Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Cameron Dwyer

Cameron Dwyer

Cameron Dwyer oversees a product portfolio focused on the Microsoft Office 365 & SharePoint eco-system. With over 20 years experience as a developer, consultant and leader in collaboration technologies, Cameron has been actively involved in the SharePoint community since 2007 and is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Development.

Cameron Dwyer oversees a product portfolio focused on the Microsoft Office 365 & SharePoint eco-system. With over 20 years experience as a developer, consultant and leader in collaboration technologies, Cameron has been actively involved in the Share... 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

Blaize Stewart

Blaize Stewart

Blaize is a Microsoft Azure MVP and has been interested in software development since childhood and wrote his first software while still in high school. Since that time, Blaize has had broad experience in all things IT ranging from a network administrator to a software architect and everything in between.

Blaize is a Microsoft Azure MVP and has been interested in software development since childhood and wrote his first software while still in high school. Since that time, Blaize has had broad experience in all things IT ranging from a network administ... Show more

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & awarded 6 times as an MVP. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform!
Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Hertfordshire with the Golden Herts Award.

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & awarded 6 times as an MVP. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform! Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Hertfordshire... Show more

Guro Faller

Guro Faller

Solution architect from Norway with a passion for vintage clothing and good customer experiences. Guro has worked for 10+ years with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Her background is varied, with experience in retail, fashion, financial services, marketing, and event management.
Guro is part of organizing multiple community events, such as the Nordic Summit, Marketing Day, Oslo Power Platform & Beyond, and the virtual global Customer Experience User Group.

Solution architect from Norway with a passion for vintage clothing and good customer experiences. Guro has worked for 10+ years with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Her background is varied, with experience in retail, fashion, financial services... Show more

Anbu Mani

Anbu Mani

Anbu Mani is a Solution Architect at ARISE Investment and Capital Limited, Coimbatore. My area of interest is Xamarin Forms, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Xamarin Android, Windows Apps Development, Microsoft Azure, and AI.

Anbu Mani is a Solution Architect at ARISE Investment and Capital Limited, Coimbatore. My area of interest is Xamarin Forms, C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Xamarin Android, Windows Apps Development, Microsoft Azure, and AI. Show more

Sandro Pereira

Sandro Pereira

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 technical point of view, size and criticality, using Microsoft Azure (API Management, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Hubs, PowerApps, Flow, …), Microsoft BizTalk Server and different technologies like AS2, EDI, RosettaNet, SAP, TIBCO and so on.
Sandro is very active in the BizTalk community as a blogger at his blog (https://blog.sandropereira.com), as a member and a moderator on the MSDN BizTalk Server Forums, a TechNet Wiki author, GitHub contributor, a member of the several Integration communities, guest author at BizTalk360 (https://blogs.biztalk360.com/author/sandro) and Serverless360 (https://www.serverless360.com/blog/author/sandro), public speaker and technical reviewer of several BizTalk books all focused on Integration. He is also the author of the book “BizTalk Mapping Patterns & Best Practices” (https://www.biztalk360.com/biztalk-mapping-patterns).
He has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since January 2011 for his contributions to the world-wide BizTalk Server community (https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/4030655) and currently holds MCTS: BizTalk Server 2006 and BizTalk Server 2010 certifications.
You can contact Sandro at sandro-pereira@live.com.pt (Twitter: @sandro_asp)

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

Ashley Steiner

Ashley Steiner

Ashley began her career in Digital Marketing but found her true calling in the world of Dynamics when she started working with Dynamics CRM version 4.0. Since then, she has become a leading expert in transforming CRM experiences for sales teams, significantly improving sales productivity and organizational efficiency. In recognition of her exceptional contributions, she was awarded the prestigious Microsoft Business Applications MVP in March 2022.

Currently, Ashley is the Director of Business Applications at Elevate Digital. With over a decade of experience, her expertise spans the Sales, Customer Service, Marketing & Project Operations modules, business analysis, configuration and automation, process integration, and tool selection and analysis. She is a leadership team volunteer with TechFluent, a non-profit dedicated to mentoring and training individuals from under-resourced communities across the United States.

Ashley co-leads the DFW Dynamics 365 User Group Meetup and speaks at Dynamics events worldwide. Her commitment to integrating business processes with technology ensures consistency and accountability, making her a valued business partner in the Dynamics community.

Outside of her professional life, Ashley enjoys spending time with her family, attending country music concerts, and following various sports teams. She is an avid reader and Netflix documentary enthusiast, often accompanied by her cat, Panther.

