Business & Management

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

Anika Zubair

Anika Zubair

Why do some Customer Success Managers turn renewals into expansions and earn executive trust, while others struggle to get a seat at the table?

After 16 years working in Customer Success and Sales across global SaaS companies, I’ve learned one simple business truth: success isn’t about the product you sell, it’s about the value story you tell and the confidence to tell it.

That’s what turns good CSMs into trusted business partners, and Customer Success teams into true revenue engines.

Yet too many teams are still stuck in reactive check-ins, feature talk, and generic QBRs that don’t move the needle.

That’s where I come in.

I help Customer Success teams turn everyday conversations into revenue-driving moments, so they stop proving their worth and start driving business growth.

Through my workshops, keynotes, and coaching programs, I’ve helped thousands of CSMs build commercial confidence, speak the language of executives, and drive measurable impact.

Over the past few years, I’ve trained and spoken for companies including Microsoft, Atlassian, Ometria, Workiva, Flywire, GSMA, Productsup, Amplify Education, HealthLink Dimensions, Arbor, and iBinder, helping them transform Customer Success from a support function into a core driver of expansion and retention.

✅ 5,000+ CS professionals trained globally
✅ 70+ RevUP Academy alumni promoted into leadership
✅ Workshops delivered across EMEA, US, and APAC

Because in today’s market, being great at Customer Success isn’t enough. You have to prove business impact, influence executives, and connect customer outcomes directly to revenue.

The companies that win are the ones who train their CS teams to think and speak like revenue leaders.



Ways to work with me:
🚀 For CS Leaders & Teams: Book a workshop or keynote to train your team to sell value with confidence
🎓 For CS Professionals: Join RevUP Academy to build the commercial mindset that drives revenue
🎤 For Events & Conferences: Bring me in as a keynote speaker on the future of Customer Success

More info here: https://www.thecustomersuccesspro.com

Book a call with me: https://fantastical.app/anikazubair/team-event

Why do some Customer Success Managers turn renewals into expansions and earn executive trust, while others struggle to get a seat at the table? After 16 years working in Customer Success and Sales across global SaaS companies, I’ve learned one sim... Show more

Lena Reinhard

Lena Reinhard

Lena Reinhard is a VP Engineering, leadership coach, facilitator, and artist. In her 20-year career, she’s served in tech leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder & CEO. Now, she helps leaders and teams succeed in co-located and remote teams in organizations from startups and scale-ups, to corporations. Lena is queer and neurodivergent. She loves to read, sing, and wander around the forests and lakes of her home in Berlin, Germany. In her artistic work, she primarily paints and works with fibers; her pieces currently focus on the themes of loss and letting go.

Lena Reinhard is a VP Engineering, leadership coach, facilitator, and artist. In her 20-year career, she’s served in tech leadership roles, such as VP Engineering with CircleCI, Travis CI, and a SaaS startup co-founder & CEO. Now, she helps leaders a... Show more

Nicole Derr

Nicole Derr

Nicole Derr is an agile coach turned community changemaker. She partners with leaders to build resilient, long-lasting organizations that contribute positively to their communities. Together they grow companies through innovative products and scalable, cooperative, people-first business practices. Improved business outcomes are the natural result.

Nicole has extensive experience with organizations of all sizes, from 1 to 20,000 employees, and in a broad range of industries, from tech, manufacturing, and finance, to non-profit, public service, and academia. She has worked throughout the midwest, the United States and beyond, but her favorite engagements are with small organizations making an impact in their local community. While Nicole’s focus is executives and leaders, she has worked with team members at all levels and across the entire organization.

Nicole Derr is an agile coach turned community changemaker. She partners with leaders to build resilient, long-lasting organizations that contribute positively to their communities. Together they grow companies through innovative products and scalabl... Show more

Samridhi Sharma

Samridhi Sharma

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

Girard Newkirk

Girard Newkirk

I am building the operating system for the Neighborhood Economy. I started my entrepreneurial journey 10 years ago in Silicon Valley, turning from a retail exec to a founder at 39.

