Business & Management

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

Alison Pezzott

Alison Pezzott

Alison Pezzott é um MVP da Microsoft na categoria Data Platform, reconhecido por suas contribuições impactantes para a comunidade do Microsoft Fabric e Power BI. Ele é conhecido por entregar conteúdos práticos e didáticos que capacitam profissionais com clareza, profundidade e simplicidade. Com expertise que abrange engenharia de dados, análises e storytelling visual, Alison também se destaca pelo seu trabalho com práticas de DevOps e CI/CD aplicadas ao ecossistema de dados da Microsoft. Ele projeta e implementa pipelines automatizados para o deployment de recursos do Microsoft Fabric e artefatos do Power BI, ajudando equipes a escalar governança e entrega com consistência. Apaixonado pela comunidade, ele compartilha ativamente conhecimento para fomentar inovação e crescimento, com o objetivo de ser uma referência técnica no ecossistema Microsoft. Alison acredita que conexões fortes e colaboração são essenciais para o desenvolvimento tanto pessoal quanto organizacional.

Alison Pezzott é um MVP da Microsoft na categoria Data Platform, reconhecido por suas contribuições impactantes para a comunidade do Microsoft Fabric e Power BI. Ele é conhecido por entregar conteúdos práticos e didáticos que capacitam profissionais ... Show more

Martin Karlowitsch

Martin Karlowitsch

I am an entrepreneur and a passionate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Manufacturing guy.

After selling my previous company (NETRONIC Software) to and integrating it into Boyum IT, my brother Elmar and I took a break to identify and build "the next Karlowitsch thing".

This break is over, and we have skin in the game again. We followed our hearts, souls, and brains and decided to play where we can both deliver the most value and have the most fun. Hence, our new venture lets us build Pulseoniq - a new manufacturing ISV that is 100% focused on Business Central. With Pulseoniq, we deliver quiet intelligence to noisy shopfloors.

We build real-time execution intelligence and control apps for discrete make-to-order manufacturers on Business Central who keep getting surprised by their own shopfloor. Unlike conventional tools that promise a better plan — or data capture apps that record what already went wrong — our apps tell your customers what's happening, what's starting to slip, and what they have to do next on the shopfloor before the customer calls.

Last, but not least, I am the author of the "Business Central and Manufacturing Pulse" report.

I am an entrepreneur and a passionate Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Manufacturing guy. After selling my previous company (NETRONIC Software) to and integrating it into Boyum IT, my brother Elmar and I took a break to identify and bui... Show more

Elena Baeva

Elena Baeva

Elena is a seasoned technology leader with 20 years of experience in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, including 9 years at Microsoft. She is the founder of 365 Talent Portal, an organisation dedicated to helping Microsoft partners transform their businesses through practical strategies, upskilling, and business enablement.

Through her work with Microsoft partners worldwide, Elena has helped teams grow their BizApps practices by applying structured frameworks, tools, and best practices - tailored to real-world challenges. She has collaborated closely with Microsoft and Distributors to support partner readiness, GTM execution, and business transformation in alignment with Microsoft’s evolving strategy.

Elena is also a well-known leader in the global partner community. She serves as IAMCP EMEA President and International Vice-President, where she fosters collaboration, connects partners, and champions initiatives that strengthen the Microsoft ecosystem.

At Directions EMEA, Elena brings her deep industry knowledge, strategic insights, and hands-on experience to share actionable guidance with attendees: focusing on what works in the field, not just theory.

Elena is a seasoned technology leader with 20 years of experience in the Microsoft Dynamics ecosystem, including 9 years at Microsoft. She is the founder of 365 Talent Portal, an organisation dedicated to helping Microsoft partners transform their bu... Show more

Sandra Pretzer

Sandra Pretzer

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the role of OKR Master within the company. Excited by this new take on team dynamics and collaboration, she made herself redundant by digitizing and optimizing her job and went into freelancing in 2019. Since then, she has been supporting teams and organizations of all sizes with OKR introductions, developing and working with strategy and corporate goals, developing effective collaboration models and coaching team leads in their role.

