Most Active Speakers 2024

Sessionize proudly presents the list of the most active speakers in the year 2024!

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Stacy Deere

Stacy Deere

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

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

Odeta Jankaitienė

Odeta Jankaitienė

All my career, I've been working in the data field. Initially, I started my data journey with Excel and later transitioned to Tableau and, after a few years, to Power BI, which I've used almost since its creation.
But that's not all — I've also been sharing my data love with others, teaching them how to use these awesome tools during trainings and conferences. While doing this, I was accepted into the Microsoft MVP program (year 2024).
I'm super passionate about data, and nothing makes me happier than passing on my knowledge to kindred spirits so that they can rock the data world, too!

All my career, I've been working in the data field. Initially, I started my data journey with Excel and later transitioned to Tableau and, after a few years, to Power BI, which I've used almost since its creation. But that's not all — I've also bee... Show more

Jorge Turrado

Jorge Turrado

I have over 8 years of experience working in software development, including development, infrastructure architecture, and monitoring.

Currently, I am an SRE at SCRM Lidl International Hub, as well as a Microsoft MVP award recipient for 6 years in a row and a CNCF Ambassador. I spend most of my free time contributing to KEDA, a project that I'm passionate about. I love discussing technology and am always eager to learn more.

When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our puppies, and I take great pride in my family.

I have over 8 years of experience working in software development, including development, infrastructure architecture, and monitoring. Currently, I am an SRE at SCRM Lidl International Hub, as well as a Microsoft MVP award recipient for 6 years i... Show more

Dino Esposito

Dino Esposito

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy, within his role as CTO of Crionet, Dino now leads the IT team that runs everyday, worldwide operations for professional tennis and padel. His latest publishing works are "Enterprise ASP.NET Blazor Applications" course on Pluralsight and "Clean Architecture with .NET" for Microsoft Press. Dino shares sharp and often counterstream thoughts on LinkedIn and pragmaticopinions.wordpress.com.

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy... Show more

Jakub Scholz

Jakub Scholz

Jakub works at Red Hat as Senior Principal Software Engineer. He has long-term experience with messaging and currently focuses mainly on Apache Kafka and its integration with Kubernetes. He is one of the maintainers of the Strimzi project which provides tooling for running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes. Before joining Red Hat he worked as messaging and solution architect in the financial industry.

Jakub works at Red Hat as Senior Principal Software Engineer. He has long-term experience with messaging and currently focuses mainly on Apache Kafka and its integration with Kubernetes. He is one of the maintainers of the Strimzi project which provi... Show more

Matteo Pagani

Matteo Pagani

Matteo is a Cloud Solution Architect in the Modern Work - AI, Apps & Ecosystem team in Microsoft. In his role, he works with global companies to build innovative projects for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, based on the latest innovations in the AI & applications development space. He has a strong passion for knowledge sharing and he supports the developer community by writing articles, blog posts and books and by speaking at conferences all around the world. Before joining Microsoft, he was a Microsoft MVP in the Windows Development category and a Nokia Developer Champion for almost 5 years.

Matteo is a Cloud Solution Architect in the Modern Work - AI, Apps & Ecosystem team in Microsoft. In his role, he works with global companies to build innovative projects for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, based on the latest innovations in the AI & ap... Show more

Dennes Torres

Dennes Torres

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

Sebastiano Galazzo

Sebastiano Galazzo

Winner of three AI awards, I’ve been working in AI and machine learning for 25 years, designing and developing AI and computer graphic algorithms.

I’m very passionate about AI, focusing on Audio, Image and Natural Language Processing, and predictive analysis as well.
I received several national and international awards that recognize my work and contributions in these areas.

Microsoft MVP for Artificial Intelligence Category, I have the pleasure of being a guest speaker in national and international events.

Winner of three AI awards, I’ve been working in AI and machine learning for 25 years, designing and developing AI and computer graphic algorithms. I’m very passionate about AI, focusing on Audio, Image and Natural Language Processing, and predicti... Show more

J.D. Hillen

J.D. Hillen

Hailing from the heart of Kansas City’s Silicon Prairie, J.D. Hillen is a Software Engineer II at GPS and wearables company, Garmin. Since the age of 15, he's been fascinated with the connection between creativity and code. His love for all things tech has allowed him to work for a wide variety of advertising agencies, marketing firms and even the craft beer industry. When he’s not coding, you’ll find him spending time with his wife and two boys or in the pit of a metal show.

