Media & Information

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

Mauro Bennici

Mauro Bennici

Mauro Bennici is active in the R&D area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Natural Language Generation (NLG). He is a Data Scientist, Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and .NET foundation member. Member of the SME Focus Group on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, European Community.

Mauro Bennici is active in the R&D area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Natural Language Generation (NLG). He is a Data Scientist, Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and .NET foundation member. Member of the ... Show more

David Gardiner

David Gardiner

David Gardiner has been creating software for over 25 years. He has a passion for continual learning and improving quality, and enjoys being in and creating environments where these happen. A Microsoft MVP (Development Technologies), he runs the Adelaide .NET User Group and is on the organising team for DDD Adelaide developer conference.

Based in Adelaide, South Australia, he works as a Senior Developer at SixPivot. In his spare time he contributes to numerous open source projects (including some of his own), and is a package moderator at Chocolatey.org

He blogs at https://david.gardiner.net.au/ and can be found at https://mastodon.online/@DavidRGardiner and https://bsky.app/profile/david.gardiner.net.au

David Gardiner has been creating software for over 25 years. He has a passion for continual learning and improving quality, and enjoys being in and creating environments where these happen. A Microsoft MVP (Development Technologies), he runs the Adel... Show more

Sean McDonough

Sean McDonough

Sean is a solution architect and consultant in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. As a certified MCP, MCTS, and MCPD, Sean has 25+ years of experience developing software, building infrastructures, and solving technical problems. Unable to take anything except the deep dive into any role, Sean has acquired a diverse and expansive skill set as consultant, product manager, solution architect, team lead, administrator, technical delivery manager, and platform evangelist through the years. Some might label his passion for all things tech related as borderline 'obsession', but it is equal only to his desire to share those discoveries and experiences with others as author, blogger, and frequent speaker/instructor at technical conferences, user groups, and similar events all over North America. Sean is also a Microsoft MVP. He can be reached through his blog (https://SharePointInterface.com) and various social channels.

Sean is a solution architect and consultant in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. As a certified MCP, MCTS, and MCPD, Sean has 25+ years of experience developing software, building infrastructures, and solving technical problems. Unable to take anything ... Show more

Paul Chesa

Paul Chesa

ICT professional with range of skills. Strong customer service commitment with IT technical skills, honed through my educational background and prior experience as an IT assistant systems developer, software engineer, IT Intern and web developer.

ICT professional with range of skills. Strong customer service commitment with IT technical skills, honed through my educational background and prior experience as an IT assistant systems developer, software engineer, IT Intern and web developer. Show more

Ivana Tilca

Ivana Tilca

I’m a Technology Advocate who is living proof that Technology changes lives. I started my career with Microsoft from my small city (Salta), in Argentina. Now I train people and teams globally in the powerful international language of Tech. I inspire people from all walks of life to become world citizens and “geeks” like me who dream big and achieve amazing things. As a proud woman in Tech, content creator and public speaker I love travelling, connect and create magic moments of transformation; and I learn from everyone I meet. When I am not on the road, I am home with my husband and two dogs. My adventurous spirit in my work life is echoed in my love for Disney movies like Moana and Lilo & Stitch. Who knows “how far I’ll go” on my journey, but I know the power of Technology can get me there!

I’m a Technology Advocate who is living proof that Technology changes lives. I started my career with Microsoft from my small city (Salta), in Argentina. Now I train people and teams globally in the powerful international language of Tech. I inspire ... Show more

Antje Lamartine

Antje Lamartine

Antje Lamartine is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Apps & Services and delivers M365 Adoption & Change Management at clearITspace.

She accompanies M365 implementations in local and international companies with her M365 Change Management expertise. She helps identify the challenges and fears associated with change and transforms them into possibilities and opportunities.

This includes developing change strategies, roadmaps and action plans and implementing them in close collaboration with her clients. Her passion is to help people successfully master the challenging journey into the "new normal", while ensuring that companies get the most out of their M365 investment.

