Aaron is the founder and CTO of Petabridge, and the co-founder of the Akka.NET open-source project. Prior to Petabridge, Aaron founded MarkedUp Analytics, a real-time in-app marketing and analytics service used by 1000+ developers. Prior to that he worked at Microsoft as a Startup Developer Evangelist.

Alan Smith is a Cloud & AI Trainer, Mentor & Coach at Active Solution in Stockholm, Sweden. He has a strong hands-on philosophy and focusses on embracing the power and flexibility of cloud computing to deliver engaging and exciting demos and training courses.

Alan has held the MVP title since 2005, and is currently an AI MVP. He is in the organization team for the CloudBurst and AI Burst Conferences.

After almost two decades of leading digital transformation and building technology solutions at scale, I've embarked on a new mission: making AI a force for good by making it accessible to anyone ready to build, learn, and grow.

Anders Norås started out in arts and design, but for the last 25 years he has been creating magic with code instead of paint. Blending creativity with technical skill, he brings a perspective on technology that is as much about people as it is about software.

He has given more than 100 talks at conferences around the world. His presentations are not just lectures, they are experiences. With a sharp delivery and high energy, Anders turns even dry technical material into something lively, memorable and often funny.

Whether you are into computer science, design, media or anything else, Anders offers insights that will make you think and probably make you laugh. He does not just talk about technology. He brings it to life.

With a background in Applied Mathematics (MSc) and Reservoir Simulation (PhD), I'm currently a Senior Software Engineer at Equinor.

I'm leading a project with industry-transforming potential in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). We're developing an open-source platform, AcidWatch, that enables researchers to analyze CO2 impurities and mitigate corrosion risks 🌍 Check it out here: https://acidwatch.radix.equinor.com/

When I'm not busy saving the planet one line of code at a time, you can find me honing my public speaking skills 🎤 (watch out, TED stage!). I'm also passionate about community building and organizing conferences that foster collaboration🤝

I am always happy to talk about the future of CCS, ensemble methods, or exchange tips on public speaking!

Tech Lead focused on delivering real customer impact through outcome-driven leadership and modern engineering. Passionate about innovation, teamwork, and applying AI where it truly adds value.

Cedric Clyburn (@cedricclyburn), Senior Developer Advocate at Red Hat, is an enthusiastic software technologist with a background in Kubernetes, DevOps, and container tools. He has experience speaking and organizing conferences including Devoxx, WeAreDevelopers, The Linux Foundation, KCD NYC, and more. Cedric loves all things open-source, and works to make developer's lives easier! Based out of New York.

Chris is a technology coach and advisor helping technology teams drive business success. His focus is on helping startups realise their vision and new CTOs flourish in their roles. He also supports executives & boards with strategic technology advice, and engineering teams with training, mentoring and consulting in architecture, quality, domain-driven design and test driven development.

He is a regular meetup & conference speaker (https://chrissimon.au/speaking/) and to support teams using Domain-Driven Design, he recently launched https://contextive.tech & co-founded the DDD Australia meetup and the ADAConf (https://adaconf.org) conference.

Chris Klug has been building software professionally since sometime around 2000, back when .NET was new, CSS was a suggestion, and Roy Fielding’s REST paper had just been published. Since then he has written code for everything from model agencies to online sports betting to professional sail racing, because staying in one industry sounded far too boring.

He has been a Microsoft MVP for something like 15 years (depending on when he last updated this abstract), which either means he knows a thing or two or that he just talks a lot. Possibly both, but we all know the latter is a given. These days he works at Active Solution in Stockholm, helping clients solve problems and build better systems.

When he is not writing code, Chris is usually geeking out on some form of extreme sport like skydiving, kitesurfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, or wing foiling. He loves learning new things and spends way too much time thinking about weird stuff most people never even notice.

