Media & Information

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

Mishaal Khan

Mishaal Khan

Mishaal is a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, pentesting, privacy, Open Source Intelligence and social engineering and a frequent speaker on these topics at Universities and popular cybersecurity conferences like DEF CON, Black Hat, Wild West Hackin Fest, TEDx, and multiple BSides Security events.

Mishaal has worked with multinational companies for over 20 years, securing their networks and providing executive level consultancy as a CISO to manage risk and avoid breaches. He's the author of the book; The Phantom CISO, runs a cybersecurity practice as a vCISO and owns a privacy management and investigations firm.

Mishaal is a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, pentesting, privacy, Open Source Intelligence and social engineering and a frequent speaker on these topics at Universities and popular cybersecurity conferences like DEF CON, Black Hat, Wild West ... Show more

Linda Mohamed

Linda Mohamed

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

Zahid Anwar

Zahid Anwar

Zahid is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Principal Consultant working within Version 1’s Advisory Services. In his career he has proven his ability to solve complex problems, deliver complex projects, be flexible and to positively adapt to changing environments. He finds this has provided him with a good grounding for interacting with many different people, at all levels, both in his professional and personal life. He has attained both Oracle Certified Master (OCM) 11g and Oracle Ace Pro. He is also certified and experienced with Oracle’s Exadata and Database Appliance as well as well versed in Maximum Availability Architecture including Real Application Clusters. His next professional goal is to attain certification in all Public Cloud as well as OCM 12c. He regularly speaker at a number of UKOUG conferences, sharing my knowledge on Exadata, RAC, Databases, etc. More recently he has joined UKOUG as Member Advocate, responsible for looking after the interests of the UKOUG members within the Technology community. As a Non-Executive Director, my role is to help guide the direction of the user group to provide maximum benefit for members, partners and volunteers to enjoy.

Zahid is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Principal Consultant working within Version 1’s Advisory Services. In his career he has proven his ability to solve complex problems, deliver complex projects, be flexible and to positively adapt to changing... Show more

Samantha St-Louis (Allegrini)

Samantha St-Louis (Allegrini)

AI Engineer & Cloud Solutions Architect| MVP & MCT |

Samantha is a passionate and dynamic Cloud and AI Solutions, with a mission to make AI and cloud technologies accessible and impactful for real-world applications. Leveraging a rich background in healthcare and education, Samantha specializes in designing scalable, AI-driven cloud solutions tailored to the unique challenges of businesses, particularly in the healthcare sector.

As a technology trainer Samantha combines technical expertise with a gift for clear, engaging communication. Her sessions are known for their practicality, empowering participants with actionable insights they can apply immediately.

A strong advocate for women in tech, Samantha's personal journey of carving her path into the tech industry and build fulfilling careers.

When she's not demystifying technology, Samantha dedicates herself to supporting mothers and families through her parenting consulting business, BeBaby, proving that the intersection of tech and life can be as empowering as it is innovative.

Session Topics Include:

Promp-A-Thon: Unlocking the Power of AI Tools for Everyday Use
Cloud Solutions for Healthcare: Bridging Tech and Care
AI for Beginners: Making Artificial Intelligence Understandable and Accessible
Women Who Carve Their Own Path: Empowering Women to Succeed in Tech
Certifications: Azure AI Enginneer, Python AI Developer, Azure Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals, Power Platform Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, and more.

Connect with Samantha to explore how technology can transform industries, careers, and lives!

AI Engineer & Cloud Solutions Architect| MVP & MCT | Samantha is a passionate and dynamic Cloud and AI Solutions, with a mission to make AI and cloud technologies accessible and impactful for real-world applications. Leveraging a rich background i... Show more

Aanvi Dogra

Aanvi Dogra

Aanvi Dogra is a senior at Dublin Jerome High School who is also attending Columbus State Community College to earn her Computer Science Cybersecurity Major AAS. She is passionate about technology and learning about new technological advancements. She takes pride in uplifting her community, especially young students and she does this by volunteer organizations and clubs. In her free time, she enjoys working with kids and fostering a passion for STEM within children, as well as spending time with her family and friends.

Aanvi Dogra is a senior at Dublin Jerome High School who is also attending Columbus State Community College to earn her Computer Science Cybersecurity Major AAS. She is passionate about technology and learning about new technological advancements. Sh... Show more

Tomiwa Falade

Tomiwa Falade

Tomiwa is an Offensive Security Engineer with a passion for exploring how attackers think, build, and operate. His work spans red teaming, adversary simulation, and security research, where he experiments with modern techniques for bypassing defenses and uncovering real-world attack paths.

