Most Active Speakers 2025

Sessionize proudly presents the list of the most active speakers in the year 2025!

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Laze Janev

Laze Janev

I'm a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect with over 15 years of experience in relevant Microsoft technologies. I have designed, developed, and supported numerous Dynamics 365 implementations globally. My work includes defining standards, guiding distributed teams, integrating ERP solutions, and implementing Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations projects.
I love Power Platform, especially Power BI. I have worked extensively in its next evolution as Microsoft Fabric combined with Copilot to bring real value to the business. That is something that I keep on doing with Power Automate with approvals and integrations eliminating 3rd party middleware.
As an MCT I have helped Microsoft to develop and deliver training worldwide for Microsoft to its staff and the partner channel.
As a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect, I’m like a Swiss Army knife for business processes. I slice through inefficiencies, debug tangled workflows, and occasionally open a bottle of celebratory virtual champagne. 🍾🔧💼

I'm a Dynamics 365 Solution Architect with over 15 years of experience in relevant Microsoft technologies. I have designed, developed, and supported numerous Dynamics 365 implementations globally. My work includes defining standards, guiding distribu... Show more

Oliver Engels

Oliver Engels

Oliver Engels is CEO of oh22data AG, a Microsoft Data & AI Partner in Germany specialized in CRM, Data and AI. His interests are on Azure, Data Governance and Integration, AI and Visualization Tools like Power BI and Tableau. Oliver has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5 and is a founding member and current president of German Microsoft Data Platform Community (Datamonster e.V.) and runs the Frankfurt Datamonster Chapter (Hord). Since 2012 he is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and a also worked as a Microsoft pTSP. If he is not working with data, he loves working with his Golden Retrievers and supports a charity project training dogs for disabled children. OK, he is an enthusiastic Land Rover Defender driver as well 😊

Oliver Engels is CEO of oh22data AG, a Microsoft Data & AI Partner in Germany specialized in CRM, Data and AI. His interests are on Azure, Data Governance and Integration, AI and Visualization Tools like Power BI and Tableau. Oliver has worked with S... Show more

Antonio Ojea

Antonio Ojea

Antonio Ojea is a Software Engineer at Google, where he works on Kubernetes. He is one of the top contributors of the Kubernetes project, Tech Lead in Kubernetes SIG Network & Testing with a proven track record in leading technical initiatives to enhance Kubernetes networking stability and performance. Enthusiastic advocate for strong testing practices within open-source communities.

Antonio Ojea is a Software Engineer at Google, where he works on Kubernetes. He is one of the top contributors of the Kubernetes project, Tech Lead in Kubernetes SIG Network & Testing with a proven track record in leading technical initiatives to enh... Show more

Dr. Constanze Roedig

Dr. Constanze Roedig

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

Ásgeir Gunnarsson

Ásgeir Gunnarsson

Ásgeir brings nearly two decades of experience in designing and implementing scalable data platforms using Microsoft technologies. With deep expertise in data architecture, data engineering, and analytics, he helps organizations turn complex data landscapes into streamlined, high-performing solutions. In addition to hands-on delivery, Ásgeir advises clients on governance, security, and platform strategy.

As a recognized Microsoft Data Platform MVP and active speaker at global data events, he stays ahead of industry trends and brings cutting-edge insights to every project. In addition to speaking at events Ásgeir is a co-organizer of Data Platform Next Step, Power BI Next Step and Power BI Cruise in Denmark.

Ásgeir focuses primarily on the data technologies in the Azure cloud.

Ásgeir is the co-author of Pro Power BI Administration from APRESS and the Power BI MVP book

Ásgeir is passionate about data and loves solving problem with BI.

Ásgeir brings nearly two decades of experience in designing and implementing scalable data platforms using Microsoft technologies. With deep expertise in data architecture, data engineering, and analytics, he helps organizations turn complex data lan... Show more

Chad Green

Chad Green

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

Sara San Luís Rodríguez

Sara San Luís Rodríguez

Passionate about science since childhood, I studied Mathematics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, I completed these studies with a Master in Statistics and Operational Research. The latter allowed me to enter the world of AI and ML, fields in which I am currently working as AI Team Lead @MDW.

