Most Active Speakers 2023

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

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Stijn Wynants

Stijn Wynants

Stijn is a Microsoft Senior Product manager for Fabric Warehouse, former-MVP & DataMinds (Belgian Data Platform User Group) core member. He is also one of the organizers of the local user group sessions & the yearly event called DataMinds Connect (SQL Server Days).

Stijn is a Microsoft Senior Product manager for Fabric Warehouse, former-MVP & DataMinds (Belgian Data Platform User Group) core member. He is also one of the organizers of the local user group sessions & the yearly event called DataMinds Connect (SQ... Show more

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to participate in the active .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton. He enjoys contributing to and maintaining OSS projects. You can find Steve online at his blog, www.stevejgordon.co.uk, and on most social media platforms as @stevejgordon.

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowle... Show more

Brandon Minnick

Brandon Minnick

Brandon is a .NET Developer Advocate at AWS where he gets to work closely with the developer community to help fellow mobile app and cloud developers make 5-star apps.

Brandon previously worked at Xamarin + Microsoft where he focused on creating mobile apps in C# using Xamarin + .NET MAUI.

An avid mobile app developer, Brandon loves to code and has contributed to and published countless apps!

Brandon is a .NET Developer Advocate at AWS where he gets to work closely with the developer community to help fellow mobile app and cloud developers make 5-star apps. Brandon previously worked at Xamarin + Microsoft where he focused on creating m... Show more

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

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

Jeferson Fernando

Jeferson Fernando

From humble beginnings in Brazil, Jeferson has reshaped his life via open-source, significantly impacting his family. With 20 years of OSS experience, he advocates for open-source, knowledge-sharing, and community growth. He runs a YouTube channel with 99k subscribers. His initiatives like "Chama as Mina" have trained 4000+ women in tech skills, and another program has empowered 1000+ black individuals with Docker, K8s, and Istio expertise. Jeferson holds CKA, CKAD, and RHCE certifications.

From humble beginnings in Brazil, Jeferson has reshaped his life via open-source, significantly impacting his family. With 20 years of OSS experience, he advocates for open-source, knowledge-sharing, and community growth. He runs a YouTube channel wi... Show more

Javier Menendez Pallo

Javier Menendez Pallo

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

Mohammed Aboullaite

Mohammed Aboullaite

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert.

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert. 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 Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. 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 Microsoft MVP and a Microsoft Certified T... Show more

Vahid Doustimajd

Vahid Doustimajd

As a Microsoft MVP, MCT, and experienced data analyst with over 14 years of experience in project management and data analytics, I have a passion for finding smart solutions. My expertise includes utilizing Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Power Automate, Excel, and VBA to uncover insights from data. I am also an active member of the Power BI community, as a Super User, User Group Leader, blogger, and continuous learner.

As a Microsoft MVP, MCT, and experienced data analyst with over 14 years of experience in project management and data analytics, I have a passion for finding smart solutions. My expertise includes utilizing Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Power Automate,... Show more

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali is a technologist specializing in AI, Data Engineering, Open Source, and Developer Relations. Passionate about community-driven innovation, he creates technical content, delivers talks, and engages with developer communities to drive the adoption of modern technologies in a rapidly evolving landscape.

With over two decades of experience and a PhD in Computer Science, Fawaz has published 45+ peer-reviewed papers and delivered 200+ talks worldwide. He is also the author of several books and reports and actively shares insights, empowering developers and data engineers through knowledge-sharing and collaboration.

Fawaz Ghali is a technologist specializing in AI, Data Engineering, Open Source, and Developer Relations. Passionate about community-driven innovation, he creates technical content, delivers talks, and engages with developer communities to drive the ... Show more

Roy Derks

Roy Derks

Roy is an entrepreneur, speaker and author from The Netherlands and, in his own words, 'wants to make the world a better place through tech'. He has been giving talks and trainings to developers worldwide on technologies like GraphQL, React and TypeScript. Most recently he wrote the book Fullstack GraphQL.

Roy is an entrepreneur, speaker and author from The Netherlands and, in his own words, 'wants to make the world a better place through tech'. He has been giving talks and trainings to developers worldwide on technologies like GraphQL, React and TypeS... 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

Bart Lannoeye

Bart Lannoeye

Consultant during the day, hobbyist at night.

