Adrienne is a Filipina software engineer, international speaker, author of Coding for Kids: Python, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor...essentially, an overachiever. She's currently writing "Looks Good To Me: Constructive Code Reviews", a labor of love that she hopes will improve code reviews everywhere. Most importantly, she spends way too much money on coffee, desserts, and vintage clothing and ungodly amounts of time playing Age of Empires II.

Adrienne is a Filipina software engineer, international speaker, author of Coding for Kids: Python, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor...essentially, an overachiever. She's currently writing "Looks Good To Me: Constructive Code Reviews", a labor of l... Show more

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform.

- Member of the Global Microsoft Azure Data Communities Advisory Board

- Architected scalable analytics platforms using Snowflake, Synapse, Azure Analysis Services, SSAS, SSRS, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Matilion to automate ETL workflow. Produced reports and dashboards using Power BI Desktop, Service and Power BI Report Services
- Defined governance layer at enterprise level covering Power BI version control, roles and activities, lifecycle management for reporting, RLS management, Azure DevOps integration for data & analytics solutions, and Power BI Premium implementations
- Optimized and performance tuned complex Power BI data models using aggregate tables to reduce the model size and increase the performance of the reports. Composite models combining Power BI, AAS, Power BI Premium
- Designed and developed Power BI applications integrating other technologies including PowerApps, Flow, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Azure SQL Database and Smartsheet to deliver actionable solutions
- Facilitated requirement sessions with business users, provided analytics strategy, and created BI roadmaps
- Managed the migration of the entire on-premise IT infrastructure to Azure platform and O365
- Delivered end-to-end BI solutions to Enterprise companies in US and LATAM

Industry expertise – Retail, Financial, Minery, Forestal, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing
Thought leadership – Speaker at international conferences including MS Build, MS Ignite, MSFT Business Application Summit, SQL Saturdays, Power Platform World Tour, and .NET conference tour. Served as Managing Director for Spain Data Analytics Publication

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform. - Member of the Global Microsoft Azure Data Communities Advisory Board - Architected scalable analytics platforms using Snowflake, Synapse, Azure Analysis Services, SSAS, SSRS, Azur... Show more

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a security researcher on a variant of languages and technologies related to Veracode’s Binary Static Analysis service. He is married, father of two and lives in a small village just outside Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a secur... Show more

Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. Grant works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL as well as multiple cloud platforms. He has also developed in VB, VB.NET, C#, and Java. Grant writes books for Apress and Simple-Talk. Grant presents at conferences and user groups, large and small, all over the world. He joined Redgate Software as a product advocate in January 2011.

Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. Grant works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL as well as multiple cl... Show more

I am Adam Furmanek, and I am a professional software engineer with over a decade of experience. In my career, I worked with all layers of the software engineering and multiple types of applications, including logistics, e-commerce, machine learning, data analysis, and database management. I am always interested in digging deeper, exploring machine code, and going through implementation details to better understand the internals of the technologies I use every day. That's why I like debugging, decompiling and disassembling the code to understand memory models, concurrency problems and other details hidden deep inside. In my free time, I play ping-pong, watch Woody Allen's movies and blog stuff at http://blog.adamfurmanek.pl

I am Adam Furmanek, and I am a professional software engineer with over a decade of experience. In my career, I worked with all layers of the software engineering and multiple types of applications, including logistics, e-commerce, machine learning, ... Show more

Johnny Lopez is a Director in Modern Work at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP and passionate evangelist who attributes his professional experiences, technical expertise and real-world Microsoft 365 content services and Power Platform experience with organizations. Johnny has been working in the SharePoint community for the last 10+ years. Johnny is the President for the Houston Office 365 Community and HOU365 Summit Chair. He served 10 years in the U.S. Navy serving on 2 Aircraft Carriers (USS Eisenhower & USS Nimitz) as an Electrical Work Center Supervisor. He graduated from the University of Phoenix of Houston in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems.

