Hobivola A. Rabearivelo is Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer at BI Expertise, a company specialised in artificial intelligence technologies based in Quebec City, Canada.

Hobivola joined BI Expertise in 2018, where he has set up the company’s research and innovation lab. He works on developing the company’s partnerships and managing several innovation projects. Prior to joining BI Expertise, he has worked as analyst and project manager for organisations of all sizes in a variety of industries, ranging from communication to international security to community organisations.
Hobivola has an education in International Studies (Université Laval, Canada) and in Geoeconomics and Strategic Intelligence (IRIS Sup, France). He also sits on the board of directors of several organisations, including CÉGEP de Matane’s college centre for technology transfer, Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique (CDRIN); as well as on the Advisory board on digital twins of Canada’s Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen).

Hobivola A. Rabearivelo is Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer at BI Expertise, a company specialised in artificial intelligence technologies based in Quebec City, Canada. Hobivola joined BI Expertise in 2018, where he has set up the company’s r... Show more

Elizabeth Rajchart is a disability rights and accessibility advocate, performance photographer, and disability portraiture photographer from St. Louis, Missouri. Elizabeth has been an educator on disability rights since childhood, first leading lessons disability etiquette in elementary school, later giving school-wide lectures to her middle school teachers, and eventually becoming a Crisis Intervention Team speaker and trainer for the St. Louis City and County police. Her experience with having to advocate for herself and her mental and physical illnesses since childhood have given her decades of experience and a unique perspective on the importance of self advocacy. As a disabled photographer, Elizabeth's passion of art accessibility and arts representation led her to her latest specialization of disability portraiture, her goal to reach other people in her community and capture their inner beauty, strength, and uniqueness. Elizabeth has covered a range of productions, including local bands, pole dancing showcases, professional dance teams, major stadium tours, and local and international drag shows. Most recently, Elizabeth's work was featured in an anthology of art and writing about disability and love.

Elizabeth Rajchart is a disability rights and accessibility advocate, performance photographer, and disability portraiture photographer from St. Louis, Missouri. Elizabeth has been an educator on disability rights since childhood, first leading lesso... Show more

Hiten stands as a lead executive, thought leader and industry expert extending over 15 years in profession. As Director of South Africa’s national electric mobility programme, he delivers to the mandate of enabling the electric mobility ecosystem across both the public and private sectors. He also serves as liaison for multiple sector related forums within South Africa, as well as internationally on advancing electric mobility.
Encompassed with a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Honours in Business Administration, Hiten’s passion extends across contributing to technological advancements within the industry globally through the deployment of interventions to solve major economic, competitiveness and societal challenges.

Hiten stands as a lead executive, thought leader and industry expert extending over 15 years in profession. As Director of South Africa’s national electric mobility programme, he delivers to the mandate of enabling the electric mobility ecosystem acr... Show more

Jürgen Handke ist einer der Hauptvertreter des Inverted Classroom Models, mit dem er in der Mastery-Variante2013 Preisträger des Hessischen Hochschulpreises für Exzellenz in der Lehre 2013 geworden ist. 2015 erhielt er den Ars legendi-Preis für „Digitales Lehren und Lernen“ vom Deutschen Stifterverband und der Hochschulrektorenkonferenz. Seit Juni 2017 leitet er das BMBF-Projekt H.E.A.R.T., das den Einsatz humanoider Roboter in der Hochschullehre erprobt und evaluiert. Mit dem Projekt RoboPraX konnte er 2019 ein weiteres BMBF-gefördertes Projekt einwerben, das Roboter im schulischen Einsatz erprobt und an die jeweiligen Zielgruppen anpasst. Seit 2020 ist er Moderator/Fachexperte für das Thema „Digitaler Campus" im Rahmen der Strukturplanung für die geplante Technische Universität Nürnberg. In mittlerweile mehr als 50 Workshops hat er zahlreiche Institutionen (Hochschulen, Schulen, freie Wirtschaft) bei der Umsetzung der digitalen asynchronen Wissensvermittlung beraten.

