Most Active Speakers 2023

Sessionize proudly presents the list of the most active speakers in the year 2023!

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Prashant G Bhoyar

Prashant G Bhoyar

Prashant G Bhoyar is an Enterprise AI Architect and AI strategy, engineering, and adoption leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise technology solutions across artificial intelligence, cloud, automation, and the Microsoft ecosystem.

As an AI Architect, Prashant serves as a trusted advisor to executives, technology leaders, architects, and delivery teams. He helps organizations move AI initiatives from business vision and technical discovery through architecture, rapid prototyping, governance, implementation planning, production readiness, and enterprise adoption.

Prashant specializes in agentic AI, multi-agent systems, retrieval-augmented generation, AI assistants, model evaluation, Responsible AI, and enterprise integration using Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Agent Framework, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure AI, LangChain, Python, C#, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Microsoft Graph, Dataverse, and Power Platform.

His approach combines enterprise architecture with forward-deployed AI engineering. He works closely with customer and delivery teams to understand complex business processes, validate solutions rapidly, remove technical blockers, translate field insights into reusable architectures, and accelerate the journey from prototype to secure, scalable production implementation.

Prashant founded the Northern Virginia AI/ML User Group and leads monthly community programs focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, AI agents, advanced prompt engineering, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft Fabric. He has designed and delivered executive briefings, conference sessions, technical demonstrations, hands-on labs, and workshops for more than 400 developers, architects, technology leaders, and business users.

He is a Microsoft Artificial Intelligence and Business Applications MVP for 10 consecutive years, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, co-author of “PowerShell for Office 365,” and a recipient of the Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America. He has presented at Microsoft Build, Microsoft AI Tour, Global AI Bootcamp, and major technology conferences around the world.

Prashant is available for keynote presentations, conference sessions, executive briefings, enterprise AI architecture workshops, forward-deployed AI engineering advisory, and hands-on training on Microsoft AI technologies.

Prashant G Bhoyar is an Enterprise AI Architect and AI strategy, engineering, and adoption leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering enterprise technology solutions across artificial intelligence, cloud, automation, and the Microsoft ec... Show more

Alan Kinane

Alan Kinane

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a current Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified Trainer alumnus. He likes to write blogs on Microsoft Azure and participate in community events.

Alan has been an IT Professional for over 25 years. Specialising in infrastructure, he has a strong focus on cloud services and in particular with Microsoft Azure which he has been using since 2015. Alan is a current Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Cer... Show more

Sander Stad

Sander Stad

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

Scott McAllister

Scott McAllister

Scott McAllister is a software development speaker and educator. He has been building web applications in several industries for over a decade. Now he's helping others learn about a wide range of web and infrastructure technologies. When he's not coding, writing or speaking he enjoys long walks with his wife, skipping rocks with his kids, and is happy whenever Seattle Sounders FC, Manchester City, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Bulls, Seattle Storm, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Reign FC, St. Louis Blues, Seattle Kraken, Barcelona, Fiorentina, Borussia Dortmund or Mainz 05 can manage a win.

Scott McAllister is a software development speaker and educator. He has been building web applications in several industries for over a decade. Now he's helping others learn about a wide range of web and infrastructure technologies. When he's not cod... Show more

Joseph Katsioloudes

Joseph Katsioloudes

Joseph is a leading voice in AI and cyber, developing software and content that shape how millions of developers build. His open source game gh.io/scg has helped 10K+ developers gain AI and security skills. His videos, with 4.3M+ views, simplify complex technical topics and deliver actionable tips to a global audience. As a speaker, Joseph has delivered 80 technical sessions in 25 countries in 5 years, averaging 300 engineers per session, captivating audiences with his insights and energetic stage presence.

Joseph is a leading voice in AI and cyber, developing software and content that shape how millions of developers build. His open source game gh.io/scg has helped 10K+ developers gain AI and security skills. His videos, with 4.3M+ views, simplify comp... Show more

Thorsten Pickhan

Thorsten Pickhan

Thorsten Pickhan works at Microsoft and has been focused on Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Teams Phone, and Copilot for many years. As a speaker, blogger, YouTuber, and community advocate, he regularly shares his knowledge at conferences, user groups, and through his blog and YouTube channel.

