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

Adelegan Oluseyi Abiodun

Adelegan Oluseyi Abiodun

I am a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer and CTO based in Lagos, Nigeria, with 13+ years of experience building enterprise-grade Drupal applications for government, healthcare, NGO, and commercial sectors.

My Drupal work includes:

- HEFAMAA — Health Facility Monitoring & Accreditation System for Lagos State government, monitoring 4,000+ healthcare facilities across Lagos State

- LASAMBUS — Emergency Management Data Capture Portal for Lagos State Ambulance Service, processing 10,000+ emergency calls

- ZODML E-Library & Poetry Prize Platform — digital infrastructure for one of Nigeria's leading literary non-profits, serving 10,000+ library patrons and 60,000+ e-resources

- West Africa College of Physicians (WACP) Portal — membership and dues management for 4,000+ medical professionals across West Africa

- Koha Library Management System — implementation and customisation with OPAC integration for ZODML

I have been part of the Nigerian Drupal community since the 2015 revival. I organised and participated in DrupalCamp Nigeria 2015, 2016 and 2017. I attended DrupalCon Vienna 2025, was a nominated speaker at DrupalCon Chicago 2026, spoke at Drupal Camp Burkina Faso 2026, and am on the waitlist for DrupalCon Rotterdam 2026.

I am currently working to rebuild the Drupal Nigeria community through the Drupal Nigeria Association — a structured effort to reconnect Nigerian developers, recruit young talent through universities, and deliver open source projects of genuine public benefit.

Technology stack: Drupal 7–10, PHP, Laravel, React.js, React Native, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Linux, Docker, Azure, Git/GitHub.

I am a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer and CTO based in Lagos, Nigeria, with 13+ years of experience building enterprise-grade Drupal applications for government, healthcare, NGO, and commercial sectors. My Drupal work includes: - HEFAMAA — Hea... Show more

Jessie Robbins

Jessie Robbins

Jessie is the Power Platform service owner at Hennepin County as a member of the Enterprise Strategic Solutions team for the past five years. She began her journey at the county as a developer and quickly found her passion in the Power Platform space. Starting her technology career as what is now known as a citizen developer, Jessie has grown into a leader who empowers others to build tools that make work better—for everyone. Her mission is simple: enable people to create meaningful solutions that improve how they work every day.

Jessie is the Power Platform service owner at Hennepin County as a member of the Enterprise Strategic Solutions team for the past five years. She began her journey at the county as a developer and quickly found her passion in the Power Platform space... Show more

Andreas Sexauer

Andreas Sexauer

Andreas Sexauer ist Mitarbeiter am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (ZML) des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT). Neben Themen der Medienproduktion und Digitalen Lehre entwickelt er dort im Rahmen des Projekts GenAI@KIT den kompetenten Einsatz generativer KI am KIT mit. Dazu zählen unter anderem die Herstellung der Möglichkeit zur Arbeit mit individuell angepassten KI-Chatbots in allen Lehrveranstaltungen des KIT. Diese sogenannten Custom Chatbots können spezifisch in einer Lehrveranstaltung eingesetzt werden. Dabei können die Lehrpersonen selbst bestimmen, mit welchem Wissenskorpus, z.B. dem eigenen Skript, und mit welchem Verhalten diese Custom Chatbots mit den Studierenden interagieren. In einer Kooperation mit dem KI-Campus ist Andreas einer der Autoren des Prompt-Labor 2: Generative KI in der Hochschullehre – Anwendungen. Dort hat er das Kapitel „Informationsvisualisierung mit KI" beigetragen. Darüber hinaus setzt er sich intensiv mit der Thematik Agentic AI auseinander und wirkt dabei im Hochschulforum Digitalisierung in einer Arbeitsgruppe dazu mit. Im Hochschulnetzwerk Digitalisierung der Lehre in Baden-Württemberg ist er Mitglied der Special Interest Group Learning Analytics und Künstliche Intelligenz (LAKI).

Andreas Sexauer ist Mitarbeiter am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (ZML) des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT). Neben Themen der Medienproduktion und Digitalen Lehre entwickelt er dort im Rahmen des Projekts GenAI@KIT den kompetenten Einsatz gen... Show more

Amber Vanderburg

Amber Vanderburg

Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award winning businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group, which has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused learning journeys. Amber's history in talent development includes authoring top-reviewed online learning courses for platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, Lecturio, and PluralSight, acting as Director of a national education leadership company, and coaching with professional sports team academies in Asia. In 2022, she published her first business adventure book "Uniquely Better" about building higher team performance.

