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

Jessica Mercedes

Jessica Mercedes

Co-founder and COO of Code Inspector, helping developers build better code faster and avoid technical debt with a real-time feedback tool that surfaces issues and bugs right in the IDE.

Jessica also serves on the board of Coderise.org a non-profit that empowers the underprivileged through computer science and software engineering education in developing countries. Coderise programs include Holberton School in Colombia and Ecuador for adult education and Bomberbot in Europe, the U.S., and Latin America for primary and secondary education.

Through impact investment firm Socialatom Group, Jessica backs startups, programs, and non-profits that provide upward social mobility through technology and entrepreneurship.

Previously she also served as Managing Director at Firstrock Capital, a venture capital fund that in addition to capital, also connects the world's most elite engineering talent to the world's largest markets through the world's fastest-growing startups.

Jessica is an expert in Technical Recruiting, Developer and Public Relations for tech companies both in the U.S. and Latin America. Previously Jessica has supported the global expansion of brands like Google Developers, Rackspace, Netflix, Corona, and Pepsi.

Co-founder and COO of Code Inspector, helping developers build better code faster and avoid technical debt with a real-time feedback tool that surfaces issues and bugs right in the IDE. Jessica also serves on the board of Coderise.org a non-profit... Show more

Paul Jerchel

Paul Jerchel

Paul Jerchel is a student and advisory board member at Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology. He has experience in reliability engineering of microelectronics, sustainability science as well as innovation and research policy design.

Paul Jerchel is a student and advisory board member at Berlin University of Applied Sciences and Technology. He has experience in reliability engineering of microelectronics, sustainability science as well as innovation and research policy design. Show more

Selsabil rabiha ketitni

Selsabil rabiha ketitni

- Master 2, Accounting and Auditing student,
- Business Management Student
Research in auditing, business administration and data science
- lectures and workshops at Algerian universities and national schools
-Meeting Chair "The importance of scientific research in the embodiment"
-Meeting Chair "how do you see scientific research in your speciality"
-Research at the International Meeting "The Role of the University in the Service of Society during the Corona Pandemic," under the supervision of lezinru- university of borj bouareridj
-researcher at the forum "Opportunities and Prospects for the Promotion of Algerian Exports Outside the Framework of Fuels after the Corona Pandemic," under the supervision of the Ministry of Trade and the Algerian Economic and Human Development Informant, Blida 2, Ali Lounesse
-Researcher at the International Forum "The Role of Algerian Competencies in achieving the economic take-off," under the supervision of lezinru and university of bourj bouareridj

- Master 2, Accounting and Auditing student, - Business Management Student Research in auditing, business administration and data science - lectures and workshops at Algerian universities and national schools -Meeting Chair "The importance of ... Show more

Kevin Giorgis

Kevin Giorgis

Kevin was born in Italy and during his studies at the University of Bologna, California Riverside and St. Gallen in Switzerland, he found a huge gap in nowadays communication between who learn and who teaches. After his thesis on what motivates people intrinsically and intrinsically and the gaps in how to assess it, he founded Wyblo, an EdTech Italian based startup which today counts two products: one for the academic world automating real-time feedback between students, professors and universities; the other for the professional training sector where Wyblo provides real-time analytics, automation and data management.

Kevin was born in Italy and during his studies at the University of Bologna, California Riverside and St. Gallen in Switzerland, he found a huge gap in nowadays communication between who learn and who teaches. After his thesis on what motivates peopl... Show more

Pranjali Awasthi

Pranjali Awasthi

Pranjali Awasthi is a 14-year-old researcher and entrepreneur in residency at Backend Capital. She is recognized as one of the prominent young voices in the growth of Miami as a tech hub. She is passionate about teaching AI young and making lessons accessible through games. With research experience in the overlap of Machine Learning and Neuroscience, she is looking to build the next wireless android brain-computer interface.

Azhar Ali is an Incoming Android Developer and former SWE Intern at Facebook (NYC). He is also the Android Tech Lead at the Google Developer Student Club (GSDC) at Florida International University (FIU), and was the GSDC FIU President the prior year. He is a student leader in his community who is passionate about helping students fuel their tech careers and build their dream passionate projects. He has led dozens of workshops at FIU and has grown GDSC FIU to become one of the largest in North America with over 700+ members under his leadership.

Pranjali Awasthi is a 14-year-old researcher and entrepreneur in residency at Backend Capital. She is recognized as one of the prominent young voices in the growth of Miami as a tech hub. She is passionate about teaching AI young and making lessons a... Show more

Verena Kunz-Gehrmann

Verena Kunz-Gehrmann

Verena is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ouriginal. Before joining Ouriginal in 2018, she worked for various well-known technology companies in Asia and Europe. She believes that every student should be given the chance to develop their full potential, and should be supported to find their unique and original voice.

