William Durkin is Co-Founder and Data Architect at Data Masterminds. He uses his 18+ years of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, William has worked as a Database Developer and DBA on projects ranging from single server installations, up to environments spanning 5 continents using a range of high availability solutions. William is a regular speaker at conferences around the globe and is the organizer of the popular DataGrillen, New Stars of Data, Dativerse, and DataMinutes events.

William Durkin is Co-Founder and Data Architect at Data Masterminds. He uses his 18+ years of experience with SQL Server to help multinational corporations achieve their data management goals. Born in the UK and now based in Germany, William has work... Show more

Cloud-forged endpoint administrator with background in e-comm and manufacturing; Krystina likes to crochet because it's impossible to automate

Cloud-forged endpoint administrator with background in e-comm and manufacturing; Krystina likes to crochet because it's impossible to automate Show more

John Morehouse is a Principal Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting living in Louisville, Kentucky. Honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP & VMWare vExpert, having over 2 decades of technical experience, John now focuses on solving crucial business problems with Microsoft SQL Server oriented solutions. John has a passion around speaking, teaching technical topics and giving back to his community whenever possible. He is a blogger, avid tweeter, and a frequent speaker at conferences and user groups whenever possible. If you want to find John, you can find him on Twitter (@sqlrus) or on his blog, http://sqlrus.com.

John Morehouse is a Principal Consultant with Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting living in Louisville, Kentucky. Honored to be a Microsoft Data Platform MVP & VMWare vExpert, having over 2 decades of technical experience, John now focuses on solvin... Show more

Francis Akol is a passionate software engineer and Lead for the GDG Jinja community. With a deep understanding of Angular's architecture and functionalities, WordPress, i leverage my expertise to build robust and scalable web applications. currently working in the gaming and lottery industry and fintech

Francis Akol is a passionate software engineer and Lead for the GDG Jinja community. With a deep understanding of Angular's architecture and functionalities, WordPress, i leverage my expertise to build robust and scalable web applications. currently ... Show more

Matt is a seasoned Business Central developer with nearly two decades of experience in the field. Since 2005, he has worked with ISVs, end-users, and partners, leveraging his expertise to enhance developer productivity. A Business Central and Azure Certified Developer, and DevOps Engineer Expert, Matt is committed to integrating modern tools and development techniques into the Business Central ecosystem. He leads numerous initiatives aimed at automating repetitive tasks, freeing developers to engage in creative, high-value work that drives innovation and growth.

Matt is a seasoned Business Central developer with nearly two decades of experience in the field. Since 2005, he has worked with ISVs, end-users, and partners, leveraging his expertise to enhance developer productivity. A Business Central and Azure C... Show more

Heini is a math teacher turned Azure expert. With her background in mathematics and teaching, she has a great passion for problem solving, simplifying complex things and a unique approach to architectures.
She is a DevOps Consultant at Polar Squad and a Data Platform MVP, specializing in Azure infrastructure and the data platform. She has been working with customers large and small for the past several years to help them sort out their path to the cloud and make sense of their architecture - both hybrid and cloud. She has worked extensively with both Azure infrastructure and analytics solutions, and makes the most of this skillset in her projects, as well as while speaking. On her free time Heini spends time in the nature, either snowboarding or mountain biking, depending on the season.

Heini is a math teacher turned Azure expert. With her background in mathematics and teaching, she has a great passion for problem solving, simplifying complex things and a unique approach to architectures. She is a DevOps Consultant at Polar Squad a... Show more

Madzy is a Data Analytics Consultant at Quanto, organizer of the Power BI Summer School in the Netherlands and former Board Secretary of the Dutch Power BI User Group. With a master’s degree in Mathematics, analyzing data has always been one of her passions, but in the last few years this has extended to organizing events and sharing her knowledge with the community. She does this as a public speaker at conferences, and in blog posts that can be found at https://quanto-blog.eu/.

