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EMMANUEL DANIEL

Director, Applied Innovation & Incubation, Smart Buildings & Campuses
MICROSOFT

Emmanuel Daniel is responsible for building and delivering the Digital
Transformation strategy for campuses across Microsoft and leads a global
multidisciplinary team of architects and experience designers. He builds
experiences that merge technology with the built environment, leading to the
formation of spaces that respond to the needs of its users. As part of this
role, he is also accountable for identifying, building & implementing the next
generation of products that will make Smarter & Sustainable Buildings.

Tell us about your role at Microsoft.
I’m part of the Applied Innovation & Incubation team at Microsoft. One of
the main focuses of our team has been partnering with our real estate group
to create smart spaces within a campus and to transform employee experi-
ences through innovative technologies and devices. This work with the real
estate team also extends to digitally transforming the employee experience
in the Microsoft campuses worldwide, starting with the modernization of our
East Campus in Redmond. Creating smarter spaces that enable productivity,
that optimize time and resources across campuses and buildings is directly
aligned to Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organiza-
tion on the planet to achieve more.

What are the major technology projects you started
or completed in the last 12 months?
We are reinventing the way to build. Instead of adding technology to an exist-
ing structure, we are building the structure based on the current and future
technological needs.

Redmond East Campus Digital Modernization

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