Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Paul-Louis Nech

Paul-Louis Nech

Paul-Louis Nech is a Machine Learning engineer with 10 years of experience crafting software for a global audience.
Throughout his career, he has leveraged advanced algorithms to empower developers and users alike.
From SwiftKey to Algolia, Paul-Louis has built tools that bridge the gap between state-of-the-art algorithms (which work in the lab) and end products (which succeed in the wild).
This requires not only great technology, but more importantly great user-experience, to make sure you build something people want!

Paul-Louis Nech is a Machine Learning engineer with 10 years of experience crafting software for a global audience. Throughout his career, he has leveraged advanced algorithms to empower developers and users alike. From SwiftKey to Algolia, Paul-L... Show more

Christina Aldan

Christina Aldan

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, Las Vegas Raiders, Yale School of Public Health, international corporations, and conferences worldwide. Christina uses her charisma and expertise to inspire others by mentoring women in business like herself. She also has sat on state and local boards supporting women in tech, entrepreneurship, mental health, and children with learning disabilities.

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

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

Maxime Sciare

Maxime Sciare

Enchanté, moi c’est Maxime !

À 18 ans, j’étais en quête de sens (= paumé).
Puis pendant 5 ans, j’ai exploré le développement personnel… et j’en ai finalement fait mon métier.
Aujourd’hui, je suis coach professionnel et conférencier, et j’aide les gens à oser passer à l’action avec un cap clair et motivant.

Ah oui, et je suis fan de randonnée, de fromage suisse et… de Taylor Swift ! 🎵🧀🥾

Enchanté, moi c’est Maxime ! À 18 ans, j’étais en quête de sens (= paumé). Puis pendant 5 ans, j’ai exploré le développement personnel… et j’en ai finalement fait mon métier. Aujourd’hui, je suis coach professionnel et conférencier, et j’aide... Show more

Guido X Jansen

Guido X Jansen

Guido X Jansen is a Community Strategist who builds technical ecosystems that drive business growth. He has built community functions from zero multiple times: Dutchento/Meet Magento (600+ annual attendees), CRO.CAFE (200+ podcast episodes), and Spryker's enterprise community (130+ clients).

His cognitive psychology background helps him understand why technical users behave the way they do, designing communities that create real business value rather than just activity metrics. He has spoken at 200+ conferences across 26 countries.

Guido advocates for open source, privacy-first technology, and building resilient systems. Based in the Netherlands, working remotely.

Guido X Jansen is a Community Strategist who builds technical ecosystems that drive business growth. He has built community functions from zero multiple times: Dutchento/Meet Magento (600+ annual attendees), CRO.CAFE (200+ podcast episodes), and Spry... Show more

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul.

Many of the women Lani works with have done everything “right.” They’ve built impressive careers, achieved financial independence, and earned respect—yet inside, they feel stuck, overextended, or quietly empty. The constant pressure to perform, produce, and prove has pulled them further from their intuition, their body, and their deeper sense of purpose.

After becoming a law firm partner at 23, Lani lived that same story. From the outside, she had it all. On the inside, she was driven by subconscious survival patterns and a nervous system locked in overdrive. Her own awakening led her to leave the legal profession and devote her life to studying the subconscious mind, human behavior, and the wisdom traditions that have guided healing and leadership for thousands of years.

Today, Lani blends neuroscience-based hypnotherapy, performance psychology, and ancient wisdom traditions to help high-achieving women:
- Rewire burnout and overdrive at the root
- Break free from subconscious self-sabotage
- Reconnect to clarity, intuition, and inner authority
- Build success that feels aligned, sustainable, and alive

Her talks are known for being raw, strategic, and deeply activating—combining modern science with timeless wisdom to create real, lasting transformation. Audiences leave with tools they can use immediately to change how they lead, live, and work.

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul. Many of the women Lani ... Show more

Luca Minudel

Luca Minudel

Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery facilitator with over 20 years of experience in professional software development. He is also an author and a speaker.

