Lars studied Computer Science at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and the University of Bonn, where he earned his Master’s degree with a focus on fraud detection in financial statements using machine learning algorithms. Since 2020, he has been working at synalis, a Bonn-based IT company. Starting in the field of Business Intelligence, he gradually transitioned into the role of a Data Scientist. Today, he supports small and medium-sized enterprises in implementing data analytics and AI projects – with a strong focus on real-world value and practical innovation.

Lars studied Computer Science at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg and the University of Bonn, where he earned his Master’s degree with a focus on fraud detection in financial statements using machine learning algorithms. Since 2020, he has been working at ... Show more

I’m an experienced B2B SaaS Account Executive with a background in fintech sales, e-commerce and FMCG.

As an Account Executive at Luware, I focus on helping companies in France, Switzerland and Spain to simplify their CX into Microsoft Teams, improving agent and client experience.

At Revolut Business, I’ve spent three years leading the full SaaS sales cycle across 17 European markets. Working fully remote, I’ve learned to collaborate effectively with distributed teams, manage complex enterprise deals, and maintain strong client relationships online. For over five years, I’ve also worked daily in French, English, and Spanish, building partnerships with clients across different markets and cultures.

I specialized in the yachting industry and worked with more than 100 companies in the sector: central agencies, charter brokers, sales, shipyards, etc.

I’m an experienced B2B SaaS Account Executive with a background in fintech sales, e-commerce and FMCG. As an Account Executive at Luware, I focus on helping companies in France, Switzerland and Spain to simplify their CX into Microsoft Teams, imp... Show more

Shweta is a highly skilled software professional with almost 12 years of experience in various technologies. She is a mentor and engineering lead at Intuit. She is a core member of Tech Women @Intuit and strongly advocates for women in Tech and believes in giving back to the community. Shweta is an active speaker who has presented at multiple forums, including GHC 2022, WomenInTech 2022 & 2023, Women Who Code San Diego and other events.

Shweta is a highly skilled software professional with almost 12 years of experience in various technologies. She is a mentor and engineering lead at Intuit. She is a core member of Tech Women @Intuit and strongly advocates for women in Tech and belie... Show more

Michelle is an operating model and culture strategist who specializes in fixing the human problems that slow engineering teams down. With fourteen years in IT, she cuts through noise, rebuilds communication patterns, and designs operating models that hold up under pressure. Her work sits at the intersection of DevOps, trust, and the conversations that decide whether teams thrive or break.

Michelle is an operating model and culture strategist who specializes in fixing the human problems that slow engineering teams down. With fourteen years in IT, she cuts through noise, rebuilds communication patterns, and designs operating models that... Show more

Coding has been in my life for as long as I can remember, in some shape or form. Beginning with batch, currently some React and C#, and a whole bunch like TurboPascal, KixStart and Delphi in between. I'm a Dutch, born and raised, I've been a long time and frequent speaker at (inter)national events, mainly about PowerShell or automation in general. I'm the co-founder of the Dutch PowerShell User Group, and love my aquarium with African cichlids from Lake Tanganyika.

Coding has been in my life for as long as I can remember, in some shape or form. Beginning with batch, currently some React and C#, and a whole bunch like TurboPascal, KixStart and Delphi in between. I'm a Dutch, born and raised, I've been a long tim... Show more

Senior Java developer and technical content creator with 7+ years building enterprise applications using Jakarta EE, Spring Boot, and Quarkus. Author of two Apress books on cloud-native Java development. Created 11 Udemy courses including the platform's largest Jakarta EE course with 20,000+ students. Conference speaker at JavaLand, JDD Poland, and Eclipse Foundation events. Currently driving developer adoption at Payara through documentation, webinars, and community engagement.

Senior Java developer and technical content creator with 7+ years building enterprise applications using Jakarta EE, Spring Boot, and Quarkus. Author of two Apress books on cloud-native Java development. Created 11 Udemy courses including the platfor... Show more

Jo Hasenau is an open source veteran who has been building, maintaining, and scaling community-driven software ecosystems for more than two decades.