Ashley began her career in Digital Marketing but found her true calling in the world of Dynamics when she started working with Dynamics CRM version 4.0. Since then, she has become a leading expert in transforming CRM experiences for sales teams, sign... 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

André Kamman

André Kamman

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 implementing PDW. Having to wrangle a lot of data he's using Python, SparkSQL in Azure Databricks, Data Factory, dbt and Power BI as well these days. André is a Data Platform MPV since 2009, Dutch Microsoft Data Platform Meetup lead, organiser of Data Saturday Holland and Data & BI track volunteer for Techorama Holland

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

Glenn Colpaert

Glenn Colpaert

Glenn Colpaert is co-founder and CTO at Zure Belgium. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2014 and is a frequent speaker at national and international events.

With over 15 years of experience gained in many national and international projects, he can adapt quickly to customer-specific situations and scenarios.
Currently, he’s mainly focused on designing and building secure, scalable cloud-based solutions on Microsoft Azure.

Glenn likes to share his experience with the community and is he's an active crew member of the Belgian Azure User Group (AZUG).

Glenn Colpaert is co-founder and CTO at Zure Belgium. He is a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2014 and is a frequent speaker at national and international events. With over 15 years of experience gained in many national and international projects, he ca... 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

Josh Cook

Josh Cook

Josh Cook is a Microsoft MVP, Power Platform expert, and AI innovator. The pilot of Copilot—Josh is always at the cutting edge.

With a passion for teaching and sharing his knowledge through blogs, posts, events and community forums.

His valuable insights and practical solutions have helped countless users overcome their automation challenges and achieve their business goals.

Josh Cook is a Microsoft MVP, Power Platform expert, and AI innovator. The pilot of Copilot—Josh is always at the cutting edge. With a passion for teaching and sharing his knowledge through blogs, posts, events and community forums. His valuabl... Show more

Gary Ewan Park

Gary Ewan Park

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

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

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

William Durkin

William Durkin

William Durkin is Co-Founder and Data Architect at Data Masterminds. He uses his 18+ years of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, William has worked as a Database Developer and DBA on projects ranging from single server installations, up to environments spanning 5 continents using a range of high availability solutions. William is a regular speaker at conferences around the globe and is the organizer of the popular DataGrillen, New Stars of Data, Dativerse, and DataMinutes events.

William Durkin is Co-Founder and Data Architect at Data Masterminds. He uses his 18+ years of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, William has work... Show more

Kevin Chant

Kevin Chant

Lead Technology Advocate for Macaw. Originally from the UK and now living in the Netherlands. Microsoft Certified Trainer and Data Platform MVP.

Many years experience in the IT sector, including supporting companies in the top 10 of the fortune 500 list.

In addition to a lot of experience with the Microsoft Data Platform, also various Microsoft Certifications.

Real life experience with various Microsoft Data Platform offerings and Azure Devops. Held various roles; including Team Leader, SQL Server Product Owner, certification coach and Solution Architect.

In addition, involved with Data Platform Community in various ways. Including blogs, MVP videos, event organizer and sharing various repositories in GitHub.

Lead Technology Advocate for Macaw. Originally from the UK and now living in the Netherlands. Microsoft Certified Trainer and Data Platform MVP. Many years experience in the IT sector, including supporting companies in the top 10 of the fortune 50... Show more

Sam Debruyn

Sam Debruyn

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Cloud & Data Platform Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potential of their data. Sam has over 10 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and often blogs about his adventures in data. He contributes to the data community through blog posts, open-source projects, and speaking engagements at data meetups and conferences.

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Cloud & Data Platform Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the ful... Show more

Dan Barber

Dan Barber

A long standing member of the community with 20 years of Dynamics (and latterly Power Platform) Technology & Consulting experience. Having led and built out several leading GSI and growing practices I have been fortunate to work with many amazing people and projects and have picked up a thing or two along the way. I love to share this knowledge and experience through my community activities with The UK Dynamics 365 & Power Platform User Groups, of which I am the Sponsorship Lead, and with the Power Platform School for which I am a mentor and coach.

A long standing member of the community with 20 years of Dynamics (and latterly Power Platform) Technology & Consulting experience. Having led and built out several leading GSI and growing practices I have been fortunate to work with many amazing peo... Show more

Jessica Engström

Jessica Engström

Jessicas passion to share knowledge has awarded her Microsoft MVP for over 10 years and recently Progress Champion. Her passion for the community can be seen in her activities like teaching, organizing, and speaking at conferences all over the world, running a podcast (Coding After Work) and streams (MarriedGeeks & CodingAfterWork).
She is on the Women Who Code's "Technologist to Watch" list with pride.

She spends too much money on Lego and in her spare time and loves to drive her EV.

Jessicas passion to share knowledge has awarded her Microsoft MVP for over 10 years and recently Progress Champion. Her passion for the community can be seen in her activities like teaching, organizing, and speaking at conferences all over the world,... Show more

Mathias Halkjaer

Mathias Halkjaer

Mathias is a data enthusiast with a great passion for the synergy between data analytics and cloud data platforms.

