Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Sean Killeen

Sean Killeen

Originally from the Philadelphia area, Sean is a Microsoft MVP with 15+ years of experience as a technical leader across commercial, non-profit, and federal clients. He's currently the VP of Innovation and Products at SCT Software; prior to that, he spent many years in consulting leading teams and leaders. He once completed a modernization project that industry analysts called "more complex than the moon landing". He has also been a trainer for the CSD Certification via ScrumAlliance and for the ICP-TST/ATA certifications via ICAgile. Aside from loving his work way too much, there's a good chance he's enjoying/stressing about being a new dad, sipping great beer, exploring the Arlington area, or singing somewhere. You can find him on Twitter at @sjkilleen or blogging not nearly often enough at SeanKilleen.com. He doesn't bite; say hi!

Originally from the Philadelphia area, Sean is a Microsoft MVP with 15+ years of experience as a technical leader across commercial, non-profit, and federal clients. He's currently the VP of Innovation and Products at SCT Software; prior to that, he ... Show more

Luke Evans

Luke Evans

Luke Evans is a solutions architect currently working at codelooks. Luke is an experienced senior solutiions architect with over 16 years of experience within private and public sectors. Luke has extensive experience in architecture and full end-to-end delivery of cloud digital transformation programmes.

In the past 7 years, Luke has immersed himself Microsoft 365 and Azure and the technologies that underpin and support them with a strong focus on security and identity.

Luke is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Apps and Services.

Luke Evans is a solutions architect currently working at codelooks. Luke is an experienced senior solutiions architect with over 16 years of experience within private and public sectors. Luke has extensive experience in architecture and full end-to-e... Show more

Mike Kanakos

Mike Kanakos

Mike Kanakos is a 20+ year IT veteran and Microsoft MVP. He works for Align Technology as an Infrastructure Tools Engineer supporting Azure AD, Active Directory, Single Sign-on and Certificate Services. He is a big advocate of community, open source, automation, and PowerShell.

Mike Kanakos is a 20+ year IT veteran and Microsoft MVP. He works for Align Technology as an Infrastructure Tools Engineer supporting Azure AD, Active Directory, Single Sign-on and Certificate Services. He is a big advocate of community, open source,... Show more

Stefan Ivemo

Stefan Ivemo

Stefan Ivemo is working as a Cloud Architect at Unwonted AB, focusing on Azure Infrastructure, Governance and Architecture. Stefan spends most of his time helping organizations getting started with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and AzOps. He is also a frequent contributor to different open source projects and one of the organizers behind Västerås Azure User Group.

Stefan Ivemo is working as a Cloud Architect at Unwonted AB, focusing on Azure Infrastructure, Governance and Architecture. Stefan spends most of his time helping organizations getting started with Infrastructure as Code using Bicep and AzOps. He is ... Show more

Lucas Santos

Lucas Santos

Lucas is a Brazilian dev who works as Senior Software Engineer at Klarna. Technology lover and, since 2011, works with Web applications and JavaScript. He's also a Google Developer Expert, Microsoft MVP, and Docker Captain who has been talking about technology for over 6 years both nationally and internationally. Member & Contributor to Node.js, TC39 Outreach, KEDA Project, and the TypeScript language.

Lucas is a Brazilian dev who works as Senior Software Engineer at Klarna. Technology lover and, since 2011, works with Web applications and JavaScript. He's also a Google Developer Expert, Microsoft MVP, and Docker Captain who has been talking about ... Show more

Carla Vanesa Mamani Chávez

Carla Vanesa Mamani Chávez

I'm 23 years old, I'm from LA PAZ - BOLIVIA . Also, I'm member of the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador World Program in the milestone Gold .

I'm 23 years old, I'm from LA PAZ - BOLIVIA . Also, I'm member of the Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador World Program in the milestone Gold . Show more

Mohamed Mostafa

Mohamed Mostafa

Mohamed is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Microsoft FastTrack Architect who focuses on Architecting, Leading and Delivering Dynamics 365 Technology enabled Business Solutions and Digital Transformation programmes. He has been focusing on Microsoft Dynamics CRM for more than 15 years. He has led and delivered Dynamics programmes across various Industries and Sectors leading both onshore and offshore teams. Mohamed is also a regular speaker on Dynamics 365 CRM, GDPR, Cloud & Digital Transformation and Customer Technology Strategy. He started, and built from the ground up, the Dynamics CRM Practice for a Big 4 Management Consultancy in London.

