Finance & Banking

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

Tracy Evans

Tracy Evans

Tracy Evans is a Partner at Open Strategy Partners, where she uses her deep background in marketing and business to give organizations the strategic tools to communicate the value of what they do to the people who need to hear it. Tracy has an MBA from the Mannheim Business School and more than 12 years of strategic marketing, technology, and management experience, helping organizations connect their value propositions to their target audiences.

Tracy Evans is a Partner at Open Strategy Partners, where she uses her deep background in marketing and business to give organizations the strategic tools to communicate the value of what they do to the people who need to hear it. Tracy has an MBA fr... Show more

Teresa Cain

Teresa Cain


Teresa Cain is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and technology executive who has led global product and user experience teams for more than 17 years and has held significant roles at SS&C Technologies, H&R Block, Lexmark, Netsmart Technologies, Service Management Group and TreviPay. Teresa is the Founder and President of Lucid Startup Consulting and has diverse experience as a speaker and coach for startups and technology firms and in leading product management, design, research, strategy, and innovation sessions. Her impressive journey includes hundreds of high profile organizations including teams at Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Vanguard, Deloitte, and Red Ventures.

Teresa is the Bestselling author of Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two Hour Design Sprints released in 2023 and is also the highest-rated and best-selling instructor for design sprint and product management courses on Udemy for her courses “Product Strategy & Roadmapping” and “2 Hour Design Sprints: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days.”

In 2024, Teresa received a Forty Under 40 Award from Ingram’s Magazine. Teresa received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices for her research “Putting Into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution To 2 Hour Design Sprints.” She was also a 2022 Women in IT Summit & Award Series Finalist for Advocate of the Year.
Teresa earned a BS in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and a BA in English from The University of Kansas. She earned an Executive MBA (EMBA) from Rockhurst University and a Master’s of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services (MIIPS) at Carnegie Mellon University. She also completed Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Executive Program for Product Strategy methods, a program with a focus on discovering, developing, managing and marketing products as a business. Her certifications include Pragmatic Marketing Certified III ©, Net Promoter Certified Associate, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

Teresa Cain is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and technology executive who has led global product and user experience teams for more than 17 years and has held significant roles at SS&C Technologies, H&R Block, Lexmark, Netsmart Technologies, Ser... Show more

Kayongo Johnson Brian

Kayongo Johnson Brian

I'm Kayongo Johnson Brian, the founder of InversePay, where we’re revolutionizing payments in Africa through cutting-edge AI and machine learning solutions. My passion lies in building intelligent systems that solve real-world challenges, from streamlining payments to automating complex processes. When I'm not scaling InversePay, I'm diving into open-source projects, leading Python Rwanda, and developing innovative tech that makes life smarter, faster, and more efficient. Let’s change the world with code!

I'm Kayongo Johnson Brian, the founder of InversePay, where we’re revolutionizing payments in Africa through cutting-edge AI and machine learning solutions. My passion lies in building intelligent systems that solve real-world challenges, from stream... Show more

Jesus Cuesta

Jesus Cuesta

Senior Specialist Lead at Deloitte, responsible for application architecture, DASA embassador, Openexpo Europe Ambassador, Codemotion Ambassador, Organizer GDG Madrid, Mentor Adalab.... Speaker at national and international events and fan of hackathons and technological events.

Senior Specialist Lead at Deloitte, responsible for application architecture, DASA embassador, Openexpo Europe Ambassador, Codemotion Ambassador, Organizer GDG Madrid, Mentor Adalab.... Speaker at national and international events and fan of hackath... Show more

Sheela Shankar

Sheela Shankar

I am a Full Stack Developer and Cloud Modernization enthusiast.
I work on building financial applications used by financial advisors to advise clients on their portfolios and give them insightful decisions to balance risk and reward and select the right retirement funds. Our team consists of a mix of full stack, dedicated backend and cloud specialists. Our team follows Agile practices, and is responsible for the cloud infrastructure, architecture, monitoring, and production support of the systems.