He contributed to the adoption of lean and agile practices by Ferrari's F1 racing team. For ThoughtWorks, he delivered training, coaching, assessments and organisational transformations in top-tier organisations in the UK, Europe and the United States. He worked as Agile Transformation Lead, Head of Agility, Interim Product Director, Lean/Agile Practice Lead, and as Lean/Agile Coach in companies such as Lloyds, BP, The AA, Japan Tobacco International, HSBC, LexisNexis, Marsh McLennan.

Luca is the founder and CEO at SmHarter.com, a company that helps organisations turn their way of working into their competitive advantage.

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Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery fa... Show more

Michael Bower

Michael Bower

Michael Bower is a 30+ year broadcasting and podcast veteran who has hosted national shows on Sirius Satellite Radio, delivered daily reports as a National Correspondent for NBC News Radio, and produced more than 1,000 podcasts across genres. As a former VP of Programming for Ingstad Minnesota Radio Network, he led talent development, coached on-air hosts, and even tested early AI “on-air personalities” — discovering why authenticity always beats automation.

Today, Michael brings that experience to the stage with talks that blend broadcast discipline, podcast innovation, and humor from his years in stand-up comedy. His signature sessions — Craft Over Clout, Process Over Perfection, and The AI DJ Problem — help creators cut through the noise, build loyal audiences, and reclaim quality in an algorithm-driven era.

Michael’s approach is simple but powerful: respect your listener’s time, earn their trust, and give them something they’ll come back for.

Michael Bower is a 30+ year broadcasting and podcast veteran who has hosted national shows on Sirius Satellite Radio, delivered daily reports as a National Correspondent for NBC News Radio, and produced more than 1,000 podcasts across genres. As a fo... Show more

Cindy Gross

Cindy Gross

Cindy Gross is a leadership clarity coach who helps women and non-binary leaders in tech lead with courage, clarity, and confidence. A former Microsoft data and cloud architect with 25+ years in enterprise tech, she knows firsthand what it means to thrive in high-pressure, male-dominated environments—while carrying the emotional labor of being “the only one.”

Now, as the founder of Befriending Dragons, Cindy supports underestimated leaders who are ready to stop shape-shifting to survive and start leading from their full selves. She blends systems thinking, equity-centered coaching, and lived experience to help clients navigate burnout, bias, and big decisions with grounded insight and practical strategy. Her work invites leaders to reclaim their voice, set powerful boundaries, and lead in ways that are both effective and deeply aligned.

Cindy’s keynotes and workshops have sparked reflection and change in tech teams, leadership cohorts, coaching communities, and public sector organizations. She speaks with sharp insight, mythic perspective, and deep compassion for what it really takes to lead when the system wasn’t built for you. Her message is simple and powerful: you’re not broken. You get to lead as your full self—and when you do, you change everything.

Cindy Gross is a leadership clarity coach who helps women and non-binary leaders in tech lead with courage, clarity, and confidence. A former Microsoft data and cloud architect with 25+ years in enterprise tech, she knows firsthand what it means to t... Show more

Amy Barthelemy

Amy Barthelemy

Amy Barthelemy is the solo founder of GovParti (govparti.org), a free civic intelligence platform covering all 3,127 US counties. The platform stores data from almost 50 federal sources locally, functioning as a living civic archive resilient to federal data removal. She is a published researcher (SSRN: 10928268), Latina first-generation American, military spouse, and mom.

Amy Barthelemy is the solo founder of GovParti (govparti.org), a free civic intelligence platform covering all 3,127 US counties. The platform stores data from almost 50 federal sources locally, functioning as a living civic archive resilient to fede... Show more

Daniel Leão Bonatti

Daniel Leão Bonatti

Daniel Bonatti é cientista político e mestre em Gestão de Políticas Públicas, com trajetória de mais de 14 anos dedicada à modernização do Estado e à inovação na gestão pública. Atualmente, dirige a Diretoria de Mobilidade Interna da Secretaria de Gestão e Governo Digital do Estado de São Paulo, onde conduz a reestruturação da frota pública e a consolidação da Política de Mobilidade Interna, pautada em eficiência, sustentabilidade e transformação digital. Sua atuação combina visão estratégica, experiência administrativa e compromisso com a construção de um governo mais ágil e orientado a resultados.

