Vijey Palaniappan is a highly skilled Product Manager with a strong background in Computer Engineering and an MBA. With over 20 years of expertise in building data platforms, he is deeply passionate about Big Data and Data Warehousing. Vijey is adept at defining product strategies, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving innovation through market research and competitive analysis. Vijey has a proven track record of guiding large cross-functional teams in the design, development, and successful launch of complex data platforms. His expertise enables organizations to make data-driven decisions, driving business growth and efficiency.

Vijey Palaniappan is a highly skilled Product Manager with a strong background in Computer Engineering and an MBA. With over 20 years of expertise in building data platforms, he is deeply passionate about Big Data and Data Warehousing. Vijey is adept... Show more

Senior not just because he started his career 20 years ago, but he collected know-how in many different areas and is still curios about the little monsters keeping things alive.

Senior not just because he started his career 20 years ago, but he collected know-how in many different areas and is still curios about the little monsters keeping things alive. Show more

Technologist by heart, entrepreneur by nature, executive by title

Technologist by heart, entrepreneur by nature, executive by title Show more

John DesJardins is Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast, setting technology strategy for the Real-time Data Platform. His expertise in large scale computing spans Big Data, Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Cloud. He is an active speaker and writer. John brings over 25 years of experience in architecting and implementing global scale computing solutions with top Global 2000 companies at Hazelcast, Cloudera, Software AG and webMethods. He holds a BS in Economics from George Mason University, where he first built predictive models, long before that was considered cool.

John DesJardins is Chief Technology Officer at Hazelcast, setting technology strategy for the Real-time Data Platform. His expertise in large scale computing spans Big Data, Internet of Things, Machine Learning and Cloud. He is an active speaker and ... Show more

Mitchell is a Senior Technical Consultant specialized in Unified Communications (Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams).
He has outstanding Communication Skills and is able to adapt and advise due to his problem-solving mindset.

Mitchell is certified in the following:
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate
- MCSE: Productivity
- MCSA: Office365
- MCSA: Windows Server 2016
- MCSA: Windows Server 2012

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Mitchell is a Senior Technical Consultant specialized in Unified Communications (Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams). He has outstanding Communication Skills and is able to adapt and advise due to his problem-solving mindset. Mitchell is certi... Show more

The former business development of WAX.io in the Greater China region, with more than 10 years of cross-border e-commerce experience in China, Europe, and the United States.

RE:DREAMER Lab has been building an exchange protocol that explores the new business model of E-Commerce 3.0 through NFT technology.

The former business development of WAX.io in the Greater China region, with more than 10 years of cross-border e-commerce experience in China, Europe, and the United States. RE:DREAMER Lab has been building an exchange protocol that explores the n... Show more

Hammed is a studied Computer Science at the Lagos State Polytechnic (Now Lagos State University Of Science and Technology). He's currently a Mobile/Frontend developer at Anchorjeti -- a maritime logistics company.

Hammed is a studied Computer Science at the Lagos State Polytechnic (Now Lagos State University Of Science and Technology). He's currently a Mobile/Frontend developer at Anchorjeti -- a maritime logistics company. Show more

Born and Raised in Montreal Canada. Served in the IDF between 1978-1983, Returned to Canada and Founded A diversified Jean Manufacturing company in 1984 which was sold in 2004, Acquired multiple levels of sub contract companies linked to the manufacturing process of jeans to become a diversified company. By 2002 employed 800 with approximately 400,000 sq.ft. of manufacturing space and yearly revenues over $400 million yearly. Company sold to A USA firm for its revenues. Received his MBA and MFin from Mcgill University. Over the next 17 years I have been known as Mr. Fix it to many companies world wide. I turn corporations into profitable beast all while taking up more of their products market . Was recruited recently by AimBetter and have relocated my family here in Ashkelon.

