Dave has been working in the world of bookkeeping for more than a decade, first as the founder of The Kersting Group, and now as the founder and CEO of Capovario. His mission is to bring new life and energy to the types of business services people typically hate and avoid, including bookkeeping, accounting, insurance, finance, employee benefits, marketing, and more. Dave and the Capovario team work tirelessly to help business owners work on the parts of their business they love while his team handles the rest.

Dave has been working in the world of bookkeeping for more than a decade, first as the founder of The Kersting Group, and now as the founder and CEO of Capovario. His mission is to bring new life and energy to the types of business services people ty... Show more

With her CPA firm The Dancing Accountant, Nancy has been on a lifelong mission to support small businesses and their communities – as well as educate the professionals who serve them. Known for her fun, personal and direct style, it’s no surprise she insists that the future of accounting is built on relationships.

She also runs the 'Ask a CPA' community: a non-judgmental, safe space for bookkeepers who want to learn more about preparing tax-ready books, collaborating with CPAs, booking complex accounting transactions, and breaking into advisory services.

Named one of the Top 10 ProAdvisors by Insightful Accountant, as well as one of Ignition’s Top 50 Women in Accounting, she writes an award-winning blog with insights and resources for business-owners and accounting professionals, and is an engaging speaker… and 60’s go-go dancer!

With her CPA firm The Dancing Accountant, Nancy has been on a lifelong mission to support small businesses and their communities – as well as educate the professionals who serve them. Known for her fun, personal and direct style, it’s no surprise she... Show more

Francesco Galletta leads Analytics Engineering for Financial Crime at Monzo Bank in the UK and Europe. He co-leads the AI strategy for Monzo's Data discipline. He has built multiple data teams, and currently works across functions to define the next step in data for ML. 

Outside of work, does coaching for other leaders, and juggles his time between building tools to test what's possible with AI and to make life easier, and finding the best food spots in Madrid.

Francesco Galletta leads Analytics Engineering for Financial Crime at Monzo Bank in the UK and Europe. He co-leads the AI strategy for Monzo's Data discipline. He has built multiple data teams, and currently works across functions to define the next ... Show more

Maureen Carruthers is a leadership systems expert who helps tech teams navigate the hidden complexities of effective collaboration. A former Director of Support at Automattic, she blends hands-on technical leadership with organizational development expertise to demystify the human side of systems. Maureen specializes in helping high-performing technical experts transition into high-performing leaders.

Maureen Carruthers is a leadership systems expert who helps tech teams navigate the hidden complexities of effective collaboration. A former Director of Support at Automattic, she blends hands-on technical leadership with organizational development e... Show more

Dr. Ankur Bindal's career was built in medicine, as a physician trained and certified in both psychiatry and sleep medicine. In 2016 he founded KAB Medical Group, the San Diego and Los Angeles practice known as KMG Psychiatry, and he guided it as CEO and President through 2025. Under his leadership, the practice brought together traditional psychiatric care and brain stimulation therapies. Ankur Bindal is now President and Co-Founder of Aroga Group.

The heart of his clinical work was brain stimulation. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive treatment delivered on an outpatient basis; it applies magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, with the goal of improving symptoms of depression and other conditions. It's generally used for patients whose antidepressant medications haven't brought relief. The brain stimulation practice Dr. Bindal established at KMG Psychiatry reached high volume, and its patients included former NFL players, professionals, fellow physicians and people from around the world. He also extended access to TMS, a costly and innovative therapy, to underserved patients.

He was designated a Diamond Circle Provider, a distinction given to the highest-volume TMS practices. Health Conference 2.0 honored him in 2023 with two awards, the Outstanding Leadership Award and the Outstanding Corporation Award.

TMS was one part of a broader treatment approach. Throughout his time in practice, Dr. Ankur Bindal paired medication management and counseling with newer options, among them TMS and intranasal esketamine (Spravato). Blending the established with the innovative was, for him, a way to pursue the best possible outcomes for patients.

