Rica Elysee – a funded Black Women entrepreneur in tech - was a successful community organizer, marketer, and fundraising exec who had founded an influential beauty and makeup community for women of color in Boston. Rica was also helping take care of a disabled family member and she noticed how confident hair appointments made this family member feel - but it was hard to find accessible salons and to book and keep appointments. She noticed that most women in her beauty group faced similar problems - late or canceled appointments and long waits for beauty services. So she used her knowledge of the beauty industry, marketing and fundraising to try to solve the “beauty bookings” problem.

Her startup, BeautyLynk (beautylynk.com) brings the beauty salon into women's homes.

She also has a passion to help female entrepreneurs through her work #AttheTable (www.atthetable.io) and #FemaleFoundersDay

Rica Elysee – a funded Black Women entrepreneur in tech - was a successful community organizer, marketer, and fundraising exec who had founded an influential beauty and makeup community for women of color in Boston. Rica was also helping take care of... Show more

A results-driven and hands-on Analytics Leader with 15+ experience in leading customer,marketing and digital analytics engagements for global brands and Retail Media Networks. Adept at developing innovative analytics & AI/ML solutions that optimize marketing spending, enhance customer experience, and boost revenue, aligning with business objectives. Skilled in building and managing large cross-functional teams of data analysts and data scientists in Data Engineering, BI, and Data Science.

A results-driven and hands-on Analytics Leader with 15+ experience in leading customer,marketing and digital analytics engagements for global brands and Retail Media Networks. Adept at developing innovative analytics & AI/ML solutions that optimize m... Show more

Shweta Vohra is an Architect, Author, and Inventor with over 20 years of experience designing platforms across industries. She specialises in enterprise architecture, cloud, and AI driven systems, and has led teams and initiatives across global organisations.

She is passionate about bringing clarity to complex technology spaces and focuses on practical, real world approaches over hype. She is the author of Decoding Platform Engineering Patterns and Dear Software & AI Architect, where she shares insights and lessons from her journey in platform and AI architecture.

Shweta Vohra is an Architect, Author, and Inventor with over 20 years of experience designing platforms across industries. She specialises in enterprise architecture, cloud, and AI driven systems, and has led teams and initiatives across global organ... Show more

Chad Hester has more than 20 years of development experience and 10 years focused primarily on accessibility. He combines his experience with leadership of people, processes and projects together to provide you with expertise in implementing strategies to be a better developer for your company.

Chad Hester has more than 20 years of development experience and 10 years focused primarily on accessibility. He combines his experience with leadership of people, processes and projects together to provide you with expertise in implementing strategi... Show more

Robyn Sayles is the founder of Launching Your Success, a brand strategy practice built for professionals who never fit the mold and stopped trying to. Through her signature Brilliant Weirdo Brand Archetype system, she helps entrepreneurs, creatives, and unconventional leaders turn their so-called “too-much-ness” into a strategic advantage.

A self-described professional instigator, Robyn brings two decades of brand strategy experience to the stage with a delivery style that’s equal parts TED Talk and stand-up set. She developed eight proprietary brand archetypes, built an AI-powered brand audit system from scratch, and authored “The Professional Weirdo’s Survival Kit,” a field guide for anyone who’s been told to tone it down and decided to turn it up instead.

She’s a podcast host, guest, conference speaker, and contributor to The Podcast Academy community, including work related to the Ambie Awards. Her sessions blend improv-trained spontaneity with sharp strategic insight, giving audiences frameworks they can actually use, not just inspirational quotes for their phone wallpapers.

Suggested Session Topics
• Brand Strategy for Misfits: “Too Much” Is Your Competitive Advantage
• The Brilliant Weirdo Brand Archetype: Building Brands That Are Bold AND Smart
• Improv Is a Business Skill
• AI-Powered Brand Strategy: Building Systems That Actually Sound Like You

Robyn Sayles is the founder of Launching Your Success, a brand strategy practice built for professionals who never fit the mold and stopped trying to. Through her signature Brilliant Weirdo Brand Archetype system, she helps entrepreneurs, creatives, ... Show more

Lirone Glikman is an international speaker, bestselling author, and consultant on business networking and personal branding using AI, and business development for startups and high-tech companies. She has consulted and spoken to developers, founders, and women leaders in 28 countries, sharing her methodology for achieving business results through authentic connections.

