Information & Communications Technology

Seasoned technologists, digital innovators, and other ICT experts, dedicated to advancing the field of information and communications technology

Majid Hajian

Majid Hajian

Majid Hajian is a passionate software engineer currently shaping the future of modern application development at Microsoft. With a focus on modernization—including AI, cloud, and app technologies. Majid is at the forefront of designing cutting-edge solutions that drive innovation.
He is the author of several engineering books, including the latest installment of the best-selling FlutterEngineering.io series. Majid is also a passionate technical trainer, creating impactful learning experiences through platforms like Pluralsight.
As a dedicated community leader, Majid continues to empower developers worldwide through his role as a Flutter and Dart Google Developer Expert, organizing global events and running the acclaimed FlutterVikings conference or more.

Majid Hajian is a passionate software engineer currently shaping the future of modern application development at Microsoft. With a focus on modernization—including AI, cloud, and app technologies. Majid is at the forefront of designing cutting-edge s... Show more

Maina Wycliffe

Maina Wycliffe

Google Developer Expert, Author of All Things Typescript Newsletter, Open Source Contributor and Enthusiast, Developer, Speaker, and Writer.

Google Developer Expert, Author of All Things Typescript Newsletter, Open Source Contributor and Enthusiast, Developer, Speaker, and Writer. Show more

Michiel Rozema

Michiel Rozema

Former Data Insight Lead at Microsoft in the Netherlands. Founder of the Dutch Power BI User Group, organizer of the Power BI Summer School, data analytics consultant, trainer, and author of multiple books on Power BI, like 'Extreme DAX' published in January 2022, as well as the 'Introduction to Microsoft Fabric' and 'Mastering BI with DAX, Power BI and Excel' video courses for Microsoft Press and LinkedIn Learning.
I have a Master's degree in mathematics and a 30+ year career in the IT industry, in both technical and managerial roles. I have been awarded the Microsoft MVP award in the data platform category since 2019.

Former Data Insight Lead at Microsoft in the Netherlands. Founder of the Dutch Power BI User Group, organizer of the Power BI Summer School, data analytics consultant, trainer, and author of multiple books on Power BI, like 'Extreme DAX' published in... Show more

Esra Kadah

Esra Kadah

Esra Kadah is a Senior App Developer at Antigua Mobile GmbH, co-author of Flutter Design Patterns & Best Practices (Packt, 2024), and one of the organizers behind Flutter Community AI Circle(FCAIC), Flutteristas and Flutter Berlin Meetup.

With a strong foundation in software development and a deep interest in UI/UX and design psychology 🧠, she focuses on building user-friendly, human-centered mobile experiences. Her work sits at the intersection of engineering, creativity, and empathy.

Esra is an active contributor in the global 🌍 Flutter and AI ecosystem. She explores how tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, Cursor, Firebase Studio, MCP, agentic workflows, and multimodal prompt engineering 🤖 are transforming the way developers build, scale, and reflect.

She has worked on international projects, contributed to open source, and presented at events from Istanbul to Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, Kenya, and the U.S. Blending code, content, and community with intention and care.

Esra Kadah is a Senior App Developer at Antigua Mobile GmbH, co-author of Flutter Design Patterns & Best Practices (Packt, 2024), and one of the organizers behind Flutter Community AI Circle(FCAIC), Flutteristas and Flutter Berlin Meetup. With a s... Show more

Helvira Goma

Helvira Goma

Helvira Goma is a Paris-based software engineer. Chameleon-like, Helvira Goma divides her time between whispering in computers' ears; participating in international tech events as a speaker, and enticing others to join the other side through her community: Motiv'Her.

