Anusha Kovi is a Business Intelligence Engineer at Amazon, where she builds and scales data platforms that power analytics, operational intelligence, and data-driven decision-making across large, distributed systems. She specializes in end-to-end data engineering—designing ETL pipelines and data models, orchestrating workflows with Apache Airflow and AWS, and delivering dashboards that turn raw data into clear insights that drive business outcomes. With 6+ years of experience, she is based in Washington, United States, and holds a Master's degree from Michigan Technological University.

Beyond her engineering role, Anusha is an IEEE-published author, a technical writer on DZone and Hackernoon, and a conference speaker whose work has been accepted at international research conferences and industry events. She’s passionate about making data engineering more accessible, advancing women in technology, and helping organizations build BI infrastructure that keeps pace with an AI-native world. She mentored 200+ students; a frequent judge and evaluator for student and industry innovation programs.

Anusha Kovi is a Business Intelligence Engineer at Amazon, where she builds and scales data platforms that power analytics, operational intelligence, and data-driven decision-making across large, distributed systems. She specializes in end-to-end dat... Show more

Salomon Murciano is a Venezuelan-born professional who has established a steady presence in the global apparel and off-price distribution industry. His work centers on connecting international supply with retail demand through practical, reliable methods. He focuses on ensuring that branded merchandise moves efficiently across markets while maintaining strong relationships with partners. His approach reflects consistency, discipline, and a commitment to building long-term value through careful execution and trust.

Salomon began his path in Caracas, where he developed an early curiosity about trade and the movement of goods. He took initial steps by sourcing inventory from China, gaining firsthand exposure to manufacturing systems and supplier relationships. This experience provided him with a clear understanding of how global sourcing operates in real conditions. Over time, he used this knowledge to create a structured approach that supports scalable growth while remaining grounded in practical experience.

Salomon Murciano recognized an opportunity within the off-price market as he gained more insight into supply chain inefficiencies. He observed that excess inventory from brands often remained underutilized, while retailers continued to look for affordable, branded products. By sourcing closeout merchandise and placing it into established retail channels, he was able to address this imbalance. This shift allowed him to expand his operations steadily while strengthening connections with both suppliers and buyers.

Salomon has developed a reputation as a dependable distributor who values clarity and consistency in his work. He has worked with major off-price retailers, helping them access quality merchandise at competitive prices. His understanding of demand cycles allows him to align supply with market needs effectively. He focuses on meeting client expectations while maintaining strong communication, which has helped him build long-term relationships based on reliability and mutual trust.

Murciano operates across key global regions, including Asia, the United States, and Latin America, managing complex logistics and large-scale inventory movement. He remains actively involved in the operational side of the business, including evaluating inventory opportunities, negotiating deals, and overseeing delivery timelines. This hands-on approach keeps him informed and enables him to respond quickly to changing market conditions, ensuring consistent execution across regions.

Salomon Murciano has also expanded his work into real estate, focusing on low-income multifamily housing where he sees long-term value. He applies the same practical mindset used in his distribution work, identifying opportunities that offer stability and meaningful impact. In addition to his business efforts, he contributes to charitable initiatives, including supporting schools, helping fund tuition for children in need, and donating to food programs serving underserved communities.

Salomon Murciano is a Venezuelan-born professional who has established a steady presence in the global apparel and off-price distribution industry. His work centers on connecting international supply with retail demand through practical, reliable met... Show more

As the data leader, I am passionate about making AI real for the digital customers and transforming the business processes with data, advanced ML & deep learning algorithms. I have close to 18 years of experience in delivering innovative and impactful solutions for various banking sectors and retail & consumer goods. My core competencies include AI strategy, data science, NLP, Generative AI and process automation and optimization through global AI platforms.

I am driven by the vision of empowering the data science community and creating a culture of learning and collaboration. Some of the volunteer roles are Google Women Techmaker Ambassador, IEEE ICWITE Core Member. Juror for AnitaB.org GHCI event 2024.

Some of my recent accolades in field of Data Science and AI are Digital Leader of the Year 2024 - UBSForums, Tech DE&I Leader Award 2024 - Analytics India Magazine, AI & Data Science Leader of the Year 2023 - womentech Network, Minsky Award of AI Excellence 2023 - GCC AI Visionary Award, Women in Tech/Product 2023 - herKey

As the data leader, I am passionate about making AI real for the digital customers and transforming the business processes with data, advanced ML & deep learning algorithms. I have close to 18 years of experience in delivering innovative and impactfu... Show more

Andrzej Kotok, officially Andrii Kotok, is an entrepreneur and technical specialist with experience in window and door systems, wood renovation and the development of local service businesses. He is the founder of Serwis-Pro and Expert-Serwis and Co-Founder of KAN, a Polish AI Visibility Agency.

