She specialises in operational leadership, systems design, and delivery at scale within high‑impact mental health and leadership environments. Irish leads cross‑functional operations spanning digital platforms, compliance, event delivery, and programme execution—ensuring that psychologically informed work is supported by robust, sustainable operational infrastructure. Working closely with leadership, clinicians, coaches, and technical teams, Irish translates strategy into execution—building the processes, workflows, and systems that enable wellbeing initiatives, leadership programmes, and organisational change efforts to run effectively across regions and time zones. Irish brings a pragmatic, behind‑the‑scenes perspective to topics such as operational resilience, psychological safety in practice (not just theory), sustainable performance, and the hidden operational load that underpins wellbeing and leadership work. Her experience highlights how poor systems create burnout—and how thoughtful operations design can actively protect people while driving outcomes. She is particularly passionate about helping organisations see operations not as a cost centre, but as a strategic enabler of human performance, ethical delivery, and long‑term impact.

She specialises in operational leadership, systems design, and delivery at scale within high‑impact mental health and leadership environments. Irish leads cross‑functional operations spanning digital platforms, compliance, event delivery, and program... Show more

Stefi P. Krishnan is a co-founder of the Bulgarian Design Council and a Principal Product Designer at eHealth NSW, working within Australia’s largest public health system. Her work sits at the crossroad of design, co-creation, systems, futures and responsible AI innovation in complex, high-stakes environments where trust, inclusion, and public value matter deeply.

She previously led the end-to-end design of a precision medicine platform for the Children’s Cancer Institute that supported clinical decision-making and was recognised with Best in Class for Service Design at the Australian Good Design Awards.

In the age of AI, Stefi is especially interested in upstream design: design as a strategic practice for navigating ambiguity, consequence, and institutional change. Her current work investigates how interfaces shape human behaviour, how AI changes decision-making, and how design can protect dignity, context, and meaning in systems increasingly optimised for speed.

Stefi P. Krishnan is a co-founder of the Bulgarian Design Council and a Principal Product Designer at eHealth NSW, working within Australia’s largest public health system. Her work sits at the crossroad of design, co-creation, systems, futures and re... Show more

Louis Scarantino is a distinguished autism advocate, a certified motivational speaker, and a celebrated author within the autism community. His journey towards becoming a motivational speaker took a significant leap when he earned his certification from IAP Career College. He began his speaking career by honing his skills at Toastmasters, where his hard work resulted in the Toastmasters Competent Communicator Certificate.

As an accomplished author, Louis has penned two influential books, "Finding Love on the Spectrum: An ASD Guide to Dating" and "Autism: The Unstoppable Achiever."

Hailing from Old Forge, PA, Louis' early life was marked by challenges. Despite early challenges and hurdles during high school, he not only graduated from college but also forged a path of independence, holding various jobs, living on his own, and embarking on journeys that have taken him far and wide. Louis' journey is marked by accolades, including the prestigious PLCTA Student of the Year award in 2009 during his high school years.

Louis' impactful advocacy work and motivational speaking engagements have garnered attention and recognition on national platforms. Louis has graced prestigious stages, including Momondays Toronto in March 2019, multiple Rotary Clubs, the esteemed 2023 PA Lifesharing Conference, the 2024 Virtual Wellness Works Vitality Summit, the 2024 Missouri Behavioral Health Conference, the 2025 Arizona LeadingAge Conference & Expo, and 2025 Avanade National Disability Employment Awareness Month Keynote. These engagements have established him as a sought-after authority in the field.

One of the highlights of Louis' journey was realizing his dream of stepping onto the stage with Shania Twain in Las Vegas in 2013. This achievement not only marked a personal triumph, but it also fueled his desire to pursue and achieve his goals.

As Louis Scarantino looks toward the future, his goals are ambitious yet purposeful. He envisions organizing walks and runs for autism awareness, securing media appearances to amplify his message, and traveling the world to engage in speaking engagements that transcend borders. He is committed to using his platform to create meaningful change and make a positive impact on the world.

While Louis' current focus is on his career, he envisions a future where he actively engages in volunteer work and community activities. Through his advocacy, speaking engagements, and written works, he continues to inspire and empower others within the autism community and beyond.

Louis Scarantino is a distinguished autism advocate, a certified motivational speaker, and a celebrated author within the autism community. His journey towards becoming a motivational speaker took a significant leap when he earned his certification f... Show more

Frank Berenyi is a Maine entrepreneur and the founder of Marijuanaville, a medical cannabis company he launched on January 1, 2022 and has grown into a statewide network of 13 locations supported by approximately 50 team members.