Madzy is a Data Analytics Consultant at Quanto, organizer of the Power BI Summer School in the Netherlands and former Board Secretary of the Dutch Power BI User Group. With a master’s degree in Mathematics, analyzing data has always been one of her p... Show more

Ibrahima , passionné de nouvelles technologies avec une bonne expérience (+8ans) et connaissance des infrastructures Datacenter et Cloud (Hosting, Workplace, Sécurité, collaboration, virtualisation, stockage, sauvegarde, patch management, monitoring automatisation, orchestration, intégration gestion des problèmes des incidents et des changements cloud public, privé et hybride) . Je travaille aujourd'hui chez Infeeny France Gold Partner Microsoft sur des sujets principalement Azure mais aussi Microsoft 365 , Veeam , Fortinet et d'autres solutions .

Ibrahima , passionné de nouvelles technologies avec une bonne expérience (+8ans) et connaissance des infrastructures Datacenter et Cloud (Hosting, Workplace, Sécurité, collaboration, virtualisation, stockage, sauvegarde, patch management, monitoring... Show more

I’m Alba, a software engineer from Spain with a passion for Flutter. I am a proud Flutterista and Flutter enthusiast. I love coding, mentoring others, and sharing my knowledge through talks and writing about tech. In my spare time, I like to go to the cinema, read books, or traveling the world.

I’m Alba, a software engineer from Spain with a passion for Flutter. I am a proud Flutterista and Flutter enthusiast. I love coding, mentoring others, and sharing my knowledge through talks and writing about tech. In my spare time, I like to go to th... Show more

I am a technology enthusiast and live in Palermo, Italy, where I work as a Software Developer. I love experimenting with new technologies, finding new ways to solve problems, and sharing my experiences with others.

TDD Advocate and XPser, I write articles on Medium, since November 2022 I have been Women Techmakers Ambassador and founder of the Beer Tech Group community.

I am a technology enthusiast and live in Palermo, Italy, where I work as a Software Developer. I love experimenting with new technologies, finding new ways to solve problems, and sharing my experiences with others. TDD Advocate and XPser, I write ... Show more

As a Microsoft Technical Evangelist, Mike is an Azure goto for ISV’s (independent software vendors). He’s been active in the IT industry for more than 20 years and has performed almost all types of job profiles, going from coaching and leading a team to architecting and systems design and training. Today he’s primarily into the Microsoft Cloud Platform and Application Lifecycle Management. He’s not a stranger to both dev and IT Pro topics, they even call him the perfect hybrid solution.

In January 2012 he became a crew member of AZUG, the Belgian Microsoft Azure User Group. As an active member he’s both involved in giving presentations and organizing events (like ITProceed, Techorama and Global Azure Bootcamp aka GAB). Mike was also a Microsoft Azure MVP (awarded 5 times since 2013, received his Fifth in July 2017! ) and Microsoft Azure Advisor.

Helping out in the community and introducing new & young people into the world of Microsoft and technology is also one of his passions.

As a Microsoft Technical Evangelist, Mike is an Azure goto for ISV’s (independent software vendors). He’s been active in the IT industry for more than 20 years and has performed almost all types of job profiles, going from coaching and leading a team... Show more

I’m a web developer working at Patchstack as a Security Community Manager. I have a background as a PHP developer. After hours I spend most of my time trying to find interesting guests for the Code and Coffee Show or cycling.

I’m a web developer working at Patchstack as a Security Community Manager. I have a background as a PHP developer. After hours I spend most of my time trying to find interesting guests for the Code and Coffee Show or cycling. Show more

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and solution architect with a specialization in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform. As Head of Presales for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform, I lead a team that helps clients achieve their goals by leveraging the power of Microsoft's business application platform.

With over 14 years of experience as a functional analyst, I've worked on numerous internal projects and consulting assignments, focusing on customer experience. For the past decade, I've devoted myself exclusively to Microsoft's business application platform, becoming a recognized expert in the field.

In recent years, I've taken on leadership roles, serving as part of the steering committee of a local Spanish partner, where I worked on strategy and development of the alliance with Microsoft, business development, and team development. Currently, I'm part of the EMEA sales leadership team of one of the top 5 global partners, where I'm responsible for the pre-sales team.

