Government, Social Sector & Education

Valued individuals involved in shaping public policies, providing essential services, and promoting education, tirelessly looking to improve society and empower citizens

Tom Overton

Tom Overton

A 30-year veteran data guy with experience in enterprise databases, platform migration, application monitoring, audit and compliance, and document automation in environmental, government, telecom, manufacturing and healthcare industries. When not writing queries, I enjoy mentoring, coaching, woodworking, and hiking in our National Parks.

A 30-year veteran data guy with experience in enterprise databases, platform migration, application monitoring, audit and compliance, and document automation in environmental, government, telecom, manufacturing and healthcare industries. When not wr... Show more

Jérôme Urvoas

Jérôme Urvoas

Jérôme is a professional coach, agile coach, facilitator and trainer.
For 19 years, he has been one of the pioneers who have develop an agile culture within Lectra teams. He is now in charge of a team of internal coaches that he created and who support his company in its many changes.
Passionate about human dynamics, he has developed over the years an expertise in the fields of agility, change management and the management of teams and organizations.
Active member of the Agile community and of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council France, he likes to share his experience and his convictions through conferences and training.

Jérôme is a professional coach, agile coach, facilitator and trainer. For 19 years, he has been one of the pioneers who have develop an agile culture within Lectra teams. He is now in charge of a team of internal coaches that he created and who supp... Show more

Tricia Diamond

Tricia Diamond

Dr. Tricia Diamond is a portfolio and program management executive, aerospace engineer, and organizational strategist with more than two decades of leadership across the public sector, technology, and consulting in the United States and the Netherlands. She holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and professional aviation experience, alongside advanced credentials including the PfMP®, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PMO-CP®, CPMAI, GPM-b®, CAL®, ITIL®, AWS-CCP, AWS-AIP, MCASE. As Director of ARPA Implementation for a major U.S. city, she built and led a PMO governing a $386M federal recovery portfolio with 100% regulatory compliance. She has spoken at ASPA and PMI conferences, previously served as VP of Professional Development for PMI Puget Sound, and is a Seattle Parks and Recreation Commissioner. She is the founder of Diamond PMO Solutions, an MWBE owned management consultancy specializing in portfolio governance, PMO design, and organizational strategy as well as PMI certification trainings. Her book, Second Line Leadership: How New Orleans Solved Coordination Without Controls, was published in September 2026.

Dr. Tricia Diamond is a portfolio and program management executive, aerospace engineer, and organizational strategist with more than two decades of leadership across the public sector, technology, and consulting in the United States and the Netherlan... Show more

Sammie Walker Herrera

Sammie Walker Herrera

Sammie Walker Herrera runs a public speaking coaching consultancy called Speak Y'all (yes, she's from Texas), leveraging 10+ years coaching leaders on their impromptu speaking, interviewing, and leadership skills. Her clients are senior leaders at companies like Amazon, IBM, Oracle, and Microsoft. She focuses on creating a fun, non-judgmental space for folks to hone their speaking strengths. Sammie is a Certified ADHD Coach through the ADD Coach Academy & the International Coaching Federation. She is passionate about supporting fellow neurodivergent professionals. Sammie earned two Bachelor's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master's of Arts in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Slippery Rock University. Sammie is also a Latin dance instructor and performs improv comedy.

Sammie Walker Herrera runs a public speaking coaching consultancy called Speak Y'all (yes, she's from Texas), leveraging 10+ years coaching leaders on their impromptu speaking, interviewing, and leadership skills. Her clients are senior leaders at co... Show more

Estera Kot

Estera Kot

Dr. Estera Kot is the Chief Technology Officer at Clouds On Mars, where she drives the company’s innovation in Data & AI strategy and execution. A former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, she played a key role in building performance-critical components of Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft Fabric, focusing on Apache Spark and high-efficiency analytical engines.

Estera is a Polish-born engineer by passion, fluent in several programming languages and recognized for her hands-on technical depth. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science with distinction, specializing in machine and deep learning for medical imaging. Her research has led to numerous scientific publications and a U.S. patent in big data processing.

Her career spans global tech leaders like Intel, Sony, and Procter & Gamble. She is a respected educator and mentor, having designed full-time and postgraduate AI-in-Cloud programs at the Warsaw University of Technology. Her students now work at CERN, Google, Meta, and other top-tier institutions worldwide. Estera is a guest lecturer at UCLA—one of the top public research universities in the U.S.—and Łazarski University in Warsaw.

As a speaker, she’s presented at top industry events including MLADS (Microsoft’s internal AI and data science conference in Redmond), the inaugural FabCon in Las Vegas, and several AI and cloud conferences across Europe. She also produces educational content on YouTube, making complex AI topics accessible and practical.

