Ana works as a front-end developer for the agency Hactar. She started coding as a teenager building fan sites, and has been working as a front-end developer for the last 13 years. Nowadays, Ana spends most of her free time experimenting on her personal blog and is particularly interested in ethics, IndieWeb, sustainability, plants, cooking, privacy and all things CSS.

Ana works as a front-end developer for the agency Hactar. She started coding as a teenager building fan sites, and has been working as a front-end developer for the last 13 years. Nowadays, Ana spends most of her free time experimenting on her person... Show more

I am a strategic advisor, community leader, and founder of Strathos, with over 20 years’ experience helping Microsoft partners and businesses scale with confidence. My background spans global system integrators, high‑growth partner practices, and advisory work with partners and businesses under pressure from growth, complexity, and change.

I specialise in helping partners uncover what is really holding performance back. Common challenges include margin leakage, delivery strain, unclear strategy, misaligned teams, and growth that feels harder than it should. My work focuses on turning these pressures into clarity, control, and sustainable momentum.

As founder of Strathos, I work closely with partner and business leadership teams using structured diagnostics, practical frameworks, and hands‑on support, combining strategic insight with real‑world execution, with a strong focus on measurable outcomes rather than theory.

A passionate advocate for people‑first transformation, I believe technology only delivers value when it enables people to do their best work. Alongside my client work, I am an active mentor, coach, and community leader across the Microsoft ecosystem.

My sessions are practical, honest, and grounded in real-world experience, giving attendees clear frameworks and next steps they can apply immediately.

I am a strategic advisor, community leader, and founder of Strathos, with over 20 years’ experience helping Microsoft partners and businesses scale with confidence. My background spans global system integrators, high‑growth partner practices, and adv... Show more

Jamie is a Software Engineer at Honeycomb where she works on instrumentation libraries and agent observability. She is an active contributor to multiple OpenTelemetry projects, and a maintainer for OpenTelemetry JavaScript.

Jamie is a Software Engineer at Honeycomb where she works on instrumentation libraries and agent observability. She is an active contributor to multiple OpenTelemetry projects, and a maintainer for OpenTelemetry JavaScript. Show more

Développeuse et facilitatrice passionnée depuis plus de 7 ans, je vois la tech comme un terrain d’apprentissage continu, où le code, les humains et les processus se rencontrent, et parfois s’entrechoquent, pour produire du sens.

Je m’intéresse aux pratiques Craft, DevOps et agiles, mais aussi à ce que l’on appelle trop souvent les “soft skills”. Pour moi, la performance d’une équipe repose autant sur la qualité du code que sur la clarté des intentions, la qualité des interactions et la sécurité psychologique.

Dans mes conférences, j’aime éclairer les angles morts, démystifier les bases et ouvrir des espaces de réflexion concrets, avec un goût assumé pour la nuance, la pédagogie et tout ce qui rend les pratiques techniques plus humaines.

Développeuse et facilitatrice passionnée depuis plus de 7 ans, je vois la tech comme un terrain d’apprentissage continu, où le code, les humains et les processus se rencontrent, et parfois s’entrechoquent, pour produire du sens. Je m’intéresse aux... Show more

Alexandre Daubois is the CTO at Les-Tilleuls.coop and a prominent contributor to the PHP ecosystem.

An influential open-source contributor, he is a member of the Symfony Core Team and the FrankenPHP Core Team, and serves as a Security Engineer at The PHP Foundation. He is also a maintainer of several widely used open-source projects and the author of "Clean Code in PHP", where he shares practical approaches to building reliable, maintainable software.

A regular speaker at international conferences (including SymfonyCon, Golab, PHPTek, Dutch PHP Conference, WeAreDevelopers World Congress, and FOSDEM), Alexandre enjoys exploring the inner workings of PHP, modern runtime architectures, observability, security, and software design. His talks bridge low-level engineering with real-world application development, helping developers better understand the technologies they rely on every day while building software designed to stand the test of time.