I'm passionate about helping organizations leverage technology to improve their operations and achieve their goals

I'm a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and solution architect with a specialization in Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power Platform. As Head of Presales for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Power P... Show more

With over 10+ years of experience
✔️ Helping customers to implement Cloud Security at scale prima facia Microsoft Sentinel 🛡️ 🐱‍👤
✔️ Advocates Microsoft Security Education and awareness.
✔️ Love Building Open-Source ATOM Products.

📌 During my journey, I enjoy educating:
💡 FREE Udemy Course with 2K+ enrollments & 4.1 .
💡 Presented in 30+ Cloud Security Events.
💡 10+ Articles with 10K+ reads.
📌 Love building atom products
🔼 PowerShell Module on Defender for IOT Raw Logs.
🔼 Enrich Sentinel with Twitter TI Feeds.
🔼 Latest IP Ranges from Azure | GCP | AWS for Microsoft Sentinel
Things came along with the journey
⚡ #5 under top contributors for Microsoft Sentinel.
⚡ L5 Microsoft Sentinel Black Belt since 2022

With over 10+ years of experience ✔️ Helping customers to implement Cloud Security at scale prima facia Microsoft Sentinel 🛡️ 🐱‍👤 ✔️ Advocates Microsoft Security Education and awareness. ✔️ Love Building Open-Source ATOM Products. 📌 Duri... Show more

Bogdan Bujdea is and independent contractor and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He's an expert generalist who likes to explore new territory and continuously improve himself, learning frameworks and technologies along the way, while also staying in touch with the .NET ecosystem.

In his free time Bogdan likes to support the .NET community either by posting content online or by organizing events for the .NET Iași meetup or the dotnetdays conference.

Bogdan Bujdea is and independent contractor and a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies. He's an expert generalist who likes to explore new territory and continuously improve himself, learning frameworks and technologies along the way, while also s... Show more

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

Julie Yack is a seasoned technology expert, dynamic speaker, and passionate advocate for empowering individuals and organizations through innovation. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, Julie brings a wealth of knowledge and practical insights to her speaking engagements.

As a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Business Applications, Julie is recognized for her exceptional expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Her deep technical understanding, coupled with her ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and engaging manner, makes her a sought-after speaker at conferences, user groups, and industry events worldwide.

Julie is known for her engaging and interactive presentations, where she shares practical tips, real-world examples, and best practices to help attendees unlock the full potential of their technology investments. Whether discussing the latest trends in cloud computing, demonstrating innovative solutions using low-code/no-code platforms, or sharing insights on digital transformation strategies, Julie's sessions are always informative, inspiring, and thought-provoking.

In addition to her speaking engagements, Julie is also a prolific writer, blogger, and community leader. She shares her expertise and experiences through her blog, social media channels, and contributions to industry publications. Her dedication to empowering others and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning has earned her the respect and admiration of colleagues and peers alike.

When she's not immersed in the world of technology, Julie enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and exploring new culinary adventures. She is a firm believer in the power of technology to drive positive change and is committed to helping individuals and organizations harness its full potential.

Julie Yack is a seasoned technology expert, dynamic speaker, and passionate advocate for empowering individuals and organizations through innovation. With over two decades of experience in the technology industry, Julie brings a wealth of knowledge a... Show more

Eitan Blumin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with decades of experience in all fields relating to Microsoft SQL Server databases and the Microsoft Data Platform.

Eitan Blumin is currently working as a Senior SQL Server Consultant, Solutions Architect, and DBA Team Leader at Madeira Data Solutions, the leading Microsoft Data Platform consulting company in Israel. Other than his day-to-day consultant work, he also co-hosts the popular "SQL Server Radio" podcast with Guy Glantser, writes professional materials for the SQL Server community, delivers professional presentations and courses, and serves as a pivotal source of expert knowledge for the Madeira team.

Eitan Blumin is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with decades of experience in all fields relating to Microsoft SQL Server databases and the Microsoft Data Platform. Eitan Blumin is currently working as a Senior SQL Server Consultant, Solutions Archi... Show more

Inspired by those in the community that have gone before me, I try to share what I learn by looking at what the services from Microsoft can offer, understanding challenges people have and bringing those two things together. Having learned from 13 years in Financial Services, I moved into the world of consulting, currently acting as Group Manager - Modern Workplace at Avanade.

