Yaldy Hahn

I believe technology works best when it serves people, not just processes. The future of AI is not just in the cloud; it is wherever decisions need to be made instantly, privately, and intelligently.

Organisations are discovering that cloud-first infrastructure strategies were not designed to take AI from experimentation to production at scale. As a result, they are moving towards intentional hybrid systems: cloud for elasticity, on-premises for consistency, and the edge for immediacy.

That is why I advocate for hybrid AI on Surface and at the edge, turning on-device intelligence into real business impact, powered by embedded NPUs.

I work with enterprise customers, ISVs, and partners to bring AI to the edge, extending Azure AI onto the device to reduce latency, protect data, and unlock entirely new possibilities for innovation.

By bridging hardware, software, and strategy, I help teams move beyond what AI can do to what it should do: making AI tangible, reliable, and transformative for the people who depend on it.