Femke Cornelissen is Technical Evangelist at Wortell. She is also the co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech (DWIT). Femke's goal with DWIT is to connect women in tech and help to inspire young women to choose a job in IT. Women can connect through the community in Microsoft Teams and various on- and offline events.

Femke is also a Microsoft 365 blogger with only Dutch content. Her goal is to organize, speak and attend conferences to learn, connect and share knowledge with others.

Find out more at www.femkecornelissen.com

Femke Cornelissen is Technical Evangelist at Wortell. She is also the co-founder of Dutch Women in Tech (DWIT). Femke's goal with DWIT is to connect women in tech and help to inspire young women to choose a job in IT. Women can connect through the co... Show more

John P White is the CTO of tyGraph and Evangelist at AvePoint. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Guelph and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2010 and a dual MVP since 2018 in both Microsoft Apps and Services and Data Platform.  He has spent far too long (since 1990) in the Information Technology space, and possesses a skill set that spans both architecture and development. He has been instrumental in delivering projects and applications that have been recognized with both local and global awards from Microsoft and IBM.
 John has accumulated a plethora of legacy technologies over the years like Novell, Lotus Notes and Java, and of course Microsoft technologies. This experience has proven invaluable when architecting systems. Over the past decade, he has been focused on the Microsoft collaborative and data platforms and is a frequent speaker on these topics.
 He blogs as actively as possible at the White Pages and is the co-host of the weekly https://bifocal.show/ which covers the Microsoft business intelligence space. John lives in the country just outside of Guelph, Canada. He is the father of 3 boys, is an avid scuba diver, gardener, and photographer, both under and above the water (but mostly under).

John P White is the CTO of tyGraph and Evangelist at AvePoint. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Guelph and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2010 and a dual MVP since 2018 in both Microsoft Apps and Services and Data Plat... Show more

John Kilmister is an Azure MVP, software engineer, and architect that enjoys exploring new technologies to solve real-world problems. With a background in e-commerce companies, he currently works as a software architect at a multinational company, working with teams on a range of Azure-based applications.

John Kilmister is an Azure MVP, software engineer, and architect that enjoys exploring new technologies to solve real-world problems. With a background in e-commerce companies, he currently works as a software architect at a multinational company, wo... Show more

* Microsoft Business Applications MVP
* Power Automate & Power Apps Community Super User

Power Automate Community Top Contributor (rsaikrishna) - June 2020
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/News-Announcements/Top-Community-Contributors-of-June-2020/m-p/619111#M157

Power Automate Community Top Contributor (rsaikrishna) - May 2020
https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/News-Announcements/Top-Community-Contributors-of-May-2020/m-p/580030#M151

Have 18+ yrs of IT experience in Microsoft Technologies.
Mostly worked with SharePoint 2007 to 2019 and SharePoint Online application development, migrations,.
Developed many business applications using Power Apps and Power Automate.

* Microsoft Business Applications MVP * Power Automate & Power Apps Community Super User Power Automate Community Top Contributor (rsaikrishna) - June 2020 https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/News-Announcements/Top-Community-Contributors-of-June... Show more

Tomislav Karafilov is a Business Applications and M365 Apps & Services Microsoft MVP, working as a Principal Consultant Digital Workplace Advisory at SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH. With .NET (C#) experience since 2003 and SharePoint since 2010/2011, he takes care of classic and modern Power Platform development as part of a wide range of projects as well as advising and supporting customers in the areas of SharePoint / Teams / Stream, Office 365 and Microsoft Azure. Video is very important to him. In addition to attending community events and conferences on Microsoft-related topics, he is a speaker and co-founder (organizer, moderator, speaker) of the "Microsoft Cloud and Collaboration Community Hannover (MSCCCH)", the "Power Platform User Group Hannover" (PPUGHaj).

Tomislav Karafilov is a Business Applications and M365 Apps & Services Microsoft MVP, working as a Principal Consultant Digital Workplace Advisory at SoftwareONE Deutschland GmbH. With .NET (C#) experience since 2003 and SharePoint since 2010/2011, h... Show more

Himanshu is a Full Stack Kotlin engineer and works as Android Engineer on the professional side. He is also a Google developer expert in Android and Kotlin. He is an active blogger, speaker, and content creator. He loves to mentor and share his knowledge to help people move into the development world!

