Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

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

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Bron Thulke

Bron Thulke

Bron has been developing code since the turn of the century, and loves learning new tech. Her motto is "if you're not learning, you're not moving". Yes she just made that up, she is a programmer not a wordsmith. Bron is the CTO at YouLive to Travel.

Bron has been developing code since the turn of the century, and loves learning new tech. Her motto is "if you're not learning, you're not moving". Yes she just made that up, she is a programmer not a wordsmith. Bron is the CTO at YouLive to Travel. Show more

Johnson de Souza Cruz

Johnson de Souza Cruz

Consultor de TI graduado em gestão de TI, pós-graduado em segurança da informação, instrutor certificado Microsoft (MCT), nomeado MVP em 2024.

Consultor de TI graduado em gestão de TI, pós-graduado em segurança da informação, instrutor certificado Microsoft (MCT), nomeado MVP em 2024. Show more

Simon Hudson

Simon Hudson

I am an entrepreneur in the technology and health sectors, with a background in physics and medical devices, wound care and strategic marketing, plus Microsoft and related technologies. I'm down to 1 active company, Novia Works Ltd., having exited Kinata Ltd and Cloud2 Ltd on my road to semi-retirement.
I am fascinated by the impacts that technology has on people, business and society. I'm frequently an early adopter but have little time for marketing fluff and manipulative bandwagons.
I am a Microsoft MVP and Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Hull. I'm also a lead author on the growing Maturity Model for M365 (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/index_mm4m365/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5004811)
I'm interested in far too many things to keep up with them all.

My articles and editorials have been published in a variety of knowledge management, clinical benchmarking and health journals as well as PC Pro magazine. I am a co-facilitator of the M365 North User Group. Other musings appear in my blog at https://noviaworks.co.uk.
I am passionate about rather too many things, including science, music (I write and play guitar & mandola), skiing, classic cars and sustainability and technology.

I am an entrepreneur in the technology and health sectors, with a background in physics and medical devices, wound care and strategic marketing, plus Microsoft and related technologies. I'm down to 1 active company, Novia Works Ltd., having exited Ki... Show more

Guy Glantser

Guy Glantser

Guy Glantser, Data Platform MVP, is the leader of the Israeli data platform community and also the CEO and founder of Madeira Data Solutions. His career has been focused on the Microsoft Data Platform for the past 25 years, performing various data roles as either an on-site data architect, an external consultant, or a speaker. Guy is involved in many activities in the Microsoft Data Platform community. He occasionally speaks at community events, such as PASS Data Community Summit, SQLBits, Data Saturdays, and user groups around the world. He also co-hosts the SQL Server Radio podcast.

Guy Glantser, Data Platform MVP, is the leader of the Israeli data platform community and also the CEO and founder of Madeira Data Solutions. His career has been focused on the Microsoft Data Platform for the past 25 years, performing various data ro... Show more

Stefano Mostarda

Stefano Mostarda

I'm a Software architect focused on web technologies. I've been working in the web since 2000 and have worked on almost every technology that have seen their birth and death in this crazy world. I'm one of the community managers of the italian largest web community, a regular book writer and conference speaker at italian conferences

I'm a Software architect focused on web technologies. I've been working in the web since 2000 and have worked on almost every technology that have seen their birth and death in this crazy world. I'm one of the community managers of the italian larges... Show more

Lee Richardson

Lee Richardson

Lee is a Microsoft MVP in developer technologies and a prolific writer, speaker, and youtuber on .NET and open-source topics. He has been a consultant, writing code professionally in the DC Area for more than two decades.

He organizes the CapArea.NET user group and is a Solution Samurai at InfernoRed. When not coding he enjoys spending time with his family, running, mountain biking, smoking brisket, electronics, 3D printing, and woodworking.

Lee is a Microsoft MVP in developer technologies and a prolific writer, speaker, and youtuber on .NET and open-source topics. He has been a consultant, writing code professionally in the DC Area for more than two decades. He organizes the CapArea... Show more

Bill Chesnut

Bill Chesnut

Bill is Cloud Platform & API Evangelist and Microsoft MVP at SixPivot, located in Melbourne Australia. Bill's work expands from his traditional background of on-premises integration and development into some of the latest technologies in Microsoft Azure, including Azure DevOps and the Azure Integration technologies (Azure API Management, Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Event Grid, Azure Service Bus), along with Azure Front Door. As Mentor, Architect, Designer or Developer, Bill supports or leads application integration projects to connect a variety of Microsoft Business Solutions applications with both on-premises and other SaaS providers. Bill started his career in IT back in 1983 as an IBM Systems Programmer. He switched to the Microsoft Windows platform in 1994 and has been involved with Windows development ever since. Bill has worked on numerous enterprise projects using Microsoft .Net, Microsoft C/C++, Visual Basic and SQL Server. Bill is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been actively creating and delivering Azure and BizTalk training since 2004. Bill is very involved in the Microsoft User Group Community as co-founder of Integration Down Under monthly webcast (https://www.integrationdownunder.com) and a contributor to numerous meetup groups in Australia and New Zealand.

