I have been in engineering for 15 years, most of which has been in consulting. I have had the privilege to speak at conferences around the globe, and it has been my passion to share what I’ve learned during my career and share ideas with others.

I have been in engineering for 15 years, most of which has been in consulting. I have had the privilege to speak at conferences around the globe, and it has been my passion to share what I’ve learned during my career and share ideas with others. Show more

Saul Patino is a seasoned cloud strategist and currently serves as Manager of Public Cloud Services at CBTS, where he leads complex, multi-cloud transformation initiatives across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and VMware platforms. With over a decade of experience in enterprise infrastructure and cloud-native services, Saul brings a unique perspective to designing secure, high-performing hybrid environments that drive modernization and business agility.

Drawing on his extensive technical training and cloud credentials, Saul architects solutions that integrate Azure and AWS workloads with on-premises datacenters, using platforms like Azure Arc, VMware Cloud Foundation, and AWS hybrid services. His expertise is reinforced by deep familiarity with platform-native services, including virtual networking, IAM, governance frameworks, and infrastructure automation, reflecting the breadth of his certifications across public and private cloud ecosystems.

Saul is particularly known for enabling organizations to adopt hybrid architectures that scale securely and efficiently. His work often involves implementing identity-first strategies, embedding Zero Trust security, automating deployments with infrastructure as code, and aligning operations with cloud governance best practices. His cross-platform proficiency allows him to streamline operations across Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud environments—providing clients with unbiased, architecture-driven solutions tailored to their unique needs.

In addition to his hybrid cloud expertise, Saul is a trusted advisor in modern workplace security and Microsoft 365 Copilot integration. His practical guidance helps enterprises unlock the full value of Copilot across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook—transforming productivity while protecting organizational data through tools like Microsoft Purview and Defender. His knowledge of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem stems from years of specialization in enterprise collaboration, compliance, endpoint security, and modern device management.

As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Saul also delivers technical training, hands-on labs, and executive workshops that empower teams to elevate cloud proficiency and deploy AI solutions responsibly. Through his platform, HybridCloudWorks.com, and active engagement in the IT community, he shares technical insights and strategic roadmaps with professionals across industries.

Whether speaking at industry conferences, conducting partner enablement, or mentoring emerging professionals, Saul brings clarity, passion, and hands-on experience to every conversation—advancing the future of hybrid cloud and AI adoption, one solution at a time.

Saul Patino is a seasoned cloud strategist and currently serves as Manager of Public Cloud Services at CBTS, where he leads complex, multi-cloud transformation initiatives across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and VMware platforms. With over a decade of e... Show more

In February 2020, at IBM Studios in Milan, Mike Brissoni opened Agile Venture Milano beside Cesare Baroni, Vice President IT Delivery in IBM's CIO organization. Between them they were describing engineering practice across 170 countries and 360,000 employees, and the question underneath that talk is the one he still works on: what actually makes a large engineering organization move.

He has come at it from two sides for most of his life. On the tatami, 45+ years of practice and 35+ years teaching, six black belts, and the unhurried business of turning a beginner into someone others can learn from. In software, 25+ years of test-driven development, 20+ years of research and development behind the Software Craftsmanship Dojo®, and 15+ years applying it inside teams who had to change while they kept shipping.

The standard he measures against comes from a pit lane. Ferrari in the Schumacher years, where a group of people under absurd time pressure made precision look like an ordinary Sunday, is still the picture in his head when he watches a delivery team at work.

His current work sits where AI meets that same question.

He co-created nWave, an open-source engineering framework released under MIT in February 2026 and now carried by contributors well beyond the two people who started it; Dave Farley opened his AI Briefings series with it in April 2026.

Through The Forge of Unicorns, his research program, he has interviewed 130+ people, analyzed 52 unicorns and studied 100+ investment portfolios, tracing why capital and engineering talent so rarely arrive in the same place.

He advises engineering leadership as a fractional CTO/CAIO.

