Vini Kaul is a Corporate Executive, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Board Member, and globally recognized Keynote Speaker. She is the Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer of an AI startup - Smadlytics Inc, Chairman of the KVXH Group and Kaul2Action Movement, a social impact initiative.

With over a decade and a half of experience, she has led multi-billion-dollar B2B growth across geographies and industries including Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Technology, Media, Telecom, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Consumer Goods, Retail, Travel & Hospitality, and Finance. She has worked with top brands and Fortune 500 companies such as Pfizer, GSK, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems, Raytheon Technologies, Textron, Stryker, Coca-Cola, Mars, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.

A Gold Medalist engineer with dual master’s degrees and an alumna of Harvard Business School, Vini brings deep expertise in AI, digital transformation, and business growth.

Born in Kashmir and displaced by terrorism at a young age, her journey from adversity to global leadership fuels her mission to help the next generation turn challenges into opportunities and build meaningful, impactful careers.

Vini Kaul is a Corporate Executive, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Board Member, and globally recognized Keynote Speaker. She is the Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer of an AI startup - Smadlytics Inc, Chairman of the KVXH Group and Kaul2Action Movem... Show more

Ralph is the Director of Security of Gridlock Security (GridlockSec) - a company he founded that focuses on cybersecurity consulting services. He has 10 years experience in the industry as a Security Consultant/Pentester/Security Researcher for a few companies such as Microsoft, NCC Group, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Forward Security, and Ernst & Young (E&Y).
His expertise is mainly Web, Mobile, and Network Pentesting, Threat Modelling, Security Architecture Review, and Security Design Reviews. When he was a Senior Security Engineer at Microsoft, he dealt with security architecture reviews, security design reviews, threat modelling, security research, code reviews, and pentesting on the dedicated product he is directly working on with 100+ software engineers. The threat modelling practice he had daily done with his software engineers had helped secure the product and promoted a culture of secure coding and engineering of the said software.

He is also a major active contributor and a member of the working group for the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) project, making the standard better for fellow pentesters and developers alike.

He trained attendees at BSides Vancouver 2025, BSides Orlando 2025 and BSides Luxembourg 2026 for the same workshop, "Threat Modelling Starter Training" which had been well received. He has presented his talk entitled, "OWASP ASVS: A Methodical and Practical Approach to Application Security Testing" on OWASP AppSec Pacific Northwest conference (PNW) 2024 in Vancouver, BC Canada. He has also presented a similar presentation aimed for beginners delivered online at HackStop Cybersecurity Summit 2024 held in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Ralph is the Director of Security of Gridlock Security (GridlockSec) - a company he founded that focuses on cybersecurity consulting services. He has 10 years experience in the industry as a Security Consultant/Pentester/Security Researcher for a few... Show more

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

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

Alexander Klein is a senior Business Intelligence consultant with more than 20 years of experience. He focuses on Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse projects with Microsoft technologies like SQL Server, Power BI, Azure ML or Cognitive Services.

Since 2008, he has been a self-employed consultant in large and medium-sized projects in all sectors across Europe. He has been visiting SQL Saturdays all over Europe since 2013.Since 2017 Alexander speaks at national and international conferences / user groups about Data Warehouse, BI, Azure and AI.

Alexander Klein is a senior Business Intelligence consultant with more than 20 years of experience. He focuses on Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse projects with Microsoft technologies like SQL Server, Power BI, Azure ML or Cognitive Services.... Show more

Bala has rich experience in retail technology and process transformation. Most recently, he worked as a Principal Architect for Intelligent Automation, Innovation & Supply Chain in a global Fortune 100 retail corporation. Currently work for luxury brand as Principal architect for Intelligent Automation providing technology advisor for the responsible use of technology (Low Code, RPA, Chatbots, and AI ). He is passionate about technology and spends his free time reading, writing technical blogs and co-chairing a special interest group with The OR Society.

