For over 30 years, Damian Synadinos helped “build better software and build software better” through testing. Now, through his company Ineffable Solutions (Ineffable-Solutions.com), he helps “build better people”. As a full-time, international public speaker, he delivers entertaining and educational keynotes, talks, and training that are focused on people, based on experience, and supplemented with research. His career and audiences include many diverse companies and industries including airline, retail, insurance, finance, e-commerce, and commercial realty. Damian also helped organize the "QA or the Highway" testing conference (QAortheHighway.com), performs & teaches improv, authored and illustrated a children’s book (HankAndStellaBooks.com), and draws strangers for fun (IDrawStrangers.com).

For over 30 years, Damian Synadinos helped “build better software and build software better” through testing. Now, through his company Ineffable Solutions (Ineffable-Solutions.com), he helps “build better people”. As a full-time, international public... Show more

Community lover and Ambassador of enthusiasm. In 2017 I began my journey within tech communities, becoming an active organizer of various communities such as Google Developers Group Turin and Trento, ngRome, Flutter EXP, Italian Community Managers Summmit and DInA Tech Hub. 

From a passion, community management has become my full-time job with GrUSP since 2020 in which I have organized around fifteen events a year on various programming languages ​​and coordinating the activities of 12 PUG communities at a national level.

I am currently Community Program Manager Europe in Codemotion and in my free time lead in GDG Bari, WTM Ambassador, lead of the TEDxCuneo partnership team and tourism councilor of the municipality of Cissone.

I love the world of conferences and public speaking, I always try to make everything I have learned in my journey available at the events in which I participate.

Diversity, community, growth and sharing are the values ​​on which I base my projects which I always carry forward with great enthusiasm and energy.

Here are more info about me: https://bit.ly/pantarei-mb

Community lover and Ambassador of enthusiasm. In 2017 I began my journey within tech communities, becoming an active organizer of various communities such as Google Developers Group Turin and Trento, ngRome, Flutter EXP, Italian Community Managers Su... Show more

How can digital collaboration work? - Anja Schröder helps companies find the right answer to this question. As a Microsoft Teams Enthusiast and Modern Workplace Consultant she develops individual collaboration concepts together with her customers. Her goal is to build and optimize a company's digital collaboration using Microsoft Teams as a platform and Microsoft 365 Services. As a Prosci certified Change Manager it is also important to her to pay attention to the users, because digital collaboration cannot succeed without knowing users.

How can digital collaboration work? - Anja Schröder helps companies find the right answer to this question. As a Microsoft Teams Enthusiast and Modern Workplace Consultant she develops individual collaboration concepts together with her customers. He... Show more

Arthur (or Art, take your pick) has been a software engineer for 20 years and has worked on things as exciting as analysis software for casinos and things as boring as banking websites. He is an advocate for talking openly about mental health and psychology in the technical world, and he spends a lot of time thinking about how we program and why we program, and about the tools, structures, cultures, and mental processes that help and hinder us from our ultimate goal of writing amazing things. His hair is brown and his thorax is a shiny blue color.

Arthur (or Art, take your pick) has been a software engineer for 20 years and has worked on things as exciting as analysis software for casinos and things as boring as banking websites. He is an advocate for talking openly about mental health and psy... Show more

After a decade in social work, Magali decided to change course and became a web developper. She tries to find a delicate balance between the technical aspects of the job (fun !), the creativity (fun too !) and trying to follow her ethics and change the culture of the industry (the less fun aspects of it anyway) by being an advocate and an activist.

In 2024 she co-founded and became the president of Compositech, an organization for women an non-binary people in tech that aims to better our industry.

After a decade in social work, Magali decided to change course and became a web developper. She tries to find a delicate balance between the technical aspects of the job (fun !), the creativity (fun too !) and trying to follow her ethics and change t... Show more

Leonardo is a frontend developer, open source maintainer and educator.
In 2022 he started creating technical and education content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about open source, GitHub and web development.
He's also maintainer of TanStack and contributor to other open source projects, including Visual Studio Code.
Awarded GitHub Star since 2023 and Microsoft MVP since 2024.

Leonardo is a frontend developer, open source maintainer and educator. In 2022 he started creating technical and education content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about open source, GitHub and web development. He's also maintainer of Ta... Show more

Mauro Bennici is active in the R&D area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Natural Language Generation (NLG). He is a Data Scientist, Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and .NET foundation member. Member of the SME Focus Group on Ethics and Artificial Intelligence, European Community.