My work sits at the intersection of economics, humanity, and community through Genesis Block, Newkirklytics, the Neighborhood Economy Index, and Newkirk Enterprises. I’m not talking about hypothetical frameworks or abstract policy theory. I’m designing and deploying real systems that make local economic activity visible, measurable, and investable, especially the micro-entrepreneurs, creators, informal workers, and neighborhood-level producers who have always powered our communities but rarely show up in the data.

I believe the future of prosperity isn’t top-down theories based on outdated economic models but rooted in local ownership, inclusive entrepreneurship, and circular capital systems that keep value circulating where people live. My work turns that belief into infrastructure. The Neighborhood Economy Index and our sector tools quantify what has long been unseen: the economic power of microbusinesses, shared kitchens, creatives, disabled entrepreneurs, local manufacturing ecosystems, and underserved communities across the U.S., the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa.

As a speaker, I bring together data, story, spirit, and strategy. I’ve lived this work for years, building entrepreneurial ecosystems, supporting founders who’ve been overlooked, creating pathways to upward mobility, and designing new economic systems that honor dignity and human possibility. My goal on every stage is simple: help leaders see the Neighborhood Economy differently, not as charity work or an “equity initiative,” but as a powerful engine of growth, resilience, and wealth creation that deserves real investment and serious strategy. It’s actually market inefficiency that needs to be corrected.

I’m here to shift the conversation from wealth extraction to community circulation, from scarcity to abundance, from invisibility to proof, from disconnected programs to systems that actually work. And I’m building alongside institutions, cities, universities, DFIs, foundations, and community leaders who believe, as I do, that the people closest to the problem are also closest to the solution; they need better tools, better data, and better support.

That is the work. That is the calling. And that is the Neighborhood Economy.

I am building the operating system for the Neighborhood Economy. I started my entrepreneurial journey 10 years ago in Silicon Valley, turning from a retail exec to a founder at 39. My work sits at the intersection of economics, humanity, and comm... Show more

Nicki Borell

Nicki Borell

Nicki is the founder and the head behind the label "Xperts At Work" and co-founder of Experts Inside.
He worked for many years in Microsoft enterprise environments and also as a trainer and consultant for SharePoint and Office 365 & Azure. His expertise extends from technical and strategic consulting all the way to project management, with his core competencies covering SMB, enterprise environments and government data management. Nicki is Microsoft MVP for Office Servers & Services, Microsoft Regional Director and professional Member of German Speaker Association e.V.
https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/nicki-borell
https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5000242

Nicki is the founder and the head behind the label "Xperts At Work" and co-founder of Experts Inside. He worked for many years in Microsoft enterprise environments and also as a trainer and consultant for SharePoint and Office 365 & Azure. His exper... Show more

Inge Boubez

Inge Boubez

Inge Boubez is Chief Marketing and Growth Strategist at Neural Impact and a recognized authority and speaker on how AI is quietly rewriting the rules of buyer trust, visibility, and vendor selection.

For more than twenty years, Inge has driven growth at the intersection of technology, data, and human behavior. She has held senior leadership roles at global technology companies including SAP, where she served as Global Partner Marketing Leader and delivered a 130% increase in pipeline by modernizing partner go-to-market strategy. As Head of Growth at Moz and Ziff Davis, she transformed performance-driven marketing through advanced analytics, achieving a ninefold increase in qualified leads.

Inge has also served as CMO for AI and machine learning–driven companies such as Layer 7 Technologies, later acquired by CA Technologies, advising executive teams on AI-native positioning, growth architecture, and market expansion across North America and EMEA.

Today, Inge focuses on a shift most organizations underestimate: buyers now form opinions, assumptions, and shortlists through AI long before human interaction occurs. Her work moves beyond traditional marketing and business strategy, introducing modern frameworks such as signal engineering to help Microsoft partners remain visible, credible, and chosen in AI-mediated buying journeys. Known for her direct, practical, and thought-provoking style, Inge helps leaders and marketing professionals understand not just how AI works, but how it decides.

