Finance & Banking

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

Rajkumar Sakthivel

Rajkumar Sakthivel

Rajkumar Sakthivel works at Tesco on AI systems, LLM applications, and private cloud operations focused on what actually works at scale, not just what looks good on a slide deck.
Oxford-educated and a regular on global conference stages, he talks about the real side of AI adoption: building systems that hold up and operations that don't fall apart under pressure.

Rajkumar Sakthivel works at Tesco on AI systems, LLM applications, and private cloud operations focused on what actually works at scale, not just what looks good on a slide deck. Oxford-educated and a regular on global conference stages, he talks ab... Show more

Gayathri Devi Srinivasan

Gayathri Devi Srinivasan

I am an accomplished speaker and presenter with a passion for sharing my knowledge and expertise with others.

As an active contributor to several open-source communities, I have delivered talks and hands-on sessions in a variety of tech stacks, including Flutter and Dart. I believe that open source is the future of software development, and I am committed to making a positive impact in this space through my contributions and speaking engagements.

In addition to my open source work, I bring a wealth of experience in business development, strategic planning, and project management to the table. I am a strategic thinker with a strong ability to identify new business opportunities and deliver impactful results, and I have a proven track record of success in both start-up and established environments.

Overall, I am excited to continue pursuing my career as a speaker and presenter, and I look forward to the opportunity to share my insights and expertise with your audience.

I am an accomplished speaker and presenter with a passion for sharing my knowledge and expertise with others. As an active contributor to several open-source communities, I have delivered talks and hands-on sessions in a variety of tech stacks, in... Show more

Akshat Sharma

Akshat Sharma

Akshat Sharma is a Developer Advocate at Deskree, dedicated to building meaningful connections between technology and community.
In 2024, he was selected as one of 1,220 contributors from over 43,000 applicants in Google Summer of Code. In 2025, he returned as a mentor—guiding contributors in Google Summer of Code 2025, Mifos Summer of Code, and Code for GovTech. His research journey has taken him to the University of California and IIT Indore, and he has authored eight research papers in recent advancements and technology. He has presented his work at prestigious conferences including ICACIS 2023, ICNSBT 2024, C3IT 2024, the Open Source Security Summit, Interledger Summit, and the Bharat FinTech Summit. He has also spoken at major global events, delivering talks at the Interledger Summit in Cape Town, GRPC Conf in Bengaluru, and OpenSearchCon in Japan. Additionally, he has attended industry-leading gatherings such as Open SSF, Open Source Summit India, and KubeCon + CloudNativeCon.

Akshat Sharma is a Developer Advocate at Deskree, dedicated to building meaningful connections between technology and community. In 2024, he was selected as one of 1,220 contributors from over 43,000 applicants in Google Summer of Code. In 2025, he ... Show more

Chris Carter

Chris Carter

In an industry often defined by dry diagrams and complex jargon, Chris stands out as the only AI expert dedicated to transforming technical challenges into engaging, human-centric stories.
With a deep expertise in the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Chris identified a critical failure point in the industry: the disconnect between IT implementation and business understanding. He recognized that the most powerful technology in the world is useless if the people paying for it don't understand the story behind it.
Chris empowers businesses worldwide to feel confident in their AI solutions by serving as the ultimate translator. He breaks down the barriers of "tech-speak" to reveal the compelling business narratives hidden within the data.

As a 17-time author and a four-time bestseller, Chris can understand your questions and help you without complex technical jargon.

Chris is Certified in:
AI (OpenAI, Claude, Joule, and others)
SAP (BASIS, Banking, Finance, CX, HR, Joule)
Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP, IBM, HP)

In an industry often defined by dry diagrams and complex jargon, Chris stands out as the only AI expert dedicated to transforming technical challenges into engaging, human-centric stories. With a deep expertise in the convergence of Artificial Intel... Show more

Benjamin Igna

Benjamin Igna

Benjamin Igna is the founder of Stellar Work, a consultancy helping engineering organizations rethink developer experience, productivity, and team design in the age of AI. On the Stellar Work Podcast, he sits down with some of the most compelling voices in tech and management to explore what great engineering leadership actually looks like. Beyond consulting, Ben is an active angel investor through Misty Mountain Ventures and the Association of Industrial Engineers Germany (VWI), backing early-stage founders coming out of university and helping them turn bold ideas into real companies.

