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Microsoft MVPs
All Microsoft MVPs that have added their award to their speaker profile.
Ahmad Najjar is a seasoned Power Platform Lead Architect at Avanade, based in Oslo, Norway. With a remarkable career spanning 20 years in the Microsoft development ecosystem, Ahmad has honed his expertise in C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and SharePoint. Over the... Show more
Consultant during the day, hobbyist at night. Bart is technical architect focusing on the Microsoft technology stack, covering anything between cloud and backend services to Windows and mobile, with a strong focus on developer security and product... Show more
Solves problems using code, with PowerShell and C# as his tools of choice while soaring through the clouds of Azure. Blogs about Azure, PowerShell, .NET and various IT adventures on https://pipe.how. Enjoys open source, baking, playing D&D and com... Show more
Speaker, author, and software developer. Stacy has been developing solutions since the mid-1990s in various companies and industries ranging from facilitating contract jobbing to allowing consumers to close a mortgage without the help of a financial ... Show more
Thomas LeBlanc is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has spent 15+ years as a Data Warehouse Manager and Business Intelligence Architect in Baton Rouge, LA along with 15+ year as a Database Administrator specializing in SQL Server, Microsoft Business ... Show more
Enthusiastic about technology, passionate about growing, inspiring and leading technical teams, getting-things-done-mentality and problem solving skills. Specialized in Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Azure and SharePoint. Cur... Show more
Michael Kaufmann is a Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and the CEO of Xpirit Germany. Mike has been working as a .net developer and architect for more than 20 years. In addition to implementing agile techniques (like scrum), ALM and DevOps practic... Show more
Amarender Peddamalku is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications. As a Digital Transformation Leader and Microsoft Modern Work Practice Lead at Perficient, my focus is on Employee Experience and Power Platform. Has over 15 years of experience with Mi... Show more
André is a Data Engineer and architect mostly in Azure. He has done a lot of DBA work on 1000’s of SQL Servers where he discovered his love for Powershell, architecting data solutions, building and tuning ETL processes (with BIML), and even implement... Show more
As a Microsoft MVP for Azure, Thomas Tomow is actively contributing to the community that is passionate about modern cloud technologies. He hosts Azure Meetups in Konstanz and Stuttgart, Germany, and works as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Xpi... Show more
Kristina Devochko is a platform engineer, tech content creator, speaker and tech community contributor based in Norway. She focuses on all things cloud native, Kubernetes, cloud security and green tech. Kristina is an owner of kristhecodingunicorn.co... Show more
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Kevin McDonnell
Group Manager - Modern Workplace @ Avanade, Co-host GreyHatBeardPrincess, Viva Explorer
Inspired by those in the community that have gone before me, I try to share what I learn by looking at what the services from Microsoft can offer, understanding challenges people have and bringing those two things together. Having learned from 13 yea... Show more
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Tiago Costa
Cloud Architect and Advisor | Trainer | International Speaker | Author @Independent Contractor
Tiago Costa is a Senior Cloud Architect and Advisor focusing on Microsoft Azure, International Speaker, Trainer and Author. For the past 20 years has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft technologies. In the last years Tiago hav... Show more
Sammy is a seasoned consultant with an extensive background in diverse industries and over a decade of experience. With a specialization in the Microsoft Stack, he has successfully undertaken and delivered numerous projects across sectors such as fin... Show more
Currently, Sandro is working as Integration Team Lead at DevScope (www.devscope.net). In the past years, he has been working on implementing Integration scenarios both on-premise and cloud for various clients, each with different scenarios from a tec... Show more
Craig Forshaw is a Cloud and IaC solution architect working at Atea. He is a Microsoft MVP in cloud security and Azure IaC and is a founding member of the Microsoft Security User Group. He is an active speaker with over 18 years of experience inside ... Show more
Peter is an Enterprise Mobility MVP since 2020 and is working as Modern Workplace Engineer at NN Group in The Netherlands. He has more than 15 years of experience in IT, with a strong focus on Microsoft technologies like Microsoft Intune, EMS, and au... Show more
Gavita Regunath is the Head of AI with Advancing Analytics and a Microsoft AI MVP. She has a PhD in Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics and has over a decade of experience working with Data and AI within the aeronautical, automotive, financ... Show more
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Jorge Turrado
SRE Expert at SCRM Lidl International Hub - Microsoft MVP - CNCF Ambassador - KEDA Maintainer
I have over 8 years of experience working in software development, including development, infrastructure architecture, and monitoring. Currently, I am an SRE at SCRM Lidl International Hub, as well as a Microsoft MVP award recipient for 4 years i... Show more
Johan Persson has worked as a consultant for more than 20 years and is at the moment employed as a Senior Technical Specialist at Engage Group. He is co-hosting three Swedish podcasts: ”En Liten Podd om IT”, "Dynamicspodden" and ”The Nerd Herd”. His ... Show more
Christian Wenz is an author, trainer, and consultant. His main focus of working and writing is on web technologies and security. Christian has written or co–written over 100 books for various publishers. He works with both open source and closed sour... Show more
I'm a Microsoft MVP in Azure, Artificial Intelligence, and Developer Technologies. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. I've been developing .NET apps for +10 years. I find C# a... Show more
Huan Li is an accomplished technologist and innovator at the intersection of artificial intelligence and real-world applications. As a seasoned architect at Chatie.IO and a Venture Partner at Plug and Play, Huan leverages his deep expertise in coding... Show more
Mattias Karlsson
Partner & Technical fellow at WCOM AB. Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. Father of 2, husband of 1.
Mattias has been working professionally as a developer for over 20 years. His interest in coding started already in the 80s with the Commodore 128 and but his true passion came with the Amiga. Today he's a partner and senior architect at WCOM, ... Show more
Jakob Ehn works as a Cloud architecture and DevOps specialist at Active Solution. For more than 20 years, has has been building software solutions, educating developers and teams on Microsoft technologies through training, books, and conference talks... Show more
Sean is a solutions architect and consultant with Akumina, an acknowledged market leader in the modern intranet and digital workplace solution space. Microsoft certified MCP, MCTS, and MCPD, Sean has 25+ years of experience developing software, build... Show more
Jesper Nielsen is a Principal Architect and Technology Provocateur with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and has extensive knowledge of Windows technologies, having designed, and imple... Show more
Femke Cornelissen is Technical Evangelist at Wortell. She is also the co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech (DWIT). Femke's goal with DWIT is to connect women in tech and help to inspire young women to choose a job in IT. Women can connect through the co... Show more
Shaun is an avid gamer, learner and experimenter, these combined with a profession in software development make for some really fun journeys. He gets more than excited when others find interest in what he does and has made it his mission to share his... Show more
Markus Ehrenmüller-Jensen is the founder of Savory Data and works as a project leader, data engineer and BI architect since 1994. He is an educated software-engineer, graduated business educator and professor for databases and project engineering at ... 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.