Energy & Basic Resources

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

Dr. Kraig Kiehl

Dr. Kraig Kiehl

PA Agriculture Emergency Preparedness Director and retired Army officer focused on food security and infrastructure resilience.

PA Agriculture Emergency Preparedness Director and retired Army officer focused on food security and infrastructure resilience. Show more

Adam Adler

Adam Adler

For Adam Adler, building a career has always been a gradual process, one shaped by steady learning, consistent effort, and a commitment to seeing projects through. Now based in Charleston as an entrepreneur and investor, he leads The Adler Fund, a private equity group investing in sustainable development, technology, real estate, and high-growth startups. His trajectory shows how experience across different fields can be combined into a thoughtful long-term vision.

Adam’s earliest foundation came from competitive tennis. As a young player, he trained at the Rick Macci Tennis Academy in South Florida, where structure and repetition were central to daily life. His dedication earned him a scholarship to the University of South Carolina, where he balanced the demands of NCAA athletics with a double major in Sports & Entertainment Management and Business. He graduated with honors in 2007. The expectations placed on him as a student-athlete helped shape his discipline, resilience, and ability to handle pressure, qualities he leaned on heavily in his later ventures.

Entrepreneurship first entered Adam’s life while he was still in college. At USC, he co-founded Ultimate Social Networking Inc. and Ultimate College Model, which became the first digitally native modeling network. These initial projects gave him an understanding of early-stage technology, online engagement, and the challenges of building communities in the digital space. They also sparked his interest in how emerging technologies could reshape traditional industries.

After completing college, Adam transitioned into the biotech space. He gathered a team of molecular scientists, including several who had previously served as biochemists at Merck and Amgen, to launch Fuse Science. The company built a 30k sq. ft. FDA- and cGMP-certified facility in Oxnard, California, which housed its headquarters and lab operations. As CEO, he oversaw the development of a nutrient delivery system that uses sublingual, buccal, and transdermal absorption to bypass digestion and enable faster nutrient uptake than capsules. During the company’s early phase, he self-funded operations, secured valuable intellectual property, and assembled a leadership group with Fortune 25 backgrounds. He then expanded the company’s visibility by partnering with distinguished athletes, including Tiger Woods, Andy Murray, David Ortiz, Jose Bautista, Tyson Chandler, Paul Pierce, Andre Ward, and Paul Rodriguez. With support from Daymond John, Fuse Science scaled rapidly, rising from an approximate valuation of $500k to more than $100M.

Alongside entrepreneurship, Adam built a presence in professional poker. Over the years, he reached several final tables at World Series of Poker events and achieved multiple deep runs in major World Poker Tour tournaments. His appearance at the televised final table of the 2022 WPT Championship demonstrated his ability to make disciplined, strategic decisions under high pressure. His experience in high-stakes cash games sharpened his risk assessment and patience, skills that closely reflect his investment philosophy.

The Adler Fund emerged from Adam’s desire to bring together his interests and experiences across multiple industries. Headquartered in Charleston, the firm invests in AI, real estate development, and emerging companies. As Managing Partner, he remains actively involved in evaluating opportunities, shaping strategies, and supporting founders.

In real estate, he focuses on sustainable development across the Lowcountry, emphasizing environmental responsibility, community value, and thoughtful design. In technology, he backs founders working on meaningful advancements in biotech, cyber, and child-focused education. One such investment is Wyzly, a learn-to-earn app where children earn screen time by completing educational challenges. The idea came from his 7-year-old daughter, Isla, and reflects Adam’s interest in healthier digital habits for families.

Adam’s leadership style is grounded in clarity, involvement, and purpose. Influenced early by observing his father’s success as a day trader, he learned the importance of resilience and disciplined decision-making.

As he looks ahead, Adam plans to continue expanding The Adler Fund’s work across real estate and technology, deepen partnerships with AI-driven companies, and support founders building ventures with long-term value. His focus remains on contributing to Charleston’s growth and helping shape projects that leave a lasting impact.