I am a Full Stack Developer and Cloud Modernization enthusiast. I work on building financial applications used by financial advisors to advise clients on their portfolios and give them insightful decisions to balance risk and reward and select the... Show more

Rick Clymer

Rick Clymer

For the past 13 years, Rick has been on his quality journey making stops at OnShift, Kalibrate, Rocket Mortgage. He joined the RocketReach team in the Fall of 2021 and has loved every minute of it. Currently, he is not only working on establishing quality processes and concepts throughout the engineering team, he is also responsible for the monitoring and reliability side as well. He works every day with the teams to ensure the solutions they are building are not only well tested but also able to be monitored so we know when something is off with them. Rick's looks for new opportunities to raise the customer's concerns not just from how something works for the end user but also how it performs as they use it.

For the past 13 years, Rick has been on his quality journey making stops at OnShift, Kalibrate, Rocket Mortgage. He joined the RocketReach team in the Fall of 2021 and has loved every minute of it. Currently, he is not only working on establishing qu... Show more

Annalisa Nash Fernandez

Annalisa Nash Fernandez

Annalisa Nash Fernandez is a specialist in world cultures, focusing on cultural elements in technology and business strategy. An experienced corporate strategic planning director who worked globally as an expatriate executive based in emerging markets, she bridges her dual background as a sociolinguist to navigate cross-cultural communication in marketing, leadership, and the digital economy. Her expert quotes are featured widely, including by CIO magazine and the BBC, and her articles are published in trade journals and in leading media. Annalisa held various roles at Philip Morris International and Kraft Foods, based in São Paulo, Brazil, and investment banks, including Bankers Trust, based in New York City and Santiago, Chile. Annalisa holds an M.A. in language and translation from the University of Wisconsin, and a B.S. in international finance from Georgetown University.

Annalisa Nash Fernandez is a specialist in world cultures, focusing on cultural elements in technology and business strategy. An experienced corporate strategic planning director who worked globally as an expatriate executive based in emerging market... Show more

Nishith Rajyaguru

Nishith Rajyaguru

Nishith Rajyaguru is a visionary technopreneur, passionate about harnessing cutting-edge technologies to craft impactful solutions for real-world challenges. With over a decade of experience driving innovation and operational excellence at leading product-based tech companies, he blends deep technical expertise with a commitment to solving pressing issues.

By leaving his corporate career behind to become a full-time entrepreneur, Nishith has pursued his passions and created innovative solutions that drive real impact. As the founder of TechnoFuzn Products Private Limited, he is dedicated to developing scalable, future-ready solutions that foster long-term, technology-driven transformations.

Nishith's work centers on empowering people and organizations to achieve their full potential. He has consistently delivered measurable impact, including leading a hackathon initiative that reduced build time by 70%, enabling teams to focus on higher-level innovation and creativity. He also reimagined a key product feature, reducing interaction time by 80% and unlocking resources for more strategic work.

Renowned for his bold and innovative approach to problem-solving, Nishith is reshaping the tech landscape with fresh ideas and forward-thinking solutions. Guided by a clear vision to create a more equitable, sustainable, and connected world through technology, he is dedicated to making a meaningful impact and leaving a lasting legacy in the tech industry.

Nishith Rajyaguru is a visionary technopreneur, passionate about harnessing cutting-edge technologies to craft impactful solutions for real-world challenges. With over a decade of experience driving innovation and operational excellence at leading pr... Show more

Imre Nagi

Imre Nagi

Imre is Google Developer Expert in cloud category and also Cloud Platform Engineer at GoTo Financial, Indonesia. He has several years of experience building infrastructure at any scale and developing platforms to improve developer productivity and enable infrastructure migrations. He also talked at several notable conferences like GopherCon and KubeCon NA.

