Anko Duizer
General Manager Engineering - Manufacturing & Energy, Microsoft
Anko Duizer is listed as General Manager Engineering - Manufacturing & Energy, Microsoft. Anko is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 19 November 2026.
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About
Anko Duizer is Vice President of Engineering for the Energy Studio at Microsoft Frontier Company. He leads a multidisciplinary team of Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE), who work side by side with customers to turn advanced AI into production solutions with real business impact. Anko has worked in software engineering for more than three decades, much of it at Microsoft. He has held roles in consulting, cloud incubation and global engineering leadership. Most recently he led Manufacturing and Energy engineering globally in Industry Solutions Engineering, working with major industrial brands, software vendors and startups. Between Microsoft roles he founded a successful startup. Throughout his career he has focused on two things: hands-on engineering and close customer partnership, built on trust and collaboration.
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- Every asset, every signal: How AI is transforming asset performance Speaker · 19 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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