Energy & Basic Resources

Valued experts focusing on the exploration, production, and management of energy sources and raw materials

Soumya Ranjan Bej

Soumya Ranjan Bej

Soumya Ranjan Bej is a Senior Product Manager at TAE Power Solutions with 16+ years of experience building connected hardware-software products at the intersection of IoT, energy storage, and enterprise systems. With an engineering foundation and an MBA, Soumya brings a rare dual lens, translating deep technical architecture decisions into business outcomes and product strategy. He is an IEEE member and based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His work spans API-driven IoT platforms, real-time energy management systems, and developer-facing product design. Soumya is passionate about building APIs that don't just work, but scale, delight developers, and create lasting platform ecosystems.

Soumya Ranjan Bej is a Senior Product Manager at TAE Power Solutions with 16+ years of experience building connected hardware-software products at the intersection of IoT, energy storage, and enterprise systems. With an engineering foundation and an ... Show more

Mohan kumar Dalai

Mohan kumar Dalai

Mohan Kumar Dalai is a seasoned EAM Integration Architect with over 18 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data integration and migration solutions. Based in Virginia, USA, he has built a distinguished career at the intersection of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), ETL/ELT processes, and cloud-based integration, serving clients across the Oil and Gas, Energy, Chemical, Banking, Insurance, and Healthcare industries.
Mohan currently serves as a Staff Software Engineer at GE Vernova, a role he has held since December 2016, where he architects end-to-end integration solutions connecting EAM platforms with Asset Performance Management (APM) systems. His work spans some of the most widely used EAM suites in the industry, including SAP ECC, SAP HANA, IBM Maximo, and Oracle EAM, as well as platforms such as AVANTIS and Direct Line Megamation. He has successfully delivered integration projects for more than 25 enterprise, multi-domain customers globally and has led data migration initiatives involving over 50 million records, most notably improving data accuracy by 40% for a major utility during a global asset data migration.
His technical expertise spans a wide range of integration and data tools, including Boomi, Talend, IBM DataStage, and Informatica, as well as cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Mohan is skilled in multiple programming languages, including Python, Java, SQL, PL/SQL, C#, and Unix Shell Scripting, and has hands-on experience with databases such as Oracle, Teradata, DB2, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. He also brings knowledge of Big Data technologies, including Pig, Hive, and Sqoop, as well as web services standards such as SOAP and XML.
Before GE Vernova, Mohan held integration and architecture roles at Meridium Inc., USM Business Systems, AnalytixDS, and Logikal Consulting, where he consistently drove improvements in ETL performance, workflow automation, and data architecture. Earlier in his career, he contributed to software product development at IBM India Private Limited and ITC Infotech.
Mohan holds a Master of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, where he graduated with a CGPA of 8.14, as well as a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science & Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He is also a certified IBM Data Science Professional (May 2025).

Mohan Kumar Dalai is a seasoned EAM Integration Architect with over 18 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data integration and migration solutions. Based in Virginia, USA, he has built a distinguished career at the intersec... Show more

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi is a young Cameroonian leader
dedicated to community development and leadership. With a professional
Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Rural Development, Chanceline
has a strong background in the fields of environmental economics, rural
development, and agri-business. Founder of Prospectiva Ltd, His work includes
significant contributions to the analysis of agricultural value chains, particularly in
digital economy, the poultry sector, focusing on value chain analysis and value
sharing.
Since joining Junior Chamber International Cameroon (JCI C) in 2013, Chanceline
has taken on numerous leadership roles and was elected National President in
2023. He is also a graduate of the 2022 JCI Leadership Academy in Japan and has
been recognized multiple times as the Most Outstanding Member of JCI C, for his
contributions to young people’s empowerment and the organization’s
development. His leadership is marked by launching impactful initiatives such as
the Cameroon Peace Is Possible Campaign, the World Clean Up campaign, and the
#TrashChallenge237. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he led efforts to distribute
sanitizers, masks, and vaccination services.

In 2020, Chanceline founded the Cameroon Youth Economic Forum to advocate
for better youth policies, demonstrating his commitment to building a better
society and addressing young people's challenges. His skills span economic
analysis, rural development, project management, research methodologies, and
effective communication. With a passion for making a difference, Chanceline continues to champion sustainable development and youth leadership across various platforms.

