Alexander Benoit is the CEO of water IT Security and Defense a company that provides holistic and continuous security. Specializing not only in enterprise security consulting but also in 24/7 managed SOC, Alex has deep threat insights from over 100 thousand endpoints, identities and SaaS usage. He is a Microsoft MVP for Security and a member of the privileged group of Microsoft Regional Directors. With Trust in Tech Cologne, he leads a community of now several thousand white-hats.

Alexander Benoit is the CEO of water IT Security and Defense a company that provides holistic and continuous security. Specializing not only in enterprise security consulting but also in 24/7 managed SOC, Alex has deep threat insights from over 100 t... Show more

I'm a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft where I work on Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365 networking, and more. Previously, I was a Senior Program Manager on the Office 365 Trust Team at Microsoft, where I worked on building trust with customers through transparency initiatives, and on making it easier for customers to perform risk assessments of Microsoft cloud services. I worked on the Microsoft Trust Center, the Service Trust Portal, and in-product features, such as Compliance Score, Compliance Manager and more.

I'm a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft where I work on Copilot for Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365 networking, and more. Previously, I was a Senior Program Manager on the Office 365 Trust Team at Microsoft, where I worked on bu... Show more

Enrico has been working with data in all kinds of formats and sizes for over 20 years and has a passion for data privacy. Through his company Privinity he supports organisations with implementing data solutions that respect privacy and avoid unethical or manipulative use of data. Enrico is a former Microsoft Data Platform MVP and has so far written four books on data related technologies and topics.

Enrico has been working with data in all kinds of formats and sizes for over 20 years and has a passion for data privacy. Through his company Privinity he supports organisations with implementing data solutions that respect privacy and avoid unethica... Show more

J'ai toujours évolué dans le domaine des composants d'infrastructures Microsoft, en passant par des expériences professionnelles sur les technologies de gestion des identités et des accès, de messagerie, de communications unifiées, de réseaux et télécoms.

Initié dans le domaine de l'IAM Microsoft depuis la fin des années 90, Active Directory est une de mes passions et occupations quotidiennes depuis sa naissance, puis Azure Active Directory/Entra ID depuis son plus jeune age.
En complément, j'ai débuté sur les communications unifiées avec Live Communications Server et continue d'intervenir sur les communications unifiées avec Teams.

Depuis quelques années, mon expertise porte principalement sur les solutions de cybersécurité du cloud Microsoft, et la téléphonie Teams.

J'ai toujours évolué dans le domaine des composants d'infrastructures Microsoft, en passant par des expériences professionnelles sur les technologies de gestion des identités et des accès, de messagerie, de communications unifiées, de réseaux et télé... Show more

What fascinates us, engages us and what engages us, helps us to learn.

Stories told with enthusiasm build connections. They build trust and help us interact with greater engagement and creativity for stronger technical solutions.

Nelly Sattari loves problem-solving and is passionate about driving minds to engage with technology. She is a software engineer and Tech Engineering Manager based in Sydney, Australia and has spent her entire career involved in the IT industry.

Her focus is building teams who create modern applications, and she is indebted to her full-stack development background and the knowledge she gained there.
Also, she leveraged the synergistic effect of her technical skills and leadership abilities to lead the inclusive, local IT communities that are her favourite playground and where she facilitates knowledge-sharing platforms, supports user groups and nurtures beginner expertise, while steering clear of buzzwords for a more practical and tangible approach.
That combination led her to be awarded as Microsoft Azure MVP (Most Valuable Professional) four consecutive times.

Come and join Nelly in an armchair-like, story-focused conversation to unpack familiar, yet often undiscussed, problems that will unveil new and thought-provoking solutions.

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What fascinates us, engages us and what engages us, helps us to learn. Stories told with enthusiasm build connections. They build trust and help us interact with greater engagement and creativity for stronger technical solutions. Nelly Sattari ... Show more

Yarden Laifenfeld is a software engineer and developer advocate at Dynatrace. With an interest in uncovering the internals of software, you can find her in the office jumping between 6 different programming languages a day. She is also on the organizing team of both GopherCon Israel and Women Who Go Israel. She loves to speak at conferences and when she’s not at her keyboard, you can usually find her next to her sewing machine.

Yarden Laifenfeld is a software engineer and developer advocate at Dynatrace. With an interest in uncovering the internals of software, you can find her in the office jumping between 6 different programming languages a day. She is also on the organiz... Show more

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With over 20 years in accounting, ERP systems, and Microsoft Dynamics, Kristen Hosman created Mount Evans Consulting to create accounting systems that fit each small business perfectly.

Kristen is a schooled accountant with a diverse background of accounting experience and brings these experiences and knowledge in working with small businesses to provide the solutions to fit their unique accounting needs. In addition, she is extensively involved in the Microsoft Dynamics community and regularly offers her valuable knowledge in open forums, interviews, and conference appearances.

