Information & Communications Technology

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

David Warner II

David Warner II

David serves as a Microsoft MVP & Principal Consultant at Quisitive, bringing a wealth of experience in Microsoft software development. Specializing in both front-end web applications and Power Platform solutions, David expertly utilizes the Power Platform, SharePoint Framework, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript to craft high-fidelity, interactive designs.

As an MS Certified professional & Microsoft MVP in Power Platform and Microsoft 365, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, David is dedicated to enhancing user experience through intuitive interfaces and dynamic web animations. In this role, David leverages his comprehensive skill set to drive digital transformation and deliver innovative solutions for clients.

Additionally, David is a core team member of the Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Community (PnP team), actively contributing to the community and advocating for collaboration. This passion for community engagement is reflected in David’s belief in #SharingIsCaring, continually sharing knowledge and best practices with peers.

Specialties: SharePoint Branding & Development, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript, PhotoShop

David serves as a Microsoft MVP & Principal Consultant at Quisitive, bringing a wealth of experience in Microsoft software development. Specializing in both front-end web applications and Power Platform solutions, David expertly utilizes the Power Pl... Show more

Bradley Ball

Bradley Ball

Bradley Ball is a Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He is a current Microsoft MVP Reconnect member and former MVP. Bradley spent 8 years working as a Defense contractor for clients such as the U.S. Army and The Executive Office of the President of the United States, was the Data Platform Practice Manager for Pragmatic Works Consulting, and a Sr. Consultant for Microsoft Premier Support for Developers. He has presented at many SQL Saturdays, for PASS SSUG’s across the US from California to Puerto Rico to New Hampshire, SQL Rally, DevConnections, SQLBits 2015, TechReady 24, SQL Live 360 2011-2019, SQL Intersections 2019 - 2021, & the PASS Summit 2011-2015. He wrote Chapter 14 Page & Row Compression for PRO SQL Server 2012 Best Practices, he hosts the Tales from the Field weekly Azure Data Community Round table and technical videos on https://www.youtube.com/@Tales-from-the-Field with his Azure FastTrack PG colleagues, and he can be found blogging on http://www.sqlballs.com about anything else that interests him.

Bradley Ball is a Sr. Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He is a current Microsoft MVP Reconnect member and former MVP. Bradley spent 8 years working as a Defense contractor for clients such as the U.S. Army and The Executive Office of the Pres... Show more

Raouf Rahiche

Raouf Rahiche

I'm a passionate Flutter and Desktop App developer with a passion for crafting exceptional apps that delight users. As a Google Developer Expert in this field, I've had the privilege of speaking at public events in multiple countries and sharing my knowledge through various mediums, including YouTube tutorials and in-depth articles. Contributing to the open-source community is important to me, and I'm always willing to lend a hand on Stack Overflow or offer guidance to fellow developers.

I'm a passionate Flutter and Desktop App developer with a passion for crafting exceptional apps that delight users. As a Google Developer Expert in this field, I've had the privilege of speaking at public events in multiple countries and sharing my k... Show more

Ida Delphine

Ida Delphine

Ida is a passionate software engineer and community manager with a strong background in computer engineering. Driven by a desire to leverage technology for positive change, she possesses a diverse technical skillset and is a strong open source advocate. Beyond coding, she is dedicated to building communities and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
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Ida is a passionate software engineer and community manager with a strong background in computer engineering. Driven by a desire to leverage technology for positive change, she possesses a diverse technical skillset and is a strong open source advoca... Show more

Sebastiano Poggi

Sebastiano Poggi

Emerging from the foggy plains of northern Italy 🇮🇹 after working at a smartwatch startup, Sebastiano moved with his curls to London 🇬🇧 💂 to do great things at AKQA and then Novoda. After a few years at JetBrains, he's now joined Google and is in Italy once again 🇮🇹. He really wishes he had more time to write technical articles on his blog, but he's live coding on Twitch in the meantime on https://codewiththeitalians.it