His perspective is grounded in years of competition and ownership. A competitive athlete and martial artist, he opened his own school at eighteen and competed nationally, earning titles at the local, state, regional, and national levels, before building businesses in hospitality and real estate across Maine — owning and operating more than nine bars and nightclubs by the age of 30 and buying, renovating, and owning properties throughout the state.

He founded Marijuanaville to make medical cannabis more accessible and more affordable for patients throughout Maine, building a statewide footprint — headquartered at 68 College Avenue in Waterville — designed to shorten the distance patients have to travel. Frank Berenyi is also a consistent supporter of charities, shelters, and community organizations.

Frank Berenyi is a Maine entrepreneur and the founder of Marijuanaville, a medical cannabis company he launched on January 1, 2022 and has grown into a statewide network of 13 locations supported by approximately 50 team members. His perspective i... 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

Nina Rodriguez is the founder, executive producer, and host of GRIEF AND LIGHT, a respected platform amplifying griever voices, expanding grief literacy, and offering meaningful pathways forward. Rooted in the belief that grief is not something to "fix", but something to tend, honor, and integrate, her work invites more honest conversations about loss and life after it.

The GRIEF AND LIGHT podcast has surpassed 100 episodes and has received multiple recognitions, including Ear Worthy’s Best Independent Podcasts of 2026 (“Best Life Lessons”), TalkDeath’s Best of 2025 (Readers’ Choice, Best Podcast), a Women Who Podcast Award (2025), and a Women Podcasters Award nomination (2026).

An experienced and sought-after speaker, Nina presents on grief, grief literacy, resilience, sibling loss, and post-traumatic growth. She has spoken at the University of Miami, the Latinas in Podcasting Virtual Summit (2025), and at events co-created with Reimagine, including a three-part series exploring sibling loss, grief and podcasting, and accessible pathways to grief support. Her talks are known for blending emotional depth with practical insight, cultural fluency, and an unwavering respect for lived experience.

Nina’s work is deeply personal. After the sudden and unexpected death of her only sibling, Yosef, in 2019, she launched GRIEF AND LIGHT in 2023 as an honest exploration of grief, meaning-making, and growth after loss. Today, she serves as a grief-informed guide and space-holder, committed to helping individuals and communities live more fully in the “and”, where grief and joy coexist.

She leads the Get Griefy Podcasters Network, supporting independent creators in building sustainable, grief-informed platforms, and has hosted Reimagine’s Room for Grief gathering on multiple occasions.

Nina is a regular contributor to Get Griefy Magazine, writes the Substack Resting Grief Face by Grief and Light, and is a co-author of Resilient A.F., Vol. 2: Stories of Resilience (2025). She is a graduate of Megan Devine’s Grief Care Professional Certificate Program.

In addition to her grief-focused work, Nina brings over a decade of experience in communications, strategy, and sales across fintech, real estate, and higher education, infusing professionalism, empathy, and clarity into every room she enters.

Based in Southeast Florida, Nina welcomes aligned speaking engagements, collaborations, and conversations, virtually and in person.

Learn more via griefandlight.com

Nina Rodriguez is the founder, executive producer, and host of GRIEF AND LIGHT, a respected platform amplifying griever voices, expanding grief literacy, and offering meaningful pathways forward. Rooted in the belief that grief is not something to "f... Show more

Martin is a Principal Architect and CTO for a number of not-for-profit organisations in Perth, Western Australia.

He has many years of experience in integration, particularly across the Microsoft Azure stack, as well as experience developing solutions for IoT and Digital Twins.

More recently, he has been involved in many projects in artificial intelligence and healthcare.

He is the organiser of the Perth Azure User Group, and a global administrator for both Global Azure as well as being a Microsoft MVP.

In his spare time, he likes to exercise and read, and wrangle his 3 kids.

Martin is a Principal Architect and CTO for a number of not-for-profit organisations in Perth, Western Australia. He has many years of experience in integration, particularly across the Microsoft Azure stack, as well as experience developing solut... Show more

Charles Crosbie is a Senior Product Manager at the Terry Fox Research Institute, where he leads high-impact digital initiatives at the intersection of product strategy, advanced technology, and healthcare innovation. A seasoned speaker and thought leader, Charles excels at translating complex technical architectures, from AI frameworks to massive digital media and data infrastructure—into scalable, real-world solutions that drive meaningful organizational change.

With extensive experience addressing executive audiences and policy makers, Charles is a frequent voice at major industry events. His recent speaking engagements include executive roundtables and interviews at the Flower AI Summit in London, delivering keynotes on emerging technology trends, and serving as an expert panelist at a recent Innovation Summit on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Charles’s ability to bridge the gap between technical execution and high-level strategy has also made him a trusted presenter for government and diplomatic audiences, including past presentations for the Trade Commissioner Service Secretariat. He brings a pragmatic, forward-thinking perspective to every stage, empowering teams and stakeholders to successfully navigate the future of digital transformation.

