Information & Communications Technology

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

Fabian Gutierrez Ardts

Fabian Gutierrez Ardts

I am an enthusiastic Data Analyst and Engineer specialists that believes in a world where the right information for the right people at the right time empowers people and businesses, however this world can be improved. I look forward to creating this world for you, your business and all of us by automating and making sustainable solutions.

With a C# developer background, more than 15 years’ experience in the Data and Microsoft landscape with the last 7 years working as an Azure Data Engineer Freelancer based in the Netherlands. I have a wide experience in several business sectors such as retail, financial, banking, healthcare and more. An active and enthusiastic Data & AI community member that like to hear and share experiences, knowledge and fun.

Working as smart and efficient as possible within or guiding a team are the bases of my work, where knowledge and communication are always promoted. My ambitions are to look one step ahead, keep innovating and work in new challenges where Big Data, Data Analytics and Business process an important role take place.

I am an enthusiastic Data Analyst and Engineer specialists that believes in a world where the right information for the right people at the right time empowers people and businesses, however this world can be improved. I look forward to creating this... Show more

Ahmed Nabil

Ahmed Nabil

Founder and Leader Of Kotlin Egypt, first and largest Kotlin community in Egypt,
helped 100K+ know about Kotlin, Android, and general programming. Created "Learn Programming" initiative helped 500+ people from Egypt, Gulf, UK and more, Joined 1M Arab coders as a mentor,
currently: Senior Software Tech Lead at Vodafone _VOIS, Previously, worked at HungerStation, Gen. C., and more.


Social Links:
https://linktr.ee/AhmedNMahran

https://linkedIn.com/company/KotlinEgypt

Founder and Leader Of Kotlin Egypt, first and largest Kotlin community in Egypt, helped 100K+ know about Kotlin, Android, and general programming. Created "Learn Programming" initiative helped 500+ people from Egypt, Gulf, UK and more, Joined 1M Ar... 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

Kurt Rolland

Kurt Rolland

As a Microsoft MVP and Principal Architect, I lead a transformative wave, where I evangelize AI and Low-Code solutions to help organizations achieve high-value business transformation. With over 19 years of experience in this role, I have successfully designed and implemented integrated enterprise solutions that leverage AI/Copilot, Power Platform, Dataverse, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Azure technologies.

My passion is to support business visionaries in achieving significant and sustainable results, by applying my expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Adoption and Change Management, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Services, and Low-Code Solutions. I also enjoy giving back to the community, as an organizer of the St. Louis SharePoint User Group and SharePoint Saturday events since 2004. I hold multiple awards/certifications, including Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Project Management Professional, Advanced Project Management, Microsoft Certified Professional, and OPM3 Assessor.

As a Microsoft MVP and Principal Architect, I lead a transformative wave, where I evangelize AI and Low-Code solutions to help organizations achieve high-value business transformation. With over 19 years of experience in this role, I have successfull... Show more

Julio César Ruiz Tejada

Julio César Ruiz Tejada

Ingeniero en Sistema y Computación, Organizador de la comunidad de Google Developers Groups en Panamá, ha tenido la oportunidad de participar en varios programas y comunidades de tecnología de la región como Speaker y Mentor impulsando el conocimiento en Ciencias de datos, DevOps, Ingeniería de Software y Cloud. Con experiencia en diseño y desarrollo de aplicaciones web, ingeniería, ciencia de datos y UX/UI. Actualmente ejerce como Ingeniero especialista en soluciones tecnológicas y fiel creyente de "Aprende más el que comparte lo que sabe".

Ingeniero en Sistema y Computación, Organizador de la comunidad de Google Developers Groups en Panamá, ha tenido la oportunidad de participar en varios programas y comunidades de tecnología de la región como Speaker y Mentor impulsando el conocimient... Show more

Dan Bergh Johnsson

Dan Bergh Johnsson

Dan Bergh Johnsson works at the intersection of software craftsmanship and organisational change. With roots in high-performance development and a long-standing commitment to the philosophy of secure by design, he helps organisations build systems that are both technically sound and practically sustainable. His focus is on combining depth in software design with an understanding of how teams and structures evolve.

He is co-author of Secure by Design (Manning) and a contributor to 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know and LESS! Essays on Business Transformation. A long-time advocate of Domain-Driven Design and developer autonomy, he regularly speaks at international conferences about how to create systems and organisations that are resilient, sustainable, and secure.

