Indra Books is a global transformation strategist with over 30 years of experience leading culture change and high-performance turnarounds in complex, high-pressure environments. From finance to fintech, aviation to public safety, she’s worked across 46 countries helping teams unlock trust, alignment, and scalable momentum.

Known for cutting through fluff and fixing the human problems behind delivery breakdowns, Indra brings a deeply practical, story-rich approach to organizational change. Her work doesn’t end with slide decks—it sticks because it’s built on real trust, deep listening, and performance that outlives the program.

Whether guiding skeptical tech teams or supporting leaders in navigating pressure and change, she teaches people to see differently, act with intention, and build cultures that last longer than a keynote.

Her sessions are high-energy, no-fluff, and packed with tools that outlive the event.

Indra Books is a global transformation strategist with over 30 years of experience leading culture change and high-performance turnarounds in complex, high-pressure environments. From finance to fintech, aviation to public safety, she’s worked across... Show more

Jimmy Bandell is a seasoned cloud technology leader with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud solutions. Having transitioned seamlessly from private to public clouds, Jimmy has built and led high-performing Azure teams over the past few years. His expertise spans operational management, team mentorship, and delivering innovative cloud projects that drive organizational growth. Passionate about fostering talent and embracing technological advancements, Jimmy's leadership is marked by a strong focus on collaboration, continuous learning, and strategic innovation.

Jimmy Bandell is a seasoned cloud technology leader with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud solutions. Having transitioned seamlessly from private to public clouds, Jimmy has built and led high-performing Azure teams over the pa... Show more

Native from a small south Caribbean island, passionate about good music and good food, Jonathan was convinced that he would have followed his dreams. Instead of being a chef in a starred restaurant on a paradise island, or being the sound engineer for several major international artists in a large studio in L.A., he finally preferred to take the red pill from the hands of Morpheus in order to fight in the Matrix.
Fervent defender of Neo, he first started with Mouse as a web developer. Following many updates, and more than 15 years of hard fighting, he is now in control of the Oracle as PO/PM and Product Coach to better guide this small team.

Native from a small south Caribbean island, passionate about good music and good food, Jonathan was convinced that he would have followed his dreams. Instead of being a chef in a starred restaurant on a paradise island, or being the sound engineer fo... Show more

Loren Fogelman is a keynote speaker and one of America’s top ranked business coaches. She’s been steadily recognized by HubSpot in its annual list of the world’s top 22 business coaches.

She delivers talks and workshops at major accounting conferences such as Accounting Today’s Firm Growth Forum and Accountex.

Loren is an expert in pricing strategy and sales for accounting professionals. She coaches them to shift away from the “dollars-per-hour” pricing trap to a value-based pricing model. This allows her clients to reduce workload by as much as 50% while doubling revenues.

She’s a regular contributor to Intuit’s Firm of the Future series, CPA Leadership Institute, CPA Academy and the author of two Amazon best seller books: The Winning Point: How to Master the Mindset of Champions and The Success Solution: Break Through Limiting Beliefs for Business Success.

Loren Fogelman is a keynote speaker and one of America’s top ranked business coaches. She’s been steadily recognized by HubSpot in its annual list of the world’s top 22 business coaches. She delivers talks and workshops at major accounting confer... Show more

Elena is a data-driven Director of Product at Voyantis, with a powerful track record of leading AI and machine learning products to success. Over her 15-year career, including 8 years dedicated to this field, she has honed the skill of taking products from a raw idea to a market-leading solution. She brings a rare blend of technical expertise and business acumen to her work, a skillset she built on her B.A. in Management with a specialization in Computer Science. Driven to give back, Elena is a dedicated mentor to product professionals and a fierce advocate for women in tech.

Elena is a data-driven Director of Product at Voyantis, with a powerful track record of leading AI and machine learning products to success. Over her 15-year career, including 8 years dedicated to this field, she has honed the skill of taking product... Show more

Power Platform enthusiast / Co-founder Power Platform Mallorca User Group / Promoter of using humor at work / Optimist

Power Platform enthusiast / Co-founder Power Platform Mallorca User Group / Promoter of using humor at work / Optimist Show more

As a co-founder of Astral Forest, I help ambitious BI leaders to get 100% control over the solutions they manage through technical expertise and process know-how advisory. With over 12 years of experience in BI/Data Strategy and Development, I have delivered end-to-end projects for various organizations, using Azure Databricks, SQL, and Big Data tools. I have also created BI roadmaps, designed optimal data architectures, and facilitated digital transformation by implementing agile/right BI development methods.

