Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Philippe Morisseau

Philippe Morisseau

Co-manager of the Microsoft center of excellence in the Atlantic community of onepoint, I coordinate a team of specialists on Microsoft technologies but not only...

We bring our expertise and support to our clients on the following topics:
- DevOps with Azure DevOps,
- Cloud with Azure,
- Modern Workspace with Microsoft 365,
- Data.

We also design and produce innovative application solutions around the cloud, DevOps, collaboration and data.

With more than 15 years of experience, myself, I bring my knowledge on:
- the Azure Cloud architecture,
- FinOps Azure expertise,
- DevOps expertise,
- Data architecture (ETL, Datahub),
- the design and development of heavy client and web .net applications,
- the agility,
- lean IT/Software Development and
- operation of OnPremise infrastructure.

I share my knowledge through:
- various training courses around the Azure cloud and DevOps,
- my blog https://pmorisseau.ineaweb.net/

Finally, i'm very proud to be recognized by Microsoft as a MVP (Most Valuable Professional).

Co-manager of the Microsoft center of excellence in the Atlantic community of onepoint, I coordinate a team of specialists on Microsoft technologies but not only... We bring our expertise and support to our clients on the following topics: - DevO... Show more

Nico De Cleyre

Nico De Cleyre

As a SharePoint developer I started my career in September 2010. After 8 years of immersing myself in the world of backend development, I learned and discovered the wonderful world of client side development by getting started with SPFx.
As a result, I evolved into an M365 developer by not only doing developments within SharePoint, but also coming into contact with development in Azure, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform and much more!

In my free time i’m also a contributor of the CLI for Microsoft 365 open source project

As a SharePoint developer I started my career in September 2010. After 8 years of immersing myself in the world of backend development, I learned and discovered the wonderful world of client side development by getting started with SPFx. As a result... Show more

Peter Ward

Peter Ward

I'm now the CEO (former CTO) of SoHo Dragon, a New York-based Microsoft Partner. I'm involved with developing and delivering Microsoft cloud solutions, as well as presenting new ideas and motivating the people within the team to provide outstanding service to our clients. In many ways, my goal is to help clients master the best of what other people have already figured out.

I prefer taking the lead on technical Microsoft Azure / O365 projects to architect and deploy. Other traits include:

-In many ways, I’m old school as I Iike projects delivered on time and on a budget without surprises
-UX simplicity
-Good O365 trainer and motivator
-Co-authored 4 SharePoint books and frequent contributor to Github
-Author of the book- Leadership in a zoom economy with Microsoft Teams
-Staying on the leading edge, not the bleeding edge of technology
-Good at thinking on my feet in meetings or complex situations
-I find myself often being able to get to the heart of the issue whilst not ruffling to many feathers
-Love yoga, vegetarian food, and reading Malcolm Gladwell books

www.sohodragon.nyc
www.wardpeter.com

I'm now the CEO (former CTO) of SoHo Dragon, a New York-based Microsoft Partner. I'm involved with developing and delivering Microsoft cloud solutions, as well as presenting new ideas and motivating the people within the team to provide outstanding ... Show more

Calvin Allen

Calvin Allen

My focus at New Relic is on enhancing CodeStream, a developer tool designed to tap into production telemetry data, including code-level metrics, errors, logging, and more, so you can easily find and remediate issues — all from your favorite IDE.

Collaboration and communication are the bedrock of my approach, ensuring cross-functional teams thrive and deliver high-quality software solutions.

My focus at New Relic is on enhancing CodeStream, a developer tool designed to tap into production telemetry data, including code-level metrics, errors, logging, and more, so you can easily find and remediate issues — all from your favorite IDE. C... Show more

Twan Koot

Twan Koot

Hi! My name is Twan Koot and I'm 31 years old from The Netherlands. I'm a Principal Expert who's passion lies in creating and improving Cloud solutions to achieve high performing applications. I believe in a no nonsense approach in which quality should be number one. Apart from working on complex IT environments I like to drive my motorcycle and play videogames.

