Business & Management

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

Kelli Lucas

Kelli Lucas

Kelli is Chief Design Officer and co-founder of LunarLab, a UX design and product strategy firm that helps businesses create innovative, inclusive, and profitable products. Kelli is an experienced design leader who's created engaging web and mobile experiences for startups and enterprise clients alike. She’s designed for FinTech, healthcare, publishing, sports, advertising, education, logistics, and more.

Kelli is Chief Design Officer and co-founder of LunarLab, a UX design and product strategy firm that helps businesses create innovative, inclusive, and profitable products. Kelli is an experienced design leader who's created engaging web and mobile e... Show more

David Hrncir

David Hrncir

David Hrncir has been solving "Big Data" problems since before the industry had a name for them. As a veteran software and data engineer at Fivetran, David’s career is defined by a singular, defiant mission: the total elimination of non-value-added activities. Having architected data ecosystems for Fortune 500 giants across every vertical, David is a leading advocate for Open Data Infrastructure (ODI) and end-to-end automation. He believes that in the age of AI, building complex, manual data integrations is a relic of the past that hinders true innovation. Today, David partners with global tech leaders to prove that when organizations stop "moving" data and start "utilizing" it, they unlock the real potential of AI and modern analytics. Known for his "no challenge is too big" attitude, David balances technical rigor with a philosophical approach to data—making him a favorite on expert panels and hands-on labs alike.

David Hrncir has been solving "Big Data" problems since before the industry had a name for them. As a veteran software and data engineer at Fivetran, David’s career is defined by a singular, defiant mission: the total elimination of non-value-added a... Show more

Tom Siebeneicher

Tom Siebeneicher

I help large engineering organizations improve flow, resilience, and delivery speed at scale. Building on global speaking experience and now driving continuous improvement for 1,300+ engineers at TechNL, I focus on DevSecOps, engineering effectiveness, developer experience, and product-oriented ways of working.

I help large engineering organizations improve flow, resilience, and delivery speed at scale. Building on global speaking experience and now driving continuous improvement for 1,300+ engineers at TechNL, I focus on DevSecOps, engineering effectivenes... Show more

Fiona Walsh

Fiona Walsh

Fiona Walsh is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Microsoft Certified Master Trainer, and founder of Empower Presentations. Drawing on over twenty years in corporate roles - including IT Manager and in‑house Trainer - she delivers compelling PowerPoint and Copilot training, PowerPoint templates, and presentation strategy for organisations across Ireland, Europe, and the USA. A Certified Presentation Expert (CPE™) and former Director of Education at The Presentation Guild, Fiona is a frequent speaker, podcast guest and writer for publications such as Executive Support Media. Her YouTube tutorials have 200,000+ views.

Fiona Walsh is a Microsoft PowerPoint MVP, Microsoft Certified Master Trainer, and founder of Empower Presentations. Drawing on over twenty years in corporate roles - including IT Manager and in‑house Trainer - she delivers compelling PowerPoint and ... Show more

Justin Cunningham

Justin Cunningham

Justin has 15+ years of consulting experience in the Microsoft Data/BI Stack. He started out as a DBA and then shifted into the Data Analytics and Data Engineering space. He is a data enthusiast that loves to help solve complex problems and put customers' minds at ease.

Justin has 15+ years of consulting experience in the Microsoft Data/BI Stack. He started out as a DBA and then shifted into the Data Analytics and Data Engineering space. He is a data enthusiast that loves to help solve complex problems and put custo... Show more

Bethany Parnell

Bethany Parnell

Bethany Parnell is the Senior Product Manager at the American College of Surgeons and the founder of Resilient Product Leadership. With over a decade of experience driving digital transformation across the insurance, hospitality, and healthcare industries, Bethany specializes in building systems that bend, not break. From AI integration to headless CMS migrations, her work bridges the gap between technical scalability and human resilience. She is a passionate advocate for psychological safety and teaches frameworks that help cross-functional teams navigate high-stakes, regulated environments without burning out.

