Finance & Banking

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

Naki Jannet Dejo Vicente

Naki Jannet Dejo Vicente

Hi, I’m Naki Dejo, a Technical Lead at BCP with over six years of experience building high-transaction distributed systems in the financial sector. I specialize in Java development and have also worked as a Solutions Architect and Scrum Master, leading both legacy and modern projects, including large-scale technology migrations and the development of critical enterprise components.

I am currently focused on integrating artificial intelligence and cloud technologies into scalable, inclusive software solutions. I am passionate about creating systems that not only perform at enterprise scale but also promote accessibility, fairness and long-term sustainability.

Hi, I’m Naki Dejo, a Technical Lead at BCP with over six years of experience building high-transaction distributed systems in the financial sector. I specialize in Java development and have also worked as a Solutions Architect and Scrum Master, leadi... Show more

Renato Amapanqui

Renato Amapanqui

Ingeniero de Sistemas con más de 12 años de experiencia en banca, especializado en innovación tecnológica, automatización y liderazgo en transformación digital. Actualmente es Gerente Adjunto de Estrategia Tecnológica e Innovación en el BCP y fundador de Techspira, una comunidad que inspira a profesionales a integrar la tecnología con propósito, educación y ética. También enseña y comparte conocimientos sobre IA, habilidades del futuro y liderazgo digital.

Ingeniero de Sistemas con más de 12 años de experiencia en banca, especializado en innovación tecnológica, automatización y liderazgo en transformación digital. Actualmente es Gerente Adjunto de Estrategia Tecnológica e Innovación en el BCP y fundado... Show more

René Nijkamp

René Nijkamp

René is a Product Architect at Backbase, where he builds the integration platform connecting banks to their core systems. Currently automating customer onboarding with AI agents, while fighting fires and enabling customer rollouts. He's been connecting systems that weren't designed to talk to each other for about 20 years. Prefers his fires on the BBQ.

René is a Product Architect at Backbase, where he builds the integration platform connecting banks to their core systems. Currently automating customer onboarding with AI agents, while fighting fires and enabling customer rollouts. He's been connecti... Show more

Gagan Preet Singh

Gagan Preet Singh

Gagan Preet Singh is a Principal AI Architect at HP Inc., specializing in the engineering of automated AI workflows and agent-based systems for enterprise finance. With over 12 years of experience at the intersection of Data Science, Finance, and Computational Physics, Gagan designs and deploys autonomous decision-support engines that integrate large-scale data processing with specialized AI agents.

Previously, Gagan led global initiatives to standardize machine learning development, modular architecture, and deployment hygiene across international data science teams. His work focuses on transforming unstructured or noisy financial data into structured, actionable insights through the development of robust, auditable AI frameworks. An active member of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Gagan holds an MS in Physics from IISER Mohali, with a research background in computational simulation and N-body modeling.

Gagan Preet Singh is a Principal AI Architect at HP Inc., specializing in the engineering of automated AI workflows and agent-based systems for enterprise finance. With over 12 years of experience at the intersection of Data Science, Finance, and Com... Show more

Soujanya Vummannagari

Soujanya Vummannagari

Soujanya Vummannagari is an accomplished Senior Product/Delivery Manager with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation across healthcare, retail, finance, and insurance industries. Currently serving as Senior Development Consultant at Evernorth/Express Scripts through Endava Solutions, she leads a comprehensive product portfolio encompassing 50+ Spring Boot services and 400+ DataPower/Mainframe services while managing a 30+ member global team.
Her expertise spans the full technology spectrum, from legacy mainframe systems (PLI, CICS, COBOL) to modern cloud-native architectures using Java, Spring Boot,Openshift and AWS. Soujanya has demonstrated exceptional leadership in large-scale system modernization, successfully migrating monolithic systems to microservices architectures, achieving 1300+ MIPS savings and delivering $2.5M in license cost reductions through strategic technology transitions.
Notable achievements include developing innovative certification frameworks that contributed to $1.75M in cost savings, building analytics platforms that drove incremental revenue growth, and leading FHIR API migrations that enhanced healthcare data interoperability across multiple organizations. Her technical proficiency extends to DevOps practices, utilizing tools like Jenkins, Git, and Pivotal Cloud Foundry, while maintaining robust monitoring and security standards through Grafana, Splunk, newrelic , and Dynatrace.
Prior to her current role, Soujanya held key positions at Clopay Doors, PNC Healthcare, State Farm Insurance, and Citigroup, where she consistently delivered scalable solutions and led cross-functional teams to achieve strategic business objectives. Her experience includes extensive work with HIPAA compliance, EDI transaction processing, and claims management systems.
Soujanya holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and maintains Project Management Professional (PMP) certification alongside OBIEE Foundation Suite 11G certification, reflecting her commitment to continuous professional development and excellence in technology leadership.

