Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Pragati Jain

Pragati Jain

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Science and Analytics from Royal Holloway University of London.
She is skilled in various tools and technologies like Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Azure ML Studio, Azure Databricks Pyspark and SQL.
She has been using Power BI for few years now and is recognized as a Superuser on the Microsoft Fabric Community.
Outside work she enjoys photography, loves hiking, she is a trained Indian classical singer and has a passion for painting. She even has her Instagram page dedicated to painting.

Microsoft MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004163?fullName=Pragati%20Jain

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional). Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Scienc... Show more

Alan Kinane

Alan Kinane

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. He likes to write blogs on Microsoft Azure and participate in community events.

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified T... Show more

Chris Piasecki

Chris Piasecki

Chris Piasecki is an accomplished solution architect and consultant from Edmonton, Canada.

Chris is a Microsoft MVP in business applications, with over 13 years of experience in software development, systems integration, and solution architecture. He has expertise across Power Platform and broader Microsoft platforms including Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 (CRM), Azure and .NET.

Chris is deeply embedded in the community, where he is a Power Apps Community Super User, Edmonton Power Platform User Group leader, speaker, and community event organizer.

Chris Piasecki is an accomplished solution architect and consultant from Edmonton, Canada. Chris is a Microsoft MVP in business applications, with over 13 years of experience in software development, systems integration, and solution architecture... Show more

Robert Mulsow

Robert Mulsow

Rob lives to challenge the status quo, a digital transformer, Microsoft MVP & MCT and Founder of M365 Consulting company SkillBridge. All three roles are focusing on driving business success through modern collaboration solutions and new ways to work. Based on this foundation he's now driving overall IT Strategy as AI Enterprise Architect at q.beyond AG.

With this skillset, Rob supports companies mapping their business processes to modern workplace solutions with an AI-First Approach and make them more successful in migrating the business, driving user adoption and protecting their data.

Ask him anything about AI, Microsoft Viva, Information Governance, Teams Adoption Strategies as well as security topics.

Rob lives to challenge the status quo, a digital transformer, Microsoft MVP & MCT and Founder of M365 Consulting company SkillBridge. All three roles are focusing on driving business success through modern collaboration solutions and new ways to work... Show more

Matt Beard

Matt Beard

Matt is a full time, full stack developer with the Microsoft stack but has found a love in particular with the Microsoft Business Applications Stack.

Matt attending events for years and finally plucked up the courage to talk a few years ago and has never looked back and enjoys sharing his findings and provoking discussion within a room in order to bring the best out of everyone.

Matt has a published Power Automate connector and is always trying to be at the cutting edge of the technology and was also one of the first to have a PCF control validated by Microsoft and authorised for sale in AppSource.

Matt is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP.

Matt is a full time, full stack developer with the Microsoft stack but has found a love in particular with the Microsoft Business Applications Stack. Matt attending events for years and finally plucked up the courage to talk a few years ago and ha... Show more

Javier Sanchez Rivero

Javier Sanchez Rivero

Ingeniero electrónico convertido en experto en datos con más de 6 años de experiencia, Microsoft 𝗠𝗩𝗣 𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 y 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 como Analista de Datos en Microsoft Power BI y en Microsoft Azure, además de especializarme en soluciones analíticas a nivel empresarial utilizando estas tecnologías.

𝗠𝗮́𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴í𝗮𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁, fusiono mi formación técnica con un profundo conocimiento del mundo de los datos. No sólo soy un apasionado de la tecnología, sino también 𝗰𝗼-𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝘂𝗽𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗘𝘂𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗱𝗶 y un 𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱. Mis contribuciones como ponente y autor del blog losdatoscomoherramienta.blogspot.com reflejan mi dedicación al fascinante mundo de los datos.

En resumen, transformo mi trabajo en mi pasión, y estoy aquí para demostrar que los datos no solo son una herramienta, ¡sino una fuente de inspiración y creatividad! ¡𝗔𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮́ñ𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗷𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲́𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀!

Ingeniero electrónico convertido en experto en datos con más de 6 años de experiencia, Microsoft 𝗠𝗩𝗣 𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 y 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁 como Analista de Datos en Microsoft Power BI y en Microsof... Show more

Maarten Eekels

Maarten Eekels

Maarten Eekels (@maarteneekels) is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and CTO of Rapid Circle, one of the larger Microsoft Cloud implementation partners in the Netherlands. Maarten is an experienced Microsoft Cloud and Security advocate and already since 2003 he is involved in implementing Microsoft technologies. Besides that, Maarten is mentoring start-ups and helping founders and leaders break through glass ceilings for growing their business and helping avoid certain pitfalls. Also, Maarten is a regular speaker on both national and international events, like conferences, community events and user group meetings. In his personal life, Maarten is a passionate cyclist and certified wine sommelier.

