Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Robert Hurlbut

Robert Hurlbut

Robert brings over 30 years of experience in secure coding, software architecture. Before joining Toreon, he started and led the threat modeling program at Bank of America, and filled in a similar role at Aquia. He is passionate about helping teams identify, communicate, and understand threats and mitigations and enhance workload security through threat modeling.

Robert is a Microsoft MVP for Developer Security and an ISC2 Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP). He holds a Master of Science in Cyber Security from Southern New Hampshire University and is a Ph.D. candidate in Space Cybersecurity at Capitol Technology University.

Robert is co-author of the Threat Modeling Manifesto (https://www.threatmodelingmanifesto.org/), Threat Modeling Capabilities Model (https://www.threatmodelingmanifesto.org/capabilities), and co-host of the Application Security Podcast (https://appsec.buzzsprout.com/). A world-renowned expert in threat modeling, he frequently contributes thought leadership pieces on the topic and delivers workshops and presentations at industry events.

Robert brings over 30 years of experience in secure coding, software architecture. Before joining Toreon, he started and led the threat modeling program at Bank of America, and filled in a similar role at Aquia. He is passionate about helping teams i... Show more

Thomas Martinsen

Thomas Martinsen

Throughout my career, I have been driven by a passion for technology, innovation, and the impact they can have on organizations, industries, and society.

Today, I serve as Global Principal Advisor at Twoday, working across the Nordic region to help customers, partners, and internal teams navigate emerging technologies, shape technology strategy, and turn innovation into measurable business value.

With more than 30 years of experience in software engineering, technology leadership, and strategic advisory, I operate at the intersection of technology, business, and innovation. My focus is on helping organizations understand where technology is heading, what it means for their business, and how they can turn emerging opportunities into real-world advantage.

As a Microsoft Regional Director, I am part of a global community of technology leaders who provide strategic feedback to Microsoft and engage with industry leaders on technology trends, business strategy, digital transformation, and innovation. As a Microsoft AI MVP, I work closely with the Microsoft ecosystem to help organizations understand and adopt artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, and next-generation software engineering practices.

Throughout my career, I have built and led communities, organized conferences and industry events, advised executive leadership teams, facilitated innovation workshops, and worked with organizations ranging from startups to some of the largest enterprises in the Nordic region.

I am particularly passionate about bridging the gap between emerging technologies and real business outcomes. Whether speaking at international conferences, advising leadership teams, or helping shape the future of software engineering and AI-driven organizations, my goal is to help people and organizations prepare for, understand, and successfully navigate the future of technology.

I am especially energized by opportunities where technology moves beyond experimentation and into broad industry adoption through ecosystem development, strategic partnerships, community engagement, and practical business transformation.

Throughout my career, I have been driven by a passion for technology, innovation, and the impact they can have on organizations, industries, and society. Today, I serve as Global Principal Advisor at Twoday, working across the Nordic region to hel... Show more

Deepthi Goguri

Deepthi Goguri

Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Certification in Data Management and Analytics. Deepthi blogs for DBANuggets.com. Deepthi is a Co-Organizer for Microsoft Data and AI South Florida user group, Data TGIF, Cloud Data Driven User Group, Future Data Driven Summit, Databash Conference and Data Platform Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Group. She is also DEI Steering Committee member for PASS Data Community Summit. She is a Redgate Community Ambassador. Along with this, Deepthi loves arts and crafts. You can contact her on Twitter @dbanuggets.

Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Ce... Show more

Andrew Taylor

Andrew Taylor

CTO at Software Central. MVP in Intune and Security Copilot. Far too many years in IT, likes PowerShell, Graph and all things Intune

CTO at Software Central. MVP in Intune and Security Copilot. Far too many years in IT, likes PowerShell, Graph and all things Intune Show more

Christopher Gill

Christopher Gill

My name is Christopher Gill and I am a learn-it-all with a combined 20 years of experience in Cloud Design and Administration, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, and App management. I currently hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from St. Bonaventure University and maintain over 30 technology industry certifications. I am passionate about learning and growing a community of experts and am frequently found on social media sharing best practices and experiences helping others be successful in their Datacenter and Cloud management journeys.