Himanshu is a Full Stack Kotlin engineer and works as Android Engineer on the professional side. He is also a Google developer expert in Android and Kotlin. He is an active blogger, speaker, and content creator. He loves to mentor and share his knowl... Show more

Derek Smith works as the Cloud Practice Director, Microsoft Azure at Trace3. As part of the Cloud Solutions Team, he engages with clients to help transform their business applications, operations and initiatives to Microsoft Azure. Additionally, Derek also regularly serves within the Azure Community as a Mentor, Public Speaker, Content Creator, and Enthusiast for all things Azure Public Cloud

Derek Smith works as the Cloud Practice Director, Microsoft Azure at Trace3. As part of the Cloud Solutions Team, he engages with clients to help transform their business applications, operations and initiatives to Microsoft Azure. Additionally, Dere... Show more

As a freelance Microsoft technologies expert Kris helps his clients to reach their goals. Actively involved in the global community he was a Microsoft MVP between April 2007 and July 2022. First for ASP.NET and since 2016 achieving in 2 disciplines: Azure and Visual Studio and Development Technologies. Kris is also a Microsoft ASP Insider, Microsoft Azure Advisor and a Belgian Microsoft Extended Experts Team (MEET) member. In the Belgian community Kris is active as a board member of Belgian Azure User Group AZUG and is chairman of the Belgian User Group Initiative (BUG). Since he started with .NET back in 2002 he’s also been active on the ASP.NET forums where is also a moderator. For his professional profile you can check out his LinkedIn. His personal site can be found at www.krisvandermast.com. Kris is a public (inter)national speaker and is a co-organizer of the CloudBrew conference.

As a freelance Microsoft technologies expert Kris helps his clients to reach their goals. Actively involved in the global community he was a Microsoft MVP between April 2007 and July 2022. First for ASP.NET and since 2016 achieving in 2 disciplines: ... Show more

Notorious engineer at work and after hours, tracing meanders of the art of software engineering. Remote Software Gardener, mostly working in web-oriented Java gardens. Java Champion. Testcontainers Champion. Oracle ACE. Programming usually in Java (since 1.3), Scala and Go, but in other languages too. Fan of agility, seen mostly as choosing the right tools and approaches after asking the right questions. Developer, trainer and conference speaker. In his talks, Piotr covers not only hardcore Java but also software architecture, computer security, and soft-skills.

Notorious engineer at work and after hours, tracing meanders of the art of software engineering. Remote Software Gardener, mostly working in web-oriented Java gardens. Java Champion. Testcontainers Champion. Oracle ACE. Programming usually in Java (s... Show more

Hamida Rebai has been working in the computing domain for over 14 years. She started her professional career in Tunisia working for multinational corporations (MNCs) as a software developer, then served as a .NET consultant at CGI, Canada. She is currently a senior advisor and information and solution integration architect at Revenu Québec, Canada. She has been awarded as Most Valuable Professional in Developer Technologies and Microsoft DevHeros by Microsoft and holds several Azure certifications. She is a Docker Captain. Besides being a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a member of the .NET Foundation, Hamida is a Book author, blogger, international speaker, and one of the finalists in the Women in IT Award in Canada in 2019.

Hamida Rebai has been working in the computing domain for over 14 years. She started her professional career in Tunisia working for multinational corporations (MNCs) as a software developer, then served as a .NET consultant at CGI, Canada. She is cur... Show more

Wesley is a Microsoft Azure MVP and is working as a Principal Azure Architect at Intercept. His day to day activities include designing, implementing and optimizing Azure solutions, focused on Cloud Native (Kubernetes) and platform engineering. When he’s not working on a project, he’s giving a workshop, training or test-driving new Azure features. As a big advocate of Cloud Native, Infrastructure as Code and DevOps you will probably hear him talking about any of these subjects at least a few times a day (or hour). If you want to talk Azure, get in touch!

Wesley is a Microsoft Azure MVP and is working as a Principal Azure Architect at Intercept. His day to day activities include designing, implementing and optimizing Azure solutions, focused on Cloud Native (Kubernetes) and platform engineering. When ... Show more

Simon is the founder of iThink 365 and has a background as a Microsoft 365 / Azure Solution Architect.
He has been organising the Leeds-based M365 North User Group since September 2014.
A proud core member of the Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 since July 2020 he has been helping businesses and consultants understand the true value and impact that Microsoft 365 can have on businesses.