In addition to running Astral Forest, I am also a guest lecturer at Warsaw University of Technology, where I share my knowledge and insights on BI/Data Change Management with students and professionals. I have a strong background in quantitative methods in economics and information systems.

As a co-founder of Astral Forest, I help ambitious BI leaders to get 100% control over the solutions they manage through technical expertise and process know-how advisory. With over 12 years of experience in BI/Data Strategy and Development, I have d... Show more

Licensed Barber Stylist, Former Marketing Manager, and Life Coach, Jessica Cockerham hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC. Known as Jessica She Cutz her experience working closely with big named companies like the The NBA, PGA Tour and Jack Daniels brands allows her to bring her business expertise to the Hair industry.

Licensed Barber Stylist, Former Marketing Manager, and Life Coach, Jessica Cockerham hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC. Known as Jessica She Cutz her experience working closely with big named companies like the The NBA, PGA Tour and Jack Dan... Show more

Roger delivers smart, strategic Microsoft 365 solutions that connect technology, organization, and culture. As a Senior Cloud Advisor specializing in Copilot, Modern Work, Security, and Compliance, he helps businesses navigate their digital transformation—with clear strategy, hands-on expertise, and a sharp focus on what really matters. His home base? techtask consulting, a boutique Swiss IT consultancy.

Roger delivers smart, strategic Microsoft 365 solutions that connect technology, organization, and culture. As a Senior Cloud Advisor specializing in Copilot, Modern Work, Security, and Compliance, he helps businesses navigate their digital transform... Show more

Architect with 19+ years of strong experience across wireless and telecom networks, with a focus on cloud-native 5G/5GS, Kubernetes, 5GC, LTE, SDN, IP, private networks, enterprise 5G, security, and DevOps. Effective across both presales and delivery, translating business needs into robust solution designs, supporting sales pursuits, and driving growth. Passionate about building performance-optimized, modern data center platforms and applying AI/ML to enable next-generation capabilities.
Broad experience designing and delivering application architectures and infrastructure for leading telecom operators and tier-1 CSPs.

Architect with 19+ years of strong experience across wireless and telecom networks, with a focus on cloud-native 5G/5GS, Kubernetes, 5GC, LTE, SDN, IP, private networks, enterprise 5G, security, and DevOps. Effective across both presales and delivery... Show more

I’m a CTO and software architect with a background in designing and evolving enterprise systems across complex, multi-product environments. I’ve worked on unifying data models, modernizing legacy architectures, and helping engineering teams ship reliable software at scale using Azure and .NET.

I was part of the core group introducing AI-assisted engineering workflows in a 5,000+ engineer organization, working through the real challenges of adoption, architectural constraints, and quality at scale.

I later transitioned to full-time CTO of an AI-native startup, where I designed the engineering process around AI-assisted workflows from day one. By aligning architecture, domain boundaries, and development practices with AI collaboration, we significantly compressed delivery timelines compared to traditional team structures.

I’m a CTO and software architect with a background in designing and evolving enterprise systems across complex, multi-product environments. I’ve worked on unifying data models, modernizing legacy architectures, and helping engineering teams ship reli... Show more

Freelance Consultant and Mentor
Navision/BC Consultant since 1992.
Specializing in recovering failed NAV/BC implementations.

Freelance Consultant and Mentor Navision/BC Consultant since 1992. Specializing in recovering failed NAV/BC implementations. Show more

Having loved NAV/BC as a user, Aldeen has taken her experiences and learnings from the Food Manufacturing and Operations world and transformed them into valuable insights. Now as a Senior Consultant and Trusted Business Advisor, she continues to challenge the boundaries of technology and employ innovative solutions to empower users and drive real business results.

Having loved NAV/BC as a user, Aldeen has taken her experiences and learnings from the Food Manufacturing and Operations world and transformed them into valuable insights. Now as a Senior Consultant and Trusted Business Advisor, she continues to chal... Show more

Pascal MEUNE - 56 years old
Operational Leader | Creator of Immersive Experiences | Builder of Emotional Impact

Founder of the event agency DEALER DE RÊVES since 1994, I support institutions, companies, agencies and VIP clients across the French Riviera and the Principality of Monaco in designing and producing high-impact events that create meaningful, memorable and lasting moments.

In 2022, I l founded BRICKS EXPERIENCE on the Côte Fleurie in Honfleur — my beloved Normandy — an event agency and accredited training organization dedicated exclusively to LEGO® bricks. I channel my energy and expertise into facilitation, collective intelligence and collaborative experiences, offering exclusive LEGO® event spaces and brick studios in Honfleur and Nice.