Inge Boubez is Chief Marketing and Growth Strategist at Neural Impact and a recognized authority and speaker on how AI is quietly rewriting the rules of buyer trust, visibility, and vendor selection. For more than twenty years, Inge has driven gro... Show more

Esra Kamal

Esra Kamal

I approach data as a problem-solving tool and see it as a story waiting to be uncovered, striving to connect insights to decisions that truly matter. I work at the intersection of business and data, helping organizations make informed decisions by asking the right questions and turning insights into action. As a User Group Leader for the Sudan Microsoft Fabric User Group, I organize and lead events, workshops, and learning sessions focused on Microsoft Fabric, guiding community members to explore data analytics, AI-powered insights, and modern analytics platforms. Beyond this, I also volunteer in initiatives that foster collaboration and skill-sharing, supporting learners in their data journeys. I thrive on continuous learning and enjoy tackling complex challenges to create meaningful value for both business and society.

I approach data as a problem-solving tool and see it as a story waiting to be uncovered, striving to connect insights to decisions that truly matter. I work at the intersection of business and data, helping organizations make informed decisions by as... Show more

Ryan Price

Ryan Price

Ryan is a prolific public speaker and polyglot software person who's worked across a ton of different domains, from operating systems & infrastructure all the way up to "data science". He has spoken at events ranging in size from local Meetup groups to regional tech conferences, and even at Google Next. He is the founder & maintainer of OpenSourceCorp, a project aiming to emulate & educate on typical enterprise IT environments. He loves video games, travel, food, and foreign language, whether of the software or human variety.

Ryan is a prolific public speaker and polyglot software person who's worked across a ton of different domains, from operating systems & infrastructure all the way up to "data science". He has spoken at events ranging in size from local Meetup groups ... Show more

Maxime Sciare

Maxime Sciare

Enchanté, moi c’est Maxime !

À 18 ans, j’étais en quête de sens (= paumé).
Puis pendant 5 ans, j’ai exploré le développement personnel… et j’en ai finalement fait mon métier.
Aujourd’hui, je suis coach professionnel et conférencier, et j’aide les gens à oser passer à l’action avec un cap clair et motivant.

Ah oui, et je suis fan de randonnée, de fromage suisse et… de Taylor Swift ! 🎵🧀🥾

Enchanté, moi c’est Maxime ! À 18 ans, j’étais en quête de sens (= paumé). Puis pendant 5 ans, j’ai exploré le développement personnel… et j’en ai finalement fait mon métier. Aujourd’hui, je suis coach professionnel et conférencier, et j’aide... Show more

Angela Trego

Angela Trego

Dr. Angela Trego, PE, PMP inspires, creates, and fosters confidence through her speaking and training, focusing on imposter syndrome and soft-skills development. As a highly successful engineer, Angela held technical and senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries and around the globe. An award-winning teacher and mentor, Dr. Trego serves on several technical, non-profit, and executive boards. Angela’s technical expertise combined with leadership experiences offer unique insights to enhance your organization's potential. Above all, Angela is passionate about empowering others with vital skills to help them become more successful. Discover more at: angelatrego.com.

Dr. Angela Trego, PE, PMP inspires, creates, and fosters confidence through her speaking and training, focusing on imposter syndrome and soft-skills development. As a highly successful engineer, Angela held technical and senior leadership roles at Fo... Show more

Elliott Mower

Elliott Mower

Elliott Mower is a product strategy and design leader who is passionate about using technology to make real-life a little cooler. With experience across industries and mediums, he's led design and development projects for early-stage startups, multinational corporations, and everything in between.

Elliott Mower is a product strategy and design leader who is passionate about using technology to make real-life a little cooler. With experience across industries and mediums, he's led design and development projects for early-stage startups, multin... Show more

Sandeep Voona

Sandeep Voona

Visionary & Digital Transformation Expert

Sandeep Voona is a 2025 award-winning Digital Transformation expert recognized as "The Most Influential Personality in Digital Transformation" by CXO Time, with additional honors including the Global Recognition Award for Innovation in Enterprise Software Development and Globee Gold Award for Artificial Intelligence. As Senior Principal Product Manager at ServiceNow, he architected the Zero Copy ERP solution that reduced integration latency by 60% and deployed globally across SAP, Oracle, and Workday platforms.

