Chicago Speaker's List
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Alex Drozd
Director -- Microsoft Channel Partnership
Chicago native, Clemson alum, and current Houston resident. 12+ years in the Microsoft channel. Currently leading Microsoft strategy for sales and service development.
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Amarender Peddamalku
Practice Lead - Microsoft Modern Work @Perficient
Amarender Peddamalku is a Digital Transformation Leader and Microsoft Modern Work Practice Lead at Perficient, focusing on Employee Experience and Power Platform. Has over 14 years of experience with Microsoft Technologies and worked with every single version of SharePoint since its inception. He is public speaker and a SME.
- Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows - Part 1
- Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows - Part 2
- Build external-facing websites using Power Pages
- Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
- Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows
- Automate content processing using AI & SharePoint Syntex
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Amit Vasu
Solutions Architect - MS 365
Amit Vasu is Solutions Architect - MS 365, working on SharePoint and related technologies since 2003. For the past 10 years Amit is focusing on creating business process automation with SharePoint and related technologies. He also has several years of experience building BI solutions on SharePoint. Amit is MCSE - SP 2016 and was awarded Microsoft MVP award in 2014. Amit also frequently participates in the SharePoint community events including SharePoint Saturday, SharePoint code camp and local user groups.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Anderson Ferreira da Silva
Software Engineer - Microsoft
Anderson is a software engineer at Microsoft focused primarily on Power Fx project, supporting internal teams to host Power-Fx as their products’ low-code language.
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Andrew Connell
Helping You Be the Best Microsoft 365 Web & Cloud Developer
Andrew Connell is focused on helping you be the best Microsoft 365 web & cloud developer! That includes the SharePoint Framework, Microsoft Teams apps, and building solutions with Microsoft Azure.
Andrew has received Microsoft’s MVP award every year since 2005 and has helped thousands of developers through the various courses he’s authored and taught both in-person & in online courses. His training company, Voitanos (https://www.voitanos.io), is dedicated to delivering industry-leading on-demand video training for Microsoft 365 developers.
Throughout the years Andrew has been fortunate enough to share what he has learned at conferences like Microsoft’s TechEd, Build, Ignite & the SharePoint Conference (SPC), the European SharePoint Conference, SharePoint Fest, and Angular’s ngConf & AngularU among many others all around the world in North America, Europe, Asia & Australia.
You can find Andrew on his popular blog Voitanos (https://www.voitanos.io), follow him on Twitter @andrewconnell, check out some of the numerous projects he’s involved in on GitHub (http://www.github.com/andrewconnell) and check out his YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@andrew_connell).- Speaker Certification
- MVP
- Developers! Learn the SharePoint Framework to Customize and Extend Microsoft 365
- Accelerate Your Teams App Development Journey: Build High-Quality Apps with Confidence
- Expo Hall and Ask the Experts
- GitHub Actions: Tips, Tricks, & Best Practices for your Microsoft 365 and Azure Projects
- Leverage React Hooks in SharePoint Framework Solutions
- Supercharge Microsoft Teams Apps with AI: Building Intelligent Bots & Messaging Extensions
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Antonio Maio
Protiviti - Director & Enterprise Architect
Antonio Maio is an enterprise architect with over 20 years of experience in information security, cybersecurity systems, data governance, and leadership. Antonio is a Managing Director and Senior Enterprise Architect with Protiviti. He is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), specializing in security and compliance solutions within the Microsoft 365 platform, SharePoint, Office Apps and Services. His experience includes implementing information security technologies, information governance programs and cybersecurity best practices, for both large enterprise and government organizations.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Asif Rehmani
CEO at VisualSP
Asif is the founder and CEO of VisualSP (https://www.visualsp.com). Asif is hyper focused on the areas of digital transformation and digital adoption and advises CIOs at organizations around the world routinely on how best to support and train their employees with a blended training approach that includes a mix of synchronous and asynchronous mechanisms.
Asif has been training and mentoring on Microsoft technologies since 2002. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 16 years as of 2022 and has authored several books over the years for Wiley publications. Asif has also been a speaker at conferences on numerous topics. He resides in United States, but has performed speaking engagements in Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand, UK, Sweden, Ireland, Canada and more.
For a more detailed bio, please visit http://www.visualsp.com/about/
You can reach Asif at:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Bart Peluso
VP of Marketing
Bart Peluso III joins us from Microsoft where he introduced & led ‘Hyperautomation’ across the company’s 15 global regions. Prior to Microsoft, Bart was the Global Head of Product Marketing for Blue Prism, where he drove the creation of the RPA Market along with Gartner’s RPA Magic Quadrant. Bart has managed Product Marketing Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Technical Alliance Partnerships (TAP) & Customer Advisory Groups in the ‘Automation / Document Processing’ space since 2010. He led Product Marketing for disruptive new technologies at Cisco, Dell & the revolutionary start-up Mesh Networks.
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Brian Alderman
Microsoft MCT, Six-Year MVP, Author, Speaker, and Consultant
Brian Alderman is a MCT, six-year Microsoft MVP, and since 1995 he has held several Microsoft certifications that currently include MCSE for SharePoint, MCSA for Office 365, MCITP for SQL Server(R), and MCSE for Windows Server(R). As a Senior Technical Instructor, and consultant he has 30 years of experience in networking, SQL Server databases, SharePoint technologies, Microsoft 365, and project management. Brian's publications include Windows 2000 Professional, SQL Server 2000 Administration, SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion and Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Administration Inside Out. He is an active speaker at SharePoint, SQL Server, and Microsoft 365 Industry conferences including SharePoint Saturday's, CollabDays, SPLive, DevIntersection, SharePoint Fest/365 EduCon, North American Collaboration Summit, Microsoft 365 Conference, Microsoft Ignite and several international SharePoint conferences including London, Milan, Dublin, Madrid, and Copenhagen. Brian has a BS and MS in Computer Information Systems where he graduated summa cum laude from Regis University of Colorado Springs and now lives in Scottsdale, AZ where he enjoys playing golf year-round and traveling around the world.
- Speaker Certification
- MCT
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Cathy Dew
Senior Product Manager at Microsoft
I am a Sr. Program Manager proudly working on the OneDrive and SharePoint PM team and working on the SharePoint branding and Teams connected experiences.