As a seasoned Architect, who led and delivered large scale several thousand users implementations, he currently focuses on helping his clients with their Dynamics Programmes providing both Technical/Programme Assurance and Specialist Implementation Services along with onshore and offshore development capabilities.

Mohamed is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Microsoft FastTrack Architect who focuses on Architecting, Leading and Delivering Dynamics 365 Technology enabled Business Solutions and Digital Transformation programmes. He has been focusi... 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

Sergio Macías

Sergio Macías

I really enjoy helping organizations grow their business with solutions based on more than 12 years of experience. Passionate about helping other professionals and exchanging ideas and practices. Experience in SMEs and business organizations with more than 400 users, presenter in local user groups for Dynamics, founder of Empowering-U, an organization that brings technology to students from different universities with free talks and workshops.

I really enjoy helping organizations grow their business with solutions based on more than 12 years of experience. Passionate about helping other professionals and exchanging ideas and practices. Experience in SMEs and business organizations with mor... 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

Isaiah Clifford Opoku

Isaiah Clifford Opoku

Isaiah is a passionate .NET developer with experience in cloud computing and Azure practices. He enjoys sharing knowledge and learning from others in the developer community.

Isaiah is a passionate .NET developer with experience in cloud computing and Azure practices. He enjoys sharing knowledge and learning from others in the developer community. Show more

Alexander González

Alexander González

Hey, I´m Alexander González! I´m addicted to traveling, exploring, and enjoying the little things that life offers, family and friends. Passionate about technology. Cloud and AI geek, faithful friend of data, always trying to analyze and understand what those pixels and words tell us that almost nobody pays attention to, giving them the treatment they deserve with the help of AI. Open to knowledge, learning, observing, reflecting, and then getting the best of myself to share it with others, since 2015 as a Microsoft Student Partner and since 2020 as a Microsoft Artificial Intelligence MVP. I'm passionate about creating new AI platforms and services to help others in personal or business cases, thinking one day of managing big software projects! Interested all the time in listening to teachers, developers, geeks, or people who are simply interesting and creative. Share, communicating, and teaching are a privilege and a gift. Do not hesitate to contact me!

Hey, I´m Alexander González! I´m addicted to traveling, exploring, and enjoying the little things that life offers, family and friends. Passionate about technology. Cloud and AI geek, faithful friend of data, always trying to analyze and understand ... Show more

Ahirton Lopes

Ahirton Lopes

Data & AI Manager / Practice Lead with extensive experience in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering. A Microsoft MVP in AI Pltaform and Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Machine Learning, he has led large-scale AI implementations, including credit bureau solutions and GenAI platforms. He teaches in FIAP’s MBA programs in Cybersecurity and Data Science & AI. Holding a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, he actively contributes to the AI community through talks, courses, and technical content on advanced AI architectures, MLOps, and real-world AI applications.

Data & AI Manager / Practice Lead with extensive experience in AI, Machine Learning, and Data Engineering. A Microsoft MVP in AI Pltaform and Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Machine Learning, he has led large-scale AI implementations, including cred... 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

Roberto Tejero

Roberto Tejero

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia.

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia. Show more

Sander Stad

Sander Stad

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP.
He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible.

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP. He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible. Show more

Ned Bellavance

Ned Bellavance

Hi! I’m Ned and this is my bio. I’m an IT professional with more than 20 years of experience in the field. I’ve been a helpdesk operator, systems administrator, cloud architect, and product manager. In my newest incarnation I am the Founder of Ned in the Cloud LLC. As a one-man-tech-juggernaut, I develop courses for Pluralsight, run a podcast for Packet Pushers, run a podcast for myself, and create original content for technology vendors.

I’ve been a Microsoft MVP since 2017 and a HashiCorp Ambassador since 2020.

In my career I’ve focused on three key pillars:

Embrace discomfort
Plan to fail
Be kind

On a personal note, I am father to three amazing children and married to a totally awesome lady. In my spare time I enjoy listening to music, running, and drinking delicious fermented liquids.

Hi! I’m Ned and this is my bio. I’m an IT professional with more than 20 years of experience in the field. I’ve been a helpdesk operator, systems administrator, cloud architect, and product manager. In my newest incarnation I am the Founder of N... Show more

Ahmad Uzair

Ahmad Uzair

Ahmad Uzair is a tech enthusiast and a passionate entrepreneur who believes in giving back to society and fostering the community's growth. He is on a mission to empower 1,000,000+ individuals and 10,000+ businesses and create a positive impact with technology.

