Anu is a Data and AI Consultant with 25+ years of experience working in design and development of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, AI enabled applications and SaaS integrated solutions. Anu is a Microsoft Data Platform and AI MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer and really passionate in sharing knowledge. Anu loves solving complex business problems with innovative solutions using technologies.

Anu do speak at Conferences (PASS Summit, SQL Saturdays, Data Platform Summit, Difinity) and organise local user group meetups.

Anu is a Data and AI Consultant with 25+ years of experience working in design and development of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, AI enabled applications and SaaS integrated solutions. Anu is a Microsoft Data Platform and AI MVP, Microsoft Cer... Show more

Sviluppatore freelance full stack (tecnologie principali: .NET, Nodejs, Angular, React)
Formatore aziendale
Docente post-diploma

Sviluppatore freelance full stack (tecnologie principali: .NET, Nodejs, Angular, React) Formatore aziendale Docente post-diploma Show more

Jonathan Stewart is a dynamic analytics consultant and visionary leader with over 25 years championing enterprise-scale data strategy and transformation. As Principal Analytics Consultant, Jonathan pioneers the launch of new practice areas, forges C-suite partnerships, and architects modern data warehouse and Power BI ecosystems for Fortune 500 organizations. His expertise empowers businesses to harness real-time insights, accelerate decision-making, and drive measurable revenue growth.

A recognized educator and community advocate, Jonathan is a frequent global speaker, technical trainer, and blogger at sqllocks.net, dedicated to democratizing analytics knowledge. He has presented on advanced analytics, cloud data platforms, and leadership in technology at conferences, user groups, and webcasts worldwide. Jonathan also serves as a board member for the Columbus SQL Server User Group and collaborates with local nonprofit and public sector leaders to expand technology access and career opportunities for underserved communities.

Jonathan’s technical focus spans the Microsoft Data Platform (Power BI, Azure, SQL Server), modern data warehouses including Databricks and Snowflake ecosystems, governance frameworks, data visualization, and analytics process automation. His leadership has been instrumental in launching innovative data practices, guiding cross-functional teams, and establishing standards for security and analytics excellence across industries including healthcare, manufacturing, government, and financial services.

In his free time, Jonathan advises regional planning boards and youth organizations, inspiring the next wave of technology leaders in central Ohio and beyond.

Jonathan Stewart is a dynamic analytics consultant and visionary leader with over 25 years championing enterprise-scale data strategy and transformation. As Principal Analytics Consultant, Jonathan pioneers the launch of new practice areas, forges C-... Show more

Lead BI Architect, with a background as business analyst with a 20-year experience, data analysis is one of his daily tasks, with Power BI a world of possibilities opened.
Super User in the Power BI community since the start of the program back in 2018 that allowed him to achieve a Microsoft MVP for the first time in 2019.

The engagement with the community, went further in 2020 with the first presentation on DAX and the blog https://pbiportugal.com/.
In 2021 there was a shift in his career with full time job in data, currently he provides solutions in Power BI and the Microsoft environment for customers in different business areas.

Making his own tools in Excel and VBA since University to improve the analysis and ways to show data that allowed users to have quick insights.
With Power Query and Power BI, the insights are easier and faster, and takes BI to a different level since removes the dependency on specialized professionals to have data as we need and when we need it.

Lead BI Architect, with a background as business analyst with a 20-year experience, data analysis is one of his daily tasks, with Power BI a world of possibilities opened. Super User in the Power BI community since the start of the program back in ... Show more

Global AI & Data Science Lead at Avolta. Master's degree in Computer Science at Universidad of Alicante (2005-2011). Microsoft AI MVP

Global AI & Data Science Lead at Avolta. Master's degree in Computer Science at Universidad of Alicante (2005-2011). Microsoft AI MVP Show more

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis

Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect

For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong interest in new features and functionalities, he also presented the whole Dynamics 365 CE application stack as a presales consultant.
Moving forward he became a solution architect focusing on Dynamics 365 CE applications and possibilities to enhance the Model Driven application world with Power Platform functionalities.
Very early Joergen started participating in Microsoft, partner, and community events and since the beginning of 2020 he actively engages in the community by co-organizing events and sharing his knowledge on LinkedIn, blog posts and as a speaker.

Part of organizing teams:
- Deutschland Powerthon 2021-2023
- Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2022-2024
- Dynamics 365 Meetup Deutschland (monthly since 2020)

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong inte... Show more

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

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

Els van Vessem (they/them) works as a Data Engineer and Scrum Master for the House of Representatives in the Netherlands, after some years working as general data specialist and project lead for several healthcare organizations. They focus on topics of diversity, non-data skills needed for data jobs, compassion and mental health. Outside of work they hang out on bluesky (@geekingthething.bsky.social), help events with their code of conduct and harassment/abuse policies, read too many books, and watches political debates for fun.

