Works for Pandora, a jewelry brand based in Copenhagen (DK).
Product Manager for the common Content Management platform built on Sharepoint.
Co-admin of the company's Power BI tenant with duties of governance, monitoring and auditing.
Solution Owner for the Data Analytics and Identity Access Management Azure platform.

Former Microsoft MVP Data Platform 2018-2024.
Common speaker in events and conferences around Europe (SQL Saturdays, PASS Summit, SQL Nexus, Intelligent Cloud, SQL Konferenz, SQL Day Poland, dataMinds Connect, Power BI Summit, Power Platform Bootcamp, etc).
Speaker for DW/BI and the Italian Virtual Chapter.

Author for sqlservercentral.com, sqlshack.com, UGISS (User Group Italiano SQL Server).

Works for Pandora, a jewelry brand based in Copenhagen (DK). Product Manager for the common Content Management platform built on Sharepoint. Co-admin of the company's Power BI tenant with duties of governance, monitoring and auditing. Solution Own... Show more

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. In his role, Frank excels in building robust Business Intelligence systems leveraging Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI. He is also proficient in constructing Azure infrastructures and architectures using PowerShell and Bicep.

Frank is a prolific author, having written several bestselling books including "Power BI für Dummies," "Azure für Dummies," "Docker für Dummies," and "Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure." As a frequent speaker, he has delivered insightful presentations at major national and international conferences like the PASS Community Summit, SQL BITS, and SQL Server Konferenz.

In addition to his professional achievements, Frank co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V. in 2004 and has served on its board of directors for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, contributing significantly to the community's growth and development.

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert,... Show more

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

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

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

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

Alex Soto is a Developer Advocate at IBM. He is passionate about the Java world and software automation and believes in the open-source software model. Alex is the co-author of Manning and O'Reilly books Testing Java Microservice, Quarkus Cookbook, Kubernetes Secrets Management, GitOps Cookbook, RHCE Ansible Automation Study Guide, Applied AI for Enterprise Java Development, and AI Agents with Java.
A Java Champion since 2017, he is also an international speaker (Devoxx, KubeCon, DevNexus, JavaOne, JavaLand, ...) and teacher at Salle URL University. You can follow him on Twitter (@alexsotob) to stay tuned to what’s happening in Java.

Alex Soto is a Developer Advocate at IBM. He is passionate about the Java world and software automation and believes in the open-source software model. Alex is the co-author of Manning and O'Reilly books Testing Java Microservice, Quarkus Cookbook, K... Show more

With a diverse background in journalism and retail, Linda brings both business insight and attention to storytelling to the table as a data warehouse developer. Coupled with her passion for learning new tech and trying new things.

With a diverse background in journalism and retail, Linda brings both business insight and attention to storytelling to the table as a data warehouse developer. Coupled with her passion for learning new tech and trying new things. Show more

Brandon is an independent .NET Consultant at Code Traveler LLC where he gets to work closely with the developer community to help fellow C# developers make 5-star apps.

With over 15 years of C# experience working across Xamarin, Microsoft and Amazon, Brandon is an expert in high-performance asynchronous programming, mobile app development, Azure and AWS. He is the creator and lead developer on numerous open-source libraries that have earned millioned downloads, such as AsyncAwaitBestPractices and CommunityToolkit.Maui.

An avid developer, Brandon loves to code and has contribute to open-source libraries and mobile apps.

Brandon is an independent .NET Consultant at Code Traveler LLC where he gets to work closely with the developer community to help fellow C# developers make 5-star apps. With over 15 years of C# experience working across Xamarin, Microsoft and Amaz... Show more

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Sessionize Top 3% speaker 2022 & 2023

Jon specialises in Microsoft 365 with over 10 years of experience in consultancy and pre-sales; Jon is passionate about Microsoft products and especially enjoys the Microsoft Defender and Intune suites.

Jon is the co-host of the Microsoft Spotlight podcast, which has over 50 episodes of interviews with Women in Tech about their careers and journeys.

Jon particularly likes discussing Microsoft Security and Windows 365 and holds a Microsoft MVP in Intune and Windows 365.

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Sessionize Top 3% speaker 2022 & 2023 Jon specialises in Microsoft 365 with over 10 years of experience in consultancy and pre-sales; Jon is passionate about Microsoft products and especially enjoys the Microsoft Defender and... Show more

Mike is a developer, Angular GDE, and Developer Advocate at Prisma. Big fan of the web, helping people, and building cool stuff.

Mike is a developer, Angular GDE, and Developer Advocate at Prisma. Big fan of the web, helping people, and building cool stuff. Show more

Global MCT | MVP Business Aplications

I work as a Solutions Architect for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Alianza Corp. I have implemented solutions such as MS Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Commerce, Sales, and Customer Services, using Azure and Power Platform services.

