Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Chen Algrabli

Chen Algrabli

Chen Algrabli is a Full Stack Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an MBA. With over 8 years of experience in the software development industry, Chen currently holds the position of Full Stack Developer and Guild Master at HiredScore. She is deeply passionate about coding, innovation, and technological challenges and is constantly on the lookout for new things to learn.

Chen Algrabli is a Full Stack Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and an MBA. With over 8 years of experience in the software development industry, Chen currently holds the position of Full Stack Developer and Guild Master at HiredS... Show more

Narimane Hennouni

Narimane Hennouni

Narimane is an AI Research Engineer at Instadeep and WomenTech Makers (WTM) ambassador. She really likes to learn a lot, be creative and share with the community.

Narimane is an AI Research Engineer at Instadeep and WomenTech Makers (WTM) ambassador. She really likes to learn a lot, be creative and share with the community. Show more

Abdullahi Ibrahim

Abdullahi Ibrahim

CEO/Founder Foonange Resources, an IoT leaner, Co-Founder Youth Renaissance Club, A Political Analyst, and Computer Leaner.

CEO/Founder Foonange Resources, an IoT leaner, Co-Founder Youth Renaissance Club, A Political Analyst, and Computer Leaner. Show more

Margaux Bassoli

Margaux Bassoli

Margaux Bassoli is COO of Gokaden a Phd Candidate, studying How Blockchain technology is challenging Copyright Law.

With strong background in law school, then bar school, she also taught in Grenoble Law University. While working on thesis, she published scientific papers about private law and new technologies (including AI).

After few projects in the NFT industry as researcher for legal framework, then Advisor, she became a builder of the industry when cofounding Gokaden in 2022.

Margaux Bassoli is COO of Gokaden a Phd Candidate, studying How Blockchain technology is challenging Copyright Law. With strong background in law school, then bar school, she also taught in Grenoble Law University. While working on thesis, she p... Show more

Grant Sanderson

Grant Sanderson

I run a YouTube channel 3blue1brown focused on visualizing mathematics whether it's pure topics like number theory and topology, or applied ones like deep learning and linear algebra.

I run a YouTube channel 3blue1brown focused on visualizing mathematics whether it's pure topics like number theory and topology, or applied ones like deep learning and linear algebra. Show more

Evelyn Johnson

Evelyn Johnson

Dr. Evelyn Johnson leads the development of SEL assessments, strategies, and other tools in her role as Vice President of Research and Development at Aperture Education. Prior to joining Aperture in 2021, she was a Professor of Early and Special Education at Boise State University for 15 years, and the CEO of Lee Pesky Learning Center for 11 years. Her research has focused on special education teacher observation, and evaluation; MTSS; early literacy; self-regulated learning for students with learning and attention challenges; and social emotional learning. Evelyn's research has been funded by IES, OSEP, NIH, the Kellogg Foundation, and a host of private foundations. She has shared her research through over 70 peer reviewed publications, 3 books, and several book chapters, as well as numerous national, state, and local conference presentations. She lives in Boise, where she serves on Idaho's Human Rights Commission, and volunteers for the International Rescue Committee.

Dr. Evelyn Johnson leads the development of SEL assessments, strategies, and other tools in her role as Vice President of Research and Development at Aperture Education. Prior to joining Aperture in 2021, she was a Professor of Early and Special Educ... Show more

Lizette Spangenberg

Lizette Spangenberg

Liz is passionate about human-centered design, solving complex problems, and sharing knowledge. She holds a PhD in Information Design from the University of Pretoria, where her research focussed on how design can be used to improve radiology environments. She has 13 years’ experience working in various design industries, and her day job now focuses on designing solutions to make healthcare more accessible to patients.

She's summited Mt Kilimanjaro, visited 25 countries on 4 continents, and plays violin in the University of Pretoria's Symphony Orchestra. She strives to create beautiful and intuitive experiences on any platform, and to help others learn and grow in the field of design.