He started out in the early days of the internet, moved from a late-80s designer background to digital media production in the 90s, and then shifted his focus to large-scale platforms and integration problems - from corporate environments such as T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom to long-running open source projects such as TYPO3, maintained in the open.

He is known for shipping pragmatic tools and growing communities, as a maintainer of widely used extensions, a trainer and coach, a speaker at conferences, developer days, and camps, and an organizer of formats such as the User Experience Week. He has also contributed through publications, including the O’Reilly TYPO3 Cookbook.

After serving as CTO at InnoCoding, he now works at the next layer beyond websites as a Big Picture Brainiac at Cybercraft, focusing on AI-enabled content infrastructure, interoperability, and digital sovereignty.

Jo Hasenau is an open source veteran who has been building, maintaining, and scaling community-driven software ecosystems for more than two decades. He started out in the early days of the internet, moved from a late-80s designer background to dig... Show more

Curtis Cox is a career brand strategist and workforce development practitioner who helps tech talent and teams translate skills into measurable impact. He designs practical career development systems; goal frameworks, coaching workflows, and performance narratives; and adapts them into scalable, AI-enabled processes that improve outcomes without compromising trust. His work sits at the intersection of career development, community building, and modern automation.

Curtis Cox is a career brand strategist and workforce development practitioner who helps tech talent and teams translate skills into measurable impact. He designs practical career development systems; goal frameworks, coaching workflows, and performa... Show more

Tatiana Feitosa fundou a Set consultaria, empresa voltada para suportar clientes em suas transformações digitais com foco em agilidade de negócio. (www.set-consultoria.com) Ela é também responsável pela instituição global Business Agility Institute no Brasil. Tatiana atuou como diretora de transformação digital na everis consultoria em 2018 e 2019 sendo responsável por estruturar e liderar o Centro de Excelência da everis Brasil e liderar transformação digital de clientes da everis. Na IBM, como responsável pelo Centro de Excelência de agilidade para América Latina, liderou e estruturou a transformação da IBM internamente e em seus clientes, até 2017 por 07 anos.
Ela tem atuado como palestrante nos principais eventos de agilidade e transformação digital no Brasil, como Business Agility Brazil e Agile Brazil.
Ela é co-autora, do livro “Agilidade de Negócios” e revisora do livro "Confluence", escrito por Cynthia Kurtz.
Tatiana tem trazido abordagens disruptivas com grandes benefícios comprovados no mercado brasileiro.

Tatiana Feitosa fundou a Set consultaria, empresa voltada para suportar clientes em suas transformações digitais com foco em agilidade de negócio. (www.set-consultoria.com) Ela é também responsável pela instituição global Business Agility Institute n... Show more

Kushaagra Goyal is an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in engineering and AI infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2016), and a Master’s degree from Stanford University, where he developed a strong foundation in industry best practices and innovative technology solutions.

Kushaagra began his career as a Software Engineer at Rubrik, contributing to patent-recognized projects in the USA. He later joined Databricks Inc., where he advanced compute infrastructure for Managed Spark Clusters, delivering scalable, high-performance solutions for big data applications.
Post that, as Chief Technology Officer at Gan.ai, a pioneering GenAI startup, Kushaagra spearheaded the development of foundational text-to-speech models for Indic languages. He architected the company’s AI-driven backend infrastructure and led a team of 20 engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence. His strategic leadership accelerated product development and positioned Gan.ai at the forefront of generative AI advancements.

Currently, he leads the development of storage and compute platforms at Rubrik, focusing on large-scale data and AI applications. His work is instrumental in building resilient, high-performance systems that drive enterprise innovation.

Kushaagra is passionate about computational infrastructure for AI and combines deep technical expertise with strategic insight. He actively shares knowledge on AI model hosting advancements and is dedicated to exploring new frontiers in scalable, impactful AI technologies.

