Sandy Zeng is a Senior Cloud Architect with over 15 years of IT experience. She specializes in Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), Windows, automation, Microsoft Graph, Security, and identity. Sandy is passionate about exploring new technologies and continuously expanding her skill set.

She is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) (Intune and Windows), a contributor to msendpointmgr.com, and the creator of IntuneDiff, a tool for comparing Microsoft Intune configurations. Sandy is also an active speaker at user groups and international conferences.

Sandy Zeng is a Senior Cloud Architect with over 15 years of IT experience. She specializes in Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr), Windows, automation, Microsoft Graph, Security, and identity. Sandy is passionate about exploring new ... Show more

I am a Cloud Architect at Caylent with a developer background and experience mainly in sectors like media, finance, retail, education among others. I studied an MSc in Computer Science and I'm passionate about topics like DevOps culture, automation, information architecture, user experience, event-driven infrastructure, good development practices, algorithm analysis, observability and security mechanisms.

I am a Cloud Architect at Caylent with a developer background and experience mainly in sectors like media, finance, retail, education among others. I studied an MSc in Computer Science and I'm passionate about topics like DevOps culture, automation, ... Show more

Lester Martin is a seasoned developer advocate, trainer, blogger, data engineer, and polyglot programmer focused on data pipelines & data lake analytics using Trino, Iceberg, Hive, Spark, Flink, Kafka, NiFi, NoSQL databases, and, of course, classical RDBMSs. Learn more about Lester at https://linktr.ee/lestermartin.

Lester Martin is a seasoned developer advocate, trainer, blogger, data engineer, and polyglot programmer focused on data pipelines & data lake analytics using Trino, Iceberg, Hive, Spark, Flink, Kafka, NiFi, NoSQL databases, and, of course, classical... Show more

Rafael is a Principal Open Source Engineer at NodeSource and a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee, where he works full-time on the Node.js runtime with a focus on security and performance.

His work spans runtime internals, benchmarking, and secure system design, with contributions to widely used tools in the Node.js ecosystem.

Rafael is a Principal Open Source Engineer at NodeSource and a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee, where he works full-time on the Node.js runtime with a focus on security and performance. His work spans runtime internals, benchmar... Show more

I am a passionate software developer originally from Portugal and currently based in Ireland. I specialize in building robust applications using .NET and am a dedicated advocate for open standards in feature management. As a maintainer for OpenFeature, I contribute to the project's .NET library, help shape its telemetry conventions and support efforts to standardize feature flagging across the industry.
I am committed to creating tools that simplify and enhance users’ daily lives, and I actively share my expertise through technical writing and community engagement.

I am a passionate software developer originally from Portugal and currently based in Ireland. I specialize in building robust applications using .NET and am a dedicated advocate for open standards in feature management. As a maintainer for OpenFeatur... Show more

Brian has worked with data and analytics for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity.

Now, by combining deep experience with a human approach to data and analytics, and a deep understanding of platform implementations, Brian build solutions that deliver actual change for people, for business, for everyone

Brian is a Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Recognized Fasttrack Solution Architect.

Brian loves data and is always trying to glue the business and tech together using his knowledge and experience.
He is always open to meet new people and help them to get better tomorrow.

Brian has worked with data and analytics for more than two decades - varying projects on both size and complexity. Now, by combining deep experience with a human approach to data and analytics, and a deep understanding of platform implementations,... Show more

Generalist Specialist in the IT sector with over 30 years experience. Efficiency focused in process, performance and product development for the MSP sector. Highly focused on the value and returns of performance management thru Business Intelligence, system integration and workflow automation.

Generalist Specialist in the IT sector with over 30 years experience. Efficiency focused in process, performance and product development for the MSP sector. Highly focused on the value and returns of performance management thru Business Intelligence,... Show more

Alfonso (Poncho) is a Developer Advocate in Cisco Systems Portugal. He is passionate about adding value to the IT community with the power of coding. Data Networks, DevOps, Open Source and everything in between are some of his true passions. Apart from that, Alfonso often engages in technical speaking events, university masterclasses and delivery of coding trainings.

