Finance & Banking

Experienced individuals involved in financial services, including banking, investment, insurance, and real estate

Rashi Agrawal

Rashi Agrawal

Rashi Agrawal is the Head of Agentic AI at Hinge Health, where she leads the strategic engineering of high-stakes AI systems within complex regulatory landscapes. By expertly navigating the rigorous requirements of clinical safety, HIPAA, and global regulations, she ensures that disruptive technology remains both secure and compliant. Focused on the pioneer side of generative technology, Rashi is architecting "state-of-the-art" frameworks for Agentic AI that move beyond simple automation to solve critical member problems and drive dramatic business growth.

Formerly the Head of AI at GoodLeap, a leading FinTech in Green Energy, Rashi spearheaded enterprise-wide AI transformation initiatives that optimized everything from complex loan processing to customer engagement while managing a complex cross functional global portfolio. With a unique blend of holistic vision and deep technical expertise, she has a proven track record of developing intelligent decision-making systems and risk assessment platforms that deliver measurable business value through Generative and Agentic AI.

Earlier in her career, Rashi led engineering teams at Yahoo, where she transformed early-stage technical challenges into massive growth engines for their multi billion-dollar advertising business. Her approach is defined by a commitment to technical innovation grounded in strategic business transformation, ensuring that AI serves as a competitive moat rather than just a technical layer.

Beyond the office, Rashi is a global explorer who has traveled to over 45 countries, bringing a diverse, international perspective to her leadership. She is an active thought leader in the Engineering Leadership and AI community. An Indian immigrant with a Master’s in Computer Science from San Jose State University, an alumna of Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education program, she is also the founder of Women In Tech AI (WIT AI), a community dedicated to empowering and elevating women leaders in the artificial intelligence space.

Rashi Agrawal is the Head of Agentic AI at Hinge Health, where she leads the strategic engineering of high-stakes AI systems within complex regulatory landscapes. By expertly navigating the rigorous requirements of clinical safety, HIPAA, and global ... Show more

Chris Carter

Chris Carter

The Billion-Dollar Ghost: How Chris Carter Built an AI Fortress from a Staff of One

