Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Berthold Kuhn

Berthold Kuhn

Dr. habil. Berthold M. Kuhn is a political scientist and international cooperation expert, focusing on climate policies, sustainability transformations. megatrends and future research. He regularly speaks at international conferences and advises international and nonprofit organizations as well as global think tanks. He was a professor at Leiden University, Tsinghua University, and Xiamen University and is now involved in research, teaching, and international conference activities at Freie Universität Berlin. He also works as an evaluator for the European Commission and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Dr. habil. Berthold M. Kuhn is a political scientist and international cooperation expert, focusing on climate policies, sustainability transformations. megatrends and future research. He regularly speaks at international conferences and advises inte... Show more

Immaculata Mwanja

Immaculata Mwanja

I am Immaculata Mwanja, a Tanzanian mapper & GIS specialist with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning. I have been an active OSM community member since 2015 & participated in different projects, one of which has made Dar es Salaam the most digitized city in Africa.

I have been working with cadastres & community members to provide the urban poor with the right to own a title deed. Using a new cheap & accurate technology is a solution that can give people & communities power over their lands.

I am Immaculata Mwanja, a Tanzanian mapper & GIS specialist with a degree in Urban and Regional Planning. I have been an active OSM community member since 2015 & participated in different projects, one of which has made Dar es Salaam the most digitiz... Show more

Irene Diomi

Irene Diomi

Irene is a data analyst and Figma enthusiast. She was recognized as a Tableau visionary, one of the most prestigious title in the field of data.

She enjoys learning, teaching, mentoring, and sharing new techniques with the data community and design community.
Irene has accumulated more than 100k views on her tableau public profile and her work was featured in news outlets, a gallery, and a book.

Irene worked with companies like PwC, Aldermore, and Breedon to support their analytics capabilities. Throughout her work history, Irene has taught thousands of professionals topics surrounding data literacy, data storytelling and design approach.

Irene has a very user-centric approach in her work, she loves to use Figma to design visualizations that express her artistic side while pushing her to explore new design techniques.

Irene is a data analyst and Figma enthusiast. She was recognized as a Tableau visionary, one of the most prestigious title in the field of data. She enjoys learning, teaching, mentoring, and sharing new techniques with the data community and desi... Show more

Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta

Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta

Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta is an international traditionally published author, award-winning journalist, and award-winning speaker.
Her books “Be (Extra)Ordinary” and “I Don’t Want to Be Like You” are traditionally published and available in Barnes & Noble stores.
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta received a medal for “Best Speaker” at Toastmasters International. She was awarded Toastmasters Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance and valued contribution to Toastmasters District 83 Annual 2019 Conference.
Past speaking engagements include: Leading by Mission LLC, West End Arts Center, and Women’s Group of Chatham, to name a few.
Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta resides in New Jersey, with her husband, Dennis, and their beloved cats. Aside from career, interests include music, health, spirituality, and art.

Maryanne Christiano-Mistretta is an international traditionally published author, award-winning journalist, and award-winning speaker. Her books “Be (Extra)Ordinary” and “I Don’t Want to Be Like You” are traditionally published and available in Bar... Show more

Georgiana Bigea

Georgiana Bigea

Georgiana Bigea is the founder of StorytellingArchitect.Com, where she delivers creative works, workshops, and consulting for public and private purposes. She has a degree in Journalism and is currently completing her PhD research on workplace conflict. Her experience includes being a social trends analyst at an international think tank, a storytelling architect in international IT start ups, and a teaching assistant at Babes Bolyai University (Romania) and University of Fribourg (Switzerland).

Georgiana Bigea is the founder of StorytellingArchitect.Com, where she delivers creative works, workshops, and consulting for public and private purposes. She has a degree in Journalism and is currently completing her PhD research on workplace confli... Show more

Somi Arian

Somi Arian

Somi Arian is a tech philosopher, award-winning filmmaker, author, LinkedIn-Top-Voice and the founder of InPeak, a Web3 education and professional networking platform. With a background in philosophy of science and technology, Somi describes her role in society as a 'Transition Architect'. As humans merge with technology and society enters a new phase of human evolution, Somi works on frameworks to address the challenges ahead.

Somi Arian is a tech philosopher, award-winning filmmaker, author, LinkedIn-Top-Voice and the founder of InPeak, a Web3 education and professional networking platform. With a background in philosophy of science and technology, Somi describes her role... Show more

Jerome Ribot

Jerome Ribot

Jerome is founder of Coglode, a startup that distills the latest behavioural research to make it easy to understand and use.