Bala has rich experience in retail technology and process transformation. Most recently, he worked as a Principal Architect for Intelligent Automation, Innovation & Supply Chain in a global Fortune 100 retail corporation. Currently work for luxury br... Show more

Bhargav Trivedi is a Solutions Architect at Bloomreach, with 14+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native digital commerce platforms. He leads Bloomreach's North America Discovery Enterprise Integration and Value Assessment programs, where his work has driven revenue-per-visitor gains of up to 60% for enterprise brands such as N Brown, alongside double-digit revenue and add-to-cart gains for The Vitamin Shoppe and Jenson USA, and has delivered production-grade AI search and personalization implementations for organizations including King Arthur Baking Company, True Religion, Sur La Table, Shutterfly, and Eddie Bauer.
Earlier, during his nearly decade-long tenure at Big Lots, spanning roles from Senior Developer to Software Engineering Manager, Bhargav architected the migration of the company's $5B+ digital commerce platform to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, achieving 100% uptime for over 25,000 concurrent shoppers during the 2023 holiday season while improving site performance by 25-30%. He also led the design of Big Lots' Buy Online Pick Up In Store and Nationwide Same-Day Delivery platforms across more than 1,400 stores, and personally authored over 80% of the production code behind a Sitecore-powered search and personalization initiative that lifted site revenue by 25% and conversion rate by 23%. He received Big Lots' IT BIGionaire Award for Best IT Project and its Shining North Star Award for sustained leadership; at Bloomreach, he has been honored with the company's Silent Hero Award and recognized during company all-hands meetings.
Bhargav is a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS), the organization's highest membership grade, awarded to professionals whose work has materially advanced the computing profession. He also serves as a peer reviewer for multiple IEEE conferences, including UEMCON, ICRTEECT, ICDSINC, and DECoN, and as a panelist on IEEE's Admission and Advancement Committee, evaluating candidates for Senior Member status. He is the sole author of four peer-reviewed publications spanning personalization design, explainable agentic AI, composable personalization architecture, and retail cybersecurity, published in JISEM, JICRCR, JCSTS, and EMSJ, and has been featured in New Americans Magazine for his contributions to digital commerce technology.
Bhargav is an active speaker on AI-driven commerce, cloud architecture, and personalization. He has delivered a guest lecture at Tennessee Tech University on cloud migration and composable search architecture, presented on securing autonomous retail AI agents on The Azure and AI Show, spoken on heuristics-based personalization frameworks at DataPopKorn (Leaf Edition 2025), and delivered an expert lecture on composable personalization architecture at K.K. Wagh Institute of Engineering Education and Research (KKWIEER) in Nashik, India.
An AWS-certified architect fluent in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and React, Bhargav's work sits at the intersection of AI, cloud infrastructure, and omnichannel retail, combining hands-on engineering depth with revenue-validated, real-world results.

Bhargav Trivedi is a Solutions Architect at Bloomreach, with 14+ years of experience designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native digital commerce platforms. He leads Bloomreach's North America Discovery Enterprise Integration and Value Assessment progra... 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

A software generalist with over 13 years of consulting experience.
Recognized for being versatile, picking up new tools and technologies, driving value for clients and achieving outcomes.

Passionate about test driven development, continuous delivery and event driven architectures.

A software generalist with over 13 years of consulting experience. Recognized for being versatile, picking up new tools and technologies, driving value for clients and achieving outcomes. Passionate about test driven development, continuous deli... Show more

Bala Ramdoss is a Tech lead at Amazon, where he builds camera-based AI features like Amazon Lens to enhance the visual shopping experience. With over 10 years of Mobile development experience, Bala specializes in scalable solutions for complex challenges, including AR-powered experiences and high-performance Android UI. When not building apps, he enjoys exploring new tech and engaging conversations over coffee.

Bala Ramdoss is a Tech lead at Amazon, where he builds camera-based AI features like Amazon Lens to enhance the visual shopping experience. With over 10 years of Mobile development experience, Bala specializes in scalable solutions for complex challe... Show more

Javier Sáez Hurtado is the founder of Convexify, a boutique artificial intelligence firm based in Andorra and an OpenAI Select Partner, which designs and builds AI agents, intelligent products and AI strategy for organisations with complex problems. Since November 2024 he has been Head of AI Heroes at Learning Heroes, where he leads the IA Heroes programme, a Spanish-language AI training programme. He completed five of the six years of the degree in Medicine at the Universidad de Valladolid and in December 2018 founded Paradigmia, a non-profit anatomy education project whose content remains open and free. He speaks about AI agents in companies, AI strategy and how teams learn to work with AI. He lives in Andorra.