Daniel Bonatti é cientista político e mestre em Gestão de Políticas Públicas, com trajetória de mais de 14 anos dedicada à modernização do Estado e à inovação na gestão pública. Atualmente, dirige a Diretoria de Mobilidade Interna da Secretaria de Ge... Show more

Lawrence Harris

Lawrence Harris

Lawrence C. Harris is a youth empowerment speaker and author who speaks directly to teens and young adults who feel stuck in their own thoughts, behind in life, or unsure of who they are becoming.

Today, he shares practical, honest conversations around identity, mindset, and emotional resilience. His talks focus on what actually helps when motivation fades, confidence feels inconsistent, and students' thoughts feel louder than their actions.

Lawrence has spoken at mental health organizations, schools, and podcasts, where he brings a grounded message: real change starts with the person in the mirror.

Lawrence C. Harris is a youth empowerment speaker and author who speaks directly to teens and young adults who feel stuck in their own thoughts, behind in life, or unsure of who they are becoming. Today, he shares practical, honest conversations a... Show more

Michael George

Michael George

Dr. Michael T. George is an executive leader, keynote speaker, and author whose work sits at the intersection of organizational performance, strategic leadership, and human potential. As VP of Engineering & Technology at Avoq and as founder of software-as-a-service platforms ytxt.me and Revyewed, he brings more than 30 years of enterprise experience across consumer, retail, digital, and services-driven organizations.

He is the creator of The Detour Advantage™ — a practical framework developed and tested in real organizational settings during actual moments of disruption, pressure, and change. His forthcoming book of the same name is currently under negotiation with a literary agent and is scheduled for publication in 2026.

He speaks internationally to corporate, executive, and non-profit-based audiences. Every engagement is crafted specifically for the event and the audience.

Dr. Michael T. George is an executive leader, keynote speaker, and author whose work sits at the intersection of organizational performance, strategic leadership, and human potential. As VP of Engineering & Technology at Avoq and as founder of softwa... Show more

Dr. Islam Gouda

Dr. Islam Gouda

Dr. Islam Gouda is an award-winning marketing strategist, author, educator, and global thought leader with more than 14 years of experience driving growth, customer experience, and digital transformation across international markets. Recognized as an American Marketing Association (AMA) 4 Under 40 honoree, he is also a member of the AMA Foresight Panel, contributing to the development of future trends and insights shaping the marketing profession.

Dr. Gouda holds a advanced degrees in marketing also being a Chartered Marketer (CMktr) designation from the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles with organizations including Mastercard, Emirates Transport, and Massar Solutions, leading initiatives spanning brand strategy, analytics, customer engagement, and revenue growth.

A passionate advocate for lifelong learning and industry development, Dr. Gouda serves as a Global Brand Ambassador and Board Advisor for the Revenue Marketing Alliance, where he collaborates with senior leaders worldwide on emerging trends in AI, revenue marketing, and business transformation. He is an active mentor dedicated to helping marketers and entrepreneurs grow their careers and businesses.

Dr. Gouda is also an experienced awards judge, serving on the judging panels for the Stevie Awards in both the United States and Middle East & Africa, evaluating excellence in innovation, leadership, customer experience, and marketing effectiveness. He is a frequent speaker and contributor to industry discussions and is the creator of "100 Minutes to Acing Your Marketing Game," a global educational initiative aimed at democratizing marketing knowledge and empowering the next generation of professionals.

His current thought leadership focuses on artificial intelligence, human-centered growth, responsible innovation, and the future of marketing and business leadership.

Dr. Islam Gouda is an award-winning marketing strategist, author, educator, and global thought leader with more than 14 years of experience driving growth, customer experience, and digital transformation across international markets. Recognized as an... Show more

Kashif Khan

Kashif Khan

Kashif Khan is a co-chair of CNCF TAG Infrastructure and maintainer of the CNCF project Metal3.io for 6 years. He works as an open source Architect for Ericsson Software Technology, Finland. He holds a PhD in Computer Science. Kashif is a research and open source enthusiast and his current area of interest is kubernetes deployments on baremetal systems in distributed cloud scenarios.

