Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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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

Cristhian Fernandez

Cristhian Fernandez

I'm a Solutions Architect with over 20 years of experience in software development, primarily focused on designing and delivering solutions using the Microsoft technology stack.

I've worn many hats throughout my career, but my passion lies in helping organisations build impactful systems, most recently leveraging Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. I enjoy guiding customers in unlocking the full potential of these tools and driving real value from their digital transformation efforts.

As an active member of the Power Platform community, I’m always eager to share knowledge, connect with others, and keep learning. I’ve been honoured to receive the Microsoft MVP award in recognition of these contributions—an achievement that’s as rewarding as the friendships and experiences the community brings.

I'm a Solutions Architect with over 20 years of experience in software development, primarily focused on designing and delivering solutions using the Microsoft technology stack. I've worn many hats throughout my career, but my passion lies in help... Show more

Alec Harrison

Alec Harrison

I'm Alec Harrison, a Microsoft Azure MVP and software consultant specializing in cloud-native development, AI integration, and developer enablement. I lead several user groups, including the Iowa Microsoft Azure User Group, and I'm passionate about helping developers stay ahead of the curve with emerging tech.

I also host the Engineer in the Loop podcast and blog at EITL.ai, where I explore the intersection of AI, cloud, and real-world software engineering.

I'm Alec Harrison, a Microsoft Azure MVP and software consultant specializing in cloud-native development, AI integration, and developer enablement. I lead several user groups, including the Iowa Microsoft Azure User Group, and I'm passionate about h... 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

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

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

Dave Stork

Dave Stork

I am Dave Stork – a Cloud Architect. I have been working in IT for over 20 years, mostly with Exchange and Microsoft 365. I am currently a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) in ‘Office Apps & Services’ since 2014 and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2015. I blog at https://dirteam.com/dave and co-authored a book with fellow MVP Damian Scoles: Practical PowerShell - Exchange 2016. www.practicalpowershell.com.

I am Dave Stork – a Cloud Architect. I have been working in IT for over 20 years, mostly with Exchange and Microsoft 365. I am currently a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP) in ‘Office Apps & Services’ since 2014 and a Microsoft Certified Train... Show more

Rodolfo Castro

Rodolfo Castro

🚀 Rodolfo is a leading figure in Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, with over 15 years of experience in the ecosystem, from the early days of OCS 2007 to the evolution of Microsoft Teams. His expertise has earned him the prestigious Microsoft MVP award 10 times and counting, solidifying his leadership and contributions to the tech community.

🌎 Passionate about knowledge sharing, Rodolfo is the founder of Teams User Group in Spanish and Microsoft Teams en Español, as well as co-founder and leader of the Get-CsLatam community, key spaces for idea exchange and the professional growth of UC specialists.

🏆 His global impact has been recognized as a UC All Star by UC Today, and he serves as a Board Officer in the Microsoft Global Community Initiative, representing Latin America in the development and strengthening of the community.

📝 On his blog https://steampunk.blog, he shares his expertise and the latest updates from the Unified Communications world, providing valuable content for the Spanish-speaking community. Additionally, alongside the Puppets365TV Gang, he creates dynamic content for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, taking tech education to new levels.

🚀 Rodolfo is a leading figure in Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, with over 15 years of experience in the ecosystem, from the early days of OCS 2007 to the evolution of Microsoft Teams. His expertise has earned him the prestigious Micr... Show more

Mike Hartley

Mike Hartley

Open and honest about his own Mental Health and Disabilities, but in a humorous and entertaining way that puts people at ease and encourages conversation.

With IT experience covering all the job titles from Sales to Developer, Helpdesk to IT Manager, Networking to DBA, Consultant to Solution Architect and many more it's definitely a case of "Been there, done that, got the t-shirt (or socks, stickers etc)".

Preferring to give sessions that encourage discussion over lecture, and conversation over death by PowerPoint, but always guaranteeing people will take away something new and a call to action. Whilst having a bit of a laugh in the process.

Mad about the Microsoft Business Applications space including Power Platform and Dynamics 365, but with a core focus on Accessibility and Inclusion.

