Bhaiya Singh is an Associate Lead Data Scientist & AI Engineer at Nagarro,
specializing in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Machine Learning. He designs
and delivers end-to-end AI solutions that create measurable business impact
across supply chain, manufacturing, energy, and utilities.

Bhaiya has a strong track record of turning complex AI challenges into
production-ready systems — from intelligent voice assistants and multi-agent
Talk-to-Data platforms to Agentic RAG pipelines and causal intelligence
solutions for enterprise operations.

Beyond engineering, he actively contributes to pre-sales and RFPs as part of
Nagarro's Data Science practice, mentors junior data scientists, and shares his
insights on AI through writing on Medium.

He is driven by one goal: helping teams move confidently from AI experimentation
to real-world, measurable impact.

Bhaiya Singh is an Associate Lead Data Scientist & AI Engineer at Nagarro, specializing in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Machine Learning. He designs and delivers end-to-end AI solutions that create measurable business impact across supply cha... Show more

Chike Eduputa is a technology leader and Director specialising in AI, automation, and the future of work. He is the Head of Microsoft at Capgemini Invent UK. He works with government organisations and global companies to transform how work gets done by combining Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot and AI agents into intelligent digital ecosystems.

With a strong focus on bridging strategy and delivery, Chike leads complex transformation programmes that turn AI ambition into measurable business outcomes. His work spans governance at scale, automation with AI agents, and building modern data-driven platforms.

He is an active member and regular speaker in the Microsoft community and is passionate about helping organisations move from experimentation to real-world impact with AI.

Chike Eduputa is a technology leader and Director specialising in AI, automation, and the future of work. He is the Head of Microsoft at Capgemini Invent UK. He works with government organisations and global companies to transform how work gets done ... Show more

Andrew leads a small analytics team for a mid-sized automotive manufacturer, responsible for data integration, engineering, modeling, and visualization. The products in his team's stack include Azure Synapse Analytics, Fabric, and Power BI. He lives and works in Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Andrew leads a small analytics team for a mid-sized automotive manufacturer, responsible for data integration, engineering, modeling, and visualization. The products in his team's stack include Azure Synapse Analytics, Fabric, and Power BI. He lives ... Show more

Reneida has over 15 years of experience leading product management, UX and business strategy initiatives in various industries, from EdTech, eCommerce and Economic Development to the Life Sciences. Her solutions have spanned Web, mobile and API services for both DTC and SaaS companies. Throughout these experiences, end-user data products have emerged as a common denominator, informing her framework approach to managing high value analytics interfaces. Based in South Florida and originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, Reneida is fluent in English and Spanish. She has a BSBA from the University of Florida and MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Reneida has over 15 years of experience leading product management, UX and business strategy initiatives in various industries, from EdTech, eCommerce and Economic Development to the Life Sciences. Her solutions have spanned Web, mobile and API servi... Show more

Llevo más de 25 años ayudando a las empresas en sus procesos de transformación digital. Actualmente, estoy especializado en Dynamics 365 CE y Power Platform, especialmente en Project Operations, liderando proyectos y diseñando soluciones que ayuden a las organizaciones a resolver problemas reales de negocio. Me apasiona entender cómo trabajan las personas, identificar ineficiencias y puntos de fricción en los procesos, y convertir esos desafíos en soluciones tecnológicas que generen valor, siempre desde una visión que combina negocio, operaciones y tecnología.

Llevo más de 25 años ayudando a las empresas en sus procesos de transformación digital. Actualmente, estoy especializado en Dynamics 365 CE y Power Platform, especialmente en Project Operations, liderando proyectos y diseñando soluciones que ayuden a... Show more

Barry has spent over 25 years in the tech industry; from developer to solution architect, business transformation manager to IT Director, and CTO of a £100m FinTech company. In 2020 Barry's passion for data and analytics led him to gain an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and Applications.

He is happiest when he's at a whiteboard sketching out a process, architecture, roadmap or solving a problem. He's got a gift for taking complex ideas and presenting them in a way that technical and non-technical audiences can grok. He has a passion for simplifying the complex, and helping organisations use technology to transform and amplify their impact.

Barry has spent over 25 years in the tech industry; from developer to solution architect, business transformation manager to IT Director, and CTO of a £100m FinTech company. In 2020 Barry's passion for data and analytics led him to gain an MSc in Art... Show more

Stella Smiljkovic is CEO & Founder of Feedbacktime, where privacy-first technology drives human-centered transformation. Drawing from over 15+ years of experience in corporate innovation in the Automotive and Energy domain, she advises emerging tech leaders, startups and investment teams. She combines her engineering expertise with strategic foresight to help organizations navigate digital transformation. Her current focus includes cybersecurity, ethical tech development, and human-AI-hybrid workforces.