She is the author of the amazon bestseller "The Super Connector's Playbook". With over 20 years of global experience across Europe, Australia, and the U.S., she brings both corporate and startup perspectives to the tech world. Lirone contributes to leading global magazines and serves as an executive director at a UN-affiliated NGO supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.

Lirone Glikman is an international speaker, bestselling author, and consultant on business networking and personal branding using AI, and business development for startups and high-tech companies. She has consulted and spoken to developers, founders,... Show more

Sou um executivo de TI com ampla experiência em Cloud, SRE, FinOps (especialista em AWS), DevOps e infraestrutura, atuando na liderança de times e em projetos estratégicos que geram impacto real no negócio.

Sou um executivo de TI com ampla experiência em Cloud, SRE, FinOps (especialista em AWS), DevOps e infraestrutura, atuando na liderança de times e em projetos estratégicos que geram impacto real no negócio. Show more

Alessio is CTO and Software Engineer at Omnes. Over the years, he has specialized in building tailored digital platforms, evolving from early work in C, C++, JAVA, PHP and Laravel to large-scale projects powered by modern stacks such as Vue.js, Nuxt, TypeScript, React and Node.js.

His technical journey has been shaped by constant curiosity for scalable architectures and performance-driven design. Alessio has worked extensively with cloud infrastructures on AWS, relational as well as NoSQL databases, real-time messaging, and modern headless frameworks.

Today he leads teams building B2B and B2C platforms that combine strong engineering foundations with a focus on user experience and accessibility, while exploring how AI and automation are reshaping development practices.

Alessio is CTO and Software Engineer at Omnes. Over the years, he has specialized in building tailored digital platforms, evolving from early work in C, C++, JAVA, PHP and Laravel to large-scale projects powered by modern stacks such as Vue.js, Nuxt,... Show more

Kishan is a strategy leader operating at the intersection of business and technology, with nearly a decade of hands-on experience in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft ecosystem.

Having led and contributed to multiple digital transformation initiatives across industries, he has a practical, ground-level perspective on what actually works. From rethinking lead-to-cash processes to enabling real-time financial visibility, Kishan helps organizations move from reactive operations to structured, scalable growth.

Known for his direct, insight-driven approach, he challenges conventional thinking and brings clarity to complex problems, making him a voice that business and technology leaders alike find both relatable and actionable.

Kishan is a strategy leader operating at the intersection of business and technology, with nearly a decade of hands-on experience in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Microsoft ecosystem. Having led and contributed to multiple digita... Show more

Diplom-Soziologin und Betriebsinformatikerin
2002 - 2014: Consultant für die Bereitstellung von Websites und die Einführung von Intranets und IT-Trainerin
Seit April 2014 bei WBS GRUPPE als Digital Experience Managerin
- Projektteam Einführung eines Social Intranets
- Interne Kommunikation
- Projektleitung Einführung Microsoft 365 im Unternehmen
- Microsoft 365 Cloud Navigator
- SO SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage u.a. M365-Tools

Diplom-Soziologin und Betriebsinformatikerin 2002 - 2014: Consultant für die Bereitstellung von Websites und die Einführung von Intranets und IT-Trainerin Seit April 2014 bei WBS GRUPPE als Digital Experience Managerin - Projektteam Einführung ein... Show more

Anusha Vajha is a cybersecurity practitioner focused on AI governance, product security, and enterprise AI risk. She has worked across security operations, GRC, detection engineering, and product security in healthcare, financial services, and startup environments. Her work sits at the intersection of product security, responsible AI adoption, and practical security governance. She focuses on helping teams build, ship, and use AI-enabled products safely. Anusha also contributes to the cybersecurity community through WiCyS (Women in CyberSecurity) and cybersecurity education initiatives.