With experience designing custom tools, running offensive security labs, and translating complex concepts into clear insights, he helps both technical and non-technical audiences understand the evolving threat landscape. He has spoken on topics ranging from ethical hacking and malware trends to practical steps for building resilient applications and infrastructure.

Beyond offensive security, he is a strong advocate for knowledge-sharing across the wider tech community whether mentoring aspiring security professionals, engaging with developers on secure coding practices, or contributing to open discussions on the future of cybersecurity.

Tomiwa is an Offensive Security Engineer with a passion for exploring how attackers think, build, and operate. His work spans red teaming, adversary simulation, and security research, where he experiments with modern techniques for bypassing defenses... Show more

Daniel Gomez

Daniel Gomez

Microsoft MVP in AI and Developer Technologies.
Azure Tech Group Lead.
Software Engineer (Verndale).
Areas: Cloud computing with Azure, web application development with .NET, and Artificial Intelligence.
Passionate about technology for the benefit of society.

Microsoft MVP in AI and Developer Technologies. Azure Tech Group Lead. Software Engineer (Verndale). Areas: Cloud computing with Azure, web application development with .NET, and Artificial Intelligence. Passionate about technology for the benefi... Show more

Ajinkya Soitkar

Ajinkya Soitkar

With 15 years of experience in the data and technology landscape, Ajinkya Soitkar is a Sr. Solutions Engineer based in Amsterdam. His deep expertise spans cloud-native and hybrid database architectures, data modernization strategies, and scalable, secure data solutions, making him a strategic partner for enterprises navigating digital transformation.

Currently focusing on Azure Databases at Microsoft. Ajinkya brings a wealth of experience helping organizations modernize their data platforms on the cloud. His journey with AWS began few as an Associate Technical Trainer in India and has since evolved across multiple geographies and technical roles. Today, he supports enterprise customers across Europe, helping them select and implement the right database technologies to power innovation and performance.

Ajinkya is also a recognized thought leader in the data community. He has delivered impactful talks at leading industry events like SQLBits 2023 and AWS Cloud Day Prague, where he shared insights on Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon QuickSight. His technical acumen is complemented by a passion for knowledge sharing, as demonstrated through his sessions on selecting the right database for the right workload and his appearances on AWS Community Sessions. He's now doing the same for Azure communities and influencing database business at Microsoft.

Looking ahead, Ajinkya is driven by a mission to continue enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data through well-architected, future-ready solutions. With a strong foundation in data architecture, public speaking, migration and modernization through customer engagements, he is able to help organizations thrive at the intersection of technology strategy and business impact.

With 15 years of experience in the data and technology landscape, Ajinkya Soitkar is a Sr. Solutions Engineer based in Amsterdam. His deep expertise spans cloud-native and hybrid database architectures, data modernization strategies, and scalable, se... Show more

Pritvi Jheengut

Pritvi Jheengut

geek@FLOSS.Slackware

Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Diploma In Physics from University of Mauritius.

geek@FLOSS.Slackware Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Dipl... Show more

Amy Dolzine

Amy Dolzine

As the Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption, Activation, and Deployment Leader at EY Americas, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation is at the core of my responsibilities. With a focus on strategy execution, I facilitate widespread adoption and maximize the utility of Microsoft 365, ensuring our cross-functional teams are engaged and the value of collaborative technologies is fully leveraged.

My tenure as a 10-time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in M365 Copilot and Microsoft Viva underscores my commitment to community leadership and sharing best practices in technology use. The ability to navigate and influence digital transformation empowers our strategic relationship with Microsoft, enriching our go-to-market strategies and enhancing program management through top-to-top collaborative endeavors.

As the Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption, Activation, and Deployment Leader at EY Americas, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation is at the core of my responsibilities. With a focus on strategy execution, I facilitate widespread a... Show more

Valentin Ranshakov

Valentin Ranshakov

Valentin is a quality software wizard, with over a decade of experience in the fast-paced world of extreme scrum and agile environments. He's a master of effective software quality assurance and testing, and he's always pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

Today, Valentin is working on the cutting edge of consumer-focused software development, building high-quality apps that delight thousands of users. But he's not content to rest on his laurels - his biggest challenge is helping his teams build, break, and recover ecosystems at lightning speed, all while keeping their focus firmly on the end user. It's a thrilling ride, but Valentin wouldn't have it any other way.

