Clarissa Rodrigues is graduated by University of Vale dos Sinos (UNISINOS), specialist in Software Engineering by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and master student in Applied Computing by UNISINOS. With more than 10 years of IT experience, she has been working in different roles and companies, such as a Business Analyst at SISPRO, ADP, SAP and most current Technical Quality & Program Manager at Uber. On her journey, she has been advocated for quality inside QAs work to make sure goods and services are designed, developed, and made to meet or exceed customers’ expectations and requirements.

Clarissa Rodrigues is graduated by University of Vale dos Sinos (UNISINOS), specialist in Software Engineering by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and master student in Applied Computing by UNISINOS. With more than 10 years of IT exper... Show more

As Vice President of Engineering and Operations at EnergyCAP LLC, Chris is a driving force behind the company's research and technology innovation initiatives. With a deep passion for emerging technologies, Chris is committed to keeping EnergyCAP at the forefront of its industry.

What sets Chris apart as a leader is his people-first approach. He believes that technology should serve people and businesses, and he fosters an environment of positivity and professional development. Chris is known for his effective leadership style, which is characterized by positive reinforcement, support, and a hug.

Under Chris's leadership, EnergyCAP has experienced tremendous success, thanks in large part to his innovative thinking and ability to inspire his team. With a track record of driving results and a dedication to creating a positive and rewarding work environment, Chris is a valuable asset to any organization looking to stay ahead of the curve.

As Vice President of Engineering and Operations at EnergyCAP LLC, Chris is a driving force behind the company's research and technology innovation initiatives. With a deep passion for emerging technologies, Chris is committed to keeping EnergyCAP at ... Show more

Magno Logan is Head of Product Security at Fellow, where he focuses on AI security. He has published research on Kubernetes, container, and CI/CD supply-chain attacks, contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK for Containers matrix, and maintains the awesome-k8s-security repository on GitHub. Magno also serves as a Cyber Training Specialist at the Bank of Canada and has presented at DEF CON, SecTor, NorthSec, KubeCon, NDC Security, multiple SANS summits, and numerous BSides events.

Magno Logan is Head of Product Security at Fellow, where he focuses on AI security. He has published research on Kubernetes, container, and CI/CD supply-chain attacks, contributed to the MITRE ATT&CK for Containers matrix, and maintains the awesome-k... Show more

Julien is the VP of Research & Development at Kubex and a Tech Lead with the CNCF TAG for Developer Experience. With deep roots in open source and cloud-native systems, he has been working with Kubernetes since 2017 and has led multiple product transitions to cloud-native architectures.

Julien is the VP of Research & Development at Kubex and a Tech Lead with the CNCF TAG for Developer Experience. With deep roots in open source and cloud-native systems, he has been working with Kubernetes since 2017 and has led multiple product trans... Show more

As GCD of Xebia Microsoft Services, Rene enables consultants to help organizations and leadership teams to build an engineering culture that allows them to build, deliver, and operate software in a secure and compliant way. With a focus on both the technical and cultural aspects of a company, Rene helps clients transform their work processes, operating model, and culture to become high-speed, innovative, and productive.

Rene is passionate about learning new technologies and exploring the cultural and people aspects of companies. He believes that by focusing on both technical implementation and cultural development, we can drive our industry forward. He loves sharing his knowledge and insights at conferences and training events.

As a frequently asked speaker at well-known industry events like GitHub Universe, NDC, Techorama, AllDayDevOps, NDC, and Visual Studio Live!, Rene is known for his expertise in Microsoft Azure, DevOps and DevOps Culture. In addition to being a Microsoft MVP since 2012, he is also the founder of the popular community event Global DevOps Bootcamp.

As GCD of Xebia Microsoft Services, Rene enables consultants to help organizations and leadership teams to build an engineering culture that allows them to build, deliver, and operate software in a secure and compliant way. With a focus on both the t... 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

Hey there! I’m a Developer Advocate 🥑 at Cisco DevNet, based in sunny Lisbon. My job is basically to bridge the gap between the networking and infrastructure world and everything that is happening next: from coding and automation to AI. Together with my team, I turn these ideas into real use cases and bring them to the community through videos, blog posts, talks, and open-source projects. In other words, I spend a lot of time building things, breaking things, and then explaining how they work ... When I’m not committing to a repo, you’ll probably find me learning a language (Japanese is currently in progress), hiking somewhere, or taking a short trip around Portugal.