Hi! My name is Twan Koot and I'm 31 years old from The Netherlands. I'm a Principal Expert who's passion lies in creating and improving Cloud solutions to achieve high performing applications. I believe in a no nonsense approach in which quality shou... 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

Alexander Benoit

Alexander Benoit

Alexander Benoit is the CEO of water IT Security and Defense a company that provides holistic and continuous security. Specializing not only in enterprise security consulting but also in 24/7 managed SOC, Alex has deep threat insights from over 100 thousand endpoints, identities and SaaS usage. He is a Microsoft MVP for Security and a member of the privileged group of Microsoft Regional Directors. With Trust in Tech Cologne, he leads a community of now several thousand white-hats.

Alexander Benoit is the CEO of water IT Security and Defense a company that provides holistic and continuous security. Specializing not only in enterprise security consulting but also in 24/7 managed SOC, Alex has deep threat insights from over 100 t... Show more

Anthony Mashford

Anthony Mashford

With more than two decades working in large Enterprises, Corporations and within the Microsoft Partner network, Anthony has gained a wealth experience & knowledge in varying architectures.

Now specialising in Azure, specifically Azure NetApp Files and NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Anthony works to help clients envision and plan their journey to the cloud.

With more than two decades working in large Enterprises, Corporations and within the Microsoft Partner network, Anthony has gained a wealth experience & knowledge in varying architectures. Now specialising in Azure, specifically Azure NetApp Files... Show more

EY Kalman

EY Kalman

Experienced Power Platform Solution Architect & technical evangelist, empowering organisations through the right usage & adoption of technology to enable and support enterprise business growth

Experienced Power Platform Solution Architect & technical evangelist, empowering organisations through the right usage & adoption of technology to enable and support enterprise business growth Show more

Marko Totovic

Marko Totovic

Marko Totovic is a Microsoft MVP for business applications. He currently works as a PTS for Customer Engagement & Power Platform at Companial as well as a freelancer for many global Dynamics partners. He is a frequent speaker at many global (Directions, Summit, Days of Knowledge, BCTechDays...) and regional conferences. He is also a Lead in the UserGroup BizSource.

Marko Totovic is a Microsoft MVP for business applications. He currently works as a PTS for Customer Engagement & Power Platform at Companial as well as a freelancer for many global Dynamics partners. He is a frequent speaker at many global (Directio... Show more

Thomas Goelles

Thomas Goelles

I work as Head of Consulting and Engineering Services at Solvion. I'm proud to lead cross-functional teams with my colleagues, building unique services and solutions that help people achieve more in their digital workplace efforts. I'm responsible for our unit's portfolio on a technical/strategic level and coordination of our marketing efforts, and I'm also part of our overall pre-sales team. As an active member of the Microsoft 365 community and Microsoft MVP I'm one of the organisers of CollabDays Vienna, Office 365 Meetup Graz, Office 365 Meetup Vienna.

I work as Head of Consulting and Engineering Services at Solvion. I'm proud to lead cross-functional teams with my colleagues, building unique services and solutions that help people achieve more in their digital workplace efforts. I'm responsible fo... Show more

Gui Ferreira

Gui Ferreira

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning.
He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator.

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning. He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator. Show more

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

MVPx22
MCPx98
Author at @ENIeditions
https://sessionize.com/thierry-deman-barcelo

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Christoph Twiehaus

Christoph Twiehaus

Experience in a German insurance group, at a medium-sized IT consulting firm for Microsoft technologies and at Microsoft itself have shaped his professional career. Digital transformation and its influence on people and companies are Christoph's hobbyhorse.
For him, people and their needs in the context of digital transformation are in the foreground alongside the daily new technological challenges.

He also likes to swim against the tide sometimes. There is not THE solution for THE customer. Everything must and may be questioned on a daily basis in order to achieve an optimal result. Since every customer and every project is different, you can't copy everything 1:1.