Jürgen Handke ist einer der Hauptvertreter des Inverted Classroom Models, mit dem er in der Mastery-Variante2013 Preisträger des Hessischen Hochschulpreises für Exzellenz in der Lehre 2013 geworden ist. 2015 erhielt er den Ars legendi-Preis für „Digi... Show more

Wenmin is a decade-long interdisciplinary student, researcher, and teacher in philosophy and gender studies at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Having experienced the ineffectiveness of written knowledge communication in academia, as a self-taught illustrator, she started using illustration in her research and teaching, gathering very positive feedback from peers and students.

Inheriting both the idealistic spirit of academics and the open-mindedness of interdisciplinary learners, Wen-Min committed herself to find a solution that would allow everyone to easily use visuals to communicate knowledge.

With a clear vision and understanding of the audience, Wen-Min is now at the forefront of a movement to rethink knowledge communication with technology and illustration.

Wenmin is a decade-long interdisciplinary student, researcher, and teacher in philosophy and gender studies at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. Having experienced the ineffectiveness of written knowledge communication in academia, as a self-taught ill... Show more

Sebastian is interested Technology-Enhanced Learning and Workplace Learning in distributed and collaborative contexts. For this purpose, he studies responsible and systemic design-based research methodologies as well that can go alongside practices and processes of professionals in the field.

Sebastian is interested Technology-Enhanced Learning and Workplace Learning in distributed and collaborative contexts. For this purpose, he studies responsible and systemic design-based research methodologies as well that can go alongside practices a... Show more

My path here has been winding and my experiences have led me to this point. I had an a-ha moment last year when I realized that my favorite part of my job is speaking to groups. One of my colleagues recommended pursuing this career as my focus. Sharing stories and building relationships make me smile! I have had many experiences with narcissists and as a result, I have learned to cope. I have great insight to share. This insight can only help people to better navigate the workforce.

My path here has been winding and my experiences have led me to this point. I had an a-ha moment last year when I realized that my favorite part of my job is speaking to groups. One of my colleagues recommended pursuing this career as my focus. Shari... Show more

Coach professionnel individuel et collectif et coach agile, je favorise l'identification des leviers pour générer une dynamique d'amélioration continue. Je cherche, mobilise et accompagne les talents non développés pour faire émerger de nouvelles dynamiques collectives

Coach professionnel individuel et collectif et coach agile, je favorise l'identification des leviers pour générer une dynamique d'amélioration continue. Je cherche, mobilise et accompagne les talents non développés pour faire émerger de nouvelles dyn... Show more

Passion for life and living each moment to the fullest. Against the grain culture shaper. Entrepreneur with both Fortune 100 and Silicon Valley startup experience. Leverager of business to solve the world’s most complex problems. Lifelong learner, and believer that love always wins.

Also, all of these are from over 3 years ago when working on some Ted stuff for anti-trafficking and believe I've grown a ton since then but are available if needed https://neversettle.it/tedxmilehigh/

Passion for life and living each moment to the fullest. Against the grain culture shaper. Entrepreneur with both Fortune 100 and Silicon Valley startup experience. Leverager of business to solve the world’s most complex problems. Lifelong learner, an... Show more

Orlando Manuel Ramirez. I hold a doctoral degree in organizational leadership and organizational development from Grand Canyon University. I have 12+ years of experience working with agile teams and 15+ years of experience working with IT teams. I am passionate about bringing agile to non-IT teams and building great organizational cultures so companies can achieve organizational agility.

Orlando Manuel Ramirez. I hold a doctoral degree in organizational leadership and organizational development from Grand Canyon University. I have 12+ years of experience working with agile teams and 15+ years of experience working with IT teams. I am... Show more

Anas Alchalabi, or “That Entrepreneurship guy” as he’s known in the streets of the Middle East, has enabled hundreds of Refugee founders to create small empires that solve major challenges in industries like Finance, Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Retail. For the past 4 years, Anas has contributed to initiatives with Governments, UN, World Bank, Venture Capitalists, Google, Facebook, and many more to bring investment and opportunities to Young founders in the Middle East.