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Chris McNulty
Director of Product Marketing, Microsoft
Chris McNulty is Director of Product Marketing for Microsoft 365, Knowledge/Content Services, and Microsoft Viva. Chris’s experience as CTO includes companies such as Dell and Quest Software. He was first recognized as a SharePoint MVP in 2013, and led the consulting practice at Knowledge Management Associates, a US based Microsoft Gold Partner. A frequent speaker at events around the globe, Chris is the author of the “SharePoint 2013 Consultant’s Handbook” among other works. Chris holds an MBA from Boston College in Investment Management and has over twenty years experience with John Hancock, State Street, GMO and Santander. He blogs at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com and co-hosts the Intrazone podcast at https://aka.ms/TheIntrazone
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Christian Buckley
NorAmerica + APAC Channel @Rencore
Christian is an award-winning product marketer and technology evangelist, and both a Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Christian's 30-year tech career has included Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Evangelist for several leading SharePoint ISVs, and he was part of the Microsoft team that launched the hosted SharePoint platform in Office 365. He has worked with some of the world’s largest technology companies to build and deploy social, collaboration, and supply chain solutions, and sold his first software startup to Rational Software in 2001. Co-author of books on both SharePoint and software configuration management (SCM), Christian is one of the most widely published names within the Microsoft ecosystem, and can be found online at www.buckleyplanet.com and @buckleyplanet
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, RD, MBA
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Corey Roth
VP Product Strategy at AvePoint
Corey Roth has been dedicated to the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 community for years. With a deep consulting background, Corey has leveraged his experience to build innovative products for Microsoft 365. As Vice President of Product Strategy at AvePoint, he helps build tyGraph, a data analytics platform for Microsoft 365. Corey is an elven-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award in Office Apps and Services. Specializing in SPFx development, Corey has helped large enterprises develop custom SharePoint solutions and bring products to market. In his spare time, he spends time exploring the gulf coast in Tampa, Florida. Corey has a blog at (www.coreyroth.com) where he posts about the latest technology including Microsoft 365, SharePoint Framework, and development. Follow him at @coreyroth on Twitter.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Craig Jahnke
Office 365 Architect and Collaboration Evangelist - Always keep learning...
Craig Jahnke is a VP of Advanced Digital Solutions at EXL and Microsoft MVP who helps clients develop strategies for implementing SharePoint and Office 365 solutions that allow their employees to share information and data securely. He speaks at user groups, organizes M365 Chicago and the Chicago Power Platform Users Group, and loves to talk with others about technology and how to use it to solve business problems.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
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Daniel Glenn
Microsoft MVP
Daniel is a Microsoft MVP and works with clients throughout North America to better inform organizations and help them understand, adopt, and love their technology. Daniel is a sought-after trainer, providing customized Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Viva, Power BI, and Power Automate training for companies around the world.
Daniel is passionate about building technical community in Tennessee with his roles as the co-founder and current President of the Nashville Microsoft 365 Users Group and Director of Microsoft 365 Nashville. He is also co-host for the popular "365 Message Center Show" at https://365MCS.com. You can follow Daniel online at https://DanielGlenn.com and @DanielGlenn on Twitter.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Darren Kraut
Protiviti M365 Senior Consultant
I enjoy utilizing technology to optimize the workplace. As I continue to develop my skills within Microsoft, I look forward to the opportunities to combine my technological skills with business to help organizations do whatever it is they do, but better.
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David Drever
Microsoft 365 Apps and Services MVP - Compliance and M365 Specialist
David is an Associate Director with Protiviti Canada, and a 7-time Microsoft 365 Apps and Services MVP. For over 20 years, David has worked in a wide variety of areas in IT ranging from Desktop\Server support to development in C++ and .NET technologies. During that period, David has been able to add value to a wide variety of clients in several sectors, including utilities, government, banking, and agriculture.
For more than 10 years, David has been working exclusively in the SharePoint and Microsoft 365 domains. He has helped stand up multiple Enterprise SharePoint environments as well as designed and built numerous solutions utilizing PowerApps, Microsoft Flow, and SharePoint. David has also assisted many organizations with protecting their data by building Information and Records Management systems within Microsoft 365. He is a knowledgeable and sought-after international speaker within IT circles and is consulted regularly by companies formulating their Digital Workplace strategies.
David blogs at http://prairiedeveloper.com- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Derek Cash-Peterson
Principal Architect - Sympraxis Consulting
Derek is passionate about building intuitive and useful applications, focusing on the design and user experience as well as the development.
He has over 20 years of industry experience building customized intranets, extranets, and public facing websites based on the Microsoft stack. He specializes in front-end development and visual design/branding of SharePoint, Teams, and Microsoft 365. He brings a design eye to a developers world along with skills in information architecture, content architecture, and collaboration strategy skills.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Don Kirkham
Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI
Don is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Development. He has spent the last 17 years working with companies of all sizes, helping them maximize their productivity in SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Office 365, Power Platform, and Azure. With over 30 years of programming experience, Don's passion for coding is centered around the complete Microsoft ecosystem of cloud technologies. Prior to working full-time in the IT world, Don spent 20 years as a pilot in the Air Force, accumulating over 4500 hours in various aircraft, including the T-1A, E-3B/C, and T-38.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
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Drew Madelung
MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP
Drew Madelung is a Cloud Solutions Architect and a Microsoft MVP for Office Apps and Services. He helps organizations realize what is possible with Microsoft 365 & Azure, onboard them in a secure and compliant way, and drive sustained adoption for those solutions. He is experienced in a range of technologies but specializes in the collaboration and teamwork workspaces such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. He has helped deploy Microsoft 365 to multiple global companies while rolling out modern information protection and information governance technologies. He has been doing Microsoft consulting for 10+ years with a strength in security & compliance solutions.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Edward Watson
Veeam Software - Principal Product Marketing Manager
In the last 12 months, 53% of surveyed organizations stated that they had experienced data loss or corruption in SaaS applications. Luckily, more organizations are adopting third-party backup solutions for Microsoft 365, but many are still vulnerable to data loss.
