Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Hannah Tigh

Hannah Tigh

Hannah Tigh is a life coach, speaker, and educator with more than a decade of experience coaching, teaching, and developing others. In her work at Aspire365, Hannah coaches people through real-life change while also teaching and mentoring the coaches who support them—developing trainings and continuing education that turn coaching concepts into tools people can actually use. Throughout her career, Hannah has helped women reconnect with their own values, voices, and sense of direction—often after years spent prioritizing expectations, achievement, and the needs of others. Her work helps women trust themselves, make difficult decisions, and move forward with intention.

Hannah Tigh is a life coach, speaker, and educator with more than a decade of experience coaching, teaching, and developing others. In her work at Aspire365, Hannah coaches people through real-life change while also teaching and mentoring the coaches... Show more

Malcolm McAuley

Malcolm McAuley

Malcolm McAuley has been involved in the Dynamics 365 CE/CRM space for over 15 years. Malcolm also spent 18 years in the not-for-profit sector. He's fulfilled various roles both as a customer and a consultant and has worked with many organizations to identify opportunities where Dynamics 365 CE/CRM, Microsoft 365 and Power Platform tools can increase organizational efficiency and maximize data insight so companies are making decisions on what is actually happen instead of what they think is happening in their business. In his role as Microsoft Solutions Practice Lead at C5 Insight, Malcolm guides and supports the Dynamics and Microsoft 365 teams in their pursuit of delivering excellence to our clients. He also holds a strong interest in empowering others to building authentic connections through networking, and has recently released a self-constructed keynote address on the topic. Malcolm, his wife of 20 years, and two teenage boys reside near Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.

Malcolm McAuley has been involved in the Dynamics 365 CE/CRM space for over 15 years. Malcolm also spent 18 years in the not-for-profit sector. He's fulfilled various roles both as a customer and a consultant and has worked with many organizations to... Show more

Sanaa Alreiahy

Sanaa Alreiahy

Dr. Sana’a Al Reiahy is an Assistant Professor of Education and Program Coordinator of the M.Ed. Educational Leadership Program in the College of Arts, Education, and Social Sciences at Abu Dhabi University, a role she has held since Fall 2024. She teaches and supervises graduate students in Educational Leadership and Teacher Education.
Prior to joining ADU, Dr. Al Reiahy held senior leadership positions across the UAE and Jordan. She served as Program Manager of the Leadership and Coaching Programs and as Education Team Leader at Queen Rania Teacher Academy, where she also chaired the Program Review Committee and served on the Senior Leadership and Accreditation Committees. She worked as a Senior Training Specialist designing national professional development programs, and earlier as a School Principal leading whole-school improvement. She has also served as a Bilingual School Inspector with KHDA (Dubai) and ADEK (Abu Dhabi).
Dr. Al Reiahy holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction (with honors) from the University of Jordan and a Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her research focuses on Curriculum and Instruction, STEAM pedagogy, educational leadership, and school improvement.

Dr. Sana’a Al Reiahy is an Assistant Professor of Education and Program Coordinator of the M.Ed. Educational Leadership Program in the College of Arts, Education, and Social Sciences at Abu Dhabi University, a role she has held since Fall 2024. She t... Show more

Vladislav Guzey

Vladislav Guzey

Developer & PhD Researcher in AI, focused on generative AI and agent-based systems. I have 18+ years of experience in tech, spanning web development, data, and growth.

Today, I help developers work smarter by using AI-powered tools, agents, and practical workflows that improve productivity and real-world outcomes. I share what I learn through hands-on tutorials, tool reviews, and experiments, bridging research with everyday development work.

Developer & PhD Researcher in AI, focused on generative AI and agent-based systems. I have 18+ years of experience in tech, spanning web development, data, and growth. Today, I help developers work smarter by using AI-powered tools, agents, and p... Show more

A.T rajkumar Thought expert

A.T rajkumar Thought expert

A.T. Rajkumar is a Thought Management Expert and author of 23 books, focused on helping people understand and manage unnecessary thoughts, overthinking, mental clutter, and everyday mental challenges.

