Abhijeet Parande is a Principal Software Development Engineer at Stackline, where he leads architecture and remains hands-on across data platforms, commerce backends and AI engineering. His work includes shared retail-data collection and processing infrastructure, backend services for shopper products and fulfillment, reusable agent workflows, and the ongoing architecture and core engineering of an AI-assisted commerce platform. Earlier in his career, he worked on search and test automation at Rakuten and personalization and data services at Amazon.

Abhijeet Parande is a Principal Software Development Engineer at Stackline, where he leads architecture and remains hands-on across data platforms, commerce backends and AI engineering. His work includes shared retail-data collection and processing i... Show more

Soy Fiorella Cisneros, desarrolladora front-end y experta certificada en Webflow, enfocada en transformar ideas en productos digitales ágiles y escalables. Combino diseño y desarrollo para crear experiencias web sin código que impulsan negocios y aceleran procesos.

Además de trabajar con profesionales, startups y empresas en Latinoamérica, lidero iniciativas para fortalecer la comunidad hispanohablante de Webflow y el ecosistema no-code. He formado a decenas de personas y comparto contenido, talleres y metodologías para que más creadores puedan construir en Webflow, sin barreras y en su propio idioma.

Soy Fiorella Cisneros, desarrolladora front-end y experta certificada en Webflow, enfocada en transformar ideas en productos digitales ágiles y escalables. Combino diseño y desarrollo para crear experiencias web sin código que impulsan negocios y ace... Show more

Muadh is a Computer Scientist specialising in XR technologies. He is currently part of the Web Standards team at Samsung where he contributes to the evolution of W3C’s WebXR and related standards.

Muadh is a Computer Scientist specialising in XR technologies. He is currently part of the Web Standards team at Samsung where he contributes to the evolution of W3C’s WebXR and related standards. Show more

I am passionate technology will shape the experience of work into the future and enable people to work in new ways by being more connected, collaborative, flexible, encourage diversity and foster innovation.

I specialize in change leadership, digital workplace, customer/employee experience, human centred design, agile change methodology, stakeholder management from front line to executive leadership teams, organisational & cultural development, communication strategy and execution, training design & development, change measurement and ROI.

This proven approach to embedding transformation has been recognized as best practice by the Australian and New Zealand HR community where myself and team were winners of the "Change Management Strategy" award in 2018.

I am passionate technology will shape the experience of work into the future and enable people to work in new ways by being more connected, collaborative, flexible, encourage diversity and foster innovation. I specialize in change leadership, dig... Show more

Bernard is a strategic marketer who consults for privately owned companies as an outsourced marketing executive. He helps these businesses build their marketing functions and put the structures and strategy in place to effectively drive sales and build brands.

Having worked with clients across Southern and East Africa since 2013 under his boutique consultancy, Firejuice, Bernard helps companies in sectors as diverse as fashion, food, beauty, technology, mining and finance take a structured strategic approach to driving growth in some of the toughest markets on the planet.

As a speaker, Bernard focuses on the transformative power of marketing in unlocking business growth.

Bernard is a strategic marketer who consults for privately owned companies as an outsourced marketing executive. He helps these businesses build their marketing functions and put the structures and strategy in place to effectively drive sales and bui... Show more

I'm an open-source maintainer and a member of GitHub's Maintainer Advisory program. I help maintain Pollinations.ai, where I built its developer tooling incl. of CLI SDK and Model Context Protocol servers, used by both humans and AI agents in production. I'm also a GDG on Campus Organizer. My best days are spent creating impact in my communities through code, content, mentorship, and discussions.