Hooked on SharePoint in July 2006. Since then, he has been building large-scale solutions using SharePoint and Microsoft 365 for customers in the Finance, Healthcare, Government and Entertainment industries.

Recently he has been struggling to stay in his lane and loves, Development, consulting, and a bit of IT Pro too.

Simon is the founder of iThink 365 and has a background as a Microsoft 365 / Azure Solution Architect. He has been organising the Leeds-based M365 North User Group since September 2014. A proud core member of the Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 s... Show more

Ines Akrap is a Frontend Software Engineer passionate about optimizing websites to be fast, sustainable, and provide the best user experience for every user. She works in Storyblok as Solutions Engineer. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with others through talks, podcasts, workshops, and courses. Her current biggest project is teaching one little human risk management and words.

Ines Akrap is a Frontend Software Engineer passionate about optimizing websites to be fast, sustainable, and provide the best user experience for every user. She works in Storyblok as Solutions Engineer. She enjoys sharing her knowledge with others t... Show more

Emilie Lundblad is recognized as a Microsoft MVP in Data Platforms and serves as a Microsoft Regional Director, a testament to her significant contributions in Data & AI. She is also an esteemed board member at the Pioneer Center for Artificial Intelligence, reflecting her commitment to advancing the field. Emilie's expertise includes leveraging AI to identify misinformation and implementing AI technologies to digitize technical documentation. Additionally, she is adept in teaching & leveraging the effective use of ChatGPT and OpenAI's suite of models.

With a robust educational background, Emilie holds a master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from the University of Southern Denmark and a minor in Machine Learning & AI from MIT. She is currently finalizing her Executive Master’s in IT Management at the IT University of Copenhagen, where she enriches the academic community with her guest lectures.

Bringing over a decade of professional experience in Data & AI, Emilie's career is marked by distinguished roles, such as the Head of Business Intelligence at GroupM and EMEA Innovation Lead at WPP. As a thought leader, she has delivered keynotes at numerous conferences, including those hosted by IDA, Danish IT, the Danish Government IT Conference, and Microsoft.

Emilie's drive to harness Data & AI for enhancing business efficacy, sustainability, and customer value is evident in her collaborative research projects with leading institutions like MIT and the Technical University of Denmark, focusing on machine learning applications in dynamic pricing and sustainable solutions.

Her contributions have not gone unnoticed, as demonstrated by her nominations for prestigious accolades such as Hyperight’s Top 100 Nordic Data & AI Influencers 2023, Berlingske Talent 100, and the Nordic Women in Tech Award for Diversity Leader of the Year, amongst others. Emilie Lundblad’s name is synonymous with innovation and leadership in the Data & AI landscape.

Emilie Lundblad is recognized as a Microsoft MVP in Data Platforms and serves as a Microsoft Regional Director, a testament to her significant contributions in Data & AI. She is also an esteemed board member at the Pioneer Center for Artificial Intel... Show more

Paulien is a Data Analytics expert who loves to combine her knowledge of Power BI and Data Science to deliver value for her clients. It is important to her that she builds the solution in strong cooperation with the client in order to deliver not only a scalable and performant solution, but also a solution that reflects the clients' needs.

Paulien is a Data Analytics expert who loves to combine her knowledge of Power BI and Data Science to deliver value for her clients. It is important to her that she builds the solution in strong cooperation with the client in order to deliver not onl... Show more

Vaibhav Gujral is a principal cloud architect at Charles Schwab, where he provides technical leadership to multiple engineering and operation teams, develops platform architecture blueprints, guides the development of junior engineers into individual-contributor leaders, and bridges the gaps between platform teams with application and central architecture teams. He also advises the platform organization in technology strategy, managing between the immediate demands of ensuring production reliability, the near-term goals of key firm-wide projects related to growth and modernization, and the need to align towards and deliver future technologies.

He specializes in cloud strategy and governance, cloud security, cloud architecture, application architecture, microservices architecture, Artificial Intelligence, FinOps, and DevOps practices. He helps enterprises adopt the cloud correctly by clearly understanding the motivations and developing a cost-effective solution utilizing suitable architectural patterns and design principles. His technical skills include Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, .NET Core, Terraform, and PowerShell.