Anusha Vajha is a cybersecurity practitioner focused on AI governance, product security, and enterprise AI risk. She has worked across security operations, GRC, detection engineering, and product security in healthcare, financial services, and startu... Show more

Fernanda Matos tem mais de 20 anos de experiência em produtos digitais, projetos de TI e análise de negócios, atuando em empresas como Cemig, Light, SEFMG, TJMT, Sony, Globo, dentre outras.

Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Mestre em Gestão e Organização do Conhecimento pela UFMG, com especializações em Análise de Sistemas e Gestão de Projetos e certificações ágeis. Atua com foco em 3 pilares: Clareza, Decisão e Valor para conectar negócio, tecnologia e pessoas a resultados reais.

Desenvolve um método próprio para ajudar profissionais de produto a saírem da execução reativa e passarem a gerar impacto real.

Palestrante e painelista em eventos como CONAGP, ConAGILE, BA Brazil, ENANCIB, AGILE MINAS, WTM-Shestech com temas que conectam gestão, análise de negócios e agilidade na prática.

Fernanda Matos tem mais de 20 anos de experiência em produtos digitais, projetos de TI e análise de negócios, atuando em empresas como Cemig, Light, SEFMG, TJMT, Sony, Globo, dentre outras. Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Mestre em Gestão e Org... Show more

Soy especialista en selección de personal, empleabilidad y gestión del talento humano, con experiencia en reclutamiento, consultoría y formación en Recursos Humanos.

Fundé Manage Resources LATAM y soy cofundadora de PointeRH, espacios desde los cuales acompaño a profesionales y organizaciones en procesos de selección, desarrollo profesional y desafíos vinculados al mercado laboral actual.

Trabajo diseñando y liderando búsquedas, formando profesionales de RRHH y desarrollando capacitaciones sobre selección de personal, entrevistas laborales, LinkedIn, empleabilidad e inteligencia artificial aplicada a Recursos Humanos.

Soy autora de Recalculando y Crónicas de un trabajador en el siglo XXI, y coautora de Selección de Personal de 0 a 1. Además, comparto contenido y participo en espacios de formación y divulgación sobre trabajo, carrera profesional, cultura organizacional y las transformaciones que atraviesan hoy al mundo laboral.

Soy especialista en selección de personal, empleabilidad y gestión del talento humano, con experiencia en reclutamiento, consultoría y formación en Recursos Humanos. Fundé Manage Resources LATAM y soy cofundadora de PointeRH, espacios desde los cu... Show more

Joshua (JD) is a long time Open Source advocate and entrepreneur dating back to the early days of Professional Open Source. From the valleys of Usenet he sold custom Linux servers with a whopping 16 MB of ram and 1GB SCSI drives. These were the days of SLS and many, many floppy disks. Through the years he has help found multiple Internet Service Providers as well as eventually launching his own firm, Command Prompt, Inc.. Command Prompt has over the years become one of the predominant privately owned PostgreSQL support and Consulting firms.

An avid public speaker and writer, he is also the founder of United States PostgreSQL, PgConf (PostgresConf) and More than a Refresh: A podcast about the most interesting people you haven't met. He currently resides off-grid in Montana.

He divides his time between Command Prompt, off-grid projects, mentoring/leadership roles and helping those who wish to become successful, define what that means for them.

Joshua (JD) is a long time Open Source advocate and entrepreneur dating back to the early days of Professional Open Source. From the valleys of Usenet he sold custom Linux servers with a whopping 16 MB of ram and 1GB SCSI drives. These were the days ... Show more

Warren “Chef D” DeShields, SNS is the Founder and Head Coach of Crystal Clear Coaches, a consulting firm dedicated to strengthening school nutrition programs through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and strategic local procurement. With more than three decades of culinary and leadership experience, Warren previously served 24 years with Bridgeton Public Schools in New Jersey, where he led the development of a 5 Star award-winning Farm to School program that integrated local agriculture, greenhouse production, and scratch cooking into daily school meals.

