Media & Information

Esteemed specialists working in the fields of media education, digital media, multimedia and radio services

Josh Lee

Josh Lee

Whether it’s operators or observability, agile or accessibility, my expertise shines because I’m passionate about all of it. I’ve been building software for more than a decade and I love sharing experiences via public speaking. I’m currently a Developer Advocate for Altinity where I help create educational content about ClickHouse and OpenTelemetry, and I am a contributor to the OpenTelemetry project.

Whether it’s operators or observability, agile or accessibility, my expertise shines because I’m passionate about all of it. I’ve been building software for more than a decade and I love sharing experiences via public speaking. I’m currently a Develo... Show more

Marco Dal Pino

Marco Dal Pino

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect.
He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps.
He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Speaker at the main technical conferences all around the world.
He is part of the staff of DotNetToscana a community focused on Microsoft technologies.
He received many awards from IT companies as independent Advisor like:
Microsoft MVP, Intel BlackBelt & Innovator, Nokia DevChamp, Hackster Live Ambassador
He works in Microsoft as a Senior Technical Consultant.

Marco Dal Pino is working in IT for more than 30 years as Developer, Team Leader, PM and Cloud Architect. He mostly experienced Microsoft dev Platforms around .NET, for LOB, Desktop, Mobile and embedded apps. He is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and... Show more

Thomas Hütter

Thomas Hütter

Thomas holds a degree in Business Economics, but has been a data explorer and a developer at heart ever since the days of dBase and Turbo Pascal. He touched his first SQL Server at V6.5, used covering indexes before they became a feature and joined the PASS community in 2006.

Thomas has been developing in Navision/Dynamics/Business Central systems for quite some time (since 2001, one year before MS acquired Navision), got his hands on R in 2014 (the year before MS bought Revolution Analytics), on the Power Platform from 2020 and the Arduino world from 2024 on. He has worked for ISVs as well as end-user companies, as a developer, consultant, accidental data engineer and is an author for data-related articles as well as a speaker at data events across Europe.

Thomas holds a degree in Business Economics, but has been a data explorer and a developer at heart ever since the days of dBase and Turbo Pascal. He touched his first SQL Server at V6.5, used covering indexes before they became a feature and joined t... Show more

Rod Trent

Rod Trent

Rod Trent is an experienced cybersecurity professional and best-selling author with deep expertise in content marketing, community development, and product and program management. During his long career, Rod has built and sold many successful businesses and regularly speaks and keynotes and provides hosting skills for various conferences, webinars, and live podcasts. In his spare time, Rod writes KQL queries, authors fiction and non-fiction books, tells proud stories about his grandkids, brags about his Six Million Dollar Man addiction, and teaches AI to behave.

Rod Trent is an experienced cybersecurity professional and best-selling author with deep expertise in content marketing, community development, and product and program management. During his long career, Rod has built and sold many successful busines... Show more

Paulina Jędrzejewska

Paulina Jędrzejewska

Paulina specializes in data modeling and automation in Power BI. She also has experience with data warehousing, SQL, and ETL.

"I got to know Power BI during my studies and it was love at first sight. I'm amazed how powerfull this tool is and that it is becoming better every month. As a consultant and trainer, I have the opportunity to inspire my clients and show them that Power BI is more than just colorful reports."

Paulina specializes in data modeling and automation in Power BI. She also has experience with data warehousing, SQL, and ETL. "I got to know Power BI during my studies and it was love at first sight. I'm amazed how powerfull this tool is and that ... Show more

Karl Groves

Karl Groves

With 20 years of experience in web development, usability, and accessibility, Karl Groves is widely regarded as a pragmatic solution-finder and thought leader in the accessibility industry. In his role as accessibility consultant at AFixt, Karl focuses on pragmatic and efficient ways of improving the accessibility of websites and software.