Kristen serves on the advisory committee for Dynamics User Group (DUG). Her services and experience have earned her a renowned name, four consecutive GPUG All-Star nominations, a Granite Award, and Dynamics 365 All Star Award nomination. Kristen has also been recognized as a Microsoft MVP four years in a row, a recognition reserved for top technology experts who passionately share their knowledge with the community. As a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant, she demonstrates a high level of domain expertise and can tackle even the most challenging projects.

With over 20 years in accounting, ERP systems, and Microsoft Dynamics, Kristen Hosman created Mount Evans Consulting to create accounting systems that fit each small business perfectly. Kristen is a schooled accountant with a diverse background o... Show more

Jared Matfess is an AI Architect at AvePoint, bringing over ten years of industry experience and a decade in consulting to help organizations harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence. A former Microsoft MVP and published author, Jared specializes in bridging cutting-edge technology with real-world business solutions. Leveraging his expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem, he designs and delivers strategies that drive digital transformation, streamline processes, and unlock new opportunities. Jared earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Hartford, an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. He frequently speaks at industry events, inspiring teams to discover the full potential of AI.

Jared Matfess is an AI Architect at AvePoint, bringing over ten years of industry experience and a decade in consulting to help organizations harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence. A former Microsoft MVP and published author, Ja... Show more

Traci joined the Bits committees to take the tech down a notch! She lives in Somerset with some (very cute) cats, some horses and her husband, Rob. When not looking after all of those, she also works to sooth people's minds as a psychotherapist. Being tech-adjacent she has been drawn into the tech event organising world, where she brings her life long knowledge, expertise and fearsome determination to empower and protect those who are outside of the generic majority box.

Traci joined the Bits committees to take the tech down a notch! She lives in Somerset with some (very cute) cats, some horses and her husband, Rob. When not looking after all of those, she also works to sooth people's minds as a psychotherapist. Bein... Show more

Danny built mobile applications for companies like Viacom, Groupon, eBay and Alcatel. He is a Google Developer Expert for Android and Kotlin. Before there was Android he was already active in the Blackberry development community.

Danny built mobile applications for companies like Viacom, Groupon, eBay and Alcatel. He is a Google Developer Expert for Android and Kotlin. Before there was Android he was already active in the Blackberry development community. Show more

Jimmy Zelinskie is a software engineer and product leader with the goal of empowering the world through the democratization of software through open source development. He's currently the CPO and cofounder of authzed where he's focused on bringing hyperscaler best-practices in authorization software to the industry at large.

At CoreOS, he helped pioneer the cloud-native ecosystem by starting and contributing to many of its foundational open source projects. After being acquired by Red Hat, his focus shifted to the enablement and adoption of cloud-native technologies by mature enterprise stakeholders. To this day, he still contributes to cloud-native ecosystem by building the future on top of these technologies and maintaining standards such as Open Container Initiative (OCI).

Jimmy Zelinskie is a software engineer and product leader with the goal of empowering the world through the democratization of software through open source development. He's currently the CPO and cofounder of authzed where he's focused on bringing hy... Show more

Habib is a Principal Consultant and Founder @ http://WaveCoreIT.com , where he helps his clients with their Microsoft 365 Deployments, provisioning, security and governance. Ensuring that the end-user is able to conduct their efficiently while complying to the overall corporate policies.

He is also a 9 time M365 Apps & Services MVP | MSFT Technologist | Co-Host http://O365eh.com | Blogger | Speaker | Husband |Father

Habib is a Principal Consultant and Founder @ http://WaveCoreIT.com , where he helps his clients with their Microsoft 365 Deployments, provisioning, security and governance. Ensuring that the end-user is able to conduct their efficiently while comply... Show more

Licenciada en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
Certificada en PL 300 MICROSOFT

Licenciada en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Certificada en PL 300 MICROSOFT Show more

Rony is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Tursio. At Tursio we make Generative AI work over enterprise data where customers can ask complex business questions and Tursio understands the question, responds and explains to the user the reasoning behind the response. Tursio does not move any data around and does not add any new infrastructure for providing GenAI capabilities.

Prior to this role, Rony was the General Manager in Amazon Ads delivering Sponsored Products recommendation outside of Amazon on third-party sites which included first party integrations like Pinterest and Brave. Rony was the Head of Product for blended thematic widgets on the Amazon Search Page. His team partnered with several retail teams (Softlines, Hardlines, Consumables, Climate Pledge Friendly)across Amazon to launch blended thematic widget experiences on Amazon search page.

