Finance & Banking

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

Mateusz Wojtczak

Mateusz Wojtczak

Head of Mobile @ LeanCode with almost 10 years of experience in mobile development.
He has worked across Xamarin, React Native, and native platforms before fully committing to Flutter, now his sole focus for mobile apps at LeanCode.
He led the Flutter at Scale in the Credit Agricole Bank Polska project and helps teams deliver high-quality apps using Patrol by LeanCode for robust testing.
Also, the Co-founder of Flutter Warsaw, one of the largest Flutter meetups in Europe.

Head of Mobile @ LeanCode with almost 10 years of experience in mobile development. He has worked across Xamarin, React Native, and native platforms before fully committing to Flutter, now his sole focus for mobile apps at LeanCode. He led the Fl... Show more

Charlie Gough

Charlie Gough

Based in the South West of the UK, I have been working with cloud technologies for several years across various industries. Having previously been a generalist I am starting to shift more to a security-focused track around the Microsoft Cloud. I currently run the Microsoft Cloud Security User Group (@MSCSUG) and the Cloud Security Insider Blog.

Based in the South West of the UK, I have been working with cloud technologies for several years across various industries. Having previously been a generalist I am starting to shift more to a security-focused track around the Microsoft Cloud. I c... Show more

Wyn Hopkins

Wyn Hopkins

Director at Access Analytic
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Microsoft MVP since 2017
Published author of the highly regarded book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst"
A leading YouTube contributor in the Power BI and Excel world with over 5 million views and 87,000 subscribers
Developing amazing Power BI and Excel solutions to clients in Australia and around the World.

Director at Access Analytic Wyn Hopkins Edit profile Microsoft MVP since 2017 Published author of the highly regarded book "Power BI for the Excel Analyst" A leading YouTube contributor in the Power BI and Excel world with over 5 million views ... Show more

Eric D. Schabell

Eric D. Schabell

Eric is Chronosphere's Director Community & Developer. He's renowned in the development community as a speaker, lecturer, author, baseball expert, and CNCF Ambassador. His current role allows him to help the world understand the challenges they are facing with observability. He brings a unique perspective to the stage with a professional life dedicated to sharing his deep expertise of open source technologies and organizations. More on https://speakerhub.com/speaker/eric-d-schabell.

Eric is Chronosphere's Director Community & Developer. He's renowned in the development community as a speaker, lecturer, author, baseball expert, and CNCF Ambassador. His current role allows him to help the world understand the challenges they are f... Show more

Paweł Zajączkowski

Paweł Zajączkowski

Paweł has been working in Wrocław IT since 2009. He was digging through the code in a Finnish telecom, German logistics, a Swiss bank, a car factory, a travel startup, British compliance, and villa rental. Currently, he has gone to the dark side and takes care of a flock of programmers and team leaders, a mentoring program, a guild and is sticking his nose wherever else he can.

Personally, he likes to read, play board games, analog and computer RPGs. He practices powerlifting and collects vintage Lego Technic. Writes about software, peopleware and dragons on HowToTrainYourJava.com.

Paweł has been working in Wrocław IT since 2009. He was digging through the code in a Finnish telecom, German logistics, a Swiss bank, a car factory, a travel startup, British compliance, and villa rental. Currently, he has gone to the dark side and ... Show more

Ram Bansal

Ram Bansal

As a Senior Developer Advocate at Nylas, Ram prioritizes empowering and educating developers on how to use Nylas' APIs to create innovative products, features, and services. Ram can typically be found conversing with the Nylas developer community in order to better understand their needs and facilitate product development that helps to maximize their value. Prior to Nylas, Ram was a senior software engineer at Drop and Rangle.io. He holds a degree in engineering.

