Most Active Speakers 2022

Sessionize proudly presents the list of the most active speakers in the year 2022!

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Tomasz Poszytek

Tomasz Poszytek

With a passion for enhancing organizational effectiveness through digitalization and process optimization, Tomasz brings extensive expertise as a seasoned Business Analyst. As a distinguished Microsoft Power Platform expert, recognized with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) title and multiple certifications, including Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Tomasz possesses a robust analytical acumen. With proficiency in SharePoint, Nintex, Webcon, and other process implementation tools, Tomasz continuously updates his knowledge to deliver cutting-edge solutions and shares insights with both clients and technical communities.

Renowned for crafting user-friendly business processes and applications, Tomasz prioritizes simplicity and reliability, ensuring seamless adoption and comprehension. As a dedicated co-organizer of community events in Poland and an active blogger, Tomasz contributes actively to the technical community and serves as an esteemed international speaker.

With a passion for enhancing organizational effectiveness through digitalization and process optimization, Tomasz brings extensive expertise as a seasoned Business Analyst. As a distinguished Microsoft Power Platform expert, recognized with the Micro... Show more

Gerald Versluis

Gerald Versluis

Meet Gerald Versluis, software engineer at Microsoft, who wields the power of .NET MAUI to conquer any project that comes his way. With a career spanning over a decade, he's tackled it all, from frontend to backend and everything in between, using Azure, ASP.NET, and all the other .NET goodies.

But it wasn't until he discovered the magic of Xamarin that he truly fell in love with mobile and cross-platform development, becoming an active community member and sharing his knowledge through writing, tweeting, and presentations. When he's not saving the world of software, you can find him on Twitter @jfversluis, blogging at https://blog.verslu.is, or making videos on his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/GeraldVersluis.

Meet Gerald Versluis, software engineer at Microsoft, who wields the power of .NET MAUI to conquer any project that comes his way. With a career spanning over a decade, he's tackled it all, from frontend to backend and everything in between, using Az... Show more

Dan Rey

Dan Rey

Dan Rey has been a technical and end user trainer for over 20 years. His ability to connect with business, leaders, support and technical contacts is one of the reasons he is a great contact for everyone. He is an involved community speaker and contributor and can be found on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, GitHub, TechCommunity and many other places online or in person! On February 1st, 2022 Dan was awarded the Microsoft MVP in Office Apps and Services. He is the Chief Learning Officer for Smarter Consulting!

Dan Rey has been a technical and end user trainer for over 20 years. His ability to connect with business, leaders, support and technical contacts is one of the reasons he is a great contact for everyone. He is an involved community speaker and contr... Show more

Martin Zikmund

Martin Zikmund

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

Sharon Weaver

Sharon Weaver

Sharon is the founder and CEO of Smarter Consulting, a business and technology consulting company. She founded her business to grow and diversify the technology resource pool by providing opportunity to underserved individuals such as women and minorities by providing them with the opportunity and support to add a technical skill set to their existing industry experience. Her goal is to create a business environment based on diversity, inclusion, and opportunity.

As a Microsoft RD, MVP, MCT, and Productivity Expert, Sharon's background in Software Development, Business and Systems Analysis, Project Management, and Agile combined with her Developmental Psychology degree and Six Sigma Black Belt blend perfectly with her love of helping and training people to make her a well-rounded leader, consultant, and coach.

Solving both process and technical problems, Sharon has the unique ability to listen and uncover client pain points to develop a plan that will not only build the needed solutions but also drive change, adoption, and education in a way not typically seen from technical consultants.

Being part of the community is extremely important and she is an active leader, participant, and mentor. Sharon speaks professionally globally on subjects such as Microsoft 365, Business Analysis, Leadership, Teamwork, and Women in Technology. She is the founder of the Kansas City M365 User Group and lead organizer for CollabCon. She currently serves as an advisor and mentor for the Digital Women of Kansas City and is the Founding President and advisor of the Kansas City IIBA chapter.

When she's not working, Sharon watches tv and movies, reads, hangs out with her family, or is traveling somewhere interesting, most likely on a cruise ship out of the country with no access to communication.

