Venkateswara Reddy Dasireddy is a technology professional with 18+ years of experience in enterprise data analytics, business intelligence, cybersecurity analytics, and application security. His work focuses on transforming complex enterprise and security data into meaningful risk intelligence that supports vulnerability management, remediation prioritization, security metrics, and executive decision-making.

His professional interests include application security risk intelligence, cybersecurity analytics, vulnerability management, enterprise reporting, data-driven risk prioritization, and security decision support. He is also actively working on research and publications related to application security, cyber risk intelligence, and enterprise analytics.

Venkateswara Reddy Dasireddy is a technology professional with 18+ years of experience in enterprise data analytics, business intelligence, cybersecurity analytics, and application security. His work focuses on transforming complex enterprise and sec... Show more

15 + years of experience in AI and Data analytics. Speaker - mentor and trainer

15 + years of experience in AI and Data analytics. Speaker - mentor and trainer Show more

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using modern math, science and logic that divides time evenly, precisely, and accurately, for the first time in the history of time. With humor, philosophy, and curiosity, Tom is able to expand your perception of reality and uncover new systems and patterns that are currently hiding in plain sight.

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using mode... Show more

Giridhar Raj Singh Chowhan is a seasoned software leader with over 17 years of international experience, including more than 13 years at Microsoft. Currently serving as a Senior Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft USA, he has built a distinguished career spanning multiple roles as Technical Program Manager, Solutions Architect, Technical Lead, and Software Engineer across diverse industries including retail, healthcare, agriculture, and manufacturing.
Throughout his tenure at Microsoft, Giridhar has been instrumental in designing and launching major cloud solutions, including Microsoft Cloud for Retail Products (Store Operations Assist, Personalized Shopping AI Agent and Store Operations AI Agent), Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, and Microsoft Vaccination Management. His technical expertise encompasses the full Microsoft ecosystem: Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM applications, Azure services, Power Platform, AI solutions, and data integration platforms—a rare combination that positions him as a unique asset in the digital transformation landscape.
Giridhar's impact extends beyond technical contributions. He led the technical workstream for New Zealand's largest farming co-op digital transformation, one of Microsoft's top 5 global projects, generating multimillion-dollar returns. His work on COVID-19 vaccination portals for King County and Montgomery County demonstrated his ability to deliver critical solutions under pressure. He has authored comprehensive training materials published on Microsoft Learn and contributed to Well Architected frameworks for healthcare and sustainability industries.
As owner and moderator of a LinkedIn technical community with over 14,000 members, including executives from major technology companies, Giridhar actively fosters industry knowledge sharing. His expertise is recognized globally—he was ranked #77 among Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 Influential People worldwide and #6 in Asia by DynamicsWorld.co.uk in 2012.
Giridhar's extensive certification portfolio includes multiple Microsoft Dynamics, Azure, and Power Platform credentials, reinforcing his technical depth. His international experience across the USA, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand, combined with his mentorship of numerous professionals, reflects his commitment to driving innovation and developing talent in the technology sector and is an official member and expert panelist in Forbes Technology Council.

Giridhar Raj Singh Chowhan is a seasoned software leader with over 17 years of international experience, including more than 13 years at Microsoft. Currently serving as a Senior Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft USA, he has built a distinguishe... Show more

Matt is the founder and President of Cynerge Consulting, Inc. (Cynerge), the co-founder of LocalHop, and the co-founder of Paissa Properties, all based in Pontiac. He is an accomplished leader with over 25 years of management experience, with a focus on information technology and business improvement. Matt is experienced at working with C-level executives and senior management on a variety of activities, including strategy, operations, and budget. His projects have saved taxpayers millions of dollars, supported tens of thousands of users, and reduced process times by over 50%. He is a motivated self-starter, speaker, and entrepreneur that is skilled at bringing groups together to orchestrate solutions. Matt moved his companies to Pontiac in the spring of 2017 and loves the gritty up-and-coming attitude in Pontiac, both from the business community and the residents, and is always looking for ways to help drive the city and Michigan forward! He serves on the board of directors for the Small Business Association of Michigan (aka SBAM). Matt has a B.S. in Environmental Planning and an MBA, both from the University of Michigan-Flint.

Matt is the founder and President of Cynerge Consulting, Inc. (Cynerge), the co-founder of LocalHop, and the co-founder of Paissa Properties, all based in Pontiac. He is an accomplished leader with over 25 years of management experience, with a focu... Show more

With over a decade of experience, Matthew, aka the "Decision Engineer", excels in many aspects of the data analytics spectrum. He focuses on smart decision-making, outcome measurement, and operationalising data with strong stakeholder management, and is also a prolific content creator.