Valentin is a quality software wizard, with over a decade of experience in the fast-paced world of extreme scrum and agile environments. He's a master of effective software quality assurance and testing, and he's always pushing the boundaries of what... Show more

Elijah Young

Elijah Young

Elijah Young is an Enterprise Automation Architect and AI/LLM strategist who helps Fortune 500 organizations turn pilots into platforms at scale. He bridges the gap between executive strategy and hands-on delivery, specializing in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI gateways, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform governance/ALM.

- Led a Vertex AI RAG for IT Operations that lets engineers query events in natural language, with automated evaluation for quality and drift.
- Established a NIST-aligned AI governance model that gives leaders end-to-end oversight—from idea intake to operations—without slowing delivery.
- Built a Power Platform Center of Excellence that supports 30,000+ makers with training, DLP, and FinOps guardrails, enabling a small team to run a large tenant.
- Executed program turnarounds (3 → 27 solutions in a year) by standardizing methods and designing for self-healing.

Trusted by NBCUniversal, Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, Exelon, Ford, Southern Company, Panera, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Delta Air Lines, Elijah has delivered more than $60M in measurable business value. His sessions blend real-world enterprise playbooks with practical templates, equipping both executives and practitioners to scale AI and low-code responsibly.

Elijah Young is an Enterprise Automation Architect and AI/LLM strategist who helps Fortune 500 organizations turn pilots into platforms at scale. He bridges the gap between executive strategy and hands-on delivery, specializing in retrieval-augmented... Show more

Kim Maida

Kim Maida

Kim is a Developer Relations and Developer Experience leader and strategist, JS engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Senior Director of Developer Relations at FusionAuth, a Google Developer Expert in Identity, and member of Women in Identity. She loves to travel, overland cross-country, design stickers, and craft miniatures and artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards.

Kim is a Developer Relations and Developer Experience leader and strategist, JS engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Senior Director of D... Show more

Emily Maina

Emily Maina

Emily Maina is a certified AI trainer, speaker, and founder of Pemanis Solution—an AI-powered marketing and automation agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. With a background in digital strategy and tech empowerment, she helps professionals, developers, and SMEs unlock the full potential of AI tools for content creation, DevOps, and productivity.

Emily has spoken at Microsoft’s Global Power Platform Bootcamp, International Women’s Day Kigali, and numerous DevOps and AI summits across Africa. Her work is rooted in making complex technologies easy to apply in business and software development. Through her workshops and trainings, she equips diverse communities with the skills to innovate, automate, and thrive in the AI era.

Emily Maina is a certified AI trainer, speaker, and founder of Pemanis Solution—an AI-powered marketing and automation agency based in Nairobi, Kenya. With a background in digital strategy and tech empowerment, she helps professionals, developers, an... Show more

Fernando Pastorelli

Fernando Pastorelli

Tengo 27 años, trabajo como desarrollador, soy estudiante universitario, hace años que llevo en la industria, soy apasionado por la tecnología, partícipe de distintas meetups, estoy muy involucrado con la comunidad, asistí a 8 nerdearlas consecutivas y actualmente soy divulgador del lenguaje de programación Rust.
Tengo un canal de youtube para explicar cosas sobre este lenguaje que me encanta, me van a encontrar en discord conectado 24/7 en servidores de programación.

Tengo 27 años, trabajo como desarrollador, soy estudiante universitario, hace años que llevo en la industria, soy apasionado por la tecnología, partícipe de distintas meetups, estoy muy involucrado con la comunidad, asistí a 8 nerdearlas consecutivas... Show more

Keelan Knox

Keelan Knox

Keelan Knox formerly served as Security Engagement Manager at Alias Cybersecurity, where he quickly advanced after joining the company in 2022. In this role, he brought together expertise in cybersecurity and project management to deliver high-impact client engagements. His background spans business enablement & development, SOC monitoring services, penetration testing, network security, IT auditing, incident response, security awareness training, risk assessment, and social engineering.

During his time at Alias Cybersecurity, Knox was promoted from Security Analyst to Security Engineer to Security Engagement Manager, where he led a team of engineers and security analysts. He oversaw engineering projects as well as security operations & sales, ensuring that technical execution aligned with client objectives and security best practices.