I am also a Global MCT, teaching official MS Dynamics 365 and Power Platform courses such as MB 280, MB 800, PL 900, etc. I have taught courses for Latin America and Spain for partners such as Indra, Santander, BCP, etc. I am part of the Microsoft ESI program.

I am a community leader for Cloud Experts, organizing various virtual and in-person events such as SQL Saturday, Data Saturday, Dynamics Saturday, Global Azure, and Global Power Platform BootCamp, among others.

Global MCT | MVP Business Aplications I work as a Solutions Architect for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Alianza Corp. I have implemented solutions such as MS Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Commerce, Sales, and Customer Services, using A... Show more

Paresh Motiwala ​PMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades.
He was selected as a "Speaker Idol" finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL Server User Group and Boston BI User Groups.
He has managed multi terabyte OLTP databases. He has also been a Senior SQL DBA and a Solutions Architect in Fortune 100 companies. He also helps organize and speaks at many PASS Summits, SQL Saturdays, Azure Bootcamp and User Groups. He is certified in Big Data Analytics and FinTech(MIT) Project manager, Public Speaker, an avid singer, cook, open networker, and stand-up comedian. He teaches public speaking, debating, interviewing and group discussion skills. He also mentors DBAs and children around the globe via www.circlesofgrowth.com

Paresh Motiwala ​PMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades. He was selected as a "Speaker Idol" finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL ... Show more

Feline Parein is a business consultant with a big focus on all things Microsoft. She’s a certified Power Platform consultant and has hands-on experience with setting up enterprise-level applications and processes within the Power Platform.

Feline Parein is a business consultant with a big focus on all things Microsoft. She’s a certified Power Platform consultant and has hands-on experience with setting up enterprise-level applications and processes within the Power Platform. Show more

Wayne Gakuo is a Frontend Engineer who is constantly learning the best practices of architecting software using Angular, while having scalability, maintainability, and user needs in mind. Aside from work, Wayne leads Angular Kenya which trains budding developers to become proficient Angular developers. In his free time, Wayne loves watching documentaries and playing video games, trying to get better at FIFA.

Wayne Gakuo is a Frontend Engineer who is constantly learning the best practices of architecting software using Angular, while having scalability, maintainability, and user needs in mind. Aside from work, Wayne leads Angular Kenya which trains buddin... Show more

Cleyra is a Venezuelan Software Engineer based in United Kingdom. Her passion for web development and user experience have led her to focus her career on creating products that are easy to use and accessible to everyone. She is also a promoter of diversity and inclusion in the tech industry and is always looking for ways to promote equal opportunity and representation, in her role as Women Techmakers ambassador, Women Developer Academy Mentor, Google Developers Group organiser and in her role as Affiliate Professor at University of Glasgow.

Cleyra is a Venezuelan Software Engineer based in United Kingdom. Her passion for web development and user experience have led her to focus her career on creating products that are easy to use and accessible to everyone. She is also a promoter of div... Show more

Microsoft AI MVP.
AI Partner at KYNDRYL.
Doctor in Artificial Intelligence, with more than 28 years of professional experience. He helps organizations to solve their problems with the use of artificial intelligence and the Internet of things. Passionate about technology, he has more than 193 Microsoft certifications and collaborates in multiple publications in the technology sector.

Microsoft AI MVP. AI Partner at KYNDRYL. Doctor in Artificial Intelligence, with more than 28 years of professional experience. He helps organizations to solve their problems with the use of artificial intelligence and the Internet of things. Pass... Show more

Hila Fish is a Solutions Architect @ AWS, with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry.
Hashicorp & Women tech Makers Ambassador, and an International public speaker who believes the DevOps culture is what drives a company to perform at its best and talks about that and other DevOps/Infrastructure topics at conferences.
She advocates for enhancing business success through the strategic application of technology.

In her spare time, Hila is a lead singer of a cover band, giving back to the community by co-organizing DevOps-related conferences (Inc. "DevOpsDays TLV" & "StatsCraft" monitoring-focused event), providing mentorship and managing programs in “Baot” (The largest technical women’s community in Israel), and enjoys sharing her passion and knowledge wherever she can, including across diverse technology communities, initiatives and social media.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hila-fish
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hilafish1

Hila Fish is a Solutions Architect @ AWS, with over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. Hashicorp & Women tech Makers Ambassador, and an International public speaker who believes the DevOps culture is what drives a company to perform at its... Show more

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP.
He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible.

Sander is a SQL Server DBA with over 20 years of experience in IT. He has worked with SQL Server since version 2000 and is a Microsoft MVP. He is a huge PowerShell enthusiast and will try to automate processes as much as possible. Show more

He is a Google Developer Expert in Dart & Flutter, and the second most followed YouTuber in the Flutter space globally!🎉 Safe to say that the content he shared on *The Flutter Way* has influenced hundreds of young developers along the way.