Experience in a German insurance group, at a medium-sized IT consulting firm for Microsoft technologies and at Microsoft itself have shaped his professional career. Digital transformation and its influence on people and companies are Christoph's hobb... Show more

Andrew Welch

Andrew Welch

Cloud technology leader, founder and CTO of Cloud Lighthouse, Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), speaker, published author, and regular writer of essays and white papers on cloud technology including Strategic Thinking for the Microsoft Cloud, Crafting your Future-Ready Enterprise AI Strategy, and the multi-edition Power Platform Adoption Framework. Andrew works directly with CXOs, Microsoft partners, Microsoft product engineering groups, technologists, and investors to guide cloud strategy and ecosystem architecture. His previous service includes that as CTO, global Vice President, Practice Director, and VP of Operations, and other tech and business focused roles at various Microsoft partners. He’s led some of the world’s largest Microsoft adoptions on all seven continents (yes, including Antarctica), serving startup to Fortune 100 organizations, public sector agencies, and global NGOs. Based in London and Boston, Andrew makes frequent visits throughout the United States and Europe.

Cloud technology leader, founder and CTO of Cloud Lighthouse, Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional), speaker, published author, and regular writer of essays and white papers on cloud technology including Strategic Thinking for the Microsoft Clou... Show more

Vahid Doustimajd

Vahid Doustimajd

As a Microsoft MVP, MCT, and experienced data analyst with over 14 years of experience in project management and data analytics, I have a passion for finding smart solutions. My expertise includes utilizing Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Power Automate, Excel, and VBA to uncover insights from data. I am also an active member of the Power BI community, as a Super User, User Group Leader, blogger, and continuous learner.

As a Microsoft MVP, MCT, and experienced data analyst with over 14 years of experience in project management and data analytics, I have a passion for finding smart solutions. My expertise includes utilizing Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Power Automate,... Show more

Carlos Lopez

Carlos Lopez

Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Guatemala Tech Community leader,
Cloud Database Engineer.
Experienced in multi-platform databases on RDBMS MS SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Oracle, MySQL, No SQL experienced in MongoDB as well.
Experienced in large-scale relational databases management support, passionate about K8S and Docker container tech-oriented to development and data platform.

Advanced Linux user, Gentoo distro fan since v.1.4.

In his spare time, Carlos is an enthusiastic swimmer and runner.

Microsoft Data Platform MVP Guatemala Tech Community leader, Cloud Database Engineer. Experienced in multi-platform databases on RDBMS MS SQL Server, Azure SQL DB, Oracle, MySQL, No SQL experienced in MongoDB as well. Experienced in large-scale ... Show more

Feridun Kadir

Feridun Kadir

Feridun Kadir is a Power Platform and Dynamics 365/CRM freelance consultant and trainer. He graduated in Electronic Engineering from York University, England in 1984. He started his career in IT training delivering Windows Server 200, Active Directory and other infrastructure courses. In 2005, he crossed over into the Microsoft Dynamics CRM world starting with version 1.2.

Since then Feridun has built up extensive Microsoft Dynamics 365/CRM and Power Platform experience which includes delivering training, consulting, customization, support and speaking at community events.

He has worked on Microsoft courseware and exam development and has delivered Train-the-Trainer courses to Dynamics professionals interested in becoming Microsoft Certified Trainers.

Feridun has received the Most Valuable Professional award from Microsoft every year since 2011 for his contributions to the Dynamics 365/CRM community.

Feridun Kadir is a Power Platform and Dynamics 365/CRM freelance consultant and trainer. He graduated in Electronic Engineering from York University, England in 1984. He started his career in IT training delivering Windows Server 200, Active Director... Show more

Diana Birkelbach

Diana Birkelbach

I'm a Microsoft MVP from Germany, working for ORBIS SE. There I've got the chance to work with Dynamics 365 right from the beginning (back then Microsoft CRM v1.2). Beeing focused on the ProDev aspects of the Power Platform, I'm enthusiatic about Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) development. You can call me PCFLady. You can find me answering questions in the "Power Apps Pro Dev & ISV" Forum, blogging on my "Dianamics" blog site (dianabirkelbach.wordpress.com), sharing videos on youtube (youtube.com/@pcflady) and free PCF controls on https://pcf.gallery/ ;.