Chanceline Boutchouang Nghomsi is a young Cameroonian leader dedicated to community development and leadership. With a professional Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Rural Development, Chanceline has a strong background in the fields ... Show more

Alessandro Cardoso

Alessandro Cardoso

Alessandro Cardoso, Microsoft Program Architect. Former Microsoft MVP, speaker, author, evangelist and a subject matter expert in Azure, Data & AI, Security and Cloud Native

As a Program Architect at Microsoft, I am a trusted advisor with a customer-centric mindset, open-mindedness, and creativity. I have over 28 years of success in the IT industry, working with business leaders and stakeholders to solve complex problems, deliver excellence, and improve outcomes with leading technologies. I am a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) .

My mission is to make the market with innovative digital transformation and modernization projects, enabling and empowering customers to unlock their cloud journey, leverage the benefits of cloud computing, and enhance their security posture. I have received the prestigious 2023 Microsoft Platinum Summit Award for leading large-scale and high-quality cloud solutions for major customers across various industries and regions. I am also an international speaker, author, evangelist, and a former Microsoft MVP, with a passion for sharing my knowledge and insights with the community.

Past speak experiences include: TechEd/Ignite Australia and New Zeland (2009-2013); Azure Global Bootcamp; KubeSec Enterprise Summit (2021-2022), India Cloud Summit (2022-2023), Experts Live Australia 2023

Alessandro Cardoso, Microsoft Program Architect. Former Microsoft MVP, speaker, author, evangelist and a subject matter expert in Azure, Data & AI, Security and Cloud Native As a Program Architect at Microsoft, I am a trusted advisor with a custom... Show more

Jeremiah Williams

Jeremiah Williams

Jeremiah Williams is an MLOps engineer with a growing focus on Kubernetes-native infrastructure for machine learning workloads. He's been hands-on with tools like KEDA to explore practical patterns for autoscaling ML inference and batch pipelines, and is passionate about bridging the gap between traditional DevOps practices and the unique demands of ML systems. This is his first conference talk.

Jeremiah Williams is an MLOps engineer with a growing focus on Kubernetes-native infrastructure for machine learning workloads. He's been hands-on with tools like KEDA to explore practical patterns for autoscaling ML inference and batch pipelines, an... Show more

Filippo Cappellaro

Filippo Cappellaro

SISA certified Solution Architect in the Modern Workplace area at Avanade. For enterprise, corporate and SMB level projects in all markets, managing complete solutions on Microsoft Platform Modernization technologies: Mffice 365, Intune, Phone System, MS DCCP, W365 and Azure Virtual Desktop. Complex migration and M365 adoption projects. Management of the pre-sales phase with relations with C-Level customers, definition of economic targets, High-Level and Low-Level project, staffing resources for delivery, management of economic, legal, contractual and capability components.
Supervision and management of projects during delivery and post go-live service.

SISA certified Solution Architect in the Modern Workplace area at Avanade. For enterprise, corporate and SMB level projects in all markets, managing complete solutions on Microsoft Platform Modernization technologies: Mffice 365, Intune, Phone System... Show more