Antje Lamartine is Microsoft MVP for Microsoft Apps & Services and delivers M365 Adoption & Change Management at clearITspace. She accompanies M365 implementations in local and international companies with her M365 Change Management expertise. She... Show more

Stefano Del Furia

Stefano Del Furia

Enthusiastic adopter of C# and .NET since the first versions in early 2000s and NO-CODE platform since 2020
Computer Science teacher / trainer and author of 5 books on C#, Database Design and SQL for Microsoft Press and on computer basics for RCS Education.
Passionate about retrocomputing and restorer for 1st transistor-made computer, Olivetti ELEA 9003

Enthusiastic adopter of C# and .NET since the first versions in early 2000s and NO-CODE platform since 2020 Computer Science teacher / trainer and author of 5 books on C#, Database Design and SQL for Microsoft Press and on computer basics for RCS Ed... Show more

Phantip Kokilanon

Phantip Kokilanon

Microsoft Certified Trainer at Novituz, community manager at Spark Tech Thailand, co-chair of PyCon Thailand, co-chapter lead of Global AI Bangkok, co-organizer of GDG Bangkok, educational writer at CAMPHUB, Vice President at Thai Programmer Association, Secretary General at Thai Webmaster and Online Media Association, and former intern at Microsoft who like technology that makes the world a more beautiful place.

Microsoft Certified Trainer at Novituz, community manager at Spark Tech Thailand, co-chair of PyCon Thailand, co-chapter lead of Global AI Bangkok, co-organizer of GDG Bangkok, educational writer at CAMPHUB, Vice President at Thai Programmer Associat... Show more

Kushal Vijay

Kushal Vijay

Kushal Vijay is a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft, where he works on authentication, reliability, and AI-powered experiences used by millions of users.

Beyond engineering, Kushal is a content creator with a community of 700,000+ developers across YouTube, LinkedIn, X, and Instagram, where he shares insights on AI, careers, and software engineering.

He has spoken at international conferences including PyCon Japan 2025, PyCon Hong Kong 2022, and Xtreme Python Conference, and has delivered 80+ sessions and webinars across universities and industry. He has also hosted AI workshops and hackathons, helping developers and students build real-world AI and software systems.

Kushal is an ACM ICPC’19 Regionalist and has mentored students through Google Code-In under the TensorFlow organization.

Kushal Vijay is a Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft, where he works on authentication, reliability, and AI-powered experiences used by millions of users. Beyond engineering, Kushal is a content creator with a community of 700,000+ developers across... Show more

Kim Maida

Kim Maida

Kim is a Developer Relations and Developer Experience leader and strategist, JS and AI engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Head of Developer Relations and Founding GTM Engineer at Keycard, 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 and AI engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Head of Devel... Show more

Lonnie VanZandt

Lonnie VanZandt

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Marcelo Bursztein

Marcelo Bursztein

Marcelo Bursztein works with business leaders who need to make sense of unstructured data; whether to extract deeper insights faster or to automate data-driven decision-making at scale.

As Founder of NovaceneAI, he helps organizations reduce manual effort and unlock strategic clarity by applying AI to complex, unstructured datasets.

Marcelo Bursztein works with business leaders who need to make sense of unstructured data; whether to extract deeper insights faster or to automate data-driven decision-making at scale. As Founder of NovaceneAI, he helps organizations reduce manua... Show more

Bruno Chauvet

Bruno Chauvet

Bruno Chauvet is Compute Platform Lead at Rokt, where he builds and scales modern cloud compute platforms using platform engineering practices. He specializes in Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, and developer enablement, helping teams deliver reliable, high-performance systems through automation, standardization, and thoughtful platform design

Bruno Chauvet is Compute Platform Lead at Rokt, where he builds and scales modern cloud compute platforms using platform engineering practices. He specializes in Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, and developer enablement, helping teams deliver... Show more

Glenn Anderson

Glenn Anderson

Glenn Anderson is a professional public speaker. Glenn helps teams effectively communicate and collaborate. His presentations and webinars combine decades of corporate experience and teaching with his passion for performing improvisational comedy. The result - your audience is energized and equipped to surpass their goals.

Glenn knows what it takes to capture attention in the business world. He enjoyed a log career with IBM – in sales, management, training and event speaking. He produced IT conferences and was a featured speaker for thousands of people.

As a graduate of Player’s Workshop of Second City and with his experience performing improvisational theater, Glenn excites your audience with teaching experience and improv techniques that energize communications and create a collaborative team environment.

Glenn Anderson is a professional public speaker. Glenn helps teams effectively communicate and collaborate. His presentations and webinars combine decades of corporate experience and teaching with his passion for performing improvisational comedy. ... Show more

Talia Kohan (Nassi)

Talia Kohan (Nassi)

Talia Kohan (Talia Nassi) is a Staff Developer Advocate at Postman, helping developers build, test, and scale APIs and AI-powered applications. A global keynote speaker, she works closely with the developer community to share best practices in modern software development and foster innovation through practical education and collaboration.