Imre recently moved to Baltimore. Prior to this, Imre was an active community contributor and also the first Google Developer Expert Cloud from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Imre is Google Developer Expert in cloud category and also Cloud Platform Engineer at GoTo Financial, Indonesia. He has several years of experience building infrastructure at any scale and developing platforms to improve developer productivity and en... Show more

Josh Garverick

Josh Garverick

Author of the book "Migrating to Azure", contributing author to "The Developer's Guide to Azure (2021)", "Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7 (2023)", "Azure Integration Guide for Business (2023)", and author of several online courses, Microsoft MVP Josh Garverick is a seasoned IT professional with more than 15 years’ enterprise experience working in several large industry verticals (finance, healthcare, transportation, logistics, retail/consumer products, oil & gas, insurance). He specializes in Digital Transformation as well as Application Lifecycle Management and is currently involved in enterprise cloud adoption projects. When not geeking out over technology and architecture frameworks, he enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter.

Author of the book "Migrating to Azure", contributing author to "The Developer's Guide to Azure (2021)", "Implementing Event-Driven Microservices Architecture in .NET 7 (2023)", "Azure Integration Guide for Business (2023)", and author of several onl... Show more

Carrie Randolph

Carrie Randolph

Carrie Randolph is a CISSP-certified cybersecurity leader and international speaker with fourteen years of experience. Prior to joining the private sector, Carrie was the CIO for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, with over a decade of public service.

Carrie has her Bachelors of Technology from Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Information Assurance and Digital Forensics, and she is a co-founder of BSides Oklahoma and a founding member of Techlahoma.

Carrie Randolph is a CISSP-certified cybersecurity leader and international speaker with fourteen years of experience. Prior to joining the private sector, Carrie was the CIO for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, with over a decade of publi... Show more

Steve Hughes

Steve Hughes

Steve focuses on technical training, patterns and practice development, industry thought leadership, and technical communities. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a focus on Microsoft Fabric. Steve has had ALS since 2021. This has put him in a unique position to talk about accessibility in the workplace. He has been working with technology for over 20 years with much of that time spent on creating business intelligence solutions and helping customers implement leading BI and cloud solutions. He is passionate about using data effectively and helping customers understand that data is valuable and profitable. Steve and his daughter, Kristyna, post regularly about Power BI, data engineering, and workplace enablement at their blog at http://www.dataonwheels.com.

Steve focuses on technical training, patterns and practice development, industry thought leadership, and technical communities. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a focus on Microsoft Fabric. Steve has had ALS since 2021. This has put him in a ... Show more

Gaurav Sunkar

Gaurav Sunkar

Gaurav Sunkar is an accomplished Analytics and Business Intelligence professional with over 16 years of experience driving strategic growth and operational excellence across the tech and e-commerce landscape. He specializes in translating complex data into business strategy, partnering with senior leadership to deliver high-impact analytical insights that shape organizational direction. With expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and performance analytics, Gaurav has consistently influenced key decisions at the C-suite level across global organizations.
Currently, Gaurav serves as Manager of Business Performance at Google Cloud, where he leads the rhythm of business operations across North America. In this role, he partners with cross-functional teams spanning Sales Operations, Central Strategy, and Finance to guide annual planning, identify revenue opportunities, and manage business performance through advanced data analysis. His work enables executive alignment on strategic priorities and supports major investment decisions across key growth segments, including the SMB Ads business.
Before joining Google, Gaurav held senior analytics roles at StockX, Walmart Labs, and eBay, where he developed and deployed scalable analytics solutions. At StockX, he led forecasting for global GMV and trades while driving inventory and margin optimization. At Walmart, he owned personalization analytics for the online grocery platform, conducting A/B testing and driving UX-informed product enhancements. At eBay, he was instrumental in launching the C2C authentication business for the Fashion vertical, aligning long-range planning with product and business goals.
Gaurav holds an MBA in Finance from IIT Madras and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Pune University, complemented by a Data Science certification from General Assembly, San Francisco. Technically fluent in SQL, Python, Excel, Tableau, and enterprise BI tools, he blends deep analytical rigor with business acumen. A strong communicator and collaborator, Gaurav thrives in cross-functional environments and is known for building data-driven frameworks that not only forecast performance but also accelerate business transformation.