Javier Sáez Hurtado is the founder of Convexify, a boutique artificial intelligence firm based in Andorra and an OpenAI Select Partner, which designs and builds AI agents, intelligent products and AI strategy for organisations with complex problems. ... Show more

Vikash Agrawal is a Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading initiatives in the AWS CloudWatch team. Previously, he played a key role in developing Amazon Q Developer, a Generative AI-powered assistant for developers. With over a decade of experience in software engineering and leadership, Vikash has led high-impact teams at Housing.com and Dream11. A strong advocate for open-source, he has contributed to Mozilla and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) through Google Summer of Code. Passionate about AI, cloud computing, and engineering excellence, he is dedicated to building cutting-edge technology that empowers developers worldwide.

Vikash Agrawal is a Software Development Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading initiatives in the AWS CloudWatch team. Previously, he played a key role in developing Amazon Q Developer, a Generative AI-powered assistant for developers. With o... Show more

Senior SRE and Platform Engineer at Itaú, Latin America's largest bank, driving cloud infrastructure for its investment division. Operating within strict financial governance, he specializes in leveraging Amazon EKS, Terraform, and custom operators to build seamless developer abstractions. Beyond reducing cognitive load and optimizing enterprise costs, Marcos is a culinary graduate, mixology enthusiast, pizza maker, and proud dad of Matilda (a pitbull).

Senior SRE and Platform Engineer at Itaú, Latin America's largest bank, driving cloud infrastructure for its investment division. Operating within strict financial governance, he specializes in leveraging Amazon EKS, Terraform, and custom operators t... Show more

Myself Venkata Suresh Babu Kamma a Senior Oracle ERP Cloud Architect with over 20+ years of experience designing, implementing, and governing large-scale enterprise ERP systems across public sector, transportation, higher education, utilities, and regulated capital-program environments.
I am specializes in Oracle ERP Cloud Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Grants Management, Project Costing, Project Billing, Contracts, General Ledger, and Subledger Accounting, with a governance-first architectural approach. My work emphasizes embedding compliance, audit readiness, predictive forecasting, and long-term sustainability directly into ERP system design.
I have led and advised ERP initiatives involving federal and state grants, multi-year capital and infrastructure programs, multi-entity funding structures, and high-scrutiny audit environments. I am expertised with spans both greenfield Oracle ERP Cloud implementations and modernization of complex legacy ERP environments.

I have contributed an enterprise ERP architect focused on governance-driven system design for public sector organizations. My work integrates funding structures, execution controls, financial integration, and predictive oversight into scalable ERP architectures that support long-term accountability and public stewardship. My Original contributions synthesizes his architectural models and governance frameworks developed through hands-on leadership of complex ERP initiatives.

Myself Venkata Suresh Babu Kamma a Senior Oracle ERP Cloud Architect with over 20+ years of experience designing, implementing, and governing large-scale enterprise ERP systems across public sector, transportation, higher education, utilities, and re... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Head of Security | Strategic Leader in Cybersecurity, Compliance & DevSecOps

Strategic Information Security leader with extensive experience safeguarding critical infrastructure and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. As Head of Security at fyn, oversees the security architecture of global Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) platforms, ensuring top-tier operational resilience and business continuity.

Bridging the gap between deep technical execution (SysAdmin & DevSecOps) and high-level risk management, turning cybersecurity from a operational requirement into a core business driver. Steadfastly dedicated to upholding the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability), combining actionable auditing with proactive threat mitigation.
💡 Keynote & Panel Topics: Cloud Security & DevSecOps
Compliance as a Business Enabler: Navigating PCI DSS v4 certification and leveraging ISO 27001 & NIST frameworks for strategic growth.

Proactive Risk Management & Internal Audit: Building operational resilience and mitigating threats in mission-critical infrastructure.

Head of Security | Strategic Leader in Cybersecurity, Compliance & DevSecOps Strategic Information Security leader with extensive experience safeguarding critical infrastructure and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. As Head of Security at ... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

Emmy Okwir Ogule is a Research Associate at the Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA) in Kampala, where he drives rigorous research on digital governance, global policy, and multilateral cooperation. He delivers evidence-based insights that shape critical discussions on internet governance, cybersecurity, and digital rights.