Talia Kohan (Talia Nassi) is a Staff Developer Advocate at Postman, helping developers build, test, and scale APIs and AI-powered applications. A global keynote speaker, she works closely with the developer community to share best practices in modern... Show more

Guillermo Fisher

Guillermo Fisher

Guillermo Fisher is a fractional CTO/CISO and engineering leadership coach with two decades of experience in driving organizational innovation, developing information security programs, and cultivating high-performing software engineering teams. Having held pivotal leadership positions such as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Untapped and Director of Infrastructure at Handshake, Guillermo brings a wealth of strategic insight and a proven track record of success in steering organizations towards excellence. He has captivated audiences at AWS re:Invent, the Atlanta AWS Summit, Hampton Roads DevFest, RevolutionConf, and Diversitech Fest.

Guillermo Fisher is a fractional CTO/CISO and engineering leadership coach with two decades of experience in driving organizational innovation, developing information security programs, and cultivating high-performing software engineering teams. Havi... Show more

Marco Consolaro

Marco Consolaro

Marco Consolaro is an amalgam of diverse professional skills - software crafter, technical coach and trainer, systems thinker, international speaker, and symmathecist - all peppered with his Venetian wit. He is also the co-author of the award-winning book "Agile Technical Practices Distilled, A learning journey in technical practices and principles of software design".

Marco's path in the world of coding began at the age of 9, with a Commodore and the Basic language sparking what would become a lifelong passion. Over the last two decades, he has been helping customers in Italy and the UK, integrating principles from eXtreme Programming, Agile methodologies, Lean, Domain-Driven Design, and Systems Thinking into his work. His main passion is broad Complex Systems Design, from teams organization to Object-Oriented programming.

In 2020, Marco took a significant step in his career by co-founding Alcor Academy (https://alcor.academy). This venture was born from his desire to help leaders promote a culture of socio-technical excellence at scale, starting within their software development teams.

Marco Consolaro is an amalgam of diverse professional skills - software crafter, technical coach and trainer, systems thinker, international speaker, and symmathecist - all peppered with his Venetian wit. He is also the co-author of the award-winning... Show more

Ben Gamble

Ben Gamble

Ben Gamble is Field CTO at Ververica. With a background in engineering leadership and entrepreneurship, he’s led teams across logistics, gaming, and mobile apps, focusing on solutions involving GPS, AR, and multi-user collaboration. Off-duty, he enjoys creating video games and trading cards, and cares for his two children and three pet ducks.

Ben Gamble is Field CTO at Ververica. With a background in engineering leadership and entrepreneurship, he’s led teams across logistics, gaming, and mobile apps, focusing on solutions involving GPS, AR, and multi-user collaboration. Off-duty, he enjo... Show more

Mangirdas Judeikis

Mangirdas Judeikis

Mangirdas Judeikis is a OSS software engineer and the founder of the projects Synpse.com and Faros.sh in his free time. With over a decade of Kubernetes expertise, Mangirdas now helps drive the next-generation KRM ecosystem for Platform Mesh, building upon the Kubernetes API & Resource Model (platform-mesh.io).

As an entrepreneur and open-source enthusiast, he is passionate about leveraging Go and Kubernetes to build robust, scalable solutions. Mangirdas embraces the SRE philosophy of owning the systems he creates, ensuring reliability and performance in every project he undertakes.

He is an active contributor to the Kubernetes ecosystem, participating in various SIGs and maintaining kcp.io, a CNCF Sandbox project and maintainer of kube-bind.io. Beyond his professional endeavours, Mangirdas enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, motorbiking, skiing, hiking, and camping, finding balance through his adventurous off-screen activities.

Mangirdas Judeikis is a OSS software engineer and the founder of the projects Synpse.com and Faros.sh in his free time. With over a decade of Kubernetes expertise, Mangirdas now helps drive the next-generation KRM ecosystem for Platform Mesh, buildin... Show more

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam is a Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer at Indeed with over a decade of experience driving Zero Trust, SASE, and multi-cloud security for global enterprises. He thrives at the intersection of strategy and hands-on engineering, designing next-generation defenses against AI-driven threats while mentoring emerging security talent.
Previously a Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Manager, Harshad led global cloud migrations and large-scale reliability initiatives, delivering multimillion-dollar efficiencies and strengthening operational resilience. As a mentor and AI-Champions Guild leader, he is passionate about fostering inclusion and inspiring the next generation of security innovators.