Join this session from Veeam to learn everything you need to know about Microsoft 365 backup. We will not only show you how easy it is to start protecting your Microsoft 365 data for FREE, but you will also get a close look at how to make Microsoft 365 backup data immutable, leverage advanced monitoring capabilities, and provide self-service restore options to your users. -
Eric Overfield
PixelMill, RD, MVP, MCT
Eric Overfield is a Microsoft Regional Director, a Microsoft MVP, a PnP team member, and a leading expert in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Azure architecture, strategy, and development. Mr. Overfield, Chief Product Officer of PixelMill and Creospark, has over 24 years' experience with web design best practices and techniques, and over 18 years' experience with SharePoint and digital workplace architecture and implementation. Besides his in-depth knowledge of SharePoint’s capabilities, his expertise includes Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Azure technology, design, and architecture along with custom solutions, TypeScript, JavaScript, and React. He is a co-author of Pro SharePoint 2013 Branding and Responsive Web Development (Apress 2013) and Black Magic Solutions for White Hat SharePoint (EUSP Press 2013). An engaged speaker and organizer of Microsoft 365 events as well as an active member of the PnP team.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, RD, MCT
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Evan Friel
Account Executive
Evan works with both Fortune 500 & mid-sized companies to accelerate their Digital Transformation Initiatives and enhance Power BI usage across their respective organizations. His entire career has been spent partnering with clients to deliver value & process improvement by employing modern software solutions throughout a broad variety of functional areas & industries. Evan resides in Philadelphia, PA and enjoys spending time with family, getting outdoors, and cheering on Philly sports teams when he is not Power-ing ON.
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Gokan Ozcifci
Consultant. Entrepreneur. Microsoft Regional Director & MVP.
Gokan is an independent SharePoint and Office365 consultant for Neoxy where he assists customers with building innovative, intelligent and responsive cloud driven solutions. With the Mobile first, Cloud first ideology, his goal is to empower every person and organization to do more with the Microsoft cloud and the ecosystem is perfectly aligned to accelerate this. Creativity, automation and perspective are what he loves most when using the Microsoft cloud, so every customer can be more agile, responsive and competitive. Gokan is a frequent – and funny – conference speaker. He presented at numerous national and international conferences and is actively involved in European and American conferences: Microsoft Techdays, Microsoft Experiences, European SharePoint Conferences, SharePoint Days and SharePoint Fest are a few major ones.
A proud author of books that reached the half million of downloads and founder of several communities, Gokan is a real community warrior. Due to his active contributions in these domains, he has been honoured with Microsoft Regional Director and Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award. Additionally, he is an active Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and a Microsoft Regional Lead for all MCTs in Belgium.
You can always talk to me about: Soccer. World Traveling. Food. Next-Gen Cloud Systems. Architecture & Strategy. SharePoint + Office365!- Speaker Certification
- MVP, RD, MCT
- Maximizing Microsoft 365 Productivity: Practical Strategies and Use Cases for Power Users
- Mastering Microsoft Teams
- Unleash Your Creativity: Design Power Apps Like a Pro with Microsoft Syntex
- Streamline data creation using Power Automate and Microsoft Syntex
- Become a Microsoft Teams Rockstar
- Create Power Apps, Flows and chatbots directly from Teams with Dataverse
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Harysh Menon
Principal Program Manager, Power Automate
Principal product manager for Power Automate Integrations and Approvals. In my current role I manage all the different ways in which Power Automate integrates with other apps and services in Microsoft such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, PowerBI, Power Apps and Excel.
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Heather Newman
Principal PM Manager for Microsoft's Low Code Application and Automation Platform also called Power Platform
For more than 20 years Heather has been building communities being a voice for women's issues and Diversity & Inclusion in Technology. Over the years, as a business owner, consultant, award-winning Chief Marketing Officer, producer, writer, podcast host, and former Microsoft 365 MVP, she has crafted thousands of programs, communities, high-value strategies, and stories for businesses and individuals through marketing their products and services.
She is thrilled to use my days to build community as Principal PM Manager for Microsoft's Low Code Application and Automation Platform also called Power Platform.
And as well, by night, she is a writer, podcaster, speaker and mentor to businesses and individuals helping them maximize their results by telling their best stories.
She is host of the interview-style podcast, Mavens Do It Better - www.mavensdoitbetter.com, where she share stories from extraordinary experts who bring light to our world. Back from hiatus in May 2023.
Heather lives in Marina del Rey, California and has extensively traveled the world both for pleasure and by speaking about Office 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Heather is a published playwright and graduate of the University of Washington School of Drama, Seattle WA. -
Jason Himmelstein
Principal Program Manager, Microsoft
Jason Himmelstein is a Principal Program Manager on the Power BI CAT Team at Microsoft. He is a former Microsoft MVP in Office Apps & Services and Data Platform and a former Microsoft Regional Director with more than 25 years of experience working in the Microsoft eco-system. Jason has successfully architected solutions for customers of all sizes and maintains an active speaking schedule, addressing conferences around the world. He is also the co-host of the BIFocal.show podcast.
Jason is the author of the O’Reilly book “Developing Business Intelligence Apps for SharePoint”. Outside of this crazy working world, he is the father of 2 awesome dudes, a die-hard Texas Longhorns and San Antonio Spurs fan.- Speaker Certification
- PMP
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Jeff Willinger
Director of Digital Experience
Jeff Willinger is an internationally recognized online influencer, analyst, and expert on all things web collaboration, enterprise social networking, and enterprise IT strategy and has been named one of the top SharePoint, Office 365 personalities in the world. He specializes in advising clients on creating the digital workplace and enterprise software strategies, collaborative intranets and portals, mobile and increasing employee engagement and involvement. With experience spanning more than two decades, he is an internationally recognized speaker and expert in all CMS solutions and is a technology and business evangelist with deep expertise in user experience, information architecture, enterprise content management, and web 2.0 technology strategy. A character with character, he is the President and Founder of the Social Media Club of Chicago, and serves as Executive Vice President for Business Marketing Association.
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Jessica Lo
Senior Product Manager, Microsoft
Jessica is a Senior Product Manager in the Power Apps Modern Designer team, focusing on all things within Modern App, Form, and View Designer. Jessica is also the lead for the modernization of all Power Apps component designers, including Web Resources, Dashboards, Charts, Business Rules, and Business Process Flows Designer. Jessica joined Microsoft 5 years ago and her passion in Power Apps makes her excited to connect with the maker community as she is also an avid Power App maker herself!