Els van Vessem (they/them) works as a Data Engineer and Scrum Master for the House of Representatives in the Netherlands, after some years working as general data specialist and project lead for several healthcare organizations. They focus on topics ... Show more

Jacob is a leader who inspires others through his commitment to learning, sharing knowledge, and fostering growth. With a strong foundation as a software developer, team lead, and technical consultant, he brings real-world experience to every role he takes on.
Jacob actively guides organizations through changes, such as adopting Team Topologies, and supports teams by mentoring developers, creating development teams, and leading workshops. His hands-on approach ensures that his ideas are practical and grounded in experience.
Driven by a passion for helping people and teams succeed, Jacob focuses on building strong, collaborative environments. He combines technical expertise with leadership to advocate for better ways of working and continuous improvement.

Jacob is a leader who inspires others through his commitment to learning, sharing knowledge, and fostering growth. With a strong foundation as a software developer, team lead, and technical consultant, he brings real-world experience to every role he... Show more

Chad Green is a visionary Senior Systems Architect at Jasper Engines & Transmissions with over 35 years of expertise in crafting innovative, customer-centric solutions. He is currently leading the migration of legacy systems to cloud-native technologies. His career spans diverse industries, including automotive, healthcare, education, and government. Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a dynamic community leader, Chad champions knowledge-sharing by organizing conferences and meetups and delivering speaking engagements at national and international events.

Outside the tech world, Chad proudly embraces his roles as a dedicated father, loving husband, and United States Marine Corps veteran. When he's not leading innovation or empowering communities, you'll find him bringing creativity to life through intricate Lego builds and his ever-growing Lego city.

Chad Green is a visionary Senior Systems Architect at Jasper Engines & Transmissions with over 35 years of expertise in crafting innovative, customer-centric solutions. He is currently leading the migration of legacy systems to cloud-native technolog... Show more

Roy Derks is a lifelong software developer, author and public speaker from the Netherlands. Currently chasing his dreams in Silicon Valley, California. Roy's mission is to make the world a better place through technology by inspiring developers all over the world, more specifically AI and Web Development technologies. Before jumping into Developer Advocacy and joining IBM in Product Management, he founded and worked at multiple startups.

Roy Derks is a lifelong software developer, author and public speaker from the Netherlands. Currently chasing his dreams in Silicon Valley, California. Roy's mission is to make the world a better place through technology by inspiring developers all o... 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

Gabriele, a passionate open-source advocate, has played a pivotal role in shaping PostgreSQL's global growth. His focus on enhancing business continuity for large-scale databases aligns with his advocacy for stateful workloads in cloud-native environments since 2019. As a co-founder and active maintainer of CloudNativePG, along with being a PostgreSQL contributor and a Data on Kubernetes (DoK) Ambassador, he continues to innovate in the PostgreSQL's ecosystem. Currently at EDB.

Gabriele, a passionate open-source advocate, has played a pivotal role in shaping PostgreSQL's global growth. His focus on enhancing business continuity for large-scale databases aligns with his advocacy for stateful workloads in cloud-native environ... Show more

Andrew Murphy started his career as a Software Engineer but, after a decade in technology leadership, he decided to focus on teaching the skills that he learnt the hard way. When he moved into leadership there was no support, so he had to make all the mistakes (a lot of them!) and learn from them.

His goal is now to make sure that tech leaders don’t have to do things the hard way by providing them with the mindsets and skillsets that can make them happy, confident and effective leaders.

His company, Tech Leaders Launchpad, currently focuses specifically on the new and emerging leader space, as that's the place we can have the biggest impact on the students, and the industry.

Andrew Murphy started his career as a Software Engineer but, after a decade in technology leadership, he decided to focus on teaching the skills that he learnt the hard way. When he moved into leadership there was no support, so he had to make all th... Show more

Ben Miller, aka @dbaduck, is a seasoned database professional with over 25 years of experience in SQL Server, PowerShell, and automation. As a passionate advocate for efficiency and innovation, Ben specializes in empowering IT professionals and DBAs to harness the power of PowerShell for database and server management.

A Microsoft Data Platform and PowerShell MVP, speaker, and community contributor, Ben has a knack for breaking down complex topics into practical, actionable insights. When he’s not automating workflows or sharing his knowledge, you’ll find him engaging with the #SQLFamily or exploring new tech to help others work smarter.

Follow Ben on all Social Media (@dbaduck) and dive into the world of automation and database magic with him!

