Amanda thrives at the intersection of improvisation and organizational psychology to help transform organizations. She believes the vulnerability required to improvise and create something together on stage as a team can be translated to a professional group of any size. She uses the philosophy of improvisation and the power of "Yes, And" as a catalyst for positive change within an organization. Her active listening approach to coaching focuses on teaching individuals and teams the difference between listening to respond and listening to understand.

Amanda was the Founder/CEO of Dallas Comedy House (2009-2020), where she oversaw day to day operations of DCH. She was the founder and Executive Producer of the Dallas Comedy Festival (2009-2019). She's the Co-founder of ComedyHouse, a professional training and coaching service, and the co-author of the REALway® leadership training program. She's currently a Senior Managing Consultant-HR Strategic Business Partner at IBM Consulting.

Amanda received her Bachelor of Science in Journalism and a Minor in Business Administration from Texas A&M University. She completed her Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Harvard University in May 2024. She earned her Graduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University and a Certificate in Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace from Cornell. Amanda is an Adjunct Professor at the SMU Cox School of Business MBA program where she teaches a Management course: Organizational Change and Innovation by Design. She's a graduate of the 2018 Leadership Dallas Cohort with the Dallas Regional Chamber, where she continued her commitment as the Leadership Consultant for 2019-2020 and a member of the 2025 Leadership Texas Cohort.

Amanda thrives at the intersection of improvisation and organizational psychology to help transform organizations. She believes the vulnerability required to improvise and create something together on stage as a team can be translated to a profession... Show more

Distinguished executive leader and renowned technical expert in AI, Machine Learning, and IoT. Leads cross-functional architectural teams to award-winning performance by developing strategic roadmaps and powering enterprise-wide projects. Serves as board member and advisor for multiple corporations delivering strategic guidance on product line developments and business solutions. Industry influencer and mastermind of strategic programs and innovations leading modernization efforts to alter the global IT landscape as Microsoft Regional Director.

HIGHLIGHTS

•Partnered with Microsoft to consult major corporations on Azure integrations; trained over 1K global employees and architects across US, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and Australia.
•Invited into elite Microsoft Regional Director program as Top 1% of global SMEs...Maintains direct line of communication to Microsoft executive leaders and Office of the President for Technical and Business Influence.
•Inspired $200M marketing push for Microsoft Teams platform and led strategy for MS Azure Synapse design and release; catapulted competitive advantage over Zoom and AWS.
•Piloted multi-million-dollar architecture projects for organizations in US, Europe, and Australia to include DoD, NASA, Disney, HP, Johnson & Johnson, and international banking institutions.
•Authored 150-page IoT playbook for Microsoft; over 750K downloads across global audience.

Distinguished executive leader and renowned technical expert in AI, Machine Learning, and IoT. Leads cross-functional architectural teams to award-winning performance by developing strategic roadmaps and powering enterprise-wide projects. Serves as b... Show more

I work as a Solution Architect specializing in Data & AI, with solid experience in scalable architectures, governance, and digital transformation for large enterprises. I am a partner of belake.ai, an AI product that democratizes data access by generating insights through natural language.

My background includes leading technical pre-sales, designing complex cloud solutions (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS), and providing strategic support to executives in connecting data and artificial intelligence directly to business goals.

Driven by real impact, I believe data and AI are key tools to transform companies into more efficient, innovative, and competitive organizations.

I work as a Solution Architect specializing in Data & AI, with solid experience in scalable architectures, governance, and digital transformation for large enterprises. I am a partner of belake.ai, an AI product that democratizes data access by gener... Show more

Robin Schooling is an HR Leader, author of Real HR, award-winning blogger, and a People + Work Strategist focused on helping teams and organizations turn people strategy into something real, practical, and human. As an accomplished HR executive, strategist, and advisor with over two decades of experience shaping people practices across a wide range of industries, she’s led people and culture work, from talent acquisition to employee relations, and has a particular love for diving in where strategy and everyday work collide.

She’s co-host of the long-running Drive Thru HR podcast (on the air since 2010 and close to 1,700 episodes!), a frequent speaker to HR, Talent and business audiences around the world (3 continents thus far), and has, somehow, never stopped HR blogging.