### Given Conferences

- Tremplin de l'Agile Tour Rennes [2022]
- Codeurs en Seine [2022]
- Agile Tour Rennes [2022]
- Tourraine Tech [2023]
- Very Tech Trip [2023]
- DevFest Lille [2023]
- Web2Day [2023]
- DevFest Nantes [2023]
- Asynconf [2023]
- JCON Europe [2024]
- Method Conference [2024]
- DevFest Hamburg [2024]
- PHPCon Poland [2024]
- AppDevCon [2025]

### Meet-ups

- NantesJS [2023]

Helvira Goma is a Paris-based software engineer. Chameleon-like, Helvira Goma divides her time between whispering in computers' ears; participating in international tech events as a speaker, and enticing others to join the other side through her comm... Show more

James Eastham

James Eastham

James Eastham is a Serverless Developer Advocate at Datadog and a Microsoft MVP. He has over 10 years of software experience at all layers of the software development process and has spoken at conferences all over the world.

He answered phones in front-line support, administered databases, and built SSIS packages, as well as developed cloud-native backends with serverless technologies. He spent time at AWS working with some of the biggest companies on the planet, migrating workloads from data centers into the cloud and modernizing in the process.

James produces content on YouTube focused on architecting and building applications with serverless technologies using .NET and Rust. He also has a strong interest in and expertise in event-driven architecture and building more loosely coupled systems.

James Eastham is a Serverless Developer Advocate at Datadog and a Microsoft MVP. He has over 10 years of software experience at all layers of the software development process and has spoken at conferences all over the world. He answered phones in ... Show more

Joery Van den Bosch

Joery Van den Bosch

My name is Joery Van den Bosch, and I am currently working as a Modern Workplace Architect at Arxus (part of the Cronos Group), voted Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year 2022 and again in 2023, also Arxus won Microsoft Partner of the Year Western Europe. The Azure Expert MSP Gold label is also one of Arxus’ achievements. With a deep-rooted passion for IT, I find myself constantly immersed in the ever-evolving world of technology. I Also have been rewarded with the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award.
In addition to my professional endeavors and personal interests, I take great pride in being a source of information and knowledge for the community. I believe in the power of sharing insights and helping others navigate the complex world of technology.

With my role as a Modern Workplace Architect, I strive to stay updated with the latest advancements and trends in the IT industry. This allows me to gather valuable information and insights that I can readily share with my colleagues, clients, and the wider community. Whether it’s through writing articles, delivering presentations, or participating in tech forums, I actively contribute to the dissemination of information. I believe in empowering individuals and organizations by providing them with the tools and knowledge they need to make informed decisions and achieve their goals. I am always eager to engage in meaningful conversations and discussions, exchanging ideas and collaborating with like-minded individuals. By fostering a spirit of learning and sharing, I aim to create an environment where everyone can benefit from the collective wisdom and expertise of the community.

My name is Joery Van den Bosch, and I am currently working as a Modern Workplace Architect at Arxus (part of the Cronos Group), voted Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year 2022 and again in 2023, also Arxus won Microsoft Partner of the Year Western Eur... Show more

Laurent Carlier

Laurent Carlier

Laurent is an experienced Microsoft 365 consultant and has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise.

He works daily with worldwide clients in business and education sectors, helping them building, designing and implementing modern workplace & modern teaching with Microsoft Teams and many other Microsoft 365 tools, such as Microsoft Viva.

Covering all aspects from strategies to change management & IT governance, he is always advocating about the importance of human-first approach and the necessary but always forgotten bridges between IT staff, end users & stakeholders.

he loves sharing as a Microsoft MVP his dual expertise in adoption change management & technical governance and can be found presenting in many languages (french, english, japanese) at international conferences and user groups.

Laurent is an experienced Microsoft 365 consultant and has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise. He works daily with worldwide clients in business and education sectors, helping them building, designing and implementing moder... Show more

Jimmy Bogard

Jimmy Bogard

Jimmy is the creator and maintainer of the popular OSS libraries AutoMapper and MediatR, and the originator of Vertical Slice Architecture. Jimmy is an independent software consultant based in Austin, TX. Jimmy has received the "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional" (MVP) award every year since 2009.

