Bryan Fleischman is a residency-trained, board-certified Physician Associate (PA) practicing emergency medicine in a rural critical access hospital in New Hampshire while also serving as a firefighter-paramedic. His background includes high-volume 911 response and critical care transport in New York City and Long Island during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has additional experience in outpatient and mobile anesthesiology, with a focus on advanced airway management, particularly in pediatric patients. Bryan serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine and mentors MD and PA students through the Emory Farmworker Project in rural South Georgia, delivering medical care to underserved communities with extremely limited access to healthcare. He remains actively involved in EMS education as an ALS preceptor and regularly lectures within his fire department and at state and national EMS, Wildland EMS, and PA conferences.

Bryan Fleischman is a residency-trained, board-certified Physician Associate (PA) practicing emergency medicine in a rural critical access hospital in New Hampshire while also serving as a firefighter-paramedic. His background includes high-volume 91... Show more

Eli has been in tech since being released back into the wild from studying maths at university 9 years ago. They've spent their time working in industries ranging from telecoms to biotech to analog circuit design to developer advocacy, continually getting nerd-sniped along the way. These days, they work at the Bennett Institute as a Research Software Advocate, helping to build the next generation of healthcare research tooling. In their spare time, they like to go bouldering, knit and sew, and hang out with their cat.

Eli has been in tech since being released back into the wild from studying maths at university 9 years ago. They've spent their time working in industries ranging from telecoms to biotech to analog circuit design to developer advocacy, continually ge... Show more

Lianna Adams is a Human-Centered AI Strategist, Digital Dignity Advocate, and Cognitive Culture Builder recognised by ForbesWeb3, Animoca Brands, and Open Campus as a 2024 Social Impact & Ethics leader — and named one of the Top 10 Rising Women in Crypto 2023.

She has spoken at the WEF in Davos 2024, COP28, TEDx Youth, NFTNYC (four consecutive years), the World Web3.0 & AI Summit, EmpowHer AI, and Web3 Amsterdam, among others.

Her work centres on one urgent question: what do we preserve of ourselves as artificial intelligence transforms how we think, create, and relate? Through keynotes, workshops, and consulting, she helps organisations and communities build cultures where technology amplifies human capability — without eroding cognitive autonomy, creative identity, or dignity.

She is the creator of the Human-AI Cognitive Toolkit — nine science-backed tools for cognitive wellness in an AI-saturated world — and host of The Human Strata, a podcast and newsletter exploring the human layer in the age of AI. She hosts the Wirex Podcast and has convened 80,000+ community participants across digital events since 2021.

Lianna is also the founder of the Digital Dignity Initiative, leads the annual #16Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and has served as a Non-Executive Director at Mental Health Spaces Collective.

She is available for keynotes, panels, moderation, fireside chats, and workshops.

Lianna Adams is a Human-Centered AI Strategist, Digital Dignity Advocate, and Cognitive Culture Builder recognised by ForbesWeb3, Animoca Brands, and Open Campus as a 2024 Social Impact & Ethics leader — and named one of the Top 10 Rising Women in Cr... Show more

Dr. Colby T. Ford is a computational biologist and cloud AI architect at Tuple who specializes in building cloud-based solutions for the life sciences. He's the author of "Genomics in the Azure Cloud" (O'Reilly, 2022) and "Building Agentic Solutions with Microsoft Foundry" (O'Reilly, 2026) and is a 4x Microsoft Most Valuable Professional awardee for his work relating to bioinformatics in the Azure cloud. Outside of his consulting work, he is a visiting scholar at UNC Charlotte’s CIPHER research center where he works in infectious diseases, protein modeling, AI-based drug discovery, and more.

Dr. Colby T. Ford is a computational biologist and cloud AI architect at Tuple who specializes in building cloud-based solutions for the life sciences. He's the author of "Genomics in the Azure Cloud" (O'Reilly, 2022) and "Building Agentic Solutions ... Show more

I am Doleh Khan, a development professional with experience in programme management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), gender research, and youth empowerment. I currently serve as a Program Officer at The Lord Sarfraz Foundation, where I coordinate an Equine Therapy Programme supporting children with autism, ADHD, and Down syndrome.