Rushi Jariwala

Rushi Jariwala

Rushi Jariwala is a Project Manager and Construction Executive with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale industrial, petrochemical, manufacturing, and mission-critical infrastructure projects across the United States and India. He specializes in delivering complex modular data center, industrial, and process facility projects, with expertise spanning project execution, construction management, operational readiness, quality systems, commissioning support, and multidisciplinary field leadership. Throughout his career, he has successfully managed complex construction programs while maintaining strong performance in safety, quality, schedule, and client satisfaction.
Currently serving as a Project Manager, Rushi leads the execution of mission-critical modular data center projects supporting artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and next-generation digital infrastructure. His responsibilities include construction planning, project controls, heavy-lift coordination, workforce management, client coordination, change management, RFIs, turnover planning, commissioning readiness, and overall project execution. Quality assurance and quality control remain an important component of his expertise, enabling him to integrate quality processes throughout every phase of project delivery. His recent leadership includes managing a $120 million modular data center installation involving 78 OptiStax modules, more than 600,000 construction manhours, and a peak workforce of approximately 440 personnel.
Beyond project execution, Rushi has made original technical contributions through the development and implementation of project quality management systems, inspection and testing methodologies, turnover documentation frameworks, and operational readiness processes that improve project consistency, regulatory compliance, and commissioning efficiency. He has also played a significant role in supporting multiple successful ASME U, S, R, and National Board Stamp certification audits by establishing robust quality procedures, documentation systems, and code-compliance practices for complex fabrication and construction projects.
Rushi is an active contributor to the advancement of construction and project management practices through his professional publications, technical presentations, and knowledge sharing. His thought leadership focuses on modular construction, mission-critical infrastructure delivery, operational readiness, quality integration, and project execution methodologies that support the continued expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure worldwide.

Rushi Jariwala is a Project Manager and Construction Executive with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale industrial, petrochemical, manufacturing, and mission-critical infrastructure projects across the United States and India. He spe... Show more

Amodh Yadav

Amodh Yadav

Kumar Amodh Yadav is an Oracle Certified Professional with over 13 years of experience in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) implementation, development, and administration. Currently serving as Enterprise Applications Engineer III at The Medical College of Wisconsin, he brings extensive expertise in Oracle HRMS, Self-Service HR (SSHR), Payroll, and related enterprise applications.
Throughout his career, Kumar has completed 3 full-cycle Oracle HRMS R12 implementations and 5+ support and enhancement projects as a Techno-Functional Consultant. His technical proficiency spans Oracle HRMS APIs, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle Forms development, XML Publisher Reports, BI Publisher, and Oracle Workflow customization.
Kumar has delivered solutions for organizations across diverse industries including healthcare, higher education, oil & gas, and manufacturing, serving clients in the USA, Middle East, and India. His experience includes designing custom interfaces with third-party systems, developing RICE components, and participating in Oracle EBS upgrades from R12.1.3 to R12.2.9.
Based in New Berlin, Wisconsin, Kumar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya and maintains active engagement with the Oracle community through participation in HEUG and Oracle World conferences.

Kumar Amodh Yadav is an Oracle Certified Professional with over 13 years of experience in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) implementation, development, and administration. Currently serving as Enterprise Applications Engineer III at The Medical College ... Show more

Javier Lopez Martinez

Javier Lopez Martinez

Ingeniero, Profesor y Emprendedor
Javier López es ingeniero en informática, MBA en IT y PhD. candidate. Actualmente trabaja como Senior Manager en Ingeniería Cloud en Deloitte y lidera los Sectores de Defensa e Industria; previamente pasó por Telefónica, BBVA, KMPG y Banco Santander. En su tiempo libre (y en sus horas de sueño) a fundado cuatro startups y co-organiza el MorcillaConf en Burgos.

Por otra parte, es Google Developer Expert en Cloud y cuenta con gran cantidad de certificaciones en diversas tecnologías.

Ingeniero, Profesor y Emprendedor Javier López es ingeniero en informática, MBA en IT y PhD. candidate. Actualmente trabaja como Senior Manager en Ingeniería Cloud en Deloitte y lidera los Sectores de Defensa e Industria; previamente pasó por Telefó... Show more

Lawrence Juma

Lawrence Juma

I'm a tech community architect and storyteller based in Nairobi, Kenya. Over the last five years, I've built and led vibrant communities—helping hundreds of developers, security enthusiasts, and innovators find their voice.

My passion is making complex DevOps and Infosec topics accessible, actionable, and fun. Whether I'm organizing events, creating content, or mentoring, I focus on building bridges between people and technology.

I'm a tech community architect and storyteller based in Nairobi, Kenya. Over the last five years, I've built and led vibrant communities—helping hundreds of developers, security enthusiasts, and innovators find their voice. My passion is making co... Show more

Nicklas Frahm

Nicklas Frahm

You may either find Nicklas in the depths of a Kubernetes cluster, messing with load balancers, gateways, ingress and BGP or in between server racks. While he predominantly works with cloud based infrastructure, he is passionate about bringing the programmability of cloud into more data centers using cloud-native technologies.