Prior to joining Amazon, Rony was the Sr. Director of the Center of Innovation and Transformation at Microsoft, driving Digital Transformation of the top Azure customers. The Center of Innovation and Transformation led the way in exploring and helping Azure's top customers adopt new technologies, techniques, best practices to digitally transform expand and create value for their businesses. The center of innovation team supported and governed the execution of the Digital Transformation strategy and focused on forward looking opportunities.

Rony is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Tursio. At Tursio we make Generative AI work over enterprise data where customers can ask complex business questions and Tursio understands the question, responds and explains to the user the reason... Show more

Ola Hallengren is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the creator of the "SQL Server Maintenance Solution".

Ola Hallengren is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and the creator of the "SQL Server Maintenance Solution". Show more

As an Independent Consultant with around 15 years of experience, Siddharth has expertise in M365 Development as in SharePoint development, Teams App Development, Power Platform, Azure, and . NET and Integration of M365 with external applications. Siddharth also has vast experience in implementing CMS, collaboration, and communication solutions wherein he has architected various custom end-to-end solutions. Siddharth has found his passion in sharing his knowledge by writing articles, conducting webinars, organizing various community events, and contributing to the PnP initiative. He also loves to develop reusable solutions, samples, and scripts and contributed to open source repos. He has also been awarded as Microsoft MVP in the 2x M365 Development category and 4 times C# Corner MVP.

As an Independent Consultant with around 15 years of experience, Siddharth has expertise in M365 Development as in SharePoint development, Teams App Development, Power Platform, Azure, and . NET and Integration of M365 with external applications. Sid... Show more

Microsoft MCT, C#Corner MVP, Blogger and an Azure Data Enthusiast

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Formadora y consultora especializada en implantación de sistemas de control de gestión con Power BI.
LinkedIn learning Instructor en finanzas y gestión de proyectos y docente en programas posgrados y seminarios especializados en escuelas de negocio, empresas y asociaciones
Autora de los libros: “Inteligencia emocional en las finanzas” “Control de gestión con Excel y Power Query”
Divulgadora de contenidos en RRSS con emisiones en directo de los programas: “Finanzas comienza con F” y “Finanzas y Excel” (Vía YouTube y LinkedIn Live).

Formadora y consultora especializada en implantación de sistemas de control de gestión con Power BI. LinkedIn learning Instructor en finanzas y gestión de proyectos y docente en programas posgrados y seminarios especializados en escuelas de negoci... Show more

Kirti is an Office Development MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, has 18+ years of progressive experience in Architect, Designing, Developing, Deployment and Administration of SharePoint Applications and Implementation of business applications in Client/Server and Distributed Environments. Kirti works with clients to develop and deploy comprehensive solutions on SharePoint and Office 365.
Kirti shares his knowledge at https://kirtiprajapati.com/ as he believes that Knowledge is power and sharing knowledge is empowering!

Kirti is an Office Development MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, has 18+ years of progressive experience in Architect, Designing, Developing, Deployment and Administration of SharePoint Applications and Implementation of business applications in C... Show more

I am a technology evangelist helping companies to implement Microsoft cloud technologies such as Microsoft 365, and Azure. As Microsoft MVP, I also travel the world to speak at events, conferences and user groups to talk about technology and to make sure people do not make the same expensive mistakes that I made.

I am a technology evangelist helping companies to implement Microsoft cloud technologies such as Microsoft 365, and Azure. As Microsoft MVP, I also travel the world to speak at events, conferences and user groups to talk about technology and to make... Show more

Microsoft Business Applications MVP
AI Solutions Specialist / Cognitive Services Integration / ChatBots / Copilot / RPA Specialist / Power Platform Architect / Cloud Architect / Azure / M365

Microsoft Business Applications MVP AI Solutions Specialist / Cognitive Services Integration / ChatBots / Copilot / RPA Specialist / Power Platform Architect / Cloud Architect / Azure / M365 Show more

Jim Bugwadia is a co-founder and the CEO of Nirmata, the Kubernetes policy and governance company. Jim is an active contributor in the cloud native community and currently serves as co-chair of the Kubernetes Policy and Multi-Tenancy Working Groups. Jim is also a co-creator and maintainer of Kyverno, the policy engine built for Kubernetes.

Jim Bugwadia is a co-founder and the CEO of Nirmata, the Kubernetes policy and governance company. Jim is an active contributor in the cloud native community and currently serves as co-chair of the Kubernetes Policy and Multi-Tenancy Working Groups. ... Show more

Leonard Lobel (Microsoft MVP, Data Platform) is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Sleek Technologies, Inc., a New York-based development shop with an early adopter philosophy toward new technologies. He is also a Microsoft consultant at Ernst & Young.

Programming since 1979, Lenni specializes in Microsoft-based solutions, with experience that spans a variety of business domains, including publishing, financial, wholesale/retail, health care, and e-commerce. Lenni has served as chief architect and lead developer for various organizations, ranging from small shops to high-profile clients. He is also a consultant, trainer, and frequent speaker at local usergroup meetings, VSLive, SQL Bits, and other industry conferences.