Speaking engagements:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNcx7Jwk9Sp6WxuvrfOOBqdP9440SKl0

Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award winning businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group, which has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused learning... Show more

Ajayi Raphael Temitope

Ajayi Raphael Temitope

Ajayi Raphael Temitope is a business leader, institution builder, and speaker focused on education, entrepreneurship, and Africa's emerging technology landscape.

He currently serves as Country Manager, Nigeria at Swanfield Business School — a Pan-African institution developing ethical, globally minded business leaders. He brings to the stage over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling ventures across technology, creative services, and education, including Nova Limited, which served clients across six countries and reached 8-figure annual revenue, and Noble Learn School of Tech, which impacted thousands of students across Nigerian institutions.

Recognised among the Top 50 Entrepreneurs by the Regis Ohia Foundation, featured in Daily Times Nigeria, and a ForbesBLK member, Raphael speaks from experience, not theory. His sessions bridge the gap between ideas and execution, and between education systems and real-world business outcomes.

He has spoken at the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Business Tech & Scale Conference, SCART Conference, Tech The Slum, and university platforms across Lagos.

Ajayi Raphael Temitope is a business leader, institution builder, and speaker focused on education, entrepreneurship, and Africa's emerging technology landscape. He currently serves as Country Manager, Nigeria at Swanfield Business School — a Pan-... Show more

Merlin Pahic

Merlin Pahic

Staff Software Engineer at EIDU, a social enterprise dedicated to improving learning outcomes for children in low-resource settings worldwide. Experienced in full-stack development, including on the Android platform. As an engineer, I'm passionate about functional programming, static typing and property-based testing. As a human, I am dedicated to improving learning outcomes and opportunities for children all around the world.

Staff Software Engineer at EIDU, a social enterprise dedicated to improving learning outcomes for children in low-resource settings worldwide. Experienced in full-stack development, including on the Android platform. As an engineer, I'm passionate ab... Show more

Sven Seiler

Sven Seiler

Dr. Sven Seiler leads Storm Reply GmbH (Reply Group) as Managing Director, focusing on cloud software development and strategic consulting. With deep expertise in cloud computing, IoT, and mobility technologies, he directs teams handling software development, cloud migrations, and AWS-based consulting.

His current focus extends across three connected fields: Agentic AI — designing autonomous, multi-agent systems for production environments; Agentic Engineering — the structured, verifiable approach that pairs AI coding agents with specifications, guardrails, and architectural control; and Digital Sovereignty — strategic cloud architectures for regulated industries, including hands-on work with the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

Beyond his company role, he founded and organizes the AWS User Groups Dortmund (since 2016) and Düsseldorf (since 2022), and founded the Agentic Shift Community in Dortmund (2025). He co-organizes the AWS Community Day DACH and regularly participates in hackathons.

He advocates for integrating cloud computing and AI engineering into academic education, supervises academic research, and co-organizes a "Cloud School" with Bochum University of Applied Sciences to develop future cloud and AI experts. He publishes regularly on Agentic AI, Agentic Engineering, and digital sovereignty at seiler.it.

Dr. Sven Seiler leads Storm Reply GmbH (Reply Group) as Managing Director, focusing on cloud software development and strategic consulting. With deep expertise in cloud computing, IoT, and mobility technologies, he directs teams handling software dev... Show more

Ezequiel Fernandez

Ezequiel Fernandez

Mediador, formado en la Escuela de
Mediación del Colegio Público de Abogados
de Buenos Aires. Magister en RRHH, FCE
UBA. Entrenado en negociación por CMI-Harvard,
en Cambridge, Massachusetts,
EEUU. Posgrado en Gestión Humana de
las Organizaciones, Facultad de Psicología
UBA. Contador Público. Profesor de
Negociación, persuasión y comunicación estrategica en grado y posgrado.
Vicepresidente de la Comisión de Negociación del Consejo Profesional de Ciencias Económicas de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Entrenador, mentor y consultor de negociadores.
Apasionado investigador y creador de contenido sobre negociación, persuasión y comunicación interpersonal.
Profesional independiente, socio fundador de Visión y Estrategia Consultores.

