Business & Management

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

Vitalii Oborskyi

Vitalii Oborskyi

Vitalii Oborskyi is a Head of Delivery & PMO with more than 20 years in software engineering and technology delivery, including over a decade in leadership roles.

He currently oversees a portfolio of around 25 software projects and more than 120 engineers, working across delivery, architecture, risk, and engineering operations.

His recent work focuses on how AI-assisted development and model-mediated software change the engineering system around them: requirements, evaluation, release criteria, operational control, team knowledge, and long-term maintainability.

Vitalii is the author of Uncertainty Architecture, an open engineering framework for designing and governing software systems whose consequential runtime behavior depends partly on probabilistic model judgment. He writes and speaks about AI engineering, software delivery, agentic systems, and the organizational consequences of increasingly capable development tools.

Vitalii Oborskyi is a Head of Delivery & PMO with more than 20 years in software engineering and technology delivery, including over a decade in leadership roles. He currently oversees a portfolio of around 25 software projects and more than 120 e... Show more

Matias Julian Christoffersen

Matias Julian Christoffersen

Matias Julian Christoffersen is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform Architect who specializes in governance for the agentic era: how organizations run Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and multi-agent systems at scale without losing control of data, cost, or compliance.

As Direction of Automation & Technologies at twoday, he designs the environment strategies, security frameworks, and Centers of Excellence that let citizen developers build quickly while giving enterprises the audit trail and lifecycle control that agents now require. His background spans business strategy, IT governance, and program management, built over years advising Nordic enterprises, most recently as a senior consultant at Devoteam before moving to twoday to lead Power Platform and Copilot Studio governance advisory.

Matias speaks regularly as a MVP on securing and governing AI agents. Recent sessions include building a trusted foundation for Copilot Studio agents at the Global Power Platform Bootcamp, and designing responsible, decision-making multi-agent solutions at the Fælles AI-Implementering conference. His talks cover environment strategy, Managed Environments, DLP, Entra Agent ID, and what it takes to run a Power Platform Center of Excellence as an organization scales from a handful of pilot agents to a production fleet.

Matias Julian Christoffersen is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform Architect who specializes in governance for the agentic era: how organizations run Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and multi-agent systems at scale without losing control of da... Show more

Favour Onwuka

Favour Onwuka

Favour Onwuka is a Marketing Communications and Media Professional who builds the systems behind how ideas grow and scale. She is a trained Medical Laboratory Scientist, and that systems-first thinking now shapes her work across media, communications, creative strategy, and the creator economy.

She helps creators and professionals build things that last, including projects, careers, and commercially valuable brands. Over the past seven years, she has worked across energy, health-tech, food, and digital media, contributing to creator-led projects, digital communities, content and IP development, partnerships, and campaigns that have generated 3M+ views and reached audiences across multiple platforms.

Through her work, Favour explores how creators, communities, brands, and cultural ideas can be structured for sustainable growth and commercial value. She also runs Socialmediamadam Digital, where she helps professionals and creators build intentional digital presence and sustainable growth strategies.

Favour Onwuka is a Marketing Communications and Media Professional who builds the systems behind how ideas grow and scale. She is a trained Medical Laboratory Scientist, and that systems-first thinking now shapes her work across media, communications... Show more

Gaurav Saxena

Gaurav Saxena

Gaurav Saxena is an engineering leader in the field of platform and cloud engineering with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. His technical expertise includes Stream-based architectures, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, Software Supply Chain Security, and Observability.

Gaurav Saxena is an engineering leader in the field of platform and cloud engineering with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. His technical expertise includes Stream-based architectures, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, Software Supply Ch... Show more

Elizabeth Okaome

Elizabeth Okaome

Elizabeth Okaome is a dedicated advocate for women in Tech, with a passion for increasing female representation in the tech industry. With seven years of experience as a community manager and builder in the tech ecosystem, she has significantly impacted various tech communities.

Her journey began with volunteering to organize tech events and actively participating in these communities. Currently, Elizabeth serves as the Organizer for Google Developers Group Benin, the largest tech community in Benin, and leads Google Women Techmakers Benin City.

