Mya Tyler is a speaker, executive coach, and strategic advisor who helps leaders and organizations align work, vision, and values so they can achieve more, struggle less, and build impact that multiplies. With more than 25 years of experience leading large-scale transformation, she brings executive depth, practical insight, and a human-centered approach to leadership, growth, and change.

As the founder of Tapestry AG and Hustle to Wholeness™, Mya works with high-performing leaders and organizations who are delivering results but feel the strain of doing it unsustainably.

Known for her calm, direct, and deeply relatable style, Mya creates space for honest reflection while offering practical tools people can apply right away. She believes success and well-being do not have to compete, and that the strongest leadership is rooted in alignment, clarity, and integrity.

Mya Tyler is a speaker, executive coach, and strategic advisor who helps leaders and organizations align work, vision, and values so they can achieve more, struggle less, and build impact that multiplies. With more than 25 years of experience leading... Show more

Shahar Shporer is a DevOps architect with experience building secure, scalable infrastructure and developer-friendly CI/CD workflows across multi-cloud environments. She brings expertise in Python, Infrastructure as Code, and test-driven DevOps practices and automated solutions. Shahar thrives on translating complex engineering challenges into elegant, developer-friendly DevOps solutions that foster productivity and organizational growth.

Outside the world of pipelines and platforms, Shahar is also a certified paramedical tattoo artist, creating 3D areola reconstruction tattoos and helping breast cancer survivors reclaim their bodies with dignity and art.

Shahar Shporer is a DevOps architect with experience building secure, scalable infrastructure and developer-friendly CI/CD workflows across multi-cloud environments. She brings expertise in Python, Infrastructure as Code, and test-driven DevOps pract... Show more

Mr. Abrar Hussain is a young researcher in the field of probiotics and pursuing his Ph.D. degree from ICCBS, University of Karachi. Mr. Hussain, received his master degree in chemistry/ biochemistry from university of Peshawar, Pakistan. He also obtained C.T. (certified teacher), B.Ed. and M.Ed. degree in Science education from Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Recently he completed M.Phil./MS degree in biochemistry from HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, University of Karachi. He completed his M.Phil. thesis on the "Molecular assessment and validation of the selected enterococcal strains as probiotics". Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in the probiogenomics analysis of probiotic. So far his contribution in the field is the indication of bright future as he published articles in probiotics and delivered lecture and participating in conferences to explore the field of probiotics.
He is also a professional speaker and delivered numerous lectures on different topics. Attending seminars, conferences, and participation in scientific events are the marking agents of his enthusiasm. He is also writing blogs on both scientific and social or religious perspectives. He has more than 100 participation certificate, delivered more than a dozen lectures and present his views in different conferences.
His research skills are also shaping his personality. He has strong research skills and is able to work in a team and independently. He also trained many internships students in his laboratory and also guide multiple students across the country for their scientific writing.
In short, Mr. Hussain is a man of rule, has keen interest for science, have excellent research, writing, and presentation skills. He fell more than happy to helps other students and guide them in their careers.

Mr. Abrar Hussain is a young researcher in the field of probiotics and pursuing his Ph.D. degree from ICCBS, University of Karachi. Mr. Hussain, received his master degree in chemistry/ biochemistry from university of Peshawar, Pakistan. He also obta... Show more

Mauro holds a multidisciplinary academic background, having pursued studies in both Computer Sciences and Law. With a profound expertise in encryption and cybersecurity, Mauro has applied this technical knowledge to the legaltech field, obtaining a Master's degree in Law with a focus on fiscal optimizations. Leveraging this unique blend of skills, Mauro has amassed extensive experience in compliance work, particularly within the health and fintech sectors. This diverse expertise allows Mauro to navigate complex regulatory environments and develop robust compliance strategies that align with industry standards and legal requirements.

Mauro holds a multidisciplinary academic background, having pursued studies in both Computer Sciences and Law. With a profound expertise in encryption and cybersecurity, Mauro has applied this technical knowledge to the legaltech field, obtaining a M... Show more

ajay started his cybersecurity career hacking credit cards and cracking into federal systems in 1978. Switching over to legitimate business in the early 1990s, he has accrued over 30 years of comprehensive in-business IT experience in large enterprises: systems administration, networking, storage, cybersecurity, and technical training. During this period, he obtained a degree in Psychology with an emphasis on behavioral modification and learning theory.

