Information & Communications Technology

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

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer

Scott Shearer is a Microsoft 365 evangelist, Microsoft MVP and MCT. Scott has over 35 years' experience in the IT industry implementing Microsoft products and technologies. He has held positions ranging from systems administrator to developer to trainer. Scott is a regular speaker at M365 community events and a top contributor to the Microsoft Power Automate Power Users Community site.

Scott Shearer is a Microsoft 365 evangelist, Microsoft MVP and MCT. Scott has over 35 years' experience in the IT industry implementing Microsoft products and technologies. He has held positions ranging from systems administrator to developer to trai... Show more

Stuart van der Lee

Stuart van der Lee

Stuart is a Microsoft Azure & AI MVP and software engineer with a passion for cloud technologies, AI and modern programming languages. He also keeps a close eye on the evolving world of DevOps and the tooling, practices and patterns that surround it.

Stuart closely follows F1 in his free time, likes to do several sports such as cycling, golf and throwing weights around in the gym, and he tries to keep up with the endless stream of series and movies (with varying degrees of success).

Stuart is a Microsoft Azure & AI MVP and software engineer with a passion for cloud technologies, AI and modern programming languages. He also keeps a close eye on the evolving world of DevOps and the tooling, practices and patterns that surround it.... Show more

Becky Bertram

Becky Bertram

Becky is the owner of Savvy Technical Solutions, a consulting company based in the St. Louis area. She helps her clients build custom solutions on the Microsoft platform of products including Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She's a 16-time SharePoint MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and has authored numerous on-demand courses as well Microsoft exams. Becky is married with 3 children, aged 14, 12 and 10. Her primary hobby is taking kids to and from after-school activities.

Becky is the owner of Savvy Technical Solutions, a consulting company based in the St. Louis area. She helps her clients build custom solutions on the Microsoft platform of products including Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She's a 16-time Shar... Show more

Marko Bevc

Marko Bevc

Marko is a Principal Consultant at The Scale Factory, based in the UK. He has worked in the IT industry for more than two decades and engaged with many different technologies. He currently leads innovation, strategic projects, steers company’s technical direction and helps customers to build and scale their platforms in AWS Cloud. Being passionate about community diversity, equality, automation, Cloud Native and Open Source, you can also find him speaking and participating at DevOps, Cloud Native/Kubernetes and HashiCorp events. He’s an open source maintainer/contributor, problem solver, HashiCorp Ambassador, OpenUK Ambassador, AWS Community Builder and enthusiastic about emerging technologies. In his free time Marko enjoys hiking and travelling.

Marko is a Principal Consultant at The Scale Factory, based in the UK. He has worked in the IT industry for more than two decades and engaged with many different technologies. He currently leads innovation, strategic projects, steers company’s techni... Show more

Matej Nedić

Matej Nedić

Matej is a Lead Java Engineer at Infinum where he is working on multiple projects. His primary focus is on designing data intensive systems on AWS. He started contributing to Open Source projects at the beginning of his career and is currently a Core Team Member on Spring Cloud AWS and the Lead developer on Spring Data DynamoDb which is currently in development. His love for open source is shown through his contributions to many projects such as Spring Cloud Config, Spring Boot, Dapr SDK, SDKman and many more.

Matej is a Lead Java Engineer at Infinum where he is working on multiple projects. His primary focus is on designing data intensive systems on AWS. He started contributing to Open Source projects at the beginning of his career and is currently a Core... Show more

Peter Daalmans

Peter Daalmans

Peter is a Principal Workplace Consultant / Architect and Microsoft Certified Trainer at SecMinds Solutions with a primary focus on the Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year as a Security MVP (Microsoft Intune) since 2012 and as a Windows 365 MVP since 2024.

Peter writes blogs and sharing his knowledge on his blog https://ModernManagement.blog . Peter is also one of the founders and leads of the Workplace Ninja User Group Netherlands.

Author of Mastering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and the just in 2017 released Mastering System Center Configuration Manager, books from Sybex and a book called: Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite, Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite: Planning and Implementation. Peter was one of the co-authors a book called Microsoft 365 Security for ITPros which was updated every month, for 2,5 years.