Soujanya Vummannagari is an accomplished Senior Product/Delivery Manager with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation across healthcare, retail, finance, and insurance industries. Currently serving as Senior Development Consultant ... Show more

Lone Gru

Lone Gru

Worked 20 years in Finance before moving to the ERP Team at an end customer.
Then implemented D365FSCM for Danish customers.

Lately worked as a Technical Specialist for Microsoft. And now working for Arineo.

Proud to be from the same country as D365FO!!!

Worked 20 years in Finance before moving to the ERP Team at an end customer. Then implemented D365FSCM for Danish customers. Lately worked as a Technical Specialist for Microsoft. And now working for Arineo. Proud to be from the same country a... Show more

Diliprao Boinapally

Diliprao Boinapally

Diliprao Boinapally is a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Architect with over 14 years of experience building cloud-native platforms at the intersection of financial technology, bankruptcy risk, and compliance automation. He has served as a technical constant through four major organizational acquisitions from Lundquist Consulting to Verisk, TransUnion, and now G2 Risk Solutions consistently delivering scalable, high-impact systems for financial institutions, law firms, and credit bureaus.
Diliprao is the architect behind the Bankruptcy Cloud Monitor, a cloud-native platform built on AWS, Apache Spark, Airflow, and Terraform that processes over 100,000 dockets per day and eliminates 99% of manual errors in compliance pipelines. He also led the design and development of CADET, a real-time docket search platform that reduced PACER retrieval costs by 50% and enabled matching of over one billion accounts against 50 million filings and 120 million deceased records.
His technical expertise spans Python, .NET Core, Node.js, Databricks, PySpark, Terraform, and a deep specialization in regulatory technologies including PACER automation, BNC notice parsing, and SCRA verification. He holds an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner credential and is a two-time recipient of the Verisk "Way to Go" Award for system innovation and engineering excellence.
Diliprao holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Northwestern Polytechnic University, Fremont, California.

Diliprao Boinapally is a Senior Software Engineer and Technical Architect with over 14 years of experience building cloud-native platforms at the intersection of financial technology, bankruptcy risk, and compliance automation. He has served as a tec... Show more

Sheyinka Harry

Sheyinka Harry

Sheyinka Harry is an Agile Coach with over six years of experience helping organizations navigate messy, real-world change. She partners with product, engineering, and delivery leaders to improve delivery outcomes, build trust, and create healthy, high-performing teams.

Pragmatic, people-focused, and deeply systems-oriented, Sheyinka designs and resets delivery operating models while facilitating tough conversations across product, tech, and business. She has guided teams and leaders through low trust, burnout, inconsistent delivery, and the misapplication of Agile, always balancing culture, people, and outcomes.

Her experience spans the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean, including regulated and high-stakes environments in finance, e-commerce, and payments. Sheyinka is passionate about helping organizations achieve measurable results while empowering teams to thrive sustainably.

Sheyinka Harry is an Agile Coach with over six years of experience helping organizations navigate messy, real-world change. She partners with product, engineering, and delivery leaders to improve delivery outcomes, build trust, and create healthy, hi... Show more

Thomas Kronawitter

Thomas Kronawitter

Thomas is Head of Data-Driven Applications & Services at GRENKE in Baden-Baden.
GRENKE is a financial solution provider, offering services in more than 30 countries around the world.