My name is Christopher Gill and I am a learn-it-all with a combined 20 years of experience in Cloud Design and Administration, Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, and App management. I currently hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from... Show more

Vignesh Ganesan

Vignesh Ganesan

Vignesh Ganesan is a Microsoft MVP and an Enterprise Architect & Technology Strategist with 15 years of experience. He specializes in technical presales, product marketing, Go-to-Market strategy, leadership, consulting, advisory, solution design and designing and implementing SaaS, IaaS and PaaS environments including on-premises and hybrid infrastructures. In addition to that he also has a sound knowledge in designing and implementing security solutions for customers using native cloud controls along with 3rd party tools to build a secure Cloud environment. During his recent stint with Pitney Bowes, Microsoft and Deloitte, he designed technical solutions that can meet his customer’s needs and helped in driving their Digital Transformation so that they can get the best out of their Microsoft 365 & Azure implementation. He has worked on many products/technologies so far such as Active Directory, Windows Server , SharePoint & Exchange Server , Microsoft 365 , Azure AD ,Azure IaaS & PaaS , Slack , Google Workspace Enterprise Mobility & Security etc. .He has spoken on plethora of user groups , conferences & events across the globe and you can find all his work on his blog site i.e. Vignesh’s SharePoint Thoughts and his YouTube Channel . Over the years he has written almost 400 technical articles and has involved himself in many technical community related engagements for which he was awarded the prestigious Microsoft MVP Award and the C Sharp corner MVP Award . He always has a thirst to constantly learn something new which is what made him to complete almost 20+ Microsoft certifications.

My Microsoft MVP Profile : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004713

My Blogsite : https://vigneshsharepointthoughts.com/

My YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/VigneshGanesan

My Microsoft Transcript : https://www.credly.com/users/vignesh-ganesan/badges

Vignesh Ganesan is a Microsoft MVP and an Enterprise Architect & Technology Strategist with 15 years of experience. He specializes in technical presales, product marketing, Go-to-Market strategy, leadership, consulting, advisory, solution design and... Show more

Miska Kytö

Miska Kytö

Miska is a sharp and creative consultant with a solid background in cybersecurity, specializing in security operations and AI security. Currently working at Zure, he has experience in managing and developing security in both small and large environments, from Microsoft 365 to Azure. Miska is also a Microsoft MVP, having been awarded as the youngest MVP in Europe.

Miska is a sharp and creative consultant with a solid background in cybersecurity, specializing in security operations and AI security. Currently working at Zure, he has experience in managing and developing security in both small and large environme... Show more

Eduard Keilholz

Eduard Keilholz

Eduard Keilholz is a seasoned software developer and cloud architect at 4Dotnet, where he specializes in Microsoft development and cloud technologies. With a passion for helping organizations build highly performant cloud software solutions, Eduard has made significant contributions in the field of cloud architecture.

He is the author of the book Azure Infrastructure as Code, which delves into infrastructure automation using Azure, and is a frequent international conference speaker. Eduard is also the founder of the DotnetFriday meetup platform, a community initiative hosted in the Netherlands that fosters collaboration and learning among .NET professionals.

In addition to his development and community activities, Eduard created SpreaView, a platform designed to give conference organizers and speakers deeper insights into their performance by automating speaker evaluations. His contributions to the Microsoft community have earned him the prestigious title of Microsoft MVP since 2020.

Eduard Keilholz is a seasoned software developer and cloud architect at 4Dotnet, where he specializes in Microsoft development and cloud technologies. With a passion for helping organizations build highly performant cloud software solutions, Eduard h... Show more

Kevin Arnold

Kevin Arnold

Kevin Arnold is the Founder of Arnold Analytics, overseeing software management methodologies, deployment strategy, and optimal data architectures for clients. He is a senior data architect with over 20 years’ experience, including at large-cap and SMB consultancies. His work focuses on the Modern Microsoft BI Stack including Power BI, Analysis Services, SQL Server, PowerShell, DevOps, Azure, and Power Query.