Three days after surgeons threaded carbon fiber and titanium discs into his spine—a literal hardware upgrade for a man who refuses to crash—Chris Carter was at 35,000 feet. He wasn't chasing a vacation; he was chasing a vision. While the rest of the world’s elite were still debating the "dangers" of AI over chilled Meursault, Carter was landing in Dubai to finalize the evolution of MUGATI AI: the first billion-dollar "unicorn" built entirely on the back of AI-based tools.
To understand the $1B valuation, you have to understand the man. Carter is a "heart-on-his-sleeve" operator, a 24-hour-a-day whirlwind who views his clients not as data points, but as a temporary family he is sworn to protect. It’s a trait forged in a childhood that reads like a Dickensian fever dream. At age six, while other children were learning to tie their shoes, Chris and his brother Willie were learning the geography of eleven different couches. A year of "couch hopping" due to his mother’s struggles didn't break him; it gave him a preternatural sense of where the floor is soft and where the walls are thin.
Today, that instinct has been digitized.
The SAP Whisperer and the 93.7% Gambit
In the glass-and-steel boardrooms where the world’s wealth is tallied, there is a number that haunts every C-suite executive: 93.7. That is the percentage of global financial transactions that pulse through SAP environments. It is a staggering, terrifying concentration of value. For thirty-five years, Chris Carter has been the man watching the wires.
"I know the struggles of making sure SAP is secure," Carter says, his voice carrying the calm weight of someone who has seen the "unhackable" crumble. While others saw SAP as a mere database, Carter saw it as a fortress that needed a smarter gatekeeper.
MUGATI AI provides specialized services designed to modernize these corporate operations by integrating Small Language Models (SLMs) and artificial intelligence directly into existing SAP environments. The goal isn't just automation; it’s ERP optimization to increase organizational productivity and data accuracy. But the "teeth"—the reason why investors are foaming at the mouth and the valuation has hit the stratosphere—is a security tool known as Cloak Works.
The Digital Conscience
In the milliseconds it takes for a distracted executive to hit "Send" on a sensitive banking document or upload a client list to a vulnerable portal, Cloak Works intercedes. It doesn't just block; it talks. It asks the user, on any device, anywhere: "Do you truly want to send your personal banking history via an unencrypted email? Do you truly need to risk this on a website that doesn't meet your organization's score?"
It is a security tool for the human element. It recognizes that in a world of hacks and breaches, the greatest vulnerability is a moment of human fatigue. By providing a "security score" in real-time, Carter has effectively turned every employee into a high-level security expert. He has taken the "courtesy and generosity" that saved him as a child and baked it into a software architecture that ensures his customers are never left without a roof over their data.
The Sovereign of Stealth
In the quiet, flickering light of a screen—running a hyper-tuned instance of Gemini and Google Chrome—Carter did something the venture capital world said was impossible. He built a billion-dollar company without a single employee. He didn't want a "team"; he wanted a "Machine."
For a decade, Carter lived in "Stealth Mode," architecting and refining his mindset before ever coming out into the light. He integrated tools such as NotebookLM and Antigravity into a unified, sentient workflow, proving that a "Sovereign Entrepreneur" can outproduce a legacy corporation.
When he finally integrated Cloak Works into live AI environments for customer testing, the result was a total paradigm shift. Executives and VCs began to circle, stunned to find that the "organization" they were courting was actually just one man with a superior set of AI-based tools. The valuation hit $1B without Carter taking a single penny of outside capital.
The New Corporate Standard
Beyond technical infrastructure, Carter’s solutions aim to improve employee engagement by empowering staff with advanced digital tools rather than replacing them. The organization emphasizes responsible AI implementation, ensuring that businesses maintain visibility and ethical standards over their internal technology use.
With years of experience and a client portfolio, MUGATI AI now offers a comprehensive roadmap for digital transformation and safe experimentation. As the Cloak Works shield begins to roll out across the globe, monitoring every "outward breath" of corporate data, the message to the world is clear: The age of the bloated, inefficient corporation is over.
The age of the Sovereign Entrepreneur—protected by titanium, carbon fiber, and the most sophisticated AI shield ever forged—has begun.

The Billion-Dollar Ghost: How Chris Carter Built an AI Fortress from a Staff of One Three days after surgeons threaded carbon fiber and titanium discs into his spine—a literal hardware upgrade for a man who refuses to crash—Chris Carter was at 35,... Show more

Federico Fregosi

Federico Fregosi

Experienced engineering leader with a strong interest in distributed, highly-scalable and cloud-based systems.

Worked for years in Technical Leadership roles, focused on infrastructure management and Cloud on the 3 major public cloud providers. Experienced in the finance sector, specifically on high-performance payment platforms and systems compliance.
Regular speaker at conferences and meetups.
Federico holds an MSc in Software Engineering from City University London

Experienced engineering leader with a strong interest in distributed, highly-scalable and cloud-based systems. Worked for years in Technical Leadership roles, focused on infrastructure management and Cloud on the 3 major public cloud providers. Ex... Show more

Adelina Stanciu

Adelina Stanciu

Adelina is a seasoned technology leader with over 15 years of experience in agile software development across the full life cycle. Leading geographically dispersed teams across finance, e-commerce and cybersecurity, Adelina has successfully designed, developed and deployed complex, scalable applications. As an independent trainer in software architecture, Adelina is passionate about sharing knowledge through articles and thought leadership. With expertise in project planning, release management and stakeholder coordination, Adelina consistently drives high-impact results while ensuring seamless execution across teams and projects.

Adelina is a seasoned technology leader with over 15 years of experience in agile software development across the full life cycle. Leading geographically dispersed teams across finance, e-commerce and cybersecurity, Adelina has successfully designed,... Show more

Fowmy Abdulmuttalib

Fowmy Abdulmuttalib

Fowmy Abdulmuttalib is a Microsoft-certified business intelligence professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and data analytics. Currently, he is employed by McDonald's Saudi Arabia as the Head of ERP and Business Intelligence. Interested in everything data-related, he would like to share his passion and knowledge with the data community.

