Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Steven van Houttum

Steven van Houttum

Steven van Houttum is an independent consultant and trainer specialized in Microsoft Unified Communications with a focus on voice and security/compliance. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and has been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2006, currently for M365 (Teams).

Steven van Houttum is an independent consultant and trainer specialized in Microsoft Unified Communications with a focus on voice and security/compliance. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Certified Information Systems Security Professional ... Show more

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar

Instructor and Microsoft MVP

Instructor and Microsoft MVP Show more

Gustaf Westerlund

Gustaf Westerlund

Solution Architect who has been working with Dynamics 365 since CRM 1.2. Bridging gap between Biz and Tech. 11xMVP and CRM UG All Star.

Solution Architect who has been working with Dynamics 365 since CRM 1.2. Bridging gap between Biz and Tech. 11xMVP and CRM UG All Star. Show more

Yannic Graber

Yannic Graber

Yannic is co-founder of Joker IT AG and works as a technical consultant and specialist for Microsoft Azure. He has several years of deep experience in the area of Microsoft Cloud and focus exclusively on cloud solutions. As a double MVP in Azure & Security, Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and graduate in Business Informatics HF, he is always looking at the technological and the economic side. More information on www.graber.cloud.

Yannic is co-founder of Joker IT AG and works as a technical consultant and specialist for Microsoft Azure. He has several years of deep experience in the area of Microsoft Cloud and focus exclusively on cloud solutions. As a double MVP in Azure & Se... Show more

Tatsuro Shibamura

Tatsuro Shibamura

Developer / Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure / Windows on ARM Enthusiast

Developer / Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure / Windows on ARM Enthusiast Show more

Andreas Willich

Andreas Willich

Andreas Willich has been using SpecFlow, the BDD tool for .NET, for more than 10 years and has been the main maintainer of SpecFlow since 2015.
He has used BDD and SpecFlow in both small and large customer projects in the past. Currently, he works on SpecFlow and the .NET BDD tooling ecosystem with his team at Tricentis.

Andreas Willich has been using SpecFlow, the BDD tool for .NET, for more than 10 years and has been the main maintainer of SpecFlow since 2015. He has used BDD and SpecFlow in both small and large customer projects in the past. Currently, he works ... Show more

Tobias Almén

Tobias Almén

Tobias have a long background working with enterprise mobility and have a deep understanding on how we think about security and management when we move into the modern workplace. Apart from working as a solution architect, he often come in as a trusted advisor during or in the beginning of a project to make sure the right decisions are made strategically.

Tobias have a long background working with enterprise mobility and have a deep understanding on how we think about security and management when we move into the modern workplace. Apart from working as a solution architect, he often come in as a trust... Show more

Hilton Giesenow

Hilton Giesenow

An industry veteran of well over 20 years, Hilton is a 12-times Microsoft MVP with experience across varied development, IT and consulting roles, geographies and industries. Highly passionate about Microsoft Teams, he leads a company focused on building apps to make Teams more effective, more functional, and more productive.

An industry veteran of well over 20 years, Hilton is a 12-times Microsoft MVP with experience across varied development, IT and consulting roles, geographies and industries. Highly passionate about Microsoft Teams, he leads a company focused on build... Show more

Przemysław Kłys

Przemysław Kłys

System Architect with over 14 years of experience in the IT field. Skilled, among others, in Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Office 365. Profoundly interested in PowerShell. Software geek.

System Architect with over 14 years of experience in the IT field. Skilled, among others, in Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Office 365. Profoundly interested in PowerShell. Software geek. 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

Jan Hajek

Jan Hajek

I am co-founder of a company called NETWORG which focuses on development, consulting and IT activities not limited only to the Czech Republic.

On 1st of August 2018 I received a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in Microsoft Azure category!

I am passionate about Microsoft technologies, especially Microsoft Azure and ASP.NET Core. I also work with JavaScript / TypeScript / Node.js and PHP. I am also interested into identity (especially Azure AD), security and Microsoft Power Platform.

I am co-founder of a company called NETWORG which focuses on development, consulting and IT activities not limited only to the Czech Republic. On 1st of August 2018 I received a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award in Microsoft Azure categor... Show more

Sarah Haase

Sarah Haase

Sarah Haase is an enterprise collaboration strategist, corporate librarian, and product manager responsible for implementing enterprise-level governance, compliance, and adoption strategies for Microsoft 365. She's also a blogger, Innovation Games facilitator, international speaker, Microsoft Apps & Services MVP, and a community organizer for M365 Twin Cities. You can find Sarah online at http://blog.splibrarian.com and @sarahhaase. You can listen to her on the Microsoft 365 Voice podcast (m365voice.com).

