Mary is a Java Champion, and the AI Practice Lead at Callibrity, a consulting firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She started as an engineer in Unix/C, then transitioned to Java around 2000 and has never looked back since then. After 20+ years of being a software engineer and technical architect, she discovered her true passion in developer and customer advocacy. Most recently she has serviced companies of various sizes such as IBM, US Cellular, Bank of America, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, in topic areas that included Java, GenAI, Streaming systems, Open source, Cloud and Distributed messaging systems. She is also a very active tech community leader outside of her day job. She is the President of the Chicago Java Users Group (CJUG), and the Chicago Chapter Co-Lead for AICamp.

Mary is a Java Champion, and the AI Practice Lead at Callibrity, a consulting firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. She started as an engineer in Unix/C, then transitioned to Java around 2000 and has never looked back since then. After 20+ years of being... Show more

Stas Lebedenko is a cloud architect working at Solidify AB. Co-organizer of Odesa Microsoft. NET User Group, speaker and author, an active member of international and Ukraine .NET/Azure communities. He has seventeen years of experience as a developer, Microsoft Azure Most Valuable Professional since 2020, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Certified Azure Solution Architect Expert.

Stas Lebedenko is a cloud architect working at Solidify AB. Co-organizer of Odesa Microsoft. NET User Group, speaker and author, an active member of international and Ukraine .NET/Azure communities. He has seventeen years of experience as a developer... Show more

I am a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Prosci® certified, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consultant. My experience is in business applications, CRM operations and enterprise change. With a FTSE 100 client background in Financial Services, CRM and Marketing across Microsoft, Adobe, and Salesforce platforms, I manage global transformation and adoption programs with deep human impact. I am also a speaker in the Microsoft Community, advocating as a human evangelist about user-centered design and enabling governance.

I am a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Prosci® certified, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consultant. My experience is in business applications, CRM operations and enterprise change. With a FTSE 100 client background in Financial Services, CR... Show more

Viktor Gamov is the Head of Developer Advocacy at StarTree, a pioneering company in real-time analytics with Apache Pinot®. With a rich background in implementing and advocating for distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, Viktor excels in open-source technologies. He is passionate about assisting architects, developers, and operators in crafting systems that are not only low in latency and scalable but also highly available.
As a Java Champion and an esteemed speaker, Viktor is known for his insightful presentations at top industry events like JavaOne, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and QCon. His expertise spans distributed systems, real-time data streaming, JVM, and DevOps.
Viktor has co-authored "Enterprise Web Development" from O'Reilly and "Apache Kafka® in Action" from Manning. 
Follow Viktor on X - @gamussa to stay updated with Viktor's latest thoughts on technology, his gym and food adventures, and insights into open-source and developer advocacy.

Viktor Gamov is the Head of Developer Advocacy at StarTree, a pioneering company in real-time analytics with Apache Pinot®. With a rich background in implementing and advocating for distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, Viktor excels in... Show more

Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer ( MCT ), and Microsoft Certified Professional. He currently works as Cloud Solution Architect at Applied Information Sciences ( www.ais.com ). He is a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert in Conversational AI, Applied AI, Intelligent Business Process Automation, development, and post-implementation adoption of complex custom solutions in AI, Machine Learning, Bots, Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and SharePoint. Prashant has supported a multitude of government agencies and non-profit organizations in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Prashant is the co-author of the book “PowerShell for Office 365 “and is the technical reviewer of the book "Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration." He serves on the leadership committee for the Azure Data Fest conference, Artificial Intelligence Fest conference, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning User Group, Northern Virginia SQL User Group, and DC Metro Office 365 User Group. He is a renowned international speaker and actively speaks at technical conferences, most recently in India, Canada, England, Bangladesh, Peru, Washington DC, Austin, New York, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia. Fun fact??, Prashant is a recipient of the "Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America" for his outstanding service in Antarctica.
Microsoft MVP Profile Link : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002595?fullName=Prashant%20G%20Bhoyar

Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer ( MCT ), and Microsoft Certified Professional. He currently works as Cloud Solution Architect at Applied Information Sciences ( www.ais.com ). H... Show more

Business Applications MVP - I breathe, innovate, design and develop as a way of survival. If curiosity killed the cat, I think I have no more lives left.
With a developer background, working with .NET and C#, I got my first consultancy job developing for SharePoint 2010 and Microsoft Project. With experience in several projects worldwide, all kind of organisation sizes and industries, I have focused my expertise deploying Dynamics 365 modules and Power Platform solutions. I am leading multiple CoE implementation for Power Platform, adoption models for Low code in multi-size orgs, and designing a long list of Power Platform solutions combining Azure assets and 3rd party integrations.
My motivation is to keep sharing my knowledge, the outcome of my daily projects and experiences with those who might find it useful, helpful and even interesting.
In addition to my speaker profile I co-organise the Bizz Summit ES conference.