Mediador, formado en la Escuela de Mediación del Colegio Público de Abogados de Buenos Aires. Magister en RRHH, FCE UBA. Entrenado en negociación por CMI-Harvard, en Cambridge, Massachusetts, EEUU. Posgrado en Gestión Humana de las Organizacion... Show more

Pete Filicetti

Pete Filicetti

Pete Filicetti is a Power Platform Solutions Architect with 35+ years of experience designing and delivering Microsoft‑based solutions across public sector and commercial environments. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications, along with PMP and ITIL v3 credentials, blending deep technical expertise with disciplined, outcome‑driven delivery.

Pete specializes in the Power Platform, Microsoft 365, and SharePoint, with a strong background in cloud architecture and modern application development. His career includes leading complex, high‑impact implementations for organizations ranging from federal agencies to enterprise teams. Known for pragmatic architecture and clear communication, he focuses on building scalable, secure solutions that solve real business problems and consistently exceed expectations.

Pete Filicetti is a Power Platform Solutions Architect with 35+ years of experience designing and delivering Microsoft‑based solutions across public sector and commercial environments. He holds multiple Microsoft certifications, along with PMP and IT... Show more

Norah Schrum

Norah Schrum

Meet a seasoned professional known in the digital realm as @tekNorah. With over 15+ years of experience in software development and continuous process improvement, they are a strategic technical leader in the digital agency space. Hailing from Mokena, IL, @tekNorah brings a wealth of expertise primarily serving the education, government, and legal industries.

As a seasoned community leader, @tekNorah is deeply ingrained in the tech community, contributing to Drupal and Open Source Software, and serving on the leadership team for MidCamp. Their knack for organic collaboration and ideation has led to significant organizational performance improvements, making them a sought-after figure in the industry.

With a passion for innovation and a commitment to best practices, @tekNorah’s approach to systems design and change management is both meticulous and forward-thinking. Whether it's crafting tailor-designed solutions from concept to launch or coordinating intern and onboarding programs, their dedication to excellence shines through in every endeavor.

Connect with @tekNorah to tap into their expertise and collaborate on your next project. Driving innovation and efficiency gains, @tekNorah is your go-to partner for transformative solutions in the digital landscape.

Meet a seasoned professional known in the digital realm as @tekNorah. With over 15+ years of experience in software development and continuous process improvement, they are a strategic technical leader in the digital agency space. Hailing from Mokena... Show more

Noemi Nagy

Noemi Nagy

Dr. Noémi Nagy is an Assistant Professor of Career & Technical/Workforce Education at the University of South Florida and Affiliate Faculty at the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on workforce development, and the psychology of sustainable careers in rapidly changing industries such as technology and cybersecurity. Her research is international and cross-disciplinary and she works with researchers from Switzerland, Germany, Singapore, UK, the U.S. and Australia.
She’s the author of the internationally recognized Career Resources Model, featured in the London School of Economics Business Review, which breaks down the 13 trainable factors that make or break a successful career. Her research goes way beyond theory: it covers how people actually find jobs (job search behavior, published in PNAS), how they shape their roles to fit their strengths (job crafting), and how they can take charge of their careers instead of waiting for luck or management to do it for them.
Altogether, Dr. Nagy’s research has been cited over 800 times around the world and has earned multiple international awards for its real-world impact. She takes what works in Switzerland’s high-trust, precision-driven innovation scene and brings it to Tampa Bay’s fast-growing tech and cybersecurity community, helping professionals and teams build the mindset, motivation, and structure to grow stronger, stay relevant, and perform at their best.
Dr. Nagy is also an active contributor to the local tech community: she won first place at the Tampa Bay Developers Hackathon in 2022 (Best Architecture & Best Visual Design) and hosted the Tampa Devs Career Forum at USF’s College of Education in 2023, where she teaches her model to students, professionals, and entrepreneurs.

Dr. Noémi Nagy is an Assistant Professor of Career & Technical/Workforce Education at the University of South Florida and Affiliate Faculty at the Nault Center for Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on workforce development, and the psychology of... Show more

Jacqueline Stockwell

Jacqueline Stockwell

Jacqueline “Jaki” Stockwell is the CEO & Founder of Leadership Through Data, a global company who provide information management training and consultancy to both public and private sectors.