Alfonso (Poncho) is a Developer Advocate in Cisco Systems Portugal. He is passionate about adding value to the IT community with the power of coding. Data Networks, DevOps, Open Source and everything in between are some of his true passions. Apart fr... Show more

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

Ed Pollack is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for learning how Data Platforms work and sharing that knowledge with the community. His experiences in data architecture, database design, performance optimization, and data security are motivation for public speaking, writing, coding, and other community activities.

Ed has spoken at SQL Saturday events, SQL Bits, PASS Summit, EightKB, and many other regional and international events. Ed is the organizer of the Capital Area SQL Server Group and SQL Saturday Albany, as well as a co-organizer of SQL Saturday New York City, and Future Data Driven. He has published a number of books, including "Dynamic SQL: Applications, Performance, and Security in Microsoft SQL Server", "Expert Performance Indexing in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2022", and "Analytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Server: Optimizing OLAP Workloads". Ed is also an active contributor of content to SimpleTalk.

In his free time, Ed enjoys video games, traveling, cooking exceptionally spicy foods, and hanging out with his amazing wife and sons.

Ed Pollack is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for learning how Data Platforms work and sharing that knowledge with the community. His experiences in data architecture, database design, performance optimization, and data security are mot... Show more

I'm Michele Blum. I was born in Switzerland and have both Swiss and Italian roots. I'm 26 years old, and I can speak English, German, and Italian fluently.

In my leisure time, I engage in activities that reflect my energetic and dynamic personality - gym, kickboxing, and exploring the adrenaline-pumping worlds of cars and motorcycles are a few of my passions.

When it comes to work, my interest lies deeply in tech. I'm particularly drawn to Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, and Azure Automation with DevOps and Bicep. Additionally, I have expertise in Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection, Microsoft Defender for Office, Microsoft Intune, and Azure compute and networking. My skills also extend to managing SQL databases and hybrid IT architectures. And yes, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I've heard a thing or two about on-premise infrastructures and can navigate them with ease.

Transforming my set of skills and interests into practical experiences, I'm committed to making valuable contributions in the Microsoft community.

I'm Michele Blum. I was born in Switzerland and have both Swiss and Italian roots. I'm 26 years old, and I can speak English, German, and Italian fluently. In my leisure time, I engage in activities that reflect my energetic and dynamic personalit... Show more

Hi, I’m Paul Stolk, a Senior Software Developer at Sopra Steria with over 15 years of experience working with Microsoft technologies. I’m passionate about embracing the latest advancements in technology, and I have a particular fascination with artificial intelligence. In 2023, I became a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), a milestone that allows me to combine my love for technology with my eagerness to share knowledge.

I’m excited to step onto the stage and connect with others through insights and experiences from my career. I aim to deliver talks that are not only technically rich but also practical, helping others see the potential of technology in new and inspiring ways.

Outside of work, I love organizing Live Action Role Play (LARP) events and weaving intricate stories for immersive experiences. I believe my storytelling skills and technical expertise give me a unique perspective, and I’m looking forward to bringing that energy into every presentation I deliver.

Hi, I’m Paul Stolk, a Senior Software Developer at Sopra Steria with over 15 years of experience working with Microsoft technologies. I’m passionate about embracing the latest advancements in technology, and I have a particular fascination with artif... Show more

Karl is a software developer at Cito, one of the world’s leading organizations in the field of developing assessment tests. His developer journey revolves around continuous, iterative improvement. He has a Master’s degree in Philosophy, so even though he is pretty knowledgeable on the subject of code and communication, he knows he knows nothing.

Karl chronicles his observations on the world of software development every week at www.karlvanheijster.com (in Dutch).

Karl is a software developer at Cito, one of the world’s leading organizations in the field of developing assessment tests. His developer journey revolves around continuous, iterative improvement. He has a Master’s degree in Philosophy, so even thoug... Show more

Dr. Cristian Schuszter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering with a focus on distributed fault-tolerant software architectures and machine-learning based failure prediction. In his day-to-day, he is somewhere between a Data and Full-stack Software Engineer, with a wide range of tech & job exposure both in academia and industry.

