Information & Communications Technology

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

Jonathan Harel

Jonathan Harel

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Jonathan is a digital comedian - touching on everything that involves humor, technology and creativity. He founded and sold Fine.dev, a company that allowed anyone to build software with AI agents; worked as a data scientist for 10 years; and created "Dark{mode}": a docu-comedy web series that covers developer experience topics, trends, and best practices.
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-----BEGIN SESSIONIZE SPEAKER BIO----- Jonathan is a digital comedian - touching on everything that involves humor, technology and creativity. He founded and sold Fine.dev, a company that allowed anyone to build software with AI agents; worked as a ... Show more

Divya Jain

Divya Jain

Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience building and leading mobile teams across iOS, Android, and cross-platform development. I have published apps, led large-scale projects, and spoken at international conferences including Droidcon, DroidKaigi, Android Makers, and 360|AnDev.

My expertise spans mobile architecture, performance optimization, developer experience, and scaling engineering teams. Beyond speaking, I am also passionate about curating high-quality content for the developer community and have contributed as a reviewer and mentor in various tech forums.

I hope to bring both technical depth and a community-focused perspective, with the purpose of supporting CFP reviews, helping select impactful sessions, and contributing to shaping engaging conference agendas.

Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience building and leading mobile teams across iOS, Android, and cross-platform development. I have published apps, led large-scale projects, and spoken at international conferences including Droidcon, Droid... Show more

Massimo Bonanni

Massimo Bonanni

Massimo Bonanni is a Microsoft Technical Trainer with a rich background in technology and community leadership. With six-time recognition as a Microsoft MVP in Windows and Developer Tools, Massimo has demonstrated exceptional expertise and contribution to the tech community. His accolades also include being an Intel Black Belt and Software Innovator, showcasing his ability to drive innovation and excellence in software development.
In his role at Microsoft, Massimo empowers customers by enhancing their Azure skills, enabling them to leverage the power of Azure more effectively in their solutions. His commitment to education extends beyond the workplace, as evidenced by his role as a technical speaker at various conferences, delivering more than 200 sessions over the last decade.
Massimo's leadership skills are further highlighted by his initiative in founding and managing several communities in Italy, fostering a collaborative environment for learning and growth. His personal interests include a love for dogs, a passion for reading, and an enjoyment of building LEGO sets, reflecting a well-rounded individual with diverse hobbies.
Massimo's professional journey is a testament to his dedication to technology, education, and community engagement, making him a valuable asset to any team or project.

Massimo Bonanni is a Microsoft Technical Trainer with a rich background in technology and community leadership. With six-time recognition as a Microsoft MVP in Windows and Developer Tools, Massimo has demonstrated exceptional expertise and contributi... Show more

Csongor Vogel

Csongor Vogel

I'm a Staff Mobile Software Engineer at talabat, the leading food delivery platform in the MENA region (part of Delivery Hero), and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart. Based in Dubai and originally from Hungary, I combine engineering leadership with a strong focus on mentorship and developer enablement.

As a developer community organizer (Flutter Abu Dhabi and Dubai ), I'm passionate about helping startups adopt the right technologies early and scale their engineering practices effectively from the beginning.

My current focus is on integrating AI solutions into the Software Developer Life Cycle and building other agentic workflows.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge by speaking at conferences and meetups, as well as teaching students in Hungary's first Flutter University class.

In more details:
- https://github.com/gerfalcon

I'm a Staff Mobile Software Engineer at talabat, the leading food delivery platform in the MENA region (part of Delivery Hero), and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart. Based in Dubai and originally from Hungary, I combine engineering leaders... Show more

Patrycja Wegrzynowicz

Patrycja Wegrzynowicz

Patrycja is a principal consultant and founder of Yon Labs, a startup developing automated tools for detecting and refactoring security vulnerabilities, performance anti-patterns, and cloud misconfigurations. She brings deep expertise in Java, C++, SRE, DevOps, security, performance optimization, and cloud technologies.

She is a regular speaker at leading software conferences, including KubeCon, JavaOne, Devoxx, JFokus, and others. Patrycja has been recognized as a Java Champion and holds titles such as Oracle Groundbreaker Ambassador, Oracle ACE Associate, and Oracle ACE Pro. In 2016, she was named one of the Top 10 Women in Tech in Poland.

Her interests focus on automated software engineering, particularly static and dynamic analysis techniques to support software verification, optimization, and deployment.

Patrycja is a principal consultant and founder of Yon Labs, a startup developing automated tools for detecting and refactoring security vulnerabilities, performance anti-patterns, and cloud misconfigurations. She brings deep expertise in Java, C++, S... Show more

Matteo Bianchi

Matteo Bianchi

Matteo is a Solutions Engineer at GitHub, CNCF Ambassador and Cloud Native aficionado, a former startup CTO and DevRel. Open Source contributor, part of the Kubernetes Release Team since v1.31 and until v1.34, actively serving in Release Engineering since v1.33.

