Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Karoliina Kettukari

Karoliina Kettukari

Karoliina is a Microsoft MVP and Head of Modern Work with over ten years of experience in developing teamwork and internal communications with modern digital tools. Her ultimate strength is the combination of a deep understanding of Teams, Viva and Copilot, service design, employee experience and leading change. Karoliina is a multi-awarded role model for her enthusiasm, knowledge sharing, and community leadership. She is an experienced and inspiring speaker at international conferences, and she co-organizes the Finnish Modern Work User Group (TeamsFI) and CollabDays Finland Conference.

Karoliina is a Microsoft MVP and Head of Modern Work with over ten years of experience in developing teamwork and internal communications with modern digital tools. Her ultimate strength is the combination of a deep understanding of Teams, Viva and C... Show more

Ola Ström

Ola Ström

As a Chief Technical Architect and Practice Lead for the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, I have over ten years of experience in designing, reviewing, and advising on cloud and device management solutions for various clients and industries. I am also a Microsoft MVP for Windows 365 and Windows Device IT, a recognition of my outstanding contributions and expertise in these fields.

My passion is to deliver high-quality and uncomplicated solutions that enable productivity and efficiency for users and organizations. I also co-host a podcast in Swedish about Microsoft products, tech trends, and other topics of interest. Additionally, I drive the internal community and knowledge sharing within the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, a leading IT service provider in the Nordic region. My goal is to help customers and colleagues navigate the ever-changing IT landscape and leverage the best practices and technologies available.

As a Chief Technical Architect and Practice Lead for the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, I have over ten years of experience in designing, reviewing, and advising on cloud and device management solutions for various clients and industrie... Show more

Jeff Angama

Jeff Angama

Thanks to Microsoft solutions and agile methods (Scrum, etc.) he has helped more than 50 customers to ease daily tasks of thousand of employees.

MVP since 2020, on Microsoft 365 category, then Power Platform.

Since 2011, he has worked as multiple roles helping companies to get value from M365 applications, such as developper, tech lead, pre-sales, trainer and architect.

Among his experiences in the field of No Code/Low-code, he lead in 2020, the Low-code initiative for a 40k users company.

He works as solution engineer for AvePoint, sharing how AvePoint solutions, allows companies to collaborate with confidence.

Thanks to Microsoft solutions and agile methods (Scrum, etc.) he has helped more than 50 customers to ease daily tasks of thousand of employees. MVP since 2020, on Microsoft 365 category, then Power Platform. Since 2011, he has worked as multip... Show more

Niels Tanis

Niels Tanis

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a security researcher on a variant of languages and technologies related to Veracode’s Binary Static Analysis service. He is married, father of two and lives in a small village just outside Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a secur... Show more

Renato Lira

Renato Lira

Renato is a data analyst based in Brazil that is fascinated with DAX and M.

Renato is a data analyst based in Brazil that is fascinated with DAX and M. Show more

Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Jan-Henrik Damaschke

Jan-Henrik Damaschke is CTO and Senior Cloud Architect at Visorian GmbH a Cloud native specialized German consulting company from Hamburg. He is a Microsoft MVP for Azure and was previously also awarded in Enterprise Security and PowerShell. He is involved in many community events as speaker as well as organizer, is engaged in Open Source and writes articles cloud native and security topics. Jan-Henrik is passionate about sharing knowledge with others as an MVP, MCT, at conferences, meetups and at his blog itinsights.org. He has written a book on Azure infrastructure solutions and is still active as co-author and reviewer.

Jan-Henrik Damaschke is CTO and Senior Cloud Architect at Visorian GmbH a Cloud native specialized German consulting company from Hamburg. He is a Microsoft MVP for Azure and was previously also awarded in Enterprise Security and PowerShell. He is in... Show more

Christoph Burmeister

Christoph Burmeister

I work as a Principal Solutions Architect and my focus is on Microsoft Azure Technologies, specifically on Automation, DevOps (mostly Kubernetes), Governance, Infrastructure stuff and much more. I also organize the Hamburg PowerShell User Group. 2019 I have been awarded the Microsoft MVP award for Cloud and Datacenter Management.

I work as a Principal Solutions Architect and my focus is on Microsoft Azure Technologies, specifically on Automation, DevOps (mostly Kubernetes), Governance, Infrastructure stuff and much more. I also organize the Hamburg PowerShell User Group. 2019... Show more

Frank Geisler

Frank Geisler

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. In his role, Frank excels in building robust Business Intelligence systems leveraging Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI. He is also proficient in constructing Azure infrastructures and architectures using PowerShell and Bicep.