From 2021 to 2025, he was honored as a Microsoft MVP in recognition of his contributions to the Microsoft community, particularly in the areas of Microsoft Teams and Copilot. After joining Microsoft, he retired the MVP title in accordance with the program requirements.

His areas of expertise include modern collaboration, communication solutions, and the productive use of AI within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

Thorsten Pickhan works at Microsoft and has been focused on Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Teams Phone, and Copilot for many years. As a speaker, blogger, YouTuber, and community advocate, he regularly shares his knowledge at conferences, user group... Show more

Nicole Enders

Nicole Enders

Nicole Enders, aka “Die Agentin”, is a software architect, consultant, developer, and Microsoft MVP. Her mission is to make complex technology accessible and share knowledge. She focuses on Agentic AI, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure, and Microsoft 365, combining technical depth with practical experience, curiosity, and enthusiasm.

Nicole Enders, aka “Die Agentin”, is a software architect, consultant, developer, and Microsoft MVP. Her mission is to make complex technology accessible and share knowledge. She focuses on Agentic AI, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure, and Mi... Show more

Leo Visser

Leo Visser

Active in the IT industry since 2012, Leo Visser is a Subject Matter Expert for Azure and AI Foundry at BBTG. He advises organizations on AI, automation, and cloud architecture, combining tools like PowerShell, Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, and native Azure services. His work strongly focuses on security, sustainability, and long-term value. Leo is a Microsoft PowerShell MVP.

Active in the IT industry since 2012, Leo Visser is a Subject Matter Expert for Azure and AI Foundry at BBTG. He advises organizations on AI, automation, and cloud architecture, combining tools like PowerShell, Power Platform, Azure Logic Apps, and n... Show more

Angelo Gulisano

Angelo Gulisano

Angelo Gulisano is the Founder and Lead IT Consultant at Angelo Gulisano S.r.l., Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and international speaker. He helps organizations adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and AI solutions to improve productivity and automate business processes. His sessions combine real-world experience, practical demos, and actionable guidance for IT professionals and business leaders.

Angelo Gulisano is the Founder and Lead IT Consultant at Angelo Gulisano S.r.l., Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and international speaker. He helps organizations adopt Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio,... Show more

Daniel Laskewitz

Daniel Laskewitz

Daniel Laskewitz is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. Half of his week goes into Copilot Studio, Copilot Cowork, Scout, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot, usually with something unfinished open on screen. The other half he spends with the people building the same things, in sessions and workshops and in the community, and what they tell him goes back to the product teams.

On stage he talks about getting an agent past the demo. Wiring it to real systems with MCP, working out when a plain connector is the better answer, and the part nobody puts in a keynote: making the thing safe to hand to somebody else. He has been speaking since 2015, often with a co-speaker.

Daniel Laskewitz is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft. Half of his week goes into Copilot Studio, Copilot Cowork, Scout, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot, usually with something unfinished open on screen. The other half he spends with t... Show more

Christian Woerz

Christian Woerz

Christian is a Microsoft MVP, Oracle ACE in Java and Fullstack engineer with over 15 years of experience as an engineer. He started with Java and since 9 years works also in the frontend with Angular, TypeScript and JavaScript. Besides his daily work he enjoys giving talks, creating YouTube videos for his over 8000 subscribers, works on his open source projects. If there is time left he gives workshops giving trainings regarding the successful usage of AI in software engineering and writes articles.

Christian is a Microsoft MVP, Oracle ACE in Java and Fullstack engineer with over 15 years of experience as an engineer. He started with Java and since 9 years works also in the frontend with Angular, TypeScript and JavaScript. Besides his daily work... Show more

Stas Lebedenko

Stas Lebedenko

Stas Lebedenko is a full-stack cloud architect and platform engineer at Eficode. He is also a co-organizer of the Odesa Microsoft. NET User Group, a speaker and author, and an active member of the international and Ukraine .NET/Azure/Operations communities. He has been building and designing software for the last twenty years and has been the Microsoft Azure Most Valuable Professional since 2020.