During day hours, he is an Engineering Manager at Corti.ai, where is responsible for the Platform Engineering team.

You may either find Nicklas in the depths of a Kubernetes cluster, messing with load balancers, gateways, ingress and BGP or in between server racks. While he predominantly works with cloud based infrastructure, he is passionate about bringing the pr... Show more

Alexander Varro

Alexander Varro

Alex Varro is the Founder of the successful UX design agency 8reasons Digital from Germany and Co-Founder of Pistacio, a Founders OS for growing companies.

For more than a decade, he has been helping organizations build digital products that create business value instead of just shipping features. His work sits at the intersection of UX, product strategy and artificial intelligence, always with one goal: turning complexity into products people actually want to use.

When he's not working, you'll probably find him on a football pitch, in the gym, exploring another country or diving into everything related to mindset and personal growth.

Alex Varro is the Founder of the successful UX design agency 8reasons Digital from Germany and Co-Founder of Pistacio, a Founders OS for growing companies. For more than a decade, he has been helping organizations build digital products that creat... Show more

Edwin Derks

Edwin Derks

Edwin Derks is a Domain Architect at TenneT in The Netherlands who loves solving complex, strategic IT challenges. He is passionate about collecting and sharing knowledge about improving IT in organizations, and is adept with cloud-driven software development in general. He often organizes meetups, writes articles and speaks at conferences.

Edwin Derks is a Domain Architect at TenneT in The Netherlands who loves solving complex, strategic IT challenges. He is passionate about collecting and sharing knowledge about improving IT in organizations, and is adept with cloud-driven software de... Show more

Esteban Andrés

Esteban Andrés

Ingeniero Informático, desarrollador desde los 90 (C/C++), networking y seguridad perimetral (Cisco, Palo Alto), Desarrollo para ciberseguridad (C++, Rust,Python).
Hefesto de los hackers

Ingeniero Informático, desarrollador desde los 90 (C/C++), networking y seguridad perimetral (Cisco, Palo Alto), Desarrollo para ciberseguridad (C++, Rust,Python). Hefesto de los hackers Show more

Raghavendra Kalapatapu

Raghavendra Kalapatapu

Over 15 years of experience in data analytics and data platforms, with a passion for building AI-powered assistant products for manufacturing plants. Focused on delivering scalable, cost-effective solutions that solve complex operational problems and drive real business impact. Guided by curiosity, practicality, and economic feasibility.

Over 15 years of experience in data analytics and data platforms, with a passion for building AI-powered assistant products for manufacturing plants. Focused on delivering scalable, cost-effective solutions that solve complex operational problems and... Show more

José Luis Ramos Cabrer

José Luis Ramos Cabrer

--> Transformo problemas en oportunidades
--> consultor en transformación digital
--> Apasionado de la energía, la tecnología y los datos.
--> Coleccionista de conexiones personales

🛠️ Co-gerente de una pequeña empresa que ha abrazado la IA para ser mas productiva.

👨‍💻 Amplia experiencia en transformación digital e implantación de software en pequeñas y grande empresas.

🧠trabajo en I+D+I en una empresa de ingeniería

Padre de 3 hijos

“La mejor forma de predecir tu futuro, es construirlo”
Alan Kay

--> Transformo problemas en oportunidades --> consultor en transformación digital --> Apasionado de la energía, la tecnología y los datos. --> Coleccionista de conexiones personales 🛠️ Co-gerente de una pequeña empresa que ha abrazado la IA pa... Show more

Luciano Grossi

Luciano Grossi

Luciano Grossi é servidor público federal na ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) desde 2005, atuando desde 2022 como Coordenador Adjunto de Governança de Dados e Informação. Lidera iniciativas de gestão e governança de dados em uma das maiores bases de dados do setor elétrico brasileiro, com mais de 150 bases de produção, 11 mil tabelas e dados de 90 milhões de consumidores. Tem interesse contínuo em tecnologia, dados e automação aplicada à gestão pública.