He is a co-leader and frequent presenter for the Dallas/Fort Worth Power BI User Group, as well as presenting at conferences and other user groups. He has been recognized by Microsoft as a Data Platform MVP in 2022.

Kevin Arnold is the Founder of Arnold Analytics, overseeing software management methodologies, deployment strategy, and optimal data architectures for clients. He is a senior data architect with over 20 years’ experience, including at large-cap and S... Show more

Julie Turner

Julie Turner

Julie has been building software for over 20 years. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, she quickly realized a love and aptitude for developing rich user experiences and solutions. Since 2007 her focus has been on the SharePoint platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, and client-side development. She's a co-maintainer of PnPjs and hTWOo open-source initiatives. She also is the co-host of the "Code. Deploy. Go Live." podcast. She's also has been awarded the Microsoft MVP since 2017 and is a core member of the Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Team.

Julie has been building software for over 20 years. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, she quickly realized a love and aptitude for developing rich user experiences and solutions. Since 2007 her focus has be... Show more

Douglas Starnes

Douglas Starnes

Douglas Starnes is a technology entrepreneur, content creator and five-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Developer Technologies and the AI Platform in Memphis, TN. Douglas is the founder and director of the Memphis Azure User Group as well as the director of the Memphis Python User Group. He is also on the organizing committee of Scenic City Summit in Chattanooga, TN. A frequent conference and user group speaker, Douglas has delivered more than 80 featured presentations and workshops at more than 40 events over the past 10 years. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis on Music Composition from the University of Memphis.

Douglas Starnes is a technology entrepreneur, content creator and five-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Developer Technologies and the AI Platform in Memphis, TN. Douglas is the founder and director of the Memphis Azure User Group as well... Show more

Markus Lintuala

Markus Lintuala

Markus Lintuala is a seasoned technical solution expert with over a decade of experience in the IT and cloud industries. He specializes in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, with a strong focus on modern security practices and cloud-native solutions. Recognized as a Microsoft Security MVP, Markus is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build secure, scalable, and efficient environments.

In the past seven years, Markus has concentrated on security-driven projects, ranging from implementing Zero Trust architectures to modernizing identity and access management. His earlier career includes roles in enterprise and solution architecture, as well as server and end-device management for high-profile organizations. He has also led numerous service and concept development initiatives, bridging the gap between technology and process innovation.

A natural educator and communicator, Markus has trained professionals, delivering engaging sessions in public and private webinars, conferences, and training courses. Whether it’s a concise 30-minute talk or an in-depth five-day workshop, Markus has a proven ability to captivate audiences and make complex topics approachable and actionable.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Markus is an advocate for continuous learning, automation, and mentoring the next generation of IT professionals. With a combination of deep technical expertise, real-world experience, and an engaging presentation style, Markus inspires his audiences to embrace innovation and excel in their fields.

Markus Lintuala is a seasoned technical solution expert with over a decade of experience in the IT and cloud industries. He specializes in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, with a strong focus on modern security practices and cloud-native solutions.... Show more

Rik Hepworth

Rik Hepworth

Rik helps organisations use Cloud better as CEO and co-founder of Zure UK. 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.

Rik helps organisations use Cloud better as CEO and co-founder of Zure UK. 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 factor... Show more

André Krämer

André Krämer

André Krämer is the founder and CEO of Quality Bytes GmbH, and a freelance trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include app development with .NET MAUI, Azure DevOps, document automation and reporting with TX Text Control, as well as the analysis of memory leaks and performance issues. He is a regular author for LinkedIn Learning, where he has published more than thirty video trainings. Additionally, he is a TX Text Control MVP and a Microsoft MVP. He has written a book on Xamarin.Forms and one on .NET MAUI for Hanser Verlag.

André Krämer is the founder and CEO of Quality Bytes GmbH, and a freelance trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include app development with .NET MAUI, Azure DevOps, document automation and reporting with TX Text Control, as well as the ana... Show more

Alan Smith

Alan Smith

Alan Smith is a Cloud & AI Trainer, Mentor & Coach at Active Solution in Stockholm, Sweden. He has a strong hands-on philosophy and focusses on embracing the power and flexibility of cloud computing to deliver engaging and exciting demos and training courses.

