2026 PASS Summit Europe
Pre-Con Speakers
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Consultant, Freelance Consultant
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant, Consultant
Alpa Buddhabhatti is a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), working as a Lead Data Engineer and Data Architect. She specializes in building modern, scalable data platforms using Azure technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Logic Apps, and serverless solutions. She also uses Generative AI and Microsoft Foundry with Microsoft Fabric to turn data into meaningful insights and innovation. Alpa is an international speaker at leading events including SQLBits, Microsoft Ignite, and PASS Summit. She is known for making complex Data and AI topics simple, practical, and inspiring—helping professionals grow their skills and confidence in the modern data world.
Brent Ozar
Consultant, Brent Ozar Unlimited
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited, Consultant
I make databases go faster. I love teaching, travel, laughing, and collecting vintage sports cars. Las Vegas. He/him, pan.
Grant Fritchey
Product Advocate, Redgate Software
Grant Fritchey
Redgate Software, Product Advocate
Grant Fritchey is a Data Platform MVP and AWS Community Builder with over 30 years' experience in IT, including time spent in support and development. He works with multiple data platforms including SQL Server and PostgreSQL, as well as multiple cloud platforms. He has also developed in VB, VB.NET, C#, and Java.
Pat Wright
Product Advocate, Redgate
Pat Wright
Redgate, Product Advocate
Pat Wright is an Advocate with Redgate Software. He has been a database professional for 25 years, specializing in PostgreSQL for the past 10 years, after a long career with SQL Server. He has worked across large-scale SaaS platforms, early-stage startups, and a wide range of consulting engagements over the past decade. Pat currently serves as the Sponsor Coordinator for PGUS and as President of Utah Geek Events, and is a frequent speaker in both the PostgreSQL and SQL Server communities. His sessions draw on deep real-world experience with performance, automation, and operational best practices. Outside of tech, he enjoys photography, classic cars, and cycling.
General Session Speakers
Aaron West
Sales Engineer, SIOS Technology Corp
Aaron West
SIOS Technology Corp, Sales Engineer
Aaron West serves as one of the Sales Engineers at SIOS Technology Corp. With more than 20 years in the IT industry and more than 10 years working specifically in the field of high availability and load balancing, he offers a substantial wealth of knowledge to enterprises aiming to establish unbreakable systems. His consultancy and implementation efforts have spanned diverse industry verticals including healthcare, finance, government, and others, allowing him to represent specialised vendors proficient in high availability, disaster recovery, and fault-tolerant computing methodologies.
Akanksha Sheoran
Amazon
Akanksha Sheoran
Amazon
Akanksha Sheoran is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience serving global and public sector customers. In her current role, she leads the Data & AI practice for AWS Global Customers across EMEA and APAC. She works closely with organisations to accelerate their digital transformation journeys through the strategic adoption of Data & AI solutions.
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Consultant, Freelance Consultant
Alpa Buddhabhatti
Freelance Consultant, Consultant
Alpa Buddhabhatti is a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), working as a Lead Data Engineer and Data Architect. She specializes in building modern, scalable data platforms using Azure technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Logic Apps, and serverless solutions. She also uses Generative AI and Microsoft Foundry with Microsoft Fabric to turn data into meaningful insights and innovation. Alpa is an international speaker at leading events including SQLBits, Microsoft Ignite, and PASS Summit. She is known for making complex Data and AI topics simple, practical, and inspiring—helping professionals grow their skills and confidence in the modern data world.
Andre Ebert
Head of AI & Data Innovation, inovex GmbH
Andre Ebert
inovex GmbH, Head of AI & Data Innovation
Andre is Head of AI & Data Innovation at inovex, where he oversees the strategic direction, architecture, and implementation of the Microsoft Data Platform and Microsoft Fabric. As a proven machine learning expert, he has extensive experience bridging the gap between applied AI research and modern enterprise data architecture. Having previously focused on developing intelligent data products in the fields of Industrial IoT and Predictive Maintenance, Andre now leads teams in building scalable, AI-driven data ecosystems. In his doctoral research, he conducted in-depth studies on the “human-in-the-loop” paradigm and the essential role of UI/UX in the machine learning lifecycle. He now brings this user-centered perspective to the design of modern Microsoft data environments. Andre is an active member of the tech community and speaks regularly at meetups and conferences. At the PASS Summit, he shares his practical experience with Microsoft Fabric, the integration of AI solutions into business processes, and the future of modern data platforms.
