Lavina Ramkissoon is a futurist leader standing for the unification of the African tech space. She is a conscious tech proponent with expertise in psychology, technology, and economics and their applications into AI, blockchain, emerging tech, ethics, and data. A catalyst that has served as chairperson, director, and founder across multiple industries, sectors, and technologies – aiming to unlock the potential of the African arena.

Humanising technology and actively serving as a growth enabler for tech talent across the globe. Often referred to as someone trailblazing through the continent accompanied with her inspirational-ally iconic outlook to unlock and be the consciousness for Africa.

Awards include top 10 leaders advancing AI, VentureBeat finalists in responsible AI, Top 100 Women in AI Ethics, African Trailblazer, Top 100 women leader and Top 20 women to look up to.

Lavina Ramkissoon is a futurist leader standing for the unification of the African tech space. She is a conscious tech proponent with expertise in psychology, technology, and economics and their applications into AI, blockchain, emerging tech, ethic... Show more

Result-focused and hands-on leader with proven ability to lead successful corporate IT and Business Operation Teams. Passionate to handle new challenges, and inspire people to create value for life.

Drives information security strategy and develops the security and management systems maturity of the corporate. Steering operational processes such as; secure projects, security operation center, privileged access, and incident management. Manages risk and compliance of the company in several regulations.

IT Professional with over 14 years of experience specializing in IT Services Management, IT Project Management, Information Security, Cybersecurity, and Governance for IT & OT environments,

Leading enterprise security architecture, including cloud solutions,

Certified ITIL®, Lead Auditor ISO27001, ISO22301, ISO 20000-1, ISO 27701, ISO 31000, and GDPR-DPO,

Works as a Business Continuity Supervisor at Fiba Bank.

Result-focused and hands-on leader with proven ability to lead successful corporate IT and Business Operation Teams. Passionate to handle new challenges, and inspire people to create value for life. Drives information security strategy and develo... Show more

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate.

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate. Show more

Tariq is a technology policy, digital privacy, and security specialist with 8+ years of experience in the technology industry. He specializes in the intersection of privacy, engineering, legal, and policy, taking a cross-functional approach to problems facing both technology and society. He is graduating in 2023 with his Master in Jurisprudence from the University of Washington School of Law and received his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in 2011.

Tariq is a technology policy, digital privacy, and security specialist with 8+ years of experience in the technology industry. He specializes in the intersection of privacy, engineering, legal, and policy, taking a cross-functional approach to proble... Show more

German national living in the UK since 2014. Used to live in the US for a couple of years prior to moving to the UK. Started my career working in digital advertising before moving into the online brand protection space about 5 years ago. Crypto and NFT enthusiast. Started investing into crypto back in 2017/18 during the ICO boom period. Got into NFTs in early 2021 and have been working as co-founder on Rumblerz, a stop-motion animation TV show, since early 2022.

German national living in the UK since 2014. Used to live in the US for a couple of years prior to moving to the UK. Started my career working in digital advertising before moving into the online brand protection space about 5 years ago. Crypto and N... Show more

I'm a LiteraryNFT author. I'm a writer, a poet, a woman of letters. I am the Senior Editor of Vagobond Magazine. I'm host of the Roving with Rionna Show, creator of The Craft of Writing online series, and I'm co-host of the PageDAO Show podcast. My work is published with PageDAO Magazine, Readl, Vagobond Magazine, Soltype, BookVolts, and Simon & Schuster. I am the author of #The7LoveStories LiteraryNFT collaboration collection - we are making literary history. I am also a practicing lawyer and former English teacher/professor.

I'm a LiteraryNFT author. I'm a writer, a poet, a woman of letters. I am the Senior Editor of Vagobond Magazine. I'm host of the Roving with Rionna Show, creator of The Craft of Writing online series, and I'm co-host of the PageDAO Show podcast. My ... Show more

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017.

Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments.

Lawyer, Finance PhD student & University Lecturer in Finance. Professionally in crypto since 2017. Interested in the future of money, blockchain startups and investments. Show more

In 2009 I started my first public accounting firm, Shurek Accounting & Tax, operating out of my bonus room upstairs and meeting clients at their homes and local Starbucks. In 2012, after picking up my first 250 or so clients, I opened my first office, hired my first employee and began to grow my practice.