Passionate about science since childhood, I studied Mathematics at the University of Santiago de Compostela, I completed these studies with a Master in Statistics and Operational Research. The latter allowed me to enter the world of AI and ML, fields... Show more

Keren Kenzi

Keren Kenzi

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

Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, specializing in data migrations to Azure. With over 20 years of experience across consulting, media, insurance, and enterprise-scale SQL Server environments, Daniel helps organizations modernize and optimize their data platforms. A seasoned speaker at SQL Saturday and pre-conference sessions, Daniel delivers practical insights on topics like Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, and performance tuning. He also creates technical content and videos for Microsoft and Tales from the Field, showcasing real-world solutions and best practices. Passionate about empowering data professionals, Daniel brings clarity, expertise, and energy to every session.

Daniel Taylor is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, specializing in data migrations to Azure. With over 20 years of experience across consulting, media, insurance, and enterprise-scale SQL Server environments, Daniel helps organizations ... Show more

Anmol Krishan Sachdeva

Anmol Krishan Sachdeva

Anmol Krishan Sachdeva (greatdevaks) is a seasoned technologist who has spoken at 100+ global conferences, bridging technical deep dives with architectural strategies. He helps organizations navigate emerging technologies for driving key business outcomes.

An advocate for sustainable innovation, he currently serves as a Staff Architect and Delivery Executive at Google. Balancing industry with academia, Anmol is a Distinguished Lecturer, an Adjunct Professor, and a published researcher.

Anmol Krishan Sachdeva (greatdevaks) is a seasoned technologist who has spoken at 100+ global conferences, bridging technical deep dives with architectural strategies. He helps organizations navigate emerging technologies for driving key business out... Show more

Melissa Hale

Melissa Hale

Melissa Hale is a Power Platform Developer who transitioned from pursuing a PhD in venom and parasite research to finding a more fulfilling career and work-life balance in tech. With a strong background in SharePoint, Power Automate and Canvas Apps, Melissa has transformed business practices in both start ups and large firms. Beyond her professional role, she dedicates her expertise to the charity "Collaboration for Kids," enhancing their operations through the Power Platform. Based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, Melissa is enthusiastic about learning and growing within the Power Platform community. Melissa is dedicated to leveraging ethical AI and responsible technology to create meaningful and efficient solutions for organisations.

Melissa Hale is a Power Platform Developer who transitioned from pursuing a PhD in venom and parasite research to finding a more fulfilling career and work-life balance in tech. With a strong background in SharePoint, Power Automate and Canvas Apps, ... Show more

Ramón Rautenstrauch

Ramón Rautenstrauch

My entire career has revolved around technology and my challenge to constantly keep up to date. I have never stopped learning and I will never stop. Learning gives me life.

🎯 I actively participate and engage in the SEO and digital marketing community, the Microsoft technology enthusiasts community and, up to the #WPdrama, in the WordPress community.

🗣️ Feel free to contact me if I can help you or if you think we can collaborate.

And besides all this, I am the proud father of Lukas 😍.

My entire career has revolved around technology and my challenge to constantly keep up to date. I have never stopped learning and I will never stop. Learning gives me life. 🎯 I actively participate and engage in the SEO and digital marketing comm... Show more

Christian Wenz

Christian Wenz

Christian Wenz is a consultant, software architect and entrepreneur specializing in web technologies and security. A prolific writer, he has authored or co-authored over 100 books for various publishers. Christian’s work spans both open-source and proprietary web technologies, a unique combination that has earned him recognition as a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies and the distinction of being the lead author of the Zend PHP certification. He is also credited in several open-source projects for his contributions. In addition to his writing and technical endeavors, Christian is a frequent speaker at developer conferences worldwide, where he shares his expertise in web technologies.

Christian Wenz is a consultant, software architect and entrepreneur specializing in web technologies and security. A prolific writer, he has authored or co-authored over 100 books for various publishers. Christian’s work spans both open-source and pr... Show more

Jasveen Sandral

Jasveen Sandral

Jasveen Singh Sandral is a software engineer based in Japan. He speaks in a personal capacity. His open-source work ships in production: the CSV::TSV class in Ruby's csv library, an encoding fix in Ruby's debugger, and five merged pull requests hardening the streaming internals of the Rage web framework. Since 2025, he has spoken at DroidKaigi in Tokyo (2025 and 2026), Helvetic Ruby in Geneva, Balkan Ruby in Sofia and DevFest Pescara in Italy. He has spoken at community conferences since 2020.

Jasveen Singh Sandral is a software engineer based in Japan. He speaks in a personal capacity. His open-source work ships in production: the CSV::TSV class in Ruby's csv library, an encoding fix in Ruby's debugger, and five merged pull requests harde... Show more

Sandeep Kanabar

Sandeep Kanabar

Sandeep is a software engineer from India focused on distributed systems, observability, and debugging complex production failures. A frequent speaker, he enjoys turning real-world lessons into practical, reusable patterns - especially where traditional debugging breaks down.

