Alex is an application development enthusiast since the late nineties and works as an architect, lead developer and mentor at large enterprises and small companies. He spends his time teaching other developers the details of the Microsoft development platform and frameworks, and coaches architects to design and build modern distributed applications at cloud scale. He has received the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award for Visual Studio and Development Technologies since 2007. In his spare time Alex likes to participate in all kinds of sport, and loves playing and programming new and retro video games.

Alex is an application development enthusiast since the late nineties and works as an architect, lead developer and mentor at large enterprises and small companies. He spends his time teaching other developers the details of the Microsoft development... Show more

Fabian has been working in the web industry since 2001.
He has 15 years of experience as a web developer, with a focus on front-end development.
Since 2016, Fabian has been working as a user experience consultant with a focus on web performance.
In his day-to-day job, he helps big international clients optimize their web performance.
Together with his team of experts, he is developing a real-time user monitoring tool to be able to do the job more efficiently.
Fabian is passionate about sharing his knowledge and contributing to open source projects.
In 2023, Fabian became a Developer Expert for Web Performance.

Fabian has been working in the web industry since 2001. He has 15 years of experience as a web developer, with a focus on front-end development. Since 2016, Fabian has been working as a user experience consultant with a focus on web performance. I... Show more

A student in Computer Engineering (International Program) at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), who really got inspired about technologies, especially on Data Science and Machine Learning. Additionally, being a part of Microsoft Learn Student Ambassadors, as the young technology evangelist among big technological industries and universities partners.

A student in Computer Engineering (International Program) at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), who really got inspired about technologies, especially on Data Science and Machine Learning. Additionally, being a part of Microsof... Show more

Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, which owns the development for Microsoft SQL ground to cloud to fabric. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 32+ years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server 2025 including Azure SQL and SQL database in Fabric. Bob is a well-known speaker on SQL Server, Azure SQL, AI, and Microsoft Fabric often presenting talks on new releases, internals, and specialized topics at events such as SQLBits, Microsoft Build, Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, FabCon, SQLCon, and VS Live. You can also learn Azure SQL from him on the popular series https://aka.ms/azuresql4beginners. You can follow him at @bobwardms or linkedin.com/in/bobwardms. Bob is the author of the books Pro SQL Server on Linux, SQL Server 2019 Revealed, Azure SQL Revealed, SQL Server 2022 Revealed, Azure SQL Revealed 2nd Edition, and SQL Server 2025 Unveiled available from Apress Media.

Bob Ward is a Principal Architect for the Microsoft Azure Data team, which owns the development for Microsoft SQL ground to cloud to fabric. Bob has worked for Microsoft for 32+ years on every version of SQL Server shipped from OS/2 1.1 to SQL Server... Show more

As a software architect, consultant and trainer at embarc Software Consulting GmbH, Falk Sippach is always on the lookout for that spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile software development projects in the Java environment for over 20 years. As an active part of the community (co-organizer of the JUG Darmstadt and Java Champion) he also likes to share his knowledge in articles, blog posts, as well as in presentations at conferences or user group meetings and supports the organization of various professional events.

As a software architect, consultant and trainer at embarc Software Consulting GmbH, Falk Sippach is always on the lookout for that spark of passion that he can ignite in his participants, customers and colleagues. He has been supporting mostly agile ... Show more

Daniel is a serial conference and meetup organiser. He's a Cloud Native Consultant at Splitbrain, a Hybrid and Cloud Native-focused consultancy, and a Microsoft Azure MVP. He helps companies succeed with Cloud Native technologies and DevOps practices. When not working with tech, you can find him out in the woods or fishing at a lake.

Daniel is a serial conference and meetup organiser. He's a Cloud Native Consultant at Splitbrain, a Hybrid and Cloud Native-focused consultancy, and a Microsoft Azure MVP. He helps companies succeed with Cloud Native technologies and DevOps practices... Show more

Software Architect @Particular Software, Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, Microsoft Certified Trainer, always in a quest for the latest trends and best practices in architecture, .NET, and the world around it.

Irina has more than 1000 hours of delivered training, workshops, and presentations, is passionate about .NET and the world around it.