Through his Thought Management approach, he focuses on practical ways to observe thoughts, identify what is useful and unnecessary, and redirect attention toward meaningful action rather than getting trapped in repetitive thinking.

His talks and educational programs cover Thought Management, overthinking, mental clarity, negative thoughts, sleep and racing thoughts, exam fear, workplace stress, relationships, and practical approaches to managing everyday mental noise.

A.T. Rajkumar is also the creator of THOT-FO™ — Thought • Observe • Filter • Focus — a practical framework for understanding and managing thoughts.

Website: https://atrajkumarsmind.com/

A.T. Rajkumar is a Thought Management Expert and author of 23 books, focused on helping people understand and manage unnecessary thoughts, overthinking, mental clutter, and everyday mental challenges. Through his Thought Management approach, he fo... Show more

Rukevwe Agoreyo

Rukevwe Agoreyo

Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist.

Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Storyteller and Brand Strategist. Rukevwe is an Author, Stor... Show more

Portia Richardson

Portia Richardson

Portia Richardson is a transformational leadership and education speaker, social impact strategist, educator, and founder who helps leaders and educators lead well, strengthen culture, and create meaningful impact without losing themselves in the process.

As the Founder and Executive Director of Tumaini DC, Portia brings more than 15 years of experience across education, nonprofit leadership, entrepreneurship, and community development. Her work has reached thousands of students, educators, and leaders across the U.S. and globally, with a focus on developing people, strengthening school and organizational culture, and creating environments where people can thrive.

Portia speaks at the intersection of transformational and servant leadership, educator wellness, school climate and culture, social-emotional learning, purpose, and sustainable impact. She brings the perspective of someone who has been in the classroom, built organizations, led teams, coached leaders, and worked alongside communities.

Her style is honest, relatable, practical, and rooted in real experience. Whether speaking to educators, school and district leaders, executives, or social impact organizations, Portia challenges people to think beyond what they accomplish and pay attention to how they lead, how people experience their leadership, and the culture they create along the way.

Her core belief is simple: We transform organizations and communities by first transforming the way we lead and care for people—including ourselves.

Portia Richardson is a transformational leadership and education speaker, social impact strategist, educator, and founder who helps leaders and educators lead well, strengthen culture, and create meaningful impact without losing themselves in the pro... Show more

Laurence Anthony

Laurence Anthony

Laurence Anthony is a Professor at Waseda University and CEO of AntLab Solutions, an AI and data science consultancy. His work spans AI, language data science, and educational technology, with a focus on developing transparent and practical AI solutions and architectures. He is the creator of AntConc, a leading language data analysis toolkit, and he currently explores the integration of generative AI with computational and quantitative methods for understanding language.

Laurence Anthony is a Professor at Waseda University and CEO of AntLab Solutions, an AI and data science consultancy. His work spans AI, language data science, and educational technology, with a focus on developing transparent and practical AI soluti... Show more

Rebekah King

Rebekah King

Rebekah King, known as The Brain Changer™, is a speaker, coach and human behaviour specialist who helps capable people uncover the hidden thinking that shapes how they lead, make decisions and respond under pressure.

A former corporate professional turned Master NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, Rebekah is fascinated by the gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it.

Her style blends sharp behavioural insight, relatable stories, practical tools and a healthy dose of humour — making complex ideas about the brain feel refreshingly human. Her work focuses on helping people recognise the beliefs and assumptions driving automatic behaviour so they can create more deliberate choices.

Rebekah King, known as The Brain Changer™, is a speaker, coach and human behaviour specialist who helps capable people uncover the hidden thinking that shapes how they lead, make decisions and respond under pressure. A former corporate professiona... Show more

Kathrin Andree

Kathrin Andree

Kathrin Andree hat Romanistik (Kulturkontakte und Kommunikation) in Düsseldorf studiert. Nach ihrer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Romanistik an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf war sie seit 2022 als Referentin für die Bildung der Zukunft am Prorektorat für Lehre und Studium an der Universität zu Köln tätig und gestaltet dort seit September 2026 als Senior-Expertin für Bildungsinnovation die neu gegründete Plattform für Lehren und Lernen mit.