Most recently, Warren served as Executive Director of The Common Market Mid-Atlantic, working at the intersection of farmers, distributors, and school districts to build sustainable procurement partnerships. A former leader on both the New Jersey and National School Nutrition Association boards, Warren is a nationally recognized speaker who brings practical expertise and heartfelt storytelling to his work. He is passionate about building resilient food systems that honor community, culture, and collaboration, ensuring that local food is not just served, but sustained.

Warren “Chef D” DeShields, SNS is the Founder and Head Coach of Crystal Clear Coaches, a consulting firm dedicated to strengthening school nutrition programs through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and strategic local procurement. With m... Show more

As a CTO and cloud architect, he has designed and built a wide range of cloud architectures in recent years, supporting petabytes of data and millions of daily users.

He is also a regular speaker at entrepreneur events and tech conferences, where he shares insights on cloud architecture, technology strategy, and sovereignty.

Fun fact: He loves surfing, despite being a very bad swimmer.
Another fun fact: People often assume he built his company based on famous management books like No Rules Rules or The Big Five for Life, but he has actually never read a management book.

As a CTO and cloud architect, he has designed and built a wide range of cloud architectures in recent years, supporting petabytes of data and millions of daily users. He is also a regular speaker at entrepreneur events and tech conferences, where ... Show more

Fred is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience helping teams navigate change, improve collaboration, and deliver value. He believes growth is an ongoing journey, both for teams and individuals, and has always championed learning, iteration, and adaptability. Whether leading teams through transformation or refining his own approach, Fred is passionate about helping others discover the small, intentional actions that lead to lasting success.

Fred is a technology leader with over 20 years of experience helping teams navigate change, improve collaboration, and deliver value. He believes growth is an ongoing journey, both for teams and individuals, and has always championed learning, iterat... Show more

David Levine is a technology entrepreneur, systems architect, and self-described Silicon Hillbilly who has been building internet companies since the early days of the commercial web. Over the past three decades, he has founded ventures in fintech, online gaming infrastructure, renewable energy, blockchain, and AI, and has worked with organizations ranging from DARPA, NASA, and DHS to Cisco, Sony, IBM, Bloomberg, and National Geographic.

David founded one of the earliest web development companies in the 1990s, presented at the First International Conference of the World Wide Web at CERN, helped pioneer standards for electronic mortgage trading, built cloud infrastructure for massively multiplayer online games, and later founded Geostellar, a big-data energy platform featured by The New York Times, Fox Business, Reuters, Scientific American, and Forbes.

Today he is the founder and CEO of Kiduna Club and the founder and President of Kinship Intelligence Institute, where he is focused on the emerging architecture of agentic organizations, agentic commerce, and the infrastructure required for autonomous agents to operate safely and effectively on the open internet. He has worked with policymakers, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and blockchain builders involved in the effort that led to the West Virginia DUNA Act, a new legal framework designed for autonomous online organizations.

His work sits at the intersection of AI, blockchain, governance, economics, and organizational design, exploring what happens when intelligent agents become participants in commerce rather than simply tools for productivity.

David Levine is a technology entrepreneur, systems architect, and self-described Silicon Hillbilly who has been building internet companies since the early days of the commercial web. Over the past three decades, he has founded ventures in fintech, o... Show more

From restaurant kitchens to enterprise analytics, Jessica Rohrer has built a career around solving operational problems with data.

While working as a chef and in culinary operations for 17 years, Jessica also spent 12 years teaching at UNLV before transitioning fully into enterprise analytics. Her work spans SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise ERP systems, helping organizations turn complex operational data into practical business decisions. Today, through Rohrer Data Solutions, she focuses on governance, adoption, CoE buildouts, and reporting strategies that people actually use.

Jessica is passionate about practical analytics, user experience, and making enterprise reporting approachable for real people - not just data teams. She’s also known for building out of the box solutions that probably shouldn’t work, but do. English and Irish speaker.

