Energy & Basic Resources

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

Martha Pskowski

Martha Pskowski

Martha Pskowski covers the oil and gas industry and the border region from her base in El Paso. She was previously an environmental reporter at the El Paso Times. She began her career as a freelance journalist in Mexico, reporting for outlets including The Guardian and Yale E360. Martha is a former Fulbright research fellow in Mexico.

Martha Pskowski covers the oil and gas industry and the border region from her base in El Paso. She was previously an environmental reporter at the El Paso Times. She began her career as a freelance journalist in Mexico, reporting for outlets includi... Show more

Pavan Kumar Rajagopal Prakashkumar

Pavan Kumar Rajagopal Prakashkumar

Pavankumar RP is a dynamic Oracle ERP specialist with more than 17 years of extensive experience leading end‑to‑end financial systems transformations across global, multi‑organizational environments. His expertise spans the full suite of Oracle EBS R12 and Oracle Cloud Fusion Financials, including AP, AR, GL, Cash Management, Property Manager, Fixed Assets, Procurement, Inventory, Financial Reporting, OFA, RMCS, Encumbrance Budgeting, and advanced reporting tools such as BI and OTBI.

A seasoned solution architect and AI developer, Pavankumar RP has successfully designed and implemented multiple Oracle AI Agents, bringing intelligent automation and predictive capabilities into core ERP processes. His work reflects deep proficiency in business process analysis, application‑based re‑engineering, process optimization, cost control, and revenue maximization using Oracle’s enterprise platforms.

Pavankumar RP continues to contribute to the evolution of digital finance by integrating AI, automation, and modern ERP capabilities to help organizations achieve operational excellence and strategic agility.

Pavankumar RP is a dynamic Oracle ERP specialist with more than 17 years of extensive experience leading end‑to‑end financial systems transformations across global, multi‑organizational environments. His expertise spans the full suite of Oracle EBS R... Show more

Lucía Villaverde Soler

Lucía Villaverde Soler

Business Intelligence and Power BI Developer

Business Intelligence and Power BI Developer Show more

Takeshi Yoneda

Takeshi Yoneda

Envoy Proxy maintainer

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Saradindu Sengupta

Saradindu Sengupta

I am working at Lytx Inc. as a Senior ML Engineer, where my primary area of work is building ML inference platforms focusing on video analytics and a visual language model. I have over 6 years of professional experience in building ML systems from the ground up since finishing my master's from IIITM, Kerala. I have spoken at both physical and virtual conferences, where my primary areas of focus have been computer vision, MLOps, time-series forecasting, and model optimisation.

I am working at Lytx Inc. as a Senior ML Engineer, where my primary area of work is building ML inference platforms focusing on video analytics and a visual language model. I have over 6 years of professional experience in building ML systems from th... 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

Selvam Rajendran

Selvam Rajendran

Selvam Rajendran is a Senior Principal Engineer with over 25 years of experience leading the architecture, design, and certification of safety-critical aerospace, industrial, telecommunications, and embedded systems. He is a recognized expert in system-level Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) for aircraft electric power systems, with deep expertise spanning Main, Emergency, Auxiliary, and Distribution power domains. Currently at Collins Aerospace (RTX), Selvam has led EMC architecture, EMI mitigation, lightning and HIRF protection, and certification strategies that have directly enabled airworthiness approvals and flight safety across multiple global aircraft platforms, maintaining a flawless record of zero EMC qualification failures. His work integrates noise-spectrum analysis, EMI filter design, grounding and shielding architectures, PCB-level EMC rules, and aircraft harness integration in compliance with RTCA DO-160 and MIL-STD-461 standards. Before Collins Aerospace, he served in senior technical leadership roles at L&T Technology Services and RealTime Systems, acting as a customer-facing EMC authority and hardware architect for aerospace, industrial automation, and national railway communication systems. Earlier in his career, he contributed to one of the world’s earliest mobile payment hardware platforms, demonstrating long-standing innovation in embedded and mixed-signal design. Selvam has been recognized as an RTX High Potential (HiPo) Talent and has received multiple corporate awards for technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability. He also serves as EMC Chair for the IEEE Rock River Valley Section, contributing to professional leadership and advancing industry knowledge in electromagnetic compatibility.