Estera is committed to building scalable, ethical, and real-world-driven AI solutions, with a focus on impact over hype.

Dr. Estera Kot is the Chief Technology Officer at Clouds On Mars, where she drives the company’s innovation in Data & AI strategy and execution. A former Principal Product Manager at Microsoft, she played a key role in building performance-critical c... Show more

Chime Okure

Chime Okure

Chime is a Microsoft MVP and Senior Power Platform Consultant with a strong focus on helping organisations deliver impactful low-code solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), he is passionate about knowledge sharing, enabling rapid learning, and improving team effectiveness.

Beyond consulting, Chime is a Careers Mentor at the University of Greenwich (UK), where he supports students through career guidance and STEM engagement, encouraging the next generation to pursue opportunities in technology.

His commitment to learning, mentorship, and innovation reflects a clear belief in technology as a driver of growth, opportunity, and positive community impact.

Chime is a Microsoft MVP and Senior Power Platform Consultant with a strong focus on helping organisations deliver impactful low-code solutions using Microsoft Power Platform. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), he is passionate about knowledge s... Show more

Fabrice Bloch

Fabrice Bloch

Statisticien public, agiliste militant, formateur en design-thinking et en leadership

Statisticien public, agiliste militant, formateur en design-thinking et en leadership Show more

Kishore Bitra

Kishore Bitra

Kishore Bitra is an enterprise IT, AI, and cybersecurity leader with over 18 years of experience delivering secure, scalable technology solutions across government and enterprise environments. For more than eight years, he has served with the Baltimore City Office of Information & Technology (BCIT), where he leads initiatives that modernize digital services, strengthen cybersecurity, and improve the Microsoft 365 collaboration platform supporting thousands of city employees and the delivery of public services.

He specializes in Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, Azure/Entra identity, enterprise AI, cybersecurity, and cloud governance, with a focus on helping organizations adopt emerging technologies securely, responsibly, and at scale.

Throughout his career, Kishore has led major technology transformations, including enterprise cloud migrations, ransomware recovery efforts, Microsoft 365 modernization, AI adoption initiatives, and complex systems integration projects. His work combines deep technical expertise with governance, risk management, and operational excellence to help organizations build resilient, secure, and future-ready digital environments.

His expertise includes evaluating enterprise architectures, AI-enabled business solutions, identity security, access control, and cloud collaboration platforms supporting mission-critical government operations. He regularly reviews technical designs, implementation strategies, and security architectures to ensure alignment with Zero Trust principles, responsible AI practices, regulatory compliance, and organizational governance.

Beyond his professional role, Kishore is an active contributor to the technology community through technical publications, conference presentations, and mentorship. His research explores AI governance, human-AI collaboration, data products, and the responsible adoption of generative AI in government and enterprise environments. Passionate about Baltimore's growing technology ecosystem, he enjoys collaborating with innovators, students, entrepreneurs, and fellow technologists to explore how AI and modern cloud technologies can improve civic services and solve real-world challenges.

Kishore Bitra is an enterprise IT, AI, and cybersecurity leader with over 18 years of experience delivering secure, scalable technology solutions across government and enterprise environments. For more than eight years, he has served with the Baltimo... Show more

Svitlana Samko

Svitlana Samko

Svitlana Samko is a leader and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. With her unwavering commitment to guiding and empowering others, she has made a significant impact on the careers and professional growth of numerous individuals. She is a Winner of Tech Leader Award in Ireland, 2026 Speaker of the Year Thinkers360 Annual Awards and Toastmasters Triple Crown Award.

As a Technical Project Manager at Verizon Connect and CEO of W2business IT Academy, Svitlana has demonstrated her exceptional mentoring skills by inspiring non-technical individuals to pursue and thrive in the IT field. Her dedication to helping others develop the necessary skills to embark on successful IT careers is truly inspiring.

Svitlana's influence extends beyond her professional roles. She serves as the President at Toastmasters, where she fosters an environment of learning and skill development. Additionally, she is the Lead of Circle of Women Association, actively championing gender equality and promoting opportunities for women in technology.

In recognition of her vast knowledge and expertise, Svitlana is actively involved in various mentoring programs and initiatives. She served as a judge for AI Awards Ireland, as an e-Mentor for EQUALS Tech4Girls, guiding and supporting young women in their pursuit of tech-related careers. In the ICT Skillnet Future in Tech Mentor Programme, she served as a Mentor and Coach on the Web Developer path, helping aspiring professionals navigate the challenges of the industry.