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Joanne Klein
Microsoft 365 Independent Consultant
Joanne Klein is an independent Microsoft 365 consultant, a 6-time Microsoft MVP in M365 Apps & Services, and an Advanced Compliance specialist in the Microsoft suite of tools. Joanne works with her customers on planning and implementing information protection and data governance controls across their Microsoft 365 environments to address the unique challenges of today's modern workplace. She’s a firm believer that it’s not all about technology.
Joanne blogs about these areas with a focus on how to secure, protect, and govern information assets while minimizing end-user impact.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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John Kerski
Director, Client First Technologies
John leverages his 10+ years of technical and government leadership experience to help Federal Agencies, and private sector clients utilize Microsoft products to their fullest potential. His certifications with Microsoft products offers customers a high rate of return when looking to invest in Microsoft solutions.
- Speaker Certification
- PMP
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John White
Scuba Diver and Business Intelligence guy. CTO with tyGraph
John P White is the Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder of UnlimitedViz, the makers of tyGraph. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Guelph and has been a Microsoft MVP since 2010 and a dual MVP since 2018. He has spent far too long (since 1990) in the Information Technology space, and possesses a skill set that spans both architecture and development. He has been instrumental in delivering projects and applications that have been recognized with both local and global awards from Microsoft and IBM.
John has accumulated a plethora of legacy technologies like Novell, Lotus Notes and Java. This experience has proven invaluable when architecting systems alongside legacy applications. Over the past decade, he has been focused on the Microsoft SharePoint and Business Intelligence platforms and is a frequent speaker on these topics.
He blogs as actively as possible at the White Pages and is the co-host of the weekly BIFocal podcast which covers the Microsoft BI space. John lives in the country just outside of Guelph, Canada. He is the father of 3 boys, is an avid scuba diver, gardener, and photographer, both under and above the water (but mostly under). Samples of his work can be found at on Flickr.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Julie Turner
Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP
Julie has been building software on primarily the Microsoft platform for over 20 years. With a degree in Electrical Engineering specializing in microprocessor system design from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, she came at software initially from a very low level but quickly realized her love and aptitude for developing rich user experiences and solutions. She worked her way up through internal IT ranks reaching a Director of IT position before realizing more impact could be made in consulting and really focused on the SharePoint platform in 2007. Since then her focus has been on the SharePoint platform, Office 365, Azure, and client-side development. She's the co-author of the Widget Wrangler JavaScript library and continues to try and help innovate SharePoint and Office 365 solutions for her clients. She also has been a recipient of the Microsoft MVP award for Office Apps and Services since 2017 and is a Microsoft 365 PnP team member.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Kartik Kanakasabesan
Principal Product Manager
Kartik is the Principal Product Manager for Developer Tools on Power Platform team. He has over 20 years of experience with Application Lifecycle Management Tools and Technologies. Throughout his career, Kartik has worked in various capacities with Fortune 500 companies, from consulting, deploying, and optimizing the software development lifecycle for such organizations. Prior to joining the Power Platform team, Kartik worked in Azure Security, Cloud Orchestration, and Big Data. Helping Organizations harness the power of technology and realize new capabilities is his passion
- Speaker Certification
- MBA
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Liam Cleary
CEO | Microsoft MVP Alumni | Microsoft Certified Trainer
Liam began his career as a trainer of all things computer-related. He quickly realized that programming, breaking, and hacking were much more fun. Liam spent the next few years working within core infrastructure and security services. He is the founder and owner of SharePlicity, a consulting company focusing on Microsoft 365 and Azure technology. His role within SharePlicity is to help organizations implement Microsoft 365 and Azure technology to enhance internal and external collaboration, document and records management, automate business processes, and implement security controls and protection. He is a Microsoft MVP Alumni and Microsoft Certified Trainer, focusing on architecture, security, and crossing the boundary into software development. Over the past few years, his specialty has been security in Microsoft 365, Azure, and its surrounding platforms. Liam also creates online training courses for Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, Cloud Academy, and Cybrary and teaches multiple Microsoft certification courses for Opsgility and Microsoft. You can find him at user groups and conferences, teaching classes, offering advice, spending time in the community, teaching his kids how to code, Raspberry PI programming, hacking the planet, building Lego robots, or coaching soccer. You may also find him running races in the dark, hiking, or mountain biking at break-neck speeds.
Liam has also created many online training courses in Pluralsight, Skill Me Up, Cloud Academy, and LinkedIn Learning.
Pluralsight: https://www.pluralsight.com/authors/liam-cleary
LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/liam-cleary
Cloud Academy: https://cloudacademy.com/search/?product=course&q=Liam+Cleary&skill_objective_nodes=domain-business-suites
Cybrary: https://www.cybrary.it/instructor/liam-cleary
Latest TechTarget Articles: https://www.techtarget.com/contributor/Liam-Cleary
Latest Petri Articles: https://petri.com/author/helloitsliam
Latest TekkiGuru Articles: https://tekkigurus.com/liam-cleary- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
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Liz Sundet
Sr. Program Manager
Liz is a Program Manager at Microsoft and former Office Apps and Services MVP. Liz loves a challenge, so everything from a business problem to troubleshooting an error in a system is just another learning opportunity. As a trainer and international speaker, she hopes to inspire others to learn something they can apply to their own work immediately. When she is not working in SharePoint or traveling, you may find her in a variety of activities as diverse as she is: playing music, riding motorcycles, training her dog and even a craft or two. You can follow her on twitter @percusn.
- Speaker Certification
- MCT, PMP, MBA
- Mastering Microsoft Teams
- Keynote: Flexible, AI-Powered Work
- What is Microsoft Viva?
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & D&I at Collab Studio
- Microsoft AMA + SharePint
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts, & D&I at Collab Studio
- What is Viva Amplify
- Power employee engagement with Microsoft Viva, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams
- Understanding the Feed in Viva Connections
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Luc Labelle
CEO at Kabesa (MVP, MCT)
Luc has been working in IT since the year 2000. With over 15 years of experience as a consultant, he's been involved in countless Office 365, SharePoint, Power BI and Power Platform projects. The context of intervention he has worked in has allowed him to develop a significant technical skill set and a substantial understanding of numerous business models.