Gaurav Sunkar is an accomplished Analytics and Business Intelligence professional with over 16 years of experience driving strategic growth and operational excellence across the tech and e-commerce landscape. He specializes in translating complex dat... Show more

Michelle Buckner

Michelle Buckner

Michelle Buckner is a cybersecurity compliance leader specializing in AI governance, FedRAMP, Web3, and emerging technology compliance frameworks. With extensive experience at NASA and USPTO, Michelle translates complex cybersecurity and compliance challenges into clear, actionable insights. As a thought leader regularly published on opensource.net and devops.com, Michelle is passionate about guiding organizations toward secure, compliant, and innovative technology practices. Known for engaging, practical presentations, Michelle equips audiences with strategies to navigate today's cybersecurity and compliance landscape confidently and effectively.

Michelle Buckner is a cybersecurity compliance leader specializing in AI governance, FedRAMP, Web3, and emerging technology compliance frameworks. With extensive experience at NASA and USPTO, Michelle translates complex cybersecurity and compliance c... Show more

Prateek Kalasannavar

Prateek Kalasannavar

Passionate AI Security Engineer at Lenovo, dedicated to architecting and operationalizing robust security for cutting-edge AI systems. I spearhead initiatives to embed security across the entire AI lifecycle, from defining organizational AI security requirements to building actionable frameworks that drive product security. I'm currently leading Lenovo's AI Security Review Board (AI SRB), a program driving rigorous design and release reviews for all AI-enabled products.

My mission is to create resilient AI systems that enable innovation securely. To achieve this, I ground my strategies in leading industry standards and frameworks like the NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, and MITRE ATLAS. This allows me to implement comprehensive strategies across threat modeling, vulnerability assessments, and adversarial testing, ensuring we build systems that foster an environment of protection, adaptability, and enduring trust.

Prior to Lenovo, I built a strong foundation in security as a Senior SecOps Engineer at Biofourmis. There, I enhanced security for sensitive health data (ensuring HIPAA & GDPR compliance), significantly improved the risk management posture, and led critical supply chain security initiatives. That experience sharpened my lens on how deeply integrated, and profoundly human, good security must be.

I am committed to shaping the future of secure and responsible AI, protecting both systems and people while enabling bold, transformative innovation.

Passionate AI Security Engineer at Lenovo, dedicated to architecting and operationalizing robust security for cutting-edge AI systems. I spearhead initiatives to embed security across the entire AI lifecycle, from defining organizational AI security ... Show more

Ezequiel Kobylnik

Ezequiel Kobylnik

Con una destacada carrera en la intersección de la banca y la tecnología, Ezequiel es un líder de producto que impulsa la innovación en el sector bancario y fintech. Su trayectoria se centra en definir y ejecutar la estrategia de productos financieros digitales, desde el desarrollo de canales digitales (en Banco Galila, Banco Itau y HSBC) hasta la creación de plataformas digitales líderes en la industria.

Apasionado en alinear la visión del producto con los objetivos de negocio, desarrolla estrategias go-to-market, evangeliza soluciones tecnológicas y fomenta el crecimiento a través de un profundo entendimiento del cliente y las tendencias del mercado. Su impacto radica en transformar la experiencia del cliente y potenciar la captación y rentabilidad a través de canales digitales, consolidándose como un referente en estrategia de productos financieros.

