Business & Management

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

Michael Watson

Michael Watson

Michael Watson was the Head of Developer Relations at Apollo GraphQL, where he's spent nearly eight years helping enterprises adopt GraphQL at scale. He founded the MCP Server Builder Series, a community of 3,000+ developers exploring how to build production-ready MCP servers, with events running every six weeks across San Francisco, New York, London, and Amsterdam. Michael has delivered keynote demos at GraphQL Summit showcasing agentic workflows and MCP integration, and has worked directly with engineering teams at Netflix, Walmart, Wayfair, and Expedia on their GraphQL implementations. He holds an MBA from Santa Clara University and is an Eagle Scout.

Michael Watson was the Head of Developer Relations at Apollo GraphQL, where he's spent nearly eight years helping enterprises adopt GraphQL at scale. He founded the MCP Server Builder Series, a community of 3,000+ developers exploring how to build pr... Show more

Steph Houle

Steph Houle

Steph Houle is a design leader, coach, and consultant with over 15 years of experience shaping digital products from startups to Fortune 1 companies alike, including Walmart, Macy’s, and Calvin Klein. She blends her background in UX/UI and product design leadership with a deep commitment to human-centered design practices, helping teams and individuals navigate complexity with clarity, creativity, and resilience.

Through her coaching practice, Steph guides women and creative leaders to cultivate self-expression, intuitive authority, and sustainable ways of working. Her talks invite audiences into both practical frameworks and reflective pauses, bridging design methodologies with personal leadership.

Steph Houle is a design leader, coach, and consultant with over 15 years of experience shaping digital products from startups to Fortune 1 companies alike, including Walmart, Macy’s, and Calvin Klein. She blends her background in UX/UI and product de... Show more

Caroline Le Lay

Caroline Le Lay

Driven by continuous improvement and problem-solving, I’ve sought to experiment with and practice product delivery in a variety of environments—waterfall and agile frameworks, IT consulting firms, web agencies, the public sector, start-ups, and software vendors—in order to explore the full range of possibilities and refine my approach to organizational, agile, and delivery coaching.

A hands-on professional, I am equally interested in operational, organizational, and strategic dimensions. Human dynamics are also central to my work: understanding how to collaborate more effectively, align perspectives, and “speak the same language” in complex ecosystems is what drives me.

My mantra: there are no problems, only solutions.

Driven by continuous improvement and problem-solving, I’ve sought to experiment with and practice product delivery in a variety of environments—waterfall and agile frameworks, IT consulting firms, web agencies, the public sector, start-ups, and softw... Show more

Raj karan Gunukula

Raj karan Gunukula

Raj Karan Gunukula is a seasoned technology leader with 14+ years of experience driving large-scale AI, machine learning, and data infrastructure programs across fintech and commerce. He currently serves as Group Technical Program Manager at Coinbase, where he leads AI adoption across the software development lifecycle. Previously at Amazon, Raj rose to Principal TPM, founding and leading a team of TPMs supporting engineers, scientists, and XFN teams to deliver flagship Generative AI and intelligent advisor solutions that scaled to over one million sellers worldwide. His career blends deep technical grounding from his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with hands-on leadership in AI innovation, product scaling, and business transformation.

Raj Karan Gunukula is a seasoned technology leader with 14+ years of experience driving large-scale AI, machine learning, and data infrastructure programs across fintech and commerce. He currently serves as Group Technical Program Manager at Coinbase... Show more

Mary Njoki Waweru

Mary Njoki Waweru

Mary Waweru is an AI trainer and strategist with a background in digital marketing. She helps SMEs integrate AI into their businesses to enhance efficiency, engagement, and growth. A thought leader in AI adoption, she has hosted multiple webinars and LinkedIn events, driving conversations on AI literacy and business transformation. Mary is also involved in AI policy discussions, advocating for accessible and ethical AI adoption.

