Ian is a passionate IT pro with over 25 years of experience in the field. As a lead resource for his employer in matters of infrastructure, virtualization and cloud services, Ian uses his position as a Principal Architect to scope & review IT implementation projects of all sizes. He created Help My IT Career as a way to give back to the IT community that has supported his own career success. Ian advises clients in the IT industry on matters of job searching, skill development, resume creation, interviewing and other career concerns. His presentation topics include "traditional" soft-skills and career guidance subjects, with a supportive, understanding mindset. He earned a B.S. in Speech Communication from Bradley University, a graduate certificate in Project Management from Missouri State University, and a Masters Degree in IT Management from Western Governors University. He lives in the St. Louis area with his wife and their three cats.

Ian is a passionate IT pro with over 25 years of experience in the field. As a lead resource for his employer in matters of infrastructure, virtualization and cloud services, Ian uses his position as a Principal Architect to scope & review IT impleme... Show more

Geoff Ables is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and a Microsoft MVP recognized in the Copilot, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Modern Work (SharePoint, Teams and Viva) categories.

A recognized thought leader on artificial intelligence and people-centric digital transformation, Geoff's most recent book, "The LUCK Principle: Business Results at the Intersection of People and Profit," delivers fresh insight and inspiration into the people, processes, and technologies driving business ROI today.

His firm, C5 Insight, has twice been named an Inc 5000 company, and advises clients on digital customer and employee experience projects.

Geoff is also an avid motorcycle and wine enthusiast and has appeared as a guest on TruTVs's, "The Impractical Jokers."

Geoff Ables is a keynote speaker, best-selling author, and a Microsoft MVP recognized in the Copilot, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Modern Work (SharePoint, Teams and Viva) categories. A recognized thought leader on artificial intelligence an... Show more

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 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 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

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

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 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

By day, Jim Wooley is a Senior Delivery Principal for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since its announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including MIX, VS Live, CodeMash, KCDC, That Conference, DevWeek, and CodeStock.

By day, Jim Wooley is a Senior Delivery Principal for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new cha... Show more

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

Soroosh is a software engineer and software architecture enthusiast, passionate about building simple but impactful solutions. With over 10 years of experience in diverse domains, including Telecom, Media & Entertainment, and E-Commerce. He has worked with small startups and large enterprises serving 80 million active subscribers. Currently working as a Solutions Architect at Rabobank via Code Nomads Amsterdam. Soroosh strongly believes in the power of collaborative learning and enjoys sharing his experiences and insights with other developers.

Soroosh is a software engineer and software architecture enthusiast, passionate about building simple but impactful solutions. With over 10 years of experience in diverse domains, including Telecom, Media & Entertainment, and E-Commerce. He has worke... Show more

Marc Brehmer started his career as a Software Engineer in 2013, initially focusing on frontend development before expanding into backend work. Today, he works as a full stack Software Engineer, building web and mobile applications across various platforms.

What drives Marc is his fascination with software design and architecture. He's particularly drawn to Domain-Driven Design and clean architecture principles, always looking for better ways to structure and organize code. He also has a keen interest in Software Product Engineering, believing that programming is ultimately a tool in the larger process of developing great products. Beyond that, he loves diving into new technologies and programming paradigms—functional programming being one example.

Marc believes strongly in sharing what he's learned. He speaks at conferences, presents at company internal tech talks, mentors his colleagues, and has supervised students working on their theses. For him, helping others grow is just as rewarding as solving technical problems.

Marc Brehmer started his career as a Software Engineer in 2013, initially focusing on frontend development before expanding into backend work. Today, he works as a full stack Software Engineer, building web and mobile applications across various plat... Show more

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Habeeb Babasulaiman is a Cloud & DevOps Engineer, OpenStack (Ironic & Bifrost) contributor, and AWS Practitioner. Starting his journey coding entirely on a phone, he grew into an active opensource community voice, authoring tutorials, mentoring at She Code Africa, and speaking at events. Passionate about open source, he empowers developers to embrace CNCF projects and scale their skills through global community programs.

Habeeb Babasulaiman is a Cloud & DevOps Engineer, OpenStack (Ironic & Bifrost) contributor, and AWS Practitioner. Starting his journey coding entirely on a phone, he grew into an active opensource community voice, authoring tutorials, mentoring at Sh... Show more

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

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 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 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

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 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

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 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 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

Bruno Zagorščak is a content maker, videographer, and live-stream producer. He's Chief Content Officer and co-founder of Neuralab, a full-service team of creative people, managing all aspects of online eCommerce projects. He has nearly two decades of experience creating content across multiple mediums, including video, audio, photography, and text. His role at Neuralab involves leading content creation, often focusing on engaging user experiences. Bruno is also known for his expertise producing interactive content and directing live broadcasts, as well as his participation in various podcasts and webinars related to the tech industry.

Bruno Zagorščak is a content maker, videographer, and live-stream producer. He's Chief Content Officer and co-founder of Neuralab, a full-service team of creative people, managing all aspects of online eCommerce projects. He has nearly two decades of... Show more

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 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

Paulien (a Microsoft 365 cloud Consultant & Business Applications MVP) started her career as a SharePoint developer. When she had to create a Power App for a client she was sold and started working as a Power Platform developer. She now is a Microsoft cloud Consultant at Qubix. Where she can combine her love for Power Platform and development.

Paulien (a Microsoft 365 cloud Consultant & Business Applications MVP) started her career as a SharePoint developer. When she had to create a Power App for a client she was sold and started working as a Power Platform developer. She now is a Microsof... Show more

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 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 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