Elizabeth is the founder of Empower Her Community, established in 2021, which aims to equip women with tech skills, mentorship, and pairing them with opportunities. This community has grown to support over 6,000 women across 75 countries.

She also contributed as a community manager for the GirlLead Project Bootcamp in Benin City, where over 50 girls were trained in diverse tech skills.

In her current role as the Developer Ecosystem Lead at Interswitch Group, Elizabeth fosters relationships between external and internal developers, achieving a 500% community growth within nine months. She spearheads programs and partnerships, enhancing the developer community.

Driven by her passion for community and women's empowerment, Elizabeth embarked on a global project for women in tech, focused on reaching out to women in various remote location to sensitise them about tech skills.

Elizabeth Okaome is a dedicated advocate for women in Tech, with a passion for increasing female representation in the tech industry. With seven years of experience as a community manager and builder in the tech ecosystem, she has significantly impac... Show more

Boris Kisov

Boris Kisov

Over 20 years I've led enterprise delivery across six countries — up to 140 people, six concurrent programmes, portfolios. In 2014 I shipped the first WebRTC video conferencing in education, serving 1,783 institutions. In 2026 I built a nine-phase, 47-agent agentic AI delivery platform. Both won innovation awards. Neither started with a budget.

That pattern is deliberate. I think the shortest path from an idea to organisational change runs through a working artefact, not a business case.

What I do now
Delivery and programme leadership on large CRM/ERP and digital transformation engagements, currently at Accenture.
Alongside that: agentic AI, delivery automation, and enterprise IT governance.

What I'm known for
- Building working systems, not just recommending them
- Motivating teams through long, hard programmes — voted Chief Motivational Officer by colleagues two years running
- Governance that enables delivery instead of obstructing it (CGEIT, one of roughly 8,000 holders worldwide)
- International Bestseller Book "My Motivation"

Recognition
· ANZ Winner SDLC AI Innovation Contest 2026
· ANZ Winner, Global Technology Innovation Contest 2025
· Winner, Accenture V360 Innovation Awards ANZ FY25
· Agentic AI Innovation Award, SDLC ANZ 2026
· Chief Motivational Officer Award 2024
· ANZ Salesforce Award 2023
· Distinguished Talent ICT Award 2020
· Top 1000 Global Tech Leaders, selected from 250,000+ professionals, 2018
· Ministerial Commendation for national ICT innovation

Credentials
· CGEIT, COBIT, PMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, Professional Scrum Master
· 22+ Salesforce certifications
· AWS Solutions Architect, Azure, Oracle Cloud
· Databricks Certified GenAI Engineer
· 77 certifications total
· Executive programmes at Boston University and University of NTI

Also
22 published articles across five technical journals. Worked in 66 countries. Toastmasters since 2023.

Speaking
I deliver keynotes and panels on innovation, agentic AI, and leadership motivation — previously in Croatia, Spain, China and Taiwan, and across 10+ international conferences. Available for keynotes, fireside chats, panels and leadership forums.

Speaking Topics:
• Innovation in the Age of AI
• Generative AI & Agentic AI
• Transforming Delivery with AI
• Leadership for the Future Workforce
• Building High-Performing Teams
• Driving Change and Digital Transformation
• Career Growth, Motivation & Continuous Learning

Over 20 years I've led enterprise delivery across six countries — up to 140 people, six concurrent programmes, portfolios. In 2014 I shipped the first WebRTC video conferencing in education, serving 1,783 institutions. In 2026 I built a nine-phase, 4... Show more

Oussama Elmerrahi

Oussama Elmerrahi

Oussama Elmerrahi is a Data & AI Governance Consultant based in France, working at the intersection of data governance, AI governance, responsible AI, and digital policy.

His work focuses on helping organizations build trusted and accountable data environments through Data Quality, Data Lineage, Metadata Management, Data Ownership, governance operating models, maturity assessments, and regulatory alignment. He is particularly interested in how strong data governance can provide the foundation for trustworthy and responsible AI systems.

With a background in data analytics, data architecture, and AI-enabled environments, Oussama works across business, technology, legal, and compliance teams to translate governance principles into practical frameworks, controls, and implementation roadmaps.

He is also active in the international Internet Governance ecosystem, contributing to initiatives around responsible AI, digital governance, and multistakeholder cooperation.

