Most Active Speakers 2025

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

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Ana Inés Urrutia

Ana Inés Urrutia

Ana Inés Urrutia de Souza is a Microsoft MVP, AI for HR expert, and member of the Harvard Advisory Council. With a background in psychology and over a decade of experience in HR technology, she helps organizations modernize people operations using tools like Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft Copilot. Ana is an international speaker, co-host of the D365 Community Call, and an active voice in the global HR tech space. Her work bridges strategy and implementation, with a focus on making AI practical, human, and useful

Ana Inés Urrutia de Souza is a Microsoft MVP, AI for HR expert, and member of the Harvard Advisory Council. With a background in psychology and over a decade of experience in HR technology, she helps organizations modernize people operations using to... Show more

Uvika Sharma

Uvika Sharma

Uvika Sharma is a visionary Data & AI strategist with over 20 years of experience guiding Fortune 500 companies and startups in leveraging data and AI for transformative impact. She has held key roles at industry giants such as Pfizer, Accenture, S&P, Moody’s, and Citi, advising global teams across Marketing, Operations, Compliance, Risk Management, and International Trade.

As the Founder & Managing Partner of INTLDA, Uvika helps businesses responsibly harness AI and data to drive efficiency and growth. She also leads advisory services at AI 2030, advocating for responsible and ethical AI practices. Recognizing AI’s potential as a business equalizer, she is co-authoring a book on custom GPT development with OpenAI’s builder tool, simplifying AI adoption for businesses.

Beyond her advisory work, Uvika is deeply committed to mentoring and supporting startups. She actively advises early-stage companies through Cornell Tech’s PhD Runway Program and Harvard Business School’s Startup Partners program, guiding founders on AI strategy, product-market fit, and scaling operations.

Passionate about diversity in tech, Uvika mentors undergraduate women in AI through Cornell Tech’s Break Through Tech AI Program and co-founded Asian Women Advancing AI, a community dedicated to empowering Asian women to shape the future of AI.

A sought-after speaker and workshop leader, Uvika helps senior executives and organizations navigate AI’s evolving landscape, bridging the gap between cutting-edge technology, business strategy, and responsible AI governance.

She holds a Computer Science degree from Stony Brook University and an MBA from Cornell University, combining technical expertise with business acumen to drive innovation, strategic growth, and responsible technology adoption.

Uvika Sharma is a visionary Data & AI strategist with over 20 years of experience guiding Fortune 500 companies and startups in leveraging data and AI for transformative impact. She has held key roles at industry giants such as Pfizer, Accenture, S&P... Show more

Scott Rigby

Scott Rigby

Scott is an artist, engineer & dad, collaborating on a different kind of world. Into collective art, activism, therapy & open source nerdy stuff. Scott is a Cloud Native Ambassador, speaker, organizer of CNCF community events including the New York Kubernetes Meetup and New York KCD, and international conferences including GitOpsCon. He enjoys helping develop Free and Open Source Software that anyone can use, including co-maintaining CNCF projects Helm, Flux and OpenGitOps.

Scott is an artist, engineer & dad, collaborating on a different kind of world. Into collective art, activism, therapy & open source nerdy stuff. Scott is a Cloud Native Ambassador, speaker, organizer of CNCF community events including the New York K... Show more

Constanze Roedig

Constanze Roedig

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 for Open Threat Intelligence. Her research is on improving security using modern and emerging technologies such as eBPF, WebAssembly and AI. Her vision is to create practical and achievable security implementations usable in defendable systems for a resilient society.

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 for Open Threat Intelligence. Her... Show more

Joanne Gouaillier

Joanne Gouaillier

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agilité soient toujours les + adaptées, mais ce mindset fondé sur l'humain, l'écoute, la co-construction, l'adaptation et la création de valeur est transposable à toutes les échelles. Je suis aujourd'hui coach pour les équipes agiles, et j'accompagne aussi l'individu et les organisations à se transformer.

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agil... Show more

Mark Allibone

Mark Allibone

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robust applications, but also those that enhance user experience. In addition to his professional endeavors, he co-hosts the Null Pointers podcast. You can find him on most platforms as mallibone.

