Janell Harlow is a Certified Public Accountant and the Director of Operations at Step By Step Accounting, a fully cloud based, teaching-oriented accounting and advisory firm.

Step By Step Accounting has been named a Top 50 Woodard Accounting Firm since 2023.

Janell is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, and, as a part of Step By Step Accounting, provides outstanding accounting and Fractional CFO services to clients in the Midwest.
She lives in North Dakota, values family, living a balanced lifestyle, and lots of creamer in her coffee.

Janell Harlow is a Certified Public Accountant and the Director of Operations at Step By Step Accounting, a fully cloud based, teaching-oriented accounting and advisory firm. Step By Step Accounting has been named a Top 50 Woodard Accounting Fir... Show more

Katelyn Jones, PhD, is the founder of Noetic, a decision strategy and AI advisory practice for C-suite and senior leaders. She works with executives who are making significant investments in strategic initiatives and AI but can't clearly connect those investments to outcomes their boards, investors, or funders care about — helping them build the decision infrastructure that closes that gap.

Her background spans academic research, executive leadership, and teaching. Trained as a political scientist, her doctoral work examined how decisions are made in international organizations and how those choices play out on the ground. A growing focus of her work is on supporting leaders in navigating AI adoption beyond efficiency and compliance, helping them deploy AI in ways that have meaningful outcomes, specific impact goals, and ultimately do more good than harm.

She teaches Decision Strategy to MBA students at Loyola University Chicago's Quinlan School of Business, serves as Board Chair of Joel Hall Dancers & Center, and has keynoted events including the PMI Chicagoland Leadership Forum and Compass Connect. Her work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and Crain's Chicago Business.

Katelyn speaks on decision strategy and leveraging AI for maximum impact. Her recent talks include the keynote "Measuring What Matters: AI's Social Impact" and the workshop "Decision Strategy: Building a Toolkit for Your Leadership Team and Board."

Katelyn Jones, PhD, is the founder of Noetic, a decision strategy and AI advisory practice for C-suite and senior leaders. She works with executives who are making significant investments in strategic initiatives and AI but can't clearly connect thos... Show more

I am a Field-CTO within a Dutch IT Company called HCS (Helping Clients Succeed). As a consultant I have been involved with many Kubernetes, DevOps and SRE Implementations with both the private and government sector within the Benelux region. I also wrote a book on SRE and how it would fit within the Dutch IT company culture.

I am a Field-CTO within a Dutch IT Company called HCS (Helping Clients Succeed). As a consultant I have been involved with many Kubernetes, DevOps and SRE Implementations with both the private and government sector within the Benelux region. I also w... Show more

Ashley is an IT consultant, system and software architect, business analyst, as well as a disruptive startup and AI specialist and coach. He helps organisations with enterprise software systems, applications, innovation, and AI use by staff and systems.

His software consulting company is Running Code Productions: https://www.runningcode.com.au

His startup and innovation consulting company is Innovately: https://www.innovately.com.au

He has a PhD in Computer Science & Software Engineering from UNSW and expertise in CQRS/ES, backend and frontend development, cloud deployment, and Artificial Intelligence. His PhD was on how the understanding how the brain works may help us to build more intelligent software systems.

He is an evangelist for the Lean Startup (Eric Ries) with Customer Development (Steve Blank) approaches to startup and corporate innovation and runs the Lean Startup Perth meetup. He has completed the Founder Institute, Curtin Accelerate, Edutech startup accelerators.

Ashley has co-founded three tech startups (sadly unsuccessful so far) and two consulting and professional training businesses (see above or on the web) His latest startup is the Lean Explorers Club, which you can check out at https://leanexplorers.club

Ashley is an IT consultant, system and software architect, business analyst, as well as a disruptive startup and AI specialist and coach. He helps organisations with enterprise software systems, applications, innovation, and AI use by staff and syst... Show more

Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina, M.A., is a Mexican and internationally recognized speaker known for her ability to translate complex topics in technology and artificial intelligence into clear, practical, and motivating ideas. Winner of the 2026 Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award for her contribution in breaking barriers.