Business Applications MVP - I breathe, innovate, design and develop as a way of survival. If curiosity killed the cat, I think I have no more lives left. With a developer background, working with .NET and C#, I got my first consultancy job developin... Show more

Laurent is an experienced Microsoft 365 consultant and has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise.

He works daily with worldwide clients in business and education sectors, helping them building, designing and implementing modern workplace & modern teaching with Microsoft Teams and many other Microsoft 365 tools, such as Microsoft Viva.

Covering all aspects from strategies to change management & IT governance, he is always advocating about the importance of human-first approach and the necessary but always forgotten bridges between IT staff, end users & stakeholders.

he loves sharing as a Microsoft MVP his dual expertise in adoption change management & technical governance and can be found presenting in many languages (french, english, japanese) at international conferences and user groups.

Laurent is an experienced Microsoft 365 consultant and has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise. He works daily with worldwide clients in business and education sectors, helping them building, designing and implementing moder... Show more

Vlad is an Office 365 consultant helping organizations get the most out their Microsoft 365 Digital Workplace. IT Professional at heart, Vlad focuses on helping administrators deploy, manage, automate, and configure governance across services such as SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams.

As an author, Microsoft Certified Trainer and recognized international speaker, Vlad has helped over a million IT Professionals and end-users across the globe to better understand and to get the most out of Office 365 and the greater Microsoft 365 platform. Vlad is the author of three SharePoint books published by Apress and over 70 courses on Pluralsight covering SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and the Power Platform.

Vlad is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) since 2013 and has his own blog at https://VladTalksTech.com. He also shares his knowledge by speaking at conferences around the globe and local community events. Vlad is often featured as an expert on other industry related websites and blogs.

Vlad is an Office 365 consultant helping organizations get the most out their Microsoft 365 Digital Workplace. IT Professional at heart, Vlad focuses on helping administrators deploy, manage, automate, and configure governance across services such as... Show more

SharePoint professional with 15+ years of experience in design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of large-scale projects. Focuses on architectural design and implementation, website design and development, and complete application development cycles, with an intense focus on SharePoint and Office 365. A frequent speaker at various community events, including SPS, Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp, and Global Power Platform Bootcamp.

SharePoint professional with 15+ years of experience in design, implementation, configuration, and maintenance of large-scale projects. Focuses on architectural design and implementation, website design and development, and complete application devel... Show more

Giuliano is a Solutions Architect at BMW and Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365, enthusiastic and a lover of his job, he is a specialist in Microsoft technologies like Microsoft 365 and Azure.
During his career, he has achieved several Microsoft certifications.
He is also a blogger, vlogger, and international speaker.
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Giuliano is a Solutions Architect at BMW and Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365, enthusiastic and a lover of his job, he is a specialist in Microsoft technologies like Microsoft 365 and Azure. During his career, he has achieved several Microsoft certif... Show more

Jimmy Engström has been developing ever since he was 7 years old and got his first computer.
He loves to be on the cutting edge of technology, trying new things.
When he got wind of Blazor, he immediately realized its potential and adopted it when it was in beta. He has been running Blazor in production since it was launched by Microsoft.
He is the author of "Web Development with Blazor" and the co-host of Coding After Work (podcast and stream).
His passion for the .NET industry and community has taken him around the world, speaking about development. Microsoft has recognized this passion by awarding him the
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award 10 years in a row.
He occasionally blogs at engstromjimmy.com.

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Jimmy Engström has been developing ever since he was 7 years old and got his first computer. He loves to be on the cutting edge of technology, trying new things. When he got wind of Blazor, he immediately realized its potential and adopted it when... Show more

💼 Senior Solution Architect: Digital Work
💼 M365 Copilot & AI
💼 MS Project, Planner and Teams Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster
🎓 Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany with a passion for agile work, hybrid project management, cloud transformation, and Microsoft cloud

💼 Senior Solution Architect: Digital Work 💼 M365 Copilot & AI 💼 MS Project, Planner and Teams Freak 💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services 🎓 Certified ScrumMaster 🎓 Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI) ... Show more

I am Flutter Dev, who's still open to learning other technologies.

