechnology offsets team size
A small team with the right tools delivers like a much larger one. Leverage, not headcount.
๐Ÿ”„We shift the paradigm
Not doing the same work faster โ€” working in a fundamentally different way.
๐ŸคHuman + AI, teamed up
People and AI building side by side โ€” each doing what they do best.
๐ŸŒBuild dreams in the real world
Real problems, real solutions, shipped โ€” not slideware.
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HOW, you may ask? Take Forward Deployed Engineering as one example โ€” coming up next. One way of many.
The How· FDE is one example โ€” not the only way
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Forward Deployed Engineering

PoCPEOPLEAI-FIRSTDREAM
FDE

PoC on the Fly

A working proof of concept inside the sales workshop โ€” within 24 hours.

Differentiating our people

Prove the value of our rates during the sale โ€” before the invoice.

AI-First delivery

FDE skills in every team, AI in every proposal, from day one.

Dare to dream

Down the rabbit hole โ€” a builder, not a bystander.

One example โ€” not the only way
โฌคย  Avanade Netherlands ยท Data & AI ยท Rotterdam

Let's build amazing
things for our clients.

Be curious. Be brave. Be confident. We are all in this together โ€” not as bystanders, not as refugees from the AI revolution, but as builders.

๐Ÿ“ธ ย Don't forget your free LinkedIn headshot with the professional photographer today โ€” compliments of Stephanie & her MYT team.

Fireside Chat

Stephanie in conversation with Annika, Ryan and Yvonne โ€” candid talk on building with data & AI, the wins, the scars, and what comes next.

Real stories from the field, not slideware
How teams actually adopt AI day to day
Audience questions welcome throughout
Talk· Main Stage

Keynote: Remco Ploeg

โ€œHow my work has changed in the past yearโ€ โ€” a Microsoft perspective on the shift from doing the work to directing the work.

A year of change, told from the inside
What โ€˜builderโ€™ means when the tools build with you
Where the craft is heading next
KeynoteMicrosoft· Main Stage

๐Ÿ“ธ Don't forget your free gift

A professional LinkedIn headshot with our photographer today โ€” shot against the Rotterdam backdrop. Compliments of Stephanie & her MT team.

Professional photographer on site all day
Signature Rotterdam backdrop for your shot
Free for everyone โ€” compliments of Stephanie & the MT team
Free Gift· LinkedIn Headshot ยท Rotterdam backdrop

Demo Carousel

Live demos in The Boardroom and De Kuip โ€” working software, running in front of you, no safety net.

Rotating stations โ€” move at your own pace
Agents, dashboards and the full Microsoft stack
Talk to the builders, ask the hard questions
Demo· The Boardroom & De Kuip

The Mission

Build your team, pick your route and take to the streets of Rotterdam. Two routes, plenty to hunt, and the city as your board.

Mission setup
Mission brief
Rotterdam route map
2routes to choose
50โ€“60minutes of exploring
3โ€“4km on foot
๐ŸŽฏwalk ยท explore ยท hunt ยท have fun

Any way you move counts. Walk, ride, metro, tram, bicycle, scooter, water taxi, Uber, running, forwards and backwards, drone or helicopter, teleporting โ€” even Street View. However you get there, you're in the game.

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Super inclusive โ€” meet ORANGE_ONLINE
Can't walk the city? There's an online team playing the same game virtually โ€” technology as the game board, a tailored set of challenges, same spirit. Everyone gets to build their dreams, no matter where they are, all of the time.
Game· Rotterdam ยท city-wide ยท online

Build-along Workshop

Hands-on session โ€” build something real with the game data you just generated. From raw signal to working insight, together.

Use the live game data as your dataset
Build queries, dashboards and an agent layer
Leave with something that actually runs
Workshop· Build Room

Closure & Drinks

Results, prizes and toasts โ€” and dinner for those staying on. We close the loop on the day and raise a glass to what we built.

Final scores and the prize-giving
Toasts โ€” builders, not bystanders
Dinner for those staying on
Social· Main Stage โ†’ Dinner
Getting started

How to get into the game

1
Radio Boss
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Scan the start QR

The team captain โ€” your Radio Boss โ€” receives a printed QR code. They scan it to create and open the team in the app.

2
Build the team
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Set up together

With the whole team gathered around, the Radio Boss creates the team โ€” name, motto, mission, roles, selfie. Do this together. It's the first challenge.

3
Share QR codes
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Radio Boss shares access

The Radio Boss's phone generates a unique QR code for each team member. Each person scans from the Radio Boss's screen to join the team in the app.

4
You're in
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Game on

Everyone is in the app on their own device. Challenges unlock as you move. The Radio Boss is your captain โ€” keep your team together and start planning your route.