Selected speaking: opening keynote, Agile Venture Milano at IBM Studios, Milan, 2020; peer-reviewed experience report, XP 2024, Agile Alliance, Bozen-Bolzano; lightning talk, IT Revolution Enterprise Technology Leadership Summit Europe, hosted by Gene Kim, 2024; Italian Agile Days, Milan 2023 and Florence 2024; Agile Venture Vimercate, 2019; Software Crafts Romandie, Lausanne, 2026; AI Agents Montreal, 2026.

Recommended as a speaker by Gergely Orosz in The Pragmatic Engineer.

He is Italian, born in the Dolomites, based in Slovakia, and works with distributed teams worldwide.

In February 2020, at IBM Studios in Milan, Mike Brissoni opened Agile Venture Milano beside Cesare Baroni, Vice President IT Delivery in IBM's CIO organization. Between them they were describing engineering practice across 170 countries and 360,000 e... Show more

With over 20 years of experience in data analytics, financial management, and strategic insights, Jinnie has established a notable career marked by leadership roles across multiple prominent companies. Currently serving as Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, Jinnie is dedicated to democratizing financial analytical reporting for finance and operational users, ensuring accessible and insightful reporting capabilities.

With over 20 years of experience in data analytics, financial management, and strategic insights, Jinnie has established a notable career marked by leadership roles across multiple prominent companies. Currently serving as Principal Product Manager a... Show more

Dora Boussias helps leaders think clearly, decide confidently, and stay trusted as AI raises the bar. She brings 30 years of enterprise leadership experience across data, AI, and transformation, including leading enterprise-scale initiatives at GE, Stryker, and Prudential.

Her work translates data, AI, and talent investments into credible decisions and sustained impact by strengthening leadership, governance, and execution as organizations scale. Dora is also the creator of SOAR with Confidence®, a leadership development platform grounded in real-world leadership and execution.

An AI100 Innovation Leader, Global Data Power Woman, Thinkers 360 Top Voice, and CIO Review cover honoree, Dora has delivered 100+ talks across the U.S. and internationally and has been featured in NYC's Times Square. It's the same clarity and judgment she brings to every room she walks into.

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Dora Boussias helps leaders think clearly, decide confidently, and stay trusted as AI raises the bar. She brings 30 years of enterprise leadership experience across data, AI, and transformation, including leading enterprise-scale initiatives at GE, S... Show more

Carlo has worked in Scotland since 2016 as Scrum Master and Agile Coach. He's an active member of Heart of Agile Scotland and The Future of Work Scotland meetups.
In 2021 he started the Italian podcast Sprint! Guida italiana all'Agile.

Carlo has worked in Scotland since 2016 as Scrum Master and Agile Coach. He's an active member of Heart of Agile Scotland and The Future of Work Scotland meetups. In 2021 he started the Italian podcast Sprint! Guida italiana all'Agile. Show more

Soy desarrollador de software y trabajo con inteligencia artificial. Soy ex cofundador de Coderhouse, una plataforma de educación online de Latinoamérica donde fui CTO, Staff Engineer y después BDR. Hoy mentoreo a emprendedores y doy charlas sobre emprendimiento, empleabilidad, educación y tecnología. Estudié la maestría en administración de empresas (MBA) en UCEMA. En nahuellema.xyz están mis charlas, podcasts, entrevistas y artículos.

Soy desarrollador de software y trabajo con inteligencia artificial. Soy ex cofundador de Coderhouse, una plataforma de educación online de Latinoamérica donde fui CTO, Staff Engineer y después BDR. Hoy mentoreo a emprendedores y doy charlas sobre em... Show more

In his current role Todd co-launches a new venture backed startup every few months, acting as an interim CTO / founding engineer. Over Todd’s close to 20 year career, he has held titles such as head of engineering, director of engineering and principal software engineer. Todd loves to build things and, like many of us, has been enjoying the shift into the AI native mindset of software development. When Todd is not telling an AI to write code, he can be found strumming his guitar in random places, such as the beach, in the mountains, on his front porch, or even at a tech conference such as this one :). Todd is passionate about creating positive experiences for people, including through writing music, building products, and community building . Todd is always open for a jam session or the occasional paired programming with strangers, just ask.

