Law & Regulation

Legal experts and regulators who drive the discourse in law, governance, and policy-making, shaping the legal landscape with their knowledge and experience

Julia Kurkowski

Julia Kurkowski

Julia Kurkowski is founder and CEO of aimea, the real-time voice AI for structured first interviews in hiring, high-risk under the EU AI Act. Trained as an organizational psychologist, she builds aimea with orchestrated coding agents: 60 skills, 40 hook scripts and a plan chat that judges every package before a human merges. aimea holds 5 signed pilot agreements with German companies. Julia is overall winner of the Harbour Founder Summit Hamburg 2025, chosen from hundreds of applicants and sixteen startups that pitched across four categories, which took aimea to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco on 6 November 2026. She holds an EXIST Women grant.

Julia Kurkowski is founder and CEO of aimea, the real-time voice AI for structured first interviews in hiring, high-risk under the EU AI Act. Trained as an organizational psychologist, she builds aimea with orchestrated coding agents: 60 skills, 40 h... Show more

Amanda Tolfo Porto

Amanda Tolfo Porto

Amanda Tolfo Porto is a Perth-based cybersecurity governance and compliance professional with a background in law, risk management, privacy, information security, and emerging technologies. She recently completed a Master of Information Technology specialising in Cybersecurity and co-authored a published book chapter on ESG and quantum computing. Her work focuses on responsible technology adoption and the connection between regulation, business risk, and innovation.

Amanda Tolfo Porto is a Perth-based cybersecurity governance and compliance professional with a background in law, risk management, privacy, information security, and emerging technologies. She recently completed a Master of Information Technology sp... Show more

Tanmay Dikshit

Tanmay Dikshit

Tanmay S Dikshit
Founder – Cyber Sanskar
is a highly energetic keynote speaker, master trainer, and cyber-intelligence thought leader with over 25+ years of international-level experience in advanced technologies and digital innovation ecosystems. He regularly delivers mission-critical training to military personnel, intelligence units, detectives, and security forces, and is a trusted spokesperson on Cyber Industry & Digital Transformation at leading organizations, universities, and institutions. He actively contributes to academia as a Board of Studies Member and Member of the Departmental Advisory Board, shaping industry-aligned curricula. He has received prestigious Hall of Fame recognition as an Information Security Researcher for responsibly reporting security vulnerabilities across 50+ internal systems of reputed international organizations. His expert insights are regularly featured on reputed radio stations, newspapers, print media, and national TV news channels, and today many of students trained under his guidance are successfully working across the global cyber and technology ecosystem, building impactful careers and strong professional reputations worldwide.

Tanmay S Dikshit Founder – Cyber Sanskar is a highly energetic keynote speaker, master trainer, and cyber-intelligence thought leader with over 25+ years of international-level experience in advanced technologies and digital innovation ecosystems. ... Show more

Paula Grzegorzewska

Paula Grzegorzewska

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digital policy, open source software, and the digital transformation of public services and has over six years of experience in the digital policy landscape. Prior to joining the Linux Foundation, she served as the Strategic Partnerships Director at OpenForum Europe, a prominent think tank where she managed engagements with global partners across government, academia, and industry. She participated in many research projects, including as a co-author of the European Commission’s landmark 2021 study on the economic impact of open source software and hardware. She holds a Master’s degree in New Media and Communications from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is a frequent speaker and moderator at international forums, focusing on how open source can drive innovation, interoperability, and trusted infrastructure.

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digita... Show more

Christophe Troessaert

Christophe Troessaert

Christophe Troessaert is an independent IT consultant and founder of Sparkx IT, specialising in Azure architecture, identity management and cloud security.

Fifteen years in the field, four of them at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer. In defence, he has worked with NATO for ten years — Headquarters, DIANA, NAEW, CSO, SHAPE. In pharmaceuticals, with UCB. And today with ORES, an energy network operator, on IAM and cloud security. Since 2025, he has served as a reserve NCO with the Belgian Defence, as an Azure Solution Architect.