Patents:
1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20210279108A1/
2. https://patents.google.com/patent/US11126508B2/en

Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vQKDnM0AAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushaagra-goyal/

Email:
kushaagra@alumni.stanford.edu / kushaagragoyal7@gmail.com

Kushaagra Goyal is an accomplished technology leader with deep expertise in engineering and AI infrastructure. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2016), and a Master’s degree from Stanford University, where h... Show more

I’m a technology entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and continuous learner.

I founded HackTech at 19 and grew it into a 70-person engineering firm with $3M ARR and clients in 25+ countries. After its acquisition by Civitta, I continue the journey as a Partner, combining deep engineering execution with advisory and strategic work.

I value long-term collaboration, strong personal relationships, and teams that care about outcomes, not slide decks.

Stanford LEAD participant. Speaker at industry events. Open to meaningful conversations.

I’m a technology entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and continuous learner. I founded HackTech at 19 and grew it into a 70-person engineering firm with $3M ARR and clients in 25+ countries. After its acquisition by Civitta, I continue the journey as... Show more

TJ Guttormsen helps professionals strengthen their influence, communicate with confidence, and resolve conflicts—without aggression or awkwardness. With nearly two decades of experience, a master's degree in pedagogy, and coaching clients ranging from Olympic medalists and Fortune 500 CEOs to entrepreneurs and everyday professionals, he brings both academic depth and real-world credibility to every stage.

Originally from Norway and now based in Las Vegas, TJ has spoken to audiences across three continents on topics including confident communication, discreet influence, and conflict prevention and resolution. He is the author of two books, and his online courses on LinkedIn Learning have been seen by over 700,000 professionals from around the globe.

TJ takes pride in delivering entertaining and educational talks, which equip individuals and teams with practical techniques and strategies they can immediately apply with clients, colleagues, and leaders in everyday and high-stakes conversations alike, to create better outcomes for themselves and their organizations.

TJ Guttormsen helps professionals strengthen their influence, communicate with confidence, and resolve conflicts—without aggression or awkwardness. With nearly two decades of experience, a master's degree in pedagogy, and coaching clients ranging fro... Show more

Maan Musleh is a Solution Architect and the Founder of Miracle Enterprise Solutions Inc. (a company of Gestisoft), a Microsoft Solutions Partner focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central. With a unique blend of technical depth and functional expertise, Maan has led numerous successful ERP implementations across industries, helping clients modernize their financial systems and scale their operations.

With nearly two decades of hands-on experience, he is known for delivering scalable, future-ready solutions that are both technically sound and tailored to real-world business challenges.

Maan Musleh is a Solution Architect and the Founder of Miracle Enterprise Solutions Inc. (a company of Gestisoft), a Microsoft Solutions Partner focused on Dynamics 365 Business Central. With a unique blend of technical depth and functional expertise... Show more

Lisa Glenn helps large, complex organizations reduce risk for major IT initiatives by diagnosing how work actually happens, across people, systems, handoffs, and data. She's led discovery, delivery, launch readiness, and recovery efforts across Fortune 500 environments including Microsoft, Starbucks, and Alaska Airlines, bridging business and IT when clarity matters most.

Lisa Glenn helps large, complex organizations reduce risk for major IT initiatives by diagnosing how work actually happens, across people, systems, handoffs, and data. She's led discovery, delivery, launch readiness, and recovery efforts across Fortu... Show more

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients.
With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she brings a combination of business strategy, people leadership, and applied neuroscience to the tech world.
Economist and ICF-certified neuroscience coach with a master's degree in journalism who has reinvented her own career four times across three countries.

