Meet Samichi Saluja, a person of unique journey and boundless curiosity. Starting her career with a knack for coding post her BTech, she soon found her true calling in the realm of marketing and decided to dive in headfirst after earning her MBA.

As she stepped into the marketing domain, she quickly became the person to turn to for brand storytelling, advertising, and strategic planning across different high-growth industries. Her roles at Vodafone Idea Ltd and The Walt Disney Company weren't just jobs—they were platforms where she connected brands with audiences in a way that made a real difference.

Her adventure continued at QYou Media Inc, where, as an Assistant Vice President, she launched their TV channel, bringing a whole new level of engagement to the brand.

And Samichi doesn't stop at what's known. She's been exploring and dissecting AI tools, but from a consumer perspective, always keen on finding fresh, new ways to connect with audiences.

Now based in Burnaby, BC, Samichi is all about helping brands share their stories in the most relatable way. Her upcoming session, "Look, Who's Buying? Beyond Persona Playbook," is not just a presentation—it’s a fun yet insightful dive into the world of marketing personas, offering everyone a new way to look at the market.

Meet Samichi Saluja, a person of unique journey and boundless curiosity. Starting her career with a knack for coding post her BTech, she soon found her true calling in the realm of marketing and decided to dive in headfirst after earning her MBA. ... Show more

Oluebube, affectionately known as Bube, is an award-winning software engineer in the cloud native space. She has over eight years of experience as a software engineer and has successfully led engineering teams to deliver high-impact software solutions.

Bube is passionate about open source and tech communities. When she is not working, she spends her time working with communities. Some communities she still actively contributes to include Kubernetes Org, Open Source Community Africa, Women Who Code, and Facebook Developer Circles.

Oluebube, affectionately known as Bube, is an award-winning software engineer in the cloud native space. She has over eight years of experience as a software engineer and has successfully led engineering teams to deliver high-impact software solution... Show more

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Tomaž Kaštrun is a SQL Server developer and data scientist with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of business warehousing, development, ETL, database administration, and query tuning. He holds over 15 years of experience in data analysis, data mining, statistical research, and machine learning. He is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP for data platform and has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since version 2000. He is a blogger, author of many articles, a frequent speaker at the community and Microsoft events. He is an avid coffee drinker who is passionate about fixed gear bikes. In 2018 he co-authored book "SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services with R".

Tomaž Kaštrun is a SQL Server developer and data scientist with more than 15 years of experience in the fields of business warehousing, development, ETL, database administration, and query tuning. He holds over 15 years of experience in data analysis... Show more

Bartek Płotka is a Senior Software Engineer at Google. SWE by heart, with an SRE background, currently working on Cloud Observability. Previously Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat. Author of "Efficient Go" book with O'Reilly. As the co-founder of the CNCF Thanos project and core maintainer of various open-source projects, including Prometheus, he enjoys building OSS communities and maintainable, reliable distributed systems, ideally in Go. CNCF TAG Observability Technical Lead.

Bartek Płotka is a Senior Software Engineer at Google. SWE by heart, with an SRE background, currently working on Cloud Observability. Previously Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat. Author of "Efficient Go" book with O'Reilly. As the co-founder o... Show more

Patrick LeBlanc is a currently a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and a contributing partner to Guy in a Cube. Along with his 15+ years’ experience in IT he holds a Masters of Science degree from Louisiana State University. He is the author and co-author of five SQL Server books. Prior to joining Microsoft he was awarded Microsoft MVP award for his contributions to the community. Patrick is a regular speaker at many SQL Server Conferences and Community events.

Patrick LeBlanc is a currently a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and a contributing partner to Guy in a Cube. Along with his 15+ years’ experience in IT he holds a Masters of Science degree from Louisiana State University. He is the author and... Show more

Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community, strategy, governance, metrics, and more. She has spoken at over 100 industry events and has a BS in computer science, an MBA, and a PhD. In her spare time she enjoys reading science fiction, running, and traveling.

Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and ... Show more

Day job: data steaming & system architecture. Night gig: IoT and random project hacking. Far too long working with massive data processing, ingest and enterprise applications

Day job: data steaming & system architecture. Night gig: IoT and random project hacking. Far too long working with massive data processing, ingest and enterprise applications Show more

Alexander is a Principal Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading RDS Red Team.