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the rol... Show more

Guillaume Gaudfroy

Guillaume Gaudfroy

MVP Alumni Data Platform depuis 5 ans, je suis activement engagé dans la communauté Française autour des métiers de la data et la business Intelligence, notamment avec le Club Power BI, le Power 365, DataWelsh

Créateur et organisateur du Power 365.
Créateur de DataWelsh

Ma ligne de conduite: être simple, efficace et toujours dans la bonne humeur

MVP Alumni Data Platform depuis 5 ans, je suis activement engagé dans la communauté Française autour des métiers de la data et la business Intelligence, notamment avec le Club Power BI, le Power 365, DataWelsh Créateur et organisateur du Power 365... Show more

Pierre LaFromboise

Pierre LaFromboise

Pierre LaFromboise is Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Covenant Technology Partners, where he leads the Data & AI consulting services solutions group. With over 25 years of experience leading, designing, and delivering data-driven solutions, Pierre specializes in helping organizations get the most out of Microsoft technologies. His recent focus is on Microsoft Fabric, but his background spans a wide range of platforms and tools across the data and analytics landscape.

Pierre LaFromboise is Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Covenant Technology Partners, where he leads the Data & AI consulting services solutions group. With over 25 years of experience leading, designing, and delivering data-driven solutions, Pierre ... Show more

Lisa Vanderlip

Lisa Vanderlip

Lisa Vanderlip is an AI value realization leader who helps organizations prove whether their AI was worth what it cost. Over twelve years at Microsoft she co-founded FastTrack's at-scale adoption approach, built two commercial M365 business-value offers Microsoft sold as products, and served as a global SME on Microsoft's Responsible AI team. She is Founder & Managing Principal of WyseMinds Advisors, helping Fortune 500 and other clients attain key outcomes from their AI investments, creator of the AI VALUE Framework, and publisher of the AI Value Report.

Lisa Vanderlip is an AI value realization leader who helps organizations prove whether their AI was worth what it cost. Over twelve years at Microsoft she co-founded FastTrack's at-scale adoption approach, built two commercial M365 business-value off... Show more

Brian Fletcher

Brian Fletcher

Brian Fletcher is a seasoned technology executive and co-founder of FM, where he's betting that AI-assisted development can make software faster, smarter, and a lot more interesting. Over two decades leading engineering teams at global agencies and consultancies, he has delivered digital platforms and products for Google, CNN, Aon, and Lowe's, across healthcare, government, telecom, and most other industry verticals.

In 2024, Brian stood on a SXSW stage and made a claim that sounded like science fiction: interfaces that build themselves in real time, reshaping around each user as they go. A year later, the fiction is catching up. At Render, he checks back in on Realtime Generative UIs to ask what's actually working, what's still hard, and how designers and developers can start building experiences that break free of the static template.

Brian Fletcher is a seasoned technology executive and co-founder of FM, where he's betting that AI-assisted development can make software faster, smarter, and a lot more interesting. Over two decades leading engineering teams at global agencies and c... Show more

Elliot Margot

Elliot Margot

Elliot Margot designs and ships production Microsoft Copilot Studio agents for European enterprises. His work on an AI procurement agent at BuyerCompanion was selected as an official Microsoft Customer Story. As Team Lead Jumpstart - Copilot and Agents at Witivio (Microsoft Partner), he runs envisioning-to-deployment engagements across DACH, France and Switzerland: 60+ use cases scoped across 17 industries, 15+ production AI architectures shipped. Based in Lausanne, he speaks regularly at Microsoft community events in English, French and German.

Elliot Margot designs and ships production Microsoft Copilot Studio agents for European enterprises. His work on an AI procurement agent at BuyerCompanion was selected as an official Microsoft Customer Story. As Team Lead Jumpstart - Copilot and Agen... Show more

Sri Charan Reddy Pennaka

Sri Charan Reddy Pennaka

Sri Charan Reddy Pennaka is a Senior Salesforce Business Analyst at Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., where he leads CRM and Sales Cloud operations for one of the world's largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. His work sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and enterprise technology: sales pipeline governance, low-code automation, data quality and compliance, and the executive reporting leadership depends on.

With over Four years in enterprise technology, he has built automation using record-triggered Flows and approval processes, designed security and access models for large user bases, and led data migration and governance initiatives in highly regulated environments. Earlier in his career he led the consolidation of 40 legacy applications onto a single unified Salesforce platform.