Sleep medicine formed the other major pillar of his expertise. He trained as a fellow in sleep medicine at the University of Michigan's Department of Neurology, and he earned board certification in the field. He was a co-founder, co-owner and Treasurer of Progressive Sleep Center, Inc. Yuma Regional Medical Center is where he served as Executive Medical Director, Adult Psychiatrist and Sleep Specialist. Among his research collaborations were projects examining how obstructive sleep apnea affects intracranial pressure, how CPAP is used in pregnant women with sleep-related breathing disorders, how early-life REM deprivation influences late-onset depression and hippocampal plasticity in rat models, and what role intermittent hypoxia plays in preventing myocardial infarction in dog models.

Government Medical College in Chandigarh, India, awarded him his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2003. At the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, he earned a Master of Public Health with majors in Clinical Research/Biostatistics and Social and Behavioral Sciences. His residencies were in Family Medicine at Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and in Adult Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. Ankur Bindal earned Diplomate certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and he was named both a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

Beyond KMG Psychiatry, his clinical roles included Medical Director and Adult Psychiatrist at Aligned Integrated Medical Group, as well as Co-owner and Vice President of Pacific Health System. He sat on the Quality Monitoring Committees of both Community Health Group and Yuma Regional Medical Center and was part of the Vice-Chancellor's Residents Group of Fellows on Health, Engagement, Advocacy and Leadership.

Among his professional honors are the Ed Draper Award for Outstanding Senior Resident, the American Psychiatric Association Diversity Leadership Award, the Psychopharmacological Scholar's Award, and the National Institute of Mental Health/American Academy of Clinical Psychopharmacology Award. The Arizona Psychiatric Society also acknowledged him. He was a member of the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the San Diego Psychiatric Association, and he spent two years on the American Psychiatric Association Member Council of Health Care Systems and Financing.

Dr. Bindal carried his clinical knowledge beyond the clinic as well, speaking and sitting on panels at multiple national and regional conferences. Writing as a Forbes Business Council contributor, he addressed how business leaders can manage seasonal depression, which sleep habits support a restful night, and how to sharpen mental clarity and focus over the course of a workday. Time featured him in a piece on the best advice from sleep doctors. He was also featured in a Fox 5 San Diego segment about local psychiatrists working to remove the stigma of anxiety and depression, and in the You Matter segment on CBS 8 that set mental health myths against effective treatments.

Nearly a decade into his leadership of KMG Psychiatry, Dr. Ankur Bindal made Aroga Group, the Southern California-based company he had co-founded in 2020, the full focus of his time. The companies he oversees there as President and Co-Founder work in residential and commercial real estate investing and holding, development, and management services. Workplace topics also appear in his Forbes Business Council bylines, which cover setting boundaries at work and clearing mental clutter.

From 2022 to 2025, he served on the board of the Department of Consumer Affairs Structural Pest Control Board. He was also a member of the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce's Health Care Committee; the Chamber featured KAB Medical Group in a member spotlight. San Diego Business Journal named him to its 2025 list of the Top 50 Most Influential Health Care Leaders. San Diego Magazine featured him in Faces of San Diego 2023 and later named him one of its Top 50 People to Watch in 2026.

Ankur Bindal's philanthropic support has gone to local schools, military affiliates, the YMCA, the Red Cross and professional health organizations. When he isn't working, he likes spending time with his wife, daughter and dog.

Dr. Ankur Bindal's career was built in medicine, as a physician trained and certified in both psychiatry and sleep medicine. In 2016 he founded KAB Medical Group, the San Diego and Los Angeles practice known as KMG Psychiatry, and he guided it as CEO... Show more

Stefania Chaplin is the Founder and CEO of DevStefOps, where she works with enterprise teams to strengthen the human capabilities behind high-performance
With over a decade of experience across software development, DevSecOps, security and architecture, she works with global organisations including Sage, NatWest, Santander, Tesco and Deliveroo. Today, her work focuses on the human layer of tech: helping technical teams communicate, collaborate, influence and adapt as the way we work continues to change.
A seasoned international speaker, Stefania has delivered hundreds of talks and workshops worldwide, including at RSA Conference, Black Hat, O’Reilly, OWASP, and State of Open Con.