Verena is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ouriginal. Before joining Ouriginal in 2018, she worked for various well-known technology companies in Asia and Europe. She believes that every student should be given the chance to develop their full potentia... Show more

Guilherme Machado

Guilherme Machado

Servidor público e autor do QPC - Quero Passar em Concursos, blog especializado em preparação para concursos públicos.

Servidor público e autor do QPC - Quero Passar em Concursos, blog especializado em preparação para concursos públicos. Show more

Denaya Dennis

Denaya Dennis

Denaya Dennis is a South Sudanese passionate about digital education, peace and development. He is a 2019 Mandela Washinton Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. A graduate of IT, Denaya volunteers as a teaching assistant at the University of Juba, South Sudan.
He is the cofounder of Alela Technologies Ltd, a tech company providing digital solutions and products to government and private institutions.
Denaya is the founder of Koneta Hub, which is an innovation driven organization that uses the approaches of Human centered design in providing community driven solutions with emphasis on digital literacy and rights, business incubation, tech 4 peace and innovations in health.

Denaya Dennis is a South Sudanese passionate about digital education, peace and development. He is a 2019 Mandela Washinton Fellow at the University of Notre Dame. A graduate of IT, Denaya volunteers as a teaching assistant at the University of Juba,... Show more

Anas AlChalabi

Anas AlChalabi

Anas Alchalabi, or “That Entrepreneurship guy” as he’s known in the streets of the Middle East, has enabled hundreds of Refugee founders to create small empires that solve major challenges in industries like Finance, Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail. For the past 4 years, Anas has contributed to initiatives with Governments, UN, World Bank, Venture Capitalists, Google, Facebook, and many more to bring investment and opportunities to Young founders in the Middle East.

Anas Alchalabi, or “That Entrepreneurship guy” as he’s known in the streets of the Middle East, has enabled hundreds of Refugee founders to create small empires that solve major challenges in industries like Finance, Education, Healthcare, Manufactur... Show more

Ronald Woerner

Ronald Woerner

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, has over 20 years of IT and security experience and is a noted consultant, keynote speaker, teacher, blogger, and podcaster. As President and Chief Security Evangelist of Cyber-AAA, LLC, he delivers awareness, risk assessments, and advising to small, medium, and large organizations. Woerner also teaches at Bellevue University, a USA Center of Academic Excellence. Woerner has been speaking at the RSA Conference since 2005 and is a member of the RSAC Program Committee. His crowning achievement was being selected as the US Air Force Association CyberPatriot 2014 Mentor of the Year for his work coaching high school cybersecurity students. Woerner has multiple technology degrees and is passionate about building the next generation of cyber professionals.

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, has over 20 years of IT and security experience and is a noted consultant, keynote speaker, teacher, blogger, and podcaster. As President and Chief Security Evangelist of Cyber-AAA, LLC, he delivers awareness, risk assessmen... Show more

Russell Eubanks

Russell Eubanks

As founder of Security Ever After, consultant for Enclave Security and IANS Faculty, Russell is responsible for assessing the cyber security of many diverse organizations and increasing their maturity while decreasing the probability of a breach. He is the former chief information security officer (CISO) of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and especially passionate about helping new or aspiring cyber leaders increase their influence. Russell is a SANS Certified Instructor and co-author of the new five day version of MGT521: Leading Cybersecurity Change: Building A Security-Based Culture and the new SANS SEC405: Business Finance Essentials course for SANS Technology Institute.

As founder of Security Ever After, consultant for Enclave Security and IANS Faculty, Russell is responsible for assessing the cyber security of many diverse organizations and increasing their maturity while decreasing the probability of a breach. He ... Show more

Bhavita Lalwani

Bhavita Lalwani

Full Stack developer. Doing cool things that matter.
Worked on building the world's first regional and India's second-largest Mobile OS, developed Indic Keyboard, an advocate of Digital India
contributed to the Aadhaar Authentication system, Smart City initiatives, and build apps on India Stack - Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UPI payments.

Currently trying to make the world retain millions of users by the power of CleverTap

Full Stack developer. Doing cool things that matter. Worked on building the world's first regional and India's second-largest Mobile OS, developed Indic Keyboard, an advocate of Digital India contributed to the Aadhaar Authentication system, Smar... Show more

Steven Wakabayashi

Steven Wakabayashi

Steven Wakabayashi is the founder and president of QTBIPOC Design - an organization that provides free and accessible design education, mentorship, and networking opportunities to LGBTQ+ designers of color. An agency veteran, Steven has led creative teams working on some of the biggest brands including Apple, Salesforce, Sephora, Mercedes-Benz, and Samsung.