Alan has held the MVP title since 2005, and is currently an AI MVP. He is in the organization team for the CloudBurst and AI Burst Conferences.

Alan Smith is a Cloud & AI Trainer, Mentor & Coach at Active Solution in Stockholm, Sweden. He has a strong hands-on philosophy and focusses on embracing the power and flexibility of cloud computing to deliver engaging and exciting demos and training... Show more

Raphael Koellner

Raphael Koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER
Compliance Manager

Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant.

As CEO for KöllnService GmbH he works for huge international companies to migrate and implementate cloud solutions on a technical and a contract/law way.

Since 2019 Raphael Köllner is Microsoft Regional Director. He is the community guy, MVP for Office Server & Services, Windows 10 Insider MVP, MCT, Microsoft Student Partner Evangelist and become an attorney in Europe. He is the lead of the Office 365 Usergroup Germany, the Office 365 DACH, Leader of the Office 365 conference Germany, the SharePoint Saturday Cologne and one of 30 Windows 10 Top Insiders. Moreover he is member of the TEAMS Elite Team and the organizer of the TeamsCommunityDay. In this connection he leads the biggest Windows 10 Insider Community in Germany.

MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Raphael%20%20Koellner-5000185

Microsoft Regional Director: https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/raphael-koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER Compliance Manager Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant. As CEO for KöllnSe... Show more

Kasam Shaikh

Kasam Shaikh

5X Microsoft MVP AI | Among first five AI MVP from INDIA |☁️ Cloud Evangelist at Capgemini| 🎙️Global AI Speaker | ✍️ Published Author | 👨‍💻 MS Docs Contributor | Founder of Dear Azure

5X Microsoft MVP AI | Among first five AI MVP from INDIA |☁️ Cloud Evangelist at Capgemini| 🎙️Global AI Speaker | ✍️ Published Author | 👨‍💻 MS Docs Contributor | Founder of Dear Azure Show more

Loryan Strant

Loryan Strant

Loryan’s love for technology and what it can do for him and for his clients truly shines through his work as an independent consultant, author, webcaster, blogger and public speaker. With the desire to advise his clients to become technologically self-sufficient, Loryan’s focus is to provide them with the skills they need to become aware of their technological needs and acquire the unequivocal confidence to execute a solution and change their technology ways.
Through passion, knowledge, experience and memory, Loryan prides himself on his ability to pick up on his clients’ style and language context so that they may learn in a way that works best for them. With over 15 years of working exclusively with Microsoft 365 (Office 365, BPOS) and being a Microsoft MVP most of that time, and close to 30 years of IT experience, Loryan is a pragmatic, honest, no bull**** kind of guy who takes his clients by the collar and gently guides them through Microsoft 365.

Loryan’s love for technology and what it can do for him and for his clients truly shines through his work as an independent consultant, author, webcaster, blogger and public speaker. With the desire to advise his clients to become technologically sel... Show more

Martin Himken

Martin Himken

My name is Martin Himken and I’m a consultant with a passion for getting things done. I started as a certified IT specialist in systems integration, worked with small companies (15 endpoints) to enterprise size customers (75k and above) and finally led my own team for a few years. I have over a decade of ConfigMgr and at least half of that in Intune know-how.

My name is Martin Himken and I’m a consultant with a passion for getting things done. I started as a certified IT specialist in systems integration, worked with small companies (15 endpoints) to enterprise size customers (75k and above) and finally l... Show more

Betim Beja

Betim Beja

Working as a power platform technical consultant since 2018. Since 2003 working as a full stack .net developer. Test Driven Development fanboy.
The first Microsoft MVP in Albania. Most contributions focused on the Power Platform developers. Investing a lot on tools and techniques to make a developer's life easier.

Working as a power platform technical consultant since 2018. Since 2003 working as a full stack .net developer. Test Driven Development fanboy. The first Microsoft MVP in Albania. Most contributions focused on the Power Platform developers. Investin... Show more

Samik Roy

Samik Roy


With over 10+ years of experience
✔️ Helping customers to implement Cloud Security at scale prima facia Microsoft Sentinel 🛡️ 🐱‍👤
✔️ Advocates Microsoft Security Education and awareness.
✔️ Love Building Open-Source ATOM Products.