Mark Allibone serves as a Technical Lead at Rey Technology and a Microsoft MVP. Specializing in aiding prominent companies in their digital transformation journeys across multiple sectors, Mark brings a fervor for creating not just functionally robus... Show more

Paula Januszkiewicz

Paula Januszkiewicz

Paula Januszkiewicz is the Founder and CEO of CQURE and CQURE Academy, companies she established back in 2008. She is also an Enterprise Security MVP, honorable Microsoft Regional Director, and a world-class cybersecurity expert, consulting Customers worldwide. In 2017, Paula graduated from Harvard Business School. She delivers keynotes and sessions at the biggest world conferences such as RSA, Black Hat, Microsoft Ignite, SecTor Canada, Australian Cyber Conference, GISEC, GITEX, LEAP, and many others. She is often a top-rated speaker, including being chosen as the No. 1 Speaker at Microsoft Ignite (among 1,100 speakers at a conference with 26,000 attendees) and at Black Hat Asia 2019. At the RSA Conference, two of her sessions were among the top 5 best rated. Paula is known for her unique stage presence that is always well-received among diverse audiences, often gathering thousands of people!

Paula has over 19 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, performing penetration tests, architecture consulting, trainings, and seminars. Every year, she takes over 200 flights to provide cybersecurity services for CQURE’s Customers. Paula and her Team also design security awareness programs for various organizations, including awareness sessions for top management. Together, they create various security tools (CQTools) supporting penetration tests, incident response, and forensics, which are shared with the community. Paula is a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Natwest. And to top it all off, she has access to the source code of Windows!

Paula Januszkiewicz is the Founder and CEO of CQURE and CQURE Academy, companies she established back in 2008. She is also an Enterprise Security MVP, honorable Microsoft Regional Director, and a world-class cybersecurity expert, consulting Customers... Show more

Dr. Alexander Wachtel

Dr. Alexander Wachtel

Alexander Wachtel has been recognized as a Microsoft AI MVP since 2020 for his community work in AI area. During his Ph.D. research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he has published several AI papers in the area of Human-Computer-Interaction, Natural Language Processing & Cognitive Services. Furthermore, he is still teaching agile software engineering at the KIT using Azure DevOps. Due to his teaching activities at the KIT, he was also awarded as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) expert from 2016 to 2019. Due to his many years of experience, he has been also honored as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2013. He provides Microsoft consulting for the industry and public sector, and teaches classes for Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator Expert.

Alexander Wachtel has been recognized as a Microsoft AI MVP since 2020 for his community work in AI area. During his Ph.D. research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), he has published several AI papers in the area of Human-Computer-Inter... Show more

Ludovico Besana

Ludovico Besana

Ludovico, born as a Full Stack Developer, discovered his true passion for quality later in his career. With a background in Full Stack Development, he possessed a strong technical foundation and a deep understanding of software systems.
As an Automation and Open Source enthusiast, Ludovico recognized the power of efficient and reliable testing methodologies. He understood the importance of ensuring that software products met the highest standards of performance, functionality, and user experience. He works as a Senior Test Engineer.

Ludovico, born as a Full Stack Developer, discovered his true passion for quality later in his career. With a background in Full Stack Development, he possessed a strong technical foundation and a deep understanding of software systems. As an Automa... Show more

Nick Chapsas

Nick Chapsas

Nick is a Content Creator focusing on C# & .NET and an Author and Founder of the educational platform Dometrain.

Nick is a Content Creator focusing on C# & .NET and an Author and Founder of the educational platform Dometrain. Show more

Thomas Chopin

Thomas Chopin

J’aide les équipes et les organisations, en France et particulièrement dans la région nantaise, à adopter l’agilité. Spécialisé dans l’accompagnement des dirigeants et des managers, je les aide à naviguer dans la complexité, à renforcer leur leadership et à structurer leur gouvernance en s’appuyant sur des outils agiles concrets et une prise de décision éclairée.
Je place l’humain au cœur des transformations, convaincu que l’amélioration continue est une opportunité pour chacun. J’encourage un apprentissage permanent et le développement de l’esprit critique, indispensables pour naviguer dans un monde en constante évolution. Mon rôle est d’ouvrir des perspectives, de challenger les certitudes et de créer des environnements propices à l’expérimentation et à l’adaptabilité.

