Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

All Microsoft MVPs that have added their award to their speaker profile.

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Thomas Tomow

Thomas Tomow

As a Microsoft MVP for Azure, Thomas Tomow actively contributes to the community and is passionate about modern cloud technologies. He hosts Azure Meetups in Konstanz and Stuttgart, Germany. He is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Xebia MS Germany, where he leverages his expertise in Cloud Development, AI, and many other bleeding-edge technologies. Thomas practices karate to maintain balance in his free time and is always eager to share his knowledge and experience with like-minded individuals.

As a Microsoft MVP for Azure, Thomas Tomow actively contributes to the community and is passionate about modern cloud technologies. He hosts Azure Meetups in Konstanz and Stuttgart, Germany. He is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Operatio... Show more

Matti Paukkonen

Matti Paukkonen

In my role, I'm helping customers to gain more of their tools and effectively utilize technology supporting daily work-life. I'm a versatile professional always learning new, sharing knowledge, and going forward. Hosting workshops, solving problems, and designing solutions are near my heart. When adopting a new service or a technology, I need to get my hands dirty first and try it out.

On the community side, I'm co-organizing Teams Community Finland, which is Microsoft Teams-focused community for all Teams fanatics, end-user, developers, and consultants in Finland. I'm also active in Microsoft communities and speaking at events.

In my role, I'm helping customers to gain more of their tools and effectively utilize technology supporting daily work-life. I'm a versatile professional always learning new, sharing knowledge, and going forward. Hosting workshops, solving problems, ... Show more

Amélie Plockyn

Amélie Plockyn

J'aide DSI et freelances tech à gagner en clarté, visibilité et impact.

J'aide DSI et freelances tech à gagner en clarté, visibilité et impact. Show more

Antti Koskela

Antti Koskela

Antti Koskela is a proud digital native nomadic millennial full-stack developer, who works as the Head of Managed Customizations at Omnia Intranet.

He's a Microsoft MVP for Azure and M365, and he's been a developer since 2004 (starting with PHP and Java, then graduating to C# and TypeScript professionally), and bending and twisting SharePoint into different shapes since MOSS.

Lately, he's building, running, and extending scalable SaaS solutions on Azure and occasionally builds things with Blazor and MAUI.

Antti Koskela is a proud digital native nomadic millennial full-stack developer, who works as the Head of Managed Customizations at Omnia Intranet. He's a Microsoft MVP for Azure and M365, and he's been a developer since 2004 (starting with PHP an... Show more

Damir Arh

Damir Arh

Damir Arh has many years of experience with software development and maintenance; from complex enterprise software projects to modern consumer-oriented mobile applications. Although he has worked with a wide spectrum of different languages, his favorite language remains C#. In his drive towards better development processes, he is a proponent of test-driven development, continuous integration and continuous deployment. He shares his knowledge by speaking at user groups and conferences, blogging, and writing articles. He has received the prestigious Microsoft MVP award for developer technologies for 13 times in a row.

Damir Arh has many years of experience with software development and maintenance; from complex enterprise software projects to modern consumer-oriented mobile applications. Although he has worked with a wide spectrum of different languages, his favor... Show more

Nati Turtledove

Nati Turtledove

I am a 12x Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer and #PowerAddict who gave up living the beach life in Cape Town 🏖 to join the amazing Microsoft Power Platform Community in the UK 🇬🇧.
With a passion for developing enterprise workflow solutions, and engaging with the Power Platform Community, my ultimate goal is to make a difference whilst learning from and helping others. #CommunityRocks

I am a 12x Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer and #PowerAddict who gave up living the beach life in Cape Town 🏖 to join the amazing Microsoft Power Platform Community in the UK 🇬🇧. With a passion for developing enterprise workflow solut... Show more

Eitan Blumin

Eitan Blumin

Eitan Blumin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with decades of experience in all fields relating to Microsoft SQL Server databases and the Microsoft Data Platform.