Stefania Chaplin is the Founder and CEO of DevStefOps, where she works with enterprise teams to strengthen the human capabilities behind high-performance With over a decade of experience across software development, DevSecOps, security and architect... Show more

Andreas brings over 30 years of experience in IT, including 15 years within the Microsoft ecosystem. He held the BG Lead role for Dynamics in Germany and worked at a leading Dynamics implementation partner, followed by a position in a Financial Advisory firm where he led the Microsoft practice.
Now with NoseDat, a Central-Europe-based BizApps and Data & AI partner, Andreas is passionate about unlocking the full potential of the Microsoft platform for the Office of the CFO—especially for organizations running on Dynamics 365.

Andreas brings over 30 years of experience in IT, including 15 years within the Microsoft ecosystem. He held the BG Lead role for Dynamics in Germany and worked at a leading Dynamics implementation partner, followed by a position in a Financial Advis... Show more

Anish Jaidka is a cloud native and AI infrastructure engineer working in R&D at NeevCloud. His work focuses on cloud AI, GPU infrastructure, AI inference, serverless computing, and agentic AI systems.

He is interested in the intersection of cloud infrastructure, AI engineering, and go-to-market strategy, with a focus on turning emerging technologies into practical, production ready solutions.

Anish is passionate about learning in public and sharing practical engineering experiences with the developer and cloud native community. His talks explore real-world approaches to building, deploying, and taking modern AI and cloud-native technologies from idea to production.

Anish Jaidka is a cloud native and AI infrastructure engineer working in R&D at NeevCloud. His work focuses on cloud AI, GPU infrastructure, AI inference, serverless computing, and agentic AI systems. He is interested in the intersection of cloud ... Show more

Tony Santiago leads CapNexus Applied Intelligence, the AI and AWS practice at a mid-tier technology consultancy, and is the creator of the AI Capability Flywheel. He spent six years at AWS where he co-authored the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Platform Perspective and the CAF for AI with its maturity assessment, helped Global Systems Integrators and Fortune 500 organizations stand up AI and agentic practices, and enabled more than 30,000 developers. He has published AWS blog posts and code samples across platform engineering, AI, and agentic systems.

Tony Santiago leads CapNexus Applied Intelligence, the AI and AWS practice at a mid-tier technology consultancy, and is the creator of the AI Capability Flywheel. He spent six years at AWS where he co-authored the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) Platf... Show more

Alicia M. Kidd, MPA, is an AI strategist and the founder of CoCo Noir Labs, an Oakland-based consulting firm focused on AI strategy, governance, and security. Over nearly 20 years, she has led enterprise system implementations and organization-wide training programs across healthcare, biopharmaceutical, higher-education, and public-sector organizations — environments where data integrity, compliance, and user adoption were non-negotiable. She specializes in the change-management side of technical programs: turning policies and tools into habits that hold.

Alongside that work, Alicia spent a decade as an entrepreneur in the wine industry. In 2016 she founded The Wine Noire, a wine import, distribution, and consulting company, and parlayed it into CoCo Noir Wine Shop & Bar — an Oakland tasting room, event space, and bistro championing underrepresented, women-led, minority-led, and small producers. That decade of running a tasting room, an import book, and a consulting practice gives her a ground-level view of how the beverage business actually operates.

Through CoCo Noir Labs, she now advises organizations across hospitality, the public sector, and education on AI strategy, governance, change management, and project implementation — helping them decide where AI belongs, build the guardrails that keep it accountable, and carry it through to adoption rather than stopping at the pilot. That practice also produced Uncorked AI, an AI-powered platform that helps tasting rooms and wineries grow direct-to-consumer foot traffic and revenue. Her focus throughout is making AI practical, governed, and accessible — especially for the small and independent organizations most often left behind by it.

