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Loryan Strant has been in IT for over 20 years working across web design, network infrastructure, servers, IP telephony, with the majority spent designing productivity and communications solutions. He has lived & breathed Office 365 for almost a decade; writing blogs, speaking at conferences, consulting to organisations, and has co-authored two books. Loryan is passionate about enabling people and organisations using technology, enabling them to become more productive.

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Eric Overfield is a Microsoft Regional Director, a dual Microsoft MVP, and a leading expert in Office 365, SharePoint, and Azure development and User Interface design. Mr. Overfield, President and co-founder of PixelMill, has over 20 years experience with web design best practices and techniques, and over 14 years experience with SharePoint. Besides his in-depth knowledge of SharePoint’s capabilities, his expertise includes general SharePoint, Office 365, and Azure technology, design, and architecture along with custom solutions, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3. 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 SharePoint events as well as an active blogger (ericoverfield.com), he discusses all things Microsoft and technology @ericoverfield.

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With almost 20 years of experience in the IT Sector, Stephanie is a leader, an innovator, and skilled problem solver. She has a passion for technology and innovation that led her to co-found the PAIT Group. Stephanie believes that technology can minimize risk and maximize business growth and potential. Stephanie is a recognized member of the SharePoint community where she speaks, writes, and organizes SharePoint events both locally and nationally. Stephanie's community engagement helps keep her fingers on the pulse of technology to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to emerging technologies. She leverages her knowledge and relationships with vendors, peers, and thought leaders into innovative business solutions for each of PAIT's clients. As president and managing partner of PAIT Group, Stephanie leverages her experience and develops relationships to build a dynamic environment for her clients that ensure the right solutions are developed to address their unique business critical projects and issues

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Patrick has a 20+ years’ experience as Enterprise Solutions Architect. He has a successful track record of technical expertise for Office 365, SharePoint, SQL Server and Oracle RDBMS. He is a former Microsoft employee in France. He now works for his own company Abalon created in 2011.

He was speakers (and organizer) of many SharePoint and Office 365 events like SharePoint Saturdays Paris, Monaco, Dubai, Netherlands, Barcelona, Helsinki, ..., European SharePoint Conference, European Collaboration Summit, MS TechDays Paris, Modern Workplace Conference Paris...

He leads aOS Community which has run more than 25 events worldwide (from Canada to India and Malaysia).

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Melissa is a Microsoft MVP in the Business Applications category and an Office 365 consultant. She is the author of an end user guide called "Mastering Microsoft Teams". Melissa is a member of the PowerAppsUG and FlowUG Board of Advisors and is the co-organizer of the DC Flow User Group.

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Andy Talbot is an Independent Microsoft 365 Consultant & Microsoft MVP (Office Apps & Services), who likes to live life on the bleeding edge of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Andy is very active in the Microsoft 365 community - you can find a number of his public activities listed on his Microsoft MVP Profile - https://www.mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5003058 and also via his tweets @SharePointAndy (https://twitter.com/SharePointAndy).

Andy specialises in the strategic, functional & technical aspects of the Modern Workplace (+ Teamwork) & Modern Desktop space (powered by Microsoft 365).

In Andy’s own words “Cut me open and I bleed blue! Why? I have a deep passion for Microsoft 365, which is regularly nourished by my Microsoft & community friends. Today’s Microsoft is not your grandfather’s Microsoft, and I’m proud to be part of one of the world’s BEST communities! I love sharing my knowledge and experience and I equally also love hearing your stories too". You’ll regularly find Andy at many of AvePoint’s UK in-person and global online events.

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Paul J. Swider is a known international speaker, author and the co-founder and CTO of RealActivity an organization focused on streamlining healthcare operations and research using a proprietary blockchain based technology. Paul has over 25 years of proven computer science and healthcare technology experience. Paul studied computer science at Champlain College in Vermont and has his BIS degree in Business Information Systems from Hawaii Pacific University. Paul is an accomplished author of several books, speaks internationally and still finds time to teach a programming class to aspiring developers when he can. Paul is currently based out of the Boston area and occasionally gets to chase the tides and winds as an avid boater and sailor at home in Puerto Rico.