Previously, I worked with organizations including FAO, Research and Development Foundation (RDF), HANDS Pakistan, and Community World Service Asia. My work has focused on vocational skills development, humanitarian response, gender equality, research, and community engagement. I have contributed to programmes that supported more than 1,300 young people and women with skills training, livelihoods, and employment opportunities across Sindh.

I represented Pakistan at the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (UNCC Bangkok) and have participated in international leadership initiatives, advocating for youth empowerment, inclusive development, and evidence-based policymaking. As a Vice Chancellor's Gold Medalist in Gender Studies, I am passionate about creating opportunities for underserved communities and advancing sustainable development through research, innovation, and collaboration.

I am Doleh Khan, a development professional with experience in programme management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), gender research, and youth empowerment. I currently serve as a Program Officer at The Lord Sarfraz Founda... Show more

Rittik Soni is a full-stack engineer and founder of Elpisverse Health, a healthcare AI company building three live products, including Doctors AI, Patients AI, and Hospitals AI, used by doctors and medical students from leading medical colleges and hospitals such as AIIMS New Delhi, MAMC New Delhi, and other institutions across India and abroad. He is an active open-source builder and contributor, best known for creating and maintaining FRX (Flutter Release X), a CLI that simplifies and secures app releases, alongside several other open-source packages and tools.

Rittik recently spoke at Google AI Day and was a guest on the StartupParty podcast, discussing what it takes to build and ship as a solo founder. He also runs the "King Rittik" YouTube channel, a 100K+ strong community for developers, where he shares practical, modern development workflows, programming tutorials, AI, LLMs, and many more. He has published peer-reviewed research on AI/ML and is passionate about building open-source tools that are fast to adopt and genuinely developer-friendly.

Rittik Soni is a full-stack engineer and founder of Elpisverse Health, a healthcare AI company building three live products, including Doctors AI, Patients AI, and Hospitals AI, used by doctors and medical students from leading medical colleges and h... Show more

I am a Sr. Consultant at Quantum Technology Inc, where I provide software consultancy services for Architecture, Design and Development of Enterprise-level applications and system integration solutions using Microsoft and open-source technologies. Master in Computer Science (MCS) and have over 24 years of experience in multiple domains of business, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, cloud, big data, and mixed reality.

My mission is to leverage my expertise in AI and ML to build cutting-edge solutions that solve real-world problems and create value for my clients. I am proficient in C#, Python, Unity, Azure, OpenAI, and other tools and frameworks that enable me to design and implement innovative and scalable solutions. I am also a certified programmer, developer, and AI specialist, as well as a speaker, trainer, and visiting faculty in the field of AI and ML.

Domains:
Business Application, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Finance, B2B, Operation Research, VoIP, Security Application Forensics, SSL VPN, e-commerce, Social, Content management, Cloud, Big Data, NoSQL, Medical - Health, Financial products including enterprise Framework as well as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and many more.

Specialties:
Azure, C#, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML), Data Science, Python, Unity3D, C++/C, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality (VR) Augmented Reality (AR), ASP.NET, .NET, OOP, ORM (Entity Framework), Architecture Pattern, OOAD, Design Pattern, UML, SOA, Web API, LINQ, TFS, GitHub, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Oracle, NoSQL (MongoDB, Cosmos DB), HoloLens, OpenAI, Azure ML, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Services etc.

Education & Certifications:
Masters in computer science (MCS) along with many academic and commercial certificates.
For further details, please see LinkedIn section for Azure, Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML), Data Science, etc.