Emerging from the foggy plains of northern Italy 🇮🇹 after working at a smartwatch startup, Sebastiano moved with his curls to London 🇬🇧 💂 to do great things at AKQA and then Novoda. After a few years at JetBrains, he's now joined Google and is i... Show more

Josefine Schaefer

Josefine Schaefer

Josefine currently works as an Accessibility Engineer at Storyblok. She is also a Google Developer Expert for Web, ambassador for Women Tech Makers and GirlCode. She cares deeply about DE&I in the tech industry and beyond and is passionate about all things frontend, inclusive communities and web accessibility. She is also an aerial acrobat, dance teacher and cat mom. She is based in Hamburg, Germany, and travels the world talking about Web Accessibility.

Josefine currently works as an Accessibility Engineer at Storyblok. She is also a Google Developer Expert for Web, ambassador for Women Tech Makers and GirlCode. She cares deeply about DE&I in the tech industry and beyond and is passionate about all ... Show more

Nick Jones

Nick Jones

I'm an experienced engineer with a career spanning nearly two decades across a wide variety of industries and sectors. I'm particularly passionate about new technologies and methodologies, especially those in relation to Open Source, virtualisation, orchestration, automation, and all forms of cloud computing. Simultaneously romantic about the old with a penchant for decrepit Sun and SGI kit. Likes Emacs and vi.

I'm an experienced engineer with a career spanning nearly two decades across a wide variety of industries and sectors. I'm particularly passionate about new technologies and methodologies, especially those in relation to Open Source, virtualisation, ... Show more

Gantigmaa Selenge

Gantigmaa Selenge

Gantigmaa Selenge is a Senior Software Engineer working on Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka, where she focuses on adapting the Apache Kafka ecosystem to be offered as a distributed and high-performance data streaming platform. She contributes to the development of both Apache Kafka and Strimzi and enjoys presenting at and attending conferences. Prior to her current role, she worked on IBM Event Streams where she gained experience in deploying Apache Kafka on Kubernetes and running it as a managed cloud service.

Gantigmaa Selenge is a Senior Software Engineer working on Red Hat Streams for Apache Kafka, where she focuses on adapting the Apache Kafka ecosystem to be offered as a distributed and high-performance data streaming platform. She contributes to the ... 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

George - Chrysovalantis Grammatikos

George - Chrysovalantis Grammatikos

George Chrysovalantis Grammatikos is a skilled Senior Microsoft Azure Architect and Cloud Integrator. He focuses on designing, implementing, and improving cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure. As a Microsoft MVP in Azure and Business Applications, he is recognized for his knowledge and contributions to the Azure and Power Platform communities. He shares his expertise through public speaking, blogging (owner of cloudopszone.com), and mentoring. George leads cloud integration strategies, supports his teams, and helps drive the adoption of cloud technology.

George Chrysovalantis Grammatikos is a skilled Senior Microsoft Azure Architect and Cloud Integrator. He focuses on designing, implementing, and improving cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure. As a Microsoft MVP in Azure and Business Applications, h... Show more

Linda Torrång

Linda Torrång

With a diverse background in journalism and retail, Linda brings both business insight and attention to storytelling to the table as a data warehouse developer. Coupled with her passion for learning new tech and trying new things.

With a diverse background in journalism and retail, Linda brings both business insight and attention to storytelling to the table as a data warehouse developer. Coupled with her passion for learning new tech and trying new things. Show more

Alisa Duncan

Alisa Duncan

Alisa Duncan is a Senior Developer Advocate at Okta, a full-stack developer, content creator, conference speaker, Pluralsight author, and community builder who loves the thrill of learning new things. She is a Google Developer Expert in Angular, a Women Techmaker Ambassador, a ngGirls core team member, and a volunteer at community events supporting underrepresented groups entering tech. When not coding or volunteering, you can find her cooking, watching K-Dramas, or drinking a glass of wine.

