Humanities & Social Sciences

Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development

Sophie Domann

Sophie Domann

Dr. Sophie Domann ist promovierte Erziehungswissenschaftlerin und ist für das Projekt Co³Learn als Koordinatorin tätig. Daneben unterstützt sie darin partizipativ die Prozesse der studentischen Zusammenarbeit in digitalen, hybriden und analogen Lehr-Lernsettings. Sie reflektiert kritisch den Transfer und die Modifikation von hochschuldidaktischen Innovationen in der Lehrpraxis auch mithilfe von studentischen Feedback. Zuvor war sie im Bereich Lehre und Forschung der Sozial- und Organisationspädagogik tätig und bringt Expertise aus den Bereichen partizipative Lehre, Digitalisierung und Hochschuldidaktik mit.

Dr. Sophie Domann ist promovierte Erziehungswissenschaftlerin und ist für das Projekt Co³Learn als Koordinatorin tätig. Daneben unterstützt sie darin partizipativ die Prozesse der studentischen Zusammenarbeit in digitalen, hybriden und analogen Lehr-... Show more

Julian Merten

Julian Merten

I am a psychologist and creating an ai to help mental health.

I am a psychologist and creating an ai to help mental health. Show more

Dodeye Ebri

Dodeye Ebri

A human rights advocate and program manager with expertise in promoting human
rights, data privacy, and digital inclusion. She has designed impactful digital governance initiatives, empowered young internet users through capacity-building workshops, and fostered community-driven solutions. Dodeye is a fellow of the Nigeria School on Internet Governance and holds a track record in advancing inclusive policies and digital literacy across Africa.

A human rights advocate and program manager with expertise in promoting human rights, data privacy, and digital inclusion. She has designed impactful digital governance initiatives, empowered young internet users through capacity-building workshops,... Show more

Chris Murman

Chris Murman

Chris' first job out of college was the weekend sports anchor at an NBC affiliate. If he had only known what was in store!

Interestingly enough, he still loves telling the stories of others every day. Each interaction is an opportunity to learn what made you unique, and understand where you came from. If we got to know each other more on a personal level, it would make the tough conversations easier to have.

Come tell him your story!

Chris' first job out of college was the weekend sports anchor at an NBC affiliate. If he had only known what was in store! Interestingly enough, he still loves telling the stories of others every day. Each interaction is an opportunity to learn wh... Show more

Blake Barrett

Blake Barrett

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Ayra Macedo

Ayra Macedo

Poliglot, Woman & Sales Analyst at Toyota.
I take interest in talking to people about Education, Women Empowerment and Career.
I want to discuss how Education can take us further and how being a poliglot makes me understand different cultures and people.

Poliglot, Woman & Sales Analyst at Toyota. I take interest in talking to people about Education, Women Empowerment and Career. I want to discuss how Education can take us further and how being a poliglot makes me understand different cultures and p... Show more

Aparna Krishna Bhat

Aparna Krishna Bhat

Aparna is a seasoned technology professional with over 8+ year of experience in Software development, Databases, AI, and Digital Platforms for Next-Generation customer experiences in the IT and Financial Services sectors. She is currently working as Senior Analyst in EY (Ernst & Young) USA in their Financial Services' Wealth and Asset Management practice. She holds a master's degree in computer science specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Databases tracks. She has solved business problems by building highly available, scalable, visually appealing user interface and high-throughput solutions for companies in Transport, Finance, Banking, After car Market, E-commerce, Travel, Shipping and Telecommunication domains. In her current role as a senior analyst, she specializes in leveraging technology and data-driven insights to deliver innovative solutions to complex business challenges. She also, excels in aligning technology and business strategies to drive growth and resilience. She works on creating secure, cutting-edge solutions that ensure compliance, optimize performance, and enhance decision-making processes. Her journey has spanned roles where she has integrated advanced technologies, into financial systems, automated processes to protect organizational assets.

Aparna is a seasoned technology professional with over 8+ year of experience in Software development, Databases, AI, and Digital Platforms for Next-Generation customer experiences in the IT and Financial Services sectors. She is currently working as ... Show more

Elizabeth Copeland

Elizabeth Copeland

A natural-born educator, El has spent her career connecting people with technology and tools to best fit their needs. El coaches and consults on process and design for a wide variety of businesses and currently serves as a Partner of Rising Tide, a consulting group that focuses on empowering and educating MSPs, VARs, vendors, and other tech-focused SMBs.