His experience combines building and running service businesses with hands-on knowledge of window and door servicing and wood renovation. Years of direct work with customers have given him practical experience in understanding customer needs, sales, long-term relationship building, and the organization and development of service businesses.

Today, he also applies this experience at KAN, where he is responsible for relationships and communication with Polish-speaking clients. He combines an inside understanding of local service businesses with a practical approach to increasing their visibility in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI.

Andrzej Kotok, officially Andrii Kotok, is an entrepreneur and technical specialist with experience in window and door systems, wood renovation and the development of local service businesses. He is the founder of Serwis-Pro and Expert-Serwis and Co-... Show more

More than 300,000 members, over $30 million paid in claims, and a 98 percent customer satisfaction rate describe the company Vajira Samararatne has built. An entrepreneur, business consultant, and business executive, he founded CoverageX, a rapidly growing provider of vehicle protection plans and home warranty services with strong third-party review scores. His model is customer-first by design, resting on transparency, direct support, and simplified claims management in a field long faulted for complicated contracts and uneven service.

CoverageX operates across two product lines that share a customer concern: the unpredictable cost of keeping essential things working.

On the automotive side, repair bills have risen with advances in automotive technology, electronic systems, sensors, and drivetrain complexity. CoverageX vehicle service contracts are designed to help owners manage those unexpected costs. The company illustrates the exposure with a specific figure, citing an average engine repair cost of approximately $9,292 for a driver without protection coverage, which reframes a service contract as practical financial planning rather than an optional luxury.

On the home side, Vajira Samararatne moved the company into home warranty services so it could serve homeowners facing repair and replacement bills on household systems and appliances. Those plans cover heating systems, cooling systems, plumbing infrastructure, electrical systems, refrigerators, and water heaters, with optional add-ons available for swimming pools, spas, guest houses, wine coolers, and additional air conditioning units. Rather than requiring several disconnected policies, the company folds systems and appliance protection into one comprehensive plan that customers tailor with add-ons.

Automotive coverage is organized into four primary tiers.

Essential focuses on core mechanical systems, covering engines, transmissions, drivetrains, seals, gaskets, and applicable turbocharger components. Signature expands into electrical systems, air conditioning, and suspension components. Premium introduces advanced technology coverage and broader system protection. Executive is exclusionary, meaning systems are covered unless they are specifically listed as exceptions.

Locked-in pricing runs alongside the tiers. Under this feature, promoted throughout Vajira Samararatne's tenure, CoverageX says customers can maintain their coverage rate for life as long as their policy stays active, a response to buyers worried about rising service costs and future premium increases.

Protection companies have historically leaned on contracts and exclusions, leaving consumers unsure what coverage really meant. Vajira Samararatne founded CoverageX with the opposite instinct: protection services should feel supportive, not complicated, and clarity became the company's identity.

CoverageX states openly how vehicle service contracts work, what they include, and what they leave out. It also puts out educational material on claims procedures, roadside assistance, repair coordination, and the maintenance responsibilities customers retain. In practice, that philosophy shows up as online quotes delivered in minutes, roadside assistance included with vehicle protection plans, claims support available 24 hours a day, year-round, and approved repairs paid directly to repair facilities.

Scale in this industry depends on operational structure. Customer support, claims management, and payment systems have to work together, and CoverageX formalized that into a four-step claims process.

The member contacts the claims department and reports the issue. Qualifying automotive claims may include temporary transportation support while the vehicle is out of service. Claims advisors then review the coverage and coordinate with the repair facility. Finally, CoverageX pays the approved repair shop directly.

That last step is a deliberate choice. Direct payment means customers are not forced to absorb a large out-of-pocket repair expense and then wait on reimbursement.

Under Vajira Samararatne, customer experience functions as a central business strategy rather than a support function. Many companies advertise good service. CoverageX puts service quality at the front of its public identity.