Peter speaks at local and international group meetings, conferences like Microsoft Ignite, Microsoft TechEd (Australia / New Zealand), IT/Dev Connections, Techmentor, Techorama Belgium, Midwest Management Summit (MMS), BriForum (London, Denver and Boston), TechDays Netherlands and ExpertsLive Netherlands

Peter is a Principal Workplace Consultant / Architect and Microsoft Certified Trainer at SecMinds Solutions with a primary focus on the Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager and Enterprise Mobility. Peter is awarded every year as a Security MVP (Mi... Show more

Lena Lindemann

Lena Lindemann

With roots in PowerShell automation and an unhealthy fascination with studio technology, Lena lost herself somewhere between DevOps thinking, cable management, and M365 multi-tenancy—and decided to just stay there. She spends her days automating processes, keeping infrastructure running, and building things that should be simple but, of course, never are.

Outside of work, she claims to have no hobbies. However, that's only true until you hear her 3D printer, which usually has more to do than she does. After all, free time is a relative term, especially when you're trying out new tools, repairing technology, or wondering why Microsoft tenant configurations are the way they are.

With roots in PowerShell automation and an unhealthy fascination with studio technology, Lena lost herself somewhere between DevOps thinking, cable management, and M365 multi-tenancy—and decided to just stay there. She spends her days automating proc... Show more

Giuliano Latini

Giuliano Latini

Giuliano Latini dal 1991 lavora presso l'Università Politecnica delle Marche. Durante tutti gli anni '90 si concentra sull'elaborazione di segnali digitali e software per la gestione automatica di banchi per misure elettriche: coadiuvando l'attività di gruppi di ricerca e diffondendo le conoscenze acquisite con seminari ed esercitazioni pratiche svolte all'interno di corsi universitari. All'inizio del nuovo millennio focalizza la propria attività sull'allestimento e la gestione di servizi dipartimentali e per l'Ateneo, concentrandosi sull'integrazione dei servizi di autenticazione Microsoft con soluzioni Open Source.
Dal 2016, raggiunti i limiti di carriera nel proprio ruolo, cerca nuove sfide ed esperienza professionali. Lavora 10 mesi presso la Innoteam di Pesaro in cui matura esperienze nel mondo ICT delle PMI e nel cloud AWS. Da Giugno 2017 reintra nel mondo della PA italiana uscendone ad Agosto 2021 per cercare nuovi stimoli e traguardi professionali. A Settembre 2021 entra in una giovane e dinamica azienda che si occupa dello sviluppo di prodotti software, la Proximo di Castelfidardo, contribuendo con la propria esperienza nella gestione dei sistemi, delle infrastrutture IT e con la sensibilità maturata nell'approfondimento delle tematiche presenti nella cultura DevOps.

In questi ultimi anni organizza e partecipa a molti eventi per la diffusione dell'Information Technology. Partecipa attivamente nelle community: WindowServer.it, DevMarche, GetLatestVersion.

Giuliano Latini dal 1991 lavora presso l'Università Politecnica delle Marche. Durante tutti gli anni '90 si concentra sull'elaborazione di segnali digitali e software per la gestione automatica di banchi per misure elettriche: coadiuvando l'attività ... Show more

Merethe Stave

Merethe Stave

Merethe Stave is Chief Customer Officer and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, and your navigator through the tech world of Microsoft. She is a Microsoft 365 MVP, with technology areas M365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva. She was recognized as one of Norway’s 50 leading women in tech 2020, a board member of the Norwegian Microsoft 365 Community and part of the organizer team at Microsoft Women in M365 and Viva Explorers communities .

Read more here: https://cloudway.no/about-us/merethe-stave/

Merethe Stave is Chief Customer Officer and Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, and your navigator through the tech world of Microsoft. She is a Microsoft 365 MVP, with technology areas M365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva. She was recognized as one of No... Show more

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

Mart de Graaf

Mart de Graaf

Mart de Graaf a software engineer at 4Dotnet. Mart likes to contribute to business value and optimize the development life cycle of the development process.