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients. With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she b... Show more

Samridhi Sharma, Microsoft Partner Marketing Strategist at Maven Collective Marketing, specializes in aligning partner offerings with Microsoft’s fiscal focus while preserving authentic brand voice. With expertise in go-to-market strategy, marketplace positioning, AEO/SEO, and demand generation, Samridhi ensures partners maximize their Microsoft relationship and make a lasting impact through real-world insight from Maven Collective’s experience helping 500+ Partners globally and 19+ years of collective experience.

Samridhi Sharma, Microsoft Partner Marketing Strategist at Maven Collective Marketing, specializes in aligning partner offerings with Microsoft’s fiscal focus while preserving authentic brand voice. With expertise in go-to-market strategy, marketplac... Show more

Abdifatah Hassan Roble is Somali technologist, writer, and advocate from the Bay region of Somalia. Abdifatah brings incredible experience, perseverance, and expertise as an online platform builder, writer, and activist for the education of Somali youth and greater Somali community through technological empowerment. Abdifatah was born in Sanca, Yemen while his family was internally displaced from the civil war in Somalia. He hails from Mogadishu. Abdifatah embodies Somali values and is committed to lifting the Somali community as a whole.

Abdifatah graduated from Salaam University with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (2025), focusing on Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence. Abdifatah is the first university graduate in his family. He is studying for his Master’s and PhD in Cybersecurity and AI, with the intention of contributing to global research and policy making.

Abdifatah Hassan Roble founded Somali Tech Digest in 2025, aiming to educate Somali speaking populations and a global audience on technology policies, digital security, and the innovation shaping the region. Abdifatah critically examines laws and policies pertaining to cybersecurity in countries which matter most to Somali tech stakeholders, and writes original content in both English and Somali for his readers. By drawing parallels to similar trends in the West, Abdifatah consistently delivers smart, accessible coverage of rapid digital transformation for Somali Tech Digest readers.

Professionally, Abdifatah is a Sales Representative at Premier Bank as well as Shaakir Furniture where he gained key skills such as business communication and building customer trust while utilizing technology to effectively engage in promotional activities. Abdifatah combines expertise in this field while emphasizing the importance of effective communication that links to the technical knowledge that the customer is seeking.

Abdifatah is dedicated to serving the Somali population and the global community at large. He is deeply involved in the local community and is an avid promoter of youth empowerment and growth. Abdifatah is an avid reader and publisher of law review articles, particularly in the realm of cybersecurity law. In his free time, Abdifatah enjoys learning about cultural differences and exploring the lives of rural Europeans. Abdifatah is a persistent, motivated, and hopeful individual that thrives in the face of adversity. Most importantly, Abdifatah is driven by a desire to leave a lasting legacy. As such, he strives to achieve the maximum potential of every endeavor that he pursues.

Areas of Expertise

Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence

Digital Strategy & Business Agility

Editorial Leadership & Community Engagement

Stakeholder Analysis & Communication

Comparative Cybersecurity Law

Sessions

1. Database-Last Design in Somali Context
For decades, software started from the database out, with the database at the core and the rest of the application circling around it. In modern application design, we start from the user tasks and work our way out, trying to be as flexible as possible. In this talk, I will highlight to Somali developers and organizations how “database-last” design can be used to build sustainable, scalable, and user-centric software systems.
You’ll learn:
The transition from database-centric to user-centric design

Architecture of CQRS, microservices, NoSQL (practice)

How agile, cross-functional teams succeed with loosely coupled components

Life After Story Points: Somali Agile Planning

Story points are often the focus of much consternation during sprint planning. This talk presents alternative planning techniques that actually use real numbers and has been validated with Somali developers with strict, fixed capacity limits.
You’ll learn:
Put some real numbers behind your decision making

Ways to structure your time so that you get the most out of it

Agile Requirements: Building What Somalia Needs
Requirements gathering is a hard problem

too rigid in traditional approaches and too fuzzy in early agile adoption. In this talk, a balanced approach will be presented for capturing requirements to improve productivity in Somali organizations.
You’ll learn:

Writing clear, simple user stories

Using acceptance criteria to capture details

Balancing analysis with responsiveness

The value of documenting conversations and decisions

Great Retrospectives that Drive Change
This interactive session explores how to keep the ritual fresh and go home with real improvements!
You’ll learn:

Setting goals and benefits for retrospective session

Feedback Best Practices for Improved Outcomes

Formats that generate actionable outcomes

Methods to measure success beyond intuition

Scrum vs. Kanban: Lessons for Somali Teams
Scrum vs Kanban? Both methods have been used successfully in many environments and contexts. In this meeting we will go through the strengths and weaknesses of Scrum and Kanban so Somali teams can decide which method suits them better.
You’ll learn:

Misconceptions about both methodologies

Visibility of work and planning timelines

Handling work in progress and shifting priorities

Mixing and blending traditional and modern methods

Hunting Down the Elusive MVP
One of the biggest challenges when creating a new product or service is defining a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). This interactive session gives Somali startups and innovators tools to identify and deliver a relevant MVP.
You’ll learn:

Visioning, personas, and user journeys

Story mapping and risk evaluation

Creating a realistic release plan

Building a canvas that ties everything together

When traditional sizing is not useless

Abdifatah Hassan Roble is Somali technologist, writer, and advocate from the Bay region of Somalia. Abdifatah brings incredible experience, perseverance, and expertise as an online platform builder, writer, and activist for the education of Somali yo... Show more

Megha Hooli is a seasoned Senior Program Manager at Amazon, where she leads the Global Concessions Excellence Program across 12 international marketplaces. With over 9 years of experience in product and program management, she has established herself as a strategic leader in AI-driven solutions, enterprise automation, and customer-centric platform development.
Currently based in Seattle, Megha spearheads Amazon's Worldwide CS Concessions program, where she has achieved remarkable results including a reduction in concession, proactive defect resolution through predictive analytics, and working toward reduction in manual intervention time. Her leadership extends to managing strategic partnerships across worldwide Retail, Seller Services, Finance, and BI teams while facilitating bi-weekly steering meetings with over 100 global stakeholders.
Prior to Amazon, Megha served as Technical Product Manager at Cognizant's TriZetto Healthcare division, where she drove a 10% revenue increase through strategic product roadmap optimization and led 10-12 weekly product experiments that improved feature adoption by 15%. Her expertise in balancing technical constraints with business priorities while ensuring HIPAA compliance made her instrumental in delivering a 38% uplift in promotional performance across digital channels.
Megha's entrepreneurial spirit shone during her tenure as Product Manager at ACCELQ Texas, where she developed and executed a successful AI go-to-market strategy that resulted in a 50% increase in website traffic and 30% increase in trial sign-ups. She led the end-to-end AI strategy for ACCELQ's flagship test automation suite, achieving a 70% reduction in false positives and 40% improvement in test execution speed through ML-driven self-healing capabilities.
Her technical foundation was built during her earlier roles at OSII-Emerson Digital and Accenture, where she honed her skills in Agile methodologies, cross-functional team leadership, and healthcare technology solutions. At Accenture, she served as Product Owner for the My Health Record Client, leading 14+ cross-functional teams and achieving 98% of product goals while enhancing patient safety through data-driven clinical workflow optimization.
Academically, Megha holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from The University of Texas at Dallas, where she graduated as a Double Dean's Scholar, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication from PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore. Her educational achievements are complemented by multiple certifications including Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and ITILv4.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Megha is a recognized leader in the tech community. She served as President of the Graduate Student Assembly at UT Dallas, representing over 9,000 graduate students, and is a founding member of the Women in Product Dallas Chapter. Her commitment to social impact is evident through her role as CSR Lead at Accenture Bangalore and her active involvement in Rotaract Clubs.
Megha's expertise spans the full spectrum of modern technology and business management, including cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), machine learning, data analytics (SQL, Python, R, Tableau), and product management tools (JIRA, Confluence, Figma). Her unique combination of technical depth, strategic vision, and leadership acumen positions her as a driving force in the evolution of AI-powered enterprise solutions and customer experience optimization.
Her numerous awards and recognitions, including Student Leader of the Year 2023 at UT Dallas, Dean's Excellence Scholar, AccelQ Hackathon winner, and Accenture ACE award winner, reflect her consistent excellence and innovative approach to solving complex business challenges.

