Mariya Giy is a Software Engineer, AI Innovator, and Founder of Hackico.AI, a research-driven technology organization advancing open-source tools for education, data ethics, and human-centered innovation. Her engineering work powers communication and data infrastructure used by millions of families and educators across the United States.

With a rare combination of technical expertise and sociological insight, Mariya co-created the Early Insight & Engagement System (EIES) in collaboration with a professor at California State University, Northridge - a pioneering AI platform designed to help schools and communities identify early signs of disengagement and support adolescent well-being through proactive, compassionate interventions.

She speaks internationally about ethical AI, educational technology, and human-centered system design, inspiring engineers and innovators to build technology that empowers (not replace) human connection.

Mariya Giy is a Software Engineer, AI Innovator, and Founder of Hackico.AI, a research-driven technology organization advancing open-source tools for education, data ethics, and human-centered innovation. Her engineering work powers communication and... Show more

Jonathan van Harmelen, Ph.D, is a specialist in U.S. political history and Asian American history. His dissertation is a study of the role of Congress in the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He has previously published in Pacific Historical Review, Southern California Quarterly and the Journal of Transnational American studies, and is a columnist of the Japanese American National Museum's blog "Discover Nikkei."

Jonathan van Harmelen, Ph.D, is a specialist in U.S. political history and Asian American history. His dissertation is a study of the role of Congress in the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He has previously published in Pacific Historic... Show more

Kylie Ching is a University of California Riverside Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests are art and visual culture of the Asian diaspora, contemporary American art, photography, cultural memory, and feminist theory. Her book project examines how Asian diasporic visual artists critically reexamine and respond to American wars in the Asia-Pacific by reconfiguring private family photographs and wartime photography.

Kylie Ching is a University of California Riverside Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies. Her research interests are art and visual culture of the Asian diaspora, contemporary American art, photography, cul... Show more

Demetrius(They/he) is a third year PhD student in Global and International Studies at UC, Irvine. Their interests are in Asian American Studies, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Cambodian Studies. They are a recent graduate from California State University, Long Beach, where they received their B.A in History with a minor in Asian American Studies. As an undergrad, Demetrius was a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and recipient of the Distinguished Undergraduate in History award.

Demetrius(They/he) is a third year PhD student in Global and International Studies at UC, Irvine. Their interests are in Asian American Studies, Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Cambodian Studies. They are a recent graduate from California State Universi... Show more

Dianne (she/her) is an archivist/curator living in Oʻahu. She has worked at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad Museum, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Altos History Museum, East-West Center Gallery, and most recently as Curatorial Assistant for the Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025: Aloha Nō. She is working on her PhD in American Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she also works as the program coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Museum Exchange (APME). Her research looks at Asian American/diasporic visual and material culture, vernacular and family photography, and museums from the early twentieth century to the contemporary period. Her work investigates the politics of collecting and advocates for community archival praxis as an anticolonial/decolonial approach to cultural stewardship.

Dianne (she/her) is an archivist/curator living in Oʻahu. She has worked at the J. Paul Getty Museum, The Broad Museum, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Los Altos History Museum, East-West Center Gallery, and most recently as Curat... Show more

Pup Ryder is a member of the Toronto pup community and previously held a directory position in the Pups Anthros Littles Society Toronto-based non-profit organization.

He has been conducting research on pup play academically since 2022 and is currently pursuing a PhD in psychology examining the formation of boundaries in power exchange relationships. He also has several pup play centred studies/projects underway.

Pup Ryder is a member of the Toronto pup community and previously held a directory position in the Pups Anthros Littles Society Toronto-based non-profit organization. He has been conducting research on pup play academically since 2022 and is curre... Show more

Rosemary Candelario is an artist-scholar with research interests in Asian American and Asian diasporic dance, butoh, ecology, site-related performance, and representations of sex and reproduction in performance and popular culture. She was awarded the 2018 Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research for Flowers Cracking Concrete: Eiko & Koma's Asian/American Choreographies (Wesleyan University Press 2016) and the 2024 Ruth Lovell Murray Book Award for Dance Research Methodologies: Ethics, Orientations, and Practices (Routledge 2023, co-edited with Matthew Henley). She received the 2022 Mid-Career Award from the Dance Studies Association. Rosemary has published articles in journals such as Choreographic Practices, Dance Research Journal, Post45: Contemporaries, and The Scholar & Feminist Online, among others, and is the co-editor with Bruce Baird of The Routledge Companion to Butoh Performance (2018). Recent choreographic premieres include aqueous (site version 2021), aqueous (stage version 2019), and 100 Ways to Kiss the Trees (2018). Rosemary is Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin, with affiliations in the Center for Asian American Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She serves as the President of the Dance Studies Association and holds a PhD in Culture and Performance from UCLA. www,rosemarycandelario.net