He has been working on building the community since he was a Microsoft Student Partner and is currently leading two technical communities in the UAE, namely, Azure Middle East and Power Platform User Group UAE.

He has been in the consulting business for more than three years and has developed solutions for various industries, such as Healthcare, Education, Construction, Manufacturing, Insurance, Banking, and more, using technology to solve business bottlenecks and improve business efficiencies.

Ahmad Uzair is a tech enthusiast and a passionate entrepreneur who believes in giving back to society and fostering the community's growth. He is on a mission to empower 1,000,000+ individuals and 10,000+ businesses and create a positive impact with ... Show more

Daniel Otykier

Daniel Otykier

Daniel is CTO of Tabular Editor ApS and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He is best known for his work on the open source Tabular Editor and his "External Tools" ribbon contribution to Power BI Desktop. Recently, Daniel spends most of his time on Tabular Editor 3 which was launched commercially in June 2021.

Daniel is CTO of Tabular Editor ApS and a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. He is best known for his work on the open source Tabular Editor and his "External Tools" ribbon contribution to Power BI Desktop. Recently, Daniel spends most of his time on Tabul... Show more

Timo Pertilä

Timo Pertilä

Power Platform Consultant. 20+ years' experience on IT industry. Helping customers to make the most of their Microsoft investments.

Currently working most of the time with Power Platform. But loving also Teams, Planner, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, PowerShell, Bot Framework etc.

Wrote over 200 blog posts related to Power Platform.

Power Platform Consultant. 20+ years' experience on IT industry. Helping customers to make the most of their Microsoft investments. Currently working most of the time with Power Platform. But loving also Teams, Planner, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph... Show more

Christian Sánchez

Christian Sánchez

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer Show more

Saskia Groenewegen

Saskia Groenewegen

With more than two decades of experience in immersive technologies and a background in software engineering and research, Saskia is a recognized authority in the XR field. As technical lead for XR at Sopra Steria, she drives the development of cutting-edge Unity3D applications and virtual/augmented reality solutions, working closely with clients to deliver innovative solutions. Saskia's technical expertise and community leadership have earned her the prestigious Microsoft MVP award for Mixed Reality four years in a row, and she has been recognized as a Sopra Steria Codesmith. Beyond her day-to-day responsibilities, Saskia is actively involved in organizing major industry events and international user group meetups. She is the SIGGRAPH Immersive Pavilion chair for 2025, co-organizer of the Global XR Community and host of podcast Lost in a Lightfield.

With more than two decades of experience in immersive technologies and a background in software engineering and research, Saskia is a recognized authority in the XR field. As technical lead for XR at Sopra Steria, she drives the development of cutti... Show more

Anoop C Nair

Anoop C Nair

👨‍💼 Human! IT Community Influencer
🏆Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards #ConfigMgr #MSIntune #AVD #Windows365
🏢LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoopcnair/
🙏🏻Device Mgmt enthusiast
https://www.anoopcnair.com/
✍🏽 https://howtomanagedevices.com/
❣️http://HTMDForum.com
🔙Capgemini (2x), J.P Morgan

👨‍💼 Human! IT Community Influencer 🏆Microsoft MVP from 2015 onwards #ConfigMgr #MSIntune #AVD #Windows365 🏢LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anoopcnair/ 🙏🏻Device Mgmt enthusiast ✍ https://www.anoopcnair.com/ ✍🏽 https://howtomanagedev... Show more

Dominik Deschner

Dominik Deschner

Dominik Deschner ist Senior Software Engineer bei der medialesson GmbH und unterstützt deren Kunden bei innovativen Softwareprojekten. Er verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Entwicklung von Software innerhalb des Microsoft-Ökosystems und Webtechnologien wie z.B. Angular. Industrie 4.0 und das IIoT stellen einen besonderen Interessens- und Erfahrungsschwerpunkt von Dominik dar, was sich auch durch seine Auszeichnung als Microsoft MVP im Bereich IoT widerspiegelt.

Dominik Deschner ist Senior Software Engineer bei der medialesson GmbH und unterstützt deren Kunden bei innovativen Softwareprojekten. Er verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Entwicklung von Software innerhalb des Microsoft-Ökosystems und Webtec... 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

Allan De Castro

Allan De Castro

Passionate about Dynamics 365 CE and the Power Platform.

