Humanities & Social Sciences

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

Mohamed Marrakchi

Mohamed Marrakchi

I’m Mohamed Marrakchi, Team Leader of Financial Forensics and Data Science at the United Nations Development Programme’s Office of Audit and Investigations. With over 20 years of experience in auditing, fraud investigation, and data science, I focus on integrating AI and machine learning into oversight and forensic processes to uncover patterns, detect anomalies, and strengthen accountability. I’m passionate about bridging the gap between traditional investigative methods and cutting-edge AI tools to transform how organizations detect and prevent fraud. Outside of work, I enjoy deep dives into AI reasoning systems and spending time with my family. At the AI Engineer World's Fair, I’m excited to share how AI is revolutionizing financial forensics in large-scale, high-stakes environments.

I’m Mohamed Marrakchi, Team Leader of Financial Forensics and Data Science at the United Nations Development Programme’s Office of Audit and Investigations. With over 20 years of experience in auditing, fraud investigation, and data science, I focus ... Show more

Cheng Hsin Ping Iris

Cheng Hsin Ping Iris

Iris is a Senior Product Associate with a unique blend of creative and technical expertise. Her journey began as a videographer in the dynamic world of e-commerce, where she honed her storytelling skills and developed a keen eye for visual communication. Seeking new challenges, Iris ventured into the finance industry as a developer, building robust applications from the ground up. Recognizing her passion for product strategy, she shifted her focus to product marketing and developer relations, where she excels at bridging the gap between technical teams and end-users. Passionate about DEI, she actively supports ally and culture awareness initiaves. Outside of work, her love for travel and meeting new people fuels her global perspective and she enjoys the thrill of horse riding and snowboarding

Iris is a Senior Product Associate with a unique blend of creative and technical expertise. Her journey began as a videographer in the dynamic world of e-commerce, where she honed her storytelling skills and developed a keen eye for visual communicat... Show more

Dahm M Hongchai

Dahm M Hongchai

Currently, Dahm Mongkol Hongchai is a PhD student, instructor, and researcher in Engineering and Technology Management at Portland State University, where he researches Agile methodologies, leadership, and AI. Dahm is an Agile coach, Scrum Master & Trainer, and business consultant with seven years of experience in high-tech and startup industries across Silicon Valley, Thailand, and Australia.

With 16 years of accomplishments in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in chemical production at Thailand’s largest company, Dahm combines technical expertise with leadership excellence. He also trains professionals globally using innovative approaches like Agile Cooking, Agile Drawing, Agile Gardening, and Agile Toy Making, with workshops conducted in the U.S.A., Thailand, Hong Kong, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Poland.

Currently, Dahm Mongkol Hongchai is a PhD student, instructor, and researcher in Engineering and Technology Management at Portland State University, where he researches Agile methodologies, leadership, and AI. Dahm is an Agile coach, Scrum Master & T... Show more

Tatyana Slavova

Tatyana Slavova

Tatyana Slavova: A Woman of Courage, Determination, and Inspiration.

Propelled by her life philosophy, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts," Tatyana fearlessly relocated on her own from Ukraine to the USA, facing the challenges of war.

Tatyana is intimately acquainted with life-altering shifts, or what she calls "lifequakes." While the tools for navigating these transitions may remain constant, it's the mindset shift that truly alters the trajectory of the journey.

The common belief is that significant personal changes require a lot of time. Tatyana believes that for significant changes, it's not time that's needed, but one profound insight that rocks.

Wearing multiple hats, acting as both a Venture Capitalist and Life & Business Coach, Tatyana empowers individuals to embrace their authentic selves and pursue lives worth living.

Tatyana Slavova: A Woman of Courage, Determination, and Inspiration. Propelled by her life philosophy, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts," Tatyana fearlessly relocated on her own from Ukraine to... Show more

Nalani Saito

Nalani Saito

Nalani is a second-year sociology PhD student at Northwestern University. Her research interests include the intersection of land stewardship and empire, focusing on demilitarization and decolonization in the Pacific. Saito’s current project is on the environmental impacts of militarism in Honolulu.

Nalani is a second-year sociology PhD student at Northwestern University. Her research interests include the intersection of land stewardship and empire, focusing on demilitarization and decolonization in the Pacific. Saito’s current project is on th... Show more

Nora Goerne

Nora Goerne

I am a UX consultant specializing in accessibility and inclusive design, certified by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP-CPACC). As a polyglot and former teacher, I take pride in giving training and talks about UX and accessibility in five languages. Currently, I work as both a freelancer and at Eleven Ways, a leading Belgian agency focused on digital accessibility.