Microsoft Certified Teams Administrator Associate
Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist
Microsoft Certified Power Platform Fundamentals

Johnny Lopez is a Director in Modern Work at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP and passionate evangelist who attributes his professional experiences, technical expertise and real-world Microsoft 365 content services and Power Platform experienc... Show more

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Science and Analytics from Royal Holloway University of London.
She is skilled in various tools and technologies like Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Azure ML Studio, Azure Databricks Pyspark and SQL.
She has been using Power BI for few years now and is recognized as a Superuser on the Microsoft Fabric Community.
Outside work she enjoys photography, loves hiking, she is a trained Indian classical singer and has a passion for painting. She even has her Instagram page dedicated to painting.

Microsoft MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004163?fullName=Pragati%20Jain

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional). Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Scienc... Show more

Tejas Chopra is a Senior Software Engineer, working in the Data Storage Platform team at Netflix, where he is responsible for architecting storage solutions to support Netflix Studios and Netflix Streaming Platform. Prior to Netflix, Tejas was working on designing and implementing the storage infrastructure at Box, Inc. to support a cloud content management platform that scales to petabytes of storage & millions of users. Tejas has worked on distributed file systems & backend architectures, both in on-premise and cloud environments as part of several startups in his career. Tejas is an International Keynote Speaker and periodically conducts seminars on Micro services, NFTs, Software Development & Cloud Computing and has a Masters Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, with a specialization in Computer Systems.

Tejas Chopra is a Senior Software Engineer, working in the Data Storage Platform team at Netflix, where he is responsible for architecting storage solutions to support Netflix Studios and Netflix Streaming Platform. Prior to Netflix, Tejas was workin... Show more

Steve Jones has been working with databases and computers for over two decades. He has worked with SQL Server since 1991, from v4.2 through SQL Server 2016. He has been a DBA, developer, and manager in a variety of large and small companies across multiple industries. In 2001 Steve founded SQLServerCentral with two partners and has been publishing technical articles and facilitating discussions among SQL Server professionals ever since. He currently is the full time editor of SQLServerCentral, as well as an evangelist for Redgate Software. Steve is a 10 year Microsoft Data Platform MVP and lives on a horse ranch in Colorado.

Steve Jones has been working with databases and computers for over two decades. He has worked with SQL Server since 1991, from v4.2 through SQL Server 2016. He has been a DBA, developer, and manager in a variety of large and small companies across mu... Show more

Augustin is an Analytics Architect, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Speaker, and Power Platform User Group Stuttgart founder and leader.
Working as a CoE lead and a Solution Architect with the main focus on the Power BI platform and Data Governance.
Working with Power BI since the public preview version and delivered multiple large-scale enterprise analytics projects for Fortune 500 companies. Passionate about data culture and governance.
Currently working as a Director Analytics Center of Enablement at Thrasio a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone.

Augustin is an Analytics Architect, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Speaker, and Power Platform User Group Stuttgart founder and leader. Working as a CoE lead and a Solution Architect with the main focus on the Power BI platform and Data Governance. ... Show more

Poornima is a .Net developer with over 10 years of experience in .Net and Umbraco. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeping herself up-to-date with the latest developments in technology. Outside her work, Poornima enjoys music and is undergoing training in Indian Classical music. Based in Langley, UK she mothers a little girl and spends her spare time reading, cooking and watching movies.

Poornima is a .Net developer with over 10 years of experience in .Net and Umbraco. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeping herself up-to-date with the latest developments in technology. Outside her work, Poornima enjoys music an... Show more

Fabio Franzini is the CEO of Apvee Solutions, a company specialising in providing cutting-edge software solutions for businesses based on the Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft Azure.
In addition to his role at Apvee, Fabio is also a member of the Patterns and Practices (PnP) team, a Microsoft initiative to provide guidance and tools to developers building applications on the Microsoft platform.

With more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry, Fabio has held various positions, including software engineer, solution architect, and project manager. He has a proven track record of delivering complex projects in a variety of industries.