His department aims to deliver business value through data and data related services and applications.
He has spent the last 20 years with data, databases, IT services and related infrastructure. Before that, he was a paramedic with the German Red Cross.

When he is not pretending to work, you will probably find him on his motorcycle, as far away from paved roads as possible.

Thomas is Head of Data-Driven Applications & Services at GRENKE in Baden-Baden. GRENKE is a financial solution provider, offering services in more than 30 countries around the world. His department aims to deliver business value through data and ... Show more

Deepak Saxena

Deepak Saxena

Deepak Saxena is a Vice President of Data Science at TWG Global Holdings, where he leads the design and delivery of large-scale data engineering, analytics, and AI platforms supporting investment decision-making across structured finance products including RMBS, CMBS, ABS, and CLOs.

With over a decade of experience in enterprise data systems, Deepak specializes in building cloud-native, high-performance analytics solutions using modern data platforms, distributed computing, and AI/ML techniques. His work focuses on explainable analytics, scalable data pipelines, and applying AI responsibly in financial and enterprise decision systems.

Deepak has hands-on experience across the full lifecycle of data products—from ingestion and modeling to advanced analytics, visualization, and production deployment. He actively works with technologies such as Python, Spark, SQL, cloud platforms, and modern AI/LLM frameworks to solve real-world business problems.

In addition to his industry role, Deepak is an active contributor to technical communities through conference submissions, research-oriented writing, and mentoring. His speaking interests include applied AI, data engineering at scale, explainable machine learning, and the intersection of AI and finance.

He is passionate about sharing practical insights that help organizations move from experimental AI to reliable, production-ready systems.

Deepak Saxena is a Vice President of Data Science at TWG Global Holdings, where he leads the design and delivery of large-scale data engineering, analytics, and AI platforms supporting investment decision-making across structured finance products inc... Show more

Seppe Housen

Seppe Housen

Hi, I’m Seppe!

I work on Responsible AI at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), risk management, and governance, with a clear mission: AI that benefits everyone.

With over five years of experience in AI, including the last three years focused specifically on Responsible AI, I specialize in helping organizations unlock the value of AI while proactively managing its risks. I combine hands-on technical expertise with a strong governance mindset, enabling me to translate complex regulatory and ethical requirements into concrete, actionable guidance for both technical and business stakeholders.

I play a central role in developing and scaling Datashift’s Responsible AI offering. Achievements I am particularly proud of include:
- Implementing Belgium’s first successful AI risk management framework for AI front-runners
- Acting as a trusted advisor to more than 15 strategic clients on Responsible AI
- Designing an internal screening process to assess the risks of all AI systems developed by Datashift
- Working on real-world AI systems ranging from agentic AI and customer-facing chatbots to healthcare AI, government evaluation systems, and pricing models in banking

What once felt like a “weakness” - an atypical background - has become my greatest strength. I combine hands-on technical experience in AI with an academic background in Criminology, Management, and Applied Economics, allowing me to connect societal impact, business value, and technical robustness. This unique perspective enables me to bridge the needs of executives, risk managers, and AI practitioners.

I began my speaking journey through Datashift’s internal knowledge-sharing sessions, and quickly expanded to community meet-ups, webinars, conferences, and interactive workshops, engaging audiences ranging from beginners to seasoned experts.

I am passionate about sharing insights on Responsible AI because AI is too valuable to ignore, yet too risky to approach carelessly.

Outside of Responsible AI, you’ll most likely find me in the gym - training my lifts and preparing for my next competition, such as the European Weightlifting Championships.

Hi, I’m Seppe! I work on Responsible AI at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), risk management, and governance, with a clear mission: AI that benefits everyone. With over five years of experience in AI, including the last three ye... Show more

Linda Ta Yonemoto

Linda Ta Yonemoto

Linda Ta Yonemoto is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®), Las Vegas-based financial wellness speaker, financial educator, career coach, and company advisor who reached financial freedom at 36. She’s mentored 200+ professionals and managed multi-million dollar corporate marketing budgets for brands like Zappos/Amazon and L.L.Bean. Her insights have appeared in CBS News, Business Insider, USA Today, Barron's, U.S. News & World Report, Bankrate, MarketWatch, Credible, and other media. A first-generation Vietnamese American, she delivers education through Good For You Money and partners with national organizations to expand access to financial literacy.

