Imma is a Staff Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, passionate about simplifying Observability, OpenTelemetry, and Cloud-Native technologies. In her past life, she worked as a consultant, trainer, and support engineer at @elastic, and was a proud organizer of Software Crafters Barcelona from 2018 to 2025.

She currently focuses on creating accessible technical content and driving the adoption of best practices within the community. She is deeply committed to clean code and the art of automation.

She is also a passionate community builder and ally. As a WomenInAPIs champion, she advocates for underrepresented groups being seen and heard in the public domain. You will find her co-organizing Grafana meetups in Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Zurich, and Lisboa; Cloud Native Barcelona; DevOpsDays Barcelona, Green Software Barcelona; and TechFems.

She is an aquafitness enthusiast and a huge Bruce Springsteen fan. No surrender!

Imma is a Staff Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, passionate about simplifying Observability, OpenTelemetry, and Cloud-Native technologies. In her past life, she worked as a consultant, trainer, and support engineer at @elastic, and was a proud org... Show more

Samantha St-Louis is an AI Engineer & Architect whom occupies Leadership & Executive AI Strategy roles while being an international speaker.

A Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Samantha is recognized for making complex AI concepts accessible to both business leaders and technologists. Her sessions challenge conventional thinking, replace hype with practical frameworks, and leave audiences with strategies they can immediately apply inside their organizations.

She specializing in helping organizations move from isolated AI experiments to scalable, enterprise-wide AI capabilities. Her work spans enterprise architecture, agentic AI, governance, multi-agent orchestration, and AI transformation strategy.

Known for bridging the gap between executive strategy and technical implementation, Samantha combines deep technical expertise with a practical business perspective developed through leading enterprise AI initiatives for global organizations. She is the creator of the AI Operating Model and Neuromodular AI Architecture frameworks, helping organizations scale AI without creating technical debt or AI sprawl.

Samantha St-Louis is an AI Engineer & Architect whom occupies Leadership & Executive AI Strategy roles while being an international speaker. A Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, Samantha is recognized for making complex AI concepts acc... Show more

Cristian is a “Project Management Professional turned into a Data Guy” working as a link between two worlds: Business and IT.
Having worked for the last 20+ years with data in different roles he was fascinated when he discovered Power Query and Power Pivot back in 2014 and then, Power BI in 2015.

He’s holding several Microsoft Certifications (MS Fabric Analytics Engineer, MS Fabric Data Engineer, Power BI Certified Data Analyst, Trainer (MCT), MCSE Data Management and Analytics, MCSA BI Reporting, MOS Master, Excel Expert, etc) and he loves getting insights from data and then, using these insight solving real business problems.

He is the founder of Romania Power BI and Modern Excel User Group (https://www.meetup.com/romaniapug/) and has been recognized as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in 2022.

Cristian is a “Project Management Professional turned into a Data Guy” working as a link between two worlds: Business and IT. Having worked for the last 20+ years with data in different roles he was fascinated when he discovered Power Query and Powe... Show more

April Dunnam is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and author of The Copilot Compass (Apress, 2026), a practical guide to navigating Copilot and agents in Microsoft 365. Known for her ability to demystify the Power Platform and AI for both developers and makers, she blends deep technical knowledge with a knack for making complex topics approachable and fun.

With a passion for community and sharing knowledge, April runs a popular YouTube channel dedicated to Power Platform, AI, and low-code development. She actively contributes to the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform community through sample contributions, community calls, and mentorship.

April's expertise has been recognized with the Microsoft Technology Excellence Award for her innovative Power Platform solutions. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences, helping businesses and developers harness the full potential of AI and the Power Platform. When she's not advocating for the Power Platform, you can find her performing with her rock band or fueling her caffeine and LEGO building habits.

April Dunnam is a Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and author of The Copilot Compass (Apress, 2026), a practical guide to navigating Copilot and agents in Microsoft 365. Known for her ability to demystify the Power ... Show more

Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Certification in Data Management and Analytics. Deepthi blogs for DBANuggets.com. Deepthi is a Co-Organizer for Microsoft Data and AI South Florida user group, Data TGIF, Cloud Data Driven User Group, Future Data Driven Summit, Databash Conference and Data Platform Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Group. She is also DEI Steering Committee member for PASS Data Community Summit. She is a Redgate Community Ambassador. Along with this, Deepthi loves arts and crafts. You can contact her on Twitter @dbanuggets.