She is a mentor/trainer for the BécALAS program and the Lorna Rojas Foundation, united with heart; an associate, volunteer, and speaker at WOMCY; a speaker at Talent Land 2025 and 2023; a panelist for the International Women Who Inspire Forum 2024 and 2025 and ITGAM, among others; and a judge at entrepreneurship events at AUEH. She holds a degree in Administrative Informatics, a master's degree in Business Administration, a diploma in women leaders, and several certifications in marketing, artificial intelligence, and emotional intelligence. With over 25 years of experience as a strategist, mentor, and creator of educational content, her most recent project is Sabiduría en Línea (a program airing Mondays at 7:00 pm on Radio Canacope). Constantly updating her skills, she recently participated in the 1st [event/conference/etc.]. Generation of the “Back to Lead” Program of Santander, Momlancers and Victoria 147 (Agile methodology training).

Her most recent conference was: "Freedom Begins When We Think" at the Honorable Congress of Tlaxcala (2026).

Passionate about the human impact of technology, she demonstrates that innovation is most powerful when it integrates generations and talent. As a mentor to women in technology and entrepreneurship. Elizabeth is dedicated to closing the opportunity gap through hands-on training and support in the use of artificial intelligence, digital tools, and sustainable business models.

Through her venture, Venta Casa México, where she serves as Director of Business Development, she integrates technology with human development, offering both traditional and digital real estate services. She provides comprehensive 360° services, implementing digital tools to accelerate property sales and rental transactions.

💫 Mtra. Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina -
Mexicana y conferencista internacional reconocida por su capacidad de traducir temas complejos de tecnología e inteligencia artificial en ideas claras, prácticas y motivadoras. Acreedora al Galardón "Rompiendo techos de Cristal" 2026.

Mentora/Capacitadora para el programa BécALAS y la Fundación Lorna Rojas unidos con el corazón, asociada, voluntaria y speaker en WOMCY, conferencista en Talent Land 2025 y 2023, panelista para el Foro Internacional Mujeres que Inspiran 2024 y 2025 e ITGAM, entre otros, jurado en eventos de emprendimiento en AUEH. Licenciada en Informática Administrativa con maestría en Administración de Negocios, Diplomado en mujeres líderes y varias certificaciones en mercadotecnia, inteligencia artificial e inteligencia emocional, más de 25 años de trayectoria como estratega, mentora y creadora de contenidos educativos en su proyecto más reciente: Sabiduría en Línea (programa lunes 7:00 pm a través de Radio Canacope) y en constante actualización acaba de formar parte de la 1ra. Generación del Programa “Back to Lead” de Santander, Momlancers y Victoria 147 (formación en metodología Ágil).

Más reciente conferencia es: "La Liberta empieza cuando pensamos" en el H. Congreso de Tlaxcala. (2026)

Apasionada por el impacto humano de la tecnología, demostrando que la innovación es más poderosa cuando integra generaciones y talento. Como mentora de mujeres en tecnología y emprendimiento, Elizabeth se dedica a cerrar la brecha de oportunidades a través de capacitación práctica y acompañamiento en el uso de inteligencia artificial, herramientas digitales y modelos de negocio sostenibles.

Desde su emprendimiento Venta Casa México como directora en Desarrollo de Negocios, integrando el uso de la tecnología con el desarrollo humano, inmobiliaria tradicional y digital que ofrece servicios 360° implementando servicios digitales para acelerar los cierres de negocio en venta y renta de propiedades.

Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina, M.A., is a Mexican and internationally recognized speaker known for her ability to translate complex topics in technology and artificial intelligence into clear, practical, and motivating ideas. Winner of the 2026 Br... Show more

Sarah Bennett is a consultant, speaker, and Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect who helps growing Kiwi businesses improve how work gets done.

Through practical experience delivering custom business systems, automation solutions, and AI adoption programmes, Sarah specialises in translating complex technology into real-world business outcomes. Her work focuses on helping organisations reduce manual effort, improve visibility, connect disconnected systems, and make better use of the tools they already have.

Sarah has presented at community events, business workshops, and industry conferences in New Zealand and internationally, covering topics including Microsoft Power Platform, Dataverse, Copilot, AI adoption, automation, and digital transformation.

Whether speaking to technical professionals or business leaders, Sarah is known for practical, jargon-free sessions that focus on what works in the real world rather than the latest buzzwords. This approach has led to workshops for business communities and presentations for Power Platform audiences both in New Zealand and overseas.