Stas Lebedenko is a full-stack cloud architect and platform engineer at Eficode. He is also a co-organizer of the Odesa Microsoft. NET User Group, a speaker and author, and an active member of the international and Ukraine .NET/Azure/Operations commu... Show more

Marco Parenzan

Marco Parenzan

I'm a passionate and customer-focused solutions architect with deep expertise in IoT, Cloud, .NET, and industrial applications. Microsoft has recognized my contributions with the MVP award since 2014 for Azure, and since 2024 specifically for Azure IoT.

With a background as an independent architect and developer, I’ve built a career around designing scalable, real-world solutions that bridge the gap between modern cloud technologies and industrial needs. I’m a frequent speaker at major tech community events across Italy, sharing knowledge on Azure, IoT, and .NET development.
As the community lead of 1NN0VA, a Microsoft-recognized tech community in Pordenone, Italy, I’m passionate about fostering innovation, mentoring developers, and supporting local tech growth. In 2016, I authored a book on Microsoft Azure to help others embrace the platform's potential.
At heart, I’m a missed researcher and a retro computing lover. I enjoy developing retrogames and playing with his Commodore 64, diving into sci-fi and comic books, and relaxing with a good streaming serie.

I'm a passionate and customer-focused solutions architect with deep expertise in IoT, Cloud, .NET, and industrial applications. Microsoft has recognized my contributions with the MVP award since 2014 for Azure, and since 2024 specifically for Azure I... Show more

Brian Bønk

Brian Bønk

Brian has worked with data and analytics for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity.

Now, by combining deep experience with a human approach to data and analytics, and a deep understanding of platform implementations, Brian build solutions that deliver actual change for people, for business, for everyone

Brian is a Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution Architect.

Brian loves data and is always trying to glue the business and tech together using his knowledge and experience.
He is always open to meet new people and help them to get better tomorrow.

Brian has worked with data and analytics for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity. Now, by combining deep experience with a human approach to data and analytics, and a deep understanding of platform implementations,... Show more

Lesley Crook

Lesley Crook

Help people adopt AI in a way that feels human with "lived intelligence", common sense, empathy. Nurture moving teams from fear of AI to curiosity, creativity, and confident collaboration.

Lead Microsoft Copilot adoption through a people‑first launch, communications, and Champion networks, surfacing real success stories and demonstrating clear value and ROI.

Coach individuals and small businesses to use free, open‑source AI responsibly and creatively.

Founder of MVP Viva Explorers, creator of Viva Origami, and architect of a Microsoft‑endorsed Viva Wayfinder onboarding experience. Co‑author of the adoption chapter in "Microsoft Teams Administration Cookbook", and a regular Microsoft event speaker and blogger.

MVP for 11 years. MCT for 1 year; AB-731 Certification. 15 years at GSK Communications. Proudly “the commsiest person in tech and the techiest person in comms.”

Help people adopt AI in a way that feels human with "lived intelligence", common sense, empathy. Nurture moving teams from fear of AI to curiosity, creativity, and confident collaboration. Lead Microsoft Copilot adoption through a people‑first la... Show more

Gethyn Ellis

Gethyn Ellis

Gethyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and consultant helping organisations modernise their data platforms with SQL Server, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and AI. He leads a UK consultancy that supports clients across Europe and North America with migrations, high-availability design, performance engineering, analytics strategy, and data governance. A Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 200 courses delivered, he speaks widely on data transformation, analytics, and the future of AI-powered business.

Gethyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and consultant helping organisations modernise their data platforms with SQL Server, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and AI. He leads a UK consultancy that supports clients across Europe and North America wi... Show more

Chloé Moreau

Chloé Moreau

Responsable Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement & Power Platform chez Infoteam Business Solutions. Ma mission est d’accompagner les entreprises dans leurs projets de digitalisation des processus métiers.
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Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement & Power Platform Manager at Infoteam Business Solutions. My mission is to help companies with their business process digitalization projects.