I'm an open-source maintainer and a member of GitHub's Maintainer Advisory program. I help maintain Pollinations.ai, where I built its developer tooling incl. of CLI SDK and Model Context Protocol servers, used by both humans and AI agents in product... Show more

Hi, I’m Jesimiel Williams. I’m an innovative Creative with experience in Design, UX and Content Development and Marketing. In 7 years, and through possibly hundreds of visuals, interfaces and written content, I’ve learned to craft interactions toward consumer-centric values, and as such have developed an understanding of consumer trends and how to optimize experiences and stories to drive adoption and growth for tech products. I’ve worked and consulted for brands in AI, Telecoms, Mobility, Edtech and many other spheres in Africa, Europe and the US including Lara.ng, Stutern, Chess in Slums Africa and many others, whilst also building a product for accessible Mental Health for Africa called Uncloudy.

Hi, I’m Jesimiel Williams. I’m an innovative Creative with experience in Design, UX and Content Development and Marketing. In 7 years, and through possibly hundreds of visuals, interfaces and written content, I’ve learned to craft interactions toward... Show more

I'm a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon with experience building scalable Agentic systems, Recommender systems, Pricing systems. I lead the development of LLM-based product retrieval and ranking systems at Amazon Advertising.

I also serve as a Co-Chair for ACM RecSys, top tier international conference in recommender systems, senior IEEE author, technical writer at HackerNoon and mentors early stage startup teams on AI/ML strategy.

I'm a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon with experience building scalable Agentic systems, Recommender systems, Pricing systems. I lead the development of LLM-based product retrieval and ranking systems at Amazon Advertising. I also serve as a C... Show more

Mandar Chiplunkar is a product leader with over 14 years of experience driving digital transformation across insurance, logistics, and retail tech. He has built and launched AI-powered solutions, including a domain-trained Copilot for insurance advisors that blends large language models with real-world business workflows. Passionate about making technology practical and human-centered, Mandar focuses on turning complex systems into tools that empower people and deliver measurable impact.

Mandar Chiplunkar is a product leader with over 14 years of experience driving digital transformation across insurance, logistics, and retail tech. He has built and launched AI-powered solutions, including a domain-trained Copilot for insurance advis... Show more

Data Scientist with hands-on experience in building and scaling data-driven solutions across analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. Specialises in translating business problems into actionable insights, developing intelligent systems, and driving impact through data.

Experienced in delivering real-world AI use cases, conducting workshops, and simplifying complex concepts for diverse audiences. Passionate about enabling organisations and students to adopt AI effectively through practical, outcome-driven approaches.

Data Scientist with hands-on experience in building and scaling data-driven solutions across analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. Specialises in translating business problems into actionable insights, developing intelligent systems, and ... Show more

Mandar Pandit is a Technical Architect with 17 years of experience designing and modernizing enterprise Java systems. Over the years, he has led architecture initiatives and modernization efforts, including legacy-to-cloud migrations and high-throughput platform redesigns, across retail, e-commerce, and travel & transportation systems.

His work focuses on making pragmatic, trade-off-aware architecture and technology decisions, particularly when evolving long-lived enterprise systems and adopting newer Java capabilities.

He currently works as a Technical Architect at Paul Mason Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. and is passionate about helping teams navigate Java's evolution without losing sight of what matters most for their systems.

This will be his first time speaking at Community Day for Java.

Mandar Pandit is a Technical Architect with 17 years of experience designing and modernizing enterprise Java systems. Over the years, he has led architecture initiatives and modernization efforts, including legacy-to-cloud migrations and high-through... Show more

I’m an AI Product Manager in a Fortune 10 company, focused on building and scaling enterprise AI products at the intersection of data, intelligence, and real-world operations.

I currently work at a large U.S. retailer, where I lead AI products supporting pan US stores and thousands of users. My work spans AI recommendations, operational intelligence, analytics, and human-in-the-loop workflows, with a particular focus on turning complex data and machine-learning capabilities into systems that people can actually use in the flow of work.

Through this work, I’ve become particularly interested in the gap between an AI system being technically capable and being genuinely useful in a real operating environment. That means understanding what context an agent needs, where it should access information and tools, what it should be permitted to do, how people evaluate its outputs, and where human judgment remains essential.

I write and speak about enterprise AI adoption, contextual AI, and designing intelligent systems for environments beyond the traditional desktop.