She is the founder of DotNet Iasi User Group where she tries to gather people who are willing to share their knowledge with others, and from time to time publishes articles on her blog: http://irina.codes

Software Architect @Particular Software, Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, Microsoft Certified Trainer, always in a quest for the latest trends and best practices in architecture, .NET, and the world around it. Irina has more than 1000 hou... Show more

Baruch Sadogursky (@jbaruch) did Java before it had generics, DevOps before there was Docker, and DevRel before it had a name. He built DevRel at JFrog from a ten-person company through IPO, co-authored "Liquid Software" and "DevOps Tools for Java Developers," and is a Java Champion, Microsoft MVP, and CNCF Ambassador alumni.

Today, he's obsessed with how AI agents actually write code. At Tessl, an AI agent enablement platform, Baruch focuses on context engineering, management, and sharing. On top of sharing context with AI agents, Baruch also shares knowledge with developers through blog posts, meetups, and conferences like DevNexus, QCon, Kubecon, and Devoxx, mostly about why vibecoding doesn't scale.

Baruch Sadogursky (@jbaruch) did Java before it had generics, DevOps before there was Docker, and DevRel before it had a name. He built DevRel at JFrog from a ten-person company through IPO, co-authored "Liquid Software" and "DevOps Tools for Java De... Show more

Frank Carius, computer engineer, is the co-founder of the system integrator and software company Net at Work GmbH, located in Paderborn and Berlin. Is was awareded 20+ Years als MVP and is one of the few MCM. His focus is consulting and project management in unified communications, particularly the planning, implementation and migration of Microsoft 365 (Exchange, Microsoft Teams) and does a low of escalation troubleshooting. Frank Carius regularly publishes on the popular website https://www.msxfaq.de.

Frank Carius, computer engineer, is the co-founder of the system integrator and software company Net at Work GmbH, located in Paderborn and Berlin. Is was awareded 20+ Years als MVP and is one of the few MCM. His focus is consulting and project manag... Show more

Richard Martens has been involved in information technology for more than 20 years. He started as a web developer using the Oracle database as no more than data storage. Richard has been responsible for major European multilingual websites and has been working with the Oracle database since 2000. During those years, he developed himself using a multitude of technologies and specialised in PL/SQL and Oracle APEX. Richard has been working primarily with PLSQL and APEX since 2005. With APEX, he combines the things he loves most: the Oracle database and web technologies.

Richard Martens has been involved in information technology for more than 20 years. He started as a web developer using the Oracle database as no more than data storage. Richard has been responsible for major European multilingual websites and has be... Show more

Brian Vermeer is a Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk and a respected authority in Java and secure software development. He is an internationally recognized Java Champion and Oracle ACE Pro, honored for his outstanding contributions to Java and open source advocacy.
With over 15 years of hands-on software engineering experience, Brian specializes in Java, cybersecurity, and AI. He has authored numerous articles on this and has contributed to a wide range of open source projects within the ecosystem.
Brian is an active developer community leader, serving as a JUG leader for both the NLJUG and VirtualJUG, co-leading DevSecCon, and conference organizer for J-Fall and J-Spring. He is also a frequent speaker at leading international conferences, including JavaOne, Devoxx, and Devnexus.
Beyond his professional work in technology, Brian serves as a reservist in the Royal Netherlands Air Force in the rank of Captain and is a Taekwondo Master and instructor.

Brian Vermeer is a Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk and a respected authority in Java and secure software development. He is an internationally recognized Java Champion and Oracle ACE Pro, honored for his outstanding contributions to Java and open so... Show more

Andreas has been working in different positions within enterprise during the last two decades. A few years ago his focus was on all things mobile, then it shifted towards building web systems. After that, the focus was on cloud solutions and planet-scale architecture. Nowadays it's producing customer value using AI.

Andreas is the CTO at Axonis. In his spare time he spends time with his family, lifts things in the gym, playing around with AI tooling, and is involved in OSS as an Aurelia Core Team member.

Andreas has been working in different positions within enterprise during the last two decades. A few years ago his focus was on all things mobile, then it shifted towards building web systems. After that, the focus was on cloud solutions and planet-s... Show more

Sr. Solution Architect at Microsoft. I started programming as a kid and never stopped. I have worked across everything from embedded systems to large‑scale data platforms. My work over the past decade has focused on Data and AI with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server, Databricks, cloud‑scale architectures, modern data engineering, and Machine Learning. I volunteer teaching AI and Machine Learning, and I’m currently writing “The Data Engineer’s Guide to Microsoft Fabric” for O’Reilly.