Dan Bergh Johnsson works at the intersection of software craftsmanship and organisational change. With roots in high-performance development and a long-standing commitment to the philosophy of secure by design, he helps organisations build systems th... Show more

Alessio Iafrate

Alessio Iafrate

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years.
He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework.
He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo and Lazio, especially in the web sector, but has an enormous passion for the mobile world, especially in the smartphone sector.
Founder of the Dotnet Abruzzo community in which he acts as speaker and event organizer and active member of DotNetCode
MVP since 2016 in the Windows Development category

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years. He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework. He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo ... Show more

Soham Dasgupta

Soham Dasgupta

I am a technology enthusiast working at Microsoft as a Solution Architect, with over 19 years of experience in software programming, designing, and architecture which includes on-prem, cloud-native applications, and web-based conversational application design.

I am a technology enthusiast working at Microsoft as a Solution Architect, with over 19 years of experience in software programming, designing, and architecture which includes on-prem, cloud-native applications, and web-based conversational applicati... Show more

Annelore Egger

Annelore Egger

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi!

Annelore is a passionate software developer from Switzerland who values high-quality code, likes working in teams, and sharing her knowledge. She also likes to meet new people, so if you see her around, feel free to say hi! Show more

Jon Jarvis

Jon Jarvis

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

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

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

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

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

Emanuel Palm

Emanuel Palm

Emanuel is a Microsoft MVP who loves to solve problems using code. Whether it's Infrastructure-as-Code, pipeline automation or cloud native platforms, with PowerShell, Bicep and C# as his tools of choice he soars through the clouds of Azure on a daily basis.

He works at Unwonted in Sweden as a Cloud Specialist, and blogs about Azure, PowerShell, .NET and various IT adventures on https://pipe.how. He enjoys open source, roasts his own coffee, plays D&D and sometimes combines his interests into quirky apps.

Maintainer of open source tools such as the PowerShell modules PSBicep, AzAuth and AzBobbyTables.

Emanuel is a Microsoft MVP who loves to solve problems using code. Whether it's Infrastructure-as-Code, pipeline automation or cloud native platforms, with PowerShell, Bicep and C# as his tools of choice he soars through the clouds of Azure on a dail... 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

Gokan Ozcifci

Gokan Ozcifci

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

Suneet Agrawal

Suneet Agrawal

I am a developer with an MS in Video Game Development from Birmingham City University, UK, and currently working as the Director of Engineering at Gameskraft, Bangalore. My past industry experience majorly incorporates mobile development on both Android and iOS platforms, video game targeting mobile and console, and both backend and game engine development. I have a special interest in playing and building games.

I am a developer with an MS in Video Game Development from Birmingham City University, UK, and currently working as the Director of Engineering at Gameskraft, Bangalore. My past industry experience majorly incorporates mobile development on both Andr... Show more

Wolfgang Ofner

Wolfgang Ofner

Wolfgang Ofner, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, is a dedicated Freelance Cloud Architect specializing in Azure, DevOps, and .NET solutions. His passion lies in software architecture, Kubernetes, cloud technologies, and DevOps.

Wolfgang’s global experience is noteworthy, having worked on projects across Austria, Switzerland, Australia, and Canada. This international exposure has enriched his expertise and broadened his understanding of diverse technological landscapes.

In addition to his project work, Wolfgang is a recognized speaker at conferences and meetups around the world, sharing his knowledge and experiences with the global tech community.

When he isn’t architecting solutions or speaking at events, Wolfgang shares his knowledge and insights on his YouTube channel, https://youtube.com/@programmingwithwolfgang, and on his blog, ProgrammingWithWolfgang.com.

Wolfgang Ofner, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, is a dedicated Freelance Cloud Architect specializing in Azure, DevOps, and .NET solutions. His passion lies in software architecture, Kubernetes, cloud technologies, and DevOps. Wolfgang’s global exp... Show more

Samir Daoudi

Samir Daoudi

Microsoft MVP in the category of Business Applications - PowerApps.
I am a certified PowerPlatform Architect (MCSE) and have more than 13 Years experience with Microsoft Technologies Stack.
I have +18 Microsoft Certifications, and I've been specializing in Microsoft PowerPlatform for the last 5 years.
I blog regularly via my personal blog https://www.samtech365.com

Microsoft MVP in the category of Business Applications - PowerApps. I am a certified PowerPlatform Architect (MCSE) and have more than 13 Years experience with Microsoft Technologies Stack. I have +18 Microsoft Certifications, and I've been special... Show more

Mikey Bronowski

Mikey Bronowski

What do I do? I select, I select stars!