Outside of tech you will find a proud Nerd & Geed (Neek?) who loves Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Technology and more. A family man and a massive petrol head and sports fan (F1, F2, MotoGP, WEC, Rugby, Cricket, Snooker, BTCC... to name a few sports)

Open and honest about his own Mental Health and Disabilities, but in a humorous and entertaining way that puts people at ease and encourages conversation. With IT experience covering all the job titles from Sales to Developer, Helpdesk to IT Manag... Show more

Nickolaj Andersen

Nickolaj Andersen

Nickolaj specializes in Enterprise Mobility and Security, Windows deployments and automation. Additionally, he has extensive experience with planning, implementing and migrating Microsoft Endpoint Manager environments on a global scale. Nickolaj has also been awarded as PowerShell Hero 2015 by the community, is the creator of popular community tools and solutions such as Modern Driver Management, CloudLAPS, ConfigMgr Prerequisites Tool, ConfigMgr OSD FrontEnd, ConfigMgr WebService and a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups.

Nickolaj specializes in Enterprise Mobility and Security, Windows deployments and automation. Additionally, he has extensive experience with planning, implementing and migrating Microsoft Endpoint Manager environments on a global scale. Nickolaj has ... Show more

Eduard Keilholz

Eduard Keilholz

Eduard Keilholz is a seasoned software developer and cloud architect at 4Dotnet, where he specializes in Microsoft development and cloud technologies. With a passion for helping organizations build highly performant cloud software solutions, Eduard has made significant contributions in the field of cloud architecture.

He is the author of the book Azure Infrastructure as Code, which delves into infrastructure automation using Azure, and is a frequent international conference speaker. Eduard is also the founder of the DotnetFriday meetup platform, a community initiative hosted in the Netherlands that fosters collaboration and learning among .NET professionals.

In addition to his development and community activities, Eduard created SpreaView, a platform designed to give conference organizers and speakers deeper insights into their performance by automating speaker evaluations. His contributions to the Microsoft community have earned him the prestigious title of Microsoft MVP since 2020.

Eduard Keilholz is a seasoned software developer and cloud architect at 4Dotnet, where he specializes in Microsoft development and cloud technologies. With a passion for helping organizations build highly performant cloud software solutions, Eduard h... Show more

Wolfgang Strasser

Wolfgang Strasser

Wolfgang Strasser, an experienced data consultant at ACP CUBIDO in Austria, specializes in leveraging the Microsoft Data Platform to drive analytics and data strategy transformations. With extensive experience in SQL Server, Azure Data Services, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric, Wolfgang has established himself as a key resource for businesses aiming to optimize their data processes.

As a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Wolfgang has a proven track record of excellence in data architecture, analytics, and data governance. He first was awarded in 2015 and since then rewarded every year.

Wolfgang's commitment to the data community is evident through his active participation in national and international conferences, workshops, and online platforms, where he shares insights, best practices, and technical knowledge. He is one of the organizers of Data Community Austria Day (Data Saturday Vienna).

Wolfgang Strasser, an experienced data consultant at ACP CUBIDO in Austria, specializes in leveraging the Microsoft Data Platform to drive analytics and data strategy transformations. With extensive experience in SQL Server, Azure Data Services, Powe... Show more

Marko Totovic

Marko Totovic

Marko Totovic is a Microsoft MVP for business applications. He currently works as a PTS for Customer Engagement & Power Platform at Companial as well as a freelancer for many global Dynamics partners. He is a frequent speaker at many global (Directions, Summit, Days of Knowledge, BCTechDays...) and regional conferences. He is also a Lead in the UserGroup BizSource.

Marko Totovic is a Microsoft MVP for business applications. He currently works as a PTS for Customer Engagement & Power Platform at Companial as well as a freelancer for many global Dynamics partners. He is a frequent speaker at many global (Directio... Show more

Anuradha Kumari

Anuradha Kumari

Anuradha is a senior front-end developer, working on making the web more accessible, one website at a time. She is passionate about exploring new technologies and sharing knowledge through tech articles and talks. She has been recognized as GDE, MVP, and WTM Ambassador. As an accessibility advocate, she aims to spread awareness and empower the community toward achieving the common goal of inclusion through technology. When she is not coding, she loves traveling, exploring museums, reading books, and sketching.