Linda Ta Yonemoto is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ (CFEI®), Las Vegas-based financial wellness speaker, financial educator, career coach, and company advisor who reached financial freedom at 36. She’s mentored 200+ professionals and man... Show more

Marco Kelderman

Marco Kelderman

Marco Kelderman is een ervaren Enterprise Architect bij AZL, met meer dan 25 jaar ervaring in de financiële sector. Hij behaalde een Master Degree in Enterprise IT Architecture aan de Antwerp Management School. Gedurende zijn carrière heeft Marco verschillende grote bedrijfstransformaties ontworpen

Marco Kelderman is een ervaren Enterprise Architect bij AZL, met meer dan 25 jaar ervaring in de financiële sector. Hij behaalde een Master Degree in Enterprise IT Architecture aan de Antwerp Management School. Gedurende zijn carrière heeft Marco ve... Show more

Jiahao Sun

Jiahao Sun

Jiahao Sun is the founder and CEO of FLock.io, a decentralized AI training platform that combines federated learning with blockchain to enable privacy-preserving, collaborative AI development. An Oxford alumnus with a background as AI Director at the Royal Bank of Canada and AI Research Fellow at Imperial College London, Jiahao brings deep expertise across AI research, enterprise deployment, and Web3 infrastructure. Under his leadership, FLock.io has partnered with Alibaba Cloud Qwen, Base, UNDP, and the Ethereum Foundation. FLock.io's network spans 10,000+ AI models, 200+ AI developers, and serves over 700K model users globally.

Jiahao Sun is the founder and CEO of FLock.io, a decentralized AI training platform that combines federated learning with blockchain to enable privacy-preserving, collaborative AI development. An Oxford alumnus with a background as AI Director at the... Show more

Ganapathi Yeleswarapu

Ganapathi Yeleswarapu

With over 18 years of industry experience, I currently serve as a Supervisor of Data Engineering in MoneyGram, a FinTech organization in the United States.

My professional expertise includes Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Cloud Computing.

More specific experience on FinTech AI - Scaling Risk, Compliance, and Insight (Precision, speed, and trust define the financial industry—making it a natural fit for applied AI. This session explores how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping risk management, compliance, and operational workflows across the sector)

With over 18 years of industry experience, I currently serve as a Supervisor of Data Engineering in MoneyGram, a FinTech organization in the United States. My professional expertise includes Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligenc... Show more

Umesh Rawat

Umesh Rawat

Umesh Rawat is a senior technology leader with 22+ years of experience building large-scale enterprise systems across financial technology, data integration, workflow orchestration, and operational platforms.

His work focuses on enterprise architecture, intelligent automation, and modern data systems, with particular interest in applying AI responsibly within complex, high-stakes environments.

As a speaker, Umesh shares practical insights on AI, enterprise systems, data platforms, architecture, and the future of intelligent operations.

Umesh Rawat is a senior technology leader with 22+ years of experience building large-scale enterprise systems across financial technology, data integration, workflow orchestration, and operational platforms. His work focuses on enterprise archite... Show more

Kiran Sai Varma Batta

Kiran Sai Varma Batta

I’m a Data Engineer with 6.5 years of experience designing and evaluating scalable, production-grade data and analytics systems in regulated and enterprise environments. My work focuses on regulatory-compliant data engineering, legacy system modernization, and hybrid ETL/ELT architectures that bridge traditional platforms with modern cloud technologies.

I specialize in cloud data warehousing, data quality frameworks, and building analytics-ready pipelines using tools such as Snowflake, DBT, and enterprise ETL platforms. In my role, I regularly review system architecture, data integrity, and real-world feasibility of technical solutions, which allows me to bring an execution-focused, practical perspective to both speaking and judging engagements.

I enjoy working with builders and teams to help transform ideas into reliable, impactful solutions and actively contribute as a judge, technical reviewer, and mentor in hackathons and innovation programs focused on real-world problem solving.