Frank is a prolific author, having written several bestselling books including "Power BI für Dummies," "Azure für Dummies," "Docker für Dummies," and "Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure." As a frequent speaker, he has delivered insightful presentations at major national and international conferences like the PASS Community Summit, SQL BITS, and SQL Server Konferenz.

In addition to his professional achievements, Frank co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V. in 2004 and has served on its board of directors for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, contributing significantly to the community's growth and development.

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert,... 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

Rodrigo Cabello

Rodrigo Cabello

Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 13 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence. I am currently developing state-of-the-art deep learning solutions, mainly in ​​computer vision and generative AI.

Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 13 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence. I am current... Show more

Barbara Forbes

Barbara Forbes

Barbara works as the Azure technical lead for OGD in the Netherlands. She is a Microsoft MVP Azure, MCT and GitHub Star. Her focus is on Azure and automation. Think Serverless, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, GitHub and Infrastructure as Code. She loves teaching in an approachable way. She regularly writes posts for her blog https://4bes.nl and speaks at conferences and user groups. She helps grow the community as co-owner of the Dutch DevOps & GitHub community (DDOG), as well as co-hosting the Dutch PowerShell User Group (DUPSUG).

Barbara works as the Azure technical lead for OGD in the Netherlands. She is a Microsoft MVP Azure, MCT and GitHub Star. Her focus is on Azure and automation. Think Serverless, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, GitHub and Infrastructure as Code. She loves te... Show more

Christian Weyer

Christian Weyer

Christian Weyer is co-founder and CTO of Thinktecture AG. As a Microsoft MVP, Google GDE, and Microsoft RD, he is an engaged and passionate speaker at various software conferences and events worldwide. For more than 25 years, his heart has always been with the latest technologies and how to apply them reasonably to ISV and enterprise solutions.

Christian Weyer is co-founder and CTO of Thinktecture AG. As a Microsoft MVP, Google GDE, and Microsoft RD, he is an engaged and passionate speaker at various software conferences and events worldwide. For more than 25 years, his heart has always bee... Show more

Scott Corio

Scott Corio

Boasting over 15 years in IT, Scott is not only an esteemed Enterprise Cloud Architect for a major healthcare giant, but he's also a distinguished dual-award Microsoft MVP in Cloud & Datacenter Management and Enterprise Mobility. With a diverse portfolio spanning healthcare, non-profit, telecommunications, retail, and travel sectors, his expertise is vast and varied. Outside of the tech realm, Scott channels his passion into woodworking and craft brewing — proudly retaining 10 of his 11 original fingers and a resilient liver!

Boasting over 15 years in IT, Scott is not only an esteemed Enterprise Cloud Architect for a major healthcare giant, but he's also a distinguished dual-award Microsoft MVP in Cloud & Datacenter Management and Enterprise Mobility. With a diverse portf... Show more

Katerina Chernevskaya

Katerina Chernevskaya

Katerina, an MVP, MCT, and renowned public speaker, focuses on Power Platform & AI. With twenty years of experience and key certifications in PROSCI, PMI, Power Platform Solution Architect, she leads in app development, AI, and adaptive work models. Active in the Microsoft community, Katerina mentors new tech talent and supports innovation. Katerina takes part in the #SharingIsCaring initiative, guiding community contributions to the Microsoft Sample Solution Gallery.

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Katerina, an MVP, MCT, and renowned public speaker, focuses on Power Platform & AI. With twenty years of experience and key certifications in PROSCI, PMI, Power Platform Solution Architect, she leads in app development, AI, and adaptive work models. ... Show more

Arindam Mitra

Arindam Mitra

I am a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Developer Technologies | Azure Cloud Solutions & DevOps Architect | Technical Blogger & Speaker Focused on Cloud Adoption, Architecture, Automation, Build and Run in Azure.

I am a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Developer Technologies | Azure Cloud Solutions & DevOps Architect | Technical Blogger & Speaker Focused on Cloud Adoption, Architecture, Automation, Build and Run in Azure. Show more

Rik Hepworth

Rik Hepworth

As Chief Consulting Officer at Black Marble, Rik helps organisations large and small use Cloud better. Whether that is a new adoption where governance and management are key, or an application modernisation project where technology choice and team knowledge are important factors in success.
Through his public speaking and community involvement, Rik is a recipient of the Microsoft MVP Programme award for his work with Azure. He is also proud to be a member of the Microsoft Regional Director Programme. As an event organiser, speaker and lapsed blogger, Rik is keen to share his knowledge with the community, and encourage and support others as they do the same.
His grey hair is an indication of how long he has worked in IT, and in that time he's done most things you'd expect of an IT Pro: From crawling under floors pulling cables, to managing large scale automated OS rollouts, to architecting solutions for on-premises and cloud. Now he spends more time working with his customers' management, sharing that breadth of experience and learning.