Bill is Cloud Platform & API Evangelist and Microsoft MVP at SixPivot, located in Melbourne Australia. Bill's work expands from his traditional background of on-premises integration and development into some of the latest technologies in Microsoft Az... Show more

Martin Björkström

Martin Björkström

Martin is a passionate software developer on a continuous learning path. Microsoft MVP and jack of all trades with professional experience in everything from bare-metal programming to cloud-native solutions. Currently focusing on .NET and Azure. Father of four, fiancé of one, and an open source contributor.

By day Martin works as a Freelance Software Developer, focusing on .NET and Azure. In his spare time, he’s active in the .NET open-source community and actively contributes to various projects, including Cake and OmniSharp.

Martin is a passionate software developer on a continuous learning path. Microsoft MVP and jack of all trades with professional experience in everything from bare-metal programming to cloud-native solutions. Currently focusing on .NET and Azure. Fath... Show more

Gordon Beeming

Gordon Beeming

Gordon is a SSW Solution Architect and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2014 for Developer Technologies.

He's uber passionate about helping people really understand DevOps and how they approach their problems with a DevOps mindset.

He's used the Microsoft stack for many years starting with .net 2.0 in 2008. He's worked with Azure DevOps since the early on-premises TFS days and used the cloud version since available as tfpreview.

He's co-authored many guidance docs as part of the ALM Rangers, written 2 books on Customization TFS and a co-authored of Managing Agile Open-Source Software Projects with Visual Studio Online (now Azure DevOps Services).

When he's not pushing technology limits you'll find him training for the next swim/bike/run event or relaxing with his family.

You can connect with him on his social platforms (https://gordonbeeming.com/) or take a look at his YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@gordonbeeming) to see what he's playing with currently.

Gordon is a SSW Solution Architect and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2014 for Developer Technologies. He's uber passionate about helping people really understand DevOps and how they approach their problems with a DevOps mindset. He's used the ... Show more

Jan Marek

Jan Marek

Jan Marek is the co-founder of Cyber Rangers, with over 15 years of dedicated experience in offensive security, red teaming, and penetration testing. A seasoned professional, Jan focuses on uncovering vulnerabilities and strengthening defenses to enhance organizations' security postures. His extensive background spans red teaming engagements, incident response, digital forensics, and security training, equipping him with a comprehensive understanding of the cybersecurity landscape.

Jan holds numerous certifications, including OSEP, OSCP, PNPT, eCPPT, CHFI, CEH, CEI, CompTIA Pentest+, MCSE, and MCSA. His achievements have earned him recognition as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Security, underscoring his commitment to both technical expertise and ongoing professional growth. Known for his balanced approach, Jan combines technical rigor with a collaborative attitude, making complex security concepts accessible to teams and clients alike.

Passionate about continuous learning and sharing knowledge, Jan actively contributes to the cybersecurity community, leading training sessions and speaking at conferences. He brings a methodical yet adaptable mindset to each engagement, recognizing that effective cybersecurity requires both technical skill and strategic insight.

Jan’s guiding principle is, “Failure isn’t an option, it’s a choice,” a reflection of his dedication to thoroughness and resilience in all facets of cybersecurity.

Jan Marek is the co-founder of Cyber Rangers, with over 15 years of dedicated experience in offensive security, red teaming, and penetration testing. A seasoned professional, Jan focuses on uncovering vulnerabilities and strengthening defenses to enh... Show more

Lautaro Carro

Lautaro Carro

https://restofmycloud.com

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Josh Garverick

Josh Garverick

Author of the book "Migrating to Azure", contributing author to "The Developer's Guide to Azure (2021)", "Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7 (2023)", "Azure Integration Guide for Business (2023)", and author of several online courses, Microsoft MVP Josh Garverick is a seasoned IT professional with more than 15 years’ enterprise experience working in several large industry verticals (finance, healthcare, transportation, logistics, retail/consumer products, oil & gas, insurance). He specializes in Digital Transformation as well as Application Lifecycle Management and is currently involved in enterprise cloud adoption projects. When not geeking out over technology and architecture frameworks, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.