Sarah Bennett is a consultant, speaker, and Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect who helps growing Kiwi businesses improve how work gets done. Through practical experience delivering custom business systems, automation solutions, and AI ado... Show more

Anita Sevilla Ull es UX Lead con más de 10 años diseñando productos digitales.

No llegó al diseño por el diseño. Llegó por las personas.

Estudió psicología, se recibió en guión y dirección de cine, y se graduó en marketing. En cada etapa aprendió lo mismo desde ángulos distintos: cómo piensa la gente, qué la mueve y por qué se comporta como lo hace.

Fundó Comunidad UXUI en 2021, hoy la comunidad de UXers más grande del mundo hispanohablante.

Quiere vivir en un mundo más accesible, inclusivo y usable, y eso rige cada decisión que toma — en la vida, en la comunidad y en cómo diseña.

Anita Sevilla Ull es UX Lead con más de 10 años diseñando productos digitales. No llegó al diseño por el diseño. Llegó por las personas. Estudió psicología, se recibió en guión y dirección de cine, y se graduó en marketing. En cada etapa aprend... Show more

First of all, he is a husband and father, is a traveler, is a bookworm.

More than 15 years, he has been professionally in business life. His area of ​​expertise is to plan the strategic processes of a company and to make improvements in the process to ensure human and computer compatibility. It covers the planning of the company’s marketing, sales and service activities in the scope of the basic processes and making the computer-based software/hardware infrastructures suitable for the purpose. After meeting Microsoft Dynamics CRM 1.2 version years ago, he has been working as a CRM software consultant in various positions within Microsoft Dynamics CRM projects for years.

He lives in London with the title of CEO at Mawens Business Solution, founded in 2015. He continues to develop CRM / xRM projects by consulting on Marketing and Strategic Management issues.

To date, he has developed more than 200 software projects for more than 150 companies at home and abroad and has received the Dynamics CRM MVP award and title many times since 2009 for his work in this field.

He speaks events/conferences at many universities, institutions. He is among the founders of the 365 Community, which organizes events about Dynamics 365 worldwide. (https://events.powercommunity.com/)

His articles are published in many sites as editor and writer.

Some Links:

Microsoft MVP Profile: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5001870

Interview: https://msdynamicsworld.com/story/dynamics-crm/dynamics-profile-entrepreneurial-spirit-and-community-achievements-crm-mvp-baris-?modal_forms_redirect=1

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bariskanlica/

The company website is https://mawens.com and Mawens Business Solutions is one of the important Omni-Channel Platform leaders and Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the world.

Flexxii (https://flexxii.com) is a platform that allows you to reach your customers quickly via Whatsapp, SMS, Email, Chatbot, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, WebForm and so on. In short, Flexxii is a revolutionary new solution for marketing and customer service.

First of all, he is a husband and father, is a traveler, is a bookworm. More than 15 years, he has been professionally in business life. His area of ​​expertise is to plan the strategic processes of a company and to make improvements in the proces... Show more

Julie Koesmarno is a Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, leading AI innovation across the Dataverse platform and Work IQ. She heads the Dataverse product management organization, driving advancements in enterprise AI transformation, from Work IQ and Dataverse Search to Microsoft Copilot integrations that power the next generation of business applications and AI agents.

With more than a decade of experience in data management and analytics, Julie has shaped flagship data products including SQL Server and Azure SQL. A frequent speaker at global conferences, she is also the co‑author of SQL Server 2017 Machine Learning Services with R.

Julie Koesmarno is a Principal Group Product Manager at Microsoft, leading AI innovation across the Dataverse platform and Work IQ. She heads the Dataverse product management organization, driving advancements in enterprise AI transformation, from Wo... Show more

Hrefna Thorisdottir is a Senior Business Central Consultant at Wise in Iceland with over 25 years of experience in the ERP ecosystem, ranging from AS/400 to modern SaaS solutions.
What sets Hrefna apart is her unique journey: having spent years working hands-on within ERP systems before recently transitioning to consulting, she understands both sides of the equation. This front-line experience provides her with invaluable insights into how businesses actually use ERP systems, the challenges end-users face, and what truly drives success. Her dual perspective enables her to design and deliver solutions that are not only technically sound but also practical and user-friendly in real-world business environments.