Stella Smiljkovic is CEO & Founder of Feedbacktime, where privacy-first technology drives human-centered transformation. Drawing from over 15+ years of experience in corporate innovation in the Automotive and Energy domain, she advises emerging tech ... Show more

Soy Estephani Rivera Jaramillo, actualmente me desempeño como Senior Data Scientist en Protecta Security, donde lidero proyectos para automatizar tareas, procesos y actividades, permitiendo que una empresa tome decisiones basadas en datos y acompañándola en su camino a convertirse en una empresa data driven. Trabajo con Python, Oracle SQL, Qlik Sense Developer y RStudio. En lo que respecta a entornos cloud, estoy a cargo de la migración a AWS (S3, Glue, Athena). También he desarrollado y capacitado en modelos de ciencia de datos, incluyendo modelos de análisis y modelos predictivos, aplicando técnicas de machine learning (MLOps).

En lo que respecta a la Inteligencia Artificial, he trabajado aplicando Forecast y acompañando el proceso de la implementación de chatbots a través de intenciones. Además, disfruto de usar profesionalmente IA Generativa a través de Canva y otros programas que son muy útiles para acelerar tareas.

En mis tiempos libres, lidero mi comunidad Data Ladies para seguir apoyando en el empoderamiento de más mujeres en tecnología. También comparto información sobre data, analítica y ciencia de datos a través de mis redes sociales (Instagram: stef_9_18 y TikTok: @estephaniriveraja). Actualmente, estoy creando un ambiente dedicado a la consultoría y capacitaciones llamado Number9 y subiendo mis códigos a mi perfil de GitHub.

Soy Estephani Rivera Jaramillo, actualmente me desempeño como Senior Data Scientist en Protecta Security, donde lidero proyectos para automatizar tareas, procesos y actividades, permitiendo que una empresa tome decisiones basadas en datos y acompañán... Show more

With a strong passion for Sustainable Technology and Agentic AI, Dennis has been an active member of the Microsoft & Umbraco community well over a decade, writing hundreds of articles, tutorials, speaking at conferences, meetups, contributing to open source projects, youtube videos, podcasts, forums etc. for which he has been awarded 4x Microsoft MVP (Azure AI Foundry, Trustworthy AI and Developer Technologies), 7x Umbraco MVP, Top 3 Open Source contributor in Sweden 2024 and Top 5 Developers in Sweden 2023.

With a strong passion for Sustainable Technology and Agentic AI, Dennis has been an active member of the Microsoft & Umbraco community well over a decade, writing hundreds of articles, tutorials, speaking at conferences, meetups, contributing to open... Show more

Venkata Suresh Babu Kamma is a technology leader and enterprise cloud architect with more than 17 years of experience in information technology, including work across enterprise applications, cloud architecture, and financial and project systems. He is Senior Vice President for Oracle Cloud PPM, Grants Management, and AI Governance at StarGroup Innovations LLC. He holds a master’s degree in Information Science and is pursuing a second master’s degree focused on cybersecurity and AI. His research explores AI governance and human oversight in enterprise systems. He has published research, completed 49 peer reviews, and served as a session chair.

Venkata Suresh Babu Kamma is a technology leader and enterprise cloud architect with more than 17 years of experience in information technology, including work across enterprise applications, cloud architecture, and financial and project systems. He ... Show more

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

Jitendrudu(Jeetu) Lacaraju is a Senior Software Engineer and Solutions Architect at Timmons Group, where he designs and delivers on-prem & cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure. He works across serverless applications, data pipelines, containerized workloads, and infrastructure-as-code.
Driven by curiosity, Jeetu is constantly experimenting with emerging technologies like AI, new cloud architectures, and whatever else catches his attention.
With a strong foundation in geospatial systems, he brings a unique, data-driven perspective to modern architecture challenges. He speaks at conferences to share practical insight and inspire others to stay curious.
Outside of tech, he loves reading, traveling, watching sports, and being outdoors.