Sr. Solution Architect at Microsoft. I started programming as a kid and never stopped. I have worked across everything from embedded systems to large‑scale data platforms. My work over the past decade has focused on Data and AI with a strong emphasis... Show more

Katerina, an MVP, MCT, and renowned public speaker, focuses on Power Platform & AI. With twenty years of experience and key certifications in PROSCI, PMI, Power Platform Solution Architect, she leads in app development, AI, and adaptive work models. Active in the Microsoft community, Katerina mentors new tech talent and supports innovation. Katerina takes part in the #SharingIsCaring initiative, guiding community contributions to the Microsoft Sample Solution Gallery.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katerinachernevskaya/

Katerina, an MVP, MCT, and renowned public speaker, focuses on Power Platform & AI. With twenty years of experience and key certifications in PROSCI, PMI, Power Platform Solution Architect, she leads in app development, AI, and adaptive work models. ... Show more

Mark is an experienced technologist whose journey began in application development, spanning web and client-server applications to sophisticated distributed systems and microservices. Along this path, he developed deep expertise in automation and DevOps, leading diverse project teams and guiding cloud practice organizations through strategic, operational, and pre-sales leadership roles. Currently, Mark holds a hands-on engineering position at Microsoft, contributing directly to the Microsoft Azure platform.

Beyond his professional work, Mark shares his passion for cloud computing through his YouTube channel, "The Azure Terraformer." He is also the author of "Mastering Terraform," a practical, multi-cloud guide to Infrastructure-as-Code covering AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, and has created the Udemy course "Terraform 101."

Mark is an experienced technologist whose journey began in application development, spanning web and client-server applications to sophisticated distributed systems and microservices. Along this path, he developed deep expertise in automation and Dev... Show more

Pradeep is as old as the internet but he didn’t have reliable access to the electricity or the internet until he entered IIT Roorkee where he studied electronics and programming. His interest in programming grew more after his work as a Computer Science Researcher at L3S Research Center (Germany) and Sabanci University (Istanbul). His newfound passion and early successes propelled him into a career as a developer.

Throughout his 14+ years of career, Pradeep developed applications in diverse domains such as dev productivity, privacy, neural search, authentication, NLP, cryptography, data engineering, etc.

Pradeep founded two startups, authored a book, and published #OpenSourceDiscovery newsletter. For 8 years, Pradeep developed and maintained his key project - Developer Diary, a cross-platform productivity tool for developers. This long-term commitment provided him with deep insights into the evolution of various engineering and community functions. Leveraging these insights, he guided various Open Source organizations to create category-leading developer tools and foster thriving, engaged developer communities.

As a late bloomer in tech from a small town, he witnessed how the internet empowered developers from remote areas to transform their lives. This inspired him to found Invide, an invitation-only community for developers from underserved regions. Drawing from his own journey, the initiative helped over 15000 experienced developers with resources he once lacked.

Pradeep is as old as the internet but he didn’t have reliable access to the electricity or the internet until he entered IIT Roorkee where he studied electronics and programming. His interest in programming grew more after his work as a Computer Scie... Show more

Tine Staric is a strategist at Companial, helping Partners around the world develop products of the highest quality. He has been a Dynamics BC developer since 2015, working with end-customers, VARs, and ISVs, delivering support, implementation, localization, and product projects. He leads most developer productivity initiatives at Companial, and is constantly looking for opportunities to eliminate monotonous developer tasks by using modern tools and automation to make room for creative, fun, and high-value development.

Tine Staric is a strategist at Companial, helping Partners around the world develop products of the highest quality. He has been a Dynamics BC developer since 2015, working with end-customers, VARs, and ISVs, delivering support, implementation, local... Show more

Raffaele graduated in Computer Science from the University of Turin in 2002. Since then, he has worked with Microsoft technologies in the field of productivity, becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer in 2005. He specialized in the design and implementation of hybrid architectures and migrations to Microsoft 365 for email and Teams telephony. Since 2023, he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for Exchange and Teams.

He is an active member of cloudcommunity.it and a promoter of DMARC, MTA-STS, SMTP DANE with DNSSEC protocols in Italy; contributing to the spread of knowledge and adoption of these important email security measures.