Mauro Bennici is active in the R&D area of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Natural Language Generation (NLG). He is a Data Scientist, Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), and .NET foundation member. Member of the ... Show more

Ix-chel Ruiz has developed software application & tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies and testing. Java Champion, Oracle ACE pro, Testcontainers Community Champion, CDF Ambassador, Hackergarten enthusiast, Open Source advocate, public speaker and mentor.

Ix-chel Ruiz has developed software application & tools since 2000. Her research interests include Java, dynamic languages, client-side technologies and testing. Java Champion, Oracle ACE pro, Testcontainers Community Champion, CDF Ambassador, Hacker... Show more

Winner of three AI awards, I’ve been working in AI and machine learning for 25 years, designing and developing AI and computer graphic algorithms.

I’m very passionate about AI, focusing on Audio, Image and Natural Language Processing, and predictive analysis as well.
I received several national and international awards that recognize my work and contributions in these areas.

Microsoft MVP for Artificial Intelligence Category, I have the pleasure of being a guest speaker in national and international events.

Winner of three AI awards, I’ve been working in AI and machine learning for 25 years, designing and developing AI and computer graphic algorithms. I’m very passionate about AI, focusing on Audio, Image and Natural Language Processing, and predicti... Show more

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 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

Brad Nelson is a public speaker and content creator, specializing in scientific thinking, high-performance, and product development. As host of 'The Agile For Agilists Podcast,' he leverages his extensive cross-functional expertise to engage industry leaders in thoughtful conversations about complex topics. With over 15 years of experience in applying his skills and educating others—from individual contributors to senior executives—Brad has become a respected voice in the field. An avid learner, he acquires books faster than he can read them and is constantly experimenting with (and usually breaking) new technologies. Likewise, he holds numerous credentials, including a 'Happiness Leadership' certification from HarvardX.

Brad Nelson is a public speaker and content creator, specializing in scientific thinking, high-performance, and product development. As host of 'The Agile For Agilists Podcast,' he leverages his extensive cross-functional expertise to engage industry... Show more

Jo is a DevRel Engineer at Deno. She is passionate about improving developer experience, teaching good use of the web and building sparkly, wearable, internet connected tech. She mentors junior developers, advocates a lot for mental health awareness and is devoted to improving the diversity and inclusivity of the tech industry.

Jo is a DevRel Engineer at Deno. She is passionate about improving developer experience, teaching good use of the web and building sparkly, wearable, internet connected tech. She mentors junior developers, advocates a lot for mental health awareness ... Show more

Marin Niehues is an expert in organizational development and general management, with a career that began at just 20 when he founded his first start-up. By 21, he was already consulting for leading firms, helping businesses streamline their structures and operations.

As the founder of Niehues Consulting, Marin collaborates with clients worldwide to enhance business processes, foster growth, and drive sustainable success as an Executive Consultant. Known for his pragmatic and value-driven approach, he has become a trusted partner for organizations seeking operational excellence.

Marin is also an accomplished speaker, delivering actionable insights at international events like the We Are Developers Congress in Berlin, Lead Innovation Day in Paris, DEVFESTYYC in Calgary, and many others across 8 countries and 3 continents.

Marin Niehues is an expert in organizational development and general management, with a career that began at just 20 when he founded his first start-up. By 21, he was already consulting for leading firms, helping businesses streamline their structure... Show more

Alex is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS with 20 years of IT experience in expert and leadership roles. He is a strong advocate of agile and DevOps practices, and he enjoys seeing serverless, cloud-native and event-driven architectures deployed at scale. He has delivered large transformation projects and successfully developed own and customers’ businesses. As an international speaker, he has held advanced technology sessions at a wide range of events.

Alex is a Senior Solutions Architect at AWS with 20 years of IT experience in expert and leadership roles. He is a strong advocate of agile and DevOps practices, and he enjoys seeing serverless, cloud-native and event-driven architectures deployed at... Show more

Johan has been developing software since 1996 and has worked with .NET since version 1.0. With extensive experience as a lead developer and architect for .NET solutions, he is deeply passionate about clean coding and test-driven development. At JMAC Software Solutions and Capgemini Academy, he spends his time designing architectures for .NET solutions and coaching and training developers in the domain of software engineering in general and Microsoft technologies in particular. In his spare time, he teaches children how to program.