Maarten Eekels (@maarteneekels) is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and CTO of Rapid Circle, one of the larger Microsoft Cloud implementation partners in the Netherlands. Maarten is an experienced Microsoft Cloud and Security advocate and ... Show more

Jonas Bøgvad

Jonas Bøgvad

I'm Jonas, a proud recipient of the Microsoft MVP in Security award. As a Cloud Security Consultant, I specialize in the Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Stack, assisting clients to navigate and overcome their security challenges.

In my professional and community interactions, I highly value empathy and inclusivity, and I deeply believe in the power of honesty for growth and improvement. I'm driven by the thrill of new technologies and I relish tackling challenges head-on.

I'm Jonas, a proud recipient of the Microsoft MVP in Security award. As a Cloud Security Consultant, I specialize in the Microsoft 365 Cloud Security Stack, assisting clients to navigate and overcome their security challenges. In my professional a... Show more

Erik Loef

Erik Loef

CTO, MSc, CEH, MVP

CTO, MSc, CEH, MVP Show more

Krunal Trivedi

Krunal Trivedi

• Microsoft Azure Expert
• The best person to help you with Azure development or infrastructure, Azure DevOps or Azure security, or if you need an Azure architect to design a robust and highly available solution
• Authored AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals book under Microsoft Azure Cerfification Companion for Apress.
• From task assignment to containerization and server hosting, he is the best person to help you understand and implement DevOps.
• In addition to practical knowledge of Python and its libraries, has extensive knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as Angular and React.
• Actively working as an IT corporate trainer for 14 years. As a corporate trainer, has contributed to training content development,training curriculum design, day-to-day training planning, and mentoring other trainers.
• Trained over 10,000 developers at Accenture-Avanade, JPMC, Microsoft, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, PWC, Microsoft, Deloitte DataMatics, SONATA Software, Fidelity Information Services, Atkins, Fiserve, E&Y, Nuance, Cerillion, and synoptek over the course of his 14-year career.
• On a regular basis, he writes articles on various technologies for his personal website as well as C-Sharp Corner.
• Also active in Microsoft community development activities and frequently speaks for various user groups, community events, and technology conferences in India and around the world.

• Microsoft Azure Expert • The best person to help you with Azure development or infrastructure, Azure DevOps or Azure security, or if you need an Azure architect to design a robust and highly available solution • Authored AI-900: Microsoft Azure A... Show more

Mark Allibone

Mark Allibone

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robust applications, but also those that enhance user experience. In addition to his professional endeavors, he co-hosts the Null Pointers podcast. You can find him on most platforms as mallibone.

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robus... Show more

Travis Roberts

Travis Roberts

Travis Roberts is a Cloud Technology Consultant in the Minneapolis area. He has over 20 years of IT experience in the legal, pharmaceutical, marketing, and other industries. Travis has held numerous technical certifications over the span of his career from Microsoft, VMware, Citrix and Cisco. Travis is the author of "Zero to Hero with Windows Virtual Desktop" on Udemy.com. Travis blogs about Azure related topics at www.ciraltos.com.

Travis Roberts is a Cloud Technology Consultant in the Minneapolis area. He has over 20 years of IT experience in the legal, pharmaceutical, marketing, and other industries. Travis has held numerous technical certifications over the span of his caree... Show more

Glenn Versweyveld

Glenn Versweyveld

I'm interested in everything surrounding Microsoft and .NET in particular, for the moment working as a System Expert at Baliose Insurances.
Still loves Windows Phone, but don't judge him for it :)

Currently Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies and Pluralsight author.

I'm interested in everything surrounding Microsoft and .NET in particular, for the moment working as a System Expert at Baliose Insurances. Still loves Windows Phone, but don't judge him for it :) Currently Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies... Show more

Jeff Angama

Jeff Angama

With deep expertise in Microsoft solutions and agile methodologies (like Scrum), he has empowered over 70 clients, optimizing daily operations for thousands of employees.

Recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2020 for his expertise and active community engagement as a speaker and conference organizer in Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform.
He has worn multiple hats since 2011—developer, tech lead, pre-sales consultant, trainer, and architect—driving value through M365 applications.

In 2020, he led the Low-Code initiative for a company with 40,000 users, showcasing his leadership in the No Code/Low-Code space.

Currently, as a Solution Engineer at AvePoint, he enables businesses to collaborate with Microsoft 365 securely and efficiently.

With deep expertise in Microsoft solutions and agile methodologies (like Scrum), he has empowered over 70 clients, optimizing daily operations for thousands of employees. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2020 for his expertise and active commun... Show more

Sebastián Leonardo Pérez

Sebastián Leonardo Pérez

Experienced Mobile & Blockchain developer, enthusiastic about disruptive technologies, looking for innovative projects that generate a positive impact on society, involved with local communities as organizer of the NET-Baires Meetup in Argentina and regional events such as vOpen, Xamarin Assemble and Age of Mobile.