For his contributions to the industry, Fabio has been awarded the title of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for both Business Applications and Microsoft 365 Development.

As an active member of the technology community, Fabio is a frequent speaker at international conferences, sharing his knowledge and insights with other industry professionals.
He also contributes to open source projects, helping others solve technical challenges and staying up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices.

Fabio is passionate about exploring new technologies and finding innovative ways to solve business problems.

Fabio Franzini is the CEO of Apvee Solutions, a company specialising in providing cutting-edge software solutions for businesses based on the Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft Azure. In addition to his role at Apvee, Fabio is also a memb... Show more

https://vandalytic.com (Blog de Power BI)
https://waibbo.com (partner Microsoft especializado en Analítica de Datos)

https://vandalytic.com (Blog de Power BI) https://waibbo.com (partner Microsoft especializado en Analítica de Datos) Show more

Layla is a Microsoft MVP, Progress Champion, and 3 times GitHub Star.
She is passionate about enterprise software development and architecture. She has recently started bringing those architecture concepts into game development and live codes Unity game development on Twitch.
Layla lives in the UK with her husband Jim and dogs Lily and Cookie.

Layla is a Microsoft MVP, Progress Champion, and 3 times GitHub Star. She is passionate about enterprise software development and architecture. She has recently started bringing those architecture concepts into game development and live codes Unity ... Show more

Like Beyonce but in tech.
Data Architect working within the realm of Microsoft data platform solutions. A Fabric nerd, Power BI geek, and Data Governance enthusiast from Oslo!

Like Beyonce but in tech. Data Architect working within the realm of Microsoft data platform solutions. A Fabric nerd, Power BI geek, and Data Governance enthusiast from Oslo! Show more

Michael Johnson, a Microsoft data platform MVP and leader of the Johannesburg SQL User Group, is a business intelligence consultant at SQLSA. Michal regularly presents at many of the local user groups and SQL Saturday events in South Africa.

Michael Johnson, a Microsoft data platform MVP and leader of the Johannesburg SQL User Group, is a business intelligence consultant at SQLSA. Michal regularly presents at many of the local user groups and SQL Saturday events in South Africa. Show more

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Azure, Artificial Intelligence, and Developer Technologies. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic.

I've been developing .NET apps for +10 years. I find C# a really powerful language which allow us to create different kinds of software. I focus on mobile apps (Xamarin/.NET MAUI), cloud computing (Azure) and AI.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others.

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Azure, Artificial Intelligence, and Developer Technologies. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. I've been developing .NET apps for +10 years. I find C# a... Show more

Joy Apple is a Microsoft MVP and Director of Partner and Customer Success at Orchestry.
As a seasoned information technologist, Joy strives to ensure technology is implemented with a purpose-driven, “human-first” approach. Teaching is one of her passions, and Joy finds personal and professional fulfillment volunteering in the Microsoft Community, speaking and educating others on best practices for success with Microsoft 365.
During her time as a SharePoint/Microsoft 365 consultant and trainer Joy has had the opportunity to work across industries, including government and our armed services.
When Joy isn’t working with the Orchestry team or speaking or writing as the “Joy of SharePoint,” she can probably be found at a music venue or the newest fun spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Joy Apple is a Microsoft MVP and Director of Partner and Customer Success at Orchestry. As a seasoned information technologist, Joy strives to ensure technology is implemented with a purpose-driven, “human-first” approach. Teaching is one of her pa... Show more

Albert Hoitingh is a Microsoft Security MVP as well
as CISSP. He is an (international) speaker on Microsoft Purview
(compliance, security, and risk).

Albert has been working on collaboration, information management, and security for more than
20 years, advising enterprises on deploying and using Microsoft
solutions.

Albert's expertise and experience in compliance, security, and risk in
the cloud and the modern workspace allow him to discuss solutions
with security officers, business users, architects, and management.

Follow his blog at https://alberthoitingh.com.