Steven Wakabayashi is the founder and president of QTBIPOC Design - an organization that provides free and accessible design education, mentorship, and networking opportunities to LGBTQ+ designers of color. An agency veteran, Steven has led creative ... Show more

Gernot Kühn

Gernot Kühn

Gernot Kühn ist Gründer und Initiator der LERNFUTURISTEN in Berlin. Darüber hinaus ist er als Berater für Dynamics 365 und KI bei der Microsoft Deutschland GmbH tätig. Was modernes Arbeiten und berufliche Weiterbildung konkret für die Menschen bedeutet, entfaltet er an seinen Überlegungen und Konzepten zum vernetzten Lernen. Agile Methoden sind dabei fester Bestandteil in seinen Workshops und Kundenprojekten.

Gernot Kühn ist Gründer und Initiator der LERNFUTURISTEN in Berlin. Darüber hinaus ist er als Berater für Dynamics 365 und KI bei der Microsoft Deutschland GmbH tätig. Was modernes Arbeiten und berufliche Weiterbildung konkret für die Menschen bedeut... Show more

Kenzie Woodbridge

Kenzie Woodbridge

Kenzie Woodbridge is a Web Developer, Community Manager, and Knowledge Base Administrator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Kenzie also recently completed a MA in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University and their thesis focused on prosocial community in online Minecraft. Kenzie is awesome and you totally want to be their friend (offer of friendship void where local laws do not permit, not guaranteed in all circumstances, skill-testing questions required).

Kenzie Woodbridge is a Web Developer, Community Manager, and Knowledge Base Administrator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Kenzie also recently completed a MA in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University and their thesis fo... Show more

Diego Pino

Diego Pino

Diego Pino Navarro is a friendly Software Engineer, Software Architect and Open Source Maintainer from Chile and located in NYC since 2016, leading for the last 2 years a Drupal8/9 based architecture named Archipelago. He has been involved in Intersecting OSS technologies and initiatives & many times release manager of Islandora 7 and a committer. His current main areas of interest are Digital Object Repositories, Semantic Web, IIIF, JSON, OS Communities, Teaching and his many Dogs.

Diego Pino Navarro is a friendly Software Engineer, Software Architect and Open Source Maintainer from Chile and located in NYC since 2016, leading for the last 2 years a Drupal8/9 based architecture named Archipelago. He has been involved in Interse... Show more

Matthew Dyer, MLIS

Matthew Dyer, MLIS

There's a lot of information out there, and it can be hard to sift through it all. I connect people to reliable resources, learning, and each other. I'm a librarian who doesn't work in a library.

There's a lot of information out there, and it can be hard to sift through it all. I connect people to reliable resources, learning, and each other. I'm a librarian who doesn't work in a library. Show more

Joan Alba

Joan Alba

Teams, Agility and Innovation Facilitator through Gestalt Approach, Design Thinking, Belbin and Agility. He has worked in projects and solutions (products), empowering people and teams for the last 20 years.

Teams, Agility and Innovation Facilitator through Gestalt Approach, Design Thinking, Belbin and Agility. He has worked in projects and solutions (products), empowering people and teams for the last 20 years. Show more

Amy Leneker

Amy Leneker

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering perfectionist. She is also a Leadership Consultant and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Amy was born and raised in the Midwest where she learned to work hard, tell the truth, and be kind. Although Amy left Ohio long ago, those Midwestern values are still very much a part of who she is and how she works. With over two decades of experience in leadership development, Amy has trained thousands of leaders and teams all over the world. She and her husband have two wonderful kiddos and three wacky dogs and make their home in the Pacific Northwest.

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering perfectionist. She is also a Leadership Consultant and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Amy was born and raised in the Midwest where she learned to work hard, tell the truth, and be kind. Al... Show more

Mathias Segerlund

Mathias Segerlund

Working with cloud for public sector in Sweden. Experienced in security and compliance

Working with cloud for public sector in Sweden. Experienced in security and compliance Show more

David Geddes

David Geddes

David has been involved in the analysis of software engineering workflows, such as frameworks, environments, and plugins that support engineering projects for more than five years. [NN, ML/DL, NLP, NLU, NLG] He is particularly interested in applications that utilize declarative artificial intelligence techniques. [Agents, Experts, Assistants, Associates] David developed a rubric to score tools and talent to better understand systems capabilities and project plans. His customers are engineering leaders seeking to mimic complex ways of thinking such as belief, desire, and intent into their platform strategies. David built his own model based tool called SymblGraph.

