Information & Communications Technology

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

Andrea Della Porta

Andrea Della Porta

Born in Rome in 1994, passionate about mobile development since forever. Andrea has been a technology enthusiast for as long as he can remember. He started developing his first Java programs in his early high school years, but with the advent of smartphones, he quickly fell in love with the mobile world. His experience started in Switzerland for an Android project in the medical field and continued for large companies such as NTT Data and Deloitte, until he got to his current Cegeka. Over the years he has developed applications with large user bases for various industries, specializing in native Android development, Flutter and now Kotlin Multiplatform.
His life is not only programming, but also football and padel!

Born in Rome in 1994, passionate about mobile development since forever. Andrea has been a technology enthusiast for as long as he can remember. He started developing his first Java programs in his early high school years, but with the advent of smar... Show more

Martin Catherall

Martin Catherall

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia.

Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data engineering and architecture on the Microsoft Azure Platform.

He has over 15 years’ experience in the data industry and has been a recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Award since 2014

When he is not engaged in data related activities, he can be found exploring the Queensland landscape (he’s recently escaped Melbourne), learning about Minecraft or Super Mario from his kids and learning the guitar – despite being tone deaf!

Martin is the co-host of DataPlatform downunder
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/data-platform-downunder-meetup-group/

Martin Catherall is a Data Architect working on Microsoft Data Platform technologies. He is currently based in Brisbane, Australia. Martin’s career has expanded from the world of SQL Server Administration and T-SQL development to encompass data en... Show more

Jasper Oosterveld

Jasper Oosterveld

I’m a Data Security and Microsoft 365 Consultant at Rubicon, a leading Dutch consultancy firm. As a Microsoft MVP since 2014, I’ve spent the last decade helping organizations tackle complex challenges around Data Security & Lifecycle Management with Microsoft Purview. My mission? To empower companies to protect their data and streamline collaboration in Microsoft 365, all while keeping governance and adoption at the forefront.

I’m a Data Security and Microsoft 365 Consultant at Rubicon, a leading Dutch consultancy firm. As a Microsoft MVP since 2014, I’ve spent the last decade helping organizations tackle complex challenges around Data Security & Lifecycle Management with ... Show more

Henry Been

Henry Been

Henry Been is an independent architect and developer from The Netherlands. He enjoys working with software development teams to create and deliver software for the Azure cloud. His interests include Azure, Agile, DevOps, software architecture and the design and implementation of testable and maintainable software. Besides his work he is a speaker at international conferences, is the author of two books, and creates online training courses for Pluralsight and A Cloud Guru. For his work in the community, he has been awarded the Microsoft MVP Award since 2019. To follow Henry, you can go to his blog henrybeen.nl or look him up on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrybeen

Henry Been is an independent architect and developer from The Netherlands. He enjoys working with software development teams to create and deliver software for the Azure cloud. His interests include Azure, Agile, DevOps, software architecture and the... Show more

Christian Peeters

Christian Peeters

Christian started in 2000 as a software developer. Seven years later he became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been teaching other developers ever since. Currently he is a Principal Cloud Architect at Betabit. A software development company specialized in building business critical applications in the cloud.

Christian started in 2000 as a software developer. Seven years later he became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been teaching other developers ever since. Currently he is a Principal Cloud Architect at Betabit. A software development company spe... Show more

Mervyn Manilall

Mervyn Manilall

Creating value everyday

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Annelore Egger

Annelore Egger

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi!

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi! Show more

Lee Markum

Lee Markum

Lee is a SQL Server Database Administrator who got his start with SQL Server back in 2009. Back in the day, he earned an MCTS certification on SQL Server 2008. That was followed up in 2020 with the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals and DP-900 Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals certifications. He has officially been a DBA since 2014. Lee has worked for small companies under 100 people to large enterprises of thousands of employees and used databases of all sizes.