Svitlana's dedication to community engagement is commendable. As a Co-organizer of Test IT Meetup and Dublin Agile Project Management Meetup, she fosters a collaborative environment for knowledge sharing and networking. She is also an active volunteer, contributing her time and expertise to organizations such as Junior Achievement Ireland and CoderDojo, where she mentors and teaches young children the fundamentals of computer programming.

She has presented at esteemed events such as OWASP Security conference and Security BSides Dublin, first Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) USA conference in San Francisco, Agile Lean Ireland Conference, Browserstack ChatGPT Fireside panel, Google GDG Ireland, SnykCon, and EuropeClouds Summit, served as a Judge of AI Ireland. Her contributions to these platforms have inspired countless individuals and sparked meaningful discussions on the future of technology.

Svitlana Samko is a leader and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the tech industry. With her unwavering commitment to guiding and empowering others, she has made a significant impact on the careers and professional growth of numerous individual... Show more

Kaitlyn Concilio

Kaitlyn Concilio

Kaitlyn Concilio is an engineering leader who started playing with computers since she first telnetted into the library to reserve books in first grade. She’s passionate about building and leading vibrant, cross-functional teams and helping developers grow and find joy in their work. With deep experience in design and writing, she’s programmed her way through stints in journalism, nonprofits, higher education and healthcare, both as an internal team member and through consultancy.

Kaitlyn Concilio is an engineering leader who started playing with computers since she first telnetted into the library to reserve books in first grade. She’s passionate about building and leading vibrant, cross-functional teams and helping developer... Show more

Ricki West

Ricki West

I started my mainframe career in 2019 at RSM Partners, which was later acquired by BMC Software. My journey began in CICS and MQ administration, and I soon expanded my skills to include Db2 and the various enterprise security managers (ESMs) that support them.

Now at HM Land Registry, I focus on general systems programming tasks like SMPE and z/OS management. I’ve been an active member of the GS UK committee since I first entered the mainframe industry, contributing to the community in various ways.

As the Chairman of WAVEZ, I work behind the scenes to organize events, lead student outreach programs, and manage scholarships. I also collaborate closely with the WAVEZ 101 & 102 stream chairs to ensure we continue supporting and empowering the next generation of mainframers.

I started my mainframe career in 2019 at RSM Partners, which was later acquired by BMC Software. My journey began in CICS and MQ administration, and I soon expanded my skills to include Db2 and the various enterprise security managers (ESMs) that sup... Show more

Himanshu Patil

Himanshu Patil

Himanshu Patil is a cybersecurity professional and educator focused on cybersecurity awareness, digital risk understanding, and practical security education. His work centers on helping students, professionals, and organizations understand modern cyber threats and develop the skills needed to build safer digital environments.

With professional training in cybersecurity, cybercrime investigation, cyber law, and digital forensics, Himanshu has developed expertise in areas such as network security, OSINT investigation, metadata analysis, cyber threat awareness, and responsible cybersecurity practices.

He holds internationally recognized certifications including CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, and PMP, along with professional training in Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH), cybercrime investigation, and cyber forensic analysis.

Himanshu is actively involved in cybersecurity education and skill development, where he conducts training programs, cybersecurity workshops, and internship mentoring sessions for students and aspiring cybersecurity professionals. His teaching approach focuses on real-world cyber threats, practical security thinking, and responsible use of technology.

In addition to training, he is also engaged in cybersecurity research and academic work, including research on AI-assisted metadata and OSINT correlation for darknet investigations, exploring how analytical techniques can support digital investigations while maintaining legal and ethical compliance.

Through education, research, and community engagement, Himanshu works toward promoting cybersecurity awareness, responsible technology use, and stronger digital resilience in the modern connected world.

Himanshu Patil is a cybersecurity professional and educator focused on cybersecurity awareness, digital risk understanding, and practical security education. His work centers on helping students, professionals, and organizations understand modern cyb... Show more

Shubhangi Goyal

Shubhangi Goyal

Shubhangi is multi award-winning senior Data & AI professional and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to AI startups. With a decade of experience across data analytics, data science, data strategy, and AI, she specializes in leveraging algorithms to extract insights, surface patterns, and decode human language in complex datasets. She currently serves as a senior analyst at a leading FTSE 100 financial services and insurance firm in the UK. Previously, she led high-impact AI and data initiatives at ICS AI Ltd, delivering cutting-edge technology to the UK public sector. She holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering and an MSc in Business Analytics from the University of Bath. An international speaker, Shubhangi has delivered talks in 14 countries across the globe. She leads the London Chapter of Women in Data, championing the next generation of women in tech, and co-founded Builders Foundry, a community-driven platform where practitioners learn from real-world experience. She is also a verified expert and mentor on TopMate.