He is a Google Developer Expert in Dart & Flutter, and the second most followed YouTuber in the Flutter space globally!🎉 Safe to say that the content he shared on *The Flutter Way* has influenced hundreds of young developers along the way. Show more

Google Developer Expert for Android, I am a software developer with over six years of experience in software development, specifically for Android and iOS. Although I sometimes develop web solutions, I currently work as Mobile Developer at BRP.

In addition to developing software, I like to share my knowledge by writing articles on various topics and getting involved in the local community. I am currently the leader of the Google Developer Group in Lubumbashi.

Google Developer Expert for Android, I am a software developer with over six years of experience in software development, specifically for Android and iOS. Although I sometimes develop web solutions, I currently work as Mobile Developer at BRP. In... Show more

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Native Software Development, and Managed Services.

Marcel spends most of his time working with organizations to deliver software to production multiple times a day in a secure and compliant way! He helps organizations and leadership teams move to become high-speed, innovative, and productive while still being secure and compliant.

Marcel loves to learn new technologies and use this to advance his customers. He shares his learnings at conferences and training. Marcel has the conviction the CEO title in technology companies should have a second meaning: Coding Executive Officer. This is driven by his strong belief that great leaders in tech need to be technical! Only by staying on top of technology, you can lead the way going forward.

Marcel is a frequently asked public speaker at well-known industry events like Microsoft //Build, Microsoft Ignite, Azure Lowlands, Visual Studio Live!, Techorama, and KCDC, to name a few.

Marcel is part of the Techorama board and helps organize this event in Europe. In his spare time, he also builds online courses for Pluralsight. You can find his courses here: https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/marcel-devries

Marcel has been awarded by Microsoft the Microsoft MVP award for more than 17 consecutive years and has been a Microsoft Regional Director since 2008. You can always contact him to talk about subjects like Cloud Adoption Strategies, Business Development, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Containers, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Na... Show more

JJ works as a Developer Advocate representing IBM worldwide. He mainly focuses on open-source AI and OpenShift, trying to help companies and users successfully onboard to the Cloud-Native ecosystem. He’s also known in the DevOps tooling ecosystem and generalized Linux communities. If he isn’t building automation to streamline his work, he’s building the groundwork to do just that.

He lives and grew up in Austin, Texas. A father and husband, trying to learn to balance his natural nerdiness with family life. He enjoys a good strong dark ale, hoppy IPA, some team-building Artemis, and epic Gloomhaven campaigning.

He has recently dove headfirst into Fedora since IBM bought Redhat, but still secretly wants FreeBSD everywhere. He’s always trying to become a better web technology developer, though he normally just uses bash to get the job done.

JJ works as a Developer Advocate representing IBM worldwide. He mainly focuses on open-source AI and OpenShift, trying to help companies and users successfully onboard to the Cloud-Native ecosystem. He’s also known in the DevOps tooling ecosystem an... Show more

Ahmed Tikiwa is a Senior Software Engineer at Disney and a Google Developer Expert for Android with over 12 years of software engineering experience and possesses a strong passion for developing world-class applications that can help make a difference. He has experience in frontend and backend systems, where he has built enterprise solutions for major telecommunication companies. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and an official contributor to Google Developers Dev Library.

Ahmed Tikiwa is a Senior Software Engineer at Disney and a Google Developer Expert for Android with over 12 years of software engineering experience and possesses a strong passion for developing world-class applications that can help make a differenc... Show more

Eric is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure and for Cloud and Datacenter Management. He is the owner of Mountain IT. His main areas are: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Governance, Automation, Hybrid Infrastructure, Windows Server and Management Solutions.

Eric is an active member of the Microsoft community. He is blogging on his website www.ericberg.de on a regular basis. He produces the GeekSprech Podcast and the GeekSchau Webcast. He runs the Azure Thüringen Meetup in Germany, with more than 400 members and monthly meetups. He is a well known and high rated speaker at conferences like Microsoft Ignite, MVP Summit, Microsoft Ignite The Tour, ExpertsLive, Azure Saturday, Cloud and Datacenter Conference, and many more.

Eric is also a trainer on LinkedIn Learning, providing video trainings around Microsoft Azure.

His motto:
"The community lives from the community and only those who participate keep it alive.!"

Eric is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Azure and for Cloud and Datacenter Management. He is the owner of Mountain IT. His main areas are: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Governance, Automation, Hybrid Infrastructure, Windows Server and Management Solutions. E... Show more

Niels is a forward-thinking Software/AI Architect at Derivco, spearheading the development of innovative, AI-driven products that push the boundaries of iGaming technology. A pivotal figure in Derivco's AI initiatives, he played a key role in architecting and designing the company's first AI-driven promotion system, Arena+, setting new standards for performance and user engagement in the industry.