He has presented at SQL Server Meetups, New Stars of Data, SQL Saturdays, was an online speaker for the RedGate PASS Data Community Summit 2022, and spoke at Saint Louis DevUp in 2024 and 2025.

Lee blogs at LeeMarkum.com and he loves finding and experimenting with new features in SQL Server. High availability and disaster recovery as well as performance monitoring and troubleshooting are of special interest to Lee.

Lee is a SQL Server Database Administrator who got his start with SQL Server back in 2009. Back in the day, he earned an MCTS certification on SQL Server 2008. That was followed up in 2020 with the AZ-900 Azure Fundamentals and DP-900 Microsoft Azure... Show more

Stephen Rose

Stephen Rose

After spending 15 years at Microsoft leading IT pro readiness for Windows, OneDrive, Office, Teams, and Copilot, Stephen continues to help companies all over the world to plan, pilot, deploy, manage, secure, and adopt new technologies.

The group of professionals at stephenlrose.com helps customers manage change and new ways of working by helping companies to better leverage their current tools more effectively while introducing the new tools and AI methodologies they need to stay ahead of their competitors.

Visit www.stephenlrose.com to learn more.

After spending 15 years at Microsoft leading IT pro readiness for Windows, OneDrive, Office, Teams, and Copilot, Stephen continues to help companies all over the world to plan, pilot, deploy, manage, secure, and adopt new technologies. The group o... Show more

Abdul Kazi

Abdul Kazi

My name is Abdul Kazi and I am a Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) for Azure, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Solutions Architect with 18+ years of IT industry experience and have been working with Microsoft Azure since 2014. Also, I am the co-host of Come Cloud With Us meetup where we are joined by guest speakers to talk about cloud related topics.

My name is Abdul Kazi and I am a Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) for Azure, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Solutions Architect with 18+ years of IT industry experience and have been working with Microsoft Azure since 2014. Also, I am ... Show more

Neil Spellings

Neil Spellings

EUC Architect@Aviva. Microsoft MVP. Ex-CTP.

EUC Architect@Aviva. Microsoft MVP. Ex-CTP. Show more

Nicoló Ferranti

Nicoló Ferranti

Nicolò is Power Platform, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Developer.
He is Microsoft Power Platform certified. He works as a technical leader and he is involved in designing and developing solutions for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem.

Through his blog, he reports on his experiences in the Power Platform field with the aim of sharing ideas and inspiring new digital transformation projects.

Nicolò is passionate about exploring new technologies and finding innovative ways to solve business problems.

Nicolò is Power Platform, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Developer. He is Microsoft Power Platform certified. He works as a technical leader and he is involved in designing and developing solutions for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform ecosystem. Th... Show more

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite and extending it with the tools from the Power Platform. She is also a co-organizer of various user groups and a frequent speaker at community events.

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite... Show more

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every person and organization to do more with the Microsoft cloud and the ecosystem is perfectly aligned to accelerate this. Creativity, automation and perspective are what he loves most when using the Microsoft cloud, so every customer can be more agile, responsive and competitive. Gokan is a frequent – and funny – conference speaker. He presented at numerous national and international conferences and is actively involved in European and American conferences: Microsoft Techdays, Microsoft Experiences, European SharePoint Conferences, SharePoint Days and SharePoint Fest are a few major ones.
A proud author of books that reached the half million of downloads and founder of several communities, Gokan is a real community warrior. Due to his active contributions in these domains, he has been honoured with Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Additionally, he is an active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a Microsoft Regional Lead for all MCTs in Belgium.
You can always talk to me about: Soccer. World Traveling. Food. Next-Gen Cloud Systems. Architecture & Strategy. SharePoint + Office365!

Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every pe... Show more

Sepehr Mohammadi

Sepehr Mohammadi

Sepehr (Sepi) Mohammadi is a tech lead specializing in data, AI, and machine learning, with a proven track record of building cohesive teams and innovative technologies that drive business value. His expertise lies in designing scalable platforms that leverage serverless architecture on the cloud. Sepehr has developed analytical data platforms tailored for analytics engineers and data analysts, as well as robust data infrastructures and MLOps pipelines for machine learning applications. His curiosity and drive for continuous learning fuel a dynamic cycle: learning cutting-edge concepts, building impactful solutions, and rolling them out—whether at work or through personal projects.