Hacker, builder and problem solver by nature. Singing in a metal band whenever there's nothing left to fix in the cloud. @mbianchidev on (almost) every social media.

Matteo is a Solutions Engineer at GitHub, CNCF Ambassador and Cloud Native aficionado, a former startup CTO and DevRel. Open Source contributor, part of the Kubernetes Release Team since v1.31 and until v1.34, actively serving in Release Engineering ... Show more

Rob Kuijpers

Rob Kuijpers

I love to tell you a story! Whether it's about autonomous agents, boosting personal productivity, enhancing your company's efficiency, exploring the latest CRM innovations within Dynamics 365, or mastering social selling through LinkedIn, I bring each story to life with passion and energy.

I love inspiring audiences, whether it’s on stage, through writing, in videos, or via podcast hosting.

Curious about CRM, Copilot (Studio), Power Apps, Power Automate, or Power Pages? Ask me, and we could talk for hours.

With over 25 years of experience in the CRM field, I've supported marketing, sales, and service teams around the globe. While I’ve worked with almost every major CRM platform, Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM has stole my heart over the past decade.

Also check my website: https://robkuijpers.com/

I love to tell you a story! Whether it's about autonomous agents, boosting personal productivity, enhancing your company's efficiency, exploring the latest CRM innovations within Dynamics 365, or mastering social selling through LinkedIn, I bring ea... Show more

Frederick Anaafi (MCT)

Frederick Anaafi (MCT)

I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer with 8+ years of extensive experience in data analytics, utilizing powerful tools such as Power BI, Azure Fundamentals, Tableau, Excel and PowerPoint. My expertise spans across various professional domains, and I am committed to enhancing organizational excellence through dedication, diligence, and perseverance.

My proficiency extends beyond data analytics to include team leadership, business management, student group coordination, and the development of training resources. I am also passionate about sharing my knowledge through complementary online video tutorials available on YouTube under the username @Fredexcel.

In addition to my practical experience, I hold a Master's degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance, as well as a Master's degree in Science in Industrial Mathematics. My educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Mathematics.

On a personal note, I am have three lovely children and possess a deep passion for data analysis and visualization. I am eager to continue making a meaningful impact in the field and contributing to the success of diverse organizations.

Let us connect on my LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/frederick-anaafi

I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer with 8+ years of extensive experience in data analytics, utilizing powerful tools such as Power BI, Azure Fundamentals, Tableau, Excel and PowerPoint. My expertise spans across various professional domains, and I am... Show more

Rudy Ooms

Rudy Ooms

Rudy Ooms works as a Content Creator Manager at Patch My PC as of June 2024. He utilizes his extensive IT experience to create and manage content, particularly focusing on Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM).

One of his hobbies (next to drinking some good beers) is debugging Intune issues. By doing so, he has learned much about all the moving pieces in Autopilot, Intune, and the associated intricacies. This knowledge is shared through the many blogs he writes on call4cloud.nl.

Rudy Ooms works as a Content Creator Manager at Patch My PC as of June 2024. He utilizes his extensive IT experience to create and manage content, particularly focusing on Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, and Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM). ... Show more

Nikola Ilic

Nikola Ilic

I'm making music from the data! Power BI and Microsoft Fabric addict, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight Author, O'Reilly Instructor, blogger, speaker...Interested in everything related to data - always eager to extract valuable info from raw data in the most effective way. Multi-year experience working with (predominantly) Microsoft Data Platform (SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and Power BI). Father of 2 and true football (and Barca) fan!

I'm making music from the data! Power BI and Microsoft Fabric addict, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Pluralsight Author, O'Reilly Instructor, blogger, speaker...Interested in everything related to data - always eager to extract valuable info from raw d... Show more

Samik Roy

Samik Roy


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

Martin Förtsch

Martin Förtsch

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

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

Abdul Rasheed Feroz Khan

Abdul Rasheed Feroz Khan

Founder - CodeSizzler India | UAE
AI Engineer
9x Microsoft MVP on Azure
10x Microsoft Certified Trainer
Azure Cloud Advocate

Founder - CodeSizzler India | UAE AI Engineer 9x Microsoft MVP on Azure 10x Microsoft Certified Trainer Azure Cloud Advocate Show more

Rabieh Fashwall

Rabieh Fashwall

A distinguished Software Engineer with a rich 15-year trajectory in the computer software landscape, I specialize in architecting robust Cloud Native and Web applications through a strategic blend of technical expertise and innovative problem-solving. My technical arsenal spans Golang, .NET, and React (TypeScript), complemented by comprehensive proficiency in C#, JavaScript, and a versatile range of contemporary development technologies.