Passionate about IT, he founded his own consulting firm in 2014, Kabesa. Luc is deeply involved in Montreal community and participates as often as possible in the various events, both as organizer and as a speaker. Business Applications MVP, he runs the Montreal Business Applications User Group and has delivered countless of sessions around the world, always presenting on cutting edge Microsoft technology.- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
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Marc Mroz
Product Manager - Microsoft
Marc is a Product Manager for Microsoft Stream working on enterprise video for the last 10 years. Everything you love and/or dislike about enterprise video from Microsoft, he was probably involved in and/or is his fault. You're welcome and/or I'm sorry
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Margaret Hahn
Valorem Reply
Margaret Hahn is a modern work and adoption and change management expert, with a special expertise in implementing collaborative technology (such as Microsoft 365 or Google Apps) to transform organizations. With almost two decades of experience in Change Management, Margaret is the senior manager and Adoption Change Management lead for the US team at Valorem Reply / WM Reply, where the team specializes in modern work and employee experience through the lens of Microsoft 365.
Margaret has a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies from Wells College, a Bachelor of Fine Art in Visual Communications / Graphic Design from the International Academy of Design, a Master’s of Education with a focus on Education Leadership, a certificate of Non-Profit Leadership from the Kellogg’s School of Business at Northwestern University. Additionally, she holds certifications in ITIL, LaMarsh Change Management, and Prosci Change Management, the gold standard of change methodologies. Margaret lives in Chicago with her husband, three teenage stepchildren, and their beloved dog, Loki. -
Mark Kashman
Senior product manager - Microsoft
Mark is a senior product manager at Microsoft focused primarily on Microsoft Lists and SharePoint in Microsoft 365. He co-hosts The Intrazone podcast (aka.ms/TheIntrazone) – a show about the Microsoft 365 intelligent intranet. He, too, represents OneDrive and SharePoint in support of outbound events and community efforts.
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Mark Rackley
Group Manager, Modern Workplace Architect at Avanade
Mark is Group Manager, Modern Workplace Architect at Avanade and a Microsoft MVP with more than 20 years of experience designing and developing software solutions. Mark’s daily responsibilities include forging the direction of solution architecture and development projects for clients while providing the best solutions for clients' unique problems. As a globally recognized SharePoint geek, Mark is an active blogger, presenter, author (and bacon aficionado) who is eager to lend his real-world knowledge of SharePoint to all who need it.
In addition to speaking at various SharePoint & Office 365 conferences around the world, Mark is the organizer of The North American Collaboration Summit (www.collabsummit.org) in Branson, Missouri, the creator of the free InfoPath replacement tool StratusForms (www.stratusforms.com), and a podcaster at www.techsplaining.net- Speaker Certification
- MVP
- We’ve Deployed Microsoft Teams… Now What?
- Navigating the AI Revolution in M365
- The Intranet is dead... long live the Intranet!
- Exploring the Power of Microsoft Teams Mesh: Revolutionizing Collaboration in the Digital Era
- Unleashing the Power of Power Automate with JavaScript, TypeScript, and Excel Formulas
- Attainable AI – Real World Artificial Intelligence for Everyone
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Martina Grom
CEO atwork, MVP Azure and Microsoft 365, Microsoft RD
I am a Principal at atwork currently living in Vienna, Austria. My interests range from technology to travel. I am also interested in science fiction, writing, and innovation. I am recognized as an expert in Microsoft Cloud solutions. Since 2015, I am a Regional Director for Microsoft. My expertise is related to online technologies, and my specialty is in Microsoft Cloud Services like Azure and Microsoft 365. I help with architecture planning companies with cloud solutions, and provide strategy, consulting, governance, security and compliance and architectural planning of cloud projects. In addition, I am one of the organizational heads of cloudusergroup for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. I have authored numerous books, articles and blogs. My passion is online and social media, cloud computing, cybersecurity. I have a Master’s of International Business Administration from the University of Vienna, Austria. Talk to me about: Cloud Computing, Cloud Architecture & Strategy, Change Management, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Enterprise Social.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, RD
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Matt Lavieri
Senior Manager, Protiviti
Matt has over 10 years of working with Microsoft technology in various capacities. With an initial focus on creating brand awareness and user adoption his role evolved over the years as he became more involved with the technology.
Today, Matt serves as a Microsoft 365 architect and helps clients achieve their digital ambitions, from educating smaller organizations on the capabilities of Microsoft 365 to large implementations at multinational corporations. -
Matt Meyer
Director - Technology Evangelist, Sparkhound
Matt is a 25 year IT and consulting veteran working with Microsoft technologies since back in the asp and Visual Studio days.
Matt currently spends his time working with clients to advise them on the best ways to take advantage of the Power Platform, while filling in the gaps of where AI and emerging technology can transform and add value to business.
In his spare time Matt when he is not trying to keep up with his 2 young daughters, he has a lifetime obsession with Martial Arts, not really being very good at them, but doing his best anyway. Many of his sessions will draw parallels to this world and the IT world which are normally received with eye rolls and groans from his colleagues. -
Michelle Gilbert
Principal Cloud Solution Architect, M365 Copilot, Microsoft
Principal Cloud Solution Architect focused on Modern Work and M365 Copilot. Trusted advisor for delivering the value proposition of Copilot and leading architectural design sessions. Former Director of Modern Work Customer Success, Teams Technical Specialist, Microsoft MVP and Office 365 solution architect in the Twin Cities, MN. She has been delivering business collaboration solutions for years with her focus on Copilot, Teams, Viva, SharePoint, and Office 365. Michelle is the board President of the Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group, community organizer of MN M365 Workshop Day and has been a member of the SharePoint community since 2009.
- Create a Curated Experience in Teams!
- Manage the mess: Building an organizational strategy for pinned apps in Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft AMA + SharePint
- Modern Work Architecture - From the Core to Professional Self
- Top 10 best practices every Admin should be doing in M365!