Jitendrudu(Jeetu) Lacaraju is a Senior Software Engineer and Solutions Architect at Timmons Group, where he designs and delivers on-prem & cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure. He works across serverless applications, data pipelines, containerized... Show more

Soni is a Microsoft Azure Architect and technical Consultant primarily focusing on Big Data solutions using Microsoft Azure and office 365 Suite.She has 11 + years of in depth experience in Data Platforms,Big Data Analytics and Data migration.She has worked on Data Strategy & Integration,Enterprise Data Warehouse,Azure Data bricks,Spark,Cosmos DB,Azure Data lake storage,SharePoint Online,Power BI,Power App, Data Modeling and ETL Processes.
While deep diving into the technology world She has found her interest in conducting technical and Knowledge Sharing sessions and exploring more space in this area.

Soni is a Microsoft Azure Architect and technical Consultant primarily focusing on Big Data solutions using Microsoft Azure and office 365 Suite.She has 11 + years of in depth experience in Data Platforms,Big Data Analytics and Data migration.She has... Show more

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

Favour Onwuka is a Marketing Communications and Media Professional who builds the systems behind how ideas grow and scale. She is a trained Medical Laboratory Scientist, and that systems-first thinking now shapes her work across media, communications, creative strategy, and the creator economy.

She helps creators and professionals build things that last, including projects, careers, and commercially valuable brands. Over the past seven years, she has worked across energy, health-tech, food, and digital media, contributing to creator-led projects, digital communities, content and IP development, partnerships, and campaigns that have generated 3M+ views and reached audiences across multiple platforms.

Through her work, Favour explores how creators, communities, brands, and cultural ideas can be structured for sustainable growth and commercial value. She also runs Socialmediamadam Digital, where she helps professionals and creators build intentional digital presence and sustainable growth strategies.

Favour Onwuka is a Marketing Communications and Media Professional who builds the systems behind how ideas grow and scale. She is a trained Medical Laboratory Scientist, and that systems-first thinking now shapes her work across media, communications... Show more

Sarah Perkins is Managing Partner of Product Place Labs, a Product and Technology Executive
with 15 years driving digital transformation for Fortune 50 companies and high-growth startups.
Formerly Chief Product Officer at Gusto and Global Product Management Leader for AI and Risk at
EY, she has guided product and IT organizations at UKG, Oracle, HP, Dell, and National Grid
managing multimillion-dollar portfolios and global teams across product, engineering, product
marketing, and operations. Sarah specialises in the intersection of AI product strategy, go-to-market
design with deep expertise in AI ethics, governance, and building high-performance product &
product marketing organization.
She organises communities of NYC Product Leaders and speaks publicly on how product teams
can turn AI acceleration into durable competitive advantage not just faster shipping. Her work lives
at the exact tension point of this talk: how do you move fast with AI-native tools while building
product foundations that actually compound? She is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Smith College graduate (B.A. Economics).

Sarah Perkins is Managing Partner of Product Place Labs, a Product and Technology Executive with 15 years driving digital transformation for Fortune 50 companies and high-growth startups. Formerly Chief Product Officer at Gusto and Global Product M... Show more

Matias Julian Christoffersen is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform Architect who specializes in governance for the agentic era: how organizations run Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and multi-agent systems at scale without losing control of data, cost, or compliance.

As Direction of Automation & Technologies at twoday, he designs the environment strategies, security frameworks, and Centers of Excellence that let citizen developers build quickly while giving enterprises the audit trail and lifecycle control that agents now require. His background spans business strategy, IT governance, and program management, built over years advising Nordic enterprises, most recently as a senior consultant at Devoteam before moving to twoday to lead Power Platform and Copilot Studio governance advisory.

Matias speaks regularly as a MVP on securing and governing AI agents. Recent sessions include building a trusted foundation for Copilot Studio agents at the Global Power Platform Bootcamp, and designing responsible, decision-making multi-agent solutions at the Fælles AI-Implementering conference. His talks cover environment strategy, Managed Environments, DLP, Entra Agent ID, and what it takes to run a Power Platform Center of Excellence as an organization scales from a handful of pilot agents to a production fleet.

Matias Julian Christoffersen is a Microsoft MVP and Power Platform Architect who specializes in governance for the agentic era: how organizations run Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and multi-agent systems at scale without losing control of da... Show more

Tinuade is the GM Technical at Information Connectivity Solutions Limited (ICSL), Nigeria's
a premium ISP and technology company, and is also responsible for championing the future of
work strategies in ICSL. Her work includes, among other things, machine-to-machine
communications (M2M, IoT), GSM backhauling via satellite in rural communities, and hard-to-get
settlements, internal revenue solutions, and secured federal and state-wide WAN connectivity.
She partners with several global ODMs and OEMs to deliver bespoke terrestrial and non-terrestrial network solutions, leveraging security and AI platforms.
She has successfully designed and implemented over thirty major network infrastructure projects
projects in more than 12 sectors, including government, education, financial institutions, etc.
utilizing renewable energy solutions in rural communities.
Tinuade is a Co-Chair of the Infrastructure, Access, and Connectivity working group of the
Internet Society (Nigeria Chapter), a Nigerian School on Internet Governance Fellow, and a
passionate STEM inclusion driver who imparts her knowledge through mentorship programs,
support groups, local and global industry speaking engagements, and other social impact
activities and encourages women and girls interested in STEM fields.
Through her experience, she understands how critical security is to any digital infrastructure, especially when working with diverse domains and clients. She is a pioneer member of the Meta Safe online and digital literacy community of practice.