Rosemary Candelario is an artist-scholar with research interests in Asian American and Asian diasporic dance, butoh, ecology, site-related performance, and representations of sex and reproduction in performance and popular culture. She was awarded th... Show more

Sophia Pan is an English PhD candidate at the University of Florida. Her research lies in Asian American children’s literature and young adult comics, with a focus on graphic memoirs. Sophia’s research focuses on Asian American children’s literature and young adult comics, with an emphasis on graphic memoirs. She examines how these works explore memory, displacement, queerness, and intergenerational identity while challenging U.S.-centric narratives and reimagining collective histories.

Sophia Pan is an English PhD candidate at the University of Florida. Her research lies in Asian American children’s literature and young adult comics, with a focus on graphic memoirs. Sophia’s research focuses on Asian American children’s literature ... Show more

Zahra Sadat Roozafzai holds a Ph.D. in English Applied Linguistics (TEFL) and Post-Doc in Intercultural Studies. As a scholar and assistant professor, she conducts interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, primarily across various regions in Europe. Her research explores language dynamics, digital humanities, communication, and applied linguistics. She bridges theoretical frameworks with practical teaching insights, emphasizing the transformative role of language in education and communication. Her academic contributions reflect a commitment to advancing linguistic scholarship and pedagogy.

“Where AI Worlds and Human Words Shape One Another” :
Where meaning becomes machine and machines learn to mean,
exploring the dance of language and intelligence where each gives life, thought, and meaning to the worlds they shape together.

Zahra Sadat Roozafzai holds a Ph.D. in English Applied Linguistics (TEFL) and Post-Doc in Intercultural Studies. As a scholar and assistant professor, she conducts interdisciplinary research in the Humanities, primarily across various regions in Euro... Show more

Shinsuke Eguchi (they/he) is a Professor of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. Dr. Eguchi is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work engages queer of color critique, intersectionality, and transnationalism to examine interlocking systems of domination rooted in socially constructed categories of difference, including gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, nation, and the body. They are the author of the award-winning Asians Loving Asians: Sticky Rice Homoeroticism and Queer Politics (2022, Peter Lang). They have published extensively, both individually and collaboratively, in a range of peer-reviewed journals, including Women’s Studies in Communication, Journal of Men’s Studies, Sexuality & Culture, Journal of Homosexuality, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Communication, Culture & Critique, and Critical Studies in Media Communication. For more information, please visit www.shinsukeeguchi.com.

Shinsuke Eguchi (they/he) is a Professor of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University. Dr. Eguchi is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work engages queer of color critique, intersectionality, and transnationalism to examine inte... Show more

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

Ziying You is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia (UGA), and affiliated Professor at the Center for Asian Studies and at the Institute for Women's & Gender Studies at UGA. She is an Executive Board Member (2024-2026) of the American Folklore Society (AFS), and the Senior Convener (2024-2025) of the Transnational Asia/Pacific Section of AFS. She is the author of Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese and Chinese American Women: Racisms, Feminisms, and Foodways (IUP, 2025) (Open Access), and Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China: Incense Is Kept Burning (IUP, 2020). She is co-editor of Chinese Folklore Studies Today: Discourse and Practice (IUP, 2019), and co-editor of the special issues Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia: Traditions in Transition (2020) for Asian Ethnology, Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the US (2025) for Narrative Culture, and Key Vernacular Concepts in Chinese Folklore and Folkloristics: Continuities, Ruptures, and Connections (2025) for Western Folklore.

Ziying You is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies at the University of Georgia (UGA), and affiliated Professor at the Center for Asian Studies and at the Institute for Women's & Gender Studies at UGA. She is an Exe... Show more

Sophia is a bilingual communicator, science advocate, and global citizen whose journey from Seattle to Spain has shaped a unique voice in cross-cultural storytelling. With a background in science and a passion for language, she specializes in making complex ideas accessible—whether translating scientific concepts for public audiences or navigating the nuances of life between cultures.

Her talks explore the human side of communication: how language shapes identity, how expatriate life rewires our sense of belonging, and how science can be a bridge—not a barrier—between communities. Fluent in English and Spanish, Sophia brings warmth, clarity, and insight to every stage she steps on, inspiring audiences to listen deeply, speak boldly, and connect meaningfully.

