Arts

Talented creative individuals working in the field of visual, auditory and performance arts

Virkein Dhar

Virkein Dhar

Virkein Dhar brings visionary ideas to life through a blend of strategic acumen and creative execution. With a training in architecture and a practice in the arts, she navigates complex challenges across sectors - from cultural programming and immersive storytelling to policy design and brand strategy.

Over 15 years, Virkein has developed a distinctive approach to problem-solving through design, that transcends traditional boundaries to create intuitive experiences. Her approach combines deep cultural sensitivity with systems-level innovation.

Virkein is a creative entrepreneur, brand strategist and design futurist. She is the founding partner at Poppy Seed Lab, an innovation consultancy that cross-pollinates approaches from strategic design, immersive storytelling, business & research, to seed resilient and climate positive futures in Asia.

Whether serving businesses, creative agencies, or social impact organisations, her work consistently delivers results that connect, resonate, and catalyse meaningful change. Her long-term interests include the future of Indian craft traditions, equitable digital public goods, narrative-driven city building, and sustainable food systems. More about her at virkein.com.

Virkein Dhar brings visionary ideas to life through a blend of strategic acumen and creative execution. With a training in architecture and a practice in the arts, she navigates complex challenges across sectors - from cultural programming and immers... Show more

Nataly Rocha

Nataly Rocha

I’m a software developer working at Stack Builders with about 6 years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy writing code, looking for new technologies, and finding solutions to problems. Music, sports, functional programming, and business are also a great part of my life.

I’m a software developer working at Stack Builders with about 6 years of experience in full-stack development. I enjoy writing code, looking for new technologies, and finding solutions to problems. Music, sports, functional programming, and business ... Show more

Jonas Sorgenfrei

Jonas Sorgenfrei

Jonas Sorgenfrei has been a Senior FX/Pipeline TD at RISE FX in Berlin since 2020. With a strong passion for computer graphics and visual storytelling, his recent credits include The Last Voyage of the Demeter, The Matrix Resurrections, and Hawkeye. In addition to his role as Head of FX at RISE | Visual Effects Studios, Jonas shares his expertise as a Houdini and computer graphics instructor at institutions such as FH Salzburg and FH Wedel.

Jonas Sorgenfrei has been a Senior FX/Pipeline TD at RISE FX in Berlin since 2020. With a strong passion for computer graphics and visual storytelling, his recent credits include The Last Voyage of the Demeter, The Matrix Resurrections, and Hawkeye. ... Show more

Cedric Sookahet

Cedric Sookahet

Cedric Sookahet started his career as a graphic designer and today works at the 'Institut Français de Maurice'. He has always been a geek at heart and spent his childhood playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the Mega Drive, his early teen years playing strategic games on PC (age of empires, warcraft, starcraft to name a few) and most recently playing Indie games, esport titles and MMORPGs. In 2019, Cedric founded the first geek platform in Mauritius, Geekin’ Moris, which has now expanded internationally and is known as We are Geekin’. We are Geekin’ is an online media and community, dedicated to sharing gaming, tech and pop culture news. Cedric has had the opportunity to interview and speak to various gaming studio heads and publishers from the US, Canada, Spain and Lithuania.

Cedric Sookahet started his career as a graphic designer and today works at the 'Institut Français de Maurice'. He has always been a geek at heart and spent his childhood playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the Mega Drive, his early teen years playing stra... Show more

Yvette Johns

Yvette Johns

Yvette is a Front-End Engineer with a background in web design, illustration, and 10 years of experience in product support and leadership within the tech space. She's passionate about working with interesting and complex products and is also obsessed with drawing, painting, hoarding yarn, and pretending to be decent at rowing.

Yvette is a Front-End Engineer with a background in web design, illustration, and 10 years of experience in product support and leadership within the tech space. She's passionate about working with interesting and complex products and is also obsesse... Show more

Anthony Dodson

Anthony Dodson

Anthony Dodson: A Story of Resilience and Transformation
Emerging from the crucible of adversity, Anthony Dodson's narrative begins in Aiken, SC, where his grandmother played a pivotal role in guiding him away from the shadows cast by his parents' incarceration. Despite a turbulent youth, Dodson defied the odds, graduating at the remarkably young age of 16. Undeterred by challenges, Dodson's professional journey began with Verizon, where he quickly ascended the corporate ladder. His entrepreneurial spirit found expression in real estate, and his venture into credit repair marked the inception of his business career. The pursuit of a brighter future led him to Houston, TX, where tragedy struck once more, catalyzing his transformation into an advocate for change. Armed with an MBA and a passion for financial literacy, Dodson, in collaboration with his daughter, authored a groundbreaking 12-book series on the subject. His unorthodox approach resonated globally, propelling him into the international spotlight as a speaker, life coach, and change agent—all before the age of 30. Anthony Dodson transcends the conventional success narrative. He embodies resilience and offers inspiration to those striving to rise above challenges. Join him on a journey where adversity converges with triumph, and setbacks become stepping stones to greatness.

Anthony Dodson: A Story of Resilience and Transformation Emerging from the crucible of adversity, Anthony Dodson's narrative begins in Aiken, SC, where his grandmother played a pivotal role in guiding him away from the shadows cast by his parents' i... Show more

James Gambill

James Gambill

At Logovent, we're committed to creating outstanding visual identities that powerfully represent your company. Being a leading supplier of Logo Design Services, we are aware of how important a logo is to establishing the identity of your company and making an impact on your target market.

At Logovent, we're committed to creating outstanding visual identities that powerfully represent your company. Being a leading supplier of Logo Design Services, we are aware of how important a logo is to establishing the identity of your company and ... Show more

Balachandar Natarajan

Balachandar Natarajan

Bala is playing the role of Global Engineering Platform Manager for Ford’s e-Commerce Marketing & Sales. Bala is an Engineering Growth mindset person with specialization in DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Performance Engineering (PE) and Release Management along with various in depth IT leadership experience. More in LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/balachandarnatarajan/

Bala is playing the role of Global Engineering Platform Manager for Ford’s e-Commerce Marketing & Sales. Bala is an Engineering Growth mindset person with specialization in DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Performance Engineering (PE) a... Show more

Nisanth M P

Nisanth M P

Nisanth has over 19 years of experience developing software stacks for processors in companies like Intel, AMD, Samsung, IBM, Dell and MIPS. He has worked on processor architectures such as x86, ARM, Power and RISC-V as well as DSP and GPU architectures. He has contributed to open source projects as well as holds patents.

Nisanth has over 19 years of experience developing software stacks for processors in companies like Intel, AMD, Samsung, IBM, Dell and MIPS. He has worked on processor architectures such as x86, ARM, Power and RISC-V as well as DSP and GPU architectu... Show more

Mateus Guzzo

Mateus Guzzo

Guzzo is a Brazilian designer, multimodal researcher, and community architect for TikTok Tech Innovation. Previously, he worked as the Program Designer for Harvard's Applied Social Media lab, building public interest social media technology. He draws on his background in filmmaking and storytelling to build socio-technical communities and systems for collaboration and public imagination. He holds a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California San Diego in Speculative Design.

Guzzo is a Brazilian designer, multimodal researcher, and community architect for TikTok Tech Innovation. Previously, he worked as the Program Designer for Harvard's Applied Social Media lab, building public interest social media technology. He draws... Show more

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