Anuradha is a senior front-end developer, working on making the web more accessible, one website at a time. She is passionate about exploring new technologies and sharing knowledge through tech articles and talks. She has been recognized as GDE, MVP,... Show more

David Patrick

David Patrick

Dave has been developing database applications for over 30 years. A Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2001, he has taught many classes from Intro to Programming to Advanced SharePoint Development. Dave is a seven time Microsoft MVP and runs three user groups, MAD SharePoint, www.madsharepoint.com, the Mid Atlantic Cybersecurity Experts MeetUp, www.meetup.com/MACEME, and the Baltimore Cloud Meetup, www.meetup.com/Baltimore-Cloud.

Dave does SharePoint training and application development for DSA, Inc., a DoD contractor that does great work for the U.S. Army over at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Dave has a bunch of certifications, including MCSD App Builder, MSCE for SharePoint, and MCSA SQL Server certification.

In his spare time, Dave teaches as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland College Park's iSchool, Towson University and Stevenson University.

Check out www.PatrickPerspective.com to hear about Dave and his daughter Sarah's different views on tech!

Dave has been developing database applications for over 30 years. A Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2001, he has taught many classes from Intro to Programming to Advanced SharePoint Development. Dave is a seven time Microsoft MVP and runs thr... Show more

David Oliva

David Oliva

💼 Sobre mí
Soy Microsoft MVP en Developer Technologies, Cloud & DevOps en Devoteam, con más de 15 años impulsando proyectos de software en el ecosistema Microsoft. Mi misión: traducir necesidades de negocio complejas en soluciones cloud robustas, rápidas de desplegar y listas para escalar.

🛠️ Qué aporto a tu equipo o proyecto

- Arquitectura y desarrollo full-stack con .NET (Core/Framework), C#, ASP.NET, WPF y WCF.
- Cloud-native en Azure: AKS, Functions, App Service, Storage, Key Vault y Azure AI.
- DevSecOps end-to-end con Azure DevOps, Git, GitHub Actions, Docker y prácticas CI/CD que reducen el time-to-market.
- Experiencia multinube y multibase de datos: SQL Server, Oracle, Cosmos DB.
- Gobernanza y FinOps: optimizo costes, seguridad y compliance sin frenar la innovación.

🚀 Liderazgo y resultados
He dirigido equipos multidisciplinares de hasta 30 personas, implantando marcos Agile/SAFe y cultura DevOps que han aumentado la frecuencia de release en >50 % y reducido incidencias pos-producción en >40 %. Además, mentorizo a futuros líderes técnicos para que multipliquen su impacto.

🌍 Pasión por la comunidad tech
Ponente habitual en conferencias como NetCoreConf Barcelona, Global Azure y Global AI Bootcamp, donde comparto buenas prácticas sobre Platform Engineering, Power Platform y GenAI. También escribo en mi blog y colaboro en podcasts y meetups locales.

🤝 Conectemos
Si necesitas acelerar tu viaje a la nube, reforzar tu estrategia DevOps o inspirar a tu equipo, estaré encantado de hablar. Hagamos que la tecnología deje de ser un coste y se convierta en tu ventaja competitiva.

💼 Sobre mí Soy Microsoft MVP en Developer Technologies, Cloud & DevOps en Devoteam, con más de 15 años impulsando proyectos de software en el ecosistema Microsoft. Mi misión: traducir necesidades de negocio complejas en soluciones cloud robustas, r... Show more

Magnus Ahlkvist

Magnus Ahlkvist

Magnus works as an independent SQL Server consultant at his company Transmokopter SQL AB, with everything from on-premise to cloud databases, from database design and T-SQL programming to infrastructure planning and administration, from transaction intensive databases to data warehousing workloads.
When paid work stops, community work starts. Magnus is a long time co-leader for SQL Server User Group Sweden, he's organising SQL Friday every Friday noon and he's speaking and volunteering on data events, small and large. In October 2020, Magnus was awarded the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award.