Ben Miller, aka @dbaduck, is a seasoned database professional with over 25 years of experience in SQL Server, PowerShell, and automation. As a passionate advocate for efficiency and innovation, Ben specializes in empowering IT professionals and DBAs ... Show more

Kanwal Khipple is the CEO and Founder of 2toLead, a trailblazing consulting firm dedicated to innovative digital workplace transformations. Over the past decade, he has established himself as a trusted authority in creating engaging, award-winning employee experiences that seamlessly blend design, technology, and human-centric thinking. Recognized by the Nielsen Norman Group for designing two Top 10 Intranets, Kanwal continues to influence how modern organizations enhance collaboration, learning, and performance.

As AI reshapes how employees interact with information and one another, Kanwal focuses on leveraging cutting-edge tools—like personalization engines, intelligent chatbots, and workplace analytics—to drive meaningful, future-ready workplaces. A long-standing Microsoft 365 community contributor and Microsoft and Business Applications MVP since 2009, he frequently speaks on the value of embracing emerging technologies to amplify rather than replace human connection. His mission is to ensure that as we evolve our workplaces with AI, we do so ethically, responsibly, and with enduring human value at the core.

Kanwal Khipple is the CEO and Founder of 2toLead, a trailblazing consulting firm dedicated to innovative digital workplace transformations. Over the past decade, he has established himself as a trusted authority in creating engaging, award-winning em... Show more

Tim is a freelance consultant with more than 20 years of experience in modern workplace and mobility solutions. A Microsoft MVP for 12 consecutive years, Tim specializes in endpoint management, security, and Microsoft Intune. He works with organizations worldwide to design and implement secure, scalable, and user-friendly workplace environments.

Beyond consulting, Tim is a community leader, organizing and speaking at user groups, meetups, and international tech conferences. Based in Belgium, he’s passionate about sharing knowledge, bridging the gap between technology and people, and helping IT teams turn complex challenges into practical, impactful solutions.

Tim is a freelance consultant with more than 20 years of experience in modern workplace and mobility solutions. A Microsoft MVP for 12 consecutive years, Tim specializes in endpoint management, security, and Microsoft Intune. He works with organizati... Show more

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

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

Pamela is a Developer Advocate for Kotlin Multiplatform at JetBrains and has more than 20 years of experience writing desktop, web and mobile apps.

Pamela is a Developer Advocate for Kotlin Multiplatform at JetBrains and has more than 20 years of experience writing desktop, web and mobile apps. Show more

Elena is a highly-rated professional speaker with 20+ years of experience as a leadership coach, group facilitator and collegiate faculty member. Elena works with groups, individuals, and organizations to amplify their authenticity and empower them to become effective leaders. Elena is the President of and Lead Consultant with Marquetti Consulting.

Elena is a highly-rated professional speaker with 20+ years of experience as a leadership coach, group facilitator and collegiate faculty member. Elena works with groups, individuals, and organizations to amplify their authenticity and empower them t... Show more

Ana is a Java Champion Alumni, Senior Developer Advocate for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, with an extensive background in Java and cloud development, while contributing to Java community growth and events. Her exposure to varied technical challenges involving Java-based frameworks has endowed her with deep insights into the evolution of the JDK tools, practical use, and advanced features. To learn more about/from her, follow her on Twitter @ammbra1508.

Ana is a Java Champion Alumni, Senior Developer Advocate for the Java Platform Group at Oracle, with an extensive background in Java and cloud development, while contributing to Java community growth and events. Her exposure to varied technical chall... Show more

Gene Gotimer is a DevSecOps Engineer who loves playing with new tools, focusing on agile processes, securing development practices, and automating everything. Gene feels strongly that repeatability, quality, and security are all strongly intertwined; each depends on the other two, making agile and DevSecOps crucial to software development.

Gene Gotimer is a DevSecOps Engineer who loves playing with new tools, focusing on agile processes, securing development practices, and automating everything. Gene feels strongly that repeatability, quality, and security are all strongly intertwined;... Show more

Patrick has 20+ years of experience as an Enterprise Solutions Architect. He has a successful track record of technical expertise for Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, and Oracle RDBMS. He is a former Microsoft employee in France. He worked 14 years to develop his own company Abalon, created in 2011. Abalon is dedicated to supporting customers on getting real business benefits with Microsoft collaborative platform.
After selling it, he created a new one called AURA specialized on Microsoft licensing optimization.