📌 During my journey, I enjoy educating:
💡 FREE Udemy Course with 2K+ enrollments & 4.1 .
💡 Presented in 30+ Cloud Security Events.
💡 10+ Articles with 10K+ reads.
📌 Love building atom products
🔼 PowerShell Module on Defender for IOT Raw Logs.
🔼 Enrich Sentinel with Twitter TI Feeds.
🔼 Latest IP Ranges from Azure | GCP | AWS for Microsoft Sentinel
Things came along with the journey
⚡ #5 under top contributors for Microsoft Sentinel.
⚡ L5 Microsoft Sentinel Black Belt since 2022

With over 10+ years of experience ✔️ Helping customers to implement Cloud Security at scale prima facia Microsoft Sentinel 🛡️ 🐱‍👤 ✔️ Advocates Microsoft Security Education and awareness. ✔️ Love Building Open-Source ATOM Products. 📌 Duri... Show more

Hidde de Smet

Hidde de Smet

As a certified Azure Solution Architect, Hidde specializes in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions using Scrum and DevOps methodologies. His expertise lies in supporting applications throughout their lifecycle and advocating for agile processes, DevOps, testing, and continuous delivery. Hidde is passionate about utilizing cloud technology and best practices to optimize performance, reduce costs, and align with business objectives. His commitment to continuous learning and industry developments positions him as an ideal candidate to drive digital transformation and the adoption of agile practices in any organization.

As a certified Azure Solution Architect, Hidde specializes in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions using Scrum and DevOps methodologies. His expertise lies in supporting applications throughout their lifecycle and advocating fo... Show more

Fátima Jaydith Blancas

Fátima Jaydith Blancas

Fátima Blancas is the founder and CEO of iTProve Corporation. For the last fourteen years, she has been a consultant on Microsoft Technology, from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint Online, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams.

She was born and raised, and continues to live, in Mexico City. Fátima is a graduate of the La Salle University, Mexico City Campus. She believes in sharing knowledge to make this world a better place to live in.

She loves to speak about Technology and Education. She has participated as a Guest Speaker at several conferences. She also created the Office 365 Academia Community.
Join her at LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
LinkedIn: fatimablancas
Facebook: /fatimablancasv
Twitter: JaydithBV

Fátima Blancas is the founder and CEO of iTProve Corporation. For the last fourteen years, she has been a consultant on Microsoft Technology, from SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint Online, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams. She was born and raised, and ... Show more

David Rodriguez

David Rodriguez

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well as the TenerifeDev user group.

Over the last years I worked at DNN Corp. (a.k.a. DotNetNuke) as the Cloud Team Lead engineer, building Evoq OnDemand and the new microservices architecture for DNN Platform based products and services. I have authored some open source modules for DNN and Azure available at GitHub, allowing to integrate Azure AD, Redis, Application Insights and many other services in the platform.

You can find me organizing the local user group once or twice per month, mainly talking about cloud related matters, and lately on building intelligent apps and bots with cognitive services, and of course, at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Madrid. I don't miss any Microsoft Inspire conference edition, so if you plan to go there we can meet and talk with a cup of coffee. BTW, if you come to the island, I will be happy to show you the best "guachinches" on Tenerife, only local people know the best ones.

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well ... Show more

Wilson Mok

Wilson Mok

Wilson Mok is a data and AI transformation leader specializing in helping organizations translate business strategy into enterprise data and AI capability. As a Director of Data & AI, he advises leadership teams on building scalable platforms, defining operating models, and embedding AI into core decision-making and operations.

His work focuses on bridging the gap between innovation and execution. By enabling organizations to move beyond pilots and deliver sustained business value from data and AI investments.

Wilson is recognized as a Microsoft MVP and Databricks Solutions Architect Champion and is a regular speaker at industry conferences on modern data platforms, enterprise AI architecture, and data strategy.