Eitan Blumin is currently working as a Senior SQL Server Consultant, Solutions Architect, and CTO at Madeira Data Solutions, the leading Microsoft Data Platform consulting company in Israel. Other than his day-to-day consultant work, he also co-hosts the popular "SQL Server Radio" podcast with Guy Glantser, writes professional materials for the SQL Server community, delivers professional presentations and courses, and serves as a pivotal source of expert knowledge for the Madeira team.

Eitan Blumin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with decades of experience in all fields relating to Microsoft SQL Server databases and the Microsoft Data Platform. Eitan Blumin is currently working as a Senior SQL Server Consultant, Solutions Archi... Show more

Mihaela-Roxana Ghidersa

Mihaela-Roxana Ghidersa

Driven by a zest for technology and fun in equal measure, I've navigated from hands-on coding across full-stack o steering technical leadership and architecture. Embracing change, I've evolved, always eager to push beyond the familiar. My experience spans a rich variety of domains, including remote device management and monitoring, payroll, healthcare, media, e-commerce, and software for municipalities, in both insourcing and outsourcing models.
Alongside my technical contributions, I've enriched my career by mentoring emerging talent and engaging audiences at conferences, sharing insights and fostering a community of learning and innovation.

Beyond the realm of coding, I am passionate about sharing insights, whether through thought-provoking articles or by distilling my experience into my book, "Software Architecture for Web Developers."

You can see my work in here:
https://medium.com/@ghidersa-mihaela
https://www.amazon.com/Software-Architecture-Web-Developers-professionals/dp/1803237910

Driven by a zest for technology and fun in equal measure, I've navigated from hands-on coding across full-stack o steering technical leadership and architecture. Embracing change, I've evolved, always eager to push beyond the familiar. My experience ... Show more

Karl Ots

Karl Ots

Karl Ots is a cloud security leader, author, and educator with over 15 years of experience in the technology industry. He serves as the Head of Cloud Security at EPAM Systems, where he leads global teams in delivering secure, scalable, and compliant cloud solutions for Fortune 500 clients across diverse industries.

Karl is the author of the book Securing Microsoft Azure OpenAI (Wiley) and a LinkedIn Learning instructor, where he teaches advanced topics in cloud security architecture. He is a recognized Microsoft Regional Director and Security MVP, and holds certifications including CISSP, CCSP, and SABSA SCF.

A frequent speaker at global conferences, Karl is passionate about helping organizations build secure cloud-native systems and communicate complex security designs effectively across technical and executive audiences.

Karl Ots is a cloud security leader, author, and educator with over 15 years of experience in the technology industry. He serves as the Head of Cloud Security at EPAM Systems, where he leads global teams in delivering secure, scalable, and compliant ... Show more

Nico Orschel

Nico Orschel

Nico Orschel is an author, speaker, and DevOps Whisperer for Azure DevOps/GitHub at Xebia and has been recognized by Microsoft as a Most Valuable Professional for Development Technologies (DevOps) since 2012. Nico helps companies improve their software development, delivery, and testing processes using Azure DevOps (Team Foundation Server) and GitHub. This enables them to achieve higher quality and shorter release cycles. He specializes in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), test management, and test automation on Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Visual Studio platforms.

Nico Orschel is an author, speaker, and DevOps Whisperer for Azure DevOps/GitHub at Xebia and has been recognized by Microsoft as a Most Valuable Professional for Development Technologies (DevOps) since 2012. Nico helps companies improve their softwa... Show more

Rasmus Hald

Rasmus Hald

I'm heading up the Developer Experience and Cloud journey at one of the coolest companies on the planet as an Engineering Director at the LEGO Group. We inspire the builders of tomorrow by developing awesome digital products people of all ages, all around the world.

