Business & Management

Professionals who specialize in the organization and oversight of business activities, as well as focus on planning, directing, and controlling company operations

Kishan Nandaniya

Kishan Nandaniya

As a Vice President of Microsoft Partner company specializing in Dynamics 365 ecosystem, I've led multiple digital transformation projects for business leaders.My passion lies in empowering business leaders to unlock the full potential of their investments in Dynamics 365, Power BI, Customer Engagement and Azure Cloud computing.

Throughout my career, I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with diverse organizations, helping them navigate adoption of Dynamics 365 Business Central landscapes and achieve their business objectives with efficiency and innovation. My approach is rooted in a deep understanding of client needs, coupled with strategic foresight and a commitment to delivering tangible results.

As a Vice President of Microsoft Partner company specializing in Dynamics 365 ecosystem, I've led multiple digital transformation projects for business leaders.My passion lies in empowering business leaders to unlock the full potential of their inves... Show more

Andrijano Djenisov

Andrijano Djenisov

Andrijano Djenisov is an AI Transformation Architect & Organizational Systems Designer with more than fifteen years of experience in entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and building organizations as intelligent, adaptive systems. He helps companies evolve from traditional structures into integrated, AI-driven ecosystems where people, processes and technology operate as a coherent whole.

Throughout his career, Andrijano founded and scaled multiple companies across technology and consulting, including ventures that served enterprise environments and public institutions such as Rabobank, ABN AMRO, the Dutch Tax Authority, the Ministry of Defence and SVB. His work spans organization design, workflow architecture, automation, AI adoption, team restructuring and cultural transformation.

In recent years, Andrijano has focused on guiding organizations through end-to-end AI transformation. He designs and implements advanced AI capabilities from automated decisioning and intelligent content systems to data-driven operational frameworks always with one principle: AI should strengthen human intelligence, not replace it. His implementations have reduced operational friction, improved decision clarity, accelerated delivery cycles and increased organizational cohesion.

As the founder of Djenisov BV, he supports leadership teams in redesigning roles, rhythms and structures so that organizations can scale efficiently while maintaining human alignment. He integrates strategy with execution, ensuring that digital transformation is not just technical but cultural and structural.

Andrijano is also an active public speaker on the evolution of AI, organizational intelligence and the future of digital leadership. At TEQnation 2024, he presented “The Future of AI: Consciousness, Djano, and the Evolution of Technology”, bridging technological innovation with human behaviour and system coherence.

His leadership style is defined by clarity, depth and systemic insight creating organizations that learn, decide and grow as one intelligent organism.

Andrijano Djenisov is an AI Transformation Architect & Organizational Systems Designer with more than fifteen years of experience in entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and building organizations as intelligent, adaptive systems. He helps compa... Show more

Megan Potter

Megan Potter

Megan is a career fundraiser with 20+ years international experience. Delivering growth strategies, programs and leading teams. Extensive experience in capital and capacity campaigns, mega and major gifts, bequests, partnerships, community and events fundraising.

Megan is a career fundraiser with 20+ years international experience. Delivering growth strategies, programs and leading teams. Extensive experience in capital and capacity campaigns, mega and major gifts, bequests, partnerships, community and events... Show more

Mario Nowogrodzki, CPA.CITP

Mario Nowogrodzki, CPA.CITP

Mario Nowogrodzki is an information systems consultant and instructor. He is the founder and CEO of Mendelson Consulting, which specializes in technology solutions for small and midsized businesses. Mendelson Consulting delivers QuickBooks, Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Cloud-Managed Services.

Mario is a frequent author and instructor of accounting technology topics and a contributing author and speaker for Intuit, The Woodard Group, and other national organizations. Mario was named multiple times to the ‘Top 10 ProAdvisor’ list, an exclusive list of prominent consultants honored for their accomplishments and leadership, and was named ‘Top Large Business’ and ‘Top Integrations’ Specialist out of a field of over 600,000 ProAdvisors worldwide.