I am a UX consultant specializing in accessibility and inclusive design, certified by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP-CPACC). As a polyglot and former teacher, I take pride in giving training and talks about UX and ... Show more

Malissa Phung

Malissa Phung

Malissa Phung is honoured and privileged to live and work as an uninvited guest on the territories of the Huron-Wendat, Mississauga, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe peoples. She is a second-generation settler descendant of Sino-Vietnamese refugees who have resettled on the territories of the Néhiyawk (Cree), Dene, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux). She is a full-time teaching stream professor in the School of Communication and Literary Studies at Sheridan College (Ontario, Canada), where she teaches Communications, Composition & Rhetoric, Life Writing, Popular Literature and Culture, and Cultural Studies. Her scholarship develops a transnational and comparative approach to the study of Asian North American Literature that draws on theoretical analytics of Diaspora, Postcolonial, Critical Race, and Indigenous Studies. Her current manuscripts in progress include a new life narrative "[excerpts from fleeing catastrophe]" and two academic book projects: 1) Memorializing Chinese Exclusion: The Racial Capitalist and Settler Politics of Commemorating Chinese Labour in Canada; and 2) Making Kinship: Remembering and Honouring Relations of Indebtedness in Indigenous and Asian North American Literature.

Malissa Phung is honoured and privileged to live and work as an uninvited guest on the territories of the Huron-Wendat, Mississauga, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe peoples. She is a second-generation settler descendant of Sino-Vietnamese refugees who... Show more

Ana Maria Garcia Perez

Ana Maria Garcia Perez

Ph D. en Ciencia de la Computación. Más de 20 años de experiencia en la docencia y la investigación. Profesora de Ingeniería de Software, Bases de Datos, Calidad del Software y Programación. Experta en soluciones de inteligencia de negocios. Es autora de artículos científicos sobre Calidad, Mejora de Procesos, Gestión de Proyectos y Manejo de la Configuración del Software. Ha dirigido numerosos proyectos de desarrollo de software. Coautora del libro "FINLAZ: Cómo lograr un negocio exitoso: No te culpes de los problemas y actúa con pasos concretos" (Spanish Edition).

Ph D. en Ciencia de la Computación. Más de 20 años de experiencia en la docencia y la investigación. Profesora de Ingeniería de Software, Bases de Datos, Calidad del Software y Programación. Experta en soluciones de inteligencia de negocios. Es autor... Show more

Jennifer D. Daniel

Jennifer D. Daniel

Jennifer is a PhD candidate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol. She is dedicated to understanding the factors that contribute to the success of women in technology entrepreneurship, with the ultimate goal of shaping better policies and practices for the transformation of developing economies.

Jennifer is a PhD candidate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bristol. She is dedicated to understanding the factors that contribute to the success of women in technology entrepreneurship, with the ultimate goal of shaping bette... Show more

Helen Rapp

Helen Rapp

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facilitating collaborative workshops to make collaboration effective and at eye level. In her work, she pays particular attention to the people in the organization without losing sight of the big picture.

Helen is a psychologist and has been supporting teams and organizational units in learning together for several years, for example in the role of an agile coach. She uses her training, her systemic approach, and her experience in designing and facili... Show more

Svenja Geißler

Svenja Geißler

Svenja Geißler (geissler@kit.edu) entwickelt am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (KIT) innovative Lernformate sowie digitale Anreicherungskonzepte für Lehrveranstaltungen und betreibt digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Konzepte vermittelt sie in Seminaren für das Institut für Schulpädagogik und Didaktik (KIT) und gibt Workshops u.a. für das HDZ, wobei sie ihre Lernveranstaltungen zugleich als Experimentierfeld für neue virtuelle und digitale Konzepte nutzt.

Svenja Geißler (geissler@kit.edu) entwickelt am Zentrum für Mediales Lernen (KIT) innovative Lernformate sowie digitale Anreicherungskonzepte für Lehrveranstaltungen und betreibt digitale Wissenschaftskommunikation. Diese Konzepte vermittelt sie in S... Show more

Ross Tate

Ross Tate

I am an independent researcher and consultant on programming-language design and implementation, currently working with the Kotlin language team. Before going independent, I was a professor at Cornell University, and I worked with the Kotlin team in its early days to integrate my research on mixed-site variance and gradual types into what became platform types. Beyond Kotlin, I have contributed to the designs of Java, Ceylon, Julia, Scala, and WebAssembly.