I'm heading up the Developer Experience and Cloud journey at one of the coolest companies on the planet as an Engineering Director at the LEGO Group. We inspire the builders of tomorrow by developing awesome digital products people of all ages, all a... Show more

Mehdi Hadeli

Mehdi Hadeli

Mehdi is a Software Architect, Open Source Developer and Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies with over 13 years of experience in software development. He specializes in designing and implementing distributed systems and cloud-native applications on top of cutting-edge technologies.

Mehdi is an active open source developer, the creator and maintainer of over 20 open-source projects and libraries on GitHub, including Awesome-Software-Architecture, Go-MediatR, and Vertical-Slice-Api-Template.

He shares his knowledge through his blog at https://mehdihadeli.com and practical samples on GitHub at https://github.com/mehdihadeli.

Mehdi has received the "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional" (MVP) award in Developer Technologies.

Mehdi is a Software Architect, Open Source Developer and Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies with over 13 years of experience in software development. He specializes in designing and implementing distributed systems and cloud-native applications ... Show more

Magnus Goksöyr

Magnus Goksöyr

More than 25 years of experience in collaboration tools and services. Has worked with Microsoft 365 since the beginning of time and with Modern Work even before it became modern. Specialized on Microsoft Teams in particular and with a peculiar passion for Information Governance, Information Structure, Information Security and context -based collaboration. Enjoy being thrown into a chaos to create order.

More than 25 years of experience in collaboration tools and services. Has worked with Microsoft 365 since the beginning of time and with Modern Work even before it became modern. Specialized on Microsoft Teams in particular and with a peculiar passio... Show more

William Liebenberg

William Liebenberg

William is an Azure & .NET App Innovation Consultant at Arinco with a strong focus on building cloud-native solutions on Azure and enjoys developing great software engineering practices for teams.

He is an active member of the Melbourne developer community where you can find him attending or presenting at user groups, hack days and conferences every time he has a chance!

William is an Azure & .NET App Innovation Consultant at Arinco with a strong focus on building cloud-native solutions on Azure and enjoys developing great software engineering practices for teams. He is an active member of the Melbourne developer ... Show more

Lindsey Broos

Lindsey Broos

Lindsey Broos is a .NET Consultant at Team4Talent and Pluralsight author. Lindsey runs Visug, the .NET user group in Belgium, and is a content crew member for Techorama, the largest Microsoft-focused conference in Belgium and the Netherlands. With a background as a lab technician spanning medical and tech fields, Lindsey brings a unique perspective to software development, training, and community engagement.

Lindsey Broos is a .NET Consultant at Team4Talent and Pluralsight author. Lindsey runs Visug, the .NET user group in Belgium, and is a content crew member for Techorama, the largest Microsoft-focused conference in Belgium and the Netherlands. With a ... Show more

Tudor Damian

Tudor Damian

An IT consultant with 20+ years of industry experience, Tudor is a Certified Ethical Hacker, and a Microsoft MVP. His commitment to staying at the forefront of technology trends enables him to provide valuable guidance and support to organizations seeking to navigate the ever-changing IT landscape.

His passion for sharing knowledge and engaging with the community has made him a regular presence at local and regional events, where he provides valuable insights and guidance to IT professionals and enthusiasts alike.

An IT consultant with 20+ years of industry experience, Tudor is a Certified Ethical Hacker, and a Microsoft MVP. His commitment to staying at the forefront of technology trends enables him to provide valuable guidance and support to organizations se... Show more

Jukka Loikkanen

Jukka Loikkanen

Jukka Loikkanen is a seasoned cloud expert and trainer specializing in Azure. With a solid foundation in web development and system administration, he has extensive experience working with various cloud providers and on-premises data centers. Since 2019, Jukka has focused exclusively on Azure, successfully delivering projects ranging from small-scale deployments to large-scale cloud foundation builds for enterprises.

As a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2023 and a Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2021, Jukka is dedicated to advancing cloud knowledge and expertise. Currently a Senior Azure Architect and Community Lead at Black Belt Consulting, he leads complex cloud transformation initiatives and fosters internal competence growth through strategic training and mentorship.