Charles Crosbie is a Senior Product Manager at the Terry Fox Research Institute, where he leads high-impact digital initiatives at the intersection of product strategy, advanced technology, and healthcare innovation. A seasoned speaker and thought le... Show more

I am passionate about people and how design can enable transformation in organizations. I support innovation projects, digital product design, and service design.

My goal is to assist projects that impact people's daily lives. I have a strong interest in health-related topics, especially those involving patient experience and the organizational transformation of hospitals, as well as subjects related to public innovation and their impact on citizens' everyday lives.

I am passionate about people and how design can enable transformation in organizations. I support innovation projects, digital product design, and service design. My goal is to assist projects that impact people's daily lives. I have a strong inte... Show more

The Reinvention Advantage: Unlocking Potential in People and Organizations

Hani Kafoury is a speaker, psychologist, executive coach, and former senior business leader who helps individuals, leaders, and organizations build resilience, navigate change, and unlock their potential.

After more than 30 years in senior leadership roles within multinational organizations, Hani became a licensed psychologist in his 50s and recently completed a doctoral dissertation examining the determinants of psychological resilience in business leaders during times of adversity and major change. This unique combination of executive leadership experience, psychological expertise, and doctoral-level research enables him to bridge the gap between leadership theory and the realities leaders face every day.

Over the course of his career, Hani has coached hundreds of leaders—from frontline supervisors to senior executives—across sectors including telecommunications, automotive, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, technology, and paper products. His clients include Bell Canada, Ericsson, Ford of Canada, Cascades, TELUS Health, Bristol Myers Squibb, Janssen Pharma, Merck Canada, Otsuka Pharma, Genome Québec, BDC Capital, and Kronos Canada.

A passionate advocate for lifelong growth and reinvention, Hani's message is grounded not only in research and professional experience, but also in lived experience. He has run several marathons, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and produced a documentary about the experience that was nominated at several independent film festivals, completed a full IRONMAN triathlon and a Spartan obstacle race, built a second career as a psychologist, and completed a doctoral dissertation in his 60s.

A contributor to the Montreal Gazette and industry publications, and a television guest on the topics of mindfulness and wellbeing, Hani is known for his dynamic presence, compelling storytelling, and ability to translate complex ideas into practical action.

Through his presentations, audiences gain evidence-based strategies to strengthen resilience, adapt successfully to change, enhance wellbeing, and lead with greater confidence, clarity, and purpose.

His message is simple:

Become What You Must.
 

The Reinvention Advantage: Unlocking Potential in People and Organizations Hani Kafoury is a speaker, psychologist, executive coach, and former senior business leader who helps individuals, leaders, and organizations build resilience, navigate cha... Show more

Shalvi is the founder of Healthengine (healthengine.us), an AI-based PCOS detection system building the infrastructure of women's health, and a Senior Product Manager at Amazon.
She has judged several hackathons, including UC Berkeley's Calhacks 2024 and other Google-sponsored events.

Shalvi is the founder of Healthengine (healthengine.us), an AI-based PCOS detection system building the infrastructure of women's health, and a Senior Product Manager at Amazon. She has judged several hackathons, including UC Berkeley's Calhacks 202... Show more

Dr. Stephanie Nash, PhD, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist, intuitive practitioner, and the founder of Paradigm Expansions, where she helps high-achieving empaths, women, and especially those who have spent a lifetime over-functioning for others find their way back to themselves. Her work sits at a rare intersection: clinical neuroscience and rehabilitation science meet chakra-based and intuitive frameworks, giving the analytical mind permission to step aside so the soul can be heard.
Dr. Steph speaks on the science and spirituality of intuition, what it really means to choose yourself without being selfish, and why we need an expanded paradigm of who we are as both spiritual and human beings. Drawing on her own journey from self-abandonment to self-reclamation, chronicled in her forthcoming book The D Word, she brings audiences a rare combination of clinical credibility and lived experience.
Her talks leave audiences with both a framework and a felt sense of permission, whether she's speaking to a room of women rebuilding after loss, empaths learning to set boundaries, or teenagers beginning to ask who they are beneath who they were told to be.

Dr. Stephanie Nash, PhD, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist, intuitive practitioner, and the founder of Paradigm Expansions, where she helps high-achieving empaths, women, and especially those who have spent a lifetime over-functioning for others fi... Show more

Tiara Jamison is the Founder and CEO of AnnieGuard, a causal intelligence company focused on understanding the hidden systems that drive biological threats, disease, environmental risk, and complex human outcomes.