Company materials report a 98 percent customer satisfaction rate and a 4.5-star rating on both Google and Trustpilot, and the company promotes an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau as part of its trust-building work. The 30-day money-back guarantee serves the same purpose from the buyer's side, lowering the risk for new customers and easing hesitation among consumers uncertain about protection plans.

Relationships with established automotive and service brands form another pillar of Vajira Samararatne's leadership. Publicly listed partners include AAMCO, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Meineke, Pep Boys, Take 5 Oil Change, and Valvoline.

Each relationship strengthens the operational network while adding recognizable names to the service ecosystem customers rely on. That matters because CoverageX operates nationwide, and access to reliable repair and service networks is what keeps the experience consistent from one part of the country to another.

The through line in Vajira Samararatne's work is straightforward. He has built a business in which the promises made at the point of sale- clear terms, fixed pricing, fast support, and direct payment- are the same promises the operation is engineered to keep.

More than 300,000 members, over $30 million paid in claims, and a 98 percent customer satisfaction rate describe the company Vajira Samararatne has built. An entrepreneur, business consultant, and business executive, he founded CoverageX, a rapidly g... Show more

Sabrina Engling leads the AI Solutions Team at Trusted Shops and drives AI adoption and innovation across the entire company. Her focus is on scalable AI solutions, AI operations, and agentic commerce. She combines technical expertise with strategic business acumen, bringing together both perspectives - from the architecture of scalable AI systems to business value.

Beyond her corporate role, Sabrina is a dedicated advocate for tech education and serves as Chairwoman of the NGO TechLabs, helping thousands of people build digital skills. As an AWS Commmunity Builder for AI Engineering, alumna of the AWS She Builds mentoring program, a certified AI Manager, and a recent AI hackathon winner, she is committed to empowering more women to take the leap into AI and cloud technologies.

Sabrina Engling leads the AI Solutions Team at Trusted Shops and drives AI adoption and innovation across the entire company. Her focus is on scalable AI solutions, AI operations, and agentic commerce. She combines technical expertise with strategic ... Show more

Georgina has been working in Data Science since 2011. For many years she was a coding data scientist in R, Python and PySpark, but for the last 7 years she's been leading international data teams.

She is now leads Software Engineers at Morningstar Credit, working on the sophisticated data products for Morningstar customers.

She's been through hiring cycles and layoff cycles, major tech stack overhauls, massive data science projects and forensic audits. She's figured out how to keep diverse, remote data teams happy, productive and collaborative, at least 80% of the time.

Georgina has been working in Data Science since 2011. For many years she was a coding data scientist in R, Python and PySpark, but for the last 7 years she's been leading international data teams. She is now leads Software Engineers at Morningsta... Show more

Vicky Pirker is a Strategic UX Consultant and international speaker based in Salzburg, Austria. Her mission: to make the real value of good UX impossible to ignore, backed by numbers that convince management.

She works where users, business and engineering collide, and goes after the actual problems behind digital products rather than the symptoms. With a business degree and a Master's in User Experience Management, she has spent nearly two decades turning complex legacy systems into software people understand, specifying the APIs that connect them, and reshaping user flows to cut errors and support tickets. As part of the Austrian Standards working group, she contributes to the ISO 9241 standard for human-system interaction.

Her talks and workshops make UX tangible for development teams. In her volunteer work as Technovation Women Techmakers Ambassador and Austria's first Hacker School Inspirer, she champions diversity in tech.

Vicky Pirker is a Strategic UX Consultant and international speaker based in Salzburg, Austria. Her mission: to make the real value of good UX impossible to ignore, backed by numbers that convince management. She works where users, business and en... Show more

Atuo com TI há 25 anos e já trabalhei nas mais diversas áreas.
Estou há mais de 14 anos na Prodesp e trabalho articulando as áreas da empresa, buscando: comunicação entre as áreas, troca de experiência com outras empresas, estudo de novas tecnologias e assuntos para ampliar o repertório, apoio a líderes e liderados com práticas/treinamentos usando o ágil, o Design Thinking e principalmente, a comunicação.
Também atuo na comissão de inovação da Prodesp e na 1a comunidade dse Design Sprint no Brasil!
Atuei como redatora voluntária pelo IBEGESP - Instituto Brasileiro de Educação em Gestão Pública em 2022, com quatro artigos publicados no https://radar.ibegesp.org.br/
Sou uma mulher guerreira, alegre, a filha mais velha de três irmãos, aquela que tinha que dar o exemplo em casa. Tenho 2 filhas e o meu negócio é gente, é promover desenvolvimento humano. Compartilhar conhecimento e sempre ajudar quem eu puder, como puder.
Que sejamos agentes de mudança!