Find out how Mario's firm improves people’s lives by supporting business growth and success at www.mendelsonconsulting.com. You can reach Mario at mario@mendelsonconsulting.com.

Mario Nowogrodzki is an information systems consultant and instructor. He is the founder and CEO of Mendelson Consulting, which specializes in technology solutions for small and midsized businesses. Mendelson Consulting delivers QuickBooks, Dynamics ... Show more

Luis Bosquez

Luis Bosquez

Luis Bosquez is a Product manager at Microsoft, and formerly at Splunk and Amazon. Luis has introduced several products for data use cases, including cloud databases and log analytics for open-source platforms.

Luis Bosquez is a Product manager at Microsoft, and formerly at Splunk and Amazon. Luis has introduced several products for data use cases, including cloud databases and log analytics for open-source platforms. Show more

Richard Hoehn

Richard Hoehn

Richard Hoehn is the co-founder and CTO of Aerton, an Ag Tech logistics platform focused on solving complex routing and scheduling challenges for rural America. He previously founded and successfully exited FreightWise, a leading logistics SaaS platform, and has deep technical experience building high-value, user-centric applications that turn messy operational problems into usable software.

Richard is also studying this space as a PhD student in Computational & Data Science, with a research focus on reinforcement learning (RL) and optimization for real-world logistics.

Richard Hoehn is the co-founder and CTO of Aerton, an Ag Tech logistics platform focused on solving complex routing and scheduling challenges for rural America. He previously founded and successfully exited FreightWise, a leading logistics SaaS platf... Show more

Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett

25 years of leadership, strategic business and partner development, marketing, and digital transformation solution development with Dynamics 365, Azure, PowerBI, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive services, Machine Learning, Azure Synapse Analytics, Big Data/DW, eXtended Financial Planning & Analysis and Corporate Performance Management, IoT, blockchain, mixed reality and autonomous cyber-security for Solver, Microsoft, IBM, Great Plains, FRx and Oracle in Canada, U.S.A., UK, Australia, and Western Europe. My value is centered in building intellectual and emotional buy-in which inspires executives and teams to engage and collaborate in achieving beneficial Digital Transformation outcomes. My method is strongly grounded in sales process and sales motion best practices. I have success inspiring business leaders to recognize the value of Digital Transformation and engage in a program of change for Digital success.

25 years of leadership, strategic business and partner development, marketing, and digital transformation solution development with Dynamics 365, Azure, PowerBI, Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive services, Machine Learning, Azure Synapse Analytic... Show more

Suzanne Morrison

Suzanne Morrison

Suzanne is an experienced Agile Coach, Trainer, and Facilitator. She helps product and delivery leaders overcome challenges that impact team performance, delivery speed, and product success.

With over 25 years of experience across multiple sectors from startup to global organisations, Suzanne specialises in creating environments where teams can thrive, building psychological safety, increasing collaboration, and aligning around clear outcomes.

Suzanne is an experienced Agile Coach, Trainer, and Facilitator. She helps product and delivery leaders overcome challenges that impact team performance, delivery speed, and product success. With over 25 years of experience across multiple sector... Show more

Kalina Terzieva

Kalina Terzieva

I’ve always been curious about what helps people grow — and what holds them back.

Early in my career, I worked in large organizations leading change and transformation. I saw how strategy alone wasn’t enough — people needed clarity, trust, and connection to truly move forward.

That realization led me to coaching. Today, I combine what I’ve learned from neuroscience, agile transformation, and positive psychology to help leaders and teams navigate change with confidence and humanity.

For me, it’s not just about performance — it’s about creating environments where people feel seen, valued, and capable of their best work.