Selvam Rajendran is a Senior Principal Engineer with over 25 years of experience leading the architecture, design, and certification of safety-critical aerospace, industrial, telecommunications, and embedded systems. He is a recognized expert in syst... Show more

Derek Gomes Leite

Derek Gomes Leite

Derek Leite: 11+ anos de experiência com Agile, Gestão de Projetos, Processos, Produto e Inovação em empresas de grande porte como Deloitte, Globo, Stefanini, Icatu Seguros e MJV. Atualmente é Release Train Engineer (RTE) na TI da Petrobras. Engº de Produção (UFS), MBA em Gestão Empresarial (FGV), MBA em Engª de Software Ágil (XP Educação), Black Belt Lean Six Sigma, PSM, KMP, KMM, KCP (Kanban Coach). Realizou palestras e workshops sobre temas relacionados a Agilidade em âmbito nacional e internacional, além de atuar em projetos como Consultor, Agile Leader e Agile Coach.

Derek Leite: 11+ anos de experiência com Agile, Gestão de Projetos, Processos, Produto e Inovação em empresas de grande porte como Deloitte, Globo, Stefanini, Icatu Seguros e MJV. Atualmente é Release Train Engineer (RTE) na TI da Petrobras. Engº de... 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

Vimaladhithan Salem Marimuthu Rajagopal

Vimaladhithan Salem Marimuthu Rajagopal

Vimaladhithan Salem Marimuthu Rajagoapal (Vimal) is an accomplished SAP Cloud Technology Expert with over 18 years of proven expertise in enterprise software solutions and digital transformation initiatives. As a certified technical leader, he has successfully managed large-scale ERP/SAP projects ranging from $500K to $15+ million, driving operational excellence across diverse global organizations in insurance, energy, pharmaceuticals, and retail sectors.
Currently serving as a Senior Technical Lead, he specializes in architecting and managing high-availability SAP environments on Microsoft Azure and AWS. His deep expertise encompasses the complete SAP ecosystem, including S/4HANA, HANA 2.0, Business Intelligence, and emerging AI technologies through SAP's Business AI portfolio. He has led complex system migrations, upgrades, and cloud adoption strategies while ensuring seamless integration with existing enterprise landscapes.
His leadership extends to managing globally distributed teams of 45+ technical resources across the US, Canada, Europe, and India. He has successfully orchestrated critical initiatives, including data center migrations, system consolidations, and disaster recovery implementations. His technical proficiency spans multiple platforms, including HANA databases, various operating systems (Unix, Linux, Windows), and cloud hyperscalers.
A recognized industry thought leader, he has presented at multiple SAP ASUG SAPPHIRE conferences and contributed to North America's Center of Excellence initiatives. His educational foundation includes a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology and executive leadership certification from the Wharton School of Executive Education.
His comprehensive certification portfolio includes SAP S/4HANA Conversion specialist, Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads, Certified Scrum Product Owner, and Oracle Professional certifications. Through his strategic approach combining technical excellence with business acumen, he consistently delivers innovative SAP solutions that exceed business expectations while optimizing total cost of ownership and maximizing return on investment.

Vimaladhithan Salem Marimuthu Rajagoapal (Vimal) is an accomplished SAP Cloud Technology Expert with over 18 years of proven expertise in enterprise software solutions and digital transformation initiatives. As a certified technical leader, he has su... Show more

Raúl Berganza Gómez

Raúl Berganza Gómez

Raúl leads GenAI teams at E.ON, one of Europe's largest utilities, and serves as an energy ambassador at the European Commission, advocating for Europe's AI competitiveness through clean-powered compute growth. Most AI practitioners build on top of energy infrastructure. Raúl contributes to building it by modeling grid connections, preparing utilities for the coming data center wave. His conviction: the next constraint on AI is not the models. It is the power grid.

Raúl leads GenAI teams at E.ON, one of Europe's largest utilities, and serves as an energy ambassador at the European Commission, advocating for Europe's AI competitiveness through clean-powered compute growth. Most AI practitioners build on top of e... Show more

Hauke Feiertag

Hauke Feiertag

Hauke is grant manager at chargebyte. Takes care about funding opportunities of new and innovative ideas. Keeps track on environmental subjects having an impact on our daily social lives. Develops striking and very competitive ideas on innovations by connecting interdisciplinary domains. Motivation on research is based on environmental topics and affordable sustainable energy and open-source code developments. Hauke organizes the participation of chargebyte in BiFlex-Industrie.

Hauke is grant manager at chargebyte. Takes care about funding opportunities of new and innovative ideas. Keeps track on environmental subjects having an impact on our daily social lives. Develops striking and very competitive ideas on innovations by... Show more

Savita Singh

Savita Singh

Innovative and results-driven Senior Solution Engineer with over 20+ years of robust IT experience, designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise-scale data and AI solutions across Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, Purview, and Databricks. Adept at leading complex migrations, modernizing legacy data estates, and architecting advanced analytics platforms that drive measurable business outcomes for organizations in energy, technology, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, retail, government, and public sector domains.

