I'm a Visual Strategist with over 20 years of experience helping teams to communicate their messaging seamlessly. As a Graphic Recorder, I translate complex discussions, keynote speeches, and strategic sessions into engaging visual maps that do more than just look good—they act as a lasting anchor for attendee retention and team alignment.

What I bring to your next event:

Real-time Synthesis: I distill high-level concepts into clear visual narratives as they are being spoken.

Enhanced Engagement: My visuals keep participants focused and foster deeper participation.

Lasting Impact: Attendees leave with a shareable, visual summary of the event that continues to deliver value long after the session closes.

Whether you are hosting a high-stakes strategy retreat, a large-scale conference, or a creative workshop, I provide the visual framework to make sure your message sticks.

Let’s connect to discuss how we can bring your next event to life. https://calendly.com/katecovey/30min

I'm a Visual Strategist with over 20 years of experience helping teams to communicate their messaging seamlessly. As a Graphic Recorder, I translate complex discussions, keynote speeches, and strategic sessions into engaging visual maps that do more ... Show more

Gracias por tomarte el tiempo para leer mi biografía, lo cual demuestra tu interés en el maravilloso mundo de las finanzas y la contabilidad de costes.

Permíteme una breve introducción: He trabajado como CFO y controller durante mucho tiempo, y soy apasionado de la técnica financiera y de costes. Disfruto analizando procesos, y esta pasión me ha llevado a impartir clases en distintas universidades, donde he aprendido tanto de mis alumnos como espero que ellos hayan aprendido algo de mí.

Una pregunta que a menudo me hacen es sobre los sectores en los que he trabajado. Para mí, el desafío no es en qué sectores he trabajado, sino cuántos me faltan por explorar y aprender.
Como apasionado de las finanzas, el control de gestión y los costes, actualmente me encuentro inmerso en el mundo de Dynamics, lo cual representa toda una aventura.

Si estás buscando una sesión que combine visión de negocio aplicada a Dynamics y que, en algún momento, desafíe tus habilidades con cálculos, no lo pienses más, no vengas a mi sesión, o sí.

Gracias por tomarte el tiempo para leer mi biografía, lo cual demuestra tu interés en el maravilloso mundo de las finanzas y la contabilidad de costes. Permíteme una breve introducción: He trabajado como CFO y controller durante mucho tiempo, y so... Show more

Christine Burkette is the CEO and Founder of Promising Integrations Consulting Firm (PICF), an AI and technology consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, governance, workforce development, and innovation strategy. She is a former Chief Information Officer for Detroit Public Schools Community District, former Director of Digital Equity & Inclusion for the City of Detroit, and former Assistant Superintendent and Principal. With more than 20 years of executive leadership experience across education, government, and technology, Christine advises organizations on building responsible AI strategies that drive innovation while improving organizational performance. She is a 2024 Women of the Year in Technology honoree and a national speaker on AI leadership, digital transformation, and education innovation.

Christine Burkette is the CEO and Founder of Promising Integrations Consulting Firm (PICF), an AI and technology consulting firm specializing in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, governance, workforce development, and innovation strate... Show more

Hello! Clojure is my first professional programming language (since about 1.5). I like Clojure---the language and community---a lot (especially #off-topic in the Slack :). I've helped organise IN/Clojure a few times and written and taught our introductory Clojure workshop, at IN/Clojure and elsewhere.

Obviously, I also *really* like Functional Programming. I use principles of FP *and* a-la-carte object-orientation gleaned from Clojurists, all the time, for all the things!

As of 2026, I'm solo-building software for fun and profit, aligned with my interests / capabilities / life experiences. Clojureland helps me stay ambitious, optimistic, and have fun over the long haul while trying to "make it" in this indie life.

My topics of professional interest are: bi-temporal data systems, full-systems architecture for one-person SaaS apps (FreeBSD appliances anyone?), well, also for teams and organisations, and weather data science and products. AMA!

Hello! Clojure is my first professional programming language (since about 1.5). I like Clojure---the language and community---a lot (especially #off-topic in the Slack :). I've helped organise IN/Clojure a few times and written and taught our introdu... 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

Louise Humpington brings nearly three decades of experience across commercial law (Financial Services Litigation), international development, human rights, and AI ethics and governance. She has worked in some of the world's most demanding governance environments, including as Country Director for Oxfam in Papua New Guinea and as a Non-Executive Director of Amnesty International UK. Her work focuses on applying those legal, regulatory and human impact lenses to the design, development, and deployment of AI and in interrogating the principles of fairness and accountability to that live within their datasets. She argues that governance must be viewed as a mycelium network and that ethical considerations are no longer a cultural nicety. They are foundational to mitigate risk, avoid legal and bottom line liability, and ensuring that real world harms are caught before damage is done. Governance must be preventative, not a mop up exercise.

