Consumer Goods & Services

Professionals focused on products and services for personal use, working in sectors like retail, customer care, and product development

Michele Grant

Michele Grant

Michele Grant is a global M&A integration and enterprise transformation executive with 20+ years of enterprise transformation and 10+ years of M&A integration experience guiding complex transactions, private equity portfolio integrations, and enterprise modernization initiatives across media, technology, consumer goods, and financial services. At Cognizant, she serves as Value Realization Office Lead on a multi-billion-dollar post-acquisition managed services transition for a Fortune 500 fintech client. She has led post-merger integration for landmark transactions including the $30 billion ViacomCBS merger and NBCUniversal's $39 billion Sky acquisition, and established the Integration Management Office for a PE-backed consumer goods merger, coordinating 350+ cross-functional stakeholders to advance a $250M synergy case across operations, supply chain, and technology consolidation.

Michele is the creator of Leading at Scale, a video and article series on M&A integration and enterprise transformation published weekly across YouTube, Substack, Medium, and LinkedIn. Her talks cover integration, change management, risk management, governance, M&A due diligence, the first 100 days, value realization, and AI transformation. She delivered the May 2026 Cornell Tech Business Network Forum keynote on post-merger integration, has spoken at the Women Changemakers Forum and Cornell Johnson School of Management, and is a 2026 recipient of the St. John's University Alumnae Achiever Award.

She is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Power Dressers™: A Women's Guide to Professional Style and serves as President of the Cornell Johnson Women's Leadership and Advocacy Network, Chair of the Loughlin Society at St. John's University, and Chair of the Cornell EMC2 Fellows Program. Her credentials include a Cornell Johnson Executive MBA (May 2027), the Wharton M&A and Corporate Development credential, NACD Accelerate, and a B.S. in Computer Science from St. John's University. She is based in the New York metropolitan area and speaks in person and virtually.

Michele Grant is a global M&A integration and enterprise transformation executive with 20+ years of enterprise transformation and 10+ years of M&A integration experience guiding complex transactions, private equity portfolio integrations, and enterpr... Show more

Rakia Finley

Rakia Finley

Rakia Finley is a strategist, founder, and systems thinker working at the intersection of AI governance, organizational transformation, and human-centered innovation.

As the Founder and CEO of Copper & Vine Studio, she advises startups, enterprises, public-sector organizations, and emerging leaders on how to responsibly scale technology, build resilient operating systems, and prepare institutions for the next era of AI-enabled business and society.

Her work focuses on translating complex innovation into practical implementation — helping organizations move from fragmented experimentation into scalable systems, governance frameworks, operational clarity, and measurable growth. She is especially known for her ability to bridge executive strategy, emerging technology, security, human behavior, and organizational design into conversations that are both visionary and deeply actionable.

Rakia’s speaking explores the future of AI adoption, trust, governance, workforce transformation, digital infrastructure, and institutional resilience. Her sessions challenge organizations to think beyond tools and automation toward the deeper question: what kind of systems, leadership, and human experience are we building for the future?

She has spoken on topics spanning responsible AI, organizational transformation, secure system design, inclusive innovation, and the future of work — with a focus on helping leaders navigate complexity while building systems people actually trust.

Rakia Finley is a strategist, founder, and systems thinker working at the intersection of AI governance, organizational transformation, and human-centered innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Copper & Vine Studio, she advises startups, enterprise... Show more

Ayoade Adegbite

Ayoade Adegbite

Ayoade Adegbite is a Senior Analytics Engineer, open-source builder, and technical speaker focused on the intersection of data, AI, and software engineering.

He builds practical tools that solve problems he encounters in real data teams—from data quality and governance to AI usage and developer experience. His open-source work includes AgentAbacus, a tool for interpreting and tracking AI agent usage and costs, and Governance Atlas, a practical guide to data protection and privacy for data professionals. He has also built developer tooling and extensions around technologies including dbt, Spark, and VS Code.

His work sits at an interesting intersection: understanding the business problem, translating it into a technical solution, and then building something people can actually use.

As a speaker, Ayoade focuses on practical, experience-driven talks that make complex topics understandable without stripping away the technical depth. His sessions explore data engineering, analytics engineering, AI, data governance, developer tooling, and the lessons that emerge when technology meets real-world constraints.

Ayoade Adegbite is a Senior Analytics Engineer, open-source builder, and technical speaker focused on the intersection of data, AI, and software engineering. He builds practical tools that solve problems he encounters in real data teams—from data ... Show more

Stephanie Stasey

Stephanie Stasey

Stephanie is an expert, keynote speaker, and lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation.

