Daniela D’Eugenio is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests focus on proverbs in Renaissance and Baroque literature, the relationships between texts and images, and pedagogical approaches to foreign language instruction. She is the author of Paroimia. Brusantino, Florio, Sarnelli, and Italian Proverbs from the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Purdue University Press, 2021) and co-editor of Italia, Italie. Studi in onore di Hermann W. Haller (with Alberto Gelmi and Dario Marcucci; Mimesis, 2021) and Rappresentare per includere. Metodi, strumenti e testi per un italiano plurale (with Alberto Gelmi; Cesati, 2023).

Daniela D’Eugenio is Assistant Professor of Italian at the University of Arkansas. Her research interests focus on proverbs in Renaissance and Baroque literature, the relationships between texts and images, and pedagogical approaches to foreign langu... Show more

Eleonora Buonocore is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Calgary, Alberta (Canada). She holds a PhD in Medieval Philosophy from University of Siena, (2009) and in 2016 she completed her second PhD from Yale University. In 2017 she was Visiting Assistant Professor of Italian at Colby College, before moving to Canada. In 2022 she won the Student Union award for excellence in teaching at the University of Calgary. In 2021-22 she was a fellow at the Calgary Institute for the Humanities working on her monograph on the concept of memory in Dante’s Divine Comedy.

Her research lies at the intersection between philosophy and literature in the Medieval world, in Dante and in early Renaissance thought. She co- edited a volume of Studium (2021) in which she also published an article on Dante’s Convivio and Monarchia as well as she has published on Italian women writers such as Carolina Invernizio and on Italian Film.

Eleonora Buonocore is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Calgary, Alberta (Canada). She holds a PhD in Medieval Philosophy from University of Siena, (2009) and in 2016 she completed her second PhD from Yale University. In 201... Show more

Katherine Volkmer, PhD candidate in the Italian Specialization of Comparative Literature at CUNY Graduate Center, holds a certificate in Global Early Modern Studies. She is the 2024-25 recipient of the ATBL Transatlantic Fellowship of the British Library and Harvard Houghton Library and a 2025 MLA Professional Development Grant. Her dissertation explores the poetry of Laura Terracina.

Katherine Volkmer, PhD candidate in the Italian Specialization of Comparative Literature at CUNY Graduate Center, holds a certificate in Global Early Modern Studies. She is the 2024-25 recipient of the ATBL Transatlantic Fellowship of the British Lib... Show more

Steve is a Strategic Advisor at Scaled Agile, where he pursues his passion for improving people's working lives by working differently and building the future.
Steve's been in this industry longer than he cares to think about, and if you remember Fortran, TTL, 8 bit logic, and can solder, then you’re probably in his demographic. Steve started his career actually doing engineering and building cool things like telephone switches and railway signaling systems. Around the late 90s, he was seduced by the dark side of a greater salary, plus an office with a door that could close, and moved into management. There, he became interested in how ways of working and organizational culture influence enterprise outcomes. Steve has worked with a wide variety of clients using SAFe to better their way of working for nearly 15 years.
Steve has written numerous papers on agility, analysis, and software engineering. He has authored several books on analysis, including the recently published “The Rock Crusher.”
Education-wise, Steve holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is a SAFe SPCT. But, despite that, he is still an OK guy. For fun, Steve enjoys the usual West Coast lifestyle: skiing, hiking, kayaking, and complaining about housing prices. There is a nasty rumour circulating that Steve is an opera fan.

Steve is a Strategic Advisor at Scaled Agile, where he pursues his passion for improving people's working lives by working differently and building the future. Steve's been in this industry longer than he cares to think about, and if you remember Fo... Show more

I am Staff software engineer at Rivian VW group, I have been a founding engineer at Rivian from October 2021 and we have built the entire realtime stream processing stack here. I am passionate about Realtime stream processing using Apache Flink, Kafka, Schema registry, Druid, Pinot, web application development using Spring-Boot MVC micro services framework, React and Javascript. Prior to Rivian, I was at Yahoo in feed Personalization team where I worked on streaming data for feature engineering and worked closely with data scientists to serve relevant content to users across Yahoo homepage, Yahoo finance etc.
At Stony Brook, Data Science, AI, Operating Systems, Database systems have been my favorite subjects to study. I am passionate about Systems, Networking, Machine Learning. I like to describe myself as a problem solver and I am never shy of adapting to a new technology, tool or language to solve a given problem.