With over a decade of experience, Matthew, aka the "Decision Engineer", excels in many aspects of the data analytics spectrum. He focuses on smart decision-making, outcome measurement, and operationalising data with strong stakeholder management, and... Show more

I’m a software developer and systems builder focused on creating scalable web applications, automation workflows, and developer-focused tools. My work spans full-sack web development, AI-assisted workflows, API integrations, and knowledge systems designed to improve developer experience and operational efficiency. I’ve worked on projects involving automation platforms, vector databases, internal support systems, payment integrations, and AI-powered retrieval workflows that help teams turn scattered documentation into accessible, searchable knowledge. I’m particularly interested in the intersection of developer experience, documentation, and practical AI applications for modern engineering teams.

I’m a software developer and systems builder focused on creating scalable web applications, automation workflows, and developer-focused tools. My work spans full-sack web development, AI-assisted workflows, API integrations, and knowledge systems des... Show more

I’m a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer at Namirial, where I work on enterprise AI agents, cloud-native automation, and operational knowledge systems. My background is in Kubernetes, AWS, Keycloak, CI/CD, and observability with Prometheus and Grafana. I focus on using LLMs and MCP to help engineering teams move from production signals to safe, governed actions.

I’m a Forward-Deployed AI Engineer at Namirial, where I work on enterprise AI agents, cloud-native automation, and operational knowledge systems. My background is in Kubernetes, AWS, Keycloak, CI/CD, and observability with Prometheus and Grafana. I f... Show more

John Athayde is a designer and developer who spends his days fighting bad coding practices in the Rails view layer. He runs Meticulous, a product design & branding consultancy that has been shipping with Rails since 1.0. He also is a partner in Ocufii, a startup focused on improving safety through movement notifications. He lives on a small permaculture farm outside of Charlottesville where he can garden and play in the dirt with his wife and four children, chickens, goats, and dairy cow.

John Athayde is a designer and developer who spends his days fighting bad coding practices in the Rails view layer. He runs Meticulous, a product design & branding consultancy that has been shipping with Rails since 1.0. He also is a partner in Ocufi... Show more

C. A. Fillekes is an IBM Red Hat partner engineer, actively porting and testing Kubernetes and OpenShift add-ons and features on the s390x architecture to run on the LinuxONE and System Z platforms.

C. A. Fillekes is an IBM Red Hat partner engineer, actively porting and testing Kubernetes and OpenShift add-ons and features on the s390x architecture to run on the LinuxONE and System Z platforms. Show more

For 20 years Bohdan Dmytryshyn has provided expertise as Solution Architect, Project Manager and Data Analysis consultant in one of the biggest Ukrainian IT outsourcing companies. Altogether, Bohdan has gained 25 years of experience in the universe of data management and software application development (java and open-source stack) and all related fields of software engineering, project management and technology.

For 20 years Bohdan Dmytryshyn has provided expertise as Solution Architect, Project Manager and Data Analysis consultant in one of the biggest Ukrainian IT outsourcing companies. Altogether, Bohdan has gained 25 years of experience in the universe o... Show more

Michael is a 40+ year veteran of the computer industry with a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Michael has worked for Microsoft, IBM, and a number of Microsoft partners. Currently, he is a Decentralized Systems Architect at the Web 7.0 foundation.

Michael is a 40+ year veteran of the computer industry with a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Michael has worked for Microsoft, IBM, and a number of Microsoft partners. Currently, he is a Decentralized Systems Arc... Show more

Igor is an expert in technical solutions and software engineering challenges with more than 15 years of industry experience. Being software engineer, technical lead, software architect and finally business leader for about 10 years in addition to engineering functions, Igor is actively engaged in solving client’s technical problems, facilitating business relationships and organizing technical supervision of client’s projects.

Igor is an expert in technical solutions and software engineering challenges with more than 15 years of industry experience. Being software engineer, technical lead, software architect and finally business leader for about 10 years in addition to eng... Show more

Kate is the Farm to Institution Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. In this role, Kate supports the development of institutional markets, like schools and early care settings, for Minnesota grown and raised foods. She coordinates statewide Farm to School training, technical support, and programming – including Minnesota’s Harvest of the Month program. Prior to her work at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Kate spent six years leading Minneapolis Public Schools’ Farm to School program, overseeing the district’s local food procurement and education. Kate holds a BA from St. Olaf College and a MS in Sustainable Food Systems from Arizona State University. Originally from central Wisconsin, Kate now calls Northfield, MN home.