Sepehr (Sepi) Mohammadi is a tech lead specializing in data, AI, and machine learning, with a proven track record of building cohesive teams and innovative technologies that drive business value. His expertise lies in designing scalable platforms tha... Show more

Kristina Kondrashevich

Kristina Kondrashevich

Throughout her career, Kristina has been responsible for writing code, managing teams, and improving delivery processes. Today, as an SRE Product Manager at Electrolux Group, she supports the platform team to bring product management practices into their way of working.
Her core mission is to elevate the developer experience, treating internal developers as valued users and continuously seeking ways to improve their satisfaction and efficiency. Kristina also leads key open-source initiatives at Electrolux, such as InfraKitchen and InfraWallet, fostering innovation and collaboration across the tech community.

Throughout her career, Kristina has been responsible for writing code, managing teams, and improving delivery processes. Today, as an SRE Product Manager at Electrolux Group, she supports the platform team to bring product management practices into t... Show more

Ayushi Gupta

Ayushi Gupta

With my coding skills, I specialize in crafting diverse application solutions for Android mobile and TV platforms. My goal is to innovate and overcome any obstacles in our fast-paced, ever-evolving world.
Driven by a passion for problem-solving, I eagerly accept challenges and strive to deliver impactful solutions. Let's connect and collaborate to find innovative solutions together

With my coding skills, I specialize in crafting diverse application solutions for Android mobile and TV platforms. My goal is to innovate and overcome any obstacles in our fast-paced, ever-evolving world. Driven by a passion for problem-solving, I e... Show more

Hari Krishnan

Hari Krishnan

Co-creator of Specmatic and Perfiz. I also advise organisations both large and small on their transformation journey. Apart from bringing ideas to life as working software products, I coach developers, project managers, product owners and engineering leaders.

I have spoken at several conferences including API Days (New York 2025, Paris 2024), Developer Week San Jose 2024, NorderAPIs Platform Summit 2024, GoTo Copenhagen 2024, AACoT (2024, 20223), API Specification Conference (#ASC2022), API World 2022, SeleniumConf, Agile2021, Agile India, TestingUY 2021, SREConf, PyCon Singapore, RubyConf India. My areas of interest include distributed systems, concurrency, high performance application architecture, coaching and training.

Co-creator of Specmatic and Perfiz. I also advise organisations both large and small on their transformation journey. Apart from bringing ideas to life as working software products, I coach developers, project managers, product owners and engineering... Show more

Corrado De Bari

Corrado De Bari

Developer Evangelist in MAA Platform Engineering team at Oracle, with more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology, he is currently focused on AI Microservices platform development with the Oracle Database. 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.

Developer Evangelist in MAA Platform Engineering team at Oracle, with more than 25 years of experience in Information Technology, he is currently focused on AI Microservices platform development with the Oracle Database. In Oracle Italy since 2010, h... Show more

Manuel Sanchez Rodriguez

Manuel Sanchez Rodriguez

Director - Azure App Modernisation at NTT DATA | Microsoft MVP Azure & AI Platform.
Passionate about new technologies, highlighting Netcore , Microsoft Azure, Xamarin, IA, Bots and ASP.NET. Passionate about team management. I contribute to the developers community writing articles in my personal blog and giving speeches in numerous events. I am also one of the Netcoreconf leads.

Director - Azure App Modernisation at NTT DATA | Microsoft MVP Azure & AI Platform. Passionate about new technologies, highlighting Netcore , Microsoft Azure, Xamarin, IA, Bots and ASP.NET. Passionate about team management. I contribute to the deve... Show more

Øivind Heggland

Øivind Heggland

Technical project manager with a strong background in agile organizations. I collaborate effectively with diverse roles such as product owners, developers, and QA teams to ensure efficient project execution. My solid experience in stakeholder management enables me to understand and prioritize stakeholder needs, contributing to better decision-making and project outcomes.

