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, Melissa has transformed business practices in both start ups and large firms. Beyond her professional role, she dedicates her expertise to the charity "Collaboration for Kids," enhancing their operations through the Power Platform. Based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, Melissa is enthusiastic about learning and growing within the Power Platform community. Melissa is dedicated to leveraging ethical AI and responsible technology to create meaningful and efficient solutions for organisations.

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

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 background screening, healthcare, insurance, government, and the military. Driven by a healthy dose of curiosity, Shawn has learned quite a bit about more topics than he can ever hope to master.

On the current step of his adventure, Shawn finds himself working as a DBA for the U.S. Army.

And he still hasn't learned when to stop saying things like "Oh, that looks interesting."

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

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

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

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 bootcamp mentoring , he lectures on secure coding in academia and the private sector, leads the OWASP-untrust project, and researches the intersection of AI and application security, with a focus on secure code generation, LLM evaluation, and secure-by-construction development.

He also wrote "Effective Secure Coding, Part I: Building Safer Features".

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

Tomislav Bronzin is one of only 165 Microsoft Regional Directors worldwide and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (M365). He is the founder and CEO of CITUS, a Microsoft partner company specializing in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and modern workplace solutions. As an innovator, he has received 120+ international innovation awards and holds six patents in AI, mixed reality, and cloud technologies.

With over 25 years of experience, Tomislav has worked on global and EU projects across 40+ countries, advising governments, IT associations, company boards, and development teams. He helps organizations turn technological innovation into strategic advantage, measurable business outcomes, and sustainable change.

Tomislav focuses on AI as a catalyst for enhancing human potential—improving decision‑making, productivity, and collaboration. He is an expert in AI strategy and adoption, particularly through Microsoft 365, Copilot, Power Platform, and Azure.

His involvement in the IT and business community has accelerated the digital growth of organizations across Europe. As a Vice President of the IT Association of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, he represents the business community and, as a member of the National Council for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Croatia, promotes influential digital initiatives.

Tomislav is a frequent speaker at international conferences, a Senior Lecturer at Algebra Bernays University, author of 40+ research papers, and a member of the National Human Resources Council of the Republic of Croatia.

Tomislav Bronzin is one of only 165 Microsoft Regional Directors worldwide and a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (M365). He is the founder and CEO of CITUS, a Microsoft partner company specializing in digital transformation, artificial intellige... Show more

Eriol has been working as a designer for 15+ years working in for-profits and then NGO’s and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building, censorship circumvention OSS, Human Rights OSS tools and crisis response technology. Eriol now works at The Open Home Foundation on OSS first smart home technology.

Eriol is part of the maintainer teams at Open Source Design (http://opensourcedesign.net/) Sustain UX & Design working group (https://sustainoss.org/working-groups/design-and-ux/) and helps hosts podcast about open source and design (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/)

Eriol is a non-binary, queer person who uses they/them pronouns.

Eriol has been working as a designer for 15+ years working in for-profits and then NGO’s and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building, censorship circumvention OSS, Human Rights OSS... Show more

Zain Hasan is a Staff AI/ML DX Engineer at Together AI a company that allows people to train, fine-tune, and inference generative AI models faster, at lower cost, and at production scale. He is an engineer and data scientist by training, who pursued his undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Toronto building artificially intelligent assistive technologies. He then founded his company developing a digital health platform that leveraged machine learning to remotely monitor chronically ill patients. More recently he practiced as a consultant senior data scientist in Toronto. He is passionate about open-source software, education, community, and machine learning and has delivered workshops and talks at multiple events and conferences.

Zain Hasan is a Staff AI/ML DX Engineer at Together AI a company that allows people to train, fine-tune, and inference generative AI models faster, at lower cost, and at production scale. He is an engineer and data scientist by training, who pursued ... Show more

Heather Perriam is Practice Lead for Business Solutions and AI at Trustmarque Ultima, where she leads a practice specialising in Microsoft Power Platform. With a background in solution architecture, she helps organisations connect technology decisions with business needs, from application delivery and governance to Copilot and AI adoption.