J’aide les équipes et les organisations, en France et particulièrement dans la région nantaise, à adopter l’agilité. Spécialisé dans l’accompagnement des dirigeants et des managers, je les aide à naviguer dans la complexité, à renforcer leur leadersh... Show more

Vijay Kumar Soni

Vijay Kumar Soni

Vijay Soni is an Expert Architect & Engineer at Discover's business technology department. He architected and designed Discover's cloud native Open banking and Click to Pay ecommerce Digital Wallet Payments platforms. He is seasoned software engineer and passionate about solving complex emerging finance, digital payment, identity and payment product problems using scalable, secure, future-proof and innovative approach. Vijay also led multiple EMVCo, eCommerce, Mobile SE/HCE Payments technology initiatives as lead architect and engineer. Vijay has worked on large industry led financial services & payments technology integration projects including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Click to Pay and FDX Open Banking integrations, Pay with Rewards, Contactless Mass Transit acceptance etc.

Vijay Soni is an Expert Architect & Engineer at Discover's business technology department. He architected and designed Discover's cloud native Open banking and Click to Pay ecommerce Digital Wallet Payments platforms. He is seasoned software engineer... Show more

Roman Zhukov

Roman Zhukov

Roman is a cybersecurity expert, engineer, and leader with over 17 years of hands-on experience securing complex systems and products at scale. Currently Principal Architect at Red Hat, he leads open-source security strategy, upstream collaboration, and cross-industry initiatives focused on building trusted software ecosystems. He has built and scaled programs across security architecture, threat modeling, secure development, vulnerability management, incident response, and security education - for both engineers and senior leadership. His work spans trusted AI, privacy, compliance, and secure software supply chains. Previously, Roman led Product Security & Privacy for Data Center and AI software at Intel. He is a Security Champion for several open-source projects and an active contributor to working groups under the OpenSSF, Eclipse Foundation, and other global initiatives. Roman is also a university lecturer, startup advisor, and mentor - advocating for a practical, collaborative, and responsible approach to open-source and cybersecurity. He is an official member of CEN/CLC and ETSI standardization working groups, contributing directly to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Roman is a cybersecurity expert, engineer, and leader with over 17 years of hands-on experience securing complex systems and products at scale. Currently Principal Architect at Red Hat, he leads open-source security strategy, upstream collaboration, ... Show more

Alex Nuijten

Alex Nuijten

Alex Nuijten is a director at allAPEX, a company specializing in Oracle database development with PL/SQL and Oracle Application Express (APEX).
Besides his consultancy work, he conducts training classes, mainly in APEX, SQL and PL/SQL. Alex has been a speaker at numerous international conferences, such as ODTUG, Oracle Open World, UKOUG, IOUG, OUGF, BGOUG, OGH APEX World and OBUG. For his presentations, Alex received several Best Speaker awards.
Alex has written many articles in Oracle-related magazines, and he regularly writes about Oracle Application Express and Oracle database development on his blog "Notes on Oracle" (nuijten.blogspot.com).
Alex is co-author of the book “Oracle APEX Best Practices” (Packt Publishers), “Real World SQL and PL/SQL” (Oracle Press) and "Modern Oracle Database Programming (Apress).
Because of his contributions to the Oracle community, Alex was awarded the Oracle ACE Director award in August 2010.

Alex Nuijten is a director at allAPEX, a company specializing in Oracle database development with PL/SQL and Oracle Application Express (APEX). Besides his consultancy work, he conducts training classes, mainly in APEX, SQL and PL/SQL. Alex has been... Show more

Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT

Kim Dallefeld, MVP, MCT

As a BC/NAV Consultant | MVP | MCT | MCP with 30 years of experience in Dynamics NAV and Business Central (BC), I specialize in empowering companies to get the most out of their ERP systems. Combining deep practical knowledge with an accounting, consulting, and development background, I bring a unique skill set rarely found in a technically oriented individual.

My Expertise:
✅ Bridging the gap between business needs and system capabilities
✅ Blueprinting user requirements vs. BC’s out-of-the-box functionality
✅ Assisting analysts in configuring BC to align with business processes
✅ Developing custom solutions to meet user-specific needs
✅ Project management to ensure successful implementations

I take a hands-on, structured approach to BC implementations—whether helping businesses optimize configurations, assisting developers in building tailored solutions, or managing projects to stay on time and on budget. My goal is to deliver a system that works for you—efficient, scalable, and built for success.

