I am Aadil Latif, Founder of TechXNinjas, a community driven initiative focused on empowering learners through mentorship, skill development, and real-world exposure in technology, with a strong emphasis on Cloud, AI, and modern developer tools.
I was also a Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador at the Beta levels, where I actively contributed to building tech communities, promoting Microsoft technologies, and strengthening my skills in technical evangelism, public speaking, and leadership across the Microsoft ecosystem.

I am also a Speaker at the AI and Copilot Innovations Summit India 2024, where I delivered a session on Harnessing AI and Copilot on 14th September 2024 in Gurugram. During my talk, I explored how AI, Microsoft Copilot, and automation are transforming healthcare, finance, education, and business, with a focus on productivity, responsible AI, ethical considerations, and real world case studies.

My interests span Cloud computing, Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, Azure AI, and web development, where I combine creativity with logical problem solving to build scalable and impactful solutions. I remain committed to continuous learning, community building, and personal growth, while maintaining a healthy lifestyle through cycling and reading.

I am Aadil Latif, Founder of TechXNinjas, a community driven initiative focused on empowering learners through mentorship, skill development, and real-world exposure in technology, with a strong emphasis on Cloud, AI, and modern developer tools. I w... Show more

I am passionate software engineer who loves to constantly uplift other developers by providing mentorship opportunities and sharing knowledge. My expertise spans across modern web and cloud technologies, databases, DevOps, and AI, with a strong foundation in JavaScript, TypeScript, C++ and Python.

Tech Lead @ Javascript Kampala Community

I am passionate software engineer who loves to constantly uplift other developers by providing mentorship opportunities and sharing knowledge. My expertise spans across modern web and cloud technologies, databases, DevOps, and AI, with a strong found... Show more

Viktor is a seasoned Software Engineer with 13 years of experience in the tech industry, based in Skopje, Macedonia. Over the past decade, he has specialized in Android development, honing a deep expertise in creating robust and user-friendly mobile applications. Currently, Viktor works at N47, a Swiss digital agency, as part of the Android team dedicated to their largest client in the medical insurance sector.

In previous roles, Viktor contributed to WSAudiology, one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers, working on dedicated apps that control hearing aids. Additionally, he has been the sole developer for a successful travel startup, Reiseuhu, targeting the German-speaking market. Notably, he was a main driving force behind Safepay's Android app, a Danish fintech startup where he currently holds a consultancy role.

An active blogger, Viktor shares insights and solutions to common development challenges and publishes popular Android libraries on GitHub, with the most starred being AwesomeSplash.

With an MSc in Intelligent Information Systems, he is deeply interested in data science and the emerging AI landscape, constantly exploring how these fields can enhance Android development.

Viktor is a seasoned Software Engineer with 13 years of experience in the tech industry, based in Skopje, Macedonia. Over the past decade, he has specialized in Android development, honing a deep expertise in creating robust and user-friendly mobile ... Show more

Alfred Ojukwu is a Senior AI Workforce Specialist in Microsoft's Health & Life Sciences organization, with more than 25 years in enterprise technology. He guides health systems through AI adoption, including a rollout of roughly 4,500 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats, and focuses on the gap between buying AI and getting value from it.

He also builds with AI himself. He runs a team of scheduled AI agents that deliver his daily updates, triage his inbox and prep his meetings, and uses AI to automate career workflows like interview preparation.

Alfred is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) focused on AI, Director of the NSBE Healthcare Innovation SIG, and past Worldwide Global Chair of Black at Microsoft. He speaks on AI in healthcare, including at the 2026 UNAC/UHCP Convention. He is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Alfred Ojukwu is a Senior AI Workforce Specialist in Microsoft's Health & Life Sciences organization, with more than 25 years in enterprise technology. He guides health systems through AI adoption, including a rollout of roughly 4,500 Microsoft 365 C... Show more

Thirty years in development and still obsessed with learning, building, and sharing. I fell into Dynamics in 2011 and never looked back. My mission now? Help others see that being generous with knowledge doesn’t make you weaker—it makes the whole community stronger. We can share, collaborate, and still compete like pros. Friendly doesn’t mean soft—it means confident enough to help others rise too.

Thirty years in development and still obsessed with learning, building, and sharing. I fell into Dynamics in 2011 and never looked back. My mission now? Help others see that being generous with knowledge doesn’t make you weaker—it makes the whole com... Show more

Currently, I am working as a senior cybersecurity engineer and a database security subject matter expert at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, having more than seven years of experience and expertise in the secure safeguarding and securing of data in a big and regulated business environment.