Her work centers on a simple but powerful idea: events do not happen randomly. Whether the outcome is a disease diagnosis, a public health crisis, an environmental disaster, or a system failure, there are underlying causes that can be reconstructed from the data that already exists.

Drawing on experience across Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, Tiara combines systems thinking, threat detection principles, artificial intelligence, and biological research to help organizations move beyond prediction and toward understanding why events happen.

After losing her mother, Annie, to sarcoma, Tiara founded AnnieGuard to challenge conventional approaches to disease detection and risk assessment. Today, her work explores how causal intelligence can be applied across healthcare, biological security, environmental systems, public safety, and critical infrastructure.

Tiara speaks on causal intelligence, biological and environmental threats, systems failure, healthcare innovation, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, resilience, and the future of decision-making in complex environments.

Tiara Jamison is the Founder and CEO of AnnieGuard, a causal intelligence company focused on understanding the hidden systems that drive biological threats, disease, environmental risk, and complex human outcomes. Her work centers on a simple but ... Show more

Heather Beebe is a Health Coach and Performance Strategist and the Founder of Rebolistic Wellness, where she helps high-performing individuals and teams build sustainable energy, resilience, and consistency in demanding environments. With a background in functional medicine and behavior change, her work focuses on the connection between physiology, performance, and daily habits.

Heather has worked with hundreds of clients to improve health outcomes through practical, biology-aligned strategies that support long-term success - not short-term fixes. She is also the host of the podcast Who the Hell Am I? Identity & Wellbeing, where she explores the deeper drivers of performance, identity, and wellbeing in modern life.

Her approach challenges the traditional “push harder” mentality, offering a more sustainable way to live, lead, and perform.

Heather Beebe is a Health Coach and Performance Strategist and the Founder of Rebolistic Wellness, where she helps high-performing individuals and teams build sustainable energy, resilience, and consistency in demanding environments. With a backgroun... Show more

Dr. Calynn Lawrence is a Chicago-based CEO, Founder, Social Scientist, and Trauma Specialist who advances equitable change by integrating trauma-informed, holistic wellness principles with corporate and civic leadership strategy. Across organizations and community systems, she helps leaders move from reactive culture to proactive, human-centered practices that support resilience, belonging, and long-term wellbeing.

In her work, Dr. Lawrence translates social science insight into actionable, values-driven leadership frameworks that strengthen decision-making, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness. She partners with executives, public sector leaders, and mission-driven teams to design programs and policies that reduce harm, improve relational trust, and create measurable pathways toward a more progressive, equitable world.

Dr. Calynn Lawrence is a Chicago-based CEO, Founder, Social Scientist, and Trauma Specialist who advances equitable change by integrating trauma-informed, holistic wellness principles with corporate and civic leadership strategy. Across organizations... Show more

Beth McDonough is an author, keynote speaker, recovery advocate and reconstruction of life strategist.

She guides people through their lowest moments to rebuild what stands next after public collapse, when visibility is high, consequences are real, and the path forward is unclear.

Beth is a living case study in recovery, resilience and reconstruction. She occupies the space between catastrophe and comeback.

An investigative journalist for 30 years, Beth covered disasters until she became one. Two highly publicized DUIs. Fired twice. First by the newsroom, then by society. Her work speaks to people whose mistakes live online permanently.

Beth understands what it takes to recreate a life while the world watches, because she did the work on herself first. She is the case study. Alcohol took her down once, an invisible illness tried to again. The breakdown became her blueprint for showing others how to re-emerge structurally stronger than before, from the inside out, when willpower isn’t enough.

Beth shares an original message for audiences hungry for something stronger than motivation and more compassionate than discipline.

Beth developed the STILL STANDING™ method, a five-step framework that treats recovery & resilience like reconstruction projects for life AFTER impact. The approach is evidence-based, trauma-aware, shame-informed and pressure tested.

Before her collapse, Beth documented some of the most defining breaking news events of our time:
• 9/11 terrorist attacks
• Oklahoma City bombing
• I-35W Minneapolis bridge collapse
• Prince’s sudden death
• Escape of kidnapped teen Jayme Closs
• Civil unrest following George Floyd’s death in police custody: Beth was wounded by gunfire while reporting

Her work has appeared on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX News along with countless podcasts, newspapers, magazines and talk shows.

She’s earned multiple Emmy Awards, a national Edward R. Murrow Award, the prestigious duPont- Columbia Journalism Award for coverage of George Floyd’s death and the racial reckoning that followed.

