Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Player1Taco .eth

Player1Taco .eth

Hi there I am Player1Taco and full 0xDegen, been around since 2012/2013... my life is Crypto, Cigars and Caffeine, I am a DAOist and love blockchain. At the top of my iceberg I am the CEO and founder of 0xDegens a web 2/3 consultant and strategy developer. Help with all aspects from A to Z. I also work as the Biz-D3V and Community Relations for StellaSwap as a core team member, we are the largest and oldest DEX on Moonbeam. I work to help this space grow as an advisor, consultant and just over all Degen who loves meeting people new to blockchain and helping them set up new wallets. Best thing about what I do, I get to talk to and talk about the creators, builders and people in this space... to me WAGMI is the new PLUR. And if We're All Gonna Make It that means ALL have to make it.

Hi there I am Player1Taco and full 0xDegen, been around since 2012/2013... my life is Crypto, Cigars and Caffeine, I am a DAOist and love blockchain. At the top of my iceberg I am the CEO and founder of 0xDegens a web 2/3 consultant and strategy dev... Show more

Nishant Guvvada

Nishant Guvvada

Analytics professional with keen inclination toward building products based on machine learning.

Analytics professional with keen inclination toward building products based on machine learning. Show more

Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

I am currently an Executive Producer at a global video game studio, overseeing all creative and development goals for new games around the world for millions of players. For nearly fifteen years, I’ve led digital transformations of small to fortune 100 teams embracing iterative delivery between development, design, and business through design thinking and sketch-collaboration. With over half my tech career in video games, I’ve also held numerous product development roles such as team coach, product owner, product manager, delivery manager, enterprise business agility coach, and more, continually challenging the old way of “how we do things” to better include neuro-divergent and emerging DEI needs on a daily basis.

I am currently an Executive Producer at a global video game studio, overseeing all creative and development goals for new games around the world for millions of players. For nearly fifteen years, I’ve led digital transformations of small to fortune 1... Show more

Joey Mooose

Joey Mooose

I have made it my number one priority in life to make a positive impact on any individual I come across. I do my best to spread as much love as possible in this beautiful world we live in. I preach to love yourself no matter what.

I have made it my number one priority in life to make a positive impact on any individual I come across. I do my best to spread as much love as possible in this beautiful world we live in. I preach to love yourself no matter what. Show more

Olivier Schecker

Olivier Schecker

Nach einer deutsch-französischen Promotion in Physik und Mikrosystemtechnik und etlichen Jahren in der zentralen Forschung der Robert Bosch GmbH arbeitet Prof. Schecker an der Hochschule Karlsruhe auf dem Gebiet der Energie Versorgung Energie-autonomer Sensor-Systeme. Seit 2021 engagiert er sich für das Klima Puzzle, das sich an der Hochschule Karlsruhe inzwischen zu einer Standard-Einführungsveranstaltung für Erstsemester-Studierende entwickelt hat.

Nach einer deutsch-französischen Promotion in Physik und Mikrosystemtechnik und etlichen Jahren in der zentralen Forschung der Robert Bosch GmbH arbeitet Prof. Schecker an der Hochschule Karlsruhe auf dem Gebiet der Energie Versorgung Energie-autonom... Show more

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include hackathons, design-thinking workshops, NLU/NLP, gamified learning, Blockchain, and Serverless. Jenna is an advocate for non-traditional people in tech, much like herself, and provides support by building and fostering communities for underrepresented people in tech.

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include... Show more

Baba Brinkman

Baba Brinkman

Event Rap is the world's first and only custom rap agency, matching skilled rappers with events and organizations for commissioned projects. Whether we are freestyling or writing 'rap up' summaries about an event on-site, or creating a custom rap video for an online engagement campaign, we provide all-original hip-hop content made by experienced underground MCs to bring your ideas and your message to life.