As a Senior Developer Advocate at Nylas, Ram prioritizes empowering and educating developers on how to use Nylas' APIs to create innovative products, features, and services. Ram can typically be found conversing with the Nylas developer community in ... Show more

Aleksandar Totovic

Aleksandar Totovic

Aleksandar is a Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, where he leads the delivery of regulatory features and geo-expansion strategies. He also owns the E-Documents and Sustainability modules and is deeply focused on integrating AI Copilot and agentic experiences into Business Central. With over 40 years of experience in IT—primarily in ERP solutions—Aleksandar brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to his role. A former Dynamics NAV MVP, he is a seasoned speaker recognized for his contributions at international conferences.

Aleksandar is a Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, where he leads the delivery of regulatory features and geo-expansion strategies. He also owns the E-Documents and Sustainability modules and is deeply focused on i... Show more

Jesús Aguirre

Jesús Aguirre

Passionate professional dedicated to building and growing collaborative tech communities, optimizing developer experience, and scaling platforms. As a CNCF Community Group Organizer for Cloud Native Panama, I actively contribute to this mission. My expertise lies in Java-based systems with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability. I'm deeply engaged in the CNCF ecosystem, driving innovation through practical cloud-native solutions.

Passionate professional dedicated to building and growing collaborative tech communities, optimizing developer experience, and scaling platforms. As a CNCF Community Group Organizer for Cloud Native Panama, I actively contribute to this mission. My e... Show more

Gianni Forlastro

Gianni Forlastro

Inizia la sua avventura con un Intel 80386 e si laurea in Informatica all'Università di Torino che completa con due master: Comunicazione Digitale/Web Marketing e Social Media Management, il secondo in Cloud Computing.

Dopo esperienze come sviluppatore web e mobile, oggi è Cloud Architect, docente e assistente universitario, co-organizzatore di droidcon Italy, Swift Heroes e Flutter Heroes.

Lato community nel 2018 fonda il GDG Cloud Torino, diventa Google Champion Innovator nel 2023 e Google GDE Cloud nel 2025.

Su Instagram è noto come @mosquitoman81, tra i creator italiani più seguiti su giochi e fiere.

Inizia la sua avventura con un Intel 80386 e si laurea in Informatica all'Università di Torino che completa con due master: Comunicazione Digitale/Web Marketing e Social Media Management, il secondo in Cloud Computing. Dopo esperienze come svilup... Show more

Walter Calcagno Lucares

Walter Calcagno Lucares

In my professional career, I have contributed to the digital transformation of the mining, retail and finance sectors, specializing in the creation of analytical architectures in both Microsoft and AWS. My focus is on migrating analytical infrastructures to the cloud and implementing cutting-edge solutions for handling large volumes of data.

As co-founder of Unlearni, I lead the way in digital education, facilitating continuous learning and practical application of business intelligence and data analytics. My mission is to empower organizations to make data-driven strategic decisions, and I achieve that through my experience as a Microsoft MVP Data Platform and my passion for sharing knowledge in the field of data engineering.

I have also had the fortune to write the book "Arquitectura e Ingenieria de Datos" by Editorial Anaya Multimedia where I intend to democratize the understanding of these roles and functions in data for spanish spoken people who are starting out on the path of data.

In my professional career, I have contributed to the digital transformation of the mining, retail and finance sectors, specializing in the creation of analytical architectures in both Microsoft and AWS. My focus is on migrating analytical infrastruct... Show more

Mickie Brewer

Mickie Brewer

I am Mickie Brewer owner of 360Cloud, Inc., a Consulting & Training company that specializes in Office 365/Microsoft 365. Since 2010 I have been helping clients learn and implement SharePoint as well as other M365 apps. As a certified Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist, I lead companies into the Modern Workplace by focusing on user adoption and building more efficiencies for teams and individuals, so the organization realize the full potential and ROI of M365.

Over the years I have built specialties in; training, cloud migrations, designing engaging Intranets, planning site and information architecture as well as security and compliance for records management.

I am a leader in user groups that include both M365 focus and Women in tech.

