Stefan Weitz, Microsoft

Stefan Weitz is a Director of Search at Microsoft and is charged with working with people and organizations across the industry to promote and improve Search technologies. While mainly focused on Microsoft's product line, he works across the industry to understand searcher behaviour and in his role as an evangelist for Search, gathers and distills feedback to drive the product beyond the state-of-the-art.

Prior to Search, Weitz led the strategy to develop the next generation MSN portal platform and developed Microsoft's muni WiFi strategy, leading the charge to blanket free WiFi access across metropolitan cities. A 12-year Microsoft veteran, he has worked across many technologies to enable his vision including Windows Server, Security, and hardware. He is a huge gadget 'junkie' and can often be found in electronics shops across the world looking for the elusive perfect piece of tech.