Con una destacada carrera en la intersección de la banca y la tecnología, Ezequiel es un líder de producto que impulsa la innovación en el sector bancario y fintech. Su trayectoria se centra en definir y ejecutar la estrategia de productos financiero... Show more

Benjamin Klormann

Benjamin Klormann

Benjamin stands at the unique intersection of healthcare research and blockchain technology. By day, his work in a university hospital's lab focuses on pioneering medical solutions. By night, he applies his analytical prowess to the cryptocurrency realm, tackling the complexities of decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3. This blend of scientific rigor and digital acumen equips him with a distinct perspective, enabling him to devise innovative strategies against Sybil attacks and fraud in the crypto space. His commitment to enhancing digital ecosystem security and integrity makes him a standout contributor to both the scientific and blockchain communities.

Benjamin stands at the unique intersection of healthcare research and blockchain technology. By day, his work in a university hospital's lab focuses on pioneering medical solutions. By night, he applies his analytical prowess to the cryptocurrency re... Show more

Anita Squires

Anita Squires

Anita has always been interested in computers from an early age; very early on, her dad gifted her a ZX spectrum. However, it took until she was later in her career to actually move directly into a coding career by becoming an automated tester. Before that, she spent many years working in a support role in various financial technology institutes, working closely with analysts, developers and testers, noticing the lack of young women in the space.
Outside of her day job, she has focused on trying to encourage more young women into technology roles with the Dell Stem Apire Mentoring program.

Anita has always been interested in computers from an early age; very early on, her dad gifted her a ZX spectrum. However, it took until she was later in her career to actually move directly into a coding career by becoming an automated tester. Befo... Show more

Graham Wilson

Graham Wilson

Graham Wilson is the Director of Cultural Policy Research, also known as RCCIL. His work focuses on exploring the transformative power of creativity and innovation within cultural industries.

Graham Wilson is the Director of Cultural Policy Research, also known as RCCIL. His work focuses on exploring the transformative power of creativity and innovation within cultural industries. Show more

Martin Op 't Land

Martin Op 't Land

Martin is gefascineerd door de vraag "hoe blijven verantwoordelijkheden in ketens helder?" Als lid van de Strafrechtketen-Architectuurraad ontwikkelde hij samen met ketenpartners de aanpak Handreiking KetenBusinessAnalyse (HKBA) voor het Ministerie van JenV. Martin past deze toe in veranderopgaven om te komen tot waardegericht ketendienstontwerp. Van huis uit wiskundige, en met ruime werkervaring in organisatie-ontwerp en informatievoorziening, promoveerde hij eerder op het ontwerp van nieuwe en wijzigende verantwoordelijkheden in ketens.

Martin is gefascineerd door de vraag "hoe blijven verantwoordelijkheden in ketens helder?" Als lid van de Strafrechtketen-Architectuurraad ontwikkelde hij samen met ketenpartners de aanpak Handreiking KetenBusinessAnalyse (HKBA) voor het Ministerie v... Show more

Avinash Sabat

Avinash Sabat

Avinash Sabat is a seasoned Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 14years of experience in designing, automating, and scaling enterprise platforms. At Synechron, he drives modernization efforts for financial institutions by building resilient Kubernetes environments, streamlining CI/CD pipelines with GitLab, and applying infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform and Helm. With strong expertise across Azure and Google Cloud, he blends deep technical knowledge with practical problem-solving to deliver secure, high-performing solutions. Passionate about automation, Avinash also develops Python-based utilities that eliminate repetitive tasks and enhance developer productivity.

Avinash Sabat is a seasoned Cloud DevOps Engineer with over 14years of experience in designing, automating, and scaling enterprise platforms. At Synechron, he drives modernization efforts for financial institutions by building resilient Kubernetes en... Show more

Yauheni Slizh

Yauheni Slizh

I am an android developer with more than 4 years of commercial experience. During this time, I worked on different projects. From small startups that started from scratch to large product company with hundreds of android developers. I like to study new things in the development process and to share my knowledge and experience.

I am an android developer with more than 4 years of commercial experience. During this time, I worked on different projects. From small startups that started from scratch to large product company with hundreds of android developers. I like to study n... Show more

Jesús Vallejo

Jesús Vallejo

Jesús Vallejo es un especialista en inteligencia de amenazas cibernéticas y análisis de malware, con una sólida trayectoria en la investigación y mitigación de amenazas digitales. Su experiencia abarca la identificación de TTPs, perfilamiento de actores maliciosos y el desarrollo de estrategias de defensa basadas en inteligencia.