With a Master’s degree in Applied Computer Science, I’ve served as a Tech Lead on several projects, including data migration to SharePoint and the development of IoT solutions. I have a strong operational focus and am passionate about helping teams create value while working in ways that align with both team dynamics and organizational goals.

Technical project manager with a strong background in agile organizations. I collaborate effectively with diverse roles such as product owners, developers, and QA teams to ensure efficient project execution. My solid experience in stakeholder managem... Show more

Guillaume Faas

Guillaume Faas

I help developers build better software.
In recent years, I’ve focused on sharing my experience through mentoring, public speaking, and open-source contributions; all aimed at helping teams grow and build sustainable software.
With nearly 15 years of experience in .NET development, I’ve worked across industries as an engineer, coach, and now developer advocate. My current focus is on developer experience: building SDKs, writing approachable technical content, and speaking at conferences around the world.

At Vonage, I maintained the open-source .NET SDK, represented the company at events, and acted as a bridge between product and developer communities.

I believe quality isn’t optional. Extreme Programming, Continuous Delivery, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything I do. I regularly share these values through workshops, mentoring, and public talks, including my recent talk, "Throw Exceptions... Out of Your Codebase".

I’m currently open to opportunities where I can make a positive impact, whether through developer advocacy or engineering, or helping teams grow through mentorship and strong technical practices.

Always happy to connect, learn, and contribute, whether it’s about .NET, DevRel, or Software Craftsmanship.

I help developers build better software. In recent years, I’ve focused on sharing my experience through mentoring, public speaking, and open-source contributions; all aimed at helping teams grow and build sustainable software. With nearly 15 years ... Show more

Elena van Engelen

Elena van Engelen

I am an expert software engineer with over two decades of experience who is driven by passion for technology. I specialize in Kotlin and cloud-native solutions and focus on building mission critical, scalable and maintainable systems. Besides software development I also enjoy sharing my knowledge through talks, my blog, giving Kotlin training, and as the book author of "Kotlin Crash Course", a project-based approach to learning Kotlin from scratch, growing your skills from the basics to advanced concepts. My work has been featured in newsletters such as Kotlin Weekly, JetBrains Blog, Android Weekly, Serverless Advocate, and Dear Architects.

Hobbies include spending time with my kids & family, running, cross-country skiing, ice skating, yoga and fitness.
Explore more about my work and expertise on my website: https://elenavanengelenmaslova.github.io/.

I am an expert software engineer with over two decades of experience who is driven by passion for technology. I specialize in Kotlin and cloud-native solutions and focus on building mission critical, scalable and maintainable systems. Besides softwar... Show more

Milica Aleksic

Milica Aleksic

I’m a senior software engineer with expertise in mobile development, particularly React Native. I focus on building performant, scalable applications and a great user experience.

Beyond code, I’m passionate about community and mentorship. As co-founder of Women in Tech Niš, I organize events, mentor aspiring professionals, and advocate for diversity in tech. I’ve also spoken at international conferences and hosted large-scale events as an MC, combining technical knowledge with clear and engaging communication.

I am driven, detail-oriented, and always learning. I bring a mix of technical depth, people-centered leadership, and a genuine love for building things that matter.

I’m a senior software engineer with expertise in mobile development, particularly React Native. I focus on building performant, scalable applications and a great user experience. Beyond code, I’m passionate about community and mentorship. As co-fo... Show more

Joinal Ahmed

Joinal Ahmed

Joinal is an experienced Data Science professional with a interest on building solutions with quick prototypes, community engagements and influencing technology adoption. Brings strong technical understanding, experienced in managing cross functional teams of data scientists, data engineers, backend developers and SRE delivering end-to-end ML projects, recruiting and mentoring engineers across levels, streamlining ML & Data workflows for high performing teams, setting up best practices, and developing highly performant and reliable MLOps & Data platforms supporting end to end ml projects and analytics usecases.