In his current role Todd co-launches a new venture backed startup every few months, acting as an interim CTO / founding engineer. Over Todd’s close to 20 year career, he has held titles such as head of engineering, director of engineering and princip... Show more

As a freelancer, Katrin prefers to work at the intersection of business and software development, helping teams translate complex requirements into clear, practical solutions.
She works in various roles, ranging from business analysis to quality assurance, and brings practical expertise from the finance and payroll sectors to the table. Katrin enjoys developing applications or automations that support teams and simplify processes in a pragmatic, efficient way that addresses real needs.

As a freelancer, Katrin prefers to work at the intersection of business and software development, helping teams translate complex requirements into clear, practical solutions. She works in various roles, ranging from business analysis to quality as... Show more

I am a Consultant in Data Engineering and Data Science, passionate about solving complex data challenges and enabling businesses to leverage the power of analytics. With over a decade of professional experience, I specialise in designing scalable data pipelines, optimizing work flows, and building predictive models that drive strategic decision-making.

I am a Consultant in Data Engineering and Data Science, passionate about solving complex data challenges and enabling businesses to leverage the power of analytics. With over a decade of professional experience, I specialise in designing scalable dat... Show more

Evelien works at the intersection of two urgent challenges in tech: helping Agile teams integrate AI responsibly, and equipping product teams to detect and address gender bias in the systems they build.

She is a Professional Knowledge Sharer at Xebia Academy, Scrum.org PST, and certified Training from the Back of the Room Trainer with 15+ years coaching and training teams at organizations like Rabobank, Philips, Essent, and Unilever. She designs learning experiences that are practical, hands-on, and grounded in what teams actually face.

Evelien co-created the Road2Mastery, wrote the Scrum Master Playbook, and organizes Women in Agile Europe. She is currently writing a book on gender bias in AI.

Evelien works at the intersection of two urgent challenges in tech: helping Agile teams integrate AI responsibly, and equipping product teams to detect and address gender bias in the systems they build. She is a Professional Knowledge Sharer at Xe... Show more

Varun Kulkarni is an AI Product Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling AI platforms, Business AI applications, and agentic AI ecosystems across Microsoft, Cisco, and Deloitte. He has launched 10+ 0–1 products reaching 1B+ users and driving $200M+ in revenue. At Microsoft, he leads multiple agentic AI ecosystem initiatives across Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams, including partner incubation and forward-deployed engineering to help enterprises and AI Startups deploy and scale Modern Work agents with measurable adoption and business impact. Previously at Cisco, he built and launched AI agent platform capabilities for Webex across global markets, and earlier at Deloitte he led cross-functional teams and go-to-market execution for enterprise AI platforms and customer implementations.

Varun is a recognized industry expert speaker and is also officially an Executive Briefing Center Speaker at Microsoft.

Varun is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and serves on the AI Advisory Board at Northwestern University. He also advises AI initiatives and startups through advisory roles with the University of Toronto and the University of Washington.

He holds an M.S. and an MBA from Northwestern University, and is an invited keynote speaker at multiple conferences where he shares insights on AI Agents, Agentic AI Ecosystems, Enterprise AI Transformation, AI Trust and Evaluation, Scaling Developer and Partner Ecosystems, GTM and Business Development

Varun Kulkarni is an AI Product Leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling AI platforms, Business AI applications, and agentic AI ecosystems across Microsoft, Cisco, and Deloitte. He has launched 10+ 0–1 products reaching 1B+ users and ... Show more

Dr. Marie Alcazar is a Transformation Maven, Ecosystem Coach, author, and Founder of Built4Agility. With nearly four decades of industry experience—including 20 years in Change and Transformation and 14 years in Agile—she brings a practitioner’s perspective to how people, organizations, and systems navigate change.

