Amarender Peddamalku

MVP | Practice Lead - Microsoft Modern Work @Perficient

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Amarender Peddamalku is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications. As a Digital Transformation Leader and Microsoft Modern Work Practice Lead at Perficient, my focus is on Employee Experience and Power Platform. Has over 15 years of experience with Microsoft Technologies and worked with every single version of SharePoint since its inception.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows - Workshop
• Build external-facing websites using Power Pages
• Introduction to Power Pages Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Power Automate Multi-Stage Approval Workflows

Andrew Connell

I Help You Be the Best Microsoft 365 & Azure Full Stack Developer

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As a full-stack developer with over 20 years of experience, I have a passion for learning and teaching new technologies. I am a Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 Development (since 2005), a certification that recognizes my contributions to the Microsoft community and my expertise in SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365, and Azure,

In 2016, I founded Voitanos, a platform where I create and deliver on-demand technical training and educational resources for Microsoft 365 developers. My mission is to help you be the best web and cloud developer you can be, by providing you with high-quality courses, practical guidance, and up-to-date information on the latest trends and best practices in the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. Whether you are new to the cloud, or an experienced developer looking to advance your skills, Voitanos is the place for you to learn and grow.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 to get the most out of your investment!
• Zero to Hero: Build Microsoft Teams App for Full Stack Developers
• Inject LOB and Realtime Data into Copilot for M365 with Custom Plugins
• Your onramp to Creating Microsoft Teams apps with the Teams Toolkit for VS Code
• Roundtable Discussion - SharePoint & Microsoft Teams Development
• Explore SharePoint Embedded App Development: From Setup to Production Ready Apps

Antonio Maio

Protiviti - Managing Director & Enterprise Architect

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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

• Deep Dive into Data Protection with Microsoft Purview
• Big Data Analytics in SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 with Microsoft Graph Data Connect
• Establish a Data Protection Strategy with Microsoft Purview
• Real-World Implementation Experiences of Microsoft Purview
• From Chaos to Collaboration: Safe, Secure & Governed Microsoft Teams Collaboration and Meetings

Asif Rehmani

CEO at VisualSP

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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/
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Speaker Certification

MVP

• 5 steps to driving sustainable SharePoint and Microsoft 365 adoption
• Decoding User Behavior with Heatmaps and Session Recordings of your SharePoint Sites
• Deploy Microsoft 365 Learning Pathways to Automate Support and Training of Your Microsoft 365 Users

Austin Govella

Head of UX, Synozur

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Austin helps clients launch award-winning experiences that drive business value and transform how businesses operate. With over 20 years experience consulting for top enterprises such as The World Bank, Verizon, and ExxonMobil, Austin specializes in employee experience and digital transformation. He is an internationally recognized speaker and author of three design books on user experience (Work the Room, Collaborative Product Design & Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web). His unique upbringing by hippie surfer lawyers fuels his innovative spirit and family life in Houston, Texas.

• Information Architecture (IA) for Enterprise AI

Bart Peluso III

VP of Marketing at KnowledgeLake

Bart Peluso III is the Vice President of Marketing for KnowledgeLake, a leading Enterprise Automation company. He manages marketing strategy, partner marketing and demand generation. Prior to KnowledgeLake, Bart led Product Marketing for Automation technologies at Microsoft, Dell, and the revolutionary start-up Blue Prism. Bart enjoys helping College students with their career planning along with boating and music in Knoxville, Tennessee.

• Securely Operationalizing AI in Days from the Azure Marketplace

Cliff DeWyze

Sales Engineer Director at Kaseya

Cliff DeWyze, Sales Engineer Director at Kaseya, has spent more than a decade as a system engineer and VP of production operations for global call centers within a fortune 100 bank. Cliff owned a small MSP which provided application development and support operations for US and BVI based companies.

• Top 10 Tips for Improving IT Security and Reducing Costs

Dan English

Microsoft, Senior Program Manager | Fabric CAT

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Dan is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft working on the Microsoft Fabric Customer Advisory Team (CAT) and has been working with the Microsoft Data Platform for over 20 years focusing on business intelligence, data warehousing, reporting and analytics.