Emmy’s work champions inclusive, intersectional approaches to complex global challenges, seamlessly connecting academic research with actionable policy solutions. Committed to amplifying diverse voices, he fosters collaborative multilateral efforts to advance digital rights and equitable governance worldwide.

Emmy Okwir Ogule is a Research Associate at the Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA) in Kampala, where he drives rigorous research on digital governance, global policy, and multilateral cooperation. He delivers evidence-based insights that shape cr... Show more

Jean‑Yves Tremblay is an Enterprise Architect at Alithya specializing in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, and AI-driven business solutions. With over 20 years of experience spanning manufacturing, ERP implementations, software development, and enterprise architecture, he helps organizations transform operational data into actionable insights and intelligent business applications. His recent work focuses on AI Agents, Copilot Studio, semantic models, MCP, and modern data architectures that bridge ERP systems, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Jean‑Yves Tremblay is an Enterprise Architect at Alithya specializing in Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, and AI-driven business solutions. With over 20 years of experience spanning manufacturing, ERP ... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

Ram is a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech and has 18 years of experience. He is specialized in building large-scale streaming applications, scalable event-driven microservices, data platforms, multi-tenant integrations. His favorite area is “data at scale,” whether it be insights, analytics, batch processing, streaming, or machine learning. He believes that “frameworks and languages are temporary, whereas concepts and problems are permanent.”

Ram is a Staff Software Engineer at Walmart Global Tech and has 18 years of experience. He is specialized in building large-scale streaming applications, scalable event-driven microservices, data platforms, multi-tenant integrations. His favorite are... Show more

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

Diana is a 11x Microsoft MVP, CEO of Innpowerment, and a passionate advocate for tech that empowers. She helps Microsoft partners grow smarter—driving profitability, embracing AI, and simplifying complexity. With a heart for innovation and a voice for inclusion, Diana inspires leaders across industries to turn strategy into impact.
Follow her journey @DCaroTV.

Diana is a 11x Microsoft MVP, CEO of Innpowerment, and a passionate advocate for tech that empowers. She helps Microsoft partners grow smarter—driving profitability, embracing AI, and simplifying complexity. With a heart for innovation and a voice fo... Show more

Gregory Serdahl’s working life has unfolded through consistent effort, practical responsibility, and long-term engagement with people and organizations. His career reflects a measured progression across creative study, nonprofit leadership, and therapeutic wellness, rather than a narrow or accelerated path. By combining leadership roles with hands-on practice, he developed an approach rooted in experience, accountability, and sustained service.

Across multiple decades, Gregory has operated in environments that required both structure and personal involvement. His professional background includes managing nonprofit arts organizations and later founding and operating a national wellness company. These roles placed him in collaboration with professional athletes, institutional clients, and public figures. In each setting, he focused on reliability, ethical conduct, and systems designed to function effectively over time.

Gregory’s academic journey began at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theater between 1983 and 1986. His studies emphasized collaboration, performance theory, and disciplined preparation. These academic foundations later supported his professional work by strengthening communication skills, observation, and awareness of physical presence. During this period, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, reflecting his commitment to academic engagement and structured learning.

A formative experience during Gregory’s early development was a year spent abroad at the University of Bergen in Oslo, Norway (1983-84). Living and studying in an international environment exposed him to different cultural perspectives and daily practices. This period encouraged adaptability and independence, qualities that later influenced his leadership style and approach to professional relationships.

After completing his education, Gregory entered the nonprofit arts sector and became artistic director of the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts. The organization served a primarily Hispanic migrant farmworker community by providing access to cultural programs and educational opportunities. From January 1986 to January 1989, he was responsible for daily operations, budgeting, fundraising, and community engagement. This role strengthened his ability to lead mission-driven organizations while remaining responsive to the needs of underserved populations.

Gregory’s transition into wellness followed his participation in massage programs at Michael O'Shea's Sport Training Institute. In 1991, he founded Serdahl Associates, which later became Massage America, Ltd. His goal was to build a massage and wellness organization capable of operating within large institutional environments. Under his leadership, the company managed massage programs for Crunch Fitness, several New York Sports Club locations, and the New York Football Giants during the Dan Reeves era.