Clarissa Rodrigues is graduated by University of Vale dos Sinos (UNISINOS), specialist in Software Engineering by Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and master student in Applied Computing by UNISINOS. With more than 10 years of IT experience, she has been working in different roles and companies, such as a Business Analyst at SISPRO, ADP, SAP and most current Technical Quality & Program Manager at Uber. On her journey, she has been advocated for quality inside QAs work to make sure goods and services are designed, developed, and made to meet or exceed customers’ expectations and requirements.

Courtney Yatteau is a Developer Advocate on Esri's Developer Experience Team, where she helps developers build better web applications with modern JavaScript tools, libraries, and mapping technology. Before Esri, she taught computer science and mathematics, which shaped her approach to making technical concepts clear, approachable, and visual.

Daniel Yuschick brings over 15 years of experience at the intersection of design and development, specializing in creating accessible and resilient design systems. Starting as a designer and transitioning to frontend development, Daniel has taken on Lead Design Systems Developer roles where he thrives on bridging the gaps between design and code while focusing on the aspects of the web he loves most. He contributes technical articles to various online publications and mentors aspiring developers through the Helsinki-based non-profits Codebar and Hive Helsinki. Beyond the technical, Daniel is a fiction author with a passion for engaging storytelling, great chocolate, and beautiful tattoos.

Daniel is a Microsoft .NET MVP and software consultant at Lean TECHniques. He helps teams deliver high-quality software while adopting modern practices such as effective CI/CD, automated testing, AI usage, and product management. With experience spanning multiple industries, including finance, retail, and agriculture, he has served as a technical coach, agile coach, and tech lead, with a primary background as a software developer. Outside of work, he enjoys playing piano and guitar, swing dancing, and game development.

Dante is a technical consultant, full-stack software developer and public speaker. His passion is designing and building software solutions, mainly with C# and .NET. He is fascinated by software architecture and craftsmanship.

David is a Senior AI/ML Engineer within the Office of the CTO at NetApp, where he’s dedicated to empowering developers to build, scale, and deploy AI/ML solutions in production environments. He brings deep expertise in building and training models for applications such as NLP, vision, real-time analytics, and even classifying debilitating diseases. His mission is to help users build, train, and deploy AI models efficiently, making advanced machine learning accessible to users of all levels.

Before NetApp, he was heavily involved in the AI/ML community, specifically in conversational AI solutions and driving AI platform growth in a DevRel and pre-sales role. David frequently shares his insights at industry conferences and events, offering hands-on guidance for implementing AI/ML in cloud environments. David's prior experience includes contributing to the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystems, working hands-on with VMware virtualization, implementing backup/recovery solutions, and developing hardware storage adapter firmware and drivers.

Einar W. Høst is a software developer at Norkart. He enjoys collaborative modelling, API design and computer programming. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Oslo.

Eli has been in tech since being released back into the wild from studying maths at university 9 years ago. They've spent their time working in industries ranging from telecoms to biotech to analog circuit design to developer advocacy, continually getting nerd-sniped along the way. These days, they work at the Bennett Institute as a Research Software Advocate, helping to build the next generation of healthcare research tooling. In their spare time, they like to go bouldering, knit and sew, and hang out with their cat.

Elise is a frontend developer in Variant and has been involved in a diverse range of projects for seven years. As a consultant, she has worked in and out of various teams, experiencing a wide range of team compositions.

She has a special interest and passion for accessibility.

She enjoys sharing insights about observations in the industry, and in 2022, she was the "Voice of the Year" in kode24, an online newspaper for Norwegian developers.

Rendle is the CTO of XRAI, on a mission to subtitle and translate real life using AI and mixed reality. When it comes to programming they are obsessed with maximizing performance and minimizing complexity. When it comes to speaking, they combine 40 years experience in tech with skills acquired as a professional stand-up comic in the 90s to deliver entertaining and informative talks at conferences around the world. They recently learned to play bass so they could join tech parody band The LineBreakers and promptly became obsessed with that, too.