๐ŸŽญ Roles to assign

๐Ÿ“ก Radio Boss ๐Ÿงญ Navigator โฑ Time Keeper ๐Ÿ“ธ Photo Taker โœ๏ธ Writer ๐Ÿšถ Walker ๐Ÿ’ฐ Money Person

โš ๏ธ Important

  • โ†’Everyone scans from the Radio Boss's screen โ€” not a shared link
  • โ†’GPS must be on for checkpoint unlocking to work
  • โ†’Online team (ORANGE) โ€” GPS locks are disabled, all challenges open

๐Ÿ’Š Choose your pill โ€” Morpheus is waiting

๐Ÿ”ด
Red Pill
Markthal route
or
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Blue Pill
Nieuwe Delftse Poort

The team decides together during setup โ€” this sets your route

Competing today

Teams & Leaders

A
Team A
Stephanie Wagenaar
Radio Boss
B
Team B
Mark Schuurman
Radio Boss
C
Team C
Kevin Timmerman
Radio Boss
D
Team D
Naween Badloe
Radio Boss
E
Team E
Marcel Westra
Radio Boss
F
Team F
Mustafa Sever
Radio Boss
G
Team G ยท Microsoft
Remco Ploeg
Radio Boss
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Online
Ana Maldonado
Radio Boss
Demo Carousel & Build-along

Demos & Build-alongs

S
Carousel ยท Steven
PortGuard Demo

Live demo of the mobile app built for today โ€” the same app teams use to submit logo hunts, GPS checkpoints, spark ideas and scores in real time.

๐Ÿ”— portguarddemo.innotractor.com
Mobile App Live Data Carousel
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Carousel ยท Steven
Use Case 1 ยท Data Spaces

Demonstration of the Data Spaces use case โ€” connecting, querying and surfacing structured data across organisational boundaries. For those interested, this feeds directly into the build-along session.

๐Ÿ’ก Build-along opportunity after 15:30 for those who want to go deeper
Use Case 1 Data Spaces Build-along
E
A
20 min ยท Eric & Aleksey
OpenClaw ยท Agentic AI

An inspirational exploration โ€” not a product pitch โ€” of where AI agents are heading. Built around OpenClaw, the open-source agentic framework by Peter Steinberger.

10โ€ฒ Aleksey โ€” philosophy & why OpenClaw is gaining momentum
10โ€ฒ Eric โ€” live demo: agent monitors email/calendar, detects important messages (e.g. French email) and proactively messages via Telegram/WhatsApp
OpenClaw Agentic AI Live Demo
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Carousel: Steven's demos run during the Demo Carousel (11:30โ€“12:30) in The Boardroom and De Kuip ย ยทย  Build-along: Data Spaces deep-dive available 15:30โ€“17:00 for those who want to continue building ย ยทย  Eric & Aleksey: 20-minute slot during the carousel โ€” "Show, don't tell"
Build-along

What we build with the data

๐Ÿš Use Case 1
Droneport Data Spaces
A live demonstration of a data space โ€” structured, GPS-tagged, permissioned data flowing between teams and a central platform. A working model for how Droneport Rotterdam could manage real-time operational data across multiple parties.
Data flowing now
๐Ÿข Use Case 2 โ€” Stakeholder: Kevin Timmerman
Client & People Intelligence
What we're building: A live intelligence layer that combines three data sources โ€” our client portfolio (who we work with), our project allocations (who is on what, at what %), and the game data (team photos, logo hunts, spark ideas, GPS) โ€” into a single queryable view.

Image recognition layer: Photos from the Aโ€“Z logo hunt are run through image recognition to extract company names and logos โ€” automatically enriching the client prospect pipeline with real Rotterdam street data.

Dream Pod โ†’ New business: Spark Register ideas are matched against client gaps and allocation white space to surface: which clients have no active project in a domain, and which ideas could become proposals right now.
Kevin Timmerman โ€” stakeholder & sponsor ยท ask him anything
๐Ÿ† Use Case 3
AI Judging โ€” Who Won?
An AI agent scores every submission using a custom prompt per challenge โ€” correctness, quality, creativity โ€” then aggregates into a live leaderboard. Human judges can override. The judging module is being built during the build-along.
In progress โ€” being built now
๐Ÿ“Š Use Case 4
Power BI + AI Agent
Game data feeds a Power BI dashboard โ€” team scores, logo hunt heatmaps, leader radio rates, spark ideas. An AI agent links to live data so you ask questions in natural language and get instant answers. Being built during the build-along.
In progress โ€” being built now
Use Case 1 ยท Owner: Steven

๐Ÿš Droneport Data Spaces

What it does

A live demonstration of a structured data space โ€” GPS-tagged, permissioned operational data flowing between teams and a central platform. Models how Droneport Rotterdam could manage real-time data across multiple parties.

๐Ÿ”— portguarddemo.innotractor.com
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Stakeholder / Owner
Built and demoed by Steven in the carousel โ€” also the foundation for the build-along
๐Ÿ”จ
Build-along
Build-along: extend the data space with your own queries or connector

How it works

Game data (GPS, submissions, team check-ins) streams into a permissioned data layer. Teams and agents query it in real time via the API. Demonstrates sovereign data exchange โ€” each party controls what they share.

Status
๐ŸŸข Live โ€” data flowing now
Data SpacesLive DataDroneport Rotterdam
Use Case 2 ยท Stakeholder: Kevin Timmerman

๐Ÿข Client & People Intelligence

What it does

A live intelligence layer combining three data sources โ€” client portfolio (who we work with), project allocations (who is on what, at what %), and game data (logo hunts, spark ideas, GPS) โ€” into a single queryable view via GitHub Copilot (with the model of your choice).