In the last decade, ajay has concentrated his efforts on developing and delivering top-tier cybersecurity education for several boot camps, many large universities, and Fortune 50 companies. ajay offers a unique blend of expertise encompassing various perspectives within the cybersecurity industry.

Drawing from his diverse experiences, he possesses the ability to approach challenges from the standpoint of a director or VP who comprehends the pain points faced by businesses, an engineer or architect who confronts the constantly evolving threats and attack vectors on a daily basis, and an instructor who gains valuable insights from his cybersecurity students, who bring a fresh perspective to the industry as a whole.

ajay started his cybersecurity career hacking credit cards and cracking into federal systems in 1978. Switching over to legitimate business in the early 1990s, he has accrued over 30 years of comprehensive in-business IT experience in large enterpris... Show more

Travis Smith is the Director of Engineering at Shift Interactive, a lead engineer on teams that build applications across healthcare, agriculture, insurance, and other industries. Over his 17+ year career, he's worked with organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups.

Travis is a passionate advocate for Test-Driven Development and Extreme Programming practices. He speaks regularly at Des Moines-area meetups and conferences, covering topics including DORA metrics implementation, branching strategies, delivering software extremely quickly, DevOps, Claude Code, and automated testing for AI features.

Based in the Des Moines metro, Travis is dedicated to helping engineers grow throughout the Midwest.

Travis Smith is the Director of Engineering at Shift Interactive, a lead engineer on teams that build applications across healthcare, agriculture, insurance, and other industries. Over his 17+ year career, he's worked with organizations ranging from ... Show more

Levi Rosol is the founding partner of We Write Code, a custom software development and technology company based in Central Iowa. He has spent more than two decades building software for clients ranging from large enterprises to startup businesses.

Levi Rosol is the founding partner of We Write Code, a custom software development and technology company based in Central Iowa. He has spent more than two decades building software for clients ranging from large enterprises to startup businesses. Show more

Carmine Fiore is a retired FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, U.S. Army veteran, and first-responder mental health and recovery advocate.
For nearly two decades, Carmine served on the front lines of emergency response and military service, responding to countless traumatic incidents and serving New York City through major events including Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
But behind the uniform, years of accumulated trauma were taking their toll. Carmine developed PTSD and addiction, beginning a battle that would lead to 15 overdoses, multiple ICU admissions, more than 30 treatment centers, and countless attempts at recovery before he was ultimately able to break the cycle and rebuild his life.
Today, Carmine has transformed those experiences into a mission to advocate for the men and women of EMS and the broader first-responder community. Through speaking, education, and candid conversations about trauma, addiction, and recovery, he works to help first responders recognize the warning signs he missed for so many years.
His message is built not only around survival, but prevention: helping first responders recognize the crisis within themselves and each other before it reaches the point of no return.
“I spent my career answering emergencies—until I became one.”

Carmine Fiore is a retired FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, U.S. Army veteran, and first-responder mental health and recovery advocate. For nearly two decades, Carmine served on the front lines of emergency response and military service, respondin... Show more

Lex Hamilton is an AI Systems Architect based in Kansas City. She builds Orinyx, AI governance software for healthcare, and she teaches founders to vibe code without losing the rigor that makes a system trustworthy.

Her work lives in the messy middle, where the discipline of governance meets the joy of building by hand. She built Orinyx with Claude Code and Lovable, where she serves as an Ambassador, and she writes and speaks about AI governance, vibe coding, and what it takes to ship useful systems as a solo founder. Her talks trade hype and fear for the question underneath both: do you actually understand what you built?

Lex Hamilton is an AI Systems Architect based in Kansas City. She builds Orinyx, AI governance software for healthcare, and she teaches founders to vibe code without losing the rigor that makes a system trustworthy. Her work lives in the messy mid... Show more

I work at the intersection of AI strategy, healthcare technology, and commercial delivery. As a Client Partner and Healthtech and AI Vertical Lead at Symphony Solutions, I lead engagements with companies from early AI strategy conversations through to hands-on delivery. I also write about healthcare AI through my LinkedIn, including series "Healthcare AI: Faeces In — Faeces Out," focused on the data quality and bias problems that sit underneath most AI adoption failures. I'm based in Lviv, Ukraine.