Hailing from the heart of Kansas City’s Silicon Prairie, J.D. Hillen is a Software Engineer II at GPS and wearables company, Garmin. Since the age of 15, he's been fascinated with the connection between creativity and code. His love for all things te... Show more

Dave Bland

Dave Bland

Over 20 years of SQL Server experience that includes being a DBA, BI development and Application development using VB.NET. Dave currently the Application and Data Administration Lead for Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that he was the Manager of the DBA team at Stericycle. Dave was a Friend of Red-Gate for 2019 and 2020. He is a frequent presenter at SQL Saturday events and user groups around the country. Has been teaching SQL Server since version 2000 and is the SQL Server instructor at Harper College in Palatine, IL.

Over 20 years of SQL Server experience that includes being a DBA, BI development and Application development using VB.NET. Dave currently the Application and Data Administration Lead for Nexus Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that he was the Manager of t... Show more

Ignat Korchagin

Ignat Korchagin

Ignat is a systems engineer at Cloudflare working mostly on Linux, platforms and hardware security. Ignat’s interests are cryptography, hacking, and low-level programming. Before Cloudflare, Ignat worked as a senior security engineer for Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Communications Division. His solutions may be found in many older Samsung smart phones and tablets. Ignat started his career as a security researcher in the Ukrainian government’s communications services.

Ignat is a systems engineer at Cloudflare working mostly on Linux, platforms and hardware security. Ignat’s interests are cryptography, hacking, and low-level programming. Before Cloudflare, Ignat worked as a senior security engineer for Samsung Elec... Show more

Miguel Félix

Miguel Félix

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

Ragnar Heil

Ragnar Heil

Ragnar is a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft 365 Office Apps and Services. Together with MVP Alexander Egger, he hosts the “Alex & Ragnar Show,” a bi-weekly Video Live Stream about Microsoft 365 Hybrid Workplace and also "Guardians of M365 Governance" with Christian Buckley. Ragnar is a blogger and podcaster, headset geek, and core-member of Viva Explorers Community. He has an M.A. in Social Science and an Executive MBA, and has also published several books and articles about modern work.

Ragnar is a Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Microsoft 365 Office Apps and Services. Together with MVP Alexander Egger, he hosts the “Alex & Ragnar Show,” a bi-weekly Video Live Stream about Microsoft 365 Hybrid Workplace and also "Guardians of ... Show more

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every person and organization to do more with the Microsoft cloud and the ecosystem is perfectly aligned to accelerate this. Creativity, automation and perspective are what he loves most when using the Microsoft cloud, so every customer can be more agile, responsive and competitive. Gokan is a frequent – and funny – conference speaker. He presented at numerous national and international conferences and is actively involved in European and American conferences: Microsoft Techdays, Microsoft Experiences, European SharePoint Conferences, SharePoint Days and SharePoint Fest are a few major ones.
A proud author of books that reached the half million of downloads and founder of several communities, Gokan is a real community warrior. Due to his active contributions in these domains, he has been honoured with Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Additionally, he is an active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a Microsoft Regional Lead for all MCTs in Belgium.
You can always talk to me about: Soccer. World Traveling. Food. Next-Gen Cloud Systems. Architecture & Strategy. SharePoint + Office365!

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every pe... Show more

Mackenzie Jackson

Mackenzie Jackson

Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations.
Today as the Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, Mackenzie is able to share his passion for code security with developers and works closely with research teams to show how malicious actors discover and exploit vulnerabilities in code.

Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations. Today a... Show more

Carol Valencia

Carol Valencia

Carol is a Cloud Architect with a strong focus on security and observability, boasting over 7 years of experience in cloud-native technologies and customer collaboration. She is a contributor to open-source projects such as Kubernetes and OpenTelemetry Documentation, Kubernetes Release, and the CNCF Glossary. Carol is an active member of the community, serving as a CNCF Ambassador, AWS Community Builder, and organizer for the CNCF Cloud Native chapter and KCD events in Brazil. Additionally, she is a technical writer and frequent speaker. (Blog: krolcloud.com)

Carol is a Cloud Architect with a strong focus on security and observability, boasting over 7 years of experience in cloud-native technologies and customer collaboration. She is a contributor to open-source projects such as Kubernetes and OpenTelemet... Show more

April Dunnam

April Dunnam

April Dunnam is a low-code luminary, leveraging her background in .NET and SharePoint development to illuminate the low-code landscape. With a knack for simplifying intricate concepts, her mission is to empower others to create low code solutions without barriers.