Lenni has also authored several MS Press books and Pluralsight courses on SQL Server and Azure Cosmos DB programming.

Leonard Lobel (Microsoft MVP, Data Platform) is the chief technology officer and co-founder of Sleek Technologies, Inc., a New York-based development shop with an early adopter philosophy toward new technologies. He is also a Microsoft consultant at ... Show more

Eric “waldo” Wauters

Eric is one of the founding partners of iFacto Business Solutions and Dynex bv.

With his 21 years of technical expertise, he is an everyday inspiration to its development teams.  As development manager he continually acts upon the technical readiness of iFacto and Dynex.
   
Apart from that, Eric is also very active in BC community, where he tries to solve technical issues and shares his knowledge with other Dynamics enthusiasts. Surely, a lot amongst you will have read some of Eric’s posts, which he invariably signs with “waldo”.

Lots of people have been using and even contributing to tools he shares for free on github.

His proven track record entitled him to be awarded since 2007 as MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).

Eric “waldo” Wauters Eric is one of the founding partners of iFacto Business Solutions and Dynex bv. With his 21 years of technical expertise, he is an everyday inspiration to its development teams.  As development manager he continually act... Show more

I'm Anja, Principal Fullstack Engineer working at Mister Spex @ Berlin, Germany. We are right now breaking down a monolith and replacing parts of it by future-ready technology. Previously, I have worked for eBay.
Also, I'm sports enthusiast and current local champion in wakeskating. I love to find and cross the borders of what seems achievable.

I'm Anja, Principal Fullstack Engineer working at Mister Spex @ Berlin, Germany. We are right now breaking down a monolith and replacing parts of it by future-ready technology. Previously, I have worked for eBay. Also, I'm sports enthusiast and curr... Show more

Ramiro Berrelleza is one of the founders of Okteto. He has spent most of his career (and his free time) building cloud services and developer tools. Before starting Okteto, Ramiro was an Architect at Atlassian and a Software Engineer at Microsoft Azure. Originally from Mexico, he currently lives in San Francisco.

Ramiro Berrelleza is one of the founders of Okteto. He has spent most of his career (and his free time) building cloud services and developer tools. Before starting Okteto, Ramiro was an Architect at Atlassian and a Software Engineer at Microsoft Azu... Show more

Convaincu par les valeurs de l'agilité, je suis un agent du changement déterminé au sein des organisations. Mon expertise réside dans la conception, la mise en œuvre et l'amélioration constante de la Transformation Agile & Digital. Mon objectif est de placer l'humain au cœur du développement en mettant l'accent sur la satisfaction des utilisateurs, l'excellence opérationnelle, et en créant une liaison solide entre la production et les objectifs stratégiques de l'entreprise, tout en assurant la livraison de valeur.

Formateur agile depuis 2017 et orateur depuis 2019, je suis spécialiste en transformation Business Agility & AI. J'ai dirigé des projets d'IA complexes, aidant les entreprises à livrer rapidement des solutions à forte valeur. Mon approche se concentre sur l'adaptation, l'amélioration de la collaboration. Passionné par l'innovation, j'aime partager mes connaissances pour inspirer et guider les professionnels dans leur parcours

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Convaincu par les valeurs de l'agilité, je suis un agent du changement déterminé au sein des organisations. Mon expertise réside dans la conception, la mise en œuvre et l'amélioration constante de la Transformation Agile & Digital. Mon objectif est ... Show more

Bartek Płotka is a Senior Software Engineer at Google. SWE by heart, with an SRE background, currently working on Cloud Observability. Previously Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat. Author of "Efficient Go" book with O'Reilly. As the co-founder of the CNCF Thanos project and core maintainer of various open-source projects, including Prometheus, he enjoys building OSS communities and maintainable, reliable distributed systems, ideally in Go. CNCF TAG Observability Technical Lead.

Bartek Płotka is a Senior Software Engineer at Google. SWE by heart, with an SRE background, currently working on Cloud Observability. Previously Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat. Author of "Efficient Go" book with O'Reilly. As the co-founder o... Show more

Flynn is a technical evangelist at Buoyant, educating developers about Linkerd, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development in general. He has spent 40+ years in software, with a common thread of communications and security throughout, and is a coauthor of Linkerd: Up and Running from O'Reilly, a co-lead of the Gateway API GAMMA initiative, and the original author and longest-serving maintainer of the Emissary-ingress API gateway. He is most easily found as @flynn on the CNCF or Linkerd Slacks.

Flynn is a technical evangelist at Buoyant, educating developers about Linkerd, Kubernetes, and cloud-native development in general. He has spent 40+ years in software, with a common thread of communications and security throughout, and is a coauthor... Show more