Her speaking brings together practical technical experience, leadership and a persistent question: who are we leaving out, and what is it costing us? Through her work on Inclusion Debt, Heather explores how accumulated barriers affect organisational performance, trust and innovation, positioning inclusion as a business strategy.

Heather speaks about Power Platform, Copilot Studio, accessibility, governance and careers in technology. She draws on her experience as an architect, practice lead and hiring manager, alongside her own experience of ADHD, to make these subjects relevant to the people building, leading and using technology.

Originally from the United States and now based in Devon, Heather supports women in technology and mentors people developing their technical and consulting careers. Her aim is to leave audiences with ideas they can put to work.

Heather Perriam is Practice Lead for Business Solutions and AI at Trustmarque Ultima, where she leads a practice specialising in Microsoft Power Platform. With a background in solution architecture, she helps organisations connect technology decision... Show more

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, high-growth environments.

Vernessa specializes in helping organizations navigate breakdowns among leadership, product, and technical teams, where misalignment often causes delays, frustration, and lost momentum. Through her proprietary framework, The Influence Equation™, she equips leaders with practical strategies to strengthen self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and communication—key drivers of team performance and organizational effectiveness.

Her work focuses on reducing friction, improving cross-functional collaboration, and enabling leaders to guide teams through change with clarity and confidence. Vernessa has facilitated leadership development, organizational strategy, and conflict resolution across a range of industries, helping teams build stronger dynamics and deliver better outcomes.

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

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

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

From humble beginnings in Brazil, Jeferson has reshaped his life via open-source, significantly impacting his family. With 20 years of OSS experience, he advocates for open-source, knowledge-sharing, and community growth. He runs a YouTube channel with 99k subscribers. His initiatives like "Chama as Mina" have trained 4000+ women in tech skills, and another program has empowered 1000+ black individuals with Docker, K8s, and Istio expertise. Jeferson holds CKA, CKAD, and RHCE certifications.

From humble beginnings in Brazil, Jeferson has reshaped his life via open-source, significantly impacting his family. With 20 years of OSS experience, he advocates for open-source, knowledge-sharing, and community growth. He runs a YouTube channel wi... Show more

Alison Cossette is founder and CEO of ClariTrace, where she's building graph-based intelligence for AI systems. Her work spans AI governance, physical AI, and retrieval research—she recently won "Most Impressive Project" at Physical AI Hack 2026 for a VLA-powered robot that reads books to children. Alison serves on the US NIST Generative AI Public Working Group and has studied AI and Data Science at Northwestern University at the Master's level. She speaks globally on building AI systems that are capable, controllable, and worth trusting.

Alison Cossette is founder and CEO of ClariTrace, where she's building graph-based intelligence for AI systems. Her work spans AI governance, physical AI, and retrieval research—she recently won "Most Impressive Project" at Physical AI Hack 2026 for ... 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 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

Shubhangi is multi award-winning Data & AI lead and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to AI scaleups. With over a decade of experience across 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 technical lead 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 over 20 countries. 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 AI practitioners learn from real-world projects.

Shubhangi is multi award-winning Data & AI lead and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to AI scaleups. With over a decade of experience across data science, data strategy, and AI, she specializes in leveraging algorith... Show more

Andy Crotty is a TS/SCI-cleared cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience in cyber threat detection, incident response, and security engineering across federal, financial, and enterprise environments. He currently serves as Sr CTI Analyst 3 with Leidos, supporting the Department of Homeland Security in a 24x7x365 NOSC environment. In this role, Andy leads high-impact investigations, develops and optimizes detection logic aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, and mentors junior analysts to strengthen operational readiness and cyber defense capabilities.

A U.S. Army Warrant Officer with over 15 years of military service, Andy has led teams in advanced persistent threat (APT) analysis, cyber threat hunting, and defensive operations for the Department of Defense. His civilian career includes senior roles in security operations for Wells Fargo and the State of Arizona Department of Homeland Security, where he enhanced detection strategies, streamlined incident response workflows, and strengthened enterprise security postures.