As a Principal Power Platform Advocate at Microsoft, she crafts user-friendly Power Apps, pioneers prompt libraries, builds AI powered experiences in Copilot Studio, and orchestrates seamless workflows with Power Automate. Learn from her tutorials on YouTube (https://youtube.com/@aprildunnam), follow her tech musings on LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/aprildunnam), and explore her code wizardry on GitHub (https://github.com/aprildunnam).

April Dunnam is a low-code luminary, leveraging her background in .NET and SharePoint development to illuminate the low-code landscape. With a knack for simplifying intricate concepts, her mission is to empower others to create low code solutions wit... Show more

Roelant Dieben

Roelant Dieben

With over 20 years of experience developing software on the Microsoft stack, Roelant Dieben has a lot to share about stuff that has been obsolete for years. At Sopra Steria he is helping companies with their Azure cloud and AI challenges, he is a Microsoft Azure & AI MVP, and has a passion for machine learning & AI and application lifecycle management.

With over 20 years of experience developing software on the Microsoft stack, Roelant Dieben has a lot to share about stuff that has been obsolete for years. At Sopra Steria he is helping companies with their Azure cloud and AI challenges, he is a Mic... Show more

Robin Rosengrün

Robin Rosengrün

Full time power platform enthusiast @Microsoft

Full time power platform enthusiast @Microsoft Show more

Gomolemo Mohapi

Gomolemo Mohapi

Gomolemo is a young South African who is determined to make a long-lasting impact on the world through technology.

A .NET developer with a history of creating written programming tutorials for university students and conducting multiple coding workshops, hackathons and speaking at various conferences across the globe.

Gomolemo eventually fell in love with the Power Platform, because it was a low-code platform which gave way for him to empower and upskill not just those with a technical background, but anyone from any industry who was looking to learn how to build applications.

He has since co-authored a Power Platform Udacity course and is now a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft focused on Power Apps and Fusion Development leveraging his love and skill for both traditional and low-code development.

Gomolemo is a young South African who is determined to make a long-lasting impact on the world through technology. A .NET developer with a history of creating written programming tutorials for university students and conducting multiple coding wor... Show more

Ahmad Najjar

Ahmad Najjar

Ahmad Najjar is a Solution Lead Architect based in Oslo, Norway, with over 20 years of experience in the technology field. He is a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect (FTRSA), MCT, and MVP and has worked extensively with a wide range of technologies, including C#, ASP.NET, SQL, and SharePoint. Ahmad has a proven track record of designing and implementing solutions across Microsoft’s key platforms—Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, and Dynamics 365. His specialization in Power Automate, Power Apps, and AI Builder allows him to deliver tailored, innovative solutions.

Ahmad’s expertise spans multiple areas, including Information Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Solutions Architecture, Applications Architecture & Design, Database Design, and Integration Architecture. He has a deep understanding of designing scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing systems. His work frequently involves creating comprehensive architecture blueprints, defining technical standards, and solving complex problems across various domains.

Beyond his technical skills, Ahmad is a seasoned author and technical reviewer, contributing to several books in the industry. His leadership extends to organizing IT events, where he has spent over eight years fostering a vibrant tech community. For over a decade, he has been actively enabling and facilitating community-driven and technical initiatives, sharing his knowledge and helping upskill others in the field.

Ahmad's passion for technology and continuous learning drives him to stay at the forefront of emerging technologies. He aims to continue expanding his expertise, particularly in artificial intelligence and digital transformation.

Ahmad Najjar is a Solution Lead Architect based in Oslo, Norway, with over 20 years of experience in the technology field. He is a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect (FTRSA), MCT, and MVP and has worked extensively with a wide range of... Show more

Fabien Vandeschrick

Fabien Vandeschrick

Passionné d'histoire, de culture agile, de jeux, de science fiction et de généalogie, j'aime m'inspirer de ce que j'observe et de mes rencontres.
Agiliste convaincu, je ne considère pas l'agilité comme une finalité, mais comme un levier pour révéler le potentiel d'une organisation. Mon rôle est donc d'accompagner les équipes dans leur quête d'efficacité, de collaboration ou de sens. Qu'il s'agisse de concevoir des produits, relever des défis organisationnels ou renforcer une dynamique collective, je m'engage à construire des solutions durables.

