Neelam Koshiya is principal solutions architect (GenAI specialist) at AWS. With a background in software engineering, she moved organically into an architecture role. Her current focus is to help enterprise customers with their ML/ genAI journeys for strategic business outcomes. Her area of depth is machine learning. She likes to build content/mechanisms to scale to larger audience. She is passionate about innovation and inclusion. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and being outdoors.

Neelam Koshiya is principal solutions architect (GenAI specialist) at AWS. With a background in software engineering, she moved organically into an architecture role. Her current focus is to help enterprise customers with their ML/ genAI journeys for... Show more

Living Entrepreneunarial values in UX and experience optimisation. I'm the happy co-founder of Ferpection, now Unguess France, a part of the Unguess European team. We're helping companies to evaluate and improve their digital products and multichannel journeys: market research and innovation, UX, QA, accessibility, sustainability, cybersecurity. We deliver these all over the world through our unique crowdtesting solutions: proprietary panel, AI platform and expert consultants pool.Living

Living Entrepreneunarial values in UX and experience optimisation. I'm the happy co-founder of Ferpection, now Unguess France, a part of the Unguess European team. We're helping companies to evaluate and improve their digital products and multichanne... Show more

With 15 years of expertise in the design and research domain, Nandini is currently a Lead UX Designer at Salesforce, where she shapes cutting-edge user experiences for the Energy and Utilities Cloud. Her career spans both design studios and global enterprises, where she has driven products from ideation to execution, seamlessly aligning business objectives with user needs.

During the lockdown, Nandini co-founded Crafty Delights, a creative venture dedicated to fostering connection among parents and children through engaging activities and thoughtful content.

Passionate about promoting team well-being, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring future talent, Nandini is committed to delivering meaningful impact in every project she undertakes. Outside of work, she’s an avid trekker and explorer, always drawing inspiration from the world around her.

With 15 years of expertise in the design and research domain, Nandini is currently a Lead UX Designer at Salesforce, where she shapes cutting-edge user experiences for the Energy and Utilities Cloud. Her career spans both design studios and global en... Show more

Laolu leads Leke Services, a firm focused on helping leaders build data‑driven, scalable mobility and energy systems. He has supported ecosystem research, market intelligence, and strategy work across Africa’s EV and battery sectors; including contributions to climate‑tech ecosystem analyses. His recent work focuses on building Nigeria’s EV market intelligence foundation, mapping key players across vehicles, batteries, and charging, and identifying the conditions required for bankable scale. He blends systems thinking, operational diligence, and clarity of execution to help stakeholders reduce risk, improve unit economics, and accelerate the mobility transition.

Laolu leads Leke Services, a firm focused on helping leaders build data‑driven, scalable mobility and energy systems. He has supported ecosystem research, market intelligence, and strategy work across Africa’s EV and battery sectors; including contri... Show more

John is known for his leadership, which facilitates strong teamwork and positive working relationships.

John has more than 25 years of experience with Microsoft ERP solutions as a consultant, user, IT support, and controller. His breadth of experience includes working with hundreds of ERP implementations. He has extensive experience with SQL and performance tuning, report writing using Excel, SSRS, and other tools. On the functional side, John has expertise in the distribution modules, including inventory, sales order processing, and purchase order processing.

John is known for his leadership, which facilitates strong teamwork and positive working relationships. John has more than 25 years of experience with Microsoft ERP solutions as a consultant, user, IT support, and controller. His breadth of experi... Show more

Ken Evans has over three decades of experience creating product and go-to-market strategies for emerging technologies. His career encompasses senior roles at industry leaders such as Compaq Computer (now HP) and NYNEX (now Verizon), as well as pivotal positions in venture-backed startups across diverse sectors, including data and network security, systems and applications management, internet infrastructure, forensics, and entertainment media distribution.

In 2019 Ken created and led the Startup Accelerator at the Tampa Bay Innovation Center, which conducted 10 cohorts and served over 70 B2B companies creating enterprise solutions in areas including supply chain, artificial intelligence, blockchain, GRC, FinTech, HealthTech, information security, ClimateTech, AgTech, energy, and others.

Ken is dedicated to mentoring early-stage tech startups, guiding them toward achieving product-market fit and formulating sustainable go-to-market strategies.
His commitment to the tech community includes serving on the board of TechNova, an organization known for hosting collaborative tech ecosystem events such as Ignite and BarCamp Tampa Bay. He also has served on advisory boards for companies including Economic Impact Catalyst, Phonism, and MADTech.AI.