Bart is technical architect focusing on the Microsoft technology stack, covering anything between cloud and backend services to Windows and mobile, with a strong focus on developer security and productivity. As Head of Engineering he's eager to coach and share knowledge with both his own teams and the community.

Bart keeps a personal blog at http://www.bartlannoeye.com/blog/ on which he describes his discoveries and findings on the problems he encounters during his daily tasks. He's been awarded the Microsoft MVP award for 8 consecutive years.

Consultant during the day, hobbyist at night. Bart is technical architect focusing on the Microsoft technology stack, covering anything between cloud and backend services to Windows and mobile, with a strong focus on developer security and product... Show more

Jackie Moraa

Jackie Moraa

Jackie Moraa is a software engineer and team lead at Living Goods. She has extensive experience in developing innovative software solutions and leading cross-functional teams to success. Her expertise lies in various programming languages and frameworks, with a particular focus on Flutter, where she has become an ardent enthusiast.

In addition to her technical skills, Jackie is a dedicated mentor and advocate for women in technology. As a Women TechMakers (WTM) Ambassador, she actively supports and encourages women to pursue careers in STEM fields. She believes in the power of mentorship and uses her expertise to guide aspiring professionals through their career journeys.Her passion for sharing knowledge extends beyond mentoring. She is also a prolific technical writer, contributing to industry publications and platforms. Her articles and tutorials are renowned for their clarity and accessibility, making complex concepts easily understandable for readers of all levels of experience.

In her spare time, Jackie actively immerses herself in learning Spanish, buying (and reading) books, and playing board games/puzzles. Random fact: She is yet to be defeated in Monopoly :)

Jackie Moraa is a software engineer and team lead at Living Goods. She has extensive experience in developing innovative software solutions and leading cross-functional teams to success. Her expertise lies in various programming languages and framewo... Show more

Atieno Ouma

Atieno Ouma

She writes logic and ML models for a living. She is also passionate about health informatics,open source sourcery and tech communities.

She writes logic and ML models for a living. She is also passionate about health informatics,open source sourcery and tech communities. Show more

Dominika Zając

Dominika Zając

Full-stack developer who loves sharing their knowledge and singing. Google Developer Expert for Web Technologies, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Web technologies, senior software engineer at Qualtrics, public speaker, trainer and blogger. Talking and writing about Web, a11y, teaching others how to code and code best practices.

Full-stack developer who loves sharing their knowledge and singing. Google Developer Expert for Web Technologies, Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Web technologies, senior software engineer at Qualtrics, public speaker, trainer and blogger. Ta... Show more

Lesley Cordero

Lesley Cordero

Lesley Cordero is currently a Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead at The New York Times. She has spent the majority of her career on edtech teams as an engineer, including Google for Education and other edtech startups.

In her current role, she is focused on observability, shared platforms, and building excellent teams by setting reliability vision & strategy across The Times, improving our observability footprint, and cultivating culture that builds with the most vulnerable employees in mind first. She shows care for others by holding them accountable to the best versions of themselves – and by buying them the occasional bubble tea.

Lesley Cordero is currently a Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead at The New York Times. She has spent the majority of her career on edtech teams as an engineer, including Google for Education and other edtech startups. In her current role, she is... Show more

Teresa wu

Teresa wu

Teresa is a public speaker, Google Developer Expert (GDE), mentor, and software engineer who is passionate about front-end development and Cloud technology. She has been working with many talented developers to craft various apps and projects throughout the years, and she likes to explore the world of multi-platform, the fun of continuous delivery, and seeing through the product from development to release. 

Teresa is a public speaker, Google Developer Expert (GDE), mentor, and software engineer who is passionate about front-end development and Cloud technology. She has been working with many talented developers to craft various apps and projects through... Show more

Madona Wambua

Madona Wambua

Madona S. Wambua is the former CTO of Jibu Labs, an Author, a Keynote Speaker, and a Google Android Expert, and has over a decade in software engineering. She is also a Women Tech Makers Ambassador and AnitaB.org Co-Chair, a host of Tech Talks with Madona, and a developer who enjoys sharing her Android knowledge and teaching others how to make Android applications.