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam is a Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer at Indeed with over a decade of experience driving Zero Trust, SASE, and multi-cloud security for global enterprises. He thrives at the intersection of strategy and hands-on engineer... Show more

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore

Ryan Moore and his crew at the Moore Creative Company enjoy helping others with their DNN solutions. Whether partnering with other agencies or working with end-clients, Ryan is found teaching, training and "diving in to the good stuff," like DNN upgrades, sidegrades, integrations and more.

Ryan is completing an MFA in Communication Arts: Graphic Design with a focus on "The Business of Graphic Design." Several Moore Creative employees are graduates from the similar programs and many are BSA Eagle Scouts.

Ryan speaks at DNN community events, helps support and put on the Day of Training at conventions such as Southern Fried DNN, Day of DNN, DNNCon Baltimore and the past 10 years of DNN Summits in Denver, Florida and Online.

Be sure to ask him about snorkeling with sharks, that George Lucas action figure, DNN Summit LightSabers, and that one tarantula in Belize.

Ryan Moore and his crew at the Moore Creative Company enjoy helping others with their DNN solutions. Whether partnering with other agencies or working with end-clients, Ryan is found teaching, training and "diving in to the good stuff," like DNN upgr... Show more

Manuel Alejandro Ledezma Falcon

Manuel Alejandro Ledezma Falcon

Manuel Ledezma, known in the tech community as Tester Testarudo, is a software testing and automation specialist with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable software. Over the past years, he has focused on mastering QA practices and automation strategies, working in agile and fast-paced environments.
He has contributed to leading companies such as Mediktor, AXA, Telecom Argentina, Newfold, and Mojo Marketplace, where he implemented scalable testing solutions that improved product stability and user experience.
Manuel currently serves as the QA Automation Lead at Mediktor in Barcelona, Spain, where he leads automation initiatives to ensure robust and impactful digital products.
Beyond his professional work, Manuel empowers the QA community through Tester Testarudo, his educational project dedicated to helping newcomers learn testing in a clear, practical, and accessible way.

Manuel Ledezma, known in the tech community as Tester Testarudo, is a software testing and automation specialist with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable software. Over the past years, he has focused on mastering QA practices ... Show more

Amanda Lentz

Amanda Lentz

Amanda Lentz is a keynote speaker, podcast host, and Human Resources Business Partner whose work lives at the intersection of lived experience and organizational psychology.
When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 — mid-career, mid-build, and firmly between the young adult oncology world and the general cancer landscape — she survived. What came next was harder to name: the identity shift, the disorientation, the rebuilding of a self that no longer fit its previous shape. No program existed for that conversation. So she built one.
She is the creator and host of Who We Become — Life Beyond Change, a podcast gathering honest stories of reinvention after disruption. Her graduate work spans I/O Psychology, Leadership Development, and Business Administration, and she brings that framework to every stage she stands on.
Amanda speaks to healthcare conferences, women's leadership events, survivorship organizations, and corporate teams navigating transformation. Her signature talks — The In-Between, Navigating the After, Both at Once, and The Body You Didn't Choose — give audiences language for the experience they've been living but couldn't name.
Change is inevitable. Becoming is intentional.

Amanda Lentz is a keynote speaker, podcast host, and Human Resources Business Partner whose work lives at the intersection of lived experience and organizational psychology. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 — mid-career, mid-build, an... Show more

Faith Sodipe

Faith Sodipe

Faith is a software engineer, published researcher, and community builder based in the United Kingdom, with a career spanning fintech, media technology, and enterprise systems across Nigeria and the UK. Currently a Software Engineer at Bauer Media Outdoor UK, he specialises in building technology that is both technically rigorous and deeply human-centred.

Faith's work extends well beyond the codebase. He is a published author whose writing has been featured across international outlets including Vanguard, Independent.ng, Techpression, and Biz Weekly, covering topics from .NET performance engineering to cybersecurity strategy and the future of cross-platform mobile development in Africa. His preprint research on unified multimodal deep learning architectures was accepted for presentation at MultiModal AI '26 in London, which reflects her growing focus on intelligent systems and AI-driven decision support.

On stage, Faith brings the same clarity and conviction he brings to her engineering work. He has spoken at PyData Manchester, the .NET Liverpool Meetup, DevelopersUpNorth Conference, and delivered webinars reaching engineers across the UK and West Africa. He is a recognised Nigeria Tech Global Leader and a 2025 Crest Africa Tech Impact Award recipient, with media appearances on ChannelsTV and TVC.