For the past 7 years he's been working with various teams in CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research). Currently he's focusing on the architectural directions of the CERN business computing group, with an emphasis on enterprise Java systems and UI.

Dr. Cristian Schuszter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering with a focus on distributed fault-tolerant software architectures and machine-learning based failure prediction. In his day-to-day, he is somewhere between a Data and Full-stack Software Engin... Show more

When I'm not writing code, I'm usually found teaching code and leading teams.

When I'm not writing code, I'm usually found teaching code and leading teams. Show more

Anu is a Data and AI Consultant with 25+ years of experience working in design and development of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, AI enabled applications and SaaS integrated solutions. Anu is a Microsoft Data Platform and AI MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer and really passionate in sharing knowledge. Anu loves solving complex business problems with innovative solutions using technologies.

Anu do speak at Conferences (PASS Summit, SQL Saturdays, Data Platform Summit, Difinity) and organise local user group meetups.

Anu is a Data and AI Consultant with 25+ years of experience working in design and development of Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, AI enabled applications and SaaS integrated solutions. Anu is a Microsoft Data Platform and AI MVP, Microsoft Cer... Show more

I have been developing software for almost four decades. Although I have a Master's Degree in Project Management I earned it prior to the primacy of Agile practices, and I felt many of the principles I learned couldn't be applied to software development. My focus is always on the aspect of software development process that needs to most attention, which could be writing code, project prioritization, quality assurance, or building culture. I'm passionate about sharing good development practices, especially security in software development. I've taught classes on SQL Server and programming languages, co-authored books on SQL Server, spent many years developing large applications with C# .Net, and dabble in everything I can.

I have been developing software for almost four decades. Although I have a Master's Degree in Project Management I earned it prior to the primacy of Agile practices, and I felt many of the principles I learned couldn't be applied to software developm... Show more

Rune have been working with databases for 30+ years, primarily in those years with Microsoft SQL Server. Throughout the years he has had many roles, from Developer, Database Designer, Solution Architect and all the way to Production Dba.
Today Rune works for Vivicta as a Principal Cloud Architect on the different cloud vendor's Data Platform Services.
Rune is very active in the Microsoft Data Platform community and have held a position on the board for the Norwegian user group and for the last 8 years he has been running the largest Microsoft Data Platform conference on Norwegian soil, SQLSaturday Oslo, now re-branded to Data Saturday Oslo.
In his spare time you can find Rune in the woods of his hometown Arendal enjoying his hobby, building tracks and riding singletrack bicycling.

Rune have been working with databases for 30+ years, primarily in those years with Microsoft SQL Server. Throughout the years he has had many roles, from Developer, Database Designer, Solution Architect and all the way to Production Dba. Today Rune ... Show more

Christian Wenz is a consultant, software architect and entrepreneur specializing in web technologies and security. A prolific writer, he has authored or co-authored over 100 books for various publishers. Christian’s work spans both open-source and proprietary web technologies, a unique combination that has earned him recognition as a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies and the distinction of being the lead author of the Zend PHP certification. He is also credited in several open-source projects for his contributions. In addition to his writing and technical endeavors, Christian is a frequent speaker at developer conferences worldwide, where he shares his expertise in web technologies.

Christian Wenz is a consultant, software architect and entrepreneur specializing in web technologies and security. A prolific writer, he has authored or co-authored over 100 books for various publishers. Christian’s work spans both open-source and pr... Show more

George is a distributed systems expert and a hands-on engineering leader. He is a Director of Engineering at MongoDB, focusing on implementing cloud native technologies at enterprise scale. He is an Ambassador of the Data on Kubernetes community and the author of The Platform Engineering Playbook, by Packt. Most recently, he has been a speaker at global events like Kubecon, OpenSource Summit, Hashiconf, LeadDev, SaaStr, and more.