He has been a Microsoft Azure MVP since 2020, a prestigious award given to exceptional technical community leaders who share their expertise and passion for Azure. He is an active blogger and speaker. He has reviewed several Azure-related books and runs the Omaha Azure user group (https://omahaazure.org/). He also moderates a Twitter community for Microsoft Azure (https://twitter.com/i/communities/1472426162546745346), now over 4000 strong members.

He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds multiple cloud certifications.

Blog: https://vaibhavgujral.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VaibhavGujral

Vaibhav Gujral is a principal cloud architect at Charles Schwab, where he provides technical leadership to multiple engineering and operation teams, develops platform architecture blueprints, guides the development of junior engineers into individual... Show more

Microsoft MVP | speaker | worldbuilding, storytelling 📝🌃 | game design, futurism 💻📱🎮 | NB, she/they | opinions are my own | playing ⚾

Microsoft MVP | speaker | worldbuilding, storytelling 📝🌃 | game design, futurism 💻📱🎮 | NB, she/they | opinions are my own | playing ⚾ Show more

Danica began her career as a software engineer in data visualization and warehousing with a business intelligence team where she served as a point-person for standards and best practices in data visualization across her company. In 2018, Danica moved to San Francisco and pivoted to backend engineering with a derivatives data team which was responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure that processes millions of financial market data per second in near real-time. Her first project on this team involved Kafka Streams – she never looked back. Danica now works as a Developer Advocate with Confluent where she helps others get the most out of their event-driven pipelines.

Outside of work, Danica is passionate about sustainability, increasing diversity in the technical community, and keeping her many houseplants alive. She can be found on Twitter, tweeting about tech, plants, and baking @TheDanicaFine.

Danica began her career as a software engineer in data visualization and warehousing with a business intelligence team where she served as a point-person for standards and best practices in data visualization across her company. In 2018, Danica moved... Show more

With a background in ops, Björn got stuck in the DevOps movement a long time ago. Working alongside both dev and ops gave him a good view in to all sides of the company, and today he spends his days helping with everything from communication, through infra as code, to CI/CD pipelines.
By night he Maintains a number of PowerShell modules at https://GitHub.com/bjompen, Writes blog posts at https://bjompen.com, Builds pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub, Tries to figure out how Azure works, solders and repairs old tech, and dreams of playing in a Norwegian black metal band.

With a background in ops, Björn got stuck in the DevOps movement a long time ago. Working alongside both dev and ops gave him a good view in to all sides of the company, and today he spends his days helping with everything from communication, through... Show more

Jürgen Gutsch is a software engineer and technical leader with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He has a strong background in software design and development, with a particular focus on creating scalable, maintainable systems. Jürgen is also experienced in leading and mentoring teams of developers. In his current role at YOO AG in Basel, Jürgen is responsible for overseeing the development of critical software platforms, ensuring that it meets the needs of the business and delivers value to customers. In his spare time, Jürgen enjoys staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in the software industry and is an active member of various online communities and forums. He writes articles for .NET magazines and posts in his blog at https://asp.net-hacker.rocks.

Jürgen Gutsch is a software engineer and technical leader with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He has a strong background in software design and development, with a particular focus on creating scalable, maintainable systems. Jürgen is a... Show more

Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's and gives him over 2 decades of systems management experience. As an industry expert Kim is a frequent speaker at both national and international events with a keen interest in security. He dived head first into Windows Defender Application Control when it was still called Device Guard and build extensive knowledge in this area in the past 7 years. He's also the co-chair of a company that focuses on making Microsoft allow-listing easier.

Kim Oppalfens was awarded as an MVP 1st of April 2005, which makes him one of a couple of ConfigMgr April fool's MVP's and gives him over 2 decades of systems management experience. As an industry expert Kim is a frequent speaker at both national and... Show more

I'm an enthusiastic technical consultant, speaker, and trainer helping organizations create a better working life and improve their business with Microsoft 365. I'm a Microsoft MVP (M365 Apps & Services) and Certified Trainer.

I started my career with SharePoint 16 years ago, and nowadays work with a wide range of modern communication and collaboration projects - intranets, Copilot, Viva modules, document management systems and enterprise search solutions.

I really enjoy finding ways to make things run smoother - my main goal is to make the life more productive _and_ fun! In the evenings you're most likely to find me hanging on the wall (aka bouldering) or having my nose buried in a book.