Experienced Mobile & Blockchain developer, enthusiastic about disruptive technologies, looking for innovative projects that generate a positive impact on society, involved with local communities as organizer of the NET-Baires Meetup in Argentina and ... Show more

Aleksandr Surkov

Aleksandr Surkov

Aleksandr Surkov is Microsoft MVP, RD, MCT, Certified Cloud Solution Architect.

Aleksandr Surkov is Microsoft MVP, RD, MCT, Certified Cloud Solution Architect. Show more

Derek Cash-Peterson

Derek Cash-Peterson

Derek is passionate about building intuitive and useful applications, focusing on the design and user experience as well as the development. 



He has over 20 years of industry experience building customized intranets, extranets, and public facing websites based on the Microsoft stack. He specializes in front-end development and visual design/branding of SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft 365. He brings a design eye to a developers world along with skills in information architecture, content architecture, and collaboration strategy skills.

Derek is passionate about building intuitive and useful applications, focusing on the design and user experience as well as the development. 

 He has over 20 years of industry experience building customized intranets, extranets, and public facing... Show more

Geert Baeke

Geert Baeke

With over 20 years of experience as an engineer, architect and speaker Geert now focuses on cloud-native and AI application stacks on Azure.

With over 20 years of experience as an engineer, architect and speaker Geert now focuses on cloud-native and AI application stacks on Azure. Show more

Frans Oudendorp

Frans Oudendorp

Frans has been working in IT since 2002. He currently works as an independent consultant/architect. Frans's main focus is on Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Mobility solutions. Especially security within the modern workplace based on Microsoft 365 has his attention. By sharing his knowledge of innovations and technologies as much as possible, he ensures that clients can always stay ahead in the market. In addition, he spreads his expertise through social media and on his website blog and podcast. He has also had the opportunity to present at ExpertsLiveNL and other events in recent years.

Frans has been awarded Security MVP since 2022.

Frans has been working in IT since 2002. He currently works as an independent consultant/architect. Frans's main focus is on Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Mobility solutions. Especially security within the modern workplace based on Microsoft 365 has... Show more

Tolu Victor Sanwoolu

Tolu Victor Sanwoolu

Tolu Victor is a Microsoft Power Platform expert and Microsoft MVP, recognized for his outstanding contributions to the Power Platform community. With over five years of experience in developing business applications that seamlessly merge functionality with exceptional UI/UX, he actively educates the community through engaging YouTube tutorials, LinkedIn content, and speaking engagements.

His YouTube channel is the fastest-growing Power Platform channel, with almost 20,000 subscribers and over 800,000 views, having posted just 21 tutorial videos and he has become a key advocate for elevating UI/UX standards in the Power Platform community.

Tolu Victor is a Microsoft Power Platform expert and Microsoft MVP, recognized for his outstanding contributions to the Power Platform community. With over five years of experience in developing business applications that seamlessly merge functionali... Show more

Rodrigo Cabello

Rodrigo Cabello

Principal AI Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 15 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence. I am developing state-of-the-art deep learning solutions, mainly in ​​computer vision and generative AI.

Principal AI Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 15 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence.... Show more

Alex Meyer

Alex Meyer

I currently work as a Principal Software Engineer at Delinea working on the Fastpath Assure platform helping deliver security, audit, risk, and compliance solutions to our clients. I have a deep technical background in Microsoft cloud business applications including Dynamics 365, Power Platform,and the Azure suite of solutions.

I currently act as a subject matter expert surrounding Microsoft cloud security, auditing, and compliance topics and develop thought leadership material for public consumption by presenting at conferences/webinars, writing books/whitepapers/blog posts, and hosting podcasts.

I currently work as a Principal Software Engineer at Delinea working on the Fastpath Assure platform helping deliver security, audit, risk, and compliance solutions to our clients. I have a deep technical background in Microsoft cloud business applic... Show more

Thomas Martinsen

Thomas Martinsen

Being on the edge of technology and innovation has always been my passion. My role as Tech Evangelist is a match made in heaven—I can use my passion and drive to build amazing and innovative solutions for one of the most dedicated and focused Microsoft partners in Denmark.

I guess it is no surprise that I love the community. I get energized by arranging events for and with the community, and I feel amazed when speaking about how to use the newest technologies and the value they can bring.

Throughout my 25+ years as a professional developer and strategic business influencer, I have participated in many kinds of conferences, community events, and public talks. These range from small community talks with a deep focus on specific technical topics to high-level discussions about the future of technology and humanity at large conferences.