Johan has been developing software since 1996 and has worked with .NET since version 1.0. With extensive experience as a lead developer and architect for .NET solutions, he is deeply passionate about clean coding and test-driven development. At JMAC ... Show more

Steve Pereira has spent over two decades improving the flow of work across organizations. He’s worked through tech support, IT management, build and release engineering, and as a founding CTO for enterprise SaaS. After shifting to consulting large enterprises on value stream performance improvement, he created Flow Engineering to make value stream mapping simple, quick, and actionable. He serves as lead consultant for Visible Flow Consulting, as a board advisor to the Value Stream Management Consortium, Chair of the OASIS Value Stream Management Interoperability technical committee, and co-founder of the Flow Collective to bring flow-focused professionals together.

Learn more about his work at https://visible.is

Steve Pereira has spent over two decades improving the flow of work across organizations. He’s worked through tech support, IT management, build and release engineering, and as a founding CTO for enterprise SaaS. After shifting to consulting large en... Show more

Hafedh is a professional coach, agile coach, and trainer with over 12 years of experience in guiding individuals and organizations toward resilience, adaptability, and improved performance. With a strong foundation in neuroscience, agility, and human sciences, Hafedh integrates these disciplines to offer a comprehensive approach to personal and organizational development. His work focuses on helping teams and leaders navigate change and foster growth in dynamic environments. Throughout his career, Hafedh has been committed to empowering his clients with practical, science-based strategies for achieving long-term success.

Hafedh is a professional coach, agile coach, and trainer with over 12 years of experience in guiding individuals and organizations toward resilience, adaptability, and improved performance. With a strong foundation in neuroscience, agility, and human... Show more

Joel brings 25 years of global experience, supporting Fortune 500 companies and thousands of participants. He specializes in empowering leaders and teams with effective communication skills, fostering more impactful collaboration and motivation. His expertise lies in enabling individuals to authentically influence others towards deeper business relationships, fostering trust and enhancing engagement.

Joel thrives to lead engaging and interactive sessions based on 'Learn, Laugh, and Do!'

When you communicate effectively, people feel heard, seen, and understood- mutual respect is created, and you start connecting and unlocking the motivators for you and the other.

Drawing from his background as a former professional actor and improviser- Joel brings unique tips and activities for everyone to practice and implement.

You can listen to or watch Joel as the host of "The Great Canadian Leadership" and "This Feels Right" Podcasts and YouTube – interviewing leaders and experts on influencing and communications skills."

Joel brings 25 years of global experience, supporting Fortune 500 companies and thousands of participants. He specializes in empowering leaders and teams with effective communication skills, fostering more impactful collaboration and motivation. His ... Show more

Ray Kim is an advocate for documentation and technical communication. He is a co-founder of the Albany, NY SQL group (CASSUG) and a member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). He has spoken at PASS Summit and STC Summit, as well as numerous SQL Saturdays and other events. He has worked various positions in technology, including as a developer, webmaster, analyst, technical writer, and instructor. He holds an MS in technical communication from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a BS in computer science from Syracuse University. He currently works as a technical writer and trainer for The Professional Development Program at The Research Foundation for SUNY.

A musician in his spare time, Ray plays four different instruments (piano, clarinet, mallet percussion, saxophone). He also enjoys going to ball games and doing CrossFit, and is a two-time SQLServerCentral.com fantasy football champion. He lives in Troy, NY with his wife, Lianne, and their tuxedo cat, Bernard.

Ray Kim is an advocate for documentation and technical communication. He is a co-founder of the Albany, NY SQL group (CASSUG) and a member of the Society for Technical Communication (STC). He has spoken at PASS Summit and STC Summit, as well as nume... Show more

Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at Huntington National Bank that encompassed testing, metrics & reporting, and data management. Thomas has a background in Physics & Biophysics, with over a decade spent in research science studying fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy before joining IT.

