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
Melissa Hale is a Power Platform Developer who transitioned from pursuing a PhD in venom and parasite research to finding a more fulfilling career and work-life balance in tech. With a strong background in SharePoint, Power Automate and Canvas Apps, ... Show more
Naga santhosh reddy Vootukuri
Principal software engineering manager at Microsoft Azure SQL engineering
Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri, a seasoned professional with over 17+ years at Microsoft, reflects on his journey from India to the USA. Graduating from Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology in 2008, he now serves as a Senior Software Engineer... Show more
Stephanie is an expert, keynote speaker, and lecturer in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation. She has received multiple awards, including the Microsoft MVP for Copilot, and is regularly ranked as one of the top AI and Automation experts i... Show more
Devika Toprani
Pre-AI Sense-making Before Scale | Global Learning Strategist | Somagraphic Learning™ | Map Before Machine™ 🌟
💃 Devika Toprani is a human-AI researcher, global learning strategist and founder of Somagraphic Learning™ and Substack publication, Soulful Learning with AI (800+ subscribers) 🌍 Niche? → 5+ years experience in the US, UAE, and India → Pre-AI ... Show more
Master’s graduate with skills in digital communication, artificial intelligence, and data management. I have experience in public administration, focusing on document management and process automation, as well as in social media and content creation.... Show more
Arik Fletcher spends his career building things that make expertise, community and opportunity more accessible, in technology and beyond. Over more than 25 years, that has meant moving from hands-on infrastructure and engineering into strategic c... Show more
Back in the olden days, before that thing we call Y2K, Shawn Oden was a pilot, until he accidentally became a programmer, and then eventually a data monkey. He has spent almost all of his career in highly regulated and security-conscious spaces, like... Show more
Yariv Tal is a senior developer, security researcher, and cofounder of Secure From Scratch, a venture dedicated to teaching developers secure coding from the very first line of code. Leveraging four decades of programming experience and years of b... Show more
Partner at Prinispalis. Worked for Nav and FINN.no before that. Loves to increase developer speed and make developers happy. Have led departments of 130 people, and coded applications to helt Norway handle the pandemic Show more
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
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
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
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
Tricia Diamond
Director/Founder of Diamond PMO Solutions | Speaker (AI, Portfolio and Program Management, Professional Development, Heritage Management)
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
Bert Fabry
Innovative Leadership & Agile Expertise | International Speaker & Empathy Advocate | Advocating Road Safety
As the founder of FabCore BV, Bert provides leadership, communication, and agile training and coaching to organizations and individuals worldwide, fostering environments that emphasize empathy and efficiency. Drawing on more than 25 years of experien... Show more
Angela Trego
Rocket Scientist Turned Confidence & Communication Expert | #1 Bestselling Author | Keynote Speaker
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
I am an (agile|craftdevops) coach, teaching at the University of Lille, my favorite subjects are agility, devops, docker, lean startup, software craftsmanship and management. For more than 20 years, I've been trying to turn work into a game, make dev... Show more
Wesley Chun
AI TPgM, Red Hat | Technical Consultant | Google Developer Expert (GCP, GWS) | ex-Google
WESLEY CHUN, MSCS, is a Google Developer Expert (GDE) https://developers.google.com/experts in Google Cloud (GCP) & Google Workspace (GWS), author of Prentice Hall's bestselling "Core Python" https://corepython.com series, co-author of "Python Web De... Show more
Grad student at MIT. Supply-chain security researcher. 24 published CVEs credited by name, including a critical authorization flaw in pgAdmin 4 and several in Red Hat products, where the vendor advisories carry a named acknowledgement. Over 650 merge... Show more
JuanJo Ciarlante
Platform Engineer at Grafana Labs, Assistant Professor at University of Mendoza, Argentina.
JuanJo Ciarlante is a Principal Engineer at GrafanaLabs and Assistant Professor at Mendoza Uni. His industry experience includes working for Google as SRE TL, as well as other SRE roles at Canonical Ltd, and Bitnami. His OSS journey started in 1998 ... Show more
Mario Noioso
Advisory Solutions Architect at MongoDB · Author of Who Owns Memory Owns the Future · Inventor
Mario Noioso is a Rome-based technology author, solutions architect and inventor. He is an Advisory Solutions Architect at MongoDB, working with public sector and regulated organizations across EMEA on data and AI architecture. His work focuses on... Show more
Megan Hsu is a school district administrator in the Bay Area, California, and the founder of Edumated: Education Automated, an initiative focused on helping educators and leaders harness AI and automation to transform how schools operate. She leads s... Show more
Vernessa Hopkins
Leadership & Change Management Consultant | Helping Leaders Build Trust, Navigate Change & Drive Results
Vernessa Hopkins is a leadership and change management consultant and the founder of VAH Consulting LLC. With over 25 years of experience, she partners with leaders and teams to improve communication, alignment, and execution—especially in fast-paced... Show more
Brigitte Bergery
Recruiter & speaker poniendo a la empleabilidad en la agenda de HR | Emplea Habilidad
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
Elliott Mattice
Co-Founder & CEO, Veraidyn | AI governance, federal cybersecurity, and mindful leadership
Elliott Mattice is Co-Founder and CEO of Veraidyn. His work focuses on AI security and governance, applying human trust principles and behavioral assessment to decisions about agent responsibility, oversight, and accountability. He brings 25 years of... Show more
Waskar Paulino
Software Engineer building AI products | Founder, PhilaCon Valley | Former Startup CTO | Technical.ly 2025 RealLIST Innovator
Waskar Paulino is a software engineer who builds AI products, and a Technical.ly 2025 RealLIST Innovator. He is the founder of PhilaCon Valley, a Philadelphia tech community for people who build. Its PATCH series of hands-on labs puts designers, engi... Show more
Soy Kevin Cueva, Ingeniero en Tecnologías de la Información y Máster en Big Data y Data Science. Mi experiencia se centra en el desarrollo de soluciones tecnológicas estratégicas, con un enfoque especializado en Inteligencia Artificial, Ciencia de Da... Show more
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
Moises Jauregui-Sanchez
AI & EdTech Leader | Futures/Foresight | Strategic Design | Helping institutions build education’s future with AI, games & evidence.
Moisés Jauregui-Sanchez is an AI & EdTech leader, futures/foresight strategist, and strategic designer helping universities, governments, and companies build education’s future with AI, games, and evidence. He is Director of the School of Video Game ... Show more
Michelle Keating-Sibel DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, MSCP
Lumen Aesthetics and Wellness, co-founder & Family Nurse Practitioner
Dr. Michelle Keating-Sibel is a distinguished family nurse practitioner, educator, and healthcare leader. With extensive experience in primary care and population health, Dr. Sibel has dedicated her career to optimizing patient outcomes through evide... Show more
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