Her work explores a central idea: who you are shapes how you lead. Through her Leadership iS a Lifestyle™ philosophy and Human Infrastructure Development™ framework, Dr. Marie focuses on the human capabilities that shape how people think, adapt, and create lasting impact.
Through Built4Agility, she is applying that thinking to expand access and opportunity for NXT-Gen Leaders from historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged communities, helping people develop capability, demonstrate what they can do, and create meaningful career and economic mobility.

Dr. Marie is also the author of Truth-Telling iS Data™: The Art & Architecture of Alignment and a speaker who challenges people to think differently about leadership, transformation, human development, and the future of work.

Dr. Marie Alcazar is a Transformation Maven, Ecosystem Coach, author, and Founder of Built4Agility. With nearly four decades of industry experience—including 20 years in Change and Transformation and 14 years in Agile—she brings a practitioner’s pers... Show more

Ben Little is the DGCE Chair of Design Innovation at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, a Senior Lecturer at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and an instructor at Harvard University’s Professional and Executive Development program. He has a background in product strategy and has worked extensively with corporate innovation programs and venture studios around the world.

Ben previously served as Head of Venture Strategy at Siemens Healthineers' digital incubator in Silicon Valley, VP of Design Strategy at Fidelity Investments in Boston, and as Head of Design Strategy at Sutherland Labs, a global insight-led design firm with studios in London and San Francisco. His work often centers on navigating the messy realities of human behavior, drawing from a foundation in anthropology and years spent as a strategy leader.

Ben holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MBA from the University of Oxford.

Ben Little is the DGCE Chair of Design Innovation at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, a Senior Lecturer at Boston University's Questrom School of Business, and an instructor at Harvard University’s Professional and Executive Development progr... Show more

Cory is an author, a 12 time Microsoft MVP, and international speaker. He is founder of reactjsconsulting, where he helps companies transition to React. He has trained over 10,000 software developers at conferences and businesses worldwide. Cory has authored over a dozen courses on JavaScript, React, C#, testing, and web development on Pluralsight and Dometrain. He shares software development tips daily on X as @housecor.

Cory is an author, a 12 time Microsoft MVP, and international speaker. He is founder of reactjsconsulting, where he helps companies transition to React. He has trained over 10,000 software developers at conferences and businesses worldwide. Cory has ... Show more

Thought leader at Schneider Electric on applying Lean and Agile principles in Catalyst Leadership, Organizational Design, and Methods. Paul is currently working in the PMO Organization of Global Supply Chain, where applying Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid structures are contextually dependent.
Paul has worked in a variety of fields, including software, digital, cyber-physical hardware systems, systems integration, and now the most complicated system of all.... people and teams.
The story of Agility is about people and how we try to bring new thinking models into incremental changes rather than transformations today. Paul uses an invitational coaching approach that meets people where they are and adapts through context-sensitive frameworks, methods, and tools. This allows us to find more obstacles and work relentlessly with people who are improving while respecting people and culture, which is the foundation of a digitization journey. Let's work together to change the world.

Thought leader at Schneider Electric on applying Lean and Agile principles in Catalyst Leadership, Organizational Design, and Methods. Paul is currently working in the PMO Organization of Global Supply Chain, where applying Agile, Waterfall, and Hyb... Show more

Solution Architect and Senior Consultant in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365, with more than five years of experience leading the digitalization and automation of critical processes. I define scalable and secure architectures, with a focus on technical quality, governance, ALM, and traceability throughout the entire solution lifecycle.

My career stands out for its strong connection to the Microsoft ecosystem, where I have been named a Super User and official moderator on three occasions. I combine my technical work with mentoring in programs such as Women in Power (Platform) and Power Up, as well as training emerging talent in the local community.