Bethany Parnell is the Senior Product Manager at the American College of Surgeons and the founder of Resilient Product Leadership. With over a decade of experience driving digital transformation across the insurance, hospitality, and healthcare indus... Show more

Sufian Kaki Aslam

Sufian Kaki Aslam

Sufian is a Multi-Cloud Solutions Architect, Technical Programme Director, and one of a small number of practitioners globally to hold Authorised Instructor status across all three major cloud hyperscalers - AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform simultaneously.

With over 12 years of hands-on experience spanning cloud architecture, industrial IoT, and AI programme design, Sufian is currently Director of Learning at IN4 Group, where he leads a multi-million-pound portfolio of technology skills programmes delivered across the UK under government contracts. He has upskilled 3,000+ learners, advised 100+ organisations, and is currently working with SMEs and public organisations in the North West on AI adoption across multiple cloud platforms.

His current focus is Agentic AI, designing and prototyping autonomous AI workflows using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, and Microsoft Foundry, and translating these into practical, production-ready use cases for enterprise and public sector clients. He has spoken on agentic AI and practical AI adoption at the Greater Manchester Business Network, Salford Business School, MCT Summit Japan 2025, and the India MCT Marathon 2025.

Sufian is an AWS Community Star, Intel Software Innovator, and IEEE-published researcher. He founded Atria IoT Labs in India, benefiting over 1,000 university students through partnerships with ARM, AWS, Google Cloud, and GitHub.

Sufian is a Multi-Cloud Solutions Architect, Technical Programme Director, and one of a small number of practitioners globally to hold Authorised Instructor status across all three major cloud hyperscalers - AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Pla... Show more

Heike Röttgers

Heike Röttgers

Heike Röttgers has more than 25 years of professional experience in international IT and e-commerce companies such as Yahoo!, TripAdvisor and idealo, and has been working in agile contexts for over 15 years.
Throughout her career, she has established modern working methods and agile principles in companies in various management and consulting roles.

Since 2017, she has been working as a systemic organisational consultant, agile coach, mediator and trainer. Her focus is on organisational development, modern leadership and working with self-organised teams.
Heike lives in Berlin and sometimes also in Crete. She loves sports and hiking and enjoys whizzing through Berlin on her red Brompton folding bike.

Heike Röttgers has more than 25 years of professional experience in international IT and e-commerce companies such as Yahoo!, TripAdvisor and idealo, and has been working in agile contexts for over 15 years. Throughout her career, she has establishe... Show more

Gabriel Casals

Gabriel Casals

Gabriel Casals is Head of R&D Operations at a fully remote startup, where he leads cross‑functional teams on initiatives. His experience ranges from local pilots to global roll‑outs, drawing on over a decade of experience.

He holds a Master’s in Management from IAE Bordeaux, a Specialization in IT Strategic Management from FGV‑RJ, and a BBA from CEFET‑RJ.
Over the past eight years, Casals has delivered interactive lectures at conferences across Latin America & Europe, taught practical workshops for universities in Brazil, Mexico, and France, and facilitated sessions at startups, NGOs, and global enterprises on Agile, Innovation, Lean, Leadership, and Project Management.

He’s passionate about new ways of working and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Gabriel Casals is Head of R&D Operations at a fully remote startup, where he leads cross‑functional teams on initiatives. His experience ranges from local pilots to global roll‑outs, drawing on over a decade of experience. He holds a Master’s in ... Show more

Dean Savović

Dean Savović

Dean is Senior DBA practicing SQL Server since version 7.0 and main areas of interest are performance tuning and troubleshooting SQL Server database. Primary focus is on OLTP databases with occasional adventures with Business Intelligence. He finished Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing and MBA on Faculty of Economics in Zagreb. His premise was that it is very useful to combine technical knowledge with management process knowledge that help us in our everyday work. He works in Dinofni which is specialized in data management field on Microsoft SQL Server.

Dean is Senior DBA practicing SQL Server since version 7.0 and main areas of interest are performance tuning and troubleshooting SQL Server database. Primary focus is on OLTP databases with occasional adventures with Business Intelligence. He finishe... Show more

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