Benjamin Igna is the founder of Stellar Work, a consultancy helping engineering organizations rethink developer experience, productivity, and team design in the age of AI. On the Stellar Work Podcast, he sits down with some of the most compelling voi... Show more

Rodgers Ndocha

Rodgers Ndocha

Rodgers Ndocha is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in AI and Cloud, with a passion for building impactful solutions at the intersection of machine learning, scalable infrastructure, and developer experience. With deep expertise in cloud-native technologies and applied AI, I help teams and communities harness the power of Google Cloud and AI to solve real-world problems. A frequent speaker and active contributor to the developer ecosystem, I'm committed to knowledge sharing, innovation, and community growth.

Rodgers Ndocha is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in AI and Cloud, with a passion for building impactful solutions at the intersection of machine learning, scalable infrastructure, and developer experience. With deep expertise in cloud-native technol... Show more

Shadrack Kiprotich

Shadrack Kiprotich

Shadrack Kiprotich is a 3X Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Power Apps & Copilot Studio and a seasoned Power Platform Developer specializing in low-code, automation, and AI-driven solutions. With extensive experience architecting enterprise-grade applications at organizations in the healthcare, non-profits, banks and microfinance institutions, telcos, he has delivered transformative digital solutions that streamline operations, enhance collaboration, and integrate AI copilots into business-critical workflows.

As a Power Platform & AI Integration Lead, Shadrack has designed custom Copilot agents, automated end-to-end business processes with Power Automate, and deployed secure integrations with Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL Server, and external APIs. His expertise extends to implementing CI/CD pipelines, governance, and Application Insights monitoring for production-ready Copilot solutions.

Beyond enterprise delivery, Shadrack is an active community leader. He has trained 400+ professionals, mentored developers across Africa, spoken at international tech conferences, and led hands-on Copilot Studio workshops. He also contributes regularly to Microsoft tech communities, including Power Platform User Group Kenya, Experts Live, and the Microsoft Community Hub, where he shares best practices on Copilot, AI Builder, and Power Platform.

Shadrack is passionate about empowering organizations and individuals to adopt responsible AI and low-code technologies to drive digital transformation.

Shadrack Kiprotich is a 3X Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Power Apps & Copilot Studio and a seasoned Power Platform Developer specializing in low-code, automation, and AI-driven solutions. With extensive experience architecting enterpr... Show more

Dr Roushanak Rahmat

Dr Roushanak Rahmat

Roushanak is a renowned expert in AI and data science, with a strong focus on deep learning applications. She has a diverse background, having worked in both academia and industry, and has been recognised as a Google Cloud Innovator Champion. Currently, she is a data scientist lead at IBM, London.

With a PhD in AI, computer vision, and medical imaging from Heriot-Watt University, Roushanak possesses deep expertise in developing advanced algorithms and modelling. She has lecturered at Ulster University, researched at prestigious institutions such as the University of Cambridge, University of St Andrews and the Institute of Cancer Research.

Roushanak also has industry experience, having worked at Elekta, a leading medical technology company, where she was a pioneering AI expert who helped revolutionise radiotherapy by developing innovative solutions for cancer treatment. Her work had a significant impact on the field, improving patient outcomes and advancing the use of AI in healthcare.

Roushanak is a passionate advocate for education and community building in the field of AI. She is an active public speaker, tech blogger, and YouTube creator, Women in Tech Ambassador and Community Lead where she shares her insights and expertise with a wider audience. She is also a dedicated mentor, providing guidance and support to individuals inside and outside of IBM.

Roushanak has demonstrated exceptional leadership and collaboration skills, with a proven track record of leading teams and managing complex projects.

Roushanak is a renowned expert in AI and data science, with a strong focus on deep learning applications. She has a diverse background, having worked in both academia and industry, and has been recognised as a Google Cloud Innovator Champion. Current... Show more

Leon Adato

Leon Adato

Leon Adato is a Developer Relations Advocate and has held multiple industry certifications over his 36 years in IT including Cisco, Microsoft, A+, and more. His experience spans financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries.

Leon has been speaking, blogging, and creating content in the monitoring and observability space for almost a decade. His expertise in IT began in 1989 and has led him through roles in classroom training, desktop support, server support, network engineering and systems automation before landing in monitoring and observability over 27 years ago.