With 20 years of experience in web development, usability, and accessibility, Karl Groves is widely regarded as a pragmatic solution-finder and thought leader in the accessibility industry. In his role as accessibility consultant at AFixt, Karl focus... Show more

Ulrikke Akerbæk

Ulrikke Akerbæk

Ulrikke Akerbæk, Microsoft MVP since 2021, was named one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway in 2022. She is a leading expert in Power Pages, has 15 years of experience working in tech, and started her career as a SharePoint consultant. She now works as a Power Platform Practice Lead, advisor, architect, developer, and consultant at Itera Fredrikstad.

She is a #PowerAddict and an active contributor in the Power Platform community, peaking at events worldwide and helping others on their journey with the Power Platform. She has been leading the organizing committee for the Arctic Cloud Developer Challenge; a three-day hackathon in Oslo, a yearly event since 2011. She is one of the leaders in the Oslo Power Platform and Dynamics 365 User Groups and hosts "Portallunsj"; a Power Pages meetup, every quarter. Ulrikke also hosts the Power Platform BOOST Podcast with community champion, Nick Doelman, and is on the organising committee for Nordic Summit.

Ulrikke Akerbæk, Microsoft MVP since 2021, was named one of the top 50 women in tech in Norway in 2022. She is a leading expert in Power Pages, has 15 years of experience working in tech, and started her career as a SharePoint consultant. She now wor... Show more

Zaid Zaim

Zaid Zaim

As a Developer Advocate at Neo4j, I help developers harness the power of graph technology and AI. A Microsoft MVP and global speaker at events like TED, Microsoft Build, and WeAreDevelopers, I focus on making complex tech accessible through content, community, and hands-on support. My mission is to connect, empower, and inspire developers to build impactful solutions.

As a Developer Advocate at Neo4j, I help developers harness the power of graph technology and AI. A Microsoft MVP and global speaker at events like TED, Microsoft Build, and WeAreDevelopers, I focus on making complex tech accessible through content, ... Show more

Ankur Roy

Ankur Roy

I am a Solutions Architect at Online Partner AB and a Cloud GDE. I have worked on several projects involving Google Cloud services and Google Workspace along with multiple other technology stacks and platforms.

I am a Solutions Architect at Online Partner AB and a Cloud GDE. I have worked on several projects involving Google Cloud services and Google Workspace along with multiple other technology stacks and platforms. Show more

Kas Nowicka

Kas Nowicka

Kas has a heartfelt passion for Microsoft Cloud Solutions, bringing a decade of experience in the Microsoft Ecosystem, working closely with M365 and now Copilot solutions. Previously an official technical trainer for Office 365 technical support teams across Europe. This vast experience of Microsoft Cloud solutions enabled her to work with the largest Enterprises around the globe wanting to maximize their M365 investments. She is a proud working mum and is an advocate for women in tech.

Kas has a heartfelt passion for Microsoft Cloud Solutions, bringing a decade of experience in the Microsoft Ecosystem, working closely with M365 and now Copilot solutions. Previously an official technical trainer for Office 365 technical support tea... Show more

Paul Andrew

Paul Andrew

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

Alyssa Nicoll

Alyssa Nicoll

Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World. She enjoys gaming, scuba diving, and has a little one that fondly goes by "Mr. Milks".

Alyssa is an Senior Developer Advocate for Progress and a Google Developer Expert for Angular. She has spoken at over 50 conferences locally and internationally. She is the host of the Angular Air podcast and emcees ng-conf as well as Monorepo World.... Show more

Magnus Ahlkvist

Magnus Ahlkvist

Magnus works as an independent SQL Server consultant at his company Transmokopter SQL AB, with everything from on-premise to cloud databases, from database design and T-SQL programming to infrastructure planning and administration, from transaction intensive databases to data warehousing workloads.
When paid work stops, community work starts. Magnus is a long time co-leader for SQL Server User Group Sweden, he's organising SQL Friday every Friday noon and he's speaking and volunteering on data events, small and large. In October 2020, Magnus was awarded the Microsoft Data Platform MVP award.

Magnus works as an independent SQL Server consultant at his company Transmokopter SQL AB, with everything from on-premise to cloud databases, from database design and T-SQL programming to infrastructure planning and administration, from transaction i... Show more

Sagar Das

Sagar Das

Sagar is a Staff Android Engineer who has been building apps for 11 years now. He is also a Google developer expert in Android and a co-organizer for Google Developer Groups at Boston and enjoys educating for the mobile dev community.