Beyond his operational work, Andy is passionate about cybersecurity community engagement and mentorship. At DEFCON 33, he served as a staff member for Noob Village, where he coordinated community-focused activities including volunteer outreach, CTF raffle setup, and securing sponsors to provide prizes. Through his YouTube channel GingerHacker and mentorship initiatives, Andy continues to guide aspiring cybersecurity professionals, sharing practical insights on breaking into the field, building technical skills, and navigating a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Andy Crotty is a TS/SCI-cleared cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience in cyber threat detection, incident response, and security engineering across federal, financial, and enterprise environments. He currently serves as Sr CTI A... Show more

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 before expanding into Db2 and the enterprise security managers (ESMs) that support them.

I now work as an IBM Z Infrastructure Engineer and Systems Programmer at HM Land Registry, where I focus on maintaining and managing the mainframe infrastructure that supports an essential public service. My work includes z/OS and SMP/E, MQ, GDPS and various systems management tools, alongside WebOps technologies such as JBoss and OpenShift integrations with MQ.

I’ve been an active member of the GS|UK committee since entering the mainframe industry, and I’ve recently taken on the role of Deputy Conference Manager for GS|Forge, supporting the organisation and delivery of the conference.

Within GS|UK, I’m also the Director of WAVEZ, where I lead initiatives to support aspiring and early-career mainframers. This includes organising events, leading student outreach programmes, managing scholarships and working closely with the WAVEZ 101 and 102 stream chairs to connect the next generation of mainframers with opportunities to learn, develop their skills and build professional networks.

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 before expanding into Db2 and the enterprise security managers (ESMs) that support them. I now work as ... Show more

Ahlam Ansari has spent 17 years asking an uncomfortable question: Why do organizations trust AI systems they cannot explain? That question drives everything she does—from her PhD research in trustworthy and responsible AI to her work training professionals who have inherited AI tools they did not choose and do not fully understand. She is a member of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) and a Google Certified Educator, and her practice sits at the intersection of Explainable AI, data governance, and the kind of privacy-preserving design that actually holds up under GDPR scrutiny. Over 17 years she has moved between academia and applied technology—mentoring award-winning innovation teams, leading digital transformation efforts, and building methodologies for auditing AI outputs and tracing how automated decisions get made. The technical work matters, but what she is really doing is helping people stop taking AI on faith. Her sessions don't offer hype. They offer frameworks educators and leaders can use the week they return to school—grounded in research, tested in practice, and built around one belief: that AI is only as trustworthy as the people who understand it.

Ahlam Ansari has spent 17 years asking an uncomfortable question: Why do organizations trust AI systems they cannot explain? That question drives everything she does—from her PhD research in trustworthy and responsible AI to her work training profess... Show more

Abraham Selby, also known as Fiifi Mensah Selby, is a tech policy analyst, Digital Transformation Research professional, and information technology specialist with over 14 years of experience in the IT ecosystem. He is an ALC Research Fellow assigned to King’s College London.

Selby holds an MPA from the School of Public Policy at University College London (UCL), a BSc in Information and Communication Technology from CAUC (Awarded by KNUST), and a Diploma in Information Technology from Kumasi Technical University in Ghana. He has completed Internet Governance fellowships with GhanaSIG, AFRISIG, WASIG, INDIASIG, and VirtualSIG, and is a 2024 ICANN 79 Fellow.

Selby has served as a Technical Support team member for the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the Africa IGF from 2020 to date, and has spoken at various UN and Africa Internet governance forums. He has supported the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on digital transformation projects. Since 2023, he has also supported the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) E-Governance project, including the E-Governance Survey under the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG). He is part of the leadership team of the Pan African Youth Ambassadors for Internet Governance (PAYAIG), which trains African youth in Internet governance in local languages.