Madona S. Wambua is the former CTO of Jibu Labs, an Author, a Keynote Speaker, and a Google Android Expert, and has over a decade in software engineering. She is also a Women Tech Makers Ambassador and AnitaB.org Co-Chair, a host of Tech Talks with M... Show more

David Frappart

David Frappart

IT guy since 2004
Cloud architect, (mainly on Azure) since 2015
Still exploring the Cloud platform capabilities (which get new stuff all the time)
Breath IaC and Automation (but more Hashicorp stuff than other ^^)
Still struggles in the K8S landscape
MVP Azure since 2019
MCT since 2020

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-frappart-66625627/
https://blog.teknews.cloud

IT guy since 2004 Cloud architect, (mainly on Azure) since 2015 Still exploring the Cloud platform capabilities (which get new stuff all the time) Breath IaC and Automation (but more Hashicorp stuff than other ^^) Still struggles in the K8S lands... Show more

Jeremy Laplaine

Jeremy Laplaine

I am a #PowerAddict and Microsoft MVP alumni. I started this passion with Excel. I quickly used Power Pivot and Power Query technologies in 2010 and 2013 which led me to take charge of Power BI afterwards. I like to share, so I created the blog http://cooking-excel.com/. Naturally, I discovered the Power Platform and realized how much it would change the lives of companies. Therefore, I co-founded Neoreeds in 2018 to create business intelligence solutions and business applications using Microsoft Power Platform. Then I joined Abalon, a team of Microsoft and Power Platform enthusiasts and experts!

I am a #PowerAddict and Microsoft MVP alumni. I started this passion with Excel. I quickly used Power Pivot and Power Query technologies in 2010 and 2013 which led me to take charge of Power BI afterwards. I like to share, so I created the blog http:... Show more

Anesu Makwasha

Anesu Makwasha

Igniting the African Growth Story: Harnessing Data, AI, and ML to Empower Industries, Markets, and Lives.

As an Intrepreneur/Entrepreneur, I am fuelled by a burning passion for propelling business growth through effective processes and structures. However, my vision extends far beyond that. I firmly believe that the power of Data Insights, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning will serve as the catalysts propelling Africa into a realm of double-figure growth in sectors such as Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Insurance Penetration, and more.

Forever a Mentee and student of life, I have amassed 9 years of invaluable experience as a dedicated and detail-oriented Project Lead/Owner. My journey has taken me through diverse environments, honing my skills in monitoring, maintaining, and surpassing client satisfaction goals and growth objectives through data-driven teams.

I hold a special interest in capturing the millennial market and leveraging Modelling Artificial Intelligence systems to unlock exponential growth opportunities in the African Market. To complement my expertise, I am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Actuarial Science at the esteemed University of Nairobi.

Beyond my educational background and industry experience, I have founded two successful startups that showcase my commitment to driving technological advancements and intrinsic value in the world:

1. BimaSmart: An Insurance Evaluation platform revolutionizing risk assessment and pricing of micro-insurance. I successfully sold the concept to https://jetsure-agritech.com/ in 2016-2017.

2. Tose Technologies LTD: A groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning think tank focused on implementing AI in Agriculture Value Chains to mitigate risk associated with financial instruments. Though currently at the ideation stage, we are poised to embark on a proof of concept journey in October 2022.

Igniting the African Growth Story: Harnessing Data, AI, and ML to Empower Industries, Markets, and Lives. As an Intrepreneur/Entrepreneur, I am fuelled by a burning passion for propelling business growth through effective processes and structures.... Show more

Gosia Borzęcka

Gosia Borzęcka

Gosia Borzecka is a Microsoft AI MVP and AI Engineer at Avanade.
She is a full-stack .NET and React developer with Office 365 experience. For the last two years, she has been interested in AI and Machine Learning (and Python!), and during her day job, she helped customers bring AI and ML models into the Modern Workplace.
Gosia is also an international speaker, co-leader of NottsDevWorksop, and co-leader of AI 42, where she organized a few AI/Office 365 Bootcamps and AI/ML-focused meetings.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/GosiaBorzecka
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gosia.ai/
Blog: www.gosia.ai

Gosia Borzecka is a Microsoft AI MVP and AI Engineer at Avanade. She is a full-stack .NET and React developer with Office 365 experience. For the last two years, she has been interested in AI and Machine Learning (and Python!), and during her day jo... Show more

Todd Gardner

Todd Gardner

Todd Gardner is a software entrepreneur and developer who has built multiple profitable products. He pushes for simple tools, maintainable software, and balancing complexity with risk. He is the cofounder of TrackJS and Request Metrics, where he helps thousands of developers build faster and more reliable websites. He also produces the PubConf software comedy show.