Kathrin Andree hat Romanistik (Kulturkontakte und Kommunikation) in Düsseldorf studiert. Nach ihrer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Romanistik an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf war sie seit 2022 als Referentin... Show more

Alexandra Zakharova

Alexandra Zakharova

Alexandra Zakharova est Senior Technical Trainer chez Microsoft, spécialisée en Data et Intelligence Artificielle, et professeure universitaire. Elle est passionnée par la transmission des connaissances et la veille technologique. Elle intervient régulièrement lors de conférences pour partager les dernières avancées en IA.

Alexandra Zakharova est Senior Technical Trainer chez Microsoft, spécialisée en Data et Intelligence Artificielle, et professeure universitaire. Elle est passionnée par la transmission des connaissances et la veille technologique. Elle intervient rég... Show more

Pavani Kuppili

Pavani Kuppili

Pavani Kuppili is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Utah, advised by Prof. Robert Ricci. Her primary research interests are broadly in the areas of Programmable Networks, Data Center Networking, and Network Measurements. She is actively working on programming Tofino switches and FPGA-SmartNICs using P4. She collaborates with Prof. Michael Zink at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Prof. Miriam Leeser at Northeastern University.

Pavani Kuppili is a fourth-year PhD student at the University of Utah, advised by Prof. Robert Ricci. Her primary research interests are broadly in the areas of Programmable Networks, Data Center Networking, and Network Measurements. She is actively ... Show more

Tanja Nebel

Tanja Nebel

Technische Universität Dortmund
Zentrum für HochschulBildung (zhb)
Bereich Hochschuldidaktik
Vogelpothsweg 78
44227 Dortmund

tanja.nebel@tu-dortmund.de

Technische Universität Dortmund Zentrum für HochschulBildung (zhb) Bereich Hochschuldidaktik Vogelpothsweg 78 44227 Dortmund tanja.nebel@tu-dortmund.de ... Show more

Max Rohrbacher

Max Rohrbacher

Seit 2025 Freiraum25-Projekt „SKiLLs“, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
2024 Promotion, Fachgebiet Arbeitswissenschaft, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
2020 M.Sc. Work, Health and Career, Maastricht University
2019 B.Sc. Therapie- und Gesundheitsmanagement (dual), Fachhochschule Münster

Seit 2025 Freiraum25-Projekt „SKiLLs“, Bergische Universität Wuppertal 2024 Promotion, Fachgebiet Arbeitswissenschaft, Bergische Universität Wuppertal 2020 M.Sc. Work, Health and Career, Maastricht University 2019 B.Sc. Therapie- und Gesundheitsma... Show more

Shelley Jones-Holt

Shelley Jones-Holt

Dr. Shelley Jones-Holt is a leadership strategist, speaker, and educator who helps leaders build courageous, culturally responsive environments where people can lead, learn, and thrive. Her work focuses on belonging, cultural fluency, courageous communication, organizational culture, and equitable leadership.

Through Leadership Legacy Consulting, Dr. Shelley works with educators, executives, organizations, and communities to navigate differences, strengthen relationships, and develop leadership practices that create meaningful impact. She brings a practical, relationship-centered approach to complex conversations about identity, culture, equity, and leadership.

Her signature frameworks, including Balcony Conversations and the Courageous Leadership Shift, help leaders move from reacting and defending to becoming more curious, listening across differences, speaking courageously, and reconnecting with what matters.

Dr. Shelley believes leadership is not simply what people accomplish or leave on a résumé. It is what they leave in people. Her work equips leaders to create cultures where people feel seen, valued, supported, and empowered to contribute.

Dr. Shelley Jones-Holt is a leadership strategist, speaker, and educator who helps leaders build courageous, culturally responsive environments where people can lead, learn, and thrive. Her work focuses on belonging, cultural fluency, courageous comm... Show more

Marco Calzolari

Marco Calzolari

Philosopher and entreprenuer, involved with technology and communication since 1999. Co-founder of Agile Reloaded and Nobilita. Currently working with corporates teams in order to get their companies ready for the future, evolving the way they works and hacking their culture.