I’m a Data Engineer with 6.5 years of experience designing and evaluating scalable, production-grade data and analytics systems in regulated and enterprise environments. My work focuses on regulatory-compliant data engineering, legacy system moderniz... Show more

Juan David Arguello Plata

Juan David Arguello Plata

Juan David is a leader with experience in cloud-native computing, software development, and IT infrastructure. He serves as the Lead of the Open-Source Program Office at Bancolombia.

Regarding his academic background, Juan David is doing a MSc in CS at the University of Bath, UK, and holds a postgraduate degree in AI and ML from The University of Texas at Austin. He is also an active contributor to the tech community who holds the title of Kubestronaut.

Juan David is a leader with experience in cloud-native computing, software development, and IT infrastructure. He serves as the Lead of the Open-Source Program Office at Bancolombia. Regarding his academic background, Juan David is doing a MSc in ... Show more

Jasper Theunis

Jasper Theunis

Jasper is a curious, creative and versatile data & visualization expert who loves to tackle data challenges.
He strongly believes in the power and the value of data and will only be satisfied when stories can be told based on the gained insights.
Initially started as a SAS developer but evolved to a seasoned all-round BI profile with proven experience (15y+) on different Business Intelligence platforms. He worked for various financial institutions in Belgium but loves exploring other sectors as well: telecom, public services, retail and healthcare...

Jasper is a curious, creative and versatile data & visualization expert who loves to tackle data challenges. He strongly believes in the power and the value of data and will only be satisfied when stories can be told based on the gained insights. ... Show more

Parth Joshi

Parth Joshi

Result-Oriented, self driven and committed Software Engineer with a on-time, go-getter spirit and more than 5+ years experience in Product Management and Software Development defining roadmaps, product strategies, delivering high quality sprints, developing and maintaining various features, detailed documentation, accurate monitoring capabilities and providing product training to teams of multiple domains. Delivered 5+ mobile and web applications working on various technology platforms in Retail and Banking Domain.

Result-Oriented, self driven and committed Software Engineer with a on-time, go-getter spirit and more than 5+ years experience in Product Management and Software Development defining roadmaps, product strategies, delivering high quality sprints, dev... Show more

Arya Hari

Arya Hari

As an ISTQB Certified QA Professional with 8 years in fintech and entertainment, I champion diversity in tech. Passionate about tackling bias in software development, I led a project recognized as Best Women-Led Project at a Vista Equity hackathon. With dual Master's degrees, I'm dedicated to innovation. Actively volunteering, I mentor aspiring women and non-binary individuals. Eager to give back to the community, I'm excited about Oredev which I have previously attended with Pink.

As an ISTQB Certified QA Professional with 8 years in fintech and entertainment, I champion diversity in tech. Passionate about tackling bias in software development, I led a project recognized as Best Women-Led Project at a Vista Equity hackathon. W... Show more

Venkat Chandrasekar Subramaniam

Venkat Chandrasekar Subramaniam

Working on the Basel and Regulatory reporting space within the Financial services domain for more than a decade. In the past have enabled banks to fulfill their regulatory reporting requirements helping them automate their filing and data transformation process to enable an automated process for filing regulatory reports in the credit risk space. Also enabled banks to file new reports corresponding to new regulations in the US Regulatory reporting space like Single Counterparty Credit Risk(SCCL). Working on the impact of new regulations in the space like Basel III Endgame and also the impact of changes in internal subledgers on the entire regulatory reporting process.

A Subject Matter Expert in the regulatory reporting platform of Axiom SL which is used predominantly in North American Regulatory reporting jurisdictions , have worked on the customizations required for various bank environments especially if the bank is an Intermediate Holding Company(IHC) as defined by the Federal Reserve. Also worked on reporting outside of the Federal Reserve framework like with SEC and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority(CIMA) reporting.

Working on the Basel and Regulatory reporting space within the Financial services domain for more than a decade. In the past have enabled banks to fulfill their regulatory reporting requirements helping them automate their filing and data transformat... Show more

Tim Beya

Tim Beya

I help busy professionals create a solid additional source of income from online trading and stop relying on a paycheck.

