Nikhil Mehra is a Senior Product Manager specializing in AI systems, data platforms, and product strategy. He focuses on architecting decision loops, data contracts, and human-in-the-loop patterns using high-velocity, real-time domains as a proving ground for scalable AI product design. His work spans automation frameworks and experimentation systems operating at scale in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Nikhil writes and speaks on bridging the gap between AI model capabilities and practical product implementation, emphasizing system reliability, risk thresholds, and operational guardrails.

Nikhil Mehra is a Senior Product Manager specializing in AI systems, data platforms, and product strategy. He focuses on architecting decision loops, data contracts, and human-in-the-loop patterns using high-velocity, real-time domains as a proving g... Show more

Eszter Hatala is an artist and maker based in County Kildare, Ireland. Passionate about sustainability and creativity, she transforms used coffee pods into unique handmade jewellery, giving everyday waste a beautiful second life. Alongside her upcycling work, Eszter creates commissioned pet and wildlife portraits, combining craftsmanship with a love of art and nature. Through her work, she aims to inspire others to see the creative potential in materials that would otherwise be discarded.

Eszter Hatala is an artist and maker based in County Kildare, Ireland. Passionate about sustainability and creativity, she transforms used coffee pods into unique handmade jewellery, giving everyday waste a beautiful second life. Alongside her upcycl... Show more

Kent Hviid Frederiksen. VP Rewards at the LEGO Group
Kent is currently Vice President, Reward at The LEGO Group and brings over two decades of global experience in Reward having navigated the complexities of multinational corporations. Throughout his career, his focus has been on creating awesome value propositions aligned with company strategy, purpose and values and adaptation to the evolving employee and diverse employment landscape. Responsibilities include Well-Being, hybrid working, Mobility, Executive Reward, Business Travel, Performance Management, STI/LTIP and overall ability to attract & retain talent.

Kent Hviid Frederiksen. VP Rewards at the LEGO Group Kent is currently Vice President, Reward at The LEGO Group and brings over two decades of global experience in Reward having navigated the complexities of multinational corporations. Throughout h... Show more

Ovidiu Șerban (ʃerban) is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London, leading work in AI, real-time NLP, and large-scale data systems. As co-organiser of a Whiskey AI workshop, he explores how machine learning and sensor technologies can transform whiskey ageing, bridging tradition with data-driven innovation.

Ovidiu Șerban (ʃerban) is a Research Fellow at Imperial College London, leading work in AI, real-time NLP, and large-scale data systems. As co-organiser of a Whiskey AI workshop, he explores how machine learning and sensor technologies can transform ... Show more

Sanjay Raut is a Principal Program Manager in Microsoft’s Azure Data Fabric Customer Advisory Team, where he helps customers in the Retail and CPG industries unlock the full potential of unified data platforms. With a deep focus on capacity management, semantic models, telemetry, and Copilot-driven analytics, Sanjay recently led the publication of the Microsoft Fabric Capacity Planning Guidance series — that's helping admins and COE teams scaling Fabric across the enterprise.
Sanjay enjoys connecting with the community and brings a practical, customer-first perspective shaped by real-world deployments and cross-team collaboration. He believes the best ideas come from collaboration and is always up for a good conversation about data, design, or the perfect cup of chai.

Sanjay Raut is a Principal Program Manager in Microsoft’s Azure Data Fabric Customer Advisory Team, where he helps customers in the Retail and CPG industries unlock the full potential of unified data platforms. With a deep focus on capacity managemen... Show more

Sara Hoshooley is a fundraising consultant and coach who LOVES working with small fundraising teams to create customized strategies that raise more money.

As a former small charity Executive Director she understands the challenges and opportunities facing small but mighty nonprofits and teams. She is the founder of Charity Shift, a Toronto based company that offers customized fundraising plans, strategy and coaching to organizations in Canada and internationally

Sara Hoshooley is a fundraising consultant and coach who LOVES working with small fundraising teams to create customized strategies that raise more money. As a former small charity Executive Director she understands the challenges and opportunitie... Show more

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

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

Hey, my name is Abdul Ali, and I am a professional content writer at SAMS Solutions. I create high-quality and SEO-optimized content about Parka, focusing on protective outerwear, workplace safety, and weather-resistant workwear solutions. My goal is to provide informative content that helps users choose reliable protective clothing.

Hey, my name is Abdul Ali, and I am a professional content writer at SAMS Solutions. I create high-quality and SEO-optimized content about Parka, focusing on protective outerwear, workplace safety, and weather-resistant workwear solutions. My goal is... Show more

LayerX Inc. MLOps Engineer & Search Engineer. Interested in LLM & Information Retrieval. ex: M3, Inc. graduated from Nagoya Univ.