Ken holds a degree in Economics from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and is a graduate of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University, specializing in Management Information Systems.

Ken Evans has over three decades of experience creating product and go-to-market strategies for emerging technologies. His career encompasses senior roles at industry leaders such as Compaq Computer (now HP) and NYNEX (now Verizon), as well as pivota... Show more

A farmer and management advisor focused on agriculture, food systems and organizational agility. Over the years, he has led initiatives with forward thinking organizations across a range of sectors like banking, app development, biotech and agriculture. After witnessing environmental challenges and participating in group studies in the EU Commission he founded Rural PM: Incubation & Management Academy in 2016. His goal is to help strengthen management practices in agri food systems, promoting value creation in a simple and regenerative way.

A farmer and management advisor focused on agriculture, food systems and organizational agility. Over the years, he has led initiatives with forward thinking organizations across a range of sectors like banking, app development, biotech and agricultu... Show more

Asasira Arthur is a Software Engineering student at Makerere University, passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to solve real-world challenges. He actively contributes to the developer ecosystem as the Media Lead for Google Developer Groups on Campus at Makerere University and as the Tech & Media Lead for the IEEE Student Branch. Arthur’s interests span IoT, blockchain, data science, and cybersecurity. He has interned at the IoT-ra Lab, participated in major Web3 hackathons, and is the founder of Prodomate, a platform dedicated to creating impactful, tech-driven solutions, with a strong passion for community building and innovation.

Asasira Arthur is a Software Engineering student at Makerere University, passionate about leveraging emerging technologies to solve real-world challenges. He actively contributes to the developer ecosystem as the Media Lead for Google Developer Group... Show more

Building scalable and reliable Backend systems that power web applications || Co-Lead OnlyDevs Community.

Building scalable and reliable Backend systems that power web applications || Co-Lead OnlyDevs Community. Show more

Piyush is a software developer with nearly 12 years of experience, starting as a mainframe engineer and now working extensively with Azure cloud. The shift from legacy systems to cloud-native solutions continues to captivate him, pushing him to explore new architectures and modern engineering practices. He is passionate about AI and all the great things it can be do for society especially with accessibility.

Piyush is a software developer with nearly 12 years of experience, starting as a mainframe engineer and now working extensively with Azure cloud. The shift from legacy systems to cloud-native solutions continues to captivate him, pushing him to explo... Show more

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning.

With nearly two decades of experience across Indian, Cambridge, IB and international contexts, she works at the intersection of AI, pedagogy, and school leadership.

Neeti is a Cambridge Programme Leader and a British Council Action Research Mentor and awardee, guiding educators across South Asia to design evidence-informed, technology-enabled classroom practices. She has designed a gamified open educational resource on teacher professional development, used by educators to build AI-ready, student-centred pedagogy through practical “missions” rather than one-off workshops.

Her current work focuses on moving schools from scattered AI experiments to coherent, mission-aligned strategies that span teaching and learning, assessment, operations, and governance.

As an international speaker, she brings a Global South perspective—showing how schools can use AI responsibly and creatively even in resource-constrained contexts, without losing the human heart of education.

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning. With nearly two decades of exper... Show more

Peter conducts research and analysis for the transportation program at ACEEE, with a focus on light-duty fuel efficiency and electric vehicles. Peter works on promoting equitable access to electric vehicles and leads the annual life-cycle emissions analysis of light-duty vehicles for ACEEE’s Greenercars.org. Peter also leads ACEEE’s State Transportation Electrification Scorecard, a biannual assessment of progress by states to promote electrification and reduce emissions from the transportation sector.

Peter holds a master of science in public policy and management from the Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor of arts in economics and global environmental change and sustainability from Johns Hopkins University.

Peter conducts research and analysis for the transportation program at ACEEE, with a focus on light-duty fuel efficiency and electric vehicles. Peter works on promoting equitable access to electric vehicles and leads the annual life-cycle emissions a... Show more

i am an enthusaisat of publicly speaking in front of an audience, on any topic. i find joy in speaking to the audience and making sure that they are taking in everything that i have to say, standing up there on stage or if it's an online event..

i am an enthusaisat of publicly speaking in front of an audience, on any topic. i find joy in speaking to the audience and making sure that they are taking in everything that i have to say, standing up there on stage or if it's an online event.. Show more

Ankshita is currently working as a security engineer and has previously worked as a cybersecurity consultant in the paradise island of Mauritius, helping the biggest firms around the world implement strategic cybersecurity best practices and comply with the required standards. Before joining consultancy, she has worked in cybersecurity for approximately two years as a SOC analyst, thus gathering a rich hands-on experience on blue teaming tools and practices.