Alongside running the business, Jaki is also a professional speaker and is invited to attend international conferences and events. Jaki’s sessions are all about teaching information managers how to deliver fun, engaging and informative presentations to their colleagues in their respective businesses. As information managers know, it’s important that everyone in a business understands what information management is, however getting them to listen and comply is undeniably difficult. Jaki’s teaching methods empower information managers to think differently and use psychology along with a combination of styles to get their message across; after all, one size doesn’t fit all.

As well as being an international speaker, Jaki’s creative and inspirational leadership style and proactive approach to information management has led her to mentor others. She is quoted by clients and industry peers who say that “her positive attitude is infectious” and “she is totally human in her approach”.

Jacqueline’s aim in her career is to simplify information management what is unfortunately viewed as a complex and uninteresting topic, into relevant practical and enjoyable solutions which can be understood and implemented by all. The safety and security of information is both key to successful businesses but also a threat to their success if not managed effectively.

Whether in business or in her personal life, Jaki is always mindful of her sustainability efforts. At home she loves to upcycle and breathe new life into preloved furniture and décor. She loves to craft and sew and enjoys gardening and growing fruit and vegetables - no matter how successful the harvest may be .

Jacqueline “Jaki” Stockwell is the CEO & Founder of Leadership Through Data, a global company who provide information management training and consultancy to both public and private sectors. Alongside running the business, Jaki is also a profession... Show more

Valeria Burdi

Valeria Burdi

✨ Chi sono in poche righe (ma piene di senso)

Docente d’inglese in una vita precedente (ma siamo sicuri???), con la testa tra le nuvole e i piedi ben piantati nelle Roadmap, oggi sono una Scrum Master che ama sperimentare, innovare e prendersi cura delle persone nei momenti di cambiamento.

La mia bussola? L’agilità come mindset, la visione di prodotto al posto della logica di progetto, e una fiducia incrollabile nel potere della giocosità come leva di trasformazione.

Amo tutto ciò che è didattica innovativa, inclusione, collaborazione e quel meraviglioso caos creativo che si accende quando i team trovano il proprio ritmo.

Mi definiscono sognatrice, io dico che sono semplicemente un’eterna bambina con la passione per le retrospettive ben fatte, le user story ben scritte, e i momenti in cui si ride insieme tra un daily e una review.

Non porto soluzioni, porto domande che aprono strade.

✨ Chi sono in poche righe (ma piene di senso) Docente d’inglese in una vita precedente (ma siamo sicuri???), con la testa tra le nuvole e i piedi ben piantati nelle Roadmap, oggi sono una Scrum Master che ama sperimentare, innovare e prendersi cur... Show more

William Smith

William Smith

William A. “Bill” Smith is a playwright, theatre maker, author, and founder of Upstart Raven, LLC. A retired attorney, Navy veteran, and alumnus of The University of Houston and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Bill brings more than four decades of experience in writing, acting, directing, producing, law, and building practical resources for theatre educators.

He is the creator of The Drama Desk and author of The Drama Teacher’s Desk, a practical method for helping drama teachers manage the full life of a school theatre program: productions, students, auditions, calendars, permissions, budgets, safety notes, parent communication, student leadership, archives, and program continuity.

Bill’s central message is simple: school theatre teachers are not “just directing a show.” They are running a living educational program, often with professional-level responsibilities but school-level time, budget, staffing, and support. His sessions help theatre educators move critical work out of one exhausted adult’s head and into shared, repeatable practices that protect the art, the students, and the teacher.

Bill’s play Lox and Loaded was named Overall Winner of the 2023 International Playwriting Competition in Carlow, Ireland. His work blends practical theatre experience, clear organizational thinking, and a deep respect for the strange, funny, human work that happens behind the curtain.

William A. “Bill” Smith is a playwright, theatre maker, author, and founder of Upstart Raven, LLC. A retired attorney, Navy veteran, and alumnus of The University of Houston and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Bill brings more than four decade... Show more

Dr. Tori Reddy Dodla

Dr. Tori Reddy Dodla

Dr. Tori Reddy Dodla is a technology executive, author, Army veteran, and motivational speaker focused on leadership, digital transformation, and the future of AI. With more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise modernization initiatives across government and healthcare, she has helped organizations navigate complex technology challenges while keeping people at the center of innovation. She has served in senior federal leadership roles, including Chief of Digital Services at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and has presented on AI, cybersecurity, Microsoft technologies, and digital leadership to audiences across government and industry. Dr. Dodla is now the founder and CEO of Dodla Digital. Known for her honest and motivating speaking style, Dr. Dodla speaks to students, professionals, veterans, and career changers about confidence, resilience, leadership, and building meaningful careers in technology.