Massage America later partnered with Mount Sinai and NYU hospitals, the Printing House Athletic Club, and the Manhattan Athletic Club. Gregory oversaw staffing, operations, and service consistency across these settings. These responsibilities reinforced his understanding of how therapeutic services can be integrated into athletic, medical, and corporate systems while maintaining professional standards.

Alongside his role as a business owner, Gregory continued to work directly with clients. His practice included individuals from politics, professional sports, media, and the arts. On one notable day, his schedule included Ed Koch, Lawrence Taylor, Edgar Bronfman, Katharine Hepburn, and Arthur Ashe. These experiences reflected trust developed through discretion, technical skill, and steady practice.

Gregory’s therapeutic background includes deep tissue massage, Swedish techniques, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy. He also incorporates yoga, Pilates, Yogic Neuromuscular Therapy, as taught by the late Dyal Singh Khalsa, Gyrotonics training, and certification as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Having employed more than 500 massage therapists throughout his career, he remains actively engaged in his profession today, continuing his work with a focus on responsibility, long-term service, and honoring the teachings of the late Canadian Poet and Philosopher Kenneth George Mills through his role as President of the Kenneth G. Mills Foundation.

Gregory Serdahl’s working life has unfolded through consistent effort, practical responsibility, and long-term engagement with people and organizations. His career reflects a measured progression across creative study, nonprofit leadership, and thera... Show more

Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca is CEO & President of Aexa Aerospace, a NASA and DoD contractor recognized globally for innovation. He led the first two-way holographic teleportation with astronauts on the International Space Station and has won NASA’s JSC Director’s Innovation Award and Exceptional Software Award. A sought-after futurist and author (AI in a Nutshell, 33 Predictions for the Next 33 Years), Dr. De La Peña bridges aerospace, defense, and commercial technology. His work has been featured by NASA, TIME, and international media, and he regularly speaks at global conferences including DEFCON, NDIA, and the International Astronautical Congress.

Dr. Fernando De La Peña Llaca is CEO & President of Aexa Aerospace, a NASA and DoD contractor recognized globally for innovation. He led the first two-way holographic teleportation with astronauts on the International Space Station and has won NASA’s... Show more

Sumesh Ramasamy is a mobile engineer and technology founder building AI-powered software at production scale. As Principal Software Engineer at Asuene USA, he built an emissions-detection platform used by 22 oil and gas operators across 30+ states. He is Co-founder & CTO of Plug-In Promotions, where he built PluginOS, a platform running across roughly 250 venues, and he has shipped a consumer app surpassing 5 million downloads. He co-authored a peer-reviewed study in Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements and holds an M.S. in Computer Science from West Virginia University.

Sumesh Ramasamy is a mobile engineer and technology founder building AI-powered software at production scale. As Principal Software Engineer at Asuene USA, he built an emissions-detection platform used by 22 oil and gas operators across 30+ states. H... Show more

Ahmad Farzan is the founder of Evaluat, a real-browser performance testing platform built in the UK. He spent years building and load-testing high-traffic Adobe Commerce and Magento storefronts, where an all-green load test routinely failed to explain what customers actually experienced on the busiest day of the year.

That gap is the work. Evaluat runs every virtual user in its own real browser and records Core Web Vitals, Navigation Timing, session video, network logs and console output for each one, so a failure that hits a handful of shoppers shows up as evidence rather than disappearing under a p99 average.

He speaks about performance testing that measures the browser rather than the server, Core Web Vitals under load, and why ecommerce checkouts break in ways protocol-level tests cannot see.

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Ahmad Farzan is the founder of Evaluat, a real-browser performance testing platform. After years of load-testing high-traffic Adobe Commerce and Magento storefronts, he now builds and talks about testing that measures what the browser experiences under load rather than what the server reports.

Ahmad Farzan is the founder of Evaluat, a real-browser performance testing platform built in the UK. He spent years building and load-testing high-traffic Adobe Commerce and Magento storefronts, where an all-green load test routinely failed to explai... 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