Mary Waweru is an AI trainer and strategist with a background in digital marketing. She helps SMEs integrate AI into their businesses to enhance efficiency, engagement, and growth. A thought leader in AI adoption, she has hosted multiple webinars and... Show more

Valeria Villacorta

Valeria Villacorta

Ingeniera industrial con experiencia en el sector logístico usando tecnologías de Machine Learning e IA. Comprometida con las buenas prácticas de industrias con nuevas tecnologías y aplicación de las ODS.

Ingeniera industrial con experiencia en el sector logístico usando tecnologías de Machine Learning e IA. Comprometida con las buenas prácticas de industrias con nuevas tecnologías y aplicación de las ODS. Show more

Nazarii Taran

Nazarii Taran

For the past 9 years, I’ve been designing and implementing cloud-based application architectures for a diverse range of clients – from finance and healthcare to advertising and automation – leveraging primarily .NET stack and working extensively within Azure, AWS and GCP. My focus is on building scalable, robust, and resilient systems both from the ground up and when modernizing existing systems. With this expertise, 1.5 years ago I entered the GenAI world and joined OpenDialog AI, where my team and I are building a low-code management system for AI Agents, which helps users build versatile Agentic AI applications easily like never before.

Key areas of my expertise:
* Generative AI & AI Agents: Building a management system for AI Agents leveraging LLMs and RAG;
* Cloud-Native & Distributed System Architecture: Designing and implementing scalable and robust cloud-native distributed systems leveraging a microservice architecture across Azure, AWS, and GCP;
* Solution Architecture: Translating business requirements into technical solutions. Designing comprehensive and extensible system architectures that integrate diverse technologies and components;
* Software Delivery & Process: Leading software teams and building effective processes for delivery, including SDLC implementation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

I'm excited to share my insights on any of those topics and offer practical guidance for tackling real-world challenges.

For the past 9 years, I’ve been designing and implementing cloud-based application architectures for a diverse range of clients – from finance and healthcare to advertising and automation – leveraging primarily .NET stack and working extensively with... Show more

Franck Debane

Franck Debane

Franck has lived and worked in Silicon Valley, London, and Paris. Engineer turned entrepreneur, he has co-founded 3 startups and also worked in larger companies : AOL and the BBC as product director. Today, he helps companies innovate by injecting an entrepreneurial mindset and tools into their strategy and organization. He coach leaders and team to change perspectives, to work differently and become more successful. Franck co-founded the 12000+ Lean Startup practitioner community in France.

Franck wrote the book "Passez en mode startup" Eyrolles 2022 and is the host the podcast: www.oserdoser.com

Franck has lived and worked in Silicon Valley, London, and Paris. Engineer turned entrepreneur, he has co-founded 3 startups and also worked in larger companies : AOL and the BBC as product director. Today, he helps companies innovate by injecting an... Show more

Denis Atlan

Denis Atlan

Denis Atlan is the antidote to theoretical AI futurists. He is a high-energy Keynote Speaker who cuts through the hype to deliver brutal honesty about Artificial Intelligence in business.
Author of the best-selling book "IA Sans Bullshit 2026", Denis brings to the stage unique insights derived from 200 audited AI deployments (Median ROI: 159%).

Why organizers book him:
No Buzzwords: He translates complex tech (Agents, RAG, LLMs) into actionable business strategies.
Live Demos: He often performs live implementations on stage (using Make/n8n) to prove his points.
Engagement: He challenges the audience, dismantles fears, and empowers teams to act immediately.
Denis bridges the gap between Developers (Tech) and C-Levels (Business), making him the ideal speaker for mixed audiences.

Denis Atlan is the antidote to theoretical AI futurists. He is a high-energy Keynote Speaker who cuts through the hype to deliver brutal honesty about Artificial Intelligence in business. Author of the best-selling book "IA Sans Bullshit 2026", Deni... Show more

Marilina Trevisan

Marilina Trevisan

Data & AI Product Lead Advanced at Naranja X. B.A. in Political Science and Graduate Diploma in Data Science & Machine Learning. Master in Management – AI & Business Analytics Candidate.

Data & AI Product Lead Advanced at Naranja X. B.A. in Political Science and Graduate Diploma in Data Science & Machine Learning. Master in Management – AI & Business Analytics Candidate. Show more

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