Shubhangi is multi award-winning senior Data & AI professional and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to AI startups. With a decade of experience across data analytics, data science, data strategy, and AI, she speciali... Show more

Roberto Slomka

Roberto Slomka

Analista de Sistemas, formado Administrador de Empresas com ênfase em AS. Especialista em Qualidade de Software, com 40 anos de carreira na área de TIC atuando em diversos papéis.

Especialista em Tecnologias na Aprendizagem, praticante e estudioso da heutagogia (auto-aprendizagem), do e-learning e do desenvolvimento pessoal e profissional, com foco em soft skills necessárias à cultura ágil desde 2015. Concluindo especialização em Projetos Sociais e Políticas Públicas.

No Serpro desde 2006. Trabalhou com Garantia da Qualidade, melhoria contínua de processos, sendo professor convidado da pós-graduação em Qualidade de Software da Unisinos de 2011 a 2015.

Atua desde 2019 com cultura organizacional, inicialmente no time Cultura Dides, cuja missão é apoiar a propagação e engajamento na cultura ágil no âmbito da Diretoria de Desenvolvimento de Soluções (DIDES) do Serviço Federal de Processamento de Dados (Serpro), a partir de maio de 2024 integrando o Departamento de Cultura Organizacional. da Superintendência de Educação, Pessoas e Talentos, na Diretoria de Pessoas, com o desafio de modelar a segmentação dos processos de Cultura Organizacional tanto em termos regionais como nas diversas diretorias.

Autor, ator, cantor (em vias de se tornar produtor musical), e facilitador de debates e painéis. Pai de quatro filhos. Metódico e bem-humorado. Às vezes não. Cri-cri-cri, sempre: crítico, criterioso e criativo. Não cabe em caixa, recomenda-se nem tentar.

Analista de Sistemas, formado Administrador de Empresas com ênfase em AS. Especialista em Qualidade de Software, com 40 anos de carreira na área de TIC atuando em diversos papéis. Especialista em Tecnologias na Aprendizagem, praticante e estudios... Show more

Andrew Paul

Andrew Paul

Andrew writes code and teaches people. Sometimes at the same time. Over a decade in education (schools, colleges, training professional engineers) taught him that technical excellence without communication skills creates brilliant individual contributors but struggling teams. Now consulting on architecture while training engineering teams globally, he helps developers find their authentic technical voice- the one that writes elegant code AND explains why it matters.

Andrew writes code and teaches people. Sometimes at the same time. Over a decade in education (schools, colleges, training professional engineers) taught him that technical excellence without communication skills creates brilliant individual contribu... Show more

Elliott Mattice

Elliott Mattice

Elliott Mattice is Co-Founder and CEO of Veraidyn. He has spent 25 years leading cybersecurity, risk, and governance programs across defense, healthcare, and federal contracting, delivering more than 40 federal authorizations and managing a $350M+ portfolio. He has closed and expanded roughly $500M in government business, and currently advises on CMMC, FedRAMP, and AI governance through his consultancy, Exprima LLC. He holds CISM, PMP, ITIL, and CMMC-RP certifications, is CSA TAISE-certified in trusted AI safety, and earned a Master’s in Mindful Leadership. He speaks regularly on AI governance and geopolitical risk to security audiences.

Elliott Mattice is Co-Founder and CEO of Veraidyn. He has spent 25 years leading cybersecurity, risk, and governance programs across defense, healthcare, and federal contracting, delivering more than 40 federal authorizations and managing a $350M+ po... Show more

Brigitte Bergery

Brigitte Bergery

Enseñar sobre empleabilidad es una tarea fundamental para avanzar en pos de lograr varios de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible: en Argentina solo 3 de cada 10 personas en edad laboral recibió información sobre empleabilidad durante la educación formal. Algunos de los temas que desarrollo:
➡️ Empleabilidad
➡️ Networking
➡️ Armado de CV
➡️ Uso de LinkedIn
➡️ Marca personal y redes sociales

Ya confían en mi: escuelas secundarias, universidades, centros de formación para el trabajo, edtech, organizaciones del tercer sector, comunidades profesionales, eventos, gobierno, consultoras y medios de comunicación.