Ankshita has presented her cyber blue teaming skills at the DevCon2023, the biggest developers' conference of Mauritius organized by the MSCC and GDG Mauritius. She recently also spoke at the DevFest 2023 about introducing Golang to students.

Coming from a diverse background in Information Technology, Ankshita is familiar with development and programming in Java, Python, Javascript and Solidity. Her latest passion for learning narrows down to Golang which can be very effectively implemented in the field of cybersecurity as well.

During university years, Ankshita has also represented the Google Developers Student Clubs on her campus at the University of Mauritius and she had also been elected as the Huawei Campus Ambassador.

Ankshita is currently working as a security engineer and has previously worked as a cybersecurity consultant in the paradise island of Mauritius, helping the biggest firms around the world implement strategic cybersecurity best practices and comply w... Show more

Winner & Student Leader of Industry 4.0 June Cohort 2025 @NUS | AI Researcher @VITChennai | Speaker at AI Tech Events | Google Cloud Certified | Ex-@VITChennai| Ex-WGS X Ex-Deekshaite (12th PCMC - 98% - Campus Topper)

Winner & Student Leader of Industry 4.0 June Cohort 2025 @NUS | AI Researcher @VITChennai | Speaker at AI Tech Events | Google Cloud Certified | Ex-@VITChennai| Ex-WGS X Ex-Deekshaite (12th PCMC - 98% - Campus Topper) Show more

Jennifer McIntyre is a leadership coach, speaker, and People & Culture strategist with more than 25 years of experience helping leaders unlock their most authentic and effective selves. With a career rooted in the life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and diagnostics industries, Jennifer has partnered with leaders at every level to navigate complexity, build trust, and shape thriving cultures.

Known for her grounded, human-centered approach, Jennifer blends real-world experience with deep reflection to help leaders reconnect with who they are and how they want to lead. She has coached senior leaders through transformation, guided teams through change, and designed leadership programs that ignite clarity, confidence, and intention.

Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in Leadership from Northeastern University and is a certified Everything DiSC®, 5 Behaviors®, and CliftonStrengths® coach. Her work empowers leaders to show up with courage, lead with purpose, and create environments where people, and organizations, can truly thrive.

Jennifer McIntyre is a leadership coach, speaker, and People & Culture strategist with more than 25 years of experience helping leaders unlock their most authentic and effective selves. With a career rooted in the life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and ... Show more

Designer with experience in both corporate and educational environments, specialized in UX/UI and web development. Passionate about collaboration, she actively participates in tech and STEAM communities, where she helps create spaces that bring together art, education, and technology. Her work is guided by a strong commitment to inclusion and collective learning.

Designer with experience in both corporate and educational environments, specialized in UX/UI and web development. Passionate about collaboration, she actively participates in tech and STEAM communities, where she helps create spaces that bring toget... Show more

Caroline Benefield Weeks is a wife, stepmom, avid collector of hobbies, and freelance digital marketing consultant living in Atlanta. After a long career in nonprofit and higher education communications, Caroline pivoted to a career as a romance author before opening her boutique marketing agency, Southern Grit Digital. When she's not nerding out over audience segmentation and storytelling, she can be found hiking and trail running across the Southeast, learning ever more fiber arts, and planning her next national park visit.

Caroline Benefield Weeks is a wife, stepmom, avid collector of hobbies, and freelance digital marketing consultant living in Atlanta. After a long career in nonprofit and higher education communications, Caroline pivoted to a career as a romance auth... Show more

Caesar Keluro is a global technology and investment executive recognized for his leadership at the intersection of digital transformation, venture capital, and emerging market innovation. Since 2023, he has been an active venture leader at GITEX Global and Expand North Star in Dubai, engaging global founders, investors, and policymakers while driving strategic technology–investment dialogues across frontier markets. He is also the author of an influential book on digitalization, where he examines how technology reshapes industries, unlocks economic growth, and accelerates human development.