George is a distributed systems expert and a hands-on engineering leader. He is a Director of Engineering at MongoDB, focusing on implementing cloud native technologies at enterprise scale. He is an Ambassador of the Data on Kubernetes community and ... Show more

Efe Omoregie is an Associate Staff Engineer at Yellow Card, where he builds AI applications and leads fintech projects across Africa. With nearly a decade of software engineering experience, he has worked on payment systems, healthcare platforms, and cloud infrastructure.

Previously, Efe led payment integrations at Yellow Card, scaling fiat payment rails across 20+ countries, and held engineering roles at GeroCare, Skooleeo, Code4TEEN, and Web Fuse.

He holds a Master’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Lagos, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and a Diploma in Networking and System Security from Benson Idahosa University.

Outside of work, Efe enjoys swimming and cycling.

Efe Omoregie is an Associate Staff Engineer at Yellow Card, where he builds AI applications and leads fintech projects across Africa. With nearly a decade of software engineering experience, he has worked on payment systems, healthcare platforms, and... Show more

Nikki is an experienced mobile engineer with a sharp eye for detail and craft. She focuses on building high-performant, resilient products that solve real problems for individuals and organizations. She is also a technical writer and speaker who has authored several articles featured across widely read developer platforms.

A Rive ambassador and package author, Nikki is passionate about community building. She believes deeply in knowledge sharing as a way to spark collaboration and support continuous learning across the tech ecosystem.

Outside tech, Nikki is a thinker with a curious mind and a love for art.

Nikki is an experienced mobile engineer with a sharp eye for detail and craft. She focuses on building high-performant, resilient products that solve real problems for individuals and organizations. She is also a technical writer and speaker who has ... Show more

My name is Martin Himken and I’m a consultant with a passion for getting things done. I started as a certified IT specialist in systems integration, worked with small companies (15 endpoints) to enterprise size customers (75k and above) and finally led my own team for a few years. I have over a decade of ConfigMgr and at least half of that in Intune know-how.

My name is Martin Himken and I’m a consultant with a passion for getting things done. I started as a certified IT specialist in systems integration, worked with small companies (15 endpoints) to enterprise size customers (75k and above) and finally l... Show more

Steven Diamante is a technical coach who helps software teams get real value from AI coding agents. Most teams use AI to generate code fast, but then spend hours debugging. Steven teaches teams to use TDD and strict quality gates to keep AI agents steerable, ensuring they build the right thing in small, controllable steps. Through hands-on Samman Coaching, he helps teams transform how they work with AI while maintaining technical excellence.

Outside of coaching, he enjoys playing guitar in his local church, reading a non-fiction book, or hanging out with his wife and two kids.

Steven Diamante is a technical coach who helps software teams get real value from AI coding agents. Most teams use AI to generate code fast, but then spend hours debugging. Steven teaches teams to use TDD and strict quality gates to keep AI agents st... Show more

Product-focused Android developer and Droidcon speaker with strong expertise in Jetpack Compose, Kotlin, and on-device AI. I’ve built scalable, high-performance mobile apps with robust modular structures, efficient CI/CD pipelines, and delightful user experiences.

Currently building next-gen travel experiences at Strollby, where I lead Android development across hotel, flight, and activity bookings. My work spans multi-module architecture, Apollo GraphQL, payment integrations, and deep UI performance optimisations.

I’m currently exploring on-device AI, especially MediaPipe LLM inference and the Prompt API.

Beyond work, I built and published my own minimalist Android launcher, Simple Launcher - Minimalist applying Compose, design systems, and automated release workflows to real-world product challenges.

I’m also speaking at Droidcon Abu Dhabi ’25, Devfest Dubai'25 and Devfest Mumbai,25 where I’ll be sharing insights on building AI-enhanced Android experiences with Jetpack Compose and on-device intelligence.
I’ve previously spoken at Droidcon Uganda as well.