See all engagements at https://blog.martdegraaf.nl/speaking

Mart de Graaf a software engineer at 4Dotnet. Mart likes to contribute to business value and optimize the development life cycle of the development process. See all engagements at https://blog.martdegraaf.nl/speaking Show more

Diego Rodríguez Varela

Diego Rodríguez Varela

I am currently a Software Developer Engineer at Plain Concepts, where I mainly focus on working with Microsoft technologies.

Within my work, I am particularly drawn to the focus on security. I am interested in exploring the methodologies and technologies that allow us to achieve secure stystems, and how we can apply these principles in organizations of different sizes. I strive to achieve these goals and contribute to creating safer and more reliable technological environments.

Besides software development, I am passionate about sports, motorbikes and, when I have enough time, travelling.

I am currently a Software Developer Engineer at Plain Concepts, where I mainly focus on working with Microsoft technologies. Within my work, I am particularly drawn to the focus on security. I am interested in exploring the methodologies and techn... Show more

Ioannis Anifantakis

Ioannis Anifantakis

Hi, I am Ioannis! As a dedicated Computer Science educator, content creator, and fervent advocate for lifelong learning and knowledge sharing, I have been speaking at various technology events since 2016, maintaining an active YouTube channel, and publishing articles on Medium to demystify Android, Machine Learning, and programming concepts for fellow developers.

Hi, I am Ioannis! As a dedicated Computer Science educator, content creator, and fervent advocate for lifelong learning and knowledge sharing, I have been speaking at various technology events since 2016, maintaining an active YouTube channel, and pu... Show more

Alexej Sommer

Alexej Sommer

Professional software developer & technology enthusiast with expertise in a variety of technologies, but mainly in .NET and Azure.
Former Most Valuable Professional in category Windows Development.

Professional software developer & technology enthusiast with expertise in a variety of technologies, but mainly in .NET and Azure. Former Most Valuable Professional in category Windows Development. Show more

Micah Silverman

Micah Silverman

Micah is Snyk's Director of AI Acceleration. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker, who's built full-size MAME arcade cabinets and repaired old electronic games (https://dogeared.dev/2011/10/16/weekend-project-fix-dark-tower/). He brings his love of all things security and Java to a conference near you!

Micah is Snyk's Director of AI Acceleration. With 30 years of Java Experience (yup, that's from the beginning) and as a security professional Micah's authored numerous articles, co-authored a Java EE book, and spoken at many conferences. He's a maker... Show more

Guillaume Faas

Guillaume Faas

I help developers build better software.
In recent years, I’ve focused on sharing my experience through mentoring, public speaking, and open-source contributions; all aimed at helping teams grow and build sustainable software.
With nearly 15 years of experience in .NET development, I’ve worked across industries as an engineer, coach, and now developer advocate. My current focus is on developer experience: building SDKs, writing approachable technical content, and speaking at conferences around the world.

I believe quality isn’t optional. Extreme Programming, Continuous Delivery, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything I do. I regularly share these values through workshops, mentoring, and public talks, including my recent talk, "Throw Exceptions... Out of Your Codebase".

Always happy to connect, learn, and contribute, whether it’s about .NET, DevRel, or Software Craftsmanship.

I help developers build better software. In recent years, I’ve focused on sharing my experience through mentoring, public speaking, and open-source contributions; all aimed at helping teams grow and build sustainable software. With nearly 15 years ... Show more

Tanya Janca

Tanya Janca

Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of 'Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding’ and 'Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is currently the CEO and secure coding trainer at She Hacks Purple Consulting. Over her 28-year IT career she has won countless awards (including OWASP Lifetime Distinguished Member and Hacker of the Year), spoken all over the planet, and is a prolific blogger. Tanya has trained thousands of software developers and IT security professionals, via her online academies (We Hack Purple and Semgrep Academy), and her live training programs. Having performed counter-terrorism, led security for the 42nd Canadian general election, developed or secured countless applications, Tanya Janca is widely considered an international authority on the security of software.