Dr. Tori Reddy Dodla is a technology executive, author, Army veteran, and motivational speaker focused on leadership, digital transformation, and the future of AI. With more than 15 years of experience leading enterprise modernization initiatives acr... Show more

Israel Odeajo

Israel Odeajo

Israel Odeajo is an accomplished professional with over ten years of diverse experience in technology and data science. Currently, he serves as an AI Engineer and Data Coach at Join Momentum in the United Kingdom and as a Machine Learning Engineer at BTC Creative Labs in Germany. His career spans key roles including software engineer, database administrator, team lead, data analyst, data scientist, machine learning engineer, and AI engineer—across multiple sectors such as education, politics, energy, law, fintech, and NGOs.

Israel’s expertise extends to academic contributions, having published approximately five research papers and presented at renowned conferences, including Deep Learning Indaba, ICLR, Data Science Africa, and Data Science Nigeria. As an invited speaker and faculty member, he has shared his insights at various international forums in Africa, Europe, Asia, and America.

In addition to his technical and academic achievements, Israel has served as a facilitator with Techskill, UK, and as a teaching assistant with Neuroscience Academy, where he imparts advanced knowledge in deep learning. His influence in the technology space is further recognized through his ambassadorial roles with Zindi Africa and Data Dev Ambassador for Tableau. Israel is also a certified data trainer with Atlan Turing College, UK, following an intensive eight-week training program.

His professional certifications include credentials as a Google IT Specialist, Google Web/Mobile Specialist, Microsoft Data Scientist, and Microsoft AI Responsible Certified professional, among others. This diverse blend of experience and expertise underscores his commitment to advancing technology and data innovation on a global scale.

Israel Odeajo is an accomplished professional with over ten years of diverse experience in technology and data science. Currently, he serves as an AI Engineer and Data Coach at Join Momentum in the United Kingdom and as a Machine Learning Engineer at... Show more

Peter Geelen

Peter Geelen

Full details at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgeelen/

Executive Director at CyberMinute, also managing consultant at Quest For Security, from Leuven, Belgium.

With +25y experience, I have built strong experience in enterprise security & architecture, identity & access management, information security, data protection & privacy, cyber & cloud security, corporate security policies, security best practices.

Committed to continuous learning, I hold renowned security certificates in Information Security, Cyber & Cloud security, Supply Chain security, Incident Mgmt, BCM & DRP, Data Protection & Privacy, Architecture, Software Security, Ethical Hacking, HR security... and still growing.

Accredited lead auditor & lead implementer ISO27001, ISO27701, ISO22301, ISO9001 & ISO17021 & other ISO standards.

Accredited and authorized trainer for PECB, ISC2, ISACA.
Microsoft Alumni MCT.

Since 2005, technical focus on Microsoft IAM solutions: MS Identity Manager and related platforms like AD, Azure, PKI, single sign-on & security solutions, identity management…
Plus hands-on experience in scripting (PowerShell), development basics (VB/C#), SQL and Exchange... and a small bit of SharePoint, to survive.

I strive to spend time on the Microsoft community both online as offline.

Find my personal blog at http://blog.identityunderground.be.

12x Microsoft MVP Security (Identity and Access), 2008 - 2025

Strong believer and active supporter of knowledge sharing, to build and grow the security & data protection communities.

Full details at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pgeelen/ Executive Director at CyberMinute, also managing consultant at Quest For Security, from Leuven, Belgium. With +25y experience, I have built strong experience in enterprise security & archite... Show more

Senuk Dias

Senuk Dias

Cybersecurity Researcher | Co-Founder @ ZenAegis | Gold Startup Scout @ Microsoft for Startups | Gold Microsoft Student Ambassador | EHNS UG @ Coventry, UK | President MLSC NIBM | Secretary of IEEE-NIBM (24-25)

Cybersecurity Researcher | Co-Founder @ ZenAegis | Gold Startup Scout @ Microsoft for Startups | Gold Microsoft Student Ambassador | EHNS UG @ Coventry, UK | President MLSC NIBM | Secretary of IEEE-NIBM (24-25) Show more

Dr. Fabiola Riobé, MBA

Dr. Fabiola Riobé, MBA

Dr. Fabiola Riobé is the CEO and Founder of Satis Sum Consulting, where she works with leaders and organizations navigating complexity, conflict, and change. She serves as faculty at Rockhurst University, teaching conflict management and negotiation, and brings extensive experience advising leaders across education, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations. Known for reframing “people problems” as leadership and design challenges, Dr. Riobé helps technical and executive leaders build trust, navigate high-stakes disagreement, and lead effectively in complex systems.