Sandeep has built his career transforming technical innovation into measurable business outcomes. A Senior Member of IEEE (top 10% globally), he serves on the IEEE-USA AI Policy Committee while continuing his legacy of enterprise innovation. His tenure at SAP saw him migrate hundreds of enterprise customers to cloud platforms while being twice selected for the exclusive SAP Catalyst program. Now at ServiceNow, he continues developing telemetry-driven products that significantly reduce delivery cycles while serving global enterprise clients.

Beyond corporate achievements, Sandeep demonstrates exceptional leadership through mentorship, achieving top 1% performance on topmate.io with 150+ monthly sessions guiding professionals into AI and product management careers. He co-founded Pan-Asians@SAP, organically growing it to 5000+ global members and influencing inclusive recruitment policies. As a startup mentor through SAP.iO, he has guided companies from Pre-Seed to Series A while serving as a judge for Unicorn Events (world's largest startup pitch contest), Globee Awards, and The Stevie Awards.

Visionary & Digital Transformation Expert Sandeep Voona is a 2025 award-winning Digital Transformation expert recognized as "The Most Influential Personality in Digital Transformation" by CXO Time, with additional honors including the Global Recog... Show more

Andrea Saravalle

Andrea Saravalle

A PhD and expert in Applied Economics and Strategic Marketing, Andrea Saravalle combines a solid academic career at three leading Italian universities (Bologna, Brescia, Ancona) with extensive consulting work for national brands. Specializing in market analysis and positioning strategies, he helps organizations navigate technological and structural changes through a deep understanding of stakeholders' real needs. He is a member of the "Industry, Territory, Environment" research group at the University of Bologna. As a speaker, he brings to the stage a vision that combines strategy and sustainability, guiding companies towards growth that is both innovative and profitable.

A PhD and expert in Applied Economics and Strategic Marketing, Andrea Saravalle combines a solid academic career at three leading Italian universities (Bologna, Brescia, Ancona) with extensive consulting work for national brands. Specializing in mark... Show more

Jonathan Joel Mentor

Jonathan Joel Mentor

Jonathan Mentor is the CEO of Successment, a RevOps consultancy powering startup revenue growth across Latin America and the U.S. He writes the syndicated Digital Nomad Weekly column and was a Dominican nominee for the UN World Summit Award. As a mentor with Techstars, Parallel18, and Black Ambition (Pharrell), Jonathan shapes scalable ventures at the intersection of data, innovation, and narrative power.

Jonathan Mentor is the CEO of Successment, a RevOps consultancy powering startup revenue growth across Latin America and the U.S. He writes the syndicated Digital Nomad Weekly column and was a Dominican nominee for the UN World Summit Award. As a men... Show more

Zed Spencer-Milnes

Zed Spencer-Milnes

I run Ziax, a studio that specialises in multiplayer gaming infrastructure. We run our own brand, CubeCraft Games, and work with other partner studios to provide technical services and infrastructure to support millions of players!

Outside of tech, I'm heavily involved in the sport of sailing (coaching / race management / governance) after being a competitive windsurfer when I was younger.
I also work within the UK Events industry in operations and event control roles.

I run Ziax, a studio that specialises in multiplayer gaming infrastructure. We run our own brand, CubeCraft Games, and work with other partner studios to provide technical services and infrastructure to support millions of players! Outside of tech... Show more

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul.

Many of the women Lani works with have done everything “right.” They’ve built impressive careers, achieved financial independence, and earned respect—yet inside, they feel stuck, overextended, or quietly empty. The constant pressure to perform, produce, and prove has pulled them further from their intuition, their body, and their deeper sense of purpose.

After becoming a law firm partner at 23, Lani lived that same story. From the outside, she had it all. On the inside, she was driven by subconscious survival patterns and a nervous system locked in overdrive. Her own awakening led her to leave the legal profession and devote her life to studying the subconscious mind, human behavior, and the wisdom traditions that have guided healing and leadership for thousands of years.

Today, Lani blends neuroscience-based hypnotherapy, performance psychology, and ancient wisdom traditions to help high-achieving women:
- Rewire burnout and overdrive at the root
- Break free from subconscious self-sabotage
- Reconnect to clarity, intuition, and inner authority
- Build success that feels aligned, sustainable, and alive

Her talks are known for being raw, strategic, and deeply activating—combining modern science with timeless wisdom to create real, lasting transformation. Audiences leave with tools they can use immediately to change how they lead, live, and work.