I am Staff software engineer at Rivian VW group, I have been a founding engineer at Rivian from October 2021 and we have built the entire realtime stream processing stack here. I am passionate about Realtime stream processing using Apache Flink, Kafk... Show more

Barry Burd is a Mathematics and Computer Science Professor at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, US. He's the author of several books, including "Java For Dummies", "Quantum Computing Algorithms", and with Michael McCarthy, "Concise Guide to the Internet of Things". In 2020, he was named a Java Champion.

Barry Burd is a Mathematics and Computer Science Professor at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, US. He's the author of several books, including "Java For Dummies", "Quantum Computing Algorithms", and with Michael McCarthy, "Concise Guide to the... Show more

Tony DelaRosa is the son of Pampangan & Caviteño Filipino immigrants and the father of two Filipinx-Cuban kids. Tony holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University and is now a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Education Leadership & Policy Analysis department, where he researches how institutions, ethnic studies policies, and coalitions impact leadership practices. Tony is the author of the award-winning book "Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools," published by Jossey-Bass. He co-investigates the USAP Tayo Lab at the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison, where he researches the correlation between politics and the well-being of Filipina/x/o Americans. Before his research, he was a humanities teacher in Indianapolis and Boston, and an instructional coach in Miami-Dade between 2012 and 2022. His work has been featured in CNN, NPR, Harvard Education Magazine, NBC, KQED, the Hechinger Report and other publications. Learn more at TonyRosaSpeaks.com.

Tony DelaRosa is the son of Pampangan & Caviteño Filipino immigrants and the father of two Filipinx-Cuban kids. Tony holds an M.Ed. from Harvard University and is now a PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Education Leadership & Polic... Show more

Amber Herbert is a (mostly) speculative fiction author living in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband and two gremlins. She self-published her debut novel, Lipstick Covered Magnet, in 2022 and has since been penning an epic fantasy series and various horror stories she hopes to traditionally publish. She graduated the University of Colorado with a BA in English literature and worked as a freelance editor for eight years. She now writes full time (when she isn't minding children or rescue dogs).

Outside of writing and reading, Amber enjoys baking, going to emo/punk/post-hardcore gigs, playing complicated board games, and watching and critiquing TV and film.

Amber Herbert is a (mostly) speculative fiction author living in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband and two gremlins. She self-published her debut novel, Lipstick Covered Magnet, in 2022 and has since been penning an epic fantasy series and variou... Show more

A passionate, purpose driven product manager with a current specialism in AI products within the insurance space. I have years of consultancy experience with
both start up and the Big 4 companies. These formative experiences have helped in forming a comprehensive skillset around value creation, process optimisation and curating team culture. I have also written about digital authoritarianism and the impact of the internet as a tool in our day to day lives. I am particularly passionate about driving diversity within the tech space and ensuring the digital landscape tackles biases and encourages inclusivity

A passionate, purpose driven product manager with a current specialism in AI products within the insurance space. I have years of consultancy experience with both start up and the Big 4 companies. These formative experiences have helped in forming... Show more

Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a scholar of comparative cultural studies and a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A Fulbright scholar and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, he has taught in the United States, Spain, and the Philippines since 1991. His acclaimed book Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects (2023) earned the Smithsonian Secretary’s Research Prize. An accomplished musician and past president of the Association for Asian American Studies, Dr. Gonzalves was appointed to the Organization of American Historians’ Distinguished Lectureship Program and currently serves on the board of the American Council of Learned Societies.

Dr. Theodore S. Gonzalves is a scholar of comparative cultural studies and a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A Fulbright scholar and former interim director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, he has ta... Show more

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

Sohom is a second-year PhD student at the Wolfpack Privacy and Security Lab at North Carolina State University. Besides researching web browsers, he spends his time playing CTF challenges, contributing to open-source projects, and writing about cybersecurity topics on Wikipedia!

Sohom is a second-year PhD student at the Wolfpack Privacy and Security Lab at North Carolina State University. Besides researching web browsers, he spends his time playing CTF challenges, contributing to open-source projects, and writing about cyber... Show more

Great day! Great Risings! Great People! My name is Stephen Tyler Jr. and I am committed to transformational leadership!
Transformational Leadership is marked by four compulsory pillars:
1)Idealized Influence - Lead by Example everything we ask of you we do ourselves!
2)
Intellectual Stimulation - Challenging you to be a critical thinker!
3)
Inspired Motivation - Let's get you going!
4)
Individual Consideration - Everyone has their own learning style we will tailor your education!
My teaching philosophy and pedagogy is that life is the classroom and what we learn should be empowering, practical and have accessible utility! I have worked with the NAACP, Trio Student Support Services, Teen Train Inc, and several organizations configured to provide mentoring and coaching to adolescents and young adults. Currently I am a facilitator and educator for Learning & Development at GoHealth. I am also an adjunct professor at Prairie State Community College. I have a family business named Powerful Bouncy House Inflatables! My Mantra is to “Learn as a teacher, teach as a student!
Dr. Stephen Tyler Jr.