A natural-born educator, El has spent her career connecting people with technology and tools to best fit their needs. El coaches and consults on process and design for a wide variety of businesses and currently serves as a Partner of Rising Tide, a c... Show more

Arafat Yusuf

Arafat Yusuf

I'm a dedicated student with a strong passion for academic excellence and continuous learning. With a keen interest in Mass Communication , I strives to expand knowledge and develop critical thinking skills through rigorous study and research.

I'm a dedicated student with a strong passion for academic excellence and continuous learning. With a keen interest in Mass Communication , I strives to expand knowledge and develop critical thinking skills through rigorous study and research. Show more

Monica Martinelli

Monica Martinelli

Monica Martinelli is a PhD student in Applied Linguistics and a Graduate Fellow in the Team-TERRA Training Program at the University of Connecticut. She is a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Neag School of Education and previously taught all levels of Italian, as well as Italian culture and cinema and Cognitive Sciences. She holds an MA degree from the multi-university Erasmus Mundus Master’s program “Crossways in Cultural Narratives” at the University of St Andrews. Her research focuses on the expansion of the Italian literary canon to encompass female and racialized authors.

Monica Martinelli is a PhD student in Applied Linguistics and a Graduate Fellow in the Team-TERRA Training Program at the University of Connecticut. She is a Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Neag School of Education and previously taught all level... Show more

Alicen Rushevics

Alicen Rushevics

Alicen Rushevics is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture in the Department of Communication Arts. Her research focuses on discourses of reparation and apology, U.S. imperialism in the Pacific, and global indigenous human rights.

Alicen Rushevics is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Rhetoric, Politics, & Culture in the Department of Communication Arts. Her research focuses on discourses of reparation and apology, U.S. imperialism in the Pacific, an... Show more

Aradhana Gahlaut

Aradhana Gahlaut

Aradhana is an Associate at RMI's Carbon-Free transportation team where she supports data-driven decision-making for electrifying municipal and transit fleets, charging infrastructure deployment strategies, rate design to reduce EV charging costs, and e-mobility policy development. With a background in quantitative analysis and research in environmental engineering, including climate change mitigation and life cycle assessment, she specializes in techno-economic analysis and stakeholder engagement techniques to find solutions to pressing vehicle electrification problems. Aradhana has also previously studied the energy use and emissions of autonomous delivery vehicles at Carnegie Mellon University, and assessed energy storage solutions and microgrids with the India Energy Storage Alliance.

Aradhana is an Associate at RMI's Carbon-Free transportation team where she supports data-driven decision-making for electrifying municipal and transit fleets, charging infrastructure deployment strategies, rate design to reduce EV charging costs, an... Show more

Mario Schnalzenberger

Mario Schnalzenberger

Mario Schnalzenberger ist seit fast 30 Jahren in der IT-Industrie tätig und setzt sich seit über 20 Jahren im Bereich Statistik und Big Data als auch im Predictive Bereich und Künstlicher Intelligenz mit vielseitigen Lösungen auseinander. Seit über 10 Jahren ist er im ACP CUBIDO-Team und unterstützt die Kunden in diesem spannenden Umfeld. Mario hat Abschlüsse in Statistik, Volkswirtschaftslehre und Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften. Er unterrichtet(e) an mehreren Universitäten und Hochschulen in Österreich sowie der HTL Leonding. Er trägt regelmäßig bei verschiedensten Konferenzen in den vielfältigen Themen der angewandten Statistik, Informatik, IoT und KI vor.

Mario Schnalzenberger ist seit fast 30 Jahren in der IT-Industrie tätig und setzt sich seit über 20 Jahren im Bereich Statistik und Big Data als auch im Predictive Bereich und Künstlicher Intelligenz mit vielseitigen Lösungen auseinander. Seit über 1... Show more

John Cheng

John Cheng

John Cheng is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University and a historian of 19th and 20th-century America with particular interests in racial formation, popular culture, and the history of science and technology. He is the author of Astounding Wonder: Imagining Science and Science Fiction in Interwar America (and an advisor and contributor to California Newsreel’s documentary series, Race: The Power of an Illusion. His current book project, Precarity and Persistence: Asian American Racial Citizenship in the 20th-Century United States, is a social history of Asian Americans and their families who lived within and resisted legal restrictions denying their full citizenship. For many years, he was a volunteer and board member for the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP) in Washington, DC and currently works with local community organizations to assist victims of anti-Asian racism in upstate New York.