I'm a Microsoft MVP from Germany, working for ORBIS SE. There I've got the chance to work with Dynamics 365 right from the beginning (back then Microsoft CRM v1.2). Beeing focused on the ProDev aspects of the Power Platform, I'm enthusiatic about Pow... Show more

Stefán Jökull Sigurðarson

Stefán Jökull Sigurðarson

Stefán Jökull has been a professional programmer for over 20 years, although he wrote his first BASIC program on an old Amstrad CPC 464 way back in 1986. He is a Principal Software Engineer at Lucinity in Iceland where he focuses on API design and observability. He has a lot of experience with systems that require attention to details and have high customer impact. He also maintains the open-source aspect of Have I Been Pwned with Troy Hunt.

Stefán is also a Microsoft MVP, a member of the .NET Foundation, and specializes in all things .NET with a focus on performance, security, and analytics/telemetry.

When he's not working, he enjoys time with the family, working on OSS software and having the occasional beer when meeting fellow developers.

Stefán Jökull has been a professional programmer for over 20 years, although he wrote his first BASIC program on an old Amstrad CPC 464 way back in 1986. He is a Principal Software Engineer at Lucinity in Iceland where he focuses on API design and ob... Show more

Sergio Govoni

Sergio Govoni

Since 1999 Sergio Govoni has been a software developer; in 2000 he got a degree in Computer Science at Università degli Studi in Ferrara (Italy). He has worked for over 23 years in Centro Software - The ERP Company - that produces the best ERP for manufacturing companies that are export oriented. Now, he manages the development product team and he is constantly involved on several team projects, where he focues his attention on the architecture and the mission-critical technical details. Since 2016 he is the vice president of the UGISS (www.ugiss.org). For the provided help to technical communities and for sharing his own experience, since 2010 he has received the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award.

Since 1999 Sergio Govoni has been a software developer; in 2000 he got a degree in Computer Science at Università degli Studi in Ferrara (Italy). He has worked for over 23 years in Centro Software - The ERP Company - that produces the best ERP for ma... Show more

Zoe Wilson

Zoe Wilson

Zoe is the Global Modern Work Data, Apps & Workflow Practice Lead and an Executive at Avanade, as well as leading globally for Copilot in Modern Work, including Copilot for Microsoft 365.

In this role, Zoe is working with colleagues and clients to help them realise the value of their investments in workplace technology, with a focus on reinventing work, transforming content to knowledge, driving innovation and improving employee experience, productivity & effectiveness for both knowledge and frontline workers.

Innovation and technology evangelism are both core to the success of this role, as well as a passion for delighting and exciting customers with the art of the possible. Additionally, she also works closely with partners like Microsoft on technology innovations, and contributes to many events across the Microsoft tech community through speaking, volunteering as part of various event teams, and more recently was a member of the organising team for Scottish Summit.

Zoe brings together a customer-focused solution background with several years of technology leadership experience and almost 20 years experience working with collaborative tools such as SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies. She is passionate about solving business problems in an innovative and exciting way, and although her primary tech focus has been SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft 365, she now has the pleasure of working across a much broader range of technologies.

Early in 2022, Zoe joined a group of other like-minded MVPs to form the Viva Explorers, who actively promote, evangelize and champion a modern employee / workplace experience under-pinned by tools such as Microsoft Viva.

Zoe is the Global Modern Work Data, Apps & Workflow Practice Lead and an Executive at Avanade, as well as leading globally for Copilot in Modern Work, including Copilot for Microsoft 365. In this role, Zoe is working with colleagues and clients to... Show more

Keith Whatling

Keith Whatling

Starting off as a multimedia geek back in the late '90s and working in almost every field of content creation, Keith has, after a short hiatus from the digital world driving a bus, moved from VBA development (and trying to be a real developer) to PowerApps and the Power platform 6 years ago!

Keith is a Keynote speaker and has spoken at many conferences including: Microsoft Business Applications Summit 2018 & 2019, Ignite, Future Decoded, and Ignite World Tour.

Keith always speaks from first-hand experience and his sessions are always described as 'energetic'.