For Adam Adler, building a career has always been a gradual process, one shaped by steady learning, consistent effort, and a commitment to seeing projects through. Now based in Charleston as an entrepreneur and investor, he leads The Adler Fund, a pr... Show more

Rupesh Kumar

Rupesh Kumar

Rupesh Kumar is an Offensive Security Researcher specializing in web application testing, red team operations, and vulnerability research. His methodology focuses on real-world attack paths that combine infrastructure misconfigurations with application logic flaws, uncovering critical gaps often missed by conventional assessments. Active in cybersecurity since his academic tenure, he has built a track record of high-impact disclosures to government and critical infrastructure entities, including the Indian Armed Forces, DRDO, the US Department of Energy, and the French Overseas Academy of Science.
His demonstrated expertise has led to selective, confidential invitations to contribute to private security assessments for major stakeholders in the automotive, pharmaceutical, and European critical infrastructure sectors. These invitation-only engagements, coordinated through trusted vulnerability platforms, reflect the trust placed in his ability to deliver actionable findings while maintaining strict confidentiality and responsible disclosure standards.
Currently, Rupesh is deepening his expertise in exploit development, cloud security, and defensive tradecraft to bridge offensive insights with resilient system design. His work remains driven by a singular goal: strengthening real-world systems through precise, research-led offensive security.

Rupesh Kumar is an Offensive Security Researcher specializing in web application testing, red team operations, and vulnerability research. His methodology focuses on real-world attack paths that combine infrastructure misconfigurations with applicati... Show more

Heber Romero Tellez

Heber Romero Tellez

Architect | Visionary Leader in DevSecOps, Cloud, Middleware, Cloud-Native Resilient and Serverless Cloud & Platform Architectures | Accelerating Enterprise Innovation at Global Scale | Mentor | Open source promoter

Being the best at what I do, seeking to deliver the best of me to others and trying to live a righteous life and be happy.
Growing as a person, always seeking improvement and success, providing everything in my scope, acquiring knowledge by learning from others, helping the growth of the workplace for mutual success.
I am an open-minded person, and free spirit, who likes to enjoy every moment, whether it is going out to enjoy sports, technology and family.

I lead digital transformation initiatives by designing open, scalable, and cloud-native architectures that empower global enterprises to innovate with agility and resilience. With deep expertise in middleware platforms and enterprise cloud solutions, I bridge the gap between strategy and execution. I am a visionary leader in DevSecOps, cloud-native, and serverless architectures, passionate about enabling interoperability, security, and performance across complex ecosystems. As a mentor, open source promoter, and founder, I am committed to shaping the next generation of technology leaders and advancing open innovation on a global scale.

Architect | Visionary Leader in DevSecOps, Cloud, Middleware, Cloud-Native Resilient and Serverless Cloud & Platform Architectures | Accelerating Enterprise Innovation at Global Scale | Mentor | Open source promoter Being the best at what I do, se... Show more

Javi Hernández Braña

Javi Hernández Braña

Today's complex environment demands leadership that not only understands change but thrives on it. I collaborate with #teams and #organizations to develop an #agile culture centred on adaptability and continuous learning, ensuring they are fully prepared to adapt and excel in ever-evolving circumstances.

Today's complex environment demands leadership that not only understands change but thrives on it. I collaborate with #teams and #organizations to develop an #agile culture centred on adaptability and continuous learning, ensuring they are fully prep... Show more

Ajinkya Soitkar

Ajinkya Soitkar

With 15 years of experience in the data and technology landscape, Ajinkya Soitkar is a Sr. Solutions Engineer based in Amsterdam. His deep expertise spans cloud-native and hybrid database architectures, data modernization strategies, and scalable, secure data solutions, making him a strategic partner for enterprises navigating digital transformation.

Currently focusing on Azure Databases at Microsoft. Ajinkya brings a wealth of experience helping organizations modernize their data platforms on the cloud. His journey with AWS began few as an Associate Technical Trainer in India and has since evolved across multiple geographies and technical roles. Today, he supports enterprise customers across Europe, helping them select and implement the right database technologies to power innovation and performance.

Ajinkya is also a recognized thought leader in the data community. He has delivered impactful talks at leading industry events like SQLBits 2023 and AWS Cloud Day Prague, where he shared insights on Amazon Aurora, Amazon Redshift, and Amazon QuickSight. His technical acumen is complemented by a passion for knowledge sharing, as demonstrated through his sessions on selecting the right database for the right workload and his appearances on AWS Community Sessions. He's now doing the same for Azure communities and influencing database business at Microsoft.