He co-chairs the Merge Forward Deaf and Hard of Hearing Working Group, advocating for accessibility in open source. Living with sensorineural hearing loss since age 14, he navigates tech through lip-reading and captioning.

Sandeep is a software engineer from India focused on distributed systems, observability, and debugging complex production failures. A frequent speaker, he enjoys turning real-world lessons into practical, reusable patterns - especially where traditio... Show more

Kevin Leon

Kevin Leon

Kevin Leon is an embedded systems researcher specializing in low-level firmware development, hardware exploitation, and space systems security. His work focuses on identifying and analyzing practical attack surfaces in satellite subsystems, embedded radios, and constrained IoT devices.

He is the creator of PWNSAT, a research initiative centered on the design of intentionally vulnerable CubeSat architectures for hands-on cybersecurity experimentation, and the architect of FlatSat, an open educational platform for embedded hardware security research.

His research interests include firmware reverse engineering, hardware interface exploitation, side-channel analysis, radio protocol manipulation, and offensive security methodologies applied to aerospace systems. He has delivered technical trainings at international security conferences such as Ekoparty and actively contributes to advancing offensive research in aerospace and embedded systems security.

Kevin Leon is an embedded systems researcher specializing in low-level firmware development, hardware exploitation, and space systems security. His work focuses on identifying and analyzing practical attack surfaces in satellite subsystems, embedded ... Show more

Fernando Chiquiza

Fernando Chiquiza

Bogotano que desde el año 2010 trabaja como consultor en área de colaboración y productividad enfocándose en el uso eficaz de las herramientas tecnológicas, especialmente en productos Microsoft, MVP hace 11 años con amplia experiencia diseñando y desarrollando soluciones tecnológicas, líder de la comunidad @PointCollCom, director de @PointCollOrg. Actualmente dedicado a proyectos de adopción de Inteligencia artificial Microsoft en ENCAMINA.

Bogotano que desde el año 2010 trabaja como consultor en área de colaboración y productividad enfocándose en el uso eficaz de las herramientas tecnológicas, especialmente en productos Microsoft, MVP hace 11 años con amplia experiencia diseñando y des... Show more

Pau Sempere

Pau Sempere

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

Tim Damen

Tim Damen

Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱. With over a decade of experience, primarily at major financial institutions, Tim has spoken at various conferences and meetups. He also hosts "focustrap," a podcast about digital accessibility.

Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳... Show more

Callum Whyte

Callum Whyte

Callum Whyte is a x7 Microsoft MVP and x9 Umbraco MVP specialising in building robust scalable solutions on Azure and the .NET stack, as well as websites with the open-source Umbraco CMS. By day he heads up the award-winning team at Bump, across the UK and Australia.

Away from his desk you can find him organising community events; from local meetups and hackathons, to global conferences and roadshows. He’s an active contributor to open source projects, a regular speaker at events all over the world, as well as co-host of a weekly YouTube series “UmbraCoffee”!

Callum Whyte is a x7 Microsoft MVP and x9 Umbraco MVP specialising in building robust scalable solutions on Azure and the .NET stack, as well as websites with the open-source Umbraco CMS. By day he heads up the award-winning team at Bump, across the ... Show more

Pascal Brunner-Nikolla

Pascal Brunner-Nikolla

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

Corrado De Bari

Corrado De Bari

I’m a Developer Evangelist in Oracle’s Database Organization, focused in building Generative AI platforms that harness DBMS AI capabilities, while also championing their adoption as an evangelist. I work on the Kubernetes-based deployment platform for AI microservices, "Oracle Backend for Microservices and AI", and I’m leading the development of the "AI Optimizer and Toolkit" —a low-code platform that empowers developers to design and fine-tune AI Agents using Oracle’s Vector Store.
In Oracle Italy since 2010, he joined Technology Sales Consulting team, working on Italian large and medium accounts on OCI, AI/ML, DataLakes and BPM/SOA platforms. Formerly Sales Engineer at Sun Microsystems, as well as Java & Software Ambassador for Italy, starting his career as architect in Telecom Italia Mobile. He holds the CEFRIEL Master in Information Technology and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

I’m a Developer Evangelist in Oracle’s Database Organization, focused in building Generative AI platforms that harness DBMS AI capabilities, while also championing their adoption as an evangelist. I work on the Kubernetes-based deployment platform fo... Show more

Cathrine Bruvold

Cathrine Bruvold

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

Dubravko Bogović

Dubravko Bogović

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

Nilanjan Chatterjee

Nilanjan Chatterjee

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across Data Engineering , Data Science and Gen AI pipeline and MLOps, I assist business operationalise their data and ML strategy and find data driven solutions to problems.