Dr. Fabiola Riobé is the CEO and Founder of Satis Sum Consulting, where she works with leaders and organizations navigating complexity, conflict, and change. She serves as faculty at Rockhurst University, teaching conflict management and negotiation,... Show more

Jeffrey Miller

Jeffrey Miller

Jeffrey Miller is a Senior Technologist, Trainer, Speaker, Tech Lead, DevOps-CI/CD Tools Lead, Graph Data Explorer, and Second Brain Builder.

Jeffrey brings over 25 years of experience helping organizations to bring value to their customers through software. He presents a variety of tech and business topics at user groups and conferences.

You can find his writing on knowledge management and tech topics at https://knowledgeplaybook.com/.

Jeffrey and his wife, Brandy, live near Columbus, Ohio, and celebrate their roles as adoptive parents with a fun children’s book called "Skeeters" with proceeds supporting adoption. Learn more about the project at https://skeeterbooks.com/adoption/.

Jeffrey Miller is a Senior Technologist, Trainer, Speaker, Tech Lead, DevOps-CI/CD Tools Lead, Graph Data Explorer, and Second Brain Builder. Jeffrey brings over 25 years of experience helping organizations to bring value to their customers throug... Show more

Sweta Sinha

Sweta Sinha

Sweta Sinha is the Director of AI Engineering where she leads the design and delivery of enterprise-grade machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems across large-scale healthcare and education platforms. She heads the AI Center of Excellence and guides teams through end-to-end AI initiatives, from early experimentation to production-ready AI systems, with a strong focus on reliability, evaluation, and governance.

Her work spans AI-native product development, agentic workflows, and platform architecture, with an emphasis on translating emerging AI technologies into scalable, repeatable engineering practices. Sweta also plays a key role in shaping AI governance across the organization, ensuring autonomy, safety, and accountability are enforced through concrete technical controls.

She focuses on helping teams move beyond experimentation to build trustworthy, AI-native systems that deliver real-world impact.

Sweta Sinha is the Director of AI Engineering where she leads the design and delivery of enterprise-grade machine learning, generative AI, and agentic systems across large-scale healthcare and education platforms. She heads the AI Center of Excellenc... Show more

London Wolfe

London Wolfe

London Wolfe is a business strategist and cognitive leadership specialist who helps leaders and organizations understand what is actually driving miscommunication, burnout, and stalled growth beneath the surface. Her work focuses on how people think, process information, and relate to one another, and how unexamined cognitive blind spots quietly shape leadership effectiveness.

With over 14 years of experience spanning education, leadership development, and advisory work, London brings a rare blend of strategic insight and human-centered practice. She is the creator of the Cognitive Leadership Style Framework, an awareness-based model that examines leadership through four cognitive domains: structural, relational, analytical, and visionary, offering leaders a practical way to recognize how they are wired and how others are wired.

Earlier in her career, London worked as an educator and inner development coach, designing learning-based frameworks that supported communication, emotional regulation, and adaptive behavior. She has facilitated workshops and trainings for entrepreneurs, educators, parents, leadership teams, and organizations both domestically and internationally. She is NLP certified and has contributed as a guest expert on podcasts, panels, and leadership-focused conversations, with her insights featured in digital publications and a magazine distributed in major international airports.

London’s work is especially informed by her experience supporting high-functioning neurodivergent individuals in business, education, and leadership settings, as well as her own lived neurodivergent experience. She is known for translating complex cognitive concepts into practical tools leaders can apply immediately.

Whether working with founders, executives, or teams, London’s goal is the same: to help people build sustainable success that does not come at the cost of their wellbeing. Her approach is thoughtful, direct, and refreshingly free of one-size-fits-all leadership advice.

London Wolfe is a business strategist and cognitive leadership specialist who helps leaders and organizations understand what is actually driving miscommunication, burnout, and stalled growth beneath the surface. Her work focuses on how people think,... Show more

Angie Dortch

Angie Dortch

Angie is a multidisciplinary educator, director, and wellness innovator whose work brings together neuroscience, awareness, and the performing arts through Learning HOW to Age™. This curriculum-based program integrates research on brain health with experiential practices from acting, voice, and movement, offering engaging, skill-based approaches to lifelong vitality and presence.