Kate is the Farm to Institution Coordinator for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. In this role, Kate supports the development of institutional markets, like schools and early care settings, for Minnesota grown and raised foods. She coordinates... Show more

Brendan Murphy doesn’t just lead implementations, he architects transformation. As CEO of Custom Systems, Brendan brings decades of hands-on experience guiding organizations through the complexity of enterprise change. From his early days as a consultant and program manager to his current role driving scalable solutions across industries, Brendan has always championed clarity, accountability, and partnership.
He’s known for turning process maps into strategic roadmaps, and for helping teams move from vendor relationships to true collaboration.

Brendan Murphy doesn’t just lead implementations, he architects transformation. As CEO of Custom Systems, Brendan brings decades of hands-on experience guiding organizations through the complexity of enterprise change. From his early days as a consul... Show more

Oluwatobi Yusuf is a low-code advocate, developer and consultant for about 5 years. He leads the Business Process Reengineering Team at AXA-Mansard.

He supports various clients in their journey towards the modern workplace using Office 365, Power Platform, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and SharePoint Online. He is a 2x Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds a high-level certification in Microsoft power platform, Office 365 and SharePoint/Microsoft Teams.

He specializes in Power App, Power Automate, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Power Virtual Agent, PowerBI, Office 365, SharePoint, migration, and adoption. His emphasis is on customizing Power Platform and SharePoint solutions for individuals and organizations.

Oluwatobi is one of the community leaders for the Nigeria Power Platform User Group.

He was awarded Business Applications MVP status on November 2022.

Oluwatobi Yusuf is a low-code advocate, developer and consultant for about 5 years. He leads the Business Process Reengineering Team at AXA-Mansard. He supports various clients in their journey towards the modern workplace using Office 365, Power... Show more

I help organizations turn fragmented data into real-time decisions — through end-to-end BI solutions built on Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and the broader Azure data ecosystem.
With 5+ years of experience across supply chain, retail, aviation, and food industries, I've worked in international scrum teams delivering everything from legacy Qlik migrations to greenfield Fabric Lakehouse architectures. I specialize in building scalable semantic models, automated data pipelines, and executive-grade dashboards that stakeholders actually use.
-- What I work with:
Power BI (Desktop & Service) · Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Dataflows, Data Factory) · Azure Data Factory · Azure Analysis Services · DAX · Power Query (M) · SQL · Python · PySpark · Tabular Editor · ALM Toolkit · Azure DevOps (CI/CD)
-- Certifications:
• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300)
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)
• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700)
• Databricks Certified: Data Engineer Associate
-- Recognition:
Microsoft Fabric Community Super User — recognized by the Microsoft Azure Data Team for 4 years of sustained community contributions.
Let's connect if you're looking for a BI engineer who delivers measurable impact.

I help organizations turn fragmented data into real-time decisions — through end-to-end BI solutions built on Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and the broader Azure data ecosystem. With 5+ years of experience across supply chain, retail, aviation, and fo... Show more

Shalyn Nystrom is a Principal Consultant in Data Science & Analytics at Source Allies. She is focused on enabling teams to build products with data in mind, empowering leaders to make data-driven decisions, and elevating clients' AI capabilities from experimentation to operationalized solutions. In addition to her breadth of experience across the data gamut, she is a culture shaper, always looking to help others find their passion and grow.

Shalyn holds a M.S. in Computational Biology from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.S. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Iowa State University. In her free time, she enjoys family life with her husband and toddler, along with crafting and traveling the world.

Shalyn Nystrom is a Principal Consultant in Data Science & Analytics at Source Allies. She is focused on enabling teams to build products with data in mind, empowering leaders to make data-driven decisions, and elevating clients' AI capabilities from... Show more

Ibrahim Mustapha is a public speaking coach and communication consultant dedicated to helping individuals and organizations speak with clarity, confidence, and impact. With a strong background in communication and international marketing, he specializes in training leaders, professionals, and young people to develop persuasive speaking skills and effective communication strategies.

Through coaching, workshops, and digital learning programs, Ibrahim empowers his audience to overcome fear, articulate their ideas powerfully, and create opportunities through communication. He is also passionate about using modern tools, including AI, to enhance public speaking and leadership development across Africa and beyond.