Jimmy is the creator and maintainer of the popular OSS libraries AutoMapper and MediatR, and the originator of Vertical Slice Architecture. Jimmy is an independent software consultant based in Austin, TX. Jimmy has received the "Microsoft Most Valuab... Show more

Jannik Reinhard

Jannik Reinhard

My name is Jannik Reinhard and I'm 26 years old and I am work in the internal IT department of the largest chemical company in the world. I am a senior solution architect in the area of modern device management and technical lead of AIOPS (AI of IT Operation).

I am proud to be a dual Microsoft MVP in the area Security-Intune and AI Platform-Azure AI Services

I have spoken at events such as:
* MMS
* MMUGSE
* Modern Endpoint Management Summit
* NIC
* Experts Live Germany
* Global AI Bootcamp
* Global Azure Austria
and many more

My name is Jannik Reinhard and I'm 26 years old and I am work in the internal IT department of the largest chemical company in the world. I am a senior solution architect in the area of modern device management and technical lead of AIOPS (AI of IT O... Show more

Guillaume Laforge

Guillaume Laforge

Guillaume Laforge is Developer Advocate for Google Cloud Platform, at day, focusing on generative AI, LLMs, serverless technologies and event-driven architecture, and at night, he is a Java Champion and wears his Apache Groovy hat.

Guillaume Laforge is Developer Advocate for Google Cloud Platform, at day, focusing on generative AI, LLMs, serverless technologies and event-driven architecture, and at night, he is a Java Champion and wears his Apache Groovy hat. Show more

Veronika Kolesnikova

Veronika Kolesnikova

Software engineer by day and AI enthusiast by night. Veronika has extensive experience in full-stack development using C#, .NET, Java and Typescript, Azure and AWS clouds. Public speaker, hackathon volunteer, co-organizer of Boston Azure AI user group, and mentor. Curious about Augmented Reality.
Veronika holds a master's degree in Information Technology. She likes dancing, traveling and practicing aerial fitness in her free time.

Software engineer by day and AI enthusiast by night. Veronika has extensive experience in full-stack development using C#, .NET, Java and Typescript, Azure and AWS clouds. Public speaker, hackathon volunteer, co-organizer of Boston Azure AI user grou... Show more

Dotan Horovits

Dotan Horovits

Horovits lives at the intersection of technology, product and innovation. With over 20 years in the hi-tech industry as a software developer, a solutions architect and a product manager, he brings a wealth of knowledge in cloud and cloud-native solutions, DevOps practices and more.
Horovits is an international speaker and thought leader, as well as an Ambassador of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). He runs the successful OpenObservability Talks podcast, where he evangelizes on Observability in IT systems using popular open source projects such as Prometheus, OpenSearch, Jaeger and OpenTelemetry.

Horovits lives at the intersection of technology, product and innovation. With over 20 years in the hi-tech industry as a software developer, a solutions architect and a product manager, he brings a wealth of knowledge in cloud and cloud-native solut... Show more

Sasha Denisov

Sasha Denisov

Sasha is a software developer with over 20 years in multiple technologies and domains. A tech lead, architect, and mobile solutions expert, he specializes in AI integrations for mobile apps, focusing on on-device AI. He excels in Flutter, Firebase, and generative AI for robust, scalable apps. Sasha is Chief Software Engineer and Head of Flutter Discipline at EPAM, GDE for AI, Firebase, Flutter, Dart, and co-organizes Flutter Berlin Community

Sasha is a software developer with over 20 years in multiple technologies and domains. A tech lead, architect, and mobile solutions expert, he specializes in AI integrations for mobile apps, focusing on on-device AI. He excels in Flutter, Firebase, a... Show more

Lucien Immink

Lucien Immink

A former Java developer that saw the light and embraced Clippy as his digital overlord.
Over two decades in the front-end field has taught Lucien how we often reinvent the wheel to accommodate new shiny frameworks.
Now, as a Principal Consultant, his mission is to discover elegant solutions for his clients. While we’ve moved beyond Flash and jQuery, the web platform technologies: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript remain essential. Rather than battling the platform, let’s embrace it.
Lucien is a rewarded Google Developer Expert for Web Technologies and capabilities since 2022.

