Consumer Goods & Services

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

Seth Dobrin

Seth Dobrin

Dr. Seth Dobrin, an accomplished authority in artificial intelligence (AI), is the founder and CEO of Qantm AI, a venture launched in 2022. A visionary with over two decades of experience, Dr. Dobrin's career is distinguished by his relentless pursuit of AI-enabled transformation, culminating in his role as IBM's inaugural Global Chief AI Officer, where he effectively integrated AI initiatives into complex business ecosystems.

Before this, as Chief Data Officer at IBM's Software Group, he was instrumental in modernizing the business through data-driven insights. His unique, human-centered approach to AI strategy and its application has helped transform global corporations and propelled a more people-focused AI discourse in the industry.

An ardent advocate of responsible and inclusive AI, Dr. Dobrin served as President of the Responsible AI Institute and actively supports Women Leaders in Data and AI. His transformative contributions have earned him numerous accolades, including AIConics Innovator of the Year and recognition amongst the Top 10 Most Influential Chief AI Officers and Top 50 Tech Entrepreneurs in 2023.

Dobrin's multidisciplinary approach is grounded in his scientific background, holding a Doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Arizona State University. This and his business acumen inform his impactful work at the nexus of AI, data, and business transformation.

His inspirational leadership, commitment to inclusivity, and human-centric approach to AI underscore his profound influence on ethical AI development worldwide.

Dr. Seth Dobrin, an accomplished authority in artificial intelligence (AI), is the founder and CEO of Qantm AI, a venture launched in 2022. A visionary with over two decades of experience, Dr. Dobrin's career is distinguished by his relentless pursui... Show more

Thais Amorim Oliveira

Thais Amorim Oliveira

Com formação em Administração de Empresas, acumulei 12 anos de expertise em liderança de projetos ágeis e programas de inovação em diversos setores. Minha atuação destaca-se no desenvolvimento estratégico de novos modelos de trabalho, programas, tecnologias e soluções. Possuo sólidos conhecimentos na implementação do ágil escalado (SAFe) e na estruturação de Centros de Excelência (LACE), onde exerço o papel de Product Manager. Destaco-me como especialista em produtos digitais, com habilidades em UX, UI e prototipação de soluções. . Destaco-me na definição e acompanhamento de métricas de negócio e na criação e implementação de iniciativas inovadoras que geram resultados alinhados aos objetivos de negócios. Possuo a certificação SPC SAFe, consolidando meu comprometimento com a excelência em práticas ágeis

Com formação em Administração de Empresas, acumulei 12 anos de expertise em liderança de projetos ágeis e programas de inovação em diversos setores. Minha atuação destaca-se no desenvolvimento estratégico de novos modelos de trabalho, programas, tecn... Show more

Yuki Kakegawa

Yuki Kakegawa

Yuki is a data professional with a background in Computer Science. He specializes in building data pipelines as well as delivering BI/analytics solutions.

Yuki is a data professional with a background in Computer Science. He specializes in building data pipelines as well as delivering BI/analytics solutions. Show more

Colleen Esposito

Colleen Esposito

Colleen Esposito believes that agile is changing the world for good and proud to be in the community making it happen. During the day she helps companies, and the people in them, realize their full potential, meeting them where they are, inviting them to experiment with agile practices while they engage their customers to provide better products than they could envision on their own. In her spare time, she uses the qualities of an agile mindset to sing and write music, renovate properties, co-organize South Florida Women in Agile, and make a difference where she can have the biggest impact.

Colleen is a deep thinker, intellectually curious in a way that brings out the best in people and courageous enough to confront unhealthy behavioral patterns. Watching people embrace their own humanity and #BePartoftheGood keeps her moving forward to create more of it in the world.

Colleen Esposito believes that agile is changing the world for good and proud to be in the community making it happen. During the day she helps companies, and the people in them, realize their full potential, meeting them where they are, inviting the... Show more

Charm Legrand

Charm Legrand

Charm Legrand is the Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships at Trueblue, with over 15 years of global experience in life sciences, technology and consumer goods & retail. A proven leader in commercial and digital transformation, Charm specializes in leveraging AI, data, and customer experience to drive innovation. She has successfully led large-scale strategic programs, guiding global organizations through data, tech & AI implementations that deliver measurable impact. Charm is passionate about using data and technology to shape transformation strategies that enhance customer engagement, streamline operations, and drive sustained growth in a competitive market.