I love tech communities and I am a co-organizer at Android254, Flutter Kenya and Flutter Africa, which are among the large tech communities within Africa.

I co-organize Droidcon KE, which is the largest mobile developer conference in Sub-Saharan Africa, aimed at bringing opportunities to mobile app developers in my region.

I am a technical speaker as well as a technical blog writer.

Besides tech, I enjoy acting in live theatre and mountains make me really happy :-)

I am Flutter Dev, who's still open to learning other technologies. I love tech communities and I am a co-organizer at Android254, Flutter Kenya and Flutter Africa, which are among the large tech communities within Africa. I co-organize Droidcon... Show more

Jay is a speaker, software consultant, and owner of Arana Software. He has been developing on the web since 1995, when the Blink tag lured him away from Visual Basic 3, and has been awarded as a Microsoft Regional Director, ASPInsider, and Microsoft MVP. Recognizing that the greatest application performance bottleneck is a developer’s time, Jay’s continuing quest is for frameworks, modules, tools, and practices that make developers stronger, fitter, happier, and more productive.

Jay resides in Las Vegas, USA. Follow him on Twitter at @jayharris.

Jay is a speaker, software consultant, and owner of Arana Software. He has been developing on the web since 1995, when the Blink tag lured him away from Visual Basic 3, and has been awarded as a Microsoft Regional Director, ASPInsider, and Microsoft ... Show more

Paul (AKA @mrpaulandrew) is the Co-Founder & CTO of Cloud Formations, a specialist data consultancy based in the UK. With nearly 20 years’ experience designing and delivering Microsoft data architectures, Paul leads a passionate team of engineers, supporting businesses small and large with scalable cloud platforms. Business value delivered through data insights. Over the years, Paul has covered the breadth and depth of design patterns and industry leading concepts, including Lambda, Kappa, Delta Lake, Data Mesh and Data Fabric.

Paul is also a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, director for the Data Relay community conference, East Midlands user group leader, book author and mentor. In addition to the day job(s), Paul is a father of three, husband, foodie, runner, blood donor, geek, Lego, and Star Wars fan! Lastly, Paul confesses to enjoying a Ramstein playlist when given half a chance to do some coding for a customer project.

Paul (AKA @mrpaulandrew) is the Co-Founder & CTO of Cloud Formations, a specialist data consultancy based in the UK. With nearly 20 years’ experience designing and delivering Microsoft data architectures, Paul leads a passionate team of engineers, su... Show more

Oleg is a developer tools hacker, community builder and DevRel consultant. He's passionate open source software, open ecosystems and open hardware advocate. Oleg is a core maintainer and ex board member in the Jenkins project. He's a CNCF ambassador, Testcontainers Champion, GSoC mentor and a former CDF TOC Chair. Oleg has a PhD degree in electronics design and volunteers in Ukrainian support and Russian anti-war organizations.

Oleg is a developer tools hacker, community builder and DevRel consultant. He's passionate open source software, open ecosystems and open hardware advocate. Oleg is a core maintainer and ex board member in the Jenkins project. He's a CNCF ambassador,... Show more

Sari is a passionate and experienced Leading specialist at The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, in Finland. The topics Sari could speak for hours include modern work, Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, how to utilize the full potential of the M365 tools, document management, metadata and the use of AI in M365. She's also a SharePoint Microsoft MVP.

Sari's experience in both product development and wide range of customer projects ensures her understanding of the challenges customers face from a business perspective and allows her to share insights in technical possibilities and boundaries of the products involved in solving these challenges. Sari is keen on sharing her knowledge and during the past 9 years she has held open events, trainings, and webinars of the whole wide range of M365 for the public.

Sari is a passionate and experienced Leading specialist at The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, in Finland. The topics Sari could speak for hours include modern work, Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, how to utilize the full potential of the M365 tools, docu... Show more

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services and Technologies, and sharing her insights at AWS community events and other tech platforms.

Beyond her professional commitments, Linda is an AWS Community Hero and deeply involved in Women in Tech initiatives, advocating for greater representation and inclusivity. In Vienna, she is the familiar face behind AWS meetups and other community gatherings, creating a welcoming space where every voice is valued and heard. In addition, Linda holds the title of Chairperson for the AWS Community DACH Support Association and is member of the Funding Advisory Board of netidee.