Born and Raised in Montreal Canada. Served in the IDF between 1978-1983, Returned to Canada and Founded A diversified Jean Manufacturing company in 1984 which was sold in 2004, Acquired multiple levels of sub contract companies linked to the manufact... Show more

Philip has been in technology and leadership for over 20 years. He helped found the Omaha.NET user group in 2001 and was a Director of the Heartland Developers conference for five years from 2005 to 2010. He was a two-time speaker at Microsoft TechEd on Windows Workflow Foundation. In 2002 he was one of the first 100 people certified on .NET by Microsoft. Currently, he leads two application development teams at Orion in Omaha and studies leadership theories and techniques.

Philip has been in technology and leadership for over 20 years. He helped found the Omaha.NET user group in 2001 and was a Director of the Heartland Developers conference for five years from 2005 to 2010. He was a two-time speaker at Microsoft Tech... Show more

Michiel has worked in the IT Industry for over 20 years, started off as Java Developer and currently works as a Principal DevOps Consultant / Solution Architect at Xebia in The Netherlands and is co-writer of the book “Continuous Delivery for Managers”. Michiel specializes in DevOps, Continuous Delivery and full lifecycle software development programs and as such focuses on coaching Agile Teams, setting up central build environments, automating tests, automating deployments and implementing Docker based Container Platforms. Being technical at heart, he advocates the use of Continuous Delivery and DevOps practices at seminars and meetups but remains in touch with details by performing actual implementations at customer sites as well. Aside from being an automator, Michiel is Master trainer and one of the main content providers for the DevOps Agile Skills Association (DASA) fundamentals training.

Michiel has worked in the IT Industry for over 20 years, started off as Java Developer and currently works as a Principal DevOps Consultant / Solution Architect at Xebia in The Netherlands and is co-writer of the book “Continuous Delivery for Manager... Show more

Adron is often referred to as the “guy with solutions”. If there’s a question about how something should be built, he is the go to guy for coming up with how to get things done, deployed, and into production. With his calm and collected demeanor, and sometimes snarky wit, Adron is the person you want building teams and creating systems. His ability to impart upon others energy, knowledge, and enthusiasm is exceptional.

Adron is often referred to as the “guy with solutions”. If there’s a question about how something should be built, he is the go to guy for coming up with how to get things done, deployed, and into production. With his calm and collected demeanor, and... Show more

Dan Kirkpatrick is an independent Kubernetes and DevOps consultant living in Houston, Texas. Dan’s career spans some 25 years as a software developer and six years working with Kubernetes in production. With over 30 years over experience Dan Kirkpatrick brings a swathe of experience having worked in fields such as Healthcare, Transportation, Banking, and Energy. Dan has been operating Kubernetes in enterprise production environments for the past 6 years.

Dan Kirkpatrick is an independent Kubernetes and DevOps consultant living in Houston, Texas. Dan’s career spans some 25 years as a software developer and six years working with Kubernetes in production. With over 30 years over experience Dan Kirkpa... Show more

Brian has been helping major international organisations transform their business using Power BI since 2015 including financial performance, asset management as well as driving new technologies for airport maintenance

Brian has been helping major international organisations transform their business using Power BI since 2015 including financial performance, asset management as well as driving new technologies for airport maintenance Show more

Magnus has been an IT Consultant since 1996. Focusing 100% on the Microsoft Cloud services.

Magnus has been an IT Consultant since 1996. Focusing 100% on the Microsoft Cloud services. Show more

I am smit satodia, an android developer, a Youtuber, a geek and Homosapien

Considering my education, I was Gujarat Technological University first and completed my B.E. in computer science and engineering

Started my career in 2015 officially in android development with Java and Eclipse, however unofficially I am developing applications in android since my second semester when we don't have JAVA in the curriculum even. Right now the time has changed, the market has changed so working in the Kotlin in android studio

Apart from this I always believe in giving back to the community, so started my youtube channel where I am publishing my tutorials on android/ kotlin

I love to share knowledge with people always and learning new stuff is the key for me...