Joinal is an experienced Data Science professional with a interest on building solutions with quick prototypes, community engagements and influencing technology adoption. Brings strong technical understanding, experienced in managing cross functional... Show more

Shelby Palmersheim

Shelby Palmersheim

Shelby Palmersheim is the Technical Marketing Manager at Bitwarden, where she combines her expertise in cybersecurity with her passion for helping organizations improve their digital security. Shelby holds both her CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) certifications. With a strong background in Managed Service Provider (MSP) security, she brings a wealth of experience in securing digital environments for businesses and individuals alike. At Bitwarden, she focuses on educating users about best practices in password management and security.

Shelby Palmersheim is the Technical Marketing Manager at Bitwarden, where she combines her expertise in cybersecurity with her passion for helping organizations improve their digital security. Shelby holds both her CISSP (Certified Information System... Show more

Adam Saxton

Adam Saxton

Adam Saxton is just a guy in a cube doing the work! He is on the Azure Data CAT team at Microsoft leading Content Strategy for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. He is based in Texas and started with Microsoft supporting SQL Server connectivity and Reporting Services in 2005. Adam has worked with Power BI since the beginning, On the support side and with documentation. In addition, he produces weekly videos for his Guy in a Cube YouTube channel.

Adam Saxton is just a guy in a cube doing the work! He is on the Azure Data CAT team at Microsoft leading Content Strategy for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. He is based in Texas and started with Microsoft supporting SQL Server connectivity and Repor... Show more

David Larrabee

David Larrabee

A developer with a variety of experience in a number of languages and technologies over the past 25+ years. When developing javascript is my go to, but these days These days javascript is my go to, but I've got battle scars from victories (and defeats) while adventuring in open world of development.

A developer with a variety of experience in a number of languages and technologies over the past 25+ years. When developing javascript is my go to, but these days These days javascript is my go to, but I've got battle scars from victories (and defea... Show more

Bettina Carrizo

Bettina Carrizo

I'm a Software Engineer from Montevideo, Uruguay, passionate about building thoughtful mobile experiences and empowering the dev community. I work as a TAM in application security while staying rooted in Flutter development, sharing my learnings through talks at events like FlutterConf LATAM and FlutterCon EU. In 2025, I became the first woman Flutter & Dart GDE in LATAM, and at present, the only active one across the Americas. As a Women Techmakers Ambassador and co-organizer of FlutterConf LATAM, I love bringing people together to grow and learn. When I’m not coding, you’ll find me out walking with my dog or diving into personal growth content.

I'm a Software Engineer from Montevideo, Uruguay, passionate about building thoughtful mobile experiences and empowering the dev community. I work as a TAM in application security while staying rooted in Flutter development, sharing my learnings thro... Show more

Seyfallah Tagrerout

Seyfallah Tagrerout

Seyfallah Tagrerout, 12 years of Experience – CEO at STC Consulting SARL Switzerland | Team Lead | Cloud and Security Architect, Microsoft Regional Director | Microsoft MVP Security since 2015, Speaker and book Author.

He is extremely highly and well skilled on all news features from Microsoft Azure / M365 technologies and security (Zero Trust, Azure Data Center , Identity , SecOps and Modern Workplace). He loves using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Entra and many other solutions of the Microsoft Security stack.

Microsoft MVP since 9 years, I am a Book author, international speaker and Microsoft technologies trainer. As a speaker, I deliver over 30 technical sessions annually, in both online and in-person formats, in both French and English.

Seyfallah Tagrerout, 12 years of Experience – CEO at STC Consulting SARL Switzerland | Team Lead | Cloud and Security Architect, Microsoft Regional Director | Microsoft MVP Security since 2015, Speaker and book Author. He is extremely highly and... Show more

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