From restaurant kitchens to enterprise analytics, Jessica Rohrer has built a career around solving operational problems with data. While working as a chef and in culinary operations for 17 years, Jessica also spent 12 years teaching at UNLV before... Show more

Sabrina Engling leads the AI Solutions Team at Trusted Shops and drives AI adoption and innovation across the entire company. Her focus is on scalable AI solutions, AI operations, and agentic commerce. She combines technical expertise with strategic business acumen, bringing together both perspectives - from the architecture of scalable AI systems to business value.

Beyond her corporate role, Sabrina is a dedicated advocate for tech education and serves as Chairwoman of the NGO TechLabs, helping thousands of people build digital skills. As an AWS Commmunity Builder for AI Engineering, alumna of the AWS She Builds mentoring program, a certified AI Manager, and a recent AI hackathon winner, she is committed to empowering more women to take the leap into AI and cloud technologies.

Sabrina Engling leads the AI Solutions Team at Trusted Shops and drives AI adoption and innovation across the entire company. Her focus is on scalable AI solutions, AI operations, and agentic commerce. She combines technical expertise with strategic ... Show more

I work alongside a team of 25+ designers. With 8 years of experience in product and design, my role today is as much about foresight as it is about execution.

I'm working on a deceptively simple question: what will the products we use in 2, 5, 10 years look like? And what does that imply, right now, for the way we design them?

Several hypotheses shape my research. The interface as we know it is disappearing, not abruptly, but through erosion: buttons give way to intentions, screens to conversations, user journeys to agents that execute them on our behalf. Users are no longer exclusively human: we already design for agents, LLMs, and systems that consume our products without ever seeing a UI. AX (Agentic Experience) is no longer a topic for trend-watching, it's a discipline that needs to be embedded into the daily workflow of product teams, now.

Behind these explorations lies a deeper question: what is the irreducible value of the designer in this new landscape? What still justifies this craft when producing screens becomes trivial? Answering this question is how we shape the Product Designer of tomorrow.

I work alongside a team of 25+ designers. With 8 years of experience in product and design, my role today is as much about foresight as it is about execution. I'm working on a deceptively simple question: what will the products we use in 2, 5, 10... Show more

Moritz Huhle arbeitet als Data Science Consultant bei TIQ Solutions an praxisnahen KI-Lösungen in diversen Branchen wie Rechtsberatung, Großhandel, Industrie und Journalismus. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt auf Intelligent Document Processing, KI-Agenten, LLM-/VLM-gestützter Automatisierung und der verständlichen Aufbereitung komplexer Daten- und KI-Ergebnisse. Neben der technischen Umsetzung vermittelt er regelmäßig KI- und Data-Science-Themen an Fachbereiche, Projektteams und Entscheider. Seine Überzeugung: KI wird erst dann wirksam, wenn ihre Ergebnisse für Menschen nachvollziehbar und nutzbar werden.

Moritz Huhle arbeitet als Data Science Consultant bei TIQ Solutions an praxisnahen KI-Lösungen in diversen Branchen wie Rechtsberatung, Großhandel, Industrie und Journalismus. Sein Schwerpunkt liegt auf Intelligent Document Processing, KI-Agenten, LL... Show more

Gabriel Casals is R&D Operations Manager at a fully remote startup, where he leads cross‑functional teams on initiatives. His experience ranges from local pilots to global roll‑outs, drawing on over a decade of experience.

He holds a Master’s in Management from IAE Bordeaux, a Specialization in IT Strategic Management from FGV‑RJ, and a BBA from CEFET‑RJ.
Over the past eight years, Casals has delivered interactive lectures at conferences across Latin America & Europe, taught practical workshops for universities in Brazil, Mexico, and France, and facilitated sessions at startups, NGOs, and global enterprises on Agile, Innovation, Lean, Leadership, and Project Management.

