Ron Veen is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience ranging from Microservices to mainframes. His passion for software engineering and architecture has been his guiding force throughout his career. With over 20 years of expertise in the JVM and the Java ecosystem, Ron is an Oracle Certified Java Programmer (OCP) and a certified Sun Business Component Developer (SCBCD/OCPBCD).

A dedicated Java enthusiast, Ron also has a keen interest in alternative JVM languages, particularly Kotlin. At Team Rockstars IT, he serves as a Special Agent and lead developer, frequently speaking at international conferences. Ron is the author of books on Java Cloud-native migrations with Jakarta EE and on Virtual Threads, Structured Concurrency, and Scoped Values. He has also co-written a book on Kotlin.

Ron is specialized in the intersection of AI coding agents and enterprise Java, bringing autonomous development workflows to life with Spring AI and LangChain4j.

Ron Veen is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience ranging from Microservices to mainframes. His passion for software engineering and architecture has been his guiding force throughout his career. With over 20 years of expertise in th... Show more

From early roots in web development and SAP consulting, my journey evolved through enterprise architecture to cloud-native solutions.
In my current role at Cloud Native Lifecycle Management @ SAP, I combine my expertise with cloud technologies to drive innovation and enterprise grade automation of infrastructure-as-data on a global scale.

From early roots in web development and SAP consulting, my journey evolved through enterprise architecture to cloud-native solutions. In my current role at Cloud Native Lifecycle Management @ SAP, I combine my expertise with cloud technologies to d... Show more

Mehdi is a senior software developer and system architect who has been designing and building production systems since 2000. Across that time he has delivered solutions in office automation, CRM, healthcare management, and industrial and logistics automation, working primarily on the .NET platform and with a strong commitment to clean, object-oriented design.

Since 2016 his work has centered on cloud computing and cloud-native architecture. More recently his main focus has become AI engineering: integrating large language models into real .NET applications through function calling and tool use, building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, and combining vector search with graph databases such as ArangoDB and NebulaGraph for semantic discovery and reasoning. He also applies these techniques to production problems such as AI-driven root-cause analysis in observability systems.

He writes and speaks about .NET, Azure, practical LLM integration, function calling, vector and semantic search, and graph databases, sharing much of this hands-on work at dotnet-talk.com.

Mehdi is a senior software developer and system architect who has been designing and building production systems since 2000. Across that time he has delivered solutions in office automation, CRM, healthcare management, and industrial and logistics au... Show more

Adnan CEO Microspecialist Consulting and co-founder Cloud Infrastructure Architects is one of the worlds leading infrastructure experts Microsoft MVP , Microsoft Trainer (xRegional Lead in NL) and a actively involved in Microsoft Technical Experts Program's . Implementing and Architecting solutions with focus on Cloud and Hybrid Infrastructure and of course The Modern Workplace (EUC). As an international speaker & trainer he often spends his time flying around the globe consulting, teaching and speaking at IT community events. Follow him on twitter or other social media channels @Microspecialist

Adnan CEO Microspecialist Consulting and co-founder Cloud Infrastructure Architects is one of the worlds leading infrastructure experts Microsoft MVP , Microsoft Trainer (xRegional Lead in NL) and a actively involved in Microsoft Technical Experts P... Show more

Dr. Sajjan Kanukolanu is VP of Global Operations and Strategy at Position². He oversees the full operational model- team structure, delivery, client outcomes, and the AI systems that run it. He has led Position²'s transformation from a traditional services firm to an AI-native operation- from vision to product to team- designing and deploying the production agentic systems, including knowledge architecture, LLM orchestration, and an agent layer.

He holds a PhD, brings 20+ years across product, technology, and services, has published multiple articles, and speaks as a practitioner - an end-user building in production.

Dr. Sajjan Kanukolanu is VP of Global Operations and Strategy at Position². He oversees the full operational model- team structure, delivery, client outcomes, and the AI systems that run it. He has led Position²'s transformation from a traditional se... Show more

Hiroshi Watanabe, PhD, is a professor teaching quantum physics, semiconductor memories and advanced nanoelectron devices in dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He has published many journal & conference papers and invented more than 150 granted patents all over the world (including more than 60 US granted). Until 2010, he had worked for Toshiba’s Headquarter RD Center and been engaged in the reliability study of several electron devices including NAND Flash. He received PhD in theoretical physics in 1994 from U. Tsukuba, Japan. He has served as an Advisory Board Member for the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) (2018–present) and as a TPC member for IEEE EDTM since 2026. In 2023, he founded IEEE Taipei Blockchain Group and has been Co-Chair of it. He is a member of the SEMI MIS (Metrology & Inspection Summit) Initiatives Committee. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.