Starting off as a multimedia geek back in the late '90s and working in almost every field of content creation, Keith has, after a short hiatus from the digital world driving a bus, moved from VBA development (and trying to be a real developer) to Pow... Show more

Tricia Sinclair

Tricia Sinclair

Tricia has over 15 years of experience in technology, specialising in Microsoft Business Applications and Low Code Platform. She is the founder of the Power Platform School, a volunteer run NFP which focuses on increasing black representation in the Microsoft Partner eco system. She is also a Microsoft MVP, an award presented by Microsoft to show appreciation to technology expers who share knowledge with the wider community.

While technology is always amazing, Tricia's passion revolves around how technology affects people and providing opportunities for everyone to be a part of our future ways of working.

Tricia has over 15 years of experience in technology, specialising in Microsoft Business Applications and Low Code Platform. She is the founder of the Power Platform School, a volunteer run NFP which focuses on increasing black representation in the ... Show more

Simon Denton

Simon Denton

I am currently the architect of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem at Mott MacDonald who are a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. In my role I am enthusiastic about maximising the value gained by staff through adoption and continuous improvement.

My focus is on building knowledge communities, efficient and effective information lifecycle management, and the sustained adoption of the Microsoft 365. I believe in configuration over development.

I am happy to speak on a wide range of subjects from data and analytics, archiving to Copilot and citizen development using the Power Platform as well as my journey in leaving construction to becoming an IT Pro and Architect.

I have been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional since 2016 which in recognition for my exceptional community leadership, technical expertise, global influence, and commitment to solving real world problems. I am an active participant in several Microsoft early adopter programmes which keeps Mott MacDonald at the forefront of technological change.

I am currently the architect of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem at Mott MacDonald who are a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. In my role I am enthusiastic about maximising the value gained by staff through adoption and continuo... 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

Michiel van Oudheusden

Michiel van Oudheusden

Michiel is a Microsoft .NET consultant, developer, and architect. With a focus on ALM and DevOps, APIs and containers, but also on products like AzureDevOps, Azure, Containers and everything around it, he has a broad interest and experience. From traditional Windows applications to web development, managing teams and data centers and building highly available distributed systems, he worked with multiple enterprise organizations.
In his spare time, he likes to work on open-source software and home automation.

Michiel is a Microsoft .NET consultant, developer, and architect. With a focus on ALM and DevOps, APIs and containers, but also on products like AzureDevOps, Azure, Containers and everything around it, he has a broad interest and experience. From tr... Show more

Marco Gerber

Marco Gerber

Curious potato, keen on Azure and cloud technologies. Mountain climber and photography lover. Proud beer practitioner.

Curious potato, keen on Azure and cloud technologies. Mountain climber and photography lover. Proud beer practitioner. Show more

Antje Lamartine

Antje Lamartine

Antje Lamartine is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Apps & Services and Lead for M365 Adoption & Change Management at IF-Blueprint in Munich.

She accompanies M365 implementations in local and international companies with her M365 Change Management expertise. She helps identify the challenges and fears associated with change and transforms them into possibilities and opportunities.

This includes developing change strategies, roadmaps and action plans and implementing them in close collaboration with her clients. Her passion is to help people successfully master the challenging journey into the "new normal", while ensuring that companies get the most out of their M365 investment.

Antje Lamartine is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Apps & Services and Lead for M365 Adoption & Change Management at IF-Blueprint in Munich. She accompanies M365 implementations in local and international companies with her M365 Change Management exp... Show more

Thomas Stensitzki

Thomas Stensitzki

Thomas Stensitzki owns Granikos GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and focuses as a principal consultant on Exchange Server, Office 365, and Microsoft Azure. He is an MVP for M365.
He holds various Microsoft certifications, like Microsoft Certified Master for Exchange Server 2010 and Microsoft Certified Solutions Master Messaging. When not working as a consultant, he teaches Microsoft technology courses as an MCT. He is an MCT Regional Lead for Germany.

Thomas Stensitzki owns Granikos GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, and focuses as a principal consultant on Exchange Server, Office 365, and Microsoft Azure. He is an MVP for M365. He holds various Microsoft certifications, like Microsoft Certified Master for ... 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.