Participé en:
🚀 33º Jornada de orientación vocacional organizada por la Junta Regional de Educación Católica de San Isidro
⚙️ Expo Laboral del Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
💻 DevOps Days Argentina
🧪 LABURAtorio (evento presencial organizado por Fundación Banco Nación)
🚀 CoderCamp by Coderhouse 3era y 4ta Temporada.
☁️ AWS Community Day Argentina 2024 (evento presencial realizado en UADE).
▶️ Work Festival 2024 (evento presencial organizado por Takenos)

Enseñar sobre empleabilidad es una tarea fundamental para avanzar en pos de lograr varios de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible: en Argentina solo 3 de cada 10 personas en edad laboral recibió información sobre empleabilidad durante la educación ... Show more

Colette Grail

Colette Grail

Colette Grail is a 25-year U.S. Navy veteran, former DHS/CISA strategy leader, and author of The Fallacy of Laying Flat. She writes and speaks on resilience, decision-making, and the physics of breaking points — drawing on decades of experience in high-pressure federal and military systems.

Colette Grail is a 25-year U.S. Navy veteran, former DHS/CISA strategy leader, and author of The Fallacy of Laying Flat. She writes and speaks on resilience, decision-making, and the physics of breaking points — drawing on decades of experience in hi... Show more

Grzegorz Sztandera

Grzegorz Sztandera

I’m an expert in team, project and product management, conference speaker, public speaking coach, academic lecturer, book author and TEDx organizer.

I work in the financial sector, leading complex tech projects - including those related to digital identity. My role sits at the crossroads of IT, business and governance, where aligning perspectives is a daily challenge. In the past I’ve built entire DevOps competence center, always with a focus on communication, agility and a solid dose of common sense. I believe in people, collaboration and context-driven decisions.

I speak at conferences across Poland and Europe, running talks and workshops on leadership, agile, communication and teamwork. I also deliver my own trainings based on the LEGO® Serious Play® methodology. I’m mentor for TEDx speakers and organizer or TEDxUniversity of Lodz / TEDxPabianice / TEDxŁódź - events that gathers big audience and strong online engagement.

I hold degrees from the University of Łódź (International Relations and HR Management), MBA from Lodz University of Technology and Illinois State University, and a postgraduate diploma in IT Project Management. Outside of work, I’m a dad of two sons – which is great preparation for agile coaching. I write humorous, educational books for kids and collect the finest corporate memes life has to offer.

I love teaching, creating, connecting – and I always ask one question: “What if we did it differently?”

I’m an expert in team, project and product management, conference speaker, public speaking coach, academic lecturer, book author and TEDx organizer. I work in the financial sector, leading complex tech projects - including those related to digital... Show more

Pedram Hayati

Pedram Hayati

Dr Pedram Hayati has spent two decades breaking software for a living. He has published more than 25 zero-day advisories, reported thousands of vulnerabilities to Fortune 500 companies, and led the global penetration-testing unit at the world's second-largest defence contractor.

He now channels that offensive background into the other direction. As founder and CEO of SecDim, he builds the tools and training that help developers ship secure software without sacrificing speed.

Pedram holds a PhD in Information Security and Machine Learning, lectures postgraduate cybersecurity at UNSW ADFA, and founded SecTalks.org, a non-profit multi-national security community. His research has been presented at Black Hat, DEF CON, FIRSTCon, NDC, and OWASP AppSec.

Dr Pedram Hayati has spent two decades breaking software for a living. He has published more than 25 zero-day advisories, reported thousands of vulnerabilities to Fortune 500 companies, and led the global penetration-testing unit at the world's secon... Show more

Lucas Blanco

Lucas Blanco

Apasionado de la tecnología y de compartir el conocimiento. La Ingeniería me llevó a descubrir el mundo DevOps, Cloud y Kubernetes. Sumando nuevos conocimientos y mi hobbie por la docencia creé, junto a compañeros, la Diplomatura en DevOps & Cloud Computing.

Apasionado de la tecnología y de compartir el conocimiento. La Ingeniería me llevó a descubrir el mundo DevOps, Cloud y Kubernetes. Sumando nuevos conocimientos y mi hobbie por la docencia creé, junto a compañeros, la Diplomatura en DevOps & Cloud Co... Show more

Zoe Wilson

Zoe Wilson

Zoe leads the Digital Workplace Services Consult practice globally for Kyndryl, covering all Microsoft AI Business Solutions technology, ServiceNow, and other ecosystem partners, driving technology-based innovation and owning the future of work vision for clients.

In this role, Zoe works with colleagues from across the Kyndryl organisation to drive innovation, centered around business problems, leveraging the full range of modern work technologies including agentic capabilities, to help organisations reinvent work. Driving individual productivity gains, deploying solutions that allow people to self-serve their employee needs, and then transforming work with process reinvention, to deliver value across all facets of the connected employee experience.