Alexander was working as MySQL principal consultant/architect for over 15 years, started with MySQL AB in 2006 (company behind MySQL database), Sun Microsystems, Oracle and then Percona. His security pentest/red teaming interest started with playing CTFs and performing opensource security research. Alexander is leading RDS (relational database as a service) Red Team at Amazon Web Services.

Alexander is a Principal Security at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading RDS Red Team. Alexander was working as MySQL principal consultant/architect for over 15 years, started with MySQL AB in 2006 (company behind MySQL database), Sun Microsystems... Show more

I'm a Product Manager with over 5+ years of expertise in AI, Cloud, SaaS & EdTech products. Currently, I drive product strategy at a leading AI-Automation SaaS platform in the USA and have previously worked for an Asian EdTech unicorn for four years leading their technology & strategy initiatives.

My educational background is in Computer Science from IIT Delhi, which is one of the top Engineering colleges in Asia, and research experience in Artificial Intelligence from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany.

Besides my day job, I have been featured as thought leader in leading technology media outlets who have recognized my contribution to AI & startup ecosystem in general. Links to few of these articles:

https://www.business-standard.com/content/specials/crafting-digital-experiences-with-a-human-touch-123100500443_1.html
https://www.thetechoutlook.com/news/a-better-tomorrow-tech-for-good/

I was a speaker on AI at the 17th European Identity & Cloud (EIC) Conference 2024 in Berlin, addressing over 1500 attendees (link: https://www.kuppingercole.com/speakers/3472), Meet Magento Conference 2024 by Adobe where I presented my AI keynote to more than 1000 participants (link to my speaking video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MOhjorhOJhrWg4Bm81l-Cp3heWrTGobq/view?usp=drive_link) and a speaker on AI at Experts Live Microsoft 2024. Additionally, I was a panelist at the Premier Technology Confluence 2024, featured in ANI News which has a monthly readership of 2.4 million (link to the article: https://www.aninews.in/news/business/premier-technology-amp-innovation-confluence-2024-hosted-by-the-business-fame-a-celebration-of-cutting-edge-tech-and-expertise20240405162206/).

I have also been awarded the Young Achievers’ Award (Technology) by Indian Achievers Forum 2023-24 (link: https://www.iafindia.com/ms-aishwarya-rai/) and Technology & Innovation Leader of the Year Award 2023-24 which was also featured in Asia's leading news daily "The Print" with a readership of more than 8 million per month (link to the article: https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/indian-leadership-summit-awards-2024-a-resounding-success-in-pune/1972382/#:~:text=*%20Technology%20and%20Innovation%20Leader%20of%20the%20Year%20%E2%80%93%20Aishwarya%20Rai%2C%20Product%20Manager%2C%20Sofy.AI)

I mentor early-stage startups and entrepreneurs and currently volunteer as an advisor, mentor and jury member for several startup incubators, accelerators and educational platforms such as Alchemist Accelerator (USA), Faster Capital (UAE) and GrowthMentor (Europe).

I'm a Product Manager with over 5+ years of expertise in AI, Cloud, SaaS & EdTech products. Currently, I drive product strategy at a leading AI-Automation SaaS platform in the USA and have previously worked for an Asian EdTech unicorn for four years ... Show more

Chloe McAree is a Senior Software Engineer at Hamilton Robson. She has experience working on small research prototypes using cutting edge technologies, right through to building large scale web applications using multiple technology stacks. Chloe is an active member of the global tech community, she has been an AWS Community Builder for the past four years and is also a former Belfast City Lead for Women Who Code. She uses these outlets to share her learnings and experiences through blogs and other events. Chloe was named Engineer of the Year at the UK IT Awards in November 2023.

Chloe McAree is a Senior Software Engineer at Hamilton Robson. She has experience working on small research prototypes using cutting edge technologies, right through to building large scale web applications using multiple technology stacks. Chloe is ... Show more

Stephanie is the co-founder and grand high witch at data-witches.com. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who specializes in turning complex data into clear insights using Fabric and Power BI. Known for her practical, approachable style, she shares her expertise through blogging, GitHub tools, and speaking at conferences. She’s passionate about helping others grow their data skills and believes in the power of community and collaboration.