Filip is the author of C# Smorgasbord and over 20 Pluralsight courses, speaker at events and user groups around the globe, Microsoft MVP for 11 years in a row. He loves teaching fellow developers how to master all things C# and .NET.

Meet Gerald Versluis, software engineer at Microsoft, who wields the power of .NET MAUI to conquer any project that comes his way. With a career spanning over a decade, he's tackled it all, from frontend to backend and everything in between, using Azure, ASP.NET, and all the other .NET goodies. 

But it wasn't until he discovered the magic of Xamarin that he truly fell in love with mobile and cross-platform development, becoming an active community member and sharing his knowledge through writing, tweeting, and presentations. When he's not saving the world of software, you can find him on Twitter @jfversluis, blogging at https://blog.verslu.is, or making videos on his YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/GeraldVersluis.



Gitte is authentic, she will cut to the chase, and help people become themselves thereby reaching success. Her community contributions include organizing coach camps, and speaking at conferences, where she highlights and makes topics like mental health and psychological safety accessible. She creates safe and respectful environments at work and outside. She listens to and engages the more silent voices and minority groups.

As a woman with her own company working in tech, Gitte has had her fair share of people underestimating her; there is a reason she has a tattoo symbolizing the goddess Freja – a strong woman in a man’s world. As a friend said “you do not take any shit”. She has been called an activist in her fight for equity for all. In her spare time, Gitte collects LEGO and Yodas and keeps in touch with friends from all over the globe including some, she considers her second family. Gitte is owner of Native Wired and has lead change at companies like IBM, LEGO, and Spotify.

Guilherme "Gui" Ferreira is a Minimalist Software Craftsman, passionate about simplicity and continuous learning. 
He is a Microsoft MVP, Tech Speaker, YouTuber, Dometrain Author, and .NET content creator.

Hannes is a developer, a coach and a father of 3.

In software development, he has always had a passion for performance, databases, distributed systems and large scale applications. He's always weighing every solution's benefits against its drawbacks, reducing friction where possible.

As a coach, he is enthusiastic about knowledge sharing, personal growth and building careers. Building a company culture around learning is what gets him out of bed.

In his free time, when he’s not building LEGO® castles with his kids, he likes to spend time building guitars, playing chess, mountain biking and doing all round geeky stuff.

You can often find him on stage at the conference afterparty, especially as the guitarist of Dylan Beattie & the Linebreakers.

Jason has 2 decades of C++ experience and is a regular conference speaker, developer, and trainer. He has been publishing weekly C++ videos on his YouTube channel, C++ Weekly, since 2016. 

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

Johan has been developing software since 1996 and has worked with .NET since version 1.0. With extensive experience as a lead developer and architect for .NET solutions, he is deeply passionate about clean coding and test-driven development. At JMAC Software Solutions and Bergler, he designs architectures for .NET solutions and coaches and trains developers in the domain of software engineering in general and Microsoft technologies in particular. 

Kristoffer is a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies for Web Development & .NET. He is the maintainer of multiple OSS Blazor projects that focus on enabling access to the native APIs of the browser, like audio processing, media streaming, and file access via C# in Blazor.

Kristoffer has a big heart ❤️ for humanity & inclusion. Have been called idealistic. Previous Head of Front End at the Norwegian Red Cross and currently working as a Principal Front End Developer at Variant building education systems of the future for Sikt. He has been working with the web since the 1990s GeoCities era. Specializing in usability, design and interfaces. A "Nordic citizen" from Sweden 🇸🇪 with roots on the Åland Islands 🇦🇽 and in Finland 🇫🇮, now living in Oslo Norway 🇳🇴.

Legare Kerrison is an Open Source Engineer and Developer Advocate on Red Hat's AI team. She focuses on open source tools for building and deploying AI. She aims to make technical complexity digestible. She’s a tree hugger and avid matcha fan. Based in Boston.