Looking ahead, Ajinkya is driven by a mission to continue enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data through well-architected, future-ready solutions. With a strong foundation in data architecture, public speaking, migration and modernization through customer engagements, he is able to help organizations thrive at the intersection of technology strategy and business impact.

With 15 years of experience in the data and technology landscape, Ajinkya Soitkar is a Sr. Solutions Engineer based in Amsterdam. His deep expertise spans cloud-native and hybrid database architectures, data modernization strategies, and scalable, se... Show more

Florian van Dillen

Florian van Dillen

I’m a passionate Developer and Cloud Solution Architect at 4Dotnet, with over a decade of experience building scalable, maintainable, and cloud-native solutions using .NET and Microsoft Azure. My focus lies in designing robust event-driven architectures, implementing microservices, and advocating for clean code and DevOps best practices.

I’m a passionate Developer and Cloud Solution Architect at 4Dotnet, with over a decade of experience building scalable, maintainable, and cloud-native solutions using .NET and Microsoft Azure. My focus lies in designing robust event-driven architectu... Show more

Toddy Mladenov

Toddy Mladenov

Toddy has over 25 years of experience in software engineering and design, consulting, and product management for companies like Microsoft, T-Mobile, and SAP. He started his cloud journey 14 years ago as part of the Azure team. Since then, Toddy worked on large-scale cloud implementations using Azure and AWS by utilizing cloud-native technologies. Now, he is part of the Azure Cloud Native and Ecosystem team and is responsible for container supply chain security for Azure services and customers.

Toddy has over 25 years of experience in software engineering and design, consulting, and product management for companies like Microsoft, T-Mobile, and SAP. He started his cloud journey 14 years ago as part of the Azure team. Since then, Toddy worke... Show more

Oluwatobi Yusuf

Oluwatobi Yusuf

Oluwatobi Yusuf is a low-code advocate, developer and consultant for about 5 years. He leads the Business Process Reengineering Team at AXA-Mansard.

He supports various clients in their journey towards the modern workplace using Office 365, Power Platform, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and SharePoint Online. He is a 2x Microsoft Certified Trainer and holds a high-level certification in Microsoft power platform, Office 365 and SharePoint/Microsoft Teams.

He specializes in Power App, Power Automate, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Power Virtual Agent, PowerBI, Office 365, SharePoint, migration, and adoption. His emphasis is on customizing Power Platform and SharePoint solutions for individuals and organizations.

Oluwatobi is one of the community leaders for the Nigeria Power Platform User Group.

He was awarded Business Applications MVP status on November 2022.

Oluwatobi Yusuf is a low-code advocate, developer and consultant for about 5 years. He leads the Business Process Reengineering Team at AXA-Mansard. He supports various clients in their journey towards the modern workplace using Office 365, Power... Show more

Bert Dumas

Bert Dumas

Bert Dumas is a global people systems architect and people & culture executive focused on how organizations scale leadership, decision-making, and performance. His work centers on designing people systems that support execution under pressure where strategy, governance, and human behavior intersect.
With 25+ years of experience across healthcare, energy, public sector, and investment-backed environments, Bert brings an operator’s perspective to leadership development, organizational design, and culture as an operating system. His speaking explores leadership under uncertainty, people systems as leverage, and the evolving role of people strategy in business outcomes.

Bert Dumas is a global people systems architect and people & culture executive focused on how organizations scale leadership, decision-making, and performance. His work centers on designing people systems that support execution under pressure where s... 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

Amanda Lange

Amanda Lange

Experienced Sr. Technical Program Manager known for leading strong project execution tasks in tandem with building positive and impactful teams. I lead everyday with empathy and kindness while building successful, collaborative and high-performing teams. Using some of my top skills such as organization, clear communication, thoughtful prioritization and overall, TRUST, I am able to successfully blend strategic execution with genuine empathy to foster environments where teams consistently thrive and deliver positive meaningful results.

My approach is rooted in the belief that the golden rule is always number one and at the end of the day we are all just humans trying our best!