Deepthi is a SQL Server Database Administrator with several years of experience in Administering SQL Servers. She is a Microsoft certified trainer and Microsoft certified professional with an Associate and Expert level Certification in Data Managemen... Show more

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices.
Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, AWS Container Hero, Docker Captain, Google Women Techmakers Ambassador, and Girl Code Ambassador. She’s an active community leader who helps organize KCD NY, AWS Community Day NY, and the Cloud Native Meetup NYC.

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices. Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, A... Show more

Victor Dantas has over 25 years of experience in digital transformation. Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), he is part of a select group of over 3,000 global MVPs known for their deep expertise in Microsoft technologies. Victor is the founder of Eyedeas Inc., where he helps businesses enhance productivity and innovation through Power Platform services.

Victor is also an international speaker, sharing his knowledge on digital transformation with audiences around the world. His work has not only improved numerous organizations but has also inspired many in the tech community. Victor continues to guide businesses through digital transformation, solidifying his reputation as an expert in the field.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZeroToHeroesAcademy

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevictordantas

Instagram: https://instagram.com/thevictordantas

Victor Dantas has over 25 years of experience in digital transformation. Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), he is part of a select group of over 3,000 global MVPs known for their deep expertise in Microsoft technologies. Vict... Show more

Traci joined the community to take the tech down a notch! She lives in Somerset with some (very cute) cats, some horses, some sheep, 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 and the wider community, where she brings her life long knowledge, expertise and fearsome determination to empower and protect those who are outside of the generic majority box. Over the past few years she has also found a voice as a speaker, sharing information and insights into all things mental health and wellbeing - which has lead to providing Team Dynamics training and Project Management.

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

Alex is an application development enthusiast since the late nineties and works as an architect, lead developer and mentor at large enterprises and small companies. He spends his time teaching other developers the details of the Microsoft development platform and frameworks, and coaches architects to design and build modern distributed applications at cloud scale. He has received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for Visual Studio and Development Technologies since 2007. In his spare time Alex likes to participate in all kinds of sport, and loves playing and programming new and retro video games.

Alex is an application development enthusiast since the late nineties and works as an architect, lead developer and mentor at large enterprises and small companies. He spends his time teaching other developers the details of the Microsoft development... Show more

Sr. DevOps Automation Platform Engineer.
Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program student.
Technical Writer and International Speaker.
IBM Champion - AWS Community Builder - LocalStack Ambassador

Former GitHub Campus Advisor, GitKraken Ambassador, Progress NativeScript Developer Expert, Auth0 Ambassador, Uno Platform Evangelist, and GitLab Hero.

Sr. DevOps Automation Platform Engineer. Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence program student. Technical Writer and International Speaker. IBM Champion - AWS Community Builder - LocalStack Ambassador Former GitHub Campus Advisor, GitKr... Show more

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform for the last 9 years and MVP in AI.

Over 20 years of experience in business and technology working with organizations at various stages of digital transformations. Over the years, worked with several industry sectors including Retail, Banking, Minery, Oil & Gas, and Media/Entertainment. Also led several products and applications that have been in the cusp of data, strategy, technology, and business transformation. Passion for data , emerging technologies and new offerings enables clients to make fact-based decisions and drive actions in the market together.​

Provided recommendations and guidance on revamping Analytics and Reporting enterprise architecture for different companies in helping drive a Customer Data Exchange working closely with the C-Suite to help them design their New Data Services Organization with Data Products. Stood up new capabilities required to effectively operate and move toward Data Monetization using advanced Data consolidation and Data Sharing capabilities focusing on Privacy/Compliance and Data Governance

YouTube channel Power Mates: https://www.youtube.com/@PowerMatesMS

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform for the last 9 years and MVP in AI. Over 20 years of experience in business and technology working with organizations at various stages of digital transformations. Over the years, worked ... Show more

Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Masters Consulting. With 25+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia and England from small start-ups to Multi-National Corporations. He is a frequent speaker at local SQL Server User Groups / Meetups & SQL Saturday, Data Saturday, Day of Data events in Australia and New Zealand as well as many international in-person and remote presentations. When not playing with the SQL stack, Warwick likes to get away to the cold and spend time snowboarding.