Charm Legrand is the Vice President of Strategy & Partnerships at Trueblue, with over 15 years of global experience in life sciences, technology and consumer goods & retail. A proven leader in commercial and digital transformation, Charm specializes ... Show more

Mary Lemmer

Mary Lemmer

Mary Lemmer is a creative impact-driven entrepreneur, consultant, and global speaker helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change and thrive in an unpredictable world. She is the founder of Improve, and designs and delivers engaging keynotes, offsites, trainings, and conference sessions. She brings two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, author, humorist, and recovering venture capitalist and startup unicorn director. She gave the TED Talk “How improv can improve your leadership and life” and has spoken at The Social Innovation Summit, TED Women, TechCon, The Positive Business Conference, multiple years at the Agile Alliance conference, among speaking and leading interactive and empowering sessions for hundreds of companies around the world. Connect with Mary at www.marylemmer.com and learn more about Improve at www.chooseimprove.com.

Mary Lemmer is a creative impact-driven entrepreneur, consultant, and global speaker helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change and thrive in an unpredictable world. She is the founder of Improve, and designs and delivers engaging keynot... Show more

Aiste Kytriene

Aiste Kytriene

Having simultaneously worked with over 10 of Softera Baltic's and partner products, I made the switch to focusing on just one - Bankfeed. With the goal for exponential growth, new markets and marketing channels, and lots of room for experimentation - the pace is fast, and the lessons are plenty.

Having simultaneously worked with over 10 of Softera Baltic's and partner products, I made the switch to focusing on just one - Bankfeed. With the goal for exponential growth, new markets and marketing channels, and lots of room for experimentation -... Show more

Safia Zouaoui

Safia Zouaoui

Issue d’une formation en psychologie cognitive et d’un Master en ergonomie obtenu en 2005, Safia a toujours eu à coeur de répondre aux besoins des utilisateurs des produits qu’elle crée.

Après une carrière d’UX researcher, elle co fonde, en 2019, un centre de compétence Design et expérience utilisateur chez un de ses clients et manage une dizaine de designers produit.
Elle porte la vision du design et de la culture produit au sein de l'entreprise et accompagne également les équipes produit dans la mise en place de bonnes pratiques pour faciliter le travail collaboratif entre les membres des équipes et les utilisateurs.

Afin de mieux accompagner ses clients dans leur transformation vers une culture produit, Safia se spécialise en product management.
Elle s'intéresse également à l’agile à l’échelle et obtient sa certification SAFe Agiliste 6.0 en 2023.

Issue d’une formation en psychologie cognitive et d’un Master en ergonomie obtenu en 2005, Safia a toujours eu à coeur de répondre aux besoins des utilisateurs des produits qu’elle crée. Après une carrière d’UX researcher, elle co fonde, en 2019,... Show more

Prabha Manepalli

Prabha Manepalli

Prabha Manepalli is a Senior Product Manager at Confluent, leading Enterprise Security and Container-driven experiences for Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka. Prabha previously worked as an engineer at Microsoft, and Yahoo on data platforms like Apache Yarn and Spark. She also founded a startup in the consumer business space.

Prabha Manepalli is a Senior Product Manager at Confluent, leading Enterprise Security and Container-driven experiences for Confluent Platform and Apache Kafka. Prabha previously worked as an engineer at Microsoft, and Yahoo on data platforms like Ap... Show more

Tom Siebeneicher

Tom Siebeneicher

Having worked worldwide, Tom has gained experience in many different cultures and fields of expertise. Nowadays, focusing on transforming large-scale companies into agile organizations and designing future operating models for these organizations. Speaking at conferences like the Atos DREAM Conference in Vianen, NL, the Agile Leadership Day in Zürich, Switzerland, and the TED XKE by Xebia, Tom proved to be an engaging speaker.

Having worked worldwide, Tom has gained experience in many different cultures and fields of expertise. Nowadays, focusing on transforming large-scale companies into agile organizations and designing future operating models for these organizations. Sp... Show more

Emery Lris

Emery Lris

Relteck, where we specialize in equipment reliability consulting to ensure that products maintain peak performance and dependability over time. Through comprehensive reliability testing, we assess electronics, machinery, and other equipment to identify potential failure points and provide actionable insights for improving product designs. By focusing on MTBF calculations and PCB reliability testing, we enhance product durability, safety, and longevity. Our equipment reliability consulting services are critical for industries such as medical devices, military equipment, commercial systems, and everyday consumer products, helping companies develop longer-lasting, more reliable solutions.