Christophe Troessaert is an independent IT consultant and founder of Sparkx IT, specialising in Azure architecture, identity management and cloud security. Fifteen years in the field, four of them at Microsoft as a Premier Field Engineer. In defen... Show more

Arpita Ravindra Sheth

Arpita Ravindra Sheth

Arpita Sheth is a Systems Architect and Technical Lead with over a decade of experience building large-scale distributed systems at the intersection of AI, privacy, and infrastructure. Most recently at Meta, she owned the conversation platform powering Meta AI experiences across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses enabling real-time, cross-surface AI interactions for hundreds of millions of users. Her work spanned the full stack of AI platform engineering: retrieval infrastructure, semantic search, multi-modal messaging, and the orchestration layers that bring generative AI products to life at scale.
Before her GenAI work, Arpita built foundational privacy infrastructure at Meta automated GDPR compliance systems, ROPA reporting pipelines, and data governance platforms across Meta's family of apps. Earlier in her career she led advertising metrics infrastructure at Meta and scalable publisher aggregation systems at PubMatic. She holds an MS in Computer Science from Stony Brook University.
She is currently focused on the next frontier of AI platform engineering building systems that are not just powerful but trustworthy, compliant, and ready for the scale demands of the next decade.

Arpita Sheth is a Systems Architect and Technical Lead with over a decade of experience building large-scale distributed systems at the intersection of AI, privacy, and infrastructure. Most recently at Meta, she owned the conversation platform poweri... Show more

Thomas Fournaise

Thomas Fournaise

Passionné d'informatique et de développement depuis longtemps, j'ai débuté sur CPC 6128.
Je m'intéresse à tout ce qui concerne la data, l'IA et à tous les problèmes éthiques que cela peut poser.
Sur mon temps libre j'organise le Salon de la Data

Passionné d'informatique et de développement depuis longtemps, j'ai débuté sur CPC 6128. Je m'intéresse à tout ce qui concerne la data, l'IA et à tous les problèmes éthiques que cela peut poser. Sur mon temps libre j'organise le Salon de la Data Show more

Jordan Koplowicz

Jordan Koplowicz

Jordan has been a Drupal developer for 19 years.

Jordan has been a Drupal developer for 19 years. Show more

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

Marcelina Szwed-Ziemichód

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

Lana Lesik

Lana Lesik

With my two core strengths - I'm a psychologist and a software architect with a background in full-stack engineering - I have a keen eye for both technical aspects and team dynamics. In startups or large-scale projects, my contribution extends beyond code, I’m dedicated to accompanying organizations through their digital and cultural transformations.
Passionate about DX and designing solutions that empower users and adapt to diverse environments.

With my two core strengths - I'm a psychologist and a software architect with a background in full-stack engineering - I have a keen eye for both technical aspects and team dynamics. In startups or large-scale projects, my contribution extends beyond... Show more

Shane Coughlan

Shane Coughlan

Shane represents and supports the OIN 2.0 patent non-aggression community at Open Invention Network. Previously, as OpenChain General Manager, he led the development of ISO/IEC 5230 and 18974 standards, as well as SBOM and AI compliance guidance. A legal community pioneer, Shane founded the European Legal Network, co-founded the Open Source Law Review, and previously helped scale the OIN 1.0 patent non-aggression ecosystem. He also serves on the general assembly of OpenForum Europe.

Shane represents and supports the OIN 2.0 patent non-aggression community at Open Invention Network. Previously, as OpenChain General Manager, he led the development of ISO/IEC 5230 and 18974 standards, as well as SBOM and AI compliance guidance. A l... Show more

Sravan Kumar Nidiganti

Sravan Kumar Nidiganti

I help healthcare organizations turn complex regulatory requirements, operational risks, and technology changes into reliable quality outcomes.

With 23+ years of experience, I am a healthcare quality and operations leader specializing in enterprise quality management, PBM operations, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, transformation, and operational excellence.
At CVS Health, I lead quality strategy and execution across Medicare, Medicaid, and Commercial platforms. My work brings together business, clinical, technology, compliance, and operations teams to strengthen controls, improve delivery performance, reduce risk, and protect member and client outcomes.

My experience includes:
• Enterprise quality strategy and governance
• CMS-regulated Medicare Part D and Medicaid operations
• Regulatory readiness, audit support, and requirements traceability
• Risk-based testing and quality-control design
• Root-cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions
• Defect prevention, first-pass yield, and process improvement
• Healthcare implementations and cross-functional transformation
• Automation, analytics, data quality, and AI governance
• Team development and onshore/offshore delivery leadership

I have led large-scale quality programs, teams, strengthened operational controls, improved automation and delivery performance, and built scalable approaches for managing quality across complex healthcare environments.