I’m an AI Product Manager in a Fortune 10 company, focused on building and scaling enterprise AI products at the intersection of data, intelligence, and real-world operations. I currently work at a large U.S. retailer, where I lead AI products sup... Show more

Product Engineer, React Native Developer, and part-time OSS contributor. He has worked on various cross-platform apps from early-stage startups to high-end enterprises like Amazon and Hitachi Group. He's been recently working on indie successful mobile products like Plany and FTW.

Product Engineer, React Native Developer, and part-time OSS contributor. He has worked on various cross-platform apps from early-stage startups to high-end enterprises like Amazon and Hitachi Group. He's been recently working on indie successful mobi... Show more

With over a decade of experience in big tech - and a majority of that time dedicated to Trust and Safety - Aniket represents a small but passionate community of engineers committed to making the internet a safer place.

Currently, Aniket contributes to Airbnb’s mission of creating safer holiday and experience platforms for users worldwide. Over the course of his career, he has made significant contributions to products and platforms at leading technology companies including Meta, Google, and Yahoo.

At Meta, Aniket led engineering efforts for responsible recommendation across the Facebook app, focusing on groups, pages, and creators. He played a pivotal role in handling global initiatives such as the COVID-19 misinformation mitigation, and crisis response strategies for global events on Facebook platforms. This work was recognized by the Head of the Facebook app and resulted in more than a 10x improvement in recommendation quality on the platform.

At Instagram, he spearheaded a ground-up initiative to build a sustainable revenue-sharing program for creators, launching a successful pilot in South Korea that became the model for expansion to the U.S. and Japan.

Earlier in his career at Google, Aniket was one of the early engineers on YouTube TV, developing the backend infrastructure for recommendations and growth features that helped scale the product from a few hundred users to hundreds of thousands.

He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from New York University’s Courant Institute and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai.

Aniket is passionate about building responsible, large-scale technology systems that promote trust, safety, and equity.

With over a decade of experience in big tech - and a majority of that time dedicated to Trust and Safety - Aniket represents a small but passionate community of engineers committed to making the internet a safer place. Currently, Aniket contribut... Show more

I’ve been a web developer since 2017 and an app developer since 2019. I share my experiences on LinkedIn, YouTube, and my blog. I’m the founder of Twork—an app for discovering laptop-friendly cafés. I also travel to find the best spots to work from.

I’ve been a web developer since 2017 and an app developer since 2019. I share my experiences on LinkedIn, YouTube, and my blog. I’m the founder of Twork—an app for discovering laptop-friendly cafés. I also travel to find the best spots to work from. Show more

Warren “Chef D” DeShields, SNS is the Founder and Head Coach of Crystal Clear Coaches, a consulting firm dedicated to strengthening school nutrition programs through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and strategic local procurement. With more than three decades of culinary and leadership experience, Warren previously served 24 years with Bridgeton Public Schools in New Jersey, where he led the development of a 5 Star award-winning Farm to School program that integrated local agriculture, greenhouse production, and scratch cooking into daily school meals.

Most recently, Warren served as Executive Director of The Common Market Mid-Atlantic, working at the intersection of farmers, distributors, and school districts to build sustainable procurement partnerships. A former leader on both the New Jersey and National School Nutrition Association boards, Warren is a nationally recognized speaker who brings practical expertise and heartfelt storytelling to his work. He is passionate about building resilient food systems that honor community, culture, and collaboration, ensuring that local food is not just served, but sustained.

Warren “Chef D” DeShields, SNS is the Founder and Head Coach of Crystal Clear Coaches, a consulting firm dedicated to strengthening school nutrition programs through culinary innovation, operational excellence, and strategic local procurement. With m... Show more

Ed leads the Americas Microsoft AI and Data practice and the Americas Microsoft Fabric & AI Platform CoE, steering analytics and AI initiatives within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. His focus is on Analytics Modernization, GenAI, accelerating complex projects and enhancing value for clients. Ed is a experienced in design thinking and product/solution development, as well as a specialist in data visulization and business intelligence.