I work at the intersection of AI strategy, healthcare technology, and commercial delivery. As a Client Partner and Healthtech and AI Vertical Lead at Symphony Solutions, I lead engagements with companies from early AI strategy conversations through t... Show more

Jess Johnson is a data engineering and cloud data platform professional with a background in software development, analytics, and modern data architecture. She specializes in Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Databricks, SQL, and lakehouse solutions, with a focus on scalable pipelines, metadata-driven frameworks, and practical platform design.

Her work centers on turning complex technical and business requirements into reliable, maintainable solutions that improve data quality, automation, governance, and decision-making. Jess also shares lessons from real-world projects with the broader data community.

Jess Johnson is a data engineering and cloud data platform professional with a background in software development, analytics, and modern data architecture. She specializes in Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Databricks, SQL, and lakehouse solutions, with a f... Show more

Vandana Rajagopal is an Agile Coach supporting clients from various industries. From her multi-faceted experience in healthcare and IT, she has been involved in implementing Agile and developing a product centric approach in healthcare, insurance, utility, and software product industries.

Vandana specializes in growing the mindset and behaviors of individuals and teams, enabling them as change agents to embrace new ways of working to deliver value-based outcomes. She is passionate about developing skill sets in teams and helping individuals grow in their core capabilities along a self-discovery path.

In an effort to giving back to the community, Vandana serves as a lead in the Women in Agile Columbus chapter. She provides opportunities for individuals to share knowledge and creates space for new voices. During her free time, she is a yoga instructor and helps create and safe and healthy community by building mindfulness in both adults and children.

Vandana Rajagopal is an Agile Coach supporting clients from various industries. From her multi-faceted experience in healthcare and IT, she has been involved in implementing Agile and developing a product centric approach in healthcare, insurance, ut... Show more

Sviluppatore nel campo dei videogames da oltre 20 anni ha visto nascere e morire linguaggi, tecnologie e piattaforme, ma lui resiste all'obsolescenza e continua a sviluppare prodotti cutting edge. Attualmente mantiene alcuni giochi AR/VR su AppStore e Meta Quest AppLab mentre collabora con una startup MedTech nello sviluppo di un prodotto AR/VR usato nelle sale operatorie di mezzo mondo.
Ho scoperto da poco di essere una AI on edge venuta dal futuro. Più potente di una GPU farm, ma con la voglia di fare di uno Z80. Ah! Nel tempo libero sono un Indie games developer con l’insano pallino per la mixed reality!

Sviluppatore nel campo dei videogames da oltre 20 anni ha visto nascere e morire linguaggi, tecnologie e piattaforme, ma lui resiste all'obsolescenza e continua a sviluppare prodotti cutting edge. Attualmente mantiene alcuni giochi AR/VR su AppStore ... Show more

Ki-Youn (Keon) Jung is co-founder and CEO of EON, building execution infrastructure for reliable and economically scalable AI agents. Before EON, she designed semiconductor processors and developed AI and IoT platform strategies for a $20B business. She earned her MBA from MIT Sloan and authored three books on machine learning and data visualization. Her work focuses on the systems, incentives, and product architecture required to turn frontier AI into repeatable real-world work.

Ki-Youn (Keon) Jung is co-founder and CEO of EON, building execution infrastructure for reliable and economically scalable AI agents. Before EON, she designed semiconductor processors and developed AI and IoT platform strategies for a $20B business. ... Show more

Matt Fenner is a finance and operations executive with more than 30 years of experience helping entrepreneurs and investors build scalable, high-value businesses. He currently serves as COO of Caplin Ventures, a Jacksonville, Florida investment firm managing 10 operating companies and 20+ passive investments across healthcare staffing, technology, engineering, and professional sports.

Matt is available to speak on topics including: M&A strategy and execution, financial management for growth-stage companies, building and exiting micro-cap businesses, private investment strategy, and operational leadership in diversified portfolios. He holds an MBA in Finance and a BBA in Accounting from the University of North Florida.

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Brian Otieno is a senior software engineer with nine years of experience across Kenya's tech sector, from logistics to health. He works at Banda Health, building hospital management software for small and rural facilities in resource constrained areas in Kenya, Somalia, Nigeria and Indonesia.

Brian Otieno is a senior software engineer with nine years of experience across Kenya's tech sector, from logistics to health. He works at Banda Health, building hospital management software for small and rural facilities in resource constrained area... Show more

I am a software engineering manager leading a team that builds React and Java applications to improve cancer patient care. I have six years of professional software engineering experience across healthcare and finance. Prior to that, I worked as a chemical engineer at a landfill consulting company, where I helped design landfills and gas cleanup systems.