Through advertising, networking and referrals, I picked up an average of 100 clients per year, consisting of a good mixture of small-to-medium sized businesses as well as individual tax clients, and had accumulated around 800 clients by my eighth year. In 2015, I started doing work for clients in the cannabis industry in various states, and after accumulating a few clients, in 2016, I created my new company, MCA Accounting Solutions/ MyCannabisAccountant.com.

After working in the cannabis space for a few years and learning of the true need of good accountants to help businesses stay in compliance, In January of 2018, I sold over 600 of my initial clients to another local accountant and shifted most of my main practice focus to cannabis accounting.

For almost the last decade, we have helped clients that own dispensaries, cultivations, processing facilities and ancillary service providers in almost every state that there is a legal cannabis program – working with over 100 licensees in most legal states.

In 2017, I was introduced to the crypto world by several clients that were involved in different aspects and activities. Since then, I have been heavily involved in mining, trading, Defi, NFTs and we have been doing accounting and taxes for clients in the space for the past several years. Seeing another niche market with a significant need, I officially formed The Crypto Accountant in 2021 to help the crypto community not only to be able to accurately represent their crypto gains and losses for tax return purposes, but also to allow for proactive and strategic tax planning based around their crypto portfolios and activities.

After working with over 1,000+ companies and individuals spanning just about every industry there is, I have developed a true understanding of not only the cannabis and cryptocurrency industries, but also the struggles and challenges it takes for businesses to survive and compete in the dynamic business environments of today. As a fellow entrepreneur, I also understand the hustle and dedication it takes to run a business, and the extra efforts it takes to do so successfully.

In 2009 I started my first public accounting firm, Shurek Accounting & Tax, operating out of my bonus room upstairs and meeting clients at their homes and local Starbucks. In 2012, after picking up my first 250 or so clients, I opened my first office... Show more

Consensys Global Partnerships and Climate Lead. Former SVP TIME, Strategy VP AOL Interactive, Oscar/Emmy/BAFTA Filmmaker.

Consensys Global Partnerships and Climate Lead. Former SVP TIME, Strategy VP AOL Interactive, Oscar/Emmy/BAFTA Filmmaker. Show more

Birahim Papa NIANG est un Partenaire Technique de la zone Afrique francophone de Pan African Business Labs du Nigéria et de la Namibie. Je suis un passionné de la blockchain, de l'employabilité, de l'entrepreneuriat Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine et de l'environnement.

Birahim Papa NIANG est un Partenaire Technique de la zone Afrique francophone de Pan African Business Labs du Nigéria et de la Namibie. Je suis un passionné de la blockchain, de l'employabilité, de l'entrepreneuriat Zone de Libre Echange Continental... Show more

I am a cybersecurity researcher and influencer currently working with Microsoft Security and previously worked with a couple of startups building security for them. I love to break application logic and find vulnerabilities in them, which have been - acknowledged by various MNCs like Google, Yahoo, Vmware, MongoDB, and other top companies. I write about interesting vulnerabilities and research that I do in the information security field. Some of the articles and interviews have been published in various media like Forbes, BBC, Techcrunch, Economic times, Huffingtonpost, Hindustan times, ZDNet, Hakin9, Hackerone, etc. I am also a cybersecurity speaker, loves to share my views on various infosec threads

I am a cybersecurity researcher and influencer currently working with Microsoft Security and previously worked with a couple of startups building security for them. I love to break application logic and find vulnerabilities in them, which have been -... Show more

Michael is currently the Schellman Knowledge and Learning Development Lead for Schellman. He has participated in and helped author the CMMC learning objectives, exam objectives, standards and methodology for the Cyber-AB.

As a recognized RMF SME, Michael has served as the Chief Sr. Cybersecurity advisor to 1, 2 and 3 Star commander(s) across the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. Specializing in advanced cyber techniques and countermeasures. As a recognized SME by the CSIAC, CompTIA, and ISC2, Michael has authored courses for Cisco, EC|Council, CompTIA, ISACA, and ISC2; Twice awarded the National Science Foundation Scholarship; Served as the Chair - Cybersecurity Training Working Group for the US Army, and awarded “Outstanding Educator” by the Southern Association of Colleges in 2010.

With an active TS/SCI, he’s been a keynote speaker for national and regional Cybersecurity and Risk and conventions and informational workshops for corporate companies like HP, Booze Allen and Northrup Grumman, Harris Communications and others.

