Business & Management
Professionals who specialize in the organization and oversight of business activities, as well as focus on planning, directing, and controlling company operations
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
Robin Finnell is a Functional Consultant who's passionate about the power of change management. She has over 17 years of experience in the Microsoft space, in both D365BC and D365FO and is a Prosci certified Advanced Change Practitioner/Trainer. Show more
If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins. Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity. ... Show more
Dan has spent more than 30 years as a software engineer and technical leader, learning better ways to ship and get feedback the team needs. He's been the Dev in Ops teams, built new paved paths, guided engineering groups to better security, and tr... Show more
10x certified Microsoft Expert and MCT with 5 years of experience in Microsoft technologies. Active public speaker, blogger, and code snippet author with countless public contributions, prominent both on LinkedIn and GitHub. I thrive on hyper-optimiz... Show more
I am Adrián Espés Espés, a Modern Workplace Consultant at ENCAMINA, with more than 10 years of experience in the technology sector and a solid background as a trainer, consultant, and speaker at community events. For over 6 years, I have delivered... Show more
Shubhangi is an award winning data and AI professional worked in Fortune 500 companies to agile start-ups. She has a background in computer science engineering with an MSc in Business Analytics from the University of Bath, UK. She works as a Senior A... Show more
Architect, engineer, designer, speaker, writer - professionally I've worn many hats spanning diverse business domains and tech stacks, and know a new challenge awaits! Conferences allow me to share my experiences and insights to help you navigate ... Show more
Empathetic leader (@ Cisco). Passionate Rubyist. Fallible human. Storyteller. International speaker. Environmentalist. Feminist. Ally. Swell photographer. Rusty drummer. Loving twins dad and husband. Owner of too many hats, given I only ha... Show more
Josh Luedeman is a Principal Solution Architect and Technology Strategist at Microsoft, where he drives strategy and execution for data, analytics, cloud architecture, and governance at enterprise scale. With more than a decade of hands-on experience... Show more
Paresh Motiwala PMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades. He was selected as a "Speaker Idol" finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL ... Show more
Sarah Smith is Chief Innovation Officer at Iconoclast Innovations LLC, where she works with small to medium-sized businesses to scale and grow. She focuses on reducing friction so they can focus on delivering value. Sarah designs operational syste... Show more
Debbie grew up in Rotorua, New Zealand, with 2 siblings. In 2007, Debbie founded DWR (formerly ShareThePoint Ltd) , a company which specialises in Microsoft 365; implementation, strategy and training. Debbie also organises the annual Digital Workp... Show more
Collin Newberry, Director of DevSecOps at Yahara Software and author of The DevOps Problem, has been in the technology field for nearly two decades. As a Sergeant operating under 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’... Show more
Emma Beckett
Founder & CEO: Fortitude 17 (UK) & One Seven Consultants (UAE). From Professional Football to Professional Testing - Driving Results in ERP.
Emma’s story is anchored in two worlds that rarely meet: elite sport and enterprise transformation. While building a professional football career, she developed deep, practical expertise in large-scale programmes for FTSE and global brands. Her groun... Show more
Joren Vangeel
Helping developers grow beyond the keyboard: in code, career & leadership | Co-founder @ INTELLI-T
I went from writing my first lines of code to co-founding INTELLI-T, and somewhere along the way, I discovered that the hardest bugs to fix aren't in your codebase. They're in how developers think about their craft and their career. I help developers... Show more
In over 25 years of consulting Oliver has focused on successful data culture in enterprises, based on modern data platform architectures and embedded in effective governance. Important goals for such a vision are successful creation of business val... Show more
Olufemi Olamoyegun
Data & Analytics Practitioner | Low-Code Analytics with Power Platform & Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Certified (PL-300, DP-600)
Olufemi Olamoyegun is a Microsoft Certified Data & Analytics practitioner specializing in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise analytics architecture. With over 10 years of experience delivering scalable analytics and automation solutions, he f... Show more
Since 1999 in IT – Practical – Simplifier – #BulletPointFree Public Speaker - Trainer - Likes sharing knowledge – Projects and changes only – Has also a technical focus – Acts as bridge between business and technology – Founded DerkIT in 2017 - Gu... Show more
Dr. Dani is a Senior Product Manager on the Microsoft SQL Data team, responsible for product development of the flagship Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance PaaS services. His expertise spans hybrid environments, high availability, inte... Show more
Angel Ceballos is the Founder and CEO of SeraphicGuardian and an architect of defensible systems. Her work focuses on how complex data and decision systems are designed, governed, and held accountable in real-world environments. Rather than treati... Show more
Segundo Morales Rubio
Microsoft MVP Data Platform | Founder Zyberu Group| Project Manager | Instructor de BI | Scrum Master
Ingeniero de sistemas y TI con más de 9 años de experiencia en implementación de solución tecnologicas, ERP's, modelado de procesos, análisis de datos, gestión de proyectos. Con un máster en BPM For Transformation Digital, por la Universidad Inter... Show more
Brian Haydin
Microsoft Cloud & AI Architect | Azure • GitHub • Power Platform | Demo-first sessions (US + Europe)
I help teams modernize apps and platforms in the Microsoft ecosystem—Azure, GitHub, Power Platform, and identity (Microsoft Entra)—with a bias toward real-world constraints and practical outcomes. I’ve spent 20+ years building and advising solutions ... Show more
Several years working in Business Intelligence across startups, Big 4 consultancy, and as a remote contractor. Currently freelancing for clients ranging from small shops to multinationals, working daily on Data Engineering, ETL, SQL, and Power BI/SSA... Show more
Since discovering Power BI in 2018, Chris Cusumano has focused on using data to simplify work, not complicate it. He’s helped teams across airline operations, engineering consulting, auto repair, and SaaS turn fragmented data into clear, usable insig... Show more
Rishi Mondal is a CNCF KubeStellar Maintainer, SRE at Obmondo, and Docker Captain . A Linux Foundation Mentor, GSoC Mentor at CNCF, and OWASP Mentor he uniquely progressed from LFX Mentee to Maintainer to Mentor within a single year. A regular cloud-... Show more
Artem Lajko, certified CNCF Kubestronaut and Head of Platform Engineering, specializes in Kubernetes scalability and GitOps-driven workflows. He is the author of Implementing GitOps with Kubernetes and an IT freelancer writing for various publishers.... Show more
Andreas Giesa
Director of Digital Business Consulting @Xebia - Unlock digital potential with a passion-driven and people-first entrepreneurial mindset
Andreas Giesa, Director of Digital Business Consulting at Xebia and former Head of eBusiness at Liebherr, is a visionary leader in the field of digitalization. With over 16 years of experience, he passionately drives digital business models, strategi... Show more
Robert Glaser is Head of Applied AI at Exxeta. He works at the intersection of AI engineering, business strategy, and go-to-market, helping organizations turn AI ambition into real systems. He previously built and led the Data & AI practice at INNOQ.... Show more
Sevim Durmus is an AI Trainer, Consultant, and the Founder of AI and Tech. As an AWS Community Builder, she helps businesses build smart, scalable systems with AWS and applied AI. With a background in Industrial Engineering, logistics, e-commerce, an... Show more
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