Responsable Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement & Power Platform chez Infoteam Business Solutions. Ma mission est d’accompagner les entreprises dans leurs projets de digitalisation des processus métiers. -----------------------------------------------... Show more

Justin Yoo

Justin Yoo

Justin is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft and was double-awarded Microsoft MVP in both Azure and Developer Technologies since 2015. He is passionate at serverless technologies, enterprise integration, AI and SRE/DevOps, and tries to find a better way of doing things right and getting things done.

Justin is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft and was double-awarded Microsoft MVP in both Azure and Developer Technologies since 2015. He is passionate at serverless technologies, enterprise integration, AI and SRE/DevOps, and tries to find a be... Show more

Roberto Corella

Roberto Corella

Since 1998 working with Navision, Dynamics NAV, and now with Business Central and Power Platform. I worked as an end-user, consultant, and developer in different companies and partners.

Dual Microsoft MVP in the Business Applications (Business Central) and Azure AI Services

International Speaker at Directions EMEA, Directions ASIA, Days of Knowledge (Nordic, Central, and Atlanta) and DynamicsMinds.

Organizing committee member "Business Central Day ES" (www.businescentralday.es) and Global Power Platform Bootcamp Zaragoza (https://www.meetup.com/power-platform-zaragoza/)

As an MCT I teach Microsoft courses about Business Central, Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate.

I have a blog where I write about these Microsoft technologies: https://blog.msdyn365bc.es.

Also, you can see me telling things about Business Central and Power Platform at different community events and on my YouTube Channel:
Aprende Business Central en Español (https://www.youtube.com/@rcorella)

If you want to know more about me, here you have my LinkedIn profile:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertocorella/

Since 1998 working with Navision, Dynamics NAV, and now with Business Central and Power Platform. I worked as an end-user, consultant, and developer in different companies and partners. Dual Microsoft MVP in the Business Applications (Business Ce... Show more

Ronni Pedersen

Ronni Pedersen

Ronni is working as a Cloud Architect in Denmark. He has been working as a consultant since 1997 with a primary focus on Enterprise Client Management solutions, based on technologies like Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS), Microsoft 365, Windows 11 and Windows 365.
Ronni is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft MVP in Enterprise Mobility and an appreciated speaker at events like Microsoft Campus Days, Microsoft Management Summit (MMS), Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft Techdays, Nordic Infrastructure Conference, Techorama, Workplace Njina Summit and at local User Group events.

Ronni is working as a Cloud Architect in Denmark. He has been working as a consultant since 1997 with a primary focus on Enterprise Client Management solutions, based on technologies like Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Configuration Manager, Enterprise ... Show more

Kateryna Hrytsaienko

Kateryna Hrytsaienko

Hi there, nice to meet you! I’m Kateryna 👋

I’m a Senior Software Engineer, Security Champion, and MLOps stan. My mission? De-gatekeeping machine learning operations and making them actually accessible for every developer. After playing the field with Azure and AWS, I’ve officially caught feelings for GCP☁️✨

When I’m not deep in the codebase, I’m leading GDG Kyiv, repping as a Women Techmakers Ambassador, or lecturing at KPI and KSE. Whether I’m helping students ship production-ready Java/Spring Boot architectures or dropping deep dives on Medium(https://medium.com/@ekatereanagricaenko), I’m here for the community, the mentorship, and the "more is more" approach to impact 🚀🔥

Hi there, nice to meet you! I’m Kateryna 👋 I’m a Senior Software Engineer, Security Champion, and MLOps stan. My mission? De-gatekeeping machine learning operations and making them actually accessible for every developer. After playing the field ... Show more

Andrea Dottor

Andrea Dottor

Andrea Dottor, I am a consultant, developer, and trainer in the .NET field (primarily ASP.NET and Blazor), author of the podcast 📢 '.NET in Pillole,' and a 🏆 Microsoft MVP since 2008.

I am one of the founding members of XE - Development User Group (XeDotNet).