I am smit satodia, an android developer, a Youtuber, a geek and Homosapien Considering my education, I was Gujarat Technological University first and completed my B.E. in computer science and engineering Started my career in 2015 officially ... Show more

Since 2017 Organizer and Speaker of a monthly happening .Net Meetup
Speaker on local events

2004 - 2019 CTO of All about Ashley GmbH
2017 - 2019 CTO of Xircuit GmbH & Co. KG
Since 2019 CEO of ThreeB IT GmbH

Since 2017 Organizer and Speaker of a monthly happening .Net Meetup Speaker on local events 2004 - 2019 CTO of All about Ashley GmbH 2017 - 2019 CTO of Xircuit GmbH & Co. KG Since 2019 CEO of ThreeB IT GmbH Show more

Meighan is the Practice Manager over the Architecture Team and Technical Architect at Xede Consulting Group, the leader of the Seattle Women in Tech User Group, Salesforce MVP, and admin and Founder of #OhanaSlack.

With over 450 Trailhead badges, Meighan is continuously working on increasing her Salesforce knowledge and helping others do so as well.

She has spoken around the world about Salesforce – and more often than not, her love of the Community Cloud. Some of her presentations include Dreamforce x7, North Africa Dreamin 19, YeurDreamin 19, Tahoe Dreamin 18, Surf Force 17, the Chicago World Tour, and more.

Sharing her love of the platform with the Ohana is her passion. Over the past decade Meighan has gone from admin to architect, thanks in part to all of the knowledge shared by and help from other members of the community.

Meighan is the Practice Manager over the Architecture Team and Technical Architect at Xede Consulting Group, the leader of the Seattle Women in Tech User Group, Salesforce MVP, and admin and Founder of #OhanaSlack. With over 450 Trailhead badges, ... Show more

Rich Lee, an Enterprise Architect, he is a PhD. professor of Department of Statistics and Information Science at Fu Jen Catholic University. He had served IBM as a senior technical consultant for a decade. Before IBM, he worked for HPE/DEC as well as a consultant in implementing the Manufacturing Execution System in the semiconductor industry for many years.

Rich Lee, an Enterprise Architect, he is a PhD. professor of Department of Statistics and Information Science at Fu Jen Catholic University. He had served IBM as a senior technical consultant for a decade. Before IBM, he worked for HPE/DEC as well as... Show more

Patrick is a 25 year veteran of the Development and the IT worlds. He has successfully navigated the path from entry level developer all the way to senior management, surviving multiple ups and downs in the industry. He has constantly adapted to new challenges and specializes in taking under performing teams and turning them into rock stars. He draws his insights from formalized training as a Scrum Master from Scrum Alliance, Project Management from PMI, Six Sigma, multiple management workshops, and lessons learned from many years in the field. His passion has transformed over time from building software to building teams and helping mentor the next generation. He hopes that by sharing some of the things that have helped him along the way he can ensure that the industry he loves is in good hands with the next generation.

Patrick is a 25 year veteran of the Development and the IT worlds. He has successfully navigated the path from entry level developer all the way to senior management, surviving multiple ups and downs in the industry. He has constantly adapted to new... Show more

Tami Wloch
Director of Social/Digital Marketing, Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc.
847-271-4066
Tami@SCmarketinginc.com
www.scmarketinginc.com

Professional BIO

Tami Wloch’s career includes 20 years of corporate sales and marketing experience in retail, tourism, and telecommunications, plus entrepreneurial experience gained by starting and managing multiple retail businesses.

Tami is highly skilled in Paid Social Ad Campaigns and runs customer campaigns that can obtain 50,000+ views in a month and have engagement rates 200%+ higher than average. Due to her successful ad campaigns, Tami serves on:
• Multiple Facebook Advisory Panels to analyze features and provide feedback to Facebook Corporate including the mobile app, video design, & their paid campaign programs
• An Adobe Spark Panel advising Adobe designers regarding features in their custom graphic & video program
• A LinkedIn Advisory Panel providing feedback for many tools used by LinkedIn, including their paid campaign program

Both Nationally and Internationally, Tami teaches classes in Social Media to help business owners understand the complex world of gaining customers thru Social Platforms. Tami’s presentations give attendees step-by-step instructions they can implement for immediate results. In addition, she is certified in both SEO and Google Analytics.