Hey there! I’m a Developer Advocate 🥑 at Cisco DevNet, based in sunny Lisbon. My job is basically to bridge the gap between the networking and infrastructure world and everything that is happening next: from coding and automation to AI. Together wit... Show more

Vaishnavi Gudur is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she architects secure and scalable systems that safeguard more than 145 million Microsoft Teams users worldwide. Her work focuses on phishing protection, compliance, and AI-driven security, blending deep technical expertise with a commitment to responsible innovation. Beyond her engineering role, Vaishnavi is an active researcher and thought leader in AI governance and ethical AI. She has published on topics including privacy-sensitive smart contracts, zero-day cyber threat detection, and trustworthy AI architectures.

As a recognized voice in the field, Vaishnavi has delivered invited talks at leading industry and academic forums, including NDC Sydney, SecurityWeek’s AI Risk Summit, IEEE Cloud Computing Symposium, and CodeSecCon, where she highlights the real-world risks of deploying AI in enterprise environments and offers practical frameworks for building resilient, ethical systems. She also serves as a peer reviewer for various IEEE, ACM journals and papers and as a lead editor with Springer Nature, helping shape the next generation of scholarship in AI ethics and cybersecurity.

Passionate about bridging research, engineering, and governance, Vaishnavi has built an open source tool, Agent Memory Guard, adopted by OWASP foundation. It is a runtime defense layer that screens every read and write to your AI agent's memory, blocking prompt injection, secret leakage, and integrity tampering before they corrupt agent behavior across sessions. It is widely adopted by startups and has many contributions on Github.

Vaishnavi Gudur is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, where she architects secure and scalable systems that safeguard more than 145 million Microsoft Teams users worldwide. Her work focuses on phishing protection, compliance, and AI-driven secu... Show more

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

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

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

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

I am a Chief Level Microsoft 365 Architect and recognized Microsoft MVP for Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing 12+ years of leadership in architecting, securing, and deploying complex Microsoft 365 solutions for Federal, State, and Local Government agencies and large Enterprise Customers. My core mandate is solving technically intricate Microsoft requirements involving compliance and cross-platform integration.

My expertise spans the entire solution lifecycle, from rigorous presales TCO analysis and high-assurance security design to global deployment and measurable user adoption. I specialize in environments requiring stringent security and compliance postures (e.g., GCC, GCC High, DoD requirements).

Core Technical & Domain Leadership:
• Advanced UC Architecture: Expertise in solving complex PSTN requirements globally, utilizing Operator Connect, Direct Routing (SBC/SIP trunk configuration, media bypass), and migration strategies from legacy voice platforms. I specialize in integrating Zoom and Cisco Experience (CUCM, Webex) environments with Teams via CVI and interop gateways.
• AI and Custom Development: Leading the technical implementation of Generative AI productivity tools. This includes leveraging Copilot Studio for low-code/no-code custom bot creation, sophisticated data connection configuration, and architecting the secure deployment of Copilot Chat across restricted tenants.
• Compliance & Telecom Expertise: Deep-dive technical knowledge of global telecom regulations, including E.164 normalization, emergency calling (E911/NextGen 911), and Lawful Intercept requirements. This expertise ensures technical compliance and de-risks deployment across diverse regulatory jurisdictions for both government and enterprise clients.
• M365 Security & Governance: Architecting security and compliance baselines using Purview, Entra ID (conditional access, MFA), and Defender to meet specific governmental and highly regulated industry standards while maintaining user productivity.

I serve as a high-impact technical leader, driving innovation, securing mission-critical communications, and translating complex architectural diagrams into successful, compliant business outcomes for the world's most demanding organizations.