Philosopher and entreprenuer, involved with technology and communication since 1999. Co-founder of Agile Reloaded and Nobilita. Currently working with corporates teams in order to get their companies ready for the future, evolving the way they works ... Show more

Harender Singh

Harender Singh

Harender Bisht, PhD, is a Technical Architect and Lead Developer with more than 10 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions across insurance, reinsurance, finance, regulatory reporting, data engineering, and applied artificial intelligence. Based in New Jersey, he currently serves as a Lead Developer and Technical Architect at Crum & Forster, where he leads strategic initiatives involving IFRS 17, reinsurance modernization, financial automation, enterprise data architecture, intelligent reporting, and AI-enabled decision-support systems.

His work includes designing a company-wide IFRS 17 data and calculation framework that integrates claims, premiums, reinsurance, actuarial, and financial information with platforms such as Moody’s Analytics and OneStream. He has architected enterprise integrations for Sapiens Reinsurance, supported the modernization and retirement of legacy systems, and developed a hybrid cloud and on-premises job orchestration platform for centrally managing, monitoring, scheduling, and auditing enterprise batch operations.

Harender’s applied AI work focuses on building governed, secure, and explainable AI capabilities for enterprise environments. He has contributed to intelligent financial reporting solutions that combine retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, natural-language querying, semantic search, metadata-driven retrieval, and structured enterprise data pipelines. These solutions are designed to help business users explore financial and operational information, identify trends and variances, compare reporting periods, and generate evidence-based insights while maintaining traceability to authoritative data sources.

He has also designed microservices for OFAC sanctions screening using Azure Cognitive Search, fuzzy matching, weighted entity attributes, configurable decision thresholds, and auditable screening workflows. His broader AI architecture experience includes agentic workflows, intent classification, dynamic query planning, vector and keyword retrieval, prompt orchestration, model evaluation, human feedback, confidence assessment, observability, and responsible AI guardrails. He emphasizes the importance of grounding AI-generated responses in validated enterprise data, preserving lineage, controlling access, monitoring performance, and reducing hallucinations in high-stakes financial and regulatory applications.

His technical expertise includes Azure cloud architecture, enterprise AI architecture, microservices, .NET, C#, Python, SQL, data engineering, Snowflake, OneStream, Azure Cognitive Search, retrieval-augmented generation, large language models, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, semantic search, and enterprise integration patterns. He works closely with finance, actuarial, compliance, operations, data, and technology leaders to ensure that technical and AI architectures align with business objectives, regulatory obligations, security standards, governance policies, and operational requirements.

Harender earned his PhD in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands, where his research examined the ethical implications of explainable artificial intelligence in insurance fraud detection. His research focused on how fairness, transparency, accountability, trust, interpretability, and auditability influence the adoption and use of AI-supported decisions in high-stakes insurance environments. His work bridges technical AI development with responsible AI governance and the practical needs of professionals who rely on algorithmic recommendations.

He also holds a master’s degree in Computer Applications from the University of Bridgeport and a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Amity University. His professional and academic work reflects a continued focus on developing scalable, trustworthy, and business-aligned AI systems that strengthen enterprise decision-making without compromising governance, transparency, or human oversight.

Harender Bisht, PhD, is a Technical Architect and Lead Developer with more than 10 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise technology solutions across insurance, reinsurance, finance, regulatory reporting, data engineering, and applie... Show more

Sagar Kesarpu

Sagar Kesarpu

Passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and solve technical problems. I am a tech enthusiast with a keen interest in cloud computing, open source and emerging technologies. With a curiosity-driven mid set and a commitment to continuous learning, I enjoy exploring the latest trends, sharing knowledge and contributing to tech communities.

Passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and solve technical problems. I am a tech enthusiast with a keen interest in cloud computing, open source and emerging technologies. With a curiosity-driven mid set and a commitment to contin... Show more

Emily Jevica

Emily Jevica

With over 7 years of experience in academic writing, Emily Jevica has quite made a name for herself in the UK academic field. After completing her master's degree in education, she is currently associated with Cheap Essay UK. Her education and professional experience have helped her strengthen her research, critical thinking, editing, and communication abilities. Being an MPhil student and professional academic mentor, she has encountered many students' questions, including “Can someone write my essay for me?" This reflects the wider conversations about understanding the gaps and difficulties pupils face in their academic writing.

With over 7 years of experience in academic writing, Emily Jevica has quite made a name for herself in the UK academic field. After completing her master's degree in education, she is currently associated with Cheap Essay UK. Her education and profes... Show more

Pachi Parra

Pachi Parra

Pachi works as a Developer Relations & Community Manager.
After nannying for years, she started learning to code while building meaningful connections within the dev community.
She is passionate about creating newbie-friendly content and believes a tech career should be accessible to all.
When she's not live coding on Twitch, Pachi watches anime, reads too many romance novels, and enjoys the reaction she gets when she tells people they're awesome.

Pachi works as a Developer Relations & Community Manager. After nannying for years, she started learning to code while building meaningful connections within the dev community. She is passionate about creating newbie-friendly content and believes a... Show more

Rolando Masís-Obando

Rolando Masís-Obando

Dr. Rolando Masís-Obando is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and computational neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. Rolando uses VR/AR, EEG, fMRI, AI, machine learning, and brain-computer-interface type methods to study how contexts shape the way we think and remember our day-to-day experiences. His academic journey spans from his Bachelor’s in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University to his PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Princeton. During his undergraduate studies, he co-founded Shuflix, the largest activity search engine (at the time), to help people interact with their environment in a playful way while helping small businesses get more exposure. Beyond academia, he channels his creativity through his YouTube channel where he shares programming tutorials on generative AI, AR/VR development, and CGI for sci-fi films. Additionally, he directs mini-documentaries exploring the ever-evolving landscape of technology. Recently, he co-founded one of the first, if not the first, hybrid academic/industry conference on the future of reality (Neuroethics & the Future of Reality; https://futurerealities.org/NFR2023/). Rolando and his brothers have an upcoming book titled “DIY AI” slated for release in 2025 with the practical know-how for coding and running your own AI models from home. Rolando also provides consulting for small businesses and start-ups in neuroscience, AI and XR.

Dr. Rolando Masís-Obando is a filmmaker, author, entrepreneur, and computational neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins University. Rolando uses VR/AR, EEG, fMRI, AI, machine learning, and brain-computer-interface type methods to study how contexts shape th... Show more

Anna Kovalova

Anna Kovalova

Anna Kovalova is a fantasy writer and a content writer from Kyiv, Ukraine. She currently lives in Zadar due to the war. Her debut novel of the fantasy comedy book series “Smartcharms” was published in 2024. Her fantasy YA novel “Dark seas” is scheduled for publication next year. She writes articles on European speculative fiction for Star Fort, Ukraine's oldest science fiction community .

Anna Kovalova is a fantasy writer and a content writer from Kyiv, Ukraine. She currently lives in Zadar due to the war. Her debut novel of the fantasy comedy book series “Smartcharms” was published in 2024. Her fantasy YA novel “Dark seas” is schedul... Show more

Adam Olenn

Adam Olenn

In over 25 years of creative leadership in branding and marketing, Adam has discovered that the most powerful form of connection, communication, and persuasion is also the oldest—great storytelling. With rich support from neuroscientists, psychologists, and behavioral economists, he shows audiences why that is, and how they can use it to their advantage.

Best of all, the insights in Adam’s keynotes explain phenomena that many people sense are true without knowing why. Armed with the tools, research, and empathy Adam brings to the stage, they emerge as more confident communicators in their personal and professional lives.

Based in Rhode Island, Adam has earned rave reviews by audiences from Boston to Borneo. And with the rise of AI, Adam is determined to empower as many people as possible to become compelling, connection-building storytellers.

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In this high-energy, aha-moment-filled keynote, you’ll learn why stories have such a powerful hold on us, how they work, the transformative effect storytelling can have on your business, and how to do it.