Relteck, where we specialize in equipment reliability consulting to ensure that products maintain peak performance and dependability over time. Through comprehensive reliability testing, we assess electronics, machinery, and other equipment to identi... Show more

Piotr Warchoł

Piotr Warchoł

I have been associated with the Microsoft Dynamics system since 2012, first as an accountant for a large service company. Since 2017 I have been working as a Financial Consultant of AX/D365, working for many clients, I have participated in implementations in the finance, retail, supply chain sectors.

I have been associated with the Microsoft Dynamics system since 2012, first as an accountant for a large service company. Since 2017 I have been working as a Financial Consultant of AX/D365, working for many clients, I have participated in implementa... Show more

Bruno Miranda

Bruno Miranda

Bruno:

is the Founder of Chilibangs: the biggest Web3 community in Portugal and soon to be in Europe He organises Web3 gatherings every Wednesday & is also the portuguese Ambassador of great Web3 international projects & communities.

started Chilibangs community a few years back and has now extended it to Web3 in order to ally with purposeful people & Web3 technology. Visionaries, artists and degens are joining forces to change the world together as a trustworthy community.

After 1 year of building a strong web3 community, Bruno will be launching his Chilibangs NFT in 2023 membership to consolidate / scale his spicy ecosystem.
One will be able to recognise Bruno from his pepper necklace or tattoo, which represents the first membership version of his community. Find Spicy Bruno!

Speaker in several conferences:
NBX 22 Berlin|23 Warswa and Berlin|24 Warsaw | WOW Summit 22| NFT NYC23 | NFC 22|23| TON LISBON HUB | Web3 Stronger together | Blockchance23|

Organizer Hackathon : Kirobo

Amb: | NFC Summit | Hyperlens | AILAND |

ChiliBangs : Founder and CVO
Web3 Wednesday LX : Founder and CEO
World Web3 Womens Summit : Founder and CVO

Bruno: is the Founder of Chilibangs: the biggest Web3 community in Portugal and soon to be in Europe He organises Web3 gatherings every Wednesday & is also the portuguese Ambassador of great Web3 international projects & communities. started Ch... Show more

Ranveer Singh

Ranveer Singh

Inventory Optimisation Guru and Techie

Inventory Optimisation Guru and Techie Show more

Andrii Soroka

Andrii Soroka

More than 25 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Dynamics NAV).
Work in many industries including Food, Retail, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing, and Distribution.

More than 25 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (Dynamics NAV). Work in many industries including Food, Retail, Supply Chain & Logistics, Manufacturing, and Distribution. Show more

Nicki Potter

Nicki Potter

Nicki Potter's transformation from a legal secretary to a thriving esthetician and permanent jewelry entrepreneur showcases the power of resilience and dedication. After 20 years in an unfulfilling job, the birth of her son motivated Nicki to seek a more flexible and rewarding career. She ventured into network marketing, attended esthetics school, and launched her own successful esthetics salon.

Nicki’s journey didn't stop there. She also launched her Permalinx business, combining her passion for beauty with the innovative field of permanent jewelry. Her goal now is to help 100 women break into this industry and achieve their own success. Nicki's story is a powerful reminder that it’s never too late to pursue your dreams. By offering classes and sharing her expertise, she empowers others to start their own permanent jewelry businesses, helping them gain financial independence and personal fulfillment. If Nicki can do it, so can you!

Nicki Potter's transformation from a legal secretary to a thriving esthetician and permanent jewelry entrepreneur showcases the power of resilience and dedication. After 20 years in an unfulfilling job, the birth of her son motivated Nicki to seek a ... Show more

Kia Douglass

Kia Douglass

Kia Douglass comes from a place where getting your hair done is food for the soul. Cleaning the salon at a young age, long story short; Hair is Kia's middle name. Behind the chair, fashion week, weddings, photo shoots, fashion shows, educating, and an international elite clientele. For the past 20-plus years Kia has mastered Natural hair, braids, sew-ins, and locs. Cuts, coloring, and custom wig-making are all bonus services. Kia is a "1 stop shop"!