As a Principal Architect at Fellowmind he works with building up clients' data capabilities, implementing data platform technologies and all-in-all maximize the impact of their their data.

Being a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, he is very passionate about sharing anything with community, especially something around turning data into impact!

With a background in Product Development and Innovation, Mathias brings a unique 'Data Product' perspective to the realm of data architecture, and is obsessed with the bigger picture. With his slightly rebellious attitude, he's not afraid to challenge the status quo and break industry norms to find new and better solutions.

Mathias is a data enthusiast with a great passion for the synergy between data analytics and cloud data platforms. As a Principal Architect at Fellowmind he works with building up clients' data capabilities, implementing data platform technologie... Show more

Daniel Gomez

Daniel Gomez

Microsoft MVP in AI and Developer Technologies.
Azure Tech Group Lead.
Software Engineer (Verndale).
Areas: Cloud computing with Azure, web application development with .NET, and Artificial Intelligence.
Passionate about technology for the benefit of society.

Microsoft MVP in AI and Developer Technologies. Azure Tech Group Lead. Software Engineer (Verndale). Areas: Cloud computing with Azure, web application development with .NET, and Artificial Intelligence. Passionate about technology for the benefi... Show more

Daniel Glenn

Daniel Glenn

Daniel is a Microsoft MVP and Independent Consultant working with organizations to help them understand, adopt, and love their technology. Daniel is a sought-after trainer, providing customized Microsoft Teams, Copilot, SharePoint, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Viva, Power BI, and Power Automate training for companies around the world.

Daniel is passionate about building technical community in Tennessee with his roles as the Director of Microsoft 365 Nashville and Region Lead on Microsoft's Global Community Initiative (MGCI). He is also co-host for the popular "365 Message Center Show" at https://365MCS.com. You can follow Daniel online at https://DanielGlenn.com and @DanielGlenn on X/Twitter.

Daniel is a Microsoft MVP and Independent Consultant working with organizations to help them understand, adopt, and love their technology. Daniel is a sought-after trainer, providing customized Microsoft Teams, Copilot, SharePoint, Microsoft Purview,... Show more

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

MVPx23
MCPx100
Author at @ENIeditions
https://sessionize.com/thierry-deman-barcelo

MVPx23 MCPx100 Author at @ENIeditions https://sessionize.com/thierry-deman-barcelo Show more

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.

With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.

He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector. With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry,... Show more

Roelant Dieben

Roelant Dieben

With over 20 years of experience developing software on the Microsoft stack, Roelant Dieben has a lot to share about stuff that has been obsolete for years. At Sopra Steria he is helping companies with their Azure cloud and AI challenges, he is a Microsoft Azure & AI MVP, and has a passion for machine learning & AI and application lifecycle management.

With over 20 years of experience developing software on the Microsoft stack, Roelant Dieben has a lot to share about stuff that has been obsolete for years. At Sopra Steria he is helping companies with their Azure cloud and AI challenges, he is a Mic... Show more

Alexio Chandiwana

Alexio Chandiwana

Specialization in Dynamics 365 and Copilot.

Specialization in Dynamics 365 and Copilot. Show more

Amarender Peddamalku

Amarender Peddamalku

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 Microsoft Technologies and worked with every single version of SharePoint since its inception.

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

Rodrigo Cabello

Rodrigo Cabello

Principal AI Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 15 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence. I am developing state-of-the-art deep learning solutions, mainly in ​​computer vision and generative AI.

Principal AI Research Engineer at Plain Concepts and Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence with more than 15 years of experience in software development. Passionate about cutting-edge technologies and everything related to Artificial Intelligence.... Show more

Warwick Rudd

Warwick Rudd

Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Masters Consulting. With 20+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia and England from small start-ups to Multi-National Corporations. He is a frequent speaker at local SQL Server User Groups / Meetups & SQL Saturday events in Australia and New Zealand as well as many international in-person and remote presentations. When not playing with the SQL stack, Warwick likes to get away to the cold and spend time snowboarding.

Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Masters Consulting. With 20+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia ... Show more

Ugur Koc

Ugur Koc

Ugur is a passionate Cloud Advocate at glueckkanja AG and a Microsoft MVP for Intune. With a background that began in cybersecurity, he later expanded into Intune and coding, transforming challenges into automated solutions through scripts and applications. Known for the motto, Mastering Intune by day, coding scripts and applications by night, Ugur is dedicated to advancing automation and IT management. As an active speaker and blogger, he shares insights and solutions on his blog at www.ugurkoc.de.

Ugur is a passionate Cloud Advocate at glueckkanja AG and a Microsoft MVP for Intune. With a background that began in cybersecurity, he later expanded into Intune and coding, transforming challenges into automated solutions through scripts and applic... 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.