She has received multiple awards, including the Microsoft MVP for Copilot, and is regularly ranked as one of the top AI and Automation experts in Europe.

She delivers keynotes that challenge assumptions and accelerate meaningful change.

Stephanie has 20 years' experience in leading AI, automation, and transformation programmes for the UK's largest organisations.

Stephanie is a sought-after lecturer at 3 of the top 10 universities in the world.

She is dedicated to shaping the conversation around AI and automation, and humanity.

AI, agents and data analytics tools are transforming the world of work at an unprecedented pace.

She spent 3 years as a manager at Microsoft, including working with leadership at NHS England on delivering both NHS.net and NHS App.

She founded Miss AI in 2025 to support companies in navigating their AI transformation, AI agents and the future of work.

She serves as a trusted advisor to some of the world's biggest organisations.

She brings a wealth of knowledge and skills in change, programme management and people management.

Stephanie has a passion for helping leaders close the vector between AI ambition and realisation.

Stephanie is an expert, keynote speaker, and lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation. She has received multiple awards, including the Microsoft MVP for Copilot, and is regularly ranked as one of the top AI and Automation experts i... Show more

Tiffany Songvilay

Tiffany Songvilay

Tiffany Songvilay is a Microsoft MVP and Manager of Solution Architecture at Avanade, specializing in AI governance, adoption, and workforce transformation. She helps organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption by establishing governance frameworks, operating models, enablement programs, and Centers of Excellence that balance innovation with security and compliance.

As a leader in Avanade's AI and Copilot initiatives, Tiffany helps organizations navigate AI readiness, governance, value realization, and responsible adoption. Known for translating complex AI concepts into practical business strategies, she equips leaders and practitioners with actionable frameworks for scaling AI responsibly while delivering measurable business outcomes.

Tiffany Songvilay is a Microsoft MVP and Manager of Solution Architecture at Avanade, specializing in AI governance, adoption, and workforce transformation. She helps organizations move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption by establis... Show more

Dino Esposito

Dino Esposito

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy, within his role as CTO of Crionet, Dino now leads the IT team that runs everyday, worldwide operations for professional tennis and padel. His latest publishing works are "Designing Modular Applications with DDD" course on Pluralsight and "Clean Architecture with .NET" for Microsoft Press. Dino shares sharp and often counterstream thoughts on LinkedIn and pragmaticopinions.wordpress.com.

After 20+ books (mostly with Microsoft Press) that educated two generations of developers, 1000+ articles, hundreds of conference talks and 10000+ hours of training, Dino returned to software development and architecture. After two years of in energy... Show more

Nilanjan Chatterjee

Nilanjan Chatterjee

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across Data Engineering , Data Science and Gen AI pipeline and MLOps, I assist business operationalise their data and ML strategy and find data driven solutions to problems.

I am Nilanjan Chatterjee , a seasoned Data Engineering leader and architect at AMD, with extensive experience in rolling out 0-1 turn-key products and features across Fintech, Semiconductor and Telecom domains. With over 12 years of experience across... Show more

Mostafa Nawareg

Mostafa Nawareg

Dr. Mostafa Nawareg is an Egyptian International Marketing Consultant, Corporate Trainer & Author, and business development advisor. 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.

خبرة 24 سنة في 22 دولة مع +200 شركة تعمل في 41 قطاعا .. صاغها في 40 كتابا
ISNI: 0000 0005 3046 7995 | ORCID: 0009-0007-8742-9270
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140563767

Selected Conference Experience:
• African Startups Conference 2025 (4th Edition) — Algeria, December 2025. Keynote on entrepreneurship, strategic marketing, and the African startup ecosystem (by official invitation from the Government of Algeria).
• International Pharmaceutical Federation & UNESCO Conference — Egypt, 2025. Appearance before deans from 6 countries.
• Pharmaceutical Marketing & Selling: Pitfalls and Solutions — Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Jordan, 2025.
• The First Medical Advertising Conference — Egypt, 2024.
• Marketing in the Veterinary Sector: Success or Failure? — Egypt, 2024.
• Marketing Literary Works — El Sawy Culturewheel, Cairo, 2024.
• Post-University Training — Heliopolis University, Cairo, 2024.
• MBA Researchers' Graduation — Brooklyn Business School, Cairo, 2020.