My leadership philosophy is simple: compliance should not be treated as a final checkpoint, it should be embedded into processes, technology, data, and decision-making from the beginning.

I am particularly interested in the responsible use of AI and analytics in healthcare. My focus includes data integrity, privacy, transparency, validation, human oversight, regulatory alignment, and ensuring that innovation improves and not compromises quality and member safety.

As a doctoral candidate in Healthcare Administration, published author and researcher, speaker, peer reviewer, and healthcare innovation judge, I bring a scholar-practitioner perspective that connects evidence, leadership, and real-world execution.

I welcome conversations about:
Healthcare Quality | Enterprise Operations | Regulatory Compliance | PBM | Medicare & Medicaid | Operational Excellence | Transformation | Risk Management | AI Governance

I help healthcare organizations turn complex regulatory requirements, operational risks, and technology changes into reliable quality outcomes. With 23+ years of experience, I am a healthcare quality and operations leader specializing in enterpris... Show more

Vishwajeet Joshi

Vishwajeet Joshi

Senior Data, Analytics & Regulatory Reporting Professional specializing in AI Risk Platforms, PRA SS1/23, and Basel 3.1. Built risk ecosystems generating £1M+ ARR across 13+ UK banks. Connect with me on LinkedIn.

Senior Data, Analytics & Regulatory Reporting Professional specializing in AI Risk Platforms, PRA SS1/23, and Basel 3.1. Built risk ecosystems generating £1M+ ARR across 13+ UK banks. Connect with me on LinkedIn. Show more

Sheila Joy Vance

Sheila Joy Vance

With over a decade of dynamic experience across leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and human resources, Sheila Vance-Tisby is a recognized thought leader and speaker in the areas of leadership, women’s leadership, emotional intelligence, and organizational transformation. Sheila's career spans multiple industries, where she has spearheaded high-impact programs that cultivate resilience, foster effective leadership, and promote equity in the workplace.

As the Founder and Principal Consultant for Rebel Leader Lab, Sheila designs and delivers bespoke leadership development programs for organizations looking to accelerate talent growth and foster emotional intelligence within their teams. Having consulted for major companies such as Amazon Web Services, New Balance, and Georgia Tech Research Institute, she brings firsthand knowledge of how to lead teams through transformative change, manage conflict, and build emotionally intelligent leaders. Her leadership programs have been implemented by companies across the U.S., and her impact continues to resonate within the corporate world.

A frequent speaker at conferences and corporate events, Sheila captivates audiences with her powerful insights on emotional intelligence, leadership resilience, and mediation techniques. She is known for blending practical strategies with inspirational storytelling, leaving her audiences empowered to lead with empathy, resolve conflicts, and create inclusive work environments.

With a strong educational foundation including an MBA from Concordia University and over 10 years of progressive leadership experience, Sheila’s expertise positions her as a top speaker for organizations committed to developing future leaders and fostering workplace excellence.

With over a decade of dynamic experience across leadership development, diversity and inclusion, and human resources, Sheila Vance-Tisby is a recognized thought leader and speaker in the areas of leadership, women’s leadership, emotional intelligence... Show more

Eshaan Jain

Eshaan Jain

Eshaan Jain is a technology leader specializing in AI-driven enterprise platforms, risk management, and scalable product architecture. With over a decade of experience building and leading complex enterprise solutions, he focuses on integrating AI into business-critical systems while ensuring security, compliance, and governance.

Eshaan has led initiatives across AI adoption, enterprise SaaS platforms, and digital transformation, with a strong emphasis on aligning innovation with risk management frameworks. His work bridges the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and real-world enterprise constraints, enabling organizations to scale AI responsibly.

Eshaan Jain is a technology leader specializing in AI-driven enterprise platforms, risk management, and scalable product architecture. With over a decade of experience building and leading complex enterprise solutions, he focuses on integrating AI in... Show more

昌宏 坂本

昌宏 坂本

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and hold a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hiroshima City University, researching DX skill surveys of local government officials and developing an individualized optimal learning system based on instructional design theory. I previously served as a board member of the Japan Registered Information Security Specialist Association (JP-RISSA), having completed my term.

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and hold a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a doctor... Show more

Collins Edim

Collins Edim

Collins Edim is a full-stack software developer and AI engineer with over six years of experience building production systems across web, backend, and AI infrastructure. His work spans self-hosted LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and localized AI. He is particularly interested in designing resilient AI systems for environments where connectivity, cloud access, and infrastructure cannot be taken for granted.