Leveraging nearly two decades of hands-on expertise, I bring deep technical insight, strategic vision, and a proven ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures. My experience enables me to anticipate challenges, deliver innovative solutions, and mentor teams through digital transformation journeys.

Recognized for driving customer success through technical enablement, cost modeling, and governance best practices. Skilled in orchestrating cross-functional teams, mentoring engineers, and delivering workshops that accelerate cloud adoption and compliance. Passionate about empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of their data, foster innovation, and maintain regulatory compliance in a rapidly evolving cloud landscape.

Innovative and results-driven Senior Solution Engineer with over 20+ years of robust IT experience, designing, deploying, and optimizing enterprise-scale data and AI solutions across Azure SQL Database, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, Purview, a... 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

Elin Hellström

Elin Hellström

Elin has 10+ years of experience in the Analytics field, working as a data problem solver using SQL, python, ADF, Databricks among other tools.

Elin has 10+ years of experience in the Analytics field, working as a data problem solver using SQL, python, ADF, Databricks among other tools. Show more

Shivangi Dhakad

Shivangi Dhakad

Shivangi Dhakad is a Data & AI leader focused on turning AI ambition into real-world systems. She leads Data, ML, and GenAI engineering and drives enterprise AI strategy at Eneco, working on large-scale platforms that enable data-driven decision-making in the energy transition.

Previously, she held senior engineering leadership roles at Booking.com, building and scaling data platforms & data products that power critical business decisions, and started her career as a software and machine learning engineer at companies like Microsoft, Directi and Morgan Stanley.

She also deeply cares about psychological safety in the workplace, people empowerment, diversity & inclusion and career growth topics and likes to advise and mentor on these topics. Her talks focus on why most companies struggle to become AI-first, what breaks when AI meets reality, and how to design data and ML platforms that survive beyond experimentation.

Shivangi Dhakad is a Data & AI leader focused on turning AI ambition into real-world systems. She leads Data, ML, and GenAI engineering and drives enterprise AI strategy at Eneco, working on large-scale platforms that enable data-driven decision-maki... Show more

Ssemaganda George

Ssemaganda George

Ssemaganda George is a Computer Scientist, the Lead for Quantum Uganda, and a tech innovator passionate about using technology for social good. He co-founded DirtTrails Safaris, promoting eco-tourism, leads HealthMaMa Ai a health-tech initiative to support expectant women.

George is committed to creating solutions that improve health, education, economic opportunities and digital access for all in Uganda and Africa.

Ssemaganda George is a Computer Scientist, the Lead for Quantum Uganda, and a tech innovator passionate about using technology for social good. He co-founded DirtTrails Safaris, promoting eco-tourism, leads HealthMaMa Ai a health-tech initiative to ... Show more

Nathan Saldanha

Nathan Saldanha

Nathan Saldanha is the Global Sales Director 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 Sales Director 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 r... 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

Kelvin Miles

Kelvin Miles

Kelvin Denzel Miles aka Poison Peso De' Gretzsky was born in Brooklyn , NY , when my mom passed my grandparents thought it would be better for me to be raised in North Carolina. I was a great student and learned how to be a man from my grandfather. Art was always my thing and just being a creative person. Music was always my passion from singing in youth church to choir at school. Other than that is was athletics and education. My father was and still lives in brooklyn and i tell him little things about nfts all the time. NFTS changed and are changing my life. Co-Founder of United Realities "URL to the IRL"

Kelvin Denzel Miles aka Poison Peso De' Gretzsky was born in Brooklyn , NY , when my mom passed my grandparents thought it would be better for me to be raised in North Carolina. I was a great student and learned how to be a man from my grandfather. A... Show more

Muhammad Haseeb Asif

Muhammad Haseeb Asif

Haseeb Asif is the Founder and CEO of Tenplus AB, a data and AI consultancy helping organizations build scalable, AI-ready data platforms. He works hands-on with clients across data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives, focusing on strong data foundations rather than AI hype.

He holds a dual master’s degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and TU Berlin, with research in distributed systems and stream processing using Apache Flink.

Haseeb Asif is the Founder and CEO of Tenplus AB, a data and AI consultancy helping organizations build scalable, AI-ready data platforms. He works hands-on with clients across data engineering, analytics, and AI initiatives, focusing on strong data ... Show more

Reni Nishku

Reni Nishku

Bridge IT, OT, Security, SOC teams, and engineering groups, translating requirements, removing friction, and keeping critical operations running.

I’ve supported organizations through M&A, post-split builds, and major modernization efforts, developing Day-1 playbooks and OT/IT uplift strategies that bring clarity to complex environments.

My focus is simple:
Help organizations reduce risk, modernize securely, and operate with confidence.