Ibrahim Mustapha is a public speaking coach and communication consultant dedicated to helping individuals and organizations speak with clarity, confidence, and impact. With a strong background in communication and international marketing, he speciali... Show more

IT System Admin in state government, Search and Rescue volunteer, parent

IT System Admin in state government, Search and Rescue volunteer, parent Show more

Ajinkya is a senior software developer and cloud architect specializing in large‑scale modernization, AI‑driven automation, and platform engineering. He has led enterprise cloud migration initiatives on Azure, designed pipeline‑driven architectures, and built intelligent automation systems that accelerate application transformation at scale. His work spans distributed systems, Spring Boot–based services, CI/CD platformization, IaC standardization, and integrating AI into engineering workflows to improve efficiency and decision‑making. Ajinkya focuses on practical, real‑world modernization strategies that help organizations evolve from manual processes to intelligent, scalable cloud migration pipelines.

Ajinkya is a senior software developer and cloud architect specializing in large‑scale modernization, AI‑driven automation, and platform engineering. He has led enterprise cloud migration initiatives on Azure, designed pipeline‑driven architectures, ... Show more

Daniela Rosas es estudiante de Gestión y Alta Dirección con mención en Gestión Social y Pública en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) y Presidenta de 180 Degrees Consulting PUCP, donde lidera proyectos de consultoría estratégica para organizaciones sociales y emprendimientos de impacto. Ayacuchana de origen, su trabajo está profundamente conectado con la generación de soluciones que respondan a realidades diversas y descentralizadas.

Su enfoque se sitúa en la intersección entre tecnología, innovación social y estrategia, utilizando inteligencia artificial generativa, herramientas no-code y diseño centrado en el usuario (UX/UI) para transformar ideas en soluciones escalables, accesibles y con impacto medible. Ha implementado soluciones tecnológicas en ONGs y proyectos sociales, integrando automatización, marketing social y herramientas como n8n y Lovable para optimizar procesos, fortalecer el fundraising y movilizar comunidades de manera innovadora.

Ha sido Parlamentaria Joven Nacional del Congreso de la República del Perú, donde contribuyó al diseño de propuestas legislativas en temas ambientales, participación ciudadana y transparencia, incorporando indicadores de impacto y mecanismos de seguimiento. Asimismo, fue becaria del Millennium Fellowship (ONU) y participante del Aspire Leaders Program de Harvard University, consolidando su formación en liderazgo global e impacto social.

Como consultora en sostenibilidad en Mypes Verdes, ha acompañado a pequeñas empresas en la adopción de modelos responsables y elaboración de reportes de sostenibilidad. Además, es fundadora de Responsible Work For Ecology, una iniciativa comunitaria en Ayacucho que ha capacitado a más de 80 mujeres en prácticas sostenibles, promoviendo su empoderamiento económico y ambiental.

Ha sido reconocida como ganadora del HONOR College Marketing Challenge 2025, finalista en la Datatón OEFA Innova y en el GreenTech Challenge, destacando por su propuesta de “IA que te entiende y potencia tu esencia”, entendida como el uso de la inteligencia artificial para potenciar capacidades humanas y construir soluciones más empáticas e inclusivas.

Daniela promueve activamente el acceso inclusivo a la tecnología y el uso ético de la IA, convencida de que romper los patrones en la industria implica que más mujeres y actores del sector social pasen de ser usuarios a creadores de tecnología, diseñando soluciones que transformen realidades y generen valor sostenible.

Daniela Rosas es estudiante de Gestión y Alta Dirección con mención en Gestión Social y Pública en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) y Presidenta de 180 Degrees Consulting PUCP, donde lidera proyectos de consultoría estratégica para ... Show more

Cybersecurity researcher and offensive security expert with a passion for AI security, fuzzing, and reverse engineering. Over the years, he has contributed to numerous projects, including ChatNMI, an open-source initiative for home-based AI deployment; libfiowrapper, a library for fuzzing applications that read from files; and rtaint, a reverse tainting tool designed for crash analysis. His past work also includes large-scale fuzzing infrastructure for Samsung Android devices, penetration testing frameworks, and in-depth research on in-memory fuzzing techniques.
As a frequent speaker at top cybersecurity conferences, Marek has presented at DefCamp, SecTor, hardwear.io, Confidence, The Hack Summit, and BlueHat, among others. His talks explore topics such as AI-powered attacks, integrating LLMs with legacy hardware, modern fuzzing techniques, and securing open-source components. He has also co-authored multiple publications, including contributions to “Modern Fuzzing” and technical deep dives on AI security.