Luciano Grossi é servidor público federal na ANEEL (Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica) desde 2005, atuando desde 2022 como Coordenador Adjunto de Governança de Dados e Informação. Lidera iniciativas de gestão e governança de dados em uma das maior... Show more

James Epale Nairobi Space of Artificial Intelligence Tools (NSAIT)

James Epale Nairobi Space of Artificial Intelligence Tools (NSAIT)

James Epale is the Co-Founder and CTO of Nairobi Space of Artificial Intelligence Tools (NSAIT), where he works on practical AI solutions and initiatives that make artificial-intelligence tools more accessible to young African builders.

He is an AI solutions architect and full-stack software developer with experience creating applied software and automation systems. James was part of the team that built Ongea Pesa, a voice-first payment prototype designed to make digital transactions simpler and more accessible. His work focuses on turning emerging AI capabilities into useful systems while addressing the engineering, reliability, and accessibility challenges that arise when AI interacts with real-world workflows.

James Epale is the Co-Founder and CTO of Nairobi Space of Artificial Intelligence Tools (NSAIT), where he works on practical AI solutions and initiatives that make artificial-intelligence tools more accessible to young African builders. He is an A... Show more

Frank Folsche

Frank Folsche

Frank is always on the move and he brings that same drive to the teams he works with. His passion lies in technology, and he stays closely engaged with the latest developments in Azure and .NET. But he also understands that technology alone isn’t enough. His strong aversion to inefficiency has made him a firm advocate for DevOps.

Over the past few years, Frank has been actively implementing DevOps practices at Luminis, helping teams embed these principles into their daily work.

His ambition goes beyond just writing code. As an architect, he focuses on helping clients improve efficiency through cloud-native solutions, always aiming for sustainable, long-term impact.

But having a good idea isn’t enough—you need to be able to share it. That’s why Frank enjoys speaking about his field, whether through blog posts or conference talks, actively contributing to the wider tech community.

Frank is always on the move and he brings that same drive to the teams he works with. His passion lies in technology, and he stays closely engaged with the latest developments in Azure and .NET. But he also understands that technology alone isn’t eno... Show more

Akash Srivastava

Akash Srivastava

Akash Srivastava is a strategy and operations leader with extensive expertise in supply chain transformation, operational excellence, and enterprise value creation. He currently serves as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he leads high-impact engagements across the consumer and operations sectors. In this role, he advises senior executives on complex business challenges, develops transformation strategies, and drives sustainable performance improvements for global organizations. His work spans supply chain optimization, logistics redesign, and frontline productivity enhancement, combining data-driven insights with practical execution to improve operational efficiency and long-term organizational capabilities.
At McKinsey, Akash is also actively involved in mentoring teams, developing intellectual capital, and advancing innovative methodologies adopted across the firm’s global practice. Prior to McKinsey, he held consulting positions at Strategy& and KPMG, leading procurement transformations, digital operating model design, and cost optimization initiatives across industries including energy, metals, mining, and the public sector. Earlier, he worked at Tata Steel, where he managed mining operations and continuous improvement programs, building strong expertise in industrial systems and execution excellence. Akash holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from IIT.

Akash Srivastava is a strategy and operations leader with extensive expertise in supply chain transformation, operational excellence, and enterprise value creation. He currently serves as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, where he leads hig... Show more

Manish Singh

Manish Singh

Manish Singh is a Data Engineer with over 16 years of experience designing and operating large-scale data platforms and distributed processing systems across industries, including streaming media, energy, insurance, banking, and technology.

He currently works at Amazon, where he builds petabyte-scale data pipelines for Prime Video Ads, enabling analytics, experimentation, and near real-time performance monitoring. His work includes developing distributed Spark and Python pipelines, designing scalable data ingestion frameworks, and implementing experimentation platforms to support A/B testing and ad performance analysis. Throughout his career, Manish has led and contributed to major data engineering initiatives, including modernizing energy analytics platforms at Oracle, building telematics and driver behavior analytics systems at Farmers Insurance, and developing enterprise master data management (MDM) platforms across insurance, banking, and technology organizations. His technical expertise spans cloud architecture and data engineering technologies such as AWS (EMR, Glue, Redshift, Lambda), Spark, Kafka, Flink, Python, Java, and SQL. He has extensive experience in data lakes, data warehousing, distributed systems, and real-time streaming, along with strong practices in data quality, performance optimization, and CI/CD.
Manish holds a Master of Computer Science in Data Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science. He is also certified as an AWS Solutions Architect and AWS Data Analytics Specialist.