Atuo com TI há 25 anos e já trabalhei nas mais diversas áreas. Estou há mais de 14 anos na Prodesp e trabalho articulando as áreas da empresa, buscando: comunicação entre as áreas, troca de experiência com outras empresas, estudo de novas tecnologia... Show more

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Dmitry Sotnikov is a hospitality business expert. He works with hotel owners, managers, and hotel teams at the intersection of hospitality technologies, process control, SEO promotion, and direct sales from the hotel website.

His professional focus is hotel revenue growth through check-in control, reduction of hidden losses, development of direct bookings, strengthening of the hotel website, and reducing dependence on aggregators.

Dmitry has more than 10 years of experience in the hospitality business. He entered the hotel sector through access control systems, electronic locks, and hospitality technologies. This practical background allowed him to see the hotel from the inside: how check-ins are organized, how administrators work, how owners control processes, how the guest journey is built, how bookings are made, how the website works, how additional services are sold, and how internal processes operate.

The key idea of Dmitry's talks is that hotels already have money, but part of the revenue is often lost inside their processes. An owner may see occupancy, guests, and staff work, but may not always understand where exactly the income is being lost. Dmitry shows how to identify these loss points and which tools help make hotel processes more transparent.

Main speaking topics:

Hotel revenue growth:

where a hotel loses money: check-ins, the website, and direct sales;
why guests are present, but part of the revenue does not reach the owner;
how a hotel can increase revenue without reducing guest service quality;
what prevents a hotel from earning more steadily with the same occupancy;
how an owner can see weak points in hotel operations.

Check-in control:

where real losses arise in a hotel;
how to identify unrecorded check-ins and bring order to the processes;
how to check hotel operations without conflict with staff;
which signs show that a hotel has hidden revenue losses;
how access, check-in, and revenue control are connected.

SEO promotion and the hotel website:

how to get more direct inquiries through the hotel website;
why a hotel website should be a sales tool, not just an online business card;
why a hotel website does not sell and what to do about it;
how a hotel can attract guests through its own channels;
how to strengthen the hotel website without unnecessary complexity for the owner.

Direct sales:

how to reduce dependence on aggregators;
how to return part of sales to the hotel's own channels;
how to sell additional hotel services through the website and direct communications;
how to connect the website, SEO, and administrator work into one sales system;
how to make the guest journey from search to booking clear and convenient.

Hospitality technologies and process control:

how access, check-in, the website, and hotel revenue are connected;
how access control systems help control check-ins;
which technologies help the owner see real processes inside the hotel.

Dmitry has spoken in business programs, industry events, exhibitions, business breakfasts, and professional meetings for the hospitality industry.

He participated in the business program of PIR Expo / PIR HOTEL on the topics of electronic access control systems, electronic locks, and smart hotel solutions.

He also spoke at events of the Secrets of the Hotelier project in Kazan, Khabarovsk, Mineralnye Vody, Krasnoyarsk, Vladivostok, Novosibirsk, and other cities. He participated in business programs and panel discussions for representatives of the hospitality industry.

His speaking format is practical. No complex theory and no general advice. Only specific points that directly affect hotel revenue: check-ins, the website, SEO, direct sales, additional services, guest work, and control of internal processes.

Dmitry's speaking audience includes hotel owners, managers, heads of sales departments, hospitality marketers, administrators, and specialists responsible for direct sales, occupancy, and process control.

Education - higher education. SF MAI / MATI - Russian State Technological University named after K. E. Tsiolkovsky. Specialty: Materials Science and Materials Technology, 2004.

Dmitry Sotnikov is a hospitality business expert. He works with hotel owners, managers, and hotel teams at the intersection of hospitality technologies, process control, SEO promotion, and direct sales from the hotel website. His professional focu... Show more

Mike is a product-focused developer working out of Phoenix. He has been working in the software field for more than 20 years, and with Android since its introduction. He is a Google Developer Expert in Android and the author of the book "Android Developer Tools Essentials" published by O’Reilly. He currently works for Target as a Lead Android Engineer.