Passionné d'histoire, de culture agile, de jeux, de science fiction et de généalogie, j'aime m'inspirer de ce que j'observe et de mes rencontres. Agiliste convaincu, je ne considère pas l'agilité comme une finalité, mais comme un levier pour révéler... Show more

Lars Andersen

Lars Andersen

Lars is Program Manager on Fabric Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. His passion is helping organizations getting insights out of data. He joined Microsoft in 2014 and has been working with BI solutions since 1999.

Lars is Program Manager on Fabric Customer Advisory Team at Microsoft. His passion is helping organizations getting insights out of data. He joined Microsoft in 2014 and has been working with BI solutions since 1999. Show more

Daniel Glenn

Daniel Glenn

Daniel is a Microsoft MVP and Independent Consultant working with organizations to help them understand, adopt, and love their technology. Daniel is a sought-after trainer, providing customized Microsoft Teams, Copilot, SharePoint, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Viva, Power BI, and Power Automate training for companies around the world.

Daniel is passionate about building technical community in Tennessee with his roles as the Director of Microsoft 365 Nashville and Region Lead on Microsoft's Global Community Initiative (MGCI). He is also co-host for the popular "365 Message Center Show" at https://365MCS.com. You can follow Daniel online at https://DanielGlenn.com and @DanielGlenn on X/Twitter.

Daniel is a Microsoft MVP and Independent Consultant working with organizations to help them understand, adopt, and love their technology. Daniel is a sought-after trainer, providing customized Microsoft Teams, Copilot, SharePoint, Microsoft Purview,... Show more

Alan Ferrandiz

Alan Ferrandiz

https://ferrandiz.pe/about

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Thomas Endres

Thomas Endres

Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner for TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his normal work for the company and the management of the customers he is creating various prototypes, he and the the Innovation Hacking Team develop various prototypes, including an Augmented Reality application that displays the world from an artist's perspective, real-time deepfakes, or an AI for generating presentations. He works on applications in the field of AR/VR, AI, and gesture control to e.g. autonomously fly quadcopters or control them without physical contact. Furthermore, he is involved in various Open Source projects.

Thomas studied computer science at TU Munich and is a passionate software developer. As an Intel Software Innovator and Black Belt, he presents new technologies such as AI, AR/VR, and robotics worldwide. For this, he has received awards including a JavaOne Rockstar Award and several Best Speaker Awards.

Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner for TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his normal work for the company and the management of the customers he is creating various prototypes, he and the the Innovation Hacking Team develop various prototy... Show more

Nicolas Frizzarin

Nicolas Frizzarin

Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies and Angular, also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Nicolas is a French FontEnd specialist and User Interface Designer from Metz, France.

He works as a Developer Advocate and Senior Staff Engineer at Sfeir Luxembourg. Besides that, Nicolas is a speaker, and likes to contribute to the community by giving talks, trainings, writing articles or participating in open source projects like Ng Zorro

Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies and Angular, also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Nicolas is a French FontEnd specialist and User Interface Designer from Metz, France. He works as a Developer Advocate and Senior Staff Engineer ... Show more

Michael Niehaus

Michael Niehaus

Michael Niehaus is a Programme Director and Master Inventor at 2Pint Software, working on device management and OS deployment technologies. Previously, Michael spent 16 years at Microsoft working on MDT, Windows as a Service, Windows Autopilot, and related management and deployment technologies. Prior to that, he spent 14 years working as an IT pro.

Michael Niehaus is a Programme Director and Master Inventor at 2Pint Software, working on device management and OS deployment technologies. Previously, Michael spent 16 years at Microsoft working on MDT, Windows as a Service, Windows Autopilot, and r... Show more

Simone Colucci

Simone Colucci

In love with technology and innovation since university, he has transitioned from software engineering to product management a few years ago. Co-founded xtream, a boutique of digital products and AI, where he helped scale-ups and corporates build better solutions for their businesses.

In love with technology and innovation since university, he has transitioned from software engineering to product management a few years ago. Co-founded xtream, a boutique of digital products and AI, where he helped scale-ups and corporates build bet... 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

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Most Active Speakers 2024

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 2024.

The 3% is calculated from the pool of all speakers that have at least one accepted session in year 2024. We don't include inactive speakers or speakers that had no accepted sessions during the year. There are around 38,000 unique accepted speakers this year, the 3% is 1036. 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 2024. 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.