Manish Singh is a Data Engineer with over 16 years of experience designing and operating large-scale data platforms and distributed processing systems across industries, including streaming media, energy, insurance, banking, and technology. He cu... Show more

Eunji Choi

Eunji Choi

(25) First Author, CISC-W'25, Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC), "Threat Model for Substation Operators: A Modbus-Based Deception and Physical Manipulation Scenario"
(26) Speaker, KMOU–UoP Maritime Cybersecurity Seminar, Korea Maritime & Ocean University, Busan, South Korea, "Industrial·Maritime Protocol Targeted SLM-Based Attack Detection System"
(26) Speaker, Maritime Hacking Village, DEF CON 34, Las Vegas, USA, "Drag, Drop, Deploy, Compromise: Why Trusted HMI Engineering Toolchains Remain an ICS Supply-Chain Blind Spot"

(25) First Author, CISC-W'25, Korea Institute of Information Security and Cryptology (KIISC), "Threat Model for Substation Operators: A Modbus-Based Deception and Physical Manipulation Scenario" (26) Speaker, KMOU–UoP Maritime Cybersecurity Seminar,... Show more

Nathan Saldanha

Nathan Saldanha

Nathan Saldanha is the Global Director, Digital Strategy & Growth at Codehouse and a Sitecore Ambassador MVP (2025 & 2026). With Ten years of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 experience, he specialises in crafting compelling business cases for enterprise website rebuilds and Personalisation at scale. Nathan has been part of Sitecore implementations across APAC and North America, including award-winning projects. He is passionate about helping organisations unlock real business value through scalable, future proofed architecture and smart platform strategy.

Nathan Saldanha is the Global Director, Digital Strategy & Growth at Codehouse and a Sitecore Ambassador MVP (2025 & 2026). With Ten years of digital transformation and Industry 4.0 experience, he specialises in crafting compelling business cases for... Show more

Abhishek Raj Permani

Abhishek Raj Permani

Abhishek Raj Permani is a distinguished Data Scientist, AI researcher, and Senior Machine Learning Engineer, currently leading impactful AI infrastructure initiatives at Sun King. With a strong academic foundation from the IITs and years of experience in building cutting-edge AI solutions, Abhishek blends research depth with real-world innovation.
His work spans transformer architectures, hybrid attention mechanisms, and recommendation systems, earning him accolades such as the Best Research Paper Award and recognition as one of the most-read authors on ResearchGate. Formerly at Jaguar Land Rover and Samsung Research, Abhishek has consistently applied AI to solve complex engineering and business problems.
A dynamic speaker and thought leader, Abhishek regularly shares his insights at conferences and developer forums, inspiring the next generation of AI talent through his expertise, clarity, and passion for innovation.

Abhishek Raj Permani is a distinguished Data Scientist, AI researcher, and Senior Machine Learning Engineer, currently leading impactful AI infrastructure initiatives at Sun King. With a strong academic foundation from the IITs and years of experienc... Show more

Vara Bonthu

Vara Bonthu

Vara Bonthu is a Principal Technologist for Open Source – Data, AI & Kubernetes at AWS, and a CNCF Maintainer for the Kubeflow Spark Operator and MCP Server for Spark History Server. He leads the Data-on-EKS and AI-on-EKS open-source initiatives, helping organizations architect and scale distributed data and AI workloads on Kubernetes.
With hands-on experience managing Spark deployments across thousands of nodes and hundreds of thousands of pods, Vara focuses on performance optimization, workload resiliency, and AI-driven observability for cloud-native data frameworks including Apache Spark, Ray, and Kubeflow. He actively contributes to CNCF and open-source communities, advancing standards for scalable data processing, AI inference, and agentic AI systems on Kubernetes.