Alexandre Daubois is the CTO at Les-Tilleuls.coop and a prominent contributor to the PHP ecosystem. An influential open-source contributor, he is a member of the Symfony Core Team and the FrankenPHP Core Team, and serves as a Security Engineer at ... Show more

Ed, currently a principal at Analytics8 helping lead the Databricks practice, is a data leader with more than two decades of experience architecting and delivering modern data platforms that transform how organizations use data to drive innovation and business outcomes. His work spans Fortune 500 companies to high-growth startups, with deep expertise across Databricks, Azure, Snowflake, AWS, and NoSQL technologies. Beyond solution delivery, Ed is passionate about growing the data community, having founded the Nashville Data Engineering Meetup and the DataTune conference to foster collaboration, learning, and career development. Speaking regularly across the United States on data engineering, lakehouse architecture, and modern ELT practices, Ed shares real-world insights and helping teams and leaders unlock the full potential of their data.

Ed, currently a principal at Analytics8 helping lead the Databricks practice, is a data leader with more than two decades of experience architecting and delivering modern data platforms that transform how organizations use data to drive innovation an... Show more

Asmita Khuspe is a Platform Engineer at NCS with expertise in Google Cloud, AWS, AI/ML, and Platform Engineering. She brings complex cloud and AI concepts to life through real-life analogue storytelling. Asmita holds the AWS Solutions Architect – Associate and Google Associate Cloud Engineer certifications, and has presented at numerous tech events across India, including DevFest, Cloud Community Day, AWS Community Day, CNCF, and Build with AI. Her sessions focus on practical insights, innovative cloud solutions, and making emerging technologies relatable for everyone.

Asmita Khuspe is a Platform Engineer at NCS with expertise in Google Cloud, AWS, AI/ML, and Platform Engineering. She brings complex cloud and AI concepts to life through real-life analogue storytelling. Asmita holds the AWS Solutions Architect – Ass... Show more

I am passionate about the world of data and have experience in data engineering and analytics. Throughout my career, I have worked with Microsoft products, and I am currently focusing on Microsoft Fabric.

I am passionate about the world of data and have experience in data engineering and analytics. Throughout my career, I have worked with Microsoft products, and I am currently focusing on Microsoft Fabric. Show more

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices.
Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, AWS Container Hero, Docker Captain, Google Women Techmakers Ambassador, and Girl Code Ambassador. She’s an active community leader who helps organize KCD NY, AWS Community Day NY, and the Cloud Native Meetup NYC.

Julia helps teams improve system reliability, observability, and scalability by guiding the adoption of modern infrastructure and operational practices. Beyond her work, Julia is a a Community Manager to the OpenTelemetry project, CNCF Ambassador, A... Show more

Dean is a Senior Android Engineer with 9+ years of experience building Android products and leading mobile teams. He is also a former member of the Kodeco (formerly RayWenderlich.com) tutorial team, where he contributed to Android books and tutorials. He occasionally speaks at conferences and tech meetups. When he’s not working, you’ll usually find him at the gym. He also probably likes cats a little too much.

Dean is a Senior Android Engineer with 9+ years of experience building Android products and leading mobile teams. He is also a former member of the Kodeco (formerly RayWenderlich.com) tutorial team, where he contributed to Android books and tutorials... Show more

Apasionada de la ciberseguridad, con sede en Madrid. Mi especialidad se basa en mejorar la seguridad la información, gestión de identidades, políticas de acceso, cumplimiento y auditoría, así como el análisis y prevención de amenazas en los sistemas Cloud de Microsoft.

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Apasionada de la ciberseguridad, con sede en Madrid. Mi especialidad se basa en mejorar la seguridad la información, gestión de identidades, políticas de acceso, cumplimiento y auditoría, así como el análisis y prevención de amenazas en los sistemas ... Show more

Ashwin Hariharan is a Developer Advocate at Redis, with over eight years of experience as a full-stack software engineer. He's passionate about making complex ideas simple, helping developers build faster, more reliable systems, and understand the "why" behind the tools they use. His current work focuses on applied AI, and exploring how intelligent, real-time applications can be built using retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, agentic AI, and other emerging technologies.

Outside of tech, he spends time learning piano and basic music production, hitting the gym, and exploring big questions about how the world works. He's also fascinated by how people think and learn, often channeling that curiosity into talks, writing, and conversations about science and critical thinking.