Data enthusiast with a mathematics background. Working with SQL Server for over 15 years. Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a couple of certificates sharing knowledge. Blogger at (bronowski.it).

Not long ago Poland Data Community member, now proud UK Data Platform active member and SotonDataCloud.org leader.

When not working or teaching, learns new things or attends various data/technical conferences and meetups.

Italian Calcio fan and traveller, amateur photographer catching anything that moves.

What do I do? I select, I select stars! Data enthusiast with a mathematics background. Working with SQL Server for over 15 years. Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer with a couple of certificates sharing knowledge. Blogger ... Show more

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite and extending it with the tools from the Power Platform. She is also a co-organizer of various user groups and a frequent speaker at community events.

Vivian Voss is a Microsoft Business Applications and M365 MVP who loves to help organizations transform their processes with Dynamics 365 and Power Platform. Vivian has around 10 years of experience in creating solutions within the Dynamics 365 suite... Show more

Jeroen Reijn

Jeroen Reijn

Jeroen is a seasoned software engineer, solution architect, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in building resilient, scalable, and mission-critical systems, mostly based on the JVM. Besides being a cloud solutions architect at Luminis, he is also a passionate trainer on a variety of software engineering topics, like CI/CD, Containerization, and Serverless. He's very passionate about engineering culture and loves to share his knowledge.

Recordings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6OnhB1wojYbd88i6P0YtxpsTlfMy05Bf
Slides: http://speakerdeck.com/jreijn

Jeroen is a seasoned software engineer, solution architect, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in building resilient, scalable, and mission-critical systems, mostly based on the JVM. Besides being a cloud solutions architect at Luminis, he ... Show more

Alexandre Daubois

Alexandre Daubois

Alexandre is the CTO at Les-Tilleuls.coop and a leading figure in the PHP ecosystem.

A major player in the open-source world, he is an active member of the Symfony and FrankenPHP Core Teams and a core maintainer of the PHP language itself. His expertise in crafting robust, high-quality code is distilled in his book, "Clean Code in PHP".

As an international speaker at conferences like SymfonyLive and ForumPHP, Alexandre shares his deep insights on topics ranging from cybersecurity to object-oriented programming theory, all connected by a common thread: designing maintainable software for the decades to come.

Alexandre is the CTO at Les-Tilleuls.coop and a leading figure in the PHP ecosystem. A major player in the open-source world, he is an active member of the Symfony and FrankenPHP Core Teams and a core maintainer of the PHP language itself. His exp... Show more

Sandra Ahlgrimm

Sandra Ahlgrimm

Sandra Ahlgrimm is a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, specializing in supporting Java Developers. With over a decade of experience as a Java developer, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Sandra is passionate about containers and has recently learned to love AI.

As a leader in the tech community, Sandra actively contributes to the Berlin Java User Group (JUG) and the Berlin Docker MeetUp. Her expertise extends beyond coding; she focuses on LangChain4j integrations and serves as the primary point of contact for developer feedback related to Java in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) and the Azure toolkit integration in IntelliJ. Additionally, her interest in performance and event-driven architectures led to her involvement with native images. Therefore, Sandra represents Microsoft on the GraalVM Program Advisory Board.

Sandra’s commitment to empowering fellow developers and fostering collaboration makes her an invaluable asset to the software development ecosystem.

Sandra Ahlgrimm is a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, specializing in supporting Java Developers. With over a decade of experience as a Java developer, she brings a wealth of knowledge to her role. Sandra is passionate about containers and has rec... Show more

Gregor Brunner

Gregor Brunner

Working with Power BI for over 7 years
Power BI External Tool "Measure Killer"

Working with Power BI for over 7 years Power BI External Tool "Measure Killer" Show more

Andrew Clymer

Andrew Clymer

Andy has programmed professionally in various languages, including 6502 assemblers, C, C++, Java and C#. He’s a co-founder at Rock Solid Knowledge, where he’s responsible for managing the Identity and Access Management Division, and growing the company’s product portfolio utilising a range of technologies including web, mobile and Umbraco CMS.