LayerX Inc. MLOps Engineer & Search Engineer. Interested in LLM & Information Retrieval. ex: M3, Inc. graduated from Nagoya Univ. Show more

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

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

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

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

Vinay Gurram is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of progressive experience in software engineering and IT. He currently serves as Director of Software Engineering at Radial Inc., where he has played a pivotal role in transforming the company’s Order Management System (OMS) from a monolithic IBM Sterling platform into a microservices-based, event-driven architecture.
At Radial, Vinay has led end-to-end implementations of OMS solutions for major clients across retail, e-commerce, and omnichannel fulfillment sectors. His expertise spans microservices architecture, event-driven systems, MongoDB, Spring Boot, Kafka, and IBM Sterling Multi Channel Fulfillment (MCF). He has successfully designed and built comprehensive order orchestration, inventory, and merchandise management flows, while guiding teams through cloud migrations and performance optimization initiatives.
Before joining Radial, Vinay worked as a Technical Manager at HCL Technologies, providing e-commerce and multichannel commerce solutions as part of the Smarter Commerce Center of Excellence. His work focused on order and inventory management, warehouse management, and process optimization using IBM Sterling technologies.
Earlier in his career, he held key technical roles at Best Buy and Accenture, where he led the design and customization of order management workflows, optimized system performance, and contributed to major modernization initiatives, including transitioning legacy systems to WebSphere Portal-based applications.
Vinay holds a Master’s degree in Computer Applications from Osmania University, Telangana, India, graduating with First Class with Distinction.

Vinay Gurram is a seasoned technology leader with over two decades of progressive experience in software engineering and IT. He currently serves as Director of Software Engineering at Radial Inc., where he has played a pivotal role in transforming th... Show more

Développeur PHP/Symfony, j'ai grandi avec des boîtes de toutes tailles : de la startup early-stage à la quasi-licorne, en passant par la PME. De ce parcours, j'ai gardé une conviction : le craftsmanship n'est pas un luxe, c'est ce qui fait tenir le code quand l'entreprise, elle, change d'échelle.

Développeur PHP/Symfony, j'ai grandi avec des boîtes de toutes tailles : de la startup early-stage à la quasi-licorne, en passant par la PME. De ce parcours, j'ai gardé une conviction : le craftsmanship n'est pas un luxe, c'est ce qui fait tenir le c... Show more

Senior UI Developer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design and development for large-scale digital products.
Currently at Softtek, I am responsible for the development of high-fidelity interfaces, scalable systems, and web animations for Real Madrid F.C.

I offer a hybrid profile backed by a background in Graphic Design and Multimedia, allowing me to act as a strategic bridge for detecting technical risks while prioritizing semantics, accessibility, and a robust CSS architecture.
Throughout my career in advertising agency and IT consulting, I have delivered solutions for global organizations including FIFA, Repsol, Telefónica, Caixabank, BBVA, BMW, El Español, and U.D. Las Palmas.

Senior UI Developer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design and development for large-scale digital products. Currently at Softtek, I am responsible for the development of high-fidelity interfaces, scalable systems, and web ... Show more

I am a Cape Town-based Performance Marketer, Paid Media Manager, and the founder of Smart Smoothies. While my professional roots are deeply anchored in digital marketing, campaign analytics, and data architecture, I have recently bridged the gap into the physical product space.

Smart Smoothies is a real, actively operating business producing ready-to-blend smoothie packs out of a commercial kitchen space at Makers Landing in the V&A Waterfront.

Lacking a formal software engineering background, I refuse to let technical limitations dictate my operational efficiency. I embrace "vibe coding"—leveraging AI models, Google Cloud architecture, and relentless persistence to build complex, closed-loop operational software. By merging my digital marketing expertise with the analog, unforgiving realities of commercial food production, I am proving that you don't need to write native syntax to engineer highly effective business tools.

I am a Cape Town-based Performance Marketer, Paid Media Manager, and the founder of Smart Smoothies. While my professional roots are deeply anchored in digital marketing, campaign analytics, and data architecture, I have recently bridged the gap into... Show more

Scott Haines is a seasoned software engineer specializing in massive distributed data systems and streaming technologies. Over the past 15 years, he’s built and scaled data infrastructure at leading companies, including Yahoo!, Twilio, Nike, and, currently stepped into a role as a Staff Developer Advocate at Databricks.

Scott was a Databricks Beacon/MVP for five years before joining Databricks, he’s the author of books on Apache Spark and Delta Lake, and makes it his mission to help organizations successfully adopt open-source.