He has spoken about software development at a variety of conferences and user groups (including Google IO, Oredev, Oscon, GDGSiliconValley, Oredev, Droidcon NYC & Turin, AnDevCon, and others). When he is not geeking out about phones, he enjoys the outdoors (snowboarding, hiking, scuba diving), collecting PEZ dispensers, and chasing his young (but quick) daughter.

Mike is a product-focused developer working out of Phoenix. He has been working in the software field for more than 20 years, and with Android since its introduction. He is a Google Developer Expert in Android and the author of the book "Android Deve... Show more

Taylor tinkers with writing, learning, time, design, software, ideas, humor, and entrepreneurship.

Taylor tinkers with writing, learning, time, design, software, ideas, humor, and entrepreneurship. Show more

From restaurant kitchens to enterprise analytics, Jessica Rohrer has built a career around solving operational problems with data.

While working as a chef and in culinary operations for 17 years, Jessica also spent 12 years teaching at UNLV before transitioning fully into enterprise analytics. Her work spans SQL Server, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and enterprise ERP systems, helping organizations turn complex operational data into practical business decisions. Today, through Rohrer Data Solutions, she focuses on governance, adoption, CoE buildouts, and reporting strategies that people actually use.

Jessica is passionate about practical analytics, user experience, and making enterprise reporting approachable for real people - not just data teams. She’s also known for building out of the box solutions that probably shouldn’t work, but do. English and Irish speaker.

From restaurant kitchens to enterprise analytics, Jessica Rohrer has built a career around solving operational problems with data. While working as a chef and in culinary operations for 17 years, Jessica also spent 12 years teaching at UNLV before... Show more

Youvna began writing thought pieces on sustainable design, diversity, and inclusivity while they were still a young design student trying to find their colours. They completed their BDes program in Humanising Technology from NMIMS, Mumbai, and currently work as a Product Designer. They actively engage in community events centred around design and tech, and have spoken at UX India, GDG DesignX, and IITM. They keenly welcome and actively look for opportunities to speak on design, data, and tech, to be part of something that creates value.

Youvna began writing thought pieces on sustainable design, diversity, and inclusivity while they were still a young design student trying to find their colours. They completed their BDes program in Humanising Technology from NMIMS, Mumbai, and curren... Show more

Chris Pipito is a software product development coach. Since 2012, Chris has been coaching organizations in multiple industries including Automotive, Financial, Insurance, Retail, Health Care, and Scientific and Technical Services. He is the founder of DDD Philly, a community group focused on helping people learn & practice Domain-Driven Design (DDD). He is a public speaker sharing his experiences, both in-person and virtual, to help people and teams improve. Chris is currently writing a book on Flow and Teaming, drawing on his hands-on experience coaching organizations and teams. Since 2022, Chris has been coaching teams and organizations in the dojo, an immersive learning environment where teams learn, practice, and improve their capabilities all while delivering their real-world work within the constraints of their organization.

Sites of Interest: chrispipito.com; chrispipito.substack.com; dojoandco.com; softwareteaming.com; dddunitedstates.com

Chris Pipito is a software product development coach. Since 2012, Chris has been coaching organizations in multiple industries including Automotive, Financial, Insurance, Retail, Health Care, and Scientific and Technical Services. He is the founder o... Show more

Elaine Robinson Beattie is a Leadership Readiness Expert & Speaker who partners with hotel, restaurant, travel, and destination organizations to stop losing their best leaders to burnout, turnover, and underpreparedness. A hotelier of 21 years, she rose to General Manager, leading a $10 million operation, and served in executive roles for Sheraton, Loews Hotels, Hilton Hotels, IHG, and Delaware North. She also served as Director of Human Resources for food service and hospitality at the US Open Tennis Championships. With over 35 years in leadership, she has trained 5,000+ leaders, and 88% of her coaching clients advance within six months. Elaine is CEO and Founder of the Lead Well, Lead Wise™ Executive Academy, creator of the S.E.E.A.T.™ framework, a Certified DiSC Facilitator, and author of Sis, You Earned It.

Elaine Robinson Beattie is a Leadership Readiness Expert & Speaker who partners with hotel, restaurant, travel, and destination organizations to stop losing their best leaders to burnout, turnover, and underpreparedness. A hotelier of 21 years, she r... Show more

Directions for Partners Board Member since 2011
Chairman Diections for Partners 2015 to 2021
Managing Director Tecman Deutschland GmbH
Shareholder of various VAR's and ISV's
Expert for business development in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ecosystem and ISV space
Member of the German Dynamics IMACP Chapter
Proven Business Coach and podcast creator
Christian lives in Hamburg/Germany, in his free time you can find him often on the golf course, sailing (sometimes) or rowing on his inhouse rowing erg or creating the latest edition of his newest podcast about emotions together with his friends. He is also an AI / Copilot enthusiast and like to play poker.