Experienced Sr. Technical Program Manager known for leading strong project execution tasks in tandem with building positive and impactful teams. I lead everyday with empathy and kindness while building successful, collaborative and high-performing te... Show more

Charis Charalampidi

Charis Charalampidi

Charis is a senior business intelligence analyst and consultant and the organiser of PgGreece, the first Greece PostgreSQL Users Group.

With a long-standing interest in Chinese language and culture, she brings a cross-cultural perspective to community building and collaboration in global open-source ecosystems.

Charis is a senior business intelligence analyst and consultant and the organiser of PgGreece, the first Greece PostgreSQL Users Group. With a long-standing interest in Chinese language and culture, she brings a cross-cultural perspective to comm... Show more

Rajnish Sharma

Rajnish Sharma

Rajnish Sharma is the CEO and Founder of precogs.ai and a seasoned technology and security leader with experience in secure development, AI, and risk‑focused workflows. Previously, he served as Head of Investment Technology & AI at Allianz Global Investors, where he led strategic initiatives around AI, analytics, and technology for complex investment systems.

With a strong track record in secure coding practices, modern software risk analysis, and AI‑assisted engineering workflows, Rajnish focuses on practical methods that help development and security teams identify and mitigate issues early in the lifecycle. He regularly speaks on topics at the intersection of code security, AI integration, and real‑world application hardening.

Rajnish Sharma is the CEO and Founder of precogs.ai and a seasoned technology and security leader with experience in secure development, AI, and risk‑focused workflows. Previously, he served as Head of Investment Technology & AI at Allianz Global Inv... Show more

Sheena McHardy

Sheena McHardy

Microsoft 365 and Power Platform specialist with a proven track record of putting people at the heart of digital transformation and project leadership. Experienced in designing and delivering transformation and technology solutions with productivity-improving processes at their core.

Trusted advisor to senior leadership and key sponsors with industry experience in Oil & Gas, third-sector customers and governing bodies. Passionate about life-long learning, knowledge sharing and giving back as part of a thriving community.

Microsoft 365 and Power Platform specialist with a proven track record of putting people at the heart of digital transformation and project leadership. Experienced in designing and delivering transformation and technology solutions with productivity-... 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

Jaime Diego da Rosa

Jaime Diego da Rosa

Contador Sênior na Petrobras, pós graduado em Gamificação, Engajamento e Marketing Digital. Atuo com inovação, soluções digitais e Projetos de Gamificação com foco em motivação e engajamento dos funcionários.

Contador Sênior na Petrobras, pós graduado em Gamificação, Engajamento e Marketing Digital. Atuo com inovação, soluções digitais e Projetos de Gamificação com foco em motivação e engajamento dos funcionários. 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

David Barreto Lara

David Barreto Lara

Ingeniero graduado de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Doctor en Energética y Magíster en Administración. Actualmente se desempeña como docente universitario y consultor independiente.

Cuenta con múltiples certificaciones profesionales en plataformas de nube y analítica, incluyendo Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer, Microsoft Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102), Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100), Azure Database Administrator Associate (DP-300) y Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300).

Además, fue becario del programa Future AWS AI Engineer, desarrollado por Amazon Web Services y Udacity, y ha completado programas avanzados de especialización en Deep Learning e Ingeniería de Inteligencia Artificial.

Su trabajo se enfoca en el desarrollo de soluciones basadas en IA generativa para problemas empresariales y educativos.

Ingeniero graduado de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI), Doctor en Energética y Magíster en Administración. Actualmente se desempeña como docente universitario y consultor independiente. Cuenta con múltiples certificaciones profesionales... Show more

Saravanan K Nagarajan

Saravanan K Nagarajan

Saravanan is an Architect working at Rabobank, Netherlands and one of the leads of the Growing Greener (Sustainability) community in the bank.

He has more than 22 years of experience in diverse IT and business roles with different banks across the world.

His passion is in Architecture, IT sustainability and Green Software and how we can generate more interest among the IT community in sustainable software.

Saravanan is an Architect working at Rabobank, Netherlands and one of the leads of the Growing Greener (Sustainability) community in the bank. He has more than 22 years of experience in diverse IT and business roles with different banks across th... Show more

Akshay Pramod Roy

Akshay Pramod Roy

Akshay Roy is Co-Founder and CTO of Flotive AI, where he leads engineering on AI systems that automate permitting and compliance workflows for energy projects compressing timelines that once took months and helping critical infrastructure come online faster.