Sharon is the founder and CEO of Smarter Consulting, a business and technology consulting company. She founded her business to grow and diversify the technology resource pool by providing opportunity to underserved individuals such as women and minor... Show more

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt is a MVP DataPlatform who has been working for more than 20 years in the world of databases; she lives in Belgium and has strong experience in Business Intelligence and Database Administration. Trainer (Microsoft Certified Trainer), speaker and consultant, she uses to collaborate with developers (databases design and performance) and infrastructure team.
She was also a teacher for the Bachelor of Computer Science curriculum. In 2014 she co-founded the Global Francophone V-Chapter. Isabelle is a user group board member (GUSS.pro) and takes part in organising events such as SQL Saturday and 24HOP. She started www.shareql.com with another MVP, Serge Luca.

Isabelle Van Campenhoudt is a MVP DataPlatform who has been working for more than 20 years in the world of databases; she lives in Belgium and has strong experience in Business Intelligence and Database Administration. Trainer (Microsoft Certified Tr... Show more

Poornima Nayar

Poornima Nayar

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

Rebekka Aalbers

Rebekka Aalbers

Rebekka Aalbers works as a Technology Consultant at Dutch Microsoft Partner Macaw. Her focus is on helping customers with the implementation of the Microsoft Power Platform in their organization and building low code solutions. Her drive is to get the most out of the out of the box capabilities of the platform and only use custom development when it really adds value. As a former Business User herself she is an avid supporter if of Citizen Developers and loves to help people getting started on their Power Platform journey. Rebekka received the Microsoft Business Applications MVP award in 2019.

Rebekka Aalbers works as a Technology Consultant at Dutch Microsoft Partner Macaw. Her focus is on helping customers with the implementation of the Microsoft Power Platform in their organization and building low code solutions. Her drive is to get th... Show more

Amy Kapernick

Amy Kapernick

Amy is a business owner,  senior developer, mentor and international conference speaker. She has a passion for sharing knowledge with the community with a focus on nurturing the next generation of developers. This has led to her organising and volunteering at events, running technical workshops, and writing and producing her own video content. She also regularly presents and keynotes at events all over the world, informing and entertaining audiences from a variety of industries and backgrounds.

A familiar face in the developer community Amy volunteers her time with several groups, including DDD Perth as Vice Chair and Director of Conference Content, Perth Azure User Group as one of the organising team and She Codes as a regular mentor. These contributions are not unnoticed, as she’s been recognised as a Microsoft MVP and a Twilio Champion since 2019 for her contributions to the tech community and ongoing commitment to helping those around her.

Amy is a business owner,  senior developer, mentor and international conference speaker. She has a passion for sharing knowledge with the community with a focus on nurturing the next generation of developers. This has led to her organising and volunt... Show more

Håkan Silfvernagel

Håkan Silfvernagel

Håkan holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Leadership and Organizational behavior. He has also taken courses on university level in psychology, interaction design and human-computer interaction. He has 20 years’ experience of software development in various positions such as developer, tester, architect, project manager, scrum master, practice manager and team lead.

Håkan is Chairman of the Norwegian .NET User Group Oslo (NNUG) and is active as an Ambassador for Oslo AI, the local chapter for the global City.AI community. In addition, he is the co-founder of AI42, an online school for learning about AI and Data Science and the Azure User Group Sweden, a meetup focused on Azure.

Håkan is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in AI and a Microsoft Certified Trainer.

Currently Håkan is working as AI Specialist at Miles AS, a Norwegian consultancy company.

Håkan holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Leadership and Organizational behavior. He has also taken courses on university level in psychology, interaction design and human-computer interaction. He has 2... Show more

Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson

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

Veronika Kolesnikova

Veronika Kolesnikova

Software engineer by day and AI enthusiast by night. Veronika has extensive experience in full-stack development using C#, .NET, Java and Typescript, Azure and AWS clouds. Public speaker, hackathon volunteer, co-organizer of Boston Azure user group, and mentor. Curious about mobile and Augmented Reality.
Veronika holds a master's degree in Information Technology. She likes dancing, traveling and practicing aerial fitness in her free time.

Software engineer by day and AI enthusiast by night. Veronika has extensive experience in full-stack development using C#, .NET, Java and Typescript, Azure and AWS clouds. Public speaker, hackathon volunteer, co-organizer of Boston Azure user group, ... Show more

Mete Atamel

Mete Atamel

I’m a Software Engineer and a Developer Advocate at Google in London. I build tools, demos, tutorials, and give talks to educate and help developers to be successful on Google Cloud.