• Unraveling Microsoft Fabric for the Power BI User
• Ask Microsoft Anything
• Power BI Gotchas - Dan's Dirty Dozen
• Power BI Model and Report Optimization Tips

Danielle Moon

Power Platform Enthusiast

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Experienced Microsoft Power Platform Specialist | Helping Businesses Drive Digital Transformation

Welcome to my LinkedIn profile! I'm a dedicated and results-driven professional with a passion for leveraging the power of Microsoft Power Platform to empower organizations and accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

With 6+ years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Power Platform, I have successfully delivered robust solutions that streamline business processes, automate tasks, and unlock valuable insights from data. My expertise spans across the entire Power Platform suite, including Power Apps, Power Automate (formerly Flow), Power Pages, and Microsoft Copilot Studio (formerly Power Virtual Agents). Whether it's building custom apps, creating automated workflows, designing interactive pages, or developing intelligent chatbots, I thrive in helping businesses harness the full potential of Power Platform to drive innovation and efficiency.

Throughout my career, I have collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including stakeholders, business analysts, and developers, to understand their unique needs and translate them into scalable Power Platform solutions. By leveraging my deep understanding of the platform's capabilities and best practices, I have consistently delivered high-quality solutions that meet and exceed client expectations.

I am a firm believer in continuous learning and staying up-to-date with the latest advancements in the Power Platform ecosystem. I actively participate in Microsoft events, online communities, and training programs to enhance my skills and broaden my knowledge base. This enables me to offer cutting-edge solutions that align with industry best practices and ensure long-term success for my clients.

If you're looking to transform your business processes, streamline operations, or unlock the true potential of your data using Microsoft Power Platform, I'm here to help. Let's connect and explore how we can collaborate to drive your organization towards greater efficiency, productivity, and growth.

Feel free to reach out via LinkedIn messaging. I'm always open to connecting with like-minded professionals, discussing new opportunities, and sharing insights related to Power Platform.

Let's shape the future of your business together!

• Women in Tech and Allies Meet Up
• Hyperautomation in Procure-to-Pay: Revolutionizing Efficiency with AI Builder and Azure

Dennis Street

Principal Customer Success Manager at M-Files

Dennis Street has spent 10 years at M-Files, managing top accounts across North America. As a Principal Customer Success Manager, he helps clients maximize their M-Files solutions by integrating new technologies and best practices. His expertise ensures businesses achieve greater efficiency and productivity. Known for his customer-focused approach, Dennis is a trusted advisor in intelligent information management.

• Preparing Your Organization to Unlock the Power of Generative AI in Enterprise Applications

Don Kirkham

Microsoft MVP & MCT | Enterprise Architect, DMI

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Don is a Microsoft MVP in M365 Development. He has spent the last 19+ 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

• Workshop: Modern Development using the SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
• Empowering Your Modern Development Journey with SharePoint Framework and Viva Connections Toolkit
• Expo Hall Party & Ask the Experts
• Enhancing SPFx projects with Live Data integration to SharePoint, MS Graph and beyond
• Accelerated Development through the M365 and Power Platform Community

Drew Madelung

MS Solutions Architect | Microsoft MVP

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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

• Share, Protect, & Govern Your Data in Teams, SharePoint, & OneDrive
• What’s New with OneDrive?
• Labelling in Microsoft 365: Retention & Sensitivity
• Understanding & Utilizing SharePoint Advanced Management

Fred Couture

Channel Partner Manager at ZIRO

• Power Up Teams Phone with Contact Centers

Funtrol Ready

AvePoint, Director of Solution Engineering

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Director of Solution Engineering at AvePoint helping customers collaborate confidently in this new world of Generative AI. Funtrol helps customers envision solutions that bring data together, build transformative processes, protect against breaches, and optimize data governance so customers can remain agile and competitive.

• Microsoft AI Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Copilots
• Unlock AI Potential: Prepare and Enable Copilot for Microsoft 365

Gregor Sieber

Executive Vice President

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Gregor is Executive Vice President at EBCONT, a leading IT services provider with 650+ employees that specializes in delivering innovative and scalable solutions to their customers based on modern data technologies from partners such as PoolParty and Microsoft. In his role at EBCONT, he leads the company's growth in service areas such as innovation, AI, content and data, both on the US and European markets. His experience with Knowledge Graphs extends back to his previous work as a researcher in the field of computational linguistics. Gregor likes to ride his bike to work and leave the car at home; in his free time he enjoys human powered adventures that often involve water or mountains.