A former Java developer that saw the light and embraced Clippy as his digital overlord. Over two decades in the front-end field has taught Lucien how we often reinvent the wheel to accommodate new shiny frameworks. Now, as a Principal Consultant, h... Show more

Ramona Schwering

Ramona Schwering

Ramona is a developer advocate and software engineer with roots in quality assurance. She owns both views of the product - that of a tester and a developer. Ramona primarily uses this to strengthen trust in test automation and support the testers and developers alike, becoming a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, Women Techmaker Ambassador, and Cypress ambassador.

Ramona is a developer advocate and software engineer with roots in quality assurance. She owns both views of the product - that of a tester and a developer. Ramona primarily uses this to strengthen trust in test automation and support the testers and... Show more

Eldert Grootenboer

Eldert Grootenboer

Eldert is always enthusiastic about embarking on new journeys with the Cloud, and Azure in particular. He is very passionate about growing his dreams and teams, and goes above and beyond to help those with the same spark. Eldert comes from a background as a cloud solution architect and Technology Lead, was an Azure MVP for 5 consecutive years, and is now working as a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft for Azure Service Bus. In these roles he has demonstrated experience in building and maintaining relationships at all levels.

Always having a smile on his face, Eldert can be found delivering noteworthy sessions at in-person conferences, meetups, and online platforms. He values sharing and spreading knowledge while building genuine connections regardless of background and expertise. His goal is to bring people closer and work together to influence the outcome and optimize the future of Cloud technologies.

Apart from public speaking, Eldert shows his passion for being involved with the community in other ways as well. As such, he can often be found doing mentoring, organizing conferences and meetups, blogging, writing, and more. He loves telling about his journey and hearing other people’s stories. When meeting people he always looks forward to getting to know about their passions and how he can help them.

Eldert is always enthusiastic about embarking on new journeys with the Cloud, and Azure in particular. He is very passionate about growing his dreams and teams, and goes above and beyond to help those with the same spark. Eldert comes from a backgrou... Show more

Giorgi Dalakishvili

Giorgi Dalakishvili

Giorgi is a software developer with almost two decades of experience. He works mainly with C#, ASP.NET Core, REST, GraphQL, MAUI, Xamarin, Entity Framework Core, AWS, Azure, and SQL Server. He has also worked with many other frameworks and systems such as ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Web API, WCF, Avalonia, WinForms, Oracle, and many more.

Giorgi has spoken at several conferences such as NDC Copenhagen, .NET Day Switzerland, Update Conference, Developer Week (DWX), KCDC, .NET Conf 2023, JetBrains .NET Day Online ’23, and so on.

Giorgi is an open-source author and contributor on GitHub, Microsoft MVP, and a member of the .NET Foundation.

Giorgi is a software developer with almost two decades of experience. He works mainly with C#, ASP.NET Core, REST, GraphQL, MAUI, Xamarin, Entity Framework Core, AWS, Azure, and SQL Server. He has also worked with many other frameworks and systems su... Show more

Sergio Sastre Flórez

Sergio Sastre Flórez

Google Developer Expert for Android with 11+ years of experience, currently consulting for Deutsche Bahn Systel. He's worked for other well-known companies such as Check24, Liferando, AutoScout24, and Hermes Germany.

He is a passionate advocate for software testing and has authored numerous blog posts on the matter.

He has also contributed to open-source libraries on Android UI testing like KasperskyLab/Kaspresso and authored others, like Android Screenshot Testing Playground, which won a Google Open Source Peer Bonus award in 2024.

When not coding, he enjoys playing sports like football, running, rollerblading or snowboarding in the mountains.

He 
loves challenges and making things happen.