Credentials & Certifications

- ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)

- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

- Organizational Design Certified Practitioner

- NLP Practitioner

- Positive Psychology Practitioner

- PROSCI Certified Change Management Practitioner

- Agile Enterprise Coaching ( ICAgile and others )

- Over 15 years of experience in large-scale transformation, leadership development, and team performance

I’ve always been curious about what helps people grow — and what holds them back. Early in my career, I worked in large organizations leading change and transformation. I saw how strategy alone wasn’t enough — people needed clarity, trust, and con... Show more

Olha Pyvko

Olha Pyvko

Ukrainian living in Sweden, applying engineering mindset for processes creation.
I am always fascinated about solving tricky puzzles and coming up with new ways to look for the problem.
I got a master degree in Telecommunications in 2016 and started my career in IT as a data conversion specialist, working with databases and customers. I got experience from working as a customer support manager, tech writer for user guides and manuals and then as a product specialist, before coming to work close with Agile as a Product Owner. I enjoyed building the right thing as much as building the thing right and fast. My Scrum Master journey started in 2020 and grew from 2 co-located teams to 8 distributed teams working on the same product with LeSS. And it's just the beginning!

Ukrainian living in Sweden, applying engineering mindset for processes creation. I am always fascinated about solving tricky puzzles and coming up with new ways to look for the problem. I got a master degree in Telecommunications in 2016 and star... Show more

Bobby Small

Bobby Small

I thrive on community and Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform has a great one! Now it is my pleasure to support the community 💯in my role as a Community Strategy Director at DUG (Dynamics User Group)!

I am a versatile professional who encourages collaboration, delivers creative and effective solutions (What I call noodling😀). My natural high-energy approach smashed together with varied experience in IT, communication, marketing, business analysis, and project management is a strong foundation for any new challenge. I am passionate about building community, strong relationships, providing excellent customer service, and supporting the growth and success of my peers.

I thrive on community and Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform has a great one! Now it is my pleasure to support the community 💯in my role as a Community Strategy Director at DUG (Dynamics User Group)! I am a versatile professional who encou... Show more

S. David Ramirez

S. David Ramirez

S. David Ramirez, CFEE, is an award-winning marketing technologist based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the founder and principal consultant of SDMRamirez, LLC, a micro-agency serving events, entrepreneurs, and ecosystems across North America. He is a subject matter expert, speaking about marketing and technology at top-tier conferences like Adweek Magazine's Social Media Week North America, the Hospitality and Finance Technology Professionals conference, and the Meeting Professionals International World Education Summit. He serves on the faculty for the National Event Management School and the Texas Event Management Institute. He is a board member of the International Festivals and Events Association Foundation. Mostly, he's a nerd; talk to him about anime, craft beer, and science fiction.

S. David Ramirez, CFEE, is an award-winning marketing technologist based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the founder and principal consultant of SDMRamirez, LLC, a micro-agency serving events, entrepreneurs, and ecosystems across North America. He is a ... Show more

Stephen Morris

Stephen Morris

Stephen is an author, speaker and accomplished and award-winning leader with over twenty years of experience in complex, uncertain and high-scale technical organisations.

Across diverse sectors, including information technology, healthcare, banking, insurance, manufacturing, and government, Stephen has a track record of driving real success, backed by hands-on achievements and industry recognition.

Leadership highlights
• C-Suite leader during a period of extraordinary growth, achieving 400% YoY
• Leadership coach for a 300-million-dollar international software rollout
• Mentor and consultant for an international leadership team managing over 750 professionals through an organisational transformation
• Strategist for the successful launch of 50+ commercial cloud-based products and services, shaping the future of business technology

Awards
• Most Influential Business Leader, 2016 Agile Awards
• Most Improved Agile Team, 2016 Agile Awards
• Best Leadership and Agile Coaching Provider, 2020 UK Enterprise Awards

Stephen is an author, speaker and accomplished and award-winning leader with over twenty years of experience in complex, uncertain and high-scale technical organisations. Across diverse sectors, including information technology, healthcare, banki... Show more

Stephen Smith

Stephen Smith

Stephen M. Smith is a licensed CPA and the founder and principal of Controllership Solutions, LLC. Stephen has consulted with more than 500 individuals advising on an aggregated net worth of over $15 billion. He has also provided his expertise to 100s of companies experiencing double-digit revenue growth in excess of $10 million.