Ed has 30+ years of industry and technology consulting experience with the last 12 years dedicated to the Microsoft AI & Data ecosystem. Industry sector experiences include Life Sciences, Healthcare, Engineering & Construction, Media & Entertainment, and Consumer Goods.

Ed leads the Americas Microsoft AI and Data practice and the Americas Microsoft Fabric & AI Platform CoE, steering analytics and AI initiatives within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. His focus is on Analytics Modernization, GenAI, accelerating complex... Show more

With more than 18 years of experience with Dynamics 365 ERP solutions, Gertjan offers expertise in solution and technical architecture, change management, and quality assurance. A hallmark of his implementations is taking full advantage of Dynamics 365 capabilities, thereby avoiding unnecessary customizations.

Gertjan is the preeminent expert and thought leader on Dynamics 365 ERP as he leads the Global ERP Practice at Avanade, the biggest Dynamics 365 partner in the world.

Gertjan has been a Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect since the beginning of this recognition in 2019.

With more than 18 years of experience with Dynamics 365 ERP solutions, Gertjan offers expertise in solution and technical architecture, change management, and quality assurance. A hallmark of his implementations is taking full advantage of Dynamics 3... Show more

Sou KCP (Kanban Coaching Professional) e atuo como Superintendente de Governança, Planejamento e Performance no PagBank. Tenho carreira de +20 em TI com foco em agilidade nos últimos 12 anos. Hoje sou responsável pela expansão da agilidade organizacional, Gestão de Projetos e Portfolio do PagBank, através da disseminação de melhores práticas como alavanca de negócios, utilizando conceitos de Business Agility, Kanban e KMM como ferramentas de crescimento exponencial e maturidade organizacional, melhorando a assertividade no atingimento dos objetivos em níveis estratégicos e táticos. Sou também responsável pela gestão e alavancagem do plano de desenvolvimento profissional dos especialistas em agilidade, projetos e portfolio de um dos maiores bancos digitais do Brasil.

Sou KCP (Kanban Coaching Professional) e atuo como Superintendente de Governança, Planejamento e Performance no PagBank. Tenho carreira de +20 em TI com foco em agilidade nos últimos 12 anos. Hoje sou responsável pela expansão da agilidade organizaci... Show more

Akpaka Collins Chidindu brings extensive hands-on experience in product management, encompassing a wide spectrum of expertise from e-commerce and fintech to mobility and marketplace platforms. He works as Product Manager at Konga, Nigeria’s largest e-commerce platform, where he drives the design and execution of user-centred solutions that reach millions of customers.

Collins also serves as a Lead Mentor at HNG Tech, one of Africa’s largest remote tech internship programmes, where he has guided and coordinated over 10,000 mentors across Product, Design, and Engineering. Through this role, he has supported thousands of emerging professionals in gaining practical product management skills, strategic thinking, and real-world execution experience.

Driven by a passion for building impactful digital products, Collins applies his expertise in product strategy, stakeholder management, documentation, and cross-functional leadership to solve complex challenges. His work emphasises the creation of scalable, inclusive, and high-impact solutions that address real-world problems within Nigeria’s rapidly evolving tech ecosystem.

As a mentor and product leader, he is committed to developing the next generation of product managers, simplifying complex concepts, and empowering tech professionals to translate innovative ideas into practical, user-centred outcomes.