Before founding Flotive, Akshay spent nearly a decade in the physical AI and autonomy space, building robots and autonomous machines that had to make reliable decisions in the real world, where software errors have immediate physical consequences. As Team Lead at GPR, he led engineering for mapping, localization, and autonomous vehicle perception. At Vecna Robotics, he was part of the core technical autonomy team.

That foundation shipping AI in systems that couldn't afford to be wrong is the lens through which he now approaches deploying AI in regulated, high-consequence industries.

Akshay holds a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech.

Akshay Roy is Co-Founder and CTO of Flotive AI, where he leads engineering on AI systems that automate permitting and compliance workflows for energy projects compressing timelines that once took months and helping critical infrastructure come online... Show more

Matthias Rochtus

Matthias Rochtus

Matthias Rochtus, experienced public speaker and Data Scientist.
Main fields of expertise are Geospatial research, data engineering & CI/CD , Predictive Maintenance and Retrieval Augmented Generation (LLMs)

Matthias Rochtus, experienced public speaker and Data Scientist. Main fields of expertise are Geospatial research, data engineering & CI/CD , Predictive Maintenance and Retrieval Augmented Generation (LLMs) Show more

Frederic Bauerfeind

Frederic Bauerfeind

Frederic hat in den letzten 10 Jahren Unternehmen dabei geholfen, Data & AI praktisch einzusetzen. Nicht auf dem Papier, sondern in Produktion. Nach über 150 umgesetzten Projekten hat er WE BUILD AI gegründet. Heute baut er mit seinem zehnköpfigen Team AI-Lösungen, die im Alltag funktionieren.

Frederic hat in den letzten 10 Jahren Unternehmen dabei geholfen, Data & AI praktisch einzusetzen. Nicht auf dem Papier, sondern in Produktion. Nach über 150 umgesetzten Projekten hat er WE BUILD AI gegründet. Heute baut er mit seinem zehnköpfigen Te... Show more

Udo Schmitz

Udo Schmitz

Specializes in developing open‑source and custom solutions for grid modeling and analysis. Contributor to Power Grid Model (PGM), co‑developer of the CGMES2PGM Converter, and maintainer of the Julia‑based power‑flow framework SPARLECTRA.jl. Experienced in Online State Estimation, leading complex TSO projects, CGMES/CIM integration, and grid interoperability.

Specializes in developing open‑source and custom solutions for grid modeling and analysis. Contributor to Power Grid Model (PGM), co‑developer of the CGMES2PGM Converter, and maintainer of the Julia‑based power‑flow framework SPARLECTRA.jl. Experienc... Show more

Lucía Villaverde Soler

Lucía Villaverde Soler

Business Intelligence and Power BI Developer

Business Intelligence and Power BI Developer Show more

Prathyusha Mondru

Prathyusha Mondru

Prathyusha Mondru is a results-driven Project Engineer and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with experience in managing end-to-end power generation, infrastructure, and operational projects across various sectors, including construction, utilities, technology, and banking. She currently serves as a Project Engineer 2 at HOLT CAT, where she oversees project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and execution for city and county power generation initiatives, delivering Caterpillar generator systems for critical infrastructure, including hospitals, fire stations, and municipal facilities. Her role includes coordinating cross-functional teams, managing contractors, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and leading installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
Previously, Prathyusha worked as a Project Consultant at Wipro, supporting business analysis, process improvement, stakeholder communication, and project reporting. She has also held roles as a Teaching Assistant at the University of North Texas, where she supported graduate-level Project Management and Technology Innovation courses, and as an Operations Analyst at Genpact, driving KPI-based performance analysis and process optimization. Earlier in her career, she served as a Quality Assurance Officer at ICICI Bank, contributing to large-scale digital banking and compliance initiatives.
Prathyusha holds a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of North Texas, an MBA from Osmania University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Malla Reddy Engineering College. She is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the PMI Dallas Chapter, and she brings a strong combination of technical expertise, structured project management, and cross-functional collaboration to complex, high-impact projects.