Ashwin Hariharan is a Developer Advocate at Redis, with over eight years of experience as a full-stack software engineer. He's passionate about making complex ideas simple, helping developers build faster, more reliable systems, and understand the "w... Show more

I architect and deploy production ready, secure, large-scale HPC and AI platforms on air-gapped, sovereign, hybrid and public clouds using Kubernetes, OpenShift, Slurm, NVIDIA HGX and DGX, AWS, GCP and full enterprise tooling. I build GPU clusters, HPC schedulers and LLM inference platforms for regulated enterprise markets, from banking, fintech, Government to life sciences and reasearch (I am super flexibale).

I architect and deploy production ready, secure, large-scale HPC and AI platforms on air-gapped, sovereign, hybrid and public clouds using Kubernetes, OpenShift, Slurm, NVIDIA HGX and DGX, AWS, GCP and full enterprise tooling. I build GPU clusters, H... Show more

Juan G. Carmona is a Software Architect at Plain Concepts with more than twenty years of experience in software engineering, architecture, and technical leadership. He has designed and led full-stack, cloud, distributed, and security-critical systems across aerospace, defence, mobility, motorsport, and enterprise software, working with organisations including Airbus, Alstom, Porsche Motorsport, and Solera.

His background also spans DevSecOps, cybersecurity, machine learning, applied AI, consulting, and entrepreneurship. He remains hands-on while helping teams turn complex requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable systems.

Juan builds open-source software, writes, teaches, and has spoken at RootedCON and CONVEX. His current work includes Product Definition as Code, an open proposal for improving how products are defined and evolved, and ProductShape, its reference implementation.

Juan G. Carmona is a Software Architect at Plain Concepts with more than twenty years of experience in software engineering, architecture, and technical leadership. He has designed and led full-stack, cloud, distributed, and security-critical systems... Show more

Ben is a Developer Advocate at Mistral. In 2024 he left Google, where he'd been a Product Manager on Chrome and a Developer Advocate for a better web. Previously he was a software engineer at the New York Times and AOL, and before that he was a full-time musician. He earned a BA in Computer Science at Harvard and a PhD in Music at the University of California at Davis. You can still find him singing in a band called Ancient Babies and analyzing pop songs, and he may or may not be writing a musical that’s not about Steve Jobs.

Ben has run conferences and given talks around the world, in locations from Pakistan to Kenya and Argentina, to audiences from 3 to 3000, to technical and nontechnical audiences alike. Highlights include BrazilJS, Vietnam Web Summit, Node+JS Interactive, and Google Developer Days.

Ben is a Developer Advocate at Mistral. In 2024 he left Google, where he'd been a Product Manager on Chrome and a Developer Advocate for a better web. Previously he was a software engineer at the New York Times and AOL, and before that he was a full-... Show more

Abbey Perini is many things - a metro Atlanta native, full-stack web developer, accessibility advocate, international speaker, and technical writer with ✨over half a million views.✨ A consummate crafter, she's as comfortable following a fiber arts pattern as she is untangling a legacy codebase. That same maker's mindset shows up in her writing and speaking - Abbey makes learning complex code concepts approachable and fun. You can find her work and ways to contact her at abbeyperini.dev

Abbey Perini is many things - a metro Atlanta native, full-stack web developer, accessibility advocate, international speaker, and technical writer with ✨over half a million views.✨ A consummate crafter, she's as comfortable following a fiber arts pa... Show more

Hi there! I'm Rutvik, a Flutter dev since 2020 and a geek when it comes to crafting cool things in Flutter. Building fun things with Flutter and dart that may or may not be useful but they're always fun.

Hi there! I'm Rutvik, a Flutter dev since 2020 and a geek when it comes to crafting cool things in Flutter. Building fun things with Flutter and dart that may or may not be useful but they're always fun. Show more

Cijo is a Software Engineer at Apple working on Observability. Previously, he worked on observability and telemetry solutions at Microsoft. He has been involved with OpenTelemetry since its inception and is a core maintainer of the OpenTelemetry .NET and Rust implementations. He is also an Approver for the OpenTelemetry Specification and OpenTelemetry Arrow projects.

Cijo is a Software Engineer at Apple working on Observability. Previously, he worked on observability and telemetry solutions at Microsoft. He has been involved with OpenTelemetry since its inception and is a core maintainer of the OpenTelemetry .NET... Show more

Pam Lahoud is a Principal Product Architect in Azure Data, based in Redmond, WA, USA. She has been with Microsoft since 2006 and is currently working on the SQL Enterprise team covering Azure SQL VM, Arc, and on-premises SQL Server. She is passionate about all things SQL, and has focused on performance tuning and optimization, particularly from the developer perspective, throughout her career. She is a SQL 2008 MCM with close to 30 years of experience working with SQL Server and Azure SQL, and is co-author of the book "Learn T-SQL Querying: A guide to developing efficient and elegant T-SQL code" (https://aka.ms/LearnTSQLQuerying).