Jukka is an active contributor to the cloud community, sharing his expertise via blogging, delivering training sessions, and speaking at meetups and conferences. He also co-organizes the Azure & Friends user group, hosting approximately 20 meetups annually to cultivate a thriving Azure community. Additionally, Jukka is the host of Cloud Unscripted, a podcast exploring cloud technology, industry trends, and expert insights.

Jukka Loikkanen is a seasoned cloud expert and trainer specializing in Azure. With a solid foundation in web development and system administration, he has extensive experience working with various cloud providers and on-premises data centers. Since 2... Show more

Sacha Thomet

Sacha Thomet

For over 15 years, I have been working in the field of Enduser Computing, with a focus on Citrix products. My professional journey in IT began over 20 years ago as a career changer at the service desk of a large transportation company in Switzerland. At the beginning of my career, I attended a technical school in Bern and continued my professional development through various further education programs and certifications. In 2022, I completed my Master of Advanced Studies in Digital Transformation at the Bern University of Applied Sciences.

Though I am a systems engineer and not a programmer by trade, I take great pleasure in developing my own tools in the form of scripts.

It is important to emphasize: All ideas, views, and opinions expressed in my presentations, blog articles, or social media posts are my own and do not represent the views of my current or former employer.

For over 15 years, I have been working in the field of Enduser Computing, with a focus on Citrix products. My professional journey in IT began over 20 years ago as a career changer at the service desk of a large transportation company in Switzerland.... Show more

Alex Dunn

Alex Dunn

Alex Dunn is the founder of Cephable - the platform that empowers people to control their digital world in ways that work best for them. He's also an inductee of The Game Awards Future Class, Forbes 30u30 in Boston, Microsoft MVP, and PubConf Champion. His background in accessibility, application development, and applied AI has leaned into enabling applications to do more for people and businesses using scalable architectures and design, distributed services, cloud infrastructure, and innovative edge technologies. Alex does his best to remain platform agnostic in his practices and development with specialties in C#, Kotlin, and TypeScript while building for cross-platform compatibility. You might find him speaking at all sorts of conferences and events around the world, streaming on Twitch, and on Pluralsight.

Outside technology, you can find him playing guitar, working with animal rescue, or exploring the great outdoors.

Alex Dunn is the founder of Cephable - the platform that empowers people to control their digital world in ways that work best for them. He's also an inductee of The Game Awards Future Class, Forbes 30u30 in Boston, Microsoft MVP, and PubConf Champio... Show more

James McGillivray

James McGillivray

James McGillivray, Data Management and Analytics MCSE, has been working in Business Intelligence for over a decade. He spends his working hours building solutions that allow people to make informed decisions. quickly and accurately. He is a Director at South African Data Consultancy, Cobalt Analytics.

Before his career in data, James was an avid musical theatre student and musician. This love for performance has developed into a passion for developing and delivering presentations that are informative and enjoyable. James speaks frequently at Data Community Events, and has presented at some of the most well-known Data Events around the globe, including PASS Summit, SQL Bits and the Power BI World Tour.

James McGillivray, Data Management and Analytics MCSE, has been working in Business Intelligence for over a decade. He spends his working hours building solutions that allow people to make informed decisions. quickly and accurately. He is a Director ... Show more

Andreas Wänqvist

Andreas Wänqvist

Andreas has been working in different positions within enterprise during the last two decades. A few years ago his focus was on all things mobile, then it shifted towards building web systems. After that, the focus was on cloud solutions and planet-scale architecture. Nowadays it's producing customer value using AI, for real - not writing chatbots for everything.

Andreas is the AI architect at Voyado, one of Sweden's fastest-growing SAAS companies. In his spare time he spends time with his family, lifts things in the gym, and is involved in OSS as an Aurelia Core Team member.