Kashif Khan is a co-chair of CNCF TAG Infrastructure and maintainer of the CNCF project Metal3.io for 6 years. He works as an open source Architect for Ericsson Software Technology, Finland. He holds a PhD in Computer Science. Kashif is a research an... Show more

Daina Bouquin

Daina Bouquin

Daina is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Anaconda, where she creates technical content and speaks at conferences to bridge divides between the people who build Python infrastructure and the developers who rely on it. With a background spanning data science, library science, and astrophysics she brings a uniquely interdisciplinary lens to open source community building and technical education, along with a belief that the best technical work happens at the intersection of disciplines.

Daina is a Senior Developer Relations Engineer at Anaconda, where she creates technical content and speaks at conferences to bridge divides between the people who build Python infrastructure and the developers who rely on it. With a background spanni... Show more

Jeffrey Osier-Mixon

Jeffrey Osier-Mixon

Nathan Egge is an engineering manager at Google. He is co-chair of the RISE Project Technical Steering Committee.

Nathan Egge is an engineering manager at Google. He is co-chair of the RISE Project Technical Steering Committee. Show more

Julie Valentine

Julie Valentine

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 across international school settings.

As creator of Voice Lab™, Julie works at the intersection of communication, confidence building, performing arts and youth development. Her work has supported students through LAMDA, RSL qualifications, GCSE performance pathways, school productions and artist development initiatives.

Julie is also the creator of THEGENSHIFT™, an intergenerational dialogue platform exploring communication, culture and youth identity, and the author of Beyond Being Heard.

Her work focuses on helping young people develop authentic self-expression, confidence and future-ready communication skills that extend beyond the classroom and into life, leadership and employment.

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

Mariana Sathya Llull

Mariana Sathya Llull

I fell in love with tech trying to understand the minds working behind the code. I studied a master's in cognitive sciences applied to computational thinking, I also hold a master's in HR and currently, I am studying behavioral sciences through primatology (yes! monkeys).
The scientific approach has greatly benefited my partnering with tech leads, allowing me to collaborate with them in understanding their team's behavior from the roots of our humanity, avoiding clichés and abstract theories.

I fell in love with tech trying to understand the minds working behind the code. I studied a master's in cognitive sciences applied to computational thinking, I also hold a master's in HR and currently, I am studying behavioral sciences through prima... Show more

Rolando Masís-Obando

Rolando Masís-Obando

Dr. Rolando Masís-Obando is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and computational neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. Rolando uses VR/AR, EEG, fMRI, AI, machine learning, and brain-computer-interface type methods to study how contexts shape the way we think and remember our day-to-day experiences. His academic journey spans from his Bachelor’s in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University to his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Princeton. During his undergraduate studies, he co-founded Shuflix, the largest activity search engine (at the time), to help people interact with their environment in a playful way while helping small businesses get more exposure. Beyond academia, he channels his creativity through his YouTube channel where he shares programming tutorials on generative AI, AR/VR development, and CGI for sci-fi films. Additionally, he directs mini-documentaries exploring the ever-evolving landscape of technology. Recently, he co-founded one of the first, if not the first, hybrid academic/industry conference on the future of reality (Neuroethics & the Future of Reality; https://futurerealities.org/NFR2023/). Rolando and his brothers have an upcoming book titled “DIY AI” slated for release in 2025 with the practical know-how for coding and running your own AI models from home. Rolando also provides consulting for small businesses and start-ups in neuroscience, AI and XR.

Dr. Rolando Masís-Obando is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and computational neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. Rolando uses VR/AR, EEG, fMRI, AI, machine learning, and brain-computer-interface type methods to study how contexts shape th... Show more

Keith Budden

Keith Budden

Keith Budden is a speaker, author, and podcast host who helps people build meaningful connections through better conversations, authentic networking, and human-first communication.

His latest book, From Awkward to Connected, explores how networking can feel more natural, less sales-driven, and genuinely enjoyable. Alongside this, Keith hosts the Networking Nuggets podcast and LinkedIn newsletter, sharing practical, relatable insights around communication, referrals, confidence, and relationship-building.

Keith is also widely known for his work speaking about resilience, leadership under pressure, disability, and navigating difficult life experiences with honesty and humour.

Recognised for his conversational style and relatable storytelling, Keith combines practical insight with real-world experiences to help audiences feel more confident, connected, and human in both business and life.