Warwick Rudd is a Data Platform MVP, Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server, Founder and Principal Consultant at SQL Masters Consulting. With 25+ years of experience beginning with the release of SQL Server 6.5, he has worked in both Australia and E... Show more

Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World. She enjoys gaming, scuba diving, and has a little one that fondly goes by "Mr. Milks".

Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World.... Show more

From financial services to felines, the World Wide Web to professional wrestling - Alex Powers has an affinity for the conventional and unconventional when it comes to information. A self-proclaimed Microsoft Evangelist Alex Powers enjoys contributing to online forums and sharing his passion for empowering others using Microsoft products and services.

From financial services to felines, the World Wide Web to professional wrestling - Alex Powers has an affinity for the conventional and unconventional when it comes to information. A self-proclaimed Microsoft Evangelist Alex Powers enjoys contributin... Show more

Joe Griffin is CEO of proMX UK Limited, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. As a holder of over 40+ Microsoft technical certifications covering the entire Microsoft cloud stack, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and more, Joe is a seasoned professional, technical architect and trainer, with a passion for implementing effective technology solutions. Joe's experience covers a variety of industries, including energy, managed services, retail, print & direct mail and the UK utility sector. Joe has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2020, and contributes regularly at conferences and user groups across the globe. When Joe is not working, he enjoys reading, learning about history, walking, video games and catching up with the latest film and TV shows.

Joe Griffin is CEO of proMX UK Limited, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. As a holder of over 40+ Microsoft technical certifications covering the entire Microsoft cloud stack, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform... Show more

Sergey Chubarov is a Security and Cloud Expert with over 15 years of extensive experience in Microsoft technologies. As an instructor, Sergey is dedicated to guiding companies through the complexities of securely adopting cloud solutions. His consulting experience spans both the red and blue sides.

Certifications and recognitions include Microsoft MVP: Cloud Security, OSCP, OSEP, MCT, MCT Community Lead, EC Council CPENT & LPT, CREST CPSA & CRT, and many more.

Frequent Speaker at Prestigious Conferences: Black Hat, Hacker Halted, DEF CON, Wild West Hackin' Fest, Workplace Ninja Summit, Midwest Management Summit, and many others.

Prefers live demos and cyberattacks simulations.

Sergey Chubarov is a Security and Cloud Expert with over 15 years of extensive experience in Microsoft technologies. As an instructor, Sergey is dedicated to guiding companies through the complexities of securely adopting cloud solutions. His consult... Show more

Joy Marie Curtis makes complex systems human.

Joy Marie Curtis is a PMP-certified enterprise AI and organizational development strategist who has led agentic AI implementations across AWS, Azure, and IBM. Her signature talk explores how to keep the human in the loop as organizations adopt AI — helping stakeholders understand what AI can (and can't) do from day one, so strategy stays scalable and grounded in real human needs. Outside consulting, Joy is a published poet, essayist, and portrait artist whose work restores human presence to stories that history and research often reduce to data points — a creative practice that directly informs her human-first approach to technology strategy.

Joy has presented for PMI, LASCON 2025, Microsoft Azure, and Google’s Agentic AI forums, speaking to executives, developers, and compliance leaders on responsible AI deployment, enterprise readiness, and scaling AI organizations globally.

Joy Marie Curtis makes complex systems human. Joy Marie Curtis is a PMP-certified enterprise AI and organizational development strategist who has led agentic AI implementations across AWS, Azure, and IBM. Her signature talk explores how to keep th... Show more

Keren is a senior software developer with over a decade of experience in the industry. She holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and is passionate about React and learning new technologies. Keren volunteers as a program manager at Baot, a community that supports women in R&D in their professional growth. She instructs and inspires people to write blogs in her tech blogging workshops. Keren has experience as a dev community leader and a co-organizer of meetups and events. And in her not-so-spare time, she studies psychology. Her hobbies include drawing, photography, and singing.