๐Ÿ‘ค
Stakeholder / Owner
Kevin is the stakeholder and sponsor โ€” ask him anything today
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Build-along
Build-along: add your own query โ€” "Which clients have no active Data & AI project and have someone available above 50% in Q3?"

How it works

Photos from the Aโ€“Z logo hunt are run through image recognition to extract company names, auto-building a prospect pipeline from Rotterdam streets. Spark Register ideas are matched against client gaps and allocation white space to surface real proposal opportunities.

Status
๐ŸŸข Live โ€” querying now via MCP
Image RecognitionAllocation DataProspect Pipeline
Use Case 3 ยท Built by: Eric

๐Ÿ† AI Judging โ€” Who Won?

What it does

GitHub Copilot scores every game submission using a custom prompt per challenge โ€” evaluating correctness, quality and creativity โ€” then aggregates results into a live leaderboard. Human judges can review and override any score. Copilot can run against any model you choose.

๐Ÿ‘ค
Stakeholder / Owner
Built by Eric โ€” GitHub Copilot via MCP, custom scoring prompts per challenge
๐Ÿ”จ
Build-along
Build-along: write your own scoring prompt or add a new challenge type

How it works

Eric's MCP server wraps the game API and exposes submissions to GitHub Copilot. A structured prompt per challenge type instructs Copilot on the scoring rubric โ€” and you can point it at any model. Results are written back to the leaderboard in real time. The full judging module is being completed during the build-along.

Status
๐ŸŸก In progress โ€” being completed during build-along
GitHub CopilotMCPLive Leaderboard
Use Case 4 ยท Built by: Kevin Mvuala Mavinga

๐Ÿ“Š Power BI + AI Agent

What it does

Game data visualised live in Power BI on the Microsoft stack โ€” combined with an AI agent layer that can query, narrate and surface insights from the dashboards. Kevin built this and will walk through how it was done.

๐Ÿ‘ค
Stakeholder / Owner
Kevin built this โ€” speak to him directly to learn how it was done and the decisions he made
๐Ÿ”จ
Build-along
Build-along: extend with your own Power BI report or agent query

How it works

Live game submissions flow into Power BI. An AI agent sits alongside the dashboard and can answer natural-language questions about what's happening โ€” scores, trends, anomalies. Kevin will share the build approach during the session.

Status
๐ŸŸข Live โ€” dashboards running now
Power BIAI AgentMicrosoft Stack
Use Case 5 ยท API: Steven ยท MCP: Eric

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Build Your Own

What it does

Everything generated today โ€” team submissions, GPS, logo photos, spark ideas, scores โ€” is available as structured data via a live REST API and an MCP server. Use it however you like: build a new agent, a dashboard, a tool, or connect it to your own system.

๐Ÿ‘ค
Stakeholder / Owner
API โ†’ talk to Steven ยท MCP Server โ†’ talk to Eric
๐Ÿ”จ
Build-along
This IS the build-along โ€” grab the API, grab the MCP, build something real

How it works

Steven's API exposes all game data as queryable endpoints. Eric's MCP server wraps that API so GitHub Copilot โ€” running any model you like โ€” can access it with natural language. Bring your laptop, pick a use case, and start building.

Status
๐ŸŸข API live now ยท MCP ready
REST APIMCP ServerOpen Data
Use Case 2 deep dive ยท Stakeholder: Kevin Timmerman

Client & People Intelligence

Three data sources combined

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Client portfolio
Who we work with โ€” company names, sectors, active relationships
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Project allocations
Who is on what project, at what %, enterprise ID โ€” from Avanade's own data
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Game data
Logo hunt photos, spark ideas, GPS locations, team submissions โ€” generated today

What it produces

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Image recognition โ†’ prospect pipeline
Aโ€“Z logo photos are analysed to extract company names โ€” auto-building a new client prospect list from Rotterdam streets
๐Ÿ•ณ๏ธ
Allocation white space
Which clients have no active project in a given domain? Who on the bench could fill it?
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Dream Pod โ†’ proposal
Spark Register ideas matched to client gaps โ€” surfacing which idea could become a real proposal for which client right now
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Ask the AI agent

"Which clients have no active Data & AI project and have a person available above 50% in Q3?"

Live via MCP
How it works

The technical stack

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Mobile App
Built by Steven. Teams submit all data in real time.
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๐Ÿ”Œ
API
Live data API โ€” teams, submissions, scores, GPS.
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MCP Server
Built by Eric. Wraps the API for AI agents.
โ†’
๐Ÿง 
GitHub Copilot
Scores, judges, answers natural language queries โ€” on any model.
โ†’
๐Ÿ“Š
Power BI
Visualises all game data live on the Microsoft stack.

The data generated today is the raw material for the build-along. Every photo, answer, GPS point, and idea submitted by teams becomes structured, queryable data โ€” accessible by GitHub Copilot (on any model) through Eric's MCP server, visualised in Power BI, and used to demonstrate all four use cases in real time.