As a Microsoft AI MVP, Niels combines technical expertise with visionary leadership to explore the potential of AI in creating groundbreaking solutions. With a track record of designing and scaling high-performance iGaming systems, Niels is passionate about leveraging technology to redefine the gaming experience.

Niels is a sought-after presenter at technology conferences and has presented at, amongst others: Tech-ED, SQL PASS, DevWeek, SQL Bits, SQL Saturday, etc.

Niels is a forward-thinking Software/AI Architect at Derivco, spearheading the development of innovative, AI-driven products that push the boundaries of iGaming technology. A pivotal figure in Derivco's AI initiatives, he played a key role in archite... Show more

Gien Verschatse is an experienced consultant and software engineer at Aardling. She specialises in domain modelling and software architecture. She has experience in many domains such as the biotech industry, where she specialised in DNA building. She's fluent in both object-oriented and functional programming, mostly in .NET. As a Domain-Driven Design practitioner, she always looks to bridge the gaps between experts, users, and engineers.

Gien is studying Computer Science at the OU in the Netherlands. As a side interest, she's researching the science of decision-making strategies, to help teams improve how they make technical and organisational decisions. She shares her knowledge by speaking at international conferences.

And when she is not doing all that, you'll find her on the sofa, reading a book and sipping coffee.

Gien Verschatse is an experienced consultant and software engineer at Aardling. She specialises in domain modelling and software architecture. She has experience in many domains such as the biotech industry, where she specialised in DNA building. She... Show more

Ashraf Ghonaim is a Strategic Management Consultant and his core areas of expertise are: Strategy Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvement and Data Analytics.

Ashraf holds a Computer Engineering degree and an MBA degree in Strategic Management with special emphasis on IT-Business Strategic Alignment using Balanced Scorecard. He is also a certified Balanced Scorecard Professional, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP).

Ashraf is the leader of Toronto Fabric & Power BI User Group and he has been a Microsoft MVP in Data Platform (Fabric & Power BI) since 2018. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer MCT and he teaches Fabric and Power BI courses at the University of Calgary. Ashraf is a co-author of 2 books about Power BI and Microsoft AI and he is a frequent community events organizer and speakers around Fabric and Power BI.

Ashraf Ghonaim is a Strategic Management Consultant and his core areas of expertise are: Strategy Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvement and Data Analytics. Ashraf holds a Computer Engineering degree and an MBA degree in Strategi... Show more

AI Principal Software Engineer with extensive Java expertise, system design, and project management experience.

Specialized in AI/ML technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Vector databases.

Java Expert and Trainer and Mentor. Strategic technical
advisor driving innovation in AI-powered software solutions

AI Principal Software Engineer with extensive Java expertise, system design, and project management experience. Specialized in AI/ML technologies, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Vector databases. Java Expert and Trainer and Mentor. Strategic... Show more

Victoria Mutai is a software developer and co-lead Firebase Kenya. She works as a Supplier Intelligence Specialist at Assent Kenya, where she develops python scripts that are used for data analysis and web scraping. She holds a Bsc in Information Technology at Kirinyaga University . Victoria Mutai is passionate on making use of Firebase and implementing it on her projects and day to day job.

In her spare time, Victoria enjoys training people on programming fundamentals in Web development  and volunteering in her community.

Victoria Mutai is a software developer and co-lead Firebase Kenya. She works as a Supplier Intelligence Specialist at Assent Kenya, where she develops python scripts that are used for data analysis and web scraping. She holds a Bsc in Information Tec... Show more

Buchi Michelle Okonicha is a software engineering Leader and founder of Aricah. A Google developer expert (GDE), a Women Techmakers ambassador, and a researcher. Her more than 34 articles can be found on dev. to, hashnode, medium, and tealfeed, as well as her research works on Google Scholar. She passionately supports girls from low-income backgrounds through her non-profit organization: Girls Like Me Dream Initiative (Girls Like Me Africa)

Buchi Michelle Okonicha is a software engineering Leader and founder of Aricah. A Google developer expert (GDE), a Women Techmakers ambassador, and a researcher. Her more than 34 articles can be found on dev. to, hashnode, medium, and tealfeed, as we... Show more

Head of Mobile @ LeanCode with almost 10 years of experience in mobile development.
He has worked across Xamarin, React Native, and native platforms before fully committing to Flutter, now his sole focus for mobile apps at LeanCode.
He led the Flutter at Scale in the Credit Agricole Bank Polska project and helps teams deliver high-quality apps using Patrol by LeanCode for robust testing.
Also, the Co-founder of Flutter Warsaw, one of the largest Flutter meetups in Europe.

Head of Mobile @ LeanCode with almost 10 years of experience in mobile development. He has worked across Xamarin, React Native, and native platforms before fully committing to Flutter, now his sole focus for mobile apps at LeanCode. He led the Fl... Show more

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