Leon Adato is a Developer Relations Advocate and has held multiple industry certifications over his 36 years in IT including Cisco, Microsoft, A+, and more. His experience spans financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries. Leon ... Show more

Carlo Pio Luigi Ciciriello

Carlo Pio Luigi Ciciriello

I’m a Chief Architect with 20+ years of experience designing and engineering multi-platform infrastructures across Data Center and Cloud environments. As a Senior Managing Consultant (Go-To-Market), I lead Consulting, Advisory, and Architecture engagements across Pre-Sales, Sales, and Delivery, aligning business outcomes with technical excellence. I provide impartial advocacy to help enterprises adopt the most suitable solutions and services. I help organizations modernize network and cloud architectures, reduce operational complexity, and build programmable, observable, and secure platforms that scale with business needs.
I’m deeply engaged in the technical community as a Microsoft MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), an AWS Authorized Instructor (AAI) and AWS Community Builder, Cisco Champion, and Aviatrix Cloud Networking Hero. Since 2010, I’ve delivered specialized courses and certification paths for Cisco, AWS, and Microsoft, combining hands-on architecture experience with pragmatic training that accelerates real-world adoption.
My current focus areas include Cloud Networking & Security, Network Programmability, Automation, Observability, IPv6, Segment Routing, BGP Security, DevOps, and AI.

I’m a Chief Architect with 20+ years of experience designing and engineering multi-platform infrastructures across Data Center and Cloud environments. As a Senior Managing Consultant (Go-To-Market), I lead Consulting, Advisory, and Architecture engag... Show more

Diana Ackermann

Diana Ackermann

I've spent the last 20 years analyzing data. I started in pharmaceutical research as a biostatistician, moved into data science working on sensitivity analysis and AI-powered forecasting systems, then managed a data science team delivering analytics across mobility, energy, e-commerce, and finance.

Now as a freelance Power BI analyst, I specialize in dashboards that executives actually use. I'm a judge for the Power BI DataViz World Championships and speak about the gap between technically correct reports and ones people open twice. My talks focus on matching dashboard architecture to how different roles work with data - from C-level quick status checks to analyst deep dives.

I speak both languages: numbers and business decisions. I live in Germany and work with clients across Europe and the US.

I've spent the last 20 years analyzing data. I started in pharmaceutical research as a biostatistician, moved into data science working on sensitivity analysis and AI-powered forecasting systems, then managed a data science team delivering analytics ... Show more

Mo Salha (Mr.Mo)

Mo Salha (Mr.Mo)

Mo Salha, known as Mr.Mo, is a business developer and strategist working at the intersection of Web3, AI, and digital culture. He is Head of Business Development and Shareholder at theMiracle.io, a wallet native perks and rewards infrastructure integrated into MetaMask, Solflare and other leading wallets. Mo leads partnerships that help brands and projects reach high intent users inside the wallet experience, using privacy first wallet intelligence and on chain behavior clustering to deliver relevant perks and measurable actions, not generic ads.

Mo is also the Founder of AXS Agency, advising global brands like DIESEL, Maison Margiela, Jil Sander and others on Web3 strategy, community design, and digital innovation, including work across fashion and consumer culture. He is known for bridging Web2 decision makers with Web3 execution, translating complex topics into clear narratives and practical go to market plans.

Before Web3, Mo built his career across corporate leadership roles including Mercedes Benz and Vodafone, where he developed his foundation in commercial growth, operations, and team leadership.

Mo Salha, known as Mr.Mo, is a business developer and strategist working at the intersection of Web3, AI, and digital culture. He is Head of Business Development and Shareholder at theMiracle.io, a wallet native perks and rewards infrastructure integ... Show more

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali

Fawaz Ghali is an independent applied AI technologist with over 25 years of experience spanning AI research, higher education, and industry delivery. He works at the point where enthusiasm has faded, tools have been tried, and AI initiatives are expected to deliver real value.

Holding a PhD in Computer Science, Fawaz has led and contributed to applied AI, data engineering, and distributed systems across academia and industry. He has published 45+ peer-reviewed papers and delivered over 300 talks worldwide, focusing on what actually works once AI meets real data, real constraints, and real organisational pressure.

Fawaz speaks and teaches independently, without vendor affiliation or sales agendas. His sessions are direct, evidence-based, and deliberately free of marketing, product promotion, or speculative claims, offering audiences clarity, critical evaluation, and hard-earned insight grounded in practice rather than hype.

Fawaz Ghali is an independent applied AI technologist with over 25 years of experience spanning AI research, higher education, and industry delivery. He works at the point where enthusiasm has faded, tools have been tried, and AI initiatives are expe... Show more

Stephen Parkins

Stephen Parkins

If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins.

Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity.