I regularly participate as a speaker at leading events such as Bizz Summit, Power Platform Bootcamp, and Power Platform Madrid, and share specialized knowledge through technical articles on LinkedIn. My approach focuses on turning complex business needs into robust, sustainable, and results-oriented technology solutions.

Solution Architect and Senior Consultant in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365, with more than five years of experience leading the digitalization and automation of critical processes. I define scalable and secure architectures, with a focus o... Show more

Karlo Levak leads the Software Solutions Delivery Squad at Abysalto, a multi-unit delivery organisation formed by bringing together previously separate software companies. His mandate: delivery governance, one operating model across project, engineering and business-analysis roles, AI adoption across the organisation, and product strategy for its product lines.

Before that, four years at Sofascore. As Head of Software Development he tripled the engineering organisation. As COO and Management Board member he owned IT, finance and controlling, legal, administration, sales and ad operations through two years of double-digit revenue growth.

Foundation: eight years at Asseco SEE in authentication and PKI security, from iOS developer to Delivery and Development Unit Manager with P&L responsibility.

He speaks about management decision-making in the era of AI, scaling engineering organisations, and integrating separate companies into one delivery organisation.

Karlo Levak leads the Software Solutions Delivery Squad at Abysalto, a multi-unit delivery organisation formed by bringing together previously separate software companies. His mandate: delivery governance, one operating model across project, engineer... Show more

Monica is a cloud architect and an AWS Hero, with twenty years of hands-on experience across the full cloud and infrastructure stack and a deep specialization in hyperscalers at scale. Her work combines cloud governance, security and platform engineering, with a current focus on agentic AI for multi-cloud governance.

Monica is a cloud architect and an AWS Hero, with twenty years of hands-on experience across the full cloud and infrastructure stack and a deep specialization in hyperscalers at scale. Her work combines cloud governance, security and platform enginee... Show more

I'm Francesco Fullone, a business designer, consultant, and mentor and investor in technology companies focusing on sustainability or social impact.

I help companies (in any stage) to better define their business propositions to create options to validate them, and I advise them to organize themselves better to reach their goals.

I founded, and I contribute to Apropos, a company that helps communities, companies, and local groups organize events and workshops. If you attended an international conference about web technologies in Italy, you met me as a speaker, organizer, or attendee.

I founded companies such as Digitiamo to create NLP and AI-related products, Carma, to work on the next food technologies. In the past, Ideato, where I contributed to its growth for more than ten years, creating an innovative and quality reference for the development agencies in Italy.

I'm the president of the GrUSP, a no-profit association that encourages best practices in web development since 2002.

I'm Francesco Fullone, a business designer, consultant, and mentor and investor in technology companies focusing on sustainability or social impact. I help companies (in any stage) to better define their business propositions to create options to ... Show more

Clive Akporube is a technology and cybersecurity leader focused on security architecture, adversary simulation, AI-enabled systems, and organizational resilience. He is the founder of KERNEL, a cybersecurity capability verification system designed to evaluate how people and organizations perform under realistic operational conditions.

His work spans cybersecurity strategy, security engineering, technical operations, and the design of systems that translate security principles into measurable execution. He has led cybersecurity and technology initiatives across startups, consulting engagements, and technical education, working across security architecture, incident response, governance, application and infrastructure security, and operational resilience.

Clive has also directed large-scale technical programs, including the Africa pilot of Google × GOMYCODE BuildWithAI across five hackerspaces. His interests include adversary simulation, AI and security automation, operational resilience, human security capability, and the systems that determine whether organizations can execute under pressure.

Clive Akporube is a technology and cybersecurity leader focused on security architecture, adversary simulation, AI-enabled systems, and organizational resilience. He is the founder of KERNEL, a cybersecurity capability verification system designed to... Show more

Con más de10 años de experiencia en el campo de la informática, Microsoft MVP Data Platform me especializo en análisis de datos y desarrollo de soluciones de BI. Mi carrera se ha centrado en el uso avanzado de lenguajes de programación como Python, Visual Basic y SQL, así como en el manejo experto de bases de datos SQL Server, Postgres y MySQL. Destaco en la creación de modelos Tabulares y multidimensionales, utilizando diseños de modelos en estrella y copo de nieve, así como en consultas complejas y en el desarrollo de procesos ETL utilizando herramientas como SQL Server Integration Services y Power Query.