Alisa Duncan is a Senior Developer Advocate at Okta, a full-stack developer, content creator, conference speaker, Pluralsight author, and community builder who loves the thrill of learning new things. She is a Google Developer Expert in Angular, a Wo... Show more

Jon Jarvis

Jon Jarvis

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Sessionize Top 3% speaker 2022 & 2023

Jon specialises in Microsoft 365 with over 10 years of experience in consultancy and pre-sales; Jon is passionate about Microsoft products and especially enjoys the Microsoft Defender and Intune suites.

Jon is the co-host of the Microsoft Spotlight podcast, which has over 50 episodes of interviews with Women in Tech about their careers and journeys.

Jon particularly likes discussing Microsoft Security and Windows 365 and holds a Microsoft MVP in Intune and Windows 365.

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Sessionize Top 3% speaker 2022 & 2023 Jon specialises in Microsoft 365 with over 10 years of experience in consultancy and pre-sales; Jon is passionate about Microsoft products and especially enjoys the Microsoft Defender and... Show more

Abhijeet Prasad

Abhijeet Prasad

Based out of Toronto, Canada, Abhijeet Prasad is the maintainer of Sentry's open source error and performance monitoring JavaScript SDKs. He's super passionate about web standards and helping people write faster, cleaner code. When he’s not debugging performance problems or practicing the dark arts of monkey-patching, you can find him diving into fantasy novels or playing armchair NBA team GM.

Based out of Toronto, Canada, Abhijeet Prasad is the maintainer of Sentry's open source error and performance monitoring JavaScript SDKs. He's super passionate about web standards and helping people write faster, cleaner code. When he’s not debugging... Show more

Hadi Ahmadi

Hadi Ahmadi

Experienced software engineer with a strong focus on modeling, design, and architecture. Works closely with diverse teams as a software architect, designer, and technical coach, helping them build design skills and align solutions with business strategies.

Experienced software engineer with a strong focus on modeling, design, and architecture. Works closely with diverse teams as a software architect, designer, and technical coach, helping them build design skills and align solutions with business strat... Show more

Jones Zachariah Noel N

Jones Zachariah Noel N

I'm Jones Zachariah Noel N a.k.a zachjonesnoel

AWS Serverless Hero | AWS Serverless Architect | Developer | Technical Writer | Home Chef | Photographer

Currently Developer Advocate at Freshworks
Previously AWS Architect - Serverless / Developer @ Mobil80 Solutions and Services Pvt Ltd. And contributor for AWS ASEAN Community, reSkill Community India, AWS UGs in India.

Speaker at various AWS Community Days in India and APJ region, AWS Summit India, AWS Dev Day Bengaluru, UG meet-ups globally.

I'm Jones Zachariah Noel N a.k.a zachjonesnoel AWS Serverless Hero | AWS Serverless Architect | Developer | Technical Writer | Home Chef | Photographer Currently Developer Advocate at Freshworks Previously AWS Architect - Serverless / Develope... Show more

Asif Waquar

Asif Waquar

Asif, is a Solution Architect at Munich Re, Singapore. He drives the development of innovative app solutions by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and cloud-native applications. With over 11 years of diverse experience as a software engineer, architect, and product owner, he has successfully navigated roles in both product-based companies and financial institutions.

As a Microsoft MVP for the past 3 years in Microsoft Azure, Asif is not just a certified solution architect but also a passionate developer, blogger, speaker, technical evangelist, and co-organizer of the Microsoft Azure Singapore user group and Data Platform User Group.

Asif, is a Solution Architect at Munich Re, Singapore. He drives the development of innovative app solutions by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and cloud-native applications. With over 11 years of diverse experience as a software engineer, archi... Show more

Luis Beltran

Luis Beltran

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Azure, Artificial Intelligence, and Developer Technologies. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic.

I've been developing .NET apps for +10 years. I find C# a really powerful language which allow us to create different kinds of software. I focus on mobile apps (Xamarin/.NET MAUI), cloud computing (Azure) and AI.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge with others.