I help busy professionals create a solid additional source of income from online trading and stop relying on a paycheck. Show more

Maria Carrasco

Maria Carrasco

María Carrasco es doctora en Big Data y Finanzas Cuantitativas, con una sólida trayectoria en el análisis de datos financieros, estructuras algorítmicas y modelos predictivos aplicados a mercados reales. Su investigación doctoral se enfocó en el estudio empírico de las sonrisas de volatilidad en el mercado de opciones alemán (DAX) entre 2017 y 2022, utilizando herramientas como Python, Spyder y modelos de machine learning para el análisis de series temporales de alta frecuencia.

Ha trabajado integrando enfoques estructurados de datos con tecnologías modernas de inteligencia artificial y herramientas en la nube. Además, participa activamente en comunidades tecnológicas vinculadas al ecosistema cripto, blockchain y DeFi, y colabora en proyectos de innovación con impacto social en América Latina, promoviendo la participación de mujeres en STEM y liderando iniciativas de inclusión digital. Destaca su rol en COINTER, la primera cooperativa digital en blockchain, donde apoyó programas de mentoría y capacitación enfocados en la inclusión de mujeres en finanzas y tecnología.

Apasionada por traducir conceptos complejos en soluciones aplicadas, María combina la solidez académica con una visión práctica del uso de AI en entornos financieros y de datos masivos.

Cuenta también con experiencia en evaluación, sistematización y transversalización de género, apoyando procesos de capacitación, diseño de herramientas institucionales y consultorías orientadas a promover la igualdad y la equidad en políticas públicas y proyectos de desarrollo.

Reconocimientos y Distinciones

•Capacitación para gerentes de cooperativas sobre Big Data y su impacto en la toma de decisiones en el sector financiero – Enfoque en cooperativas, 2025 | FACACH
•1er lugar en SpaceApps Challenge, 2025 | NASA
•1er lugar en programa de mentoría a Cooperativa Digital Cointer, 2025 | Impact Hub
•Facilitadora de capacitación en Seguridad Básica en Bitcoin, 2025 | La Bitcoinera
•Facilitadora de capacitación en Aplicaciones Reales de Bitcoin en Honduras, 2025 | La Bitcoinera
•Facilitadora de capacitación en Introducción a Bitcoin y su importancia, 2025 | La Bitcoinera
•Ambassador’s Distinguished Appreciation Award, 2008 | Embajada de Estados Unidos en Tegucigalpa

María Carrasco es doctora en Big Data y Finanzas Cuantitativas, con una sólida trayectoria en el análisis de datos financieros, estructuras algorítmicas y modelos predictivos aplicados a mercados reales. Su investigación doctoral se enfocó en el estu... Show more

Prajakta Talathi

Prajakta Talathi

Prajakta Talathi is a Strategic Analytics and Marketing Performance leader with over 16 years of experience across FinTech, consulting, and the services industry. She specializes in building enterprise-wide reporting and analytics ecosystems that enable organizations to make faster, data-driven decisions.
Her work focuses on optimizing acquisition marketing funnels, developing forecasting and planning models, and delivering channel and segment performance measurement frameworks that improve marketing efficiency and business growth. Prajakta is also deeply involved in data modernization initiatives, helping organizations transition from legacy reporting environments to scalable, cloud-based data and analytics platforms that support real-time insights and advanced analytics.
She is known for bridging the gap between technical data teams and business leadership, including the C-suite, translating complex analytics into actionable strategic insights. Prajakta has led the transformation of traditional reporting functions into intelligent, cloud-enabled, self-serve platforms by leveraging automation and AI—enabling faster strategic planning, improved decision-making, and greater operational agility.

Prajakta Talathi is a Strategic Analytics and Marketing Performance leader with over 16 years of experience across FinTech, consulting, and the services industry. She specializes in building enterprise-wide reporting and analytics ecosystems that ena... Show more

Marcelo Ramírez

Marcelo Ramírez

Especialista en Estrategia, Producto y Finanzas por UPenn y London Business School. Becado Internacional en Innovation & AI por la IE university. Desarrollador de agentes y agencia IA para la optimización de análisis financieros y corporativos.