I help organizations design, build, and optimize secure, scalable Microsoft Azure platforms that deliver measurable business results.
For over 20 years, I’ve guided enterprise leaders and product teams through high-stakes cloud adoption, complex migrations, and performance optimization—combining deep technical expertise with a calm, collaborative style that keeps teams focused and projects on track.

My work includes:

- (Enterprise) cloud adoption & migration – ensuring smooth transitions with minimal risk
- Cost optimization & performance tuning – making Azure investments more efficient
- Security & compliance – protecting business-critical systems and data
- Platform engineering & landing zones – building robust foundations for innovation

I’ve been honored with nine consecutive Microsoft MVP awards for my contributions to the global Azure and .NET community. Outside client projects, I speak at international conferences and run workshops that turn complex cloud concepts into actionable insights.
Recent events include VS Live, NDC London, Oslo & Porto; SDD London; Copenhagen Developers Festival; Techorama Netherlands & Belgium; DevSum Sweden, Update Confs, and Developer Week Germany.

Now, as founder of LoekD Consultancy BV, I partner with organizations ready to accelerate their Azure journey—whether that means starting fresh in the cloud or unlocking more value from what you already have, accelerated with the power of AI. 

Contact me for full projects, workshops or sparring sessions. 

📬 Let’s connect:
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/loekd
- GitHub: github.com/loekd
- BlueSky: bsky.app/profile/loekd.com

Luise is an Azure & Power Platform Architect based in Germany. She is an awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional working with organizations that want to move beyond digital theatre. Her focus is on AI-enabled solutions that are designed to last in real-world environments. She helps teams build accessible apps, robust data models, and automation that respects governance, compliance, and human effort. A recurring theme in her work is making the invisible visible: unmeasured work, emotional load, operational friction, and the real cost of “quick wins”. Her motto "Changing the world one app at a time" stems from her extensive work with non-profit organizations.
Alongside client work, Luise writes and speaks about productivity myths, pseudo-agile practices, AI readiness, and why many digital initiatives fail long before technology becomes the problem. She is known for combining clear technical guidance with a sharp eye for organizational patterns; and for asking the uncomfortable questions others tend to avoid.

When not working and traveling, she is a runner, a mother of (teenage) dragons, a LEGO-builder and a lover of the number 42. Her favorite color is #ff69b4. 

Mackenzie is a developer advocate with a passion for DevOps and code security. As the co-founder and former CTO of a health tech startup, he learnt first-hand how critical it is to build secure applications with robust developer operations. 
Today as the Developer Advocate at GitGuardian, Mackenzie is able to share his passion for code security with developers and works closely with research teams to show how malicious actors discover and exploit vulnerabilities in code. 


Software Engineer, Cyber Security Champion at Maersk. Passionate about frontend development, secure coding practices, testing, Devops, data analytics and automation. I am also certified in Cybersecurity by ISC2 and CompTIA Security +. Occasionally writes blogs at https://dev.to/ms_74 and speaks at conferences. My goal is to make secure and quality solutions that benefits businesses and makes peoples lives easier.

Hello! I'm Masuma Shariff, a cybersecurity professional at Advania through the Early Years Program. I'm currently expanding my expertise by learning to use Microsoft Purview, Entra ID, and the Defender suite.

I'm passionate about empowering women in tech, which has led me to deliver two TEDx talks on ‘Women in Tech’ [which you can watch here; https://www.ted.com/talks/masuma_shariff_the_power_of_technology_for_women?subtitle=en] and become an active member of the Advania Women’s Network.

Looking ahead, I aim to advance my expertise in cybersecurity, take on leadership roles, and inspire more women to join the tech industry.

Matthijs is a Coding Architect at Xebia. With a strong focus on Azure and AI, he helps clients achieve more on Azure. Matthijs has a passion for creating good work environments, writing great code, and building amazing teams.

Matthijs trained and led teams in different countries. He strongly believes that remote and distributed teams can be just as (or more) effective than sitting in the same old office together. Matthijs received the Microsoft MVP Award for five consecutive years.