Certified LEGO® Serious Play® Facilitator, I design and lead immersive meetings, innovative “Bricks Building” sessions, high-value collaborative workshops, engaging management training programs, inspiring participatory conferences, and large-scale creative public events.

An ultra-endurance sports practitioner, I apply the same philosophy in my professional life: total commitment, unwavering resilience, and sustainable collective performance centered on people.

Now it’s your move — let’s play seriously to succeed together.

Pascal MEUNE - 56 years old Operational Leader | Creator of Immersive Experiences | Builder of Emotional Impact Founder of the event agency DEALER DE RÊVES since 1994, I support institutions, companies, agencies and VIP clients across the French ... Show more

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscusumano/

Since discovering Power BI in 2018, Chris Cusumano has helped teams in airline ops, engineering consulting, and the auto repair industry make sense of their data through clean models, sharp visuals, and scalable solutions. A self-taught data nerd with a knack for storytelling, Chris specializes in making analytics approachable and actionable. In 2025, he joined SaaS leader Quickbase to grow Power BI and Microsoft Fabric across the organization—bringing customer insights to life, one story at a time.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscusumano/ Since discovering Power BI in 2018, Chris Cusumano has helped teams in airline ops, engineering consulting, and the auto repair industry make sense of their data through clean models, sharp visuals, and ... Show more

Kylie Chown has helped over 12,500 experts, professionals, and businesses be found first since 2010.

With a proven track record spanning Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Asia, Kylie has guided more than 175 businesses through social media crises and delivered over 450 workshops, presentations, and corporate training sessions.

Kylie empowers professionals, teams, and organisations to take control of their digital footprint, making it easier to get started, stand out, and be seen first – ensuring they don’t miss opportunities, lose to the competition, or feel overwhelmed by the process.

Kylie Chown has helped over 12,500 experts, professionals, and businesses be found first since 2010. With a proven track record spanning Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Asia, Kylie has guided more than 175 businesses through social media cris... Show more

Arfaoui Hania a SRE and Cloud Consultant at Deloitte, I work on building reliable, observable, and automated platforms across the cloud. I strongly believe in everything as code; infrastructure, pipelines, security, and even incident response workflows.
A production incident? A noisy alert? A dashboard that raises more questions than answers? I help teams understand what’s actually happening using logs, metrics, traces, and automation since i strongly believe platforms should not be black boxes, so incidents become a solvable puzzles rather than stressful mysteries
I’m a multi-cloud certified engineer (6 Azure certifications and 5 AWS certifications) and an active member of the cloud-native community.
If you bring something new in tech to discuss, I’ll bring the coffee ☕
If you bring an incident… I’ll bring a voice that says ‘we got this’ 😄

Arfaoui Hania a SRE and Cloud Consultant at Deloitte, I work on building reliable, observable, and automated platforms across the cloud. I strongly believe in everything as code; infrastructure, pipelines, security, and even incident response workflo... Show more

As a late-diagnosed individual with combined ADHD, I've navigated a unique path that's led me to where I am today. I hold an MBA with a focus on leadership and a few professional certifications. I found my way operations and project management while in cultural exchange. My work for updating and improving business process through automation has helped me play to how my brain is wired. My diverse experiences outside my professional life extend to being a kids' ski instructor and race coach, reflecting my love for mentorship and skill development. In my free time, I'm an avid skier with an extreme fear of heights, I am making the most of the slopes and facing fears whenever I can. In the summer, I enjoy helping on my sister's farm, where we grow about 4 acres and about 10 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. I embrace the joys of outdoor life and family connections.

As a late-diagnosed individual with combined ADHD, I've navigated a unique path that's led me to where I am today. I hold an MBA with a focus on leadership and a few professional certifications. I found my way operations and project management while ... Show more

Saurav Dhyani is a Business Central upgrade specialist and AL developer with hands-on experience across NAV, C/AL, and modern Business Central SaaS environments.

As founder of Edhate Consulting, he leads upgrade initiatives, refactoring strategies, and modernization programs for global customers and partners. His expertise lies in structured upgrade planning, dependency analysis, and scalable AL architecture.

NAV / Business Central Experience:
2010 To 2015 - Tectura India
2015 To 2025 - Archerpoint Inc. Private Limited.
2025 To - Edhate Consulting Private Limited.

MVP (Business Application) - 2014 To till Date.