As a Quicken© and QuickBooks© expert, Stephen is an in-demand trainer who can help your team become self-sufficient and highly efficient in the day-to-day knowledge necessary to keep your business and personal financial interests running smoothly.

Originally from Albany, NY, Stephen graduated cum laude from State University of New York (SUNY) at Geneseo in 1999. He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City, working with hedge funds, broker-dealers, private equity firms, and private banking clients in the capital markets and finance industries. Stephen has also served as the controller of a manufacturing company in New Jersey.

Stephen is highly regarded as a top Quicken© expert and has mastered all QuickBooks© certifications, Smith and received the prestigious Top 100 ProAdvisor award by Insightful Accountant eight years running including the top Client Accounting Services ProAdvisor recognition.

Stephen M. Smith is a licensed CPA and the founder and principal of Controllership Solutions, LLC. Stephen has consulted with more than 500 individuals advising on an aggregated net worth of over $15 billion. He has also provided his expertise to 100... Show more

Christopher Nocera Walg

Christopher Nocera Walg

Christopher ist maßgeblich am Aufbau sowie an der Entwicklung der ONE Business & Technology GmbH beteiligt und verantwortet dort die methodischen Beratungsschwerpunkte. ONE ist eine innovative Beratung, die in außergewöhnlichem Maße von seiner Begeisterung für moderne Organisationsformen und agile Führungsstile profitiert. Agilität begleitet Christopher schon seit mehr als 10 Jahren, vom Startup bis zum Großkonzern. Als Berater und Organisationsentwickler begegnet er heute unterschiedlichen Organisationsmodellen und ist somit von Haus aus dem ständigen Perspektivwechsel ausgesetzt. Mit Leidenschaft begleitet er Transformationen hin zu Agilität und Selbstorganisation, gestaltet digitale Produktorganisationen und berät Führungskräfte im strategischen Management.

Christopher ist maßgeblich am Aufbau sowie an der Entwicklung der ONE Business & Technology GmbH beteiligt und verantwortet dort die methodischen Beratungsschwerpunkte. ONE ist eine innovative Beratung, die in außergewöhnlichem Maße von seiner Begeis... Show more

Darpan Ketan Amre

Darpan Ketan Amre

Google Cloud Certified | Azure Fundamentals | WordPress & Shopify Developer | Data-Driven Strategist

Google Cloud Certified | Azure Fundamentals | WordPress & Shopify Developer | Data-Driven Strategist Show more

Robert Bruckner

Robert Bruckner

Robert is a Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and CTO, serving in the following roles:

👉 CTO, Microsoft Agent 365: Leading the technical vision & architecture for the control plane of AI agents, enabling organizations to manage AI agents as seamlessly as people, apps, and data. For example, Agent 365 interop tools enable any agent (Microsoft or third-party) to securely collaborate across Microsoft 365 apps, while giving IT teams centralized governance. We are bridging the gap between rapid agent development and enterprise-grade governance, and interop.

👉 CTO, Microsoft Dataverse: Leading the architecture & technical design of a fully managed SaaS low-code cloud data & compute platform, enabling secure, compliant, and interconnected AI business applications and agents. Driving integration of AI agents with real-time enterprise systems & action taking in Microsoft Copilot Studio, M365 Copilot, Dynamics 365, Copilot/Power Platform connectors, and Microsoft Fabric.