Caesar Keluro is a global technology and investment executive recognized for his leadership at the intersection of digital transformation, venture capital, and emerging market innovation. Since 2023, he has been an active venture leader at GITEX Glob... Show more

100% agile DNA, boosted with Solution-Focus brief coaching, narrative practices, MGT3.0, Host-Leadership, Heart of Agile, I'm currently on the road to my new life, 100% focused on my NGO Agility With No Borders (www.awnb.org). Our mission is to help people achieve financial, social and professional autonomy, using the best practices of agile culture, enhanced by our dialogic signature. On our agenda: employability, social & eco-responsabile agile micro-entrepreneurship, development of essential 21st century skills (critical thinking, innovative problem-solving, creativity, teamwork, leadership, resilience... and AI). www.awnb.org.

100% agile DNA, boosted with Solution-Focus brief coaching, narrative practices, MGT3.0, Host-Leadership, Heart of Agile, I'm currently on the road to my new life, 100% focused on my NGO Agility With No Borders (www.awnb.org). Our mission is to help ... Show more

Geospatial expert, data scientist - PhD student.

Geospatial expert, data scientist - PhD student. Show more

Passionate and dedicated to achieving great solutions in Dynamics 365

Passionate and dedicated to achieving great solutions in Dynamics 365 Show more

Nina Ajnira Karisik is a software engineer, speaker, and founder of MadeApt, a fashion-tech startup reimagining how clothing is made and experienced. With a background in AI, development, and community-building, Nina’s work blends technical depth with a human touch. She’s known for creating interactive sessions where audiences co-create apps live, exploring the joys and messiness of coding with AI. Her talks and talks have been featured in Australia, India, Spain and beyond

Nina Ajnira Karisik is a software engineer, speaker, and founder of MadeApt, a fashion-tech startup reimagining how clothing is made and experienced. With a background in AI, development, and community-building, Nina’s work blends technical depth wit... Show more

Open-source enthusiast with a strong passion for technology and continuous learning. Thrives on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and exploring new ideas. Driven by curiosity and always eager to discover emerging technologies and opportunities for growth. Proud Golden Kubestronaut, actively engaged in the cloud-native and Kubernetes ecosystem.

Open-source enthusiast with a strong passion for technology and continuous learning. Thrives on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and exploring new ideas. Driven by curiosity and always eager to discover emerging technologies and opportunities for gr... Show more

Dale Hobbie is a multi-patented inventor, mission-critical systems architect, and the founder of Quantum HPC Infrastructure, LLC. With more than 35 years of experience in computational analytics and engineering, he has dedicated his career to solving complex challenges in Power, cooling, and compute reliability. His work focuses on autonomous class-compute infrastructure designed to operate independently while supporting AI, HPC, and quantum workloads. He brings a disciplined and methodical approach to engineering, shaped by decades of hands-on experience in environments where continuity and stability are essential.

Known professionally as D. James Hobbie, he is the inventor of the Cleanewable Hybrid platform, protected under U.S. Patents 11,233,405 B1 and 12,184,075 B1, with multiple continuation-in-part applications and registered trademarks. These innovations extend to carbon-integrated thermals, RTF materials processes, modular enclosure systems, and distributed micro-utility architectures. Hobbie developed this platform to integrate onsite multi-source power generation, advanced thermal loop control, and autonomous operational logic into a unified, repeatable system. His patented work provides a licensable technical foundation intended to support resilient compute environments under variable and demanding conditions.

James Hobbie is the architect of the Operation Quantum Marathon Corridor, a multi-state autonomous compute spine extending approximately 1,500 miles. This corridor was engineered to support federal, commercial, defense, and scientific computing requirements through onsite generation aggregators up to 500 MW+ and interoperable micro-utility frameworks. Hobbie designed the corridor to integrate fiber adjacency, sovereign routing logic, and unified mission continuity architecture across independent regions. The initiative responds to the limitations of grid-dependent infrastructure while maintaining scalability for future compute needs.

As the founder and managing director of Quantum HPC Infrastructure, LLC, Dale James Hobbie leads systems-level engineering governance, multidisciplinary project oversight, and corridor-scale development strategy. Hobbie oversees patent strategy, site modeling, infrastructure adjacency planning, and high-density thermal integration. Under his direction, the organization operates through a Master Project Management Office structure developed in financial partnership with Peter Georgiopoulos and supported by operations advisor Leo Vrondissis. This structure integrates expertise across energy systems, carbon integration, digital infrastructure, and mission-critical engineering while maintaining consistent execution standards.

Before founding QHPC, Hobbie spent over three decades as an independent consultant addressing high-risk, mission-critical reliability challenges across commercial, industrial, government, and defense-aligned environments. He became known as the engineer whom organizations relied upon when systems failed in ways others could not diagnose. His work included stabilizing mission-critical environments, identifying hidden reliability and team-based faults, redesigning obsolete systems, and implementing advanced Power-to-the-Nth pathways. These experiences directly shaped the autonomous class architectures he later codified into patent form.