John Cheng is Associate Professor in the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies at Binghamton University and a historian of 19th and 20th-century America with particular interests in racial formation, popular culture, and the history of scien... Show more

Jennifer D. Daniel

Jennifer D. Daniel

Jennifer is a PhD candidate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol. She is dedicated to understanding the factors that contribute to the success of women in technology entrepreneurship, with the ultimate goal of shaping better policies and practices for the transformation of developing economies.

Jennifer is a PhD candidate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol. She is dedicated to understanding the factors that contribute to the success of women in technology entrepreneurship, with the ultimate goal of shaping bette... Show more

Helen Rapp

Helen Rapp

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facilitating collaborative workshops to make collaboration effective and at eye level. In her work, she pays particular attention to the people in the organization without losing sight of the big picture.

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facili... Show more

Svenja Geißler

Svenja Geißler

Svenja Geißler (geissler@kit.edu) entwickelt am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (KIT) innovative Lernformate sowie digitale Anreicherungskonzepte für Lehrveranstaltungen und betreibt digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Konzepte vermittelt sie in Seminaren für das Institut für Schulpädagogik und Didaktik (KIT) und gibt Workshops u.a. für das HDZ, wobei sie ihre Lernveranstaltungen zugleich als Experimentierfeld für neue virtuelle und digitale Konzepte nutzt.

Svenja Geißler (geissler@kit.edu) entwickelt am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (KIT) innovative Lernformate sowie digitale Anreicherungskonzepte für Lehrveranstaltungen und betreibt digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Konzepte vermittelt sie in S... Show more

Hrvoje Gruber

Hrvoje Gruber

imam 15 godina i učenik sam srednje škole za medicinske tehničare, volim fantastiku, DnD i član sam dramske škole Teatar Tirena.

imam 15 godina i učenik sam srednje škole za medicinske tehničare, volim fantastiku, DnD i član sam dramske škole Teatar Tirena. Show more

Dr. Brandi Eichstedt

Dr. Brandi Eichstedt

Dr Brandi Eichstedt serves as the Behavioral Health and Wellness Manager for CII's Head Start program. She has over 20 years of experience in the field with an extensive background and both behavioral health and education. She holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on psychoneuroimmunology and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a UCLA Early Childhood Fellow, and is endorsed in Infant Family and Early Childhood Mental Health. She is also a graduate of the Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation certificate program at Georgetown University. In her various roles she has served as a special education instructor, university professor, national trainer for Head Start programs, and the Director of Clinical Services for the largest provider of specialized behavioral health in the country. Although she has held many roles her true passion lies with early childhood trauma and its impact on brain development. In her spare time she's a Crazy Plant Lady.

Dr Brandi Eichstedt serves as the Behavioral Health and Wellness Manager for CII's Head Start program. She has over 20 years of experience in the field with an extensive background and both behavioral health and education. She holds a PhD in psycholo... Show more

Jane Elyce Glasgow, PhD

Jane Elyce Glasgow, PhD

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Tor Olav Grøtan

Tor Olav Grøtan

Senior research scientiist, SINTEF Digital. (2018 -)
Associate professor II, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU (2020- )
Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Technology and Society (2004-2018),
Senior Advisor and Principal Advisor, Norwegian Centre for Health Informatics (KITH), T (1993 - 2004)
Developer and Manager, Alcatel STK Telecom Norway, Defence Communication (1986-1993)
Research Scientist, Electronics Laboratory (ELAB), SINTEF (1984-1986)

Senior research scientiist, SINTEF Digital. (2018 -) Associate professor II, Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, NTNU (2020- ) Senior Research Scientist, SINTEF Technology and Society (2004-2018), Senior Advisor and Princ... Show more

Katrin von Kap-herr

Katrin von Kap-herr

Katrin von Kap-herr is a graduate in cultural studies with a PhD in media studies. She is currently working as a Research Assistant at the European Media Studies program, a cooperation project of the University of Potsdam and the Potsdam University of Applied Sciences and also as a Senior Researcher for Transmedia Narrative Strategies and Storytelling at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. Her interests are classical as well as mass media genres of film and visual media. In particular, she teaches and researches on theories and concepts of medial production, aesthetic concepts of visual media and their narratives, storytelling, climate change and KI within the field of media cultures.

Katrin von Kap-herr is a graduate in cultural studies with a PhD in media studies. She is currently working as a Research Assistant at the European Media Studies program, a cooperation project of the University of Potsdam and the Potsdam University o... Show more

Elodie Chenol

Elodie Chenol

More than 15 years in B2B digital, 3 years of entrepreneurship giving training and coaching in digital and IA. Co-founder of AI-Kathon plateform to innovate differently thanks to AI.