Stephanie is the co-founder and grand high witch at data-witches.com. She is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP who specializes in turning complex data into clear insights using Fabric and Power BI. Known for her practical, approachable style, she shares ... Show more

Povezujemo se kroz razne aktivnosti: društvene igre, tabletop RPG-ove, buvljake, radionice za djecu i odrasle, SF&F konvencije, predavanja, Murder Mysterye i kvizove.

Povezujemo se kroz razne aktivnosti: društvene igre, tabletop RPG-ove, buvljake, radionice za djecu i odrasle, SF&F konvencije, predavanja, Murder Mysterye i kvizove. Show more

Abby is a Principal Engineer at Syntasso delivering Kratix, an open-source cloud-native framework for building internal platforms on Kubernetes. Her keen interest in supporting internal development comes from over a decade of experience in consulting and product delivery roles across platform, site reliability, and quality engineering.

Abby is co-lead of the CNCF Platforms Working Group, a Team Topologies Advocate, and co-host of the #CoffeeOps London meetup. Outside of work, Abby spoils her pup Zino and enjoys playing team sports.

Abby is a Principal Engineer at Syntasso delivering Kratix, an open-source cloud-native framework for building internal platforms on Kubernetes. Her keen interest in supporting internal development comes from over a decade of experience in consulting... Show more

Rony is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Tursio. At Tursio we make Generative AI work over enterprise data where customers can ask complex business questions and Tursio understands the question, responds and explains to the user the reasoning behind the response. Tursio does not move any data around and does not add any new infrastructure for providing GenAI capabilities.

Prior to this role, Rony was the General Manager in Amazon Ads delivering Sponsored Products recommendation outside of Amazon on third-party sites which included first party integrations like Pinterest and Brave. Rony was the Head of Product for blended thematic widgets on the Amazon Search Page. His team partnered with several retail teams (Softlines, Hardlines, Consumables, Climate Pledge Friendly)across Amazon to launch blended thematic widget experiences on Amazon search page.

Prior to joining Amazon, Rony was the Sr. Director of the Center of Innovation and Transformation at Microsoft, driving Digital Transformation of the top Azure customers. The Center of Innovation and Transformation led the way in exploring and helping Azure's top customers adopt new technologies, techniques, best practices to digitally transform expand and create value for their businesses. The center of innovation team supported and governed the execution of the Digital Transformation strategy and focused on forward looking opportunities.

Rony is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Tursio. At Tursio we make Generative AI work over enterprise data where customers can ask complex business questions and Tursio understands the question, responds and explains to the user the reason... Show more

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Navya Alapati, a Senior Software Engineer at VISA USA, INC is celebrated for her innovative contributions to data processing with a robust background in designing, developing, maintaining and optimizing database solutions that drive business success. With a deep understanding of SQL Server's capabilities, Navya Alapati has spearheaded numerous projects, delivering high-performance databases that support complex applications and large-scale data processing.

Beyond technical prowess, Navya is passionate about leveraging data for strategic decision-making and innovation. An advocate for continuous learning and community engagement, Navya frequently shares her knowledge through workshops, webinars, and conferences. She is dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment where knowledge and ideas are freely exchanged. As a speaker, Navya brings a wealth of practical experience and a passion for data-driven innovation. She aims to inspire and educate audiences on the latest advancements in SQL Server, data processing, and the transformative power of inclusive practices in technology.

Navya Alapati, a Senior Software Engineer at VISA USA, INC is celebrated for her innovative contributions to data processing with a robust background in designing, developing, maintaining and optimizing database solutions that drive business success.... Show more

I am a software developer with a dream to have an impact to the community and be the solution. I am a strong team player who is able to quickly learn and apply new technologies. I am also a know how who feeds on research and critical thinking. I always give my all in any task i encounter. I strive to get the best out of me. I have trained more than 60 students on software development

I am a software developer with a dream to have an impact to the community and be the solution. I am a strong team player who is able to quickly learn and apply new technologies. I am also a know how who feeds on research and critical thinking. I alwa... Show more

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Sanjay Mishra is a Data and AI product leader in Microsoft. His team builds innovative data and AI products and services on databases.

Sanjay Mishra is a Data and AI product leader in Microsoft. His team builds innovative data and AI products and services on databases. Show more