I am a Sr. Consultant at Quantum Technology Inc, where I provide software consultancy services for Architecture, Design and Development of Enterprise-level applications and system integration solutions using Microsoft and open-source technologies. Ma... Show more

Dr. Michelle Keating-Sibel is a distinguished family nurse practitioner, educator, and healthcare leader. With extensive experience in primary care and population health, Dr. Sibel has dedicated her career to optimizing patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, preventative screenings, and value-based care. She has worked as a family nurse practitioner, providing comprehensive care across the lifespan, and has also served at Tandigm Health, where she focused on innovative healthcare delivery models to enhance quality and efficiency in primary care.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr. Sibel is a faculty member at Chamberlain University, where she educates future healthcare leaders on the implementation of strategies to drive policy change and improve healthcare quality metrics such as HEDIS measures. A seasoned speaker, she has presented on a range of critical healthcare topics, including deprescribing strategies, hospital-at-home models, and the integration of pharmacologic therapy in weight management.

Dr. Michelle Keating-Sibel is a distinguished family nurse practitioner, educator, and healthcare leader. With extensive experience in primary care and population health, Dr. Sibel has dedicated her career to optimizing patient outcomes through evide... Show more

I help teams modernize apps and platforms in the Microsoft ecosystem—Azure, GitHub, Power Platform, and identity (Microsoft Entra)—with a bias toward real-world constraints and practical outcomes. I’ve spent 20+ years building and advising solutions across manufacturing, healthcare, insurance, and financial services.

My sessions are story-driven and demo-heavy: less “cloud mythology,” more “here’s the pattern, here’s the pitfall, here’s the fix.” Recent topics include practical GPT/agent builds, Microsoft Fabric in real workloads, secure identity, and modern delivery pipelines.

Based in Milwaukee, available nationwide—and frequently in Europe (Nordics/Baltics, incl. Stockholm & Riga). I’m also the creator of the biweekly LinkedIn newsletter Tech Trekking, connecting emerging tech to what actually works in the field

I help teams modernize apps and platforms in the Microsoft ecosystem—Azure, GitHub, Power Platform, and identity (Microsoft Entra)—with a bias toward real-world constraints and practical outcomes. I’ve spent 20+ years building and advising solutions ... Show more

Tramain Watkins, BA, CDT, brings over three decades of experience in the dental laboratory industry, with a career spanning leadership, technical innovation, and clinical collaboration. Currently serving as Director of Strategic Education at National Dentex Labs, he develops and delivers education programs that improve outcomes for dentists, technicians, and lab teams nationwide.
Throughout his career, Tramain has built and led high-performing training programs, including enterprise-wide technician education and digital workflow implementation. He has held leadership roles in guided surgery, technical training, and lab operations, providing expertise in case planning, troubleshooting, and implant placement support.
A respected educator and lecturer, Tramain specializes in implant-supported restorations and digital dentistry solutions, including Exocad workflows. His teaching style focuses on practical application, helping clinicians and technicians improve efficiency, predictability, and patient outcomes. He is passionate about developing leaders, enhancing customer experience, and solving complex clinical and technical challenges.

Tramain Watkins, BA, CDT, brings over three decades of experience in the dental laboratory industry, with a career spanning leadership, technical innovation, and clinical collaboration. Currently serving as Director of Strategic Education at National... Show more

I have a chronic illness in the from of a genetic mutation called VACTERL. Part of the disease gave me a visible disability, as well as several other invisible disabilities. I’ve had over 200 surgeries, have several of my doctors’ cell phone numbers on speed dial, and I consider myself a professional patient. My writing also includes published essays about medical PTSD, talking to doctors when you have a chronic illness, and other things about living the chronic illness life. I consider myself a disability advocate and I have very active pages on Facebook and Instagram.

I have a Bachelor’s in Journalism and a Masters in Creative Non-Fiction.

I’ve been married to my husband, who also has VACTERL, since 2011. He was works in tech.. We have 17 nieces and nephews and one cat we named Liza Meownelli. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, and I was born in Southeast Missouri and we currently live in a suburb of Austin. My hobbies include crocheting (I usually have 3 projects going at once) and reading (usually have at least three books going at once).