- Microsoft Teams in a Regulated Environment
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Mike Fitzmaurice
VP - North America, WEBCON
Mike Fitzmaurice, WEBCON's Chief Evangelist and VP - North America, is a recognized thought leader in workflow/business process automation, citizen development, and low-code/no-code solution platforms and strategies. He has spent over three decades on product, consulting, evangelism, engineering, and IT management. His decade at Microsoft included being the original technical product manager for SharePoint, having birthed, developed, and led developer evangelism on SharePoint through its first three releases. Other gigs included a decade at Nintex as Vice-President of Workflow and Product Technology and five years as Director of IT at the National Association of Broadcasters.
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Mike Maadarani
Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP, Cloud Solutions Architect, MCM Consulting
Mike Maadarani is a Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP, a board member of the Microsoft Global Community Initiative, and a Cloud Solutions Architect who has been providing strategic solutions surrounding architecture, planning, migration and governance for medium to large-scale organization. With over 27 years of IT industry experience, Mike spent the last few years managing and delivering collaboration solutions to a wide range of mid to large scale projects. He is an evangelist and visionary where he can and provide the business and technical leadership required for delivering successful global Microsoft 365 projects. This has giving him the opportunity to work with great talented colleagues and people who I have a lot of respect for their passion and dedication.
He is an active member in the Microsoft 365 community and have spoken in many Microsoft conferences, local events, and corporate functions.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Mike Stall
Power Fx Architect at Microsoft
Mike is an architect on Power Fx. He previously worked in Azure, ASP.Net, and .Net runtime.
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Nate Chamberlain
Microsoft MVP and MCT
Nate is an award-winning, certified technical trainer and content creator who specializes in Microsoft 365 apps and services. He creates content and training experiences for a wide range of Microsoft 365 topics including OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and the Power Platform. He has authored several M365-focused books including M365 certification exam guides, he blogs regularly at NateChamberlain.com, and is often a guest speaker at user groups and conferences.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
- Unboxing Microsoft 365: Make the most of your productivity toolbox
- Fix that intranet! Improve your intranet content, structure, and processes
- Expo Hall and Ask the Experts
- A closer look at Approvals and Updates in Microsoft Teams
- How well do you know the Microsoft 365 desktop apps? 70 min of tips & ideas to wow your co-workers
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & Prize Giveaways
- Goodbye, TwoNote - A OneNote refresher
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Nick Palermo
AvePoint, Senior Solution Engineer
Nick Palermo is a Senior Solution Engineer at AvePoint with over 20 years experience in data engineering, data architecture, and data visualization. Nick helps companies achieve their strategic goals and improve process efficiency. His involvement in facilitating successful acquisitions has given him a deep understanding of the importance of strategic planning, communication, and collaboration. This experience is leveraged to help customers navigate complex business challenges and achieve their desired outcomes.
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Pam DeGraffenreid
Microsoft MVP
Pam DeGraffenreid is a Microsoft MVP and Senior M365 developer with years of experience in SharePoint & Microsoft 365 best practices, customization, development, and administration. Her focus is creating efficient, sustainable solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 no-code capabilities. She’s passionate about helping other developers work smarter by improving their processes and practices. Pam has been an active member of the user group community and has been leading the Knoxville M365 user group since 2014.
- Speaker Certification
- Microsoft MVP (Apps and Services)
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Paul Robichaux
Senior Director of Product Management
About Paul Robichaux
Paul Robichaux is Senior Director of Product Management at Keepit and a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) – a title he has been awarded every year since 2003. Paul has worked in IT since 1978 and held a number of CTO and senior product development positions in the software industry. Paul is a prolific contributor to the Microsoft community, authoring more than a dozen books, including the best-selling Office 365 for IT Pros; contributing to Practical 365, and producing a continuous stream of videos, podcasts and webinars. He is based in Alabama in the United States.
Find Paul on LinkedIn and Twitter- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Paul Papanek Stork
Don't Pa..Panic Consulting, Owner
Paul is the Owner/Principal Architect at Don't Pa..Panic Consulting. He has been working in the information technology industry for over 30 years, and has played key roles in several enterprise SharePoint architectural design review, Intranet deployment, application development, and migration projects. he has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for the last 15 consecutive years and earned his Microsoft Certified SharePoint Masters (MCSM) certification in 2013.
His core skills include architecting and customizing SharePoint environments both on-premises and in the cloud. He has significant experience leading SharePoint migration teams, troubleshooting infrastructure issues, and evaluating SharePoint environments for adherence to “Best Practices” and industry standards. He's authored several books and is a frequent contributor to the Microsoft forums.- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCSM, MBA,
- Automate your Business Processes with Power Apps and Power Automate
- Advanced Power Apps and Power Automate: Workarounds for Common Problems
- Microsoft Power Apps: Building Responsive Design Apps for Every Device
- Using PowerApps and Flow Together: Made for each other
- Power Apps: Building Offline Apps Tips and Tricks
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Peter Bian
Principal Program Manager
Peter is a Principal Product Manager for Power Automate Process Mining. He has been with Power Automate for 4 years and worked on AI Builder as well as other Power Automate capabilities before working on process mining. Before Power Automate, he also worked on various other products within Microsoft including the commerce platform and big data. He holds a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering at Fudan University. Peter is also an avid photographer and lover of all things nature.
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Peter Carson
President
Peter is President of Envision IT and Extranet User Manager, a Microsoft Office Apps & Services MVP since 2011, and President of the Toronto SharePoint User Group. He has lead his team at Envision IT in the use and deep customization of Microsoft 365 and Azure for over 10 years. He is well recognized as an evangelist in the Microsoft 365 and Azure community, speaking regularly at user group meetings, conferences, and Microsoft events.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Prashant G Bhoyar
Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, MCT, Cloud Solution Architect at AIS
Prashant G Bhoyar is a Microsoft AI MVP, Microsoft Business Applications MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer ( MCT ), and Microsoft Certified Professional. He currently works as Cloud Solution Architect at Applied Information Sciences ( www.ais.com ). He is a trusted advisor and Subject Matter Expert in Conversational AI, Applied AI, Intelligent Business Process Automation, development, and post-implementation adoption of complex custom solutions in AI, Machine Learning, Bots, Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and SharePoint. Prashant has supported a multitude of government agencies and non-profit organizations in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Prashant is the co-author of the book “PowerShell for Office 365 “and is the technical reviewer of the book "Pro SharePoint 2013 Administration." He serves on the leadership committee for the Azure Data Fest conference, Artificial Intelligence Fest conference, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning User Group, Northern Virginia SQL User Group, and DC Metro Office 365 User Group. He is a renowned international speaker and actively speaks at technical conferences, most recently in India, Canada, England, Bangladesh, Peru, Washington DC, Austin, New York, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadelphia. Fun fact??, Prashant is a recipient of the "Antarctic Service Medal of the United States of America" for his outstanding service in Antarctica.