Especialista en Estrategia, Producto y Finanzas por UPenn y London Business School. Becado Internacional en Innovation & AI por la IE university. Desarrollador de agentes y agencia IA para la optimización de análisis financieros y corporativos. Show more

Alex Ischenko

Alex Ischenko

Alex Ischenko, SVP of Engineering at Rebrandly (The #1 platform for branded short URLs), began his career as a Software Engineer over 20 years ago, and moved to Senior Management roles.

Recently, Alex was included in the Top 100 Leaders @ CTO Craft, shaping the future of technology.

Alex is an AI-driven CTO focused on building scalable, high-impact products and empowering elite engineering teams.
He turns visionary ideas into global technology platforms that raise the bar for performance, innovation, and customer experience.

His extensive experience includes:

15+ years building and leading development teams
10+ years in startup environments
Managed 100+ FTE teams

Solid expertise in AI, GenAI, ML, SaaS, Insurtech, Healthcare and Fintech.

Alex is passionate about mentorship, eagerly sharing his leadership and architectural knowledge.

Alex Ischenko, SVP of Engineering at Rebrandly (The #1 platform for branded short URLs), began his career as a Software Engineer over 20 years ago, and moved to Senior Management roles. Recently, Alex was included in the Top 100 Leaders @ CTO Craf... Show more

José P. Barrantes

José P. Barrantes

José P. es un ingeniero de machine learning (ML) y científico de datos que integra métodos estadísticos y computacionales para convertir los datos en valor. Actualmente trabaja en el equipo de Ingeniería de Prevención de Fraude de IBM Cloud, centrándose en ingeniería de ML y MLOps, incluyendo el diseño de pipelines, arquitecturas y herramientas para poner en producción modelos predictivos. José ha trabajado en los sectores de fintech y banca, en startups centradas en la prevención del fraude, y en empresas tecnológicas más amplias, lo que le ha proporcionado una visión práctica de los sistemas de ML en el mundo real. Sus habilidades técnicas e interpersonales ayudan a conectar a ingenieros, estadísticos y líderes empresariales, asegurando una comprensión compartida y resultados prácticos. Además del trabajo, disfruta de la lectura, senderismo, del té, y pasar tiempo con sus perros, Pequeña Mai y El Milanesso.

José P. es un ingeniero de machine learning (ML) y científico de datos que integra métodos estadísticos y computacionales para convertir los datos en valor. Actualmente trabaja en el equipo de Ingeniería de Prevención de Fraude de IBM Cloud, centránd... Show more

Akash Chandra

Akash Chandra

Akash Chandra, Founder & CEO of InsightAI (FintechAI), brings over 10+ years of experience in industrial AI with a focus on financial analytics. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and the University of Texas at Austin, Akash is recognized for his expertise in fintech, large data pipelines, and AI-based fraud detection. As a public speaker on AI/ML and Graph Databases, he has contributed significantly to the field. Akash has shown his leadership in startup environments using his innovative approach to leveraging advanced AI technologies.

Akash Chandra, Founder & CEO of InsightAI (FintechAI), brings over 10+ years of experience in industrial AI with a focus on financial analytics. An alumnus of IIT Kanpur and the University of Texas at Austin, Akash is recognized for his expertise in ... Show more

Daiki Takasao

Daiki Takasao

I am the first person in Japan to be awarded the title of Kubestronaut.
I was also awarded 2021,2024,2025 APN AWS Top Engineer.

As an infrastructure engineer, I have been responsible for the design, maintenance, and operation of multiple enterprise systems, both on-premise and in the cloud.
Currently, I am responsible for the infrastructure of a microservices common infrastructure for a financial institution, which adopts many cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes and Linkerd.

I am the first person in Japan to be awarded the title of Kubestronaut. I was also awarded 2021,2024,2025 APN AWS Top Engineer. As an infrastructure engineer, I have been responsible for the design, maintenance, and operation of multiple enterpri... Show more

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