Sarah Haase is an enterprise collaboration strategist, corporate librarian, and product manager responsible for implementing enterprise-level governance, compliance, and adoption strategies for Microsoft 365. She's also a blogger, Innovation Games fa... Show more

Hakim Taoussi

Hakim Taoussi

Passionate about technology and Microsoft solutions, I began with MS Mail and Exchange 5.5, evolving through every version to Exchange Server 2019 and Exchange Online. Now focused on cybersecurity, I specialize in Microsoft Defender XDR and SIEM, helping organizations detect, respond, and recover from threats with agility and confidence.

Passionate about technology and Microsoft solutions, I began with MS Mail and Exchange 5.5, evolving through every version to Exchange Server 2019 and Exchange Online. Now focused on cybersecurity, I specialize in Microsoft Defender XDR and SIEM, hel... Show more

Simon Wåhlin

Simon Wåhlin

Azure consultant at Unwonted by day, coder by night. Simon has a passion for automation and uses that to help customers be effective when building solutions in Azure. He helps customers with both strategy, design and implementation of modern cloud solutions. Simon also teaches PowerShell, hosts user group meetings, blogs and talks at conferences. With a background in IT-support and IT-operations and a strong interest for development he is trying to find his place in the gap between Dev and Ops.

Azure consultant at Unwonted by day, coder by night. Simon has a passion for automation and uses that to help customers be effective when building solutions in Azure. He helps customers with both strategy, design and implementation of modern cloud so... 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

Marco Österlin

Marco Österlin

Marco Österlin has specialized expertise in Data Governance & Data Catalogs, focusing primarily on Microsoft Purview implementations and metadata management. His professional approach centers on managing cross-functional stakeholder alignment and delivering solutions that make data strategies tangible and actionable.

Marco Österlin has specialized expertise in Data Governance & Data Catalogs, focusing primarily on Microsoft Purview implementations and metadata management. His professional approach centers on managing cross-functional stakeholder alignment and de... Show more

Chris Kent

Chris Kent

Chris Kent is a M365 Development MVP and Senior Platform Architect at Takeda. His experience spans across multiple platforms, industries, languages, and approaches. Chris is a member of the Microsoft 365 Developer Community core team (PnP) where he is especially focused on List Formatting and the SharePoint Framework. He is passionate about mapping technology to real-world solutions.

Chris is a highly-rated speaker and has presented at user groups, SharePoint Saturdays, webinars, and conferences. Every session focuses on practical advice and takeaways. He also posts regularly to his blog, thechriskent.com.

Chris Kent is a M365 Development MVP and Senior Platform Architect at Takeda. His experience spans across multiple platforms, industries, languages, and approaches. Chris is a member of the Microsoft 365 Developer Community core team (PnP) where he i... Show more

Isidora Katanic

Isidora Katanic

Isidora Katanic is the Head Organizer of the IT community conferences Experts Live Europe and Experts Live Switzerland focused on Microsoft cloud, datacenter, security, AI and modern workplace technologies. Isidora engages with the Microsoft community and travels around the world to organize, speak and attend conferences to learn, connect and share with others.

In 2020 Isidora has been awarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award and with the #AzureHeroes badge in the category of Inclusive Leadership. She has also been selected as the 1st Cloud Community Champion, a community-driven initiative.

Isidora is the co-host of the video series "Head in the cloud, Heart in the community" together with Holly Lehman shining a light on the IT family and the amazing things they have been doing.

Find out more at www.isidorakatanic.com

Isidora Katanic is the Head Organizer of the IT community conferences Experts Live Europe and Experts Live Switzerland focused on Microsoft cloud, datacenter, security, AI and modern workplace technologies. Isidora engages with the Microsoft communit... Show more

Lee Richardson

Lee Richardson

Lee is a Microsoft MVP in developer technologies and a prolific writer, speaker, and youtuber on .NET and open-source topics. He has been a consultant, writing code professionally in the DC Area for more than two decades.

He organizes the CapArea.NET user group and is a Solution Samurai at InfernoRed. When not coding he enjoys spending time with his family, running, mountain biking, smoking brisket, electronics, 3D printing, and woodworking.