She received her AI Consultant Certification through AI InnoVision (CPD-accredited), and holds certificates of completion from Anthropic in Introduction to Model Context Protocol, Introduction to Agent Skills, Claude Code in Action, and Building with the Claude API. Alicia holds an M.P.A. with an option in Public Management and a B.S. in Business Administration with an option in Finance, both from California State University, East Bay.

Alicia M. Kidd, MPA, is an AI strategist and the founder of CoCo Noir Labs, an Oakland-based consulting firm focused on AI strategy, governance, and security. Over nearly 20 years, she has led enterprise system implementations and organization-wide t... Show more

Priyanka is a Silicon Valley tech leader with over 20 years building products across engineering, product, and program management at companies including Meta and Cruise. She led technical teams shipping conversational AI, LLM, and NLP systems, and worked on autonomous systems and early AI assistants at Meta. Today she builds practical AI automations and teaches non-technical operators to put AI agents to work on real, recurring workflows, using tools like Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). She is the author of The Art of Strategic Execution.

Priyanka's sessions cut through the AI hype to what actually works in practice. She helps audiences decide which parts of their work to hand to AI, which to keep human, and how to build a working automation they can use the next day. Her style is hands-on and action-oriented, and attendees leave with something they can implement immediately.

Priyanka is a Silicon Valley tech leader with over 20 years building products across engineering, product, and program management at companies including Meta and Cruise. She led technical teams shipping conversational AI, LLM, and NLP systems, and wo... Show more

Natalia Bielczyk, PhD, is a computational neuroscientist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Ontology of Value®, a talent intelligence and career development company operating across the US and Europe. After a decade researching causal systems in the human brain, she now explores one of the defining questions of our time: how to adopt AI at scale without eroding human thinking, judgment, and wellbeing. Her frameworks — including "cognitive debt" and the Brain Economy — have reached audiences across three continents, from Princeton to Groningen University to WORKTECH San Francisco.

Natalia Bielczyk, PhD, is a computational neuroscientist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Ontology of Value®, a talent intelligence and career development company operating across the US and Europe. After a decade researching causal systems in the human... Show more

Agile Coach & RTE for 9 years in international companies from luxury, aerospace, finance and public sectors. I have a specific focus around in product & portfolio management, enterprise architecture and change management.

Agile Coach & RTE for 9 years in international companies from luxury, aerospace, finance and public sectors. I have a specific focus around in product & portfolio management, enterprise architecture and change management. Show more

Stephanie Clark started her career in cost accounting and manufacturing operations — and it was leading her company's first ERP implementation that hooked her for good. Twenty years and 500+ implementations later, she's the founder of Elliott Clark Consulting (ECC), a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central partner built around a simple belief: technology only works when the process behind it is right first.

Stephanie developed ECC's Process → Technology → Automation methodology after watching too many implementations fail for the same reason — teams jumping to technology (or now, AI) before the underlying process could support it. She holds PMP, CPIM, and CBAP certifications and has spent two decades helping manufacturers and distributors get ERP right: effective, sustainable, and built to actually hold up under automation and AI.

When she's not presenting or writing on ERP strategy, she's leading ECC's growing team of consultants, helping mid-market manufacturers and distributors move past spreadsheets and disconnected systems into ERP environments that are genuinely ready for what's next.

Stephanie Clark started her career in cost accounting and manufacturing operations — and it was leading her company's first ERP implementation that hooked her for good. Twenty years and 500+ implementations later, she's the founder of Elliott Clark C... Show more

Pavneet is a Staff Product manager at Together AI leading IaaS and GPU clusters product for AI native startups. Previously he was a product lead at Azure Kubernetes Service focusing on Scale and Performance. He has 7 years of experience working in containers and cloud platform. Prior to that he worked in Digital marketing, and data science and co-founded 2 startups with successful exits.