Abraham Selby, also known as Fiifi Mensah Selby, is a tech policy analyst, Digital Transformation Research professional, and information technology specialist with over 14 years of experience in the IT ecosystem. He is an ALC Research Fellow assigned... Show more

Yunseong Choi is the founder and lead of the Korea Open Source Security Community (K-OSSC), a first-cohort OpenSSF Global Ambassador, and an adjunct professor at Kyonggi University. He currently lectures at Korea University, where his SW supply chain security research is based. With 20 years in national cybersecurity strategy and policy, he is a pioneer of software supply chain security and SBOM policy and standardization in Korea, and is currently drafting a CRA preparedness playbook for Korean stakeholders — bridging Korean industry and government with the global open source security community.

He has directed 20 national e-Government security projects, launched the 'Best of the Best (BoB)' program that has produced Korea's top white-hat talent, and pioneered OT/ICS converged security education, establishing graduate programs in the field. He delivered the keynote at OpenSSF Community Day Korea 2025 and speaks internationally on open source security, SBOM, and CRA readiness.

- Member, Presidential Council on National AI Strategy, Korea (Special Committee on Security)
- WG Leader, Korean Government-wide 'SW Supply Chain Security TF'
- WG Chair, Korean MSIT's 'SW Supply Chain Security Forum' (Policy)
- Member, Korean Financial Security Advisory Committee
- Member, US CISA's SBOM Community Working Group
- First-cohort Global Ambassador, Linux Foundation OpenSSF

Yunseong Choi is the founder and lead of the Korea Open Source Security Community (K-OSSC), a first-cohort OpenSSF Global Ambassador, and an adjunct professor at Kyonggi University. He currently lectures at Korea University, where his SW supply chain... 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 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

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

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

Leslie Martinich is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, former computer scientist, leadership researcher, and trusted advisor to technical leaders worldwide. After helping pioneer networking software and foundational technologies such as remote procedure calls, she spent more than two decades studying a question that affects every organization: Why do some teams thrive while others struggle despite having equally talented people?

As founder of Competitive Focus, Leslie helps engineers, technical professionals, and executives develop the leadership capabilities needed to navigate increasing organizational complexity. Her work combines research, real-world leadership experience, and practical methods for building trust, improving communication, and creating high-performing teams.

Leslie has worked with organizations on six continents, including NASA, 3M, Samsung, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and the U.S. State Department. In 2012, she was selected as the IEEE-USA Science and Technology Policy Fellow, serving in the U.S. Congress. Through her Executive Simulation Leadership Lab and keynote presentations, she helps organizations strengthen leadership capability, improve retention, and accelerate performance.

Known for her engaging storytelling, humor, and practical insights, Leslie shows leaders how trustworthiness improves information flow, performance, and innovation in an increasingly complex world.

Leslie Martinich is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, former computer scientist, leadership researcher, and trusted advisor to technical leaders worldwide. After helping pioneer networking software and foundational technologies such as remote procedure... Show more

Sai Sravan Cherukuri is a visionary technology leader, DevSecOps Technical Advisor, PaaS Automation Lead, and Program Manager. With over 20 years of experience in federal IT transformation, he is a recognized expert in DevSecOps, FinOps, AI governance, CMMC readiness, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), open-source advocacy, and Policy as Code (PaC). He is the creator of the FIBER AI Maturity Model and contributes as a member to the national AI safety initiatives through NIST’s U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium.
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Sai Sravan, a Commissioner’s 2024 Award recipient, has led enterprise-scale automation, modernization, and capacity planning initiatives that deliver measurable results. He serves on the Board of Directors at TMMi America and is a dedicated community mentor and volunteer.
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As a Platform Engineer and Open-source advocate, Sai is committed to advancing accessibility in engineering and inclusivity in the community. He is a strong proponent of the "Docs-as-Code" movement, maintaining that long-term project sustainability relies on clear documentation and automated CI/CD pipelines that lower barriers for contributors. Currently, he is bridging the gap between agentic workflows and cloud-native standards; as an active explorer of the Model Context Protocol (MCP), he utilizes OpenTelemetry to build open-source AI observability frameworks, enabling the scaling of reliable, self-service agents.

Sai Sravan currently serves as the program lead for the application team, spearheading the institutionalization of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) through Terraform practices.