Oussama Elmerrahi is a Data & AI Governance Consultant based in France, working at the intersection of data governance, AI governance, responsible AI, and digital policy. His work focuses on helping organizations build trusted and accountable data... Show more

Anish Jaidka

Anish Jaidka

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

Gerrit Beine

Gerrit Beine

Gerrit ist Trainer und Berater bei INNOQ. Er ist seit 1998 in der IT unterwegs, seit 2001 mit agilen Methoden. Er war viele Jahre lang Software-Architekt in großen Projekten. Nach 10 Jahren agile Coaching hat er 2020 den Hut des Coaches an den Nagel gehängt und um in Zukunft verstärkt Brücken zwischen Organisationsstrukturen und langlebigen Software-Architekturen.

Gerrit hat Informatik studiert, ist Autor zahlreicher Fachartikel und regelmäßig als Sprecher auf Konferenzen zu den Themen Software-Architektur und Agile zu treffen.

Gerrit ist Trainer und Berater bei INNOQ. Er ist seit 1998 in der IT unterwegs, seit 2001 mit agilen Methoden. Er war viele Jahre lang Software-Architekt in großen Projekten. Nach 10 Jahren agile Coaching hat er 2020 den Hut des Coaches an den Nagel ... Show more

Erik Zaadi

Erik Zaadi

Heya, I'm Erik Zaadi!

R&D Director leading a group of talented teams, still responsible for Dad puns at Port, bringing joy to platform engineers (and even agents!). Passionate about Open Source, Architecture, and an unhealthy obsession with monitoring and incident management, addicted to automating ALL THE THINGZ, from CI to doors. Lately, obsessed with what governance looks like when your fastest team member never pauses to ask "should I actually do this?"

Part of the core team behind DevOpsDays Tel Aviv, and a regular on stages and mentoring circles at conferences like Reversim.

Heya, I'm Erik Zaadi! R&D Director leading a group of talented teams, still responsible for Dad puns at Port, bringing joy to platform engineers (and even agents!). Passionate about Open Source, Architecture, and an unhealthy obsession with monito... Show more

Julián Lorenzo Espinosa

Julián Lorenzo Espinosa

📣📣Desde hace 25 años estoy comprometido con varios proyectos empresariales en el ámbito de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación.

Principalmente vinculadas a la tecnología de Microsoft en la nube en el 2014 me incorpore a la estrategia de Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365 y Microsoft Azure. Siempre con una clara vocación de crear soluciones empresariales que superen la gestión para mejorar la productividad, la generación de negocio y la automatización de los procesos desde los servicios webs, dispositivos hasta el análisis empresarial.🚀🚀

Durante el año 2015 participe activamente el circuito TIC for you, con mas de 52 conferencias que me ayudaron a conocer mejor la #TRANSFORMACIONDIGITAL.

En 2020 emprendimos un proyecto de consolidación de la unidad de negocio de CRM & Dynamics 365 que hoy supone la punta de lanza de más de 100 micro empresas, y empresas de gran tamaño de la mano de Microsoft, y de todo su ecosistema de aplicaciones.

Hoy podemos decir las ventas & marketing se consolidan como uno de los principales retos de las empresas, la digitalización impulsa la necesidad de pasar a la acción y apostar por metodología frente a vocación.

"El éxito no es definitivo, el fracaso no es letal, es el valor para continuar lo que cuenta" W.C

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For 25 years I have been committed to several business projects in the field of information and communication technologies.

Primarily linked to Microsoft's cloud technology in 2014 I'm on the basis of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure. Always with a clear vocation to create business solutions that outperform management to improve productivity, business generation and process automation from web services, devices to business analytics.

During 2015, the ICT for you circuit actively participates, with more than 52 conferences that helped me learn more about the #TRANSFORMACIONDIGITAL.

In 2020 we undertook a project to consolidate the CRM & Dynamics 365 business unit that today is the spearhead of more than 100 micro companies, and large companies by Microsoft, and its entire application ecosystem.

Today we can say sales & marketing are consolidated as one of the main challenges of companies, digitalization drives the need to take action and bet on methodology versus vocation.