I am a Chief Level Microsoft 365 Architect and recognized Microsoft MVP for Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot, bringing 12+ years of leadership in architecting, securing, and deploying complex Microsoft 365 solutions for Federal, State, and Local Gover... Show more

🎯 I help data leaders design and operate enterprise-scale data platforms that are governable, observable, and financially sustainable through platform engineering, FinOps, capacity governance, and real-time observability.
📗 Book Author : https://fabricbook.net - https://www.amazon.com/author/casteresromain
📝 Blogger: https://www.pulsweb.fr
🎬 Knowledge Sharer & Community Builder: https://www.youtube.com/@PhareData
🐞 Open-source contributor : https://aka.ms/FabricCostAnalysis and https://github.com/pulsweb

🎯 I help data leaders design and operate enterprise-scale data platforms that are governable, observable, and financially sustainable through platform engineering, FinOps, capacity governance, and real-time observability. 📗 Book Author : https://f... Show more

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Data Platform Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potential of their data. Sam has over 10 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and often blogs about his adventures in data. He contributes to the data community through blog posts, open-source projects, and speaking engagements at data meetups and conferences.

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Data Platform Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potent... Show more

Rivu Chakraborty is an Android GDE (Google Developer Expert) and India's first Kotlin GDE, a community person, & one of the early adopters of Kotlin. With overall 14+ years of experience, he is currently working at Sarvam AI, developing their native Mobile and Desktop apps.
He's also building FretPractice and Dhun by FretPractice, AI native Music practice and production platform.

He has previously worked with the biggest organisations from India and South-East-Asia, his last stint was working at JioHotstar / JioCinema (India's biggest OTT+Streaming platform) as Mobile Architect / Principal Engineer, he also previously worked at Meesho (a leading unicorn E-Commerce Startup from India), Gojek (one of South-East Asia's biggest startups), Paytm (India's biggest Fintech startup), and Byju's (one of India's biggest Edtech startup).

He has contributed to multiple Kotlin and Android Development books including authoring Reactive Programming in Kotlin, co-authoring Functional Kotlin the first-ever book to help Kotlin developers learn Functional Programming and use Arrow-kt in their projects, and co-authoring Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Kotlin.

He has been using Kotlin since December 2015. Rivu formed KotlinKolkata User Group, the first active Kotlin User Group in India. Before he had to move out of Kolkata, he was organizing meetups and events for both KotlinKolkata and GDG Kolkata. Along with organizing community & events, he also speaks at events/conferences and local meetups.

Rivu Chakraborty is an Android GDE (Google Developer Expert) and India's first Kotlin GDE, a community person, & one of the early adopters of Kotlin. With overall 14+ years of experience, he is currently working at Sarvam AI, developing their native ... Show more

Joe Griffin is CEO of proMX UK Limited, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. As a holder of over 40+ Microsoft technical certifications covering the entire Microsoft cloud stack, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and more, Joe is a seasoned professional, technical architect and trainer, with a passion for implementing effective technology solutions. Joe's experience covers a variety of industries, including energy, managed services, retail, print & direct mail and the UK utility sector. Joe has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2020, and contributes regularly at conferences and user groups across the globe. When Joe is not working, he enjoys reading, learning about history, walking, video games and catching up with the latest film and TV shows.

Joe Griffin is CEO of proMX UK Limited, a Microsoft Inner Circle partner within the proMX group of companies. As a holder of over 40+ Microsoft technical certifications covering the entire Microsoft cloud stack, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform... Show more

Hi there. I am Valerie Junk.
I am passionate about creating insights from data and designing dashboards using Power BI. With my expertise in data analytics and visualization, I support companies in developing effective data-driven strategies that yield results and take the business to the next level.
Microsoft Data Platform MVP

Hi there. I am Valerie Junk. I am passionate about creating insights from data and designing dashboards using Power BI. With my expertise in data analytics and visualization, I support companies in developing effective data-driven strategies that y... Show more

Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot and other tech companies. As one of the leading experts in Open Source strategy and database optimization, Peter has applied his technical knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to contribute as a board member and advisor to several open source startups. Additionally, Peter is the co-author of the book "High Performance MySQL: Optimization, Backup and Replication," one of the most popular books on MySQL performance.

Peter Zaitsev is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Percona, Coroot and other tech companies. As one of the leading experts in Open Source strategy and database optimization, Peter has applied his technical knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to contr... Show more

Sandon Jacobs is a Developer Advocate at IBM, based in Raleigh, NC. Sandon has two decades of experience designing and building applications, primarily on the JVM. His data streaming journey began while building data pipelines for real-time bidding on mobile advertising exchanges - and Apache Kafka was the platform to meet that need. Later work in television media and the energy sector included Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, and provisioning Kafka infrastructure with various infrastructure as code frameworks.