Robert is a Microsoft Distinguished Engineer and CTO, serving in the following roles: 👉 CTO, Microsoft Agent 365: Leading the technical vision & architecture for the control plane of AI agents, enabling organizations to manage AI agents as seamle... Show more

Erica Hakonson

Erica Hakonson

Erica Hakonson is the CEO and Founder of Maven Collective Marketing, the leading Marketing Partner for Microsoft Partners. CEO and Founder of Maven Collective Marketing, Hakonson has guided her team to over 160 industry awards, earning accolades such as PR Daily’s B2B Agency of the Year and MarTech Outlook's Top Digital Marketing Company. Celebrated for championing women in tech, Erica has been honored as the Female Entrepreneur of the Year and recognized among the 2024 Top 50 Women We Admire in Marketing and Tech, also featuring in The Globe & Mail. With nearly two decades of expertise in tech, Erica’s leadership has positioned Maven Collective as a forefront of digital marketing innovation.

Erica Hakonson is the CEO and Founder of Maven Collective Marketing, the leading Marketing Partner for Microsoft Partners. CEO and Founder of Maven Collective Marketing, Hakonson has guided her team to over 160 industry awards, earning accolades such... Show more

Bryn Sieverts

Bryn Sieverts

Bryn helps companies make the most of their D365 investment. With deep experience in supply chain consulting and as project manager for one of the broadest D365 deployments globally, Bryn now oversees Sunrise's continuous improvement consulting motion and ensures long-term customer success and relationships.

Bryn helps companies make the most of their D365 investment. With deep experience in supply chain consulting and as project manager for one of the broadest D365 deployments globally, Bryn now oversees Sunrise's continuous improvement consulting motio... Show more

Eric Shuss

Eric Shuss

With over 35 years of experience in ERP, robotics, and artificial intelligence, Eric has established a distinguished career in the technology sector. He has spent more than 20 years specializing in Axapta, Dynamics AX, and D365, demonstrating a deep understanding of these platforms. As a former COO of a high-tech manufacturing company, Eric has firsthand experience in operational leadership and strategic decision-making.

In addition to their executive roles as CEO, CIO, and CTO in various AI, professional services, and software companies, Eric has served as an industry analyst focusing on supply chain, life sciences, manufacturing, and retail. A recognized speaker and author, they have received multiple awards for their contributions to ethical AI. Currently, Eric is a board member of several AI and robotics companies, where they continue to influence the future of technology.

With over 35 years of experience in ERP, robotics, and artificial intelligence, Eric has established a distinguished career in the technology sector. He has spent more than 20 years specializing in Axapta, Dynamics AX, and D365, demonstrating a deep ... Show more

Daneez Zamangil

Daneez Zamangil

Engineering Manager

An empathetic and inclusive leader with a focus on cultivating a healthy team culture of inclusion and equity by transparent, honest communication and sharing information
Extensive background in software quality assurance for over 10+ years, with expertise in functional, non-functional, smoke, regression, and ad-hoc testing
Effectively leading the Asian Business Employee Resource Group (BERG) at Mailchimp
Instructor at QA boot camps and workshops

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with technical and non-technical teams
Providing analytical troubleshooting and research driven solutions
SQL queries
HTML/CSS
Experienced in software development and collaboration tools like Jira, Confluence, Jenkins and Git
Basic Automation Tests in Ruby

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Engineering Manager & Engineering Operations, Oct 2022 - present
CallRail, Atlanta, GA
Leading a high-performing engineering team with a focus on inclusion, psychological safety, and sustainable delivery practices.
Coaching engineers through personalized development plans, performance feedback, and clear career progression frameworks.
Collaborating cross-functionally with product, design, and analytics to deliver impactful features for CallRail’s lead intelligence platform.
Advocating for quality through session-based exploratory testing, user empathy, and inclusive accessibility testing.
Driving engineering operations initiatives in partnership with Product Ops, including:
Creating and maintaining SDLC documentation to improve process clarity and alignment.
Designing onboarding training programs for engineers to ensure faster ramp-up and team cohesion.
Running Developer Experience (DevEx) surveys to gather team feedback and implementing process or tooling changes to improve developer productivity and satisfaction.
Analyzing and visualizing engineering metrics (e.g., deployment frequency, lead time, defect rates) to inform continuous improvement.
Partnering with Finance and external CPAs to assess projects for R&D tax credits and provide the necessary documentation, technical analysis, and supporting data.
Introducing AI-assisted workflows such as custom GPTs for internal documentation analysis, engineering presentations, and process optimization.