I am lucky enough to have been awarded as a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft 365 Apps and Services, participate as a Viva Explorer and co-host the modern workplace podcast GreyHatBeardPrincess as well as blogging and sharing videos.

Inspired by those in the community that have gone before me, I try to share what I learn by looking at what the services from Microsoft can offer, understanding challenges people have and bringing those two things together. Having learned from 13 yea... Show more

Jeremy spent several years in IT System Architecture and Administration before transitioning to Navision Development.

Over 20 years, he has worked as a Developer, Consultant, Support, and Trainer within the Navision / MBS / Dynamics 365 ecosystem.

During that time, he has trained several people into the industry, worked with ISVs & Partners, and run his own Solution Center.

He has spoken at Dynamics Conferences worldwide and published books about Business Central.

Jeremy spent several years in IT System Architecture and Administration before transitioning to Navision Development. Over 20 years, he has worked as a Developer, Consultant, Support, and Trainer within the Navision / MBS / Dynamics 365 ecosystem.... Show more

Megan Walker is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and a Power Platform consultant with experience in web design, social media and marketing. She's a passionate blogger, writing about tips, tricks and ideas for non developer geeks.

Megan Walker is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and a Power Platform consultant with experience in web design, social media and marketing. She's a passionate blogger, writing about tips, tricks and ideas for non developer geeks. Show more

Maarten Balliauw loves building web and cloud apps. His main interests are in .NET web technologies, C#, Microsoft Azure and application performance. He is Head of Customer Success at Duende Software. Creator and maintainer of https://speaker.travel. He's an ASP Insider and former Microsoft MVP. Maarten is a frequent speaker at various national and international events and organizes Azure User Group events in Belgium. In his free time, he brews his own beer. Maarten's blog can be found at https://blog.maartenballiauw.be.

Maarten Balliauw loves building web and cloud apps. His main interests are in .NET web technologies, C#, Microsoft Azure and application performance. He is Head of Customer Success at Duende Software. Creator and maintainer of https://speaker.travel.... Show more

Eugene Meidinger works as a BI consultant and Pluralsight author, specializing in Power BI and Azure. He has been working with data for 10 years.

Eugene Meidinger works as a BI consultant and Pluralsight author, specializing in Power BI and Azure. He has been working with data for 10 years. Show more

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform.

- Member of the Global Microsoft Azure Data Communities Advisory Board

- Architected scalable analytics platforms using Snowflake, Synapse, Azure Analysis Services, SSAS, SSRS, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, Matilion to automate ETL workflow. Produced reports and dashboards using Power BI Desktop, Service and Power BI Report Services
- Defined governance layer at enterprise level covering Power BI version control, roles and activities, lifecycle management for reporting, RLS management, Azure DevOps integration for data & analytics solutions, and Power BI Premium implementations
- Optimized and performance tuned complex Power BI data models using aggregate tables to reduce the model size and increase the performance of the reports. Composite models combining Power BI, AAS, Power BI Premium
- Designed and developed Power BI applications integrating other technologies including PowerApps, Flow, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Azure SQL Database and Smartsheet to deliver actionable solutions
- Facilitated requirement sessions with business users, provided analytics strategy, and created BI roadmaps
- Managed the migration of the entire on-premise IT infrastructure to Azure platform and O365
- Delivered end-to-end BI solutions to Enterprise companies in US and LATAM

Industry expertise – Retail, Financial, Minery, Forestal, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing
Thought leadership – Speaker at international conferences including MS Build, MS Ignite, MSFT Business Application Summit, SQL Saturdays, Power Platform World Tour, and .NET conference tour. Served as Managing Director for Spain Data Analytics Publication

- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform. - Member of the Global Microsoft Azure Data Communities Advisory Board - Architected scalable analytics platforms using Snowflake, Synapse, Azure Analysis Services, SSAS, SSRS, Azur... Show more