Dr. Mostafa Nawareg is an Egyptian International Marketing Consultant, Corporate Trainer & Author, and business development advisor. He has extensive experience in marketing strategy, brand positioning, business growth, organizational development, an... Show more

Aakash Singhal

Aakash Singhal

Aakash is a seasoned Engineering Leader with experience in leading complex transformations in disruptive markets. Aakash is able to broker trusted relationships quickly, coupled with a strong executive presence to influence across organizations on how to build world-class product experiences. Having the opportunity to work across many industries like Retail, Healthcare and Financial Services, Aakash has led the innovation and experimentation of many new and modern practices. Aakash is always focused on taking a data-driven approach, learning from what has worked and what has failed before. Aakash solemnly believes that everyone in an organization is capable of delivering great outcomes and focuses on enabling high-performing nimble teams.

Aakash is a seasoned Engineering Leader with experience in leading complex transformations in disruptive markets. Aakash is able to broker trusted relationships quickly, coupled with a strong executive presence to influence across organizations on ho... Show more

Erissa Duvall

Erissa Duvall

Everyone has their niche in the world where they find the most joy and fulfillment. For me that has become Accessibility. Some of my experience comes from my personal ordeals I have gone through as I have steadily learned more about what makes my brain tick and what makes my joints throw a temper tantrum. My professional experience has helped me along the way because it is where I learned just how diverse the options were for accommodations, treatment, and more.

I was initially thrown into the deep end during my amazing journey with the American Printing House for the Blind's Internal IT department. I gained insight to some of the struggles caused when environments, processes, technology, and attitudes are not accessible. However, I also experienced great joy every time I managed to help make someone's day easier by helping them be more independent and confident in themselves. Since then, I have held many other Accessibility related roles and made it my mission to spread Accessibility awareness. I've done so through by improving Code Louisville's Accessibility policies and coursework as a mentor, speaking at domestic & international events, providing support online, and so much more. I plan to continue to do what I can for as long as I am able.

Everyone has their niche in the world where they find the most joy and fulfillment. For me that has become Accessibility. Some of my experience comes from my personal ordeals I have gone through as I have steadily learned more about what makes my bra... Show more

James Reeves

James Reeves

Data enthusiast on a mission to make cost effective data platforms accessible to all while navigating the whims of an ADHD-powered mind – it's a bit like juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle, but he makes it work!

Data enthusiast on a mission to make cost effective data platforms accessible to all while navigating the whims of an ADHD-powered mind – it's a bit like juggling flaming torches while riding a unicycle, but he makes it work! Show more

Johnny Xmas

Johnny Xmas

Johnny Xmas, CISSP, serves as Global Head of Offensive Security for a Fortune 150 manufacturing and agriculture corporation, leading penetration testing, red teaming, adversarial simulation, and exposure assessment. With more than 15 years in information security and 25 in IT, his work centers on identifying the gap between what should be and what is.

A fixture of the Chicago security community since 2002, he holds board positions at BurbSec and BSides312. Earlier roles include Director of Cyber Training, Anti-Bot Field Engineering, and Lead Researcher on an industrial cybersecurity platform. He is best known publicly for exposing the TSA master key leaks and the Venmo public-feed privacy failures, research covered by Fox, CBS, NBC, Wired, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Engadget, PCMag, CSO, Vice, The Hill, Entrepreneur, SC Magazine, Infosecurity Magazine, and BleepingComputer, as well as German, Dutch, and Filipino press.

Johnny Xmas, CISSP, serves as Global Head of Offensive Security for a Fortune 150 manufacturing and agriculture corporation, leading penetration testing, red teaming, adversarial simulation, and exposure assessment. With more than 15 years in informa... Show more

Jörgen Schladot

Jörgen Schladot

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis

Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect

For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong interest in new features and functionalities, he also presented the whole Dynamics 365 CE application stack as a presales consultant.
Moving forward he became a solution architect focusing on Dynamics 365 CE applications and possibilities to enhance the Model Driven application world with Power Platform functionalities.
Very early Joergen started participating in Microsoft, partner, and community events and since the beginning of 2020 he actively engages in the community by co-organizing events and sharing his knowledge on LinkedIn, blog posts and as a speaker.

Part of organizing teams:
- Deutschland Powerthon 2021-2023
- Global Power Platform Bootcamp 2022-2024
- Dynamics 365 Meetup Deutschland (monthly since 2020)

Avanade Deutschland GmbH, Solution Architect CRM Business Analysis Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Solution Architect For the past 13 years Joergen has been working in the CRM business area. Starting as a functional consultant with strong inte... Show more

Erik Svensen

Erik Svensen

I spend my days convincing data to behave — coaxing semantic models and Direct Lake datasets into doing what they're told, which, as any Power BI person will confirm, is not a given.