I have a chronic illness in the from of a genetic mutation called VACTERL. Part of the disease gave me a visible disability, as well as several other invisible disabilities. I’ve had over 200 surgeries, have several of my doctors’ cell phone numbers ... Show more

The World’s Leading Love & Emotional Healing Coach as named by Business Insider. Trained therapist bringing the best of therapy and the best of coaching for the past 25+ years. Creator of The Practice of Emotional Healing. Author of Coming Back to Life: A Roadmap to Healing from Pain to Create the Life You Want. #1 NY Radio Host for 15 Years. Member of the Board of Directors for Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley

The World’s Leading Love & Emotional Healing Coach as named by Business Insider. Trained therapist bringing the best of therapy and the best of coaching for the past 25+ years. Creator of The Practice of Emotional Healing. Author of Coming Back to Li... Show more

Azure, Check! Power Platform, Check! Not only am I a geek on technology, helping others is what thrives me!
From low-code and fusion-dev to process management and more. My background is in technology for healthcare and that is what excites me the most!

Azure, Check! Power Platform, Check! Not only am I a geek on technology, helping others is what thrives me! From low-code and fusion-dev to process management and more. My background is in technology for healthcare and that is what excites me the mo... Show more

Yug Mallik is an AI & Digital Strategy Leader and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) who helps organizations turn data into decisions and AI into real, measurable impact. With 17+ years of industry experience, he has led AI-driven initiatives across Healthcare, Oil & Gas, and enterprise platforms, bridging the gap between emerging technologies and practical business outcomes.

His expertise spans Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG architectures, Agentic AI, Copilot frameworks, AI automation, and Responsible AI governance—enabling teams to design scalable, ethical, and production-ready AI systems.

As a speaker, trainer, and mentor, Yug blends strategic perspective with hands-on execution, helping audiences move beyond hype to focus on real-world adoption, governance, and sustainable value creation in enterprise AI.

Yug Mallik is an AI & Digital Strategy Leader and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) who helps organizations turn data into decisions and AI into real, measurable impact. With 17+ years of industry experience, he has led AI-driven initiatives across H... Show more

Vincent Koc is a distinguished and lead AI Research Engineer at Comet, working on open-source evaluation, optimization, and agentic AI systems used by teams across industry. Founding team of Build Club the words fastest growing AI community and prior advocate for Deeplearning AI he shares a passion for community. He is a Forbes Technology Council member and a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders (Australia), with research and teaching affiliations including the University of Queensland, Oxford University, MIT, and UT Austin.

His work focuses on AI agent evaluation, multimodal systems, automatic prompt and agent optimization, and the reliability and ethics of AI in production. Vincent has delivered 100+ keynotes globally, including TEDx and SXSW, and has led AI initiatives across finance, telecom, travel, FMCG, healthcare, and government spanning from startups to global enterprises. Vincent has held prominent positions as an ex-researcher at Microsoft, ex-head of AI at Qantas Airways, and various other senior board appointments and clients including AT&T, Coke Cola, Expedia, Federal Goverment, LVMH, Macdonalds, Vodafone, Volkswagen.

He specializes in translating research-grade depth into a universal language that resonates with both technical and non-technical audiences, across formats from lightning talks to full-day workshops and is open to travel.

Vincent Koc is a distinguished and lead AI Research Engineer at Comet, working on open-source evaluation, optimization, and agentic AI systems used by teams across industry. Founding team of Build Club the words fastest growing AI community and prior... Show more

Saiteja Jonnalagadda is a Senior Cloud Engineer at CVS Health building applied AI and cloud systems for patient identity at national scale. His day-to-day work centers on patient identity resolution, record linkage, and data quality across large healthcare data platforms that feed enterprise AI. He is the sole author of a peer-reviewed IJCA journal paper on generative AI for synthetic patient data, and his IEEE-affiliated conference paper on privacy-preserving patient record linkage was accepted for oral presentation at INTCEC 2026. He serves on technical program committees for international computing conferences and has reviewed more than fifty technical papers. He holds an M.S. in Applied Computer Science and is an IEEE Member. His focus is responsible AI in healthcare that holds up in production.