Over the years Andy has trained thousands of software developers, spoken at dozens of technical conferences, and is the co-author of Pro Asynchronous Programming with .NET, published by Apress.

Andy has programmed professionally in various languages, including 6502 assemblers, C, C++, Java and C#. He’s a co-founder at Rock Solid Knowledge, where he’s responsible for managing the Identity and Access Management Division, and growing the compa... Show more

Andy Lech

Andy Lech

Andy Lech has been working in .NET since 2011 and creating cross-platform mobile apps (Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI) for Golf Channel and others since 2015. His particular specialization is optimizing performance through better data utilization via improved database and API design and implementation.

Andy has been a Director of the Orlando .NET User Group (ONETUG) and an organizer of Orlando Code Camp since 2018 before becoming ONETUG President and OCC lead organizer in 2023. In addition, he has been a frequent speaker at OCC and other regional conferences in the southeast US.

Andy Lech has been working in .NET since 2011 and creating cross-platform mobile apps (Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI) for Golf Channel and others since 2015. His particular specialization is optimizing performance through better data utilization via im... Show more

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed Derhalli

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been awarded as an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform!
Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of Hertfordshire with the Golden Herts Award.

🍁 Organizer of the Canadian Cloud Summit

Mohamed has been working with Microsoft technologies for 16 years & has been awarded as an MVP since 2015. He has a passion for SharePoint, Teams & Power Platform! Mohamed obtained his Master's degree in Software Engineering from the university of H... Show more

Thijs Limmen

Thijs Limmen

Thijs is a DevOps engineer and front-end development enthusiast at Xebia. With a unique edge as an AI-powered developer, Thijs integrates cutting-edge AI tools into his development process. This allows him to improve code quality, boost productivity, and be any profession, ensuring that his projects stay ahead of the curve.

Thijs is a DevOps engineer and front-end development enthusiast at Xebia. With a unique edge as an AI-powered developer, Thijs integrates cutting-edge AI tools into his development process. This allows him to improve code quality, boost productivity,... Show more

Wouter Bauweraerts

Wouter Bauweraerts

Wouter is a skilled Java developer with over seven years at The Beehive. As a full stack developer, he excels at solving complex problems efficiently and always focuses on quality. He is known for his creativity and forward-thinking at The Beehive. He enjoys experimenting with new frameworks and technologies to make the best decisions for future projects.

Beyond coding, Wouter is dedicated to coaching and mentoring his colleagues. He helps them improve by discussing project challenges and opportunities.

In the past, Wouter has also taught programming courses at Karel de Grote Community College in Antwerp. His practical experience and love for learning make him a valuable asset to his team and the IT community.

Wouter is a skilled Java developer with over seven years at The Beehive. As a full stack developer, he excels at solving complex problems efficiently and always focuses on quality. He is known for his creativity and forward-thinking at The Beehive. H... Show more

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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Ian Tweedie

Ian Tweedie

Ian Tweedie is a senior technical consultant at Capgemini, specialising in the Microsoft Power Platform and cloud-native development. With a background as an IT manager turned low-code developer, Ian has charted a distinctive path from citizen development to professional-grade solutions, fusing automation with deep enterprise architecture expertise.

Holding 16 Microsoft certifications, including Power Platform Solution Architect Expert and Azure Developer Associate, Ian combines technical depth with real-world delivery. He is the creator of multiple open-source tools and certified Power Automate connectors, and is the force behind TechTweedie, a popular blog that demystifies Power Platform DevOps and secure design practices.

Ian regularly speaks at community events and user groups across the UK and co-hosts the Power Platform Clinic YouTube series, where he shares live troubleshooting insights with fellow experts. His recent work includes building Azure-based reporting solutions for low-code developers and developing automated backup pipelines to safeguard Power Platform development environments.

Outside of his consulting role, Ian serves as a digital transformation trustee for Prosper Learning Trust and is an advocate for making automation accessible and auditable at scale.

Whether empowering developers to push boundaries or simplifying complex architectures, Ian brings a pragmatic, community-first mindset to everything he builds.

Ian Tweedie is a senior technical consultant at Capgemini, specialising in the Microsoft Power Platform and cloud-native development. With a background as an IT manager turned low-code developer, Ian has charted a distinctive path from citizen develo... 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

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