Simple is the whole point, for me. My real love is visualization: turning a pile of numbers into something a human can actually look at and understand, without needing a decoder ring. I'm a firm believer that if a DAX measure needs a flowchart to explain itself, something has gone wrong — give me a clean, simple formula and a good chart over a clever one-liner any day. I live somewhere in the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem — OneLake, Azure Databricks, and the Rayfin CLI/SDK are basically my neighbours at this point — and I'm usually the one in the room who can explain why your report is slow and fix it before the coffee gets cold, usually by making it simpler.

I started out as a certified accountant, a career that was going perfectly respectably until I fell in love with Excel a little too hard and followed that passion straight into IT. I've never looked back, and honestly, neither has my old calculator.

When I'm not wrangling semantic models, I'm probably turning someone's spreadsheet into a chart they didn't know they needed — the simpler, the better.

I spend my days convincing data to behave — coaxing semantic models and Direct Lake datasets into doing what they're told, which, as any Power BI person will confirm, is not a given. Simple is the whole point, for me. My real love is visualization... Show more

Ambesh Singh

Ambesh Singh

I am a Father, International Speaker, Software Engineer, and Architect at Visionet Deutschland GmbH, currently living in Germany. My interests range from technology to travel. I am also interested in coaching, entrepreneurship, reading, vlogging and programming.

I am a Father, International Speaker, Software Engineer, and Architect at Visionet Deutschland GmbH, currently living in Germany. My interests range from technology to travel. I am also interested in coaching, entrepreneurship, reading, vlogging and ... Show more

Hartmut Armbruster

Hartmut Armbruster

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, Raiffeisen Switzerland, Deutsche Bahn, and eu-LISA. He is now building StoatFlow.io, a stream processing engine born from years of work on systems like these.

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, ... Show more

Alexander Klein

Alexander Klein

Alexander Klein is a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant and Data Architect with over 25 years of experience delivering end-to-end data solutions. Operating as an independent consultant across Europe since 2008, he designs and implements enterprise-scale Data Warehouse, BI, and Analytics platforms for mid-market and enterprise organizations.

His core technical expertise spans the modern Microsoft data ecosystem and advanced cloud analytics—including Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure, Databricks, and SQL Server. A long-time SQL Saturday attendee and active member of the international data community, Alexander has been regularly speaking at conferences and user groups since 2017, delivering practical insights on modern data architecture, cloud analytics, and modernizing BI environments.

Alexander Klein is a Senior Business Intelligence Consultant and Data Architect with over 25 years of experience delivering end-to-end data solutions. Operating as an independent consultant across Europe since 2008, he designs and implements enterpri... Show more

Anand Bagmar

Anand Bagmar

Anand Bagmar is a software quality executive, keynote speaker, and test automation expert with 25+ years of experience leading quality strategy and transformation across telecom, e-commerce, gaming, SaaS, enterprise platforms, and banking/financial services.

He helps organisations build resilient quality systems, scalable automation frameworks, and high-performing engineering teams — working at both the strategic and hands-on level. Anand is open to VP of Quality Engineering, Head of Quality, QA Director, and Quality Strategy Consulting engagements.

He is a contributor to Selenium and Appium, the creator of open-source tools including Teswiz (end-to-end test automation framework), WAAT (Web Analytics Automation Testing), and TTA (Test Trend Analyzer), and a regular writer on software quality, AI-driven testing, and autonomous test automation.

Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anandbagmar · essenceoftesting.com · @BagmarAnand

Anand Bagmar is a software quality executive, keynote speaker, and test automation expert with 25+ years of experience leading quality strategy and transformation across telecom, e-commerce, gaming, SaaS, enterprise platforms, and banking/financial s... Show more

Megan Livadas

Megan Livadas

Power BI fangirl since 2018, leading end-to-end Fabric and BI implementations across industries including Insurance and Retail. On a mission to help organisations create a Data Culture, and drive adoption through proper governance.
Blogging at Livadata.com

Power BI fangirl since 2018, leading end-to-end Fabric and BI implementations across industries including Insurance and Retail. On a mission to help organisations create a Data Culture, and drive adoption through proper governance. Blogging at Livad... Show more

Valentin R

Valentin R

I believe great software should give people time back — not take it away. My work is about building products that actually serve people's lives: helping them move more, connect more, and spend less time staring at screens. At Urban Sports Club, I lead membership engineering in service of that mission — making active, healthy living more accessible across Europe.