Google Developer Expert for Android with 11+ years of experience, currently consulting for Deutsche Bahn Systel. He's worked for other well-known companies such as Check24, Liferando, AutoScout24, and Hermes Germany. He is a passionate advocate fo... Show more

Matheus Albuquerque

Matheus Albuquerque

Matheus is a Staff Front-End Engineer at Medallia, building their surveys platform and helping them shape the customer experience market with React and a Google Developer Expert in Web Performance.

His areas of interest include React and its ecosystem, JS and compile-to-JS languages, DX, and perceived performance optimization. Aside from public speaking about these, he also volunteers at TechLabs, teaching front-end development.

Matheus is a Staff Front-End Engineer at Medallia, building their surveys platform and helping them shape the customer experience market with React and a Google Developer Expert in Web Performance. His areas of interest include React and its ecosy... Show more

Ethiel Adiassa

Ethiel Adiassa

Ethiel Adiassa is a seasoned Software Engineer and Google Developer Expert specializing in Flutter and Dart. Creator of FlutterGigs—a platform that connects Flutter developers with forward‑looking companies. A sought‑after speaker at international tech conferences, Ethiel advocates for clean architecture, pragmatic design patterns, and seamless CI/CD pipelines. Committed to peak performance both in code and in life, Ethiel trains four to five times weekly to optimize strength and endurance. His mission: to empower developers worldwide with intuitive tools, AI‑enhanced learning experiences, and next‑generation mobile solutions.

Ethiel Adiassa is a seasoned Software Engineer and Google Developer Expert specializing in Flutter and Dart. Creator of FlutterGigs—a platform that connects Flutter developers with forward‑looking companies. A sought‑after speaker at international te... Show more

Anders Green

Anders Green

I am an a Microsoft MVP and workplace architect who specializes in Intune and modern workplace solutions for medium to large enterprises. Passionate about learning and sharing knowledge, Speaks at conferences around the world, aiming to deliver sessions that inspire and encourage meaningful discussions. Outside of work, rocks out to the favorite bands and crushes functional fitness challenges—because who says IT pros can’t be hardcore in every sense?

I am an a Microsoft MVP and workplace architect who specializes in Intune and modern workplace solutions for medium to large enterprises. Passionate about learning and sharing knowledge, Speaks at conferences around the world, aiming to deliver sessi... Show more

Dimitar Grozdanov

Dimitar Grozdanov

Engineer. 25+ years “in the field”. Independent Cloud Consultant. MCT/MCT Community Lead. Certified ISO 27001 Lead/External Auditor. Cloud Security MVP. Co-founder/Supporter of Tech Communities. Speaker. Blogger. Parent. Passionate about craft beer tasting and hanging out with family and friends.

Engineer. 25+ years “in the field”. Independent Cloud Consultant. MCT/MCT Community Lead. Certified ISO 27001 Lead/External Auditor. Cloud Security MVP. Co-founder/Supporter of Tech Communities. Speaker. Blogger. Parent. Passionate about craft beer t... Show more

Thorsten Pickhan

Thorsten Pickhan

I work as Cloud Architect at glueckkanja AG where I am responsible to plan and deploy UC infrastructures based on Microsoft technologies. I'm working as technician and consultant for more than 15 years and been specialized in Microsoft Lync/Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams for 8 years. From beginning of my UC consultant career, I was focused on Enterprise Voice implementations.
Since a few years I am co-organizer of the Microsoft Teams User Group Germany and involved in the community as speaker and blog post author. In March 2020, I started my own Office 365 YouTube channel where I publish on a regular basis new video content for my weekly “Office 365 QuickTipps” channel. In a further YouTube project, together with my friend Michael Plettner, we release a German Microsoft 365 Talk.
Since July 2021, I have been a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 in recognition of my commitment to the Microsoft Tech Community.