Liz is passionate about human-centered design, solving complex problems, and sharing knowledge. She holds a PhD in Information Design from the University of Pretoria, where her research focussed on how design can be used to improve radiology environm... Show more

Anton Lydike

Anton Lydike

I work as a postgraduate researcher at the University of Edinburgh, where our lab does a wide-range of compiler and compiler-related research. My work focuses on the HPC side of things, where I look into bringing strong HPC support to MLIR, which includes everything from high-level primitives for distributed compute, to very low-level things like first-level support for special HPC ISA extensions and/or accelerators in MLIR.

I work as a postgraduate researcher at the University of Edinburgh, where our lab does a wide-range of compiler and compiler-related research. My work focuses on the HPC side of things, where I look into bringing strong HPC support to MLIR, which inc... Show more

Marian Villa

Marian Villa

Sr Full-Stack Product Designer at NodeSource. Award-winning Community Builder at @Pionerasdev —recipient of IBM Open Source Community Grant 2020—. Google Launchpad Mentor, Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, and Women Techmakers Ambassador. Passionate developer and designer with a knack for combining technology and community development.

Sr Full-Stack Product Designer at NodeSource. Award-winning Community Builder at @Pionerasdev —recipient of IBM Open Source Community Grant 2020—. Google Launchpad Mentor, Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies, and Women Techmakers Ambassador. ... Show more

Branimir Perković

Branimir Perković

Masters degree in economic politics abd financial institutions

Masters degree in economic politics abd financial institutions Show more

Stella Achenbach Achenbach

Stella Achenbach Achenbach

Stella Achenbach is a Metaverse Designer with a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. She has 8+ years of experience in the fashion industry and has evolved her interest in Metaverse Design, combining visual and system design for web3.
She has received the Swarovski Elements Award and the WORTH Partnership Award from the European Commission. Her works have been featured in international publications like Vogue Italia and the ASVOFFashion Film Festival.
She is the founder of @theweb3girl, a community-led virtual avatar project, and is also a strategic advisor to select web3-based projects and host of The Token Engineering Academy.

Stella Achenbach is a Metaverse Designer with a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria. She has 8+ years of experience in the fashion industry and has evolved her interest in Metaverse Design, combining vi... Show more

Mykola Holovetskyi

Mykola Holovetskyi

Mykola is a tech entrepreneur and a seasoned DevOps developer, blending hands-on technical experience with managerial insight from the fields of cybersecurity and AI.

He is the founder and CEO of MovEd, a tech start-up with a dedicated vision: to harness technology to create impactful solutions. MovEd is strategically positioned to digitally improve the world. He is currently developing an intuitive mobile application for public transportation that presents a hassle-free, efficient digital alternative to traditional payment methods.

Mykola is a tech entrepreneur and a seasoned DevOps developer, blending hands-on technical experience with managerial insight from the fields of cybersecurity and AI. He is the founder and CEO of MovEd, a tech start-up with a dedicated vision: to ... Show more

Paisley Rekdal

Paisley Rekdal

Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of nonfiction, and seven books of poetry, including Nightingale, Appropriate: A Provocation, and, most recently, West: A Translation. She is the editor and creator of the digital archive projects West, Mapping Literary Utah, and Mapping Salt Lake City. Her work has received the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA Fellowship, Pushcart Prizes, the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship, a Fulbright Fellowship, and various state arts council awards. The former Utah poet laureate, she teaches at the University of Utah where she directs the American West Center.

Paisley Rekdal is the author of four books of nonfiction, and seven books of poetry, including Nightingale, Appropriate: A Provocation, and, most recently, West: A Translation. She is the editor and creator of the digital archive projects West, Mappi... Show more

Subhashish Panigrahi

Subhashish Panigrahi

Subhashish Panigrahi is a filmmaker, researcher and a civil society leader from India. He has directed over 10 non-fiction films including the critically-acclaimed and National Geographic Society-supported documentary Gyani Maiya. He is a National Geographic Explorer, a Digital Identity Fellow at Yoti, a MJ Bear Fellow, a DWeb Fellow and a recipient of Grant for the Web, Interledger Foundation and Creative Commons grants. As a current Future|Money Artist, he is directing Bringing Down a Mountain, a short film around inclusion and digital payment systems in India.