I believe great software should give people time back — not take it away. My work is about building products that actually serve people's lives: helping them move more, connect more, and spend less time staring at screens. At Urban Sports Club, I lea... Show more

Kapil Poreddy

Kapil Poreddy

I work at the intersection of large-scale digital infrastructure and public health — designing AI-driven systems that turn prediction into real-world care. Over nearly two decades, I've built consumer and healthcare platforms that operate reliably at national scale, from fulfillment serving hundreds of millions to AI for early disease detection in underserved communities.

My talks connect two worlds most people keep separate: the engineering discipline behind systems that can't fail, and the public-health opportunity in reaching people traditional systems miss. I speak on healthcare AI, last-mile and prescription delivery, reliable and observable systems, and safe AI agents at scale — grounded in production experience and peer-reviewed research, not slideware.

I'm an IEEE and Linux Foundation speaker, a peer reviewer for venues including AMIA, HICSS, and IEEE journals, and I mentor student teams and early-career engineers. My aim on stage is simple: leave the room with something they can build on.

I work at the intersection of large-scale digital infrastructure and public health — designing AI-driven systems that turn prediction into real-world care. Over nearly two decades, I've built consumer and healthcare platforms that operate reliably at... Show more

Leon Adato

Leon Adato

Leon Adato is a Developer Relations Advocate and has held multiple industry certifications over his 36 years in IT including Cisco, Microsoft, A+, and more. His experience spans financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries.

Leon has been speaking, blogging, and creating content in the monitoring and observability space for almost a decade. His expertise in IT began in 1989 and has led him through roles in classroom training, desktop support, server support, network engineering and systems automation before landing in monitoring and observability over 27 years ago.

Leon Adato is a Developer Relations Advocate and has held multiple industry certifications over his 36 years in IT including Cisco, Microsoft, A+, and more. His experience spans financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries. Leon ... Show more

Lucas Massena

Lucas Massena

I'm a visionary Cloud Architect on a mission to spearhead digital transformation and redefine the technological landscape. With over two decades of experience, I've orchestrated transformative journeys for enterprises, guiding them through the intricate maze of digital evolution. A maestro of innovation, I specialize in event storming and event-driven architecture, sculpting solutions that synchronize with the rhythm of change. My expertise extends to the realm of microservices, where I craft intricate webs of interconnected systems to fuel organizational agility and scalability. As a Microsoft Official Speaker since 2007, I've captivated audiences with tales of technological prowess, inspiring them to embrace the winds of change and chart their course towards excellence. Engaged in the vibrant community of the CTO's Fraternity, I collaborate with fellow visionaries to shape the future of cloud computing, empowering organizations to thrive in an era of boundless possibilities.

I'm a visionary Cloud Architect on a mission to spearhead digital transformation and redefine the technological landscape. With over two decades of experience, I've orchestrated transformative journeys for enterprises, guiding them through the intric... Show more

Danielle Moon

Danielle Moon

As the founder of Women in Power (Platform), Danielle leads a global community of 4000+ members focused on mentoring, skilling, and networking. She has built a team of like-minded individuals who are equally committed to nurturing the growth of this community—creating space for women to thrive across no-code, low-code, and pro-code paths. Together, they champion inclusive learning, career development, and authentic networking in the Power Platform ecosystem.

Danielle brings a hands-on, people-first approach to every project and believes in the power of community and continuous learning to shape the future of tech.

Danielle Moon is a Microsoft Power Platform specialist with over six years of experience helping organizations accelerate digital transformation through hyperautomation and AI. She’s passionate about building solutions that simplify processes, unlock insights, and drive meaningful impact—whether through Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, or Microsoft Copilot Studio.

As the founder of Women in Power (Platform), Danielle leads a global community of 4000+ members focused on mentoring, skilling, and networking. She has built a team of like-minded individuals who are equally committed to nurturing the growth of this ... Show more

Raphael Koellner

Raphael Koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER
Compliance Manager

Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant.

As CEO for KöllnService GmbH he works for huge international companies to migrate and implementate cloud solutions on a technical and a contract/law way.