Innovation and technology evangelism are both core to the success of this role, as well as a passion for delighting and exciting customers with the art of the possible. In this role, Zoe works closely with partners like Microsoft and ServiceNow on technology innovations, and alongside this contributes to many events across the Microsoft tech community through speaking, volunteering as part of various event teams, and is the co-organiser of the Scottish Summit conference.

Zoe brings together a customer-focused solution background with several years of technology leadership experience and almost 20 years experience working with collaborative tools such as SharePoint and other Microsoft technologies. She is passionate about solving business problems in an innovative and exciting way, and although her primary tech focus has been SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft 365, she now has the pleasure of working across a much broader range of technologies.

Zoe is the co-host of the popular Copilot Connection podcast and the monthly Copilot Fireside Chat series, and one of the founding members of the New Speaker Workshop, an initiative that focuses on developing the next generation of community leaders.

Zoe leads the Digital Workplace Services Consult practice globally for Kyndryl, covering all Microsoft AI Business Solutions technology, ServiceNow, and other ecosystem partners, driving technology-based innovation and owning the future of work visio... Show more

Tarek Hussein

Tarek Hussein

Dr. Tarek Hussein is a pharmacist-entrepreneur and clinical leader dedicated to building healthcare systems that are faster, safer, and measurably more impactful. With a career spanning acute hospital care, community pharmacy, and digital health, Tarek speaks at the intersection of operational excellence and social health equity.

Speaking & Consulting Expertise:
• Operational Excellence (Lean & Agile): As a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and ICP-ACC Agile Coach, Tarek helps healthcare organizations move beyond traditional silos. He shares frameworks for designing evidence-based systems that reduce waste, improve safety, and empower interprofessional teams.
• Sustainability & Climate Resilience: As a Climate Health Fellow (Harvard Medical School/CHA) and Co-Chair of the Sustainable Prescribing Working Group, Tarek is a leading voice on greening the healthcare supply chain. He provides actionable insights on sustainable prescribing and climate-resilient practice.
• Leadership & Innovation: A Chartered Manager and 2x digital health founder, Tarek speaks on the "builder’s mindset" required to scale innovation. He shares lessons from founding SociaLink Rx (Canada’s first precision social prescribing platform) and MedaKi (e-commerce infrastructure for the pharmacy industry).
• Social Prescribing: Tarek is a published researcher and pioneer in shifting the clinical focus from the "prescription as end-point" to the "prescription as starting point," integrating social determinants of health into standard primary care.
Professional Background:
Tarek is currently a Clinical Pharmacist at Brockville General Hospital and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine. He previously spent 13 years building Weller Pharmacy into Ontario’s first sustainability-certified independent practice and a Living Wage Champion.

Education & Credentials: Tarek holds a BPharm, a PharmD, and an MBA from IE Business School. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Toronto. His leadership credentials include being a Chartered Manager (C.Mgr), a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), and a former President of the Board for KEYS Employment & Newcomer Services.

Engagement Style: Tarek combines the rigour of a clinician with the agility of a tech founder. He is known for translating complex systemic challenges—whether they be "leadership debt" or "environmental footprint"—into practical, high-performance strategies for health system leaders, policymakers, and frontline practitioners.**

Dr. Tarek Hussein is a pharmacist-entrepreneur and clinical leader dedicated to building healthcare systems that are faster, safer, and measurably more impactful. With a career spanning acute hospital care, community pharmacy, and digital health, Tar... Show more

Lorenzo Satta Chiris

Lorenzo Satta Chiris

Lorenzo Satta Chiris is an AI researcher and systems engineer specialising in agent autonomy, multi-agent orchestration, and alignment. He co-developed the AURA framework, a risk assessment model for quantifying and monitoring autonomy in AI agents, and leads ongoing research on agent systems, adversarial LLM behaviour, alignment formalisation, and post-AGI governance as a Global Excellence Engineering and Entrepreneurship scholar at the University of Exeter.

Lorenzo has delivered talks at Google DevFest, Microsoft Azure AI Connect, AWS Agentic Hackathon, MLCon, the Cornish Tech Showcase, the Dutch AI Conference and others on guardrailed multi-agent systems, agentic systems in production, and human-AI interaction design. He serves as President of Google Developer Group Exeter and directed the world's largest student-led coding and AI bootcamps (2,500+ participants), winning Tech South West's Best & Most Innovative Organisation award.

As CTO of Oorbital, he architects and deploys guardrailed multi-agent systems in production, integrating RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration, and safety guardrails for industry clients. He also led a 500-student field study on multi-agent architectures for personalised education, worked on enterprise agent upskilling and consulting, and developed agentic frameworks for orchestration, the agentic web, and agent safety.