Robin Schooling is an HR Leader, author of Real HR, award-winning blogger, and a People + Work Strategist focused on helping teams and organizations turn people strategy into something real, practical, and human. As an accomplished HR executive, stra... Show more

Benedikt Stemmildt is an Agentic Software Engineering Advocate with 20+ years enterprise experience who helps CTOs overcome frustrated developers struggling with AI assistants. Having led 70+ developers at companies like OTTO, Breuninger, and BLUME 2000, he transforms AI frustration into reliable productivity through context engineering methodologies that achieve 10x efficiency improvements while preserving programming joy.

Benedikt Stemmildt is an Agentic Software Engineering Advocate with 20+ years enterprise experience who helps CTOs overcome frustrated developers struggling with AI assistants. Having led 70+ developers at companies like OTTO, Breuninger, and BLUME 2... Show more

As a Programme Manager with 18 years’ experience in the tech sector, I specialise in supporting large-scale transformations, including the integration of agent-based development within organisations. I am a co-founder of Tech Speak Her, a co-organiser of Devfest Toulouse, and was a speaker at Devoxx and Agile Tour. I believe that the best talks are those that tell it like it is: drawing on real-world experience, sharing setbacks, and highlighting practical lessons learnt.

As a Programme Manager with 18 years’ experience in the tech sector, I specialise in supporting large-scale transformations, including the integration of agent-based development within organisations. I am a co-founder of Tech Speak Her, a co-organise... Show more

Dylan Berry is the founder of neurex.dev, where he trains teams and leaders to wield agentic AI tools with consistency, reliability, and precision, and helps executives set the strategy and governance around them.

He brings more than 20 years of technology consulting to the stage. Most recently he designed and built cloud data platforms on Azure and Databricks for organizations in maritime and logistics, financial services, insurance, telecom infrastructure, aerospace, cybersecurity software, and government, covering landing zones, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, data engineering, governance, and platform security. Before that he led development teams in capital markets and shipped cross-platform mobile apps.

He builds with coding agents every day, along with the tooling around them: verification gates, evaluation sets, and telemetry on cost and context usage. His talks focus on what actually holds up: context engineering, the agentic development loop, verification patterns that keep agent output trustworthy, and how leaders set AI strategy without chasing hype.

He founded the Toronto Mobile .NET Developers, a community of more than 800 developers, organized Xamarin Saturday, ran the group's weekly virtual live-coding series through 2020, and served as volunteer advisor to Centennial College's Mobile Applications Development program.

Based in Toronto. He writes at dylanberry.com.

Dylan Berry is the founder of neurex.dev, where he trains teams and leaders to wield agentic AI tools with consistency, reliability, and precision, and helps executives set the strategy and governance around them. He brings more than 20 years of tec... Show more

Elizabeth Anderson is CEO and co-founder of LunarLab, a product strategy and UX design studio based in Birmingham, Alabama. With a background in executive leadership, product strategy, project management, release management, she helps companies create scalable, inclusive, and ethical digital products that deliver real business value.

Over the past 15 years, Elizabeth has led the development and launch of software products across fintech, logistics, education, eCommerce, nonprofit, and other industries - ranging from SaaS and AI to mobile, IoT, and enterprise systems. Known for her calm clarity and systems thinking, she excels at solving complex problems, aligning cross-functional teams, and guiding products from idea to execution with precision and purpose.

In addition to her role at LunarLab, Elizabeth serves on the boards of Birmingham Women in Technology and Tech Equals, and is actively involved in civic and mutual aid work.

Elizabeth Anderson is CEO and co-founder of LunarLab, a product strategy and UX design studio based in Birmingham, Alabama. With a background in executive leadership, product strategy, project management, release management, she helps companies creat... Show more

Cristher Castro is an entrepreneurial luminary and CNCF Ambassador, recognized for her pivotal role in advancing cloud-native technologies in Latin America. As Co-founder and COO of Cuemby, she has demonstrated exceptional skill in both business leadership and community building. Her dedication to fostering educational opportunities and narrowing equality gaps is evidenced through her impactful initiatives. Cristher's leadership in organizing the first in-person Kubernetes community event in Latin America is a testament to her commitment to technological advancement and collaboration in the region.