As a BC/NAV Consultant | MVP | MCT | MCP with 30 years of experience in Dynamics NAV and Business Central (BC), I specialize in empowering companies to get the most out of their ERP systems. Combining deep practical knowledge with an accounting, cons... Show more

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali, PhD has 25+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, applied AI, data engineering, and distributed systems across academia and industry. He works as an independent consultant and contractor, focusing on aligning AI and technology initiatives with enterprise strategy to deliver scalable, production-ready systems and measurable outcomes beyond hype. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and operates without vendor affiliation or product bias. He has published 45+ peer-reviewed papers and delivered 300+ talks worldwide, focusing on practical AI under real organisational constraints.

Fawaz Ghali, PhD has 25+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, applied AI, data engineering, and distributed systems across academia and industry. He works as an independent consultant and contractor, focusing on aligning AI and technology ... Show more

Turja Narayan Chaudhuri

Turja Narayan Chaudhuri

Cloud Architect, Platform Evangelist, AI Enthusiast, Father, and Husband.

13+ years of experience in the IT Industry across Samsung, PwC, EY, and Accenture, last 5 years of which has been primarily focused on building, maintaining and selling platforms.

In my role as the Global Platform Presales Leader for EY Fabric, the foundational technology platform that powers all of EY, I am tasked with empowering our clients to thrive, thereby catalyzing the expansion of our business, augmenting client contentment, and raising the stature of EY within the industry.

The core of my responsibilities lies in guaranteeing that clients of EY Fabric fully leverage the benefits of our offerings. I am devoted to crafting a superior client experience that covers all phases of client interaction.

I am also a Platform Engineering Ambassador ( https://platformengineering.org/ambassador-program ), member of the CNCF Platforms Working group, DevOps Institute Ambassador, and the Chair for the Hashicorp User Group, Kolkata, and Argo User Group, Kolkata.

I have 31k followers on LinkedIn, and 1.6k subscribers on my YouTube channel.

I am an empath at heart, and want to do my part to help the community in any way possible.

Cloud Architect, Platform Evangelist, AI Enthusiast, Father, and Husband. 13+ years of experience in the IT Industry across Samsung, PwC, EY, and Accenture, last 5 years of which has been primarily focused on building, maintaining and selling plat... Show more

Michael Hunger

Michael Hunger

Michael Hunger has been passionate about software development for more than 30 years.

For the last 15 years, he has been working on the open source Neo4j graph database filling many roles, most recently heading product innovation and GenAI.

As a developer Michael enjoys many aspects of software development and architecture, learning new things every day, participating in exciting and ambitious open source projects and contributing and writing software related books and articles. Michael spoke at numerous conferences and helped organize others.

Michael helps kids to learn to program by running weekly girls-only coding classes at local schools.

Michael Hunger has been passionate about software development for more than 30 years. For the last 15 years, he has been working on the open source Neo4j graph database filling many roles, most recently heading product innovation and GenAI. As ... Show more

Steven Chinsky

Steven Chinsky

Past experience
- Over 250+ NAV/BC Implementations in Manufacturers, Supply Chain (WMS), Food and Beverage, Retail, Service, Oil and Gas, Chemical, Industrial Equip., Rental/Service, and Home Goods
- Over 16 years as an Accountant in a variety of positions (VP of Finance, Director of Finance, Audit Manager, Controller, and Director Operations)
- Extensive knowledge and implementation over 30 NAV/BC ISV APPs
Awards
- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
- NAVUG/BC All-Star
- 4-time NAVUG/BC Granite Award recipient
- DUG Guardian Award recipient
Professional
- IMA/CMA – Member 1988
- AICPA – Member 1985
- APICS – Member 2004
- DCI Summit – Programming Committee (2012 – Present, Chair (2016-2018), Board of Advisor (2013-2015 and 2021-Present)
- Dynamics User Group (DUG) – NAV/BC Forum Moderator, Dynamics Con Content Committee
- Directions NA – Content Committee (2018-Present)
Certifications
- MCP – MB-800
- Dynamics Credentialed Professional
- Microsoft Certified Professional

Past experience - Over 250+ NAV/BC Implementations in Manufacturers, Supply Chain (WMS), Food and Beverage, Retail, Service, Oil and Gas, Chemical, Industrial Equip., Rental/Service, and Home Goods - Over 16 years as an Accountant in a variety of p... Show more

Jenn Claridge

Jenn Claridge

Jenn Claridge is a Microsoft MVP and trusted advisor in Business Central, specializing in manufacturing and service-focused organizations. She helps small and mid-sized businesses translate ERP strategy into practical, real-world execution.