Hiroshi Watanabe, PhD, is a professor teaching quantum physics, semiconductor memories and advanced nanoelectron devices in dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. He has published many journal & ... Show more

As a facilitator, speaker, and instructional designer, I explore human behavior, the science of how people learn, and the modern trends shaping the way we connect in today's culture. That curiosity drives everything I do, helping leaders and teams understand the people they work with, so they can work more effectively together.

My approach is shaped by research, experience, and a deep interest in how communication styles, cultural norms, and human dynamics influence the way people lead, relate, and grow in today's modern landscape.

I've delivered training for 1,800+ professionals across the U.S. and internationally, and spoken at conferences including Worthington Steel's LEARN & LEAD Conferences (2020, 2023, 2025), WitCon (2025), and CodeMash (2026). My facilitation style is practical, relatable, and focused on driving lasting behavior change, the kind that shows up long after the session ends.

As a facilitator, speaker, and instructional designer, I explore human behavior, the science of how people learn, and the modern trends shaping the way we connect in today's culture. That curiosity drives everything I do, helping leaders and teams un... Show more

Ukrainian living in Sweden, applying engineering mindset for processes creation.
I am always fascinated about solving tricky puzzles and coming up with new ways to look for the problem.
I got a master degree in Telecommunications in 2016 and started my career in IT as a data conversion specialist, working with databases and customers. I got experience from working as a customer support manager, tech writer for user guides and manuals and then as a product specialist, before coming to work close with Agile as a Product Owner. I enjoyed building the right thing as much as building the thing right and fast. My Scrum Master journey started in 2020 and grew from 2 co-located teams to 8 distributed teams working on the same product with LeSS. And it's just the beginning!

Ukrainian living in Sweden, applying engineering mindset for processes creation. I am always fascinated about solving tricky puzzles and coming up with new ways to look for the problem. I got a master degree in Telecommunications in 2016 and star... Show more

Andreas brings over 30 years of experience in IT, including 15 years within the Microsoft ecosystem. He held the BG Lead role for Dynamics in Germany and worked at a leading Dynamics implementation partner, followed by a position in a Financial Advisory firm where he led the Microsoft practice.
Now with NoseDat, a Central-Europe-based BizApps and Data & AI partner, Andreas is passionate about unlocking the full potential of the Microsoft platform for the Office of the CFO—especially for organizations running on Dynamics 365.

Andreas brings over 30 years of experience in IT, including 15 years within the Microsoft ecosystem. He held the BG Lead role for Dynamics in Germany and worked at a leading Dynamics implementation partner, followed by a position in a Financial Advis... Show more

Sean Satterlee is a Senior Principal Penetration Tester for Device Recon Labs, and has Given an RFID hacking workshop at BSidesLV and another workshop at Defcon 24, Spoken at BerlinSides, BsidesOK, IWS, RMISC and local Infragard chapters. Sean has been active the security industry for over 20 years, a member of the DCG405, OKC2600 and the Telephreak:2600 groups.

Sean Satterlee is a Senior Principal Penetration Tester for Device Recon Labs, and has Given an RFID hacking workshop at BSidesLV and another workshop at Defcon 24, Spoken at BerlinSides, BsidesOK, IWS, RMISC and local Infragard chapters. Sean has be... Show more

Julian is a Managing IT Architect at XL2 by Audi & Capgemini, specializing in serverless cloud applications and infrastructure as code. As an AWS User Group Leader in Heilbronn and an AWS Community Builder, he is deeply involved in the AWS community. Prior to his current role, Julian gained valuable experience as an SAP Consultant in the smart manufacturing sector.

Julian is a Managing IT Architect at XL2 by Audi & Capgemini, specializing in serverless cloud applications and infrastructure as code. As an AWS User Group Leader in Heilbronn and an AWS Community Builder, he is deeply involved in the AWS community.... Show more

Oliver Ewinger is an AI expert, speaker and trainer, as well as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Artificial Intelligence. As a vocational educator (Master Professional of Vocational Training) with over 38 years of experience in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries, he makes Artificial Intelligence understandable, practical and grounded in a clear stance – for conferences, companies and educational institutions.

In his keynotes and trainings he speaks about generative AI in everyday work, the EU AI Act and AI literacy, building AI competence within organizations, and the future of work and corporate learning. His approach: human-centered AI that empowers people rather than replacing them.

Oliver is a co-creator of the "KI-Führerschein" (AI Driving License) at the HR-RoundTable Academy, a core team member of the Corporate Learning Community (over 11,000 members across the DACH region), co-founder of CLC0711 Stuttgart, a startup advisor at Startnetz Reutlingen. Learn more at the-ai-laend.net.