She serves as administrator for the Expressive Avenues Wellness YouTube channel, where she shares lessons designed to support active, independent aging. Angie holds an MFA from the University of Louisville and brings decades of experience in education, performing, directing, and media production. Angie leads experiential breakout sessions at aging conferences like the National Council on Aging, sharing results from a two-year implementation of Learning HOW to Age™ with independent living adults averaging 81 years old. She will present “Learning HOW to Age™: An Experiential, Intergenerational Program—Skills for Every Generation” for the first time at the Mid-Atlantic Intergenerational Conference, expanding the curriculum into an actionable intergenerational model across the lifespan.

A survivor of a catastrophic car accident, Angie chronicles her journey through coma and back into consciousness in her memoir Emerging: From Coma to Presence. With honesty, humor, and candor, she reflects on what she encountered in that liminal space and later with a numinous bearded iris—offering a deeply human perspective on resilience, awareness, and what it means to truly be present.

Angie is a multidisciplinary educator, director, and wellness innovator whose work brings together neuroscience, awareness, and the performing arts through Learning HOW to Age™. This curriculum-based program integrates research on brain health with e... Show more

Julia Hampl

Julia Hampl

Julia Hampl ist Wirtschaftspädagogin und zertifizierte E-Learning Managerin. Aktuell ist sie als Expertin der Digitalen Lehre an der Technischen Universität Wien angestellt und arbeitet im Rahmen einer Selbständigkeit als Zertifizierungsprüferin bei Austrian Standards, Lehrgangsleiterin für einen betreuten online Selbstlernlehrgang und Vortragende zu Themen rund um Online Lehre. Sie hat bereits einige Jahre Berufserfahrung als Lehrende im schulischen und außerschulischen Bereich und im E-Learning.

Julia Hampl ist Wirtschaftspädagogin und zertifizierte E-Learning Managerin. Aktuell ist sie als Expertin der Digitalen Lehre an der Technischen Universität Wien angestellt und arbeitet im Rahmen einer Selbständigkeit als Zertifizierungsprüferin bei ... Show more

Rafael Riva Finatti

Rafael Riva Finatti

Pai da Cecília e do Inácio, esposo da Ana Lúcia, membro da Comunidade de Vida Cristã (CVX), curitibano e sofredor do Coritiba. Desde a pandemia, optou por morar na zona rural de Piraquara (Região Metropolitana da capital paranaense), onde cria galinhas, joga bola com os filhos, colhe amoras, figos e Physalis e está cavando (bem aos poucos!) um pequeno lago para os futuros gansos da família. Jornalista e economista, sempre trabalhou em organizações com forte impacto social. Atualmente, é responsável por ajudar o Grupo Marista, uma instituição de mais de 7 mil colaboradores e com uma história bicentenária, em sua estratégia ESG, articulando iniciativas transversais e proprietárias das Frentes de Missão (unidades de negócio) PUCPR, Saúde, FTD Educação e Centro Marista de Defesa da Infância; e monitorando indicadores e avaliando a evolução da maturidade - sempre procurando nutrir uma mentalidade ágil, com foco nas pessoas, na entrega de valor e na melhoria contínua.

Pai da Cecília e do Inácio, esposo da Ana Lúcia, membro da Comunidade de Vida Cristã (CVX), curitibano e sofredor do Coritiba. Desde a pandemia, optou por morar na zona rural de Piraquara (Região Metropolitana da capital paranaense), onde cria galinh... Show more

Dana Burkdoll

Dana Burkdoll

Dana Burkdoll is the founder of the Dana Burkdoll Scholarship, an initiative created to support students who demonstrate leadership, initiative, resilience, and entrepreneurial thinking. Her work is centered on expanding educational opportunity and encouraging the next generation of motivated students to pursue long-term success. Through scholarship support and student-focused resources, the initiative recognizes individuals who are prepared to create meaningful futures through education, determination, and innovation.