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across... Show more

Chris Simon

Chris Simon

Chris is a technology coach and advisor helping technology teams drive business success. His focus is on helping startups realise their vision and new CTOs flourish in their roles. He also supports executives & boards with strategic technology advice, and engineering teams with training, mentoring and consulting in architecture, quality, domain-driven design and test driven development.

He is a regular meetup & conference speaker (https://chrissimon.au/speaking/) and to support teams using Domain-Driven Design, he recently launched https://contextive.tech & co-founded the DDD Australia meetup and the ADAConf (https://adaconf.org) conference.

Chris is a technology coach and advisor helping technology teams drive business success. His focus is on helping startups realise their vision and new CTOs flourish in their roles. He also supports executives & boards with strategic technology advice... Show more

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector.

With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry, he has a solid track record in this business. With a strong focus on architecture, design and integration, he worked in different roles and with a broad range of technologies and platforms, including C/SIDE & VS Code development, C/AL and AL, Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.

He strongly believes that knowledge increases by sharing it, not by saving it. By delivering workshops and being a frequent speaker at conferences, he can put this into practice. Since 2013 Arend-Jan is awarded as Microsoft MVP Business Solutions.

Arend-Jan Kauffmann is CTO at Lumos 365 Ltd., a UK-based partner with a Business Central solution for the energy sector. With over 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV / Business Central and 30 years of experience in the IT industry,... Show more

Victor Dantas

Victor Dantas

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

Peter Ward

Peter Ward

Peter Ward is CEO of SoHo Dragon, a New York–based Microsoft Partner — though he began as a CTO and never entirely stopped behaving like one.

While much of the technology industry focuses on what’s new, Peter is more interested in what works. He has spent years helping organizations implement Microsoft cloud solutions by mastering proven capabilities and executing them without unnecessary drama.

A co-author of four SharePoint books and author of Leadership in a Zoom Economy with Microsoft Teams, Peter continues to contribute to GitHub and remains closely involved in Azure and Microsoft 365 delivery. He has a mild distrust of unnecessary complexity, a preference for projects delivered on time and on budget, and a habit of asking what organisations are really trying to optimize.

He believes most expensive technology mistakes look impressive at the time — and that simplicity is still enterprise IT’s most underused advantage.

Other traits
- Good O365 trainer and motivator
- Good at thinking on my feet in meetings or complex situations
- I find myself often being able to get to the heart of the issue whilst not ruffling too many feathers
- Love yoga, vegetarian food, and reading Malcolm Gladwell books

www.sohodragon.nyc
www.wardpeter.com

Peter Ward is CEO of SoHo Dragon, a New York–based Microsoft Partner — though he began as a CTO and never entirely stopped behaving like one. While much of the technology industry focuses on what’s new, Peter is more interested in what works. He h... Show more

Tiago Costa

Tiago Costa

Tiago Costa is a Senior AI & Cloud Architect and Advisor, focusing on AI & Microsoft Azure, a Public Speaker, Trainer, and Author. For the past +20 years has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft technologies. In recent years, Tiago has been helping companies migrate and build AI & cloud-native workloads on Microsoft Azure. Tiago has been working at the Senior Architect level, but he always likes to take on some hands-on tasks on the Azure Administration and Development side. You can also find him in the classroom or online teaching AI & Microsoft Azure. All this real-world experience enables him to deliver outstanding training in AI & Microsoft Azure.

Tiago has several Microsoft Certifications and awards:
- Microsoft Azure MVP (2016 – …)
- MCT – Microsoft Certified Trainer (2006 – …)
- MCT Community Lead (2013 – …)

He loves diving into new technologies and sharing his experience at conferences and training classes. What excites him about his work is helping others explore new frontiers in technology and becoming better professionals. His free time is spent with his family in the sunny surroundings of Lisbon, Portugal, and building cool geek projects.

Tiago Costa is a Senior AI & Cloud Architect and Advisor, focusing on AI & Microsoft Azure, a Public Speaker, Trainer, and Author. For the past +20 years has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft technologies. In recent years, Ti... Show more

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Most Active Speakers 2025

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 2025.

The 3% is calculated from the pool of all speakers that have at least one accepted session in year 2025. We don't include inactive speakers or speakers that had no accepted sessions during the year. There are around 39,000 unique accepted speakers this year, the 3% is 1163. 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 2025. 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.