Albert Hoitingh is a Microsoft Security MVP as well as CISSP. He is an (international) speaker on Microsoft Purview (compliance, security, and risk). Albert has been working on collaboration, information management, and security for more than ... Show more

Barbara Forbes is the Azure Technical Lead at OGD in the Netherlands, recognized as a Microsoft Azure MVP, Microsoft MCT, and GitHub Star. In her work Barbara aims to be the bridge between strategy, technology, education and development. Focus areas include the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Generative AI, Infrastructure as Code, PowerShell and GitHub. Barbara is passionate about teaching in an accessible manner, in person, as a teacher for LinkedIn Learning and as a regular speaker at conferences and user groups. She is actively involved in the tech community. She contributes to the organization of major events, including the European PowerShell Conference.

Barbara Forbes is the Azure Technical Lead at OGD in the Netherlands, recognized as a Microsoft Azure MVP, Microsoft MCT, and GitHub Star. In her work Barbara aims to be the bridge between strategy, technology, education and development. Focus areas... Show more

Martin is an open-source software developer and Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. He specializes in cross-platform application development and loves the Microsoft technology stack. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with other developers at conferences and on-line. In spare time he enjoys sport climbing/bouldering, gaming on Xbox, reading, geocaching and building LEGO as an avid AFOL.

Martin is an open-source software developer and Microsoft Developer Technologies MVP. He specializes in cross-platform application development and loves the Microsoft technology stack. He enjoys sharing his knowledge with other developers at conferen... Show more

Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved by Generative AI. In the past, he was married with software development, resulting in a total of more than 20 years of experience between Data Platform, cloud and software development. He moved to Malta after more than 10 years leading devSQL PASS Chapter in Rio de Janeiro and now is a member of the leadership team of MMDPUG PASS Chapter in Malta organizing meetings, events, and webcasts about Microsoft Data Platform. He is an MCT, MCSE in Data Platforms and BI, with more titles in software development. He can be found working for DTower Software and speaking in SQL Saturdays around Europe

Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved by Generative AI. In the past, he was married with software development, ... Show more

Becky is the owner of Savvy Technical Solutions, a consulting company based in the greater St. Louis area. She helps her clients build custom solutions on the Microsoft platform of products including Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She's a 15-time SharePoint MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and has authored numerous on-demand courses as well Microsoft exams. Becky is married with 3 children, aged 13, 11 and 8. Her hobbies include shuttling her kids to activities and listening to them talk incessantly about Minecraft.

Becky is the owner of Savvy Technical Solutions, a consulting company based in the greater St. Louis area. She helps her clients build custom solutions on the Microsoft platform of products including Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She's a 15-t... Show more

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Business Applications. I had the honor of being the first Spanish-speaking woman in Latin America in the Business Applications category, and the first and to date the only person in Colombia. As a Microsoft consultant and contractor, she designed architectures and implemented productivity solutions in Power Platform and Microsoft 365 (Design Thinking), advising companies in the process of transforming their business processes until the delivery and execution of change management and adoption exercises; I diagnose its degree of adoption and usability, designing the business process transformation strategy using Microsoft 365, Project Online, Dynamics 365 (CRM) and Power Platform to end customers, business partners and accounts assigned by the manufacturer. +12 years Microsoft 365 | +10 years Dynamics 365 CRM | +9000 Consulting Hours | +500 hours Speaker | 20 Countries | +280 Conferences.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Business Applications. I had the honor of being the first Spanish-speaking woman in Latin America in the Business Applications category, and the first and to date the only person in Colombia. As a Microsoft ... Show more

Ruby Jane Cabagnot, a proficient web developer, speaker, and co-author of Practical Enterprise React, is an active figure in the tech world. Passionate about programming languages like TypeScript, C#, and React, RJ's ongoing learning fuels her drive for innovation and boundary-pushing. She is dedicated to educating and promoting women in technology.

Ruby Jane Cabagnot, a proficient web developer, speaker, and co-author of Practical Enterprise React, is an active figure in the tech world. Passionate about programming languages like TypeScript, C#, and React, RJ's ongoing learning fuels her drive ... Show more

Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress, and expert on all things web development. Ed enjoys geeking out to cool new tech, brainstorming about future technology, and admiring great design.