Lee is a Microsoft MVP in developer technologies and a prolific writer, speaker, and youtuber on .NET and open-source topics. He has been a consultant, writing code professionally in the DC Area for more than two decades. He organizes the CapArea... Show more

Nikhil Agarwal

Nikhil Agarwal

Your system keeps the data unsafe. You cannot unsee it.

I’m Nikhil, a hands-on Cybersecurity leader and AI Advisor with over 15 years of blending technical expertise with strategic insights.

My journey spans product security, cloud security, application security, data security, DevSecOps, OT security, and AI security.

Here’s what I offer under Be4Breach & Atheon AI:

1. Be4Breach is a company I started in 2021 as a specialized cybersecurity consulting firm to help startups and enterprises in:

• Implementing our proprietary "Security-by-Design" framework that has strengthened cloud, IoT, blockchain, and AI infrastructures, reducing breach vulnerabilities by an average of 73%.

• Turning regulatory requirements (ISO, GDPR, HIPAA) into strategic advantages through our "Beyond Compliance" methodology, enabling clients to accelerate market entry while maintaining robust security postures.

• Providing fractional CISO services and security roadmapping for growth-stage companies, establishing security as a business enabler rather than a cost center.

Our team of 20 security professionals operates from our Pune headquarters, delivering specialized security services that have helped over 75 companies across APAC turn them secure.

[https://be4breach.com]

2. Aethon AI is an elite AI consulting firm that transforms business challenges into competitive advantages through:

• Architecting and implementing enterprise-grade AI solutions that have generated measurable ROI for 75+ companies across industries, turning AI from buzzword to bottom-line impact.

• Delivering specialized AI capabilities (NLP, computer vision, predictive analytics) through our proprietary "AI-as-a-Service" model that eliminates the need for in-house AI teams while accelerating time-to-market by an average of 68%.

• Developing secure, scalable AI frameworks that grow with your business needs, ensuring AI investments deliver sustained value rather than technical debt.

Our team of AI architects, engineers, and developers function as your extended AI department, building production-ready AI features or complete AI-powered products to integrate seamlessly with your technology.

[https://www.aethonai.com]

I’m also building one of India’s largest tech communities - FutureGPT.

An open-source, fast-growing of 22,000+ individuals focused on exploring and innovating with the Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging technologies, including Electronics-Embedded, 5G, Wireless, Data Science, AI-ML, Cybersecurity, Blockchain, VR/AR, etc.

Your system keeps the data unsafe. You cannot unsee it. I’m Nikhil, a hands-on Cybersecurity leader and AI Advisor with over 15 years of blending technical expertise with strategic insights. My journey spans product security, cloud security, a... Show more

Gary Ewan Park

Gary Ewan Park

Gary Ewan Park has over 10 years experience working as a developer on technologies such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, SharePoint, Silverlight, and many others. Throughout his career, Gary has always looked to see how things can be automated, using the mantra that if you do the same thing more than twice, it is time for automation. In 2017 he was awarded a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies, and in 2021 he was awarded a GitHub Star. His day job has him working for Chocolatey Software, Inc.

In his spare time, Gary contributes to a number of Open Source projects including Chocolatey, Boxstarter, Cake, Cake-Contrib, GitVersion, and GitReleaseManager.

Gary Ewan Park has over 10 years experience working as a developer on technologies such as ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, SharePoint, Silverlight, and many others. Throughout his career, Gary has always looked to see how things can be automated, using ... Show more

Alexander Meijers

Alexander Meijers

Alexander Meijers is a professional who inspires, motivates and support others and help them to innovate. His goal is to help organizations achieve more by creating, improving and working smarter. This with the aim of shortening business processes and improving the environment for employees.

As Global XR Technology lead and Microsoft Windows MVP for Mixed Reality, working for Avanade, he understands business issues and translate them into logical solutions using technology. Additionally, he supports companies in applying emerging experiences during their journey in digital transition.

He works with technologies such as Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in combination with cloud services like the Mixed Reality services, Azure Digital Twins and IoT from the Microsoft Azure platform, Office 365, Power Platform and Dynamics 365.

His primary focus is in manufacturing, utilities and engineering & construction sector. However, he certainly does not stay away from other sectors.

He engages in speaking, writing books, blogging, and is an organizer of local and global events such as the Mixed Reality User Group in the Netherlands and globally the Global XR Talks and Global XR Conference both part of the GlobalXR.Community.