Event Rap is the world's first and only custom rap agency, matching skilled rappers with events and organizations for commissioned projects. Whether we are freestyling or writing 'rap up' summaries about an event on-site, or creating a custom rap vid... Show more

Arild Jansen

Arild Jansen

Arild Jansen er Dr. Scient i Informatikk og professor emeritus i forvaltningsinformatikk ved Univer-sitet i Oslo, og har jobbet med IKT-utvikling, IKT-politikk, undervisning og FOU-arbeid innen faget siden 1970, de siste 25 år ved senter for Rettsinformatikk , Universitetet i Oslo

Arild Jansen er Dr. Scient i Informatikk og professor emeritus i forvaltningsinformatikk ved Univer-sitet i Oslo, og har jobbet med IKT-utvikling, IKT-politikk, undervisning og FOU-arbeid innen faget siden 1970, de siste 25 år ved senter for Rettsinf... Show more

Ralph Gigliotti

Ralph Gigliotti

Ralph serves as Assistant Vice President for Strategic Programs in the Office of University Strategy and Director of the Center for Organizational Leadership at Rutgers University, where he provides executive leadership for a portfolio of signature academic leadership programs, consultation services, and research initiatives. In this role, he oversees the alignment and coordination of localized planning activities with major university priorities, and he ensures consistency of academic leadership development efforts across the institution.

He holds part-time faculty appointments in the Department of Communication (School of Communication and Information), Ph.D. Program in Higher Education (Graduate School of Education), Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School), and Rutgers Business School.

His research and consulting interests explore topics related to leadership, crisis, strategy, team dynamics, organizational communication, and training and development within the context of higher education.
Ralph is author and editor of nearly 10 books and 50 journal articles and book chapters.

Ralph is a member of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce), in addition to his involvement on the Board of Directors for the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation in Higher Education (NCCI). He also serves as co-lead for the New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) Team Science Core, co-lead of the Distinction in Leadership in Academic Healthcare Program, and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. He is an active member of the International Leadership Association and National Communication Association and the recipient of numerous national awards.

Ralph serves as Assistant Vice President for Strategic Programs in the Office of University Strategy and Director of the Center for Organizational Leadership at Rutgers University, where he provides executive leadership for a portfolio of signature a... Show more

Christian Geier

Christian Geier

Christian works as an AI Engineer and product lead at JUST ADD AI where he is currently involved in building a system for detecting anomalies, root cause analysis and reconfiguration suggestion algorithms for the ISS based on K8s. Christian has several years of experience in consulting at the intersection of management and analytics consulting. He also holds a PhD in physics, where he gained experiences in maintaining a compute cluster for distributed computing. Christian is a maintainer of several OSS projects.

Christian works as an AI Engineer and product lead at JUST ADD AI where he is currently involved in building a system for detecting anomalies, root cause analysis and reconfiguration suggestion algorithms for the ISS based on K8s. Christian has sever... Show more

Margaret Campbell

Margaret Campbell

With a varied career in data, starting from Economics and Litigation Consulting, and moving on to education-focused non-profit work, Margaret has gained experience working with data not just in sets, but as part of the stories we use to motivate, connect, and understand our world and our objectives. Now at Snowflake, Margaret uses her data experience to help teams communicate their impact, connect doers with decision makers, and build the narratives that focus teams on outcomes over outputs.

With a varied career in data, starting from Economics and Litigation Consulting, and moving on to education-focused non-profit work, Margaret has gained experience working with data not just in sets, but as part of the stories we use to motivate, con... Show more

Fredrik Meyer

Fredrik Meyer

I used to do mathematics full time. After I got my PhD I started working as a software consultant. In my spare time I climb, read books, and try to make generative art.

I used to do mathematics full time. After I got my PhD I started working as a software consultant. In my spare time I climb, read books, and try to make generative art. Show more

Natalia Filvarova

Natalia Filvarova

Natalia Filvarova is a neuroscientist & UX researcher, currently at Google working on digital identity systems. She has previously led research efforts in brain imaging and understanding multisensory processing, as well as driving efforts for space food design and Alzheimer's diagnosis using sensory testing.
She is driven by giving a voice to those who need it most, and advancing multisensory and experiential designs that are inclusive at their core. Natalia has previously built startups, as well as founded education & communication non-profits. She is an Oxford and LMU neuroscience graduate, as well as an MBA holder.