Tinuade is the GM Technical at Information Connectivity Solutions Limited (ICSL), Nigeria's a premium ISP and technology company, and is also responsible for championing the future of work strategies in ICSL. Her work includes, among other things... Show more

Patrick – Expert in Holistic IT Architecture and Change Management

Since beginning his career as an IT consultant in 2005, Patrick has become a recognized expert in IT architecture across all levels. His holistic approach emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration by creating synergies between IT disciplines and proactively integrating considerations beyond traditional IT boundaries.

With a passion for knowledge sharing and a commitment to integrating various architectural layers, Patrick has successfully initiated, guided, and firmly established transformative change processes within organizations. His ability to analyze complex systems and drive innovative solutions is further enhanced by his extensive network and active roles as an iSAQB Board Member and IASA member.

In his current position as Managing Enterprise Architect, Patrick leads strategic IT transformations with forward-thinking approaches. Additionally, he supports organizations as a consultant, helping them leverage his expertise and practical methodologies to achieve their goals.

His talks inspire audiences with in-depth expertise, practical insights, and a compelling vision of a future-oriented, interconnected IT architecture.

Patrick – Expert in Holistic IT Architecture and Change Management Since beginning his career as an IT consultant in 2005, Patrick has become a recognized expert in IT architecture across all levels. His holistic approach emphasizes the importance... Show more

Staff Security Engineer at neon Switzerland AG, a Swiss mobile-first fintech providing everyday banking, investing, and integrated pension services, serving 250k+ customers on a cloud-native platform. As a director-level IC, he defines security architecture and governance across cloud, IAM, DevSecOps, and AI infrastructure. Eight years at neon, starting as a freelancer. Previously active in ICS, IoT, red teaming, and incident response in energy, government, and finance.

Staff Security Engineer at neon Switzerland AG, a Swiss mobile-first fintech providing everyday banking, investing, and integrated pension services, serving 250k+ customers on a cloud-native platform. As a director-level IC, he defines security archi... Show more

AI Specialist | Google Developer Expert (AI)

I specialize in designing and scaling Generative Al, ML, and cloud-native solutions that deliver real business impact. With 10+ years of experience in Al/ML, data platforms, and Google Cloud architecture, I've built solutions ranging from recommendation engines and search/ chatbots to enterprise GenAl platforms and RAG solutions.

As a Google Developer Expert and Champion Innovator, I contribute to the global community through talks, hackathons, and thought leadership - focusing on Agentic Al, Vertex Al, BigQuery, and Cloud Run. My approach blends technical depth with business strategy, helping organizations move from Al pilots to enterprise-grade adoption.

AI Specialist | Google Developer Expert (AI) I specialize in designing and scaling Generative Al, ML, and cloud-native solutions that deliver real business impact. With 10+ years of experience in Al/ML, data platforms, and Google Cloud architectur... Show more

Radovan is a Software Engineer in the Wind Energy sector at Siemens Gamesa, leading global digitalization initiatives that transform corporate business processes across multiple continents. Recognized as a key expert and go-to architect for enterprise-grade Power Platform solutions, SQL architecture, and complex integrations, he designs high-performance, scalable applications that drive real business impact. Radovan shares his expertise with the broader community on LinkedIn, where his posts reach tens of thousands of impressions, and he has over 2,000 followers. His work bridges Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, IoT, and data pipelines, making him one of the most knowledgeable voices in enterprise Power Platform architecture worldwide.

https://www.radovansanta.com/blog

Radovan is a Software Engineer in the Wind Energy sector at Siemens Gamesa, leading global digitalization initiatives that transform corporate business processes across multiple continents. Recognized as a key expert and go-to architect for enterpris... Show more

PB has been in the industry for more than 20 years. His work experience includes companies like Universal Music, Deloitte, DNV and 10 years at Microsoft. Since 2010 he has worked on cloud solutions, focusing on hybrid cloud and integration. Working at Microsoft, Azure naturally became the cloud of preference, but he has great passion for technologies that enables systems to cooperate across different cloud providers. His primary focus is his delivery to client and mentoring colleagues.