Sagar is a Staff Android Engineer who has been building apps for 11 years now. He is also a Google developer expert in Android and a co-organizer for Google Developer Groups at Boston and enjoys educating for the mobile dev community. Show more

Jody Donetti

Jody Donetti

30 years designing, developing and evolving software.

Created FusionCache: an easy to use, fast and robust hybrid cache with advanced resiliency features.

With the release of v2, FusionCache became the world's first production-ready implementation of Microsoft HybridCache: not just the first 3rd party implementation but the very first at all, including Microsoft's one.

🏆 Google OSS Award
🏆 Microsoft MVP Award

30 years designing, developing and evolving software. Created FusionCache: an easy to use, fast and robust hybrid cache with advanced resiliency features. With the release of v2, FusionCache became the world's first production-ready implementat... Show more

Sally Dabbah

Sally Dabbah

Meet Sally! Sally serves as a Data Engineer with an expertise in Azure Cloud Analytics Services, with years of experience under her belt.
Since earning her M.Sc. degree in Software Engineering, Sally has become a significant voice in Azure Cloud Analytics Services, publishing over ten blogs on Microsoft's Tech Community blog. What excites Sally most about her work is the opportunity to build Proof of Concepts (POCs) that help Microsoft customers unlock their business potential – by doing so, she remains true to her ultimate mission: to empower innovation through Azure's boundless possibilities. Away from her professional endeavors, Sally finds joy in baking pastries, a hobby she shares with her followers on Instagram for inspiration.

Meet Sally! Sally serves as a Data Engineer with an expertise in Azure Cloud Analytics Services, with years of experience under her belt. Since earning her M.Sc. degree in Software Engineering, Sally has become a significant voice in Azure Cloud An... Show more

Aicha Laafia

Aicha Laafia

Aicha Laafia, a Java software engineer with a love for coding, an interest in sustainability, and a commitment to empowering women in tech.

I am a Women Techmakers and Girls Code ambassador, an IAmRemarkable facilitator, a member of the Moroccan Association of Computing Science and part of Jetbrains Community Contributor program.

I focus on creating software with minimal environmental impact while mentoring and supporting women in technology.

When I’m not coding, I enjoy exploring delicious food, phone photography, and watching Formula 1.

Aicha Laafia, a Java software engineer with a love for coding, an interest in sustainability, and a commitment to empowering women in tech. I am a Women Techmakers and Girls Code ambassador, an IAmRemarkable facilitator, a member of the Moroccan A... Show more

Adam Furmanek

Adam Furmanek

My name is Adam, and I am an internationally recognized software architect, consultant, marketing and strategy engineer, and book writer with over 15 years of experience in software architecture and development across a range of domains. In my career, I worked with all layers of the software engineering and multiple types of applications, including logistics, e-commerce, machine learning, data analysis, and database management. I am always interested in digging deeper, exploring machine code, and going through implementation details to better understand the internals of the technologies I use every day. That's why I like debugging, decompiling and disassembling the code to understand memory models, concurrency problems and other details hidden deep inside. In my free time, I play ping-pong, watch Woody Allen's movies and blog stuff at http://blog.adamfurmanek.pl

My name is Adam, and I am an internationally recognized software architect, consultant, marketing and strategy engineer, and book writer with over 15 years of experience in software architecture and development across a range of domains. In my career... Show more

Barkha Herman

Barkha Herman

Barkha Herman is a technologist, experienced developer advocate, and the founder of WiTVoices and South Florida Women in Tech. With a deep understanding of technology and a love for fostering inclusive and diverse tech communities, Barkha is dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations to thrive in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

In addition to her work at WiTVoices, she takes great pride in leading South Florida Women in Tech. These organizations are committed to empowering women in technology and creating a supportive environment for their professional growth. Through mentorship programs, networking events, and educational initiatives, they strive to break barriers and foster inclusivity in the tech industry.