I have devised and implemented various methods for encrypting and securing data in critical health infrastructure and millions of consumer data assets. He specializes in AI-driven security controls, adaptive encryption schemes, real-time threat detection and prevention, and securing data on next-generation data platforms.

I have participated in a number of technical review sessions and done a lot of research on several different things related to data security and AI and cloud computing.

Currently, I am working as a senior cybersecurity engineer and a database security subject matter expert at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, having more than seven years of experience and expertise in the secure safeguarding and securing of data in a ... Show more

Jes Chapman is a Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. With a dynamic background spanning software engineering to product management, and enriched by years as a SQL consultant and field engineer for SQL Server, Jes brings a wealth of expertise from the heart of Microsoft. A former five-time Microsoft Data Platform MVP, she's contributed to technical books and taught from stages worldwide with her passion for teaching. When not immersed in the cloud, you'll find Jes conquering trails, hiking through nature's wonders, or experimenting in the kitchen.

Jes Chapman is a Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. With a dynamic background spanning software engineering to product management, and enriched by years as a SQL consultant and field engineer for SQL Server, Jes brings a wealth of exper... Show more

Lex Hamilton is an AI Systems Architect based in Kansas City. She's building AI governance software for healthcare, and she designs agentic systems and scalable, safe workflows that put humans first.

She writes and speaks about AI governance, human-centered system design, and what it takes to ship useful systems as a solo founder. Her guiding principle is keep the humans. 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's building AI governance software for healthcare, and she designs agentic systems and scalable, safe workflows that put humans first. She writes and speaks about AI governance, huma... Show more

Driven by courage, curiosity, and compassion, Becca "Bex" Hiller knows valued people deliver value. She also knows ideas supply focus and fuel, while ACTION drives goals forward toward success.

Bex helps humans reach agility potential, and her own agility shines through sharpened improv skills, a mighty pen, a hungry brain, and a passion for teaching and coaching. She has spent over two decades in product, project, and people growth spaces helping folks articulate their mission, then take mission-critical action to DELIVER. She puts growth and connection at the helm and enables, engages, and expands forward momentum, stoking peak performance (without sacrificing values, vision, or voice).

Her mission: Uncover your purpose. Pivot when life happens. Dare to deliver.
Her top interests: connection, community building, purposeful creativity, and potatoes.

Bex is currently based in Rochester, NY.

Driven by courage, curiosity, and compassion, Becca "Bex" Hiller knows valued people deliver value. She also knows ideas supply focus and fuel, while ACTION drives goals forward toward success. Bex helps humans reach agility potential, and her own... Show more

Ali helps high-performing, neurodivergent executives and founders trade decision paralysis and masking for clarity, systems, and sustainable confidence without burning out.

Ali Reznikoff was diagnosed as neurodivergent late in life, after two decades of building and leading in environments never designed with her brain in mind. A serial entrepreneur and former COO, she built the operational backbone of a growing sales organization from the ground up: accounting, SOPs, job design, and sales support, while developing the people underneath it.
Today she coaches executives, founders, and emerging leaders, particularly neurodivergent leaders, who look high-performing on the outside and are stuck in decision loops, imposter syndrome, or burnout on the inside. Her approach is practical, direct, and built on a core belief: confidence comes from systems, not slogans. She helps leaders stop navigating a world built for someone else's brain, and start building one that works for theirs.

Ali helps high-performing, neurodivergent executives and founders trade decision paralysis and masking for clarity, systems, and sustainable confidence without burning out. Ali Reznikoff was diagnosed as neurodivergent late in life, after two deca... Show more

Simon is the founder of iThink 365 and has a background as a Microsoft 365 / Azure Solution Architect.
He has been organising the Leeds-based M365 North User Group since September 2014.
A proud core member of the Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 since July 2020 he has been helping businesses and consultants understand the true value and impact that Microsoft 365 can have on businesses.

Hooked on SharePoint in July 2006. Since then, he has been building large-scale solutions using SharePoint and Microsoft 365 for customers in the Finance, Healthcare, Government and Entertainment industries.

Recently he has been struggling to stay in his lane and loves, Development, consulting, and a bit of IT Pro too.