Faith is also Codebar coach and co-organiser, a long-term mentor in the Women Coding Community (WCC), and a consistent presence in spaces that exist to bring more people, particularly underrepresented voices into the rooms where decisions are made. He has directly coached over 10 students and co-organised 3+ workshops to date.

He holds an MSc in Cybersecurity from the University of Salford and is available for speaking engagements, mentoring conversations, podcast appearances, and collaborative projects.

Faith is a software engineer, published researcher, and community builder based in the United Kingdom, with a career spanning fintech, media technology, and enterprise systems across Nigeria and the UK. Currently a Software Engineer at Bauer Media Ou... Show more

Owain Jones

Owain Jones

Owain is an Umbraco Specialist & Lead Full Stack .NET Developer at Aspire Systems in Cardiff, where he builds bespoke Umbraco solutions for public and private sector clients.

He's an Umbraco MVP and organiser of the UmbraCymru Umbraco meetup in Cardiff, Wales.

He's also a co-founder of YnChwarae, a Welsh-language video gaming channel, which promotes the use of the Welsh language in video games!

Owain is an Umbraco Specialist & Lead Full Stack .NET Developer at Aspire Systems in Cardiff, where he builds bespoke Umbraco solutions for public and private sector clients. He's an Umbraco MVP and organiser of the UmbraCymru Umbraco meetup in Ca... Show more

Romain Gerard

Romain Gerard

With 20 years of experience in Microsoft technologies—ranging from .NET to Microsoft 365, and from hands‑on technical work to consulting—I passionately share my expertise and enrich my presentations with anecdotes drawn from my project experiences.

With 20 years of experience in Microsoft technologies—ranging from .NET to Microsoft 365, and from hands‑on technical work to consulting—I passionately share my expertise and enrich my presentations with anecdotes drawn from my project experiences. Show more

Dora Makszy

Dora Makszy

You know what’s truly rewarding? Helping someone learn and grow. There’s nothing quite like being part of someone’s journey and knowing you played a role in their progress. As a human being, a mother, a team member, and Head of Design, my mission is to contribute to as many growth stories as possible. Over the past 18+ years, I’ve gained a wealth of experience in design, product, and leadership - and now, it’s time to give back.

You know what’s truly rewarding? Helping someone learn and grow. There’s nothing quite like being part of someone’s journey and knowing you played a role in their progress. As a human being, a mother, a team member, and Head of Design, my mission is ... Show more

Andreas Monschau

Andreas Monschau

Andreas Monschau works as a Senior IT Consultant at Haeger Consulting in Bonn. In client projects, he has taken on various roles, ranging from software developer and software architect to test manager, team lead, and requirements manager.
Additionally, he leads the extensive trainee program at Haeger Consulting and supports companies in establishing their own trainee programs.

Andreas Monschau works as a Senior IT Consultant at Haeger Consulting in Bonn. In client projects, he has taken on various roles, ranging from software developer and software architect to test manager, team lead, and requirements manager. Additional... Show more

Ben Luts

Ben Luts

I started my career as a consultant in telecom, monitoring Belgian Railways GSM-R network & the Tetra network of the Belgian Federal Police.
After just over a year I realized I missed coding & I became a .NET Developer for a small web agency. Going from ASP.NET Webforms to MVC, from jumping hoops moving from dotNet Framework 2.0 to 3.5 to 4.x to Core. 11 Years later I felt it was time for another change and I jumped back into consultancy, but as a dotNet developer this time round.
In 2023, my 5th year working for AllPhi, I became consultant coach. Relaying my experiences to our consultants and to everyone willing to listen.

I started my career as a consultant in telecom, monitoring Belgian Railways GSM-R network & the Tetra network of the Belgian Federal Police. After just over a year I realized I missed coding & I became a .NET Developer for a small web agency. Going ... Show more

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reliable and scalable systems. Beyond engineering, he is a filmmaker and content creator with 50,000+ followers, known for simplifying complex technical topics through engaging content.

As an active community member in AWS User Group Pune, Atlassian Community, and Toastmasters, Shobhit brings a unique mix of technical depth, storytelling, and stage presence. He is now building his journey into Developer Relations (DevRel), where his mission is to empower developers with the right tools, stories, and confidence to succeed.

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reli... Show more

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