Chirag is a highly experienced Chartered IT Professional consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) at Patel Consulting delivering business collaboration & productivity, data & information management solution implementation, migration and divestment projects with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Viva, Power Platform, Security & Compliance and Microsoft 365 related technologies.
Having worked with SharePoint since 2001 and Office 365 since 2012, Chirag has covered many roles, such as Delivery Lead, Technology Specialist, Solution Architect and Trainer working with clients in Energy, Financials, IT & Communications, Professional Services, Retail, Education, Public & Third sector, which has lead him to be an exceptional consultant & trainer as quoted by clients "established himself as a leader on the project, not only delivering on the separation and migration of M365 services, but also guiding and challenging colleagues to ensure the broader set of Cloud transition activities".
Chirag is highly qualified with an MSc in Business Systems Analysis & Design and holds many certifications including Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator Expert and TOGAF Certified Architect.
As a volunteer, Chirag enjoys running Microsoft 365 UK (M365UK) user group and is a frequent speaker at local & international events. For his technical community contributions, Chirag has been awarded with Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) every year since 2020. He is also an Approved Chartered Membership Assessor for BCS (British Computer Society). According to sessionize.com, he was among the top 3% of most active speakers in 2023 & 2022.

Chirag is a highly experienced Chartered IT Professional consultant and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) at Patel Consulting delivering business collaboration & productivity, data & information management solution implementation, migration and dives... Show more

After falling in love with coding in 2005, Connell became a fan of software architecture and design, and now spends a lot of time drawing boxes and arrows to help visualise concepts.

This led to the creation of his YouTube channel @DrawingBoxes, which establishes a simple animated visual presentation style shared by his talks and blog.

Always an advocate for developer communities, he co-organises the .NET Notts meetup, and now works at Stack Overflow where he continuously improves the site enabling communities worldwide.

After falling in love with coding in 2005, Connell became a fan of software architecture and design, and now spends a lot of time drawing boxes and arrows to help visualise concepts. This led to the creation of his YouTube channel @DrawingBoxes, w... Show more

CTO, Team lead, developer. I do it all. Passionate about spreading knowledge on technology, people, management, developing and all the Douglas Adams books. I have been speaking at conferences, meetups and business meetings all over the world, always trying to get the audience to be as enthusiastic about the topics I talk about as I am. I have been active in the techindustry for over 30 years and still get a lot of joy writing code. But I also enjoy enabling other people to experience that: as a leader I always try to make sure people are safe, secure and have fun doing what they do best! Even more important: I love spreading my experience so others can do the same!

CTO, Team lead, developer. I do it all. Passionate about spreading knowledge on technology, people, management, developing and all the Douglas Adams books. I have been speaking at conferences, meetups and business meetings all over the world, always ... Show more

Vadym is a seasoned mobile app developer with over 8 years of experience in Android and 4+ years in cross-platform development using Flutter. Throughout his career, Vadym has collaborated with top companies like Samsung, Volvo, Instagram, and Sky, as well as various startups, delivering quality mobile solutions across industries.

As a speaker and mentor, Vadym has presented at local meetups, devFests, and major international conferences like Appdevcon, Droidcon and Fluttercon. Passionate about sharing knowledge and supporting the developer community, he is committed to mentoring and contributing to the growth of others in the field.

Vadym is a seasoned mobile app developer with over 8 years of experience in Android and 4+ years in cross-platform development using Flutter. Throughout his career, Vadym has collaborated with top companies like Samsung, Volvo, Instagram, and Sky, as... Show more

Mandi Walls is a DevOps Advocate on the Community and Advocacy Team at PagerDuty. Before joining PagerDuty, Mandi spent a number of years at Chef Software, working with customers and community members in the US and Europe. Originally a large-scale systems administrator, Mandi has focused on IT automation; organizational culture and change; and community.

Mandi Walls is a DevOps Advocate on the Community and Advocacy Team at PagerDuty. Before joining PagerDuty, Mandi spent a number of years at Chef Software, working with customers and community members in the US and Europe. Originally a large-scale sy... Show more

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