I’m a Software Engineer and a Developer Advocate at Google in London. I build tools, demos, tutorials, and give talks to educate and help developers to be successful on Google Cloud. Show more

Stacy Deere

Stacy Deere

Stacy Deere (MVP) is the Owner of Focal Point Solutions LLC, a Cincinnati, OH based company that provides SharePoint Solutions for the Enterprise in the mid-to-large market. Previously, Stacy led a rapidly growing SharePoint practice where she engaged in a wide range of consulting projects across various industries. With nearly 18 years of experience in the IT Industry, Stacy has mainly focused on Collaboration Solutions such as IBM’s Lotus Notes\Domino and Microsoft’s Messaging and Collaboration Solutions including deployments and SharePoint upgrades.
 
Within the SharePoint community, Stacy is a SharePoint MVP and is actively sharing her real-world expertise through authoring in the blog http://www.spmindmelt.focalpointsolutions.co, ; and speaking at various SharePoint Saturday's, Collab365, ITUnity, SPTechCon, SharePoint Fest, SharePoint Engage, and User Group events. She also co-authored two books called SharePoint 2013 and 2010 Using Managed Metadata.

Stacy Deere (MVP) is the Owner of Focal Point Solutions LLC, a Cincinnati, OH based company that provides SharePoint Solutions for the Enterprise in the mid-to-large market. Previously, Stacy led a rapidly growing SharePoint practice where she engage... Show more

Thomas Haver

Thomas Haver


Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Huntington National Bank that encompassed testing, metrics & reporting, and data management. Thomas has a background in Physics & Biophysics, with over a decade spent in research science studying fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy before joining IT.

Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at H... Show more

Becky Bertram

Becky Bertram

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

Gianluca Sartori

Gianluca Sartori

Gianluca Sartori is a Data Platform MVP, independent consultant and performance tuning specialist. He has been working in the software industry since 1999 and has been working with SQL Server ever since. He also works as a SQL Server trainer and in his spare time he writes technical articles and participates the SQL Server forums. Gianluca enjoys presenting SQL Server topics at conferences in Europe and US. He is currently working as lead DBA at a famous Formula 1 team.

Gianluca Sartori is a Data Platform MVP, independent consultant and performance tuning specialist. He has been working in the software industry since 1999 and has been working with SQL Server ever since. He also works as a SQL Server trainer and in h... Show more

Arthur Doler

Arthur Doler

Arthur (or Art, take your pick) has been a software engineer for 19 years and has worked on things as exciting as analysis software for casinos and things as boring as banking websites. He is an advocate for talking openly about mental health and psychology in the technical world, and he spends a lot of time thinking about how we program and why we program, and about the tools, structures, cultures, and mental processes that help and hinder us from our ultimate goal of writing amazing things. His hair is brown and his thorax is a shiny blue color.

Arthur (or Art, take your pick) has been a software engineer for 19 years and has worked on things as exciting as analysis software for casinos and things as boring as banking websites. He is an advocate for talking openly about mental health and psy... Show more

Mayra Badillo Villamizar

Mayra Badillo Villamizar

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

Steve Jones

Steve Jones

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

Gaston Cruz

Gaston Cruz

- 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

Peter Schmidt

Peter Schmidt

Peter is working as a Cloud Architect in Denmark. He has been working as a consultant since 1996 with a primary focus on Messaging, Collaboration, and Cloud security, based on technologies like Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive for Business, Office 365, Purview Information Protection, and Microsoft Defender Security products.
Peter is a Microsoft Certified Master on Exchange and has been awarded as a Microsoft MVP in M365 Apps & Services and Security. He has been speaking numerous times at Danish and Norwegian events like Microsoft Campus Days, Nordic Infrastructure Conference, European SharePoint Conference, and local User Group events.
He also runs the Danish WorkPlace Ninja User Group, which has a focus on Microsoft Modern Workplace, Productivity, and Security.

Peter is working as a Cloud Architect in Denmark. He has been working as a consultant since 1996 with a primary focus on Messaging, Collaboration, and Cloud security, based on technologies like Microsoft 365, Exchange Server, Microsoft Teams, OneDriv... Show more

Ryan Mangan

Ryan Mangan

Ryan Mangan stands as a distinguished specialist in End-User Computing (EUC) and a visionary Cloud Technologist, offering invaluable guidance to clients grappling with intricate infrastructure and end-user computing complexities.

Renowned for his captivating speaking prowess, Ryan is a celebrated author, dynamic speaker, and engaging presenter. His insights have enlightened technical communities and empowered numerous customers to discover practical, effective solutions. With a profound understanding of the field, Ryan has become a trusted voice in the world of technology.