I love to bring back the focus on people in technology. "Work is no longer a place, but the people and culture they foster." ~ Mickie

I am Mickie Brewer owner of 360Cloud, Inc., a Consulting & Training company that specializes in Office 365/Microsoft 365. Since 2010 I have been helping clients learn and implement SharePoint as well as other M365 apps. As a certified Microsoft Servi... Show more

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar is a tiny speaker with a big name and an even bigger message. Her talks are part wakeup call and part kick in the behind.

Neha’s bestselling book, Back on Your Feet (Goodreads 4.5, Amazon 4.7) has helped hundreds of women start their career comeback journey and she’s spent hours directly coaching them.

But throughout her career spanning 8 countries, and her work as the Head of Education at a non-profit in Europe, she was shocked to hear that it was difficult for leaders to bridge the gender numbers despite their best intentions.

So Neha made it her mission to help organisations bridge this gap and support women on their journey.

What she has to say may offend you, could provoke you, but will definitely make you think. If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who can talk from authentic global experiences infused with actionable insights, then Neha is your choice.

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar is a tiny speaker with a big name and an even bigger message. Her talks are part wakeup call and part kick in the behind. Neha’s bestselling book, Back on Your Feet (Goodreads 4.5, Amazon 4.7) has helped hundreds of women star... Show more

Mihaly Kavasi

Mihaly Kavasi

Mihaly discovered Power BI 8 years ago and has since become an expert on Power Platform.
His deep understanding of business processes and decision drivers makes him a valuable adviser for customers looking to derive the most value from their assets.
Mihaly helps customers define optimal governance structure and implement the right mix of governed self-service BI, as well as advises them on security and performance optimization and managing large scale deployments.
He nurtures the next generation of analysts with an emphasis on user needs and UX.

Certified Trainer since 2018, Fast Track Recognized Solution Architect for Power BI since 2021.

Mihaly discovered Power BI 8 years ago and has since become an expert on Power Platform. His deep understanding of business processes and decision drivers makes him a valuable adviser for customers looking to derive the most value from their assets... Show more

Hartmut Armbruster

Hartmut Armbruster

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, Raiffeisen Switzerland, Deutsche Bahn, and eu-LISA. Hartmut is driven by a desire to see the bigger picture and excels at aligning engineering teams through clear, compelling architectural designs.

Hartmut is a software engineer and tech lead with a strong passion for architecture, data streaming, and distributed systems. He has designed and delivered solutions for mission-critical platforms, working with clients including HSBC, NEX Group plc, ... Show more

Romano Roth

Romano Roth

Romano Roth is a pioneering thought leader in cybernetic transformation, enterprise evolution, and platform engineering, with over two decades of experience in the technology sector. As the Global Chief of Cybernetic Transformation at Zühlke, Romano shapes the global strategy and service portfolio for cybernetic enterprises, platform engineering, AI integration, and cloud solutions. His visionary approach is redefining how organizations innovate and adapt across industries such as finance, insurance, cybersecurity, energy, healthcare, and aerospace.

Romano began his journey at Zühlke 23 years ago, evolving from expert software engineer and architect to distinguished consultant, and now to his leadership role in cybernetic transformation. Throughout his career, he has been driven by a singular passion: enabling organizations to continuously deliver value through the harmonization of people, processes, technology, and AI. This passion naturally led him from software engineering to the forefront of DevOps and now to shaping the future of enterprise transformation.

Romano is the organizer of the monthly DevOps Meetup in Zürich and the president of DevOps Days Zürich, an annual conference that is part of the global DevOps movement. He shares his expertise through his YouTube channel, featuring over 250 videos on DevOps, architecture, leadership, and transformation. Additionally, he has authored more than 30 blog posts on these topics on his website.

His commitment to education and thought leadership extends to his role as a lecturer in DevOps leadership and agile methodologies at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Romano’s work emphasizes the transformative power of cybernetic thinking in modern enterprises, harmonizing people, processes, technology, and AI to foster resilience, innovation, and continuous value creation.