With a career spanning roles as an energy trader, global head of innovation, and startup founder, Stephen has worked with companies of all sizes - from agile one-person ventures, to European scale-ups, to multinational corporations with over 100,000 employees.

As the founder of Culturedge®, Stephen advises medium to large enterprises on building the structures and strategies they need to embed innovation, take manageable risks and achieve exponential growth.

As the co-founder of Strategy Quest, Stephen gives companies the opportunity to co-design AI-powered business simulations and wargames - to strengthen their resilience and decision-making under uncertain conditions.

Known for pushing boundaries and telling executives not what they want, but what they need to hear – Stephen has helped redesign flagship products like ABN AMRO Bank's Tikkie and established global innovation frameworks at organisations like SGS.

A polyglot and global citizen, Stephen has lived in five countries and speaks five languages, bringing an international perspective to every new challenge.

If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins. Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity. ... Show more

William Lino

William Lino

Apaixonado por tecnologia, por aprender e por passar conhecimento. Com mais de 13 anos de experiencia em áreas de infraestrutura e bancos de dados, ja trabalhou em empresas de vários tamanhos, principalmente no mercado financeiro. Hoje ajuda clientes a expandirem seus negócios utilizando Cloud Computing na AWS.

Apaixonado por tecnologia, por aprender e por passar conhecimento. Com mais de 13 anos de experiencia em áreas de infraestrutura e bancos de dados, ja trabalhou em empresas de vários tamanhos, principalmente no mercado financeiro. Hoje ajuda clientes... Show more

Marcin Samsonowski

Marcin Samsonowski

Architect and engineer with a passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing. Focused on people, processes, and finding the right balance between quality and effectiveness. A firm believer in the transformative power of automation and AI.

Having worked across various industries, company sizes, and roles - from startups to large enterprises - he thrives on connecting a strategic perspective with practical execution. His main interests lie in Enterprise and Solution Architecture, where he applies a holistic view to make technology serve business goals effectively.

Outside of work, he’s passionate about music - singing, playing, and dancing - as well as sports ranging from martial arts to snowboarding.

Architect and engineer with a passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing. Focused on people, processes, and finding the right balance between quality and effectiveness. A firm believer in the transformative power of automation and AI. ... Show more

Marcelo Ancelmo

Marcelo Ancelmo

Marcelo S. Ancelmo has 25 years (and counting) of IT experience and has done a bit (or would it be a byte) of everything. A good old-fashioned troublemaker, he started his professional career as a Java programmer, fell in love with architecture (a passion he still pursues today), dove into middleware (with no regrets), built high-performing teams, and explored infrastructure and operations. Deeply engaged in the tech community, Marcelo joins Meetups wherever he goes, teaming up with JUGs, helping organize events when time allows, and contributing to working groups and committees. Along the way, he’s delivered consulting, training, mentorship, and conference talks.

Today, he's Head of Solution Architecture at KPMG Switzerland, helping the company drive its digital transformation toward sustainable business agility, fueled by Architecture and DevOps, learning everything possible and enjoying the bumps along the ride.

Marcelo S. Ancelmo has 25 years (and counting) of IT experience and has done a bit (or would it be a byte) of everything. A good old-fashioned troublemaker, he started his professional career as a Java programmer, fell in love with architecture (a pa... Show more

Yerachmiel Feltzman

Yerachmiel Feltzman

Self-taught and passionate Senior Software Engineer with a hands-on approach to building scalable, production-grade AI and data systems.

Experienced across the stack — from architecture design to deployment — with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and clean architecture.

Holds an M.Sc. in Financial Mathematics from Bar-Ilan University.

Self-taught and passionate Senior Software Engineer with a hands-on approach to building scalable, production-grade AI and data systems. Experienced across the stack — from architecture design to deployment — with a strong focus on performance, re... Show more

Piotr Trębacz

Piotr Trębacz

Piotr is a DevOps leader you insert deep behind enemy lines - to transform troubled software and processes into modern standards. He's specialty is combining hard technical skills and soft leadership pragmatism with high agency.

Imagine him as lean blackops operative with Second Brain of almost 7000 hand-gardened notes bringing unconventional outside-in perspective. He's led $1M+ digital transformations, accelerated delivery for 150+ engineers, and slashed release cycles from weeks to hours across Air Defense, Banking, Industry 4.0, Logistics, Fuel, Mars Rovers and Gambling.

Trusted as Code Europe Program Committee member, Ex-GDG Organizer, and speaker, he happily mentors younger experts sharing battle-tested insights.