Author of the book "Migrating to Azure", contributing author to "The Developer's Guide to Azure (2021)", "Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7 (2023)", "Azure Integration Guide for Business (2023)", and author of several onl... Show more

Alexander Meijers

Alexander Meijers

Alexander Meijers is a professional who inspires, motivates and support others and help them to innovate. His goal is to help organizations achieve more by creating, improving and working smarter. This with the aim of shortening business processes and improving the environment for employees.

As Global XR Technology lead and Microsoft Windows MVP for Mixed Reality, working for Avanade, he understands business issues and translate them into logical solutions using technology. Additionally, he supports companies in applying emerging experiences during their journey in digital transition.

He works with technologies such as Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality in combination with cloud services like the Mixed Reality services, Azure Digital Twins and IoT from the Microsoft Azure platform, Office 365, Power Platform and Dynamics 365.

His primary focus is in manufacturing, utilities and engineering & construction sector. However, he certainly does not stay away from other sectors.

He engages in speaking, writing books, blogging, and is an organizer of local and global events such as the Mixed Reality User Group in the Netherlands and globally the Global XR Talks and Global XR Conference both part of the GlobalXR.Community.

Since January 2018 Windows Development MVP for the category Mixed Reality.

Alexander Meijers is a professional who inspires, motivates and support others and help them to innovate. His goal is to help organizations achieve more by creating, improving and working smarter. This with the aim of shortening business processes an... Show more

Dario Kondratiuk

Dario Kondratiuk

Microsoft MVP. Web Developer with 15+ years on the web industry. Author of Puppeteer-Sharp. Passionate about C#, the web, remote work, and the open-source community.

Microsoft MVP. Web Developer with 15+ years on the web industry. Author of Puppeteer-Sharp. Passionate about C#, the web, remote work, and the open-source community. Show more

Sylvain Cortes

Sylvain Cortes

🎯 VP Strategy @ Hackuity: Definition and management of the global strategy with a focus on GoTo Market, Product Marketing & Product roadmap strategy. Evangelism on topics related to Vulnerability Management in large organizations and competitive analysis. Research work on threat and vulnerability management.

📊 Security Strategist @ Tenable: GTM definition, PM and PMM relationship, Roadmap presentation to C-Level, new solutions positioning, live speech during IT events.

💡 Security Evangelist @ Alsid: Documents creation for marketing team, speaker during IT & Security events, specific pre-sales meeting, research & development about Active Directory security control paths, etc.

💎 Microsoft MVP: 9 years as a GPO MVP, 1 year as an Active Directory MVP, 2 years as a Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) MVP ➡️ now Enterprise Mobility MVP, speciality is Identity and Access
My Microsoft MVP profil: http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Sylvain%20Cortes-37994

👑 IAM & CyberSecurity Market Expert: Presentations during CyberSecurity & Identity focused events, IT fairs or other various Microsoft events around Identity Management or CyberSecurity. Arrticles or webinars creation for IT newspapers or tech-blogs. Consulting services to large companies which need to have a clear vision about CyberSecurity or Identity Management roadmap strategy.
Deep expertise about Active Directory Hardening concepts, Privilege Management on Windows & Linux, Kerberos, AD bridging, Identity as a Service, Directory as a Service, etc.

🩻 I manage the French blog on Identity Management: www.identitycosmos.com.
🩻 I am the organizer of the only French event dedicated to Identity Management & Digital Identity Security: https://identitydays.com
🩻 From 2007, I am the president of the French association of Identity Management Solutions Users: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12110038

💀 Business hacker @ Cerberis: My main role is to aggressively develop the global business around IAM & Security technologies on South Europe area - working for ISVs which need to detect business and catch market shares. My contacts in the global IT ecosystem, including system integrators, VARs, ISVs or intermediary business provides an ideal gate to the South European market. My technical expertise allows me the ability to manage both complex technical pre-sales meeting and business closing.