Saurav Dhyani is a Business Central upgrade specialist and AL developer with hands-on experience across NAV, C/AL, and modern Business Central SaaS environments. As founder of Edhate Consulting, he leads upgrade initiatives, refactoring strategies... Show more

Chandra Inguva is a product manager at Microsoft

Chandra Inguva is a product manager at Microsoft Show more

Kapil Puvar, with 10.5 years in Dynamics 365 Business Central & Navision and a mechanical engineering background, is a leader in ERP implementations. Starting in the mechanical sector, he spent 5.5 years in production planning and process improvement, gaining invaluable ERP system insights. Transitioning to a functional consultant for Navision at Intech Systems, Kapil's unique skills saw him rise from Senior Functional Consultant to Senior Manager, leading over 35 global ERP projects. He's designed innovative products like Quality Control and Advanced Purchase, now featured on Microsoft AppSource. Kapil's blend of engineering and ERP expertise makes him a key asset in technology implementation and manufacturing process optimization.

Kapil Puvar, with 10.5 years in Dynamics 365 Business Central & Navision and a mechanical engineering background, is a leader in ERP implementations. Starting in the mechanical sector, he spent 5.5 years in production planning and process improvement... Show more

Claire Fry is a voice actor, corporate trainer and executive coach. She has voiced thousands of projects for companies like Google, Anthem and Cisco and her belief is that the essentials of voice training for actors – training in quality, connection and authenticity – should be taught to everyone in every profession where communication matters. She has brought Vocal Confidence training to students at Stanford, top executives at multiple Fortune 500 companies, and client-facing teams across multiple industries from tech to healthcare.

Claire Fry is a voice actor, corporate trainer and executive coach. She has voiced thousands of projects for companies like Google, Anthem and Cisco and her belief is that the essentials of voice training for actors – training in quality, connection ... Show more

Svenja Sass is a senior program leader for large-scale digital transformations in DAX companies, with a focus on complex ERP/CRM landscapes and AI-enabled platforms. She has led international hybrid teams of 70+ people across onshore, nearshore and offshore locations – often stepping into programs that are already in trouble and bringing them back on track.

🔧 Delivery & Architecture
Svenja specializes in integrating different delivery models within one program – for example, combining waterfall ERP projects with agile CRM implementations under a single testing and release strategy. She designs pragmatic SIT and UAT approaches across multiple vendors and systems and is known for turning chaotic testing phases into structured, end-to-end quality gates that actually work.

👥 Leadership & Culture
Her work sits at the intersection of delivery, leadership and culture. Drawing on her podcast conversations and project recovery experience, she talks openly about what really makes or breaks projects: clarity of roles, honest escalation, and the ability to communicate change instead of just “managing” it. She has developed practical tools such as a “project user manual” for roles and expectations, and a one-page leadership guide for critical project phases.

🎙️ Keynotes & Thought Leadership
On stage, Svenja is known for her candid, concrete style – no buzzword bingo, just real stories from the field. Her keynotes include:

“Too Busy to Improve” – what high-performing executives do differently in transformation.

“Waterfall + Agile, One Program, One Go-Live” – integrated testing in mixed delivery setups.

“From Firefighting to Ownership” – how to lead hybrid engineering teams that deliver.

“Agentic AI – Adapt or Lose” – why office jobs as we know them are going away and how to stay relevant.

🧭 Focus
Across all her work, Svenja’s core theme is simple: stop being too busy to improve. She helps organizations move from permanent firefighting to focused, value-driven delivery by aligning strategy, governance and engineering culture so digital projects don’t just look good on slides, but actually land in the real world.

Svenja Sass is a senior program leader for large-scale digital transformations in DAX companies, with a focus on complex ERP/CRM landscapes and AI-enabled platforms. She has led international hybrid teams of 70+ people across onshore, nearshore and o... Show more

Creator and maintainer of GitMesh, a new lab under LF Decentralized Trust that transforms market surveillance into actionable Git commits. As the youngest lab leader in LFDT history, I'm building the AI infrastructure that helps developer companies decide what to build next by watching every social signals and ranking what matters. Open Source Summit Korea/Japan 2025, OpenSearchCon Korea 2025, and GitHub's Open Source Friday 2026. Full-time founder obsessed with open source and AI.

Creator and maintainer of GitMesh, a new lab under LF Decentralized Trust that transforms market surveillance into actionable Git commits. As the youngest lab leader in LFDT history, I'm building the AI infrastructure that helps developer companies d... Show more

Archie Sharma is a builder and operator with two decades of experience scaling AI, SaaS, CRM, and digital businesses from zero to multi-billion-dollar outcomes. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Zencoder, where he helps engineering teams ship software faster using AI coding agents built for real-world codebases.