He’s passionate about new ways of working and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Gabriel Casals is R&D Operations Manager at a fully remote startup, where he leads cross‑functional teams on initiatives. His experience ranges from local pilots to global roll‑outs, drawing on over a decade of experience. He holds a Master’s in ... Show more

I'm a software engineer turned manager passionate about startups, innovation, and the transformative power of AI.
I've co-founded Startup X, a global non-profit that empowered entrepreneurs through initiatives like Startup Pirates - a pre-acceleration program active in 40+ cities - and PortugalStartups.com, a leading news platform for the Portuguese startup ecosystem (acquired by Espacio).
Previously served as Head of Tech Experimentation at Porto Digital, where I collaborated with startups to pilot emerging technologies in the city of Porto. My work led to the development of both internal tools—like the city’s electric scooter monitoring platform—and public-facing platforms such as Explore Porto.
Currently, I'm the Head of Labs & AI Transformation (L.AIT) at MC Digital (MC Sonae), a team with a dual mission: pushing the boundaries of tech experimentation and accelerating the adoption of Artificial Intelligence across MC Digital and MC.

I'm a software engineer turned manager passionate about startups, innovation, and the transformative power of AI. I've co-founded Startup X, a global non-profit that empowered entrepreneurs through initiatives like Startup Pirates - a pre-accelerati... Show more

I have been building with AWS for ten years and teaching it for seven. In Italy I have worked as a licensed freelance engineer, consultant, and founder. I am now CTO and Co-founder, an AWS Authorized Instructor at Champion level, and an AWS Community Builder for seven years. I design cloud architectures with a focus on AI agent systems, data engineering, and serverless patterns on AWS, and I train thousands of cloud practitioners across Europe on the same architectures I build in production. My work spans AI product development, multi-tenant analytics infrastructure, and agent-based automation on Amazon Bedrock. I build with a small team and teach at European scale. I tend toward reflection. I do better work in quiet environments, and that shows up in how I approach architecture.

I have been building with AWS for ten years and teaching it for seven. In Italy I have worked as a licensed freelance engineer, consultant, and founder. I am now CTO and Co-founder, an AWS Authorized Instructor at Champion level, and an AWS Community... Show more

Irina Talbot est Lead Fonctionnelle spécialisée en expérience client et IA. Dix ans à piloter des projets complexes - en mode manager, en mode player, rarement l'un sans l'autre. Sa spécialité non officielle : les missions transverses où il faut faire converger des équipes qui ne se parlent plus et des outils qui n'atterrissent pas.

Ce qui fait échouer un projet, c'est rarement la technique. C'est ce que personne n'a dit à voix haute.

Sur l'IA générative, elle ne commente pas - elle construit. Elle a vibecodé ses outils et son propre site, participé à un hackathon IA de 48h. Entre lire des articles et livrer quelque chose qui tourne, elle a fait son choix.

En dehors des projets tech, elle a fondé Miaoucratie, une activité de garde de chats à domicile. Parce qu'il faut bien s'occuper de quelqu'un qui, lui, ne fera jamais semblant d'avoir compris.

Irina Talbot est Lead Fonctionnelle spécialisée en expérience client et IA. Dix ans à piloter des projets complexes - en mode manager, en mode player, rarement l'un sans l'autre. Sa spécialité non officielle : les missions transverses où il faut fair... Show more

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

Edgar Baldemar Ramos es especialista en Infosec / ciberseguridad, fundador de Purple Security y builder con casi dos décadas moviéndose entre código, infraestructura, seguridad ofensiva y defensa en entornos reales.

Antes de fundar Purple Security, construyó plataformas web, arquitecturas de infraestructura y sistemas a la medida; ese tipo de trabajo que te enseña cómo se rompen las cosas antes de dedicarte formalmente a romperlas como profesión. Desde entonces, su trabajo se ha enfocado en seguridad de aplicaciones web, pruebas de intrusión, análisis de malware, arquitectura perimetral, respuesta a incidentes y esa zona intermedia entre lo que dicen los frameworks de seguridad y lo que realmente ocurre en los negocios.

Ha liderado proyectos ofensivos y defensivos para organizaciones donde los hallazgos no son solo capturas en un reporte, sino decisiones que impactan riesgo, operación y confianza. Es Ingeniero en Sistemas Computacionales, cuenta con certificaciones como CISA, CEH, ECIH y ECSA, y estudios de Estrategia de negocios en el Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Hoy le interesa el punto exacto donde la IA deja de ser hype y se vuelve herramienta seria de auditoría. y operativa, sin convertirse jamás en una excusa para exponer los datos de quien confía en ti.