Cristher Castro is an entrepreneurial luminary and CNCF Ambassador, recognized for her pivotal role in advancing cloud-native technologies in Latin America. As Co-founder and COO of Cuemby, she has demonstrated exceptional skill in both business lead... Show more

As the data leader, I am passionate about making AI real for the digital customers and transforming the business processes with data, advanced ML & deep learning algorithms. I have close to 18 years of experience in delivering innovative and impactful solutions for various banking sectors and retail & consumer goods. My core competencies include AI strategy, data science, NLP, Generative AI and process automation and optimization through global AI platforms.

I am driven by the vision of empowering the data science community and creating a culture of learning and collaboration. Some of the volunteer roles are Google Women Techmaker Ambassador, IEEE ICWITE Core Member. Juror for AnitaB.org GHCI event 2024.

Some of my recent accolades in field of Data Science and AI are Digital Leader of the Year 2024 - UBSForums, Tech DE&I Leader Award 2024 - Analytics India Magazine, AI & Data Science Leader of the Year 2023 - womentech Network, Minsky Award of AI Excellence 2023 - GCC AI Visionary Award, Women in Tech/Product 2023 - herKey

As the data leader, I am passionate about making AI real for the digital customers and transforming the business processes with data, advanced ML & deep learning algorithms. I have close to 18 years of experience in delivering innovative and impactfu... Show more

Janell Harlow, CPA is the Director of Operations at Step By Step Accounting, a fully cloud-based, teaching-oriented accounting and advisory firm serving small businesses throughout the Midwest.

Janell brings a practical, people-focused approach to accounting, business operations, and financial leadership. Through her work at Step By Step Accounting, she helps business owners have a good night’s sleep - by helping business owners better understand their numbers, make informed decisions, and build businesses that support both their financial goals and the lives they want to live.

In her role as Director of Operations, Janell focuses on developing people, improving systems and processes, strengthening team communication, and creating an environment where both employees and clients can thrive. She believes that good business practices should make work clearer, more sustainable, and a little more enjoyable.

Janell lives in North Dakota, values family, a balanced lifestyle, continuous learning, and a good cup of steeped loose-leaf tea, having officially left her "coffee and lots of creamer" days behind.

Janell Harlow, CPA is the Director of Operations at Step By Step Accounting, a fully cloud-based, teaching-oriented accounting and advisory firm serving small businesses throughout the Midwest. Janell brings a practical, people-focused approach to... Show more

Mobile Engineering Manager focused on building scalable platforms and AI-enabled engineering systems.
At Thoughtworks, she leads mobile teams operating across 15+ engineering teams in high-scale environments, applying modular architecture, server-driven UI, and platform-as-product thinking to enable sustainable growth and team autonomy.
Her work integrates AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) into developer workflows, documentation systems, and internal tooling, bridging mobile engineering with next-generation engineering practices.
As a Latina engineering leader working in global tech ecosystems, she champions technical excellence, inclusive leadership, and knowledge-sharing as pillars for long-term impact.

Mobile Engineering Manager focused on building scalable platforms and AI-enabled engineering systems. At Thoughtworks, she leads mobile teams operating across 15+ engineering teams in high-scale environments, applying modular architecture, server-dr... Show more

Candor Dennis is a Design Thinking Strategist, program manager and innovator who helps brands and business begin to appreciate the benefit of using design thinking to aid their processes.

She started her tech journey in 2019 as a web developer and web tutor and has helped over collectively 700 people get started in tech.
With a mind shift from Front end web development, she has experience using front end web technologies to create interfaces that provide web based solutions.
As a program manager who uses design thinking, she is advancing to building better work culture and bringing projects to life while meeting success.

She is passionate about helping young ones become tech savvy as she volunteers regularly for events and programs that are driven to this cause.She currently serves as an Ambassador at Women Techmakers and the lead for Women Techmakers Aba.

She is a team player and is very collaborative in working with like minds to build solutions to problems using technology

Candor Dennis is a Design Thinking Strategist, program manager and innovator who helps brands and business begin to appreciate the benefit of using design thinking to aid their processes. She started her tech journey in 2019 as a web developer and... Show more

As a 3x Microsoft MVP (Azure AI Foundry) and Co-founder & CEO of MARAF Group (https://marafgroup.com), I run a boutique AI engineering firm out of Dubai focused on one thing: making autonomous systems work in the real world.