Pavneet is a Staff Product manager at Together AI leading IaaS and GPU clusters product for AI native startups. Previously he was a product lead at Azure Kubernetes Service focusing on Scale and Performance. He has 7 years of experience working in co... Show more

Boris Ristov is an Enterprise Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in IT, coaching high-profile clients across different industries including insurance, payments, banking, and the public sector. Passionate about Agile, Lean and AI, Boris provides guidance and mentorship on applying agile techniques and practices in software development and product delivery, while fostering the adoption of an agile mindset at different levels – team, multi-team and leadership. He is continuously exploring new ways to improve delivery outcomes, including how AI-driven approaches—most recently specification-driven development—can be effectively embedded into agile ways of working to enhance clarity, flow, and value delivery.

Boris Ristov is an Enterprise Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in IT, coaching high-profile clients across different industries including insurance, payments, banking, and the public sector. Passionate about Agile, Lean and AI, Boris provides ... Show more

I hate sitting on customer service calls yelling "agent" at the IVR. So, I decided to change that. I've spent 20+ years in the Tech sector that spans roles in Product Engineering with a focus on Customer Service and Contact Center. As former Microsoft, I was a member of the OG team to build and ship Omnichannel for D365 Customer Service, now known as D365 Contact Center. I spent some time with Microsoft Teams Enterprise Voice and Chat, supporting 3rd party app integrators for Contact Center lite capabilities. I have built and scaled a Contact Center and Agentic CX practice from the ground up driving a $10M+ pipeline. I now serve as the Contact Center and Agentic CX Practice Director at Avanade.

I hate sitting on customer service calls yelling "agent" at the IVR. So, I decided to change that. I've spent 20+ years in the Tech sector that spans roles in Product Engineering with a focus on Customer Service and Contact Center. As former Microsof... Show more

Robbie Janes is the Director of Marketing at Sabre Limited, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central partner specializing in manufacturing. A journalism graduate with more than eight years of professional digital marketing experience, Robbie focuses on PPC, SEO, AI-driven search strategy, and emerging AEO techniques that enhance brand visibility across traditional search engines and generative AI platforms.

Grounded in storytelling and research-based communication, Robbie specializes in creating content that educates and converts.

Robbie Janes is the Director of Marketing at Sabre Limited, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central partner specializing in manufacturing. A journalism graduate with more than eight years of professional digital marketing experience, Robbie focuses... Show more

Grady Paul Gaston, III, from Huntsville, Alabama, is a highly accomplished software engineer and entrepreneur with over three decades of experience. He founded a defense contracting company in 1990 and a digital signature company in 1995, serving in leadership roles for over sixteen years. Government agencies and commercial enterprises have trusted his companies to develop innovative solutions and manage complex projects.

His passion for technology began during his undergraduate years as a courier for the Computer Sciences Corporation. Spending time with computer operators, he quickly developed programming skills that led to a position as the youngest software analyst at the United States Army Corps of Engineers while still in college. He holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management from the University of Alabama, Huntsville, and a Master of Science in Software Engineering from the Southeastern Institute of Technology. As a Certified Data Processor, his achievements have earned him recognition, including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the University of Alabama Huntsville.

Grady Gaston has been at the forefront of digital signatures and smart card technology throughout his career. He began his work in 1991 with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Government Accountability Office. He developed a financial management system that became the standard for the Defense Department, uniquely passing the CFO Act of 1990 for fifteen consecutive years without exceptions. His digital signature software is now widely used across the Department of Defense, impacting over four million users.

Grady Paul Gaston's companies led the development of custom applications such as Engineering Change Proposal systems and Configuration Management Systems long before commercial alternatives existed. His work in digital signatures significantly improved the efficiency of financial operations at the US Army Corps of Engineers by eliminating the delays caused by manual signature processes. To ensure the legal acceptance of digital signatures, he worked through government regulations and security protocols, implementing advanced security measures such as symmetric key technology and cryptographic smart cards.