• The right content to the right people with automated semantic tagging on SharePoint

Irfan Shahdad

Principal Product Manager, OneDrive

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Irfan Shahdad is a product management leader with expertise in building Software-as-a-Service products and business models from the ground up. Irfan is passionate about customer experience and has a successful track record of building customer-centric products and teams for multiple $1B businesses within the enterprise space. He has built and lead cross-functional teams, communicated with diverse groups, and influenced change throughout organization.

• OneDrive: AI innovations for a new era of work

Jared Matfess

AI Architect @ AvePoint

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Jared is an AI Architect at AvePoint, a Microsoft partner focused on empowering organizations to confidently embrace this future of work. Our solutions bring data together, build transformative processes, protect against breaches, and optimize data governance so you can remain agile and competitive. We are builders and innovators who are passionate about simplifying collaboration, securing your digital workplace, and unlocking the potential of AI.

He is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), was an MVP in Office Apps & Services for 6 years and has over a decade of experience building technical solutions and solving business problems. He is a regular speaker at user groups & SharePoint Saturdays all up and down the East Coast.

• Microsoft AI Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Copilots
• Unlock AI Potential: Prepare and Enable Copilot for Microsoft 365

Jim Novak

Principal Technical PM at Microsoft

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Principal Technical PM at Microsoft, former Microsoft Business Applications MVP and Dynamics 365 Technical Architect specializing in Power Platform development.

Speaker Certification

MVP Alumni

• Ask Microsoft Anything
• Healthcare data solutions in Microsoft Fabric
• Dataverse Virtual Tables - Build a Custom Provider
• Build a FHIR based Healthcare App on Power Platform

John Kerski

Director, Client First Technologies

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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

MVP, PMP

• Querying Power BI REST APIs within a Power BI Dataset
• DataOps 101 – A Better Way to Develop and Deliver Data Analytics
• Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
• Roundtable Discussion - Getting Certified with Power BI & Fabric
• Avoiding the "Grey Box of Death": Automatically Checking For Broken Visuals in Power BI

Josh Leporati

Microsoft, Principal Product Manager, Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group

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Josh Leporati is a Principal Product Manager within the Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group. With a 15+ year history of architecting and supporting Microsoft infrastructure in a variety of industries and environments, he now focuses primarily on cross-solution deliverables within Microsoft 365 Solutions.

• The Practical Nature of Working in the Future Present
• Ask Microsoft Anything
• Teams Emergency Operations Center - Modernizing communications in critical incidents
• Managing the pace of change - Microsoft 365 Adoption & Champions Program

Joy Apple

The Joy of SharePoint - Microsoft MVP & Modern Work Strategist

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Joy Apple is a Microsoft MVP and Director of Partner and Customer Success at Orchestry.
As a seasoned information technologist, Joy strives to ensure technology is implemented with a purpose-driven, “human-first” approach. Teaching is one of her passions, and Joy finds personal and professional fulfillment volunteering in the Microsoft Community, speaking and educating others on best practices for success with Microsoft 365.
During her time as a SharePoint/Microsoft 365 consultant and trainer Joy has had the opportunity to work across industries, including government and our armed services.
When Joy isn’t working with the Orchestry team or speaking or writing as the “Joy of SharePoint,” she can probably be found at a music venue or the newest fun spot in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• TMO (Too Many Options) In M365?
• Teams In The Architecture
• The Hive Mind: Copilot Learnings from the Community

Julie Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting, MVP

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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

• Build Solutions for Microsoft 365 with a Fluent API Library
• Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
• Extending Microsoft 365: Exploring the Art of the Possible
• Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
• Networking Lunch, Expo Hall & Ask the Experts
• Roundtable Discussion - SharePoint & Microsoft Teams Development
• Building reusable code libraries for extending Microsoft 365

Karinne Bessette

Technologist, PS @Veeam

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They have a solid background in network and security, showcasing their expertise through certifications in Microsoft 365, Azure, and Veeam Software since 2017. As a Technical storyteller at Veeam Software in the office of the CTO, they focus on Microsoft 365 and Backup Technologies, engaging with industry peers and contributing to product development through insightful feedback. They are also a Knox County Career Center instructor and certified MCT. They teach various IT subjects, including CompTIA certifications and Microsoft Azure fundamentals, emphasizing practical, hands-on learning. Additionally, their work with the Board of Education involves collaborating on curriculum development and integrating current industry trends to enhance tech education programs. Their commitment is evident in their continuous learning and adaptation to new technological advancements. (See more: https://linktr.ee/rinbytes).