Michael is currently the Schellman Knowledge and Learning Development Lead for Schellman. He has participated in and helped author the CMMC learning objectives, exam objectives, standards and methodology for the Cyber-AB. As a recognized RMF SME... Show more

University of Rwanda CS Graduate. Passionate about building distributed and high-performant systems to solve real-world challenges.

University of Rwanda CS Graduate. Passionate about building distributed and high-performant systems to solve real-world challenges. Show more

In search of the holy grail how to find a balance between decentralised economy and regulation.

In search of the holy grail how to find a balance between decentralised economy and regulation. Show more

David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, among others. He has been a tenured Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management in the Netherlands, Visiting Professor at UNAM, Instituto de Filosoficas and the Unidad Posgrado, Mexico, Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives at COMISION NACIONAL DE BIOETICA in Mexico, and Asesor de Rector at UAM Xochimilco.

David is an entrepreneur, author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology on: MSN... Show more

Érico Campanha Manfredi. Possui formação em Análise de Sistemas, Pós Graduado em Perícia Forense Computacional, Combate a Fraudes e Direito Digital pela FIT, MBA em Gestão de Projetos pela USP, DPO pela ITCERTS e Pentester pela Daryus/ISACA. Atuando há 12 anos como Perito Ad Hoc, Assistente Técnico. Palestrante, Assessor em Data Collection e Investigações Digitais da Comissão de Compliance Nacional, membro da ANPPD, membro da APECOF e membro do IBRASPD. CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) de Instituição Financeira, Executivo de TI e Consultor durante mais de 30 anos de atuação.

Érico Campanha Manfredi. Possui formação em Análise de Sistemas, Pós Graduado em Perícia Forense Computacional, Combate a Fraudes e Direito Digital pela FIT, MBA em Gestão de Projetos pela USP, DPO pela ITCERTS e Pentester pela Daryus/ISACA. Atuando ... Show more

Jacobo Ducay Ferré es Director de Habitus by Scotwork Iberia & Latam. Trabaja como ombudsman, mediador y facilitador internacional. Es el director del Centro Europeo de Ombudsman Organizacional. Jacobo forma parte de los paneles de mediación de Mediation Works, Inc. Boston, la Fundación Notarial Signum y la Cámara de Comercio de Madrid.

Jacobo combina su actividad profesional con la docencia. Es coinstructor del Harvard Program on Negotiation Global Madrid. Ha sido profesor asociado del Instituto de Competencias de la Universidad Antonio Nebrija, profesor invitado del Master in International and European Business Law de la Universidad Pontificia Comillas –ICADE; profesor de master class en negociación IE Law School y Faculty del Royal Institute for Governance and Strategic Studies (Bután).

Ha formado parte de los equipos docentes del executive master de mediación empresarial del Instituto de Empresa, del curso Negotiation in Business en Northeastern University, del Seminario Mediation and Conflict Management de Harvard Law School y del Executive Master de Insolvencia Empresarial de la Universidad San Pablo CEU. También ha sido Honorary Visiting Faculty en Jindal Global Law University (Sonipat, India).

Ha recibido la Medalla al Mérito Profesional por la Escuela Española de Mediación y Resolución de Conflictos y Diario de Mediación. Es miembro de la Junta directiva de la Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Madrid y formador de la Asociación de Derecho Colaborativo de Euskadi y del Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid. Ha codirigido diferentes jordanas formativas entre las que destaca el Moot de Negociación y Mediación Civil y Mercantil, la realizada en el Colegio de Registradores de la Propiedad y Mercantil de España sobre “Conciliación y Registro, el Art 103 bis de la Ley Hipotecaria” y el “I congreso internacional sobre mediación civil y mercantil” de la Universidad de Alicante.

Jacobo ostenta una Licenciatura en Derecho y una Diplomatura en Ciencias Empresariales por la Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE. Ha realizado un LL.M. en el Boston College Law School; así como los executive masters de negociación y mediación del Program On Negotiation, Harvard Law School.

Jacobo es una buena persona, consciente, y que sabe escuchar.

Jacobo Ducay Ferré es Director de Habitus by Scotwork Iberia & Latam. Trabaja como ombudsman, mediador y facilitador internacional. Es el director del Centro Europeo de Ombudsman Organizacional. Jacobo forma parte de los paneles de mediación de Media... Show more

My journey in tech started in 1987, playing games, coding password protection and simple cipher using screen codes on my digital diary and writing a notebook diary using Cyrillic alphabets.