PB has been in the industry for more than 20 years. His work experience includes companies like Universal Music, Deloitte, DNV and 10 years at Microsoft. Since 2010 he has worked on cloud solutions, focusing on hybrid cloud and integration. Working a... Show more

Raahul Singh has spent nearly six years at Phaidra as a Staff AI Research Engineer focused on one problem: making AI systems reason reliably about complex physical infrastructure. He is a co-inventor on US patent US20250021061A1, granted in January 2025, covering deterministic thermal constraint control systems directly related to the architectural concepts discussed in this session. Prior to Phaidra, he contributed to Google Summer of Code through SunPy/OpenAstronomy, developing forecasting systems for high-dimensional solar physics time-series data.

Raahul Singh has spent nearly six years at Phaidra as a Staff AI Research Engineer focused on one problem: making AI systems reason reliably about complex physical infrastructure. He is a co-inventor on US patent US20250021061A1, granted in January 2... Show more

I'm a Lead Data Engineering Consultant at Sopra Steria Next, focused on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data platforms, and modern analytics architectures.
He supports organizations in designing scalable data platforms, improving governance, optimizing performance, and accelerating their data transformation journey.
I'm also an active Microsoft Fabric Community contributor and recognized Microsoft Fabric Super User.

I'm a Lead Data Engineering Consultant at Sopra Steria Next, focused on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data platforms, and modern analytics architectures. He supports organizations in designing scalable data platforms, improving governance, optim... Show more

Graduated in Information Technology Management, MBA in Big Data from Fiap, postgraduate in Higher Education Didactics, I was also an Instructor in the technology area of SENAC (National Service of Commercial Learning) and SENAI (National Service of Learning industry)

Graduated in Information Technology Management, MBA in Big Data from Fiap, postgraduate in Higher Education Didactics, I was also an Instructor in the technology area of SENAC (National Service of Commercial Learning) and SENAI (National Service of L... Show more

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

PhD in Accounting and Finance from Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP), researching the impact of corporate governance distance on cross-border M&A performance, 11 years as Partner Director at Fênix Consultoria, 7 years as CFO at Fumex Tabacalera (American subsidiary), and 4 years as CIO at CdF International(Dutch Company).

Has successfully led 5 cross-border M&A transactions, leveraging Microsoft Business Central (BC) for financial integration, valuation, and post-merger process harmonization. More than 100 ERP implementations in more than 20 countries.

Holds dual Master’s degrees (Management Science – University of Kent, UK, and Accounting – UFBA), an MBA in Corporate Finance (FGV), and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Computer Science (UFBA). Certified PgMP and PMP (PMI). Recognized for natural leadership, mentoring, and coaching abilities, with high commitment, structured thinking, and excellent negotiation skills.

PhD in Accounting and Finance from Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP), researching the impact of corporate governance distance on cross-border M&A performance, 11 years as Partner Director at Fênix Consultoria, 7 years as CFO at Fumex Tabacalera (Am... Show more

Stevie Sims is a Lead Power Platform Developer at Shell, where he leverages his expertise in building innovative solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. With a strong focus on Power Apps, automation, AI integration, and process improvement, Stevie is dedicated to driving digital transformation and evangelizing AI and Citizen Development through the Power Platform's suite of low-code/no-code tools.

Stevie Sims is a Lead Power Platform Developer at Shell, where he leverages his expertise in building innovative solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. With a strong focus on Power Apps, automation, AI integration, and process improvement, Ste... Show more

If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins.

Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity.

With a career spanning roles as an energy trader, global head of innovation, and startup founder, Stephen has worked with companies of all sizes - from agile one-person ventures, to European scale-ups, to multinational corporations with over 100,000 employees.

As the founder of Culturedge®, Stephen advises medium to large enterprises on building the structures and strategies they need to embed innovation, take manageable risks and achieve exponential growth.

As the co-founder of Strategy Quest, Stephen gives companies the opportunity to co-design AI-powered business simulations and wargames - to strengthen their resilience and decision-making under uncertain conditions.

Known for pushing boundaries and telling executives not what they want, but what they need to hear – Stephen has helped redesign flagship products like ABN AMRO Bank's Tikkie and established global innovation frameworks at organisations like SGS.

A polyglot and global citizen, Stephen has lived in five countries and speaks five languages, bringing an international perspective to every new challenge.

If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins. Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity. ... Show more