After successfully deploying digital signature solutions in central US departments, he refined the technology further by incorporating the RSA algorithm and creating DBsign. This innovation reduced costs significantly and simplified the digital signing process, making it more accessible across various industries.

Outside his technological accomplishments, Grady Paul Gaston takes pride in maintaining the historic Sim Corder/Harrison Mill on his property and is dedicated to personal fitness. He actively engages in strength training, setting personal goals such as bench pressing and performing his age in push-ups each year, which he credits with maintaining his cardiovascular health. His lifelong commitment to innovation, leadership, and community involvement has impacted technology and beyond.

Grady Paul Gaston, III, from Huntsville, Alabama, is a highly accomplished software engineer and entrepreneur with over three decades of experience. He founded a defense contracting company in 1990 and a digital signature company in 1995, serving in ... Show more

Jon Allyn Watkins is a principled professional whose work reflects discipline, sincerity, and a practical understanding of leadership. He brings order to complicated situations by listening carefully, identifying priorities, and encouraging steady progress. Known for his calm demeanor and dependable follow-through, Jon values trust, accountability, and teamwork. His approach helps create productive environments where people feel respected, focused, and capable of succeeding.

Jon Allyn Watkins is a principled professional whose work reflects discipline, sincerity, and a practical understanding of leadership. He brings order to complicated situations by listening carefully, identifying priorities, and encouraging steady pr... Show more

Anthony Blumberg, also known as Tony Blumberg, is a global investor and philanthropist with over 35 years of international experience. He is active in London, New York, and Naples, Florida. His work spans long-cycle, capital-intensive investments across mining, technology, real estate, and resource sectors. With a consistent and disciplined approach, he has managed complex investments across regions, maintaining a clear focus on long-term value and operational strength.

He oversees his family office investments and manages global mining interests. He is responsible for strategic planning, commercial oversight, operational leadership, and technology integration across investment activities in this role. His philosophy emphasizes long-dated cycles and disciplined capital allocation into hard assets, commodities, and innovation. Risk management is a core strategy component, allowing him to guide investments that align with broader economic and industrial shifts.

Tony Blumberg's background also includes experience in corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial operations. He uses a data-informed, innovation-focused mindset to manage organizational transformation and investment development. His ability to recognize and translate large-scale trends into sustainable strategies is key to his ongoing leadership.

His family's mining legacy began with the founding of a major international mining corporation in the early 1900s. Over the years, the family remained closely involved in its growth and evolution. In recent decades, his leadership guided the family’s continued involvement, including acquiring remaining South African assets from a gold company initially linked to the earlier corporation. These actions demonstrate his focus on adapting legacy operations to modern investment standards.

His current strategy is built around operational excellence, simplification of complex portfolios, and strategic growth. His investments span Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Australia. The portfolio includes gold, copper, nickel, platinum, rare minerals, and other critical commodities. His expertise allows him to lead with discipline while pursuing returns aligned with emerging global demands.

Philanthropy is a key part of Anthony Blumberg's life. He supports global causes in health, education, conservation, and the arts and serves on the boards of multiple charitable organizations. Tony continues to purposely guide his family office, combining investment expertise with a deep commitment to social progress.

Anthony Blumberg, also known as Tony Blumberg, is a global investor and philanthropist with over 35 years of international experience. He is active in London, New York, and Naples, Florida. His work spans long-cycle, capital-intensive investments acr... Show more

Artur is a data engineer specializing in data analysis and founder and CEO of platformimpulse GmbH. He is responsible for the full-stack implementation of data products from the data source to the final dashboard within the Microsoft ecosystem. As a former lecturer, Artur also focuses on sustainable internal and external knowledge transfer related to Microsoft Power BI and Fabric. Previously, he spent over 12 years as a consultant in IT audit, software projects, implementing reporting solutions in various industries and company sizes, and as head of business intelligence at a mid-sized software company in Germany.
Artur is active in the Power BI and data community as a podcaster, YouTuber, meetup coordinator, member of the TDWI society think tank on Self-Service & Analytics, speaker at events, and book author.