Fowmy Abdulmuttalib is a Microsoft-certified business intelligence professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and data analytics. Currently, he is employed by McDonald's Saudi Arabia as the Head of ERP and Business Intelligence. In... Show more

Henry Keniding Tarazona Lazaro

Henry Keniding Tarazona Lazaro

Software & AI Agent Engineer en Interbank, donde diseño y orquesto agentes de IA en sistemas escalables de alto impacto. Mi stack abarca backend, frontend y cloud, con rol como arquitecto de soluciones y analista de sistemas.

Technical Lead de IA en LM Laboratory y miembro del Core Team del AWS Student Builder Group UTP. Parte de IT FOR BANKING, experiencia como jurado de Desarrollo Móvil e Instructor de Bootcamp de Rust. Speaker activo en temas de DevOps, Terraform, IA Generativa, Agentes y Notion.

Apasionado por llevar la IA del prototipo a producción de forma simple, segura y automatizada.

Software & AI Agent Engineer en Interbank, donde diseño y orquesto agentes de IA en sistemas escalables de alto impacto. Mi stack abarca backend, frontend y cloud, con rol como arquitecto de soluciones y analista de sistemas. Technical Lead de IA ... Show more

Kamil Panfil

Kamil Panfil

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge selskaper fra idé til skalering, ledet digitale transformasjonsprosesser og hjulpet ledere å ta smartere beslutninger raskere. På scenen er han kjent for sin energiske, ærlige og inspirerende stil som gjør komplekse temaer konkrete og relevante – enten det handler om vekst, strategi eller menneskene bak tallene.

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge s... Show more

Gabriel Torres

Gabriel Torres

Soy un profesional con más de 10 años de experiencia en el sector financiero, habiendo trabajado en varios bancos en Ecuador y en startups innovadoras como Kushki Pagos. Actualmente, soy Cloud Engineer en Banco Bolivariano. Este año, me he convertido en Community Builder en el área de Serverless, donde me dedico a fomentar la comunidad y compartir conocimientos. Además, soy un activo creador de contenido, publicando regularmente en blogs de Medium y otras plataformas.

Soy un profesional con más de 10 años de experiencia en el sector financiero, habiendo trabajado en varios bancos en Ecuador y en startups innovadoras como Kushki Pagos. Actualmente, soy Cloud Engineer en Banco Bolivariano. Este año, me he convertido... Show more

Sydnie Beckman

Sydnie Beckman

– Over 20 years’ experience with global investment banks, private banks, hedge funds and consulting covering governance, enterprise risk, information security, and project management.
– Strong experience in information security and enterprise risk from a management and leadership perspective as well as an appointed board member.
– Successful track record of delivering complex, high quality, robust and reliable solutions on time and on budget.
– Strong track record of review financial statements and valuing public companies.

CERTIFICATIONS: CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CISM, CCSK, and PMP

– Over 20 years’ experience with global investment banks, private banks, hedge funds and consulting covering governance, enterprise risk, information security, and project management. – Strong experience in information security and enterprise risk ... Show more

Aivars Kalvāns

Aivars Kalvāns

Aivars Kalvāns is a FinTech developer, software architect, and consultant. He spent more than 18 years developing and architecting payment card software for acquiring and issuing, as well as for accounting and utility payments, through mobile phones, ATMs, and POS terminals. At the moment, he is a contractor exploring Foreign Exchange, SWIFT, SEPA, ledgers, and other areas of the FinTech landscape.
The rest of the time is spent smashing with BJJ team Jelgava and participating as a Linux team member for Latvia in Locked Shields.