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services an... Show more

Vesa "Vesku" Nopanen, Principal Consultant and Microsoft MVP working on Future Work, AI and Metaverse at Sulava.

Vesa works with Future Work, AI, Metaverse, Microsoft Mesh, Virtual & Mixed Reality, and other services & platforms in the cloud connecting digital and physical worlds and people together.
The journey is on its early steps and Vesku is guiding you and your organization towards the Future Work. He is extremely passionate about Microsoft Teams & Microsoft 365, Copilot, AI, Metaverse, Mixed & Virtual Reality and how these technologies enable to change how people work together and enable new opportunities.

Vesku has almost 30 years of experience in IT business on multiple industries, domains, and roles. He is also a futurist, active speaker, blogger, evangelist, and technology community member.
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Vesa "Vesku" Nopanen, Principal Consultant and Microsoft MVP working on Future Work, AI and Metaverse at Sulava. Vesa works with Future Work, AI, Metaverse, Microsoft Mesh, Virtual & Mixed Reality, and other services & platforms in the cloud conn... Show more

Ginger Grant shines as a Data Platform MVP, offering top-notch consulting in the realms of advanced analytics, machine learning, data warehousing, and the intricacies of Microsoft Fabric. Not just a consultant, Ginger is a prolific writer, sharing her insights through articles as a regular columnist for Pure AI, books, and on her blog, DesertIsleSQL.com. Her mastery doesn’t stop there; as a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), she imparts wisdom in various data platform areas, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Python, and Azure Machine Learning. Ginger’s blend of expertise and educational contributions makes her a beacon in the data community.

Ginger Grant shines as a Data Platform MVP, offering top-notch consulting in the realms of advanced analytics, machine learning, data warehousing, and the intricacies of Microsoft Fabric. Not just a consultant, Ginger is a prolific writer, sharing he... Show more

Louëlla Creemers is a software developer from The Netherlands, with a passion for .NET development. At the early stage of her career she’s also a successful content creator, teacher, blogger, and public speaker.

She has built a strong following of over 30,000 people on social media, thanks to her technical expertise and her commitment to helping others learn and grow in their careers. You can find her on Twitter and Linkedin, sharing different kinds of educational posts or dad jokes.

Louëlla Creemers is a software developer from The Netherlands, with a passion for .NET development. At the early stage of her career she’s also a successful content creator, teacher, blogger, and public speaker. She has built a strong following o... Show more

💫📊 Freelance: data visualization and AI training
🧑‍🏫🤖 IA/ML Instructor @ LinkedIn Learning
🎨🚀 #PBICoreVisuals Community Representative
🙆🏻‍♀️💡 Top LinkedIn Data Visualization Voice
🏅💻 Microsoft MVP Data Platform & AI Platform

I trust the power of data and persuasive communication.

💫📊 Freelance: data visualization and AI training 🧑‍🏫🤖 IA/ML Instructor @ LinkedIn Learning 🎨🚀 #PBICoreVisuals Community Representative 🙆🏻‍♀️💡 Top LinkedIn Data Visualization Voice 🏅💻 Microsoft MVP Data Platform & AI Platform I trus... Show more

Mark Has 15 Years of Microsoft Dynamics experience on both ERP And CRM platforms. Having initially worked in a Technical Support capacity he quickly moved into Consultancy and then onto an advisory role in Solution Architecture.

Mark has lead enterprise-level projects for the liked of ScotiaBank, Oxbow Coal, Ford, Lebara And GOV.UK, while also working with some great, not-for-profit organisations.

In the community is an evangelist in the Microsoft space as well as being a Microsoft MVP and MCT. He co-hosts a monthly Power Platform Podcast and is an organiser of the Scottish Summit conference that runs in Scotland .

You can also find Mark blogging on 365community.online or posting Power Platform videos on YouTube.