I am a software engineering manager leading a team that builds React and Java applications to improve cancer patient care. I have six years of professional software engineering experience across healthcare and finance. Prior to that, I worked as a ch... Show more

Mehdi is a senior software developer and system architect who has been designing and building production systems since 2000. Across that time he has delivered solutions in office automation, CRM, healthcare management, and industrial and logistics automation, working primarily on the .NET platform and with a strong commitment to clean, object-oriented design.

Since 2016 his work has centered on cloud computing and cloud-native architecture. More recently his main focus has become AI engineering: integrating large language models into real .NET applications through function calling and tool use, building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and combining vector search with graph databases such as ArangoDB and NebulaGraph for semantic discovery and reasoning. He also applies these techniques to production problems such as AI-driven root-cause analysis in observability systems.

He writes and speaks about .NET, Azure, practical LLM integration, function calling, vector and semantic search, and graph databases, sharing much of this hands-on work at dotnet-talk.com.

Mehdi is a senior software developer and system architect who has been designing and building production systems since 2000. Across that time he has delivered solutions in office automation, CRM, healthcare management, and industrial and logistics au... Show more

Akshay Nara is a Senior Manager in Agentic AI at EXL, where he leads engineering teams and advises Fortune 500 clients on building, scaling, and governing enterprise AI systems. With over 9 years at the frontier of Conversational AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI, Akshay brings rare depth — from hands-on platform architecture to C-suite advisory — making him one of the few practitioners who can credibly bridge the gap between technical implementation and enterprise strategy.

His client portfolio spans some of the most demanding industries in the world: healthcare (CVS Health, McKesson, CoverMyMeds), financial services (Experian), and industrial manufacturing (Stanley Black & Decker, Cinch). Across these engagements, Akshay has designed and deployed production-grade Conversational AI systems leveraging platforms including Google CX Agent Studio, Dialogflow CX, Amelia v4–v7, Sierra AI, Omilia, and Google Cloud Vertex AI — consistently driving operational efficiency, cost reduction, and improved customer experience at scale.
In recent years, Akshay has deepened his focus on the emerging agentic AI paradigm — including multi-agent orchestration, RAG-based knowledge systems, LLM integration, and responsible AI governance — areas where enterprise demand is rapidly outpacing available talent and proven frameworks. His work gives him a practitioner’s perspective on what actually works in production, beyond the hype.

Speaking: Akshay spoke on “The Illusion of Agentic AI” at Google I/O Extended New Delhi (Aug 2026), sharing field lessons on what separates real autonomous agents from workflow automation dressed up as agents — drawing on his experience shipping 30+ production voice agents in regulated industries.

Akshay holds certifications as an Nvidia Certified Associate in Generative AI & LLMs, Amelia 7.0 Agentic AI, and holds two Google GenAI certifications.

Akshay Nara is a Senior Manager in Agentic AI at EXL, where he leads engineering teams and advises Fortune 500 clients on building, scaling, and governing enterprise AI systems. With over 9 years at the frontier of Conversational AI, GenAI, and Agent... Show more

Shailesh Gothi is a Software Developer based in Union City, California, with professional experience across Java, Python, C++, cloud infrastructure, Rust, Go, AWS services, JavaScript, Node.js, SAP technologies, and distributed systems. He is currently a Principal Engineer at Broadcom Inc., where he works on backend engineering, next-generation CLI-based download tooling, coding best practices, platform scalability, lifecycle management, and parallel host upgrade capacity.
Before becoming Principal Engineer, Shailesh held multiple technical roles at Broadcom, contributing to a unified microservices platform, desired-state systems for Software-Defined Data Center lifecycle management, performance optimization, event-driven core technology, data pipelines using Java and Kafka, Dev Integration Test Pipelines, and streaming architecture analysis using Apache Flink. He previously worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services, where he contributed to the GA launch of Bottlerocket, developed Go-based applications for automatic OS updates in ECS clusters, added KMS key support in a Rust client library for TUF repositories, and improved CI time for ECS and Kubernetes testing.
Earlier in his career, Shailesh worked at 247.ai as a Software Engineer Intern and at SAP Labs India as a Software Development Engineer, where he contributed to Slack integration, CI/CD pipelines, SAP Cloud for Analytics, SAP Lumira, SAP HANA, SAP VORA, big data visualization, JavaScript charting libraries, SQL optimization, and enterprise workflow development.
Shailesh holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida and a B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Surathkal. His projects include vcf2fhir, Google Summer of Code mentorship for GA4GH Variant Annotation, technical consulting for GoApptiv, Bitcoin implementation in Elixir, database implementation in C++, and progressive rock music classification. He also has publications in genomics, FHIR, clinical bioinformatics, and health informatics, along with a U.S. patent for contextual suggestion in planning spreadsheets.