Thomas is presently serving as a Test Automation Architect. He leads a team of testers, ops engineers, and production support analysts in the adoption of DevOps practices. Previously, he led the enterprise automation support of 73 applications at H... Show more

Valarie Regas is a DevOps fanatic, a Georgia Tech coding bootcamp graduate, and a veteran mommy. She holds a BA in Psychology and currently works as a Developer Advocate. After years being a stay-at-home mom, she decided to change her life by entering tech, and has learned a lot along the way. Outside of work, she enjoys mixed martial arts fighting, table-top role playing games, public speaking, creating tiny humans, and activism of all sorts.

Valarie Regas is a DevOps fanatic, a Georgia Tech coding bootcamp graduate, and a veteran mommy. She holds a BA in Psychology and currently works as a Developer Advocate. After years being a stay-at-home mom, she decided to change her life by enterin... 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. Christina builds connections through her keynote addresses, training workshops, and technological education. She uses these tools to help individuals and businesses cultivate value in everyday media. Christina has delivered talks on all 7 continents, presenting training workshops for the Microsoft MVP community, 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

Søren is an Business Central and technology champion and a veteran in the industry, with 30 years of business process and ERP knowledge under his belt ⭐⭐⭐

In the Business Central engineering team he drives Copilot and AI innovation in the finance area.

He has been around the block:

- In IT departments primarily in manufacturing companies, developing ERP, internal consulting
- Worked for various XAL/AX/NAV partners in as a systems integrator, developer and consultant
- Run his own systems integration partner company for 7 years
- And finally - when he couldn't resist the attraction of Microsoft any longer - joined in 2016

- He is passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, and is a board member of Women in Dynamics ❤️💚💙💛

- In between all of this he enjoys playing in a hard-rock band as a semi-professional musician 🎵🤘🏼

Søren is an Business Central and technology champion and a veteran in the industry, with 30 years of business process and ERP knowledge under his belt ⭐⭐⭐ In the Business Central engineering team he drives Copilot and AI innovation in the finance ... Show more

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar is a tiny speaker with a big name and an even bigger message. Her talks are part wakeup call and part kick in the behind.

Neha’s bestselling book, Back on Your Feet (Goodreads 4.5, Amazon 4.7) has helped hundreds of women start their career comeback journey and she’s spent hours directly coaching them.

But throughout her career spanning 8 countries, and her work as the Head of Education at a non-profit in Europe, she was shocked to hear that it was difficult for leaders to bridge the gender numbers despite their best intentions.

So Neha made it her mission to help organisations bridge this gap and support women on their journey.

What she has to say may offend you, could provoke you, but will definitely make you think. If you’re looking for a keynote speaker who can talk from authentic global experiences infused with actionable insights, then Neha is your choice.

Neha Lagoo Ratnakar is a tiny speaker with a big name and an even bigger message. Her talks are part wakeup call and part kick in the behind. Neha’s bestselling book, Back on Your Feet (Goodreads 4.5, Amazon 4.7) has helped hundreds of women star... Show more

Nicole Enders is a Modern Workplace and Collaboration Expert and she works at CONET Solutions GmbH as a Managing Consultant. As a MVP for Microsoft 365 she shares her knowledge at many events, on her own blog as well as in her books.

As a consultant and developer, she has been dealing with the requirements for efficient collaboration in companies since more than 15 years. She is convinced of the advantages that Microsoft 365 (especially Microsoft Teams and the Power Platform) offers to improve collaboration.

Together with her customers, she combines proven standard products from this product range and adapts them with the help of various development tools. This creates working environments for social intranet, modern workplace and collaboration that are individually tailored to the customer's needs.

Nicole Enders is a Modern Workplace and Collaboration Expert and she works at CONET Solutions GmbH as a Managing Consultant. As a MVP for Microsoft 365 she shares her knowledge at many events, on her own blog as well as in her books. As a consulta... Show more

Enchanté, moi c'est Maxime !

Le développement personnel a changé ma vie. À 18 ans, je ne savais pas exactement pourquoi j'étais là, je manquais de confiance en moi. Je ne me connaissais pas, je ruminais et je ne trouvais pas de sens à ma vie. En d'autres termes, j'étais perdu.

J'ai commencé à chercher des réponses à des questions naïves.
Comment être à l'aise en public ? Comment trouver ma passion ? Comment rester motivé et productif ? Comment profiter de la vie ?

Au final, j'en ressors transformé.

Une conférence devant une salle comble de 70 personnes.
Une organisation qui me maintient productif au quotidien.
Un épanouissement personnel au top depuis 5 ans maintenant !