En el ámbito de Business Intelligence, tengo un historial comprobado en la creación de informes y tableros de mando de alto impacto utilizando Power BI, Qlik Sense. Además, poseo habilidades avanzadas en la suite de Microsoft Power Apps y Power Automate, lo que me permite ofrecer soluciones empresariales innovadoras y automatizadas.

Mi experiencia laboral en diversos cargos me ha dotado de una perspectiva amplia y habilidades en la resolución de problemas, siempre enfocadas en tecnologías como SQL, modelado dimensional y herramientas de BI. Estoy constantemente aprendiendo y adaptándome a nuevas tecnologías para ofrecer las mejores soluciones en cada proyecto

Con más de10 años de experiencia en el campo de la informática, Microsoft MVP Data Platform me especializo en análisis de datos y desarrollo de soluciones de BI. Mi carrera se ha centrado en el uso avanzado de lenguajes de programación como Python, V... Show more

Alexandre Cuva is a recognized entrepreneur in Europe and Asia, where he co-founded various companies in agile development and consulting. With over 25 years of professional experience in IT, including 20 in the agile world, he has held roles such as developer, architect, trainer, Scrum Master, Product Owner, Technical Director, and General Manager of a Vietnam-based company.

Today, he works as a Domain Architect and Management Consultant at adesso, where he orchestrates agentic AI development patterns for a large-scale platform, leading and coaching a team of platform engineers. He continues to draw on his background as an Organizational and Technical Coach, having previously co-founded SoCraAgile & SoCraDev to help Swiss companies advance their digitalization through agility, Lean, Software Craftsmanship, Green Coding, and DevOps.

Alexandre is community-oriented and has co-founded AgileBeer Romand and Software Crafts Romandie. You can encounter him as a speaker around the world.

#Agile #Scrum #XP #Lean #SAFe #LeSS #Scrum@Scale #Craftsmanship #GreenCoding

Alexandre Cuva is a recognized entrepreneur in Europe and Asia, where he co-founded various companies in agile development and consulting. With over 25 years of professional experience in IT, including 20 in the agile world, he has held roles such ... Show more

Kim is the Head of Developer Relations and Founding GTM Engineer working on security for agents at Keycard. Kim's career is rooted in Identity, software engineering, and developer experience strategy. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space and loves to travel, overland, design stickers, and craft miniatures and artisan keycaps.

Kim is the Head of Developer Relations and Founding GTM Engineer working on security for agents at Keycard. Kim's career is rooted in Identity, software engineering, and developer experience strategy. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from... Show more

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agilité soient toujours les + adaptées, mais ce mindset fondé sur l'humain, l'écoute, la co-construction, l'adaptation et la création de valeur est transposable à toutes les échelles. Je suis aujourd'hui coach pour les équipes agiles, et j'accompagne aussi l'individu et les organisations à se transformer.

Je suis tombée dans l'agilité il y a déjà pas mal d'années, sans en connaître le nom. Ce mindset, ainsi que ses valeurs et principes, sont pour moi cruciaux pour toute organisation, toute démarche, tout projet. Non pas que les méthodes liées à l'agil... Show more

Beth Griffith, BAP, GIP, HIC, LEED, is the founder of Renewable Renegades and ANEC Ventures, where she helps mission-driven organizations responsibly adopt AI, automation, and clean energy strategies that strengthen people, systems, and communities.

Working at the intersection of responsible AI, workforce development, renewable energy, and inclusive business growth, Beth brings a practical, human-centered lens to emerging technology. Her work focuses on helping governments, nonprofits, NGOs, public sector teams, and small businesses build AI capacity without losing sight of trust, accountability, and human dignity.

