Humanities & Social Sciences
Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development
Pav Lertjitbanjong
Decision Scientist | TEDx Speaker | Founder of PAVNESS | Human Judgment & Decision Ownership in the AI Age
Pav Lertjitbanjong is a decision scientist, TEDx speaker, and founder of PAVNESS, a decision science company. Her work is about human judgment in the age of AI: when a machine can generate the answer, who makes the decision, and who answers for what ... Show more
Osama Okunbo is a Security and Software Engineer who consults with startups and scaleups on cloud-native security, Kubernetes, and compliance. Before working in tech he competed as a professional Judoka and studied Sports Science, eventually transit... Show more
Festus Cobena Ainoo is a Ph.D. student and Instructor at the University of Maryland whose work centers on high-impact practices (HIPs), religion and spirituality in higher education, student success and retention, international education, leadership ... Show more
Ingo Kleiber studied English, political science, and economics at Heidelberg University, pursuing a teaching degree. After working at the Heidelberg School of Education, he is now a Senior Expert for Digital Education and Educational Technology at th... Show more
Stefano Maranzana is an Associate Teaching Professor of Italian at Emory since 2023, teaching Italian language courses and a course on the Italian American experience. His research focuses on technology for Italian and French language pedagogy and It... Show more
Chaim Apsan is an executive adviser and the creator of SEAM (Strategic Executive Alignment & Mastery), a private engagement for founders, business owners and senior executives. It brings together One Brain, traditional Chinese medicine and Kabbalisti... Show more
Desarrolladora web con 5 años de experiencia. Actualmente me desempeño como software developer en LATAM Airlines. En mi tiempo libre, estoy enfocada en explorar el cruce entre Web y AI, buscando cómo estas tecnologías pueden mejorar la experiencia... Show more
Stefano is the founder of Smile Solution LLC, a company dedicated to enhancing workplace creativity, bonding, and well-being through humor-driven experiential training. With over 20 years of international experience in comedy and facilitation, Stefan... Show more
GDG Nuremberg Organizer I've worked at a multiple startups as Mobile Software Engineer specialized in building apps with Flutter. Additionally I've built and published multiple apps of my own. I am also organizer of the Google Developer Group Nure... Show more
Noemi Castaldo
Because your brain was never meant to be boxed in. Make Space. Take Space. Be Spacious
I am a pharmaceutical leader and neurodiversity coach working at the intersection of science, leadership, and lived experience. For over a decade, I have worked in global biotech and CDMO environments, leading Quality Control and manufacturing sup... Show more
Caleb is a Principal AI Red Team Engineer at Ethos Life, a publicly traded life insurance company, where he attacks production AI deployments and the identity infrastructure underneath them. Before Ethos he spent four years on the red team at BILL, r... Show more
Sana Talwar is a Product Security Engineer at ServiceNow. She works in application security and AI risk, and has experience in offensive security and penetration testing. She focuses on improving how teams build secure software at scale. Sana also te... Show more
Bryan Cassady
Award Winning Keynote Speaker - Humans + AI | Author of the Generative Organization the top rated bestseller on humans + AI
Bryan is not your average speaker. He is a professor, worked as a consultant, authored two international bestseller books, serial entrepreneur and now with a mission: to teach 1 million innovators by 2027. He has built companies in 6 countries, a... Show more
Celina Del Turco is a software developer and educator from Argentina working at the intersection of technology, education, and human-centered design. She develops educational technology and software systems focused on making technology more access... Show more
Milan Cheeks
Founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc. | Building AI-Native Operating Systems, Decentralized Intelligence Infrastructure, and Human-Centered Technology
Milan Cheeks is the founder and CEO of SELF Labs Inc., a technology company developing AI-powered products and infrastructure designed to improve how people live, work, create, and interact with technology. He is leading the development of SELF OS... Show more
Tom Ridge is a father of 4, an engineer, and long time remote worker and leader. When he does find a scrap of time, he's known to run a D&D game or three. Show more
Eleanor is a Security Architect at Casco where she hastens the Singularity. She received B.A. degrees in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Southern California in 2025. In her free time, she is a competitive endurance runner and writes ... Show more
Daniel Camilo Ramírez Martínez es Ingeniero de Sistemas con más de 12 años de experiencia liderando tecnología en el sector público, la salud y la cooperación internacional en Colombia. Fue Jefe de la Oficina TIC y Transformación Digital (CIO) y Ofic... Show more
De développeur à Architecte à Coach Agile à Coach Pro, je suis passionné par la découverte de ce qui peut permettre d'amener des relations plus sereines dans une transformation. J'ai découvert la CNV il y a 6 ans, à laquelle je me suis formé, j'ai c... Show more
Niclas Steiner is the founder of the HR consultancy NN HR and author of the specialist book "Die Arbeitswelt in 2030: Ressourcen oder Beziehungen." He specializes in systemic organizational consulting and sustainable leadership cultures. In his keyno... Show more
Brian Alementi is an acclaimed Inspirational Keynote Speaker, award-winning leader, and certified Master Trainer renowned for engaging presentations that combine inspiration with practical, actionable insights. With a rich background in guiding and e... Show more
Brittney Roden
University of Michigan - Associate Director for Academic Connections, Residence Education
Brittney is a proud first-generation college graduate and serves as the Associate Director for Academic Connections at the University of Michigan. She holds two Master's degrees: Cultural Studies from Dartmouth College & Higher Education Administrati... Show more
Ragnhild “Bridget” Sageng has several years of experience in the IT (Information Technology) industry, working with IT support, network, and managing IT projects before transcending into a career within pen-testing and further into cyber security cul... Show more
Tara Scott is a trainer, public speaker and coach for executive development in the product and HR space. She has worked for over a decade with teams, leaders and organizations of all shapes and sizes. She is passionate about helping individuals colla... Show more
Kourtney Bonzo began her career in marketing with Texas Roadhouse before transitioning into volunteer management during the COVID-19 pandemic. She successfully increased volunteer engagement by 50%, helping her organization earn recognition as Northe... Show more
Kris Freedain (he/him) is the Senior Community Manager for the OpenSearch Project. He has decades of experience in tech, but finds connecting people to be the most fulfilling part of being a community professional. Show more
Dr. Tammy Winner is a Professor of Technical Writing at the University of North Alabama, executive trainer, and Keynote speaker specializing in AI ethics, leadership, and responsible communication. A former NASA Faculty Fellow at Marshall Space Fligh... Show more
Ariadne's interests stretch across the whole stack, backend to frontend, with a focus on functional programming. She has a love for databases and accessibility. And she enjoys sharing what she learns in talks, workshops, and the community. Show more
Israel Olatunji Tijani is a Data Scientist, ICT4D specialist, and Head of AI Policy and Research at ChatVE, a civic-technology think tank operating at the intersection of artificial intelligence, internet governance, emerging technologies, and climat... Show more
Leenu Sugathan is a PhD candidate and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of English at George Washington University (GWU). Her doctoral research examines the intersection of literature and human rights, focusing on representations of caste... Show more
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