I am an independent researcher and consultant on programming-language design and implementation, currently working with the Kotlin language team. Before going independent, I was a professor at Cornell University, and I worked with the Kotlin team in ... Show more

Matias Romero Victorica

Matias Romero Victorica

With a background in molecular biology (MSc) and postgraduate studies in bioinformatics, I specialize in developing interactive Shiny applications for multiomics data exploration. My work spans R package development for visualization, bioinformatics pipeline optimization, and crafting tools that help scientists extract meaningful insights from various omics datatypes. Passionate about bridging bioinformatics and user-friendly analytics, I focus on making complex data accessible and actionable.

With a background in molecular biology (MSc) and postgraduate studies in bioinformatics, I specialize in developing interactive Shiny applications for multiomics data exploration. My work spans R package development for visualization, bioinformatics ... Show more

Brian Toone

Brian Toone

Brian Toone is an assistant professor at Samford University where he has taught computer science for the past twenty years. He is also an accomplished cyclist and enjoys turning his passion for cycling into an avocation via academic research involving the bike. His current work focuses on how Artificial Intelligence can improve the accuracy of many different kinds of data collected on a modern bicycle.

Brian Toone is an assistant professor at Samford University where he has taught computer science for the past twenty years. He is also an accomplished cyclist and enjoys turning his passion for cycling into an avocation via academic research involvin... Show more

Eliana Chacon

Eliana Chacon

CSG is your trusted advisor in government program modernization.

CSG is your trusted advisor in government program modernization. Show more

Ali Ayaz

Ali Ayaz

Interdisciplinary Purple Team Consultant, Technical Writer and Cyber Security Researcher.

Interdisciplinary Purple Team Consultant, Technical Writer and Cyber Security Researcher. Show more

Dr. Kimberly Taylor MPA,DRS

Dr. Kimberly Taylor MPA,DRS

Fatherhood

Fatherhood Show more

Jason Joseph

Jason Joseph

Rooted in his passion for transformative leadership, Jason Joseph utilizes his expertise in IT consulting and professional coaching to empower every audience he interacts with. With over a decade of experience, Jason's work has influenced hundreds of thousands of users across several countries, from Brazil to Thailand. Armed with several certifications, including AWS & Azure Solution Architect, ITIL Strategic Leadership, and Scrum Product Owner, his actionable insights go beyond personal and professional transformation. Jason's impact fortifies key foundations, from cloud solutions and their influence on business architecture to technological innovation and its direct correlation to purpose-driven living. With a compassionate yet direct style, Jason inspires individuals and organizations to overcome their complex hardships and redefine their potential.

Rooted in his passion for transformative leadership, Jason Joseph utilizes his expertise in IT consulting and professional coaching to empower every audience he interacts with. With over a decade of experience, Jason's work has influenced hundreds of... Show more

Mike Torreano

Mike Torreano

Mike Torreano is a multiple award-winning author of historical fiction and traditional western mysteries set primarily in the Colorado and New Mexico Territories. In the fifth grade he read his first Zane Grey novel and has been hooked on the Old West ever since.
His debut western mystery, The Reckoning, was released in 2016 by The Wild Rose Press and the sequel, The Renewal, was released in 2018. Both are set in South Park, just west of the front range. He’s just released the third in the South Park series, The Return.
An interest in the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail inspired his first stand-alone western, A Score To Settle, which was set on that trail and came out in 2020.
A friend’s suggestion prompted Mike to write a second stand-alone western mystery, White Sands Gold, which was released by The Wild Rose Press in September 2022. It has received five literary awards.
His first historical novel, Fireflies at Dusk, is a multiple award-winning, coming-of-age tale about a young man torn between his pacifist family and his urge to fight against slavery as the Civil War breaks out.
Mike is a trustee of the Western Museum of Mining and Industry and belongs to several western organizations. He also speaks at clubs and organizations about the timeless values of the Old West and The Code of the West, and how those values are still relevant today.
He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Anne.

Mike Torreano is a multiple award-winning author of historical fiction and traditional western mysteries set primarily in the Colorado and New Mexico Territories. In the fifth grade he read his first Zane Grey novel and has been hooked on the Old Wes... Show more

Elodie Chenol

Elodie Chenol

More than 15 years in B2B digital, 3 years of entrepreneurship giving training and coaching in digital and IA. Co-founder of AI-Kathon plateform to innovate differently thanks to AI.

More than 15 years in B2B digital, 3 years of entrepreneurship giving training and coaching in digital and IA. Co-founder of AI-Kathon plateform to innovate differently thanks to AI. Show more

Edwin McDonough

Edwin McDonough

City of Chicago Department of Public Health Project Manager Continuous Improvement Team

City of Chicago Department of Public Health Project Manager Continuous Improvement Team Show more

Naureen Imran

Naureen Imran

I transitioned into tech through self-learning , bootcamps and an MSc in Computer Science, after managing a business for over a decade.