Barkha Herman is a technologist, experienced developer advocate, and the founder of WiTVoices and South Florida Women in Tech. With a deep understanding of technology and a love for fostering inclusive and diverse tech communities, Barkha is dedicate... Show more

Osita Ifezue

Osita Ifezue

Osita Ifezue is a researcher, international keynote speaker, and storytelling strategist. He is the founder of Njiko Storytelling, with over 25 years of experience training individuals and developing storytelling strategies. He has created the Storyboard Backcasting and Origin Story-Loop Strategic Frameworks, strategic storytelling tools designed to enhance learning in the storytelling process. Beyond entrepreneurship, Osita founded Entergrate, an NGO in Finland that focuses on social inclusion, and he hosts the podcast Think About It! With Osita Ifezue.

Osita Ifezue is a researcher, international keynote speaker, and storytelling strategist. He is the founder of Njiko Storytelling, with over 25 years of experience training individuals and developing storytelling strategies. He has created the Storyb... Show more

Tomislav Karafilov

Tomislav Karafilov

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

Homer Gaines, CPACC

Homer Gaines, CPACC

I'm a designer, UI engineer, and certified accessibility professional with over 30 years of experience. With a background in behavioral psychology and neurology, I focus on leading, promoting, and advancing accessibility at every stage in the product development lifecycle.

I'm a designer, UI engineer, and certified accessibility professional with over 30 years of experience. With a background in behavioral psychology and neurology, I focus on leading, promoting, and advancing accessibility at every stage in the product... Show more

Rodolfo Castro

Rodolfo Castro

🚀 Rodolfo is a leading figure in Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, with over 15 years of experience in the ecosystem, from the early days of OCS 2007 to the evolution of Microsoft Teams. His expertise has earned him the prestigious Microsoft MVP award 10 times and counting, solidifying his leadership and contributions to the tech community.

🌎 Passionate about knowledge sharing, Rodolfo is the founder of Teams User Group in Spanish and Microsoft Teams en Español, as well as co-founder and leader of the Get-CsLatam community, key spaces for idea exchange and the professional growth of UC specialists.

🏆 His global impact has been recognized as a UC All Star by UC Today, and he serves as a Board Officer in the Microsoft Global Community Initiative, representing Latin America in the development and strengthening of the community.

📝 On his blog https://steampunk.blog, he shares his expertise and the latest updates from the Unified Communications world, providing valuable content for the Spanish-speaking community. Additionally, alongside the Puppets365TV Gang, he creates dynamic content for YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, taking tech education to new levels.

🚀 Rodolfo is a leading figure in Microsoft Unified Communications technologies, with over 15 years of experience in the ecosystem, from the early days of OCS 2007 to the evolution of Microsoft Teams. His expertise has earned him the prestigious Micr... Show more

Daniel Raniz Raneland

Daniel Raniz Raneland

Raniz is a programmer, architect, speaker and coach at factor10. He is a problem solver who keeps track of the bigger picture. He is prestigeless, likes to get into new domains, and loves sharing knowledge and ideas. Raniz has worked with system- and software architecture at several companies since 2010 and has been with factor10 since 2021. When not working he's into beer brewing, sourdough bread, 3D printing and triathlons.

Raniz is a programmer, architect, speaker and coach at factor10. He is a problem solver who keeps track of the bigger picture. He is prestigeless, likes to get into new domains, and loves sharing knowledge and ideas. Raniz has worked with system- and... Show more

Philipp Krenn

Philipp Krenn

Philipp leads Developer Relations at Elastic — the company behind the Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash. Based in San Francisco, he lives to demo interesting technology and solve challenging problems — all with a smile and a terminal window.

Philipp leads Developer Relations at Elastic — the company behind the Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash. Based in San Francisco, he lives to demo interesting technology and solve challenging problems — all with a smile and a terminal window. Show more

Emily Maina

Emily Maina

I help organizations cut through the noise around AI and focus on what actually works.

As an AI and digital strategy speaker, I work with founders, teams, and professionals to adopt AI in practical, ethical, and results-driven ways. My sessions combine strategy, examples from the field, and audience interaction to drive clarity and confidence.