Beth brings a people-first perspective on agentic AI: how organizations can design AI agents with the right guardrails, increase human capital through AI capital, and build systems that elevate workers, leaders, and the communities they serve.

Beth Griffith, BAP, GIP, HIC, LEED, is the founder of Renewable Renegades and ANEC Ventures, where she helps mission-driven organizations responsibly adopt AI, automation, and clean energy strategies that strengthen people, systems, and communities. ... Show more

Piotr is a Senior DevOps Manager in the casino industry, championing North Star thinking, Continuous Improvement, and Measurable Outcomes - to transform troubled software and processes into modern standards. He's specialty is combining hard technical skills and soft leadership pragmatism with high agency & Over the past 13 years, he's led $1M+ digital transformations, scaled platform engineering across hundreds of developers and thousands of microservices on AWS/GCP at a time across Air Defense, Gaming, Banking, Logistics, Fuel, Mars Rovers and Gambling & Industry 4.0.

He achieved that with Second Brain of almost 7000 hand-gardened notes bringing unconventional outside-in perspective like his maverick mantras: "Culture Eats Strategy," "Velocity Wins," and "Automation Is Oxygen".

Off-duty, find him in Hawaiian shirts, Game Mastering RPGs, tinkering in his rapid prototyping workshop, or optimizing board game tactics with probability.

Trusted as Code Europe Program Committee member, Ex-GDG Organizer, and speaker, he happily mentors younger experts sharing battle-tested insights.

Piotr is a Senior DevOps Manager in the casino industry, championing North Star thinking, Continuous Improvement, and Measurable Outcomes - to transform troubled software and processes into modern standards. He's specialty is combining hard technical... Show more

Lex Li is running the consulting company LeXtudio Inc. in Toronto, while working as Technical Solutions Engineering Manager at Google. With two decades of experience in IT and banking industry, Lex specializes in IT infrastructure such as developer tools and cloud computing. He is a former Microsoft MVP between 2012-2022. In addition to his professional work, Lex is also a podcaster, blogger, author, and open-source advocate. You can find out more about him on his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lextm/.

Lex Li is running the consulting company LeXtudio Inc. in Toronto, while working as Technical Solutions Engineering Manager at Google. With two decades of experience in IT and banking industry, Lex specializes in IT infrastructure such as developer t... Show more

Matteo Emili is the Director of Engineering at Zema Global, a passionate Agile advocate and a technologist at heart, always driven by using technology as a vehicle for change and continuous improvement.

A Microsoft MVP since 2010 (currently in the Azure DevOps and GitHub category), he enjoys sharing back as much as he can with the worldwide technical communities – especially about Agile and DevOps.

He founded several User Groups around Europe and he is a regular speaker at meetups and conferences.

Matteo Emili is the Director of Engineering at Zema Global, a passionate Agile advocate and a technologist at heart, always driven by using technology as a vehicle for change and continuous improvement. A Microsoft MVP since 2010 (currently in the... Show more

As Product Manager for an API-as-a-service platform in fintech (around 300 endpoints), I own identity, account management, permissions, and remote identity verification for the teams building on this platform. I lead simplification and performance initiatives across the entire API surface — access governance, journey redesigns, tech debt reduction — guided by a simple principle: a platform is only worth it if it removes friction rather than adding to it. At Ippon, I also manage a team of about 7 consultants.

Before product, I spent ten years professionalizing delivery: first in industrial production (SNCF, PSA, Jtekt), working with Lean management and operational excellence, then as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master at Ippon, where I learned to turn theory into concrete practices in service of technical teams.

My throughline, unchanged for ten years: bringing together Lean, Agile, Craftsmanship, Product, Platform, and AI, and keeping only what delivers a concrete result.

As Product Manager for an API-as-a-service platform in fintech (around 300 endpoints), I own identity, account management, permissions, and remote identity verification for the teams building on this platform. I lead simplification and performance in... Show more