Beth authored two memoirs, STANDBY and STILL STANDING, one book opens the wound. The second shows the rebuild. She's also been featured in a Lifetime documentary with survivor advocate Elizabeth Smart called, “Smart Justice: The Jayme Closs Case.”

Beyond the newsroom, Beth channeled her love for animals into owning a dog daycare before returning to journalism with renewed perspective.

Today, she lives in southern Utah desert surrounded by red rock mountains. Sharing life with her rescue weiner dog, she continues to tell stories about resilience, redemption, reinvention and reconstructing a life after a career spent in the fast lane.

Beth McDonough is an author, keynote speaker, recovery advocate and reconstruction of life strategist. She guides people through their lowest moments to rebuild what stands next after public collapse, when visibility is high, consequences are real... Show more

Andrew Ecker is an author, certified peer support specialist, White Bison recovery coach, and nationally recognized speaker specializing in mental health, recovery, community wellness, and the transformative power of rhythm and sound. As the co-founder of Drumming Sounds, Andrew has helped facilitate more than 5,000 wellness-based events for healthcare organizations, tribal communities, treatment centers, schools, corporations, and conferences across the United States.

Drawing from over two decades of recovery and lived experience overcoming generational substance use disorder, incarceration, trauma, and mental health challenges, Andrew brings a unique blend of evidence-based practices, Indigenous-informed perspectives, and practical wisdom to his presentations. His work explores the intersections of neuroscience, recovery, identity, community connection, and experiential wellness.

Andrew is the creator of the Drumming Sounds Protocol, an evidence-based group drumming intervention designed to support mental health, stress reduction, team cohesion, and social connection. He has presented for healthcare systems, behavioral health organizations, universities, tribal nations, government agencies, and national conferences, and has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and nationally syndicated television.

Born from the Apache and born to the Irish, Andrew's work is deeply influenced by his exploration of Indigenous identity, ceremonial introduction, and community-centered healing. He is the author of The Sacred Seven, a contemporary framework for self-identity, belonging, and personal transformation.

Whether speaking to clinicians, educators, leaders, recovery professionals, or community members, Andrew combines compelling storytelling, research-informed insights, humor, and experiential learning to create presentations that inspire meaningful personal and organizational change.

Andrew Ecker is an author, certified peer support specialist, White Bison recovery coach, and nationally recognized speaker specializing in mental health, recovery, community wellness, and the transformative power of rhythm and sound. As the co-found... Show more

Khrystyna Kurganska is an entrepreneur, founder, and mental health advocate working at the intersection of business, social impact, psychology, sensory experience, and human recovery.
For more than 15 years, she has built businesses in perfumery, aroma marketing, and multisensory brand experience. Her professional background explores how scent, memory, environment, and emotion shape the way people feel, behave, connect, and recover.
Since 2022, she has led DOLADU, an NGO supporting psychological rehabilitation, psychosocial recovery, and reintegration for military personnel, veterans, their families, and people affected by war in Ukraine.

Khrystyna Kurganska is an entrepreneur, founder, and mental health advocate working at the intersection of business, social impact, psychology, sensory experience, and human recovery. For more than 15 years, she has built businesses in perfumery, ar... Show more

Strategically supporting CIOs and CTOs launch AI and tech with minimum risk and maximum clarity.

Sylvia Bargellini is the Founder and Principle Strategist at Lini Tech Strategy Consulting, where she helps organizations navigate the intersection of operational excellence and digital transformation. With a background in Lean, Agile, and Kaizen-like frameworks, Sylvia specializes in aligning complex ecosystems—people, processes, and technology—to launch AI and tech with low risk and maximum clarity.

Unlike traditional tech consultants, Sylvia focuses on the human element of transformation. She has guided teams in Healthcare, Government, and Big Tech (Google, Meta, Amazon) to achieve success for teams and organizations, such as 48% efficiency gains, by ensuring that technology serves a clear, shared purpose.

At Lini, she facilitates high-impact meetings and workshops that break down silos and empower teams to co-create their future-state. Sylvia is passionate about helping leaders align and optimize their processes before they automate, ensuring that innovation builds on existing tech and human potential.

Strategically supporting CIOs and CTOs launch AI and tech with minimum risk and maximum clarity. Sylvia Bargellini is the Founder and Principle Strategist at Lini Tech Strategy Consulting, where she helps organizations navigate the intersection of... Show more

TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO PURPOSE FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS
Leadership. Resilience. Reinvention. Purpose-driven growth.

Dr. Ken Kaufman is a leadership and resilience speaker, author, and sports medicine clinician with more than 30 years of experience helping people recover, rebuild, and perform through adversity.