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Azure, Artificial Intelligence, and Developer Technologies. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Informatics at Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. I've been developing .NET apps for +10 years. I find C# a... Show more

Ross McNeely

Ross McNeely

Ross McNeely is a data and analytics leader with more than 20 years of experience in enterprise data management, delivering comprehensive analytical solutions. He is the Practice Director in Data & Analytics for Solution Architecture at Trace3, where he leads teams providing data solutions for various sectors, such as healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, logistics, and others. Trace3 deliveries convergent solutions across data, security, and cloud that embrace emerging technology, and deliver measurable value. Ross has expertise across the data domains including governance, architecture, modeling, warehouse, integration, metadata, analytics, security, storage, quality, master, and ML/AI. Ross specializes in multiple data platforms including MS Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, and SQL Server. He works with various frameworks including DAMA, TOGAF, Zachman, and the Azure Well Architected Framework.

Ross McNeely is a data and analytics leader with more than 20 years of experience in enterprise data management, delivering comprehensive analytical solutions. He is the Practice Director in Data & Analytics for Solution Architecture at Trace3, where... Show more

David Kjerrumgaard

David Kjerrumgaard

David is a globally recognized expert in the world of real-time data, messaging systems, and Big Data technologies. He is a distinguished committer on the Apache Pulsar project, showcasing his invaluable contributions to the advancement of this groundbreaking event streaming platform.

As an accomplished author, David has penned the highly regarded book "Pulsar in Action," which serves as a definitive guide for those seeking to master the intricacies of Apache Pulsar. He is also a co-author of "Practical Hive," adding to his list of notable publications.

With numerous speaking engagements around the world, David's influence and expertise extend far beyond his written work. His captivating and informative talks have enlightened audiences on a global scale, making him a sought-after authority on topics related to real-time data and messaging technologies.

In his current role as a Developer Advocate for StreamNative, David focuses on strengthening the Apache Pulsar community through his passion for education and evangelization. He is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations with the knowledge and skills they need to make the most of real-time data and messaging technologies.

Prior to his role at StreamNative, David held key positions in leading companies. He was a principal software engineer on the messaging team at Splunk, where he honed his expertise in real-time data analytics. Additionally, David has served as the Director of Solutions for two influential Big Data startups, Streamlio and Hortonworks, further solidifying his position as a thought leader in the industry.

David's extensive experience, contributions to open-source projects, commitment to educating and supporting the community, and his extensive international speaking engagements make him a prominent figure in the field of real-time data. His presentations are always enlightening and serve as a valuable resource for those navigating the complexities of modern data and messaging systems.

David is a globally recognized expert in the world of real-time data, messaging systems, and Big Data technologies. He is a distinguished committer on the Apache Pulsar project, showcasing his invaluable contributions to the advancement of this groun... Show more

Andrew Pruski

Andrew Pruski

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Docker Captain, and VMware vExpert. He also helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB.

He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at events across the world.

Originally from Wales but now exploring Ireland.

You can find him on Bluesky @dbafromthecold.com and blogging at dbafromthecold.com

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Docker Captain, and VMware vExpert. He also helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB. He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at... Show more

Diana Alfaro

Diana Alfaro

Cloud Specialist y 8x en AWS. Llevo 11 años de experiencia en el mundo de TI, he pasado por diferentes roles como FullStack Developer; e instructora del programa ReStart de AWS. Actualmente soy Community Builder de AWS, Voluntaria de las comunidades AWS Girls, Co-Líder de la comunidad AWS User Group Caracas y Cloud Architect en iO

Cloud Specialist y 8x en AWS. Llevo 11 años de experiencia en el mundo de TI, he pasado por diferentes roles como FullStack Developer; e instructora del programa ReStart de AWS. Actualmente soy Community Builder de AWS, Voluntaria de las comunidades ... Show more

Ana Rodrigues

Ana Rodrigues

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 11 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 11 years. Nowadays, Ana spends most of her free time experimenting on her person... Show more

Erik Ejlskov Jensen

Erik Ejlskov Jensen

Erik Ejlskov Jensen is Principal Specialist at Delegate A/S. He manages a number of open source data access tools and libraries, including "SQLite Toolbox", "EF Core Power Tools" and several Entity Framework providers