Dale Hobbie continues to guide the expansion of autonomous-class infrastructure across the United States and allied regions. His engineering philosophy emphasizes systems intuition, long-range thinking, and a clear understanding of interconnected electrical, thermal, mechanical, and digital domains. Through ongoing work in sovereign compute strategy, carbon-integrated thermals, and next-generation enclosure systems, he remains focused on building infrastructure that operates independently and supports uninterrupted computing in future scenarios. He maintains a steady commitment to designing systems and teams that endure, adapt, and remain effective over time.

Dale Hobbie is a multi-patented inventor, mission-critical systems architect, and the founder of Quantum HPC Infrastructure, LLC. With more than 35 years of experience in computational analytics and engineering, he has dedicated his career to solving... Show more

Antony Diaz is a Microsoft MVP, Colombian-Canadian tech entrepreneur, and cybersecurity specialist, focused on responsible AI for social good.

As CEO & co-founder of AskAïa, an AI-powered immigration platform that gives newcomers and the companies that hire them clear, data-driven road-maps: centralizing documents, tracking key dates, and delivering proactive compliance alerts in more than 80 languages.

Antony shares best practices on trustworthy AI and election integrity through weekly articles, conference talks, and hands-on workshops across the Americas. Driven by a background in mathematics, he continues the mission to deploy advanced technology, tempered by empathy, to solve real problems at scale and leave no one behind.

Antony Diaz is a Microsoft MVP, Colombian-Canadian tech entrepreneur, and cybersecurity specialist, focused on responsible AI for social good. As CEO & co-founder of AskAïa, an AI-powered immigration platform that gives newcomers and the companies... Show more

I am a social worker with an MBA who has found her purpose as a dynamic project, event, and sustainability manager. With extensive experience in the event and music industry, sustainability, marketing, and communications, I focus on designing purposeful, inclusive, and impactful events that prioritize environmental sustainability, champion inclusivity, and embed social value. Through my work, I aim to minimize ecological footprints while fostering community engagement, supporting local businesses, and creating spaces where everyone feels valued and empowered. My approach integrates environmental, social, and cultural sustainability to create a lasting, positive impact.

I am a social worker with an MBA who has found her purpose as a dynamic project, event, and sustainability manager. With extensive experience in the event and music industry, sustainability, marketing, and communications, I focus on designing purpose... Show more

Emma A. A. Rünzel is a software developer with a unique journey from linguistics to tech. With a bilingual background in literature and linguistics, she first explored communication through language before transitioning to code. After completing a coding boot camp, she freelanced as a developer, working across industries from finance to beekeeping (software). Her career has taken her through building web and mobile applications, working with startups, and navigating the fast-paced world of fintech. Now, she applies her skills in renewable energy, developing software to help drive a more sustainable future. Passionate about (computer) languages, AI, and community engagement, she loves both teaching and learning—especially when it means bridging the gap between seemingly unrelated fields.

Emma A. A. Rünzel is a software developer with a unique journey from linguistics to tech. With a bilingual background in literature and linguistics, she first explored communication through language before transitioning to code. After completing a co... Show more

Software Engineer@Samwell.ai | DST Inspire Awardee | AIR 50 in SIC MOE | North Region Winner in CP | Intel AI Leader | Researcher | Speaker | AI Research and Development | Ex- AI Planet, KloudiDev |

Software Engineer@Samwell.ai | DST Inspire Awardee | AIR 50 in SIC MOE | North Region Winner in CP | Intel AI Leader | Researcher | Speaker | AI Research and Development | Ex- AI Planet, KloudiDev | Show more

Manuel Martins is a Portuguese computer scientist specializing in computational algebra and software architecture. He earned his Ph.D. in 2019, contributing to the development of the Francy framework, which enhances interactive capabilities within the GAP system. His research focuses on discrete mathematics and building computational tools for advanced mathematical computation and visualization.

With a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Industrial Informatics) completed in 2008, Manuel brings over 15 years of experience across public and private sectors. He currently serves as a Senior Web Analyst at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), where he works on the Platform Engineering team within the Computing Department, specializing in software design and architecture.

Manuel Martins is a Portuguese computer scientist specializing in computational algebra and software architecture. He earned his Ph.D. in 2019, contributing to the development of the Francy framework, which enhances interactive capabilities within th... Show more