Through his blog, read by over 200,000 tech enthusiasts worldwide, and his work as a technical writer, Lorenzo connects AI research to practitioners, educators, and the broader public. He brings a rare profile to the stage, sitting at the intersection of production AI engineering, safety research, and large-scale education, focused on bringing safe, useful autonomy from lab to lecture hall to real-world operations.

Lorenzo Satta Chiris is an AI researcher and systems engineer specialising in agent autonomy, multi-agent orchestration, and alignment. He co-developed the AURA framework, a risk assessment model for quantifying and monitoring autonomy in AI agents, ... Show more

Karl Groves

Karl Groves

With 20 years of experience in web development, usability, and accessibility, Karl Groves is widely regarded as a pragmatic solution-finder and thought leader in the accessibility industry. In his role as accessibility consultant at AFixt, Karl focuses on pragmatic and efficient ways of improving the accessibility of websites and software.

With 20 years of experience in web development, usability, and accessibility, Karl Groves is widely regarded as a pragmatic solution-finder and thought leader in the accessibility industry. In his role as accessibility consultant at AFixt, Karl focus... Show more

Angela Trego

Angela Trego

Dr. Angela Trego is a rocket scientist turned Confidence & Communication Expert and the #1 bestselling author of Squashing the Imposter Syndrome. She has trained thousands of professionals across six continents to strengthen confidence as a skill so they can communicate more effectively, lead more boldly, and contribute at their full potential. Her core message is simple: confidence is a skill that can be learned, practiced, and strengthened.

Her work focuses on imposter syndrome, soft skills development, mentoring, and practical leadership tools that translate across industries. In addition, she specializes in faculty development and training university educators. She focuses particularly on STEM and engineering fields to implement evidence-based confidence-building strategies, engaged teaching practices, and classroom management approaches that increase student motivation and belonging.

Dr. Trego works with institutions to strengthen teaching effectiveness while reducing faculty burnout. Before dedicating her career to speaking, teaching, and coaching, she held technical and senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries and around the globe. She now brings that real-world leadership perspective into both industry and academia.

Whether working with executives, faculty, or emerging leaders, Dr. Trego's mission is simple: equip people with the confidence and skills to thrive.

Available for keynotes, consulting, coaching, and short courses. Every engagement is customized to the client's specific audience, language, and goals. Participants don't just hear these tools. They practice them in the room and carry them out the door as confidence they can actually use. Discover more at www.angelatrego.com

Dr. Angela Trego is a rocket scientist turned Confidence & Communication Expert and the #1 bestselling author of Squashing the Imposter Syndrome. She has trained thousands of professionals across six continents to strengthen confidence as a skill so ... Show more

Michela Bertaina

Michela Bertaina

Community lover and Ambassador of enthusiasm. In 2017 I began my journey within tech communities, becoming an active organizer of various communities such as Google Developers Group Turin and Trento, ngRome, Flutter EXP, Italian Community Managers Summmit and DInA Tech Hub. 

From a passion, community management has become my full-time job with GrUSP since 2020 in which I have organized around fifteen events a year on various programming languages ​​and coordinating the activities of 12 PUG communities at a national level.

I am currently Community Program Manager Europe in Codemotion and in my free time lead in GDG Bari, WTM Ambassador, lead of the TEDxCuneo partnership team and tourism councilor of the municipality of Cissone.

I love the world of conferences and public speaking, I always try to make everything I have learned in my journey available at the events in which I participate.

Diversity, community, growth and sharing are the values ​​on which I base my projects which I always carry forward with great enthusiasm and energy.

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Community lover and Ambassador of enthusiasm. In 2017 I began my journey within tech communities, becoming an active organizer of various communities such as Google Developers Group Turin and Trento, ngRome, Flutter EXP, Italian Community Managers Su... Show more

Josh Ether

Josh Ether

For the past 15 years, I have been an integral part of many successful organizations due to my experience and dedication. My coaching and consulting has allowed clients to achieve excellence as well as exceed their goals. It has been a privilege to be associated with such great achievements.

My Human Centered based methods have been proven to be successful, having been applied in a variety of projects with resounding results. My approach is comprehensive, taking into consideration all contributing factors to obtain the desired outcomes for clients that provide real value.

I'm passionate about empowering individuals and systems to identify and tackle the obstacles they face on their journey to success. Building trust within their systems through means of inspection, experimentation, and adaption we revise collaboration, & communication. I'm committed to helping my clients achieve long-term results. My ultimate goal is to support them in C.E.C. so that they can make lasting progress in life.