Akpaka Collins Chidindu brings extensive hands-on experience in product management, encompassing a wide spectrum of expertise from e-commerce and fintech to mobility and marketplace platforms. He works as Product Manager at Konga, Nigeria’s largest e... Show more

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi is a young Cameroonian leader
dedicated to community development and leadership. With a professional
Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Rural Development, Chanceline
has a strong background in the fields of environmental economics, rural
development, and agri-business. Founder of Prospectiva Ltd, His work includes
significant contributions to the analysis of agricultural value chains, particularly in
digital economy, the poultry sector, focusing on value chain analysis and value
sharing.
Since joining Junior Chamber International Cameroon (JCI C) in 2013, Chanceline
has taken on numerous leadership roles and was elected National President in
2023. He is also a graduate of the 2022 JCI Leadership Academy in Japan and has
been recognized multiple times as the Most Outstanding Member of JCI C, for his
contributions to young people’s empowerment and the organization’s
development. His leadership is marked by launching impactful initiatives such as
the Cameroon Peace Is Possible Campaign, the World Clean Up campaign, and the
#TrashChallenge237. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he led efforts to distribute
sanitizers, masks, and vaccination services.

In 2020, Chanceline founded the Cameroon Youth Economic Forum to advocate
for better youth policies, demonstrating his commitment to building a better
society and addressing young people's challenges. His skills span economic
analysis, rural development, project management, research methodologies, and
effective communication. With a passion for making a difference, Chanceline continues to champion sustainable development and youth leadership across various platforms.

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi is a young Cameroonian leader dedicated to community development and leadership. With a professional Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Rural Development, Chanceline has a strong background in the fields ... Show more

Thomas Teufl builds the enterprise architecture function at an international tax, audit and consulting firm, working with clients ranging from family-owned Mittelstand companies to multinational groups. His background covers both sides: architecture and IT strategy roles at a global automotive supplier and in the semiconductor industry, extensive IT leadership and IT strategy work at mid-sized companies, and in pharma wholesale and retail including e-commerce.
He also works hands-on himself - most recently on CEETA, a tool that helps Mittelstand companies map their business processes and make strategic decisions without external consultants.

Thomas Teufl builds the enterprise architecture function at an international tax, audit and consulting firm, working with clients ranging from family-owned Mittelstand companies to multinational groups. His background covers both sides: architecture ... Show more

Gustavo is a software engineer from São Paulo, Brazil, with 6 years of experience building products across web, iOS, Android, and backend systems. He currently works at iFood, Latin America's largest food delivery platform, focusing on backend payment infrastructure.

Outside of work, he can be found in the pool or on the beach tennis court,occasionally both on the same day.

Gustavo is a software engineer from São Paulo, Brazil, with 6 years of experience building products across web, iOS, Android, and backend systems. He currently works at iFood, Latin America's largest food delivery platform, focusing on backend paymen... Show more

Khalid is a Data Scientist and Product Manager at Adidas Headquarter from Erlangen, Germany. He is responsible for consumer data segmentation, consumer experience and analytics. He is involved in designing, implementing and scaling ML solutions by combining consumer dataset with product and financial data using AI and ML to create robust and rich visualizations which are used by stakeholders for marketing, planning and activations.

He is also responsible for managing different projects, including leading teams to design and deliver solutions

Khalid is a Data Scientist and Product Manager at Adidas Headquarter from Erlangen, Germany. He is responsible for consumer data segmentation, consumer experience and analytics. He is involved in designing, implementing and scaling ML solutions by co... Show more

Patricia Monica Ojeda is a bilingual Senior Management Consultant, PMO Advisor, and AI Integration Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in information technology, operations, governance, and business transformation.

She works with organizations to translate AI opportunities into practical, responsible, and well-governed solutions by connecting business strategy, processes, data, technology, governance, and workforce adoption. Her experience includes PMO implementation, ERP and CRM programs, process improvement, change management, and the integration of AI, automation, and emerging technologies into business operations.

An executive coach and international speaker, Patricia is known for identifying opportunities, simplifying complex challenges, and developing actionable solutions that deliver measurable business value.

Patricia Monica Ojeda is a bilingual Senior Management Consultant, PMO Advisor, and AI Integration Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in information technology, operations, governance, and business transformation. She works with orga... Show more

Michelangelo is a passionate IT professional relying on over 10 years of experience with Azure Cloud Technology, Infrastructure, Networking, Security and Compliance. He has over 20 years of experience in Web Application Development & Architecture, Automated Testing, Continuous Integration and Deployment Strategies (CI/CD). A natural-born community enabler, coach and mentor. Azure MVP Reconnect.