With a proven track record of delivering high-performance solutions, I excel in designing scalable applications across multiple cloud environments, including AWS, Google Cloud Platform, and DigitalOcean. My approach transcends conventional coding—I view each project as an opportunity to push technological boundaries and deliver transformative digital solutions.

A distinguished Software Engineer with a rich 15-year trajectory in the computer software landscape, I specialize in architecting robust Cloud Native and Web applications through a strategic blend of technical expertise and innovative problem-solving... Show more

Mustapha Rufai

Mustapha Rufai

Mustapha is a software engineer who loves teaching. He led developer engagement at Paga and creates technical content for Linkedin Learning, Pluralsight (via DeveloperIntelligence ).

You will find him at the intersection of developer education, software development, and community management.

Mustapha is a software engineer who loves teaching. He led developer engagement at Paga and creates technical content for Linkedin Learning, Pluralsight (via DeveloperIntelligence ). You will find him at the intersection of developer education, s... Show more

Anuraj Parameswaran

Anuraj Parameswaran

Anuraj Parameswaran is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience in architecting, developing, and delivering enterprise software solutions across web, mobile, desktop, social, and cloud platforms. With expertise spanning the full product development lifecycle—including architecture design, development, deployment, and support—he has consistently driven innovation and scalability in the solutions he delivers. A Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for the past decade, Anuraj is also a frequent speaker at Microsoft and industry events and the author of A Developer’s Guide to .NET in Azure, contributing thought leadership and best practices to the global developer community.

Anuraj Parameswaran is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience in architecting, developing, and delivering enterprise software solutions across web, mobile, desktop, social, and cloud platforms. With expertise spanning the full ... Show more

Wolfgang Strasser

Wolfgang Strasser

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

Merab Tato Kutalia

Merab Tato Kutalia

Software Engineer specializing in Android. GDG organizer and International speaker(DroidCon, DevFest, OWASP). Community builder. Tech blogger, Podcast host, mentoring. Avid runner and cyclist

Software Engineer specializing in Android. GDG organizer and International speaker(DroidCon, DevFest, OWASP). Community builder. Tech blogger, Podcast host, mentoring. Avid runner and cyclist Show more

Fabio Catinella

Fabio Catinella

Fabio is an Android lover even before being an Android Developer, he studied in Pisa and now lives in Padua working as Senior Android Developer for Twinkly. 
In his spare time helps the Google Developer Group Venezia organising events.

Fabio is an Android lover even before being an Android Developer, he studied in Pisa and now lives in Padua working as Senior Android Developer for Twinkly. 
In his spare time helps the Google Developer Group Venezia organising events. Show more

Paresh Motiwala

Paresh Motiwala

Paresh Motiwala ​PMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades.
He was selected as a "Speaker Idol" finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL Server User Group and Boston BI User Groups.
He has managed multi terabyte OLTP databases. He has also been a Senior SQL DBA and a Solutions Architect in Fortune 100 companies. He also helps organize and speaks at many PASS Summits, SQL Saturdays, Azure Bootcamp and User Groups. He is certified in Big Data Analytics and FinTech(MIT) Project manager, Public Speaker, an avid singer, cook, open networker, and stand-up comedian. He teaches public speaking, debating, interviewing and group discussion skills. He also mentors DBAs and children around the globe via www.circlesofgrowth.com

Paresh Motiwala ​PMP; a Fabric enthusiast and a Data Platform Manager has led several large SQL implementations, migrations and upgrades. He was selected as a "Speaker Idol" finalist for the PASS Summit 2018. He also runs DBA VUG, Houston Area SQL ... Show more

Zameer Fouzan

Zameer Fouzan

Zameer Fouzan is a Lead Developer Relations Engineer at New Relic with a strong background in full-stack development. He’s passionate about web technologies, cloud-native solutions, open-source software, and observability. Zameer enjoys exploring the latest developer trends and sharing his knowledge to support and empower the developer community.

Zameer Fouzan is a Lead Developer Relations Engineer at New Relic with a strong background in full-stack development. He’s passionate about web technologies, cloud-native solutions, open-source software, and observability. Zameer enjoys exploring the... Show more

Marc Lelijveld

Marc Lelijveld

Data Platform MVP, Power BI and Fabric enthusiastic, public speaker and passionate for everything which transforms data into action! Working at Macaw in the Netherlands as Solution Architect and Technical Evangelist in the Data Solutions & Insights team.