Directions for Partners Board Member since 2011 Chairman Diections for Partners 2015 to 2021 Managing Director Tecman Deutschland GmbH Shareholder of various VAR's and ISV's Expert for business development in the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business C... Show more

Marketing and growth strategist with 5+ years of experience across product marketing, marketing analytics, and go-to-market strategy. She specializes in turning customer insights and complex data into strategies that drive measurable business growth.

Experienced in B2B, SaaS, AI, AdTech, and integrated marketing, where she has led go-to-market initiatives, analyzed multi-million-dollar campaigns, developed customer acquisition and retention strategies, and partnered with cross-functional teams across Product, Creative, Media, and Engineering.

With a background in marketing, business analytics, and economics, Anushka combines creative thinking with a highly analytical approach to decision-making. She is particularly passionate about understanding consumer behaviour, identifying growth opportunities, and building marketing strategies that connect strong brands with the right audiences.

Marketing and growth strategist with 5+ years of experience across product marketing, marketing analytics, and go-to-market strategy. She specializes in turning customer insights and complex data into strategies that drive measurable business growth.... Show more

Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology.

He is leading the development of SELF OS, an AI-native operating environment designed to bring intelligent agents, decentralized applications, digital identity, and user-controlled computing into a unified ecosystem. He is also developing ESSENCE, a blockchain-based utility and economic layer intended to reward verified participation and contributions within the SELF network.

Through SELF Labs, Milan works across artificial intelligence, decentralized infrastructure, robotics, real estate technology, digital economies, and next-generation human-computer interaction.

His broader mission is to build technology that gives individuals greater ownership of their data, intelligence, devices, and economic value—helping move society from centralized digital platforms toward more personalized and user-owned technological systems.

Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology. He is leading the development of SELF OS... Show more

I'm a Software Engineer on the Agents Team at Middleware Labs, where I build the instrumentation infrastructure. I wrote mw-injector, a Go library that solves OpenTelemetry's service identity problem by scanning /proc across thousands of processes and auto-instrumenting them through systemd drop-ins and eBPF, no manual config required. I've also shipped seven-plus production OTel integrations, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Nginx, and RabbitMQ.

Outside of work I ride motorcycles on roads that actively want to kill me. Most recently a 3,700km run across the Killar-Kishtwar road on a 14-year-old Yamaha. People keep telling me that was a bad idea. I maintain it wasn't.

I'm a Software Engineer on the Agents Team at Middleware Labs, where I build the instrumentation infrastructure. I wrote mw-injector, a Go library that solves OpenTelemetry's service identity problem by scanning /proc across thousands of processes an... Show more

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I have been working in various roles in IT since 2004, with a focus on SharePoint since 2007. Across private and public sectors in the UK. I have young family and love to play and watch sports and films away from work.

I have been working in various roles in IT since 2004, with a focus on SharePoint since 2007. Across private and public sectors in the UK. I have young family and love to play and watch sports and films away from work. Show more

I am a senior technology and business leader with 25+ years helping partners and enterprises turn strategy into execution — specifically across Dynamics CRM and ERP, where I've built multiple practices, led dozens of enterprise transformations, and influenced hundreds of millions in pipeline by connecting technology investments to measurable business outcomes.
I'm now building AI-enabled businesses that combine decades of practical experience with what AI makes possible. My sessions are the honest account of what that looks like from the inside.

I am a senior technology and business leader with 25+ years helping partners and enterprises turn strategy into execution — specifically across Dynamics CRM and ERP, where I've built multiple practices, led dozens of enterprise transformations, and i... Show more

I'm an Engineering Manager for AI Transformation at Kissflow. I spent the first decade of my career in cloud infrastructure — orchestration across AWS and OpenStack, provisioning workflows, identity and access control — which turns
out to be decent preparation for what I do now, because both jobs are mostly about state you can't see.

These days I work on the context and evaluation layer behind an internal AI assistant: the thing engineers ask when they need to know which service throws a given error code across a 7,000-file Python monorepo.