Aivars Kalvāns is a FinTech developer, software architect, and consultant. He spent more than 18 years developing and architecting payment card software for acquiring and issuing, as well as for accounting and utility payments, through mobile phones,... Show more

Saurabh Yergattikar

Saurabh Yergattikar

Saurabh Yergattikar is a software architect and engineering leader with 15 years building mission-critical systems at global scale, working at the intersection of financial services, platform engineering, and agentic AI infrastructure.
He currently leads seller financing platform engineering at eBay across the US, UK, and Germany, and previously served as technical owner of core billing and real-time fee-netting systems, building distributed financial infrastructure that handles money movement at marketplace scale.
Much of his work also centers on making AI agents safe, reliable, and production-ready.
He contributed to SAFE-MCP, a Linux Foundation and OpenSSF security project cataloguing 80+ attack vectors against the Model Context Protocol, and architects ShieldMCP, an open source runtime defense proxy for agent stacks.
He also builds GyroCompass-io, an architecture governance framework that keeps AI coding agents aligned with a system's intended design.
His research on AI agent security and infrastructure has been accepted at the ACL 2026 Industry Track and IEEE conferences.
Saurabh is a Senior Member of the IEEE and serves as a program committee member, reviewer, and judge across IEEE, ACM, and ICML venues.
He has spoken at SXSW, the MCP Conference, NEARCON, the Linux Foundation Member Summit, and Workato Summit,
with work featured in Inverse and The San Francisco Standard.
He speaks on agentic infrastructure, secure AI systems, distributed systems and platform engineering at scale, developer productivity, and the realities of running autonomous agents in regulated, high-stakes environments.

Saurabh Yergattikar is a software architect and engineering leader with 15 years building mission-critical systems at global scale, working at the intersection of financial services, platform engineering, and agentic AI infrastructure. He currently... Show more

Leo Matayoshi

Leo Matayoshi

Sou um profissional com mais de 25 anos de carreira. Atualmente trabalho como Arquiteto de Soluções em Cloud. Tenho experiência em Arquitetura de Sistemas e Infraestrutura. Minha principal área de atuação é Infraestrutura de servidores e Computação na Nuvem. Grande parte da carreira atuando em empresas do setor financeiro. Nas horas livres gosto de desenvolver prótótipos com IoT, Robótica Educacional e Projetos Maker do tipo faça você mesmo.

Sou um profissional com mais de 25 anos de carreira. Atualmente trabalho como Arquiteto de Soluções em Cloud. Tenho experiência em Arquitetura de Sistemas e Infraestrutura. Minha principal área de atuação é Infraestrutura de servidores e Computação n... Show more

Victor Aguayo

Victor Aguayo

Víctor Aguayo, Technology Architect en BCP con +20 años en tecnología . Diseña plataformas cloud-native en Kubernetes (AKS/ACA) y estandariza microservicios con Dapr (invocación, pub/sub, estado, secretos, observabilidad). Orquesta flujos event-driven con Kafka y Flink e integra agentes de IA (MCP). En BCP lidera POCs, define guías/baselines y optimiza costos. Ex Principal Architect en Cervecería y Maltería Quilmes (AWS). Speaker en Peru Global Azure 2025, 2026, DevFest 2025, miembro de la comunidad Rust Peru.

Víctor Aguayo, Technology Architect en BCP con +20 años en tecnología . Diseña plataformas cloud-native en Kubernetes (AKS/ACA) y estandariza microservicios con Dapr (invocación, pub/sub, estado, secretos, observabilidad). Orquesta flujos event-drive... Show more

Shweta Khosla

Shweta Khosla

With over 15 years of experience in global systemically important financial institutions—including Citibank, Bank of America, and HSBC—Shweta Khosla is a leading practitioner at the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial risk management.

Throughout her career, she has designed enterprise-scale risk governance frameworks, AI-driven risk reporting platforms, and GenAI-enabled regulatory and data governance solutions supporting some of the world's largest financial institutions.

A recognized speaker, judge, and thought leader, Shweta has presented at Microsoft Community Days, served on industry expert panels, and contributed to enterprise AI innovation initiatives. Her work focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence to transform risk management, governance, regulatory compliance, and enterprise decision-making.

With over 15 years of experience in global systemically important financial institutions—including Citibank, Bank of America, and HSBC—Shweta Khosla is a leading practitioner at the intersection of artificial intelligence and financial risk managemen... Show more

Jiahang Xu

Jiahang Xu

Jiahang Xu is a System Architect at China Merchants Bank. He has over 15 years of unique cross-domain experience working in telecom, automotive, financial industry, startup as a co-founder, and KubeVela maintainer. He's mainly focused on cloud-native application technology practice in recent years. He is seasoned in the cloud native system for GenAI and is responsible for building large-scale financial platform engineering for China Merchants Bank.