Prathyusha Mondru is a results-driven Project Engineer and Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with experience in managing end-to-end power generation, infrastructure, and operational projects across various sectors, including constructio... Show more

Rashi Agrawal

Rashi Agrawal

Rashi leads AI Engineering at GoodLeap, a leading FinTech startup revolutionizing sustainable energy financing. She orchestrates cross-functional teams across the globe, driving enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives that optimize everything from customer engagement to loan processing and servicing.

Combining strategic vision with deep technical expertise, Rashi has pioneered AI-driven automation solutions, sophisticated risk assessment systems, and intelligent decision-making platforms that deliver tangible business outcomes through Generative AI and agentic AI platforms.

Before GoodLeap, Rashi led engineering teams at Yahoo, where she converted early challenges into notable successes, significantly expanding their advertising business. Her active involvement in engineering and leadership communities enriches her approach, seamlessly integrating technical innovation with strategic business transformation. Beyond her professional pursuits, Rashi is an enthusiastic world traveler who has explored over 40 countries, bringing valuable global perspectives to her leadership role.

Rashi leads AI Engineering at GoodLeap, a leading FinTech startup revolutionizing sustainable energy financing. She orchestrates cross-functional teams across the globe, driving enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives that optimize everything f... Show more

Eric Corey Freed

Eric Corey Freed

Eric Corey Freed is an award-winning architect, author, and global speaker. As Principal and Director of Sustainability for CannonDesign, he leads the healthcare, education, and commercial teams toward low-carbon, healthy, regenerative buildings for millions of square feet a year.

Using his Frictionless Framework™, he’s helped his clients uncover and implement innovative solutions and overcome barriers and obstacles holding back their ideas.

His work has been featured in: Time, Newsweek, Metropolis, Dwell, Fast Company, Forbes, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal; and on-air in: Fox News, HGTV, The Sundance Channel and PBS.

Eric is the author of 12 books, including "Green Building & Remodeling for Dummies” and "Circular Economy for Dummies." In 2012, he was named one of the 25 "Best Green Architecture Firms" in the US, and one of the "Top 10 Most Influential Green Architects." In 2017, he was named one of Build's American Architecture Top 25. He’s one of the 2021 Environment + Energy Leaders and in 2024, he was named the Net Zero Trailblazer for Innovation. He holds a prestigious LEED Fellow award from the US Green Building Council.

Eric Corey Freed is an award-winning architect, author, and global speaker. As Principal and Director of Sustainability for CannonDesign, he leads the healthcare, education, and commercial teams toward low-carbon, healthy, regenerative buildings for ... Show more

Arun Mahendran

Arun Mahendran

I am a seasoned System Software Engineer and Data Science & Machine Learning Architect with over 18 years of experience in building software systems using Python, C/C++, and advanced scripting technologies. My expertise spans cloud computing, machine learning, embedded systems, and the design of high-availability and disaster-recovery solutions for enterprise SAN and server storage platforms.

In recent years, I have specialized in data science and data engineering on the AWS cloud, delivering scalable, production-grade analytics and AI solutions. I bring a strong blend of low-level systems engineering and modern AI/ML architecture, enabling me to solve complex, real-world problems across the full technology stack.

I am deeply passionate about data center sustainability and leveraging AIOps to drive carbon reduction, energy efficiency, and intelligent infrastructure optimization at scale.

I am a seasoned System Software Engineer and Data Science & Machine Learning Architect with over 18 years of experience in building software systems using Python, C/C++, and advanced scripting technologies. My expertise spans cloud computing, machine... Show more

Matthew Burleigh

Matthew Burleigh

Matt wrote his first program in Fortran on a card punch machine in the early 80s. He survived the experience and moved on to use Toolbook, Delphi, VB, and finally the .Net framework for the last 15 years. He still gets twitchy when someone mentions DCOM or CORBA and doesn't want to get into a discussion about where curly braces should go.

He is currently a Software Development Manager at Bally Sports focusing on Azure; previously he was a Senior Developer at Pandora Jewelry and a Lead Developer at Constellation/Exelon.

Matt wrote his first program in Fortran on a card punch machine in the early 80s. He survived the experience and moved on to use Toolbook, Delphi, VB, and finally the .Net framework for the last 15 years. He still gets twitchy when someone mentions D... Show more

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