Keith Budden is a speaker, author, and podcast host who helps people build meaningful connections through better conversations, authentic networking, and human-first communication. His latest book, From Awkward to Connected, explores how networkin... Show more

生宇 赵

生宇 赵

Founder & CEO, OpenShare
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology, Tongji University. His research centers on open-source ecosystem data and quantitative contribution evaluation via algorithms like OpenRank. Previously served as Community Manager at the Alibaba Open Source Program Office, with deep industry experience governing large-scale open-source communities.

Founder & CEO, OpenShare Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology, Tongji University. His research centers on open-source ecosystem data and quantitative contribution evaluation via algorithms like OpenRank. Previously served as Community Manager at... Show more

Ivo van den Berk

Ivo van den Berk

Dr. Ivo van den Berk ist wissenschaftlicher Leiter Transfer und Teamleiter Wissenstransfer in der Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. Mit seinem Team hat er den Transferkiosk (die Projekt- und Maßnahmen- und Publikationsdatenbank der StIL) entwickelt. Zuvor war er u.a. Leiter hochschuldidaktischer Einrichtungen in Emden und Hamburg, an der Universität Hamburg zudem Studiendekan des Master of Higher Education sowie Vertretungsprofessor für Hochschuldidaktik. Er ist Initiator und Mitherausgeber der Online Zeitschriften die hochschullehre und patternpool. Er ist Fellow des Stifterverbands und Mitglied des Netzwerks Lehre-hoch-N. Seine Interessen und Arbeitsschwerpunkte liegen in der Weiterentwicklung von Lehre und Studium, insbesondere durch Verbesserung der Zugänglichkeit zu sowie der Systematisierung von hochschul- und wissenschaftsdidaktischem Wissen.

Dr. Ivo van den Berk ist wissenschaftlicher Leiter Transfer und Teamleiter Wissenstransfer in der Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. Mit seinem Team hat er den Transferkiosk (die Projekt- und Maßnahmen- und Publikationsdatenbank der StIL) ent... Show more

Howard Bennett Esbin

Howard Bennett Esbin

Howard Bennett Esbin, PhD, has 25+ years senior management, cross-sector, international experience. He returned to university and completed a doctorate in education in his 40s. As founder of Heliotrope Imaginal. his work has explored human development, self-awareness, imagination, and creativity for over two decades .

His writing has been published by Education Canada, UNESCO. the ILO (International Labour Organization) regarding the future of learning, human capability, and workforce development in an era of rapid technological change..

Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and educational practice, his current work examines how imagination contributes to self-awareness, agency, judgment, empathy, future thinking, and Human-AI collaboration across the lifespan.

More specifically, Dr. Esbin has innovated a suite of innovative human development resources employed in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa within both education and business settings.

Howard has worked with students, educators, professionals, and organizational leaders in diverse settings ranging from middle school to graduate education and workforce development. He is currently advancing practical approaches to strengthening uniquely human capabilities for an AI-mediated future.

Howard Bennett Esbin, PhD, has 25+ years senior management, cross-sector, international experience. He returned to university and completed a doctorate in education in his 40s. As founder of Heliotrope Imaginal. his work has explored human developm... Show more

Jessica Womack

Jessica Womack

Jessica Womack is a belonging and continuous improvement leader who works with schools and districts to strengthen discipline systems and support student engagement. Her work focuses on examining how classroom environments, adult decision-making, and system design influence student outcomes.

She partners with site and district leaders to improve consistency across classrooms, reduce discipline referrals, and align practices within a multi-tiered system of supports. Jessica is a trained mediator and brings a systems-focused approach to supporting school climate and student services.

Her doctoral research examined discipline disparities in rural schools, with a focus on how leadership decisions, instructional practices, and school structures shape student experience and access to learning. She developed the ART of Belonging framework to support reflection on awareness, relationships, and system alignment as part of continuous improvement efforts.

Jessica Womack is a belonging and continuous improvement leader who works with schools and districts to strengthen discipline systems and support student engagement. Her work focuses on examining how classroom environments, adult decision-making, and... Show more

Luisa Liesenberg

Luisa Liesenberg

Luisa works at the intersection of leadership, organizational design, and neurodiversity in (tech) companies. She advises founders, tech leaders, and organisations on how to build teams and systems that scale without suppressing the divergent thinking that drives innovation.