He is the published author of "Sales Pipeline Governance in Generic Pharmaceutical Companies: A Salesforce-Enabled Approach," and holds Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I, and Platform Developer II certifications.

Sri Charan Reddy holds a B.Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration. He speaks on enterprise CRM, data governance in regulated industries, and the practical realities of adopting AI inside compliance-heavy organizations.

Sri Charan Reddy Pennaka is a Senior Salesforce Business Analyst at Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., where he leads CRM and Sales Cloud operations for one of the world's largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. His work sits at the intersection of com... Show more

Nolan Code

Nolan Code

A Morehouse College alum, Veteran, and Solution Architect, Nolan S. Code specializes in the infrastructure that makes AI possible. He has spent years designing secure, large-scale systems for global enterprises and now applies that rigor to community impact. As Founder and Executive Director of the Atlanta AI and Robotics Initiative (AARI), Nolan is building a "Garage Data Center" culture in Atlanta, teaching applied architecture to turn concepts into deployed reality. He believes that as AI commoditizes code, the future belongs to those who own the infrastructure.

A Morehouse College alum, Veteran, and Solution Architect, Nolan S. Code specializes in the infrastructure that makes AI possible. He has spent years designing secure, large-scale systems for global enterprises and now applies that rigor to community... Show more

Gian Sandoval

Gian Sandoval

I am a Systems Engineer and Senior Mobile & Full Stack Architect, with more than 9 years of experience designing, building and leading scalable digital solutions in mobile, web and backend environments.

I specialize in application architecture with Flutter, React Native, React, Next.js, Node.js, Firebase and Google Cloud, applying Clean Architecture, Clean Code, SOLID, modularization, micro-modules, design patterns and separation of responsibilities to build maintainable, secure and scalable products.

I have worked in sectors such as banking, fintech, cooperatives, health, transportation and tourism, participating in projects where safety, performance, backend integration and technical quality are fundamental.

Throughout my career I have led teams, defined technical roadmaps, designed mobile architectures, created reusable components, integrated services through REST APIs, Firebase and real-time services, in addition to accompanying technical review, testing, deployment and continuous improvement processes.

I have solid experience in Flutter and React Native, as well as frontend and backend with React, Next.js, Node.js, Laravel/PHP, Firebase Functions, SQL/NoSQL, and knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, Oracle and microservices for business environments.

I am founder of FlupiOne Software – Innovation & Training and Flutter Piura, a community that promotes the adoption of Flutter, the training of talent and the growth of the technological ecosystem in the region.

In addition, I participate as a speaker, instructor and mentor, sharing knowledge about software architecture, mobile development, full stack, cloud and artificial intelligence applied to development.

My focus is on building robust, scalable and sustainable systems that generate real value for the business and the people who use them.

Core: Mobile Architecture · Flutter · React Native · Full Stack · Frontend · Backend · Firebase · Google Cloud · Clean Architecture · AI for Developers

I am a Systems Engineer and Senior Mobile & Full Stack Architect, with more than 9 years of experience designing, building and leading scalable digital solutions in mobile, web and backend environments. I specialize in application architecture wi... Show more

Mark Henry

Mark Henry

I am Mark Henry, a seasoned marketing manager at LogiChannel, with 7+ years of Experience in marketing, content strategy, and communications. Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies. Passionate about connecting brands with their audiences in a meaningful way.

I am Mark Henry, a seasoned marketing manager at LogiChannel, with 7+ years of Experience in marketing, content strategy, and communications. Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies. Passionate about connecting brands w... Show more

Vahid Mohammadi

Vahid Mohammadi

Vahid Mohammadi is the founder of Universitio LTD, the company behind Askimate, an AI technology designed to simplify higher-education admissions. With extensive experience managing international recruitment portfolios for UK universities, Vahid brings a unique blend of expertise in both education and technology. He writes about the intersection of policy, tech, and student mobility, offering insights into the evolving landscape of global education.