Ryan's exceptional proficiency and notable contributions have earned him a collection of prestigious accolades, attesting to his unparalleled expertise. These include:

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, 2021
- Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
- Fellow of the British Computer Society (Chartered Institute of IT)
- VMware vExpert 10+ Uears
- VMware vExpert EUC, 2021-23
- VMware vExpert Desktop Hypervisor, 2021/22
- Parallels RAS VIPP
- LoginVSI Technology Advocate, 2019/2020
- KEMP Technologies' Technical Person of the Year, 2017
- Parallels RAS EMEA Technical Champion, 2018
- Microsoft Community Speaker

Additionally, Ryan holds the esteemed honour of serving on the Editorial Advisory Board for TechTarget. His influential thought leadership has been recognised by Feedspot, placing him in their Top 50 IT Blogs in 2020 and Top 50 Azure Blogs in 2020.

Ryan's written contributions enrich the knowledge base of readers, offering a wealth of insights. Notable publications include:

- "Legacy Applications Causing the IT industry headaches" in the British Computer Society's IT Now Magazine Winter Edition 2022 (page 50)
- "Quickstart guide to Azure Virtual Desktop"
- "Azure Virtual Desktop Migration Guides for Citrix and VMware"
- "Azure Virtual Desktop Technical Handbook series (applications & Disaster Recovery)"

Moreover, Ryan has authored two enlightening books, "An Introduction to MSIX App Attach" and "Mastering Azure Virtual Desktop," highly regarded within the technical community for their comprehensive exploration of Azure Virtual Desktop.

In essence, Ryan is a visionary who consistently pushes the boundaries of technological advancement, unearthing innovative solutions to tackle the challenges of the modern IT landscape. His unwavering commitment to excellence continues to shape the future of the industry.

Ryan Mangan stands as a distinguished specialist in End-User Computing (EUC) and a visionary Cloud Technologist, offering invaluable guidance to clients grappling with intricate infrastructure and end-user computing complexities. Renowned for his... Show more

Jan Vidar Elven

Jan Vidar Elven

Jan Vidar Elven is a Senior Cloud Platform & Security Architect working at Microsoft Partner Evidi AS in Norway. He is a Microsoft MVP in Security, an active speaker and blogger, and has more than 25 years’ experience inside IT infrastructure management and architecting solutions, working with Cloud & Datacenter, specializing in Azure, Microsoft Entra, Active Directory, Enterprise Mobility, Identity & Access Management, Identity Governance, Service Management, Operations Management and Automation cross On-Premise and Azure environments.

Jan Vidar Elven is a Senior Cloud Platform & Security Architect working at Microsoft Partner Evidi AS in Norway. He is a Microsoft MVP in Security, an active speaker and blogger, and has more than 25 years’ experience inside IT infrastructure managem... Show more

Ralph Rivas

Ralph Rivas

Ralph is a seasoned professional with experience delivering quality software and solutions going back to the 90s. Currently, co-hosts the online (light) blue collar video blog/podcast http://www.cloudtalkshow.com, co-leads the Chicago Microsoft Power Platform User Group and is one of the main event organizers for https://m365chicago.com in addition to being a speaker in other virtual conferences and user groups. He has been an aficionado of Microsoft products going back to the first versions of Windows and Excel the original Low Code Platform which complements his MS MVP status for Business Applications and the Power Platform in particular.

Ralph has held many varied roles on project teams from programmer to support to mentor and trainer as well as a key resource for SharePoint/Office 365-related architecture, development, deployment, operations, governance and on-going support efforts while also able to deliver .NET based solutions on all other Microsoft supported platforms in as well as aspects related to the Portal and Collaboration workspace. More currently, he holds the role as National Solutions Architect at SOGETI USA in the Cloud Technologies group with a particular focus on supporting and implementing solutions around M365 and the Power Platform at all levels and recently invited to be a Sogeti Labs Fellow where he collaborates with innovation focused top technologists from all over the world.

Working with a major partner and with the community, he has been focused most lately on Power Platform governance and adoption at the enterprise level through direct participation with the Power CAT team and Power Platform Product team at Microsoft including deliveries of "in-a-day" events, hackathons, workshops as well as implementation and guidance around the Center of Excellence tool set as well as Adoption Maturity Assessments for baseline KPI's and measures.

Born in the Chicago area, his father's assignment with Abbott Labs had him growing up in the Philippines through the end of High School, the experience of which also included world travel that he continues to this day for business and leisure.

With a third grader at home and an older one out of college and into the workforce, he still is a family guy but still keeps in touch with his other interests in entertainment (music, improv comedy, etc.), history, travel, 70's era board games, the cinema and cultural experiences.