Scott Haines is a seasoned software engineer specializing in massive distributed data systems and streaming technologies. Over the past 15 years, he’s built and scaled data infrastructure at leading companies, including Yahoo!, Twilio, Nike, and, cur... Show more

Ahmad Ashraf "Ash" is a Data Analytics Manager at Taylor Corporation leading their strategic data analytics team to unlock business value through data, automation, and AI adoption. With a Master’s in Data Science and a passion for applied AI, Ash is actively shaping the conversation around AI adoption in the Twin Cities. He brings over three years of experience driving data strategy, empowering organizations with insights, and now—AI agents!

Ahmad Ashraf "Ash" is a Data Analytics Manager at Taylor Corporation leading their strategic data analytics team to unlock business value through data, automation, and AI adoption. With a Master’s in Data Science and a passion for applied AI, Ash is ... Show more

John Athayde is a designer and developer who spends his days fighting bad coding practices in the Rails view layer. He runs Meticulous, a product design & branding consultancy that has been shipping with Rails since 1.0. He also is a partner in Ocufii, a startup focused on improving safety through movement notifications. He lives on a small permaculture farm outside of Charlottesville where he can garden and play in the dirt with his wife and four children, chickens, goats, and dairy cow.

John Athayde is a designer and developer who spends his days fighting bad coding practices in the Rails view layer. He runs Meticulous, a product design & branding consultancy that has been shipping with Rails since 1.0. He also is a partner in Ocufi... Show more

Toheeb Olanrewaju Olagoke is a software developer, AI enthusiast, and founder of Coding with Olacode. With a background in Computer Science, he focuses on building practical AI tools to help people solve real-world problems. His current project, an AI co-pilot for job applications, demonstrates how technology can simplify workflows, save time, and enhance professional opportunities. He is passionate about sharing knowledge, empowering others, and promoting innovation in tech.

Toheeb Olanrewaju Olagoke is a software developer, AI enthusiast, and founder of Coding with Olacode. With a background in Computer Science, he focuses on building practical AI tools to help people solve real-world problems. His current project, an A... Show more

Sanchit Srivastava is a seasoned data strategist with a distinguished career spanning over 18 years. With a deep understanding of advanced Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Generative AI, Data Observability and modern Data Architecture, Sanchit has successfully delivered transformative data solutions across diverse industries, including consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, pharmacy, and retail. His motto, "make data easier, faster and more reliable" encapsulates his belief in the transformative power of data.

Currently leading Data Analytics and Data Architecture at a Fortune 500 CPG company, Sanchit is responsible for delivering robust data platforms and fostering a data-driven culture. His focus on Responsible Generative AI is driving innovation and efficiency across the organization. His forward-thinking approach has positioned him as a pioneer in the adoption of Responsible Generative AI, empowering teams to leverage the power of AI ethically and responsibly. Sanchit’s current focus on AI on unstructured data, large language models, generative AI, guided data analytics, data observability, data architecture, and data catalogs positions him as a thought leader in the industry.

Sanchit Srivastava is a seasoned data strategist with a distinguished career spanning over 18 years. With a deep understanding of advanced Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Generative AI, Data Observability and modern Data Architecture, Sanchit has s... Show more

http://about.me/manuel.vidaurre
Manuel Vidaurre is the Chief Technology Officer at Galileo - Ben&Frank, the largest direct-to-consumer lenses brand in Mexico and throughout Latin America. With over 30 years of experience in information systems, Manuel has led successful projects across multiple countries.

A recognized international consultant, speaker, workshop leader, and facilitator, Manuel brings comprehensive expertise across the entire product development lifecycle—from conceptualization and implementation to quality assurance and optimization.

His strategic vision combines technical excellence with business acumen, enabling organizations to leverage technology as a competitive advantage in rapidly evolving markets. Throughout his career, Manuel has specialized in guiding companies through digital transformation, developing resilient software architectures, and building high-performing technical teams.

Prior to joining Galileo - Ben&Frank, Manuel served as CTO of OCC, where he led technological initiatives that significantly enhanced the company's market position and operational capabilities.

Manuel is passionate about evolutionary architectures, developer experience as a strategic pillar, and implementing antifragile design principles inspired by Residuality Theory.