Coglode's research distillation and training is trusted by the world's leading organisations such as The World Bank, Google, Google Deepmind, BCG, Deloitte, Maersk and Intercom.

Jerome speaks regularly at events on design and UX across the world. In recent years, he's run design workshops at Google I/O, keynoted at UXCampLondon and spoken at UXLondon, MindTheProduct, UXDays Tokyo, UXDays Seoul and many many more.

Jerome is founder of Coglode, a startup that distills the latest behavioural research to make it easy to understand and use. Coglode's research distillation and training is trusted by the world's leading organisations such as The World Bank, Googl... Show more

Thorsten Philipp

Thorsten Philipp

Thorsten Philipp, political scientist and Romance scholar, is member of the presidential staff at TU Berlin. His task is to promote transdisciplinary didactics. Thorsten teaches sustainability theories and political communication at Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, at Albert-Ludwig-Universität Freiburg and at Baden Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW). Thorsten's research focuses on the interrelatedness of sustainable development and pop culture.

Thorsten Philipp, political scientist and Romance scholar, is member of the presidential staff at TU Berlin. His task is to promote transdisciplinary didactics. Thorsten teaches sustainability theories and political communication at Leuphana Universi... Show more

Sven Antonissen

Sven Antonissen

I have been working in the world of telecommunications sincs 2003, where we did the first voice over ip sip trunking between pbx. I have established a Voice over IP operator which was sold in 2014. After which I established a new business in Microsoft Communications, Lync 2013, Skype for Business Server and Microsoft Teams, Direct Routing were a major focus area.

At the moment I founded a new company, 365 Angels, which is having a focus around communications, the new and old style of communications. Where we can see that there is a quick growth in the rich set of features. However there are different generations within the work force of an organization.
How can we create the bridge between these generations? And how can we facilitate communications between them?

I have been working in the world of telecommunications sincs 2003, where we did the first voice over ip sip trunking between pbx. I have established a Voice over IP operator which was sold in 2014. After which I established a new business in Microsof... Show more

Munene Dennis

Munene Dennis

Tech adoption influencer |Tech content strategist |Tech Community manager | Mobile Applications developer

Tech adoption influencer |Tech content strategist |Tech Community manager | Mobile Applications developer Show more

Kellyn Traenkenschuh

Kellyn Traenkenschuh

Kellyn Traenkenschuh is a Client Relationship Coordinator working at VFX Pick , a post-production studio. She works with clients to maintain strong connections and continue to coordinate projects from creation to completion. Previously, she has worked as a creative and technical writer, storyteller, speaking coach and PR specialist. She has a strong creative background in presentation, content creation and engaging her audiences. Leveraging her varied skills, Kellyn captivates her spectators and provides key lessons grounded in personal experience.

Kellyn Traenkenschuh is a Client Relationship Coordinator working at VFX Pick , a post-production studio. She works with clients to maintain strong connections and continue to coordinate projects from creation to completion. Previously, she has wor... Show more

Roma Nebo

Roma Nebo

I'm all about building web3.0 applications

• Risk Management, Security Strategy & Architecture
• Biometric Security Applications
• Machine Learning Algorithms
• Developed Dedicate Server Management and Cloud Management AI * poweredby.ai, networking protocols, end-to-end systems, full software stack.
• Experience in creating and maintaining automation tests (integration, regression, performance, etc.)
• Develop and use effectively automated script design standards with the objectives of maximizing reusability and maintainability.
• Experience with web-based JAVA/Python applications with large-scale relational databases.
• Security tests, reusable components and function libraries.
• Coordinate with vendors to resolve open issues/enhancements /upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as and when needed.
• A high degree of professionalism with an established reputation for quality, exactness, and results in fast-paced, ever-changing environments.
• Cross-platform test automation for native, hybrid and mobile web apps, test on simulators, emulators (and real devices (iOS, Android).