Designing and building top of the art, security and compliance solutions for companies, where the customer, end user and developer experience is the core!

My journey in tech started in 1987, playing games, coding password protection and simple cipher using screen codes on my digital diary and writing a notebook diary using Cyrillic alphabets. Designing and building top of the art, security and comp... Show more

Steve Michelotti works for Microsoft on the Azure Government Engineering team, focusing on developer enablement. In his role on the Azure Government Engineering team, Steve works with numerous law enforcement, defense, and intelligence agencies – enabling them to bring innovation to their mission by leveraging the full power of Azure is the most optimal way. He is a contributing author for Pluralsight training and a member of ASPInsiders. Before joining Microsoft, he was a 7-time Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET. In addition, Steve is a frequent presenter at developer user groups, conferences, and Code Camps throughout the US. Steve is an avid blogger (http://stevemichelotti.com), has contributed articles to Visual Studio Magazine, and his work on high performance web solutions was featured on Channel 9. Before Microsoft, he served as an Architect/Developer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS) where he led numerous projects including a multi-year effort to modernize the business systems of a major insurance carrier. Previously he was the Chief Technologist at e.magination where he consulted with clients including Advertising.com/AOL where he was the Tech Lead for one of the highest volume .NET applications in the world.

Steve Michelotti works for Microsoft on the Azure Government Engineering team, focusing on developer enablement. In his role on the Azure Government Engineering team, Steve works with numerous law enforcement, defense, and intelligence agencies – ena... Show more

Harshita Varma is a contributor to the Kubernetes project, actively involved in the SIG Contributor Experience community, with a focus on enhancing the contributor journey. She began her open-source journey by contributing to the Thanos project, sparking her passion for open source. In March 2022, she was selected as an LFX mentee for Kubernetes under the CNCF. Since then, Harshita has significantly contributed to Kubernetes, earning the prestigious Dan Kohn Scholarship to attend KubeCon EU 2023 in Amsterdam as an attendee. Currently, she continues to engage with the open-source ecosystem, fostering collaboration and inclusivity within the Kubernetes community.

Harshita Varma is a contributor to the Kubernetes project, actively involved in the SIG Contributor Experience community, with a focus on enhancing the contributor journey. She began her open-source journey by contributing to the Thanos project, spar... Show more

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and securing international networks while operating under 3rd Special Forces Group Abn.

Since joining the private sector Mr. Newberry’s experience has expanded to the management of international security and compliance initiatives for Fortune 500 companies, designing and securing DevSecOps pipelines and the modernization of traditional infrastructure to adopt cutting edge tactics and technologies leading to his current role as Director of DevSecOps for Yahara Software LLC.

As a Seargent in the U.S. Army Mr. Newberry’s experience encompassed the installation, maintenance, and management of networking systems, as well as satellite communications on a global scale. His expertise extended to designing, configuring and secu... Show more

Tasha Anspach is a distinguished consultant with a deep acumen in D365 Business Central & Power Platform. Drawing from her experience in Dynamics SL support, ISV assistance, and crafting solutions for multifaceted industry scenarios, Tasha guides businesses towards transformative success. She is not only a beacon of sales and technological expertise but also harbors a whimsical passion for unicorns, symbolizing her unique approach to business solutions. Tasha champions organizations to realize their fullest potential through technology.

Tasha Anspach is a distinguished consultant with a deep acumen in D365 Business Central & Power Platform. Drawing from her experience in Dynamics SL support, ISV assistance, and crafting solutions for multifaceted industry scenarios, Tasha guides bus... Show more

Niall McPhillips is an Oracle ACE Director and a member of Symposium 42. He has presented over 70 times at international conferences on different subjects including the use of Oracle technologies including APEX, ORDS, PL/SQL, REST, JSON, Oracle Text, SODA, Multimedia as well as on his experiences with the implementation of large APEX projects.

He has been using Oracle since 1989, has been using Oracle PL/SQL Web technologies since 1995 and Oracle APEX since 2005.

Niall has developed many large, multilingual applications for multinational companies and organisations all over the world. He is a strong believer in PL/SQL and APEX solutions because of their stability, scalability, and rapid development speed.