Subhashish Panigrahi is a filmmaker, researcher and a civil society leader from India. He has directed over 10 non-fiction films including the critically-acclaimed and National Geographic Society-supported documentary Gyani Maiya. He is a National Ge... Show more

Mark Greenberg

Mark Greenberg

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D. is the Emeritus Bennett Chair of Prevention Science at Penn State University.. He is the author of over 350 journal articles and book chapters on the development of well-being, learning and the effects of prevention efforts on children and families. He is one of the founders of CASEL (www.casel.org). He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society from the American Psychological Association. One of his current interests is how to help nurture awareness and compassion in our society. He is the Chairperson of the Board of CREATE, a non-profit devoted to improving the quality of schooling and the lives of teachers and students (www.createforeducation.org)

Mark Greenberg, Ph.D. is the Emeritus Bennett Chair of Prevention Science at Penn State University.. He is the author of over 350 journal articles and book chapters on the development of well-being, learning and the effects of prevention efforts on c... Show more

Melia Brown

Melia Brown

My name is Melia Brown, and I am currently an educational leadership doctoral student at The Pennsylvania State University. I received my BA in Biology (2019) and MAT (2020) from Xavier University of Louisiana. Previously, I have taught high school chemistry and been lead chemistry teacher. In addition to teaching, I have worked to develop and write chemistry curriculum at my high school. Currently, I work with Dr. Deborah Schussler as a graduate research assistant. Our research focuses on social emotional learning (SEL) and mindfulness school-based programs and their implementation. My research interests also include the influence of education policy on urban and rural districts. Leisurely, I enjoy creative writing, calligraphy, and spending quality time with friends and family.



Primary Research Interest: SEL, Mindfulness, & Education Policy

My name is Melia Brown, and I am currently an educational leadership doctoral student at The Pennsylvania State University. I received my BA in Biology (2019) and MAT (2020) from Xavier University of Louisiana. Previously, I have taught high school c... Show more

Grace Arthur

Grace Arthur

Grace Arthur has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and a Master's in Professional Counseling. She has worked with children and families for over 26 years. She is involved with ECHO (Endorsing Cultural Humility and Oneness) with her church and loves seeing everyone have the appropriate tools to reach their fullest potential. Grace has been with Brightpaths for 23 years.

Grace Arthur has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and a Master's in Professional Counseling. She has worked with children and families for over 26 years. She is involved with ECHO (Endorsing Cultural Humility and Oneness) with her church and love... Show more

Daniela Rinaldi

Daniela Rinaldi

Mi sono appassionata di Agile e poi di Coaching a tutto tondo dopo aver perso il sonno nel tentativo vano di gestire progetti complessi come se si trattasse della lista della spesa. Comprendere cosa muove le persone viene ben prima del gestire. E le persone non sono risorse, sono emozioni, esperienze e contributi che attendono l'occasione per emergere.

Mi sono appassionata di Agile e poi di Coaching a tutto tondo dopo aver perso il sonno nel tentativo vano di gestire progetti complessi come se si trattasse della lista della spesa. Comprendere cosa muove le persone viene ben prima del gestire. E le ... Show more

Lindsey Jarrett

Lindsey Jarrett

Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, serves as VP of Ethical AI Services at the Center for Practical Bioethics and regional collaborators to identify and articulate ethical problems, risks, and potential harms associated with the unexamined use of artificial intelligence and machine learning when applied to health information and services. Dr. Jarrett holds undergraduate degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in Sociology and in Criminal Justice and Criminology (2004), a Master’s Degree in Social Policy and Administration from the University of Nottingham, (2006), and a Ph.D. in Therapeutic Science from the University of Kansas (2015). When she's not wearing her professional hat, you can find her living the Mom life, listening to her husband's music, or giving her 2 cats all the pampering they deserve.