Product-focused Android developer and Droidcon speaker with strong expertise in Jetpack Compose, Kotlin, and on-device AI. I’ve built scalable, high-performance mobile apps with robust modular structures, efficient CI/CD pipelines, and delightful use... Show more

Azure consultant, AI enthusiastic, M365 wanderer, M365 Migration Specialist, Power Platform Explorer! Keval has been working for many years in IT industry managing different enterprise applications ranging from mid to large scale clients. He is an ex-MCT, speaker and loves to share his knowledge on various Microsoft technologies. He is also a technical community member and organizer.

Azure consultant, AI enthusiastic, M365 wanderer, M365 Migration Specialist, Power Platform Explorer! Keval has been working for many years in IT industry managing different enterprise applications ranging from mid to large scale clients. He is an ex... Show more

Brian McKeiver is Co-Owner at BizStream, digital agency in Allendale, MI. At BizStream he is a solution architect, visionary, dual Microsoft Azure MVP (Azure AI and Azure PaaS), Kentico MVP, and Kontent.ai MVP. He has over 23 years of experience leading his agency of more than 40 employees, about a hundred clients spread out across North America, and one heck of an interesting story of how it all started from a two-person team. In addition to his expertise in web development, cloud, integration, and digital marketing, Brian is active with the tech community via his blog at Mcbeev.com.

Brian McKeiver is Co-Owner at BizStream, digital agency in Allendale, MI. At BizStream he is a solution architect, visionary, dual Microsoft Azure MVP (Azure AI and Azure PaaS), Kentico MVP, and Kontent.ai MVP. He has over 23 years of experience lead... Show more

Tiago Costa is a Senior Cloud Architect and Advisor focusing on Microsoft Azure, International Speaker, Trainer and Author. For the past 20 years has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft technologies. In the last years Tiago have been helping companies to migrate and build Cloud native workloads in Microsoft Azure. Tiago has been working as at the Senior Architect level, but he always like to do some hands-on tasks on the Azure Administration and Development side of things. You can find him regularly in the classroom or online teaching Microsoft Azure. All this real-world experience allows him to deliver amazing trainings on Microsoft Azure.

Tiago has several Microsoft Certifications and awards:
- Microsoft Azure MVP (2016 – …)
- MCT – Microsoft Certified Trainer (2006 – …)
- MCT Regional Lead (2013 – …)
- Microsoft Certification Council Member (2020 – …)

He loves diving into new technologies and share his experience at conferences and training classes. What excites him about it's work is to help others exploring new frontiers in technology and to become better professionals. He's free time is spent with his family in the surroundings of the sunny Lisbon, Portugal, and building some cool geek projects.

Tiago Costa is a Senior Cloud Architect and Advisor focusing on Microsoft Azure, International Speaker, Trainer and Author. For the past 20 years has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft technologies. In the last years Tiago hav... Show more

I'm the founder organizer of Experts Live India, organizing physical and online conferences. I also host a tech/semi tech podcast, Experts Live India podcast.

I'm a 2x Microsoft MVP (recently in Azure AI services) and been awarded Azure content hero and Azure community hero badgers by Microsoft.

I'm active in the observability and AI space.

I'm the founder organizer of Experts Live India, organizing physical and online conferences. I also host a tech/semi tech podcast, Experts Live India podcast. I'm a 2x Microsoft MVP (recently in Azure AI services) and been awarded Azure content he... Show more

Jernej Kavka (JK) is a Microsoft AI MVP, SSW Solution Architect, and organizer of several user groups like AI Hack Days and Global AI The Podcast. JK is a full-stack .NET developer, but his passion lies in Azure Cognitive Services, AI and machine learning. He is the main architect behind SSW's virtual receptionist - SophieAI: https://sswsophie.com

He is also very active in the developer community and enjoys speaking at conferences like NDC, DDD, as well as User Groups and Hack Days.

Jernej Kavka (JK) is a Microsoft AI MVP, SSW Solution Architect, and organizer of several user groups like AI Hack Days and Global AI The Podcast. JK is a full-stack .NET developer, but his passion lies in Azure Cognitive Services, AI and machine lea... Show more