Megha Hooli is a seasoned Senior Program Manager at Amazon, where she leads the Global Concessions Excellence Program across 12 international marketplaces. With over 9 years of experience in product and program management, she has established herself... Show more

Je suis consultant en Transformation Lean-Agile, j'accompagne les organisations (Airbus, CMA CGM, Desjardins, Schneider Electric) dans l'optimisation de leurs flux de valeur.

Mon approche combine une expertise technique rigoureuse (Cloud Architecture, DevOps) et une maîtrise approfondie des approches Lean et agiles.

Passionné par la psychologie cognitive et l'innovation pédagogique, je suis le créateur des serious games "Mind Maze" (biais cognitifs) et "Diamond Path" (Design Thinking). Je contribue à des travaux dans son entreprise sur l'impact de l'IA générative sur l'Agilité et la gestion de projets.

Expert certifié PMP, SPC, ICP-ENT et ICP-CAT, je m’attache à réconcilier les enjeux business et l'excellence technologique pour bâtir des organisations résilientes et centrées sur l'humain.

Je suis consultant en Transformation Lean-Agile, j'accompagne les organisations (Airbus, CMA CGM, Desjardins, Schneider Electric) dans l'optimisation de leurs flux de valeur. Mon approche combine une expertise technique rigoureuse (Cloud Architect... Show more

Steve Pereira has spent over two decades improving the flow of work across organizations. He’s worked through tech support, IT management, build and release engineering, and as a founding CTO for enterprise SaaS. After shifting to consulting large enterprises on value stream performance improvement, he created Flow Engineering to make value stream mapping simple, quick, and actionable. He serves as lead consultant for Visible Flow Consulting, as a board advisor to the Value Stream Management Consortium, Chair of the OASIS Value Stream Management Interoperability technical committee, and co-founder of the Flow Collective to bring flow-focused professionals together.

Learn more about his work at https://visible.is

Steve Pereira has spent over two decades improving the flow of work across organizations. He’s worked through tech support, IT management, build and release engineering, and as a founding CTO for enterprise SaaS. After shifting to consulting large en... Show more

Engin Eser is Co-Founder of Event Punks GmbH, a Creative Tech Studio that transforms business challenges into playable experiences. From gamified recruiting and immersive brand activations to game-based training and edutainment, built on platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, Minecraft, and the Web.

On the Microsoft side, Engin is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform practitioner with a strong focus on Power Apps Code Apps, Copilot extensibility, and AI Agent development. He builds solutions that bridge the gap between low-code and pro-code and believes that great technology should feel less like a tool and more like an experience.

He speaks at international conferences about gamification, UX-driven app design, and the future of immersive digital experiences.

Engin Eser is Co-Founder of Event Punks GmbH, a Creative Tech Studio that transforms business challenges into playable experiences. From gamified recruiting and immersive brand activations to game-based training and edutainment, built on platforms li... Show more

I wrote my first line of code in August 2025. Four months after that, I won a Cursor hackathon solo against 27 teams. Not because I out-coded anyone — because I knew exactly who I was building for.

Before learning to code, I spent 17 years building location-independent businesses across 40+ countries. My edge was never technical. It was understanding users and spotting problems before products existed.

When AI changed what was possible, I leaned in. Today I build iOS apps, ship fast, and teach non-technical founders how to turn ideas into real products.

Six apps in six months. A hackathon win. And a growing belief that the most valuable thing you bring to a product was never the code — it’s perspective.

My work sits at the intersection of product thinking, modern AI tooling, and unconventional career paths. I speak about building faster, learning in public, and what happens when domain expertise meets the new generation of developer tools.