Most of my time goes to the unglamorous half of that problem. Not getting the model to answer, but working out whether the answer was any good. That's meant a lot of golden sets, a few LLM judges that turned out to be the broken part,
and 42 numbered experiments of which six actually worked.

I write about RAG evaluation and context engineering on LinkedIn. Based in Chennai.

I'm an Engineering Manager for AI Transformation at Kissflow. I spent the first decade of my career in cloud infrastructure — orchestration across AWS and OpenStack, provisioning workflows, identity and access control — which turns out to be decent ... Show more

I am a software engineer focused on distributed systems, database infrastructure, and backend platform engineering, with a strong interest in building reliable and scalable systems at the intersection of cloud-native infrastructure and low-level systems behavior.

My work spans PostgreSQL internals, Kubernetes-based architectures, observability, fault tolerance, and high-availability system design. I actively work with backend technologies in Java and Go, designing production-grade systems with a focus on resilience, performance, and operational simplicity under real-world scale and failure conditions.

Coming from a background in Physics with research experience in computational and applied scientific domains, I approach engineering through first-principles thinking and systems-level problem solving. My research interests include distributed coordination, database recovery mechanisms, storage systems, performance optimization, and the behavior of stateful systems under infrastructure instability.

I have experience building products and backend platforms from the ground up, spanning engineering, product development, and operational ownership. Alongside infrastructure engineering, I am deeply interested in open-source ecosystems, modern data systems, and understanding how complex distributed architectures behave under chaos, replication failures, and large-scale operational workloads.

I am a software engineer focused on distributed systems, database infrastructure, and backend platform engineering, with a strong interest in building reliable and scalable systems at the intersection of cloud-native infrastructure and low-level syst... Show more

I am a mobile engineer with nine years of practice, most recently Lead Android Engineer at Level Home (ASSA ABLOY), where I led the Android Matter integration for a consumer smart lock and owned device commissioning across Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi and NFC. Before that I spent five years at VMware on Workspace ONE. I work in Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform, and live in Atlanta.

I am a mobile engineer with nine years of practice, most recently Lead Android Engineer at Level Home (ASSA ABLOY), where I led the Android Matter integration for a consumer smart lock and owned device commissioning across Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi... Show more

Pari Patel is the Founder and CEO of Zone and a speaker on human intelligence, neurotechnology, and the future of computing.

At a moment when billions are being invested in making machines more intelligent, Pari is asking a different question: what are we doing to make humans more capable?

She founded Zone around the belief that the human mind represents one of technology's last great blind spots. We can measure our sleep, heart rate, movement, glucose, and recovery, yet most people have almost no objective understanding of how their own minds change throughout the day. Pari leads Zone's effort to change that by building technology at the intersection of brain-computer interfaces, consumer hardware, and AI. She holds 18+ USPTO patents across EEG and BCI technologies, and her work has been featured by TechCrunch and Yahoo Finance.

Onstage, Pari explores what happens when AI stops being technology we simply interact with and begins adapting to the human on the other side of the screen, and why the next computing revolution may be as much about understanding ourselves as building more powerful machines.

Pari Patel is the Founder and CEO of Zone and a speaker on human intelligence, neurotechnology, and the future of computing. At a moment when billions are being invested in making machines more intelligent, Pari is asking a different question: wh... Show more

I help businesses improve the way they work with practical software solutions, better data management and thoughtful use of technology.
As an independent Software Architect and Solutions Consultant in Raleigh, North Carolina, I help organisations assess systems, improve inefficient processes, modernize applications and data platforms, and identify where artificial intelligence (AI) can deliver genuine business value. With more than two decades of experience in software engineering, software architecture, database development and business systems, I understand that technology should solve business problems rather than create new ones. Consulting and team training through ecahill.com.

I help businesses improve the way they work with practical software solutions, better data management and thoughtful use of technology. As an independent Software Architect and Solutions Consultant in Raleigh, North Carolina, I help organisations as... Show more

Susie Moon is the Chief Connection Officer with Susie Moon Consulting. She helps small business owners reach their ideal clients through connections, networking, building relationships, and finding speaking opportunities. Also called a “Mother Nudger,” she holds her clients accountable and insists that leads are nurtured. Susie also loves helping put “butts in seats”.

Susie Moon is the Chief Connection Officer with Susie Moon Consulting. She helps small business owners reach their ideal clients through connections, networking, building relationships, and finding speaking opportunities. Also called a “Mother Nudger... Show more