I'm all about building web3.0 applications • Risk Management, Security Strategy & Architecture • Biometric Security Applications • Machine Learning Algorithms • Developed Dedicate Server Management and Cloud Management AI * poweredby.ai, netwo... Show more

Dr Jamie Ioane

Dr Jamie Ioane

When it hit me, I was in my last 12 months of psychiatry training before becoming a consultant psychiatrist. Something never quite sat right with becoming a psychiatrist, the long hours and emotional toll of the profession was not something I could see myself doing for the rest of my life. The administrative burden and endless hours at the computer were not why I signed up for a career in medicine. Then it hit me, burnout. My burnout was a wake-up call. I needed to change something in my life. I decided to leave psychiatry a career 20 years in the making, gone. But it was the best decision I ever made. On my journey, I rediscovered my passion for design and have since been on a mission to help others with burnout and improve health IT systems to be more user-friendly and aid clinicians in their jobs rather than hinder them. As a speaker, I bring a unique perspective on the intersection of mental health, burnout, general practice and design in the healthcare industry. Change is never easy, but only when we make the change we can see what we are truly capable of.

When it hit me, I was in my last 12 months of psychiatry training before becoming a consultant psychiatrist. Something never quite sat right with becoming a psychiatrist, the long hours and emotional toll of the profession was not something I could ... Show more

Andrea Goulet

Andrea Goulet

Andrea Goulet is on a mission to operationalize technical empathy for software developers. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at software conferences worldwide who puts empathy in context and uses practical and concrete examples that are highly relevant to technologists’ daily work. Andrea makes empathy accessible to analytical skeptics.

Through her online courses, Andrea has taught over 50,000 students how skills like empathy can lead to better software teams, products, and codebases. Andrea is the author of the forthcoming book, Empathy-Driven Software Development, and a passionate community builder. Her ideas have been featured in prominent industry media, such as The First Round Review, InfoQ, Software Engineering Daily, and more.

Her work draws on decades of experience blending strategic communication and software system resiliency. In 2009, Andrea co-founded Corgibytes and spent over a decade helping clients modernize complex legacy software systems as its CEO. In 2015, she launched Legacy Code Rocks, an online community and podcast for people who find joy in software maintenance.

Andrea is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Solutions Officer at Heartware, where she focuses on helping tech teams bring empathy, compassion, and communication skills to their work. She is the founder of Empathy In Tech, an online community where people can level up their technical empathy skills in a supportive environment. You can recognize Andrea by the JavaScript tattoo on her wrist and learn more about her work at andreagoulet.com.

Andrea Goulet is on a mission to operationalize technical empathy for software developers. She is a sought-after keynote speaker at software conferences worldwide who puts empathy in context and uses practical and concrete examples that are highly re... Show more

Ambika Devi

Ambika Devi

Ambika is on a peace-building mission to help people realize their true nature so that they can step out of the churning river of thoughts and activity of the mind, stop wearing insane schedules like badges of honor, and begin their days reinforced with the calmness a meditation practice brings.

With 45 years of experience, 13,000 plus hours of study and having taught over 19,000 people the art of meditation, Ambika gives you five clear steps that lead you directly into a deep state of meditation. As your coach she places you precisely on your path using tools from her multiple degrees in fields of study including: A Masters in Yoga and Meditation, and bachelor’s degrees in Astrology, and Fine Arts.

As an international best-selling and award-winning author Ambika helps inspire your creativity. As your coach, she guides you to bring your vision of your book into reality. As a speaker she motivates and inspires audiences so that they feel empowered to transform themselves and help others. Ambika has appeared on The Learning Channel, syndicated and public radio, and in periodicals as a relationship and communication expert and taught Holistic Health at the university level for 21 years.

Ambika is on a peace-building mission to help people realize their true nature so that they can step out of the churning river of thoughts and activity of the mind, stop wearing insane schedules like badges of honor, and begin their days reinforced w... Show more

Satya Das

Satya Das

Eminent thought leader focusing on actionable solutions at the confluence of Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Corruption. Expert Futurecaster. Influential author. Seasoned strategist with service on 50+ government endeavours. Experienced Board leader in public, private, philanthropic organisations.

Eminent thought leader focusing on actionable solutions at the confluence of Climate Crisis, Conflict, and Corruption. Expert Futurecaster. Influential author. Seasoned strategist with service on 50+ government endeavours. Experienced Board leader in... Show more

Richard Friedl

Richard Friedl

Richard Friedl is the founder and general manager of ITSM Partner, Austria's market leader in ITSM training and consulting. Richard has been in the IT industry since 1989, starting in IT operations. For over 20 years he has been an accredited trainer for ITIL, DevOps and COBIT (besides others), an experienced consultant for over 100 service management projects. Together with his team he organizes Service Space, the biggest yearly Conference for Service Management and Sustainability in Austria. Richard has a Master degree in Ecomomical Psychology and works as an external lecturer for several universities. The 4 day work week (that includes 6 weeks of paid days off) leaves him enough time for traveling, gardening, reading weird books and meeting friends.