Andreas has been working in different positions within enterprise during the last two decades. A few years ago his focus was on all things mobile, then it shifted towards building web systems. After that, the focus was on cloud solutions and planet-s... Show more

Vladimir Stefanovic

Vladimir Stefanovic

Vladimir is an experienced Infrastructure and Azure Cloud Architect with over 15 years in IT. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead and Microsoft Azure MVP, known for building reliable, scalable solutions in critical environments.

He enjoys solving complex problems and focuses on designing, delivering, and automating cloud systems that help businesses grow. Vladimir is a regular speaker at major tech events, including Microsoft Ignite Tour, Microsoft Build, CloudSummit, and many others, where he shares his knowledge and helps others succeed in the cloud.

Outside of work, he loves traveling and spending time with his family.

Vladimir is an experienced Infrastructure and Azure Cloud Architect with over 15 years in IT. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead and Microsoft Azure MVP, known for building reliable, scalable solutions in critical environments. He en... Show more

Nikki Chapple

Nikki Chapple

Nikki Chapple is a Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay, specialising in Microsoft 365 data security, governance, and compliance. With over 35 years of experience in IT and business, she helps organisations with risk-based digital transformations. As a dual Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 and Security, Nikki is recognised for her expertise in these fields.
She is an international speaker and blogger, co-hosting the "All Things Compliance Podcast" and co-authoring "The Microsoft 365 Maturity Model – Governance, Risk, and Compliance Competency." In 2023, she was honoured with the UK Community Award for Security and Compliance Evangelist.
Nikki holds several key certifications, including Microsoft Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert, TOGAF Enterprise Architect, and PROSCI Organizational Change Manager. She believes that "Microsoft 365 governance and compliance is not a project but a lifestyle that should be part of the organisation’s culture.

Nikki Chapple is a Principal Cloud Architect at CloudWay, specialising in Microsoft 365 data security, governance, and compliance. With over 35 years of experience in IT and business, she helps organisations with risk-based digital transformations. A... Show more

Arin Roy

Arin Roy

Arin is a Tech Lead at Capgemini in Netherlands with focus on Cloud Native and Intelligent Applications on Microsoft Azure. As a Tech Lead with a specialization in Azure and AI, Arin excels at pioneering new services in Azure, bringing innovative solutions to his projects.

He is dedicated to keeping the developer community updated with new technology, advocating for best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

He combines his expertise in Azure and AI with a passion for mentoring and leadership, driving technological excellence and community engagement. He is also deeply passionate about the Microsoft Development Ecosystem and .NET, integrating these technologies seamlessly into his projects to deliver optimal results.

Arin is a Tech Lead at Capgemini in Netherlands with focus on Cloud Native and Intelligent Applications on Microsoft Azure. As a Tech Lead with a specialization in Azure and AI, Arin excels at pioneering new services in Azure, bringing innovative sol... Show more

Monica Rathbun

Monica Rathbun

Monica Rathbun, a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform, resides in Virginia and brings two decades of experience across various database platforms, with a particular focus on SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. She is a frequent speaker at IT industry conferences, where she shares her expertise on performance tuning and configuration management for both on-premises and cloud environments. Monica leads the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group and is passionate about SQL Server and its community, she is dedicated to giving back in any way she can. You can often find her online (@sqlespresso) offering helpful tips or blogging at sqlespresso.com.

Monica Rathbun, a Microsoft MVP for Data Platform, resides in Virginia and brings two decades of experience across various database platforms, with a particular focus on SQL Server and the Microsoft Data Platform. She is a frequent speaker at IT indu... Show more

Patrick Koch

Patrick Koch

Cloud Adoption Engineer | Blogger "DevOps Experiences" 🚀 | Speaker | Co-organizer Microsoft Developer User Group Graz | Microsoft MVP | HashiCorp Ambassador

Cloud Adoption Engineer | Blogger "DevOps Experiences" 🚀 | Speaker | Co-organizer Microsoft Developer User Group Graz | Microsoft MVP | HashiCorp Ambassador Show more