With deep hands-on experience across sales, warehousing, projects, manufacturing, and service management, Jenn is known for making complex systems approachable and actionable. Her work focuses on operational maturity, adoption, and enabling organizations to move beyond simply using Business Central to creating measurable business value with it.

Jenn is recognized for her practical speaking style and her ability to connect leadership strategy with day-to-day execution, ensuring technology investments support long-term growth and confident decision-making.

In her spare time she rescues cats and sharing her knowledge via jennclaridge.com.

Jenn Claridge is a Microsoft MVP and trusted advisor in Business Central, specializing in manufacturing and service-focused organizations. She helps small and mid-sized businesses translate ERP strategy into practical, real-world execution. With d... Show more

Julia Førde

Julia Førde

Experienced professional specializing in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing within the Microsoft ecosystem with 5 years experience .

Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges, particularly drawn to the capabilities of Azure Databricks. Throughout my journey, I've had the privilege of seamlessly transitioning between data engineering and architect roles in various projects. This experience has equipped me with a versatile skill set, allowing me to contribute effectively to crafting end-to-end solutions. With a background in collaborative consulting roles across sectors, I bring a pragmatic approach to solving problems and driving success.

Experienced professional specializing in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing within the Microsoft ecosystem with 5 years experience . Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges, particularly drawn to the cap... Show more

Nestori Syynimaa

Nestori Syynimaa

Dr Nestori Syynimaa is a Principal Identity Security Researcher at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center He has over a decade of experience with the security of Microsoft cloud services and is known as the creator of the AADInternals toolkit. Before joining Microsoft in early 2024, Dr Syynimaa worked as a researcher, CIO, consultant, trainer, and university lecturer for over 20 years.

Dr Syynimaa has spoken in many international scientific and professional conferences, including IEEE TrustCom, TROOPERS, BSides, Black Hat USA, Europe, and Asia, Def Con, and RSA Conference.

Dr Nestori Syynimaa is a Principal Identity Security Researcher at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center He has over a decade of experience with the security of Microsoft cloud services and is known as the creator of the AADInternals toolkit. Before j... Show more

Vicente Antonio Juan Magallanes

Vicente Antonio Juan Magallanes

Con más de10 años de experiencia en el campo de la informática, Microsoft MVP Data Platform me especializo en análisis de datos y desarrollo de soluciones de BI. Mi carrera se ha centrado en el uso avanzado de lenguajes de programación como Python, Visual Basic y SQL, así como en el manejo experto de bases de datos SQL Server, Postgres y MySQL. Destaco en la creación de modelos Tabulares y multidimensionales, utilizando diseños de modelos en estrella y copo de nieve, así como en consultas complejas y en el desarrollo de procesos ETL utilizando herramientas como SQL Server Integration Services y Power Query.

En el ámbito de Business Intelligence, tengo un historial comprobado en la creación de informes y tableros de mando de alto impacto utilizando Power BI, Qlik Sense. Además, poseo habilidades avanzadas en la suite de Microsoft Power Apps y Power Automate, lo que me permite ofrecer soluciones empresariales innovadoras y automatizadas.

Mi experiencia laboral en diversos cargos me ha dotado de una perspectiva amplia y habilidades en la resolución de problemas, siempre enfocadas en tecnologías como SQL, modelado dimensional y herramientas de BI. Estoy constantemente aprendiendo y adaptándome a nuevas tecnologías para ofrecer las mejores soluciones en cada proyecto

Con más de10 años de experiencia en el campo de la informática, Microsoft MVP Data Platform me especializo en análisis de datos y desarrollo de soluciones de BI. Mi carrera se ha centrado en el uso avanzado de lenguajes de programación como Python, V... Show more