Todd Gardner is a software entrepreneur and developer who has built multiple profitable products. He pushes for simple tools, maintainable software, and balancing complexity with risk. He is the cofounder of TrackJS and Request Metrics, where he help... Show more

Vivek Yadav

Vivek Yadav

Hi, I am Vivek Yadav. I am a Google Developer Expert for Flutter and Dart. I am the Mobile Dev Lead at Tata Digital. I have over 6 years of experience with mobile development and related tech.

I am a community organizer of Flutter India, Flutter Mumbai, and the PROCoach community. I love to share things and help the community. I write blogs and produce video content to help the community. I support the community in all possible ways.
Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Discord are some platforms where I am always available to help.

Hi, I am Vivek Yadav. I am a Google Developer Expert for Flutter and Dart. I am the Mobile Dev Lead at Tata Digital. I have over 6 years of experience with mobile development and related tech. I am a community organizer of Flutter India, Flutter M... Show more

Rob Litjens

Rob Litjens

I am a DBA since 1997 and have worked with SQL6, 6,5 and upwards. My interest are merely platform based, but also interested in performance and monitoring. With the requirements changing I am working in DevSEcOps for SQL for my employer. Security is getting more focus. That means I am trying to setup builds that are secure by designed and securely designed. Tools help with that.

I am a DBA since 1997 and have worked with SQL6, 6,5 and upwards. My interest are merely platform based, but also interested in performance and monitoring. With the requirements changing I am working in DevSEcOps for SQL for my employer. Security is ... Show more

Bhargav Reddy

Bhargav Reddy

As a Solutions Architect at Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore; I am part of a niche technology & consulting team called Rapid Apps & Automation. I leverage my 15+ years of experience and multiple Microsoft technologies to play the role of a Strategic and Advisory consultant in architecting innovative and efficient solutions using Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and Azure.

I am an event organizer and a founding member of India Microsoft Tech Community: https://www.meetup.com/india-ms-tech-community/. I also participate as a speaker actively at user groups, tech events, and conferences.

As a Solutions Architect at Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore; I am part of a niche technology & consulting team called Rapid Apps & Automation. I leverage my 15+ years of experience and multiple Microsoft technologies to play the role of a Strate... Show more

Pawel Potasinski

Pawel Potasinski

CTO at InfiniteDATA Services, a company specializing in developing state-of-the-art data platforms for large enterprises. In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of the Polish SQL Server Users Group (PLSSUG), today known as Data Community Poland. Regular speaker at conferences, community events and user groups. Former Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).

CTO at InfiniteDATA Services, a company specializing in developing state-of-the-art data platforms for large enterprises. In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of ... Show more

James Mwai

James Mwai

James is a software engineer, mentor and entrepreneur with over 10 years experience in design and implementation of mobile and web-based software systems and is actively involved in the Kenyan tech community where he has participated in many technology events both as an organiser and a speaker. James' key technical skills are Python, Java, Django, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and Cloud Architecture. During his career, he has worked on many web apps, mobile apps and information systems. James currently works as the Co-Founder & CTO of Paycloud in Nairobi and is a Google Developer Expert for Cloud.

James is a software engineer, mentor and entrepreneur with over 10 years experience in design and implementation of mobile and web-based software systems and is actively involved in the Kenyan tech community where he has participated in many technolo... Show more

Juan Rafael

Juan Rafael

Global MCT | MVP Business Aplications

Leader - Cloud Experts Community (antes PASS LIMA)

Global MCT | MVP Business Aplications Leader - Cloud Experts Community (antes PASS LIMA) 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.