• Essential Microsoft 365 security features crash course
• Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
• Administratively Customize Microsoft Teams to our Environment
• Planner and Power Platform: Boosting collaboration and visibility
• Practical AI Everyday applications for IT life

Liam Cleary

CEO | Microsoft MVP Alumini | Microsoft Certified Trainer

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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

MCT

• Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Security
• Managing Microsoft 365 using Azure Functions and Runbooks
• Data Security Breach in Microsoft 365, Now What?

Luc Labelle

CEO at Kabesa (MVP, MCT)

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Luc brings over two decades of IT expertise to the table, with a remarkable 15-year tenure as a consultant. Throughout his career, he has spearheaded numerous projects centered around Office 365, SharePoint, Power BI, and Power Platform, accumulating a wealth of experience in diverse business environments. This extensive exposure has sculpted Luc into a highly skilled professional with a deep understanding of various business models.

Driven by his fervor for technology, Luc established his own consulting firm, Kabesa, in 2014. Actively immersed in the Montreal community, he is a frequent contributor to events, wearing multiple hats as both an organizer and a speaker. As a distinguished Business Applications MVP, Luc leads the Montreal Power Platform User Group and is sought after globally for his expertise, having delivered numerous sessions worldwide, each showcasing the cutting-edge innovations of Microsoft technology.

Speaker Certification

MVP, MCT

• 10 new features in Power Apps everyone should know
• Drive your digital transformation with the Power Platform
• Create Adaptative Cards with Power Apps

Manoj Kumar

CEO of Cubic Logics

As the Founder & CEO of Cubic Logics, I bring over 33 years of expertise in innovation, customer success, business solutions, and automation to the industry. My background includes a significant tenure at Uster, Aptech, Microsoft and HP, where I honed my skills and deepened my understanding of technology's potential to revolutionize business processes.

After exiting as an Aptech computer education franchisee in the challenging aftermath of 9/11 in 2001, I returned to the corporate world, taking on roles at HP and Microsoft. Despite the stability and growth that the corporate world offered, the spark of entrepreneurship never dimmed within me. I made the decision to reignite my entrepreneurial journey with more preparation & skills, and Cubic was born.
Each passing year has witnessed the company’s growth and success, a testament to the resilience and vision that fuel its bright future.

At Cubic Logics, my mission is to create enterprise-grade solutions with a focus on AI, security, and automation that empower small and medium businesses, as well as non-profit organizations, to be successful in their missions.

• Request to Repository: Automating Contracts using Microsoft 365 tools with Contract Management 365

Martin Trajkov

Strategic Partner Manager

In his role, he cultivates and strategically enhances the footprint of PoolParty through the partner network. Martin is dedicated to fostering and expanding mutually beneficial, value-adding partnerships, ensuring success for every customer in the dynamic AI-driven economy. During his journey at SWC, Martin has established strong application expertise in knowledge management and semantic AI solutions. Beyond his current role, Martin has worked in international teams and helped enterprises accomplish various goals during their digital transformation journey.

• The right content to the right people with automated semantic tagging on SharePoint

Michelle Caldwell

Michelle is a workplace experience leader with over 25 years of experience delivering transformative solutions to diverse organizations powered by Ethical AI

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Michelle has been part of Microsoft's Content AI Partner Program since 2017 and has advised customers globally. As a result of her involvement with Microsoft Product Engineering and Marketing teams she has gained valuable insight on how to help customers achieve success and measurable results leveraging Microsoft’s Modern Workplace capabilities.

Michelle is a retired Microsoft MVP and Regional Director and is recognized as a highly ranked international speaker on topics such as AI and Workplace Experience,

Speaker Certification

MVP (retired), RD (retired), PMP, CSM, Six Sigma Black Belt, Innovation Games facilitator

• Information Architecture (IA) for Enterprise AI
• Women in Tech and Allies Meet Up
• Self-Care in a Digital Age: Navigating Well-Being Amidst Screens and Algorithms

Mike Fitzmaurice

VP - North America, WEBCON

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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.

• Stages and State Machines: The Best Way to Model and Manage Workflows
• Application Factory Thinking: You Won't Achieve Digital Transformation Without It
• Building Business Processes that Can & Will Evolve: Product-Neutral Principles

Miranda Jones

Director of CX PM, Microsoft

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Coming soon...