Richard Friedl is the founder and general manager of ITSM Partner, Austria's market leader in ITSM training and consulting. Richard has been in the IT industry since 1989, starting in IT operations. For over 20 years he has been an accredited trainer... Show more

Thanawat Thomas

Thanawat Thomas

Director/Founder at PACHI-FUNK - a creative lab exploring IRL x Digital experiences | Co-Founder at Anspar |Currently a mPhil/PhD (Human Rights) Law.

Director/Founder at PACHI-FUNK - a creative lab exploring IRL x Digital experiences | Co-Founder at Anspar |Currently a mPhil/PhD (Human Rights) Law. Show more

Stackie Robinson

Stackie Robinson

Meet Stackie Robinson, a pioneering entrepreneur from Philly who is reshaping the world of finance and decentralization. Stackie discovered crypto and its potential for disruption, leading her to the financial markets where she invested in traditional finance and the OTC markets for years. Determined to make a difference, she also founded Stockianas, a decentralized social media app that gamifies financial education for women. In addition to Stockianas, Stackie is co-founder of The OTC Club and an avid learner, with a never-ending thirst for knowledge. In her free time, she enjoys delving into a wide range of subjects, including history, government, economics, philosophy, and more. If you want a financial literacy that's both informative and enjoyable, be sure to check out Stockianas.

Meet Stackie Robinson, a pioneering entrepreneur from Philly who is reshaping the world of finance and decentralization. Stackie discovered crypto and its potential for disruption, leading her to the financial markets where she invested in traditiona... Show more

Lisa Gibbons

Lisa Gibbons

A self starter, blockchain advocate with a love for creative writing. Lisa began writing about post-colonial identities in 2012 and has kept up her love for the written word. She is a writer by day, crypto trader by night and loves helping to help drive innovation in green blockchain projects. She enjoys writing poetry, foraging for wild foods and scrolling through NFT's in her spare time.

A self starter, blockchain advocate with a love for creative writing. Lisa began writing about post-colonial identities in 2012 and has kept up her love for the written word. She is a writer by day, crypto trader by night and loves helping to help dr... Show more

Arno Coppens

Arno Coppens

BI Developer/architect who loves to joke around, read, tinker, or hike with his
wife and cats. Maybe some day I'll even get around to trying my hand at blogging and such.

BI Developer/architect who loves to joke around, read, tinker, or hike with his wife and cats. Maybe some day I'll even get around to trying my hand at blogging and such. Show more

Vidya Raman

Vidya Raman

Vidya Raman is an award-winning speaker whose passion for making meaning out of the mundane and living your potential is respected and admired by her corporate clients. She spends most of her free time digging into the latest research in personal development. Her authentic, captivating presentation style is designed to motivate her audiences to take immediate action and reap its rewards. Using her own story of being underestimated at work to finally finding her voice and charting a successful career path as a foundation, she has crafted a program that is sure to kickstart a growth journey for anyone who desires satisfaction at work. Her mission is to share her framework for finding meaning and fulfillment at work with audiences across the world. Nothing gives her greater joy than witnessing the positive impact of her message.
She has over 25 years of experience in Financial Services engaged in technology, project leadership, and executive roles in Fortune 500 companies. Her balanced approach to employee engagement, and strategic results helped build her transformational leadership credentials.
Vidya holds a Master of Computer Applications(MCA) degree and is a certified Project Management Professional(PMP), Distinguished Toastmaster(DTM), and Maxwell Leadership Certified Speaker and Coach.

Vidya Raman is an award-winning speaker whose passion for making meaning out of the mundane and living your potential is respected and admired by her corporate clients. She spends most of her free time digging into the latest research in personal dev... Show more

Luke Humphries

Luke Humphries

I am a Missionary in Guatemala and have been working here for 18 years in the Guatemalan highlands with a Mayan tribe, the Kaqchikels, helping my parents bring free education to hundreds and hundreds of children. After getting into Cyrpto and NFTs, I embarked on a journey to further help those in need by creating Mandox LLC, that not only benefits its holders, but also supports the mission work going on here in Guatemala and helps improves the lives being helped here.