Su enfoque: seguridad que sobrevive el contacto con la realidad, con profundidad técnica, disciplina operativa y criterio bajo presión.

Edgar Baldemar Ramos es especialista en Infosec / ciberseguridad, fundador de Purple Security y builder con casi dos décadas moviéndose entre código, infraestructura, seguridad ofensiva y defensa en entornos reales. Antes de fundar Purple Security... Show more

Franz Nkemaka is the CEO & Founder of Nextise GmbH, a Stuttgart-based AI implementation company helping industrial and mid-sized enterprises build and deploy sovereign AI systems, intelligent knowledge platforms, process automation, and modern software solutions.

As an entrepreneur, AI strategist, and technology leader, Franz works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, automation, and software engineering. Through Nextise and its education platform Kodschul, he and his team have trained more than 3,000 professionals—from software developers and IT specialists to department leaders and C-level executives. His work has included training and consulting engagements with organizations such as Deutsche Bahn, TÜV Nord, Deutsche Telekom, Bundeswehr, Big Dutchman, LMV Versicherung, and Austria's Bundesrechenzentrum.

Franz is known for translating complex technologies into practical business outcomes. Drawing from real-world implementation experience, he helps organizations move beyond AI experimentation toward scalable, production-ready solutions. He has also spoken at the Embedded Software Engineering (ESE) Congress, where he presented on Rust for Embedded Systems to industry professionals and decision-makers.

Today, he leads a growing international team of AI specialists, software engineers, and trainers, helping companies apply emerging technologies in ways that create measurable operational and competitive advantages.

His story began in Dschang, Cameroon, where curiosity became the foundation of a lifelong passion for technology. Long before reliable internet access was available, Franz taught himself computer skills through relentless experimentation and self-directed learning. A pivotal breakthrough in 2016 accelerated his journey into software development and entrepreneurship, laying the foundation for the international company he leads today.

Having moved to Germany as a teenager without speaking German and building his career without a formal degree, Franz represents a new generation of technology entrepreneurs who combine technical depth, business execution, and a global perspective.

His mission is simple: empowering businesses and professionals to build scalable, future-proof solutions with AI, automation, and software engineering.

Franz Nkemaka is the CEO & Founder of Nextise GmbH, a Stuttgart-based AI implementation company helping industrial and mid-sized enterprises build and deploy sovereign AI systems, intelligent knowledge platforms, process automation, and modern softwa... Show more

Mason Whitaker
President, Volt Technologies | ERP & Digital Transformation Expert | Champion of Mid-Market Growth

Mason Whitaker is the President of Volt Technologies, a leading Microsoft Partner specializing in Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations for growing mid-market companies across retail, manufacturing, distribution, and eCommerce.

With more than a decade of experience in ERP consulting, digital transformation, and change management, Mason has led dozens of successful Microsoft Dynamics projects from strategy through go-live and beyond. Known for his pragmatic, people-first approach, Mason helps organizations simplify complex system migrations, optimize their business processes, and drive real ROI through smart technology adoption.

Under Mason’s leadership, Volt Technologies has become one of the most trusted and fastest-growing Microsoft ERP consultancies in the U.S. — with a focus on modernizing legacy systems, unlocking data insights, and implementing solutions that empower users, not overwhelm them.

A frequent speaker, content creator, and thought leader in the Microsoft business applications community, Mason blends sharp technical understanding with real-world business acumen. He is passionate about making ERP & AI approachable, aligning systems with business goals, and ensuring that companies not only survive digital transformation — but thrive.

Mason Whitaker President, Volt Technologies | ERP & Digital Transformation Expert | Champion of Mid-Market Growth Mason Whitaker is the President of Volt Technologies, a leading Microsoft Partner specializing in Dynamics 365 Business Central impl... Show more