Please note: This complimentary event is reserved for senior technology leaders with Azure environment responsibility & is subject to our event T&Cs.

Senior Technology Leaders Event

Driving Azure performance and scale under pressure

Learn how enterprise organisations are improving delivery speed and their ability to scale Azure in ways that strengthen resilience, improve control and support AI readiness.

Date
Tuesday 7th July 2025
Venue
Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge
Time
9:00am – 4:30pm
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Why attend

Built for leaders who run Azure at scale


Join us for a complimentary event where senior technology leaders connect with peers, partners, and our Azure specialists.

You will learn how organisations are improving delivery speed while maintaining resilience, governance and control across their critical Azure environments.

Whether you are optimising, accelerating or scaling your Azure estate, or looking to leverage new AI services as part of a wider cloud strategy, this exclusive event will provide practical insights, real-world experiences and valuable discussion with industry peers.

Hosted at Mercedes-Benz World, the UK home of a “high performance” brand famed for their engineering prowess and industry leadership, the day combines executive discussion with a thrilling Mercedes-AMG passenger experience

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Join us and take away

Practical insight across four critical areas.

1

Confidence

A sharper understanding of how to accelerate innovation without increasing security risk.
2

Clarity

Insight into where governance, visibility, and resilience challenges emerge across modern
3

Resilience

A clearer view of how strong platform foundations support operational resilience and AI readiness.
4

Performance

Get a new perspective on what it takes to engineer and optimise Azure platforms for long-term growth and performance.
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Limited places

RSVP

Get an opportunity to hear from other technology leaders and learn how they are approaching their complexity in their digital environment concerning risk, resilience, speed and control.
About the day

Morning discussion. Afternoon experience.

The morning focuses on how enterprise organisations are structuring Azure to support resilience, governance and AI readiness, followed by a high-speed track experience in the afternoon. Afternoon experience

Morning Session

The industry reality

Current trends, pressures and strategic shifts in the enterprise cloud landscape

Morning Session 2

The customer reality

The daily struggles and specific fixes that improved performance, stability, cost and speed.

Morning Session 3

The execution approach

How high-performing organisations design and run their Azure platforms within architectures, operating models, guardrails, and practices that let them grow, stay reliable and keep control over risk and cost.

The Afternoon Track Experience

What to expect


The afternoon moves from discussion into experience and lunch.

Being held in the “showroom” of the venue looking over the “UK’s world’s first track” you will have the opportunity to network with peers and fuel yourself with lunch.

Then you will get a chance to experience AMG performance vehicles driven by professional instructors on live handling tracks.
 
Experience the pressure, precision, and split-second decision-making of high-performance racing through immersive Formula 1 and GT simulators designed to test control, focus, and performance.

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Professional Passenger Ride
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Simulator Experience
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Networking with Peers
Agenda

The day in full

09:00
Registration & Breakfast
09:30
Welcome & Opening Keynote
10:30
3 Morning Discussion Sessions
12:30
Networking Lunch
13:30
Track Passenger Experience — Mercedes-Benz World
16:30
Event Finish
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Limited places

Don't miss your chance to hear how tech leaders are solving complexity in Azure.

Speakers

Meet the experts

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Keynote Speaker

Richard West

Former Formula 1 Business Leader · McLaren · Arrows · Williams

"Insights Into The World of High Performing Teams"

A lifetime spent in the pursuit of excellence and high performance in motor sport and business has moulded Richard into a globally recognised professional speaker and high-performance business coach.

Richard will be joining us on the day to share what he has learned about driving peak performance in business and discuss his experiences working within high-performing organisations such as McLaren, Arrows and Williams.

RSVP and get an opportunity to hear from other senior technology leaders on how there driving Azure performance for accelerated growth and sustainability!

Q&A Panel

Discussion topics will be circulated ahead of the event

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DIRK ANDERSON
DIRK ANDERSON
CEO
BlakYaks

Previously the Director of Hybrid Cloud for HPE and the Managing Director at RedPixie, Dirk has been managing technology engineering and solution teams for over 20 years and likes to build technology teams that focus on quality at all times.

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Andy
Andy
Sales Director
BlakYaks

Andy leads sales at BlakYaks with 20+ years in technology services. Previously at HPE driving Enterprise and Financial Services growth. Known for challenging customers to think differently.

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VP of Platform & Security
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What attendees say

What guests have said at past events

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"It was a unique opportunity to have meaningful conversations with highly adjacent industry peers."

Head of Cloud Services at UK Financial Services Organisation
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"Thanks for a valuable and enjoyable event and lunch, was some good conversation & interesting to hear many are in a similar boat right now."

Head of Enterprise Engineering at Global Investment Management Company
Limited places

Join us and learn how leading enterprise organisations are driving impact for their Azure environments 

 

The venue

Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge

Venue Mercedes-Benz World
Address Brooklands Drive
Weybridge, Surrey
KT13 0SL
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Mercedes-Benz World is located on the historic Brooklands site in Weybridge — the birthplace of British motorsport and the world's first purpose-built racing track.

The venue attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and features over 16 acres of driving facilities designed to test vehicles under pressure.

Home to one of the largest Mercedes-Benz driving experiences in the UK, where professional drivers put high-performance vehicles through handling circuits and skid pans.

More than just a showroom — it hosts a rotating collection of rare and historic Mercedes-Benz vehicles, including Formula One and performance engineering models. The space combines engineering, technology, performance and innovation under one roof.

It provides a setting that supports discussion and an innovative experience.

Who should attend

This event is intended for senior technology leaders responsible for Azure environments, including


  • CTOs
  • CIOs
  • Heads of Cloud
  • Heads of Architecture
  • Senior platform and engineering leaders

Places are limited to maintain a focused and relevant discussion.

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About BlakYaks

BlakYaks is a specialist Azure engineering partner focused on building and operating platforms for large, complex organisations.

 
The team works with enterprises to design and implement Azure environments that can scale, maintain control and governance, and support AI and data initiatives without increasing operational risk.

Our work is centred on helping technology leaders strengthen the foundations of their Azure platform so they can perform reliably under pressure.

 

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FAQs

Common questions

Who should attend this event? +

This event is designed for CTOs, CIOs, Heads of Cloud, Heads of Architecture, & Senior platform and engineering leaders

Is there a cost to attend? +

The event is complimentary and by invitation only.

How do I get to the venue? +

Mercedes-Benz World is located at Brooklands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0SL. Full directions will be provided on confirmation.

What is included in the day? +

Registration and breakfast, keynote and roundtable sessions, lunch, a track passenger experience, and networking opportunities.

EXCLUSIVE EVENT

Driving Azure performance and scale under pressure

Date Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Time 09:00 - 16:30
Location Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge
Cost Complimentary

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Places are limited and held for senior leaders responsible for their Azure platform. Confirm your interest today before our signature event fills up.

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