Collins Edim is a full-stack software developer and AI engineer with over six years of experience building production systems across web, backend, and AI infrastructure. His work spans self-hosted LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and localized AI. He is particu... Show more

Faith Philip

Faith Philip

Land deals involving international capital carry risks most domestic transactions don't, currency exposure, unfamiliar regulatory environments, and partners who can't easily verify a deal from a distance.

Land deals involving international capital carry risks most domestic transactions don't, currency exposure, unfamiliar regulatory environments, and partners who can't easily verify a deal from a distance. Show more

Juan Pablo Vidal Araya

Juan Pablo Vidal Araya

Project and Digital Transformation Leader with over 8 years of experience driving modernization and operational efficiency in the public sector. Expert in the implementation of governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001) and cybersecurity, essential to ensure operational continuity and the protection of citizens’ sensitive data. Proven track record in public sector digitalization, positioning a municipality among the top 2 nationwide, and cybersecurity speaker.

Project and Digital Transformation Leader with over 8 years of experience driving modernization and operational efficiency in the public sector. Expert in the implementation of governance frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001) and cybersecurity, essential to ... Show more

Sławomir Jasiński

Sławomir Jasiński

I am a Microsoft Power Platform Developer specializing in designing scalable low-code solutions for enterprise environments. In my daily work, I build solutions with Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and SharePoint Online, often integrating the Power Platform with Azure services when low-code capabilities need to be extended with pro-code components.

I have experience in building business applications, automating processes, and implementing governance and ALM practices across organizations of various sizes — from business team solutions to production environments structured around DEV, TEST, and PROD. My work focuses on architectural quality, security, cost control, maintainability, and the long-term reliability of delivered solutions.

Beyond project delivery, I actively share my knowledge as a speaker and trainer. I lead training sessions and workshops on Power Platform, SharePoint, and Power Automate, and I speak at meetups and community conferences across Poland.

I am especially interested in technology adoption, improving the way teams work, and combining low-code and pro-code approaches in a thoughtful and practical way. I believe that the Power Platform is not just a toolset for building “quick apps,” but a mature ecosystem that — with the right architecture and governance — can become a strong foundation for modern business solutions.

I am a Microsoft Power Platform Developer specializing in designing scalable low-code solutions for enterprise environments. In my daily work, I build solutions with Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and SharePoint Online, often integrating the ... Show more

Jerry Adams Franklin

Jerry Adams Franklin

Jerry Adams Franklin is a Senior AI Engineer at Digital Currency Group, where he architects decentralized AI systems and LLM-powered agents that drive real business impact. His flagship project, VCScout-AI, is an autonomous RAG system that has directly influenced over $450K in venture capital investment decisions by analyzing startup deal flow in real-time.
Jerry specializes in fine-tuning foundation models (Qwen, LLaMA, Phi) using techniques like LoRA, QLoRA, and 4-bit quantization, deploying them across GPU-backed infrastructure on GKE with robust MLOps practices. His work spans VC analysis agents, smart contract security tools, and financial trading signal generators, all built on federated learning frameworks that preserve data privacy while enabling collaborative model training.
Previously at Intel, Jerry optimized TensorFlow's CPU performance, achieving a 400% improvement in convolution operations and earning a Division Achievement Award. He holds a Master's in Data Science from Northeastern University.
A recognized leader in decentralized AI, Jerry has been featured as a Top Performer on the FLock Network, spoken at EthCC Brussels, won multiple hackathons, and led technical workshops at Rochester Institute of Technology. He's passionate about bridging cutting-edge ML research with production systems that deliver measurable outcomes.

Jerry Adams Franklin is a Senior AI Engineer at Digital Currency Group, where he architects decentralized AI systems and LLM-powered agents that drive real business impact. His flagship project, VCScout-AI, is an autonomous RAG system that has direct... Show more

Wendy Segura

Wendy Segura

Wendy is a Security Engineer at Sage, where she works on securing AI-driven products and applying AppSec fundamentals to emerging architectures. She's a lead at the OWASP Bay Area Chapter and has volunteered with DayOfShecurity and BSidesSF. When she's not building security controls into CI/CD pipelines, she's picking locks and roller skating.