Engineering Manager, Exploratory testing Feb 2022 - July 2022
Mural, San Francisco, CA
Setup a specialized exploratory testing team of 9 direct reports based in Argentina, Brazil, Spain and USA.
Establishing an internal process within the team for session based testing and dashboards to track quality metrics..
Fostering an environment of inclusivity & team collaboration where questions are welcome, and success is celebrated.
Established and built trust by exercising empathy which was geared to move away from task oriented leadership.
Working with developers to make difficult-to-test features more testable; coaching the Quality Engineering and development teams on testing strategies and technologies; like exploratory testing and advocating for users throughout the development of the product.
Training the Quality engineering team in accessibility to help them incorporate those use cases in their everyday testing.
Providing hands-on leadership for a growing Quality Engineering team, coaching manual testers and quality engineers to help them advance in their careers.
Creating a promotion process to help move direct reports to the next level in their careers.
Engineering Manager, QA May 2021 - Feb 2022
Intuit/Mailchimp, Atlanta, GA
Managing a team of 7 direct reports, helping them juggle multiple projects and manage their time on short- and long-term projects.
Supporting direct reports’ long-term career development, helping them build their skills in software testing.
Fostering an environment of cross-team collaboration where questions are welcome, and success is celebrated.
Advocating for QA’s early involvement in development projects and helping make early involvement successful.
Working to refine and evangelize Mailchimp’s QA practices and processes.
Organizing team communications and projects.
Helping to drive the interviewing and hiring of a diverse QA team.

Sr. QA Analyst September 2017 – May 2021
Mailchimp, Atlanta, GA
Mentored and trained new hires for QA and engineering processes in general
Collaborated with team members on projects and set up processes for release management
Interviewed candidates for QA and mobile developer positions to help in the hiring process
Worked in cross-functional teams to help setup Agile processes to help each team member
Encouraged developers/team members to work towards their personal goals

Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer (remote) January 2015 – July 2017 MDLIVE, Inc, Sunrise, FL & Redwood City, CA - MDLIVE is a telehealth provider focused on digital delivery of high-quality, convenient, and cost-efficient medical care

Provided comprehensive assessment of product quality to help improve the product
Collaborated with Product Owners to create user stories for new product features
Developed automated tests for web app for weekly regression testing
Ran SQL Queries in SQLPro to extract and manipulate data for testing to get faster results
Helped develop WebRTC API which increased the usage of our video platform
Executed and reported on weekly regression test suite through Jenkins to help prepare for weekly release
Took ownership of products and drove end-to-end testing across multiple teams
Tested the mobile apps in IOS and Android to make sure that they matched the changes in the web
Translated business specifications into test plans, tests cases and provided QA plans on task execution and estimates
Provided on-site training to quality assurance team
Worked single handedly on projects that brought the company revenue over a million dollars and increased the sales

Business Analyst / Quality Assurance Specialist October 2004 – January 2015
AFS Technologies, Becton Schantz Division, Duluth, GA - AFS Technologies provides software and services purpose-built for consumer goods companies efficiencies in trade spend, supply chain & warehouse

Assisted “Food Industry” clients with problem solving and training for software and hardware, consistent with Order Entry, Sales Tracking and Management applications
Tested IOS app to ensure the order management system was able to place orders correctly
Managed a developer and his time
Wrote technical documents for the releases to train clients on new features
EDUCATION

Georgia State, Atlanta, GA
Associates of Arts, 2002
G.P.A.: 3.6 (4.0 Scale). Dean’s list for 3 consecutive semesters