He has been speaker and organizer of 100+ Microsoft 365 and Power Platform events like SharePoint Saturdays Paris, Monaco, Dubai, Netherlands, Barcelona, Helsinki, ..., European SharePoint Conference, European Collaboration Summit, MS TechDays Paris, Modern Workplace Conference Paris and Power Platform French Summit...
He has spoken on the 5 continents, on more than 50 countries. More details here: http://bit.ly/eventsPGU2

He leads aMP Community. More details here: http://bit.ly/aMSPrez

Patrick has 20+ years of experience as an Enterprise Solutions Architect. He has a successful track record of technical expertise for Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server, and Oracle RDBMS. He is a former Microsoft employee in France. He worked 14 year... Show more

Engineer & Digital entrepreneur. I took the master degree in computer engineering with a thesis on AI at Polytechnic University of Bari in 2007. I worked for several years in ICT companies in Italy as a backend software developer. I attended the Mind The Bridge startup school in San Francisco in 2011. Back in Italy I started working on my own companies. Now, I'm the CTO of Wideverse, a spin-off of the Polytechnic University of Bari that works on XR and AI technologies. In addition I'm the founder and the current lead of Google Developer Group Bari community. I’m a public speaker globetrotter nerd with the passion for SUP, running, Rock and photography. BBQ and IPA beers addicted.

Engineer & Digital entrepreneur. I took the master degree in computer engineering with a thesis on AI at Polytechnic University of Bari in 2007. I worked for several years in ICT companies in Italy as a backend software developer. I attended the Mind... Show more

Known as HatDroid, is a Technology enthusiast, former Android, and now Flutter developer, always in search of new technologies and strategies to improve.
Flutter Google Developer Expert and Full-time Flutter Developer @Pvotal technologies and admin for Flutter Italia Developers.
Always ready to share his experiences and working hard to help the Developer communities grow.

Known as HatDroid, is a Technology enthusiast, former Android, and now Flutter developer, always in search of new technologies and strategies to improve. Flutter Google Developer Expert and Full-time Flutter Developer @Pvotal technologies and admin ... Show more

Kevin Klues is a distinguished engineer on the NVIDIA Cloud Native team. He is a former shadow member of the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) as well as a sig-node maintainer, having been involved in the design and implementation of a number of Kubernetes technologies, including the CPU Manager, the Device Manager, the Topology Manager, the Kubernetes stack for Multi-Instance GPUs, and Dynamic Resource Allocation (DRA). Kevin holds a bachelors degree from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a masters degree from Washington University in St. Louis, and a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. When not working, you can usually find Kevin hanging out with his kids or enjoying a beer in the sun somewhere.

Kevin Klues is a distinguished engineer on the NVIDIA Cloud Native team. He is a former shadow member of the CNCF Technical Oversight Committee (TOC) as well as a sig-node maintainer, having been involved in the design and implementation of a number ... Show more

Adam Saxton is just a guy in a cube doing the work! He is on the Azure Data CAT team at Microsoft leading Content Strategy for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. He is based in Texas and started with Microsoft supporting SQL Server connectivity and Reporting Services in 2005. Adam has worked with Power BI since the beginning, On the support side and with documentation. In addition, he produces weekly videos for his Guy in a Cube YouTube channel.

Adam Saxton is just a guy in a cube doing the work! He is on the Azure Data CAT team at Microsoft leading Content Strategy for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. He is based in Texas and started with Microsoft supporting SQL Server connectivity and Repor... Show more

Experienced Software Engineer | Architect | Keynote & Public Speaker | Java Champion | Google Developer Expert for Cloud | Docker Captain | Oracle ACE Pro | Community Leader | Mentor | Ex-leader of JavaZone and Norwegian JUG – javaBin.

Experienced Software Engineer | Architect | Keynote & Public Speaker | Java Champion | Google Developer Expert for Cloud | Docker Captain | Oracle ACE Pro | Community Leader | Mentor | Ex-leader of JavaZone and Norwegian JUG – javaBin. Show more

Martin Förtsch is an IT-consultant of TNG Technology Consulting GmbH based in Unterföhring near Munich who studied computer sciences. Work wise his focus areas are Agile Development (mainly) in Java, Search Engine Technologies, Information Retrieval and Databases.

As an Intel Software Innovator and Intel Black Belt Software Developer he is strongly involved in the development of open-source software for gesture control with 3D-cameras like e.g. Intel RealSense and has built an Augmented Reality wearable prototype device with his team based on this technology.

Furthermore, he gives many talks at national and international conferences about Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, 3D-camera technologies, Augmented Reality and Test Driven Development as well. He was awarded with the Oracle JavaOne Rockstar.

Martin Förtsch is an IT-consultant of TNG Technology Consulting GmbH based in Unterföhring near Munich who studied computer sciences. Work wise his focus areas are Agile Development (mainly) in Java, Search Engine Technologies, Information Retrieval ... Show more

Martynas is Data & Analytics Consultant specializing in UX design and visual communication of data.
His quest is to make data-human interaction a thing data humans care about by raising awareness and promoting best-practices.
He occasionally shares his knowledge in conferences, meetups and his personal blog.

Martynas is Data & Analytics Consultant specializing in UX design and visual communication of data. His quest is to make data-human interaction a thing data humans care about by raising awareness and promoting best-practices. He occasionally share... Show more