Saiteja Jonnalagadda is a Senior Cloud Engineer at CVS Health building applied AI and cloud systems for patient identity at national scale. His day-to-day work centers on patient identity resolution, record linkage, and data quality across large heal... Show more

Floryan worked for 5 years at Hillo, a manufacturer of software medical devices for diabetic patients. He built the entire QARA strategy for their products, identified as IIa under the new regulations. His biggest challenge, beyond building the system, was to adapt this strategy to transform the product into a Class I and accelerate its time to market.

Since March 2023, Floryan has been Head of QARA at Theodo HealthTech, the e-health specialist unit of Theodo (a consulting and software development company). His role is to maintain ISO 13485 certification, in particular using the Agile method, and to support customers on various subjects including the creation, maintenance and improvement of a QMS using Agile methods.

Through his experience, Floryan has become an expert in the Agile method and its application to QARA issues, and in the development of DM software in accordance with current standards such as 62304.

Floryan worked for 5 years at Hillo, a manufacturer of software medical devices for diabetic patients. He built the entire QARA strategy for their products, identified as IIa under the new regulations. His biggest challenge, beyond building the syste... Show more

Harish Kumar Kanukuntla is an accomplished Data Engineer with extensive expertise in big data technologies, cloud platforms, and ETL development. Currently serving at McKesson Corporation since September 2021, he specialises in designing and implementing unified data model architectures using Databricks, PySpark, and Delta Lake on the Cloud Platform. His work focuses on developing robust data ingestion pipelines, automating data processing workflows, and ensuring seamless integration across diverse systems and technologies.
With a strong foundation in both traditional and modern data engineering practices, Harish has demonstrated proficiency across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP. His technical arsenal includes hands-on experience with Databricks for big data processing, Talend for data integration, and various Hadoop ecosystem components such as HDFS, Hive, Impala, and Sqoop. He has successfully architected CI/CD deployment pipelines using Jenkins, while developing custom Python UDFs for complex data transformations and integrations with RDS and Delta Lake environments.
Before McKesson, Harish held data engineering positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Cylance Inc., where he developed comprehensive ETL solutions using Talend Data Integration and Big Data tools. His responsibilities included designing data warehouse architectures, implementing data governance frameworks, conducting performance analysis on high-volume data processing jobs, and leading migration projects from legacy systems to modern data platforms like Netezza and cloud-based solutions. He has also served in roles at FastMed Urgent Care, MprSoft Inc., and YK Software Solutions, gaining valuable experience in dimensional modelling, SSIS development, database administration, and reporting services.
Harish holds impressive academic credentials, including a Master's in Information Systems Security from the University of the Cumberlands (May 2020), a Master's in Computer Science from Northwestern Polytechnic University (December 2016), and a Bachelor's in Information Technology from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (June 2014). He is also a Certified Microsoft SQL Server Database Administrator and Certified Talend DI Developer. His domain expertise spans healthcare, banking, and finance sectors, where he has consistently delivered data solutions that drive business insights and operational efficiency.

Harish Kumar Kanukuntla is an accomplished Data Engineer with extensive expertise in big data technologies, cloud platforms, and ETL development. Currently serving at McKesson Corporation since September 2021, he specialises in designing and implemen... Show more

Ryan Carroll is a lead engineer at Form Health, with ten years of APIs and web systems behind him across insurance and healthcare. He has spoken at CodeMash and Stir Trek, and has appeared on engineering podcasts talking about how AI is changing the work. He also ships his own software. Mobile, offline-first, and occasionally a machine-learning model he had no business deploying, and those side projects are where he collects the failures worth talking about. He lives in Columbus and is happiest on a trail or in a kayak.

Ryan Carroll is a lead engineer at Form Health, with ten years of APIs and web systems behind him across insurance and healthcare. He has spoken at CodeMash and Stir Trek, and has appeared on engineering podcasts talking about how AI is changing the ... Show more

Keith Smith is a seasoned Cybersecurity and Compliance leader with over a decade of experience in the field. Currently serving as the Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance for a national healthcare organization, Keith brings a wealth of expertise to his role in protecting cutting-edge technology.
Throughout his career, Keith has held numerous key leadership positions and has consistently developed and implemented comprehensive security strategies across various industries.
Keith serves on the advisory council for Information Systems & Analytics at Florida Gulf Coast University. He holds multiple industry-recognized certifications, including CISSP, CDPSE, CISM, and CRISC. Keith specializes in risk management, compliance frameworks (including PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2), and implementing effective security awareness programs.