As the founder of Sarasota Sports Medicine and a former spring training chiropractor for Major League Baseball organizations, Dr. Kaufman spent decades working in high-performance environments where pressure, setbacks, discipline, recovery, and perseverance were part of everyday life. His work with athletes, business professionals, active adults, and patients gave him a front-row seat to the human side of adversity — the moments when people are forced to decide whether they will quit, survive, or grow.

But Dr. Kaufman’s message is not built only on professional experience. It is also deeply personal.

After building a successful practice and identity around achievement, leadership, and performance, Dr. Kaufman walked through a significant season of personal and professional adversity. He experienced the loss of his business, financial security, and the sense of identity he had built around success. What followed was a difficult but transformational process of rebuilding — not just financially or professionally, but personally, spiritually, and emotionally.

Through that season, he discovered that adversity often reveals what success can hide. It exposes identity, tests endurance, clarifies priorities, and forces leaders to confront who they are beneath the titles, accomplishments, and external markers of success.

Today, Dr. Kaufman uses his story, clinical experience, leadership background, and faith-informed perspective to help leaders, teams, organizations, churches, colleges, and professional audiences understand adversity differently. His message is not simply about bouncing back. It is about being rebuilt with greater clarity, humility, courage, resilience, and purpose.

He is the author of Spiritual Endurance: Faith Forged in the Fire, a book that explores how hardship can become a catalyst for deeper strength, renewed identity, and lasting transformation.

Dr. Kaufman’s life and work are rooted in a simple but powerful belief: adversity does not have to be wasted. When understood and approached correctly, it can become the very place where stronger people, stronger leaders, and stronger teams are FORGED.

TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY INTO PURPOSE FOR LEADERS AND TEAMS Leadership. Resilience. Reinvention. Purpose-driven growth. Dr. Ken Kaufman is a leadership and resilience speaker, author, and sports medicine clinician with more than 30 years of experie... Show more

Moiz Khan Sherwani is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and External Data Scientist at the University of Copenhagen, with over 10 years of experience in AI-driven biomedical research.

His work sits at the frontier of graph neural networks, multi-omics data integration, federated learning, and synthetic data generation — with applications spanning precision medicine, cardiovascular disease prediction, microbiome genomics, and medical imaging.

Moiz holds a PhD in Computer Science (AI in Medicine) from the University of Calabria, Italy, and has published across Frontiers in Radiology, Briefings in Bioinformatics, Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, and Springer. He is currently a contributor to the EU Horizon Europe–funded NextGen Tools project, building privacy-preserving multimodal AI frameworks across European and US biobanks.

A Hamlyn Winter School Champion, Hackathon winner, and invited speaker at DataMakersFest — Europe's premier data festival — Moiz is equally committed to advancing the science and building the community around it. He teaches at the University of Copenhagen, co-supervises PhD students, and reviews for IEEE, AAAI, and leading biomedical journals.

Moiz Khan Sherwani is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and External Data Scientist at the University of Copenhagen, with over 10 years of experience in AI-driven biomedical research. His work sits at the fro... Show more

Woman in Tech. AWS Community Builder. Love Cloud. Passionate about creating applications integrating Machine Learning and Generative AI for the healthcare sector.

Woman in Tech. AWS Community Builder. Love Cloud. Passionate about creating applications integrating Machine Learning and Generative AI for the healthcare sector. Show more

Dr. Sandesh Lamsal is a practising physician and public figure from Nepal. He helps audiences and organisations bridge medicine, digital influence, and social impact. He translates clinical knowledge into clear, actionable health education using real patient stories and both Nepali and global perspectives. This enables individuals and communities to make informed decisions on prevention, well-being, and daily resilience.

As a social media creator, philanthropist, and author, Dr. Lamsal delivers practical insights on digital wellness, youth empowerment, public health innovation, and community leadership. His talks and programmes connect health education with responsible online habits and measurable social action. They inspire individuals, NGOs, schools, and healthcare partners to collaborate and create lasting change.

Dr. Sandesh Lamsal is a practising physician and public figure from Nepal. He helps audiences and organisations bridge medicine, digital influence, and social impact. He translates clinical knowledge into clear, actionable health education using real... Show more

Stuart Mann is a reformed waterfall guy who became a passionate Agile Coach. He is a father (two girls), husband (one wife) and a trainee feminist. In his spare time, Stuart is a compulsive marathon runner having run over 270 marathons and ultra marathons. He writes a popular blog, monthly column in South Africa’s largest running publication (Modern Athlete) and is a regular contributor of articles to various publications. Stuart’s lifetime ambition is to secure a beer sponsor.