Jiahang Xu is a System Architect at China Merchants Bank. He has over 15 years of unique cross-domain experience working in telecom, automotive, financial industry, startup as a co-founder, and KubeVela maintainer. He's mainly focused on cloud-native... Show more

Wade Tetsuka

Wade Tetsuka

Wade is a CPA who brings 20 years of financial expertise and business management experience to U.S. Transactions Corp.
He was previously with Ernst & Young in San Francisco and later PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Stuttgart, Germany where he was senior engagement manger responsible for the assurance work for IBM, Sony, and several other multinational companies.
He also served as President/General Manager to three early-stage fast growth companies in the life sciences industry. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in Economics.
U.S. Transactions Corp. was founded in 2009.
We focus on the Microsoft Dynamics space as the only integrated credit card processing solution with built-in connections to 120+ gateways and processors with access to every international currency. See USTPay on Appsource
www.ustranscorp.com/ustpay

Wade is a CPA who brings 20 years of financial expertise and business management experience to U.S. Transactions Corp. He was previously with Ernst & Young in San Francisco and later PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Stuttgart, Germany where he was senior ... Show more

Francesco Cipollone

Francesco Cipollone

Francesco is a seasoned entrepreneur, CEO of the Contextual-based vulnerability management platform from code to cloud Phoenix Security, author of several books, host of multi-award Cyber Security & Cloud Podcast, speaker known in the cybersecurity industry and recognized for his visionary views. He is on the UK&I Cloud Security Alliance Chapter board and is a professor at IANS on application security and cloud security. Previously, Francesco headed HSBC's application and cloud security and was a Senior Security Consultant at AWS. Francesco has been keynoting at global conferences and has authored and co-authored several books and whitepapers; outside of work, you can find me running marathons, snowboarding on the Italian slopes, and enjoying single malt whiskeys in one of my favourite London clubs.

Francesco is a seasoned entrepreneur, CEO of the Contextual-based vulnerability management platform from code to cloud Phoenix Security, author of several books, host of multi-award Cyber Security & Cloud Podcast, speaker known in the cybersecurity i... Show more

Abhishek Kakkar

Abhishek Kakkar

I am a technology and professional services leader with 23+ years of experience driving enterprise GRC, data modernization, and analytics transformation programs across the financial services and healthcare industry. I currently leads large-scale data modernization and analytics enablement initiatives at DTCC, focused on AI-ready governance, regulatory auditability, and cloud data transformation. Previously, led global GRC SaaS implementations for Fortune 500 organizations at MetricStream, delivering risk, compliance, audit, and third-party risk programs across highly regulated environments. My expertise spans AI-driven governance, enterprise risk management, data controls and scalable analytics platforms that improve operational resilience and decision-making in financial markets. I am passionate about harnessing AI to make GRC proactive rather than reactive.

I am a technology and professional services leader with 23+ years of experience driving enterprise GRC, data modernization, and analytics transformation programs across the financial services and healthcare industry. I currently leads large-scale dat... Show more

Hergy Fongue

Hergy Fongue

Hergy Fongue is a backend Developer at Finanz Informatik, the central IT service provider of the German Savings Banks Finance Group. He plays a key role in the transformation of the central data warehouse from mainframe-based infrastructure to a modern, decentralized architecture. His focus lies on building modern cloud-native core components for business-rule-driven data correction. This involves ensuring both the semantic integrity of data and the flexible processing of individual records as well as large files.

Hergy Fongue is a backend Developer at Finanz Informatik, the central IT service provider of the German Savings Banks Finance Group. He plays a key role in the transformation of the central data warehouse from mainframe-based infrastructure to a mode... Show more

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reliable and scalable systems. Beyond engineering, he is a filmmaker and content creator with 50,000+ followers, known for simplifying complex technical topics through engaging content.

As an active community member in AWS User Group Pune, Atlassian Community, and Toastmasters, Shobhit brings a unique mix of technical depth, storytelling, and stage presence. He is now building his journey into Developer Relations (DevRel), where his mission is to empower developers with the right tools, stories, and confidence to succeed.