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul. Many of the women Lani ... Show more

Laetitia Aegerter-Cuello

Laetitia Aegerter-Cuello

Laetitia is an Agile Coach, passionate about fostering collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous learning. She supports organizations in scaling agility across both tech and non-tech teams, guiding leaders through transformation and strategic evolution. With a strong HR background, she designs people-centric frameworks that align development with business goals. Her empathetic approach and communication style build trust and engagement, helping teams perform at their best in complex environments.

Laetitia is an Agile Coach, passionate about fostering collaboration, psychological safety, and continuous learning. She supports organizations in scaling agility across both tech and non-tech teams, guiding leaders through transformation and strateg... Show more

Abel Adugam

Abel Adugam

Abel Adugam is a venture capitalist, product strategist, and global voice on ethical and human-centered AI innovation.

As Managing Partner at the Softdroom AI Fund, he leads investments in startups building artificial intelligence with purpose balancing technological progress with societal responsibility.

A lifelong entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, Abel has advised founders, VCs, and policymakers on responsible AI frameworks, startup scaling, and the intersection of capital, conscience, and code. His talks blend sharp humor, deep insight, and real world experience inspiring audiences to rethink what progress means in the age of intelligent machines.

Abel Adugam is a venture capitalist, product strategist, and global voice on ethical and human-centered AI innovation. As Managing Partner at the Softdroom AI Fund, he leads investments in startups building artificial intelligence with purpose ba... Show more

Russ Abrams

Russ Abrams

Russ Abrams is a seasoned expert in transforming processes and driving efficiency across industries, including mining, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, information systems, retail, and government. With extensive experience as a Technology and Lean Sigma Master Black Belt consultant and a track record of applying Lean methodologies to significant telecom companies, Russ brings a unique depth of expertise to the modern workplace.

Certified in Change Management by PROSCI and a Microsoft Certified Trainer specializing in AI, Power Platform, and Power BI, Russ blends traditional Lean Six Sigma principles with cutting-edge digital tools to achieve impactful results. He has led corporate process transformations nationwide, championing initiatives that streamlined operations and enhanced customer experience. Now, through Power Lean Sigma, he enables everyone in the organization to tackle real-world challenges, automate tasks, and drive measurable improvements.

As a Master Black Belt in Lean Sigma (certified at IBM), Russ has developed and executed strategies that consistently deliver cost savings and increased customer satisfaction. Beyond his professional achievements, Russ is an Army Veteran, a dedicated father to his comical 14-year-old son and his energetic 2-year-old bulldog, and a passionate volunteer, inventing adaptive devices to support children with disabilities.
Connect with Russ: LinkedIn | Russ@PowerLeanSigma.com

Russ Abrams is a seasoned expert in transforming processes and driving efficiency across industries, including mining, manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare, information systems, retail, and government. With extensive experience as a Technolo... Show more

Luca Minudel

Luca Minudel

Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery facilitator with over 20 years of experience in professional software development. He is also an author and a speaker.

He contributed to the adoption of lean and agile practices by Ferrari's F1 racing team. For ThoughtWorks, he delivered training, coaching, assessments and organisational transformations in top-tier organisations in the UK, Europe and the United States. He worked as Agile Transformation Lead, Head of Agility, Interim Product Director, Lean/Agile Practice Lead, and as Lean/Agile Coach in companies such as Lloyds, BP, The AA, Japan Tobacco International, HSBC, LexisNexis, Marsh McLennan.

Luca is the founder and CEO at SmHarter.com, a company that helps organisations turn their way of working into their competitive advantage.

https://www.smharter.com/blog/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaminudel/
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Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery fa... Show more

Luca Bockmann

Luca Bockmann

I'm Luca, 27, designer and director of my own design studio.

I trained as a programmer and worked for years as a developer in various agencies. After suffering burnout, I worked as a project manager, where I saw the problems that arise when designers and developers hand over projects and collaborate.

Now I work on various projects in branding, editorial, digital, and print. It is important to me that design is always questioned, strategic, and done with technology and developers in mind.