Knox’s leadership experience, combined with his technical foundation, reflects his ability to bridge technical execution with organizational strategy helping teams and businesses strengthen resilience against evolving threats.

Keelan Knox formerly served as Security Engagement Manager at Alias Cybersecurity, where he quickly advanced after joining the company in 2022. In this role, he brought together expertise in cybersecurity and project management to deliver high-impact... Show more

Kuldeep Pisda

Kuldeep Pisda

As someone passionate about technology, I have had the privilege of speaking at several international tech conferences, including APIDays India 2022, APISecure 2022, and DjangoCon US 2022. I was honored to have my proposal selected for DjangoCon US 2022, DjangoCon US 2023, and DjangoCon US 2024, where I could share my insights with a global audience.

While I am grateful for my recognition, I know there is always more to learn and new perspectives to consider. Therefore, I approach each speaking opportunity as a chance to continue my learning and growth, as well as a chance to share my insights with others.

As a speaker, I aim to provide attendees with new ideas, fresh perspectives, and actionable insights. I strive to make my presentations engaging, educational, and thought-provoking, and I am always eager to hear feedback and incorporate new ideas.

I understand that I don't know everything, and I am humbled by the opportunity to learn from others. Being involved in the tech community is an ongoing journey, and I am eager to continue learning and growing however I can.

Best Regards,
Kuldeep Pisda

As someone passionate about technology, I have had the privilege of speaking at several international tech conferences, including APIDays India 2022, APISecure 2022, and DjangoCon US 2022. I was honored to have my proposal selected for DjangoCon US 2... Show more

Mårten Hellebro

Mårten Hellebro

Mårten Hellebro is a Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, father of three and medic in the Swedish National Security Forces. He is an Microsoft M365 Apps & Services MVP focusing on Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva, collaboration, productivity & digital wellbeing. In addition to speaking at Microsoft conferences and similar events, he is the main organizer for “Teamsdagen” the largest Teams conference in the Nordics, he is the creator of "The Copilot Show", co-host of the Microsoft Teams podcast “Teamspodden“, one of the authors of "Mastering Microsoft Teams - Second Edition" book, and helps both large and small organizations to boost their productivity using Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva & Microsoft 365.

Mårten Hellebro is a Senior Cloud Architect at CloudWay, father of three and medic in the Swedish National Security Forces. He is an Microsoft M365 Apps & Services MVP focusing on Microsoft Teams, Copilot, Viva, collaboration, productivity & digital ... Show more

Elena Levi

Elena Levi

Elena is a data-driven Director of Product at Voyantis, with a powerful track record of leading AI and machine learning products to success. Over her 15-year career, including 8 years dedicated to this field, she has honed the skill of taking products from a raw idea to a market-leading solution. She brings a rare blend of technical expertise and business acumen to her work, a skillset she built on her B.A. in Management with a specialization in Computer Science. Driven to give back, Elena is a dedicated mentor to product professionals and a fierce advocate for women in tech.

Elena is a data-driven Director of Product at Voyantis, with a powerful track record of leading AI and machine learning products to success. Over her 15-year career, including 8 years dedicated to this field, she has honed the skill of taking product... Show more

Ori Bendet

Ori Bendet

Ori brings more than 16 years of senior-level experience to his role as VP of Product Management at Checkmarx where he oversees the entire AST portfolio, serving thousands of customers worldwide. He is an experienced product leader combining his strong technical and go-to-marketing skills. Ori also managed Checkmarx SAST which is a Gartner and Forrester market leading solution used by thousands of customers worldwide and has been instrumental in spearheading the flagship Checkmarx One AST Platform which is gaining ground with hundreds of global customers adopting the cloud-based platform. Prior to Checkmarx, he held leadership and engineering positions at Time To Know, HPE, PicApp, and Bezeq.

Ori brings more than 16 years of senior-level experience to his role as VP of Product Management at Checkmarx where he oversees the entire AST portfolio, serving thousands of customers worldwide. He is an experienced product leader combining his stro... Show more

Vahid Farahmandian

Vahid Farahmandian

The C# Corner MVP award winner and experienced professional with over 17 years of expertise in SQL Server, ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, Git, and C#.NET. Adept at managing teams ranging from 3 to 50 people, I have successfully contributed to both startup and national projects. Through active participation and effective leadership, I have achieved remarkable results. Looking forward to connecting with industry professionals and exploring new opportunities.