I am a member of Toastmaster's and have experience speaking on crucial topics such as, Emotional Intelligence, Sales, Persuasion, Grit, Perspective, and so much more!

Great day! Great Risings! Great People! My name is Stephen Tyler Jr. and I am committed to transformational leadership! Transformational Leadership is marked by four compulsory pillars: 1)Idealized Influence - Lead by Example everything we ask of y... Show more

I am a PhD student in computer, Machine learning researcher, Grand Nord Developers Community Leader,GDG Maroua co-organizer, google developer, computer science teacher

I am a PhD student in computer, Machine learning researcher, Grand Nord Developers Community Leader,GDG Maroua co-organizer, google developer, computer science teacher Show more

Antoinette is a Team, Leadership and Agile coach, who focusses on growing inner agility in leaders at all levels of the organization. She is a coach of coaches and trains and develops coaches at both the Team and Enterprise level internationally. She spends most of her time collaborating with leadership teams and Agile transformation leads, as well as more junior leaders like Agile coaches and Scrum Masters. Her forte is growing agility in EVERYONE, and showing others how to do it in their organisations. She is a Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), a trained professional coach and certified in Organisational and Relationship Systems Coaching and loves working with systems in conflict.

Antoinette is a Team, Leadership and Agile coach, who focusses on growing inner agility in leaders at all levels of the organization. She is a coach of coaches and trains and develops coaches at both the Team and Enterprise level internationally. She... Show more

Faccio il Product Manager, ma potrei dirti anche: “osservo, ascolto, collego puntini e poi costruisco qualcosa che ha senso”.
Alla fine è quello che faccio da sempre, anche prima di sapere come si chiamava.
In 20tab guido prodotti digitali dal giorno zero al rilascio (e oltre).

Faccio il Product Manager, ma potrei dirti anche: “osservo, ascolto, collego puntini e poi costruisco qualcosa che ha senso”. Alla fine è quello che faccio da sempre, anche prima di sapere come si chiamava. In 20tab guido prodotti digitali dal gi... Show more

Jocyl Sacramento is an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at Cal State East Bay, where she serves as the Director of Curriculum and Pedagogy for INSPIRE, a First Year Experience program. Her praxis bridges Asian American Studies with women of color feminisms, relational racialization, Ethnic Studies pedagogies, Pinayism, and love. She co-edited the forthcoming Comparative Ethnic Studies textbook, Love, Knowledge, and Revolution (Routledge).

Jocyl Sacramento is an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies at Cal State East Bay, where she serves as the Director of Curriculum and Pedagogy for INSPIRE, a First Year Experience program. Her praxis bridges Asian American Studies with women of colo... Show more

I'm Miwok, with ancestral homelands surrounding Sacramento, California. Our stories and sovereignty are not relics of the past — they are the foundation for powerful futures. I believe technology should serve Native communities, not define us. My work focuses on using tech thoughtfully to amplify Indigenous knowledge, voices, and resilience.

Currently, I serve as President of Natives in Tech, a national nonprofit where I lead efforts to connect Native communities to technology through mentorship, education, and culturally-rooted innovation. I also work as a Cultural Technologist for a Federally Recognized Tribe, designing and implementing STEAM education initiatives, digital storytelling projects, and grant-funded programs that expand youth access to Tribal knowledge systems.

🔹 Core Values: Indigenous self-determination, ethical storytelling, cultural preservation, and community-driven innovation.
🔹 Key Strengths: Program development, digital education strategy, grant writing, cross-sector partnerships, cultural technology leadership, instructional design, eLearning technical development, learning management system integration, professional voice over coordination, evaluation and assessment, multimedia and document design

I am passionate about growing projects where Indigenous sovereignty, education, and technology converge. I’m seeking opportunities to scale my impact — leading broader initiatives that strengthen community agency, uplift Native voices, and build future-ready infrastructure for the next generations.

In my day job I am a Cultural Technologist with 15+ years of experience bridging journalism, technology, and Indigenous community leadership. My work lives where cultural preservation meets innovation: building pathways for Indigenous self-determination through education, storytelling, and digital solutions.