Natalia Filvarova is a neuroscientist & UX researcher, currently at Google working on digital identity systems. She has previously led research efforts in brain imaging and understanding multisensory processing, as well as driving efforts for space f... Show more

Hamza Fatnaoui

Hamza Fatnaoui

I am a passionate data science student at AIAC, with a keen interest in the realms of data science and computer vision. I am excited to share my work and knowledge with the audience, delving into the fascinating world of data science and the transformative applications of computer vision.

I am a passionate data science student at AIAC, with a keen interest in the realms of data science and computer vision. I am excited to share my work and knowledge with the audience, delving into the fascinating world of data science and the transfor... Show more

Joyce West

Joyce West

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches).

I founded and successfully sold an office snack distribution company to corporate offices, and love being an early stage employee at fast growing and innovative companies where I can make an impact.

I'm a General Manager and operating executive for growing companies. I love change management, turnarounds, and strategically fixing problems and fueling growth. I love balancing the two sides of every business equation (supply and demand) - creating demand and making it rain through sales and business development, and also driving excellence in operations/fulfillment.

I'm also a seasoned Chief Revenue Officer experienced in creating strategy and world class execution for the entire sales cycle. I can play a CRO role or a VP of Sales role. I have extensive experience with creating aggressive finance strategy, managing cashflow, and optimizing pricing, costs and revenues.

Fast forward to the present - my passion is career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, business coaching, and sales coaching.

I coach a wide range of clients, but am a unicorn 🦄 coach when it comes to serving ambitious leaders (of all ethnicities and genders), Asian American leaders (or those looking to move into leadership), people of color / minorities, and women. There aren't many coaches who do what I do to get more Asian Americans to break the bamboo ceiling, so that is a particular mission and passion of mine.

I'm a serial entrepreneur who started her first business in college, and I've never known what it's like to not be in charge and be a leader. If you're someone who wants to gain that executive presence, stop being an apologist for who you are, and train to be in the C-suite and executive management, let's talk. #diversityplease

If you think I can help with your event, drop me a line or book time with me: https://calendly.com/coachingwithempathy/callwithjoyce

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches). I founded and successfully sold an office snack distributio... Show more

Rajesh Gaddipati

Rajesh Gaddipati

I, Rajesh Gaddipati began my career as a Business Intelligence Analyst in 2010 and then progressed in building complex and high volume Data warehouse for Analytics. Having proficient experience in
BI tools like IBM Cognos, Qlikview, Tableau, Alteryx, Talend, MSBI, Performance Engineering, Azure Data Lake Store and Neo4j certified professional. Am holding dual masters in Environmental Science and History.

I, Rajesh Gaddipati began my career as a Business Intelligence Analyst in 2010 and then progressed in building complex and high volume Data warehouse for Analytics. Having proficient experience in BI tools like IBM Cognos, Qlikview, Tableau, Alter... Show more

Konstantina Chorianopoulou

Konstantina Chorianopoulou

🚀 Product Designer. Figma lover. I love helping designers grow to their full potential and creating experiences that people enjoy.

🚀 Product Designer. Figma lover. I love helping designers grow to their full potential and creating experiences that people enjoy. Show more

Ravi Prakash

Ravi Prakash

Ravi Prakash, a research fellow at Digital University Kerala, hails from the capital city, Delhi. He was part of the Google Developer Students Club at the University of Delhi until 2020. Ravi is dedicated to addressing security challenges in Immersive Technologies. His current research focuses on Immersive attacks and Avatar security, reflecting his passion for tackling complex security issues. He has an extensive background in fingerprint biometrics and security, showcasing his commitment to exploring diverse aspects of the field.