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reli... Show more

Rochelle Silveira

Rochelle Silveira

Rochelle Silveira is an innovation executive focused on backing companies, teams, and ecosystems that drive lasting impact. With 15+ years of experience across fintech, banking, and SaaS, she operates at the intersection of strategy and execution - turning ambitious visions into scalable solutions.
From launching her first technology company at 15 in Brazil to leading high-performing, cross-functional teams across international markets, she has built a career grounded in operational excellence and long-term strategic growth.
Today, she serves as Vice President Sr Business Consultant at JPMorgan Chase in Huntsville, supporting small business owners through the Coaching for Impact program and helping entrepreneurs strengthen their financial foundations, improve operations, access strategic resources, and prepare for sustainable growth.
Deeply committed to strengthening Alabama’s innovation ecosystem, Rochelle also launched the Innovation Map, a statewide initiative designed to increase visibility and connectivity across founders, funders, institutions, and ecosystem builders. Her work centers on empowering leaders, strengthening communities, and building the systems that shape tomorrow’s economy.

Rochelle Silveira is an innovation executive focused on backing companies, teams, and ecosystems that drive lasting impact. With 15+ years of experience across fintech, banking, and SaaS, she operates at the intersection of strategy and execution - t... Show more

Vineel Arekapudi

Vineel Arekapudi

I work at the intersection of large-scale data engineering, cloud platforms, and applied AI. I currently build and lead modern data platforms at a major U.S. bank, where I design Lakehouse and streaming architectures that operate at multi-billion-record scale across cloud environments.
My background spans the full evolution of enterprise data systems, from mainframe and Teradata warehouses to cloud-native lakehouses built on Spark, Iceberg, Kafka, and Kubernetes. Over the past decade, my work has focused on building production-grade data platforms: high-throughput ingestion pipelines, real-time analytics systems, and ML-ready data infrastructure used by data scientists, analysts, and AI teams.
In addition to data engineering, I have deep experience in full-stack platform development using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and modern front-end frameworks. This allows me to design data systems not just as pipelines, but as products — complete with APIs, services, governance layers, and developer tooling.
My current interests include open table formats (Apache Iceberg), lakehouse architecture, metadata-driven governance, and building scalable AI-ready data platforms. I enjoy sharing practical lessons from real production systems — what works, what breaks, and how to design data infrastructure that lasts.

I work at the intersection of large-scale data engineering, cloud platforms, and applied AI. I currently build and lead modern data platforms at a major U.S. bank, where I design Lakehouse and streaming architectures that operate at multi-billion-rec... Show more

Aleksandar Totovic

Aleksandar Totovic

Aleksandar is a Product Manager for Dynamics 365 Business Central, responsible for core finance and regulatory capabilities, localization strategy, e-documents, sustainability, and agent-based innovation in these areas. He has more than three decades of experience in IT, with a strong background in ERP solutions. A former Dynamics NAV MVP, he is a regular lecturer at major international conferences.

Aleksandar is a Product Manager for Dynamics 365 Business Central, responsible for core finance and regulatory capabilities, localization strategy, e-documents, sustainability, and agent-based innovation in these areas. He has more than three decades... Show more

Nimish Sharma

Nimish Sharma

Results - driven Cybersecurity Engineer with diverse experience across Healthcare, Banking, Public, and Telecom sectors, cross-functional project guidance and stakeholder support, security architecture strategy, application/ agentic AI security, predictive analytics, and enterprise risk management. Adept at designing and implementing scalable solutions, driving automation, and delivering quantifiable value and innovation.

Results - driven Cybersecurity Engineer with diverse experience across Healthcare, Banking, Public, and Telecom sectors, cross-functional project guidance and stakeholder support, security architecture strategy, application/ agentic AI security, pred... Show more

Joyjit Roy

Joyjit Roy

Joyjit Roy is a recognized leader in AI, Machine Learning, and Information Technology, with expertise in cloud-native platforms and large-scale digital systems. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, he has led digital transformation initiatives across insurance, financial services, and global eCommerce sectors, including Fortune 500 companies.