Vahid Mohammadi is the founder of Universitio LTD, the company behind Askimate, an AI technology designed to simplify higher-education admissions. With extensive experience managing international recruitment portfolios for UK universities, Vahid brin... Show more

Pedro Alex Taya Yactayo

Pedro Alex Taya Yactayo

Ingeniero de Sistemas por la UAI, Magister en Administración y Gestión Pública por la UAI, Actualmente curso el doctorado en Ingeniería de Sistemas en la UNAC, con una línea de investigación orientada a la aplicación de Inteligencia Artificial, Implementación de Entornos Virtuales de Aprendizaje, Modelos Predictivos, Gamificación e Investigación Científica para la personalización del aprendizaje en contextos educativos del Perú, cuento con Diplomados en Docencia Universitaria, Ingeniería de Software, Inteligencia Artificial y Ciencia de Datos, Diplomado Especializado: Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada a la Gestión Pública, Certificados internacionales Microsoft, Speaker e Influencer de Microsoft, Docente Universitario, Especialista en IA Generativa y Microsoft 365, Arquitecto de Software, más de 30 años de experiencia en tecnología orientada a la educación, CEO & FOUNDER de MATT INNOVA SOLUTION empresa peruana dedicada a la innovación tecnológica, desarrollo de soluciones empresariales y educativa, Administrador de la Comunidad Profesional Microsoft Cañete (MUG CAÑETE), autor principal de los libros “Manual del Docente Innovador Aplicando IA Generativa”, “El Arte del Prompt Educativo con ChatGPT”, "ChatGPT: de básico a experto". Músico de Instrumentos de Viento (Quenas, Zampoñas), practico MMA con especialidad en LutaLivre cinturón naranja (Teams Perros Sarnosos Cañete-Perú).
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Ingeniero de Sistemas por la UAI, Magister en Administración y Gestión Pública por la UAI, Actualmente curso el doctorado en Ingeniería de Sistemas en la UNAC, con una línea de investigación orientada a la aplicación de Inteligencia Artificial, Imple... Show more

David Elgueta

David Elgueta

With over 25 years of experience architecting high-performance applications, I thrive at the intersection of technical depth and product discovery. My career is defined by a unique duality: I am a technical builder who has developed AI-powered workflows and an elite educator who has trained 500+ professionals, achieving a 90% average learner satisfaction rate.

I hold the AWS Authorized Instructor (AAI) Champion status, the highest tier recognized by AWS for exceptional teaching quality and technical expertise. My deep platform fluency led to my selection as an AWS Subject Matter Expert (SME) to develop official certification exams, where I helped write and evaluate the standards for global AWS certification programs.

Today, as a Senior Technical Communicator and AI Product Contributor, I lead the discovery and design of AI Assistants and autonomous workflows. I don't just talk about AI; I build it:
- Agentic Workflows: I design and prioritize feature backlogs for integrated AI Assistants across DCM, BI, and Knowledge-Base products.
- Prompt Engineering: I developed a prompt-engineered RFP response toolkit that enabled a 50% shortlist rate.
- Community Leadership: I am an active speaker at Google Developer Groups, sharing hands-on lessons on building AI agents and demystifying prompt engineering for developer audiences.

My expertise is backed by a robust certification portfolio, including AWS Machine Learning – Specialty and AWS Certified AI Practitioner. As I expand my fluency into Azure AI, I bring a multi-cloud perspective to the challenge of leveraging company knowledge to build intelligent assistants that boost productivity and streamline enterprise workflows.

With over 25 years of experience architecting high-performance applications, I thrive at the intersection of technical depth and product discovery. My career is defined by a unique duality: I am a technical builder who has developed AI-powered workfl... Show more

Marco Salas Robles

Marco Salas Robles

I’m passionate about turning data into insight and technology into transformation. With a laser focus on client experience, I thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact—helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data through cloud-native solutions and intelligent analytics.
Whether leading strategic initiatives or diving deep into technical design, I’ve partnered with clients across industries to accelerate cloud adoption, envision high-value use cases, and build differentiators that drive real business outcomes. From AWS to Azure, IBM Cloud to GCP, I bring a multi-cloud perspective and a hands-on approach to every engagement.
I love sharing knowledge and sparking ideas—delivering workshops, webinars, hackathons, and technical enablement sessions that empower teams to think bigger and build smarter.