📖 IT & CyberSecurity teacher: Teacher for Université de Grenoble Alpes (https://www-info.iut2.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/licence-pro-mi/lp-mi-assir/) - ESGI (https://www.esgi.fr/) - CNAM (https://www.cnam.fr/)

🎯 VP Strategy @ Hackuity: Definition and management of the global strategy with a focus on GoTo Market, Product Marketing & Product roadmap strategy. Evangelism on topics related to Vulnerability Management in large organizations and competitive ana... Show more

Niels Swimberghe

Niels Swimberghe

Niels Swimberghe is a Belgian American software engineer and technical content creator at Twilio, and a Microsoft MVP. Get in touch with Niels on Twitter @RealSwimburger and follow Niels’ personal blog on .NET, Azure, and web development at swimburger.net.

Niels Swimberghe is a Belgian American software engineer and technical content creator at Twilio, and a Microsoft MVP. Get in touch with Niels on Twitter @RealSwimburger and follow Niels’ personal blog on .NET, Azure, and web development at swimburge... Show more

Andreas Dieckmann

Andreas Dieckmann

Andreas Dieckmann is working as a consultant at his own company "diecknet". When he's not helping his clients implementing, automating and modernizing their infrastructure, he's creating videos and blog posts about PowerShell and other Microsoft technologies.

Andreas Dieckmann is working as a consultant at his own company "diecknet". When he's not helping his clients implementing, automating and modernizing their infrastructure, he's creating videos and blog posts about PowerShell and other Microsoft tech... Show more

James Cook

James Cook

Over 10 years of career experience in IT, James had the opportunity to work in many roles across different industries. Currently a Microsoft Certified Trainer, James is focusing on improving his cloud and coding skills to then be able to share this knowledge with the community and his peers. His blog, Cloud and DevOps with James Cook, shares and builds on his experience with Azure and DevOps practices with the aim to help others.

Over 10 years of career experience in IT, James had the opportunity to work in many roles across different industries. Currently a Microsoft Certified Trainer, James is focusing on improving his cloud and coding skills to then be able to share this k... Show more

Mårten Hellebro

Mårten Hellebro

Mårten Hellebro is a Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, father of three and medic in the Swedish National Security Forces. He is an Microsoft M365 Apps & Services MVP focusing on Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva, collaboration, productivity & digital wellbeing. In addition to speaking at Microsoft conferences and similar events, he is the main organizer for “Teamsdagen” the largest Teams conference in the Nordics, he is the creator of "The Copilot Show", co-host of the Microsoft Teams podcast “Teamspodden“, one of the authors of "Mastering Microsoft Teams - Second Edition" book, and helps both large and small organizations to boost their productivity using Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva & Microsoft 365.

Mårten Hellebro is a Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, father of three and medic in the Swedish National Security Forces. He is an Microsoft M365 Apps & Services MVP focusing on Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva, collaboration, productivity & digital ... Show more

Steven van Houttum

Steven van Houttum

Steven van Houttum is an independent consultant and trainer specialized in Microsoft Unified Communications with a focus on voice and security/compliance. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and has been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2006, currently for M365 (Teams).

Steven van Houttum is an independent consultant and trainer specialized in Microsoft Unified Communications with a focus on voice and security/compliance. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Certified Information Systems Security Professional ... Show more

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar

Instructor and Microsoft MVP

Instructor and Microsoft MVP Show more

Gustaf Westerlund

Gustaf Westerlund

Solution Architect who has been working with Dynamics 365 since CRM 1.2. Bridging gap between Biz and Tech. 11xMVP and CRM UG All Star.

Solution Architect who has been working with Dynamics 365 since CRM 1.2. Bridging gap between Biz and Tech. 11xMVP and CRM UG All Star. Show more

Yannic Graber

Yannic Graber

Yannic is co-founder of Joker IT AG and works as a technical consultant and specialist for Microsoft Azure. He has several years of deep experience in the area of Microsoft Cloud and focus exclusively on cloud solutions. As a double MVP in Azure & Security, Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and graduate in Business Informatics HF, he is always looking at the technological and the economic side. More information on www.graber.cloud.

Yannic is co-founder of Joker IT AG and works as a technical consultant and specialist for Microsoft Azure. He has several years of deep experience in the area of Microsoft Cloud and focus exclusively on cloud solutions. As a double MVP in Azure & Se... Show more

Tatsuro Shibamura

Tatsuro Shibamura

Developer / Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure / Windows on ARM Enthusiast

Developer / Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure / Windows on ARM Enthusiast Show more

Oluwatosin Anishere

Oluwatosin Anishere

Oluwatosin is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a wealth of expertise across the infrastructure stack, encompassing Azure Active Directory, Identity, Microsoft 365, and Security. With thirteen years of professional experience in IT, she has established herself as a highly skilled Microsoft Cloud Consultant. Her proficiency lies in efficient Microsoft 365 administration and the strategic design of Microsoft-based Identity, Security, and Governance solutions. She has successfully led specialised projects and delivered end-to-end infrastructure management solutions within cloud environments across the banking sector and educational institutions. Her contributions extend beyond project leadership, as she also offers valuable technical deployment guidance and implements best practices for enterprise organizations.