Keren is a senior software developer with over a decade of experience in the industry. She holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and is passionate about React and learning new technologies. Keren volunteers as a program manager at Baot, a community that... Show more

Glenn F. Henriksen is a mentor and developer from Norway. As the co-founder and CTO of Justify, he gets to build new legal tools for everyone to use, helping to create better communication and less conflict in relationships. He's continuously exploring new tools, processes and technologies, and improving how he and his fellow developers work with code, tasks and projects. He has been a Microsoft Development MVP, a part of the Microsoft Regional Director program and is an ASP.NET Insider and an Azure Advisor. In the past 25+ years he has co-owned two companies, worked as a consultant, manager, support tech, network admin, developer, architect, technical lead and more, but his favourite things are still swapping code for food and building stuff that makes a difference in people’s lives.

Glenn F. Henriksen is a mentor and developer from Norway. As the co-founder and CTO of Justify, he gets to build new legal tools for everyone to use, helping to create better communication and less conflict in relationships. He's continuously explori... Show more

Microsoft Business Applications MVP in Power Apps.

Power Platform enthusiast and solution architect with great passion for building and developing functional & aestethic Power Apps ✨

Microsoft Business Applications MVP in Power Apps. Power Platform enthusiast and solution architect with great passion for building and developing functional & aestethic Power Apps ✨ Show more

I am an electrical engineer turned programmer. I love new technologies, smart homes and renewable energy as well as Science Fiction and fantasy and board games. I love making quizzes for conventions and playing board game tournaments or just attending a game day.
Also love badminton and everything related to it.

I am an electrical engineer turned programmer. I love new technologies, smart homes and renewable energy as well as Science Fiction and fantasy and board games. I love making quizzes for conventions and playing board game tournaments or just attendin... Show more

Vaishnavi Gudur is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she architects secure and scalable systems that safeguard more than 145 million Microsoft Teams users worldwide. Her work focuses on phishing protection, compliance, and AI-driven security, blending deep technical expertise with a commitment to responsible innovation. Beyond her engineering role, Vaishnavi is an active researcher and thought leader in AI governance and ethical AI. She has published on topics including privacy-sensitive smart contracts, zero-day cyber threat detection, and trustworthy AI architectures.

As a recognized voice in the field, Vaishnavi has delivered invited talks at leading industry and academic forums, including NDC Sydney, SecurityWeek’s AI Risk Summit, IEEE Cloud Computing Symposium, and CodeSecCon, where she highlights the real-world risks of deploying AI in enterprise environments and offers practical frameworks for building resilient, ethical systems. She also serves as a peer reviewer for various IEEE, ACM journals and papers and as a lead editor with Springer Nature, helping shape the next generation of scholarship in AI ethics and cybersecurity.

Passionate about bridging research, engineering, and governance, Vaishnavi has built an open source tool, Agent Memory Guard, adopted by OWASP foundation. It is a runtime defense layer that screens every read and write to your AI agent's memory, blocking prompt injection, secret leakage, and integrity tampering before they corrupt agent behavior across sessions. It is widely adopted by startups and has many contributions on Github.

Vaishnavi Gudur is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she architects secure and scalable systems that safeguard more than 145 million Microsoft Teams users worldwide. Her work focuses on phishing protection, compliance, and AI-driven secu... Show more

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER
Compliance Manager

Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant.

As CEO for KöllnService GmbH he works for huge international companies to migrate and implementate cloud solutions on a technical and a contract/law way.

Since 2019 Raphael Köllner is Microsoft Regional Director. He is the community guy, MVP for Office Server & Services, Windows 10 Insider MVP, MCT, Microsoft Student Partner Evangelist and become an attorney in Europe. He is the lead of the Office 365 Usergroup Germany, the Office 365 DACH, Leader of the Office 365 conference Germany, the SharePoint Saturday Cologne and one of 30 Windows 10 Top Insiders. Moreover he is member of the TEAMS Elite Team and the organizer of the TeamsCommunityDay. In this connection he leads the biggest Windows 10 Insider Community in Germany.

MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Raphael%20%20Koellner-5000185

Microsoft Regional Director: https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/raphael-koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER Compliance Manager Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant. As CEO for KöllnSe... Show more

Creator of the Software Bill of Behavior. Constanze is an astrophysicist turned entrepreneur: she spent over 15 years designing and implementing resilient complex systems for finance and government. CS lecturer and key researcher. Created the K8s Stormcenter as digitally sovereign SOC. Her research is on improving security using modern and emerging technologies such as eBPF and AI. Her vision is to create practical and achievable security implementations usable in defendable systems for a resilient society.