Dana Burkdoll is the founder of the Dana Burkdoll Scholarship, an initiative created to support students who demonstrate leadership, initiative, resilience, and entrepreneurial thinking. Her work is centered on expanding educational opportunity and e... Show more

Ulf-Daniel Ehlers

Ulf-Daniel Ehlers

Ulf is founder of mindful-leaders.net, serial entrepreneur, and full Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University. In 2011 the Ministry of Higher Education called him to spearhead the launch of Germany’s first Cooperative University as Vice-President, a large scale initiative, with today 35 thousand students. In 2017, he launched NextEducation, an international boutique-research group focussing on Future Skills, Microcredentials & digital transformation in higher education. Just recently he was appointed as Scientific Director at the Future Learning Laboratory at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Ulf is founder of mindful-leaders.net, serial entrepreneur, and full Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong Learning at the Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University. In 2011 the Ministry of Higher Education called him to spearhead th... Show more

Jon Harmeling

Jon Harmeling

Jon Harmeling is a leadership speaker, Chick-fil-A Operator, and West Point graduate who helps organizations build disciplined teams, stronger leaders, and consistent execution.

As a Chick-fil-A Operator, Jon leads high-performing teams daily in one of the most respected brands in the country. His leadership is not theoretical—it’s applied in real time through hiring, developing, and managing teams responsible for delivering consistent results under pressure.

Before business ownership, Jon served as an Army officer, leading soldiers in Afghanistan and developing leadership skills in high-stakes environments where clarity, accountability, and execution were critical.

Jon combines this real-world experience with a practical, no-fluff approach to leadership. His keynotes and training sessions focus on building culture, improving accountability, and helping teams execute at a higher level.

Organizations bring Jon in when they need to strengthen leadership, improve team performance, and create a culture of disciplined execution.

Jon Harmeling is a leadership speaker, Chick-fil-A Operator, and West Point graduate who helps organizations build disciplined teams, stronger leaders, and consistent execution. As a Chick-fil-A Operator, Jon leads high-performing teams daily in o... Show more

Diana Fannon

Diana Fannon

Dr. Diana Fannon is the Founder and CEO of DisabilityEdPros and a former Director of Special Education with more than 20 years of experience across public school systems. Her work spans roles as a teacher, bilingual school psychologist, and district leader, giving her a comprehensive view of how educational systems function at every level.

Throughout her career, Dr. Fannon has worked alongside students, families, educators, and administrators to navigate complex special education processes and build more inclusive school environments. Her experience includes psychological services, dispute resolution, and district-level leadership, with a focus on strengthening systems to better support meaningful access for all learners.

Her work is grounded in both professional expertise and lived experience. As a person with epilepsy and the parent of an autistic child, she brings a nuanced understanding of accessibility, advocacy, and the realities families face when navigating school systems. This dual perspective informs her approach to inclusion, moving beyond compliance toward practical, real-world implementation.

Dr. Fannon is known for translating complex policy and legal requirements into actionable strategies that educators and leaders can apply in real school settings. Her work centers on examining how systems define access and belonging, and what it takes to create environments where students are meaningfully included and supported.

Dr. Diana Fannon is the Founder and CEO of DisabilityEdPros and a former Director of Special Education with more than 20 years of experience across public school systems. Her work spans roles as a teacher, bilingual school psychologist, and district ... Show more

Anshu Kumari

Anshu Kumari

Founder, BlockchainKids (2019-Present) | Building worldwide community eliminating child trafficking through technology
Published Researcher | International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research | "Emojis for Sale: The Privatization of Human Emotion in AI Markets" | AI Governance & Technology Law
Keynote Speaker | Microsoft Summit | Scottish Summit | Youth Tech Education & Responsible Innovation
Professional Trainer | Blockchain Technology | Entrepreneurship Mindset | Design Thinking | Ages 3 to College Level
Panel Speaker | C# Corner | Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking Expert
Guest of Honour | Chandigarh University
Blockchain & Entrepreneurship Mentor | 100+ Kids, Techies & College Students | Entrepreneurial Mindsets | Blockchain Literacy
Legal & Technology Professional | Legal Intern, Multicloud4u Private Limited | Data Protection & Privacy Law (DPDP Act 2023, GDPR) | AI Governance | Contract Review
BBA LLB (Hons.) | National Forensic Sciences University Delhi
NFAT Exam | All India Rank 17
Published Author
State Level Basketball Player

Founder, BlockchainKids (2019-Present) | Building worldwide community eliminating child trafficking through technology Published Researcher | International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research | "Emojis for Sale: The Privatization of Human Emotion... Show more

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