Stuart Mann is a reformed waterfall guy who became a passionate Agile Coach. He is a father (two girls), husband (one wife) and a trainee feminist. In his spare time, Stuart is a compulsive marathon runner having run over 270 marathons and ultra mara... Show more

A seasoned technology executive with over 26 years of experience leading enterprise IT strategy, digital transformation, AI-driven innovation, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure modernization, with extensive experience in the healthcare and medical products industry. Proven expertise in delivering secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions that accelerate product innovation, improve operational efficiency, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive business growth.

Extensive experience in leading large-scale healthcare technology and medical product initiatives, modernizing enterprise platforms, optimizing IT operations, and implementing AI-powered solutions to enhance product development, intelligent automation, predictive analytics, and data-driven decision-making. Well-versed in integrating emerging technologies with medical product ecosystems while maintaining a strong focus on cybersecurity, data privacy, quality, interoperability, and regulatory compliance.

I am IEEE Senior Member, Forbes Technology Council member, and holds CISSP, CISM and PMP certifications. My interests focus on applying practical security and governance principles to AI-enabled enterprise and public-service environments.

A seasoned technology executive with over 26 years of experience leading enterprise IT strategy, digital transformation, AI-driven innovation, cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure modernization, with extensive experience in the healthcare and med... Show more

K. Miller is a speaker, wellness educator, host of The Harmony Principle Podcast, and founder of Kimemeki, a wellness ecosystem rooted in Generational Health.

With over a decade of experience in health and coaching, she helps women better understand their bodies, recognize their natural rhythms, and rebuild the energy, clarity, and capacity to thrive.

Her work grew from her own experiences navigating severe fatigue and health challenges, which led her to question the conventional approaches to health and the expectation that we should simply keep pushing through.

As a homeschooling mother of five, K understands that real life doesn't always fit into neat routines. Through The Harmony Principle, she challenges the pursuit of work-life balance and teaches a more personal approach to health that considers our biology, daily rhythms, and changing seasons of life.

Her mission is to help women create lasting change in their own lives and families, because Generational Health, just like generational wealth, is something worth building and passing down.

K. Miller is a speaker, wellness educator, host of The Harmony Principle Podcast, and founder of Kimemeki, a wellness ecosystem rooted in Generational Health. With over a decade of experience in health and coaching, she helps women better understa... Show more

Suresh Reddy Mallepalli is a Data Engineering Manager and Senior Azure Data Engineer with over 10 years of experience designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms across healthcare, finance, and operational domains. His expertise spans Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Lakehouse architecture, ETL/ELT orchestration, metadata-driven pipelines, and enterprise analytics. Throughout his career, he has focused on building scalable, governed, and high-performance data solutions that enable reporting, regulatory compliance, and data-driven decision-making.
Currently serving as Manager, Data Engineering at BrightSpring Health Services, Suresh leads and mentors a team of approximately 10 data engineers responsible for delivering enterprise analytics and data platform solutions. He architects Azure Databricks Lakehouse environments using Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers while implementing metadata-driven ingestion frameworks and reusable orchestration patterns that simplify onboarding of new datasets. He also oversees production deployments, environment migrations, and operational support for Azure Data Factory pipelines, Databricks workloads, and Azure SQL environments. His work has contributed to approximately 8% performance improvement and 5–10% cost reduction through SQL optimization, workload tuning, batching strategies, and platform standardization.
Prior to his current leadership role, Suresh worked as an Azure Data Engineer at BrightSpring Health Services, where he developed Azure Data Factory pipelines integrating data from APIs, Snowflake, Oracle, Azure SQL, SQL Server, CMS, and SFTP sources. He also automated external data ingestion using UiPath, optimized Azure SQL environments, and supported enterprise analytics through production support, validation, and release coordination. Earlier in his career at Elan Technologies, he specialized in migrating enterprise data platforms from on-premises infrastructure to Azure IaaS and PaaS environments while designing ETL solutions, implementing high-availability and disaster recovery architectures, developing SSIS packages and SSRS reports, and performing advanced SQL performance tuning. He also gained experience as an Oracle SOA Developer, supporting enterprise database integration and migration initiatives.
Over the course of his career, Suresh has contributed to several enterprise-scale initiatives, including Kronos UKG Data Migration and Lakehouse Platform modernization, Delta Live Tables framework implementation, Universal Master Person Index (UMPI) data integration, Survey Deficiency Analytics Platform, CMS Provider Data Automation using UiPath, and Mediware Multi-Model Analytics Platform. These projects involved developing governed Lakehouse architectures, metadata-driven processing frameworks, scalable incremental pipelines, healthcare data integration, compliance reporting, patient identity resolution, and enterprise analytics solutions using Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, and SQL technologies.
Suresh holds a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnic University, California, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India. He is also Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (DP-900) certified. His technical expertise includes Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog, Snowflake, SQL Server, Oracle, Power BI, UiPath, Python, PowerShell, and advanced data engineering concepts such as ETL/ELT, dimensional modeling, SCD Type 2, metadata-driven pipelines, RBAC, and performance optimization.