Anas Alchalabi, or “That Entrepreneurship guy” as he’s known in the streets of the Middle East, has enabled hundreds of Refugee founders to create small empires that solve major challenges in industries like Finance, Education, Healthcare, Manufactur... Show more

In 2019 I am supporting the Agile transformation of an Italian bank, part of one of the largest groups in the business.

In 2019 I am supporting the Agile transformation of an Italian bank, part of one of the largest groups in the business. Show more

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, has over 20 years of IT and security experience and is a noted consultant, keynote speaker, teacher, blogger, and podcaster. As President and Chief Security Evangelist of Cyber-AAA, LLC, he delivers awareness, risk assessments, and advising to small, medium, and large organizations. Woerner also teaches at Bellevue University, a USA Center of Academic Excellence. Woerner has been speaking at the RSA Conference since 2005 and is a member of the RSAC Program Committee. His crowning achievement was being selected as the US Air Force Association CyberPatriot 2014 Mentor of the Year for his work coaching high school cybersecurity students. Woerner has multiple technology degrees and is passionate about building the next generation of cyber professionals.

Ron Woerner, CISSP, CISM, has over 20 years of IT and security experience and is a noted consultant, keynote speaker, teacher, blogger, and podcaster. As President and Chief Security Evangelist of Cyber-AAA, LLC, he delivers awareness, risk assessmen... Show more

Heather Hetchler, M.A. is an author, speaker, certified life coach and family communication consultant. Heather founded Blended Innovations in 2009 to serve co-parents and blended families and evolved her organization in 2017 into the tech-wellness company Learning2Step. Learning2Step offers E-Learning courses that educate, equip and encourage those in non-traditional families. Heather consults with corporations, non-profits and Universities to provide training workshops on work/life balance, soft skills and more. She is an adjunct professor at Cuyahoga Community College where she teaches Public Speaking. She can be heard on various radio and TV programs speaking on the topics of divorce recovery, co-parenting, stepfamily dynamics and work-life balance. She resides in Cleveland, OH with her husband, Andy, and their six children. Contact: heather@learning2step.com.

Heather Hetchler, M.A. is an author, speaker, certified life coach and family communication consultant. Heather founded Blended Innovations in 2009 to serve co-parents and blended families and evolved her organization in 2017 into the tech-wellness c... Show more

Kenzie Woodbridge is a Web Developer, Community Manager, and Knowledge Base Administrator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Kenzie also recently completed a MA in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University and their thesis focused on prosocial community in online Minecraft. Kenzie is awesome and you totally want to be their friend (offer of friendship void where local laws do not permit, not guaranteed in all circumstances, skill-testing questions required).

Kenzie Woodbridge is a Web Developer, Community Manager, and Knowledge Base Administrator at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Kenzie also recently completed a MA in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University and their thesis fo... Show more

Diego Pino Navarro is a friendly Software Engineer, Software Architect and Open Source Maintainer from Chile and located in NYC since 2016, leading for the last 2 years a Drupal8/9 based architecture named Archipelago. He has been involved in Intersecting OSS technologies and initiatives & many times release manager of Islandora 7 and a committer. His current main areas of interest are Digital Object Repositories, Semantic Web, IIIF, JSON, OS Communities, Teaching and his many Dogs.

Diego Pino Navarro is a friendly Software Engineer, Software Architect and Open Source Maintainer from Chile and located in NYC since 2016, leading for the last 2 years a Drupal8/9 based architecture named Archipelago. He has been involved in Interse... Show more

Alexis Russell is a passionate story enthusiast, mother, artist, and writer who authentically leads with her words. She gained extensive experience in storytelling, writing, and leading with empathy from her 6+ years working with more than 30 local, national, and global nonprofit organizations and causes.

Today, she is the Founder and CEO of Inspiring Experiences, LLC — a company focused on helping people to elevate their voices, uncover their most authentic stories, and value themselves. From a background in marketing to her experience in public relations to her passion for teaching individuals — nationally and internationally — how to best capture, focus, and share their stories, Alexis builds empathy and creates genuine connections with her community and beyond.

Believing that the ultimate keys to life are authenticity, connection, and valuing yourself and others, Alexis creates meaningful and thought-provoking experiences, fosters human connection, and positively inspires our community and the world around us.