Outside of work, Sandon is actively involved in his Indigenous tribal community. He serves on the NC American Indian Heritage Commission, and also as a powwow singer and emcee at many celebrations around North America. Follow Sandon on Twitter @SandonJacobs or Instagram @_sandonjacobs, where he posts about his powwow travels, family, golf, and more.

Sandon Jacobs is a Developer Advocate at IBM, based in Raleigh, NC. Sandon has two decades of experience designing and building applications, primarily on the JVM. His data streaming journey began while building data pipelines for real-time bidding o... Show more

Dasith is a polyglot software engineer with distributed systems focus, keen problem solver and an improving cricketer. He's got 2 decades of experience designing and building software solutions and loves all things technology. After leading the development of an ERP solution for the construction industry and working on trade printing software for a while he used to work as a lead consultant for Readify and currently practices his trade as an Software Engineer for Microsoft working in the Commercial Software Engineering team. As a developer/consultant over the last few years he's worked on a broad technology stack which consists of all things from Serverless to IoT. He is a recovering competitive fps gamer who still talks about things like mouse sensitivity and ping over a frothy beverage.

Dasith is a polyglot software engineer with distributed systems focus, keen problem solver and an improving cricketer. He's got 2 decades of experience designing and building software solutions and loves all things technology. After leading the devel... Show more

I am an experienced, commercially aware, Microsoft 365 Solution Architect / Technology Leader with a strong and demonstrable background within the Collaboration, Productivity and Low-Code / Pro-Code Development platforms of Microsoft 365 and Azure.

With over 15 years of experience working with Microsoft technology, I have worked with many organisations - from SMEs through to Enterprise, working to digitally transform their businesses with the successful implementation and adoption of Microsoft 365 and Azure products. This includes managing the lifecycle of the project from visioning exercises, discovery, solution design through to implementation and user adoption and change management strategies.

I am an experienced, commercially aware, Microsoft 365 Solution Architect / Technology Leader with a strong and demonstrable background within the Collaboration, Productivity and Low-Code / Pro-Code Development platforms of Microsoft 365 and Azure. ... Show more

Como speaker he realizado varias sessiones en DevFest sobre temas de soluciones informaticas. 11 años de experiencia en frontend, he pasado por consultoria y empresas finales, en España y el Reino Unido.

Como speaker he realizado varias sessiones en DevFest sobre temas de soluciones informaticas. 11 años de experiencia en frontend, he pasado por consultoria y empresas finales, en España y el Reino Unido. Show more

Rik helps organisations use Cloud better as CEO and co-founder of Zure UK. Whether that is a new adoption where governance and management are key, or an application modernisation project where technology choice and team knowledge are important factors in success.
Through his public speaking and community involvement, Rik is a recipient of the Microsoft MVP Programme award for his work with Azure. He is also proud to be a member of the Microsoft Regional Director Programme. As an event organiser, speaker and lapsed blogger, Rik is keen to share his knowledge with the community, and encourage and support others as they do the same.
His grey hair is an indication of how long he has worked in IT, and in that time he's done most things you'd expect of an IT Pro: From crawling under floors pulling cables, to managing large scale automated OS rollouts, to architecting solutions for on-premises and cloud. Now he spends more time working with his customers' management, sharing that breadth of experience and learning.

Rik helps organisations use Cloud better as CEO and co-founder of Zure UK. Whether that is a new adoption where governance and management are key, or an application modernisation project where technology choice and team knowledge are important factor... Show more

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

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

I am a Technical Lead with experience in building scalable and distributed systems. I have commercial experience in Java and Go, but I'm passionate about learning new technologies and programming languages, which is why you'll also find me exploring Python and Rust.

I enjoy tackling complex challenges, experimenting with different technology stacks, and continuously growing as an engineer.

I am a strong advocate for continuous refactoring and incremental improvement. I encourage teams to invest in code quality, reduce technical debt, and adopt engineering best practices that improve maintainability, reliability, and long-term delivery speed.