I wrote my first line of code in August 2025. Four months after that, I won a Cursor hackathon solo against 27 teams. Not because I out-coded anyone — because I knew exactly who I was building for. Before learning to code, I spent 17 years buildin... Show more

Rebecka Isaksson is the Founder of KnowFlow Value and a Content AI & M365 Knowledge Strategist, helping organizations turn Content Chaos into Copilot Ready. A Microsoft MVP and former Director of Knowledge Management at Microsoft HQ, she brings 15+ years of expertise in collaboration, content governance, and AI-powered knowledge strategies.

She’s the creator and host of the Knowledge Fika podcast, where Swedish fika meets smart conversations on AI and knowledge management. Beyond the stage, Rebecka mentors and coaches emerging KM professionals and AI transformation leaders, fuelling the next wave of talent in this space.

A sought-after keynote speaker and panellist at global events, Rebecka delivers practical insights on how AI accelerates knowledge strategies - and vice versa - and why culture change is the real game-changer. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP in 2024, she continues to champion ethical, human-centric approaches to AI adoption.

Rebecka Isaksson is the Founder of KnowFlow Value and a Content AI & M365 Knowledge Strategist, helping organizations turn Content Chaos into Copilot Ready. A Microsoft MVP and former Director of Knowledge Management at Microsoft HQ, she brings 15+ y... Show more

Dominick Iaderaia is a Washington-based operations professional who has opened and helped design more than 20 restaurants throughout his career. His work has focused on improving performance, reducing costs, eliminating waste, and increasing profitability for restaurants, breweries, and food service operations.

Dominick began in the industry as an Events Coordinator and Food Tech at Outback Steakhouse, where he worked for more than 10 years. He was responsible for maintaining food quality and kitchen standards, coordinating event schedules, and managing logistics across Michigan. He organized large events, handled booking and promotional logistics, consulted with clients to understand their objectives, hired and supervised volunteers and support staff, reviewed invoices, approved payments, and inspected facilities to ensure they met client requirements.

Dominick later joined BBRG Restaurant Group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving for over a decade as District Manager and Training Manager. He supervised six locations and upheld consistent operational standards. He recruited, trained, and promoted employees to develop capable leadership teams. By implementing structured sales strategies and strengthening customer service practices, he exceeded targets and improved profitability. He prepared financial and operational reports, maintained financial controls, identified cost-saving initiatives, and worked closely with executive leadership, including the vice president and ownership, to address sales challenges and advance improvement efforts.

For nearly 10 years, he served as Director of Operations and Food and Beverage at Von Ebert Brewing in Portland, Oregon. He led operations across six locations, including four restaurants and two breweries, with responsibility for financial performance, budgeting, profit and loss, team development, marketing oversight, menu planning, and guest satisfaction. He controlled costs, delivered training in food preparation and customer-facing roles, enforced performance standards, collaborated with a chef to expand menu offerings, reviewed sales and purchasing data to guide inventory decisions, and supported catering and promotional initiatives.

After moving to Washington State, he became an Area Manager at Auto-Chlor System, a manufacturer of commercial dish machines and cleaning and sanitizing chemicals. Outside of work, Dominick Iaderaia enjoys cooking, outdoor activities, collecting sports memorabilia, attending live events, playing poker, and spending time with his dogs.

Dominick Iaderaia is a Washington-based operations professional who has opened and helped design more than 20 restaurants throughout his career. His work has focused on improving performance, reducing costs, eliminating waste, and increasing profitab... Show more

Freddy Alvarado es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales, con Maestría en Administración de Negocios y actualmente cursa una Maestría en Inteligencia Artificial.

Es especialista en Inteligencia Artificial aplicada a los negocios, con enfoque en automatización, analítica avanzada e IA agéntica para la toma de decisiones empresariales. Cuenta con especialización en Transformación Digital y Machine Learning por el MIT, y un Diplomado en Ciencia de Datos por la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI).