Hrefna Thorisdottir is a Senior Business Central Consultant at Wise in Iceland with over 25 years of experience in the ERP ecosystem, ranging from AS/400 to modern SaaS solutions. What sets Hrefna apart is her unique journey: having spent years work... Show more

Hazem Ali is a Distinguished Mission-critical AI & ML Engineer / Architect and the Founder & CEO of Skytells, with 20+ years of expertise in deep learning, edge intelligence, cloud, enterprise AI, and software engineering. He specializes in R&D of scalable systems that deliver industry transformation & measurable value.

Recognized for uniting engineering depth with architectural vision, he enables responsible adoption of AI across global enterprises, His leadership has shaped teams across enterprise and government sectors, and his contributions have been acknowledged by global leaders through invitations to keynote international conferences and collaborate with top organizations worldwide.

His footprint includes contributions with leading organizations like Cisco, Apple, and Microsoft, influencing technologies widely used today.

With deep expertise in software engineering, security, and AI, he designs complex enterprise systems that translate advanced research into reliable, mission-critical systems. He collaborates across global enterprises, government, academia, and tech communities to support responsible AI. Guided by architectural rigor and long-term vision, he advances deep learning, edge AI, and secure, governed enterprise AI.

Hazem Ali is a Distinguished Mission-critical AI & ML Engineer / Architect and the Founder & CEO of Skytells, with 20+ years of expertise in deep learning, edge intelligence, cloud, enterprise AI, and software engineering. He specializes in R&D of sc... Show more

Eric Merritt is CTO of Whitepages and author of The Dao of Delivery. A longtime engineering leader and distributed systems practitioner, he has built and led teams at Whitepages, Amazon, and other technology companies. His work focuses on organizational design, software delivery, and how AI is changing the structure of knowledge work. He is also the co-author of Erlang and OTP in Action and has spoken at conferences including Strange Loop, Erlang Factory, and Seattle Startup Week.

Eric Merritt is CTO of Whitepages and author of The Dao of Delivery. A longtime engineering leader and distributed systems practitioner, he has built and led teams at Whitepages, Amazon, and other technology companies. His work focuses on organizatio... Show more

✨ Chi sono in poche righe (ma piene di senso)

Docente d’inglese in una vita precedente (ma siamo sicuri???), con la testa tra le nuvole e i piedi ben piantati nelle Roadmap, oggi sono una Scrum Master che ama sperimentare, innovare e prendersi cura delle persone nei momenti di cambiamento.

La mia bussola? L’agilità come mindset, la visione di prodotto al posto della logica di progetto, e una fiducia incrollabile nel potere della giocosità come leva di trasformazione.

Amo tutto ciò che è didattica innovativa, inclusione, collaborazione e quel meraviglioso caos creativo che si accende quando i team trovano il proprio ritmo.

Mi definiscono sognatrice, io dico che sono semplicemente un’eterna bambina con la passione per le retrospettive ben fatte, le user story ben scritte, e i momenti in cui si ride insieme tra un daily e una review.

Non porto soluzioni, porto domande che aprono strade.

✨ Chi sono in poche righe (ma piene di senso) Docente d’inglese in una vita precedente (ma siamo sicuri???), con la testa tra le nuvole e i piedi ben piantati nelle Roadmap, oggi sono una Scrum Master che ama sperimentare, innovare e prendersi cur... Show more

Adriaan is Co-Founder & CTO at anny. He leads the engineering side, from Kubernetes infrastructure to the product development behind it. He speaks about digital sovereignty beyond the hyperscalers, containers, and data protection.

Adriaan is Co-Founder & CTO at anny. He leads the engineering side, from Kubernetes infrastructure to the product development behind it. He speaks about digital sovereignty beyond the hyperscalers, containers, and data protection. Show more

Jonny Seymour is CMO of AlphaWire, leading the company’s marketing, growth and audience strategy.

He has 13 years of experience in advertising, including the past 6 years working in crypto. His career has focused on building brands, growing audiences and turning attention into sustainable business growth.

At AlphaWire, Jonny is focused on building a recognised crypto media brand and expanding the platform across news, intelligence, data, events and community.