I began my journey in software development in 2002 using the .NET Framework in the industrial automation sector, later transitioning to the web world in 2005, a field that has fascinated me and continues to provide new challenges and opportunities for growth.

Andrea Dottor, I am a consultant, developer, and trainer in the .NET field (primarily ASP.NET and Blazor), author of the podcast 📢 '.NET in Pillole,' and a 🏆 Microsoft MVP since 2008. I am one of the founding members of XE - Development User Gro... Show more

Federico Porceddu

Federico Porceddu

Federico Porceddu is a Microsoft MVP in the Microsoft 365 category, recognized for his contributions to Microsoft 365 Development and Copilot Extensibility. With 15+ years of experience, he works as a Modern Workplace Solution Architect at Avanade Italy, where he designs and delivers enterprise solutions built on Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Copilot, blending Microsoft and open-source technologies. He is also co-host of the Copilot Espresso podcast and an active contributor to the Microsoft 365 PnP (Patterns & Practices) community. An engaged community leader, Federico is an international speaker, technical writer, blogger, and podcaster, passionate about making technology accessible and empowering developers. After several years working abroad, he now lives in Sardinia, where he brings innovation closer to home. When he’s not speaking about tech, he can be found trekking, with a great cup of coffee never too far away.

Federico Porceddu is a Microsoft MVP in the Microsoft 365 category, recognized for his contributions to Microsoft 365 Development and Copilot Extensibility. With 15+ years of experience, he works as a Modern Workplace Solution Architect at Avanade It... Show more

Dennis Doomen

Dennis Doomen

Dennis is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Consultant at Dutch Microsoft consultancy firm Aviva Solutions. With 29 years of experience under his belt as a software architect and/or lead developer, he specializes in designing full-stack enterprise solutions based on .NET as well as providing coaching on all aspects of designing, building, documenting, deploying and maintaining software systems in an agile world. He is the author of several open-source projects, including Fluent Assertions, Pathy, Reflectify, PackageGuard, and several .NET Solution Templates, and has been maintaining coding guidelines for C# since 2001. You can find him on Twitter, Mastodon and BlueSky.

Dennis is a Microsoft MVP and Principal Consultant at Dutch Microsoft consultancy firm Aviva Solutions. With 29 years of experience under his belt as a software architect and/or lead developer, he specializes in designing full-stack enterprise soluti... Show more

Saeid Dahl

Saeid Dahl

Saeid Dahl is a Microsoft Azure and AI MVP, Microsoft Learn Learning Expert, Microsoft Certified Trainer, international speaker, and community leader with more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry.

He is currently Head of Public Cloud and AI at Upheads, where he leads cloud and AI strategy, solution architecture, technical enablement, and team development. His work focuses on Microsoft technologies, especially Azure, Azure Arc, automation, hybrid cloud, cloud adoption, infrastructure modernization, and AI-driven solutions.

Saeid is also an active leader in the Microsoft community. He serves as a board member of Microsoft Zero To Hero, MSFarsi, and Global Azure, helping foster learning, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across a growing network of more than 7,000 members.

Recognized for his strong expertise in PowerShell, automation, integration, and Azure architecture, Saeid helps organizations design scalable, secure, and practical cloud solutions. His experience spans Azure design, cloud adoption strategy, hybrid and multi-cloud environments, enterprise-scale architecture, governance, security, and operational excellence.

With a genuine passion for sharing knowledge, Saeid regularly speaks at conferences, community events, and technical sessions. He is committed to mentoring professionals, empowering communities, and helping individuals and organizations make better use of Microsoft cloud and AI technologies.

Through continuous learning, hands-on experience, and active community contribution, Saeid Dahl brings a practical, people-focused approach to technology, innovation, and cloud transformation.

Saeid Dahl is a Microsoft Azure and AI MVP, Microsoft Learn Learning Expert, Microsoft Certified Trainer, international speaker, and community leader with more than 18 years of experience in the IT industry. He is currently Head of Public Cloud an... Show more

Suzanne Daniels

Suzanne Daniels

Suzanne helps senior executives make confident decisions about software engineering. As a Chief Developer Advisor at Microsoft, she partners with CxOs, VPs and other engineering leaders across EMEA to help engineering organisations in their end‑to‑end AI transformation.