Cybersecurity researcher and offensive security expert with a passion for AI security, fuzzing, and reverse engineering. Over the years, he has contributed to numerous projects, including ChatNMI, an open-source initiative for home-based AI deploymen... Show more

PA Agriculture Emergency Preparedness Director and retired Army officer focused on food security and infrastructure resilience.

PA Agriculture Emergency Preparedness Director and retired Army officer focused on food security and infrastructure resilience. Show more

Alain (Al) Schneiter is one of the scopewyse founders and an Microsoft Secuirty MVP. As an experienced solutions architect he is supporting clients and partners in training, concepts, designs and implementations using cloud solutions from Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365. Alain is focused on Microsoft Technologies, especially on Microsoft 365 Security, Identity and Compliance. He supports communities with his Microsoft 365 know-how. He is a regular speaker at national & international events and conferences and drives a local user groups with focus on security services based on the Microsoft products.

Alain (Al) Schneiter is one of the scopewyse founders and an Microsoft Secuirty MVP. As an experienced solutions architect he is supporting clients and partners in training, concepts, designs and implementations using cloud solutions from Microsoft A... Show more

Bennie Haelen is a Data and AI architect at Insight where he builds enterprise AI solutions for healthcare, finance, and other sectors. He develops MCP servers, agentic enterprise workflows, and multi-agent AI architectures using Google Cloud Platform, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, and Neo4j. His current focus is query resolution systems that combine knowledge graphs with vector search to translate natural language into governed, auditable SQL. Bennie is the author of two O'Reilly books: "Delta Lake: Up and Running: Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures" and "AI, ML and Generative AI in the Data Lakehouse," covering modern approaches to data engineering and machine learning. He holds three patents and is based in the Denver, Colorado area.

Bennie Haelen is a Data and AI architect at Insight where he builds enterprise AI solutions for healthcare, finance, and other sectors. He develops MCP servers, agentic enterprise workflows, and multi-agent AI architectures using Google Cloud Platfor... Show more

Yaswanth Reddy is a Lead DevOps Engineer at Arealis, where he works on making cloud infrastructure smarter and more reliable with AWS, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices. He loves experimenting with how cloud and AI come together from building scalable pipelines to using embeddings and vector search in real-world systems. Outside of work, he enjoys mentoring engineers and sharing what he learns with the developer community.

Yaswanth Reddy is a Lead DevOps Engineer at Arealis, where he works on making cloud infrastructure smarter and more reliable with AWS, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices. He loves experimenting with how cloud and AI come together from building sc... Show more

Louis Nyffenegger is a renowned application security expert and the founder of PentesterLab, a leading platform for hands-on security training. With extensive experience in penetration testing, code review, and application security, Louis has worked at organizations like the National Bank of Australia, Australia Post, and Fitbit.

He has delivered talks at prestigious security conferences, including DEFCON, OWASP California, and BSides Canberra, sharing insights on web security, code review techniques, and the intricacies of penetration testing.

As the primary author of PentesterLab’s labs, Louis has designed practical, real-world exercises that help security professionals and developers master vulnerabilities and improve their skills. He also runs AppSecSchool, a YouTube channel dedicated to application security, and writes thought-provoking blog posts to inspire the security community.

Beyond his technical contributions, Louis is passionate about teaching and empowering others to build secure software. He believes in a hands-on approach to security education, emphasising real-world applications and meaningful learning experiences.

Louis Nyffenegger is a renowned application security expert and the founder of PentesterLab, a leading platform for hands-on security training. With extensive experience in penetration testing, code review, and application security, Louis has worked ... Show more

I'm a Staff Mobile Software Engineer at talabat, the leading food delivery platform in the MENA region (part of Delivery Hero), and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart. Based in Dubai and originally from Hungary, I combine engineering leadership with a strong focus on mentorship and developer enablement.

As a developer community organizer (Flutter Abu Dhabi and Dubai ), I'm passionate about helping startups adopt the right technologies early and scale their engineering practices effectively from the beginning.

My current focus is on integrating AI solutions into the Software Developer Life Cycle and building other agentic workflows.

I enjoy sharing my knowledge by speaking at conferences and meetups, as well as teaching students in Hungary's first Flutter University class.

In more details:
- https://github.com/gerfalcon

I'm a Staff Mobile Software Engineer at talabat, the leading food delivery platform in the MENA region (part of Delivery Hero), and a Google Developer Expert in Flutter & Dart. Based in Dubai and originally from Hungary, I combine engineering leaders... Show more

creative, published, father to two, Indian Hindi native non-thorny

creative, published, father to two, Indian Hindi native non-thorny Show more