Humanities & Social Sciences
Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development
Matt is a co-founder at IceGuard. He is also a founder of the Galaxy product at Starburst, and has lead infrastructure there for 4 years. His past includes working on deployment infrastructure at Amazon, Google App Engine and other GCP products at Go... Show more
Futurist | Founder | Educator | Speaker | Author Jeremy Treadwell is a visionary entrepreneur and futurist from Chicago, IL, living in Maryland, minutes from our national capital, Washington, D.C. With a passion for guiding individuals and busines... Show more
Clara Arroyave is a bilingual keynote speaker with 15+ years at the intersection of real estate investment, coliving innovation, capital raising, and women’s leadership — bringing hard-won insights to stages across the US and Latin America. MBA from... Show more
I'm Robert Azeem Jackson III, an Afrofuturist cultural strategist and data scientist, and founder of Cypher, a data sovereignty studio. I help founders and community entrepreneurs, and the municipal leaders who back them, build portable memory system... Show more
The Menopause Queen, Lisa R. Triggs is a Certified Menopause and Neuroscience Coach, Best-Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, and host of The Menopause Mindshift Self-Love Podcast. After improving more than 30 menopause symptoms through lifestyle c... Show more
Shavana Peynado is a multi-award winning Software Developer, public speaker, DEI advocate. Coming from an Finance and Modern Languages background, learning to program during the pandemic, Shav is dedicated to giving back to the community, fostering p... Show more
With more than 18 years in the software industry, Luisa has evolved from being passionate about writing great code to focusing on building and nurturing high-performing teams. A Certified Encouragement Consultant and Empowering People in the Workplac... Show more
Daniele Ponzo is a Global Communication Strategist, author of Easy English for IT, and Corporate LiveWire’s Business Language Coach of the Year 2026. With over 13 years of experience in IT and eight years in language training, he helps tech professio... Show more
Anita Sevilla Ull es UX Lead con más de 10 años diseñando productos digitales. No llegó al diseño por el diseño. Llegó por las personas. Estudió psicología, se recibió en guión y dirección de cine, y se graduó en marketing. En cada etapa aprend... Show more
Carlos Andres Montoya Acosta
Climate & Development Professional | Social Entrepreneur | UN Young Professional
Carlos Montoya works at the intersection of climate science, international development, social innovation, and science communication. He currently leads communications for the World Climate Research Programme at the World Meteorological Organization ... Show more
Psicóloga Docente Graficadora y facilitadora visual 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 ... Show more
Gabrielle Birchak
Gabrielle Birchak: Inspiring audiences with humor, stories and actionable takeaways
Gabrielle Birchak is what happens when a mathematician walks into a comedy club and never fully leaves. A science communicator, podcast host, and author, Birchak helps students and educators see “science” not as an intimidating subject but as some... Show more
Jennifer Abernathy-Felix is a creative problem-solver and curious visionary with broad and diverse professional and personal experiences. With degrees in Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Business Administration, Jennifer’s career is "less ladd... Show more
Carmela Maxell
Licensed Mental Health Professional | Professor | Author | Host of the Rooted & Rising Podcast
Dr. Carmela Maxell is a licensed mental health professional, professor, author, podcast host, proud mother of three, and woman of color dedicated to making psychology practical, accessible, and deeply human. She is the creator and host of the *Rooted... Show more
Bonaventure Saturday is a researcher and project manager with over ten years of experience working at the intersection of digital rights, AI governance, data governance, gender justice, and civic engagement in Africa. His work focuses on online safet... Show more
Fort de mon expérience en accompagnement de projets et d’équipes, j’ai décidé de m’engager dans le coaching et la formation, métiers tournés vers l’individu, le collectif, et le vivre ensemble. J’agis pour une vie plus simple, plus humaine, plus r... Show more
Julie Valentine
Founder, TheVocalPod™ | Creator of Voice Lab™ | Communication & Creative Development Specialist
Julie E. Gordon (Valentine) is a British educator, communication specialist, vocalist and founder of TheVocalPod™. Based in the UAE, she has spent over three years supporting students through voice, communication and creative development programmes a... Show more
As enthusiastic Agilist, I spent a long time in the world of Agility applied to large industries and I gradually understood why this model was withering away year after year without us accepting the real causes. First as a project player, then as a t... Show more
Mehdi is a senior software developer and system architect who has been designing and building production systems since 2000. Across that time he has delivered solutions in office automation, CRM, healthcare management, and industrial and logistics au... Show more
J’aide les équipes et les organisations, en France et particulièrement dans la région nantaise, à adopter l’agilité. Spécialisé dans l’accompagnement des dirigeants et des managers, je les aide à naviguer dans la complexité, à renforcer leur leadersh... Show more
Simen Svenkerud is a Senior consultant at Webstep with extensive experience in data engineering , Data science and platform architecture. His career spans significant roles in major Nordic organizations, with particular expertise in regulated industr... Show more
Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate ... Show more
Jason has spent almost twenty years in the tech industry. In that time, they've been a teacher, a test engineer, a development manager, a software engineer, and performed one ill-advised attempt at program management. Today they're working in enginee... Show more
If you're comfortable with the status quo, you won't enjoy listening to Stephen Parkins. Stephen is a seasoned innovation strategist, executive coach and business leader with over two decades of experience turning uncertainty into opportunity. ... Show more
Speaker | Clarity & Decision-Making | Leadership & Organizational Dynamics Amanda Hoffmann works at the intersection of decision-making, identity, and group dynamics—helping leaders and organizations see where certainty, assumptions, and “best pra... Show more
Coach Agile & Coach Produit, Facilitateur d'intelligence collective, animateur de la fresque du climat et de la fresque du numérique, je suis passionné par les sciences humaines et la dynamique de groupe. J'accompagne les organisations à devenir dava... Show more
Njord is a developer who loves software design, test-driven design (TDD) and continuous integration and development (CI/CD). He is also a bit of a language nerd and regularly shares his thoughts on language, programming and everything in between thes... Show more
Aquayemi-Claude’s relentless drive for systemic reform has positioned him as a key figure across global platforms. He serves as a leader in youth empowerment, a mentor in educational equity, and a public speaker whose message resonates with diverse a... Show more
Aleksander Slominski is a Research Staff Member in the Hybrid Cloud Programming Models and Systems department at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. He works on bringing serverless experience to running HPC and AI workloads in Kubernetes, particpat... Show more
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