Keith Smith is a seasoned Cybersecurity and Compliance leader with over a decade of experience in the field. Currently serving as the Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance for a national healthcare organization, Keith brings a wealt... Show more

Josh Harr is a senior cybersecurity advisor and security executive with 17 years of experience spanning U.S. federal government, military operations, critical infrastructure, healthcare, private industry, and international defense organizations. His work focuses on helping leaders understand and manage cyber risk shaped by geopolitics, operational reality, and real‑world consequences.

Josh currently serves as a Business Information Security Officer (BISO) within a large U.S. healthcare organization, aligning cybersecurity strategy with business growth, regulatory requirements, and patient care. He translates technical risk into executive decision‑making and embeds security into enterprise transformation initiatives.

In parallel, Josh supports international cyber capacity‑building as a senior advisor to the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense Cyber Defense Center, where he helps design incident response frameworks, organizational models, workforce pipelines, large‑scale cyber exercises, and governance aligned with NATO and EUCOM objectives.

Josh is also an officer in the U.S. Air National Guard, specializing in cyberspace operations and international security advising, with experience integrating cyber considerations into joint and multi‑domain environments.

Across government, military, and private‑sector roles, Josh designs executive‑level exercises and crisis simulations focused on risk‑based decision‑making under uncertainty. His work consistently operates at the intersection of cybersecurity, geopolitics, and leadership—helping organizations understand not just what could happen, but why it matters and how to act.

Josh Harr is a senior cybersecurity advisor and security executive with 17 years of experience spanning U.S. federal government, military operations, critical infrastructure, healthcare, private industry, and international defense organizations. His ... Show more

Roxy Rodriguez-Becker is a Developer Community Manager with a background in web development and public education. She created the Tube Feed Tracker PWA for a niche part of the medical community to help thousands of families around the world. Roxy is a Cuban American mother of 3 living in Houston, Texas. She enjoys working out, doing handstands, listening to tech podcasts, and is looking for her next role in tech.

Roxy Rodriguez-Becker is a Developer Community Manager with a background in web development and public education. She created the Tube Feed Tracker PWA for a niche part of the medical community to help thousands of families around the world. Roxy is ... Show more

Cloud Solution Architect and Researcher with 25+ years of experience in software development and applied research. Committed to leveraging AI to address complex real-world challenges with societal impact. Specializes in applying Graph Neural Networks within cloud, edge, and hybrid machine learning architectures.
Engages in transformative open-source and open-research collaborations that bridge theoretical research and production-grade systems. Recent work focuses on extending Generative AI and agentic frameworks, including agent-based RAG workflows, to practical solutions across security, healthcare, and data-intensive domains.

Cloud Solution Architect and Researcher with 25+ years of experience in software development and applied research. Committed to leveraging AI to address complex real-world challenges with societal impact. Specializes in applying Graph Neural Networks... Show more

Surya Kiran Yelagam is an enterprise platform engineer specializing in regulated application delivery for federal healthcare systems. With over 9 years of experience in platform engineering and application development, he works at International Systems Technologies Inc, where he focuses on delivery, modernization, and operational governance for mission-critical case management platforms supporting federal healthcare quality-review workflows.
In his current role, Surya Kiran plays a senior engineering role in the delivery and modernization of regulated healthcare workflow platforms. His work spans Pega BPM application engineering, AWS cloud infrastructure, CI/CD governance, release readiness operations, and secure application delivery in controlled federal environments.
His work includes case intake and review workflows, role-based security, platform upgrade programs, integration across REST and SOAP service boundaries, deployment repeatability, configuration consistency, and audit-ready release practices.
Surya Kiran holds certifications as a Certified Pega Lead System Architect, Certified Pega Senior System Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and AWS Certified Developer Associate. He earned a Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences from Southern Arkansas University.