Jonny Seymour is CMO of AlphaWire, leading the company’s marketing, growth and audience strategy. He has 13 years of experience in advertising, including the past 6 years working in crypto. His career has focused on building brands, growing audien... Show more

7 years in Sitecore.
Currently Manages Sitecore Marketplace and Connect.

7 years in Sitecore. Currently Manages Sitecore Marketplace and Connect. Show more

Boris Ristov is an Enterprise Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in IT, coaching high-profile clients across different industries including insurance, payments, banking, and the public sector. Passionate about Agile, Lean and AI, Boris provides guidance and mentorship on applying agile techniques and practices in software development and product delivery, while fostering the adoption of an agile mindset at different levels – team, multi-team and leadership. He is continuously exploring new ways to improve delivery outcomes, including how AI-driven approaches—most recently specification-driven development—can be effectively embedded into agile ways of working to enhance clarity, flow, and value delivery.

Boris Ristov is an Enterprise Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in IT, coaching high-profile clients across different industries including insurance, payments, banking, and the public sector. Passionate about Agile, Lean and AI, Boris provides ... Show more

Power BI fangirl since 2018, leading end-to-end Fabric and BI implementations across industries including Insurance and Retail. On a mission to help organisations create a Data Culture, and drive adoption through proper governance.
Blogging at Livadata.com

Power BI fangirl since 2018, leading end-to-end Fabric and BI implementations across industries including Insurance and Retail. On a mission to help organisations create a Data Culture, and drive adoption through proper governance. Blogging at Livad... Show more

Máté Bujtor is a data and analytics leader and Lead Consultant at BI Consulting, with more than 20 years of experience across business intelligence, data platforms and enterprise systems. His work combines people leadership and product ownership with hands-on engineering.

At GRAPHISOFT, he led teams responsible for BI and business systems, helped build the group-wide data warehouse, and later led data engineering. His experience also includes leading Wizz Air’s Operations Reporting team on a BI Consulting assignment.

He now works with organisations on data governance, BI operating models, platform audits and the adoption of Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. His focus is on connecting business needs with clear ownership, reliable data and maintainable analytics solutions.

His speaking topics range from practical Power BI development and Fabric administration to governed self-service and the way data teams work.

Máté Bujtor is a data and analytics leader and Lead Consultant at BI Consulting, with more than 20 years of experience across business intelligence, data platforms and enterprise systems. His work combines people leadership and product ownership with... Show more

Pierre DeBois is the founder and CEO of Zimana, an analytics services firm that helps organizations achieve profitability improvements in marketing, Web development, and within their business operations. Zimana has provided services for businesses from many industries. Pierre’s articles are among CMSWire's Top 10 Digital Marketing Articles for 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Pierre has provided digital marketing and analytic workshops. His first major workshop was for the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office as part of the 2014 Small Business Expo (SBE). He has also conducted several workshops since the 2014 SBE, including the following:

• A general marketing workshop and panel for General Assembly in Chicago
• CivicBLUE workshops for BlueLacuna, a business incubator in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago; CivicBLUE explained the importance of data science for developing community solutions
• The DX Summit, a marketing conference hosted by CMS Wire in 2015, 2016, and 2017
• R programming workshop at Interop ITX in Las Vegas
• Analytics workshop for Content Marketing World in Cleveland (2017).
• Google Analytics and R programming at Indy.Code and Nebraska.Code, developers conferences in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Council Bluffs, Iowa (Omaha), respectively.
• Sentiment Analysis at O’Reilly OSCON in Portland Oregon (2018).
• Tensorflow in R Programming; A Primer at DevFest KC 2019, Kansas City, MO.
• Tensorflow in R Programming; A Primer at Tom Tom AML, Charlottesville, VA
• Exploratory Data Analysis in R Programming, CodeMash, Sandusky, OH
• Juneteenth Conference (online)
• Signals, Cheetah Digital Media (online)
• CodePalousa, Louisville, KY (online)
• IndyCode, Indianapolis, IN - 2022
• CXSummit, Simpler Media, Austin, TX -2023
• Conversion Conference, Las Vegas, NV 2023
• Content Marketing World, Washington, DC 2023
• Marketing Analytics and Data Science conference, Washington, DC 2023
• CodeMash, Sandusky, OH 2024
• CommerceNow24 (online webinar), 2024
• Black Is Tech conference, Houston, TX 2024

His workshops have covered the gamut of business, data science, and programming topics, with a focus on JavaScript frameworks, Google Analytics, and R Programming.