Previously, Archie was COO at HappyFox and SVP of Business, Corporate Development & GM at Wrike, where he drove 3× ARR growth leading up to Wrike’s $2.25B acquisition by Citrix. Earlier in his career, he helped triple revenue at OpenX and ran Global Operations as VP at HubSpot during its formative scale-up years.

Archie began his career in deep tech, publishing two U.S. patents in signal processing at Western Digital, before going on to lead revenue and operations teams across five continents. He has founded two SaaS startups and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, BBC Capital, and AdExchanger.

On stage, Archie speaks candidly about scaling companies, building durable go-to-market systems, and what it really takes to turn emerging technologies—especially AI—into compounding execution advantages.

Archie Sharma is a builder and operator with two decades of experience scaling AI, SaaS, CRM, and digital businesses from zero to multi-billion-dollar outcomes. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Zencoder, where he helps engineering te... Show more

Molly Rupert-Sullivan is the AI Transformation Change & Adoption Director at Guidehouse, where she leads enterprise-wide AI enablement. She focuses on translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, human-centered ways of working that improve how teams deliver for clients and for each other. Molly partners closely with senior leaders, technologists, and business teams to set expectations, build capability, and embed AI into everyday workflows.

Previously, Molly was the Global Adoption Lead for one of the earliest and largest Microsoft Copilot deployments, starting with early access and rolling out over 100,000 licenses. She is known for her pragmatic approach, clear communication style, and ability to make complex topics approachable and actionable.

Molly Rupert-Sullivan is the AI Transformation Change & Adoption Director at Guidehouse, where she leads enterprise-wide AI enablement. She focuses on translating emerging AI capabilities into practical, human-centered ways of working that improve ho... Show more

Marco Heimeshoff is a trainer, speaker and software developer from Germany. He organizes KanDDDinsky, a conference about Domain-driven Design and the art of business software and co-founded the german DDD community in 2013 and VirtualDDD.com in 2019. Between consulting companies around the globe and his day job in building health care software, you'll find him speaking at conferences about DDD, socio-technical systems and first principles. With over a decade of experience, he is helping teams to change and learn in all things from code to culture and to master Domain-Driven Design, agile software development, functional programming and CQRS with event sourcing.

Marco Heimeshoff is a trainer, speaker and software developer from Germany. He organizes KanDDDinsky, a conference about Domain-driven Design and the art of business software and co-founded the german DDD community in 2013 and VirtualDDD.com in 2019.... Show more

Geoffrey Klein works with organizations to communicate more effectively. He is a dynamic keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, MIT AI-certified consultant, and best-selling author of THE CONTENT BEAST.

He teaches at the Wharton School of Business and Temple University, as well as produces visual content.

Geoffrey specializes in simplifying and demystifying AI for business and showcases how it can enhance communication through easy-to-understand concepts and practical tactics.

Geoffrey Klein works with organizations to communicate more effectively. He is a dynamic keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, MIT AI-certified consultant, and best-selling author of THE CONTENT BEAST. He teaches at the Wharton School of Business and... Show more

David is a consulting professional with multiple years in developing reports using business intelligence techniques. Specializing in the Business Intelligence and Project Management space with extraordinary depth in Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data Visualizations, Portfolio Management, and Expert in the use of Power BI.

David’s experience is specialized in Manufacturing, Consumer Goods, Education, and Medical Supply. But he has worked in many other industries as well.

David is a consulting professional with multiple years in developing reports using business intelligence techniques. Specializing in the Business Intelligence and Project Management space with extraordinary depth in Data Analysis, Data Modeling, Data... Show more

Vlad Sarov is a Dynamics 365 and Power Platform practitioner with over 20 years of experience working across Customer Engagement solutions. As COO of a Microsoft partner, he has spent much of his career helping organizations build, stabilize, and evolve their internal CRM and low-code capabilities.

Vlad has worked with teams across enterprise, mid-market, public sector, and non-profit environments, often stepping into situations where solutions already exist and expectations are high. His focus is on practical delivery: forming teams, taking ownership of inherited systems, and helping organizations get long-term value from Dynamics 365 and Power Platform without overengineering.

He is an active member of the Dynamics community and a podcaster. He regularly shares real-world lessons from delivery, adoption, and team enablement.

Vlad Sarov is a Dynamics 365 and Power Platform practitioner with over 20 years of experience working across Customer Engagement solutions. As COO of a Microsoft partner, he has spent much of his career helping organizations build, stabilize, and evo... Show more