Andreas Jordan
Principal Consultant, ORDIX AG
Andreas Jordan
ORDIX AG, Principal Consultant
Andreas Jordan is a Principal Consultant at ORDIX AG. He has been advising customers on the configuration and optimization of database systems for over 20 years. In his function he is very familiar with both Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. In addition to his consulting activities, Andreas Jordan also works as a speaker at the ORDIX seminar center.
Ben Weissman
Data Passionist, Solisyon
Ben Weissman
Solisyon, Data Passionist
Ben has been working with SQL Server since SQL Server 6.5, mainly in the BI/Datawarehousing field. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, an author of multiple books and video courses as well as a regular speaker at national and international events. Ben is also a co-organizer of events like DataGrillen, New Stars of Data, SQL Konferenz, Data Left Unattended, Data Saturday Rheinland and Vienna, dataminutes, dativerse as well as a volunteer and mentor for many other Data Platform events.
Bjoern Peters
Founder, CraftedSQL
Bjoern Peters
CraftedSQL, Founder
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Brent Ozar
Consultant, Brent Ozar Unlimited
Brent Ozar
Brent Ozar Unlimited, Consultant
I make databases go faster. I love teaching, travel, laughing, and collecting vintage sports cars. Las Vegas. He/him, pan.
Chanpreet Singh
Senior Data & AI Architect, AWS
Chanpreet Singh
AWS, Senior Data & AI Architect
I have nearly 19 Years of experience in various databases, and data analytics solutions and have worked with multiple Fortune 100 companies in the past. Currently I am working as Senior Data & AI Architect with AWS.
Chris Madden
Solution Lead, Storage, Google Cloud
Chris Madden
Google Cloud, Solution Lead, Storage
Chris hails from California and is a problem solving engineer at heart. Over the last 25 years he's taken part in technology trends from proprietary systems through to Cloud native designs, and the ever increasing importance of IT as a competitive advantage. These days Chris is a Solution Lead at Google Cloud focusing on compute and storage infrastructure solutions to support the most demanding applications.
Christoph Petersen
Head of EMEA Migrations Practice, Google
Christoph Petersen
Google, Head of EMEA Migrations Practice
Christoph is leading the EMEA Migrations Practice, helping customers to migrate workloads to Google Cloud at scale. He specializes on Microsoft workloads running on Google Cloud, addressing both the technical and commercial aspects. Before joining Google, Christoph held various roles at Microsoft in consulting and in technical pre-sales for Azure. Christoph has been speaking at conferences such as Microsoft TechCon, Google Tech Summit, PASS Data Community Summit as well as user groups like Azure Meetups and Google Cloud community events.
Erland Sommarskog
Consultant, Erland Sommarskog SQL-Konsult AB
Erland Sommarskog
Erland Sommarskog SQL-Konsult AB, Consultant
Erland Sommarskog is an independent consultant based in Stockholm, working with SQL Server since 1991. He was first awarded SQL Server MVP in 2001, and has been re-awarded every year since. His focus is on systems development with the SQL Server Database Engine and his passion is to help people to write better SQL Server applications.
Jon Voege
Inspari
Jon Voege
Inspari
Jon is a Principal Consultant at Inspari, working with Solution Architecture and delivering Microsoft Fabric, Power BI & Power Platform solutions. He is passionate about Low-code development, and a huge believer in putting data analytics into the hands of the business user.
Juliana Smith
Analytics and Reporting Lead, Smart Frames UI
Juliana Smith
Smart Frames UI, Analytics and Reporting Lead
Juliana Smith is a multi‑award‑winning data and reporting expert with a background in Physical Oceanography and over 15 years of experience turning complex information into clear, actionable insights. Since 2020, she has specialised in Power BI, delivering scalable data solutions while championing accessibility as a core design principle. A recognised advocate for inclusive data experiences, Juliana ensures that Power BI reports are not only visually effective but also usable by everyone, aligning her work with WCAG guidelines to remove barriers and support equitable decision‑making. She is the creator of PBIX A11y, the free browser‑based accessibility checker for Power BI, and an international speaker on accessible design, inclusive analytics, and practical approaches to building reports that work for all users.
Kellyn Gorman
Product Advocate, Redgate
Kellyn Gorman
Redgate, Product Advocate
Kellyn Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer at Redgate She's the previous director of Data and AI at Silk, and the Oracle SME in Azure at Microsoft. With a robust background in cloud technology and a passion for promoting its merits and potential, I am thrilled to spearhead conversations and actions that help shape the future of this industry. Kellyn has authored numerous technical books, white papers and solution repositories in Github on database, AI and engineering topics.