Mark Has 15 Years of Microsoft Dynamics experience on both ERP And CRM platforms. Having initially worked in a Technical Support capacity he quickly moved into Consultancy and then onto an advisory role in Solution Architecture. Mark has lead ente... Show more

George is a distributed systems expert and a hands-on engineering leader with focus on delivering Enterprise cloud services at scale. He is a Director of Engineering at MongoDB, focusing on implementing cloud native technologies at enterprise scale. Most recently, he has been a speaker at global events like OpenSource Summit, Hashiconf, LeadDev, DeveloperWeek, and more, focusing on agile leadership, scaling engineering teams, and entrepreneurship. Full bio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11d5iiHCbbkb7Jftkb3PPtWMeVvxoUWAWyqvdyKD7sOo

George is a distributed systems expert and a hands-on engineering leader with focus on delivering Enterprise cloud services at scale. He is a Director of Engineering at MongoDB, focusing on implementing cloud native technologies at enterprise scale. ... Show more

I am a 11x Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer and #PowerAddict who gave up living the beach life in Cape Town 🏖 to join the amazing Microsoft Power Platform Community in the UK 🇬🇧.
With a passion for developing enterprise workflow solutions, and engaging with the Power Platform Community, my ultimate goal is to make a difference whilst learning from and helping others. #CommunityRocks

I am a 11x Microsoft Certified Power Platform Developer and #PowerAddict who gave up living the beach life in Cape Town 🏖 to join the amazing Microsoft Power Platform Community in the UK 🇬🇧. With a passion for developing enterprise workflow solut... Show more

Stefan's passion is to practice Clean Code and test-driven development in order to build maintainable high-performance software in an ever-evolving team, supported by tools from the .NET Ecosystem. He loves to attend and speak at public developer events, co-organize local community gatherings, stream live programming sessions, and author open source projects, complementing his expertise in professional software development. As Microsoft MVP (Developer Technologies), JetBrains Community Contributor (.NET) and co-organizer of DotNetDevs.at, it's his ambition to share knowledge about everything C#.

Stefan's passion is to practice Clean Code and test-driven development in order to build maintainable high-performance software in an ever-evolving team, supported by tools from the .NET Ecosystem. He loves to attend and speak at public developer eve... Show more

Aurélie Vache is a Developer Advocate at OVHcloud in Toulouse, France. She is Docker Captain, CNCF ambassador, Google Cloud Developer Expert, Women techmarkers Ambassador & GitPod Hero. She has been working as a Developer and Ops for over 18 years. Cloud enthusiast and advocates DevOps/Cloud/Golang best practices.

Conferences and meetups organizer since 2016. Technical writer (dev.to/aurelievache), a book author & reviewer, a sketchnoter and a speaker at international conferences.

Mentor and promote diversity and accessibility in technology.

She created a new visual way for people to learn and understand Cloud technologies: "Understanding Kubernetes/Istio/Docker in a visual way" in sketchnotes, books and videos.


Blog: https://dev.to/aurelievache/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AurelieVache

Aurélie Vache is a Developer Advocate at OVHcloud in Toulouse, France. She is Docker Captain, CNCF ambassador, Google Cloud Developer Expert, Women techmarkers Ambassador & GitPod Hero. She has been working as a Developer and Ops for over 18 years. C... Show more

PJ is the founder of DevRelate.io, creator of CallofConduct.com, and a board member of Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMIhelp.org). He is an organizer of DevOps Days Buffalo, CodeDaze, and ElixirDaze. PJ is a developer, writer, speaker, musician, and Community Advocate. He is known to travel the world speaking about programming and the way people think and interact. He is also known for wearing hats.

PJ is the founder of DevRelate.io, creator of CallofConduct.com, and a board member of Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMIhelp.org). He is an organizer of DevOps Days Buffalo, CodeDaze, and ElixirDaze. PJ is a developer, writer, speaker, musician, and... Show more

Member of the Microsoft Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT). In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of the Polish SQL Server Users Group (PLSSUG), today known as Data Community Poland. Regular speaker at conferences, community events and user groups. Former Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP).

Member of the Microsoft Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT). In his professional career Pawel has always been associated with data engineering and analytics (SQL, BI, Big Data). Founder of the Polish SQL Server Users Group (PLSSUG), today known as Da... Show more

I'm an experienced web developer and a passionate IT and electronics trainer, specializing in frontend development and enterprise applications built with Angular.
I spend most of my time exploring what's new in the tech world and helping other developers improve their skills.
As a conference speaker, I bring advanced Angular topics, tips for the integration of smart contracts and best solutions for web3 applications.

I'm an experienced web developer and a passionate IT and electronics trainer, specializing in frontend development and enterprise applications built with Angular. I spend most of my time exploring what's new in the tech world and helping other devel... Show more