Ed has shared his insights, experiences, and advice around collaboration, knowledge management, social computing, and training at many industry events around the United States. Highly ethical and engaging with an uncanny business acumen, he is a creative community builder and outside the box thinker. Long term business relationships throughout the world within internal communications, employee engagement and marketing as well as IT. Focusing on Financial, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agency and Professional Services. He has defined, architected, implemented line of business solutions with a touch of style and UX best practices.

Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress, and expert on all things web development. Ed enjoys geeking out to cool new tech, brainstorming about future technology, and admiring gr... Show more

Kat Beedim is a Microsoft Office 365 MVP and Microsoft Solutions Specialist at Core Technology Systems, a UK-based Microsoft Gold Partner. She specialises in collaboration and productivity tools in Microsoft 365.

Kat is a frequent conference speaker and co-host on the Cloud Conversations Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpQLmT4_kwvrDTXOpXcKFtg), which welcomes guests from the tech industry.

Kat publishes blogs on Practical365, Petri.com and her personal site collabwithkat.com.

Kat Beedim is a Microsoft Office 365 MVP and Microsoft Solutions Specialist at Core Technology Systems, a UK-based Microsoft Gold Partner. She specialises in collaboration and productivity tools in Microsoft 365. Kat is a frequent conference speak... Show more

Since 2022 i am a M365 MVP. I am a SharePoint and Microsoft 365 enthusiast who grew up with IT and has a special fascination for Microsoft Search. My experience in building communication and collaboration platforms strechtes for more than 10 years and I am always up to the latest challenge in modern, digital work.

Since 2022 i am a M365 MVP. I am a SharePoint and Microsoft 365 enthusiast who grew up with IT and has a special fascination for Microsoft Search. My experience in building communication and collaboration platforms strechtes for more than 10 years an... Show more

Juan Carlos is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 21 years of experience in diverse Microsoft products and technologies with a strong background in the SharePoint platform; although he currently works as Microsoft 365 SME & Delivery Manager skilled in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, the Power Platform and SharePoint platforms. Juan Carlos is a Microsoft 365 & Microsoft Teams MVP that received his first MVP award in 2008. He is also co-founder and coordinator of the following users groups: the SharePoint Users Group of Spain (SUGES), the Cloud Computing Users Group (CLOUDES) and the Comunidad de Office 365. He is also co-editor and co-director of the free Spanish digital magazine about Microsoft Products and Technologies: CompartiMOSS (www.compartimoss.com). To date, Juan Carlos has co-authored 20 books and several articles about SharePoint & Office 365 platforms in Spanish and English.

Juan Carlos is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 21 years of experience in diverse Microsoft products and technologies with a strong background in the SharePoint platform; although he currently works as Microsoft 365 SME & Delivery Manage... Show more

Andreas spent most of his professional life and a career of over 25 years integrating "backend" applications. First inside or between Enterprises and Startups directly, then - "in the cloud".
Before that, Andreas dabbled with Virtual Reality in the 90s. In 2013, he started to work with Kinect for Windows V2 and something wonderful happened - Andreas had new fun with new toys and he was all set to work on new paradigms to interact with computers.
Then Microsoft HoloLens was announced and he expanded his focus on Mixed Reality applications and concepts.
He cannot stop talking about technology, which apparently some people like so Microsoft gave him the MVP award. Because he has shown leadership can advise C-levels and business, he also got accepted into the ranks of the Microsoft Regional Directors .
Andreas helps customers as a trusted advisor, external CTO and innovation consultant, he also produces exciting applications and solutions with a great team of skilled individuals.
He acts as CTO for MR and Applied AI for daenet.

Andreas spent most of his professional life and a career of over 25 years integrating "backend" applications. First inside or between Enterprises and Startups directly, then - "in the cloud". Before that, Andreas dabbled with Virtual Reality in the ... Show more