Pierre is also an analytics tech and business intelligence writer. He has contributed articles to CMS Wire and ITProToday. He is also an associate editor of business book reviews for Small Business Trends, as well as credit as a technical editor for two Pearson/Que digital marketing publications.

Pierre has been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, and was a presenter for the Google Get Your Business Online program. He successfully brought the program back to Gary Indiana in 2017.

Pierre is a Prairie View A & M University graduate (mechanical engineering) and a Georgia Tech graduate (MBA). He is a native of Gary, Indiana, serving small businesses and organizations throughout the United States.

Pierre DeBois is the founder and CEO of Zimana, an analytics services firm that helps organizations achieve profitability improvements in marketing, Web development, and within their business operations. Zimana has provided services for businesses fr... Show more

Ankit Verma is a senior infrastructure and cybersecurity program manager with over fifteen years of cross-industry experience spanning Media and Entertainment, healthcare, financial technology and government. He architects resilient digital ecosystems, embeds security by design into enterprise modernization programs and champions the convergence of operational excellence with cyber defense. A recognized thought leader, published author, ISACA conference speaker, certified professional, entrepreneur, and dedicated community volunteer, Ankit brings both strategic vision and hands-on technical depth to every engagement.

Ankit Verma is a senior infrastructure and cybersecurity program manager with over fifteen years of cross-industry experience spanning Media and Entertainment, healthcare, financial technology and government. He architects resilient digital ecosystem... Show more

Seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years into the Software industry and currently leading IAM platform at Procore. Prior to this I have been with Autodesk leading Data Engineering teams specifically Data mesh architecture.
In my prior stints have also led E&U Cloud at Salesforce and focussed on building new products for Digital Transformation. Been developer, lead, architect at previous roles and indebted to full-stack development background and the knowledge gained there.
Current focus is building and empowering high performance teams who create modern applications and driving agile values.

Seasoned engineering leader with over 20 years into the Software industry and currently leading IAM platform at Procore. Prior to this I have been with Autodesk leading Data Engineering teams specifically Data mesh architecture. In my prior stints h... Show more

Vin Mitty is a data and AI leader with a PhD in the field, researcher, and author of the book, The AI Decision Map.

Drawing from 2 decades of technology leadership, PhD research, and executive interviews on his podcast, Mitty helps organizations and leaders transform AI into measurable business outcomes.

Vin Mitty is a data and AI leader with a PhD in the field, researcher, and author of the book, The AI Decision Map. Drawing from 2 decades of technology leadership, PhD research, and executive interviews on his podcast, Mitty helps organizations a... Show more

Brian A. Randell has been building software solutions for almost 40 years. He's the co-author of Essential DevOps and as a Partner at MCW Technologies, he educates teams on Microsoft technologies via writing and training—both in-person and on-demand. He’s been a consultant for companies small and large, worldwide, including Fortune 100 companies like Microsoft. Brian took a four year break from consulting and worked at GitHub as a Staff Developer Advocate but is back building AI-enabled solutions. Brian is a passionate software craftsman who still enjoys coding as he helps teams to improve their processes from idea to release. He was a Microsoft MVP for 17 years and has co-authored books, written magazine articles, and more. When not working, Brian enjoys spending time with his wife, two children, dog, and extended family.

Brian A. Randell has been building software solutions for almost 40 years. He's the co-author of Essential DevOps and as a Partner at MCW Technologies, he educates teams on Microsoft technologies via writing and training—both in-person and on-demand.... Show more

Stephan is a seasoned technology professional with a pedigree going back several decades of developing business-critical applications for various industries. His expertise spans multiple technologies and programming languages, including C++, C#, several BusinessBasic dialects, and most recently, Java and Kotlin. He guest-lectures at the University of Applied Sciences, Trier. As a senior management member of Albuquerque-based BASIS International, Stephan currently oversees the development and growth of their new webforJ framework, an offshoot from BASIS’ widely recognized and successful Java-based business programming language. The webforJ framework is a single-stack UI framework for Java and Kotlin, targeting developers of mission-critical applications in mid-to large-scale enterprises, and Java-based ERP vendors worldwide.