I’m a Software Engineer and a Developer Advocate at Google in London. I build tools, demos, tutorials, and give talks to educate and help developers to be successful on Google Cloud.

Mish is a multi-talented personality in the tech and gaming communities. Mish has worked in the technology space for the last decade and has a tonne of experience in developer advocacy, community management, marketing, and content creation. Mish has spoken at over 380 events on topics like AI, the future of work, communication, teamwork, and has given technical demos. She's a respected leader in the hackathon community, having won, organised, and mentored over 100 hackathons.
 
Mish is a successful entrepreneur and founder, having co-founded several companies – including an artificial intelligence company, and as a result, sits at the forefront of Melbourne’s science, tech, esports, and startup scenes. In her 'spare' time she’s a streamer, journalist, loves playing sports, and is always working on something exciting.

Mihaela is an Experienced Software Architect at Systematic, Romania, and an Oracle ACE Associate for Java. Ph.D in artificial neural network algorithms, Assistant Professor at the University of Cybernetics and Informatics in Bucharest, she is a dedicated lead developer and architect who enjoys sharing her knowledge. 

In her professional career, spanning over 14+ years, she worked for telecom and defence domains with a focus on Java, Spring Boot, C, C#, Scala and Angular.

Apart from her passion for programming, she loves parrots, she is enthusiastic about traveling the world and doing a lot of sports, from running at marathons, martial arts and to different aerobic trainings. 












Lucky is an Executive and the Head of Specialised Consulting, Research and Development at BBD - a global bespoke software solutions firm. As a software engineer, he has experience in building and maintaining enterprise software in the banking, insurance, telecommunications and education sectors with varying tech-stacks; from VB6 and .Net to web and cloud technologies.
Lucky is an educator, teaching Game Design and Computer Science at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and is the co-organiser of the Johannesburg-based JavaScript-focused meetup: Jozi.JS.

Nick is a Content Creator focusing on C# & .NET and an Author and Founder of the educational platform Dometrain.

Nico Vermeir is a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, where he has a strong focus on application innovation and AI.

Being a strong believer in the importance of communities he tries to share knowledge wherever he can, be it on Twitter, at a user group or conference. He has spoken on many international conferences such as NDC Oslo, NDC Sydney, NDC London, Swetugg, Build Stuff, DotNext.
Nico is a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies, crew member of Techorama BE and NL and crew member of VISUG, Belgium's largest .NET user group.

In his spare time he enjoys brewing (and tasting) beer, playing the guitar, riding his Harley-Davidson and doing Karate.

Olivia Liddell is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, specializing in cloud solutions for game development, threat detection, and incident response. She has a particular focus on securing high-scale and low-latency environments within the gaming industry. Olivia is passionate about translating complex security concepts into practical, actionable guidance and has created technical training solutions for diverse audiences from enterprise security teams to youth education programs.

Phil is a developer relations engineer for IBM and Google Developer Expert living in Melbourne, Australia. He loves working with JavaScript, TypeScript or Ruby to build web applications and tools to help developers. He once helped build a website that captured the world's favourite sandwich fillings. He has too many GitHub repositories.

Away from the keyboard, Phil listens to ska punk, hangs out with his miniature dachshund (also called Ruby), and is on a mission to discover the world's best beers.

Phil tweets at @philnash and you can find him elsewhere online at https://philna.sh. 

Poornima is a .Net developer with over 10 years of experience in .Net. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeping herself up-to-date with the latest developments in technology. Outside her work, Poornima enjoys music and is undergoing training in Indian Classical music. Based in Langley, UK she mothers a little girl and spends her spare time reading, cooking and watching movies.

Ramona is a developer advocate and software engineer with roots in quality assurance. She owns both views of the product - that of a tester and a developer. Ramona primarily uses this to strengthen trust in test automation and support the testers and developers alike, becoming a Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, Women Techmaker Ambassador, and Cypress ambassador. 