More than 15 years in B2B digital, 3 years of entrepreneurship giving training and coaching in digital and IA. Co-founder of AI-Kathon plateform to innovate differently thanks to AI. Show more

Naureen Imran

Naureen Imran

I transitioned into tech through self-learning , bootcamps and an MSc in Computer Science, after managing a business for over a decade.

I transitioned into tech through self-learning , bootcamps and an MSc in Computer Science, after managing a business for over a decade. Show more

Brenda Munoz

Brenda Munoz

Brenda Munoz, moved to Wichita, KS in 2023 from Southern New Mexico where she was born and raised. Brenda is an only child who was raised by a single mother until the age of 6, when her stepdad became her father. Brenda’s family comes from Jalisco and Zacatecas, Mexico and her first language was Spanish. Brenda graduated with a Bachelor s Degree in Counseling and Community Psychology with a Minor in Philosophy from New Mexico State University. Brenda is currently a Parent Engagement Coordinator with Kansas Children’s Service League and has been hosting Parent Support and Education Groups with diverse types of families including Kinship Caregivers, Caregivers with Children who have Special Needs and Parents in recovery.

Brenda Munoz, moved to Wichita, KS in 2023 from Southern New Mexico where she was born and raised. Brenda is an only child who was raised by a single mother until the age of 6, when her stepdad became her father. Brenda’s family comes from Jalisco an... Show more

Meet Bhorania

Meet Bhorania

Meet Bhorania is a final-year Computer Science student at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and a Google Developer Group (GDG) Academy Ambassador. Passionate about the intersection of AI and technology. As a speaker at DevFest, I will be delivering an insightful talk on the growing role of Generative AI in transforming industries. With a deep interest in AI, especially in how it can shape the future, it aim to inspire others to explore the endless possibilities of this technology.

Meet Bhorania is a final-year Computer Science student at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and a Google Developer Group (GDG) Academy Ambassador. Passionate about the intersection of AI and technology. As a speaker at DevFest, I will be deliverin... Show more

Ambrial Ugoji, MSW

Ambrial Ugoji, MSW

Ambrial Ugoji is a licensed social worker and certified labor doula. She is experienced in working with at-risk populations and has had the privilege of working in Camden City for the past 7 years. Recently, Ambrial transitioned from being a school social worker working with high school students and pregnant and parenting teens to the Project Director of Camden Healthy Start where she has combined her passion for service and birth work to lead a program that serves pregnant people and families in Camden City to reduce the infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates for people of color.

Ambrial Ugoji is a licensed social worker and certified labor doula. She is experienced in working with at-risk populations and has had the privilege of working in Camden City for the past 7 years. Recently, Ambrial transitioned from being a school s... Show more

Chan Voong

Chan Voong

Chan works closely with technologists to successfully open source and innersource their work and builds community through developer relationships. She is a certified Project Management Professional, holds a Master's degree in Spatial Analytics, and has experience in program managing federally-funded, health-related, and data-driven research and software development projects. During her free time, she explores adventures like rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking the backcountry, and meditating.

Chan works closely with technologists to successfully open source and innersource their work and builds community through developer relationships. She is a certified Project Management Professional, holds a Master's degree in Spatial Analytics, and h... Show more

Brad Tucker

Brad Tucker

Brad Tucker is an Astrophysicist/Cosmologist at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mt. Stromlo Observatory and the National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, at the Australian National University.
Brad received Bachelor’s degrees in Physics, Philosophy, and Theology from the University of Notre Dame and a PhD in Astrophysics and Cosmology from Mt. Stromlo Observatory at the ANU. He’s leading programs using the NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope and TESS to understand why and how stars blow up. He’s also building a network of ultraviolet telescopes in the upper atmosphere, and a search to find Planet 9.
Brad frequently gives talks to school groups and the public about Astronomy and has regular segments on various radio and TV stations. He has also developed a series of Astronomy coins with the Royal Australian Mint, consulted on science fiction movies, and has been featured in TV specials. He is currently in the process of writing his first popular book and has developed an online Astronomy course.

Brad Tucker is an Astrophysicist/Cosmologist at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mt. Stromlo Observatory and the National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, at the Australian National University. Brad received Bachelor’s ... Show more

Aurea Soriano-Vargas

Aurea Soriano-Vargas

PhD and MSc in Computer Science

PhD and MSc in Computer Science Show more

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