Simon is the founder of iThink 365 and has a background as a Microsoft 365 / Azure Solution Architect. He has been organising the Leeds-based M365 North User Group since September 2014. A proud core member of the Maturity Model for Microsoft 365 s... Show more

Leonel Silima is an MLOps professional at Lynxmind, holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and a Master's degree in Applied Informatics from the University of Aveiro. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering with a focus on cybersecurity and undertaking a specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at Stanford University.
His academic and professional trajectory is centred at the intersection of artificial intelligence, healthcare, and machine learning operations, with an emphasis on developing and implementing scalable and efficient solutions for computational process optimisation. He has extensive experience in systems administration, cloud environments, and cybersecurity, acquired through both industry roles and applied research projects.
Leonel has contributed to key initiatives, including financial data analysis using machine learning in Barcelona and IT consultancy at Lynxmind in Lisbon, where he enhanced his expertise in technological infrastructure, process automation, and information security. In the academic sphere, he has been actively involved as a mentor in the SABES MAIS programme, a former ambassador for PARSUK, and a member of EESTEC, where he participated in and organised multiple international events.
As part of his engagement with EESTEC, he has attended conferences and workshops on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and software engineering in cities such as Belgrade, Zurich, Vienna, Munich, Skopje, Ljubljana, Bucharest, Podgorica, Tampere, Madrid, Preveza, Athens, Thessaloniki, and Istanbul. Additionally, he took part in the Seed for the Future programme in Beijing, where he deepened his knowledge of technological innovation and digital transformation.
His research interests lie in the application of advanced artificial intelligence models in the healthcare sector, focusing on enhancing accessibility, intelligence, and sustainability in clinical systems. His work reflects a strong commitment to scientific and technological innovation, seeking solutions to complex challenges in applied artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Leonel Silima is an MLOps professional at Lynxmind, holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and a Master's degree in Applied Informatics from the University of Aveiro. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Engineering with a focus on... Show more

Inge Boubez is Chief Marketing and Growth Strategist at Neural Impact, AI strategist and keynote speaker focused on growth, buyer behavior, trust and visibility in the age of AI.

She works with Microsoft partners worldwide to accelerate growth through AI-driven marketing, lead generation, partner activation, and GTM transformation. She advises leadership teams across North America, EMEA, Asia Pacific and LATAM on AI adoption, market positioning, partner ecosystem growth and buyer engagement.

Over the past 20 years, Inge has held leadership roles with organizations including SAP, Moz/Ziff Davis, and Layer 7 Technologies/CA.

Working at the forefront of AI innovation and R&D, Inge helps leaders understand how AI is reshaping the way buyers discover, trust, and choose vendors. A frequent speaker at Microsoft partner summits, Directions conferences and industry events, she is known for translating complex shifts in AI, marketing, and buyer behavior into actionable business strategy.

Inge Boubez is Chief Marketing and Growth Strategist at Neural Impact, AI strategist and keynote speaker focused on growth, buyer behavior, trust and visibility in the age of AI. She works with Microsoft partners worldwide to accelerate growth thr... Show more

I am passionate about empowering Women in Technology, a champion of Neurodiversity, Accessibility, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and improving culture in the workplace. I love supporting women in technology and working towards creating impact and giving back to their communities in a small way.

I am passionate about empowering Women in Technology, a champion of Neurodiversity, Accessibility, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and improving culture in the workplace. I love supporting women in technology and working towards creating impact and gi... Show more

Qasim is the Director of Cybersecurity at a leading healthcare organization, overseeing detection, incident response, vulnerability management, purple teaming, and cybersecurity engineering. With a strong background in offensive security and risk management, he has helped organizations strengthen their defenses against evolving threats. He is also a dedicated educator, mentoring professionals and sharing his expertise at conferences such as BSides and Black Hat. Committed to advancing cybersecurity in healthcare, he drives innovation in proactive defense and risk management.

Qasim is the Director of Cybersecurity at a leading healthcare organization, overseeing detection, incident response, vulnerability management, purple teaming, and cybersecurity engineering. With a strong background in offensive security and risk man... Show more

Paul Innella, CEO of TDI, is a globally recognized cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience advising critical infrastructure, government, and enterprise organizations. He pioneered Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM), a strategic approach to measuring cybersecurity effectiveness in operational environments. Paul has guided top institutions including DARPA, the U.S. Navy, Deutsche Bank, and the IMF. His insights have appeared in Forbes, Financial Times, CNBC, and ABC News. He holds CISSP-ISSMP, CISM, and NSA IAM certifications and completed executive programs at Cambridge, IMD, and Edinburgh Business School. He also chairs White Hat USA, supporting Children’s National Medical Center.