Pam Lahoud is a Principal Product Architect in Azure Data, based in Redmond, WA, USA. She has been with Microsoft since 2006 and is currently working on the SQL Enterprise team covering Azure SQL VM, Arc, and on-premises SQL Server. She is passionate... Show more

Juan Carlos is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 23 years of experience in diverse Microsoft products and technologies with a strong background in the SharePoint platform; although he currently works as Microsoft 365 SME & Delivery Manager skilled in Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Teams, the Power Platform and SharePoint platforms. Juan Carlos is a Microsoft 365 & Microsoft 365 Copilot MVP that received his first MVP award in 2008. He is also co-editor and co-director of the free Spanish digital magazine about Microsoft Products and Technologies: CompartiMOSS (www.compartimoss.com). To date, Juan Carlos has co-authored 21 books and several articles about Microsoft 365 &SharePoint platforms in Spanish and English.

Juan Carlos is a Telecommunications Engineer with more than 23 years of experience in diverse Microsoft products and technologies with a strong background in the SharePoint platform; although he currently works as Microsoft 365 SME & Delivery Manage... Show more

I’m a Power Platform enthusiast and solution builder with a strong focus on bridging the gap between low-code/no-code and pro-code development. Over the past years, I’ve delivered numerous trainings for beginners and intermediates on Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Platform Governance helping makers and developers unlock productivity and confidence in building modern business solutions.

I’m a Power Platform enthusiast and solution builder with a strong focus on bridging the gap between low-code/no-code and pro-code development. Over the past years, I’ve delivered numerous trainings for beginners and intermediates on Copilot Studio, ... Show more

Shibi Ramachandran is a Software Engineer specializing in cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and software architecture. He enjoys sharing practical engineering insights through talks and workshops at international tech events. His sessions focus on Agentic AI, Java best practices, and cloud-native technologies,

Shibi Ramachandran is a Software Engineer specializing in cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, and software architecture. He enjoys sharing practical engineering insights through talks and workshops at international tech events. His sessions ... Show more

I’m a creative technologist with a decade of experience designing AI and data-driven solutions that are both scalable and customer-centric. At the intersection of cloud-native architecture and GenAI, I specialize in building data products and platforms that thrive in highly regulated industries.

I’m a creative technologist with a decade of experience designing AI and data-driven solutions that are both scalable and customer-centric. At the intersection of cloud-native architecture and GenAI, I specialize in building data products and platfor... Show more

Harjit Dhaliwal is the Director of Community & Events at Robopack, where he leads global community engagement, technical evangelism, event strategy, product marketing, and brand awareness. With more than 20 years of experience in IT, endpoint management, and Microsoft technologies, he is passionate about helping organizations and IT professionals embrace modern management, automation, and security.

Before joining Robopack, Harjit held customer engineering and product marketing roles at Microsoft, working closely with enterprise customers, partners, and the global IT Pro community. His career began as a Systems Administrator, giving him a practical, real-world perspective that continues to shape his approach today.

A Microsoft MVP, international conference speaker, blogger, content creator, and community advocate, Harjit is well known for making complex technical topics approachable and engaging. He regularly speaks at industry conferences, collaborates with Microsoft MVPs and community leaders, and enjoys connecting people, technology, and ideas to help the IT community learn, grow, and succeed.

Harjit Dhaliwal is the Director of Community & Events at Robopack, where he leads global community engagement, technical evangelism, event strategy, product marketing, and brand awareness. With more than 20 years of experience in IT, endpoint managem... Show more

Jos Hendriks is a pragmatic software architect and technical lead with experience across high-tech, e-commerce, and construction technology. He works with teams to make sound architectural decisions and build maintainable software that supports real business goals.

Jos believes good architecture is created collaboratively, with developers taking ownership of both the problems they solve and the systems they build. He combines technical leadership with hands-on coding, keeping architectural decisions grounded in the realities of implementation. Alongside his project work, he enjoys mentoring developers, sharing knowledge, and improving engineering practices.