Surya Kiran Yelagam is an enterprise platform engineer specializing in regulated application delivery for federal healthcare systems. With over 9 years of experience in platform engineering and application development, he works at International Syste... Show more

Gregory Serdahl’s working life has unfolded through consistent effort, practical responsibility, and long-term engagement with people and organizations. His career reflects a measured progression across creative study, nonprofit leadership, and therapeutic wellness, rather than a narrow or accelerated path. By combining leadership roles with hands-on practice, he developed an approach rooted in experience, accountability, and sustained service.

Across multiple decades, Gregory has operated in environments that required both structure and personal involvement. His professional background includes managing nonprofit arts organizations and later founding and operating a national wellness company. These roles placed him in collaboration with professional athletes, institutional clients, and public figures. In each setting, he focused on reliability, ethical conduct, and systems designed to function effectively over time.

Gregory’s academic journey began at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theater between 1983 and 1986. His studies emphasized collaboration, performance theory, and disciplined preparation. These academic foundations later supported his professional work by strengthening communication skills, observation, and awareness of physical presence. During this period, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, reflecting his commitment to academic engagement and structured learning.

A formative experience during Gregory’s early development was a year spent abroad at the University of Bergen in Oslo, Norway (1983-84). Living and studying in an international environment exposed him to different cultural perspectives and daily practices. This period encouraged adaptability and independence, qualities that later influenced his leadership style and approach to professional relationships.

After completing his education, Gregory entered the nonprofit arts sector and became artistic director of the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts. The organization served a primarily Hispanic migrant farmworker community by providing access to cultural programs and educational opportunities. From January 1986 to January 1989, he was responsible for daily operations, budgeting, fundraising, and community engagement. This role strengthened his ability to lead mission-driven organizations while remaining responsive to the needs of underserved populations.

Gregory’s transition into wellness followed his participation in massage programs at Michael O'Shea's Sport Training Institute. In 1991, he founded Serdahl Associates, which later became Massage America, Ltd. His goal was to build a massage and wellness organization capable of operating within large institutional environments. Under his leadership, the company managed massage programs for Crunch Fitness, several New York Sports Club locations, and the New York Football Giants during the Dan Reeves era.

Massage America later partnered with Mount Sinai and NYU hospitals, the Printing House Athletic Club, and the Manhattan Athletic Club. Gregory oversaw staffing, operations, and service consistency across these settings. These responsibilities reinforced his understanding of how therapeutic services can be integrated into athletic, medical, and corporate systems while maintaining professional standards.

Alongside his role as a business owner, Gregory continued to work directly with clients. His practice included individuals from politics, professional sports, media, and the arts. On one notable day, his schedule included Ed Koch, Lawrence Taylor, Edgar Bronfman, Katharine Hepburn, and Arthur Ashe. These experiences reflected trust developed through discretion, technical skill, and steady practice.

Gregory’s therapeutic background includes deep tissue massage, Swedish techniques, trigger point therapy, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy. He also incorporates yoga, Pilates, Yogic Neuromuscular Therapy, as taught by the late Dyal Singh Khalsa, Gyrotonics training, and certification as a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Having employed more than 500 massage therapists throughout his career, he remains actively engaged in his profession today, continuing his work with a focus on responsibility, long-term service, and honoring the teachings of the late Canadian Poet and Philosopher Kenneth George Mills through his role as President of the Kenneth G. Mills Foundation.

Gregory Serdahl’s working life has unfolded through consistent effort, practical responsibility, and long-term engagement with people and organizations. His career reflects a measured progression across creative study, nonprofit leadership, and thera... Show more

Aiswarya Saji is the builder behind ROSA, an AI-powered inclusive wellness platform for women, couples, and the LGBTQ+ community. Her path into AI began far from a technical track: she started medical studies in Ukraine in 2021, was displaced to Canada by the war, and retrained in Early Childhood Education, spending years caring for infants and toddlers before turning that experience toward AI product design. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Computer Applications specializing in AI and Data Science, and previously spoke at the Southern Alberta AI Conference in Canada. Her work focuses on building emotionally safe, trustworthy AI for communities that conventional wellness tech tends to overlook.