Lindsey Jarrett, PhD, serves as VP of Ethical AI Services at the Center for Practical Bioethics and regional collaborators to identify and articulate ethical problems, risks, and potential harms associated with the unexamined use of artificial intell... Show more

Olayinka Atobiloye

Olayinka Atobiloye

Olayinka Atobiloye is a third-year Computer Engineering student at the University of Lagos, and she is also a GitHub Campus Expert and the Chair of Women in Engineering, Unilag. Her passion for software engineering stems from its ability to create solutions that have a direct positive impact on people's lives. In the past, she has had the opportunity to build impactful solutions through internships at companies like Goldman Sachs and GitHub.

Additionally, Olayinka is passionate about volunteering and growing communities. As a GitHub Campus Expert, she hosts events like the GitHub Octernship Lagos, where students receive tips and insights into the GitHub Octernship program to help them accelerate their careers. As the current Women in Engineering Chair on her campus, she spearheads programs that improve the software engineering skills and employability of female students. These programs include seminars and mentoring sessions where female students can discuss with women in the industry and learn how to overcome challenges they may face in their early careers.

Olayinka is committed to making a significant impact in software engineering and in her immediate community.

Olayinka Atobiloye is a third-year Computer Engineering student at the University of Lagos, and she is also a GitHub Campus Expert and the Chair of Women in Engineering, Unilag. Her passion for software engineering stems from its ability to create so... Show more

Lani Gonzales

Lani Gonzales

Inspired to speak for those who could not speak for themselves, Lani became a lawyer at the age of 23. Although she built the picture-perfect life, Lani fought a silent battle with depression, anxiety, and chronic PTSD. She spent over 10 years in counseling, and Lani finally found true healing and unshakable inner peace by exploring the subconscious mind.
Lani returned to school and is now a clinical and quantum healing hypnotherapist. She also trained with gurus, shamans, and healers around the world to cultivate her gifts as an intuitive healer.
Breaking her silence and shattering the illusion of her picture-perfect life, Lani shared her healing journey in her first book, Rebirth of a Sage. Untethered from the trauma that once controlled her life, Lani learned to wield the love and light within and live a life of purpose. It is her mission to help others do the same.

Inspired to speak for those who could not speak for themselves, Lani became a lawyer at the age of 23. Although she built the picture-perfect life, Lani fought a silent battle with depression, anxiety, and chronic PTSD. She spent over 10 years in cou... Show more

Scott Wagner

Scott Wagner

In the late 1970s, Scott Wagner telnetted on the Arpanet using punch cards at the age of 12. Computers have been part of his life ever since. Propelled into IT by the desire to meet people from all over the world and kill them inside multiplayer first person 3D shooting games, he eventually found his way into cybersecurity as a specialty. He has worked in Financial, Power Generation, Industrial, Military and most recently Academic roles. Currently he lives in Floyd County Virginia on a small farm and is the IT Auditor for Radford University. Classical studies, particularly the Roman Republic and its Imperial incarnations have also been a life long pursuit.

In the late 1970s, Scott Wagner telnetted on the Arpanet using punch cards at the age of 12. Computers have been part of his life ever since. Propelled into IT by the desire to meet people from all over the world and kill them inside multiplayer fi... Show more

Tarcísio Ribeiro Freire Júnior

Tarcísio Ribeiro Freire Júnior

Formado em Design pela UFPE - Universidade de Federal de Pernambuco e em Análise de Sistemas pelo Instituto de Ensino Superior de Brasília, IESB. Pós-Graduação em Design estratégico pelo mesmo Instituto e em parceria com Instituto Europeu de Design - IED, e Mestrado em Ergonomia Cognitiva aplicada ao estudo de usabilidade de interfaces digitais pela UnB - Universidade de Brasília.

Além de experiências em docência e empresas de software, é empregado dos Correios há 14 anos e atualmente lidera a Gerência de desenvolvimento e facilitação de produtos de software, na qual possui abertura para unir os conhecimentos em Design e TI.