Microsoft MVP Profile Link : https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5002595?fullName=Prashant%20G%20Bhoyar- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
- Hands-On: Azure, Azure OpenAI & ChatGPT For Power Platform Developers Masterclass
- Azure OpenAI, ChatGPT, and Power Platform Better Together
- ChatGPT, Azure Open AI and Power Platform: Better Together
- Power Fx for Absolute Beginners
- Power Automate for Microsoft 365 Developers
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & Prize Giveaways
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Ralph Rivas
Director and National Solutions Architect at SOGETI USA and Sogeti Labs Fellow
Ralph is a seasoned professional with experience delivering quality software and solutions going back to the 90s. Currently, co-hosts the online (light) blue collar video blog/podcast http://www.cloudtalkshow.com, co-leads the Chicago Microsoft Power Platform User Group and is one of the main event organizers for https://m365chicago.com in addition to being a speaker in other virtual conferences and user groups. He has been an aficionado of Microsoft products going back to the first versions of Windows and Excel the original Low Code Platform which complements his MS MVP status for Business Applications and the Power Platform in particular.
Ralph has held many varied roles on project teams from programmer to support to mentor and trainer as well as a key resource for SharePoint/Office 365-related architecture, development, deployment, operations, governance and on-going support efforts while also able to deliver .NET based solutions on all other Microsoft supported platforms in as well as aspects related to the Portal and Collaboration workspace. More currently, he holds the role as National Solutions Architect at SOGETI USA in the Cloud Technologies group with a particular focus on supporting and implementing solutions around M365 and the Power Platform at all levels and recently invited to be a Sogeti Labs Fellow where he collaborates with innovation focused top technologists from all over the world.
Working with a major partner and with the community, he has been focused most lately on Power Platform governance and adoption at the enterprise level through direct participation with the Power CAT team and Power Platform Product team at Microsoft including deliveries of "in-a-day" events, hackathons, workshops as well as implementation and guidance around the Center of Excellence tool set as well as Adoption Maturity Assessments for baseline KPI's and measures.
Born in the Chicago area, his father's assignment with Abbott Labs had him growing up in the Philippines through the end of High School, the experience of which also included world travel that he continues to this day for business and leisure.
With a toddler at home and an older one just out of college, he still is a family guy but still keeps in touch with his other interests in entertainment (music, improv comedy, etc.), history, travel, 70's era board games, the cinema and cultural experiences.
Expect to find Ralph in the various PnP SIG meetings in most of the topic areas such as M365 Maturity, SPFx Development and the very crucial Sharing is Caring Initiatives of the community.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Samuel Martineau
Solutions Architect at ShareGate
Meet Samuel Martineau, Solutions Architect at ShareGate. Samuel's technical expertise, paired with his focus on enablement and project management, are the driving factors behind his passion for helping IT Admins excel with Microsoft 365 and ShareGate. He is passionate about modern workplace innovations and delves into cloud technology and AI developments. Fluent in English and French, Samuel enjoys discussing cloud technology, Microsoft 365, and ShareGate. Don't miss his insightful session on leveling up your IT game with ShareGate and Microsoft 365!
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Sandy Ussia
Technical Evangelist for Lightning Tools. NLightning co-founder. Nomad (paused).
Sandy has been working with SharePoint since 2007, when she implemented MOSS in the manufacturing company she owned at the time. She has been active since then in the SharePoint and Power Platform communities. She has presented sessions at Microsoft Ignite, and many community events around the world. Sandy is a digital nomad currently on pause in Naples FL, and can usually be found with a craft beer in her hand.
Sandy is previously a 4-time Microsoft Business Applications MVP (2018-2023).- Speaker Certification
- MS
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Scott Shearer
Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP
Scott Shearer is a Microsoft 365 evangelist, Microsoft MVP and MCT. Scott has over 25 years' experience in the IT industry implementing Microsoft products and technologies. He has held positions ranging from systems administrator to developer to trainer. Scott is a regular speaker at M365 community events and a top contributor to the Microsoft Power Automate Power Users Community site.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, MCT
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Sean McDonough
Solutions Architect and Consultant, Microsoft MVP
Sean is a solutions architect and consultant with Akumina, an acknowledged market leader in the modern intranet and digital workplace solution space. Microsoft 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) or on Twitter (@spmcdonough)
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Stephanie Donahue
Avanade, Technical Community Lead
Stephanie is the Technical Community Lead at Avanade, with a focus on engaging Avanade's technical leadership communities and their passion for technology. As a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, she has been setting a strategic path from discovery to successful implementations using an innovative approach and consistent methodology. Stephanie is an active blogger and event speaker with over 10 years of experience in SharePoint projects and over 20 years in IT - from basic deployments to information architecture, content management, to business process automation. You can follow Stephanie at @stephkdonahue
- Speaker Certification
- MVP, RD
- We’ve Deployed Microsoft Teams… Now What?
- Navigating the AI Revolution in M365
- The Intranet is dead... long live the Intranet!
- Exploring the Power of Microsoft Teams Mesh: Revolutionizing Collaboration in the Digital Era
- Rethinking Information Architecture in the Era of Microsoft 365 Copilot
- Boosting Employee Development with Viva Goals and Copilot
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Stephen Rose
Chief Technology Strategist for Petri IT / Owner of stephenlrose.com consulting
For the past 14 years, I have helped IT professionals all over the world drive deployment, adoption, and usage of Microsoft products like Windows, Office, OneDrive, and Teams. I am currently consulting with customers worldwide, continuing to help them to drive asynchronous work habits and was just named Chief Technology Strategist for Petri IT Knowledgebase.