In her role as a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Oluwatosin has made a significant impact by delivering Microsoft role-based courses to approximately 2000 IT professionals across the EMEA, NOAM, and APAC regions. Additionally, she has played a vital role in onboarding a thousand engineers in Nigeria and the US, enabling them to provide exceptional support to enterprise customers globally.

Driven by a passion for continuous learning and professional networking, Oluwatosin actively engages with industry peers to foster her own growth. As a woman in the tech industry, she is deeply committed to inspiring and empowering other women to pursue rewarding careers in technology. Oluwatosin actively mentors individuals, providing guidance and support, while also playing a vital role as the leader of the Azure Nigeria Community, where she fosters collaboration and knowledge sharing among professionals in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

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Oluwatosin is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a wealth of expertise across the infrastructure stack, encompassing Azure Active Directory, Identity, Microsoft 365, and Security. With thirteen years of profes... Show more

Andreas Willich

Andreas Willich

Andreas Willich has been using SpecFlow, the BDD tool for .NET, for more than 10 years and has been the main maintainer of SpecFlow since 2015.
He has used BDD and SpecFlow in both small and large customer projects in the past. Currently, he works on SpecFlow and the .NET BDD tooling ecosystem with his team at Tricentis.

Andreas Willich has been using SpecFlow, the BDD tool for .NET, for more than 10 years and has been the main maintainer of SpecFlow since 2015. He has used BDD and SpecFlow in both small and large customer projects in the past. Currently, he works ... Show more

Krishna Vandanapu

Krishna Vandanapu

I am Krishna.Vandanapu, a proven Power Platform Solution Architect, Business Applications MVP, MCT, and a PowerApps Superuser for the last 2 years with 16 years of IT experience. Delivered more than 50 sessions in Power Platform, O365 Saturdays, and local user groups. I have provided 300 solutions in the PowerApps community.

I am Krishna.Vandanapu, a proven Power Platform Solution Architect, Business Applications MVP, MCT, and a PowerApps Superuser for the last 2 years with 16 years of IT experience. Delivered more than 50 sessions in Power Platform, O365 Saturdays, an... Show more

Tobias Almén

Tobias Almén

Tobias have a long background working with enterprise mobility and have a deep understanding on how we think about security and management when we move into the modern workplace. Apart from working as a solution architect, he often come in as a trusted advisor during or in the beginning of a project to make sure the right decisions are made strategically.

Tobias have a long background working with enterprise mobility and have a deep understanding on how we think about security and management when we move into the modern workplace. Apart from working as a solution architect, he often come in as a trust... Show more

Hilton Giesenow

Hilton Giesenow

An industry veteran of well over 20 years, Hilton is a 12-times Microsoft MVP with experience across varied development, IT and consulting roles, geographies and industries. Highly passionate about Microsoft Teams, he leads a company focused on building apps to make Teams more effective, more functional, and more productive.

An industry veteran of well over 20 years, Hilton is a 12-times Microsoft MVP with experience across varied development, IT and consulting roles, geographies and industries. Highly passionate about Microsoft Teams, he leads a company focused on build... Show more

Giovanni Bassi

Giovanni Bassi

Software architect and developer, agilist, rock climber. Giovanni is founder and Chief Software Architect of Lambda3 in Brazil. He develops software as a passion, and he believes self managed people and teams are more efficient and productive than outside managed ones. He was awarded as a Microsoft MVP over twelve years ago, and has 20+ years or experience developing software. He has spoken in conferences, user groups and online about .NET, Rust, microservices, JavaScript, TypeScript, Ruby, Node.js, frontend and backend development, agile development and many other topics, all around the world. He has lead some user groups in Brazil on topics such as software architecture, .NET, and Docker.

Software architect and developer, agilist, rock climber. Giovanni is founder and Chief Software Architect of Lambda3 in Brazil. He develops software as a passion, and he believes self managed people and teams are more efficient and productive than ou... 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.