Celeste Tania Sánchez Fresneda

Celeste Tania Sánchez Fresneda

Desarrolladora desde hace 20 años en tecnologías .NET
Consultora Dynamics 365 desde hace 8 años
Consultora Azure desde hace 5 años
Consultora Power Platform desde hace 4 años

Desarrolladora desde hace 20 años en tecnologías .NET Consultora Dynamics 365 desde hace 8 años Consultora Azure desde hace 5 años Consultora Power Platform desde hace 4 años Show more

Christian Forjahn

Christian Forjahn

As a cloud consultant, I am constantly confronted with challenges in customer projects. It often revolves around the same problem. How can I optimize my cloud environment in terms of technical and organizational measures, security posture and cost effectivness so that I can get the most out of it?

I enjoy sharing my knowledge with the community. I do this with talks, on LinkedIn and in my blog www.cloudcoffeebreak.com
#communityrocks 🚀

As a cloud consultant, I am constantly confronted with challenges in customer projects. It often revolves around the same problem. How can I optimize my cloud environment in terms of technical and organizational measures, security posture and cost ef... Show more

Tinatin Balavadze

Tinatin Balavadze

Tinatin Balavadze is a Software Engineer at Zalando, working across mobile, AI-assisted development, and workflow design. Before writing code, she built learning systems, mentored leaders, and designed programs that helped people think, learn, and scale.
Today, she blends engineering with systems thinking — to reduce noise, protect focus, and build workflows that don’t burn out the humans using them.
Her talks connect code, cognition, and design in ways that help people ship work and stay well.

Tinatin Balavadze is a Software Engineer at Zalando, working across mobile, AI-assisted development, and workflow design. Before writing code, she built learning systems, mentored leaders, and designed programs that helped people think, learn, and sc... Show more

Andreas Kollegger

Andreas Kollegger

Andreas is a technological humanist. Starting at NASA, Andreas designed systems from scratch to support science missions. Then in Zambia, he built medical informatics systems to apply technology for social good. Now with Neo4j, he is democratizing graph databases to validate and extend our intuitions about how the world works. Everything is connected.

Andreas is a technological humanist. Starting at NASA, Andreas designed systems from scratch to support science missions. Then in Zambia, he built medical informatics systems to apply technology for social good. Now with Neo4j, he is democratizing gr... Show more

Brooke Avery

Brooke Avery

Brooke is an Angular GDE, software engineer, Technical Program Manager, & community builder. She is the Director of the Angular Community Meetup & a co-producer/host of the Dev Life Podcast. Brooke has a strong passion for education & helping others find success in their developer journeys. Outside of programming, Brooke can be found following the sun and geeking out on Star Wars.

Brooke is an Angular GDE, software engineer, Technical Program Manager, & community builder. She is the Director of the Angular Community Meetup & a co-producer/host of the Dev Life Podcast. Brooke has a strong passion for education & helping others ... Show more

Brian Demers

Brian Demers

Brian Demers is a Developer Advocate at Gradle, a Java Champion, and an Apache Member who contributes to the Directory, Maven, and Shiro projects. He spends much of his day contributing to OSS projects by writing code, tutorials, blogs, and answering questions. In addition to typical software development, Brian also has a passion for fast builds, security, and automation.

Away from the keyboard, Brian is a beekeeper and can likely be found playing board games. You can find him online at https://bsky.app/profile/bdemers.io.

Brian Demers is a Developer Advocate at Gradle, a Java Champion, and an Apache Member who contributes to the Directory, Maven, and Shiro projects. He spends much of his day contributing to OSS projects by writing code, tutorials, blogs, and answering... Show more

Hamish Watson

Hamish Watson

Hamish is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for efficient database & application deployments using DevOps methodologies.

He has formed his own company – Morph iT – based in Christchurch, New Zealand and provides consultancy services for many clients in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and NZ
He has 20 years IT experience in managing and deploying large scale databases on SQL Server technologies. He has been managing SQL Server since SQL Server 2000 and pragmatic approaches to delivering business value to end users is his career passion.

Educating and helping others learn is a driver for Hamish and he is a User Group Leader, International speaker and a repeat guest lecturer at universities.

Hamish is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for efficient database & application deployments using DevOps methodologies. He has formed his own company – Morph iT – based in Christchurch, New Zealand and provides consultancy services for... 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.