I've been deep in the Microsoft ecosystem since 2015. Started with Dynamics, spent years untangling business processes, integrations, and data migrations that nobody else wanted to touch. That's where I learned how enterprises actually function behind the curtain. From there I moved into the Power Platform as a Solution Architect, where I built a reputation around enterprise automation at scale.

All of that was building towards what I do now: Agentic AI. At MARAF we architect and engineer autonomous systems on the Azure AI stack, from spec-driven agentic development to multi-agent architectures. Our clients in the GCC work with us to make AI an operational reality, not a proof of concept that lives in a slide deck.

When I speak at events, I talk about how these systems are actually built, the architecture decisions, the tradeoffs, and what we've learned putting them into production. I write about the same things on my blog: https://www.thepowerplatformcave.com

If you're an engineer or architect working on autonomous systems and want to exchange ideas, I'm always up for a good conversation.

As a 3x Microsoft MVP (Azure AI Foundry) and Co-founder & CEO of MARAF Group (https://marafgroup.com), I run a boutique AI engineering firm out of Dubai focused on one thing: making autonomous systems work in the real world. I've been deep in the ... Show more

Marcel Britsch is an independent Digital Consultant, Product Owner and Agile Transformation specialist. Born in Germany, he has been living and working in London for over 20 years. He has worked with creatively and technically focused agencies and clients across retail, conservation, automotive, finance, healthcare and energy.
He helps organisations build solid products and services in a sustainable way by facilitation, pairing, coaching or hands-on product management.

He believes that project success is strongly linked to happy teams, value-focused decision- making and fast feedback cycles. He is passionate about finding the best tools and techniques to optimise team culture, ways of working and solution design. He considers projects that follow classic waterfall / big-design-up-front practices to be too likely doomed to go anywhere near them, but loves to help organisations build products and transform in incremental evolutionary fashion.

Outside of work he is interested in SciFi and comic books, Theravada Buddhist meditation and number theory.

He is a regular speaker at conferences, blogs at www.thedigitalbusinessanalyst.com, co-hosts the https://www.theburnup.com podcast about 'all things agile', and can be found at https://www.beautifulabstraction.com.

Marcel Britsch is an independent Digital Consultant, Product Owner and Agile Transformation specialist. Born in Germany, he has been living and working in London for over 20 years. He has worked with creatively and technically focused agencies and cl... Show more

Chike Eduputa is a technology leader and Director specialising in AI, automation, and the future of work. He is the Head of Microsoft at Capgemini Invent UK. He works with government organisations and global companies to transform how work gets done by combining Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot and AI agents into intelligent digital ecosystems.

With a strong focus on bridging strategy and delivery, Chike leads complex transformation programmes that turn AI ambition into measurable business outcomes. His work spans governance at scale, automation with AI agents, and building modern data-driven platforms.

He is an active member and regular speaker in the Microsoft community and is passionate about helping organisations move from experimentation to real-world impact with AI.

Chike Eduputa is a technology leader and Director specialising in AI, automation, and the future of work. He is the Head of Microsoft at Capgemini Invent UK. He works with government organisations and global companies to transform how work gets done ... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

Andrzej Kotok, officially Andrii Kotok, is an entrepreneur and technical specialist with experience in window and door systems, wood renovation and the development of local service businesses. He is the founder of Serwis-Pro and Expert-Serwis and Co-Founder of KAN, a Polish AI Visibility Agency.

His experience combines building and running service businesses with hands-on knowledge of window and door servicing and wood renovation. Years of direct work with customers have given him practical experience in understanding customer needs, sales, long-term relationship building, and the organization and development of service businesses.

Today, he also applies this experience at KAN, where he is responsible for relationships and communication with Polish-speaking clients. He combines an inside understanding of local service businesses with a practical approach to increasing their visibility in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI.

Andrzej Kotok, officially Andrii Kotok, is an entrepreneur and technical specialist with experience in window and door systems, wood renovation and the development of local service businesses. He is the founder of Serwis-Pro and Expert-Serwis and Co-... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community and Curiosity are Stuart’s core values spanning his 20+ year digital career. Starting with pivotal transformations for major players like ASDA / Walmart and the NHS, he became an agile advocate in 2004.