David is also an innovator at the crossroads of sport and technology as one of two founders of the International Sports Technology Association. He created the Society of Sports Knowledge Engineering (SSKE) , Center for Sports Innovation Research, and other successful technology leadership groups. David is the grand son and son of award winning research scientists.

David has been involved in the analysis of software engineering workflows, such as frameworks, environments, and plugins that support engineering projects for more than five years. [NN, ML/DL, NLP, NLU, NLG] He is particularly interested in applicat... Show more

Uzoma Agba

Uzoma Agba

Uzoma Agba is a business catalyst, digital and brand strategist with a passion for creating impact driven solutions for professionals, corporate organisation and startups.

She is a digital skills trainer with Haptics on the Grow with Google Initiative and Facebook on the Boost Your Business Project. She has also worked as a Judge Advisor and Mentor for Technovation, Business Support for Fate Foundation, Nigerian Breweries, Jago Milk, American Honey Drink as a Sales and Marketing personnel, She also took part in the UNICEF/Cartedo COVD-19 Design Challenge by developing products, services and solutions in design thinking to the challenges faced by people in my community acknowledging my positive contribution in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

An active volunteer for community building and development projects like Green Peace, Amnesty International, Paradigm Initiative (Aba Life Digital Inclusion), Vision Alive Foundation, TedxAbayi, and TedxAbiaPoly.

I am strongly committed in helping professional brands to build, grow and scale their brand and career .

Uzoma Agba is a business catalyst, digital and brand strategist with a passion for creating impact driven solutions for professionals, corporate organisation and startups. She is a digital skills trainer with Haptics on the Grow with Google Initia... Show more

Madeeha Khan

Madeeha Khan


I am a Mentor, Trainer and Coach by Passion & Profession both.

I am committed to positioning People Management and Project Management as a Strategic Enabler for Business Excellence in current business world of Agility. I have been serving Information Technology | Telecommunications | Real Estate | Energy | Hospitality sectors across Pakistan | Norway | United States of America for last 11 years towards Digital Transformation.

I am an MBA qualified professional, Certified ScrumMaster®, IBM accredited Blue Core Coach | Business Coaching, IBM accredited Mentor | Project Management, IBM accredited Agile Explorer, and Certified NLP Practitioner | American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming.

I am an active freelancer towards career coaching, professional development, promoting Agile mindset, and compassionate leadership. I have mentored and coached hundreds of people across globe. As of latest, I have represented Pakistan across United Kingdom, Nepal, India, Portugal, Africa as a speaker and jury member in most influential conferences for Scrum and Agile community.

I have earned multiple certifications through INSEAD, LinkedIn, Lynda, Coursera, Google Cloud, Udemy. My projects with Government of Punjab, Pakistan gained visibility across the globe and have been presented at different social media forums, including BBC Urdu Pakistan, Geo TV, MIT Technology Review Pakistan, World Bank, Gadgets 360 by NDTV and others.

I am a Mentor, Trainer and Coach by Passion & Profession both. I am committed to positioning People Management and Project Management as a Strategic Enabler for Business Excellence in current business world of Agility. I have been serving Infor... Show more

Michel Girard (Enseignant)

Michel Girard (Enseignant)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/themoat/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/themoat/ Show more

Laura B. Janusek

Laura B. Janusek

As a founding team member at Modern Teacher, Laura has held several roles. She's currently the Chief Product Officer, focusing on the design and development of the company's software solutions. In collaboration with the CEO, she defines Modern Teacher's current and upcoming product offerings and uses client feedback to oversee the development lifecycle, from ideation through live releases and enhancements. Laura leads the development and quality assurance teams, which have included both U.S.-based and nearshore developers. She has also managed Modern Teacher’s professional learning content creation team, including graphic and e-learning designers.

Laura also acted as VP of Curriculum and VP of Client Experience with digedu, The Digital Education Company, leading a team of over 40 digital content creators and overseeing client relationships nationally. Prior to her work in EdTech, Laura was involved with a variety of educational organizations, teaching in both Special Education and English departments as well as nontraditional learning environments.

Laura enjoys practicing yoga, playing violin, and listening to audiobooks. She is an active member of communities for women in technology, she has recently been recognized in a series on “Women on Top in Tech”, and she is passionate about education equity and technology’s ability to improve lives in the education space and beyond.