As Chief Consulting Officer at Black Marble, Rik helps organisations large and small use Cloud better. Whether that is a new adoption where governance and management are key, or an application modernisation project where technology choice and team kn... Show more

Melissa Houghton

Melissa Houghton

Melissa Houghton is a Principal Software Engineer and Developer Relations at Azenix and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies.

Her work is focused on application development using .NET, and Azure, but she has a wide variety of skills and is always open to learning new things.

An advocate for women in tech with a passion for leadership, technology and giving back to the community. She frequents tech events, is an international conference speaker, and organiser of various technical events.

Originally from California, Melissa loves to travel and now lives in Australia.

Melissa Houghton is a Principal Software Engineer and Developer Relations at Azenix and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. Her work is focused on application development using .NET, and Azure, but she has a wide variety of skills and is al... Show more

David Okeyode

David Okeyode

David is the EMEA Chief Technology Officer for Azure at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he was an independent consultant helping companies secure their Azure environments through private expert level trainings and assessments. He has authored two books on Azure security - "Penetration Testing Azure for Ethical Hackers" and "Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification and Beyond" (https://amzn.to/3C7mrcL). He has also authored multiple cloud computing courses for the popular cybersecurity training platform - Cybrary. He holds over 15 cloud certifications across Azure and AWS platforms, including the Azure Security Engineer, Azure DevOps and AWS Security Specialist certifications.

David has over a decade of experience in Cybersecurity (consultancy, design, implementation) and over 7 years of experience as a trainer. He has worked with organizations of different sizes from startups to major enterprises to government organizations.

David has developed multiple vulnerable by design automation templates that can be used to practice cloud penetration testing techniques. He regularly speaks on cloud security at user groups and major industry events like Microsoft Future Decoded and the European Information Security Summit.

David is married to a lovely girl who makes the best banana cake in the world. They love travelling the world together!

David is the EMEA Chief Technology Officer for Azure at Palo Alto Networks. Before that, he was an independent consultant helping companies secure their Azure environments through private expert level trainings and assessments. He has authored two bo... Show more

Rodolfo Castro

Rodolfo Castro

Rodolfo had been working 15+ years with Microsoft UC technologies, he started as a trainee with OCS 2007 and getting experience all the way to Microsoft Teams, Rodolfo had been awarded as a Microsoft MVP 8 times and counting. He is Founder of Teams User Group in Spanish, Microsoft Teams en Español and Co-founder and leader of Get-CsLatam community.

Rodolfo has his own blog steampunk.blog where he share all the experience and news from the UC world (in spanish) and with the Puppets365TV Gang, they create videos for YouTube, Instagram and Tiktok.

Rodolfo had been working 15+ years with Microsoft UC technologies, he started as a trainee with OCS 2007 and getting experience all the way to Microsoft Teams, Rodolfo had been awarded as a Microsoft MVP 8 times and counting. He is Founder of Teams ... Show more

Ivan Arribas

Ivan Arribas

https://vandalytic.com (Blog de Power BI)
https://waibbo.com (partner Microsoft especializado en Analítica de Datos)

https://vandalytic.com (Blog de Power BI) https://waibbo.com (partner Microsoft especializado en Analítica de Datos) Show more

Thomas Kurth

Thomas Kurth

I’m a Microsoft MVP, consultant, trainer and architect for endpoint management, identity and enterprise mobility projects with Microsoft Technologies in the past ten years. I love to push and design the modern workplace based on Microsoft 365 for my customers which is the only answer for the current security threats, agile world and the fast-changing business requirements of my customers. Important for me is to simplify and automate the operational processes, because there are the highest costs.

I’m a Microsoft MVP, consultant, trainer and architect for endpoint management, identity and enterprise mobility projects with Microsoft Technologies in the past ten years. I love to push and design the modern workplace based on Microsoft 365 for my ... Show more

Kajetan Duszyński

Kajetan Duszyński

Senior Developer/Team Leader at JIT Team with over 10 years of commercial experience. A passionate enthusiast for new technologies. Vlogger, blogger, YouTuber, and a person who feels best within the developer community. For more than 3 years, he has been helping people transition into the IT industry.

Senior Developer/Team Leader at JIT Team with over 10 years of commercial experience. A passionate enthusiast for new technologies. Vlogger, blogger, YouTuber, and a person who feels best within the developer community. For more than 3 years, he has ... Show more

Ahmed Salih

Ahmed Salih

Ahmed Salih is the Manager of Business Applications Development at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is also a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, an instructor for the Microsoft Power UP program, and a Super User within the Microsoft Power Platform Community forums. Ahmed is an invaluable technical and informational resource for business application leaders in his managerial role, guiding them through various business and IT challenges to boost operational efficiency, effectiveness, and executive decision-making.