Damir Matešić

Damir Matešić

For many years Damir is a passionate programmer and a Microsoft SQL Server developer (ver. 2000+).
He is a certificated Microsoft professional on various technologies.
He leads the Croatian SQL Server User Group and he introduced SQL Saturday Event in Croatia. He organizes various Data Platform events in Croatia.
Founder and organizer of #DataWeekender. #DataWeekender is a popup online conference, organized by a group of European based Microsoft data platform professionals. Originally created as a response to Covid-19, this is now a regular online event.
He is currently working as Senior Database Architect @Span.eu.
Damir speaks on various community events, conferences and user groups.
When free he blogs about SQL @ https://blog.matesic.info.

For many years Damir is a passionate programmer and a Microsoft SQL Server developer (ver. 2000+). He is a certificated Microsoft professional on various technologies. He leads the Croatian SQL Server User Group and he introduced SQL Saturday Eve... Show more

Nico De Cleyre

Nico De Cleyre

As a SharePoint developer I started my career in September 2010. After 8 years of immersing myself in the world of backend development, I learned and discovered the wonderful world of client side development by getting started with SPFx.
As a result, I evolved into an M365 developer by not only doing developments within SharePoint, but also coming into contact with development in Azure, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform and much more!

In my free time i’m also a contributor of the CLI for Microsoft 365 open source project

As a SharePoint developer I started my career in September 2010. After 8 years of immersing myself in the world of backend development, I learned and discovered the wonderful world of client side development by getting started with SPFx. As a result... Show more

Christos Galanopoulos

Christos Galanopoulos

Christos Galanopoulos is an engineer and Microsoft MVP with deep expertise in architecture, system design, process optimization, and automation. He helps teams translate strategy into scalable, habitable systems—whether building platforms, evolving delivery processes, or modernizing infrastructure. His work spans devops, platform engineering, and cloud.

Christos shares his experience through open-source projects, writing, and public speaking. His talks blend hands-on lessons with big-picture thinking, focusing not just on how systems work, but how they should work. He's the creator of biceps-doc and has spoken at events like Global Azure Athens and Azureheads, always aiming to make complex ideas clear, practical, and worth thinking about.

Christos Galanopoulos is an engineer and Microsoft MVP with deep expertise in architecture, system design, process optimization, and automation. He helps teams translate strategy into scalable, habitable systems—whether building platforms, evolving d... Show more

Johan Persson

Johan Persson

Johan Persson has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years and is at the moment employed as a Senior Technical Specialist at Engage Group. He is co-hosting three Swedish podcasts: ”En Liten Podd om IT”, "Dynamicspodden" and ”The Nerd Herd”. His main area of expertise is infrastructure but also works a lot with Microsoft Dynamics.

Johan Persson has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years and is at the moment employed as a Senior Technical Specialist at Engage Group. He is co-hosting three Swedish podcasts: ”En Liten Podd om IT”, "Dynamicspodden" and ”The Nerd Herd”. His ... Show more

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Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are recognized experts in their respective technical communities who actively share their knowledge and expertise with others. The MVP award is given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Microsoft community through their involvement in technical forums, user groups, conferences, and other events. As a result, many MVPs are sought after as speakers at industry events, sharing their knowledge and insights with others.

When an MVP adds their award to their speaker profile, it can serve as a powerful endorsement of their expertise and credibility. Event organizers and attendees alike recognize the MVP award as a symbol of excellence in the field of Microsoft technology, and are more likely to view MVP speakers as authorities on the subject matter they are presenting. This can help MVPs secure speaking engagements, as well as increase their visibility and recognition within the community.

In addition to the benefits for the MVPs themselves, including the ability to network with other experts and gain exposure for their work, the community as a whole can benefit from the contributions of MVP speakers. By sharing their knowledge and insights with others, MVPs help to elevate the level of expertise and understanding within the Microsoft community, ultimately leading to better products and services for everyone.