Wendy is a Security Engineer at Sage, where she works on securing AI-driven products and applying AppSec fundamentals to emerging architectures. She's a lead at the OWASP Bay Area Chapter and has volunteered with DayOfShecurity and BSidesSF. When she... Show more

Pralhad Giri

Pralhad Giri

Pralhad Giri is Director of the Payment Systems Department at Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, where he heads the CBDC Division and Innovation Office. Over more than two decades at the central bank he has led national payment infrastructure modernization, including Nepal's electronic cheque clearing programme and the design of MICR cheque and clearing operational standards, and he authored the feasibility study that established the country's regulatory sandbox and innovation hub. He has served as Nepal Rastra Bank's focal officer for UNCDF and IFC financial inclusion and MSME finance initiatives, as Alternative Director on the Alliance for Financial Inclusion's Financial Inclusion Data and Impact Working Group, and as an Executive Committee member of the Global Impact FinTech Forum. His current work centres on central bank digital currency design, open banking, and the security and resilience of AI-enabled payment systems. He holds postgraduate qualifications in economics and finance from Tribhuvan University, an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, and executive credentials in fintech and regulatory innovation from Cambridge Judge Business School and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Pralhad Giri is Director of the Payment Systems Department at Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank of Nepal, where he heads the CBDC Division and Innovation Office. Over more than two decades at the central bank he has led national payment infrastruct... Show more

Mohsin Ahmed

Mohsin Ahmed

Mohsin Ahmed is an Executive Director and Chief Architect at Wells Fargo with two decades of experience leading enterprise-scale transformation across Risk, Corporate Finance, GRC, Data, and AI in highly regulated financial institutions. He holds enterprise architecture authority over Corporate Risk, Internal Audit, and Corporate Finance technology, translating regulatory and accounting mandates into target-state architectures that deliver regulator-grade reporting, audit defensibility, and governed AI adoption at scale.
At Wells Fargo, Mohsin originated and architected several of the firm's foundational platforms. These include an industrialized Model Development Lifecycle platform that serves as the system of record for the enterprise model inventory and governs more than 150 regulatory and capital models; a canonical Risk and Finance data architecture spanning a multi-petabyte governed data estate; and an enterprise policy governance platform that consolidated eight fragmented systems into a single active compliance-oversight capability. Most recently, he conceived and architected the firm's end-to-end agentic AI orchestration platform a governed, reusable framework for building and operating AI agents in regulated environments, with a patent filing in preparation which today underpins a policy-intelligence capability serving more than 240,000 employees.
Earlier, over a seven-year tenure at MetricStream, Mohsin led large-scale GRC and Internal Audit transformations for global institutions including Bank of America and Mazars. He speaks and writes on model risk governance, enterprise policy governance, and responsible agentic AI, and is recognized for bridging regulatory interpretation, business strategy, and enterprise technology execution.

Mohsin Ahmed is an Executive Director and Chief Architect at Wells Fargo with two decades of experience leading enterprise-scale transformation across Risk, Corporate Finance, GRC, Data, and AI in highly regulated financial institutions. He holds ent... Show more

Donald Woodard

Donald Woodard

Donald Woodard is a nationally recognized transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to some of the most influential artists, producers, and executives in the music industry. As Managing Partner and co-founder of Carter+Woodard, an Atlanta-based boutique entertainment and sports law firm, he brings decades of experience navigating complex deals across recording, publishing, brand partnerships, and beyond.

His music roster includes Grammy Award-winning producers Tricky Stewart and D'Mile, Big Boi of OutKast, Emmy Award winning actress and recording artist Storm Reid, and platinum-certified rising star NLE Choppa, among many others. He is a leader in artificial intelligence in music, clearing the first sample of an AI generated song, Sexxy Red’s use of BBL Drizzy in her song “U My Everything”. His transactional work spans recording agreements, producer deals, sync licensing, publishing, and high-value brand partnerships across the full spectrum of the music business.

He also serves as trusted counsel to Central City Productions, the producers behind the Stellar Awards, Black Music Honors, and Black History Honors, reflecting a practice that extends from frontline talent to the institutions that shape Black music and culture.