Passionate about Dynamics 365 CE and the Power Platform. Show more

René Schulte

René Schulte

René Schulte is a globally recognized expert in emerging technologies, with a focus on Physical AI, Generative AI, Spatial Computing (XR/AR/VR/MR), and Digital Humans. He leads the Communities of Practice at Reply, advising clients and driving innovation across global teams.

A creative developer and thought leader with 20+ years of deep technical expertise, he specializes in Spatial Computing, Real-Time 3D, Industrial Metaverse, Embodied AI, Robotics, Quantum Computing, and Agentic AI. His passion for UX drives breakthrough solutions at the intersection of emerging technologies.

Featured on Forbes and invited as expert to global TV stations and a keynote speaker and panelist at premier conferences including Siggraph, //build, Ignite, Global XR, Univ. Heidelberg, Unite, Vision VR/AR Summit, VRDC (GDC), AWE, ESA, RTC, VRARA, MR Dev Days and more. He creates content through his podcasts Digital Dialogs, QuBites, and Meta Minutes while maintaining his open-source libraries like WriteableBitmapEx.

Honored for 16 consecutive years as a Microsoft MVP, currently a double awardee in Azure AI Platform, René is also a Microsoft Regional Director and advisory board member for the VR/AR Association and XR Bootcamp.

An avid cyclist, he lives in Dresden, Germany with his wife and their five children.

René Schulte is a globally recognized expert in emerging technologies, with a focus on Physical AI, Generative AI, Spatial Computing (XR/AR/VR/MR), and Digital Humans. He leads the Communities of Practice at Reply, advising clients and driving innova... Show more

Nandan Hegde

Nandan Hegde

I have 7 yrs of experience in IT world and 2 years as a Data Architect in Azure.
I am a MSFT Data MVP and part of MSFT Community champion team in Data sector :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/nandanhegde-7720/

And author of the blog: https://datasharkx.wordpress.com/

I have 7 yrs of experience in IT world and 2 years as a Data Architect in Azure. I am a MSFT Data MVP and part of MSFT Community champion team in Data sector : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/nandanhegde-7720/ And author of the blog: ht... Show more

Jean-Marie Alfonsi

Jean-Marie Alfonsi

I am an experienced (20+ years) French software developer,
I made myself known through Xamarin and .net MAUI open source components on github: https://github.com/roubachof/
I created the Sharpnado brand to make it fun: sharpnado.com.
Since 4 years I am a Microsoft MVP.
Since 4 years now, I am also a freelance Flutter developer and felt in love with Riverpod.

I gave a lot of talks through the years as an expert freelance consultant in different companies. Mostly on apps architectures:

* I gave a public talk pre covid at Xamarin Expert Day in 2019, called ["Free yourself from IsBusy=True"](https://twitter.com/Piskariov/status/1188825195831857153).
I live coded with David Ortinau, head of xamarin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9BTJyVFPfo
* I was part of the Xamarin .Net conf hosted by Microsoft in 2020: https://youtu.be/AB9PycndUbA?list=PLdo4fOcmZ0oW4W_qQr_dlnKtAfTB0Ezl9&t=2023
* In 2023, I created 2 episodes of the "The Sharpnado's Post-Rock Lo-Fi Live Coding Show" on Twitch and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8fCrVhMF81DRoUaN4nMVA
* In February this year I was back at Koln for the Maui Day (https://mauiday.net/) on the mvvm-flux architecture (one-way updates).

I am an experienced (20+ years) French software developer, I made myself known through Xamarin and .net MAUI open source components on github: https://github.com/roubachof/ I created the Sharpnado brand to make it fun: sharpnado.com. Since 4 years... Show more

Silviu Virlan

Silviu Virlan

Contributed to the Business Central community with blogs on www.svirlan.com and on YouTube with https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessCentralMusings channel.
Author of the book "Beyond the Ledgers - Cutting-edge data insights with Business Central and AI".
Among videos published the series: "Let's pass MB-820", "What's new in BC 2023/2024/2025".
Speaker at conferences like Directions, Summit and DynamicsCon.

Contributed to the Business Central community with blogs on www.svirlan.com and on YouTube with https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessCentralMusings channel. Author of the book "Beyond the Ledgers - Cutting-edge data insights with Business Central and AI... 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.