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- …and much, much more

Learn more at https://www.rustleandspark.com/story

In over 25 years of creative leadership in branding and marketing, Adam has discovered that the most powerful form of connection, communication, and persuasion is also the oldest—great storytelling. With rich support from neuroscientists, psychologi... Show more

Daniel Leão Bonatti

Daniel Leão Bonatti

Daniel Bonatti é cientista político e mestre em Gestão de Políticas Públicas, com trajetória de mais de 14 anos dedicada à modernização do Estado e à inovação na gestão pública. Atualmente, dirige a Diretoria de Mobilidade Interna da Secretaria de Gestão e Governo Digital do Estado de São Paulo, onde conduz a reestruturação da frota pública e a consolidação da Política de Mobilidade Interna, pautada em eficiência, sustentabilidade e transformação digital. Sua atuação combina visão estratégica, experiência administrativa e compromisso com a construção de um governo mais ágil e orientado a resultados.

Daniel Bonatti é cientista político e mestre em Gestão de Políticas Públicas, com trajetória de mais de 14 anos dedicada à modernização do Estado e à inovação na gestão pública. Atualmente, dirige a Diretoria de Mobilidade Interna da Secretaria de Ge... Show more

Emmanuella Theophilus

Emmanuella Theophilus

Theophilus Emmanuella is a Content and Personal Branding Strategist and the founder of WordBuilt, where she helps founders and professionals communicate their ideas clearly and build a stronger presence around their work.

Her work sits at the intersection of content, storytelling and professional visibility. Over the past few years, she has worked on personal brands, ghostwritten for founders, and built her own presence online while learning what makes people pay attention to good work.

She is particularly interested in the gap between having something valuable to offer and being able to communicate that value in a way people understand.

Through her work, she helps professionals move beyond simply “creating content” to thinking more intentionally about what they want to be known for, how they communicate their expertise and how their professional reputation grows over time.

She is also a law graduate with an interest in technology and cybersecurity, and enjoys exploring the intersection between technology, communication and the way people build careers in a digital world.

Theophilus Emmanuella is a Content and Personal Branding Strategist and the founder of WordBuilt, where she helps founders and professionals communicate their ideas clearly and build a stronger presence around their work. Her work sits at the inte... Show more

Renaldy Gatan Pramana

Renaldy Gatan Pramana

DevOps & SysOps Engineer with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable IT infrastructure. I specialize in CI/CD pipeline automation, containerization (Docker & Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Ansible), and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

My focus is on reducing toil, improving system reliability, and closing the gap between development and operations — not just keeping systems running, but making them better.

Currently working as SysOps Administrator at PT Vascomm Solusi Teknologi, managing multi-environment infrastructure and building automation workflows that support seamless deployments.

DevOps & SysOps Engineer with 3+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable IT infrastructure. I specialize in CI/CD pipeline automation, containerization (Docker & Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Ansible), and observability stacks (P... Show more

Nebeife Cherejah

Nebeife Cherejah

Nebeife Cherejah is the Founder and CEO of KekeLink Express and Ryvo Digital. Originally from Umumbo in Ayamelum LGA, Anambra State, his tech journey began directly inside Onitsha Main Market. He spent five years as an apprentice repairing laptops near Emeka Offor Plaza, giving him a raw understanding of hardware and local business reality.

After founding Victory Homes and Ryvo Digital, he shifted his focus entirely to workflow automation. Today, he builds practical, street level tech solutions that connect physical operations with digital systems in Onitsha.

Nebeife Cherejah is the Founder and CEO of KekeLink Express and Ryvo Digital. Originally from Umumbo in Ayamelum LGA, Anambra State, his tech journey began directly inside Onitsha Main Market. He spent five years as an apprentice repairing laptops ne... Show more

Debbie Troxclair

Debbie Troxclair

Dr. Debbie Troxclair, Lamar University Associate Professor, is a lifelong advocate for gifted education with over 40 years of active involvement in state, national, and international gifted education organizations. Dr. Troxclair currently serves as Treasurer for CEC-TAG and is the immediate past-president of the Association for Gifted and Talented Students (AGTS-Louisiana). She has a long list of presentations at local, regional, national, and international conferences. Her publications include book chapters in several books in the field of gifted education and journal articles in Roeper Review, Gifted Child Today, and more. She is co-editor of the book, Twice-Exceptional Education: Connecting Gifted and Special Education. Dr. Troxclair is also exploring her creative side with watercolor painting.