Informatics Computer School, Pakistan
Diploma in Computer Science, 1998

Licenses & Certifications

Improving your listening skills – Emory Continuing education
Managing employee performance - Emory Continuing education
Building teams – building culture - Emory Continuing education
Managing diverse behavioral styles - Emory Continuing education
Coaching effectively - Emory Continuing education
Delegating effectively - Emory Continuing education
Communicating about Culturally Sensitive Issues
Motivating and Engaging Employees
Coaching Skills for Leaders and Managers
Inclusive Leadership
Prioritizing Effectively as a Leader
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Software Product Management Specialization: Agile Planning for Software Products Software Processes and Agile Practices

Engineering Manager An empathetic and inclusive leader with a focus on cultivating a healthy team culture of inclusion and equity by transparent, honest communication and sharing information Extensive background in software quality assurance for ... Show more

Kristian Jones

Kristian Jones

Kris has been working with startups or in startups for the last 10 years+. He's helped them raise tens of millions, he's raised a ton of cash himself, he's taken a startup from 30k subscribers to 130k in a year before they exited for 100m. Often found in WhatsApp communities or shitposting about tier 1 VC's not funding under-represented founders.

Responsible for finally launching magicsauce.online, helping under-represented founders get invested in globally.

Kris has been working with startups or in startups for the last 10 years+. He's helped them raise tens of millions, he's raised a ton of cash himself, he's taken a startup from 30k subscribers to 130k in a year before they exited for 100m. Often fo... Show more

Stephan Swart

Stephan Swart

Stephan is a consultant, advisor, and Fractional CTO. He has held a range of titles including: developer, architect, agile coach, and CTO. He is passionate to help organisations and their leaders to get the best out of their dev teams. He is passionate about creating work-environments where software teams and individuals can flourish. He has seen the insides of small, medium, and large organisations. In all teams he has been part of, he has grown a reputation of bringing clarity, trust, and courage.

Stephan is a consultant, advisor, and Fractional CTO. He has held a range of titles including: developer, architect, agile coach, and CTO. He is passionate to help organisations and their leaders to get the best out of their dev teams. He is passiona... Show more

Desislava Todorova

Desislava Todorova

Desislava is a certified DevOps engineer with over five years of progressive experience helping teams build scalable, reliable infrastructure in cloud-native environments.

With a background in Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform she has contributed to the success of major tech companies like DraftKings, Nexo, and PokerStars.

She is passionate about creating strong foundations for fast-moving teams - whether that’s through better automation, smarter observability, or simplifying complex ops workflows

Desislava is a certified DevOps engineer with over five years of progressive experience helping teams build scalable, reliable infrastructure in cloud-native environments. With a background in Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform s... Show more

Yaron Flint

Yaron Flint

Yaron Flint is a published author and an accomplished business development and innovation expert with over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of innovation, business development, and networking. He has held senior roles in multinational corporations, global consulting firms, and private equity groups, driving innovation across sectors including Automotive, Industry 4.0, Smart Materials, Environmental, and Construction-tech.

Yaron blends deep cross-cultural and cross-sector expertise with a practical understanding of how organizations can embed innovation and build meaningful, trust-based relationships that enable transformation. His first book: "innovative business development - implementing transformation from within" - explored how corporations can onboard external innovation through a more structured and intentional approach.

A sought-after keynote speaker and strategic advisor, Yaron works with organizations worldwide to help them integrate external innovation and intentional connection into sustainable, high-impact growth.

Yaron Flint is a published author and an accomplished business development and innovation expert with over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of innovation, business development, and networking. He has held senior roles in multinationa... Show more

Warren Gertzen

Warren Gertzen

Warren comes from an industrial engineering background of optimisation, digital transformation, and Agile adoption.

He now focuses his problem-solving talents on innovation systems & ecosystems, driving growth for companies of all sizes with fit-for-purpose frameworks, tools, and ways of work.