Beyond his work in immersive technology security, Ravi is also experienced in Machine Learning, Blockchain, and Computer Vision, enriching his capabilities for comprehensive research.

Outside the realm of technology, Ravi is also a poet with a keen interest in Hindi, Urdu, and English literature. His multifaceted expertise brings a unique perspective to the intersection of security and immersive technologies.

Ravi Prakash, a research fellow at Digital University Kerala, hails from the capital city, Delhi. He was part of the Google Developer Students Club at the University of Delhi until 2020. Ravi is dedicated to addressing security challenges in Immersiv... Show more

Barry Mezey

Barry Mezey

I'm a retired famous upcoming sports marketing agent and am passionate about changing lives through blockchain technology in my charity through autism and mental health advocacy programs and affordable housing for people with special needs. I'm autistic and a major success story. I founded a $100M start-up in blockchain technology in 2022. I'm an accredited media journalist and a media partnership to Bitcoin media and coin desk.

I'm a retired famous upcoming sports marketing agent and am passionate about changing lives through blockchain technology in my charity through autism and mental health advocacy programs and affordable housing for people with special needs. I'm autis... Show more

Luc Duponcheel

Luc Duponcheel

I am a mathematician and Computer Scientist.

I was, among others (in Utrecht) one of the "early researchers", together with Erik Meijer, Graham Hutton and Doaitse Swierstra, on using Monads.

I continued doing Functional Programming research as a "late at night hobby" when I was a software instructor and consultant.

I presented talks at Java and Scala conferences.

Nowadays I am retired, and continue being "addicted to programming research" (besides being a cyclist and a gardener together with my lovely wife).

I am a mathematician and Computer Scientist. I was, among others (in Utrecht) one of the "early researchers", together with Erik Meijer, Graham Hutton and Doaitse Swierstra, on using Monads. I continued doing Functional Programming research as... Show more

Donna Edwards

Donna Edwards

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications Technology Strategist, MCT, 10 Year Microsoft MVP award recipient (2009 - 2019). Experienced strategist, mentor and coach improving the readiness and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications Technology Strategist, MCT, 10 Year Microsoft MVP award recipient (2009 - 2019). Experienced strategist, mentor and coach improving the readiness and growth of individuals, teams, and organizations. Show more

Eric Bortzmeyer

Eric Bortzmeyer

Eric has extensive experience in organizational development and management support for large public enterprises where a new approach is needed at a strategic level.

Eric supports senior management perceiving new "adjacent possibles" to act within complex adaptive systems, and increase development capabilities in large organizations.

Eric has extensive experience in organizational development and management support for large public enterprises where a new approach is needed at a strategic level. Eric supports senior management perceiving new "adjacent possibles" to act withi... Show more

Aïcha Ly

Aïcha Ly

I am an immigrant from Senegal, West Africa, currently residing in the U.S. I am the Founder & Head Communication Consultant SITB Studio, where we help entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to effectively convey their value so they can leave a lasting impression, expand their influence, and accelerate to the next level.

I am an immigrant from Senegal, West Africa, currently residing in the U.S. I am the Founder & Head Communication Consultant SITB Studio, where we help entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to effectively convey their value so they can leave a l... Show more

Lilia Diaz de Lewis

Lilia Diaz de Lewis

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Joaquin Trujillo

Joaquin Trujillo

Joaquin Trujillo is the Founder and CXO of Authenticity LLC, a (1) professional and management development training and (2) scientific and technical consulting firm. He is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Operations Officer, holds a PhD in Sociology from Florida International University, and regularly coaches US military and Special Forces at the US Army Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in leadership, team, interpretive, and high reliability processes integral to intelligence and psychological operations during large scale combat operations (LSCO). His methodological expertise, as evinced by his scientific publications, comprises phenomenology, cybernetics, existential-psychotherapy, ethnography, and heuristics. Dr. Trujillo’s scientific research labors to explicate human phenomena (thinking, intelligence, common sense, teams) in advanced technologies (AI, quantum mechanics, spaceflight, mining, high-risk systems) with particular focus on the development of machine common sense (MCS). His published AI research (5 peer-reviewed articles), including, most recently, “The DARPA Machine Common Sense (MCS) Program A Phenomenological Diagnosis of its Interpretational Challenges,” has yielded two axioms, (a) “machines do not exist” and (b) “a machine is intelligent if it contains the basic elements of a system,” and (c) one corollary, “the measure of a machine’s intelligence corresponds to the scope of its equifinality.”