As a founding team member at Modern Teacher, Laura has held several roles. She's currently the Chief Product Officer, focusing on the design and development of the company's software solutions. In collaboration with the CEO, she defines Modern Teache... Show more

Vernon Jackson

Vernon Jackson

Senior Business Intelligent Engineer

Leadership Development Speaker & Coach

With over 15 years of combined experience in healthcare, education, consumer solutions, and technology. A natural leader focused on helping and developing others while creating an impactful learning experience. My ability to manage data, lead projects, conduct research and analysis, and provide subject matter expertise improves processes for functional operations. A diverse communicator who can efficiently engage in a variety of platforms.

Senior Business Intelligent Engineer Leadership Development Speaker & Coach With over 15 years of combined experience in healthcare, education, consumer solutions, and technology. A natural leader focused on helping and developing others while ... Show more

Andrew Spiece

Andrew Spiece

Andrews involvement with TEALS comes with a variety of technical educational experiences. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Michigan. He also received his Masters of Education in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University. As a face to face teacher, he taught STEM curriculum for 8 years at the Brandon School District and then was one of the first full time online teachers to be hired in Michigan as an instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science for Michigan Virtual. In his spare time, he ran a FIRST Robotics team and led them to great success both in Michigan and Internationally. In 2012, he was inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame for the Oakland County Competitive Robotics Association and in 2016 was the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award winner for the State of Michigan. Andrew is excited to be involved with TEALS to help bring Computer Science to Every High School.

Andrews involvement with TEALS comes with a variety of technical educational experiences. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Michigan. He also received his Masters of Education in Instructional... Show more

Amy Peck

Amy Peck

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with Fortune 500 companies, digital media/production companies and tech startups on XR strategy, content, development, product and GTM.

Amy holds several Advisory Board roles:
Geo.Network, a volumetric geospatial control platform
VantagePoint, VR Sexual Harassment Training
Venture Partner, Capital Region AR/VR Accelerator
XR Marin Leadership Council
Virtual World Society Ambassador

Amy is a mentor at Draper U, Women in XR Fund, Korean Innovation Center and River Studios and is an active member of several Women in Tech & STEM Education organizations. Amy is a member of the VR/AR Association’s (VRARA) Digital Healthcare Committee and Co-chairs the VRARA Enterprise Committee.

Amy's true passion for this technology emerged at Leap Motion where she launched the Enterprise division working with clients across every major vertical including healthcare, entertainment, retail, hospitality, education and government.

It became clear that there was a need to help foster XR development in the commercial arena and more importantly, shepherd these critical early wins. EndeavorVR was conceived for this very purpose.

Amy continues her work with Fortune 500 clients, helping them adopt XR for both internal process and consumer-facing initiatives, including marketing, customer experience, productivity and training. She engages the top content creators, designers, developers and platform partners to bring these solutions to fruition.

Amy’s forte is distilling complex technologies into meaningful solutions across many verticals and business lines, delivering strategy and resources at scale.

Her own personal mission is to see XR accessible to all - fundamentally improving every aspect of our lives and changing the way we work, learn, communicate and play.

Amy Peck is the founder & CEO of EndeavorVR, a leading global VR/AR (XR) strategy & consulting firm. Amy is a recognized thought-leader in the space and speaks globally on the future of XR. She has deep connections within the industry and works with ... Show more

Justin Recla

Justin Recla

Justin Recla has over 14 years of experience as a Counterintelligence Special Agent and Army soldier. He’s a subject matter expert in tactical questioning, counter espionage, threat assessments, and investigative techniques. Justin brings his skills from the military sector and delivers them to the boardroom to help business owners and investors protect their two most valuable assets: Time & Money.

Justin Recla has over 14 years of experience as a Counterintelligence Special Agent and Army soldier. He’s a subject matter expert in tactical questioning, counter espionage, threat assessments, and investigative techniques. Justin brings his skills ... Show more

Inger Greve

Inger Greve

Kommunikatör på DIGG och tidigare kommunikationsansvarig på fd E-legitimationsnämnden och för myndighetstjänsten Mina meddelanden. Flerårig erfarenhet som konsult och projektledare inom marknadsföring/kommunikation från strategiska förändringsuppdrag inom stora företag och organisationer.

Kommunikatör på DIGG och tidigare kommunikationsansvarig på fd E-legitimationsnämnden och för myndighetstjänsten Mina meddelanden. Flerårig erfarenhet som konsult och projektledare inom marknadsföring/kommunikation från strategiska förändringsuppdrag... Show more

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