Sophia is a bilingual communicator, science advocate, and global citizen whose journey from Seattle to Spain has shaped a unique voice in cross-cultural storytelling. With a background in science and a passion for language, she specializes in making ... Show more

Shan Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at SUNY Farmingdale. His research examines how stressors in the social environment become "embodied" and affect the health of communities of color in the U.S., with a focus on Asian Americans.

Shan Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at SUNY Farmingdale. His research examines how stressors in the social environment become "embodied" and affect the health of communities of color in the U.S., with... Show more

Shijit Dasgupta can click keys good.

Shijit Dasgupta can click keys good. Show more

CSG is your trusted advisor in government program modernization.

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

Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland, College Park. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, was published by NYU Press in the Sexual Cultures series (February 2025). It received the 2023 CLAGS Fellowship Award. Chris’s research has also appeared in such venues as American Quarterly, GLQ, Journal of Asian American Studies, Lateral, MELUS, and Theatre Journal. His 2020 article received an honorable mention for the Crompton-Noll Article Prize, awarded jointly by the GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association and the Queer/Trans Caucus of the American Studies Association. His work has also been recognized by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars through a Career Enhancement Fellowship and by the WashU Graduate Student Senate through an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. In 2023, he received the Early Career Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies.

Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland, College Park. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of Asian America, was published by NYU Press in the Sexual Cultures series (February 2025). It received the ... Show more

Dr. Xiaojun Fu is a research scientist at Meta working on graph embedding using PyTorch and LLM application across different products. She got her PhD in University of Minnesota with research background in big data, and serves as a committee member for SIAM International Conference on Data Mining and International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning eLmL, and as a referee for more than ten journals.

Dr. Xiaojun Fu is a research scientist at Meta working on graph embedding using PyTorch and LLM application across different products. She got her PhD in University of Minnesota with research background in big data, and serves as a committee member f... Show more

Alide von Bornhaupt has been self-employed in the industrial and creative scene for over a decade. It became clear to them early on: they are passionate about the interaction between people and technology and want to make the world a little better.
Transforming processes into digital products, conducting interviews, and creating concepts together with their clients is their passion.
With Inclutest and Incluthon, they bring digital inclusion and equality into product development.

Alide von Bornhaupt has been self-employed in the industrial and creative scene for over a decade. It became clear to them early on: they are passionate about the interaction between people and technology and want to make the world a little better. ... Show more

I am a Microsoft Data Platform MVP | aMicrosoft Certified Data analyst Associate, a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant with professional qualifications from Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana(ICAG) and Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK (CIMA).

I am also a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Microsoft Certified Excel 2016 Expert.

As a Data analyst and Finance Professional, I am passionate about using emerging technologies and tools to generate forward looking and actionable insights to support business decisions.

I have 4+ working experience in the Banking and Investment industry in Ghana. I have expertise in Data analytics, financial modeling, Data visualization and storytelling, Dashboard designing, financial analytics and reporting.

I am a Microsoft Data Platform MVP | aMicrosoft Certified Data analyst Associate, a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant with professional qualifications from Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana(ICAG) and Chartered ... Show more

Rashan is a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience. Her career journey started as a backend and middleware Java Developer, and has evolved to full stack cloud native application development consulting, spanning Javascript and Python tech stacks. In her free time she enjoys travelling and trying new sports, most recently boxing and padel.

Rashan is a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience. Her career journey started as a backend and middleware Java Developer, and has evolved to full stack cloud native application development consulting, spanning Javascript and Python tec... Show more

Ebony Lawrence is an instructional designer/curriculum developer with Amazon Web Services (AWS). She likes to refer to herself as an “accidental instructional designer,” as her academic background is deeply rooted in public health (BS in health education and MS in health administration), and epidemiology (DrPH). The transition was a natural step, and she has since gained over a decade of valuable experience in higher education, corporate training development, and management consulting. In 2020, Ebony obtained her CPTD and, despite her non-traditional entry into the field, she’s leaned on her diverse background and skills to build her brand.

Ebony Lawrence is an instructional designer/curriculum developer with Amazon Web Services (AWS). She likes to refer to herself as an “accidental instructional designer,” as her academic background is deeply rooted in public health (BS in health educa... Show more

Chris Knox is a leader, consultant and speaker with award-winning success developing organizational learning programs, managing departments, teams, budgets, and projects. His skills include leading strategic business and operational imperative through the integration of people, process and technology; and building relationships with stakeholders and employees across all levels of an organization.

Chris employs a deep strategic insight and holistic approach to business planning, process innovation, organizational development, program/project management and sustainable operational excellence. His expertise also includes developing metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) that demonstrate program effectiveness. Chris is Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certified; and expert with MS Office applications and process improvement tools. Chris is a seasoned communicator, facilitator and coach.