Shailesh Gothi is a Software Developer based in Union City, California, with professional experience across Java, Python, C++, cloud infrastructure, Rust, Go, AWS services, JavaScript, Node.js, SAP technologies, and distributed systems. He is current... Show more

Adnan CEO Microspecialist Consulting and co-founder Cloud Infrastructure Architects is one of the worlds leading infrastructure experts Microsoft MVP , Microsoft Trainer (xRegional Lead in NL) and a actively involved in Microsoft Technical Experts Program's . Implementing and Architecting solutions with focus on Cloud and Hybrid Infrastructure and of course The Modern Workplace (EUC). As an international speaker & trainer he often spends his time flying around the globe consulting, teaching and speaking at IT community events. Follow him on twitter or other social media channels @Microspecialist

Adnan CEO Microspecialist Consulting and co-founder Cloud Infrastructure Architects is one of the worlds leading infrastructure experts Microsoft MVP , Microsoft Trainer (xRegional Lead in NL) and a actively involved in Microsoft Technical Experts P... Show more

Abi leads multiple CICS development teams for IBM in Hursley, and is passionate about supporting learning, enabling growth, and building careers, especially around neuroinclusion. She is also a Senior Inventor.

Abi leads multiple CICS development teams for IBM in Hursley, and is passionate about supporting learning, enabling growth, and building careers, especially around neuroinclusion. She is also a Senior Inventor. Show more

I’m a Senior IT Internal Auditor at American Express Global Business Travel, specializing in cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, SOX, and PCI DSS. As a cybersecurity professional who began with hands-on skills in penetration testing, exploit development, and digital forensics before choosing a career in governance, risk, and compliance, I bring a hacker’s mindset into the world of audits.

I’m also the author of a top-ranked digital forensics blog on the Autopsy tool, with over 75,000 views and the #1 spot on Google. Today, I lead the integration of Generative AI into internal audit processes, architecting a multi-phase roadmap that transforms legacy governance systems into dynamic, AI-powered frameworks. Alongside strategy, I actively design techniques for generating highly targeted GenAI prompts, enabling audit teams to extract precise, actionable intelligence while reducing noise and false positives.

By combining hacker-style curiosity with AI-driven execution, I offer a unique perspective on the future of IT audits. My talks challenge the perception of audits as checklist exercises and present a vision for Offensive Audits, where we leverage AI to redefine assurance as resilience-building rather than compliance alone.

I’m a Senior IT Internal Auditor at American Express Global Business Travel, specializing in cybersecurity governance, risk management, and compliance frameworks including ISO 27001, SOX, and PCI DSS. As a cybersecurity professional who began with ha... Show more

As a facilitator, speaker, and instructional designer, I explore human behavior, the science of how people learn, and the modern trends shaping the way we connect in today's culture. That curiosity drives everything I do, helping leaders and teams understand the people they work with, so they can work more effectively together.

My approach is shaped by research, experience, and a deep interest in how communication styles, cultural norms, and human dynamics influence the way people lead, relate, and grow in today's modern landscape.

I've delivered training for 1,800+ professionals across the U.S. and internationally, and spoken at conferences including Worthington Steel's LEARN & LEAD Conferences (2020, 2023, 2025), WitCon (2025), and CodeMash (2026). My facilitation style is practical, relatable, and focused on driving lasting behavior change, the kind that shows up long after the session ends.

As a facilitator, speaker, and instructional designer, I explore human behavior, the science of how people learn, and the modern trends shaping the way we connect in today's culture. That curiosity drives everything I do, helping leaders and teams un... Show more

I am a senior technology and business leader with 25+ years helping partners and enterprises turn strategy into execution — specifically across Dynamics CRM and ERP, where I've built multiple practices, led dozens of enterprise transformations, and influenced hundreds of millions in pipeline by connecting technology investments to measurable business outcomes.
I'm now building AI-enabled businesses that combine decades of practical experience with what AI makes possible. My sessions are the honest account of what that looks like from the inside.