Paul Innella, CEO of TDI, is a globally recognized cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience advising critical infrastructure, government, and enterprise organizations. He pioneered Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM), a strateg... Show more

I'm a graduate of Biomedical Engineering at Wrocław University of Technology. During my studies, I fell in love with programming, especially creating Android apps. I have over 4 years of commercial experience and in my spare time I'm maintaining multiple open-source libraries with over 1000 monthly users.

I'm a graduate of Biomedical Engineering at Wrocław University of Technology. During my studies, I fell in love with programming, especially creating Android apps. I have over 4 years of commercial experience and in my spare time I'm maintaining mult... Show more

I design and deliver intelligent data and AI infrastructure, bridging principal-level engineering practice with peer-reviewed research and external technical leadership.

My work focuses on building reliable, governable, and observable systems for scientific and regulated environments—spanning agentic AI, data platforms, control planes, and emerging computational paradigms.

I am active across IEEE publications, conference presentations, technical writing, and open-source prototypes, translating research ideas into practical engineering approaches.

What I work on:

- Agentic AI infrastructure: semantic caching, control planes, lifecycle finite-state machines, and governed autonomy
- Security-critical patterns for autonomous and multi-agent systems
- Strategy and architecture for intelligent data services and Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Near-real-time telemetry, audit, provenance, and decision-record substrates across multi-terabyte environments
- Declarative policy, state, and intent expressed as code through custom resource models, GitOps, and control-plane patterns
- Technical mentorship and cross-functional influence across engineering, MLOps, SRE, and adjacent disciplines

I bring AIOps, MLOps, DevSecOps, and Site Reliability Engineering practices to systems that must remain reliable, explainable, and operable in regulated contexts.

My background spans distributed systems in high-reliability domains: reactive platforms in banking and finance, GxP-aligned pharmaceutical manufacturing systems, and industrial automation for semiconductor manufacturing.

I design and deliver intelligent data and AI infrastructure, bridging principal-level engineering practice with peer-reviewed research and external technical leadership. My work focuses on building reliable, governable, and observable systems for ... Show more

I am an AI Engineer and Researcher holding a PhD in Computer Science, driven by a desire to unravel complex mysteries and build elegant, scalable solutions. My career spans across high-impact domains—including cybersecurity, FinTech, Blockchain, and gaming—giving me a unique perspective on applying cutting-edge machine learning to real-world challenges.
Most recently, my work has focused on the frontier of intelligent automation and autonomous decision-making. Across my last two professional endeavors, I have deeply specialized in designing and implementing advanced AI agents for vulnerability reports classification and developing prediction Agents within open-source frameworks. By leveraging modern architectures and distributed systems, I focus on taking complex AI models from the research phase and building them into production-ready platforms.
Outside of engineering, I stay curious about the world by exploring astrophysics, organizing tech community events or giving talks around AI, and volunteering in urban family gardens. Let’s connect to talk about the future of AI agents, machine learning, or open-source innovation!

I am an AI Engineer and Researcher holding a PhD in Computer Science, driven by a desire to unravel complex mysteries and build elegant, scalable solutions. My career spans across high-impact domains—including cybersecurity, FinTech, Blockchain, and ... Show more

Christina Aldan is a brand strategy consultant, keynote speaker, trainer, and mentor. She offers businesses brand consulting and creative content for everyday media. With over 18 years of experience in the digital realm, Christina is highly regarded for her approach to business, partnering with clients to find unique strategies that ensure their goals are met. She recently became a Licensed Massage Therapist and opened her own bodywork business.

Christina has delivered talks on all 7 continents, presenting training workshops for the Microsoft MVP community, Las Vegas Raiders, Yale School of Public Health, international corporations, and conferences worldwide. Christina uses her charisma and expertise to inspire others by mentoring women in business like herself. She also has sat on state and local boards supporting women in tech, entrepreneurship, mental health, and children with learning disabilities.

She is the recipient of the Las Vegas Women in Tech Community Service Award, the Distinguished Woman of the Year Award in STEM. Learn more at: Luckygirliegirl.com.

Christina Aldan is a brand strategy consultant, keynote speaker, trainer, and mentor. She offers businesses brand consulting and creative content for everyday media. With over 18 years of experience in the digital realm, Christina is highly regarded ... Show more

Upendra Singh Jadon is a senior data privacy and enterprise architecture leader with 15-plus years of experience helping Fortune 500 organizations across financial services, healthcare, and insurance build secure, compliant data ecosystems. He currently serves as senior solutions architect at Datamasque, where he leads enterprise-grade data masking and privacy implementations for Tier-1 insurance carriers and regulated industries.