C'est pourquoi aujourd'hui je transmets toutes les stratégies qui m'ont aidé et qui m'aident encore au quotidien. Sur LinkedIn, j'aborde quotidiennement des conseils sur le développement personnel, la performance ou encore la prise de parole en public. En plus d'être ingénieur informatique de formation, je vise à rendre les choses simples et accessibles.

N'hésitez pas aussi à m'envoyer un p'tit message sur Linkedin, ça sera avec plaisir d'échanger.

Ah oui , et je suis fan de chocolat chaud, de fromage suisse... et de Taylor Swift ! : )

Enchanté, moi c'est Maxime ! Le développement personnel a changé ma vie. À 18 ans, je ne savais pas exactement pourquoi j'étais là, je manquais de confiance en moi. Je ne me connaissais pas, je ruminais et je ne trouvais pas de sens à ma vie. En ... Show more

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer with Redgate, with a long history in multi-platform technology. An Oracle ACE Director alumnus, she has been awarded over the years for her technical contributions and community volunteerism through many organizations, including a recognition as Woman in Tech of the Year for the state of Colorado. She is one of only six women part of the Oak Table, a network for the Oracle scientist. She has extensive experience in environment optimization, cloud migration, automation and architect of robust environments. Specializing in multi-terabyte management of OLAP/DSS systems. A consistent advocate for logical tuning of code and design before hardware solutions. She's recently become known for her expertise in DevOps, AWR, (Automatic Workload Repository) and virtualization of database environments with complex cloud management in Azure and Google Cloud. She's recently been contracted with a number of AI projects, using both relational data and AI services in both data security and architecture. The technical knowledge required to support these features offers great educational opportunities to learn by attending her technical presentations, engaging with her on social media presence as DBAKevlar or reading her blog, dbakevlar.com.

Kellyn Pot’Vin-Gorman is a Database and AI Advocate and Engineer with Redgate, with a long history in multi-platform technology. An Oracle ACE Director alumnus, she has been awarded over the years for her technical contributions and community volunte... Show more

Moran Weber is the CEO & Founder of Women on Stage; a global public speaking training and publishing platform for women in tech (https://www.womenonstage.net/). She’s formerly Tech Lead at Wix with 10 years of experience in software development. In addition, she is a Social Psychologist, holding an MA in Social Psychology, along with a BSc in Computer Science and Psychology from TAU.

In the past, Moran suffered from severe stage fright and impostor syndrome. Her path of overcoming these anxieties included stepping up to as many stages as possible, and becoming a renowned speaker and speakers’ trainer. Her unique background as a Software Developer, a Social Psychologist, and as a woman in tech drove her to embark on a mission to amplify women's voices everywhere.

Moran Weber is the CEO & Founder of Women on Stage; a global public speaking training and publishing platform for women in tech (https://www.womenonstage.net/). She’s formerly Tech Lead at Wix with 10 years of experience in software development. In a... Show more

As the Senior Project Manager at One Task, Bert leads the deployment of innovative camera systems designed to combat mobile phone usage while driving, combining his tech expertise with a strong commitment to road safety. He is also the founder of FabCore Consulting, where leadership, communication, and agile training and coaching are provided to organizations and individuals worldwide, fostering environments that emphasize empathy and efficiency.

An international speaker, he regularly shares his insights at conferences, engaging audiences with his deep knowledge in technology, leadership, and agile practices. With a background spanning the arts, technology, and international development, he draws on a diverse array of experiences to champion empathic leadership and continual learning. His journey through personal challenges has fueled his dedication to professional growth and making a meaningful impact.

Outside of work, he indulges in cooking and storytelling, enhancing life's flavor as a culinary enthusiast and a veteran tabletop roleplaying game master.

As the Senior Project Manager at One Task, Bert leads the deployment of innovative camera systems designed to combat mobile phone usage while driving, combining his tech expertise with a strong commitment to road safety. He is also the founder of Fab... Show more

Professional Goober | Head Janitor and Cook for the Honda Household | Sometimes does Security + GRC @ Whistic | Bad at Making Jokes and Writing Bios

Professional Goober | Head Janitor and Cook for the Honda Household | Sometimes does Security + GRC @ Whistic | Bad at Making Jokes and Writing Bios Show more