I am a Technical Lead with experience in building scalable and distributed systems. I have commercial experience in Java and Go, but I'm passionate about learning new technologies and programming languages, which is why you'll also find me exploring ... Show more

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy, within his role as CTO of Crionet, Dino now leads the IT team that runs everyday, worldwide operations for professional tennis and padel. His latest publishing works are "Designing Modular Applications with DDD" course on Pluralsight and "Clean Architecture with .NET" for Microsoft Press. Dino shares sharp and often counterstream thoughts on LinkedIn and pragmaticopinions.wordpress.com.

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy... Show more

Markus is a Java Champion, former Java EE Expert Group member, founder of German JavaLand, reputed speaker at Java conferences around the world, and a very well known figure in the Enterprise Java world.

Markus is a Java Champion, former Java EE Expert Group member, founder of German JavaLand, reputed speaker at Java conferences around the world, and a very well known figure in the Enterprise Java world. Show more

Rex de Koning is a Microsoft MVP, consultant, trainer, and community enthusiast who loves helping people get the most out of Microsoft technologies. Whether he's speaking about Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot, automation, or cloud governance, Rex focuses on turning complex topics into practical takeaways. A frequent speaker at conferences, user groups, and community events across Europe, he is passionate about learning, sharing knowledge, and supporting the next generation of speakers and technology professionals.

Rex de Koning is a Microsoft MVP, consultant, trainer, and community enthusiast who loves helping people get the most out of Microsoft technologies. Whether he's speaking about Microsoft 365, Azure, Copilot, automation, or cloud governance, Rex focus... Show more

Nico Vermeir is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, where he has a strong focus on application innovation and AI.

Being a strong believer in the importance of communities he tries to share knowledge wherever he can, be it on BlueSky, at a user group or conference. He has spoken on many international conferences such as NDC Oslo, NDC Sydney, NDC London, Swetugg, Build Stuff, DotNext.
Nico is a former Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies, crew member of Techorama BE and NL and crew member of VISUG, Belgium's largest .NET user group.

In his spare time he enjoys brewing (and tasting) beer, playing the guitar, riding his Harley-Davidson and doing Karate.

Nico Vermeir is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, where he has a strong focus on application innovation and AI. Being a strong believer in the importance of communities he tries to share knowledge wherever he can, be it on BlueSky, at a use... Show more

Mario-Leander Reimer is a passionate software developer and architect, a proud father and a #CloudNativeNerd. As Managing Director and CTO of QAware GmbH, he is responsible for innovation, R&D, upskilling, as well as information security, cyber security and IT regulation. His technical focus lies on cloud-native and AI-native environments in the enterprise sector. As a regular speaker at national and international conferences, he is passionate about sharing his knowledge and practical experience.

Mario-Leander Reimer is a passionate software developer and architect, a proud father and a #CloudNativeNerd. As Managing Director and CTO of QAware GmbH, he is responsible for innovation, R&D, upskilling, as well as information security, cyber secur... Show more

Eickhel Mendoza is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP with extensive experience in project management, Microsoft Azure development, and Microsoft Power Platform technologies. He is also the author of the Power Apps Cookbook.

He manages the Business Apps, Data & AI department, overseeing all Microsoft 365 and Power Platform projects. Eickhel has made valuable contributions to significant community events such as the Power Platform Community Conference, Global Azure Bootcamp, Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp, and Dynamics 365 Saturdays.

He also coordinates the Power Platform Canarias user group, where like-minded developers come together to share knowledge in various areas. In addition, Eickhel is a member of the Bizz Summit Spain organizing committee.

Eickhel Mendoza is a Microsoft Business Applications MVP with extensive experience in project management, Microsoft Azure development, and Microsoft Power Platform technologies. He is also the author of the Power Apps Cookbook. He manages the Busi... Show more

Throughout her career, Kristina has written code, managed teams, and optimized delivery. As an SRE Product Manager at Electrolux Group, she helps the platform team adopt product management practices. Her mission is to elevate the developer experience by treating internal developers as valued users to boost efficiency. Kristina also leads key open-source initiatives like InfraKitchen and InfraWallet, fostering innovation and collaboration across the broader tech community.

Throughout her career, Kristina has written code, managed teams, and optimized delivery. As an SRE Product Manager at Electrolux Group, she helps the platform team adopt product management practices. Her mission is to elevate the developer experience... Show more