*For speaking engagements, consulting opportunities, or collaboration proposals, please contact Manuel via LinkedIn or his professional email.*

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*"Technology should evolve with your business, not constrain it. The best architectures are those that transform uncertainty into opportunity."*

http://about.me/manuel.vidaurre Manuel Vidaurre is the Chief Technology Officer at Galileo - Ben&Frank, the largest direct-to-consumer lenses brand in Mexico and throughout Latin America. With over 30 years of experience in information systems, Manu... Show more

Svetlana Kouznetsova (Sveta) is an independent B2B consultant, published author, international speaker, and accessibility trailblazer. She helps businesses make their mainstream websites, media, and services more accessible to the world’s largest minority — 1.85 billion disabled people. As founder of Audio Accessibility, she consults on improving communication access for 466 million deaf and hard-of-hearing people worldwide. Sveta’s book and TEDx talk highlight the business benefits of high-quality captioning to increase audience reach and ROI. With an MS in Internet Technology and over 20 years of experience in design, technology, and accessibility, Sveta combines her personal experience with deafness and professional expertise to offer unique insights into the critical importance of accessibility.

Svetlana Kouznetsova (Sveta) is an independent B2B consultant, published author, international speaker, and accessibility trailblazer. She helps businesses make their mainstream websites, media, and services more accessible to the world’s largest min... Show more

Marius Hanl works as a fullstack developer and architect with Java/JavaFX and Web technologies.
He is also an Open-Source Contributor to several projects such as JavaFX, Godot, as well as his own Godot Plugin Script-IDE.

In addition to his open source contributions, he is also organizing the Global Game Jam every year in Braunschweig. He is very interested in Game development in his free time.

Marius Hanl works as a fullstack developer and architect with Java/JavaFX and Web technologies. He is also an Open-Source Contributor to several projects such as JavaFX, Godot, as well as his own Godot Plugin Script-IDE. In addition to his open ... Show more

Milan Bins Mathew is a Distinguished Data Platform Engineer at MiQ, where he leads the design and implementation of cloud-native database solutions for enterprise clients. Milan is passionate about simplifying complex database operations and making distributed systems more accessible to the broader developer community. Empowered by open source projects, Milan strives to make Data Processing of large workloads to enable business cater the next generation of tech services to consumers worldwide.

Milan Bins Mathew is a Distinguished Data Platform Engineer at MiQ, where he leads the design and implementation of cloud-native database solutions for enterprise clients. Milan is passionate about simplifying complex database operations and making d... Show more

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

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

South African born, UK resident, Mike is a Mechanical Design Engineer & spent 20 years as a Draughtsman in the Dairy industry, a Project Technician & ran the drawing office for NCD/Clover Dairies. At Toyota, he worked as a mechanical designer in body in white. He moved to the UK in 2001, spent 7 years creating & designing 3D technical models.
He continued his studies in IT & enhanced his developer & web design skills at Halesowen College.
At age 50, in 2008 Mike jumped tracks & began a new career as IT Manager & NAV implementation project leader for SSI Schaefer in Andover, England. With the NAV project successfully implemented, he moved to Evosoft as support office manager, then to Sci-Net in Oxford as a consultant & then to KPMG for a three year corporate engagement.
As the Dynamics 365 Solution Architect for Experience/GCC for almost 3 years - now Global Solutions Architect for Dynavics, Mike has implemented multiple D365 solutions for a range of customers in a variety of industries in the UK.

South African born, UK resident, Mike is a Mechanical Design Engineer & spent 20 years as a Draughtsman in the Dairy industry, a Project Technician & ran the drawing office for NCD/Clover Dairies. At Toyota, he worked as a mechanical designer in body... Show more

Meet Stephanie, the dynamo who kick-started her career in cost accounting and manufacturing operations. But it wasn't until she was handed the reins of the company's first ERP implementation that she truly fell head over heels. Using technology to optimize effective business processes was a game changer. Fast forward 20+ years and over 500 projects later, Stephanie has become the go-to solution architect who doesn't mess around and just gets things done.

When she's not wowing audiences as a presenter, speaker, or blogger, you can find her donning her hat as a certified Microsoft Dynamics Business Central professional. And let's not forget her juggling act managing product, presales activities, and building professional services practices. Now, she's the brains behind Elliott Clark Consulting, a Microsoft partner that's turning consulting services on their head.

Stephanie's mantra? ERP implementations don't have to be a drag! She's on a mission to prove that they can be effective, affordable, and downright awesome. By sprinkling in her magic dust of change management and business process transformations, she makes sure her clients have a rockstar experience.

Meet Stephanie, the dynamo who kick-started her career in cost accounting and manufacturing operations. But it wasn't until she was handed the reins of the company's first ERP implementation that she truly fell head over heels. Using technology to op... Show more

Estudiante de periodismo por la ULL con un máster de comunicación por la Complutense. Lleva al frente de la librería especializada El Árbol Blanco desde 2017, donde gracias a las nuevas tecnologías y la digitalización ha conseguido triplicar su nivel de ventas y alcance.
Apasionada de aprender cosas nuevas, defiende firmemente que la tecnología ES para todo el mundo y junto con el proyecto #PowerUS se esfuerza en hacer llegar a la sociedad el mensaje de que digitalizarse es fundamental para todo tipo de perfiles.