Vara Bonthu is a Principal Technologist for Open Source – Data, AI & Kubernetes at AWS, and a CNCF Maintainer for the Kubeflow Spark Operator and MCP Server for Spark History Server. He leads the Data-on-EKS and AI-on-EKS open-source initiatives, hel... Show more

Sarath Chandra Vasiraju

Sarath Chandra Vasiraju

I focus on Kubernetes, platform engineering, and simplifying how enterprises deploy and manage modern applications and infrastructure at scale. My experience spans private cloud, Kubernetes platforms, developer services, and cloud-native infrastructure, with a current focus on helping enterprises operationalize Kubernetes and emerging AI workloads.

I focus on Kubernetes, platform engineering, and simplifying how enterprises deploy and manage modern applications and infrastructure at scale. My experience spans private cloud, Kubernetes platforms, developer services, and cloud-native infrastructu... Show more

Marco Kilongkilong

Marco Kilongkilong

With nearly two decades of strategic planning and advisory experience, Marco has supported executive decision makers and leaders at all levels with their most challenging problems. His professional experience stretches from a wide range of industries to include aerospace defense, national security, CPG, retail, energy, healthcare, and fintech among others.

Marco's professional background is in organizational strategy and business transformation. Marco speaks on topics like AI Governance, adoption emerging technologies, the future of work, and the impacts that AI has on the workforce. Marco is a nerd at heart with a deep passion for strategy table top games like Magic the Gathering and could give a guest lecture on Frank Herbert's Dune series.

With nearly two decades of strategic planning and advisory experience, Marco has supported executive decision makers and leaders at all levels with their most challenging problems. His professional experience stretches from a wide range of industries... Show more

Eduardo Páez Hernández

Eduardo Páez Hernández

Co-founder and Head of Business Development at data4all. We are dedicated to the digitization of processes and implementation of data culture through Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Copilot.

Expert in Digital Transformation and People Analytics. Consultant and Trainer. Microsoft Certified PL300, Master in BI & Big Data. I have more than 10 years of experience in technology positions in large companies in sectors such as IT consulting and Oil & Gas.

I am co-founder of the Think Tank “People Analytics Spain”. I am motivated to implement the data culture in companies and thus help them grow by bringing out the full potential of the Microsoft ecosystem.

Co-founder and Head of Business Development at data4all. We are dedicated to the digitization of processes and implementation of data culture through Microsoft 365, Power Platform and Copilot. Expert in Digital Transformation and People Analytics.... Show more

Latifa Dekhici

Latifa Dekhici

Latifa DEKHICI is a full professor in computer sciences and vice dean of external relations in mathematics and computer science faculty in the university of sciences and technology of Oran; and a researcher in LDREI, Smart Grid Developement laboratory in the Higher School of Electrical and Energetic engineering of Oran. Her research interests include power dispatch, power system design, healthcare scheduling and green optimization as well as optimization methods especially metaheuristics. DEKHICI has been a member of Inside Project (Inclusion of Students With impairements in Distance Education) in 2023, of DIGITAQ Project about Quality Assurance Digitalization in Higher Education and a responsable of Digitalisation Strategy Office in her university. She partipated as a trainer in many sustainability; digitalization; accessibilty, cyber responsability, soft skills and inclusivity activities and serious game design.

Latifa DEKHICI is a full professor in computer sciences and vice dean of external relations in mathematics and computer science faculty in the university of sciences and technology of Oran; and a researcher in LDREI, Smart Grid Developement laborator... Show more

Matthias Surovcik

Matthias Surovcik

Matthias Surovcik is an internationally active keynote speaker, consultant and multiple published author specializing in Electrical Compliance Leadership and Electrical Safety. He supports organizations worldwide in building legally sound, audit-proof and practical electrical responsibility structures. Drawing on more than 15 years of international experience, his keynotes bridge the gap between engineering, compliance and executive responsibility—delivering actionable insights with clarity, expertise and engaging real-world perspectives.

Matthias Surovcik is an internationally active keynote speaker, consultant and multiple published author specializing in Electrical Compliance Leadership and Electrical Safety. He supports organizations worldwide in building legally sound, audit-proo... Show more

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