Humanities & Social Sciences
Esteemed speakers contributing their insights into human culture, behavior, and societal development
Prof. Dr. Henning Klaffke ist seit August 2021 Professor für Angewandte Informatik an der Beruflichen Hochschule Hamburg. In der Zeit von 2005 - 2021 hat er am Institut für Technische Bildung und Hochschuldidaktik im Bereich der fachwissenschaftliche... Show more
Matthew Castilla is a professional musician turned Technology professional. Starting with music degrees, life took a turn and shifted his journey in a completely unexpected direction. Matt is currently a Staff Software QA Engineer working for Intuit ... Show more
Et si la pédagogie ludique rendait notre monde plus habitable ... ✨ Designer pluridisciplaire de formation, je me suis progressivement formée à l’animation d’atelier d’intelligence collective via la facilitation ainsi qu’à la création de serious g... Show more
Kjell de Ruiter is an Agile Coach who believes we can do a lot of great things in our teams, but sooner or later we run into our organisations. As such he is very driven to find ways to make the organisations a catalyst, rather than an anchor. He doe... Show more
D.J. Moore is a creative marketing and communications leader with more than 20 years of experience in education. His career has been dedicated to advancing institutional goals through strategic marketing, brand development, and cross-sector collabora... Show more
Ellyne Phneah is a recognized PostgreSQL Ecosystem Strategist and the author of Decode PostgreSQL. She specializes in bridging the communication gap between deep technical innovation and the strategic frameworks required for sustainable open-source g... Show more
Started with psychology, got into IT and environmentalism. Now I teach about AI in education. Show more
Endless conversation — with friends, compilers — on art, equivocacy, Symmathesy, methods, absurdism, dialectic, paradigm jumps, serendipity. Show more
Carolina Coto is the founder of OMBRUJA.com, a professional model, actor, and Brand Ambassador of Costa Rica. A former VP of the Internet Society in New York and telecom consultant, she lives in New York City and **builds at the intersection of techn... Show more
Curtis Cox is a career brand strategist and workforce development practitioner who helps tech talent and teams translate skills into measurable impact. He designs practical career development systems; goal frameworks, coaching workflows, and performa... Show more
Analista de Políticas Sociais, vencedora do Prêmio Espírito Público, engenheira e mestranda em Psicologia pela UnB. Egressa, ex-coordenadora e pesquisadora do Programa LideraGOV. Com 11 anos de experiência em políticas públicas relacionadas a trabalh... Show more
Kai Zen Bickle is a whistleblower and award-winning survivor advocate (Voice of the Voiceless – CHILD USA and Champion for Human Rights and Social Justice – University of Toledo / Wrigley Foundation), and cofounder & Chief Ethics Officer of OpenBGI. ... Show more
TJ Guttormsen helps professionals strengthen their influence, communicate with confidence, and resolve conflicts—without aggression or awkwardness. With nearly two decades of experience, a master's degree in pedagogy, and coaching clients ranging fro... Show more
Manuela Raidl is a Change and Communication Manager who helps organizations navigate complexity and transformation with clarity, empathy, and purpose. Her journey into change work began through agile. What started with becoming a Scrum Master evol... Show more
Dan Gentry is a TEDx speaker, podcast host, and founder of Third Power Performance. His signature keynote, Humanity Amplified, challenges the dominant AI narrative — that we should use technology to work faster — and replaces it with a radical questi... Show more
Ben Lippe
Clinical Psychologist | Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology | Professional Speaker, Consultant, and Clinician
Dr. Ben Lippe is a licensed psychologist who is Board Certified in Clinical Health Psychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is an expert on topics related to health, wellness, fitness, and behavior change. Award-... Show more
The future is Carina Stöttner’s daily work as a sociologist, entrepreneur, and speaker. A strong curiosity and a view of the bigger picture have shaped her life from an early age. After studying communication science and sociology, she devoted hersel... Show more
Florian Brunner is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the University of Oxford and co-head of Project Access Germany. Together with his co-speaker Jael Fechler, he coordinates a student-led volunteer team that widens access to top universi... Show more
Manuel Dolderer
Project Lead Transformation, Witten/Herdecke University, Co-Founder, CODE University of Applied Sciences
Manuel Dolderer is an economist, edupreneur, and advocate for transformative learning. He co-founded CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin in 2017 and served as its founding president until 2023, building an innovative learning environment ba... Show more
Silvia Triboni is a lawyer with an MBA in Public Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. She has a degree in Sustainability and Human Responsibility from the University of Lisbon and in Coaching and Mentoring from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation... Show more
Designer et chercheur en écoconception au sein de Designers Éthiques, Thomas co-mène le projet de recherche Limites Numériques : une collaboration entre designers et chercheurs·euses en informatique et en design sur les formes, fonctions et usages d'... Show more
Shweta is a UX Research Specialist. Her core expertise lies in ethnography, service design and designing innovative solutions for products and services through the human centred design process. Show more
With nearly two decades of strategic planning and advisory experience, Marco has supported executive decision makers and leaders at all levels with their most challenging problems. His professional experience stretches from a wide range of industries... Show more
Rajkumari Navis
Founder, Body Wise Mind | Engineer | Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery® Integrative Practitioner
Raji Navis is a practitioner of SMGI® (Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery®), an integrative methodology that connects body, mind, and subconscious to complete the work that insight alone cannot reach. With a background in engineering and a Master's de... Show more
Janice Litvin
Keynotes, Consulting, and Coaching to Help Leaders Prevent Burnout, Improve Retention, and Build Resilient Teams in the Age of AI
Janice Litvin, founder of Banish Burnout Academy, is a dynamic keynote speaker, coach and author. She is on a mission to help leaders and teams prevent burnout and retain top talent. With a unique background spanning technology, banking, recruiting, ... Show more
Caleb currently works as a Staff Security Engineer on the Bill.com Red Team, performing attacks against critical financial infrastructure and production AI deployments to make sure that red team always gets a foothold. Previous to performing official... Show more
Dr Dillip Narayan Sahu
Assistant Professor & AI Researcher | Global Academic Speaker | Innovating Healthcare through AI, Quantum Machine Learning & Emerging Technologies | 80+ Publications | 30+ Patents | 10+ Textbooks
Dr. Dillip Narayan Sahu is a distinguished researcher, educator, inventor and international speaker in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Quantum Machine Learning. With over 13 years of academic and research experience, he has m... Show more
Dr. Kelli Hill is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). Her teaching and research spans over a decade with workshops taught in local communities and higher education. In addition, Dr. Hill has worke... Show more
Jaci Turner
Founder, Emotion-First AI | Building Post-Generation AI Governance to Improve Real-World Decision Outcomes
I am the founder of Emotion-First AI and creator of a post-generation AI governance approach focused on improving how AI outputs are interpreted and acted on by humans. My work centers on identifying where AI systems fail in real-world use—not at gen... Show more
Patrice Fornalik
Auteur et créateur de SteadyChange | Transformation culturelle, agilité et IA sans fracture du collectif
Depuis près de 30 ans, Patrice Fornalik vit, observe et accompagne des transformations managériales, culturelles et organisationnelles dans des contextes exigeants. Entrepreneur, formateur, coach et auteur, il s’intéresse à une question simple en app... Show more
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