Louise Humpington brings nearly three decades of experience across commercial law (Financial Services Litigation), international development, human rights, and AI ethics and governance. She has worked in some of the world's most demanding governance ... Show more

Nadim Abou-Khalil (Senior Analytics Engineer at KI performance GmbH)
Nadim has been working with Microsoft business intelligence and data products since 2015, starting in Mexico City and later in Berlin, Germany. Studying Accounting & Business in the UK helped him build an understanding of the business needs for IT solutions which later became the focus during his career. Several years of working with Microsoft Dynamics, Power BI (since its release), whilst focusing the business and IT process optimization and automation aspects of solutions enabled him to successfully implement IT solutions for clients. Speaking publicly has been a recent passion, along with the publication of a YouTube Fabric & Power BI tutorials channel known as PoweAegg in 2022/2023.
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Nadim Abou-Khalil (Senior Analytics Engineer at KI performance GmbH) Nadim has been working with Microsoft business intelligence and data products since 2015, starting in Mexico City and later in Berlin, Germany. Studying Accounting & Business in th... 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

In my professional career, I have contributed to the digital transformation of the mining, retail and finance sectors, specializing in the creation of analytical architectures in both Microsoft and AWS. My focus is on migrating analytical infrastructures to the cloud and implementing cutting-edge solutions for handling large volumes of data.

As co-founder of Unlearni, I lead the way in digital education, facilitating continuous learning and practical application of business intelligence and data analytics. My mission is to empower organizations to make data-driven strategic decisions, and I achieve that through my experience as a Microsoft MVP Data Platform and my passion for sharing knowledge in the field of data engineering.

I have also had the fortune to write the book "Arquitectura e Ingenieria de Datos" by Editorial Anaya Multimedia where I intend to democratize the understanding of these roles and functions in data for spanish spoken people who are starting out on the path of data.

In my professional career, I have contributed to the digital transformation of the mining, retail and finance sectors, specializing in the creation of analytical architectures in both Microsoft and AWS. My focus is on migrating analytical infrastruct... Show more

I am the Founder and CEO of Synozur, an AI-native consultancy helping global enterprises unlock long-term value through strategic AI transformation. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and organizational change, I partner with Fortune 500 leaders to design and scale AI initiatives that deliver measurable ROI. My team has created a proprietary model used by enterprise leaders to align AI investments with brand, culture, and business outcomes. A frequent keynote speaker and advisor, I bring a pragmatic, human-centered approach to AI strategy — bridging the gap between innovation and impact.

I am an esteemed global speaker on operational design and workplace innovation, I reside in the Pacific Northwest, cherishing time with my family and rescue dogs, and embracing the natural beauty of Puget Sound.

I am the Founder and CEO of Synozur, an AI-native consultancy helping global enterprises unlock long-term value through strategic AI transformation. With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and organizati... Show more

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

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

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

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

Trevor Acy is a product leader and startup advisor with 18 years of experience building and scaling digital products across marketing, growth, and product management roles. He has led cross-functional teams responsible for products serving hundreds of thousands of users and generating over $20M in revenue.

As founder of Delta Product Group, Trevor works with individuals, teams, and businesses to implement modern product discovery and decision-making practices. His work focuses on helping teams gain clarity on what problem they’re solving, align around evidence instead of opinions, and ship products that deliver measurable results, not just activity.

He brings a practical, example-driven approach shaped by both successful launches and hard lessons from building the wrong things too early.

Trevor Acy is a product leader and startup advisor with 18 years of experience building and scaling digital products across marketing, growth, and product management roles. He has led cross-functional teams responsible for products serving hundreds o... Show more

A community-driven leader, Rajan believes in empowering people through technology, connection, curiosity, and collaboration. He is personally passionate about sponsorship, thought leadership, coaching, mentoring, and nurturing psychologically safe teams where creativity thrives and performance outpaces.

Rajan is leading Red Hat’s Global Partner Ecosystem Engineering for Tech Certifications & Ecosystem Portfolio, leveraging an AI-first mindset to scale open-source strategy.

A community-driven leader, Rajan believes in empowering people through technology, connection, curiosity, and collaboration. He is personally passionate about sponsorship, thought leadership, coaching, mentoring, and nurturing psychologically safe te... 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

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. With a strong track record of architecting scalable and efficient systems, Satej has successfully delivered data-driven and ML applied solutions. He's also an author of two programming books named "Building Secure PHP Applications" and "PHP 8 Basics: For Programming and Web Development" with Apress / Springer publications with another one in pipeline.

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. ... 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

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

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