Suresh Reddy Mallepalli is a Data Engineering Manager and Senior Azure Data Engineer with over 10 years of experience designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms across healthcare, finance, and operational domains. His expe... Show more

Maxwell Tran is a student innovator, researcher, and advocate at Corona del Mar High School whose work focuses on education, healthcare innovation, assistive technology, and student voice. Shaped by his lived experience as a person who stutters, Maxwell is committed to creating more accessible and inclusive environments for students with communication differences.

As a CHOC/Rady Children’s Mi4 intern, Maxwell developed AI-powered augmented-reality glasses designed to support people who stutter through predictive, real-time speech cues. His work reflects a broader interest in using technology not simply for innovation, but to address meaningful human needs.

Maxwell is passionate about helping educators and leaders recognize students as active contributors to the systems that support them. As a speaker, he brings a perspective grounded in personal experience, research, and a strong belief that accessibility should be understood not only as accommodation, but as a culture of belonging.

Maxwell Tran is a student innovator, researcher, and advocate at Corona del Mar High School whose work focuses on education, healthcare innovation, assistive technology, and student voice. Shaped by his lived experience as a person who stutters, Maxw... Show more

Kyle McGuire is a healthcare operations executive and leadership coach, and founder of Dogwood Enterprises, a consulting firm that helps medical and allied health practices build operations that work for patients and for the people who care for them.

Kyle's career began on the clinical floor. He worked as a medical assistant and then as a DAANCE-certified oral surgery assistant before moving into operations and HR management, and that perspective shapes everything he teaches: decisions made in the boardroom land on the clinical team first.

Most recently, Kyle served as Chief Operating Officer of a 12-location oral and maxillofacial surgery group in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. There, he led the design and launch of the group's prosthodontics and dental lab divisions, and built an accredited continuing education program that enrolled more than 100 practices. He was a regular presenter on its practice management webinar series, covering compensation plans, revenue cycle management, onboarding, performance management, and team building.

Along the way, Kyle came to believe that the healthiest patients come from the healthiest practices. When a care team is cohesive and cared for, patients feel it. When a practice shows up for its community, the community shows up for it. It's all reciprocal, and it's the conviction behind everything he builds.

Kyle works with practice owners and leadership teams as an executive coach and fractional operations leader: with medical and allied health practices through Dogwood Enterprises, and with dental practices through the Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO). He leads practices as they build the systems, leaders, and teams that make them operationally and financially sustainable, so they can keep caring for their communities long after his time with them ends.

Kyle helps doctors and clinical leaders step out of the daily firefighting that wears them down, so they can lead with confidence, practice with less strain, and reclaim time and energy for life outside the practice. The tools he brings, such as compensation plans that reward the right things, onboarding that keeps good people, performance systems that replace dread with clarity, and exceptional patient and employee experiences are shaping healthcare and dental practices beyond the traditional focus on the bottom line and efficiency.

Kyle's top speaking topics include, "Healthy Practices, Healthy Patients: Building Practices That Last", "Beyond the Annual Review: Performance Management for Busy Practices", and "From Chairside to C-Suite: Leading Healthcare Teams People Want to Stay On and Be Treated By".

Kyle holds an MBA from Rivier University and a BS in Biology from Salve Regina University. He is based in the Greater Boston area.

Kyle McGuire is a healthcare operations executive and leadership coach, and founder of Dogwood Enterprises, a consulting firm that helps medical and allied health practices build operations that work for patients and for the people who care for them.... Show more

Maheshkumar Umbarkar is an open-source software developer at Bristol Myers Squibb with 9+ years of experience and a strong focus on data science, automation, and the application of modern AI/LLM technologies to real-world pharmaceutical workflows. Holding a Master of Science in Statistics from North Maharashtra University, India, he brings deep expertise in Shiny app development, REST APIs using Plumber, and R package development. He is the author of the hcruR package, available on CRAN. With deep expertise in both R and Python, Mahesh works at the intersection of clinical data science and software engineering, building open-source tools that improve the reliability, reproducibility, and scalability of analytical pipelines in drug development.

Maheshkumar Umbarkar is an open-source software developer at Bristol Myers Squibb with 9+ years of experience and a strong focus on data science, automation, and the application of modern AI/LLM technologies to real-world pharmaceutical workflows. Ho... Show more