📣📣Desde hace 25 años estoy comprometido con varios proyectos empresariales en el ámbito de las tecnologías de la información y comunicación. Principalmente vinculadas a la tecnología de Microsoft en la nube en el 2014 me incorpore a la estrateg... Show more

Joanne Skiles

Joanne Skiles

Dr. Joanne Skiles is an AWS Serverless Hero and engineering leader with 16+ years of experience designing secure, high-performance cloud systems. She has held Director and Senior Manager roles across healthcare AI, fintech, and health tech, leading global engineering teams and shaping complex platform architectures. Today she is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Rollins College, where she runs the Transparent Systems lab, and an independent advisor on serverless and AI systems.

An AWS Community Builder since the program's launch, Joanne has spoken at AWS re:Invent, AWS Summits in DC and Toronto, and the Grace Hopper Celebration. She organizes the Orlando AWS User Group and hosts two podcasts, Chaotic Commits and Her Career Unplugged. She shares tutorials on AWS, serverless architecture, and C++ at @drjoanneskiles on YouTube and @chaotictoejam on GitHub.

Dr. Joanne Skiles is an AWS Serverless Hero and engineering leader with 16+ years of experience designing secure, high-performance cloud systems. She has held Director and Senior Manager roles across healthcare AI, fintech, and health tech, leading g... Show more

Kamil Panfil

Kamil Panfil

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge selskaper fra idé til skalering, ledet digitale transformasjonsprosesser og hjulpet ledere å ta smartere beslutninger raskere. På scenen er han kjent for sin energiske, ærlige og inspirerende stil som gjør komplekse temaer konkrete og relevante – enten det handler om vekst, strategi eller menneskene bak tallene.

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge s... Show more

Miriam Sasse

Miriam Sasse

Dr.-Ing. Miriam Sasse fokussierte sich nach ihrem Studium des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens und der Psychologie auf die Selbstoptimierung von Projektteams und Arbeitsprozessen. Zurzeit arbeitet sie als Transformation Consultant und Agile Coach bei der S&N Invent GmbH. Sie ist zertifizierter Business Coach und coacht seit 2010 zahlreiche Teams aus den Bereichen Anlagen- und Maschinenbau, Automobilbau, Tiefbau, Elektronik, IT, Dienstleistung sowie Forschung bei der Umsetzung von Projekten. Ihren Schwerpunkt legt sie darauf, psychologische und soziologische Sichtweisen und Techniken verständlich und anwendbar zu gestalten. Sie ist TEDx-Speakerin, Dozentin an Hochschulen und Regionalgruppenleiterin der GPM OWL.

Dr.-Ing. Miriam Sasse fokussierte sich nach ihrem Studium des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens und der Psychologie auf die Selbstoptimierung von Projektteams und Arbeitsprozessen. Zurzeit arbeitet sie als Transformation Consultant und Agile Coach bei der S... Show more

Polina Moshenets

Polina Moshenets

Polina Moshenets is a Security Engineer and Founder of SichGate, an AI model integrity testing company focused on safety and security evaluation of language models in highly regulated industries. Her background spans application security, supply chain risk in AI/ML pipelines, and security posture across healthtech and biometric companies. She is the author of Safety as a Secondary Objective, evaluating open-weight SLMs across hundreds of adversarial interactions. She organizes security and AI safety awareness events across US and Canada.

Polina Moshenets is a Security Engineer and Founder of SichGate, an AI model integrity testing company focused on safety and security evaluation of language models in highly regulated industries. Her background spans application security, supply chai... Show more

Gee Ranasinha

Gee Ranasinha

Gee has been in marketing since the days of dial-up internet and AOL CDs. Today, he's the CEO of KEXINO, a marketing agency and behavioral science practice working with B2B organizations in 20 countries.

A Fellow of the Chartered Institute Of Marketing, Gee is also Visiting Professor at two business schools, teaching Marketing and Behavioral Science to final-year MBA students.

Outside of work Gee loves to cook, listens to music on a ridiculously expensive hi-fi, and plays jazz piano very badly. He also has an annoying habit of referring to himself in the third person.