Niall McPhillips is an Oracle ACE Director and a member of Symposium 42. He has presented over 70 times at international conferences on different subjects including the use of Oracle technologies including APEX, ORDS, PL/SQL, REST, JSON, Oracle Text... Show more

Julian Frey is founder of CITE GmbH. During his more than 10 years of consulting he has gained a lot of experience in many areas, especially in the areas of HA, Engineered Systems and Monitoring. He is a frequent speaker and founder of the Oracle Beer Bern Meetup Group. Julian is a member of the Oracle ACE Program as an Oracle ACE Director.

Julian Frey is founder of CITE GmbH. During his more than 10 years of consulting he has gained a lot of experience in many areas, especially in the areas of HA, Engineered Systems and Monitoring. He is a frequent speaker and founder of the Oracle Bee... Show more

Chris Beckman is a Principal Security Engineer. When not working, he enjoys photography, local bakeries, and making weird stuff with Raspberry Pi’s. He lives in Seattle with his spouse and their dog Toast.

Chris Beckman is a Principal Security Engineer. When not working, he enjoys photography, local bakeries, and making weird stuff with Raspberry Pi’s. He lives in Seattle with his spouse and their dog Toast. Show more

David Tielke is a consultant, coach, and trainer with over 15 years of experience in high-level software development. His expertise focuses on software quality, software architecture, and agile development processes. Having trained more than 30,000 participants, delivered over 150 presentations at renowned conferences, and published numerous articles in industry magazines, he has shared his knowledge and expertise widely. On his YouTube channel, he shares his passion for software development and provides practical insights into current industry topics.

David Tielke is a consultant, coach, and trainer with over 15 years of experience in high-level software development. His expertise focuses on software quality, software architecture, and agile development processes. Having trained more than 30,000 p... Show more

Tatiana Montenegro is a Sr. SLED Sales Account Representative at Juniper Networks responsible for preventing cyberattacks and helping leverage Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform for South Florida school districts and local government. She has established a distinguished career in the technology industry, beginning with prominent roles at Citrix, Cisco, VMware, and Palo Alto Networks. Throughout her journey, she has been instrumental in deploying cutting-edge technologies such as Automation, AI, and Machine Learning to deliver business outcomes.

Tatiana Montenegro is a Sr. SLED Sales Account Representative at Juniper Networks responsible for preventing cyberattacks and helping leverage Juniper’s AI-Native Networking Platform for South Florida school districts and local government. She has es... Show more

Anshu Gupta is a hands on security professional with Fortune 500 security consulting experience at Ernst & Young and KPMG where he worked at companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, Cisco, McAfee, Adobe, Yahoo, GAP, Kaiser among others. Based on advice from his mentors, he then moved on to get startup experience at Coupa Software (now a public company), HelloSign (acquired by DropBox), where he was the first security hire and had to build the whole security program from scratch and hire the information security team as well. Anshu served as the Head of Security Engineering at Varo Bank wherein he helped them at the first neobank to get FDIC approval and national OCC charter. He also served as the VP, Security at Fast which was working on solving the consumer identity and checkout experience in the Ecommerce space. Anshu last served as the VP, Security and Privacy at SPAN.io.

Anshu Gupta is a hands on security professional with Fortune 500 security consulting experience at Ernst & Young and KPMG where he worked at companies like Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, Cisco, McAfee, Adobe, Yahoo, GAP, Kaiser among others. Based on... Show more

Ashwini Mahendiran is a versatile professional with a Master's degree specialized in AI and over four years of experience in full-stack AI development and data science. With a proven track record of winning multiple hackathons and research expos, Ms. Mahendiran excels in driving innovation and delivering impactful solutions. Her expertise lies at the intersection of Data, AI, and Software Development, where she leverage cutting-edge technology to address complex challenges. Known for her collaborative approach and strong communication skills, Ms. Mahendiran thrives in dynamic environments, inspiring teams to achieve ambitious goals. Committed to Responsible and Ethical AI, Ms. Mahendiran is passionate about shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future in the tech industry.

Ashwini Mahendiran is a versatile professional with a Master's degree specialized in AI and over four years of experience in full-stack AI development and data science. With a proven track record of winning multiple hackathons and research expos, Ms... Show more

Cloud and Onprem architect in the Microsoft world, I work in various areas (MS security, Identity, MS server infrastructure, etc.). I'm also an author with Editions ENI and a trainer with Linkedin Learning.

Cloud and Onprem architect in the Microsoft world, I work in various areas (MS security, Identity, MS server infrastructure, etc.). I'm also an author with Editions ENI and a trainer with Linkedin Learning. Show more