Dr. Debbie Troxclair, Lamar University Associate Professor, is a lifelong advocate for gifted education with over 40 years of active involvement in state, national, and international gifted education organizations. Dr. Troxclair currently serves as T... Show more

Diana David

Diana David

Psicóloga, HR professional y mentora de talento tech, con 9 años de experiencia trabajando en Recursos Humanos para la industria tecnológica internacional y acompañando equipos y profesionales en Colombia y diferentes mercados de LATAM y Norteamérica.

Mi experiencia en el sector me ha permitido conocer la industria tecnológica desde diferentes perspectivas: recruiting, talent management, employee experience y employer branding, trabajando con equipos multiculturales y profesionales que buscan construir carreras con proyección internacional.

Hoy llevo ese conocimiento también a la mentoría, acompañando a personas que quieren entrar, crecer o posicionarse en el mundo tech, ayudándolas a entender no solo qué busca una empresa, sino cómo navegar procesos de selección internacionales, comunicar su valor, prepararse para entrevistas y construir una carrera sostenible en un mercado global.

Soy apasionada por la experiencia del candidato. Creo que cada candidato puede convertirse en empleado, cliente o embajador de una organización, y que incluso un “no” puede convertirse en una experiencia positiva. Por eso soy una gran defensora del feedback y el feedforward.

También me apasiona llevar al mundo corporativo esa calidad humana que tanto admiramos de los latinos y contagiarla a los equipos con los que trabajo.

Y cuando no estoy hablando de People, Talent o Tech Careers, probablemente estoy cantándole Rock a mi hija. 🤘

Psicóloga, HR professional y mentora de talento tech, con 9 años de experiencia trabajando en Recursos Humanos para la industria tecnológica internacional y acompañando equipos y profesionales en Colombia y diferentes mercados de LATAM y Norteamérica... Show more

Clare Fromme

Clare Fromme

Before "influencer" was a LinkedIn job title, Clare Fromme was already doing it, building audiences and content in the early internet trenches, back when going viral meant something broke, not something worked. She's spent the fifteen years since turning that instinct for what makes people click into an actual career, leading web strategy, engineering, and digital experience across a run of B2B names you'd probably recognize: Apple, AppDynamics, Box, Talend, Salesloft, BILL, and Zendesk. Somewhere in there she also became the kind of person who can explain Core Web Vitals at a dinner party and still get invited back.

Wherever she lands, the pattern repeats: large-scale platform migrations that nobody notices are happening, acquisitions folded into the parent site without losing a shred of SEO equity, and one of the earlier serious technical Answer Engine Optimization practices in B2B SaaS. It's the kind of work that's quietly gotten her employers' sites cited as sources by AI search engines. The robots know who she is now too, which feels like an achievement right up until you think about it too hard.

But ask anyone who's worked for her, and the real headline isn't the traffic or the pipeline lift, impressive as those numbers tend to get. It's the teams. She's scaled small crews into full multi-function orgs more than once, the kind of growth that usually means someone's cutting corners, except her teams kept shipping, kept getting promoted, and kept sticking around, largely because she's the rare boss who's actually funny and not just "funny for an executive." Clare builds the kind of team people don't quietly job hunt out of.

She speaks on web strategy, platform migrations, AI search visibility, and how to build high-performing teams that don't burn out chasing quarterly targets, delivered with enough jokes that you'll forget you came for the information architecture.

Before "influencer" was a LinkedIn job title, Clare Fromme was already doing it, building audiences and content in the early internet trenches, back when going viral meant something broke, not something worked. She's spent the fifteen years since tur... Show more

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