Gee has been in marketing since the days of dial-up internet and AOL CDs. Today, he's the CEO of KEXINO, a marketing agency and behavioral science practice working with B2B organizations in 20 countries. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute Of Mark... Show more

Desislava Todorova

Desislava Todorova

Desislava is a certified DevOps engineer with over eight years of progressive experience helping teams build scalable, reliable infrastructure in cloud-native environments.

With a background in Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform she has contributed to the success of major tech companies like DraftKings, Nexo, and PokerStars.

She is passionate about creating strong foundations for fast-moving teams - whether that’s through better automation, smarter observability, or simplifying complex ops workflows

Desislava is a certified DevOps engineer with over eight years of progressive experience helping teams build scalable, reliable infrastructure in cloud-native environments. With a background in Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, CI/CD pipelines, and Terraform ... Show more

Shivam (anirudh) Nandy

Shivam (anirudh) Nandy

I am a software engineer focused on distributed systems, database infrastructure, and backend platform engineering, with a strong interest in building reliable and scalable systems at the intersection of cloud-native infrastructure and low-level systems behavior.

My work spans PostgreSQL internals, Kubernetes-based architectures, observability, fault tolerance, and high-availability system design. I actively work with backend technologies in Java and Go, designing production-grade systems with a focus on resilience, performance, and operational simplicity under real-world scale and failure conditions.

Coming from a background in Physics with research experience in computational and applied scientific domains, I approach engineering through first-principles thinking and systems-level problem solving. My research interests include distributed coordination, database recovery mechanisms, storage systems, performance optimization, and the behavior of stateful systems under infrastructure instability.

I have experience building products and backend platforms from the ground up, spanning engineering, product development, and operational ownership. Alongside infrastructure engineering, I am deeply interested in open-source ecosystems, modern data systems, and understanding how complex distributed architectures behave under chaos, replication failures, and large-scale operational workloads.

I am a software engineer focused on distributed systems, database infrastructure, and backend platform engineering, with a strong interest in building reliable and scalable systems at the intersection of cloud-native infrastructure and low-level syst... Show more

Ankur Gosar

Ankur Gosar

Ankur Gosar is a full-stack engineer and cloud practitioner who specializes in building scalable, serverless applications and automating real-world business operations. With a deep focus on Google Cloud, Node.js, and modern distributed web architectures, he bridges the gap between software design and on-the-ground physical logistics. He is passionate about modernizing traditional SMB workflows - transforming fragile spreadsheets and chaotic chat threads into resilient, automated cloud systems. An active tech community participant, Ankur enjoys sharing practical, battle-tested engineering lessons and pragmatic architectures with fellow developers.

Ankur Gosar is a full-stack engineer and cloud practitioner who specializes in building scalable, serverless applications and automating real-world business operations. With a deep focus on Google Cloud, Node.js, and modern distributed web architectu... Show more

Nitesh Khapekar

Nitesh Khapekar

I’m a Senior Data Engineering Leader at Amazon with over 17 years of experience building enterprise-scale data platforms that power analytics, AI, and revenue-critical decision systems. I lead large data engineering organizations responsible for petabyte-scale infrastructure, thousands of pipelines, and globally distributed stakeholders.

My work sits at the intersection of enterprise data architecture, governance design, and AI-enabled platform strategy. I’ve led multi-year data transformation initiatives, built GenAI-enabled data platforms, and driven cross-organizational alignment to establish authoritative, trusted data foundations for multi-billion-dollar businesses.

I focus on designing governance-first architectures that balance autonomy with control - enabling enterprises to innovate rapidly while maintaining interoperability, security, and compliance at scale.

I’m a Senior Data Engineering Leader at Amazon with over 17 years of experience building enterprise-scale data platforms that power analytics, AI, and revenue-critical decision systems. I lead large data engineering organizations responsible for peta... Show more

Michelle Nlend

Michelle Nlend

Experienced professional with expertise in corporate and NGO accounting, human resource management, procurement.

Recognized as a specialist in human rights and climate finance, with a strong commitment to promoting sustainable development and social justice.

Experienced professional with expertise in corporate and NGO accounting, human resource management, procurement. Recognized as a specialist in human rights and climate finance, with a strong commitment to promoting sustainable development and soci... Show more

Dr. Donnell S. Josiah, PMP

Dr. Donnell S. Josiah, PMP

Most transformation failures are not technology failures. They are adoption failures hiding behind successful implementations.