Her work focuses on a blind spot many tech organizations share: neurodiversity is widely acknowledged, but rarely translated into leadership and system design. As a neurodivergent leader herself, Luisa combines lived experience with hands-on organizational practice to show where well-intended awareness turns into friction, silos, and burnout.

She is known for challenging neuro-normative assumptions in leadership, meetings, decision-making, and performance models, and for offering practical alternatives that improve collaboration and team effectiveness in complex, high-pressure environments.

Luisa works at the intersection of leadership, organizational design, and neurodiversity in (tech) companies. She advises founders, tech leaders, and organisations on how to build teams and systems that scale without suppressing the divergent thinkin... Show more

Aishat Muibudeen

Aishat Muibudeen

Aishat Muibudeen is a Design Maintainer and core team member at AsyncAPI, where she also serves on the Technical Steering Committee and Code of Conduct Committee. She contributes to open source projects like CHAOSS and Knative and is a founder of OpenNest Africa, a growing initiative supporting underrepresented folks in open source. As a public speaker and advocate for DEI, she’s passionate about shaping a more human-centered, inclusive tech culture. She's also learning German — because growth doesn’t stop at the keyboard.

Aishat Muibudeen is a Design Maintainer and core team member at AsyncAPI, where she also serves on the Technical Steering Committee and Code of Conduct Committee. She contributes to open source projects like CHAOSS and Knative and is a founder of Ope... Show more

Jessica Ibarra

Jessica Ibarra

A highly creative and curious professional passionate about technology and its intricate workings, Jessica has cultivated a diverse portfolio spanning over two decades. As a presentation designer at Liberty IT, Jessica skillfully combines strategic thinking and design expertise to create compelling narratives that drive transformative change. By integrating pivotal data with the human element, Jessica empowers audiences to take action. Beyond PowerPoint presentations, Jessica finds joy in practicing yoga, having recently obtained their 200-hour yoga teacher training certification.

A highly creative and curious professional passionate about technology and its intricate workings, Jessica has cultivated a diverse portfolio spanning over two decades. As a presentation designer at Liberty IT, Jessica skillfully combines strategic t... Show more

Arya Atul Gohad

Arya Atul Gohad

Arya Atul Gohad is a recent graduate in Interaction Design from Srishti Manipal Institute, with an exchange semester at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Switzerland. She works at the intersection of AI, digital identity, and human experience, with a particular focus on the gap between lived identity and system-readable identification. Her current research examines how migrant workers in India navigate digital infrastructure, and what breaks when systems built for legibility meet lives defined by precarity.

Arya approaches design through research, speculative thinking, and storytelling. She is drawn to edge cases, contradictions, and the messy middle that polished frameworks tend to erase. She is building her perspective in public, asking what it means to move design beyond usability toward dignity, legibility, and more humane futures.

Arya Atul Gohad is a recent graduate in Interaction Design from Srishti Manipal Institute, with an exchange semester at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), Switzerland. She works at the intersection of AI, digital identity, and human experience... Show more

Svetlana Malkarova

Svetlana Malkarova

Dr.Svetlana Malkarova, PH.D ( Sociology), Fulbright Program Alumna
Director for the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Dubai.
Dr.Svetlana's professional interests include research in the field of comparative analysis of students' value orientations "Comparative Analysis of Value Orientations of Students in the Northeast of Russia and the North of the USA" and in the field of developing a knowledge society as the head of the UNESCO Chair "Societal, Legal, and Ethical Frameworking of a Knowledge Society".

Dr.Svetlana Malkarova, PH.D ( Sociology), Fulbright Program Alumna Director for the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Dubai. Dr.Svetlana's professional interests include research in the field of comparative analysis of students' valu... Show more

Aleksander Slominski

Aleksander Slominski

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, particpate in open source serverless computing Knative project and presented about building Knative eventing applications during KnativeCon in Kubecon NA 2022. He organizes International Workshops on Serverless Computing (WoSC) to bring together researchers and industry practitioners to discuss their experiences and thoughts on future directions, talk slides are linked from: https://www.serverlesscomputing.org/workshops/

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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