Advisor: Smithy, Katilyst

Board Member: Forte Group
Founder: DevSec Station, We Hack Purple, OWASP DevSlop, #CyberMentoringMonday, WoSEC
Contributor: OWASP Top Ten, StackOverflow

Tanya Janca, aka SheHacksPurple, is the best-selling author of 'Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding’ and 'Alice and Bob Learn Application Security’. She is currently the CEO and secure coding trainer at She Hacks Purple Consulting. Over her 28-year IT ... Show more

Dante De Ruwe

Dante De Ruwe

Dante is a technical consultant, full-stack software developer and public speaker. His passion is designing and building software solutions, mainly with C# and .NET. He is fascinated by software architecture and craftsmanship.

Dante is a technical consultant, full-stack software developer and public speaker. His passion is designing and building software solutions, mainly with C# and .NET. He is fascinated by software architecture and craftsmanship. Show more

Jules May

Jules May

Jules May is a software architect, consultant, and project leader known for designing systems that simply don’t fail. His work spans from safety-critical aviation and automotive software to enterprise cloud platforms, from DSLs and compiler design to algorithmic toolchains.

Starting his career in flight-control systems, Jules learned early that reliability isn’t a feature — it’s a necessity. That ethos has shaped a career focused on clarity, precision, and delivering technology that genuinely works.

He’s the author of Extreme Reliability: Programming Like Your Life Depends on It and the originator of Problem Space Analysis, a practical framework for understanding and solving complex technical problems.

Over the years, Jules has led engineering teams, advised global clients, and spoken at conferences across Europe on reliability, development culture, non-traditional computing and post-quantum security. He’s worked with organisations from start-ups to household names, building solutions that range from embedded systems to high-availability SaaS platforms.

A mathematician by training, a programmer by instinct, and a teacher by inclination, Jules brings a rare combination of theoretical depth and hands-on experience. Whether mentoring developers or shaping strategy as a fractional CTO, he focuses on one thing above all: making software that does what it’s meant to — every time.

Jules May is a software architect, consultant, and project leader known for designing systems that simply don’t fail. His work spans from safety-critical aviation and automotive software to enterprise cloud platforms, from DSLs and compiler design to... Show more

Avishag Sahar

Avishag Sahar

Avishag began her tech journey at just 18, starting as a Business Intelligence Developer. She later joined Allscripts Healthcare Solutions as a software engineer, followed by Cisco, where she contributed to developing features for Cisco Umbrella’s SWG. A few years ago, Avishag joined LinearB, where she works on the web app platform, WorkerB, GitStream and more, leads engineering teams, and champions new technologies.

Avishag began her tech journey at just 18, starting as a Business Intelligence Developer. She later joined Allscripts Healthcare Solutions as a software engineer, followed by Cisco, where she contributed to developing features for Cisco Umbrella’s SW... Show more

Alistair Pugin

Alistair Pugin

Alistair has worked in various capacities across multiple verticals — from retail and manufacturing to government — supporting environments ranging from 50 to 50,000 users through comprehensive Enterprise Information Management and Cybersecurity initiatives.
As a Microsoft MVP based in South Africa, he helps organizations architectand secure, intelligent ecosystems using “best of breed,” proven methodologies that foster innovation, resilience, and growth. His approach combines Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and modern Cybersecurity practices to protect data while enabling collaboration and digital transformation.
With this vision, Alistair is committed to providing customers with platforms for Business Productivity Enrichment, establishing communities of practice, and building a measurable, sustainable knowledge economy within a secure, zero-trust framework.

Alistair has worked in various capacities across multiple verticals — from retail and manufacturing to government — supporting environments ranging from 50 to 50,000 users through comprehensive Enterprise Information Management and Cybersecurity init... Show more

Christian Peeters

Christian Peeters

Christian started in 2000 as a software developer. Seven years later he became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been teaching other developers ever since. Currently he is a Principal Cloud Architect at Betabit. A software development company specialized in building business critical applications in the cloud.