Kia Douglass comes from a place where getting your hair done is food for the soul. Cleaning the salon at a young age, long story short; Hair is Kia's middle name. Behind the chair, fashion week, weddings, photo shoots, fashion shows, educating, and a... Show more

Tad Luttrell

Tad Luttrell

I'm Tad and I'm excited to speak to your group or team to advise on leadership, business, relationship management, and much more!
Below is a small breakdown of what I've been up to over the last 15 years:

Worked as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of a small regional company and helped to build it into one of the Top 10 companies in it's field in America

Grew sales for that company by over 40x from $3.5 million in 2016 to nearly $150 million in 2021

I've worked for the past few years in private consulting for both established businesses and startups

Negotiated agreements with the NFL, NCAA, and MiLB

Created sales training curriculum and methodologies allowing folks with little to no sales experience to have industry leading closing and cancellation percentages

Led negotiations with large manufacturing partners and distributors including Tesla, Panasonic, LG, and others

Participated in and led capital raises, investor pitches, equity investments, and more

I've created training courses and spoken to large groups from all walks of life. I'm experienced as a leader, motivational speaker, life coach, trainer, and more, and I look forward to making a positive impact for you and your team!

I'm Tad and I'm excited to speak to your group or team to advise on leadership, business, relationship management, and much more! Below is a small breakdown of what I've been up to over the last 15 years: Worked as Chief Sales and Marketing Offi... Show more

Candace Holyfield

Candace Holyfield

9x award winning spa owner, community leader seen in Essence Magazine, American Spa, Skin Inc, Black Enterpise to name a few. Dedicated to supporting and elevating spa/beauty professionals via my unorthodox marketing strategies. 2023 mentor of the year
Founder of the largest Black Spa/Beauty Community Spa Boss Tribe (trademarked)

9x award winning spa owner, community leader seen in Essence Magazine, American Spa, Skin Inc, Black Enterpise to name a few. Dedicated to supporting and elevating spa/beauty professionals via my unorthodox marketing strategies. 2023 mentor of the ye... Show more

Zuzanna Kubica

Zuzanna Kubica

Zuzanna(Zuzia) Kubica CDBC is a Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant at the IAABC and a PPG member. Former vice-president and co-founder of the RQIEC she is the author of a complete memoire for the provincial government on the subject of protecting the public from dangerous dogs.
She created CoeurCanin in 2003 and has given thousands of consultations since. Writing free articles, keeping canine education as affordable as possible and her own education up to date has always been a big part of her work. Since 2014, her Formation CoeurCanin has been graduating efficient and ethical trainers.
Zuzanna is a well-liked speaker at seminars in French and English. Renowned for the generosity of information dissemination and the care for the wellbeing of the dogs and their humans alike, she adjusts her talks to the general public, professional trainers, rescue teams or canine centers.
Born in Poland, Zuzia has spent a childhood befriending street dogs, cats, squirrels, and any other creature possible. Working with all dog behaviour situations from serious aggression to pet training, Zuzanna also loves training different species for wildlife/farm rescues, and views good training as a conversation where the animal opts in voluntarily.

Zuzanna(Zuzia) Kubica CDBC is a Certified Dog Behaviour Consultant at the IAABC and a PPG member. Former vice-president and co-founder of the RQIEC she is the author of a complete memoire for the provincial government on the subject of protecting the... Show more

Jacqueline Bonanno

Jacqueline Bonanno

Jacqueline is sounding board to the food obsessed. She's opened some crazy restaurant spaces.

Jacqueline is sounding board to the food obsessed. She's opened some crazy restaurant spaces. Show more

Eunice Johnson

Eunice Johnson

Eunice Johnson is the stylist/owner of Eunice’s Hair Salon in Arlington, Texas. She has over 25 years in the cosmetology business specializing in non-surgical Hair Replacement and Healthy Hair Care.

Eunice Johnson is the stylist/owner of Eunice’s Hair Salon in Arlington, Texas. She has over 25 years in the cosmetology business specializing in non-surgical Hair Replacement and Healthy Hair Care. Show more

Peter Kiss

Peter Kiss

Peter has over 25 years of experience in developing robust applications using the OpenEdge platform. Throughout his career, he has built a wide range of solutions, including ERP, CRM, SelfScan, WMS, and more.