Romano Roth is a pioneering thought leader in cybernetic transformation, enterprise evolution, and platform engineering, with over two decades of experience in the technology sector. As the Global Chief of Cybernetic Transformation at Zühlke, Romano ... Show more

Chris Pipito

Chris Pipito

Chris Pipito is a software product development coach. Since 2012, Chris has been coaching organizations in multiple industries including Automotive, Financial, Insurance, Retail, Health Care, and Scientific and Technical Services. He is the founder of DDD Philly, a community group focused on helping people learn & practice Domain-Driven Design (DDD). He is a public speaker sharing his experiences, both in-person and virtual, to help people and teams improve. Chris is currently writing a book on Flow and Teaming, drawing on his hands-on experience coaching organizations and teams. Since 2022, Chris has been coaching teams and organizations in the dojo, an immersive learning environment where teams learn, practice, and improve their capabilities all while delivering their real-world work within the constraints of their organization.

Sites of Interest: chrispipito.com; chrispipito.substack.com; dojoandco.com; softwareteaming.com; dddunitedstates.com

Chris Pipito is a software product development coach. Since 2012, Chris has been coaching organizations in multiple industries including Automotive, Financial, Insurance, Retail, Health Care, and Scientific and Technical Services. He is the founder o... Show more

Devang Sharma

Devang Sharma

Devang is a Senior Full Stack Developer with 7+ Years of hands-on experience in Analysis, Development, and Implementation with solid Programming expertise in - Java, Golang, Node.js, C#, Perl, Javascript, Typescript, ReactJs, Angular, PHP, C/C++, Python, Microservices and Distributed Services along with System Design and Object-Oriented Methodologies with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet Industry.

Devang is a Senior Full Stack Developer with 7+ Years of hands-on experience in Analysis, Development, and Implementation with solid Programming expertise in - Java, Golang, Node.js, C#, Perl, Javascript, Typescript, ReactJs, Angular, PHP, C/C++, Pyt... Show more

Uwe Ricken

Uwe Ricken

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The start of experiences with Microsoft SQL Server came with the assignment for development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. The software has been distributed to five additional European countries. The primary passion for developments with Microsoft SQL Server expanded in 2007 with his engagement as a DBA for Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main. After 6 years of operational experiences as a DBA and over 14 years as a developer of complex database models he achieved the “Microsoft Certified Master – SQL Server 2008” certification which “was” the highest technical certification. The year 2013 finished with the first MVP award for his support to the Microsoft SQL Server community in Germany and Europe.
To provide his deep knowledge about Microsoft SQL Server to the interested community Uwe Ricken is blogging since 2010 at http://www.sqlmaster.de about his daily experiences with Microsoft SQL Server. His blog posts are in German language only to provide the German speaking SQL community inside views into the technology of Microsoft SQL Server.
Uwe Ricken is a speaker on many international conferences and events and preferred topics are “Database Internals”, “Indexing” and “Development”.

Uwe Ricken is working with IT systems since the 90’s. The start of experiences with Microsoft SQL Server came with the assignment for development of membership administration software for the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. The software has ... Show more

Sunil Sabat

Sunil Sabat

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilsabat/
Sunil has worked in various roles in the hardware and software industry, with expertise in a broad spectrum of technologies, including all cloud platforms, enterprise solutions, and open source. He is currently a Principal Program Manager at Microsoft Azure Data group focused on customer success and adoption of the products. Sunil holds advanced degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science, as well as an MBA in Marketing and Finance. He has also earned certifications from Microsoft, AWS, Google, Nvidia, Salesforce, IBM, and CompTIA. He has a Software Security Certificate from Stanford University. Sunil has presented at several conferences like IEEE, CompEuro, co-authored an IBM Software Redbook, and spoken at IBM IOD and Intel IPDT events. He has also participated in the DeveloperWeek 2024 Hackathon on Generative AI. He has advised courses in Product Innovation and Business Analytics at the Leavey School of Business. Sunil had passed DP-600 in 2024. He recently passed DP-700 examination also.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunilsabat/ Sunil has worked in various roles in the hardware and software industry, with expertise in a broad spectrum of technologies, including all cloud platforms, enterprise solutions, and open source. He is current... Show more

JL Verboomen

JL Verboomen

Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Jean Louis (JL) has undergraduate degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University. He also has his MSc in Statistics from Queens University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.