Specific areas of focus throughout her career include: entrepreneurship; small & mid-sized business marketing; teaching and educating; public speaking; networking referrals; advertising, promotions and publicity campaigns; client relations; paid social media campaigns; social media marketing.

Her educational background includes a BA in Education from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana and a second degree black belt in martial arts.


Recommendations By Past Attendees

“Tami is extremely knowledgeable and her presentation was outstanding! She found a way to make her material applicable to each and every business owner in the room (all who are from very different industries).” - Kyra Tillman, President at BTM Industries Inc

“5 stars to Tami for her outstanding knowledge within social media marketing. She delivers outstanding value and helped my team of consultants Expedia CruiseShipCenters NorthShore in more ways than I can describe in a paragraph. Thank you Tami!” - Paul Coplan, Owner, Expedia Cruise Ships Centers

“Before working with Tami, I had a clear understanding of how to use and navigate my own social media accounts, but was unsure of how to translate those skills to business accounts. Tami guided me through establishing, running, and most importantly, profiting from my social media business accounts. She's the best!” - Anna Dolezal, MS, Education Coordinator at National Association for Healthcare Quality

I attended Tami Wloch's presentation to over 1,000 delegates at MDRT meeting in Sydney recently and was most impressed. She spoke clearly and succinctly about the value of using Facebook and LinkedIn in your business to build your professional profile. Her topic helped me to understand the power of these social media tools in a simple and easy to implement manner. I would highly recommend Tami Wloch to any prospective organization seeking a knowledgeable & entertaining speaker to share valuable, practicable, tips and traps in social media use to help grow their business. - Michael MacQuillan, Financial Adviser, Sydney, Australia

Speaking Topics - SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING:
• How To Use Facebook & LinkedIn To Generate More Sales For Your Company
• Why You Should Be Using Twitter To Increase Your Business Sales
• The 5 Key Parts Of Your Website That Need To Be Changed to Get You More Business
• Free Ways To Use Google Analytics To Improve Your Website
• 5 Things Must You Change on Your Facebook Business Page to Attract More Clients
• 5 Changes to Your LinkedIn Profile That Will Get You More Business
• How Your Employees Can Use Social To Increase the Company’s Sales
• How To Effectively Use Social Media To Attract & Keep The Best Employees
• How to Set Up a Business Page on Facebook (& Why You NEED To Have One)
• Why You Need a Business Page on LinkedIn (in additional to your personal profile)
• What Must Be Included In Every Social Media Post to Drive Sales
• How to Use Local Facebook Events To Reach More Attendees And To Sell More Booths
• How to Reach More Potential Customers on LinkedIn for Free
• Other Social/Digital Media Topics As Requested

MEDIA AND SPEAKING EVENTS

September 2019 Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Global Conference Sydney, Australia
Speaker: How to Successfully Use Facebook & LinkedIn To Generate More Sales

July 2019 Quad County African American Chamber of Commerce Aurora, IL
Speaker + Panelist: Growing Your Business Using Social Media

June 2019 Goldman-Sachs 10K Businesses Group Elmhurst, IL
Speaker: How to Use Facebook & LinkedIn to Increase Sales

May 2019 Expedia CruiseShip Center Buffalo Grove, IL
Speaker: How To Get More Travel Industry Clients with Social

March 2019 Pet Industry Professionals National Webinar
Speaker: How To Use Social Media to Land More Business

February 2019 Business Radio X Pensicola, FL
Speaker: How The Latest Facebook Changes Can Affect Your Business