I'm an enthusiastic technical consultant, speaker, and trainer helping organizations create a better working life and improve their business with Microsoft 365. I'm a Microsoft MVP (M365 Apps & Services) and Certified Trainer. I started my career ... Show more

As a software architect, consultant and trainer at embarc Software Consulting GmbH, Falk Sippach is always on the lookout for that spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile software development projects in the Java environment for over 15 years. As an active part of the community (co-organizer of the JUG Darmstadt and Java Champion) he also likes to share his knowledge in articles, blog posts, as well as in presentations at conferences or user group meetings and supports the organization of various professional events.

As a software architect, consultant and trainer at embarc Software Consulting GmbH, Falk Sippach is always on the lookout for that spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile ... Show more

François Martin is a senior full stack software engineer at Karakun AG, living in Switzerland. He is an active open source contributor and co-author of the two open source JavaFX frameworks WorkbenchFX and PreferencesFX, an active member of the Swiss Testing Board and he participates in the working group of Advanced and Expert level at ISTQB. He is one of the authors of the upcoming ISTQB Security Test Analyst syllabus.

François Martin is a senior full stack software engineer at Karakun AG, living in Switzerland. He is an active open source contributor and co-author of the two open source JavaFX frameworks WorkbenchFX and PreferencesFX, an active member of the Swiss... Show more

Guillaume Laforge is Developer Advocate for Google Cloud Platform, at day, focusing on serverless technologies, and at night, he is a Java Champion and wears his Apache Groovy hat.

Guillaume Laforge is Developer Advocate for Google Cloud Platform, at day, focusing on serverless technologies, and at night, he is a Java Champion and wears his Apache Groovy hat. Show more

Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress, and expert on all things web development. Ed enjoys geeking out to cool new tech, brainstorming about future technology, and admiring great design.

Ed has shared his insights, experiences, and advice around collaboration, knowledge management, social computing, and training at many industry events around the United States. Highly ethical and engaging with an uncanny business acumen, he is a creative community builder and outside the box thinker. Long term business relationships throughout the world within internal communications, employee engagement and marketing as well as IT. Focusing on Financial, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agency and Professional Services. He has defined, architected, implemented line of business solutions with a touch of style and UX best practices.

Ed is a Microsoft MVP and an international speaker, writer, online influencer, a Developer Advocate for Progress, and expert on all things web development. Ed enjoys geeking out to cool new tech, brainstorming about future technology, and admiring gr... Show more

Kinnera (she/her) is an Android Developer at ioki, working on platform features for the white label apps. After an electrical engineering degree, she worked in Tokyo with Android and React Native and was a Lead for WomenWhoCode Tokyo. A few years ago, she moved to Frankfurt and joined ioki. She believes sugar comes first and will not ask you to prove otherwise.

Kinnera (she/her) is an Android Developer at ioki, working on platform features for the white label apps. After an electrical engineering degree, she worked in Tokyo with Android and React Native and was a Lead for WomenWhoCode Tokyo. A few years ago... Show more

Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. Grant works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL as well as multiple cloud platforms. He has also developed in VB, VB.NET, C#, and Java. Grant writes books for Apress and Simple-Talk. Grant presents at conferences and user groups, large and small, all over the world. He joined Redgate Software as a product advocate in January 2011.

Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years’ experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. Grant works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL as well as multiple cl... Show more

Marilag is a founder, cloud architect and a tech community leader who aims to bridge the skill gap through equal distribution of knowledge across borders, cultures & individuals. Her experience in Cloud and Software Engineering, combined with her passion for mentorship and developer wellness, drive her to tackle the tech upskilling challenge, through advocacies. She’s the organizer of Azure User Group Manila and Azure User Group Denmark and an Azure MVP. She's also the co-founder of a not-for-profit group: Ulap.org, which helps train under-privileged youths within cloud, data and technology

Marilag is a founder, cloud architect and a tech community leader who aims to bridge the skill gap through equal distribution of knowledge across borders, cultures & individuals. Her experience in Cloud and Software Engineering, combined with her pas... Show more

Aida is a Software Engineer and Google Developer Expert for Android with over 9 years of experience building Android applications for various industries, ranging from cloud gaming services to satellite data communications to fintech. On a personal level, she’s that friend, who has a to-do list for the day, plans everything out, and creates itineraries hour-by-hour for everyone.

Aida is a Software Engineer and Google Developer Expert for Android with over 9 years of experience building Android applications for various industries, ranging from cloud gaming services to satellite data communications to fintech. On a personal le... Show more