Sai Sravan Cherukuri is a visionary technology leader, DevSecOps Technical Advisor, PaaS Automation Lead, and Program Manager. With over 20 years of experience in federal IT transformation, he is a recognized expert in DevSecOps, FinOps, AI governanc... Show more

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

Architect at Storebrand by day. Making a better society by night. Transparency, openness, and evaluating security and privacy in various systems. Managing Norway's largest database of public records, covering 686 authorities. Holding power to account.

Some previous presentations:
- From Ballots to Code: Exploring Election Security, DEFCON voting village, NDC, Javazone, Sikkerhetsfestivalen, HelloStavanger, TDC (recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yaaq5le_Nw )
- BSides Oslo 2024 - Keynote - Exploring the World of Ethical Hacking: From Web Vulnerabilities to Election Security (partial recording - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwWPzRceCgs)
- HelloStavanger 2026 - 97% Adopted AI. What Now?
- HelloStavanger 2024 - 5 sikkerhetsfeil hos Storebrand (not recorded)
- Javazone 2020 - Overvåke gata eller finne korrupsjon Norges data er ferdig indeksert, https://vimeo.com/showcase/7568031/video/459871711
- ISF Høstkonferansen 2018 + Meetups 2018 (OWASP Oslo / Javabin Sørlandet) - Walk-through of responsible disclosures I've done
- Javazone 2017 - Lightning talk - Æ fant data, https://2017.javazone.no/program/a181ba49a1e1450c9a37d0d793a3e4ec

Architect at Storebrand by day. Making a better society by night. Transparency, openness, and evaluating security and privacy in various systems. Managing Norway's largest database of public records, covering 686 authorities. Holding power to account... Show more

Sharon Juwah is a lawyer, AI practitioner and emerging AI governance researcher working across artificial intelligence, legal technology, organisational transformation and responsible AI implementation. She holds an MBA in Artificial Intelligence and Automation with distinction, with a 4.0/4.0 CGPA and recognition in the top 10% worldwide.

Her professional experience spans legal practice, corporate governance, technology, AI-enabled operations and organisational systems. She has worked on technology transactions, governance and compliance matters, AI-enabled legal systems and the implementation of technology-driven workflows within organisations.

Sharon is a Nigerian Ambassador for Legal AI Talks, a former Global AI Hub AI Thought Leader, AI writer and speaker, and contributor to the Compendium of Laws on AI and the Metaverse in Africa. Her current work focuses on AI governance, responsible AI, agentic AI, AI infrastructure and the institutional capacity required for African organisations and governments to govern increasingly capable AI systems.

Sharon Juwah is a lawyer, AI practitioner and emerging AI governance researcher working across artificial intelligence, legal technology, organisational transformation and responsible AI implementation. She holds an MBA in Artificial Intelligence and... Show more

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 Engineering Manager for Azure SQL. His role involves leading his team through software development cycles, ensuring successful product launches.

Currently, Naga focuses on a significant initiative in Azure SQL Deployment, emphasizing high availability for SQL customers during feature rollouts. Previously, he managed Master Data Services (MDS) within SQL Server, gaining community connections and contributing actively to Microsoft forums.

Aside from technical responsibilities, Naga engages in Microsoft hackathons and mentors junior engineers, finding fulfillment in guiding their career paths. He also champions diversity and inclusion, advocating for equality within the tech industry. Naga sees himself not only as a technical leader but also as a catalyst for positive change at Microsoft.

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

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

Segun Akinyemi is a Nigerian American writer, speaker, educator, and Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft known for explaining complex topics in a practical, down-to-earth way. He writes, speaks, and teaches about software engineering, applied AI, and tech careers, helping students and professionals use AI tools while keeping humans in the loop. Based in Charlotte, he founded Discovery Days, a local field trip program connecting students with STEM opportunities, created and maintains Charlotte Third Places, and was named to the 2025 Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 list at age 28. Learn more at segunak.com.

Segun Akinyemi is a Nigerian American writer, speaker, educator, and Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft known for explaining complex topics in a practical, down-to-earth way. He writes, speaks, and teaches about software engineering, applied AI, a... Show more