The C# Corner MVP award winner and experienced professional with over 17 years of expertise in SQL Server, ASP.NET Core, Azure DevOps, Git, and C#.NET. Adept at managing teams ranging from 3 to 50 people, I have successfully contributed to both start... Show more

Cristiano Galvao

Cristiano Galvao

Cristiano Galvao is a Senior Data Analyst and Trainer, originally from Brazil and now based in New York City, USA. With 2 decades of experience helping people organize data and gain valuable insights, Cristiano has been recognized by Microsoft with the MVP Award for the past six consecutive years. He is also a LinkedIn Learning instructor and the founder and organizer of Excel Weekend, the most established annual conference about Microsoft Excel in the world, with 10 editions held since 2016. As a big fan of in-person events, he is now organizing the monthly New York Excel Meetup at Microsoft in Times Square and can be seen at multiple Excel events.

Cristiano Galvao is a Senior Data Analyst and Trainer, originally from Brazil and now based in New York City, USA. With 2 decades of experience helping people organize data and gain valuable insights, Cristiano has been recognized by Microsoft with t... Show more

Debbie O'Brien

Debbie O'Brien

Debbie O’Brien is Principal Technical Program Manager at Microsoft. Debbie has over 15 years experience in Frontend development. She has worked as a Tech Lead and consultant for many important clients with varios technologies and often with a strong focus on performance, static sites and testing. She has lead teams both in house and remotely as well as giving workshops and training. She has many years of experience as a mentor for online learning platforms, Treehouse and OpenClassrooms. Debbie is a Google Developer Expert in web technologies, Cloudinary Media Developer Expert and Nuxt Ambassador as well as a GitHub Star alumni and a previous Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in developer technologies.

Debbie has a special love for JavaScript frameworks especially Vue.js and Nuxt.js and React as well as testing where she now focuses her time on Playwright end to end testing. She holds a Frontend and FullStack Tech Degree and is Microsoft certified. Debbie is an international speaker, who has spoken at many meet-ups and conferences worldwide on many continents including Antarctica. She is an open source contributor and a teacher at Vue School and Jamstack Explorers and is also a writer for Ultimate Courses.

Debbie is Irish but lives and works in Mallorca, Spain and when she is not writing code and studying new technologies she can often be found doing all sorts of sports from running, cycling, padel, body combat and skiing and of course Taekwondo where she is a 4th degree black belt.

Debbie O’Brien is Principal Technical Program Manager at Microsoft. Debbie has over 15 years experience in Frontend development. She has worked as a Tech Lead and consultant for many important clients with varios technologies and often with a strong ... Show more

Yulia Kosarenko

Yulia Kosarenko

Yulia Kosarenko is the author of the books "Business Analyst: A Profession and a Mindset" and "Foundations of Business Analytics", speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer.
As the owner of Why Change Consulting Inc., she helps her clients grow mature enterprise architecture and business analysis practices, and plan and execute digital transformation programs.
As the Professor of Business Analytics at Humber College, she encourages her students to look for ways to solve business problems using analytics.
As a business analysis mentor, she leads the BA Mindset Mentorship Circle and encourages business analysts to learn, adapt, and thrive.
Yulia is active in the business analysis, architecture, and analytics communities, publishing articles and videos, joining podcasts, and advocating for applying common sense and critical thinking in all business endeavours.

Yulia Kosarenko is the author of the books "Business Analyst: A Profession and a Mindset" and "Foundations of Business Analytics", speaker, consultant, and corporate trainer. As the owner of Why Change Consulting Inc., she helps her clients grow ma... Show more

Balaji Kandasamy

Balaji Kandasamy

Bala is a Practice Director at Computer Enterprises Inc., a 5x Sitecore Technology MVP, 2x Coveo MVP, 2x DX MVP, and Founder of the Pittsburgh Sitecore user group.
He hosts meetups and also presents in other user groups.
Shares his experience in his blog https://bala.one. An active member of the community also supports open-source projects.

Bala is a Practice Director at Computer Enterprises Inc., a 5x Sitecore Technology MVP, 2x Coveo MVP, 2x DX MVP, and Founder of the Pittsburgh Sitecore user group. He hosts meetups and also presents in other user groups. Shares his experience in ... Show more

Lorenzo Pieri

Lorenzo Pieri

It's never easy to describe oneself, especially when one is interested in so many different topics and fields and I guess that says something about who I am afterall. I find it fun and entertaining to teach difficult subjects through exotic methods and stories and people seem to also have fun while I do so.