Laura Copeland
Solutions Engineer, Redgate
Laura Copeland
Redgate, Solutions Engineer
Passionate about bringing technology and people together, Laura works as a solutions engineer to help people adopt DevOps practices into their database strategy.
Michael Banck
Technical Lead PostgreSQL, credativ GmbH
Michael Banck
credativ GmbH, Technical Lead PostgreSQL
Michael Banck has been active in the Open Source community for over 25 and in the PostgreSQL community for over 10 years. He is currently the PostgreSQL Technical Lead at credativ GmbH, where he join in 2009. He is a PostgreSQL Significant Contributor and a Debian Developer, as well as contributor to Patroni and several other PostgreSQl-related projects. Michael has consulted and supported numerous customers over the years, both in the daily operations of PostgreSQL and in the planning and implementation of high-availability and other solutions. He has also presented talks at various Open Source conferences including FOSDEM, PGConf.EU, PGDay Chicago, Postgres Vision, Percona Live, DebConf and FrOSCon.
Per Christopher Undheim
Product Manager, dbWatch AS
Per Christopher Undheim
dbWatch AS, Product Manager
Per Christopher Undheim is a Product Manager at dbWatch working closely with R&D, operations, and customers on dbWatch Control Center and database management solutions for SQL Server and Oracle environments. He is actively involved in product development, customer deployments, tuning, and technical best practices, helping customers get the most out of dbWatch Control Center in complex enterprise environments. He also has a strong background in security and compliance from previous roles before joining dbWatch. Outside of work, he is an avid drone builder and pilot who enjoys designing his own electronics and 3D prints.
Peter Kruis
SQL Consultant, Kruis Database Consultancy
Peter Kruis
Kruis Database Consultancy, SQL Consultant
Peter is a SQL Consultant at Monin-IT who enjoys working across the full spectrum of SQL Server since 2010, though he likes the performance tuning the most. Since stepping into the speaker scene in 2023, he has shared his knowledge at events like SQLBits and SQL/Data Saturday. Peter’s sessions are known for being informative, demo-filled and delivered with an approachable style that is very suitable for newcomers and accidental DBA's. Whether it’s diving into wait stats, tackling tricky query plans, or just having a laugh while learning something new; Peter is always up for making SQL a little more fun.
Richard Douglas
Redgate
Richard Douglas
Redgate
Shubhangi Goyal
Senior Analyst, Admiral
Shubhangi Goyal
Admiral, Senior Analyst
Shubhangi is multi award-winning senior Data & AI professional and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to agile startups. With a decade of experience across data analytics, data science, data strategy, and AI, she specializes in leveraging algorithms to extract insights, surface patterns, and decode human language in complex datasets. She currently serves as a senior analyst at a leading FTSE 100 financial services and insurance firm in the UK. Previously, she led high-impact AI and data initiatives at ICS AI Ltd, delivering cutting-edge technology to the UK public sector. She holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering and an MSc in Business Analytics from the University of Bath. An international speaker, Shubhangi has delivered talks in 14 countries across the globe. She leads the London Chapter of Women in Data, championing the next generation of women in tech, and co-founded Builders Foundry, a community-driven platform where practitioners learn from real-world experience. She is also a verified expert and mentor on TopMate.
Stephanie Reis
Analytics Engineer, AAA Washington
Stephanie Reis
AAA Washington, Analytics Engineer
Stephanie Reis is a skilled data professional based in the Greater Seattle Area. With over a decade of experience in data engineering, database administration, SQL development, and statistical analysis, she has a proven track record of designing and implementing data solutions that enhance organizational efficiency and support data-driven decision-making.
Steve Jones
Product Advocate, Redgate Software
Steve Jones
Redgate Software, Product Advocate
Steve Jones has been working with databases and computers for over two decades. He has worked with SQL Server since 1991, from v4.2 through SQL Server 2016. He has been a DBA, developer, and manager in a variety of large and small companies across multiple industries. In 2001 Steve founded SQLServerCentral with two partners and has been publishing technical articles and facilitating discussions among SQL Server professionals ever since. He currently is the full-time editor of SQLServerCentral, as well as an evangelist for Redgate Software. Steve is a 10-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP and lives on a horse ranch in Colorado.