Off-duty, find him in Hawaiian shirts, Game Mastering RPGs, tinkering in his rapid prototyping workshop, or optimizing board game tactics with probability.

Piotr is a DevOps leader you insert deep behind enemy lines - to transform troubled software and processes into modern standards. He's specialty is combining hard technical skills and soft leadership pragmatism with high agency. Imagine him as lea... Show more

Snigdha Kashyap

Snigdha Kashyap

A Software Development Engineer with over three years of experience specialising in software development (majorly backend) and cloud technology. I have contributed to robust, scalable systems across various tech stacks in previous roles at Freecharge Payments and Airtel Payments Bank. With a zeal for building efficient, user-centric applications. A problem-solver and avid technologist.

A Software Development Engineer with over three years of experience specialising in software development (majorly backend) and cloud technology. I have contributed to robust, scalable systems across various tech stacks in previous roles at Freecharge... Show more

Mignon Coenen

Mignon Coenen

Mignon is a pre-sales professional with a financial/accounting education and work experience and good understanding of professional services. Since she started working for Bravx in 2000, she has grown profound knowledge of Dynamics Business Central (formerly Navision), Dynamics 365 Sales and for the last 10 years Dynamics Project Operations. Mignon loves to demonstrate all the great functions of Project Operations in combination with the possibilities of the Power Platform. Lately she has become enthusiastic on Copilot and AI.

Mignon is a pre-sales professional with a financial/accounting education and work experience and good understanding of professional services. Since she started working for Bravx in 2000, she has grown profound knowledge of Dynamics Business Central (... Show more

Georgina Armstrong

Georgina Armstrong

Georgina has been working in Data Science since 2011. For many years she was a coding data scientist in R, Python and PySpark, but for the last 7 years she's been leading international data teams.

She is the Head of Data for an NYSE-listed company with tens of millions of MAU, where she manages the Data Science, Advanced Analytics and Data Engineering teams as well as regulatory reporting.

She's been through hiring cycles and layoff cycles, major tech stack overhauls, massive data science projects and forensic audits. She's figured out how to keep diverse, remote data teams happy, productive and collaborative, at least 80% of the time.

Georgina has been working in Data Science since 2011. For many years she was a coding data scientist in R, Python and PySpark, but for the last 7 years she's been leading international data teams. She is the Head of Data for an NYSE-listed compan... Show more

Ilya Savin

Ilya Savin

Engineering Manager with 10 years in Mobile, now focused on using AI to speed up delivery and cut the busywork. I lead with a customer-first mindset and love building clean, impactful mobile experiences that actually ship

Engineering Manager with 10 years in Mobile, now focused on using AI to speed up delivery and cut the busywork. I lead with a customer-first mindset and love building clean, impactful mobile experiences that actually ship Show more

Italo Oliveira

Italo Oliveira

💡 Ítalo Oliveira | Gerente de Projetos Sênior | Especialista em Agilidade e Transformação Digital | Autor de 'Inovação Contínua'

Atuando como Gerente de Projetos Sênior na Stefanini, sou responsável por liderar iniciativas estratégicas, garantindo a entrega eficiente e inovadora de soluções digitais para clientes globais. Com mais de 13 anos de experiência, minha trajetória envolve gestão de projetos complexos, transformação digital e adoção de metodologias ágeis em diferentes indústrias.

Também sou CEO da RSI Academy Brazil, onde ajudo a capacitar profissionais em produtos digitais, UX e agilidade. Além disso, sou palestrante em eventos como Agile Brazil, Agile Trends e Caipira Ágil, compartilhando insights sobre liderança ágil e o futuro da inovação.

Recentemente, lancei o livro *'Inovação Contínua: A Arte de Gerir Produtos e Times Ágeis'*, disponível na Amazon e na Unicap. Nele, exploro estratégias para gestores e líderes que buscam transformar suas organizações por meio da agilidade e da inovação.

Com mais de 120 artigos publicados e uma newsletter seguida por milhares de profissionais, minha missão é continuar inspirando e orientando equipes e organizações a alcançarem o sucesso em um ambiente em constante mudança.

💡 Ítalo Oliveira | Gerente de Projetos Sênior | Especialista em Agilidade e Transformação Digital | Autor de 'Inovação Contínua' Atuando como Gerente de Projetos Sênior na Stefanini, sou responsável por liderar iniciativas estratégicas, garantind... Show more

Lee Dickson

Lee Dickson

Lee Dickson brings 7+ years of experience in productizing AI solutions and predictive analytics, with a strong track record of streamlining operations and improving customer engagement for SMBs and enterprise clients. With an extensive background in technology and SaaS, he's an advocate for using AI to solve real-world problems that build strong relationships between businesses and their customer base through customizable conversations with digital AI agents.