Raffaele graduated in Computer Science from the University of Turin in 2002. Since then, he has worked with Microsoft technologies in the field of productivity, becoming a Microsoft Certified Trainer in 2005. He specialized in the design and implemen... Show more

Simon Martinelli is a Java Champion, Vaadin Champion, and Oracle ACE Pro with over three decades of experience as a software architect, developer, consultant, and trainer. He is the creator of the AI Unified Process (AIUP) and a strong advocate of Spec-Driven Development.
As the owner of Martinelli LLC, he coaches teams to get up to speed with AI-driven development. He regularly shares his insights through international conferences, articles, and his blog, Keep IT Simple (https://martinelli.ch), where he writes about AI, architecture, and modern Java development.
He is also a lecturer at two universities in Switzerland, where he teaches software architecture, persistence, DevOps, and cloud-native development.

Simon Martinelli is a Java Champion, Vaadin Champion, and Oracle ACE Pro with over three decades of experience as a software architect, developer, consultant, and trainer. He is the creator of the AI Unified Process (AIUP) and a strong advocate of Sp... Show more

A DevOps engineer with a great passion for building communities around DevOps. Organiser of Google Cloud Gandhinagar, CNCF Gandhinagar, Hashicorp User Group Gandhinagar and Open Source Weekend. Have mentored 15+ hackathons and open source programs. I have given more than 15 talks at conferences such as KubeCon India, Platform Con 2024, DevFest, HashiTalk India 23, LinuxFest Northwest, 90 Days of DevOps, and many more.

GCP Devops, Cloud Professional certified, Azure -104 certified, Finops Engineer Certified, Terraform and Vault Certified

A DevOps engineer with a great passion for building communities around DevOps. Organiser of Google Cloud Gandhinagar, CNCF Gandhinagar, Hashicorp User Group Gandhinagar and Open Source Weekend. Have mentored 15+ hackathons and open source programs. I... Show more

Raphael Manke is an AWS Hero and full-stack developer with many years of experience in developing applications in the AWS cloud. At Dash0 he is responsible for integrating AWS telemetry data into the platform.

Raphael Manke is an AWS Hero and full-stack developer with many years of experience in developing applications in the AWS cloud. At Dash0 he is responsible for integrating AWS telemetry data into the platform. Show more

With over 20 years of software development experience, Marit is passionate about building great software with great people, and making developers’ lives easier.
She regularly presents at international conferences and shares her expertise through webinars, podcasts, blog posts, videos, and tutorials. She's also contributed to the book “97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know” (O’Reilly Media).

With over 20 years of software development experience, Marit is passionate about building great software with great people, and making developers’ lives easier. She regularly presents at international conferences and shares her expertise through web... Show more

Data Scientist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified *6, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Blogger, Author, Global Speaker

Data Scientist, Microsoft MVP, Microsoft Certified *6, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Blogger, Author, Global Speaker Show more

Andreas Schlüter is a practitioner for process automation, AI and digital work. He supports organizations in using technology not as an end in itself, but as a practical and effective part of how work, processes and leadership actually function.

His focus lies on execution: how AI, automation and platforms can be integrated into everyday operations in a way that creates real value. Andreas combines strategic perspective with hands-on implementation and acts as a bridge between leadership, business teams and IT.

As a speaker, Andreas deliberately moves between two worlds. He addresses strategic questions around responsibility, decision-making and leadership in the age of AI, while also delivering concrete technical and operational sessions based on real-world projects. His talks range from C-level keynotes to deep-dive and hands-on formats covering process automation, the Power Platform and AI.

What characterizes his sessions is a clear stance: execution over hype. Complex topics are put into context rather than simplified, always with a strong focus on what actually works in practice.

Andreas is a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer. He brings many years of project, consulting and speaking experience from mid-sized and enterprise environments and is known for making technology actionable rather than impressive.