After working in the public sector early in his career, JL moved into the private sector by joining Rogers Communications in 1996 where he focused heavily on database development, reporting and Customer analytics in the wireless industry. JL was recruited to join MT&T (Now Aliant), and enjoyed success in a number of roles of increasing responsibility. In fact, in 2000 JL was made a Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate for advancements made in business applications of data science.

During this time, his work was featured in various industry publications – Including being featured in the cover story of SAS Exec Solutions magazine.

Since that time, JL has taken on increasingly more senior positions in analytics, data science, and consulting across a variety of industries such as retail, automotive, finance and gaming. During this time JL has also been an adjunct professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and Georgian College. His teaching dossier includes courses in Data Science, AI, Statistics, and MIS.

JL is now a VP of Business Solutions with Massive Insights - A leading Canadian Analytics and AI consultancy. JL posts three articles per week on Linkedin, covering a wide range of AI and analytical topics.

JL lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and son and is an active volunteer in numerous charitable and educational organizations across both Canada and the US.

Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Jean Louis (JL) has undergraduate degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University. He also has his MSc in Statistics from Queens University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business. After working in... 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

Alex Radu

Alex Radu

Alex is a VP Education and Community Manager for Engineering Practices, at JP MorganChase in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the land of the unicorns 🦄. She is an international speaker, product community manager, former product and marketing manager for public cloud, software engineer and conversational developer, among other roles.

In her work as a creative technologist, she combines content, community and engineering, to help people and products grow. Her role acts as a navigator between product, design, engineering and customers, underpinned by data and feedback.

In her personal life, she loves languages, speaking 4, whilst learning her 5th, Korean, with a 1400+ day streak on Duolingo. Alex adores living in Scotland with her family, 6-year old husky, Kai, and 2-year old Maine Coon kitten, Marvin!

As a fervent advocate of diversity in tech, Alex supports various communities, such as codebar, AWS Community Builders, Aspiring Women Speakers, #IamRemarkable, GitHub Campus Experts, Women Techmakers and more!

Alex is a VP Education and Community Manager for Engineering Practices, at JP MorganChase in Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the land of the unicorns 🦄. She is an international speaker, product community manager, former product and marketing manager for publ... Show more

Sujithkumar P Sukumaran

Sujithkumar P Sukumaran

Experienced Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Designing, Customer Relationship, Leadership with strong consulting skills
Summary of Qualifications & Experience as it relates to the Services under this Capability:
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
• Insurance
• Telecom
• Retail
• Real Estate
TECHNICAL SPECIALIZATIONS
• MS Dynamics CRM 3.0/4.0/2011/2013/2015/D 365 8.1/9.2 online
• D365 Power apps Portal
• Chatbot, Augmented Reality
• SharePoint Modern Site
• C# .Net, WCF, WebAPI
• ASP.Net, MVC, DotNetCore
• SSRS, SSIS, Kingsway Soft, Scribe Online
• Angular 7, Ext JS framework, React
• JSON, jQUERY, Node.JS
• Azure: AZ-204, Logic Apps, Flow, Microsoft Graph API, Virtual Machines, Functions, App Service, Insights
• Power Apps, Power BI
• SQL Server
• Windows Server 2008/2012
• Trained in SAFE Dev Ops
CERTIFICATIONS
• Microsoft Certified Trainer
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 customization
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 customization
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 customization and configuration
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 installation
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 application
• Microsoft certified Business Management Solutions specialist
• Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA®)

Experienced Architect with a demonstrated history of working in the management consulting industry. Skilled in Requirements Analysis, Designing, Customer Relationship, Leadership with strong consulting skills Summary of Qualifications & Experience a... Show more

Mykola Kolomiiets

Mykola Kolomiiets

I’m a Software Solution Architect with over a decade of experience in the tech industry, including seven years in technical leadership and a strong focus on Application Security. I specialize in designing secure, scalable, and future-ready software systems that support both business goals and modern DevOps practices.