Ha participado en diversas investigaciones sobre campañas de amenazas dirigidas a la región LATAM, con un enfoque en troyanos bancarios, ransomware e intrusiones avanzadas. Su trabajo combina técnicas de análisis dinámico y estático de malware, correlación de indicadores de compromiso (IoCs) y alineación con marcos como MITRE ATT&CK.

Además de su labor técnica, Jesús comparte su conocimiento en conferencias y eventos especializados, abordando temas como la evolución de las amenazas cibernéticas, tácticas de actores maliciosos y estrategias de inteligencia de amenazas. Su enfoque práctico y basado en casos reales lo convierte en un ponente dinámico y valioso para audiencias técnicas y estratégicas.

Jesús Vallejo es un especialista en inteligencia de amenazas cibernéticas y análisis de malware, con una sólida trayectoria en la investigación y mitigación de amenazas digitales. Su experiencia abarca la identificación de TTPs, perfilamiento de acto... Show more

Ramprasad reddy Mittana

Ramprasad reddy Mittana

Ramprasad Reddy Mittana is a Senior Manager of Global HRIS & Analytics at NSF International with over 19 years of expertise in HR technology transformation. As a certified PMP® and TOGAF® Solution Architect, he has successfully led HCM Cloud implementations across global organizations, achieving 90% improvement in data accuracy and 85% reduction in manual data entry errors. Ram's experience spans Fortune 500 companies including Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Oracle Corporation, where he pioneered AI-driven HR solutions and advanced analytics platforms. His strategic leadership in implementing Oracle Fusion HCM, Workday, and integrated analytics solutions using Snowflake and PowerBI has delivered measurable business impact including 50% reduction in HR help desk volume and 65% reduction in audit discrepancies.

Ramprasad Reddy Mittana is a Senior Manager of Global HRIS & Analytics at NSF International with over 19 years of expertise in HR technology transformation. As a certified PMP® and TOGAF® Solution Architect, he has successfully led HCM Cloud implemen... Show more

Dryshtee Woozir-Manilall

Dryshtee Woozir-Manilall

Front End Developer & Product Designer

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Eric Hart

Eric Hart

Eric Hart is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader with over 35 years of experience driving innovation, security, and resilience across technology, insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. As a seasoned expert in cloud security and secure software development, Eric has spearheaded transformative initiatives, including directing global application security programs and implementing enterprise-wide security automation. His leadership has fortified digital ecosystems, ensuring robust protection and operational resilience in high-stakes environments.

A dynamic and sought-after speaker, Eric has captivated audiences at corporate conferences, local security events, and industry summits, sharing insights on cloud security, threat modeling, and building robust security programs. As the founder of the Triangle Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance in Raleigh, North Carolina, he has cultivated a vibrant community dedicated to advancing security awareness, professional growth, and networking. His leadership extends to his nonprofit, 4Philip.org, established in memory of his son, Philip, to fund research into Addison’s disease and improve diagnostic protocols, including a groundbreaking update to North Carolina’s EMT triage for adrenal shock.

Holding a SANS GIAC GSEC certification and Masters Studies in Cybersecurity from the SANS Institute, a Bachelors in Business Communications and degree in Music Theory and Composition, Eric brings a unique blend of technical precision and creative problem-solving to his work. His career, which began programming on IBM 8086 PCs in 1989, spans the full technology stack, from hardware to cloud architectures. Offstage, Eric is an amateur blues guitarist, a dedicated mentor to his daughter in music, and a lifelong learner passionate about staying at the forefront of cybersecurity trends.

Eric’s talks inspire audiences to embrace resilience, innovate fearlessly, and build secure, connected communities—drawing from his decades of expertise, personal journey, and commitment to making a lasting impact.