I’m passionate about turning data into insight and technology into transformation. With a laser focus on client experience, I thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact—helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data through cl... Show more

Todd Walls

Todd Walls

Dr. Todd Walls, DM, MBA (Human Resource Management & Healthcare Management), MSW, is a Human Resource (HR), learning and development (L&D), privacy, governance, and workforce systems consultant. A former federal Privacy Officer, he holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional - U.S. Government (CIPP/G) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and brings cross-functional experience spanning HR, L&D, organizational development, privacy, compliance training, employee engagement, accessibility, disability inclusion, workforce data, regulated environments, and prior Air Force information systems/security duties, including service as a Terminal Area Security Officer, Computer Workgroup Manager, and Client Server Administrator.

Todd is a frequent conference and workshop speaker whose experience includes regional HR conferences, national and regional disability inclusion programs, national privacy law compliance training, and invitations to speak internationally on privacy law compliance and information security. He has developed and delivered privacy, compliance, accessibility, reasonable accommodation, and organizational learning content for diverse adult audiences, including large federal training audiences.

He is a SHRM chapter President-Elect, national keynote presenter, former IAPP CIPP/G Certification Advisory Board member, and published thought leader in HR Executive, HR.com, Training Industry, and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), including articles on employee data trust, employee voice, workforce systems, privacy law compliance, incident response, and NoSQL database vulnerabilities.

Dr. Todd Walls, DM, MBA (Human Resource Management & Healthcare Management), MSW, is a Human Resource (HR), learning and development (L&D), privacy, governance, and workforce systems consultant. A former federal Privacy Officer, he holds the Certifie... Show more

Birol Yildiz

Birol Yildiz

Birol Yildiz is the Co-founder and CEO of ilert, adeptly steering the company with a rare combination of technical and product expertise. His prior experience includes a significant role as Chief Product Owner for Big Data products at REWE Digital. With a strong foundation in Computer Science, Birol bridges the gap between developer and product strategist, constantly striving for innovation and customer-centric solutions at ilert.

Birol Yildiz is the Co-founder and CEO of ilert, adeptly steering the company with a rare combination of technical and product expertise. His prior experience includes a significant role as Chief Product Owner for Big Data products at REWE Digital. W... Show more

Harender Singh

Harender Singh

Harender Bisht, PhD, is a Technical Architect and Lead Developer with more than 10 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions across insurance, reinsurance, finance, regulatory reporting, data engineering, and applied artificial intelligence. Based in New Jersey, he currently serves as a Lead Developer and Technical Architect at Crum & Forster, where he leads strategic initiatives involving IFRS 17, reinsurance modernization, financial automation, enterprise data architecture, intelligent reporting, and AI-enabled decision-support systems.

His work includes designing a company-wide IFRS 17 data and calculation framework that integrates claims, premiums, reinsurance, actuarial, and financial information with platforms such as Moody’s Analytics and OneStream. He has architected enterprise integrations for Sapiens Reinsurance, supported the modernization and retirement of legacy systems, and developed a hybrid cloud and on-premises job orchestration platform for centrally managing, monitoring, scheduling, and auditing enterprise batch operations.

Harender’s applied AI work focuses on building governed, secure, and explainable AI capabilities for enterprise environments. He has contributed to intelligent financial reporting solutions that combine retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, natural-language querying, semantic search, metadata-driven retrieval, and structured enterprise data pipelines. These solutions are designed to help business users explore financial and operational information, identify trends and variances, compare reporting periods, and generate evidence-based insights while maintaining traceability to authoritative data sources.

He has also designed microservices for OFAC sanctions screening using Azure Cognitive Search, fuzzy matching, weighted entity attributes, configurable decision thresholds, and auditable screening workflows. His broader AI architecture experience includes agentic workflows, intent classification, dynamic query planning, vector and keyword retrieval, prompt orchestration, model evaluation, human feedback, confidence assessment, observability, and responsible AI guardrails. He emphasizes the importance of grounding AI-generated responses in validated enterprise data, preserving lineage, controlling access, monitoring performance, and reducing hallucinations in high-stakes financial and regulatory applications.