Michelangelo is a passionate IT professional relying on over 10 years of experience with Azure Cloud Technology, Infrastructure, Networking, Security and Compliance. He has over 20 years of experience in Web Application Development & Architecture, Au... Show more

Bala is a Founding Engineer at Flotive AI, building agentic regulatory intelligence- document pipelines, knowledge-graph ingestion, citation-grounded evaluation, and decision-tree extraction. Previously, he was a Research Engineer at Eternis Labs, where he fine-tuned Qwen3 for PII redact+replace and built StrategyBench (strategy.freysa.ai), a 1,000+ game multi-agent benchmark with released RL environments. He earlier worked at Lucid Motors on real-time fleet intelligence and large-scale visual retrieval, holds an M.S. in Robotics Engineering (WPI), and has won multiple GenAI hackathon awards.

Bala is a Founding Engineer at Flotive AI, building agentic regulatory intelligence- document pipelines, knowledge-graph ingestion, citation-grounded evaluation, and decision-tree extraction. Previously, he was a Research Engineer at Eternis Labs, wh... Show more

Considered a WEB3 Rolling Stone. This Non-Fungible Nomad sets a new bar in NFT Community Recognition and Reward. Creator and owner of "MaRbLeMoNuMeNtDeSiGn," home of:

"The Wooden Nickel Collective": A unique, one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted 3D Commemorative Nickel Collective for the pioneers, both new and old, who all share a common canvas. Created out of respect, love, loyalty, and commitment to the NFT Community. Talented individuals, who's love for the culture, their passion for what they do, and the people within the community, shines through with every stroke. Whether it key, pen, or brush. This one's for you.
"The Wooden Nickel Awards": The only independent NFT Community Awards and Recognition Program of its kind. Supporting and celebrating the Creators, Curators, and Connoisseurs of the NFT Community. Utilizing NFT technology to create a one of a kind experience you'll never forget.

"The art is the catalyst. The individuals behind it and the Communities they build are what sparked my involvement."

Considered a WEB3 Rolling Stone. This Non-Fungible Nomad sets a new bar in NFT Community Recognition and Reward. Creator and owner of "MaRbLeMoNuMeNtDeSiGn," home of: "The Wooden Nickel Collective": A unique, one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted 3D Commem... Show more

I help businesses design, build, and optimize their AWS workloads - specialized in serverless architectures, microservices, and event-driven design, delivering scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions.

Key strengths:
🔸AWS Serverless & IoT
🔸Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, SAM)
🔸DevOps & CI/CD
🔸Scalable API & Data Platforms

With over a decade of hands-on experience in cloud architecture, DevOps, and data-driven applications, I’ve built and led AWS projects for enterprises across IoT, data processing, and consumer tech. My focus is always on delivering systems that are simple to maintain, efficient to run, and ready to scale.

I help businesses design, build, and optimize their AWS workloads - specialized in serverless architectures, microservices, and event-driven design, delivering scalable, secure, and cost-efficient solutions. Key strengths: 🔸AWS Serverless & IoT ... Show more

I’m a data scientist and machine learning engineer currently pursuing Data Science and Analytics at JKUAT. As a two-time founder, I’ve led the development of AI-driven products that apply machine learning and analytics to solve real-world problems. My work focuses on building intelligent systems such as recommendation engines and data-driven platforms, turning complex data into actionable insights. I primarily work with Python, SQL, and modern machine learning tools to design and deploy practical AI solutions, and I’m particularly interested in applied AI and building technologies that create meaningful impact in emerging markets.

I’m a data scientist and machine learning engineer currently pursuing Data Science and Analytics at JKUAT. As a two-time founder, I’ve led the development of AI-driven products that apply machine learning and analytics to solve real-world problems. M... Show more