Collaboration is critical for the success of any solution. Working with a diverse group of people helps produce more effective results, and that's why I always strive to create an atmosphere where such collaboration can take place. By leveraging the skillsets of different individuals, we can develop high-quality solutions in a timely manner.

Experimentation is an invaluable tool in finding suitable solutions. To approach a problem in an effective manner, it's important to look beyond the traditional methods and explore something new. This might include using different techniques or tools to test out potential ideas and uncover the best solution. Experimentation gives us a chance to discover and try something that could potentially be groundbreaking, so it shouldn't be overlooked when dealing with complex problems.

Trust is essential for any team or organization to be successful. This confidence is established through effective communication and how information is shared. It's important to understand the power of these interactions, as they can create a feeling of reliability that allows everyone in the group to collaborate confidently.

The challenge organization’s face today is how to sustainably provide for the needs of growth while simultaneously protecting what has been built. A balanced approach is needed, one that combines sustainability with modern innovations. We must build a foundation for future prosperity that takes into account the needs of the organization, individual and the consumer.

For the past 15 years, I have been an integral part of many successful organizations due to my experience and dedication. My coaching and consulting has allowed clients to achieve excellence as well as exceed their goals. It has been a privilege to b... Show more

Dr Booma Poolan Marikannan

Dr Booma Poolan Marikannan

Dr Booma Poolan Marikannan – Microsoft AI MVP, GenAI SME, Group Manager, Data & AI, Avanade, Charlotte, NC,USA
Dr Booma, a seasoned technologist with over a decade of extensive experience in the realms of technology and leadership, stands at the helm as the Microsoft AI MVP, AI Solution Architect, GenAI SME, Group Manager, Data & AI, Avanade, Charlotte, NC,USA. Her illustrious career has spanned more than 14 years, during which she has been a stalwart contributor to the conception and realization of groundbreaking GenAI solutions. With each endeavor, she adeptly illustrates the transformative potential of GenAI, casting a luminous spotlight on its profound implications for businesses.
Her contributions in this domain have earned her international acclaim, as she stands as a revered luminary in the field. Notably, she has been bestowed with the prestigious title of "Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in AI Platform(MVP-AI)", "Young Women Scientist" by the esteemed institution, HumCen, a testament to her unwavering dedication and exemplary work. Further enhancing her standing as a trailblazer, Dr Booma has been honored as an "Outstanding Researcher/Academician" by Women Icon, a tribute to her relentless pursuit of excellence.
Beyond her remarkable achievements, Dr Booma frequently imparts her profound wisdom and experience through the written word, sharing her erudition in the field of Artificial Intelligence through insightful articles and engaging tech discussions.
Notably, Dr Booma's dedication extends beyond her professional achievements. She is deeply committed to raising diversity and inclusivity within the world of technology. As a mentor to budding talent, she emphasizes the profound significance of inclusivity and equity, championing the cause of underrepresented voices and championing the principles of fairness and opportunity for all. Her indomitable spirit and achievements serve as an enduring inspiration to the world of technology and beyond.

Dr Booma Poolan Marikannan – Microsoft AI MVP, GenAI SME, Group Manager, Data & AI, Avanade, Charlotte, NC,USA Dr Booma, a seasoned technologist with over a decade of extensive experience in the realms of technology and leadership, stands at the hel... Show more

Stephanie Stasey

Stephanie Stasey

Stephanie is an expert, keynote speaker, and lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation.

She has received multiple awards, and is regularly ranked as one of the top AI and Automation experts in Europe.

She delivers keynotes that challenge assumptions and accelerate meaningful change.

Stephanie has 20 years' experience in leading AI, automation, and transformation programmes for the UK's largest organisations.

Stephanie is a sought-after lecturer at 3 of the top 10 universities in the world.

She is dedicated to shaping the conversation around AI and automation, and humanity.

AI, agents and data analytics tools are transforming the world of work at an unprecedented pace.

She spent 3 years as a manager at Microsoft, including working with leadership at NHS England on delivering both NHS.net and NHS App.

She founded Miss AI in 2025 to support companies in navigating their AI transformation, AI agents and the future of work.

She serves as a trusted advisor to some of the world's biggest organisations.

She brings a wealth of knowledge and skills in change, programme management and people management.

Stephanie has a passion for helping leaders close the vector between AI ambition and realisation.

Stephanie is an expert, keynote speaker, and lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation. She has received multiple awards, and is regularly ranked as one of the top AI and Automation experts in Europe. She delivers keynotes that ... Show more

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