I actively integrate Secure SDLC methodologies into development workflows and lead initiatives around building Security Operation Centers, implementing code and infrastructure scanning, planning for incident response, and automating key security processes. My goal is to bridge the gap between development and security, ensuring both speed and safety in software delivery.

As a speaker and educator, I focus on sharing practical insights from real-world projects—covering secure software development, architectural decision-making, and the journey from developer to technical leader.

I’m a Software Solution Architect with over a decade of experience in the tech industry, including seven years in technical leadership and a strong focus on Application Security. I specialize in designing secure, scalable, and future-ready software s... Show more

Indranil Chandra

Indranil Chandra

Creative Technologist | Data Leader | Tech Strategist | Solutions Architect | Data, ML & AI Practitioner | GDG MAD Mumbai Co-organiser

Creative Technologist | Data Leader | Tech Strategist | Solutions Architect | Data, ML & AI Practitioner | GDG MAD Mumbai Co-organiser Show more

Michelle Serna

Michelle Serna

Michelle Serna is the Senior Vice President of Revenue at TruNorth Dynamics and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Business Central. She brings a unique blend of strategic leadership and product expertise, helping organizations harness the full power of Dynamics 365 to transform their operations and client engagement. With her deep knowledge of Business Central, she is recognized for simplifying complex processes, strengthening client communication strategies, and fostering sustainable growth for clients.

Michelle Serna is the Senior Vice President of Revenue at TruNorth Dynamics and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for Business Central. She brings a unique blend of strategic leadership and product expertise, helping organizations harness ... Show more

Mariusz Kujawski

Mariusz Kujawski

Mariusz is an experienced Architect and Data Engineer who specializes in creating Data Platforms for projects focused on Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and Machine Learning. He's skilled in popular cloud systems like Azure, GCP, and AWS and has over 14 years of experience in the data processing industry in Finance, FMCG, Pharma, and Telecommunication. Mariusz works on innovative projects for clients in Poland and beyond. He's certified in data engineering from both Azure and GCP. Beyond his technical expertise, Mariusz is a big fan of history, books, drawing, data engineering, and the Python language. He enjoys sharing his knowledge, and you can find his articles on Medium.

Mariusz is an experienced Architect and Data Engineer who specializes in creating Data Platforms for projects focused on Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and Machine Learning. He's skilled in popular cloud systems like Azure, GCP, and AWS and has over 14... Show more

Soenil Soebedar

Soenil Soebedar

Soenil Soebedar is a solution-oriented Cyber security professional who spent more than 32 years in the IT sector, 22 years as a contractor and founder of SOEBIT Cybersecurity in Netherlands (Europe) and 12 years in the Cyber Security area as Ethical Hacker, Penetration tester, PKI/Cryptography specialist, Senior Security Engineer, Senior SOC Specialist. He has experience in a number of industries such as Finance and Banking, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Education and Consulting and a lot of international experience to work in teams and individually, in multiple countries and several cultures: France, Germany, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, India & Dubai.

• Worked 7 + years for the European Power & Gas exchange market, Worked 5+ years in the IT & Cybersecurity Training & Education field – International (Dubai & India), Worked 3 + Years for the Government of The Netherlands – Division: Ministry of Justice and Security for customers as Custodial Institutions Agency (All Prison of NL) as Senior SOC Security Engineer & Penetration Tester, Worked 16 months as freelance Senior security engineer (Malware & DLP team) for ABN-AMRO Bank, Worked 14 months as freelance Senior PKI Cryptography specialist for Dutch Central Bank, Currently, since Oct 2022, working as freelance PKI & Cryptography Architect for Government of Defence in The Netherlands
• Hold 29 International cybersecurity valid certifications, such as (CEH) Ethical Hacker, RCCE, CCISO, CHFI, Microsoft Azure & Security SC-100, SC-200, AI-102, Mobile Forensics, cryptography & advanced penetration testing etc.
• He is certified Trainer for PECB, EC-Council & Rocheston Cybersecurity training.