Since 2019 Raphael Köllner is Microsoft Regional Director. He is the community guy, MVP for Office Server & Services, Windows 10 Insider MVP, MCT, Microsoft Student Partner Evangelist and become an attorney in Europe. He is the lead of the Office 365 Usergroup Germany, the Office 365 DACH, Leader of the Office 365 conference Germany, the SharePoint Saturday Cologne and one of 30 Windows 10 Top Insiders. Moreover he is member of the TEAMS Elite Team and the organizer of the TeamsCommunityDay. In this connection he leads the biggest Windows 10 Insider Community in Germany.

MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Raphael%20%20Koellner-5000185

Microsoft Regional Director: https://rd.microsoft.com/en-us/raphael-koellner

RAPHAEL KÖLLNER Compliance Manager Raphael Koellner combining the law and the information technology in particular the cloud computing. He worked for universities, Microsoft Germany (DX) and Microsoft Partner as consultant. As CEO for KöllnSe... Show more

Steven Chinsky

Steven Chinsky

- Over 310+ NAV/BC Implementations in Manufacturers, Supply Chain (WMS), Food and Beverage, Retail, Service, Oil and Gas, Chemical, Industrial Equip., Rental/Service, and Home Goods
- Over 16 years as an Accountant in a variety of positions (VP of Finance, Director of Finance, Audit Manager, Controller, and Director Operations)
- Extensive knowledge and implementation over 30 NAV/BC ISV APPs
Awards
- 5-Time Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
- NAVUG/BC All-Star
- 4-time NAVUG/BC Granite Award recipient
- DUG Guardian Award recipient
Professional
- IMA/CMA – Member 1988
- AICPA – Member 1985
- APICS – Member 2004
- DCI Summit – Programming Committee (2012 – Present, Chair (2016-2018), Board of Advisor (2013-2015 and 2021-Present)
- Dynamics User Group (DUG) – NAV/BC Forum Moderator, Dynamics Con Content Committee
- Directions NA – Content Committee (2018-Present)
Certifications
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Dynamics Credentialed Professional
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP-800)

- Over 310+ NAV/BC Implementations in Manufacturers, Supply Chain (WMS), Food and Beverage, Retail, Service, Oil and Gas, Chemical, Industrial Equip., Rental/Service, and Home Goods - Over 16 years as an Accountant in a variety of positions (VP of F... Show more

Andreas Giesa

Andreas Giesa

Andreas Giesa, Director of Digital Business Consulting at Xebia and former Head of eBusiness at Liebherr, is a visionary leader in the field of digitalization. With over 16 years of experience, he passionately drives digital business models, strategies, and innovative technologies such as AI and IoT. His focus is on customer-oriented solutions, digital excellence, and the development and empowerment of agile teams for digital transformation.

Andreas Giesa, Director of Digital Business Consulting at Xebia and former Head of eBusiness at Liebherr, is a visionary leader in the field of digitalization. With over 16 years of experience, he passionately drives digital business models, strategi... Show more

Güldeniz Bektaş

Güldeniz Bektaş

Güldeniz is an AI Engineer with five years of experience across telecommunications and search, having worked at companies including Insider One and TurkNet. She holds a degree in Astronomy and Space Sciences and is currently building her own venture, Preflight. An active community contributor, she organizes tech events and workshops and regularly delivers talks and hands-on sessions in Türkiye.

Güldeniz is an AI Engineer with five years of experience across telecommunications and search, having worked at companies including Insider One and TurkNet. She holds a degree in Astronomy and Space Sciences and is currently building her own venture,... Show more

Stephan van Rooij

Stephan van Rooij

Software developer by day, burglar by night, doing some security on the side.
I talk about security at events and in trainings. I help companies harden against social engineering and I test physical security. I'm one of the only software developers who actually likes doing the security stuff around it.

My fulltime job is developing software and my spare time is spend on building awesome open-source projects like sonos2mqtt and Wintuner.

Software developer by day, burglar by night, doing some security on the side. I talk about security at events and in trainings. I help companies harden against social engineering and I test physical security. I'm one of the only software developers ... Show more

Samuel Amakiri

Samuel Amakiri

Samuel Bomate Amakiri (Boma) is a Software Engineer and Co-Founder/CEO of Squegy, an on-demand marketplace connecting clients with verified artisans. He also develops the mobile layer for RosieVision, an AI assistant for cognitive decline, as a Software Engineer at AR-Worx, where he focuses on implementing on-device object detection with Roboflow.

Samuel Bomate Amakiri (Boma) is a Software Engineer and Co-Founder/CEO of Squegy, an on-demand marketplace connecting clients with verified artisans. He also develops the mobile layer for RosieVision, an AI assistant for cognitive decline, as a Softw... Show more

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