February 2019 Extraordinary Professional Women’s Networking Group (EPWNG) Aurora, IL
Speaker: How To Use Social Media to Land More Business

December 2018 Webb Financial Group Lake Forest, IL
Speaker: How Your Company Employees Can Share On LinkedIn

September 2018 Grayslake Business Group (GBBG) Grayslake, IL
Speaker: How To Use Facebook To Grow Your Business

August 2018 Churchill, Quinn, Richtman, & Hamilton Grayslake, IL
Speaker: How Your Company Execs Can Share On LinkedIn

June 2018 PC Nation Evanston, IL
Speaker: How To Increase Sales With Your Facebook Biz Page

March 2018 HR Summit Chicago, IL
Speaker: Recruitment Marketing using Social

*Private/SemiPrivate Classes available year-round upon request

AV Needs:
- Large Screen
- Projector to connect to computer
- Clicker to forward the computer slides
- Microphone – only for large rooms

Tami Wloch Director of Social/Digital Marketing, Strategic & Creative Marketing Inc. 847-271-4066 Tami@SCmarketinginc.com www.scmarketinginc.com Professional BIO Tami Wloch’s career includes 20 years of corporate sales and marketing experi... Show more

Alison Cossette is a dynamic Data Science Strategist, Educator, and Podcast Host. As a Developer Advocate at Neo4j specializing in Graph Data Science, she brings a wealth of expertise to the field. With her strong technical background and exceptional communication skills, Alison bridges the gap between complex data science concepts and practical applications. Alison’s passion for responsible AI shines through in her work. She actively promotes ethical and transparent AI practices and believes in the transformative potential of responsible AI for industries and society. Through her engagements with industry professionals, policymakers, and the public, she advocates for the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies. She is currently a Volunteer Member of the US Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology's Generative AI Public Working Group Alison’s academic journey includes Masters of Science in Data Science studies, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, at Northwestern University and research with Stanford University Human-Computer Interaction Crowd Research Collective. Alison combines academic knowledge with real-world experience. She leverages this expertise to educate and empower individuals and organizations in the field of data science. Overall, Alison Cossette’s multifaceted background, commitment to responsible AI, and expertise in data science make her a respected figure in the field. Through her role as a Developer Advocate at Neo4j and her podcast, she continues to drive innovation, education, and responsible practices in the exciting realm of data science and AI.

Alison Cossette is a dynamic Data Science Strategist, Educator, and Podcast Host. As a Developer Advocate at Neo4j specializing in Graph Data Science, she brings a wealth of expertise to the field. With her strong technical background and exceptional... Show more

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combines that with the passion for technology.

💼 M365 Copilot MVP
💼 AI, Hybrid Work, Teams and Modern Work-Freak
💼 Speaker and Instructor for Microsoft 365 Services
🎓 Certified ScrumMaster, Bachelor Professional for Project Organisation (CCI)

🌇 Regensburg, Germany near Munich area

Daniel is a international Speaker covering topic all around Microsoft 365. With a big focus on Copilot, Adoption and Modern Workplace he loves what he does. With large to medium Enterprises from EMEA he get's experience from the real world and combin... Show more

Jerry Nixon is a Microsoft SQL Server Principal Product Manager on the Developer Experiences team, championing Data API builder. With more than two decades of experience, Jerry is an engineer at heart. He teaches Computer Science at university and speaks at events worldwide. Over the years, he has trained thousands of developers, but today, he focuses on software simplicity, intuitive tooling, and excellence in data-driven apps. You'll find him talking about quantum computing, design patterns, machine learning, and—on occasion—SQL Server, the finest of them all. He lives in Colorado, and while most of his days revolve around Outlook, Visual Studio, and online Docs, what he enjoys most is teaching his three daughters Star Trek character backstories and episode plots.