Magnus works as an independent SQL Server consultant at his company Transmokopter SQL AB, with everything from on-premise to cloud databases, from database design and T-SQL programming to infrastructure planning and administration, from transaction i... Show more

Alessio Iafrate

Alessio Iafrate

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years.
He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework.
He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo and Lazio, especially in the web sector, but has an enormous passion for the mobile world, especially in the smartphone sector.
Founder of the Dotnet Abruzzo community in which he acts as speaker and event organizer and active member of DotNetCode
MVP since 2016 in the Windows Development category

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years. He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework. He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo ... Show more

Leonardo Montini

Leonardo Montini

Leonardo is a Frontend Engineer, DevRel and Open Source maintainer.
In 2022 he started creating technical and educational content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about Open Source, GitHub and web development.
He's also maintainer in the TanStack organization and contributor to many other open source projects.
Awarded GitHub Star since 2023 and Microsoft MVP since 2024.

Leonardo is a Frontend Engineer, DevRel and Open Source maintainer. In 2022 he started creating technical and educational content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about Open Source, GitHub and web development. He's also maintainer in the... Show more

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been awarded as an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform!
Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Hertfordshire with the Golden Herts Award.

🍁 Organizer of the Canadian Cloud Summit

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been awarded as an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform! Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of H... Show more

Théophile Chin-nin

Théophile Chin-nin

As a Microsoft Power Platform technical specialist, and Microsoft Business Application MVP, I help organization to get the most out of Microsoft Power Platform.
With 10+ years of experience in Microsoft ecosystem, most of them building business applications with low-code platforms and enhancing collaboration, I work today exclusively on Power Platform.
I help my all kind of organizations, SMB as well as multinationals to:
- Secure and Govern their Power Platform. With customized CoE StarterKit we collect and analyze Power Platform artifacts, define environments strategy and secure the platform by defining appropriate Data Loss Prevenion Policies.
- Design, develop and maintain their Power Platform solutions. Using Dataverse or SharePoint as a datasource, I develop Solutions with Canvas Apps, Model-driven apps, Cloud Flows and hybrid technical architecture with Azure PaaS products.
- Train their IT Pros, developers or citizen-developers to build business solutions using Power Platform.

Speaker and Organizer @ aMS Community
Speaker and Organizer @ Biz Apps French Community

As a Microsoft Power Platform technical specialist, and Microsoft Business Application MVP, I help organization to get the most out of Microsoft Power Platform. With 10+ years of experience in Microsoft ecosystem, most of them building business appl... Show more

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite and extending it with the tools from the Power Platform. She is also a co-organizer of various user groups and a frequent speaker at community events.

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite... Show more

Laze Janev

Laze Janev

I'm a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect with over 15 years of experience in relevant Microsoft technologies. I have designed, developed, and supported numerous Dynamics 365 implementations globally. My work includes defining standards, guiding distributed teams, integrating ERP solutions, and implementing Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations projects.
I love Power Platform, especially Power BI. I have worked extensively in its next evolution as Microsoft Fabric combined with Copilot to bring real value to the business. That is something that I keep on doing with Power Automate with approvals and integrations eliminating 3rd party middleware.
As an MCT I have helped Microsoft to develop and deliver training worldwide for Microsoft to its staff and the partner channel.
As a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect, I’m like a Swiss Army knife for business processes. I slice through inefficiencies, debug tangled workflows, and occasionally open a bottle of celebratory virtual champagne. 🍾🔧💼

I'm a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect with over 15 years of experience in relevant Microsoft technologies. I have designed, developed, and supported numerous Dynamics 365 implementations globally. My work includes defining standards, guiding distribu... Show more

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every person and organization to do more with the Microsoft cloud and the ecosystem is perfectly aligned to accelerate this. Creativity, automation and perspective are what he loves most when using the Microsoft cloud, so every customer can be more agile, responsive and competitive. Gokan is a frequent – and funny – conference speaker. He presented at numerous national and international conferences and is actively involved in European and American conferences: Microsoft Techdays, Microsoft Experiences, European SharePoint Conferences, SharePoint Days and SharePoint Fest are a few major ones.
A proud author of books that reached the half million of downloads and founder of several communities, Gokan is a real community warrior. Due to his active contributions in these domains, he has been honoured with Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Additionally, he is an active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a Microsoft Regional Lead for all MCTs in Belgium.
You can always talk to me about: Soccer. World Traveling. Food. Next-Gen Cloud Systems. Architecture & Strategy. SharePoint + Office365!

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every pe... Show more

Mikey Bronowski

Mikey Bronowski

What do I do? I select, I select stars!