Aiswarya Saji is the builder behind ROSA, an AI-powered inclusive wellness platform for women, couples, and the LGBTQ+ community. Her path into AI began far from a technical track: she started medical studies in Ukraine in 2021, was displaced to Cana... Show more

I help enterprises stop treating AI and data as separate problems. By combining Knowledge Graphs with Generative AI, I build systems that are not just intelligent — they're explainable, connected, and production-ready.

Over the past decade, I've delivered AI and graph solutions for organisations including Unilever, UnitedHealth Group, Johnson & Johnson, American Express, and HSBC — across Healthcare, Banking, and Supply Chain.

My core work includes: — Graph-integrated RAG architectures (Neo4j, LlamaIndex, LangGraph) — GenAI agents for financial services, healthcare, and enterprise workflows — Multimodal document processing pipelines using LLMs — Knowledge graph implementations for fraud detection, supply chain tracing, and clinical data

I hold a Master's in Mathematics from IIT Bombay and have been recognised by Arun Jaitley and Shashi Tharoor for my work. I'm a WiDS Ambassador (Stanford), a NITI Aayog Mentor of Change, and a regular speaker at conferences including NASSCOM, DSCI, MinneAnalytics, and the Learning on Graphs Conference at IIT Delhi.

If your organisation is exploring how to move beyond basic LLM deployments and build truly structured, explainable AI — let's talk.

I help enterprises stop treating AI and data as separate problems. By combining Knowledge Graphs with Generative AI, I build systems that are not just intelligent — they're explainable, connected, and production-ready. Over the past decade, I'v... Show more

Dr. Irene Udebuana is a doctor, medical robotics developer and social impact leader working at the intersection of healthcare, artificial intelligence and innovation.

She is the founder of RobotProf, a healthcare ed-tech startup helping healthcare professionals learn and use AI for research, clinical practice and innovation. Through RobotProf, she works with healthcare professionals to build practical skills in AI, data and technology.

Her work has been recognised with the She Leads Africa 50 Under 30 Rising Motherland Mogul Award 2026 and the Global Sustainability Awards 2025, SME100 Nigeria 25 under 25 awards, among other recognitions. n 2023, she became the first Nigerian student interviewed and featured in the British Dental Journal for her work at the intersection of medicine and robotics. She has built AI projects in healthcare research and is interested in how AI, machine learning and robotics can be applied to real healthcare challenges, particularly in Nigeria.

At 22, while in her final year of med school, Irene founded Kids in LET, a nonprofit introducing children in underserved communities to climate technology.

She graduated from the University of Nigeria with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2024, receiving distinctions and being named Best Graduating Female Student.

Dr. Irene Udebuana is a doctor, medical robotics developer and social impact leader working at the intersection of healthcare, artificial intelligence and innovation. She is the founder of RobotProf, a healthcare ed-tech startup helping healthcar... Show more

I am a software developer and data engineer specializing in large-scale ETL systems and healthcare data integration. With over a decade of experience in PHP, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data workflows, I bridge legacy architectures with modern, automated solutions that improve reliability and transparency. My talks focus on practical engineering—what really works when moving complex data at scale and finally delivering something impactful at the end.

I am a software developer and data engineer specializing in large-scale ETL systems and healthcare data integration. With over a decade of experience in PHP, PostgreSQL, and enterprise data workflows, I bridge legacy architectures with modern, automa... Show more

Riz Vazir has a deep background in tech and healthcare consulting, most recently as Director of Business Strategy at Microsoft. He founded Scroll By Choice to address a health crisis caused as collateral damage from the unrestricted monetization of human attention using sophisticated technology. His mission is to equip kids & adults to thrive with technology. Without this, employers face diminished human capital, schools will see declining academic performance, and society will experience increased loneliness. Riz is a certified change management professional with an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.

Riz Vazir has a deep background in tech and healthcare consulting, most recently as Director of Business Strategy at Microsoft. He founded Scroll By Choice to address a health crisis caused as collateral damage from the unrestricted monetization of h... Show more