I work as Cloud Architect at glueckkanja AG where I am responsible to plan and deploy UC infrastructures based on Microsoft technologies. I'm working as technician and consultant for more than 15 years and been specialized in Microsoft Lync/Skype for... Show more

Cat Schneider

Cat Schneider

An experienced data specialist and Power Platform evangelist with a demonstrated track record of innovative work in the public sector for nearly 15 years. She possesses skills in Microsoft-based applications, databases, and quality assurance. Furthermore, she became a self-taught coder due to her unquenchable thirst for knowledge and a passion for helping others improve their coding skills.

An experienced data specialist and Power Platform evangelist with a demonstrated track record of innovative work in the public sector for nearly 15 years. She possesses skills in Microsoft-based applications, databases, and quality assurance. Further... Show more

Anouck Fierens

Anouck Fierens

Anouck is specializing in Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She has more than 12 years of experience working with Microsoft technology, starting as a SharePoint developer and evolving to a modern workplace engineer. She is skilled in designing and implementing solutions for SharePoint and Teams, as well as leveraging the low/no code capabilities of the Power Platform to create apps, flows, and chatbots.

As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Anouck is highly qualified to provide all your training needs, whether you want to take an official Microsoft course or a custom-made one tailored to your organization. She is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in M365 and Business Applications.

Anouck is passionate about empowering people to work smarter and faster with Microsoft 365. She loves to share her knowledge and best practices through blogs, webinars, and events. She is always eager to learn new things and explore new possibilities with Microsoft technology.

Anouck is specializing in Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She has more than 12 years of experience working with Microsoft technology, starting as a SharePoint developer and evolving to a modern workplace engineer. She is skilled in designing an... Show more

David Rodriguez

David Rodriguez

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well as the TenerifeDev user group.

Over the last years I worked at DNN Corp. (a.k.a. DotNetNuke) as the Cloud Team Lead engineer, building Evoq OnDemand and the new microservices architecture for DNN Platform based products and services. I have authored some open source modules for DNN and Azure available at GitHub, allowing to integrate Azure AD, Redis, Application Insights and many other services in the platform.

You can find me organizing the local user group once or twice per month, mainly talking about cloud related matters, and lately on building intelligent apps and bots with cognitive services, and of course, at the Global Azure Bootcamp in Madrid. I don't miss any Microsoft Inspire conference edition, so if you plan to go there we can meet and talk with a cup of coffee. BTW, if you come to the island, I will be happy to show you the best "guachinches" on Tenerife, only local people know the best ones.

I'm David Rodriguez, a Spanish Microsoft Regional Director and Azure Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, living in Tenerife, Canary Islands. On 2011, I co-founded Intelequia, a company focused on helping customers to adopt the cloud model, as well ... Show more

Ankur Roy

Ankur Roy

I am a Solutions Architect at Online Partner AB and a Cloud GDE. I have worked on several projects involving Google Cloud services and Google Workspace along with multiple other technology stacks and platforms.

I am a Solutions Architect at Online Partner AB and a Cloud GDE. I have worked on several projects involving Google Cloud services and Google Workspace along with multiple other technology stacks and platforms. Show more

Gaston Cruz

Gaston Cruz

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

Vladimir Stefanovic

Vladimir Stefanovic

Vladimir is an experienced Infrastructure and Azure Cloud Architect with over 15 years in IT. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead and Microsoft Azure MVP, known for building reliable, scalable solutions in critical environments.

He enjoys solving complex problems and focuses on designing, delivering, and automating cloud systems that help businesses grow. Vladimir is a regular speaker at major tech events, including Microsoft Ignite Tour, Microsoft Build, CloudSummit, and many others, where he shares his knowledge and helps others succeed in the cloud.

Outside of work, he loves traveling and spending time with his family.

Vladimir is an experienced Infrastructure and Azure Cloud Architect with over 15 years in IT. He’s a Microsoft Certified Trainer Regional Lead and Microsoft Azure MVP, known for building reliable, scalable solutions in critical environments. He en... Show more

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