Navin Surtani presented an introduction to Payara Micro during a talk, which is a Java EE app-server designed for microservices. The presentation included a demo that showcased deploying a web application and creating RESTful services, emphasizing the use of standard EE APIs. It highlighted the capabilities of Payara Micro, such as cluster discovery, failover, and supported APIs including servlets, JAX-RS, and CDI.