Creator of the Software Bill of Behavior. Constanze is an astrophysicist turned entrepreneur: she spent over 15 years designing and implementing resilient complex systems for finance and government. CS lecturer and key researcher. Created the K8s Sto... Show more

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combines that with the passion for technology.

💼 M365 Copilot MVP
💼 AI, Hybrid Work, Teams and Modern Work-Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster, Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany near Munich area

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combin... Show more

Solution Architect specialized on Microsoft technologies

Solution Architect specialized on Microsoft technologies Show more

From hype to impact: I help executive teams become Frontier Firms by leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Agents delivering measurable productivity gains, risk reduction, and scalable adoption.

I'm Pascal, a Microsoft MVP (M365 Copilot & Copilot Extensibility) and Senior Manager & Head of Modern Work at Campana & Schott.

I work directly with Microsoft product groups and advise medium-to-large enterprises on how to drive successful AI and Frontier transformations with Microsoft technologies.

🎯 Focus areas
• Frontier Transformation: Empowering organizations to lead with AI
• M365 Copilot: Driving readiness, adoption, and measurable outcomes
• AI Agents: Building intelligent workflows that scale across teams

🔥 What you’ll get here
• Actionable insights from real-world Copilot and Agent implementations
• Weekly updates on Microsoft announcements and product evolution
• Proven frameworks and executive playbooks for AI adoption at scale

I regularly speak at conferences and deliver keynotes.

My weekly newsletter, #CopilotYourDay translates AI complexity into leadership clarity.

.🏒 Off the field, I’m a former Swiss junior national ice hockey player:
team spirit and a winning mindset shape how I lead transformations.

👉 Follow for field-tested strategies, Copilot use cases, and enterprise AI insights.

From hype to impact: I help executive teams become Frontier Firms by leveraging Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Agents delivering measurable productivity gains, risk reduction, and scalable adoption. I'm Pascal, a Microsoft MVP (M365 Copilot & C... Show more

Power Platform Developer

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My career has taken me through a diverse journey, spanning roles that include full-stack developer, business analyst, IT manager, and now thriving in cybersecurity. Throughout this journey, my deep passion for technology has remained a constant driving force.

For me, security resembles solving a 10,000-piece puzzle that's been turned upside down. You understand the end goal, yet you're uncertain about where each piece belongs. Achieving this requires close collaboration with developers, business stakeholders, and others, necessitating me to consistently bridge different disciplines within technology. Whether it's simplifying intricate development concepts for security and business professionals or vice versa, every piece added brings us nearer to the solution. This challenge deeply motivates me.

I approach my work with a clear focus on prioritizing people first, followed by refining processes, and then utilizing technology to enhance these efforts. This philosophy ensures that technological changes are seamlessly integrated and readily embraced by our teams and organizations.

My career has taken me through a diverse journey, spanning roles that include full-stack developer, business analyst, IT manager, and now thriving in cybersecurity. Throughout this journey, my deep passion for technology has remained a constant drivi... Show more

Francesco Molfese is Chief Cloud Officer at 4ward and an Enterprise Technology Strategist with more than twenty years of experience in IT. He supports technology leaders and enterprise organizations in making decisions across cloud, infrastructure, security and innovation, turning complex scenarios into practical, sustainable and governable strategies. His expertise spans hybrid and public cloud, Azure, Azure Local, cloud governance, cybersecurity, business continuity and AI-powered operations. A Microsoft MVP since 2016 and Microsoft Certified Trainer since 2012, he is the author of Azure Local Unleashed, an international speaker and leads the Italian Cloud Community. His Guided Evolution approach reflects the belief that modernization is not a destination or a radical change, but a continuous journey built on knowledge, clarity, discipline and learning.

Francesco Molfese is Chief Cloud Officer at 4ward and an Enterprise Technology Strategist with more than twenty years of experience in IT. He supports technology leaders and enterprise organizations in making decisions across cloud, infrastructure, s... Show more