Alexis holds a Women in Entrepreneurship Certificate from Cornell University, studied sociology, anthropology, and psychology at the Rochester Institute of Technology for 4 years, and has served as a national and global conference speaker and panelist.

When she is not cranking out amazing words of inspiration, she is enjoying time with her family and hearing others tell their stories.

Alexis Russell is a passionate story enthusiast, mother, artist, and writer who authentically leads with her words. She gained extensive experience in storytelling, writing, and leading with empathy from her 6+ years working with more than 30 local, ... Show more

Jennifer Bryan is a practicing Change Consultant, who has worked with over 30 different organisations across multiple industries. She is also a Non Executive Board Member of the ACMP (Association of Change Management Professionals) UK Chapter. She believes in helping people - in whatever capacity she can - by making sure people are thought of first, last and throughout change projects and programmes. She has created a unique leading change framework, the ABChange Model, which has been published in peer review journals and several other articles, as well as, presented at multiple conferences and client leadership events. The Model is underpinned by accepted theories in leadership and change. It then builds upon them a framework which enables managers to create their own strategies and action plans, effecting specific change within their organisations.

Jennifer Bryan is a practicing Change Consultant, who has worked with over 30 different organisations across multiple industries. She is also a Non Executive Board Member of the ACMP (Association of Change Management Professionals) UK Chapter. She ... Show more

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering perfectionist. She is also a Leadership Consultant and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Amy was born and raised in the Midwest where she learned to work hard, tell the truth, and be kind. Although Amy left Ohio long ago, those Midwestern values are still very much a part of who she is and how she works. With over two decades of experience in leadership development, Amy has trained thousands of leaders and teams all over the world. She and her husband have two wonderful kiddos and three wacky dogs and make their home in the Pacific Northwest.

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering perfectionist. She is also a Leadership Consultant and a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator. Amy was born and raised in the Midwest where she learned to work hard, tell the truth, and be kind. Al... Show more

Sarah Critchley is a Microsoft Dynamics Business Applications MVP, published author and an experienced technical consultant who has worked on numerous business system implementations. Having led software projects in numerous industries including healthcare and the public sector, she works across all areas of the project life cycle from demonstrations, design, architecture, documentation, customization, and development. She gets involved in the technical community through chairing the Dynamics 365 CE user group in the UK, running technical events, and presenting on technical and functional topics at conferences around the world.

Sarah Critchley is a Microsoft Dynamics Business Applications MVP, published author and an experienced technical consultant who has worked on numerous business system implementations. Having led software projects in numerous industries including heal... Show more

Optimistic Nihilist. An instance of spacetime, just like you. Lover of Science, Python, FOSS & தமிழ். n00b Astrophysicist.

Optimistic Nihilist. An instance of spacetime, just like you. Lover of Science, Python, FOSS & தமிழ். n00b Astrophysicist. Show more

Rebecca Scott is a Business Technologist, a Strategy Consultant and the founder of Vivid Spring Solutions. She is also the host of the Humans, Now and Then Podcast. She has a 20-year career that spans Healthcare, Finance, Technology and Business Analysis, and has spoken at numerous local and international conferences on topics including Leadership, Agile, Innovation, Team Dynamics and Shaping the Future. Rebecca has a strong history of driving projects and innovation initiatives and has a keen eye toward continual improvement and self-development.

Rebecca Scott is a Business Technologist, a Strategy Consultant and the founder of Vivid Spring Solutions. She is also the host of the Humans, Now and Then Podcast. She has a 20-year career that spans Healthcare, Finance, Technology and Business Ana... Show more

Amante de la ciencia y curioso por naturaleza.

En la comunidad Agile, soy Scrum Master de la Scrum Alliance, y SAFe Practiotionar. Creo que el mindset es el corazón de cualquier framework y que mantener una mente abierta es una de las claves para adaptarse.
Me encanta el horizonte de curiosidad que existe en la industria tecnológica!, realmente nadie sabe que es lo siguiente que va a suceder!
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Science freak, and curious by nature.
In the Agile community, I'm a Scrum Master and a SAFe Practitioner. I think the mindset is the heart of any framework and that keeping always an open mind is part of the key to adapt.
I love the curiosity horizon in the IT industry, nobody really knows what's going to happen next!.

