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Microsoft Regional Directors

All Microsoft Regional Directors that have added their award to their speaker profile.

  • 37 speakers
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Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

Ahmed Nabil Mahmoud

Chief Information Security Officer | Microsoft MVP & Regional Director

  • Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Events 4 published events

Ahmed Nabil has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Information Security, Technology/Systems, Infrastructure, Project Management, Cyber Defense, Application Automation, Cloud Architecture, IT management and holds several professional certifications from Microsoft, CISCO, ISACA, ISC2, PMI, IAPP, CWNP, PECB, CSA and EC- Council.

Ahmed is an industry expert in Information Security and Digital Transformation, public speaker at several international conferences (Microsoft Ignite the Tour, ITCamp Cluj, CISO Africa Summit, GISEC UAE, Egypt CSCAMP, Cyber in Africa, Arab Security Camp, SAYA, SharePoint Saturdays, CloudWeekend, Credence, Global CISO Forum…..etc.) and author of several international published articles and a book on M365 Security technologies co-authored with other fellow MVPs.

Ahmed Nabil has a BS in Electrical and Control Engineering, MSc in Business Information Technology and Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Ahmed is currently the Head of Cyber Defense and Security Operations in a Leading bank, Prior to this Ahmed was the Corporate Chief Information Security Officer, Regional Security Manager and Chief Security Architect in multiple Organizations in Egypt, UAE and Middle East across different segments as Banks, Payment services, utilities, Oil and Gas organizations.

Ahmed was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award in Enterprise security/Cloud and Data Center Management for 11 years in row from 2013 to 2023 for his exceptional knowledge sharing and community leadership in Egypt and Middle East Region. Recently in July 2020 Ahmed was awarded the Microsoft Regional Director (RD) award as well.

Ahmed recently received the MESA CISO 100 Award from the MESA conference held in Dubai for the top CISO executives in the Middle East, CISO 50 Award, Arab CISO of the Year Award 2018, 2021, 2022 and was finalist in EC-COUNCIL CISO awards 2018 (Atlanta, US). Ahmed was recently selected as a member of the EC-Council CCISO advisory board due to his Industry standing and deep experience.

Twitter: @ITcalls_anabil
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmednabilmahmoud

Ahmed Nabil has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Information Security, Technology/Systems, Infrastructure, Project Management, Cyber Defense, Application Automation, Cloud Architecture, IT management and holds several professional cer... Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • Information Security
    • InfoSec
    • Azure Information Protection
    • Azure Advanced Information Protection
    • information architecture
    • Information Management
    • Information Protection
    • Azure
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Cloud Computing on the Azure Platform
    • Azure Security
    • Azure Active Directory
    • Microsoft Office365
    • Office365
    • Office 365 ATP
    • Office 365 Security
    • Office 365 Identity
    • Windows Defender ATP
    • windows defender
    • Microsoft 365
    • Advanced Threat Analytics
    • Azure Advanced Threat Protection
    • Defender Advanced Threat Protection
    • M365
    • Azure Sentinel
    • Sentinel
    • SIEM
    • Office 365 for the IT Pro
    • Office 365 Threat Management
René Schulte

René Schulte

Head of 3D & Quantum CoPs | Developer | Keynote Speaker | Metaverse | Spatial Computing |Quantum Computing⟩ AI | Microsoft RD & MVP | Thought Leader | Digital Content Creator ✨

  • Location Dresden, Germany
  • Sessions 6 published sessions

René Schulte is Head of 3D and Quantum Communities of Practices at Reply working with teams across the globe on emerging technologies. Being a trusted advisor for our clients and an internationally recognized expert.

He is a creative developer, thought leader and digital content creator with a passion for UX and 20 years of deep technical knowledge in fields like Spatial Computing, Real-Time 3D, VR/AR, XR, VPS AR Cloud Real-World Metaverse, Reality Capture, Digital Humans, Quantum Computing, Generative AI, Deep Learning and more.

He was featured on Forbes and is invited as expert to global TV stations and a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at conferences like //build, Ignite, Global XR, Univ. Heidelberg, Unite, Vision VR/AR Summit, VRDC (GDC), AWE, ESA, RTC, VRARA, MR Dev Days and more. Writes articles and is the creator of the video podcasts QuBites and Meta Minutes. He also created open-source libraries like WriteableBitmapEx.

He was honored 13 years in a row for his dev community work with a double Microsoft MVP award in Mixed Reality and Quantum Computing, recognized as Microsoft Regional Director and Advisory Board member for the VR/AR Association and XR Bootcamp.

He is an avid cyclist and lives in Dresden, Germany with his wife and their 5 children.

René Schulte is Head of 3D and Quantum Communities of Practices at Reply working with teams across the globe on emerging technologies. Being a trusted advisor for our clients and an internationally recognized expert. He is a creative developer, th... Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
Damir Dizdarevic

Damir Dizdarevic

CEO @ Logosoft d.o.o.

  • Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sessions 13 published sessions

Damir Dizdarević is a longtime, and highly rated, lecturer on almost all Microsoft and community conferences in the eastern Europe region. He has over 23 years of IT experience, mostly with Microsoft platforms. He specializes in Identity Management, Security, Microsoft 365 and Server Platforms. He is the author of numerous MOC courses in the field of server and cloud platforms, as well as professional articles in domestic and foreign magazines.
He is holding an MVP title for 14 years, and since 2017 Damir is awarded as Microsoft Regional Director. Currently working as a CEO of Logosoft d.o.o. Sarajevo, one of the largest IT companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He occasionally writes blog articles at dizdarevic.ba/ddamirblog.

Damir Dizdarević is a longtime, and highly rated, lecturer on almost all Microsoft and community conferences in the eastern Europe region. He has over 23 years of IT experience, mostly with Microsoft platforms. He specializes in Identity Management, ... Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • Identity Management
    • Security
    • Office 365
    • Azure
    • Windows Server
    • Exchange Server
Marcel Zehner

Marcel Zehner

Microsoft RD & Azure MVP

  • Location Bern, Switzerland

As a cloud and community champion operating out of Switzerland, I support community conferences and events around the globe with my Microsoft cloud expertise. I am a Microsoft Regional Director and a long-time Microsoft MVP.

As a cloud and community champion operating out of Switzerland, I support community conferences and events around the globe with my Microsoft cloud expertise. I am a Microsoft Regional Director and a long-time Microsoft MVP. Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Microsoft
    • Microsoft Cloud
    • Microsoft 365
    • Security
Esteban Garcia

Esteban Garcia

CEO @ Xpirit USA

  • Location Winter Park, Florida, United States
  • Events 2 published events

Esteban leads the Xpirit USA team. With more than 20 years of experience building enterprise software, Esteban has a passion for DevOps and Azure. He mentors, trains, and works closely with teams to help them realize their potential by leveraging Azure and DevOps practices to shorten the cycle time from idea to production. Esteban enjoys working with the software community, he is a Microsoft Regional Director, DevOps MVP, and Pluralsight author. Esteban also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering with an emphasis in software design from the University of Central Florida. Esteban is a huge UCF football fan - Go Knights!

Esteban leads the Xpirit USA team. With more than 20 years of experience building enterprise software, Esteban has a passion for DevOps and Azure. He mentors, trains, and works closely with teams to help them realize their potential by leveraging Azu... Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • Azure
    • Cloud & DevOps
    • DevOps
    • GitHub
    • Azure DevOps
    • Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
    • Cloud Adoption Framework
    • Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)
    • Cloud Architecture
    • DevOps & Automation
    • Terraform
    • ARM Templates
    • Application Insights
Maarten Eekels

Maarten Eekels

CTO Rapid Circle & Microsoft MVP + Regional Director

  • Location Breda, The Netherlands
  • Events 11 published events
  • Sessions 4 published sessions

Maarten Eekels (@maarteneekels) is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and CTO of Rapid Circle, one of the larger Microsoft Cloud implementation partners in the Netherlands. Maarten is an experienced Microsoft Cloud and Security advocate and already since 2003 he is involved in implementing Microsoft technologies. Besides that, Maarten is mentoring start-ups and helping founders and leaders break through glass ceilings for growing their business and helping avoid certain pitfalls. Also, Maarten is a regular speaker on both national and international events, like conferences, community events and user group meetings. In his personal life, Maarten is a passionate cyclist and certified wine sommelier.

Maarten Eekels (@maarteneekels) is Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Regional Director, and CTO of Rapid Circle, one of the larger Microsoft Cloud implementation partners in the Netherlands. Maarten is an experienced Microsoft Cloud and Security advocate and ... Show more

  • Area
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Microsoft 365
    • Microsoft Security
    • SharePoint
    • Microsoft Compliance
Aleksandr Surkov

Aleksandr Surkov

#MicrosoftMVP #MicrosoftRD #IoTExpert #CloudSolutionArchitect

  • Location Lyon, France

Aleksandr Surkov is Microsoft MVP, RD, MCT, Certified Cloud Solution Architect.

Aleksandr Surkov is Microsoft MVP, RD, MCT, Certified Cloud Solution Architect. Show more

  • Area
    • Business & Management
    • Information & Communications Technology
  • Topics
    • IoT
    • Cloud
    • DevOps
    • Project Management
    • Azure

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Microsoft Regional Directors

The Microsoft Regional Directors (RD) program is a community of technology thought leaders, experts, and influencers who have a deep understanding of Microsoft technologies and a strong commitment to sharing their knowledge and insights with others. Microsoft Regional Directors are not Microsoft employees; rather, they are independent professionals who are recognized by Microsoft for their expertise and contributions to the technology community.

Members of the Microsoft RD program typically have a broad range of experience across various Microsoft products, platforms, and services, including Azure, Office 365, Dynamics 365, Windows, and more. They may be developers, architects, IT professionals, consultants, or business leaders who are actively involved in speaking engagements, writing articles, organizing events, mentoring others, and providing feedback to Microsoft.

The Microsoft RD program provides its members with opportunities to collaborate with Microsoft teams, participate in early product previews, offer feedback on Microsoft technologies and strategies, and engage with other community leaders around the world. Microsoft Regional Directors serve as advocates for Microsoft technologies and play a key role in helping organizations and individuals leverage Microsoft solutions effectively.

Overall, the Microsoft Regional Directors program serves as a bridge between Microsoft and the broader technology community, helping to facilitate communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration to drive innovation and success.