I’m an Organizational Change Strategist, author of The 5-Ps of Change (Routledge), and founder of ChangeDynamix, LLC. For more than 28 years I’ve worked at the intersection of technology, strategy, and organizational change — across government, higher education, and the enterprise — on a problem organizations repeatedly underestimate: implementing the system is not the same as changing the organization.

Through Human-Centered Transformation — adoption by design, not by rescue — I help executives and transformation leaders align Purpose, Planning, Process, Performance, and People from the start, so transformation changes the way the organization works, not just the systems it uses.

Most transformation failures are not technology failures. They are adoption failures hiding behind successful implementations. I’m an Organizational Change Strategist, author of The 5-Ps of Change (Routledge), and founder of ChangeDynamix, LLC. Fo... Show more

Kishawna Peck

Kishawna Peck

Kishawna Peck is the founder of Woven, a company she started in 2018 to advance women in data and AI. She created Canada's first conference for women in data and built a community that's reached more than 6,000 professionals.

She advises companies on AI strategy and product development - from startups to enterprises. She also teaches women in data and AI how to build consulting businesses, price their work, and position themselves as experts.

Her work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Breakfast Television, and CP24. She previously served as Toronto Public Library's AI Innovator in Residence. She has a Master's in AI Management from Queen's University and over a decade of experience in data strategy.

Kishawna Peck is the founder of Woven, a company she started in 2018 to advance women in data and AI. She created Canada's first conference for women in data and built a community that's reached more than 6,000 professionals. She advises companies... Show more

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant is a Lead Engineer and Solution Architect at Cornerstone Building Brands, with 15+ years of experience building secure enterprise software platforms across manufacturing, healthcare technology, pricing governance, cloud architecture, DevOps, and data-driven business systems.

His work focuses on business-critical enterprise platforms, including pricing and deviation workflows, ERP integrations, SQL Server automation, APIs, reporting systems, cloud services, and secure software delivery. At Cornerstone Building Brands, he works on enterprise pricing and deviation platforms that support pricing governance, data integration, reporting, and operational decision-making across business units.

Bhaskar’s current areas of interest include enterprise AI adoption, AI security, agentic AI governance, privacy-preserving systems, secure DevOps, and the practical risks that emerge when AI systems move from experimentation into production workflows. His talks focus on helping engineering, security, and technology leaders build systems that are scalable, secure, auditable, explainable, and supportable.

He is a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate, IEEE Senior Member, published researcher, conference speaker, and peer reviewer/TPC contributor. His research and speaking work spans AI security, federated learning, privacy-preserving architecture, DevSecOps, secure software engineering, and cloud-native enterprise modernization.

Bhaskar brings a practical, real-world perspective to conferences by connecting hands-on enterprise engineering experience with emerging research in AI, cybersecurity, and software architecture.

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant is a Lead Engineer and Solution Architect at Cornerstone Building Brands, with 15+ years of experience building secure enterprise software platforms across manufacturing, healthcare technology, pricing governance, cloud architec... Show more

Anthony Praud

Anthony Praud

Before, I was a project manager. Now I help the teams as a Facilitator.
I am always curious about new ways of working and thus discovering the best practices of my colleagues and discussing with them how to be a better professional.

Before, I was a project manager. Now I help the teams as a Facilitator. I am always curious about new ways of working and thus discovering the best practices of my colleagues and discussing with them how to be a better professional. Show more

Erik Collard

Erik Collard

Erik Collard is a freelance Scrum Master and Agile Coach who shares what he learns in the field, on stage and online. He has spoken at Agile Tour Brussels, Journée Agile, XP Days Benelux and the Regional Scrum Gathering (Ghent and Brussels) with energetic, story-driven sessions. On LinkedIn, his practical posts and short videos reach 5,000+ followers and ranked him #1 in Belgium for Agile Coaching & Transformation (Favikon, 2026).

Erik Collard is a freelance Scrum Master and Agile Coach who shares what he learns in the field, on stage and online. He has spoken at Agile Tour Brussels, Journée Agile, XP Days Benelux and the Regional Scrum Gathering (Ghent and Brussels) with ener... Show more

Oscar Perez Aráuz

Oscar Perez Aráuz

Systems Engineer, with a Master's Degree in Information and Communications Technology Management from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería.