I'm Luca, 27, designer and director of my own design studio. I trained as a programmer and worked for years as a developer in various agencies. After suffering burnout, I worked as a project manager, where I saw the problems that arise when design... Show more

Caleb Jenkins

Caleb Jenkins

Caleb Jenkins is an international speaker, author, and 6-time Microsoft MVP award recipient, previously led Developer Experience at Charles Schwab, and is an ex-Microsoft/Sabre/Rocket Mortgage engineering leader - currently coaching teams in one of the largest digital transformation efforts in the world.

As a long time community leader and former Microsoft Developer Evangelist Caleb is well known for his engaging speaking style, depth of knowledge and creative energy. He approaches software from a fresh perspective that spans UX, Agile and enterprise customers from across the globe. He has previously led UX product design teams, coached multi team agile transformations and architected and mentored at some of the largest companies in the world.

Caleb will come at you from multiple angles, he has the hip hop that doesn’t stop, and to quote some other people:

“watching one of my new favorite speakers” (@JesseLiberty ) “
“to call Caleb a ball of energy would be an understatement” LinkedIn Review
“had me laughing so hard I could hardly eat my nachos” Speakerpedia Review and Blogged
You’ll laugh, you’ll have a great time, and you’ll learn something while you’re at it.

Caleb Jenkins is an international speaker, author, and 6-time Microsoft MVP award recipient, previously led Developer Experience at Charles Schwab, and is an ex-Microsoft/Sabre/Rocket Mortgage engineering leader - currently coaching teams in one of t... Show more

Gwénaëlle Hirrien

Gwénaëlle Hirrien

After an atypical career in law, the arts and video games, I chose to retrain in development. My desire to promote continuous improvement and communication led me to become a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Systemic Professional Coach and Responsible Digital Lead. As a professional facilitator for the Fresque du Climat et du Numérique, I am constantly learning about the ecological transition, responsible digital technologies and sociology. Involved in Time For The Planet and supporting women in the digital world. As a theater practitioner, I find it a way of creatively exploring and communicating. What drives me: helping companies and individuals to integrate climate and social issues into their practices.

After an atypical career in law, the arts and video games, I chose to retrain in development. My desire to promote continuous improvement and communication led me to become a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Systemic Professional Coach and Responsible Digi... Show more

Seconde Nimenya

Seconde Nimenya

Renowned for her ability to captivate audiences globally, Seconde Nimenya draws on her rich life experiences and multicultural heritage to inspire and empower individuals. With a compelling repertoire of life-changing insights, she offers invaluable perspectives on navigating adversities and achieving personal growth.

Nimenya is an author with five published books, including her latest, "Unlocking Diversity: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level," a book that delves into the timely and thought-provoking topic of inclusive leadership. Her TEDx talk, "We Are Not All That Different," is an exploration of race and other identity constructs that has garnered widespread acclaim and continues to serve as a powerful catalyst for embracing diversity across the globe.

Recognized for her leadership and unwavering commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, Nimenya has been instrumental in forging connections across varied multicultural communities.
Her academic credentials include a master's degree in business administration and a graduate certificate in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging leadership from Harvard University.

For further details about Seconde Nimenya's work, visit: https://www.bechangegroup.com/home

Renowned for her ability to captivate audiences globally, Seconde Nimenya draws on her rich life experiences and multicultural heritage to inspire and empower individuals. With a compelling repertoire of life-changing insights, she offers invaluable ... Show more

Grant Stalley

Grant Stalley

Currently serving as the Associate Vice President of Client Services at iLink Digital / Red Sky, Grant is responsible for execution and delivery of all projects within the channel partner marketing, business process management, and change management functions. He creates the methodologies used to manage all projects within his portfolio. His experience includes working with companies both large and small manage changes and driving adoption in both technical and non-technical implementations. He has a passion for ensuring digital transformation efforts meet the real needs of the business, and translating complex features and functions into easily digestible use cases for the end users and consumers.

Currently serving as the Associate Vice President of Client Services at iLink Digital / Red Sky, Grant is responsible for execution and delivery of all projects within the channel partner marketing, business process management, and change management ... Show more

Elijah Young

Elijah Young

Elijah Young is an Enterprise Automation Architect and AI/LLM strategist who helps Fortune 500 organizations turn pilots into platforms at scale. He bridges the gap between executive strategy and hands-on delivery, specializing in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI gateways, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform governance/ALM.