I transitioned into tech through self-learning , bootcamps and an MSc in Computer Science, after managing a business for over a decade. Show more

Héctor Vicente Delgado

Héctor Vicente Delgado

Un historiador del Arte reconvertido al mundo de los datos que trabaja con tecnología Microsoft y disfruta creando comunidad.

Un historiador del Arte reconvertido al mundo de los datos que trabaja con tecnología Microsoft y disfruta creando comunidad. Show more

Øystein Brager

Øystein Brager

UNG TEKST er Unge Viken Teaters satsning på unge dramatikere.

UNG TEKST er Unge Viken Teaters satsning på unge dramatikere. Show more

Ludmila Tomperi

Ludmila Tomperi

Speaker, Coach, DEI enthusiast
Passionate TA, recruiting and Sourcing Enthusiast with a flair for empathy. People and community advocate.
Over the last 8+ years, I have been actively engaged in the Tech Recruitment world. During this time, I successfully nurtured the growth of Zalando Helsinki's Tech division and currently supporting the global growth of the Aiven Tech Product (+) team.
As a firm believer in candidates' journeys and meaningful relationships, my team and I always strive to add a personal touch to our approach.
Additionally, I have a passion for coaching, open source, and communities.

Speaker, Coach, DEI enthusiast Passionate TA, recruiting and Sourcing Enthusiast with a flair for empathy. People and community advocate. Over the last 8+ years, I have been actively engaged in the Tech Recruitment world. During this time, I succes... Show more

Aparna Sundar

Aparna Sundar

Aparna Sundar is a Senior Researcher at OpenSearch Project. She has decades of experience in the field of research and design. She actively publishes in cognitive science journals. Aparna gives talks in various domains including Technology, Psychology and Marketing.

Aparna Sundar is a Senior Researcher at OpenSearch Project. She has decades of experience in the field of research and design. She actively publishes in cognitive science journals. Aparna gives talks in various domains including Technology, Psycholog... Show more

Andy Vargo

Andy Vargo

Andy Vargo is a professional speaker, author, life-change coach, podcast host and comedian known for his engaging and humorous approach to personal development. He empowers individuals and organizations to embrace their unique traits through his "Own Your Awkward" concept. Andy has authored several books, including Own Your Awkward Life Changes and Own Your Awkward Thoughts. He also hosts the "Own Your Awkward Talks Speaking Course," coaching individuals to present confidently. With a diverse skill set in public speaking, content creation, and personal branding, Andy is a sought-after speaker and coach who brings laughter and insight into life's challenges.

Andy Vargo is a professional speaker, author, life-change coach, podcast host and comedian known for his engaging and humorous approach to personal development. He empowers individuals and organizations to embrace their unique traits through his "Own... Show more

Elie Alhajjar

Elie Alhajjar

Elie Alhajjar, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at RAND, leading projects at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and government. Prior to that, he was an Associate Professor at the United States Military Academy and a Senior Research Scientist at the Army Cyber Institute in West Point, New York. Previously, Alhajjar served as a Research Scientist in the Computing and Communications Theory Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He holds a PhD in applied mathematics from George Mason University.

Elie Alhajjar, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at RAND, leading projects at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and government. Prior to that, he was an Associate Professor at the United States Military Academy and a Senior Research Scientist at the Ar... Show more

Cipson Thomas

Cipson Thomas

I'm a humane, pragmatic, and passionate Agile Kanban Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant and Public Speaker who helps improve peoples' work and organizations' services.

I'm a humane, pragmatic, and passionate Agile Kanban Coach, Trainer, Facilitator, Consultant and Public Speaker who helps improve peoples' work and organizations' services. Show more

Keny López

Keny López

Profesional con experiencia en análisis de datos operacional y de gestión. Experto en los ecosistemas Office de Microsoft y Google Workspace. Analista de datos con Power BI, Looker Studio y Tableau y candidato a científico de datos.

Poseo habilidades analíticas y gestión de la información, con enfoque en la identificación y resolución de problemas. Cuento con habilidades para integrar equipos de alto desempeño y enfoque en el cumplimiento de los resultados.

Gran capacidad de adaptación y aprendizaje de nuevos entornos y aplicativos. Actualmente enfocado en seguir aprendiendo y aplicando las nuevas tecnologías, especialmente Big Data, con las que se están realizando los procesos ETL, BI y Análisis de Datos orientados a un enfoque "Data Driven" de la toma de decisiones.

Profesional con experiencia en análisis de datos operacional y de gestión. Experto en los ecosistemas Office de Microsoft y Google Workspace. Analista de datos con Power BI, Looker Studio y Tableau y candidato a científico de datos. Poseo habilida... Show more

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