Awarded Microsoft MVP Data Platform.
Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst.
Microsoft Excel Expert.

Consultant and Trainer in Business Intelligence and Business Analytics, focused on facilitating companies the integration of Business Intelligence to business strategy through methodologies such as the Balanced Scorecard.

With work experience in comprehensive audit processes for financial institutions in the securities market, and emphasis on Technology Risk Audit, being responsible for assessing the level of exposure and proper management of Technology Risk in entities in the securities market under best practice frameworks such as COBIT and ITIL. Responsible for the administration of data centers nationwide, systems developer and project executor.

Passionate about teaching, transmitting knowledge and sharing with the community.

Cartoon lover and tireless family advocate.

Systems Engineer, with a Master's Degree in Information and Communications Technology Management from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería. Awarded Microsoft MVP Data Platform. Microsoft Certified Trainer. Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst. Micros... Show more

Lianna Adams

Lianna Adams

Lianna Adams is a Human-Centered AI Strategist, Digital Dignity Advocate, and Cognitive Culture Builder recognised by ForbesWeb3, Animoca Brands, and Open Campus as a 2024 Social Impact & Ethics leader — and named one of the Top 10 Rising Women in Crypto 2023.

She has spoken at the WEF in Davos 2024, COP28, TEDx Youth, NFTNYC (four consecutive years), the World Web3.0 & AI Summit, EmpowHer AI, and Web3 Amsterdam, among others.

Her work centres on one urgent question: what do we preserve of ourselves as artificial intelligence transforms how we think, create, and relate? Through keynotes, workshops, and consulting, she helps organisations and communities build cultures where technology amplifies human capability — without eroding cognitive autonomy, creative identity, or dignity.

She is the creator of the Human-AI Cognitive Toolkit — nine science-backed tools for cognitive wellness in an AI-saturated world — and host of The Human Strata, a podcast and newsletter exploring the human layer in the age of AI. She hosts the Wirex Podcast and has convened 80,000+ community participants across digital events since 2021.

Lianna is also the founder of the Digital Dignity Initiative, leads the annual #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and has served as a Non-Executive Director at Mental Health Spaces Collective.

She is available for keynotes, panels, moderation, fireside chats, and workshops.

Lianna Adams is a Human-Centered AI Strategist, Digital Dignity Advocate, and Cognitive Culture Builder recognised by ForbesWeb3, Animoca Brands, and Open Campus as a 2024 Social Impact & Ethics leader — and named one of the Top 10 Rising Women in Cr... Show more

Seconde Nimenya, MBA

Seconde Nimenya, MBA

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

Nimenya is an author with five published books, including her latest, "Unlocking Diversity: Your Guide to Becoming an Inclusive Leader Beyond Surface Level," a book that unpacks timely and thought-provoking topics on inclusive leadership.
Her TEDx talk, "We Are Not All That Different," is an exploration of race and other identity constructs that has garnered widespread acclaim and continues to serve as a powerful catalyst for embracing differences across the globe.
Seconde Nimenya's academic credentials include a master's degree in business administration and a graduate certificate in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging leadership from Harvard University.

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

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

Niels-Erik Hansen

Niels-Erik Hansen

Having built my career within the Microsoft ecosystem, I am passionate about helping partners and customers turn technology innovation into business value.

Drawing on experience spanning business applications, cloud technologies, partner development, and strategic alliances, I work closely with Microsoft, partners, and ISVs to accelerate the adoption of modern cloud and AI solutions.

Today at SoftwareOne, I focus on expanding the impact of Microsofts portfolio across the Danish market, helping partners identify new growth opportunities, strengthen their capabilities, and create lasting customer value through AI, Copilot, cloud, security, data, productivity, and business applications.

I am passionate about connecting technology, partners, and business outcomes to drive sustainable growth and successful digital transformation.

Having built my career within the Microsoft ecosystem, I am passionate about helping partners and customers turn technology innovation into business value. Drawing on experience spanning business applications, cloud technologies, partner developm... Show more

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