Lee was part of the founding team that built raia AI, a platform that can rapidly deploy customizable AI assistants with low-to-no code required. These AI agents can handle a variety of job roles that focus around sales, support, marketing, and operational departments across a wide range of industries (software & technology, healthcare, financial services, travel & tourism, sports & entertainment, automotive, real estate, and more).

Lee has built an AI learning community of over 500,000 subscribers through his podcast "The AI Guys" that makes artificial intelligence easy to understand for everyone. Through this initiative, he has been able to assist countless businesses and industries build a gold standard for their own AI deployment and consulted business leadership teams that manage companies with annual recurring revenues of $5M-$500M+.

Lee Dickson brings 7+ years of experience in productizing AI solutions and predictive analytics, with a strong track record of streamlining operations and improving customer engagement for SMBs and enterprise clients. With an extensive background in ... Show more

Martynas Jočys

Martynas Jočys

Martynas is Data & Analytics Consultant specializing in UX design and visual communication of data.
His quest is to make data-human interaction a thing data humans care about by raising awareness and promoting best-practices.
He occasionally shares his knowledge in conferences, meetups and his personal blog.

Martynas is Data & Analytics Consultant specializing in UX design and visual communication of data. His quest is to make data-human interaction a thing data humans care about by raising awareness and promoting best-practices. He occasionally share... Show more

Martin Ladecký

Martin Ladecký

A technical leader with over 15 years of experience in high-stakes banking and non-profit digital transformation. Currently, he is architecting the "Exit Strategy" for some of the largest data volumes in European banking, moving billions of records to the cloud. When he isn't re-architecting legacy systems, he organizes the Czech Java User Group and contributes to Česko.Digital to help NPOs change lives through technology.

A technical leader with over 15 years of experience in high-stakes banking and non-profit digital transformation. Currently, he is architecting the "Exit Strategy" for some of the largest data volumes in European banking, moving billions of records t... Show more

Yolanda Cuesta Altieri

Yolanda Cuesta Altieri

Economist Excel expert
Microsoft MVP since 2014 to 2024 Excel y 2023 Data Platform
Linkedin Learning Instructor

Economist Excel expert Microsoft MVP since 2014 to 2024 Excel y 2023 Data Platform Linkedin Learning Instructor Show more

Simon Forster

Simon Forster

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native applications. He has a specific focus on ensuring cloud native technologies deliver against business goals. As co-chair of the CNCF Cartografos Group, Simon developed and co-authored the CNCF Cloud Native Maturity Model

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native ap... Show more

Priyanka Shah

Priyanka Shah

Winner of CHANNEL ASIA WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY 2023 award. As an AI/IoT specialist at Avanade, I lead advanced analytics with a focus on AI and IoT solutions across Southeast Asia. I have over 10 years of experience in strategy consulting, presales, technical architecture, and innovation for data and AI projects. I am also a Microsoft AI MVP ( three times) and a certified Azure AI Engineer.

I have hands-on expertise in generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and vector embeddings. I have successfully led the first enterprise integration of Gen AI in SEA, working with Azure Open AI, Vector db, LangChain, and other open source tools. I am passionate about solving complex business problems with AI, such as knowledge mining, sustainability, ethical AI, predictive analytics, hyper personalization, and intelligent decision support systems. I have also delivered AI/IoT solutions for various industry verticals and sectors, such as government, retail, energy, and FSI, using Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Digital Twins, Azure IoT Edge, and other cloud and edge computing technologies.

As a public speaker and a blogger, I enjoy sharing my insights and learnings on AI/ML topics, such as Generative AI, conversational AI, Azure AI, and ML.NET. I have spoken at Microsoft conferences and other technical events globally, and mentored and trained teams for AI hackathons and trainings. I am also involved in AI research and development, creating AI/ML accelerators, MLOps frameworks, and data science tooling. My mission is to help businesses grow and optimize their processes with AI/IoT, and to empower and inspire others to embrace the power and potential of AI.

Winner of CHANNEL ASIA WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY 2023 award. As an AI/IoT specialist at Avanade, I lead advanced analytics with a focus on AI and IoT solutions across Southeast Asia. I have over 10 years of experience in strategy consulting, presales, tech... Show more

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