Eric Hart is a globally recognized cybersecurity leader with over 35 years of experience driving innovation, security, and resilience across technology, insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. As a seasoned expert in cloud security ... Show more

Adriana Kostov

Adriana Kostov

Adriana Kostov was Australia's first Regional Director of the global Hedge Fund Association. With degrees in Law and Commerce, and a Women in Financial Services Award for her work in Industry Advocacy, Adriana Kostov also discusses lifestyle topics such as fashion and wellness as relevant to the modern working woman.

Adriana Kostov was Australia's first Regional Director of the global Hedge Fund Association. With degrees in Law and Commerce, and a Women in Financial Services Award for her work in Industry Advocacy, Adriana Kostov also discusses lifestyle topics s... Show more

Emanuele Moscato

Emanuele Moscato

I spent several years working in large companies in different areas (business development, marketing, sourcing, organization, digital innovation) measuring myself in different fields, from software simulation and validation, to strategic sourcing and finally to organizational methodologies. In these experiences I was able to put into practice what I learned in my studies and learn new things using my ability to see and my propensity to think out of the box. Now is the time to help companies improve themselves by providing them with an external, competent and sometimes visionary, point of view. That's why I decided to take care of companies, and even before the people who make them live, from outside as a consultant.

I spent several years working in large companies in different areas (business development, marketing, sourcing, organization, digital innovation) measuring myself in different fields, from software simulation and validation, to strategic sourcing and... Show more

Žiga Vaupot

Žiga Vaupot

Žiga Vaupot is working in IT industry for 30+ years. In the last decade or so, Žiga has been working in the field of business analytics and has held several managerial roles in companies such as Bron, Qubix and Version 1. Since 2025, he is working as a Director at SmartQ d.o.o. in Slovenia.

Even though Žiga's current role is more managerial, Žiga is still active in his “original" business analytics consultancy role in which he has been active on various projects in Europe and UK, North America and Japan. In these projects he was primarily involved with implementation of Oracle Analytics based solutions.

Before joining Bron/Qubix Žiga was CIO of the largest Slovenian publishing company, Mladinska knjiga. He has also spent 10 years in Oracle Slovenia and CEE region performing in several roles from technology and application pre-sales, sales and marketing.

Žiga's focus today still lies with Oracle (cloud) based technology and infrastructure. His expertise is in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure including Analytics, Autonomous Database, Machine Learning, Data Science, AI and other related OCI services.

As a member of the SIOUG board, he is also an active member of the group in organising various events including annual MakeIT conference.

Žiga has MBA degree of Faculty of Economics, and BSC degree from Faculty of Computer Sciences and Informatics, both University of Ljubljana. He also holds several Oracle expertise certificates, ie. Oracle Cloud Platform Enterprise Analytics 2023 Certified Specialist.

Žiga is Oracle ACE Pro since 2020.

Žiga Vaupot is working in IT industry for 30+ years. In the last decade or so, Žiga has been working in the field of business analytics and has held several managerial roles in companies such as Bron, Qubix and Version 1. Since 2025, he is working as... Show more

Thiago Bordini

Thiago Bordini

Thiago Bordini, Head Cyber Threat Intelligence, executive with more than 20 years of experience in the cyber intelligence market, working with analysis and prevention of cyber threats and fraud and dissemination of educational content on the subject to professionals and companies. Technical coordinator and postgraduate professor at IDESP.
Speaker at several national and international events such as Defcon, YSTS, EkoParty, H2HC, Security BSides Las Vegas and Sao Paulo, SANS, HTCIA, CoronaCon, 8.8 Andina and Brazil, among others.
Member of the Security BSides Sao Paulo/Brazil organization.

Thiago Bordini, Head Cyber Threat Intelligence, executive with more than 20 years of experience in the cyber intelligence market, working with analysis and prevention of cyber threats and fraud and dissemination of educational content on the subject ... Show more

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