Christian started in 2000 as a software developer. Seven years later he became a Microsoft Certified Trainer and has been teaching other developers ever since. Currently he is a Principal Cloud Architect at Betabit. A software development company spe... Show more

Steven Renders

Steven Renders

Steven is a trainer/consultant, with skills spanning business and technical domains, with more than 20 years of experience. He provides training and consultancy focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI.

Steven is a Partner at Plataan | Companial, based in Belgium. Plataan is a leading off and online learning company. Plataan helps organizations and individuals excel through learning and training programs.

On Januari 1st, 2016, Steven received the Microsoft® MVP Award. This award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who actively share their high quality, real world expertise with others.

Steven is the author of the books:
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009: Professional Reporting
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2015: Professional Reporting

Specialties:
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
• Business Intelligence & Reporting

Steven is a trainer/consultant, with skills spanning business and technical domains, with more than 20 years of experience. He provides training and consultancy focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI. Steven is a Partner a... Show more

Bethany Jepchumba

Bethany Jepchumba

Bethany loves crafting user stories and enhancing user experiences! She strives to make a positive impact on people's lives through her skills in design, code, and leadership.

As a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, she engages with students, aspiring developers, and entrepreneurs to help them learn and grow in Artificial Intelligence (AI). She does this through writing articles, hosting workshops, and speaking at events about AI and cloud computing. She has a strong background in community and skilling others, thanks to her previous roles as a Program Coordinator at Andela and Gold Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador which built her passion for community and skilling others.

She comes from a community of marathon runners but decided to run code instead. Outside tech she defines herself as creative. You will find her testing out new hobbies, sketching or deeply engrossed in a book.

Bethany loves crafting user stories and enhancing user experiences! She strives to make a positive impact on people's lives through her skills in design, code, and leadership. As a Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, she engages with students, aspiring d... Show more

Christian Wenz

Christian Wenz

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

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

Nikhilesh Tayal

Nikhilesh Tayal

Nikhilesh is an entrepreneur, teacher and tech nerd
He is an IIT Kharagpur alumnus. He is also a Google Developer Expert in AI and has over 15,000 followers on LinkedIn.
Currently, he runs "AI ML etc." - an AI-enabled educational platform for senior IT professionals to learn AI. He is an instructor at LinkedIn Learning as well
Recently, he was felicitated by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for his contribution to education.

Nikhilesh is an entrepreneur, teacher and tech nerd He is an IIT Kharagpur alumnus. He is also a Google Developer Expert in AI and has over 15,000 followers on LinkedIn. Currently, he runs "AI ML etc." - an AI-enabled educational platform for senio... Show more

André Krämer

André Krämer

André Krämer is the founder and CEO of Quality Bytes GmbH, and a freelance trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include app development with .NET MAUI, Azure DevOps, document automation and reporting with TX Text Control, as well as the analysis of memory leaks and performance issues. He is a regular author for LinkedIn Learning, where he has published more than thirty video trainings. Additionally, he is a TX Text Control MVP and a Microsoft MVP. He has written a book on Xamarin.Forms and one on .NET MAUI for Hanser Verlag.

André Krämer is the founder and CEO of Quality Bytes GmbH, and a freelance trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include app development with .NET MAUI, Azure DevOps, document automation and reporting with TX Text Control, as well as the ana... 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

Clemens Hübner

Clemens Hübner

For more than fifteen years, Clemens Hübner has been working at the interface between software and security. After roles as a software developer and in penetration testing, he joined inovex in 2018 as a software security engineer. Today, he supports development projects at the conception and implementation level, trains colleagues, and advises on DevSecOps.

For more than fifteen years, Clemens Hübner has been working at the interface between software and security. After roles as a software developer and in penetration testing, he joined inovex in 2018 as a software security engineer. Today, he supports ... Show more

Romain Dalle

Romain Dalle

My mantra? Collaborative working and the productivity of organisations should constantly be facilitated and improved, without compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data.

As a Security MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, I'm passionate about sharing my advice and experience with you to build a solution that meets your needs.

My mantra? Collaborative working and the productivity of organisations should constantly be facilitated and improved, without compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data. As a Security MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer, I'm passionate... Show more

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