Clifford Agius, Freelance .NET Developer and also blogs from time to time, is currently a three-time Developer Technologies & IoT MVP, specialising in Xamarin/.NET MAUI and IoT. By day, an airline pilot flying Airbus A320 aircraft around Europe and when not doing that, Clifford freelances as a .NET developer. An active member of the .NET community, he is a regular speaker at conferences and meet-ups around the world.

Clifford graduated as an engineer from the Ford Technical Training Centre in 1995. After 11 years as an electrical/mechanical engineer working with Robotics and PLC Programming, he trained to become an Airline Pilot in 2001. Clifford became a Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP) in 2020.

Clifford Agius, Freelance .NET Developer and also blogs from time to time, is currently a three-time Developer Technologies & IoT MVP, specialising in Xamarin/.NET MAUI and IoT. By day, an airline pilot flying Airbus A320 aircraft around Europe and w... Show more

I am a seasoned IT Platform Engineer with extensive experience in designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native solutions.

My expertise spans Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and DevOps practices, enabling organizations to accelerate delivery and improve reliability.

Passionate about platform engineering, I focus on building developer-centric environments that drive productivity and innovation. Over the years, I have led strategic initiatives that modernized infrastructure, optimized costs, and enhanced security compliance.

Certified in Kubernetes and project management, I combine technical depth with leadership skills to deliver impactful results. Active in global tech communities, including speaking engagements at KubeCon, I thrive in collaborative, multicultural environments.

My goal is to empower teams and organizations to succeed in their digital transformation journey. Always eager to learn, share knowledge, and embrace emerging technologies.

I am a seasoned IT Platform Engineer with extensive experience in designing and implementing scalable, cloud-native solutions. My expertise spans Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and DevOps practices, enabling organizations to accelerate delivery an... Show more

An accomplished Product Design Leader with over 20 years of experience, Stephen has been leading companies through radical transformation throughout the digital age.

Stephen founded Neon Navy to help leaders guide their teams and organizations into the age of AI and automation.

Previously, Stephen led global teams at enterprise companies such as IBM, JPMorgan Chase, BT Global Services, Cognizant, and PepsiCo in their evolution to data-driven, human-centered, agile businesses at scale. While at IBM, he led the conception of IBM’s first full-stack component design system (now Carbon Design System), helping to usher in the age of product development with component design systems.

Steve began his career as leadership in one of the first global digital agencies working with businesses like Chase, Merrill Lynch, Siemens, and Valvoline establish their first online presence. Later he co-founded a digital agency named Olive that helped entertainment companies such as AMC Media (AMC, iFC, WE, Fuse), Viacom, Electra records and SONY shape their strategies to the emergence of digital downloads and streaming media.

An accomplished Product Design Leader with over 20 years of experience, Stephen has been leading companies through radical transformation throughout the digital age. Stephen founded Neon Navy to help leaders guide their teams and organizations int... Show more

Driving adoption of Microsoft 365 in a way that enhances its Usability, Security & Compliance.

Driving adoption of Microsoft 365 in a way that enhances its Usability, Security & Compliance. Show more

Carlos Solis is an author, developer and international speaker with 20+ years of experience.
He has developed solutions for fintechs across the Americas, worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies and collaborated with startups in Silicon Valley, Santiago, Tel Aviv and New York.

Carlos Solis is an author, developer and international speaker with 20+ years of experience. He has developed solutions for fintechs across the Americas, worked with multiple Fortune 500 companies and collaborated with startups in Silicon Valley, Sa... Show more

Daniel es GenAI Engineer en Blend, AWS Premier Partner, donde lidera el diseño e implementación de sistemas multi-agente sobre Amazon Bedrock para industrias de alta complejidad como salud y finanzas. Con amplia experiencia construyendo sobre AWS en cuentas enterprise de alto impacto en el país.