Jerry Nixon is a Microsoft SQL Server Principal Product Manager on the Developer Experiences team, championing Data API builder. With more than two decades of experience, Jerry is an engineer at heart. He teaches Computer Science at university and sp... Show more

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role (focusing on Azure infrastructure, automation, and identity). Passionate about DevOps, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can find my professional bio at https://no.linkedin.com/in/pazdedav and my AboutMe page at https://about.me/davidpazdera

Raised and trained as an IT Engineer, transitioned to a solution architect role (focusing on Azure infrastructure, automation, and identity). Passionate about DevOps, "security built-in, not bolted on" and "everything as code" principles. You can fin... Show more

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone.
I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years.
Microsoft MVP for Business Applications since 2020

Power Platform seasoned (ex) developer with a passion for community and enabling everyone. I am a seasoned professional developer who has experience with Dynamics 365 as well as other CRMs for over 20 years. Microsoft MVP for Business Applications ... Show more

Kristyna Ferris is a solution architect at P3 Adaptive. Her experience includes implementing and managing enterprise-level Power BI instance, training teams on reporting best practices, and building templates for scalable analytics. Passionate about participating and growing the data community, she enjoys co-writing on Data on Wheels (dataonwheels.com) and has recently co-founded Data on Rails (dataonrailsblog.com). She also a co-organizer for Lexington Data Technology Group.

Kristyna Ferris is a solution architect at P3 Adaptive. Her experience includes implementing and managing enterprise-level Power BI instance, training teams on reporting best practices, and building templates for scalable analytics. Passionate about ... Show more

Microsoft MVP in the category of Business Applications - PowerApps.
I am a certified PowerPlatform Architect (MCSE) and have more than 13 Years experience with Microsoft Technologies Stack.
I have +18 Microsoft Certifications, and I've been specializing in Microsoft PowerPlatform for the last 5 years.
I blog regularly via my personal blog https://www.samtech365.com

Microsoft MVP in the category of Business Applications - PowerApps. I am a certified PowerPlatform Architect (MCSE) and have more than 13 Years experience with Microsoft Technologies Stack. I have +18 Microsoft Certifications, and I've been special... Show more

Åsne Holtklimpen is a technical architect consultant at Crayon, and she has been named one of Norway's 50 leading technology women by Abelia and the ODA network1, in addition to Microsoft MVP. She is originally from Åsmarka, a small village between Moelv and Lillehammer, and has lived in Kristiansand for the past 20 years.

Holtklimpen has worked for Crayon for the past few years, and her main task is to help businesses and their employees interact efficiently and securely, leveraging Teams, SharePoint, and information security in Microsoft Purview. She is also a Microsoft MVP in Copilot.
She writes the blog AgderInThe.Cloud together with industry colleagues, and is passionate about increasing the proportion of women in the IT industry and contributes to this through her work and commitment in addition to putting Agder on the map in IT.

Åsne Holtklimpen is a technical architect consultant at Crayon, and she has been named one of Norway's 50 leading technology women by Abelia and the ODA network1, in addition to Microsoft MVP. She is originally from Åsmarka, a small village between M... Show more

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and securing international networks while operating under 3rd Special Forces Group Abn.

Since joining the private sector Mr. Newberry’s experience has expanded to the management of international security and compliance initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, designing and securing DevSecOps pipelines and the modernization of traditional infrastructure to adopt cutting edge tactics and technologies leading to his current role as Director of DevSecOps for Yahara Software LLC.

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and secu... Show more

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis

Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect

For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong interest in new features and functionalities, he also presented the whole Dynamics 365 CE application stack as a presales consultant.
Moving forward he became a solution architect focusing on Dynamics 365 CE applications and possibilities to enhance the Model Driven application world with Power Platform functionalities.
Very early Joergen started participating in Microsoft, partner, and community events and since the beginning of 2020 he actively engages in the community by co-organizing events and sharing his knowledge on LinkedIn, blog posts and as a speaker.

Part of organizing teams:
- Deutschland Powerthon 2021-2023
- Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2022-2024
- Dynamics 365 Meetup Deutschland (monthly since 2020)

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong inte... Show more