Previously at TIBCO Software (2018-2024), Upendra served as principal architect for privacy-by-design governance platforms for Fortune 100 clients, supporting $8M+ in pipeline across BFSI verticals. He has delivered 50+ technical workshops, authored architectural standards adopted globally, and contributed reusable data masking frameworks incorporated into enterprise platform strategies.

Upendra’s areas of expertise include data masking and anonymization, master data management (MDM), GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA compliance architecture, cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and AI/ML data enablement. He is a published technical author, frequent speaker, and workshop leader.

Upendra Singh Jadon is a senior data privacy and enterprise architecture leader with 15-plus years of experience helping Fortune 500 organizations across financial services, healthcare, and insurance build secure, compliant data ecosystems. He curren... Show more

Shenandoah Chefalo is a speaker, author, and trauma-informed workplace consultant who helps organizations build more human-centered systems of care, leadership, and accountability.

As the author of Garbage Bag Suitcase and creator of the Best Bunny children’s book series, Shenandoah brings both lived experience and professional expertise to conversations about foster care, trauma, resilience, organizational culture, workforce burnout, and meaningful systems change. Her work bridges personal story, neuroscience, leadership practice, and implementation strategy to help audiences move beyond awareness and into action.

Through Chefalo Consulting, Shenandoah works with public agencies, courts, schools, healthcare systems, nonprofits, CASA/GAL programs, child welfare organizations, treatment court professionals, and human-service agencies to move trauma-informed principles from concept to daily practice. She has provided speaking, training, and implementation support for state and county CASA organizations, child welfare and foster care audiences, healthcare and human-service systems, education leaders, public-sector teams, and organizations seeking to strengthen workplace culture and workforce wellbeing.

Her sessions are especially relevant for audiences focused on trauma-informed leadership, human-centered workplace culture, burnout prevention, secondary trauma, psychological safety, staff retention, foster care, child welfare, treatment courts, systems change, and implementation.

Learn more about Shenandoah’s speaking and training work through Chefalo Consulting at chefaloconsulting.com, or contact shen@chefaloconsulting.com.

Shenandoah Chefalo is a speaker, author, and trauma-informed workplace consultant who helps organizations build more human-centered systems of care, leadership, and accountability. As the author of Garbage Bag Suitcase and creator of the Best Bunn... Show more

Shannon’s background in global public health has shaped her commitment to community and accessibility, guiding her work leading Fabric Community Engagement at Microsoft. She loves helping people find their place in the data world—a journey that began when she first discovered the magic of Power Query, sparking a lasting enchantment with Microsoft BI tools. Now, whether she’s conjuring up data insights with the Workout Wednesday team, gathering with fellow data witches in user groups, or brewing up connections, Shannon’s focus is on making data feel less intimidating. She’s dedicated to building a welcoming community where data pros and newcomers alike can learn, grow, and connect—casting spells of empathy and connection to bring people together.

Shannon’s background in global public health has shaped her commitment to community and accessibility, guiding her work leading Fabric Community Engagement at Microsoft. She loves helping people find their place in the data world—a journey that began... Show more

Shubhangi is a Product and DevRel leader building at the intersection of open source, AI, and inclusive tech communities.
She leads a 35,000+ member developer network and drives initiatives through Claude Code, Google Developer Groups Noida and Women Techmakers Delhi. A GitHub Campus Expert and speaker at multiple tech events like DevFest and MLH Hackcon, she champions open collaboration, equitable representation, and community-led innovation in AI and infrastructure.

Shubhangi is a Product and DevRel leader building at the intersection of open source, AI, and inclusive tech communities. She leads a 35,000+ member developer network and drives initiatives through Claude Code, Google Developer Groups Noida and Wom... Show more

Owner of a 2022 Workplace Wellness "Hot List" company, one of the top 10 Organizational Change Management Companies of 2022, named a top 100 HR Professional of 2020, and recently elected as the global psychological health and safety liaison for ISO, Dr. Allessandria Polizzi has 20 years of experience leading teams across multiple industries to unlock the potential in people and help organizations thrive. Following her own burnout in 2021, Dr. Al found the marketplace for practical solutions for leaders in crisis to be insufficient for her needs. She decided to reboot her consulting practice, Verdant Consulting, with a renewed focus on solving this issue in the hopes that future leaders would have better options. In addition, she has co-founded HR Wellbeing Week and Kite HR, which provide targeted programs that address the specific needs of HR teams. She also hosts the Be Verdant podcast, which shares the latest in resiliency and psychological safety from around the globe.