His research interests focus on enterprise AI systems, Agentic AI architectures, intelligent automation, and distributed cloud platforms supporting production-scale digital ecosystems. Roy contributes to the community through research, peer review, mentorship, and technical leadership.

He frequently speaks at AI, distributed systems, and enterprise technology transformation conferences and summits.

Joyjit Roy is a recognized leader in AI, Machine Learning, and Information Technology, with expertise in cloud-native platforms and large-scale digital systems. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, he has led digital transformation... Show more

Jaime Lopez Jr.

Jaime Lopez Jr.

Jaime is Principal Developer Advocate at Jack Henry where he leads the Developer Relations team working on open banking APIs. He is also a co-host of the More Than Just Code podcast. Jaime often enjoys a nice cup of coffee and conversation on various topics.

Jaime is Principal Developer Advocate at Jack Henry where he leads the Developer Relations team working on open banking APIs. He is also a co-host of the More Than Just Code podcast. Jaime often enjoys a nice cup of coffee and conversation on various... Show more

Alicia Tapia

Alicia Tapia

I am a Cloud Lead/Architect with a strong track record of successfully driven implementations. My experience spans multiple industries working with Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and financial services ERPs.

I am a Cloud Lead/Architect with a strong track record of successfully driven implementations. My experience spans multiple industries working with Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and financial services ERPs. Show more

Solomon Olalemi

Solomon Olalemi

Solomon Olalemi is Head of Product at VFD Microfinance Bank, where he leads the team building digital banking and lending products for Nigeria's underserved market. He has over six years of product management experience spanning cryptocurrency infrastructure, cross-border remittance, and digital banking across Africa and the UK.
Before VFD, Solomon led product at Polaris Bank, where the digital banking platform was named Digital Bank of the Year in Nigeria for three consecutive years. Earlier in his career, he helped build a remittance platform serving payment corridors across the continent and contributed to early-stage cryptocurrency infrastructure at Payercoins.
Solomon writes and speaks on product strategy, API-as-a-product thinking, fintech innovation in emerging markets, and building teams that ship in regulated environments. He has spoken at API Conf Lagos and contributes to Nigeria's growing product community.
Outside work, he's a committed reader — he finished 104 books in 2017 — and spends his off-hours with family and friends in Lagos.

Solomon Olalemi is Head of Product at VFD Microfinance Bank, where he leads the team building digital banking and lending products for Nigeria's underserved market. He has over six years of product management experience spanning cryptocurrency infras... Show more

Rob Litjens

Rob Litjens

I am a DBA since 1997 and have worked with SQL6, 6,5 and upwards. My interest are merely platform based, but also interested in performance and monitoring. With the requirements changing I am working in DevSEcOps for SQL for my employer. Security is getting more focus. That means I am trying to setup builds that are secure by designed and securely designed. Tools help with that.

I am a DBA since 1997 and have worked with SQL6, 6,5 and upwards. My interest are merely platform based, but also interested in performance and monitoring. With the requirements changing I am working in DevSEcOps for SQL for my employer. Security is ... Show more

Khang Toh

Khang Toh

Khang Toh is Head of Engineering, Digital Operations, SRE and Cloud Infrastructure at Bank Jago / DKatalis, where he leads cloud, reliability, developer experience, and AI-enabled digital operations for a digital bank serving more than 16 million customers. He has over 20 years of experience across software engineering, architecture, mobile, cloud infrastructure, startup leadership, and digital banking, with more than 15 years leading technical teams in the US and Singapore. Khang started developing for mobile in 2009, founded the Singapore Android Developers Meetup in 2013, serves as Conference Chair for droidcon Singapore, and is the Developers Circle Lead for Facebook in Singapore. His current work focuses on how AI can transform enterprise engineering, SRE, cloud operations, and developer productivity.

Khang Toh is Head of Engineering, Digital Operations, SRE and Cloud Infrastructure at Bank Jago / DKatalis, where he leads cloud, reliability, developer experience, and AI-enabled digital operations for a digital bank serving more than 16 million cus... Show more

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