Data enthusiast with a mathematics background. Working with SQL Server for over 15 years. Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a couple of certificates sharing knowledge. Blogger at (bronowski.it).

Not long ago Poland Data Community member, now proud UK Data Platform active member and SotonDataCloud.org leader.

When not working or teaching, learns new things or attends various data/technical conferences and meetups.

Italian Calcio fan and traveller, amateur photographer catching anything that moves.

What do I do? I select, I select stars! Data enthusiast with a mathematics background. Working with SQL Server for over 15 years. Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a couple of certificates sharing knowledge. Blogger ... Show more

Craig White

Craig White

Craig, a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, has been navigating the Microsoft ecosystem for over 20 years. His passion for automation has led him to work with Visual Basics (VBA), SQL Server, SharePoint On-Prem, Microsoft 365, and since 2016, the Power Platform. He’s a big fan of creating efficient and high-performing Power Apps & Copilot Studio agents.

Craig focuses on Power Platform, Copilot Studio & M365 administration, security, governance, performance and enablement. His goal is to inspire organisations to adopt the Power Platform & Copilot tools at scale, fostering a safe and dynamic environment for innovation.

Craig, a Microsoft MVP for Business Applications, has been navigating the Microsoft ecosystem for over 20 years. His passion for automation has led him to work with Visual Basics (VBA), SQL Server, SharePoint On-Prem, Microsoft 365, and since 2016, t... Show more

Tomislav Karafilov

Tomislav Karafilov

Tomislav Karafilov is a Business Applications and M365 Apps & Services Microsoft MVP, working as a Principal Consultant Digital Workplace Advisory at SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH. With .NET (C#) experience since 2003 and SharePoint since 2010/2011, he takes care of classic and modern Power Platform development as part of a wide range of projects as well as advising and supporting customers in the areas of SharePoint / Teams / Stream, Office 365 and Microsoft Azure. Video is very important to him. In addition to attending community events and conferences on Microsoft-related topics, he is a speaker and co-founder (organizer, moderator, speaker) of the "Microsoft Cloud and Collaboration Community Hannover (MSCCCH)", the "Power Platform User Group Hannover" (PPUGHaj).

Tomislav Karafilov is a Business Applications and M365 Apps & Services Microsoft MVP, working as a Principal Consultant Digital Workplace Advisory at SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH. With .NET (C#) experience since 2003 and SharePoint since 2010/2011, h... Show more

Robert Hurlbut

Robert Hurlbut

Robert brings over 30 years of experience in secure coding, software architecture. Before joining Toreon, he started and led the threat modeling program at Bank of America, and filled in a similar role at Aquia. He is passionate about helping teams identify, communicate, and understand threats and mitigations and enhance workload security through threat modeling.

Robert is a Microsoft MVP for Developer Security and an ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP). He holds a Master of Science in Cyber Security from Southern New Hampshire University and is a Ph.D. candidate in Space Cybersecurity at Capitol Technology University.

Robert is co-author of the Threat Modeling Manifesto (https://www.threatmodelingmanifesto.org/), Threat Modeling Capabilities Model (https://www.threatmodelingmanifesto.org/capabilities), and co-host of the Application Security Podcast (https://appsec.buzzsprout.com/). A world-renowned expert in threat modeling, he frequently contributes thought leadership pieces on the topic and delivers workshops and presentations at industry events.

Robert brings over 30 years of experience in secure coding, software architecture. Before joining Toreon, he started and led the threat modeling program at Bank of America, and filled in a similar role at Aquia. He is passionate about helping teams i... Show more

Martin Catherall

Martin Catherall

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia.

Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data engineering and architecture on the Microsoft Azure Platform.

He has over 15 years’ experience in the data industry and has been a recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award since 2014

When he is not engaged in data related activities, he can be found exploring the Queensland landscape (he’s recently escaped Melbourne), learning about Minecraft or Super Mario from his kids and learning the guitar – despite being tone deaf!

Martin is the co-host of DataPlatform downunder
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/data-platform-downunder-meetup-group/

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia. Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data en... Show more

Carl Cookson

Carl Cookson

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone.
I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years.
Microsoft MVP for Business Applications since 2020

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone. I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years. Microsoft MVP for Business Applications ... 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.