With SharePoint Server 2019 recently released and the continued development of SharePoint Online in Office 365, SharePoint is always changing. While it may look and function differently for different organizations, it remains the backbone for business documents across the world—whether files reside in SharePoint Server, SharePoint Online, or in OneDrive, or Microsoft Teams in Office 365.

Along with SharePoint, what it means to be a SharePoint Influencer is also changing. In 2018, being a SharePoint Influencer goes beyond solely the SharePoint platform. SharePoint leaders are also Office 365 leaders, as they help businesses move to the Office 365 cloud. As such, our annual Top 25 SharePoint Influencers in Europe list for 2018 recognizes and celebrates SharePoint experts who are helping organizations make the leap to the cloud.

The Top 25 SharePoint Influencers in Europe for 2018

1. Waldek Mastykarz
   Head of Product - Rencore
   @waldekm
   Netherlands
2. Elio Struyf
   Senior Developer and Architect - Valo
   @eliostruyf
   Belgium
3. Phil Worrell
   ICT Engineer and Business Analyst - Swisscom
   @Worrelpa
   Switzerland
4. Hans Brender
   Cloud Productivity Evangelist - Bright Skies GmbH
   @HansBrender
   Germany
5. Matthias Einig
   CEO and Founder - Rencore
   @mattein
   Germany
6. Ragnar Heil
   Channel Manager - Quest Software
   @ragnarh
   Germany
7. Stefan Bauer
   Information Architect, Consultant, Web Designer and Developer
   @StfBauer
   Austria
8. Maarten Eekels
   CTO and Managing Partner - Portiva
   @maarteneekels
   Netherlands
9. Paul Keijzers
   Office 365 Modern Workplace Consultant and Speaker - Wortell
   @KbWorks
   Netherlands
10. Ahmad Najjar
    Senior Consultant, Office Server and Services, SharePoint, MS Flow - Infoworker
    @ahmadn82
    Norway
11. Patrick Guimonet
    Founder and Owner - Abalon
    @patricg
    France
12. Fabio Franzini
    Senior SharePoint Consultant & Trainer
    @franzinifabio
    Italy
13. Martina Grom
    Management and Co-Founder - atwork.at
    @magrom
    Austria
14. Rick Van Rousselt
    CTO and Office 365/Cloud & Bot Solution Architect - Advantive
    @RickVanRousselt
    Belgium
15. Luis Valencia
    SharePoint Solutions Architect - PwC Belgium
    @levalencia
    Belgium
16. Penelope Coventry
    Author, Independent Consultant, Trainer - Combined Knowledge
    @pjcov
    United Kingdom
17. Adis Jugo
    Director of Product Technology - skybow
    @adisjugo
    Germany
18. Gissur Simonarson
    Senior Solutions Architect - Brightwire
    @GissiSim
    United Kingdom
19. Jasper Oosterveld
    Modern Workplace Consultant, InSpark
    @Jasoosterveld
    Netherlands
20. Michael Greth
    Podcaster, Speaker and Writer
    @Mysharepoint
    Germany
21. Paul Hunt
    Business Productivity Practice Lead - Trustmarque
    @cimares
    United Kingdom
22. Knut Relbe-Moe
    Product Evangelist and Partner Manager - Valo
    @knutrelbemoe
    Norway
23. Serge Luca
    Office 365 Architect, Managing Partner - AG Insurance, ShareQL
    @sergeluca
    Belgium
24. Toni Pohl
    Founder, CTO and Cloud Consultant - atwork
    @atwork
    Austria
25. Maarten Visser
    Creative Director - Connected Services
    @mvisser
    Netherlands

On top of the clouds

There are many SharePoint experts in the Microsoft Partner Network, but it takes much more than expertise to be a top Influencer. The Top 25 SharePoint Influencers in Europe list ranks SharePoint experts based on a quantitative ‘influence’ score that combined engagement and follower base on social sites, blog reach and frequency, depth of topic coverage, citations from other influential bloggers, and feedback from the SharePoint user community.

European SharePoint and Office 365 experts are gathering between November 26 and 29 at the European SharePoint, Office 365 & Azure Conference (ESPC) in Copenhagen. The Top 25 SharePoint Influencers in Europe will be joining us on November 27 on the harmon.ie stand (#2) to celebrate. Be sure to join us if you’re at the event.

David Lavenda, harmon.ie Chief Product Officer, who will be speaking at ESPC, emphasized the impact Influencers have on helping businesses move to Office 365 in the cloud:

“There is so much excitement around Microsoft’s product directions, particularly with the new Microsoft Graph enhancing the Office 365 user experience. In 2019 and beyond, these Influencers will continue to help the community move to SharePoint Online and related Office 365 apps, and will implement its frequent and continuous feature changes with ease and confidence.”

A huge congratulations to the Top 25, and all those that continue to help businesses capitalize on SharePoint, both on-premises and in the cloud.