Expect to find Ralph in the various PnP SIG meetings in most of the topic areas such as M365 Maturity, SPFx Development and the very crucial Sharing is Caring Initiatives of the community.

Ralph is a seasoned professional with experience delivering quality software and solutions going back to the 90s. Currently, co-hosts the online (light) blue collar video blog/podcast http://www.cloudtalkshow.com, co-leads the Chicago Microsoft Power... Show more

Michelle Wong

Michelle Wong

Michelle is an MCT & MVP of Business Applications. She integrates the possibilities between Microsoft 365 and Power Platform in her projects. She also specializes in Power Automate and Power Apps.
Also, she makes an active contribution to the Power Platform community, is one of the leaders of the Meetup User Group "Microsoft 365 Noord Nederland" in the Netherlands, and participates in various Power Apps and Power Automate User Groups, and speaks at conferences and Meetup meetings.

Michelle is an MCT & MVP of Business Applications. She integrates the possibilities between Microsoft 365 and Power Platform in her projects. She also specializes in Power Automate and Power Apps. Also, she makes an active contribution to the Power ... Show more

Derek Smith

Derek Smith

Derek Smith works as the Cloud Practice Director, Microsoft Azure at Trace3. As part of the Cloud Solutions Team, he engages with clients to help transform their business applications, operations and initiatives to Microsoft Azure. Additionally, Derek also regularly serves within the Azure Community as a Mentor, Public Speaker, Content Creator, and Enthusiast for all things Azure Public Cloud

Derek Smith works as the Cloud Practice Director, Microsoft Azure at Trace3. As part of the Cloud Solutions Team, he engages with clients to help transform their business applications, operations and initiatives to Microsoft Azure. Additionally, Dere... Show more

Laurent Bugnion

Laurent Bugnion

I work as Principal Cloud Advocate for Microsoft Azure after almost 10 years spent working for IdentityMine and Valorem, two leading firms in Microsoft technologies. I code in Azure, .NET, Blazor, Windows, WPF, ASP.NET, JavaScript. On my free time, I write for technical publications, publish technical videos on YouTube, and my blog is on blog.galasoft.ch. I am a frequent speaker at conferences such as Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Build, VS Live, Techorama, DevSum and many other international events. Prior to joining Microsoft, I was a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Windows development from 2007 to 2017, a Microsoft Regional Director from 2013 and a Xamarin Most Valuable Professional from 2015. I am also the author of the (former) well-known open source framework MVVM Light for Windows, WPF and Xamarin.

I work as Principal Cloud Advocate for Microsoft Azure after almost 10 years spent working for IdentityMine and Valorem, two leading firms in Microsoft technologies. I code in Azure, .NET, Blazor, Windows, WPF, ASP.NET, JavaScript. On my free time, I... Show more

Dian Taylor

Dian Taylor

Dian Taylor is a 4x Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Dynamics 365 (CRM) Presales Director at RSM. She is a seasoned pre-sales and implementation consultant specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) since 2011. Dian has been involved in solution designing, implementing, configuring and customizing several complex scenarios in various industry sectors. D365-CE modules: Sales, Custer Service, Field Service, Project Service Automation & Omnichannel for Customer Service. Besides Dynamics 365, Dian works with Power Platform components like Power Automate, Copilot Studio, etc. She has also created several courses on LinkedIn Learning.

Dian Taylor is a 4x Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Dynamics 365 (CRM) Presales Director at RSM. She is a seasoned pre-sales and implementation consultant specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) since 2011. Dian has been involved in so... Show more

Grant Fritchey

Grant Fritchey

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

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Most Active Speakers 2022

Every year, we put together a list of the most active speakers. This list features the top 3% of speakers who have participated in events using Sessionize during the 2022.

The 3% is calculated from the pool of all speakers that have at least one accepted session in year 2022. We don't include inactive speakers or speakers that had no accepted sessions during the year. There are around 12 thousand unique accepted speakers this year, the 3% is 371. Not all of them have their speaker profiles set as public, and we respect that, so the list doesn't show all of them.

The calculation is based on the number of accepted events, that's the main criteria, but to get more refined results we also look at things like multiple sessions per event, sharing a session with a co-speaker and how big the event is. Number of submissions and declined sessions don't affect the list.

Please note that the count of events and sessions in this list does not represent the number of events and sessions from the year 2022. Instead, it shows the number of events and sessions featured on the speaker's public speaker profile; these numbers have nothing to do with the award itself.