Stephen holds over 20 technical certifications and has been certified since Windows NT 4.0 and (sadly) still remembers what an IRQ is. It is also possible that Stephen may be the last living member of the Columbia House Record and Tape club.
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Susan Hanley
Business Analyst and Information Architect
Susan Hanley is a consultant specializing in the "people side" of intranet and collaboration solutions. She is a Microsoft M365 Apps and Services MVP and writes the Essential SharePoint blog for Computerworld at www.computerworld.com/blog/essential-sharepoint. Her areas of expertise include information architecture, knowledge management, collaboration and intranet strategy, user adoption, governance, and business value metrics.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
- Information Architecture for SharePoint Intranets and Viva Connections in Microsoft 365
- The Ultimate Shopping List for a Successful Intranet in Microsoft 365
- Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
- Planning Effective Governance of your Intranet in Microsoft 365
- How to leverage Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva to improve employee communications and engagement
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Tamara Bredemus
Principal Learning Strategist Manager & Adoption Specialist for Planet Technologies
Tamara Bredemus is currently the Principal Evolve 365 Learning Strategist Manager and Adoption Specialist with Planet Technologies specializing in end-user adoption, training, and relationships.
She was the Deputy Director of Collaboration Services with the City of Minneapolis. She headed up a team of Collaboration Evangelists and Engineers who used technology to make collaboration between City Departments & Divisions, City partners, and the public easier.
Her past experience includes being a SharePoint Consultant with RBA, Inc., where her experience working with SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, and InfoPath helped clients get the most out of their SharePoint deployment.
Prior to consulting at RBA, Inc., Tamara used her teaching skills as a Senior Technical Instructor with Mindsharp, process improvement skills as a Promotion Analyst at Best Buy Dotcom, and her leadership skills as the Operations Supervisor of Sunset Environmental.
Tamara lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband, Tom Duff of One Minute Office Magic. Tom and Tamara met at the 2015 Ignite Conference and the rest is history. She enjoys dancing with Tom, helping others learn how to use Microsoft products, and bending SharePoint to her will. -
Tom Keough
Sr. Solution Engineer
Tom Keough got his start as a system administrator for private school systems. Now he's a cloud application and backup and recovery expert working as a Senior Solution Engineer for the past 5 years at Backupify.
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Toni Pohl
CTO atwork, Microsoft MVP
I work as consultant and I am specialized in designing solutions for Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. I'm a conference speaker, blogger, and Microsoft MVP.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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Treb Gatte
Marquee Insights, make better, faster decisions with smarter data.
Treb is a Power BI MVP and business intelligence expert with 24 years of experience.
Prior to becoming CEO of Marquee Insights, he worked in leadership positions at Microsoft, Starbucks, Wachovia (now Wells Fargo). He has been recognized as Data Platform MVP from Microsoft.
Treb lives in the Seattle area with his wife, children and corgi and holds an MBA from Wake Forest University.- Power BI Bootcamp for SharePoint Professionals
- How to Avoid AI Disasters: ChatGPT, Data Security, and Unintended Consequences
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & D&I at Collab Studio
- Power BI Metrics - Tracking the metrics that matter to you
- Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
- Automate manual processes by converting Documents to Data with Syntex, AI Builder, and Power BI
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Virgil Carroll
Principal Human Solutions Architect
Virgil Carroll is the owner and president of High Monkey – based in Minneapolis Minnesota. Virgil also wears the multiple ‘hats’ of Principle Human Solutions Architect and SharePoint Architect. Virgil is one of those rare individuals who can dive deep into technical topics while speaking clearly to the business owners of a project and never forgetting that the end user experience has the highest priority. He calls it using both sides of his brain. Virgil is passionate about leveraging technologies ‘out of the box’ as much as possible with a focus on the strategic use of content to create websites that deliver the right content to the right audience on the right device at the right time. Virgil brings high energy, an ironic wit, and a sense of grounded perspective whenever he speaks to an audience. Virgil regularly speaks at conferences and user groups throughout the United States and occasionally in Europe.
- Speaker Certification
- MCT
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Wes Preston
Founder and independent consultant working with platform alignment and no-code solutions with M365 and Power Apps
Wes is an independent consultant based in Minneapolis, MN and works primarily as an O365 / PowerApps / SharePoint platform evangelist, product specialist and solution designer. Wes assists organizations through platform roadmap creation, planning and governance, and alignment of business needs with out of the box SharePoint platform and PowerApps capabilities. Wes has been a developer, IT Pro, consultant, and technology evangelist for over 20 yrs and has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2009. He was an organizer and frequent speaker at the Minnesota SharePoint User Group (MNSPUG) for over 4 yrs and is now a board member and speaker for SharePoint Saturday - Twin Cities events. Wes has been a contributing author to two books: - "Microsoft SharePoint 2010: Creating and Implementing Real-World Projects (Microsoft Press, 2012)" - "SharePoint 2010 Six-in-One (Wrox, 2011)". Wes maintains a blog at http://www.idubbs.com/blog.
- Speaker Certification
- MVP
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William Huneycutt
Upskill Tech
William (Andy) Huneycutt is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) specializing in Office 365 and SharePoint. He has worked as a training instructor, courseware developer, and consultant for ASPE Training since 2011.
As a courseware developer for ASPE, he develops custom training and coaching solutions for Office 365 and SharePoint. His primary focuses are Business Process Automation, SharePoint for Business Analysts, and Workflows for SharePoint. Business Process Automation is centered on out-of-the-box solutions for content services, form services, business automation processes through workflows, and no code solutions.
Andy currently serves on the advisory board for the SharePoint Institute, an organization dedicated to the advancement of professionals through real-world SharePoint certification. He also serves on the leadership committee of the Charlotte Area SharePoint User Group and SharePoint Saturday for Charlotte, NC.- Speaker Certification
- MVP
- Next level productivity with Microsoft Copilot
- Microsoft 365 Power User Workshop
- Microsoft Copilot - the future is now!
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & D&I at Collab Studio
- I didn't know you could do that with OneDrive!
- Expo Hall, Ask the Experts & Prize Giveaways
- Advanced workflow solutions with Power Automate