Warren comes from an industrial engineering background of optimisation, digital transformation, and Agile adoption. He now focuses his problem-solving talents on innovation systems & ecosystems, driving growth for companies of all sizes with fit-... Show more

Carlos Davis

Carlos Davis

A speech is a speech, and a presentation is a presentation. If Carlos is talking, it’s more than a speech or presentation. It’s energy, engagement, and entertainment all wrapped up around a passion to serve his audience before, during, and after he is on stage. Whether he’s speaking on networking, entrepreneurship, diversity, or any of his other areas of expertise, he is all about his audience! He is also the author of Open Says Me: THE System That Can Open Any And All Opportunities In Your Career, and conversations about it’s topics have been shared with folks around the globe.

His successes include: American Airlines, Microsoft, Clemson University, Black Enterprise, and CVS Pharmacy just to name a few.

In addition to his business endeavors, Carlos teaches a semester of professional networking skills development to PhD candidates of the University of North Carolina – Charlotte’s Urban Education Collaborative and serves on the Board of Directors of the Steele Creek YMCA.

A speech is a speech, and a presentation is a presentation. If Carlos is talking, it’s more than a speech or presentation. It’s energy, engagement, and entertainment all wrapped up around a passion to serve his audience before, during, and after he i... Show more

Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes is a leadership and team development coach who helps leaders and teams think clearly, collaborate effectively, and navigate complexity with confidence.

With roots in software engineering and decades of experience in coaching and organizational systems, Jeff brings a warm, human-centered approach to improving team dynamics, leadership behaviors, and modern ways of working — including the evolving role of AI in collaboration.

He contributes to the Agile Coaching Growth Wheel community, co-hosts coaching circles, and speaks internationally about leadership clarity, dynamic teaming, and creating environments where people do their best work.

Jeff Hayes is a leadership and team development coach who helps leaders and teams think clearly, collaborate effectively, and navigate complexity with confidence. With roots in software engineering and decades of experience in coaching and organiz... Show more

Toluwase Olugbemiro

Toluwase Olugbemiro

My name is Toluwase Olugbemiro.

I am a brand communicator with experience building global communities for startups, offering strategy, and telling great stories.

In my short time in the industry, I have worked for startups bringing in a collective revenue of $10,000 and more via direct partnerships, negotiations and creative storytelling.

I love anime, food and jazz music.

My name is Toluwase Olugbemiro. I am a brand communicator with experience building global communities for startups, offering strategy, and telling great stories. In my short time in the industry, I have worked for startups bringing in a colle... Show more

Paulo de Oliveira N/A

Paulo de Oliveira N/A

Paulo de Oliveira é Coordenador de Projectos do Centro de Inovação Social e Incubação da Universidade Católica de Angola, onde lidera iniciativas voltadas à tecnologia, startups e empreendedorismo jovem.

É alumni do SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institutes) pela Universidade de Washington EUA, em Liderança e Engajamento Cívico, e alumni do YALI (Young African Leaders Initiative) pela Universidade da África do Sul em Pretoria, no ramo de Empreendedorismo e Desenvolvimento de Negócios.

Formado em Empreendedorismo e Biodiversidade pela Africa Project Solutions e Agência Francesa de Desenvolvimento em Joanesburgo, Paulo é também co fundador da Conferência de Fintechs em Angola e da Dreamer.com espaços que conectam inovação tecnológica e o sector financeiro.

Apaixonado por inovação e pelo futuro digital de Angola, dedica-se a inspirar jovens empreendedores a construir soluções tecnológicas sustentáveis e globalmente competitivas.

Paulo de Oliveira é Coordenador de Projectos do Centro de Inovação Social e Incubação da Universidade Católica de Angola, onde lidera iniciativas voltadas à tecnologia, startups e empreendedorismo jovem. É alumni do SUSI (Study of the U.S. Institu... Show more

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