Richard Campbell wrote his first line of code in 1977. His career has spanned the computing industry, both on the hardware and software sides, development, and operations. He was a co-founder of Strangeloop Networks, acquired by Radware in 2013, and was on the board of directors of Telerik, which was acquired by Progress Software in 2014. Today, he is a consultant and advisor to several successful technology firms and hosts three podcasts: .NET Rocks! (www.dotnetrocks.com) for .NET developers, RunAs Radio (www.runasradio.com) for IT Professionals, and Windows Weekly (https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly).

Sander ten Brinke is a Microsoft MVP and Lead Software Engineer at Arcady, a Dutch IT consultancy firm based in Zwolle. He loves working with .NET, Azure, DevOps and a whole lot more. He always stays up to date with all new technology and loves sharing his knowledge with everyone by speaking, blogging, podcasting and more!

Sander is an accomplished speaker, he has spoken at 30+ events, including meetups and big conferences like WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2024 (15k attendees), NDC Oslo 2025, FutureTech and more! He was in the top 3% of the most active speakers on the Sessionize Platform in 2024!

I've been working as a .NET developer for over 16 years now in a variety of industries including government, retail and manufacturing. But I've been hacking around with computer code since I was old enough to read my Dad's copy of the ZX Spectrum BASIC coders manual. 

I've been speaking about Functional C# at various user groups and conferences around the UK, USA,  Europe and Australia and am particularly interested in seeing just how far we can push C# without breaking it.  

In 2023 I released my first technical book: "Functional Programming with C#", published by O'Reilly Media.  

When I'm not coding, or running after my two small children, I have been known to enjoy the classic series of Doctor Who, Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, Cryptic Crosswords, and rather more coffee than is probably good for me.

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to participate in the active .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton. He enjoys contributing to and maintaining OSS projects. You can find Steve online at his blog, www.stevejgordon.co.uk, and on most social media platforms as @stevejgordon.

Susanne (She/Her) is a C# backend engineer in the .NET stack who loves clean, maintainable code, automating the boring stuff, and letting tools like Renovate do the heavy lifting. She started her career as a full-stack developer, but these days she’s all about backend magic—automation, productivity, and building software for critical infrastructure that is reliable, robust, and built to keep things running.

As an international conference speaker, Susanne shares clear, relatable stories about building software, working smarter with automation, and boosting developer productivity, all delivered in a practical, approachable, and yes, sometimes fun way. She also champions inclusive, neurodiverse-friendly environments in tech.

When she’s not coding or speaking, Susanne enjoys exploring creative projects and slaying demons in Diablo IV. Her approach to work and life is rooted in curiosity, creativity, and finding joy in the process—whether that’s writing code, telling stories, or leveling up her character in-game.


After one year as a developer in software consultancy firm in Oslo, he moved to Copenhagen to try his luck. He is fascinated with how humans communicate their visions and intentions through programming languages. This manifests itself in a interest in functional programming. And since he is currently a React Native developer this makes Typescript the most relevant language to explore. He currently works at the national broadcaster in Denmark: DR (Danmarks Radio).

Tom van den Berg is a lead developer at Info Support.
As a developer he is part of a team that realizes new and innovative solutions.
Tom likes to think outside of the box and he gets a lot of energy from sharing knowledge and encourage other people to think outside of the box.

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You may read more about Venkat and Agile Developer, Inc. at http://agiledeveloper.com.

Will is a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, working in the Industry Solutions Engineering team. 

Will has extensive experience in software development, building solutions in the financial, health and agricultural industries. Will has also previously been a Microsoft MVP for Kubernetes and Open Source before joining Microsoft.

Will regularly speaks at conferences, user groups and developer events around the world, such as Microsoft Ignite, NDC Conferences, and Techorama. When he is away from his keyboard, you'll find him hiking around the countryside.

NDC { Copenhagen }

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