Bridge IT, OT, Security, SOC teams, and engineering groups, translating requirements, removing friction, and keeping critical operations running. I’ve supported organizations through M&A, post-split builds, and major modernization efforts, develo... 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

Michael Schuler

Michael Schuler

Michael is a software architect and application security specialist with a background in software development, distributed systems, and secure software architecture.

He works with organizations to improve secure software development practices, helping development teams integrate security into their architecture, development workflows, and DevOps processes.

Michael regularly delivers training on secure software development, application security, and modern software architecture. His focus is on practical approaches that developers can apply in real-world systems.

Michael is a software architect and application security specialist with a background in software development, distributed systems, and secure software architecture. He works with organizations to improve secure software development practices, hel... 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

Julie Brunias

Julie Brunias

Julie Brunias is a cybersecurity professional with over 14 years of experience securing critical infrastructure across energy, banking, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Her work centers on the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, with expertise in emerging threat models, adversarial AI, Shadow AI, AI ethics, and the governance of intelligent systems. She has contributed to initiatives spanning red team operations, cloud‑native security, and the protection of AI‑driven environments. Julie specializes in identifying new attack surfaces introduced by machine learning, including model abuse, data leakage, and unauthorized AI deployment. A frequent speaker at conferences such as GoSec, InCyber, Microrbit, and HackMiami, she shares practical insights on AI‑driven threats, synthetic media abuse, and defensive strategies for modern infrastructures. She also supports open‑source efforts and advises organizations on securing generative and agentic AI systems.

Julie Brunias is a cybersecurity professional with over 14 years of experience securing critical infrastructure across energy, banking, telecommunications, and manufacturing. Her work centers on the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intell... Show more

Mark Stewart

Mark Stewart

Modernisation drives business transformation. AI unlocks new opportunities, and introduces new challenges.

I help customers navigate both by simplifying complexity with AWS's expertise, tools, and services. With over 30 years supporting successful business transformation through technology, I bring deep experience in aligning technical solutions with strategic business objectives.

My focus: enabling leaders to accelerate modernization, harness AI responsibly, and achieve measurable outcomes that matter to their organizations.

Modernisation drives business transformation. AI unlocks new opportunities, and introduces new challenges. I help customers navigate both by simplifying complexity with AWS's expertise, tools, and services. With over 30 years supporting successful... Show more

Vidura Wijekoon

Vidura Wijekoon

I am a Senior AI/ML Engineer focused on Technical Leadership, bridging the gap between theoretical research and scalable, real-world production systems. My career sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering, team management, and strategic innovation.

​Currently, as a Senior Software Engineer & Line Manager at Virtusa, I lead teams in defining the Solution Architecture for complex Machine Learning and Generative AI applications. I specialize in deploying these robust, cloud-native systems on AWS, balancing rigorous technical execution with talent development and delivery management.

​My perspective on AI is deeply informed by my previous role as Co-founder & COO of Trinet Innovations. That experience honed my ability to translate technical possibilities into tangible business value and societal impact, driven by a philosophy of "AI for all."

​Beyond corporate delivery, I am committed to advancing the global AI ecosystem. I am an active researcher and passionate educator, having executed over 45 diverse AI projects, conducted 50+ technical workshops, and mentored nearly 350 students, professionals, and startup founders globally.

​I am always open to connecting on innovative R&D collaborations, high-impact societal projects, and leadership opportunities.

I am a Senior AI/ML Engineer focused on Technical Leadership, bridging the gap between theoretical research and scalable, real-world production systems. My career sits at the intersection of hands-on engineering, team management, and strategic innova... Show more

Sven Leiß

Sven Leiß

Sven Leiß is a Senior Manager at MHP with a focus on secure platform architecture, cloud transformation and modern delivery operating models. He works with organizations that need to balance engineering speed with governance, security and long-term architectural resilience. His work covers platform engineering, sovereign AI patterns and future-ready delivery design.

Sven Leiß is a Senior Manager at MHP with a focus on secure platform architecture, cloud transformation and modern delivery operating models. He works with organizations that need to balance engineering speed with governance, security and long-term a... Show more

Marco Cecconi

Marco Cecconi

Marco Cecconi has been building software professionally since 1996 and breaking it for even longer. He was a core developer at Stack Overflow, first Engineering Manager at Toptal, and CTO at BaxEnergy before founding Positron Labs. When not writing specs for AI agents, he's somewhere in the Alps, the Baltics, or Azeroth.

Marco Cecconi has been building software professionally since 1996 and breaking it for even longer. He was a core developer at Stack Overflow, first Engineering Manager at Toptal, and CTO at BaxEnergy before founding Positron Labs. When not writing s... Show more

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