Artur is a data engineer specializing in data analysis and founder and CEO of platformimpulse GmbH. He is responsible for the full-stack implementation of data products from the data source to the final dashboard within the Microsoft ecosystem. As a ... Show more

Coach Disciplined Agile, SAFe SPC et SME Atlassian, Sedera accompagne les transformations agiles avec une approche centrée sur la performance des escouades, le Value Stream Mapping et l’innovation IA. Il se distingue par une rigueur data-driven, renforcée par l’IA, pour améliorer la prévisibilité, le flux et l’impact d’affaires.

Au fil de ses expériences, il a adopté une approche pragmatique destinée à faire rapidement une différence significative autour de lui. Responsable du programme de bénévolat STIM@CGI, il met en œuvre cette démarche pour inspirer les experts TI de demain dans les écoles défavorisées à travers le Québec. En 2024, ce programme d'implication sociale s'est vu décerner un prestigieux prix Mercure par la Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec. C’est une belle évidence que l'agilité, c'est beaucoup plus qu'une méthode de travail. C'est un accélérateur de valeur, dans nos mandats, dans nos carrières, dans nos entreprises mais aussi pour développer notre communauté.

Coach Disciplined Agile, SAFe SPC et SME Atlassian, Sedera accompagne les transformations agiles avec une approche centrée sur la performance des escouades, le Value Stream Mapping et l’innovation IA. Il se distingue par une rigueur data-driven, renf... Show more

ajay started his cybersecurity career hacking credit cards and cracking into federal systems in 1978. Switching over to legitimate business in the early 1990s, he has accrued over 30 years of comprehensive in-business IT experience in large enterprises: systems administration, networking, storage, cybersecurity, and technical training. During this period, he obtained a degree in Psychology with an emphasis on behavioral modification and learning theory.

In the last decade, ajay has concentrated his efforts on developing and delivering top-tier cybersecurity education for several boot camps, many large universities, and Fortune 50 companies. ajay offers a unique blend of expertise encompassing various perspectives within the cybersecurity industry.

Drawing from his diverse experiences, he possesses the ability to approach challenges from the standpoint of a director or VP who comprehends the pain points faced by businesses, an engineer or architect who confronts the constantly evolving threats and attack vectors on a daily basis, and an instructor who gains valuable insights from his cybersecurity students, who bring a fresh perspective to the industry as a whole.

ajay started his cybersecurity career hacking credit cards and cracking into federal systems in 1978. Switching over to legitimate business in the early 1990s, he has accrued over 30 years of comprehensive in-business IT experience in large enterpris... Show more

Dr Martin Koyabe is an ICT expert, Cybersecurity and AI leader, and emerging technology strategy & policy expert with more than 30 years of international experience spanning digital infrastructure, innovation, research, regulation, legislation, and emerging technologies. He serves as Senior Advisor for Africa at the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE), founding partner of Africa Cyber Expertise (ACE), a pan-African consortium of senior cybersecurity and digital governance specialists, and founded DataConnect (Kenya), AI Lab (Kenya) and MWK Consult (UK), which focus on Data Governance, Open Data, AI and other emerging technologies.

He has led major continental initiatives including the Africa Agenda on Cyber Capacity Building with AUDA NEPAD, AI capacity building for 33 African LDCs through the UN Technology Bank and GFCE, cybersecurity resilience programmes for Togo with KPMG and the World Bank, the AU CSIRT CERT project funded by LuxDev, the GFCE AUDA NEPAD Cyber Capacity Building Coordination Committee, and the AU-GFCE Cyber Capacity Building collaboration project supported by the Gates Foundation to strengthen cyber resilience across all 55 African Union member states.