Joaquin Trujillo is the Founder and CXO of Authenticity LLC, a (1) professional and management development training and (2) scientific and technical consulting firm. He is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Operations Officer, holds a PhD in ... Show more

Mac N/A

Mac N/A

I am a web developer and history teacher from Raleigh, North Carolina.

I am a web developer and history teacher from Raleigh, North Carolina. Show more

Carly Slater

Carly Slater

Carly Slater (she/her) is a culture and experience producer, "white hat social engineer" and public speaker. She has created learning, innovation, and culture programs for enterprise orgs and small businesses alike, most recently leading innovation, learning, and change management programs for 80,000 employees in the Experiences + Devices division of Microsoft. Carly speaks at companies and conferences around the world on a variety of topics that all have one thing in common: creating a space for people to be the greatest version of themselves.

Carly Slater (she/her) is a culture and experience producer, "white hat social engineer" and public speaker. She has created learning, innovation, and culture programs for enterprise orgs and small businesses alike, most recently leading innovation, ... Show more

Paris Buttfield-Addison

Paris Buttfield-Addison

Paris Buttfield-Addison is the co-founder of independent game development studio Secret Lab. He’s been programming for Apple platforms since 2001, and still thinks Objective-C is a pretty neat idea. At Secret Lab, he serves as producer and game designer, and helps to maintain the popular open source interactive dialogue system, Yarn Spinner (https://yarnspinner.dev/). Secret Lab is currently working on Night in the Woods, the BAFTA- and IGF-winning adventure game that’s powered by Yarn Spinner. Paris has written nearly 30 technical books on Swift, Objective-C, machine learning, mobile apps, game development, and rocket science for O’Reilly Media (most recently releasing ‘Head First Swift’, ‘Practical AI with Swift’, and ‘Practical ML with Simulations’), and has a PhD in why people’s desks are messy. He loves AI, Swift, video games, photography and dogs.

Paris Buttfield-Addison is the co-founder of independent game development studio Secret Lab. He’s been programming for Apple platforms since 2001, and still thinks Objective-C is a pretty neat idea. At Secret Lab, he serves as producer and game desig... Show more

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching experience in Title I schools and a passion for integrating opportunities for youth and families to participate in school decision-making processes and policy creation and adoption. These experiences, alongside the outcomes of civic action and student voice, prompted Tara to assess how schools can better equip youth with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices to become political and civic changemakers within their own communities. Tara has also worked on small and large-scale civic education projects, including serving as Co-Director of the Arizona Civic Coalition, working on the Educating for American Democracy project and the Project Citizen Research Program, and facilitating cross-cultural learning opportunities for the U.S. State Department.

Tara Bartlett, PhD is a Senior Research Analyst at Arizona State University's Participatory Governance Initiative. Tara’s research focuses on student-centered participatory governance within school communities and is driven by 14 years of teaching ex... Show more

Romain Dausset

Romain Dausset

Romain Dausset is a passionate advocate for a more just and inclusive society, dedicated to taking actions that promote solidarity and employment inclusion. He created a digital services company called Warren Walter, where in 2017, he initiated the PimpMyApp program. This innovative program blends design sprint methodology with a commitment to equal opportunities.

Romain Dausset is a passionate advocate for a more just and inclusive society, dedicated to taking actions that promote solidarity and employment inclusion. He created a digital services company called Warren Walter, where in 2017, he initiated the P... Show more

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