Andreas Schlüter is a practitioner for process automation, AI and digital work. He supports organizations in using technology not as an end in itself, but as a practical and effective part of how work, processes and leadership actually function. H... Show more

Jhin Lee is a Senior Full-Stack Developer at Unity and a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Flutter and Dart. With over 20 years of hands-on experience across embedded systems, backend infrastructure, Android, iOS, and web, Jhin focuses on building robust solutions that push the boundaries of modern architecture. Driven by a passion for open-source tooling and AI integration, Jhin is the author of numerous projects, including llamadart (a package for cross-platform local LLM inference via llama.cpp), dinja, and mcp_dart. Beyond daily development, Jhin is a community leader serving as an organizer for GDG and Flutter Montreal, frequently speaking on seamlessly integrating advanced AI models and the realities of maintaining open-source libraries.

Jhin Lee is a Senior Full-Stack Developer at Unity and a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Flutter and Dart. With over 20 years of hands-on experience across embedded systems, backend infrastructure, Android, iOS, and web, Jhin focuses on building rob... Show more

Jurgen is an experienced and enthusiastic IT architect at Luminis. In the last 20+ years he has accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience in IT. He likes to operate on the intersection of IT and the business, where his added value lies in translating the requirements of the business in technical solutions. He has a positive critical attitude during the process to achieve the most optimal result for each customer. Jurgen values the importance of knowledge sharing. He puts into practice by sharing his knowledge through the giving of training courses and workshops and organizing meetups.

Jurgen is an experienced and enthusiastic IT architect at Luminis. In the last 20+ years he has accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience in IT. He likes to operate on the intersection of IT and the business, where his added value lies in transla... Show more

Graziano is a DevRel Engineer at Akamas, where he spends his days convincing computers to stop being lazy and start being efficient. A former distributed systems developer and product manager, he’s now on a mission to optimize the entire cloud-native universe, one Pod at a time. As a Tech Lead for the CNCF TAG DevEx and a member of the Kubernetes Release Team since v1.34, he balances deep infrastructure roots with a passion for developer happiness. Obsessed with AI, Platform Engineering, and saving the planet through better code, Graziano is basically trying to make the cloud faster, greener, and significantly less annoying for everyone.

More on: https://castograziano.com/

Graziano is a DevRel Engineer at Akamas, where he spends his days convincing computers to stop being lazy and start being efficient. A former distributed systems developer and product manager, he’s now on a mission to optimize the entire cloud-native... Show more

Alexander is the Lead Data Transformation Architect at Advania in Sweden, where he spends his days helping clients of all shapes and sizes to take better care of - and make more sense of - their data.
He has spent the last 27 years poking around with data, databases, and related infrastructure services such as storage, networking, and virtualization, occasionally emerging from the technical darkness to attend a Star Wars convention somewhere in the world.
He is a long-time Data Platform MVP, frequent international speaker, podcaster, Pluralsight author, blogger, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer, focusing on the Microsoft data platform stack.

Alexander is the Lead Data Transformation Architect at Advania in Sweden, where he spends his days helping clients of all shapes and sizes to take better care of - and make more sense of - their data. He has spent the last 27 years poking around wit... Show more

18+ Years Of Experience In Microsoft Technologies.​
Industry Experience: Healthcare, Manufacturing; Supply Chain; Construction
2+ Yeas of experience in Microsoft Fabric
10+ Years of experience In Power BI​

My YouTube Channel: taik18 = 750+ (70+ hours) Videos mainly for Power BI; Power Apps, Power Automate​

Microsoft Valuable Professional
Product: https://github.com/mohammedadnant/pbip-studio

18+ Years Of Experience In Microsoft Technologies.​ Industry Experience: Healthcare, Manufacturing; Supply Chain; Construction 2+ Yeas of experience in Microsoft Fabric 10+ Years of experience In Power BI​ My YouTube Channel: taik18 = 750+ (70+... Show more

Microsoft MVP with a focus on Web Development: JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, SVG, Angular, React, React-Native, Vue, and Ionic. I commonly speak about Cloud CI/CD, Quality Engineering, Best Practices, and Front-End Technologies.

* Owner of Code Squid, LLC.
* Senior Solutions Developer II (Front-End) at Leading EDJE, Inc.

"Learning from my mistakes over the decades, I feel that I have become a solid programmer." -- Me

Microsoft MVP with a focus on Web Development: JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, SVG, Angular, React, React-Native, Vue, and Ionic. I commonly speak about Cloud CI/CD, Quality Engineering, Best Practices, and Front-End Technologies. * Owner of Code Squ... Show more