Industry experience includes: Energy/Utilities, Security (Cyber/Physical), Manufacturing, Sales, Healthcare, Military/Government, Management Consulting, Real Estate and Music.

Chris Knox is a leader, consultant and speaker with award-winning success developing organizational learning programs, managing departments, teams, budgets, and projects. His skills include leading strategic business and operational imperative throug... Show more

Abhirup Vijay Gunakar is a Systems Security Researcher at Arizona State University, focused on concurrency, data-race detection, and serverless architectures. He has integrated open source tools like ThreadSanitizer into research on multithreaded code reliability, and has introduced serverless concepts to developer communities. Abhirup is passionate about bridging academic insights with practical solutions that simplify infrastructure and strengthen software security.

Abhirup Vijay Gunakar is a Systems Security Researcher at Arizona State University, focused on concurrency, data-race detection, and serverless architectures. He has integrated open source tools like ThreadSanitizer into research on multithreaded cod... Show more

Amanda Menezes é servidora pública há quase 20 anos, mestre em Ciência Política e especialista em gestão pública. É analista em Ciência e Tecnologia, atualmente, é coordenadora na Diretoria de Gestão da CAPES/MEC, colaboradora do LA-BORA! gov – Laboratório de Gestão Inovadora do MGI e instrutora de meditação mindfulness e yoga. Tem experiência em gerenciar equipes e ministrar cursos, palestras e oficinas para o setor público em temas como: gestão inovadora, comunicação, liderança e trabalho colaborativo.

Amanda Menezes é servidora pública há quase 20 anos, mestre em Ciência Política e especialista em gestão pública. É analista em Ciência e Tecnologia, atualmente, é coordenadora na Diretoria de Gestão da CAPES/MEC, colaboradora do LA-BORA! gov – Labor... Show more

Event Rap is the world's first and only custom rap agency, matching event organizers with skilled rappers who create original content on-site. Whether we are freestyling or writing 'rap up' summaries about an event in real time, or creating a custom rap video for an online engagement campaign, we provide all-original hip-hop songs and moments created by experienced underground MCs to energize your events, your team, and your message.

Event Rap is the world's first and only custom rap agency, matching event organizers with skilled rappers who create original content on-site. Whether we are freestyling or writing 'rap up' summaries about an event in real time, or creating a custom ... Show more

Rising Sunz is a cooperative entity whose sole purpose is to create environments that are conducive to growth for all mankind. What society labels as undesirable we call gold. What many claim as unsalvageable we make a new. We truly practice the old adage I am my brothers keeper.

Rising Sunz is a cooperative entity whose sole purpose is to create environments that are conducive to growth for all mankind. What society labels as undesirable we call gold. What many claim as unsalvageable we make a new. We truly practice the old ... Show more

Dr. Patton, Ed.D., EMT, is 22-year experienced autistic support teacher, EMT, and passionate advocate, who blends professional expertise with lived experience. As the proud mother of two sons with autism and von Willebrand disease, she brings a deeply personal commitment to creating safer, more informed, and compassionate communities through education, advocacy, and connection. She is the Founder and President of Sense of Connection, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening relationships between first responders and the autism community. Dr. Patton is also the owner of Patton Advocacy & Consulting LLC, where she provides training and consulting on disability inclusion across educational, workforce, and emergency response settings.

Dr. Patton, Ed.D., EMT, is 22-year experienced autistic support teacher, EMT, and passionate advocate, who blends professional expertise with lived experience. As the proud mother of two sons with autism and von Willebrand disease, she brings a deepl... Show more

Principle Software Engineer at Red Hat

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MON EXPÉRIENCE
Tour à tour chef de projet événementiel en agence et au sein du Groupe La Poste, dirigeant de ma propre structure de 6 salariés visant à transformer la ville avec les habitants et la jeunesse puis facilitateur d’intelligence collective je possède 20 ans d’expérience dans l’innovation sociale & managériale

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Certifié Élément Humain (Accompagner les hommes et les organisations dans les transformations culturelles, numériques et économiques), j'ai été formé aux méthodes de facilitation et de coopération, d’amélioration continue & techniques d’animations en intelligence collective. Formé également à la pratique & aux outils du coaching, j'ai été initié à la Théorie U pour permettre de générer davantage d’efficience collective au sein des organisations & des équipes

MON EXPÉRIENCE Tour à tour chef de projet événementiel en agence et au sein du Groupe La Poste, dirigeant de ma propre structure de 6 salariés visant à transformer la ville avec les habitants et la jeunesse puis facilitateur d’intelligence collectiv... Show more