She's author of the book Ghost Decisions, the Agentile operating model and the ISEE framework. She's maintainer of git-ape She writes her industry observations and thoughts on Substack.

Suzanne helps senior executives make confident decisions about software engineering. As a Chief Developer Advisor at Microsoft, she partners with CxOs, VPs and other engineering leaders across EMEA to help engineering organisations in their end‑to‑en... Show more

Namrata Agrawal

Namrata Agrawal

Namrata Agrawal is a technology professional and speaker exploring the intersection of AI, sustainability, and digital innovation. She is passionate about how emerging technologies can solve real-world challenges and create meaningful business and societal impact. Her speaking interests include AI, digital transformation, sustainability, accessibility, emerging technologies, and responsible innovation.

Namrata Agrawal is a technology professional and speaker exploring the intersection of AI, sustainability, and digital innovation. She is passionate about how emerging technologies can solve real-world challenges and create meaningful business and so... Show more

Hannes Lowette

Hannes Lowette

Hannes is a developer, a coach and a father of 3.

In software development, he has always had a passion for performance, databases, distributed systems and large scale applications. He's always weighing every solution's benefits against its drawbacks, reducing friction where possible.

As a coach, he is enthusiastic about knowledge sharing, personal growth and building careers. Building a company culture around learning is what gets him out of bed.

In his free time, when he’s not building LEGO® castles with his kids, he likes to spend time building guitars, playing chess, mountain biking and doing all round geeky stuff.

You can often find him on stage at the conference afterparty, especially as the guitarist of Dylan Beattie & the Linebreakers.

Hannes is a developer, a coach and a father of 3. In software development, he has always had a passion for performance, databases, distributed systems and large scale applications. He's always weighing every solution's benefits against its drawbac... Show more

Erwin de Kreuk

Erwin de Kreuk

Erwin de Kreuk is an experienced Technology Lead for Data at InSpark, a Microsoft partner recognized as Global Partner of the Year for Identity and Dutch Partner of the Year for Data & AI.
With 16 years of experience on the Microsoft Data Platform, including 8 years focused on Azure and Microsoft Fabric, Erwin helps organizations define and execute their data and AI strategy. His focus is on building scalable, secure, and future‑proof data platforms that enable analytics, operational excellence, and AI‑driven innovation.

Erwin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, where he shares strategic insights on modern data platforms, platform engineering, and the role of data foundations in successful AI initiatives.
As a member of the Technology Board at InSpark, Erwin provides technical leadership across the data domain, guiding senior consultants and shaping the company’s data platform vision. He is closely involved in translating Microsoft’s roadmap into practical, enterprise‑ready solutions and advising customers on modernizing complex analytics landscapes.
Erwin is also a key stakeholder in InSpark’s managed data platform offerings, including Oxygen (Modern Data Platform as‑a‑Service) and the ISV Solution Nitrogen Control Center, a Microsoft Fabric–native solution focused on scalable data integration and processing.
His core belief: AI success is driven by strong leadership decisions and a solid data foundation, not by models alone.

Erwin de Kreuk is an experienced Technology Lead for Data at InSpark, a Microsoft partner recognized as Global Partner of the Year for Identity and Dutch Partner of the Year for Data & AI. With 16 years of experience on the Microsoft Data Platform, ... Show more

Niels Tanis

Niels Tanis

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.
Right now he is a software security engineer at Tidalis and before that he was a security researcher at Veracode where he focussed on static analysis of a variant of languages.
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. Right now he is a software security engineer at Tidalis an... Show more

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Most Active Speakers 2023

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 2023.

The 3% is calculated from the pool of all speakers that have at least one accepted session in year 2023. We don't include inactive speakers or speakers that had no accepted sessions during the year. There are around 25 thousand unique accepted speakers this year, the 3% is 771. 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 2023. 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.