Since January 2018 Windows Development MVP for the category Mixed Reality.

Alexander Meijers is a professional who inspires, motivates and support others and help them to innovate. His goal is to help organizations achieve more by creating, improving and working smarter. This with the aim of shortening business processes an... Show more

Oliver Rodrigues

Oliver Rodrigues

I am passionate for technology and the entire Power Platform. I've been working with Portals for many years and love to share my knowledge with the community.

I am passionate for technology and the entire Power Platform. I've been working with Portals for many years and love to share my knowledge with the community. Show more

Morten Christensen

Morten Christensen

Morten works at Umbraco HQ where he helps build Umbraco Cloud and the Headless Cloud offering. Morten is also an Azure MVP, Azure Lover and community addict. He lives in Copenhagen where he helps organize meetups and other community events. When he is not working on Azure or doing Community events you can find him either learning about the newest things in Azure or building/buying LEGO sets (there should probably have been a "LEGO addict" part somewhere in this profile as well - according to his bank account statements).

Morten works at Umbraco HQ where he helps build Umbraco Cloud and the Headless Cloud offering. Morten is also an Azure MVP, Azure Lover and community addict. He lives in Copenhagen where he helps organize meetups and other community events. When he i... Show more

Joost van Schaik

Joost van Schaik

Senior Mixed Reality Software Architect @Velicus. Nearing 30 years in software, 23 years in Geo-ICT, 10+ years of blogging and twittering, 10 years Microsoft MVP, and since about 5 years badly infected with the Mixed Reality virus. And still developer(++) – managed to avoid job descriptions like 'consultant' or 'project manager' - prefer to do real work. Lover of wife, technology, nature, gardening, and single malt whisky. In that order.

Senior Mixed Reality Software Architect @Velicus. Nearing 30 years in software, 23 years in Geo-ICT, 10+ years of blogging and twittering, 10 years Microsoft MVP, and since about 5 years badly infected with the Mixed Reality virus. And still develope... Show more

Demian Raschkovan

Demian Raschkovan

MVP

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Carike Botha

Carike Botha

She is a Microsoft MVP in Power Apps and Power Automate. Her passion is being involved in the tech community. She currently leads the Power Platform team at iSolve business solutions. She loves to keep up to date with whatever is new.

She is a Microsoft MVP in Power Apps and Power Automate. Her passion is being involved in the tech community. She currently leads the Power Platform team at iSolve business solutions. She loves to keep up to date with whatever is new. Show more

Dennis Goedegebuure

Dennis Goedegebuure

Hasan Gural

Hasan Gural

Hasan Gural was born in Istanbul and has worked in the IT sector in different positions, from consultancy to instructor for many years. Along with his university education, he took part in projects that shape the sector as a Senior Consultant and Trainer in different institutions such as Kibar Holding, Bilge Adam Information Technologies Academy and PeakUp Information Technologies.

It has been awarded the title of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Azure) for its shares and contributions in the Microsoft Azure field. With the development of cloud technologies in the field of automation, he spends most of his time with PowerShell, Event-Driven Orchestration, Infrastructure as a Code and Configuration as a Code.

He continues his career in Cloud Rundle as DevOps Engineer and Automation Enthusiast in England.

Hasan Gural was born in Istanbul and has worked in the IT sector in different positions, from consultancy to instructor for many years. Along with his university education, he took part in projects that shape the sector as a Senior Consultant and Tra... Show more

Johnson de Souza Cruz

Johnson de Souza Cruz

I have been working as an IT consultant since 2006. I have been sharing Microsoft certification knowledge since 2012, but I became a speaker in 2018, where I started sharing Microsoft cloud knowledge at the Global Azure BootCamp in São José dos Campos. I was an organizer of GABC in 2019 in the city of Guarulhos in São Paulo. Since then, I have participated in some in-person and online events on YouTube, as well as other important events such as Descomplicando o Azure 2020, MVP Conf 2020/2021, 8th IT Congress 2021, Microsoft Technology Festival (2021/2022/2023), Week 365 (2022/2023) and Microsoft Power AI 365 (2023/2024), Global AI Bootcamp 2025.

I have been working as an IT consultant since 2006. I have been sharing Microsoft certification knowledge since 2012, but I became a speaker in 2018, where I started sharing Microsoft cloud knowledge at the Global Azure BootCamp in São José dos Campo... 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.