Owner of a 2022 Workplace Wellness "Hot List" company, one of the top 10 Organizational Change Management Companies of 2022, named a top 100 HR Professional of 2020, and recently elected as the global psychological health and safety liaison for ISO, ... Show more

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI.
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Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience (Now retired), criminal profiling, and teaching experience (adjunct professor). Crux has now taken his years of experience, education research, and training; to incorporate novel methods of teaching/learning. Crux has utilized his background in Psychology, Team Building, and Behavioral Profiling to implement said methods to take out the law-enforcement aspect and make these skills people/civilian practical.

#Cybersecurity, #CriminalProfile, #Ninja, #Keynote, #Speaker, #TeamBuilding #TeamDynamics #TechPsychology, #Security, #DevopSec
Law Enforcement experience:

•Homicide Detective
•Criminal Profiler
•Gang Unit Specialist Detective
•Hostage Negotiator
•Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer
•School Resources Officer (SRO)
•Five years as a Special Agent with the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (DHS)

Now retired, Crux worked as a Homicide Detective, Criminal Profiler, and Hostage Negotiator with the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Police Dept.

Teaching experience:
Currently, Crux is an Adjunct Professor:

•Psychology
•Business Psychology
•Social Media Psychology
•Criminal Profiling
•Criminal Behavior
•Computer Psychology
•Sociology (Group Dynamics)

Education:

•Bachelor of Science degree; Criminology (Ball State University, 1994).

•Master’s degree; Forensic Psychology (Walden University, 2012).

•Currently, a Ph.D. Candidate (Forensic Psychology) at Walden University

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI. Click The Link To See Crux in The Real CSI: MIAMI https://youtu.be/UsVswWyyFZg?si=L9lca4H98xypbGRz&t=49 Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experi... Show more

Pratik Patel is a Java Champion, developer advocate at Azul Systems and has written 3 books on programming (Java, Cloud and OSS). An all around software and hardware nerd with experience in the healthcare, telecom, financial services, and startup sectors. He's also a co-organizer of the Atlanta Java User Group and Enterprise AI Atlanta, conference chairperson for Devnexus, frequent speaker at tech events, and master builder of nachos.

Pratik Patel is a Java Champion, developer advocate at Azul Systems and has written 3 books on programming (Java, Cloud and OSS). An all around software and hardware nerd with experience in the healthcare, telecom, financial services, and startup sec... Show more

Melissa Muzrall, MPT, COS-C, CHS-C, is the founder of M2 Quality Works and a healthcare quality and performance strategist with 25+ years of experience across clinical care, operations, compliance, and quality improvement.

Prior to founding M2, Melissa served as Director of Quality for a multi-state, multi-branch home health organization, where she led quality strategy, regulatory readiness, performance improvement, and HHVBP initiatives. Her work included leading deficiency-free survey outcomes and helping drive a multi-year HHVBP turnaround from a negative payment adjustment to a +2.4% adjustment.

Melissa founded M2 Quality Works to help home health and hospice leaders move beyond simply identifying performance problems to understanding what is actually driving them. Her approach emphasizes evidence, disciplined investigation, and practical executive decision-making before organizations commit resources to corrective action.

Melissa Muzrall, MPT, COS-C, CHS-C, is the founder of M2 Quality Works and a healthcare quality and performance strategist with 25+ years of experience across clinical care, operations, compliance, and quality improvement. Prior to founding M2, Me... Show more

Lital Shalev is a co-founder and technology leader with twenty years of experience developing and scaling complex software products across multiple industries, including on-premise medical systems and cloud-based platforms. Her work spans a wide range of architectures and close collaboration with cross-functional teams.

She is about to complete a PhD in Information Systems, focusing on the use of deep learning methods applied to facial expression data to predict process mining task outcome. Lital brings together industry and research perspectives, with a strong focus on building inclusive, high-impact technology. She is an active advocate for diversity in tech, mentoring newcomers and promoting inclusive practices within the technology community.

Lital Shalev is a co-founder and technology leader with twenty years of experience developing and scaling complex software products across multiple industries, including on-premise medical systems and cloud-based platforms. Her work spans a wide rang... 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