Jos Hendriks is a pragmatic software architect and technical lead with experience across high-tech, e-commerce, and construction technology. He works with teams to make sound architectural decisions and build maintainable software that supports real ... Show more

Martin Förtsch is an IT-consultant of TNG Technology Consulting GmbH based in Unterföhring near Munich who studied computer sciences. Work wise his focus areas are Agile Development (mainly) in Java, Search Engine Technologies, Information Retrieval and Databases.

As an Intel Software Innovator and Intel Black Belt Software Developer he is strongly involved in the development of open-source software for gesture control with 3D-cameras like e.g. Intel RealSense and has built an Augmented Reality wearable prototype device with his team based on this technology.

Furthermore, he gives many talks at national and international conferences about Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, 3D-camera technologies, Augmented Reality and Test Driven Development as well. He was awarded with the Oracle JavaOne Rockstar.

Martin Förtsch is an IT-consultant of TNG Technology Consulting GmbH based in Unterföhring near Munich who studied computer sciences. Work wise his focus areas are Agile Development (mainly) in Java, Search Engine Technologies, Information Retrieval ... Show more

I’ve spent my career helping people build and run the systems their businesses depend on, whether that’s tuning Db2, modernising IBM Z workloads, or mentoring engineers who want to grow. I’m recognised as a 5× IBM Champion and OMP Ambassador, but what motivates me most is making complex technology easier to understand and simpler to work with. I love sharing what I’ve learned through speaking, writing, and community work so others can develop their craft and feel proud of the systems they create.

I’ve spent my career helping people build and run the systems their businesses depend on, whether that’s tuning Db2, modernising IBM Z workloads, or mentoring engineers who want to grow. I’m recognised as a 5× IBM Champion and OMP Ambassador, but wha... Show more

I am a Computer Engineer who has studied mainly in Spain, and I have also studied in the United States and Austria through university exchange programs.

I started my professional career in Spain as a Linux system administrator. After moving to Amsterdam in The Netherlands, I have continued my professional career working on infrastructure and operations issues with Linux clusters in different projects. I also worked with Openstack to virtualize the clusters of the company where I was working at the time. Later the company adopted Kubernetes, and I was able to take my first steps in containers.

Since 2018 I have worked on different projects with Azure and Kubernetes, both as an employee of a consulting firm, and as a freelancer.

Finally, since the end of the Covid pandemic, I've been attending meetups and conferences (in person and virtual) more often to meet more people with my same interests.

I am a Computer Engineer who has studied mainly in Spain, and I have also studied in the United States and Austria through university exchange programs. I started my professional career in Spain as a Linux system administrator. After moving to Ams... Show more

Max Gfeller is a technical evangelist at Lovable and was previously the tech lead for AI at Sutro, where the team built AI infrastructure that generates production-grade backends from text prompts. He created OpenHarness, an open-source agent harness (600+ GitHub stars), and co-founded Storique.ai, an AI-powered personalized storybook platform that trains custom diffusion models on your photos. He has spoken at LambdaConf, Front Conference Zurich, Developer Week, AI Tech World, and many other developer conferences.

Max Gfeller is a technical evangelist at Lovable and was previously the tech lead for AI at Sutro, where the team built AI infrastructure that generates production-grade backends from text prompts. He created OpenHarness, an open-source agent harness... Show more

Wolfgang Strasser, an experienced data consultant at ACP CUBIDO in Austria, specializes in leveraging the Microsoft Data Platform to drive analytics and data strategy transformations. With extensive experience in SQL Server, Azure Data Services, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric, Wolfgang has established himself as a key resource for businesses aiming to optimize their data processes.

As a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Wolfgang has a proven track record of excellence in data architecture, analytics, and data governance. He first was awarded in 2015 and since then rewarded every year.

Wolfgang's commitment to the data community is evident through his active participation in national and international conferences, workshops, and online platforms, where he shares insights, best practices, and technical knowledge. He is one of the organizers of Data Community Austria Day (Data Saturday Vienna).

Wolfgang Strasser, an experienced data consultant at ACP CUBIDO in Austria, specializes in leveraging the Microsoft Data Platform to drive analytics and data strategy transformations. With extensive experience in SQL Server, Azure Data Services, Powe... Show more