I believe in the union between science and human values (read fun) and I often work and participate in non-profit organization and projects which aim to bring culture and scientific knowledge.

It's never easy to describe oneself, especially when one is interested in so many different topics and fields and I guess that says something about who I am afterall. I find it fun and entertaining to teach difficult subjects through exotic methods a... Show more

Ralph Rivas

Ralph Rivas

Ralph is a seasoned professional with experience delivering quality software and solutions going back to the 90s. Currently, co-hosts the online (light) blue collar video blog/podcast http://www.cloudtalkshow.com, co-leads the Chicago Microsoft Power Platform User Group and is one of the main event organizers for https://m365chicago.com in addition to being a speaker in other virtual conferences and user groups. He has been an aficionado of Microsoft products going back to the first versions of Windows and Excel the original Low Code Platform which complements his MS MVP status for Business Applications and the Power Platform in particular.

Ralph has held many varied roles on project teams from programmer to support to mentor and trainer as well as a key resource for SharePoint/Office 365-related architecture, development, deployment, operations, governance and on-going support efforts while also able to deliver .NET based solutions on all other Microsoft supported platforms in as well as aspects related to the Portal and Collaboration workspace. More currently, he holds the role as National Solutions Architect at SOGETI USA in the Cloud Technologies group with a particular focus on supporting and implementing solutions around M365 and the Power Platform at all levels and recently invited to be a Sogeti Labs Fellow where he collaborates with innovation focused top technologists from all over the world.

Working with a major partner and with the community, he has been focused most lately on Power Platform governance and adoption at the enterprise level through direct participation with the Power CAT team and Power Platform Product team at Microsoft including deliveries of "in-a-day" events, hackathons, workshops as well as implementation and guidance around the Center of Excellence tool set as well as Adoption Maturity Assessments for baseline KPI's and measures.

Born in the Chicago area, his father's assignment with Abbott Labs had him growing up in the Philippines through the end of High School, the experience of which also included world travel that he continues to this day for business and leisure.

With a third grader at home and an older one out of college and into the workforce, he still is a family guy but still keeps in touch with his other interests in entertainment (music, improv comedy, etc.), history, travel, 70's era board games, the cinema and cultural experiences.

Expect to find Ralph in the various PnP SIG meetings in most of the topic areas such as M365 Maturity, SPFx Development and the very crucial Sharing is Caring Initiatives of the community.

Ralph is a seasoned professional with experience delivering quality software and solutions going back to the 90s. Currently, co-hosts the online (light) blue collar video blog/podcast http://www.cloudtalkshow.com, co-leads the Chicago Microsoft Power... Show more

Joel Oleson

Joel Oleson

Joel Oleson is a visionary technology leader with over 20 years of experience working with industry giants like Microsoft, Blizzard, and Sony. He has been pivotal in shaping enterprise collaboration solutions and authoring best practices.

Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Regional Director, Joel has received multiple accolades for his contributions to Microsoft products and the tech community. Currently, he serves as the Architect for Enterprise Productivity at Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios, overseeing productivity, collaboration and Gen AI solutions across all enterprise platforms.

An avid world traveler, Joel has visited every United Nation country including over 250 countries and territories. He shares his global adventures to inspire others to explore and embrace diverse cultures.

As a global speaker and organizer, Joel has delivered sessions in around 100 countries on Information technology and collaboration solutions at top events delivered to hundreds of thousands of information technology professionals.

Joel Oleson is a visionary technology leader with over 20 years of experience working with industry giants like Microsoft, Blizzard, and Sony. He has been pivotal in shaping enterprise collaboration solutions and authoring best practices. Recogniz... Show more

Jonas Hulthén

Jonas Hulthén

Hello!

My name is Jonas Hulthén and I'm a software engineer at Nordnet who loves to learn, collaborate and spread positivity!

Hello! My name is Jonas Hulthén and I'm a software engineer at Nordnet who loves to learn, collaborate and spread positivity! Show more

Jan Klein

Jan Klein

Jan Klein, Understandable Ai | UIA | Ai Researcher | Ai Developer | Web & App Development, Web Design, CEO at dev.ucoz.org | Architect of Understandable Ai | UIA | The Next Ai Revolution

Jan Klein, Understandable Ai | UIA | Ai Researcher | Ai Developer | Web & App Development, Web Design, CEO at dev.ucoz.org | Architect of Understandable Ai | UIA | The Next Ai Revolution Show more

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