2026 TrailBlazor Conference

Daniel Roth

Daniel Roth is the Principal Product Manager for ASP.NET Core & Blazor at Microsoft.

David Ortinau

David is a Principal Product Manager for .NET Client Apps at Microsoft, focused on .NET MAUI. A .NET developer since 2002, and versed in a range of programming languages, he has developed web, environmental, and mobile experiences for a wide variety of industries. After several successes with tech startups and running his own software company, he joined Microsoft to follow his passion: crafting tools that help developers create better app experiences.

Brady Gaster

Brady Gaster is a PM Architect in the CoreAI division at Microsoft where he works on Apps, Agents, MIDI, and most recently, Squad.

Adam Ratzman

Adam Ratzman works on Aspire tooling at Microsoft

Shaun Walker

Shaun Walker is the original creator of Oqtane and DotNetNuke (DNN), web application frameworks which have earned the recognition of being amongst the most pioneering and widely adopted Open Source projects native to the Microsoft platform. He has 30+ years professional experience in architecting and implementing enterprise software solutions for private and public organizations. Based on his significant community contributions he has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for over 17 years. He was recognized in 2011 as a leading entrepreneur in the BIV Forty Under 40 business awards, and is currently the Founder of a boutique software consulting firm, Devessence, which focuses primarily on Microsoft technology solutions.

Michael Washington

Michael Washington is a .NET C# developer. He has extensive knowledge in process improvement, billing systems, and student information systems. He is a Microsoft MVP and a member of the Oqtane Core Team. He has a son, Zachary and resides in Los Angeles with his wife Valerie.

Rocky Lhotka

Rocky Lhotka is the VP of Strategy at Xebia Microsoft Services and leads the vision and direction of its software development solutions and services. He leverages his extensive experience and knowledge of framework design and implementation, distributed systems architecture, and cloud and container technologies to help clients achieve their business goals and deliver value to their customers. He is also the creator of the CSLA .NET open-source development framework, which enables developers to create scalable, maintainable, and secure object-oriented applications. He is a member of the Microsoft Regional Director and MVP programs, as well as the co-chair of the Visual Studio Live! and the chair of the Cloud & Containers Live conferences. Rocky is passionate about advancing the software industry and empowering developers to build better software.