Daniel es GenAI Engineer en Blend, AWS Premier Partner, donde lidera el diseño e implementación de sistemas multi-agente sobre Amazon Bedrock para industrias de alta complejidad como salud y finanzas. Con amplia experiencia construyendo sobre AWS en ... Show more

I’m a Senior Solution Engineer in the Global Black Belt team in EMEA, focussed on the Application Modernization space. This is a highly specialized team of people that help customers adopt cutting edge technologies, practices and Frameworks, while at the same time bringing important structured feedback directly from the field to Engineering teams on what needs to change in products to match customer's real need. Previously I was the National Innovation Officer for Microsoft Portugal, responsible for helping companies grow and accelerate the innovation impact that we can have in Portugal, having worked in Tech innovation for many years. I was also a Senior Cloud Solution Architect with many years of experience in the Telco Industry. As a Cloud Solution Architect my work was to challenge my customers with new ideas and new ways for them to use cloud technologies, and I love it.

I got my Engineering Degree in Computer Engineering from FEUP, specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Graphics, which are all areas I love. I’m part of the AI Ambassador team at Microsoft so I’m tasked with the mission of empowering people to leverage AI more and achieve more with it. I’m a professional speaker for many years, and I teach some AI/ML classes at ISEG in Lisbon. I also host and founder of the “AI Portugal Podcast”, the "The Innovation Office Webshow" and the “DICE Podcast”, and the blog "Tech Alchemy".

I’m a Senior Solution Engineer in the Global Black Belt team in EMEA, focussed on the Application Modernization space. This is a highly specialized team of people that help customers adopt cutting edge technologies, practices and Frameworks, while at... Show more

Enterprise & Integration Architect with 18 years of experience in banking, insurance, and manufacturing. Specialised in API Governance, microservices, and AI-driven automation applied to the API lifecycle — with operational time reductions of up to 50–70%.
I have led over 800 architectural initiatives in the finance and services sector: from microservices architecture design to API standard definition, large-scale repository migrations, and AI tool development for automated OpenAPI spec generation.
Speaker at DevSecOpsDay 2025. Author on DZone.

Enterprise & Integration Architect with 18 years of experience in banking, insurance, and manufacturing. Specialised in API Governance, microservices, and AI-driven automation applied to the API lifecycle — with operational time reductions of up to 5... Show more

Wajdi Ben Saad is an AI expert, data science practitioner and Accredited European Statistician working at the intersection of generative AI, agentic systems, small language models, machine learning, NLP and applied analytics.

His work focuses on the next generation of practical AI systems: assistants, search agents, RAG systems, specialized classifiers and evaluation pipelines that are not only powerful, but also efficient, measurable and deployable in real-world environments. He is particularly interested in the future of artificial intelligence beyond “bigger models only”: efficient AI, local and small language models, cost-aware architectures, human-in-the-loop systems, abstention, evaluation and the question of when AI systems should act, answer or refuse.

Wajdi has presented work on search agents, RAG, abstention and Open Banking text classification, including at the Paris Machine Learning Meetup and academic events. He also teaches data visualization and develops GoldenViz, a Python library for checking chart quality against practical visualization rules.

His talks combine AI engineering, statistical thinking and field experience, with a focus on helping audiences understand how GenAI and agents can move from impressive prototypes to reliable, efficient and useful systems.

Wajdi Ben Saad is an AI expert, data science practitioner and Accredited European Statistician working at the intersection of generative AI, agentic systems, small language models, machine learning, NLP and applied analytics. His work focuses on t... Show more

Mobile Engineering Manager with 10+ years building and scaling large-scale mobile platforms across fintech, B2B, and consumer products in Australia, Europe and Asia.
I have experience of leading multiple mobile engineering teams, delivering high-impact features across identity verification, onboarding, credit cards and payments.

I'm also a published author of a psychological thriller Then I Choose a Horrible End.

Mobile Engineering Manager with 10+ years building and scaling large-scale mobile platforms across fintech, B2B, and consumer products in Australia, Europe and Asia. I have experience of leading multiple mobile engineering teams, delivering high-imp... Show more