I am a Missionary in Guatemala and have been working here for 18 years in the Guatemalan highlands with a Mayan tribe, the Kaqchikels, helping my parents bring free education to hundreds and hundreds of children. After getting into Cyrpto and NFTs, I... Show more

Svet Nunev

Svet Nunev

Music & Digital Consultant based in London. Clients include musicians, crypto companies and record labels. Degree-qualified in music business and technology with a recent master thesis on infrastructural sustainability of the music NFT market. Former music writer and producer for artists and corporate clients like Shell, Astra Zeneca, Yahoo.

Music & Digital Consultant based in London. Clients include musicians, crypto companies and record labels. Degree-qualified in music business and technology with a recent master thesis on infrastructural sustainability of the music NFT market. Former... Show more

Hugo Seureau

Hugo Seureau

Hugues (“Hugo”) is Equalithon.com co-founder and CEO. With a background in software strategy, HR entrepreneurship, sales, and marketing, he is the strategic lead behind the Equalithon concept and community.

“I wanted to create an HR company with a purpose, back in 2017, when the #MeToo movement started”. That led to building something for the cause of all underrepresented talent in tech.

Hugues (“Hugo”) is Equalithon.com co-founder and CEO. With a background in software strategy, HR entrepreneurship, sales, and marketing, he is the strategic lead behind the Equalithon concept and community. “I wanted to create an HR company with ... Show more

Sofie Schönborn

Sofie Schönborn

Sofie is a researcher at Technical University of Munich, studying the interplay between actors in the tech industry, political decisionmakers and the public. She combines a degree in Technology Policy at University of Cambridge with previous experience in the cloud industry and cybersecurity. Sofie is a passionate internet policy advocate, representing youth voices in the discourse such as in the 16th UN Internet Governance Forum. Currently, she engages in several initiatives on engaging young people in matters of privacy, future technologies, and the EU's digital policies.

Sofie is a researcher at Technical University of Munich, studying the interplay between actors in the tech industry, political decisionmakers and the public. She combines a degree in Technology Policy at University of Cambridge with previous experien... Show more

Marie Jarry

Marie Jarry

J’ai commencé à travailler en mode Agile, utilisant les principes et valeurs associés en 2009, année où je suis devenue maman. Pour moi, faire le parallèle entre ma vie professionnelle et mon rôle de parent est devenu une évidence et une nécessité au fil du temps. D’un naturel pragmatique et ayant besoin d’être dans l’action, j’accompagne mes enfants,  tous deux ayant des troubles DYS,  avec mes pratiques agile depuis maintenant plus de 10 ans.

Eux me permettent également d’enrichir la manière dont j’accompagne la mise en place de l’Agile en entreprise.  

Grace à tout cela je continue à explorer, expérimenter, m’adapter, recommencer, avec mes enfants et mes confrères agilistes.

J’ai commencé à travailler en mode Agile, utilisant les principes et valeurs associés en 2009, année où je suis devenue maman. Pour moi, faire le parallèle entre ma vie professionnelle et mon rôle de parent est devenu une évidence et une nécessité au... Show more

Paul Gibbons

Paul Gibbons

Paul wrote the first book on The Science of Organizational Change - and since then it has been his mission to bring science, particularly behavioral science, to the change world.

He has degrees in neurochemistry, philosophy, and organizational behavior, and has done graduate level work in neuroscience, economics, and sociology.

In 2001, he founded Europe's first "integral" consulting firm, specializing in "teal" organizations. After selling that firm, and before joining IBM, he was a professor of Business Ethics and Leadership.

Paul wrote the first book on The Science of Organizational Change - and since then it has been his mission to bring science, particularly behavioral science, to the change world. He has degrees in neurochemistry, philosophy, and organizational beh... Show more

Fernanda Souza

Fernanda Souza

On social media aka @leitoraincomum, she is a student of Systems Analysis and Development, is currently coordinator of the Feministech community, host of the podcast Criando Monstrinhos, where she talks about being a mother of a teenager, in addition to having done programming study lives on twitch, where he shared his knowledge and his challenges in graduating after the age of 30.

On social media aka @leitoraincomum, she is a student of Systems Analysis and Development, is currently coordinator of the Feministech community, host of the podcast Criando Monstrinhos, where she talks about being a mother of a teenager, in addition... Show more

Lisa Kuntze

Lisa Kuntze

Find Lisa Kuntze on LinkedIn or Google Lovable Curves

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