- Led a Vertex AI RAG for IT Operations that lets engineers query events in natural language, with automated evaluation for quality and drift.
- Established a NIST-aligned AI governance model that gives leaders end-to-end oversight—from idea intake to operations—without slowing delivery.
- Built a Power Platform Center of Excellence that supports 30,000+ makers with training, DLP, and FinOps guardrails, enabling a small team to run a large tenant.
- Executed program turnarounds (3 → 27 solutions in a year) by standardizing methods and designing for self-healing.

Trusted by NBCUniversal, Home Depot, Sherwin-Williams, Exelon, Ford, Southern Company, Panera, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Delta Air Lines, Elijah has delivered more than $60M in measurable business value. His sessions blend real-world enterprise playbooks with practical templates, equipping both executives and practitioners to scale AI and low-code responsibly.

Elijah Young is an Enterprise Automation Architect and AI/LLM strategist who helps Fortune 500 organizations turn pilots into platforms at scale. He bridges the gap between executive strategy and hands-on delivery, specializing in retrieval-augmented... Show more

Kim Maida

Kim Maida

Kim is a Developer Relations and Developer Experience leader and strategist, JS engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Senior Director of Developer Relations at FusionAuth, a Google Developer Expert in Identity, and member of Women in Identity. She loves to travel, overland cross-country, design stickers, and craft miniatures and artisan keycaps for mechanical keyboards.

Kim is a Developer Relations and Developer Experience leader and strategist, JS engineer, and identity and security practitioner. She enjoys teaching, mentoring, and learning from folks in the product technology space. Kim is the Senior Director of D... Show more

Ori Bendet

Ori Bendet

Ori brings more than 16 years of senior-level experience to his role as VP of Product Management at Checkmarx where he oversees the entire AST portfolio, serving thousands of customers worldwide. He is an experienced product leader combining his strong technical and go-to-marketing skills. Ori also managed Checkmarx SAST which is a Gartner and Forrester market leading solution used by thousands of customers worldwide and has been instrumental in spearheading the flagship Checkmarx One AST Platform which is gaining ground with hundreds of global customers adopting the cloud-based platform. Prior to Checkmarx, he held leadership and engineering positions at Time To Know, HPE, PicApp, and Bezeq.

Ori brings more than 16 years of senior-level experience to his role as VP of Product Management at Checkmarx where he oversees the entire AST portfolio, serving thousands of customers worldwide. He is an experienced product leader combining his stro... Show more

Dragan Jovanoski

Dragan Jovanoski

With extensive experience in extending, customizing, and configuring Microsoft Dynamics CRM/D365 across multiple versions, from CRM 3.0 to the latest D365, I specialize in delivering tailored solutions that enhance business efficiency and drive digital transformation. My deep understanding of the platform allows me to develop innovative, scalable solutions that align with organizational goals.
I have a proven track record of executing complex ETL processes, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and optimal system performance throughout the migration lifecycle. With expertise in designing robust data migration strategies, I help organizations seamlessly transition between platforms while optimizing their data landscapes for long-term success.
Over the years, I have led and contributed to numerous high-impact migration projects, including SAP to D365 CE, D365 CE to D365 F&O with Dual Write, Dynamics CRM On-Prem to D365 CE (both Cloud and On-Prem), Dynamics NAV to CRM/D365 integrations and migrations, as well as migrations from Salesforce, HubSpot, EoStar… to D365 CE. Each project has strengthened my ability to tackle complex challenges, streamline processes, and ensure smooth transitions with minimal disruption.
Beyond technical execution, I am passionate about leveraging technology to modernize legacy systems, improve data flow, and empower businesses. I thrive on collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop strategic solutions that not only solve immediate challenges but also lay the foundation for future growth and operational excellence.

With extensive experience in extending, customizing, and configuring Microsoft Dynamics CRM/D365 across multiple versions, from CRM 3.0 to the latest D365, I specialize in delivering tailored solutions that enhance business efficiency and drive digit... Show more

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