Erik Ejlskov Jensen is Principal Specialist at Delegate A/S. He manages a number of open source data access tools and libraries, including "SQLite Toolbox", "EF Core Power Tools" and several Entity Framework providers Show more

Aykut Bulgu

Aykut Bulgu

Aykut Bulgu has ~20 years of experience working as a software engineer, consultant, trainer, and content architect. He has worked on many enterprise projects and is an expert on Apache Kafka, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and Strimzi (Kafka on Kubernetes). Currently, he works as a Principal Software Engineer on the Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed team, working on AI solutions for Ansible, as a Pythonista and fairly a new Gopher. He is also a Rust newbie who explores new things about the language every day.

Aykut Bulgu has ~20 years of experience working as a software engineer, consultant, trainer, and content architect. He has worked on many enterprise projects and is an expert on Apache Kafka, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and Strimzi (Kafka on Kubernetes). C... Show more

Felix Jumason

Felix Jumason

Network whisperer by day, code conjurer by night—living the double life of an NOC engineer and software developer.

Network whisperer by day, code conjurer by night—living the double life of an NOC engineer and software developer. Show more

Mariano Mertinat

Mariano Mertinat

Mariano Mertinat is Managing Consultant for architecture and design at Novatec Consulting. He consults clients on architecture and quality, analyzes large software systems and supports their planning, implementation and migration.

He has been working in software development since 2011, has been giving training courses on software development since 2026 and has can be found as speaker at conferences since 2021

Mariano Mertinat is Managing Consultant for architecture and design at Novatec Consulting. He consults clients on architecture and quality, analyzes large software systems and supports their planning, implementation and migration. He has been work... Show more

Isaac Levin

Isaac Levin

Isaac Levin is a Developer Advocate as well as a Microsoft MVP. He has over 10 years of experience working as a developer for the web, mostly in the Microsoft Ecosystem. Outside of work, he hosts a podcast called Coffee and Open Source where he interviews folks from across the tech industry as well as builds open-source projects like PresenceLight and GitHub Stat Tracker. He lives outside of Seattle Washington and likes to wind down from work with his wife Ariana and his 2 children Isaac and Avery.

Isaac Levin is a Developer Advocate as well as a Microsoft MVP. He has over 10 years of experience working as a developer for the web, mostly in the Microsoft Ecosystem. Outside of work, he hosts a podcast called Coffee and Open Source where he inter... Show more

Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett

Jim is the worlds most energetic dev rel, and a Principal Developer Advocate at Galileo, focusing on enabling AI developers to be more productive by monitoring and evaluating LLMs and AI agents. He’s British, so sounds way smarter than he actually is, and lives in the Pacific North West of the USA. In the past he’s lived in 4 continents working as a developer in the mobile, desktop, and scientific space. He's spoken at conferences and events all around the globe, organised meetup groups and communities, and written books on mobile development and IoT. He is currently a Microsoft MVP for AI and Developer Tools.

He also hates and is allergic to cats, but has a 12-year-old who loves cats, so he has 2 cats.

Jim is the worlds most energetic dev rel, and a Principal Developer Advocate at Galileo, focusing on enabling AI developers to be more productive by monitoring and evaluating LLMs and AI agents. He’s British, so sounds way smarter than he actually is... Show more

Milos Radivojevic

Milos Radivojevic

Milos Radivojevic is database consultant located in Vienna, Austria. He is Head of MSSQL Database Engineering at Entain. He is very active in the SQL Server community: he is co-founder of the SQL Pass Austria and speaks regularly at local and international database conferences. He is also co-author of three SQL Server books: Mastering SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2017 Developer’s Guide and SQL Server 2016 Developer’s Guide.

Milos Radivojevic is database consultant located in Vienna, Austria. He is Head of MSSQL Database Engineering at Entain. He is very active in the SQL Server community: he is co-founder of the SQL Pass Austria and speaks regularly at local and interna... Show more

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