Ahmed excels in collaborating with other subject matter experts to understand features and functionality, aiming to integrate information technology assets into a unified operating platform seamlessly. With over 14 years of experience in VB.Net software development, he has also developed profound knowledge in Power Apps Development, Microsoft Power Automate, and Microsoft Power BI. These skills enable him to deliver reliable, effective, end-to-end business solutions supporting high-growth organizations.

Driven to advance business priorities, Ahmed is always eager to embrace new concepts and explore innovative methods within the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure. Committed to staying current, he continually updates his knowledge and practical skills using Microsoft's Power Platform Components suite, data modeling, and integrations. He ensures he can deliver and maintain comprehensive business applications and solutions alongside dynamic, interactive Business Intelligence reports.

Ahmed Salih is the Manager of Business Applications Development at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He is also a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, an instructor for the Microsoft Power UP program, and a Super User within the Microsoft Pow... 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

Marco Amoedo

Marco Amoedo

Marco is an experienced engineer and technologist who has a deep expertise in Microsoft technologies. As the Global Alliance CTO, Marco leads the technology innovation and digital transformation for the Microsoft and KPMG alliance. He works closely with global teams to ensure smooth Microsoft technology integration and fosters cooperation among different groups. Marco's main goal is to strengthen technology capabilities, supporting clients in delivering state-of-the-art solutions, and enhance the strategic partnership with Microsoft by creating new opportunities for growth. Marco has an MSc in Computer Engineering, a Postgraduate Certificate in Technology Management and has received the Microsoft MVP award 11 times. He is also a member of the British Computer Society and member of the Colexio Profesional de Enxeneria Informatica. Marco's passion lies in enabling digital transformation and innovation. In his spare time, he likes reading, running, CrossFit, and spending time with family.

Marco is an experienced engineer and technologist who has a deep expertise in Microsoft technologies. As the Global Alliance CTO, Marco leads the technology innovation and digital transformation for the Microsoft and KPMG alliance. He works closely w... Show more

Gianni Castaldi

Gianni Castaldi

Gianni Castaldi is a NinjaCat @ KustoWorks, he started in IT in 2008 and in cybersecurity since 2017. His blogs can be read at kustoking.com and on medium.com/@giannicastaldi

He spends most of his time securing companies with the Microsoft Security Stack, Palo Alto Networks, and Tenable products and has also secured several ICS/SCADA related environments.

Gianni Castaldi is a NinjaCat @ KustoWorks, he started in IT in 2008 and in cybersecurity since 2017. His blogs can be read at kustoking.com and on medium.com/@giannicastaldi He spends most of his time securing companies with the Microsoft Securit... Show more

Bernat Agulló

Bernat Agulló

Passionate about Power BI in general and DAX and Calculation Groups in particular. Strong background in Excel, T-SQL and SSIS. Stints in Tableau and Qlik.
Coming from Engineering background and working with consulting companies I like understanding the business problem working directly with the customer.

Passionate about Power BI in general and DAX and Calculation Groups in particular. Strong background in Excel, T-SQL and SSIS. Stints in Tableau and Qlik. Coming from Engineering background and working with consulting companies I like understanding... Show more

Bronwen Zande

Bronwen Zande

Bronwen is a developer based in Brisbane who likes to play with new technology. She is an organiser of DDD Brisbane, a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, WTM Ambassador, Coralus (formally SheEO) activator and wildlife carer who loves to travel the world and take photos.

Bronwen is a developer based in Brisbane who likes to play with new technology. She is an organiser of DDD Brisbane, a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director, WTM Ambassador, Coralus (formally SheEO) activator and wildlife carer who loves to travel the... Show more

Rasmus Hald

Rasmus Hald

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

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

Eric Boyd

Eric Boyd

Eric D. Boyd is the Founder and CEO of responsiveX, a Microsoft Azure MVP, a Microsoft Regional Director, a regular conference speaker, and the co-author of Step-by-Step Azure SQL Database from Microsoft Press. He is so passionate about cloud, mobile and modern applications, that he founded responsiveX (www.responsiveX.com), a technology company that helps customers deliver great web, mobile and enterprise apps using the cloud and Azure. Eric launched his technology career almost two decades ago with a web development startup and has served in multiple roles since including developer, consultant, technology executive and business owner. You can find Eric blogging at http://www.EricDBoyd.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/EricDBoyd.

Eric D. Boyd is the Founder and CEO of responsiveX, a Microsoft Azure MVP, a Microsoft Regional Director, a regular conference speaker, and the co-author of Step-by-Step Azure SQL Database from Microsoft Press. He is so passionate about cloud, mobile... 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.