Being on the edge of technology and innovation has always been my passion. My role as Tech Evangelist is a match made in heaven—I can use my passion and drive to build amazing and innovative solutions for one of the most dedicated and focused Microso... Show more

Kathrin Borchert

Kathrin Borchert

Kathrin works and live near Hamburg, Germany. She has many years of experience in Power BI and Power Platform. She is also the organizer of the German PowerBIDays and PowerBreak (powerbidays.com). She shares her knowledge on LinkedIN, Twitter and at yodabi.com.

Kathrin works and live near Hamburg, Germany. She has many years of experience in Power BI and Power Platform. She is also the organizer of the German PowerBIDays and PowerBreak (powerbidays.com). She shares her knowledge on LinkedIN, Twitter and at ... Show more

Seiji Ralph Villafranca

Seiji Ralph Villafranca

Graduated Cum Laude with a degree of Bachelor of Science In Computer Science at University of Santo Tomas.

A Senior developer based in the Netherlands, a Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador, and one of the Community Leaders of Angular PH who is involved in organizing tech meetups and mentorships, and has written tutorials on his website seijivillafranca.com, he is a speaker on several meetups, in local and international conferences that focus on JavaScript development, and Microsoft products, and also a book author for full-stack web development.

Graduated Cum Laude with a degree of Bachelor of Science In Computer Science at University of Santo Tomas. A Senior developer based in the Netherlands, a Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador, and one of the Community Leaders of Angular PH who is involv... Show more

Bogdan Bujdea

Bogdan Bujdea

Bogdan Bujdea is and independent contractor and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He's an expert generalist who likes to explore new territory and continuously improve himself, learning frameworks and technologies along the way, while also staying in touch with the .NET ecosystem.

In his free time Bogdan likes to support the .NET community either by posting content online or by organizing events for the .NET Iași meetup or the dotnetdays conference.

Bogdan Bujdea is and independent contractor and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He's an expert generalist who likes to explore new territory and continuously improve himself, learning frameworks and technologies along the way, while also s... Show more

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.

With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.

He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector. With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry,... Show more

Achraf Ben Alaya

Achraf Ben Alaya

Hey there, I'm Achraf Ben Alaya! I wear many hats in the tech world. I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Azure architect, and a DevSecOps engineer. I've got a solid background as a full-stack developer in .NET and Xamarin. But what really gets me going is sharing my passion for Azure, cloud, and DevOps. If you're into the latest in tech, you're in the right place!

I'm an ambitious person who decided to be a lifelong learner with the belief in sharing
his knowledge with all the world.

Website : achrafbenalaya.com
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/AchrafBenAlaya/

Hey there, I'm Achraf Ben Alaya! I wear many hats in the tech world. I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Azure architect, and a DevSecOps engineer. I've got a solid background as a full-stack developer in .NET and Xamarin. But what really gets me goin... Show more

Phil Japikse

Phil Japikse

An international keynote speaker, Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD, and PST, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil Japikse has been working with .NET since the first betas, developing software for over 35 years, and heavily involved in the agile community since 2005 as well as a Professional Scrum Trainer. Phil has taken over the best-selling Pro C# books (Apress Publishing), including "Pro C# 10" (http://www.skimedic.com/blog/page/Books-and-Courses), is the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .NET User’s Group (http://www.cinnug.org) and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group, co-hosted the Hallway Conversations podcast (http://www.hallwayconversations.com), founded and runs the CincyDeliver conference (https://www.cincydeliver.org), and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. During the day, Phil works as the CTO for Pintas & Mullins. Phil always enjoys learning new tech and continually strives to improve his craft. You can follow Phil on Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/skimedic and read his blog at http://www.skimedic.com/blog.

An international keynote speaker, Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD, and PST, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil Japikse has been working with .NET since the first betas, developing software for over 35 years, and hea... Show more

Marc D Anderson

Marc D Anderson

Marc is President of Sympraxis Consulting, a virtual company centered around Boston, MA, USA. Sympraxis focuses on enabling collaboration throughout the enterprise using the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 platforms.

Marc has over 40 years of experience in technology professional services and software development. Over a wide-ranging career in consulting as well as line manager positions, Marc has proven himself as a problem solver and leader who can solve difficult technology problems for organizations across a wide variety of industries and organization sizes.

Marc is the developer of the jQuery Library for SharePoint Web Services (SPServices) and The SPXSLT Codeplex Project. He is a repeat recipient of the Microsoft MVP award for SharePoint Server (2011-2024). He is also a member of the PnP Team.

Marc is President of Sympraxis Consulting, a virtual company centered around Boston, MA, USA. Sympraxis focuses on enabling collaboration throughout the enterprise using the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 platforms. Marc has over 40 years of experi... 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.