Es CEO fundador de IA NOVUS, empresa dedicada al desarrollo de soluciones de Inteligencia Artificial y formación ejecutiva, ayudando a organizaciones a acelerar su transformación digital. Ha trabajado con empresas de los sectores agroexportador, industrial y minero del Perú.

Como expositor, comparte casos reales, demos aplicadas y enfoques prácticos para implementar IA en la empresa, desde modelos predictivos hasta agentes inteligentes integrados a sistemas ERP.

Cuenta con la certificación “Anaconda - Python in Excel” y lidera la comunidad “IA en Excel” en LinkedIn.

Freddy Alvarado es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales, con Maestría en Administración de Negocios y actualmente cursa una Maestría en Inteligencia Artificial. Es especialista en Inteligencia Artificial aplicada a los negocios, con enfoque en au... Show more

Data & AI engineering leader with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise-grade data platforms across industries.
Currently leading a greenfield, open-source–driven enterprise data platform, enabling modern ETL/ELT, analytics, and AI at scale across hybrid environments (Azure, AWS, on-prem).
Driving AI-powered software development transformation, leveraging generative AI to improve engineering productivity, code quality, and delivery velocity.
Deep expertise in data architecture, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines, with hands-on experience across modern data stacks and cloud ecosystems.
Passionate about data observability, lineage, and governance, delivering transparent and reliable data systems using open-source technologies.
Experienced in leading globally distributed, cross-functional teams, aligning engineering execution with business outcomes.
Frequent advocate for practical AI adoption in engineering, including responsible AI, cost optimization (LLM token efficiency), and developer tooling (e.g., AI-assisted coding).
Speaker interests include modern data engineering, AI in SDLC, platform engineering, and building scalable, future-ready data ecosystems.

Data & AI engineering leader with 16+ years of experience building and scaling enterprise-grade data platforms across industries. Currently leading a greenfield, open-source–driven enterprise data platform, enabling modern ETL/ELT, analytics, and AI... Show more

Sri Kolagani is a Director of CRM Engineering at Elastic. He leads engineering teams and supports Sales, Service, Marketing, and Partner Operations, focusing on enabling internal stakeholders through the adoption of new technologies, including generative AI. He is responsible for shaping the application ecosystem by introducing innovative capabilities and delivering solutions that advance both productivity and operational effectiveness. Prior to joining Elastic, Kolagani held senior leadership positions across financial services, payments, healthcare, and cloud computing.

Sri Kolagani is a Director of CRM Engineering at Elastic. He leads engineering teams and supports Sales, Service, Marketing, and Partner Operations, focusing on enabling internal stakeholders through the adoption of new technologies, including genera... Show more

In the past years, I built lots of different small/big size projects by using kubernetes, gitlab, spring boot and nodejs. As CTO at Exozet I supported chapter leads to develop awesome technical solutions. I am very into federated social media, devops and APIs in general lately.

In the past years, I built lots of different small/big size projects by using kubernetes, gitlab, spring boot and nodejs. As CTO at Exozet I supported chapter leads to develop awesome technical solutions. I am very into federated social media, devops... Show more

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding.

I'm currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Mollie, where I focus on helping teams collaborate effectively and deliver impactful solutions.

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding. I'm currently a Senior Engineer... Show more

Independent software vendor specialized in software development and systems architecture. Experience in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations projects in different industries like retail, real estate, educational, public government, manufacturing, automotive, banking, insurance, professional services, et al. I help organizations transform their business processes using IT tools and techniques, creating a well-balanced software ecosystem. As a ClickDimensions Partner, I offer marketing automation solutions. I help Microsoft partners to develop business areas focused on Dynamics 365 CE Apps, Power Platform and Azure services

Independent software vendor specialized in software development and systems architecture. Experience in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics 365 implementations projects in different industries like retail, real estat... Show more