He is passionate about helping leaders and practitioners build confident, future-ready data and AI organizations.

Wilson Mok is a data and AI transformation leader specializing in helping organizations translate business strategy into enterprise data and AI capability. As a Director of Data & AI, he advises leadership teams on building scalable platforms, defini... Show more

Juan Bravo Vargas

Juan Bravo Vargas

I am a results-driven IT Architect with over 18 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing ERP solutions across various industries. Since becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in 2020, I have delivered training courses for supply chain consultants and solution architects, helping professionals deepen their expertise in Dynamics 365 F&O.

In 2023, I co-authored Becoming a Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant Associate to support solution consultants in building their supply chain knowledge within the Dynamics 365 framework.

I am also dedicated to contributing to the Microsoft community, regularly speaking at conferences and sharing insights on my blog, www.dynamicsrepublic.com, where I enjoy fostering a space for growth and learning in the Dynamics 365 ecosystem.

I am a results-driven IT Architect with over 18 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing ERP solutions across various industries. Since becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) in 2020, I have delivered training courses for ... Show more

Emanuel Palm

Emanuel Palm

Emanuel is a Microsoft MVP who loves to solve problems using code. Whether it's Infrastructure-as-Code, pipeline automation or cloud native platforms, with PowerShell, Bicep and C# as his tools of choice he soars through the clouds of Azure on a daily basis.

He works at Unwonted in Sweden as a Cloud Specialist, enjoys public speaking and he blogs about Azure, PowerShell, .NET and various IT adventures on https://pipe.how. He enjoys open source, roasts his own coffee, plays D&D and sometimes combines his interests into quirky apps.

Maintainer of open source tools such as the PowerShell modules PSBicep, AzAuth and AzBobbyTables.

Emanuel is a Microsoft MVP who loves to solve problems using code. Whether it's Infrastructure-as-Code, pipeline automation or cloud native platforms, with PowerShell, Bicep and C# as his tools of choice he soars through the clouds of Azure on a dail... Show more

Ulrikke Akerbæk

Ulrikke Akerbæk

Ulrikke Akerbæk, Microsoft MVP since 2021, was named one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway in 2022. She is a leading expert in Power Pages, has 15 years of experience working in tech, and started her career as a SharePoint consultant. She now works as a Power Platform Practice Lead, advisor, architect, developer, and consultant at Itera Fredrikstad.

She is a #PowerAddict and an active contributor in the Power Platform community, peaking at events worldwide and helping others on their journey with the Power Platform. She has been leading the organizing committee for the Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge; a three-day hackathon in Oslo, a yearly event since 2011. She is one of the leaders in the Oslo Power Platform and Dynamics 365 User Groups and hosts "Portallunsj"; a Power Pages meetup, every quarter. Ulrikke also hosts the Power Platform BOOST Podcast with community champion, Nick Doelman, and is on the organising committee for Nordic Summit.

Ulrikke Akerbæk, Microsoft MVP since 2021, was named one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway in 2022. She is a leading expert in Power Pages, has 15 years of experience working in tech, and started her career as a SharePoint consultant. She now wor... Show more

Daniel Rohregger

Daniel Rohregger

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combines that with the passion for technology.

💼 M365 Copilot MVP
💼 AI, Hybrid Work, Teams and Modern Work-Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster, Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany near Munich area

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combin... Show more

Lotte Pitcher

Lotte Pitcher

Lotte Pitcher has been building websites with Microsoft technologies for longer than she cares to remember. She ran a web development agency in London and is now Head of the Developer Relations team at Umbraco, where she helps maintain a successful open-source project while engaging with its dedicated global community.

As a Microsoft MVP and a long-time open-source contributor, Lotte organises meetups, hackathons and conferences, speaks at events and releases software. She is a passionate advocate for active participation in tech communities and aims to create inclusive, safe and welcoming spaces - both in-person and virtual - where everyone can learn, collaborate and thrive.

Lotte Pitcher has been building websites with Microsoft technologies for longer than she cares to remember. She ran a web development agency in London and is now Head of the Developer Relations team at Umbraco, where she helps maintain a successful o... 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.