Esra Bakkalbasioglu
Design Manager, Microsoft
Esra Bakkalbasioglu is listed as Design Manager, Microsoft. Esra is scheduled to speak at Microsoft Ignite 2026 on 18 November 2026.
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About
I’m Esra Bakkalbasioglu, a Senior Design Manager at Microsoft, where I lead a team of product designers working on Microsoft Foundry. My work focuses on shaping connected, trustworthy experiences that help customers move from AI experimentation to production, spanning developer experience, agent creation, knowledge and memory, operations, and design tooling. I bring a research-informed perspective to design leadership, with a strong focus on understanding customer needs and translating them into product strategy and experience direction. I partner closely with product management and engineering throughout the product lifecycle while helping designers build new skills and contribute effectively in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Upcoming
Microsoft Ignite 2026 17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
- Table Talks: AI Can Write the Code. Who's controlling the costs? Speaker · 18 November 2026
- Table Talks: The Foundry Improvement Loop Speaker · 19 November 2026
Spoke alongside
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- Sean Patten Founder & CEO · Eido 1 shared session
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- Karuana Gatimu Director, Scale Experience Group 10 sessions
- Heather Cook Principal PM Manager, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group 9 sessions
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- Lee Stott Principal Cloud Advocate - Core AI 8 sessions
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