Stuart joined AND Digital as a 10 person start-up in 2014 and led the set-up and evolution of ways of working as they grew to 1000+ consultants. He has honed practices for ~50 clients across various industries - Retail, eCommerce, Insurance, Leisure, Hospitality, Media, Publishing etc.

Currently, as Chief for Group Operations & Technology, Stuart directs AND’s internal technology functions consisting of Information Technology, Software Development, DevSecOps, ISO, and guiding AND’s AI enablement. He also regularly advises on AND’s complex and scaled engagements.

In 2020 Stuart co-founded the Agile Reading meet-up group. He has organised 50+ Agile and Digital external speaker monthly sessions, recently re-launching as FutureSkills:Reading to cover AI, Data, VR / AR, and other technologies.

External public speaker and keynote at international conferences (e.g. Agile on the Beach, ACE Krakow, XP2023, ScanAgile, Global Scrum Gathering, Agile2025 etc.)

Stuart lives with his family in Reading Berkshire where he is a coach and semi-retired player at his local rugby club and is a lifelong Leicester Tigers rugby team fan.

Community and Curiosity are Stuart’s core values spanning his 20+ year digital career. Starting with pivotal transformations for major players like ASDA / Walmart and the NHS, he became an agile advocate in 2004. Stuart joined AND Digital as a 10 ... Show more

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

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

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

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

Ali helps high-performing, neurodivergent executives and founders trade decision paralysis and masking for clarity, systems, and sustainable confidence without burning out.

Ali Reznikoff was diagnosed as neurodivergent late in life, after two decades of building and leading in environments never designed with her brain in mind. A serial entrepreneur and former COO, she built the operational backbone of a growing sales organization from the ground up: accounting, SOPs, job design, and sales support, while developing the people underneath it.
Today she coaches executives, founders, and emerging leaders, particularly neurodivergent leaders, who look high-performing on the outside and are stuck in decision loops, imposter syndrome, or burnout on the inside. Her approach is practical, direct, and built on a core belief: confidence comes from systems, not slogans. She helps leaders stop navigating a world built for someone else's brain, and start building one that works for theirs.

Ali helps high-performing, neurodivergent executives and founders trade decision paralysis and masking for clarity, systems, and sustainable confidence without burning out. Ali Reznikoff was diagnosed as neurodivergent late in life, after two deca... Show more

Sasha serves as a Microsoft Regional Director (RD), Microsoft MVP, and CEO of multiple IT training, consulting, and engineering firms, specialising in addressing complex business and security challenges for executives and organisations globally. They are providing critical guidance to leadership and CEOs to transform Cybersecurity and AI into strategic business advantage, executive‑level strategy and competitive business value. He holds a wide range of certifications from leading providers such as Microsoft, ISC2, AWS, CompTIA, and EC-Council. In addition to expertise in cloud technologies, security architecture, and consulting, Sasha's teams deliver industry-certified and bespoke workshops and courses. Furthermore, Sasha is recognised as a CISSP, MCT, MCT Community Lead, CEI, and CompTIA Instructor. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences, user groups, and events, and is the author of several books on cloud security, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Windows.

Sasha serves as a Microsoft Regional Director (RD), Microsoft MVP, and CEO of multiple IT training, consulting, and engineering firms, specialising in addressing complex business and security challenges for executives and organisations globally. They... Show more

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

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

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

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

Kiah is a developer who advocates and evangelizes about all things cloud at LocalStack.

She is a public speaker who regularly presents at conferences and trade shows and is a self-proclaimed opinionated knowledge seeker. Kiah also moonlights as a co-founder of canna tech startup C-Trax.

Kiah has 13 years of experience covering both engineering and business roles and prides herself on bringing a unique perspective to building products from idea to deployment and navigating product-market fit.

In her spare time, Kiah enjoys blogging about community, tech, and startups at blkgrlcto.com

Kiah is a developer who advocates and evangelizes about all things cloud at LocalStack. She is a public speaker who regularly presents at conferences and trade shows and is a self-proclaimed opinionated knowledge seeker. Kiah also moonlights as a ... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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