Speaker Certification

PMP, CSPO

• Women in Tech and Allies Meet Up
• Ask Microsoft Anything
• Unlocking Career Advancement: Mentorship Strategies and Allyship

Norm Young

Microsoft 365 and Power Platform solution architect | Microsoft MVP

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Norm Young is a Sr Strategic Consultant at AvePoint. He is a 4-time Microsoft MVP with a focus on building collaborative solutions using SharePoint, Microsoft Teams and the Power Platform. Prior to working at AvePoint, Norm worked in higher-education developing analytic and collaboration solutions using SharePoint, Teams and the Power Platform.

Norm blogs and speaks about Microsoft 365, the Power Platform and how they are better together and with a little bit of help from the community we can all do awesome things with technology.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Get started with Adaptive Cards for Microsoft Teams using Microsoft Lists and Power Automate
• Unleash the Power of Power Automate: Automating Microsoft List Operations
• Elevate Your Power Automate Workflows with Error Handling Using Adaptive Cards in Microsoft Teams

Peter Carson

President

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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

• Teams and Microsoft 365 Sharing - Unstructured and Structured
• Implementing Purview Information Protection with the Traffic Light Protocol

Rahul Mital

Microsoft, Senior Product Manager

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Coming soon

• ALM for Microsoft Copilot Studio

Rick Scanlan

Manager, Americas Sales Engineering M-Files

Rick Scanlan brings over three decades of expertise in the document management industry in roles that have included technical consulting, sales and product leadership. At M-Files, Rick provides sales engineering leadership and plays a pivotal role in pre-sales activities. He currently leverages his wealth of experience to help customers find the best solution for their unique situations and technical requirements.

• Revolutionizing Knowledge Work with Automation and Microsoft Copilot

Ritwik Bose

Managing Director of Technology at CTG

Ritwik Bose is the Managing Director of Technology at CTG, where he brings over 20+ years of extensive experience in technology delivery. Leading a cutting-edge technology consulting practice, Ritwik specializes in Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), Intranets, Employee Engagement, and cloud and application modernization. In his role, Ritwik provides strategic direction to clients on digitization, automation, and optimization solutions, helping them enhance their business processes and digital experiences. As a distinguished member of the Forbes Technology Council, he is recognized for his thought leadership and deep industry knowledge. Ritwik has been a prominent speaker at major industry events, including the Future of Work and Dallas Tech Summit. He has also conducted over 30 webinars, addressing key topics such as web and mobile technologies, AI, RPA, automation, chatbots, cloud computing, business intelligence, employee engagement, and customer experience.

• Empowering Connected Workplaces: Building a Mobile-First Digital Hub with Microsoft 365

Rob Windsor

Senior Consultant and Trainer

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Rob Windsor is a Senior Consultant and Trainer. He has almost thirty years’ experience developing all types of applications and is currently spending most of his time working with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. He has co-authored two books, has done both classroom and online training, and is a regular speaker at conferences and community events across North America. Rob has been active in the developer community for decades and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional since 2004 for his commitment to helping others.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• An Introduction to Development with the SharePoint Framework
• SharePoint Framework Deep Dive - Web Part Property Pane
• Expo Hall, Prize Giveaways & Ask the Experts
• Introduction to the SharePoint REST API

Ryan Schouten

CEO Mahay Consulting

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Ryan Schouten has been developing on SharePoint since December of 2006 and has worked with every version of SharePoint since version 2(2003). Since that time, Ryan has developed a love and understanding of SharePoint that helps him to be comfortable in SharePoint and Microsoft 365 no matter what area he is working in. This knowledge allows Ryan to discuss complex concepts in a manner that is easy to understand. Ryan loves getting out and connecting with the community.

Ryan travels the country speaking about SharePoint and Office365. Ryan is a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a Microsoft MVP and has been working to help others be successful in their SharePoint endeavors.

As the CEO of Mahay Consulting, Inc, Ryan has the needed understanding and skills to help organizations architect solutions to their problems.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• The Future of Meetings: Navigating Microsoft Teams Premium's Advanced Features
• Get Your Hands Dirty with React
• Meshing Realities: Elevating Meetings and Beyond with Microsoft Mesh

Saurabh Gupta

Americas Security Strategy Lead, Microsoft

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Americas Lead - Security & AI Strategy at Microsoft | IEEE Senior Member- Cybersecurity | Podcaster | Public Speaker

With over 19 years in the technology industry, I lead the post sales security strategy for the Americas at Microsoft. I specialize in guiding security executives through identifying and implementing impactful security measures, developing strategies and security programs. Passionate about sharing knowledge, I speak at various conferences, helping organizations secure their security focussed AI-driven futures.

My LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cybersaurabh/

• Ask Microsoft Anything
• Cracking the Code: Create a Strategy and Run a Winning Microsoft 365 Security Program

Scott Shearer

Microsoft Power Platform Evangelist and MVP

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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

• Power Apps and Power Automate (Flow) for M365/SharePoint Bootcamp
• Unlocking the Power of Power BI: Your Ultimate Guide
• Beginners Guide to Power BI
• Power Automate for the Absolute Beginner
• Bring Your SharePoint Data to Life Using Power BI!
• Real World Power Automate (Cloud Flows)

Thomas Keough

Senior Solutions Engineer at Kaseya

Thomas Keough is an experienced Solutions Engineer with over five years at Kaseya, where he has been instrumental in delivering innovative solutions to clients. Before his time at Kaseya, Thomas built a solid foundation in IT security at Rapid7 and honed his technical expertise as a Systems Administrator at the Diocese of Bridgeport. With a diverse background in cybersecurity and systems management, Thomas consistently brings a strong technical acumen and a client-focused approach to his work.

• Advanced Techniques for Microsoft 365 Data Protection

Toni Pohl

CTO atwork, Microsoft MVP

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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

• Develop your custom Teams Audit process with Flows
• Enhance Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Graph with your own data
• Build your own Copilot within Microsoft 365 with your own data

Treb Gatte

Marquee Insights, make better, faster decisions with smarter data.

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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.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Power BI Bootcamp for SharePoint Professionals
• Unlocking the Power of Power BI: Your Ultimate Guide
• How to Avoid AI Disasters: Copilot, Data Security, and Unintended Consequences
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• Expo Hall & Ask the Experts

Venkatesh D

Head of Digital Innovations

Venkatesh D is a strategic leader in customer success and digital innovation, with a proven record of leveraging customer feedback to shape and elevate product offerings. As the Head of Digital Innovations at Cubic, he drives both customer success and brand visibility by collaborating closely with product teams to align strategies with customer needs and market demand. His experience spans across comprehensive digital innovation initiatives, including SaaS products and automation, which he uses to gather actionable insights and continually refine product features.

• Request to Repository: Automating Contracts using Microsoft 365 tools with Contract Management 365

Virgil Carroll

Principal Human Solutions Architect

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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

• Creating a solid findability foundation with Microsoft Search
• Customizing Microsoft Search to fit your organization's needs
• Improving Microsoft Search by improving your Content Practices

Wes Preston

Founder and independent consultant working with platform alignment and no-code solutions with M365 and Power Apps

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Wes is an independent consultant based in Minneapolis, MN and works primarily as a M365 / Power Apps / 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 M365 Twin Cities events. Wes maintains a blog at http://www.idubbs.com/blog. He is also a Regional Leader for the Microsoft Global Community Initiative and Community Days events.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Power Apps and Power Automate (Flow) for M365/SharePoint Bootcamp
• Dataverse Bootcamp for M365 Makers
• Intro to Power Apps for Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Lists
• Roundtable Discussion - All Things Power Platform & Copilot Studio
• Forms, Forms, and more Forms. Data gathering for the modern info worker
• Roundtable Discussion -Tech Skill Management - Skilling up and Keeping up
• Intro to Dataverse for M365 Makers

William Huneycutt

Upskill Tech

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Andy Huneycutt is an Enterprise Collaboration Specialist based in Charlotte, North Carolina, who helps organizations leverage the power of Microsoft 365 to improve their productivity and collaboration. He specializes in Microsoft Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, Power Apps, and Power Automate, and has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP since 2017 for his outstanding community contributions.

He is also a speaker and a content creator with a YouTube channel where he shares his knowledge and tips on Microsoft 365. You can follow him on LinkedIn or Twitter for more updates on his work and insights. In his spare time, Andy enjoys reading, cinematography, and playing guitar.

Speaker Certification

MVP

• Enhance Business Efficiency with Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Power Platform
• Real World Solutions Built with Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Loop: The Essential Tool for Microsoft 365 Users!
• Expo Hall Party & Ask the Experts
• Roundtable Discussion - All Things Power Platform & Copilot Studio
• Advanced workflow solutions with Power Automate
• Expo Hall, Prize Giveaways & Ask the Experts
• Two Guys and A Copilot - The DnA Show!
• I didn't know you could do that with OneDrive!