Amante de la ciencia y curioso por naturaleza. En la comunidad Agile, soy Scrum Master de la Scrum Alliance, y SAFe Practiotionar. Creo que el mindset es el corazón de cualquier framework y que mantener una mente abierta es una de las claves para ... Show more

Formerly an active member of the Rubik's Cube speed-solving community, Stachu loves solving problems and follows the cubing adage "Go Slow and Look Ahead" to the best of his ability.

Formerly an active member of the Rubik's Cube speed-solving community, Stachu loves solving problems and follows the cubing adage "Go Slow and Look Ahead" to the best of his ability. Show more

An avid learner who is passionate about learning new technologies, solving problems, doing analysis and research work alongside the development.

An avid learner who is passionate about learning new technologies, solving problems, doing analysis and research work alongside the development. Show more

Matteo received the BS and the MS degree in engineering of computing systems from Politecnico di Milano, Italy in 2002, the MBA from Bocconi Business School of Economics, Milano, Italy in 2007, the post BA certificate in geographic information systems from Penn State University, PA, USA in 2009 and the PhD degree in business information systems from Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary in 2019.
Since 2019 he is Senior Agile Coach in XPeppers actively working on Agile Transformations and the Cloud Native approach.
He was previously senior expert operational excellence in MOL a large Oil company in eastern Europe, a lecturer at the University College Dublin (UCD), the knowledge management officer at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a management consultant in Galgano & Associati and it manager in TOSHIBA TEC.
Dr Arru is a certified six sigma black belt and member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the Scrum Alliance, the Internet Society and the IEEE Computer Society. He is a reviewer for the International Journal of Applied Logistics (IJAL) and member of the revision board of the International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM) and the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Organizations (IJKBO).

Matteo received the BS and the MS degree in engineering of computing systems from Politecnico di Milano, Italy in 2002, the MBA from Bocconi Business School of Economics, Milano, Italy in 2007, the post BA certificate in geographic information system... Show more

As head of cyber security for a fintech company builder, Benoit tries to manage risk without destroying the startup culture. In his prior role, Benoit provided advanced adversary simulation and security incident response services to top-tier financial, entertainment and critical infrastructure enterprises worldwide. Overall, Benoit has broad experience covering red-teaming, penetration testing, vulnerability management, cyber investigations, incident response, security program development and system administration, along with an educational background in philosophy, political science, classical languages and psychology.

As head of cyber security for a fintech company builder, Benoit tries to manage risk without destroying the startup culture. In his prior role, Benoit provided advanced adversary simulation and security incident response services to top-tier financia... Show more

Thomas is a biostatistician who has been developing R packages for more than twenty years. He is currently Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Auckland, and teaches in the Statistics and Data Science programs.

Thomas is a biostatistician who has been developing R packages for more than twenty years. He is currently Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Auckland, and teaches in the Statistics and Data Science programs. Show more

David Yarde is an award winning multi-disciplinary creative with a passion for creating more than just pretty pixels on a screen. He specializes in User Experience Design and Branding and has spent over 16 years working with various brands, teams and companies uncover problems and implement solutions.

David Yarde is the co-founder of Sevenality, a Branding firm that specializes in design, and user experience with the aim of building better communities by helping build better brands.

When David isn’t working on Sevenality or volunteering, he’s busy being Batman and spending time with his family.

David Yarde is an award winning multi-disciplinary creative with a passion for creating more than just pretty pixels on a screen. He specializes in User Experience Design and Branding and has spent over 16 years working with various brands, teams and... Show more

Dynamic modeller and data scientist focussing on infectious disease dynamics, epidemiology, and control. I have a strong interest in reproducibility and tool development, having developed multiple widely used packages and dashboards. My work lies at the interface between dynamic modelling, statistical modelling and data science - incorporating elements from software development to enhance robustness and longevity.

Dynamic modeller and data scientist focussing on infectious disease dynamics, epidemiology, and control. I have a strong interest in reproducibility and tool development, having developed multiple widely used packages and dashboards. My work lies at ... Show more