Formado em Design pela UFPE - Universidade de Federal de Pernambuco e em Análise de Sistemas pelo Instituto de Ensino Superior de Brasília, IESB. Pós-Graduação em Design estratégico pelo mesmo Instituto e em parceria com Instituto Europeu de Design -... Show more

Melissa Lucas

Melissa Lucas

Melissa Lucas, Ph.D., is an applied developmental and educational psychologist, currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Education Collaboratory at Yale within the Child Study Center. Dr. Lucas is particularly passionate about creating equitable educational environments that ensure the well-being of educators and culturally and linguistically minoritzed students.

Melissa Lucas, Ph.D., is an applied developmental and educational psychologist, currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Education Collaboratory at Yale within the Child Study Center. Dr. Lucas is particularly passionate about creating eq... Show more

Shubham Shukla

Shubham Shukla

Shubham Shukla is a Vice President on the Fast Track team at Goldman Sachs. He is interested in problems at the intersection of cloud security, shared responsibility and user experience. His work derives inspiration from biologically inspired robotics, mix martial arts and social sciences.

Shubham Shukla is a Vice President on the Fast Track team at Goldman Sachs. He is interested in problems at the intersection of cloud security, shared responsibility and user experience. His work derives inspiration from biologically inspired robotic... Show more

Kristofer Pelchat

Kristofer Pelchat

23+ years of commercial systems engineering experience in software product development and technical operations. Currently a hands-on VP of Engineering at a game changing senior living technology care company called Fynn.io. Previously, involved in full stack blockchain and React Native mobile software wallet development for a cryptocurrency as well as a full stack coding bootcamp instructor with a focus on the MERN stack for a number of different colleges including UNH, UMass and Penn.

Spare time spent as a fitness instructor and musician. :)

23+ years of commercial systems engineering experience in software product development and technical operations. Currently a hands-on VP of Engineering at a game changing senior living technology care company called Fynn.io. Previously, involved in f... Show more

Marcus Druen

Marcus Druen

I am an internationally operating leadership coach, facilitator and change leadership expert working with orgs like Desolenator, ecoLocked and Future Energy Ventures under the label audacify.

I am 1 of 2 current co-birthers of INNER1ST - inner growth for web3 and the founder of the Psychedelic Map For Change - a holistic and pragmatic framework for systemic change.

I am an internationally operating leadership coach, facilitator and change leadership expert working with orgs like Desolenator, ecoLocked and Future Energy Ventures under the label audacify. I am 1 of 2 current co-birthers of INNER1ST - inner gro... Show more

Likaa Mohamad

Likaa Mohamad

Touchstone Recognition
https://info.teachstone.com/blog/teacher-spotlight-building-empathy-and-sharing-culture?fbclid=IwAR2f2_8tGTXKXdjiVhgtR3wD5kyM8upoBPWecg4hXr24ncTj-1Aaxz5vDSA
CCRC Recognition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7eUi4eKEuc&t=82s
AKA-Head Start Recognition
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca8HWl2BaoP/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbbLLl2BkRT/

Touchstone Recognition https://info.teachstone.com/blog/teacher-spotlight-building-empathy-and-sharing-culture?fbclid=IwAR2f2_8tGTXKXdjiVhgtR3wD5kyM8upoBPWecg4hXr24ncTj-1Aaxz5vDSA CCRC Recognition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7eUi4eKEuc&t=82s ... Show more

Renato Brazioli

Renato Brazioli

Agile craftsman, change artist.

Agile craftsman, change artist. Show more

RJ Nowling

RJ Nowling

RJ Nowling is a developer advocate at Memphis.dev and an associate professor of Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. From 2014–2018, RJ was a data science engineer with a focus on building and maintaining ML production systems for digital advertising. RJ’s Ph.D. focused on numerical simulations for computational chemistry and applications of machine learning and statistical algorithms to genomics.

RJ Nowling is a developer advocate at Memphis.dev and an associate professor of Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. From 2014–2018, RJ was a data science engineer with a focus on building and maintaining ML production systems for... Show more

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