I speak on AI adoption, digital growth, leadership in the AI era, and the skills businesses need to stay competitive.

I help organizations cut through the noise around AI and focus on what actually works. As an AI and digital strategy speaker, I work with founders, teams, and professionals to adopt AI in practical, ethical, and results-driven ways. My sessions co... Show more

Dean Schuster

Dean Schuster

Dean Schuster has been envisioning and creating human-centered digital products since the advent of the commercial web. He is founder and owner of the user experience strategy firm truematter, leading the team to help national and international organizations change the way they do business online. He travels all over the world to speak and teach, mentoring professionals and challenging teams to a higher standard for digital experiences.

Dean is also an avid ultra-marathoner and trail racer, often found in out-of-the-way places, including Antarctica.

Dean Schuster has been envisioning and creating human-centered digital products since the advent of the commercial web. He is founder and owner of the user experience strategy firm truematter, leading the team to help national and international organ... Show more

Alex Riviere

Alex Riviere

Alex Riviere is a Senior Front End Developer for Hygiena and a Co-Organizer for the Atlanta Vue.js Meetup.

Alex Riviere is a Senior Front End Developer for Hygiena and a Co-Organizer for the Atlanta Vue.js Meetup. Show more

Yishai Beeri

Yishai Beeri

Yishai Beeri likes to solve problems, and that’s why he was so fascinated with programming when first encountered Logo back in the 80s, where the possibilities seemed endless.

He has made it a focus of his career to solve complex programming problems, both as a consultant and entrepreneur. In 2014 he joined the CTO office of a fast-moving cloud security startup, which later was acquired by a networking giant. At this startup he also met Ori Keren and Dan Lines, now co-founders of LinearB. He joined them shortly after the company was established, in order to get back to what he loves most about engineering, solving big challenges, and this time he is focusing on the world of Dev Productivity and Experience. He is also the host of the very successful Hebrew Podcast - Dev Interrupted.

Yishai Beeri likes to solve problems, and that’s why he was so fascinated with programming when first encountered Logo back in the 80s, where the possibilities seemed endless. He has made it a focus of his career to solve complex programming probl... Show more

Rezwanur Rahman

Rezwanur Rahman

Rezwanur Rahman, the visionary CEO and Managing Director of Backend Emerging Business Limited (Backend EBL), stands at the forefront of the tech world as an expert Cloud Solution Architect. His accolades include being a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft Copilot & Microsoft 365 Development and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), reflecting his deep-seated passion for innovation and software development. Rezwanur's academic journey began at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), where he specialized in software engineering, laying a strong foundation for his illustrious career.

Rezwanur's professional trajectory is marked by pivotal roles, including Senior Technical Lead (Escalation Engineer) for Microsoft 365 Global Support at Microsoft and Technical Evangelist-Intern at Microsoft Bangladesh. These positions have equipped him with a profound understanding of modern technology trends and their practical applications.

In 2018, Rezwanur made history as the first Bangladeshi to receive the Windows Insider MVP award. This was followed by the prestigious Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Microsoft MVP) award in Microsoft 365 Development in 2021, showcasing his unwavering dedication to pushing technological boundaries, particularly within Microsoft platforms.

Rezwanur's expertise extends globally through his participation in renowned international speaking events like Microsoft Ignite, M365 Developer Conferences, TeamsNations, GraphDevDay, and Global AI Bootcamps. These engagements have allowed him to share his insights and knowledge with a worldwide audience.

His involvement in cybersecurity, through collaborations with the Bangladesh Grey Hat Hackers and Cybersecurity Alliance-Bangladesh, adds another layer to his professional portfolio, emphasizing his commitment to promoting secure and ethical technological practices.

Residing in Tirol, Austria, Rezwanur continues to be inspired by the potential of technology to innovate and transform, remaining at the cutting edge of the tech industry.

Rezwanur Rahman, the visionary CEO and Managing Director of Backend Emerging Business Limited (Backend EBL), stands at the forefront of the tech world as an expert Cloud Solution Architect. His accolades include being a Microsoft MVP in Microsoft Cop... Show more

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