• Technical & Keynote Speaker on Cybersecurity conferences on CYBERSEC Asia 2025, CYBERSEC Netherlands 2024, CyberWiseCon 2024, IT/CS University’s in Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Bangalore, NMITCON 2023+2024, Bangalore, AsiaTech Singapore 2023, C0c0n 2022 by Kerala Police in India, Diversec-con, IEEE India, Rocheston Reinvent, Next Generation CyberMinds, Malaysia, Asia Conference etc.

• He has delivered (virtual) workshops, cybersecurity training, speaker on conferences and webinars for IT Professionals, colleges & universities in Netherlands, USA, Suriname, India, Ghana, Lithuania, Bangkok, Singapore & Malaysia.

Soenil Soebedar is a solution-oriented Cyber security professional who spent more than 32 years in the IT sector, 22 years as a contractor and founder of SOEBIT Cybersecurity in Netherlands (Europe) and 12 years in the Cyber Security area as Ethical ... Show more

Johan Heimar Prieto Benavides

Johan Heimar Prieto Benavides

Johan is a Systems Engineer with over 15 years of experience. He began as a software developer and grew to be a leader in software architecture and DevOps projects, especially in banking and telecom.

Besides his main job, he's passionate about being a speaker and a writer. Johan has even written a book in Spanish called 'DevOps en nuestra lengua', sharing his knowledge and experiences.

He's worked in various fields like state banking and telecoms, always bringing his practical skills to each project. Johan likes to mix new ideas with good management, which has helped many businesses.

On the other hand, constantly seeking to train, learn, and explore new areas in the field of computer engineering.

Johan is a Systems Engineer with over 15 years of experience. He began as a software developer and grew to be a leader in software architecture and DevOps projects, especially in banking and telecom. Besides his main job, he's passionate about bei... Show more

Anandaganesh Balakrishnan

Anandaganesh Balakrishnan

Anandaganesh Balakrishnan is an experienced Enterprise Data Architect and Data Engineering leader with 18+ years of success building enterprise-grade data infrastructure, engineering low latency, large-scale distributed systems, real-time pipelines, and modernizing cloud-native data platforms across BFSI, Trading, Real Estate Investment, and Utilities.

He has led strategic programs at ING Bank, Susquehanna International Group(SIG), and Roc360, delivering significant cost and performance gains. He is a recognized thought leader who is adept at aligning architecture with business goals and driving CXO-level data transformation initiatives.

Accolades:
Co-inventor of the Patent | Managing Change Requests of Software Applications | Agile Enterprise Infra Modernization,
AV Luminary Awards Winner | Datahack Summit 2024 | Data Engineering and AI,
BCS Fellow/Chartered IT Professional (CITP),
Gartner Peer Community Data and Analytics Ambassador,
Snowflake SnowPro Core Subject Matter Expert

GitHub Link: https://github.com/Anandaganesh

Expertise: AWS, Snowflake, Hadoop, GenAI/LLM, Python Programming, Druid, Data Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud-Native Modernization, Data Virtualization, Real-Time Data Analytics, Energy FTR Trading

Authorship: As a lead author, writing book chapters for the World's Leading Academic Publishers, Taylor & Francis, and Springer Nature.

A few of his favorite books:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
The Black Swan by Nicholas Taleb
Money - Master the Game by Tony Robbins

Anandaganesh Balakrishnan is an experienced Enterprise Data Architect and Data Engineering leader with 18+ years of success building enterprise-grade data infrastructure, engineering low latency, large-scale distributed systems, real-time pipelines, ... Show more

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