His technical expertise includes Azure cloud architecture, enterprise AI architecture, microservices, .NET, C#, Python, SQL, data engineering, Snowflake, OneStream, Azure Cognitive Search, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, semantic search, and enterprise integration patterns. He works closely with finance, actuarial, compliance, operations, data, and technology leaders to ensure that technical and AI architectures align with business objectives, regulatory obligations, security standards, governance policies, and operational requirements.

Harender earned his PhD in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands, where his research examined the ethical implications of explainable artificial intelligence in insurance fraud detection. His research focused on how fairness, transparency, accountability, trust, interpretability, and auditability influence the adoption and use of AI-supported decisions in high-stakes insurance environments. His work bridges technical AI development with responsible AI governance and the practical needs of professionals who rely on algorithmic recommendations.

He also holds a master’s degree in Computer Applications from the University of Bridgeport and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Amity University. His professional and academic work reflects a continued focus on developing scalable, trustworthy, and business-aligned AI systems that strengthen enterprise decision-making without compromising governance, transparency, or human oversight.

Harender Bisht, PhD, is a Technical Architect and Lead Developer with more than 10 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions across insurance, reinsurance, finance, regulatory reporting, data engineering, and applie... Show more

David Dean

David Dean

David Dean is an author, speaker, and business AI realist who explores how artificial intelligence reshapes work, judgment, and accountability in modern organizations. Through his writing and speaking, Dean surfaces the subtle ways automation and intelligent systems alter decision-making, responsibility, and trust in everyday work environments.

He spent eighteen years working inside complex enterprises—healthcare organizations, financial institutions, corporations modernizing under regulatory pressure—watching strategy collide with reality. He built the systems. Led the teams. Cleaned up after initiatives that looked flawless in planning but fractured on impact. What he learned wasn't about technology. It was about behavior.

Rather than focusing solely on AI capabilities, Dean examines the human elements that remain essential: how people navigate uncertainty, where accountability lies when AI assists or automates, and what holds organizations together when technology accelerates faster than clarity. His approach helps organizations notice what's already changing beneath the surface, turning AI-driven uncertainty into clear direction.

Dean's technical background is deep—AI architecture, intelligent automation, data strategy, governance—but his focus has always been what those systems reveal about how people actually work. His perspective comes from the inbox, the handoff, the approval chain where decisions shift and accountability dissolves.

An Inbox Between Us offers a conversation about responsibility, AI, and the shifting landscape of contemporary work. As a speaker and consultant, Dean helps teams understand how AI enters daily decisions, clarify what choices belong where, and build work systems that hold up under pressure.

David Dean is an author, speaker, and business AI realist who explores how artificial intelligence reshapes work, judgment, and accountability in modern organizations. Through his writing and speaking, Dean surfaces the subtle ways automation and int... Show more

Strahinja Rodic

Strahinja Rodic

Strahinja is a Product Manager at Microsoft, specializing in enhancing the backup and restore features of Azure SQL Managed Instance. Before joining the Managed Instance team, he worked on Microsoft Fabric, where he contributed to developing Synapse Data Warehouse and serverless SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics. Strahinja is passionate about engaging with end-users, gathering feedback, identifying pain points, and crafting solutions to address their needs. In his life before Microsoft, Strahinja worked as a gameplay programmer, developing AAA video games.

Strahinja is a Product Manager at Microsoft, specializing in enhancing the backup and restore features of Azure SQL Managed Instance. Before joining the Managed Instance team, he worked on Microsoft Fabric, where he contributed to developing Synapse ... Show more

Adrian Howard

Adrian Howard

Drinks less coffee than people expect. Enjoys helping solve problems in the messy cross-disciplinary spaces where strategy, research, & delivery overlap. Does 1-1 coaching with senior practitioners & leaders.

Drinks less coffee than people expect. Enjoys helping solve problems in the messy cross-disciplinary spaces where strategy, research, & delivery overlap. Does 1-1 coaching with senior practitioners & leaders. Show more

Alessio Acella

Alessio Acella

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

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

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

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

Sara Dufour

Sara Dufour

Sara supports organizations in their Agile journeys, product practices, strategy and performance development as a Head of Product, Product Ops, Agile Coach or freelance manager.
She co-founded La Places des Grenouilles, an anti-sexist association, in 2021.
She is passionate about arts and words, diversity and inclusion, gastronomy and NVC.