Estudiante de periodismo por la ULL con un máster de comunicación por la Complutense. Lleva al frente de la librería especializada El Árbol Blanco desde 2017, donde gracias a las nuevas tecnologías y la digitalización ha conseguido triplicar su nivel... Show more

Prayer Chinaza Nwagboso is a Nigerian humanitarian leader, social entrepreneur, and global advocate advancing equitable access to education, gender equality, and sustainable community development across underserved and crisis-affected regions.
She is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Naza Agape Foundation, a multi-country nonprofit organization committed to delivering tuition-free education, humanitarian support, and livelihood opportunities to vulnerable children, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and women. Since its establishment in 2018, the foundation has impacted over 20,000 beneficiaries across Africa and Asia, supported by a growing network of more than 500 volunteers worldwide.
Nwagboso’s work is distinguished by her grassroots-to-global approach, having initiated education programs within internally displaced communities in Northern Nigeria, creating access to structured learning where none previously existed. Her model integrates education, welfare, and empowerment, aligning with key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 5 (Gender Equality).

Her impact has received international recognition, with features by leading global media platforms including BBC News Africa and BBC Pidgin, highlighting her work in expanding educational access and restoring dignity to displaced and underserved populations.
As Co-founder of Girlified, Nwagboso leads innovative solutions addressing period poverty and environmental sustainability, producing eco-friendly menstrual products and supporting thousands of girls to remain in school with dignity.

She serves in global leadership and advocacy capacities, including as a State Chair within the G100 SDG Wing Nigeria and a Cabinet Minister of the Republic of Women (ROW), contributing to international dialogues on inclusive development, women’s empowerment, and social justice.
A graduate of Covenant University with a background in Mass Communication, Nwagboso is also a published author of “Victory at Last: How I Conquered Low Self-Esteem,” a work reflecting her commitment to personal transformation and youth empowerment.

Her contributions have earned her international awards and recognitions, positioning her as one of the emerging voices in Africa’s next generation of humanitarian and development leaders.
Driven by a vision to build scalable, tuition-free education systems across Africa, Prayer Nwagboso continues to lead initiatives that bridge systemic gaps, empower communities, and create sustainable pathways for future generations.

She's passionate the girl child education and desires to build tuition free schools in Africa.

Prayer Chinaza Nwagboso is a Nigerian humanitarian leader, social entrepreneur, and global advocate advancing equitable access to education, gender equality, and sustainable community development across underserved and crisis-affected regions. She i... Show more

Arvind is Head of Data at Fellow, a San Francisco-based premium coffee equipment company where he built the entire data stack from scratch as a team of one and now building the AI stack. He runs everything from ingestion to dashboards across dbt Cloud, BigQuery, and Looker, with Claude and MCP as part of the architecture for making the warehouse conversational and actionable. He also lectures in the UC Davis MSBA program where he teaches data and analytics engineering using the same tools he runs in production.

He's spoken at the SF NetSuite User Group and cares a lot about showing that good architecture and smart tooling can do what most companies throw headcount at. Outside of work he's usually dialing in a pour-over or perfecting an espresso shot.

Arvind is Head of Data at Fellow, a San Francisco-based premium coffee equipment company where he built the entire data stack from scratch as a team of one and now building the AI stack. He runs everything from ingestion to dashboards across dbt Clou... Show more

David Gregory is a founder, builder, and storyteller working at the intersection of hospitality, tourism, food, business, and experience design.

He is the creator of IC Pasta, a dessert concept built around playful, memorable guest experiences, and the mind behind immersive projects that blend storytelling, hospitality, and real-world interaction. His perspective comes from building businesses, designing experiences, and paying attention to the details most people move past too quickly.

David speaks about what makes experiences feel real, why hospitality loses something when it becomes too polished or too rehearsed, how businesses can build something with a pulse instead of just a pitch, and why context matters more than most people realize. His work is rooted in real operations, guest psychology, storytelling, and the belief that people remember what feels human.

Whether he is talking about food, tourism, service, branding, or experience design, the thread is the same: what makes something worth caring about?

David Gregory is a founder, builder, and storyteller working at the intersection of hospitality, tourism, food, business, and experience design. He is the creator of IC Pasta, a dessert concept built around playful, memorable guest experiences, an... Show more