I am a senior technology and business leader with 25+ years helping partners and enterprises turn strategy into execution — specifically across Dynamics CRM and ERP, where I've built multiple practices, led dozens of enterprise transformations, and i... Show more

Michelle Courtney Berry — The Workplace Doc™ — is a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and doctoral candidate in Leadership Studies at Louisiana State University Shreveport, where her original mixed-methods research (N=186) on toxic workplace environments and employee coping behavior has been accepted twice by the International Leadership Association Global Conference and at other esteemed venues and conferences.

A Cornell MPS alumna and two-time TEDx and encore SXSW speaker, Michelle has delivered more than 5,000 talks, trainings, and facilitated experiences across four continents — for Fortune 500 companies, federal agencies, healthcare systems, hospitality organizations, and nonprofits. She is the creator of the Working Well, One Day at a Time® method and the founder and CEO of Courtney Consulting Enterprises, LLC.

An internationally-trained Usui Reiki Master Teacher and Karuna Master Teacher, Michelle is also an internationally-certified group conflict negotiator, a humorist, and the international bestselling author of Keeping Calm in Chaos: How to Work Well, Live Well, and Love Abundantly No Matter What.

Her work has appeared on Good Morning America and PBS, and she has shared stages with Dr. Maya Angelou, Howard Zinn, The Dalai Lama, Mos Def, and Amiri Baraka. She is a Cave Canem Poetry Fellow and former Second Poet Laureate of Tompkins County, NY.

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Michelle Courtney Berry — The Workplace Doc™ — is a leadership consultant, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and doctoral candidate in Leadership Studies at Louisiana State University Shreveport, where her original mixed-methods research (N=186) o... Show more

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

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

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

Rhiana Heppenstall is a senior front-end developer specialising in making web sites and applications accessible for people with disabilities. Combining her background in educational psychology and a love of computers she prides herself in developing software that is a delight for users and fellow developers alike. She has spoken and given workshops to businesses, at meetups and conferences around Australia, as she is a big advocate for professional development. Based in Melbourne when she isn't working she's going to the latest festival, museum or zoo with her two children.

Rhiana Heppenstall is a senior front-end developer specialising in making web sites and applications accessible for people with disabilities. Combining her background in educational psychology and a love of computers she prides herself in developing ... Show more

Elvis Kwabena Asare Nkrumah is a Data Scientist and incoming Master's student in Data Science at Bowling Green State University, with a research focus spanning interpretable and uncertainty-aware machine learning for healthcare, climate AI, and computational neuroscience. His recent work includes GIS-based flood risk modelling with the National Geographic Society and The Nature Conservancy to understand Accra's growing exposure to flooding, alongside a machine learning thesis predicting road traffic accident severity using XGBoost and Optuna-tuned models. He's attended the Climate Change AI Summer School, Cohere Labs ML Summer School, and TReND in Africa's CAMINA Summer School in computational neuroscience, reflecting the breadth of problems he's drawn to solve with data.

Alongside his research, Elvis is deeply invested in growing the data science community across Africa. He founded and led the Data Science Wing of UGASS, building it into a 100+ member community and securing 500 DataCamp licenses for members, and currently serves as a Zindi Ambassador, leading data science and AI initiatives across Ghana. As a Tableau Academic Ambassador, he hosted 6+ workshops and competitions that trained 300+ students in data visualisation, and he co-organizes Google Developer Groups on Campus at the University of Ghana. He speaks about the intersection of applied ML research and the grassroots work of building the next generation of data practitioners.

Elvis Kwabena Asare Nkrumah is a Data Scientist and incoming Master's student in Data Science at Bowling Green State University, with a research focus spanning interpretable and uncertainty-aware machine learning for healthcare, climate AI, and compu... Show more

Erlang Developer & Trainer.
Open-Source Maintainer.
Serious Maintainability Freak.
Former SpawnFest, and ElixirConfLA organizer.

But more importantly… long distant walker, geography/vexilology nerd, amateur table tennis player, and proud father.

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Erlang Developer & Trainer. Open-Source Maintainer. Serious Maintainability Freak. Former SpawnFest, and ElixirConfLA organizer. But more importantly… long distant walker, geography/vexilology nerd, amateur table tennis player, and proud father... Show more