Stephan is a seasoned technology professional with a pedigree going back several decades of developing business-critical applications for various industries. His expertise spans multiple technologies and programming languages, including C++, C#, seve... Show more

Argentine entrepreneur and software developer. Ex-co-founder of a Y Combinator-backed edtech platform, where he led technology and later partnerships. He builds software with AI, mentors entrepreneurs and speaks about entrepreneurship, leadership, technology and careers, often as a guest on podcasts, panels and conferences.

Argentine entrepreneur and software developer. Ex-co-founder of a Y Combinator-backed edtech platform, where he led technology and later partnerships. He builds software with AI, mentors entrepreneurs and speaks about entrepreneurship, leadership, te... Show more

Jesus is King. ✝️ Kholofelo Robyn Rababalela is a Founder Director and Sovereign Systems Engineer building at the intersection of AI, governance, entrepreneurship and technology. Through Kopano Labs and the Kopano-Phu Governance System (KPGS), he explores how governed AI systems, decentralized architectures and practical innovation can create durable pathways from learning to opportunity. His work is driven by a mission to build technology that contributes meaningfully to Africa’s future, particularly around youth capability, employment and digital sovereignty.

Jesus is King. ✝️ Kholofelo Robyn Rababalela is a Founder Director and Sovereign Systems Engineer building at the intersection of AI, governance, entrepreneurship and technology. Through Kopano Labs and the Kopano-Phu Governance System (KPGS), he exp... Show more

Karianne is a Data Engineer with experience in implementing Fabric environments, as well as BI and data governance projects within the consulting industry. She is passionate about developing solutions that empower organizations to gain complete visibility and control over their data.

Karianne is a Data Engineer with experience in implementing Fabric environments, as well as BI and data governance projects within the consulting industry. She is passionate about developing solutions that empower organizations to gain complete visib... Show more

Isaac Amponsah is a communications and PR professional with a BA in Communication Studies (Public Relations) and is currently pursuing an MA in Project Management. With zero engineering background, he considers that an advantage. Specializing in translating complex technical infrastructure into clear, practical value, he led the internal messaging strategy for a successful MCP pilot rollout during his internship

Isaac Amponsah is a communications and PR professional with a BA in Communication Studies (Public Relations) and is currently pursuing an MA in Project Management. With zero engineering background, he considers that an advantage. Specializing in tran... Show more

Jesse L. Foreman, Esq. is an attorney, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, entrepreneur, and technology advocate whose work sits at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sports, and emerging technologies.

As an attorney, Jesse advises clients on complex legal matters involving business, technology, regulatory compliance, risk management, and innovation. He is particularly focused on the legal and policy implications of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital assets, and emerging technologies, helping organizations navigate rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscapes.

In the sports industry, Jesse serves as an NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor with Delta Sports Group, where he has represented professional athletes and participated in the negotiation of contracts and business opportunities valued at more than $100 million. His work extends beyond traditional player representation to include athlete branding, intellectual property strategy, and emerging technology opportunities.

Jesse is also the Founder of Young Money APAA Kingdom, the agency's Web3 and NFT division, where he helped pioneer initiatives that educate and guide athletes, entertainers, and brands through the evolving digital asset ecosystem. Through this work, he has advised clients on NFTs, blockchain technology, digital ownership rights, brand protection, community development, and the opportunities and legal challenges presented by Web3 technologies.

A frequent speaker and thought leader, Jesse has shared insights on technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity policy, sports law, NIL, blockchain innovation, and the future of digital commerce. His unique perspective combines practical legal experience, business leadership, and firsthand involvement in emerging technologies, allowing him to bridge the gap between innovation and regulation.

Jesse earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and his undergraduate degrees from Northern Kentucky University. He is committed to helping businesses, athletes, policymakers, and communities prepare for the opportunities and challenges created by the next generation of technological innovation.

Jesse L. Foreman, Esq. is an attorney, NFLPA Certified Contract Advisor, entrepreneur, and technology advocate whose work sits at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, sports, and emerging technologies. As an attorney, J... Show more