Woodard has been recognized as a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard Magazine and a Top Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer by Variety on a recurring basis, and as a Georgia Super Lawyer. He holds degrees from Morehouse College and Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Donald Woodard is a nationally recognized transactional lawyer and trusted advisor to some of the most influential artists, producers, and executives in the music industry. As Managing Partner and co-founder of Carter+Woodard, an Atlanta-based boutiq... Show more

Maria Williams

Maria Williams

Maria Williams is a Corporate Compliance Consultant with extensive experience helping organizations navigate governance, risk management, and control frameworks in complex enterprise environments.
Her passion lies at the intersection of Microsoft Power Platform, AI adoption, compliance, and responsible innovation. Maria focuses on helping organizations enable makers, automate business processes, and adopt emerging technologies while maintaining appropriate governance, security, and regulatory oversight.
Drawing from real-world experience in compliance and enterprise controls, she shares practical approaches for Power Platform governance, citizen development programs, AI and Copilot oversight, audit readiness, and risk-informed decision making.
Maria enjoys connecting with technology professionals, business leaders, and makers who are working to balance innovation with accountability in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Maria Williams is a Corporate Compliance Consultant with extensive experience helping organizations navigate governance, risk management, and control frameworks in complex enterprise environments. Her passion lies at the intersection of Microsoft Po... Show more

Justin Szczepaniak

Justin Szczepaniak

As organisations deploy AI systems and autonomous agents, new security risks are emerging around tool access, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and agent interaction with enterprise data and infrastructure.

My work focuses on understanding these risks through AI security research and practical work in regulated environments.

I help teams identify new AI attack surfaces and deploy AI systems more securely.

As organisations deploy AI systems and autonomous agents, new security risks are emerging around tool access, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and agent interaction with enterprise data and infrastructure. My work focuses on understanding these risks... Show more

Akshay Rana

Akshay Rana

Akshay Rana is a Product Manager specializing in SaaS, E-Commerce, and Cybersecurity. He currently serves as a Product Manager at ThriveCart in the UK. With a foundation in computer engineering and an MBA from Durham University Business School, Akshay bridges the gap between technical execution and global business strategy.

Previously, as a Senior Product Manager at Lowe's India, Akshay managed the Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM) and cybersecurity product portfolios. His work designing user journeys for account upgrades unlocked a potential annual revenue of over $500M. Additionally, by collaborating with the cybersecurity team to implement measures like Multifactor Authentication and reCAPTCHA, he helped reduce online fraud chargebacks by 30%, saving the company $4.5M annually. He also pioneered an omnichannel strategy that digitized the onboarding experience for 6 million non-digital store customers.

More recently, Akshay has focused on applied AI, evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) to build data collection pipelines and designing AI Copilots to streamline user workflows in the US debt relief and legal tech sectors. Holding a rigorous Certification in Cybersecurity (CC), Akshay combines a deep understanding of user experience with a commitment to building secure, scalable, and intelligent digital products. From his early days co-founding an AI-based startup to scaling enterprise platforms, his career reflects a constant evolution driven by resilience and adaptability.

Akshay Rana is a Product Manager specializing in SaaS, E-Commerce, and Cybersecurity. He currently serves as a Product Manager at ThriveCart in the UK. With a foundation in computer engineering and an MBA from Durham University Business School, Aksha... Show more

Benjamin Smith Smith

Benjamin Smith Smith

Ben Smith is the Chief Business Officer and Head of Advisory at Coinsub, where he guides major financial institutions and payment providers on adopting stablecoins, programmable money, and tokenized asset infrastructure. With over 25 years of international experience, Ben spent more than 15 years as a Partner at BCG, Bain, and Oliver Wyman, alongside executive roles leading strategy for a Tier 1 US bank and launching the global banking vertical for a fintech unicorn. He holds an MBA from HEC Paris and speaks globally on the future of banking, digital asset regulation, and modern market infrastructure.

Ben Smith is the Chief Business Officer and Head of Advisory at Coinsub, where he guides major financial institutions and payment providers on adopting stablecoins, programmable money, and tokenized asset infrastructure. With over 25 years of interna... Show more

Frédéric Valentin

Frédéric Valentin

Head of Wealth Planning - SGPB Europe https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-valentin-ab313920 | Member of Cercle des Fiscalistes (https://www.lecercledesfiscalistes.com) | Member of the IACF - Institute of Tax Lawyers https://www.iacf.fr | Membre of Estate Planning Skill Group (https://epsg.international/fr/)

Head of Wealth Planning - SGPB Europe https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-valentin-ab313920 | Member of Cercle des Fiscalistes (https://www.lecercledesfiscalistes.com) | Member of the IACF - Institute of Tax Lawyers https://www.iacf.fr | Membre of E... Show more

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