Previously, Martin headed the Technical Support and Consultancy Division at the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (UK) for seven years, delivering ICT assistance across the Commonwealth. Earlier, he spent ten years at BT as Senior Researcher and Technical Lead, contributing to the 21st Century Network, cybersecurity strategy, Future Internet Architecture research, and a global best practice framework for mitigating DDoS attacks.

He holds a PhD in Communications Engineering, several technology patents, and degrees and executive qualifications from Egerton University, The University of Nairobi, University of Bristol, University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, and Harvard Kennedy School.

Dr Martin Koyabe is an ICT expert, Cybersecurity and AI leader, and emerging technology strategy & policy expert with more than 30 years of international experience spanning digital infrastructure, innovation, research, regulation, legislation, and e... Show more

Brian T. O'Neill is founder and principal of Designing for Analytics, an independent consultancy helping B2B analytics and AI companies build data products that sell themselves. For over 20 years, he has worked with companies like DellEMC, Tripadvisor, Fidelity, JP Morgan Chase and has helped accelerate growth at several startups including Apptopia, SenseStreet, and Dispatch.me. Brian has also spoken internationally, giving talks at Chief Data Officer IQ Symposium, UXPA Boston, Big Data EU Conference, the International Institute for Analytics Symposium, and Predictive Analytics World. Brian also hosts a podcast in the top 2% of all shows in the world called Experiencing Data that helps founders and B2B software product leaders translate analytical complexity into commercial clarity. Outside consulting, Brian is also a professional percussionist and has performed with artists including The Who and Donna Summer and at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. Get his weekly insights in your inbox at https://designingforanalytics.com/list.

Brian T. O'Neill is founder and principal of Designing for Analytics, an independent consultancy helping B2B analytics and AI companies build data products that sell themselves. For over 20 years, he has worked with companies like DellEMC, Tripadviso... 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

Dr. Kayvon K is a Simplifier who helps solo-fractionals build profitable, sustainable businesses. Kayvon is the creator of FractionalsOS which is a collection of frameworks to make You Un-Ignorable, Memorable, and Referable.

After earning his M.D. and realizing medicine wasn’t his path, he dove into entrepreneurship, growing multiple businesses and attracting clients like Nokia. Since 2006, he’s created practical frameworks to help his clients regain clarity, and get unstuck.
Known for turning complex concepts into clear, actionable steps, Kayvon specializes in helping fractional professionals master business development through his signature “Get Chosen” approach. He’s a Master Level Certified Productivity Coach, a Certified Fascinate Advisor, and a graduate of Seth Godin’s altMBA.

Dr. Kayvon K is a Simplifier who helps solo-fractionals build profitable, sustainable businesses. Kayvon is the creator of FractionalsOS which is a collection of frameworks to make You Un-Ignorable, Memorable, and Referable. After earning his M.D.... Show more

Anand Kumar Vedantham is a seasoned Technology Architect and thought leader with over 19 years of experience in enterprise systems. He specializes in designing large-scale cloud data platforms, AI-powered solutions, and IoT frameworks that drive secure, scalable, and future-ready innovation.

For the past 8 years, Anand has been working with International Motors through UST, where he has led key initiatives in Azure architecture, edge computing, and security-by-design. His expertise bridges data engineering, cloud-native platforms, and AI integration—enabling resilient digital transformation at scale.

Anand Kumar Vedantham is a seasoned Technology Architect and thought leader with over 19 years of experience in enterprise systems. He specializes in designing large-scale cloud data platforms, AI-powered solutions, and IoT frameworks that drive secu... Show more

Computer Engineer. Independent professional. I have more than 20 years dedicated to the world of data as a BI Trainer and Consultant. Currently immersed in the world of Power Platform - Power BI.

Computer Engineer. Independent professional. I have more than 20 years dedicated to the world of data as a BI Trainer and Consultant. Currently immersed in the world of Power Platform - Power BI. Show more