As a seasoned architect, Peter has led numerous successful projects, delivering cutting-edge applications while also providing training, implementations, and system conversions.

Having built and maintained multiple frameworks in OpenEdge, Peter's latest innovation focuses on rapid cloud development, transforming how businesses deploy and scale their applications for the modern digital era.

Peter has over 25 years of experience in developing robust applications using the OpenEdge platform. Throughout his career, he has built a wide range of solutions, including ERP, CRM, SelfScan, WMS, and more. As a seasoned architect, Peter has le... Show more

Cyndi Bray

Cyndi Bray

Cyndi Bray was fed up with her sheets wadding-up in the laundry, so she invented the solution. Cyndi launched Wad-Free® for Bed Sheets direct-to-consumer during the pandemic, quickly turning her laundry pet peeve into a successful company and a global household name. Wad-Free has received accolades from Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest, and many more. Cyndi pitched Wad-Free on Shark Tank, causing an epic Shark fight. Cyndi takes great satisfaction in saving laundry-doers a tremendous amount of time, money, and energy. Still, she says her greatest reward is making her kids proud.

Cyndi Bray was fed up with her sheets wadding-up in the laundry, so she invented the solution. Cyndi launched Wad-Free® for Bed Sheets direct-to-consumer during the pandemic, quickly turning her laundry pet peeve into a successful company and a globa... Show more

Caleb Thorne

Caleb Thorne

Caleb Thorne was introduced to Drupal at Drupalcamp Colorado 2009 when theme preprocess functions were all the rage! Caleb has worked with Drupal ever since including as part of the Drupal development team at Examiner.com.

Caleb is currently the Drupal Support Manager at Monarch Digital. At Monarch, Caleb is the primary point of contact, enforcer of Drupal best practices, and go-to guy for difficult problems. He holds a degree in Computer Science and enjoys solving technical challenges. For fun, Caleb runs an aftermarket LEGO retail store in Colorado Springs.

Caleb Thorne was introduced to Drupal at Drupalcamp Colorado 2009 when theme preprocess functions were all the rage! Caleb has worked with Drupal ever since including as part of the Drupal development team at Examiner.com. Caleb is currently the ... Show more

Kevin Gentry

Kevin Gentry

Kevin Gentry is a Product Leader at Hilton Grand Vacations and host of the Product Coffee podcast. With over a decade of experience, he excels in product leadership, product vision/strategy, and user research. Kevin is passionate about transforming technology, driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and making vacations effortless, personalized, and memorable.

Kevin Gentry is a Product Leader at Hilton Grand Vacations and host of the Product Coffee podcast. With over a decade of experience, he excels in product leadership, product vision/strategy, and user research. Kevin is passionate about transforming t... Show more

Scott Wipperfurth

Scott Wipperfurth

Scott has a PhD in Geosciences where he specialized in analytics and modeling. He is currently a Sr. Data Scientist on the GTG Digital Experience Analytics team focusing on GCOM Clickstream and Keepstock anaytics.

Scott has a PhD in Geosciences where he specialized in analytics and modeling. He is currently a Sr. Data Scientist on the GTG Digital Experience Analytics team focusing on GCOM Clickstream and Keepstock anaytics. Show more

Michale Jackson

Michale Jackson

The Varsity Maker is a Portugal Company I am Jonny Bairstow I work at Varsity Maker as a warehouse Manager Varsity Maker Provides Cropper Jacket off white x ac milan varsity jacket Examples of Materials are Jacket Leather, Polyester, Satin, and Wool visit for Varsity Maker website.

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Jeff Ramos

Jeff Ramos

Jeff is a Solutions Architect at Databricks who focuses on Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and GenAI for customers in the Retail & Consumer Goods space. Prior to Databricks, Jeff dedicated his entire career to the Microsoft tech stack, with broad experience in Data Engineering, BI, C# Development, and both Enterprise & Azure solutions architecture. He is proud to leverage his Microsoft/Azure experience within Databricks to help our joint customers get the best value out of both platforms in concert together.

Jeff is a Solutions Architect at Databricks who focuses on Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and GenAI for customers in the Retail & Consumer Goods space. Prior to Databricks, Jeff dedicated his entire career to the Microsoft tech stack, with broad... Show more

Addy Bhatia

Addy Bhatia

CTO, AI, Mental Health

CTO, AI, Mental Health Show more

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