I'm Miwok, with ancestral homelands surrounding Sacramento, California. Our stories and sovereignty are not relics of the past — they are the foundation for powerful futures. I believe technology should serve Native communities, not define us. My wor... Show more

Dr Tine Munk is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, specialising in cybercrime, cybersecurity, and digital warfare. Her research focuses on politically motivated actors and actions, the strategic use of digital media in modern information conflicts, and the intersections of memetic warfare, civic resistance, online extremism, and digital victimisation. Her work bridges criminology, cybersecurity, and digital media in international contexts. She is Principal Investigator of The Complex Web in Memetic Warfare (2024–2025), a BA/Leverhulme-funded project with Aarhus University, Denmark, which explores how memes are used as strategic tools in information warfare, particularly in Ukraine and their wider impact on U.S. and European discourse. Her publications include The Rise of Politically Motivated Cyber Attacks (2022), Memetic War: Online Resistance in Ukraine (2024), and Far-Right Extremism Online: Beyond the Fringe (2024). She is co-editor of Victimisation in the Digital Age (2025) with Dr Morag Kennedy. This edition is based on the 2023 Online–Offline Continuum conference, and she leads two online symposiums in 2025 on digital harms, civic resilience, media literacy and memetic warfare. She is also co-editing the book New Types of Civic Resistance and Activism (2025) with Dr Ian Mahoney and Elliot Doornbos. Dr Munk has presented her research at EUROCRIM, Security BSides Barcelona, the Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum, and BrightTalks 2025. She currently serves as a Nottingham Civic Exchange Policy Fellow (2024–2025), contributing to public understanding of cyber threats, communications and digital resilience.

Dr Tine Munk is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, specialising in cybercrime, cybersecurity, and digital warfare. Her research focuses on politically motivated actors and actions, the strategic use of digital media in m... Show more

I am a machine learning engineer, open-source contributor, and technical writer specializing in AI/MLOps technologies and products. He has keen interests in cloud-native technologies, embedded systems, Web3, and security, with a focus on their intersection with AI, specifically how AI can enhance these areas and the broader implications of their development. I remain fascinated by the disruptive impact AI has had on the tech industry, influencing both culture and the overall ecosystem.

I am a machine learning engineer, open-source contributor, and technical writer specializing in AI/MLOps technologies and products. He has keen interests in cloud-native technologies, embedded systems, Web3, and security, with a focus on their inters... Show more

April Thomas is zealous about helping organizations improve. With roots as a healthcare Social Worker and experience in healthcare, higher education, social service, non-profits and manufacturing, she brings a blend of human-centered leadership and organizational excellence.

Driven by her belief in people and their potential, April bridges behavioral and social sciences with quality and continuous improvement, using Lean and Six Sigma principles to spark meaningful, lasting organizational change. She specializes in leadership development, patient and customer centered experience design, strategic planning, and creating cultures of excellence. April holds advanced degrees in Social Work, Organizational Behavior, and Strategic Management. She’s a NAHQ Certified Healthcare Quality Professional, ASQ-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Grief Educator, and Mental Health First Aid Instructor. She has over 15 years of board service with nonprofits. Her passion project is helping people build their skills for conversations related to grief, loss and mental health. April is a thought leader and speaker on Grief Informed Leadership. She has been a podcast guest, conference presenter, workshop presenter, keynote speaker and emcee.

April Thomas is zealous about helping organizations improve. With roots as a healthcare Social Worker and experience in healthcare, higher education, social service, non-profits and manufacturing, she brings a blend of human-centered leadership and o... Show more

I'm Zoe Bello, a data analyst tutor based in London with a background in sociology and criminology. I bring a unique perspective to the world of data, where human-centred subjects like sociology meet the power of technology.

I work with tools like Power BI and Python, and I’m passionate about helping people make sense of their data, build impactful dashboards, and communicate insights clearly. Whether I’m teaching beginners, mentoring career-changers, or speaking on my podcast for tech newcomers, I love supporting others on their journey from the social sciences into tech.

As a STEM ambassador, I regularly speak in schools to inspire the next generation of data professionals. I recently spoke at Devoxx London, sharing my journey and insights with the wider tech community. Whether online or on stage, I aim to help others rethink how they visualise, interact with, and tell stories through data

I'm Zoe Bello, a data analyst tutor based in London with a background in sociology and criminology. I bring a unique perspective to the world of data, where human-centred subjects like sociology meet the power of technology. I work with tools like... 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

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