What I like the most? Sharing my thoughts, experience, best-practices and enthusiasm about Microsoft data platform with others. I mostly do this in public speaking at usergroups, conferences, customer presentations and end-user training. Besides that I also have my own blog which you can find at https://data-marc.com/

Data Platform MVP, Power BI and Fabric enthusiastic, public speaker and passionate for everything which transforms data into action! Working at Macaw in the Netherlands as Solution Architect and Technical Evangelist in the Data Solutions & Insights t... Show more

Tim Wolf

Tim Wolf

Since the beginning of my IT profession, my focus has been on identity and automation. Currently i work for semperis with a strong focus on protecting your Identity Provider, both on premise and Cloud.
In my previous role as a PFE at Microsoft, my daily job included making customers happy with their current Identity Landscape and evolving the future with Entra ID and Zero Trust Concepts.
Part of the Germany Identity SME Team, i was involved in all projects in EMEA to drive topics like Identity Protection, Conditional Access or Passkeys and ZTNA.

Since the beginning of my IT profession, my focus has been on identity and automation. Currently i work for semperis with a strong focus on protecting your Identity Provider, both on premise and Cloud. In my previous role as a PFE at Microsoft, my... Show more

Kevin Trelohan

Kevin Trelohan

Since 2007, I have been working on Microsoft collaborative solutions and I became passionate about SharePoint, then Teams. I support my clients in the deployment of Microsoft 365, including those who are on Lotus Notes and want to switch to Microsoft.

Since 2007, I have been working on Microsoft collaborative solutions and I became passionate about SharePoint, then Teams. I support my clients in the deployment of Microsoft 365, including those who are on Lotus Notes and want to switch to Microsoft... Show more

Carlos Mestre del Pino

Carlos Mestre del Pino

Carlos Mestre del Pino is a cloud solution architect at Microsoft in Amsterdam. Having decided to deep dive into the Kubernetes world over three years ago, he worked as platform engineering consultant at ITQ supporting and advising their customers on their platform building journey. Currently starting his journey at Microsoft, he is eager to keep on growing in the cloud space and to bring success to Azure's customers EMEA wide.

Member of the organizing team for Kubernetes Community Days Netherlands, he is a community oriented person which loves sharing knowledge and passion for technology, especially when it comes to platform engineering and automation.

Carlos Mestre del Pino is a cloud solution architect at Microsoft in Amsterdam. Having decided to deep dive into the Kubernetes world over three years ago, he worked as platform engineering consultant at ITQ supporting and advising their customers on... Show more

Priit Piipuu

Priit Piipuu

Priit has been meddling with databases for almost 20 years. First as a certified Oracle DBA, and now as a database performance engineer helping developers to use database related technologies in the best possible manner. Contrary to (stereo-) typical database person, Priit is not afraid to get deep into client side development technologies - he decompiles Java code for breakfast. Oracle Ace Pro, member of Symposium 42

Priit has been meddling with databases for almost 20 years. First as a certified Oracle DBA, and now as a database performance engineer helping developers to use database related technologies in the best possible manner. Contrary to (stereo-) typical... Show more

Taswar Bhatti

Taswar Bhatti

Taswar Bhatti works for Microsoft as AI Security Cloud Solutions Architect. Prior to his current position he also worked as a Solutions Architect for AWS, his focus areas are security and machine learning. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computing Science from University of Alberta, and is well versed in architectural design, security and building large scale security web applications; not to mention he was a Microsoft MVP for 8 years.

Taswar is also fluent in many spoken languages: Cantonese, English, Turkish, and Urdu/Hindi.

Taswar Bhatti works for Microsoft as AI Security Cloud Solutions Architect. Prior to his current position he also worked as a Solutions Architect for AWS, his focus areas are security and machine learning. He holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computing... Show more

Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson

My career in information technology spans over many decades, involving a vast array of technologies and solutions. I am very passionate about cutting edge technology, solutions, and knowledge sharing. I have been awarded prestigious community contribution awards such as a dual category Microsoft MVP for Cloud and Datacenter Management and PowerShell, as well as a VMware vExpert and VMware User Group Leader. I am an international speaker at technical conferences, organizations, and user groups.

My career in information technology spans over many decades, involving a vast array of technologies and solutions. I am very passionate about cutting edge technology, solutions, and knowledge sharing. I have been awarded prestigious community contrib... Show more

Phil Nash

Phil Nash

Phil is a developer relations engineer for IBM and Google Developer Expert living in Melbourne, Australia. He loves working with JavaScript, TypeScript or Ruby to build web applications and tools to help developers. He once helped build a website that captured the world's favourite sandwich fillings. He has too many GitHub repositories.

Away from the keyboard, Phil listens to ska punk, hangs out with his miniature dachshund (also called Ruby), and is on a mission to discover the world's best beers.

Phil tweets at @philnash and you can find him elsewhere online at https://philna.sh.

Phil is a developer relations engineer for IBM and Google Developer Expert living in Melbourne, Australia. He loves working with JavaScript, TypeScript or Ruby to build web applications and tools to help developers. He once helped build a website tha... Show more

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