Sara supports organizations in their Agile journeys, product practices, strategy and performance development as a Head of Product, Product Ops, Agile Coach or freelance manager. She co-founded La Places des Grenouilles, an anti-sexist association, ... Show more

Sam Cranford

Sam Cranford

Long-time agile jiggler, eXtreme programmer and agile catalyst, amateur bon vivant. Bilingual EN/FR - fr_US

Long-time agile jiggler, eXtreme programmer and agile catalyst, amateur bon vivant. Bilingual EN/FR - fr_US Show more

Kalle Sirkesalo

Kalle Sirkesalo

Kalle works as Field CTO, making sure Eficode delivers the best possible offering for our service customers. Having worked in Eficode for over a decade his experience is wide and deep; he is familiar with maintenance, upgrades and migrations of services to cloud as well as the challenges related to adopting new ways of working.

Kalle works as Field CTO, making sure Eficode delivers the best possible offering for our service customers. Having worked in Eficode for over a decade his experience is wide and deep; he is familiar with maintenance, upgrades and migrations of servi... Show more

Iva Jovanovic

Iva Jovanovic

Iva Jovanovic is an experienced Content Marketing Specialist & SEO consultant, and the organizer of the Belgrade SEO Conference and Heapcon. She specializes in SEO and content creation for websites and social media, but also works on Technical SEO and web development. As an active member of Heapspace, a vibrant community for IT professionals, she has been on the organizing team for Heapcon since 2022 and Belgrade SEO Conference, and has hosted Heapspace Meetups and SEO Talks. Originally an MA Art Historian and curator, she has been in the content marketing and SEO industry since 2018 and has worked with brands across Europe and the US in various industries ranging from IT, AI, cybersecurity, and SaaS to lifestyle, travel, transport, automotive, and relocation. She's also been a guest on podcasts, panels, meetups, and conferences.

Iva Jovanovic is an experienced Content Marketing Specialist & SEO consultant, and the organizer of the Belgrade SEO Conference and Heapcon. She specializes in SEO and content creation for websites and social media, but also works on Technical SEO an... Show more

Mostafa Nawareg

Mostafa Nawareg

Dr. Mostafa Nawareg is an Egyptian strategic marketing consultant, corporate trainer, author, and business development advisor. Born on 26 August 1979, he has extensive experience in marketing strategy, brand positioning, business growth, organizational development, and corporate training across the MENA region.

He is the founder of Lighthouse Training Academy, a sole proprietorship established in Egypt in 2013, providing marketing consulting, strategic planning, business development, corporate training, and professional advisory services.

He is also the creator of Marketing Planner, a proprietary AI-powered web platform designed to help business owners, marketing managers, consultants, and entrepreneurs create complete marketing plans through structured tools, guided forms, analysis frameworks, and execution-focused planning templates.

Dr. Nawareg is the author of 40 published books and has delivered consulting and training programs for companies, institutions, and executives across multiple industries and countries.

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Dr. Mostafa Nawareg is an Egyptian strategic marketing consultant, corporate trainer, author, and business development advisor. Born on 26 August 1979, he has extensive experience in marketing strategy, brand positioning, business growth, organizatio... Show more

Luiz Cavalheiro

Luiz Cavalheiro

Sou Luiz Thadeu, tenho 43 anos, casado com a Milena e pai da Helena.
Sou engenheiro da computação por formação, pós graduado em gestão de processos e MBA Executivo. Trabalho com TI desde de 2001, comecei como desenvolvedor (o que faço até hoje, sempre que posso), mas também fui gestor de áreas de Inovação e Fábrica de software, atuando com Agilidade desde de 2009, já trabalhei em empresas de construção, tv por assinatura e consultoria. Atualmente estou no Time de Agilidade e Governança do Magazine Luiza, atuando com as ferramentas e dados de Business Agility para o grupo Magalu

Sou Luiz Thadeu, tenho 43 anos, casado com a Milena e pai da Helena. Sou engenheiro da computação por formação, pós graduado em gestão de processos e MBA Executivo. Trabalho com TI desde de 2001, comecei como desenvolvedor (o que faço até hoje, sem... Show more

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