Oliver Ewinger is an AI expert, speaker and trainer, as well as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Artificial Intelligence. As a vocational educator (Master Professional of Vocational Training) with over 38 years of experience in the automotive and mechanical ... Show more

Lishuai Jing is the founder of Memtrace, a local memory layer for AI coding agents, building in Copenhagen. He holds a PhD in Telecommunication from Aalborg University and has worked as a postdoc and application engineer before moving into industry data science leadership. Most recently he was Chief Data Scientist & VP at goWish (Ønskeskyen), driving the organization's data and AI strategy. Before that, he was Lead Specialist in Data Science at VELUX, leading generative AI, IoT, and data-governance work for smart home technologies, and earlier applied machine learning, deep learning, and reinforcement learning to industrial problems — sales, marketing, supply chain, and intelligent water solutions — at Grundfos. He is a mentor with the Danish Data Science Academy (DDSA), has completed leadership training at Harvard, and has presented at IEEE academic conferences. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lishuaijing

Lishuai Jing is the founder of Memtrace, a local memory layer for AI coding agents, building in Copenhagen. He holds a PhD in Telecommunication from Aalborg University and has worked as a postdoc and application engineer before moving into industry d... Show more

Chris McGraw is Lorien's Director of STEM Talent Solutions, with 15 year's experience building high-performance Technology, Life Sciences and Engineering teams for clients of all sizes and industries. Skilled at identifying, assessing, and recruiting executive talent to lead enterprise data-driven security strategies and cloud infrastructure.

Chris has been a guest speaker in several Podcasts and speaks frequently at virtual and technology conferences. Chris' passion for mentoring transitioning veterans extends to causes like the Fisher House, RWB and The American Legion. He holds professional membership in the Cincinnati & Mid-Tennessee chapters of the Information Systems Security Association and The Circuit, a Cincinnati Technology Professional Organization.

Chris McGraw is Lorien's Director of STEM Talent Solutions, with 15 year's experience building high-performance Technology, Life Sciences and Engineering teams for clients of all sizes and industries. Skilled at identifying, assessing, and recruiting... Show more

Shaurya Agrawal is a Data & Analytics leader with 25+ years of experience driving transformative initiatives across Tech/SaaS, E-commerce and FinTech. With expertise in AI/ML, Enterprise Data Architecture and BI, Shaurya has led impactful projects, creating customer-centric solutions and modernizing data platforms. As a Board Advisor to Hoonartek and CTO of YourNxt Technologies, a mobile tech start-up, Shaurya shapes global data strategies.

Holding an MBA and pursuing an MS in Data Science from UT Austin, Shaurya leverages data to unlock business value, specializing in unified customer views and personalized experiences.

Shaurya Agrawal is a Data & Analytics leader with 25+ years of experience driving transformative initiatives across Tech/SaaS, E-commerce and FinTech. With expertise in AI/ML, Enterprise Data Architecture and BI, Shaurya has led impactful projects, c... Show more

I’m an AI Solutions Architect who helps organizations put Microsoft AI and Power Platform to work in practical ways. Day to day, I build custom AI agents in Copilot Studio, create RAG pipelines with Azure AI Search, deploy and extend Microsoft 365 Copilot, and set up governance for Power Platform environments. I also train admins on Copilot controls like Agent 365 and Purview to ensure security and compliance.

Beyond implementation, I help businesses create AI and Power Platform Centers of Excellence to manage, secure, and scale their solutions. I’m passionate about sharing what I learn whether through speaking at community events or creating technical videos for my YouTube channel. My goal is to make AI adoption clear, secure, and achievable for every organization.

I’m an AI Solutions Architect who helps organizations put Microsoft AI and Power Platform to work in practical ways. Day to day, I build custom AI agents in Copilot Studio, create RAG pipelines with Azure AI Search, deploy and extend Microsoft 365 Co... Show more

I am an enthusiastic Power BI user, Speaker, Power BI Super User, co-organizer of the Fabric User Group Switzerland and Microsoft MVP.

I work as Principal Consultant, trainer and mentor in the area of Business Intelligence in Switzerland.
I have been lucky enough to work with Power BI since its release in 2015 and gain experience in many interesting projects since the beginning. In my blog WhatTheFact.bi I write about everything related to Power BI, best practices, share tips and look forward to exchange with you!

I am an enthusiastic Power BI user, Speaker, Power BI Super User, co-organizer of the Fabric User Group Switzerland and Microsoft MVP. I work as Principal Consultant, trainer and mentor in the area of Business Intelligence in Switzerland. I have... Show more

Hi My name is William McLendon, I'm an Microsoft Business Applications MVP, and a AI Business Process Solution Engineer within the SLG and Higher Education with Microsoft, I have over ten years of experience supporting business objectives through information technology, My role at Microsoft is focused on helping our customers by digitally transforming their business processes with PowerApps.

Hi My name is William McLendon, I'm an Microsoft Business Applications MVP, and a AI Business Process Solution Engineer within the SLG and Higher Education with Microsoft, I have over ten years of experience supporting business objectives through inf... Show more

Over nineteen years of experience in software development and design.
I have been passionate about cloud technologies for the last nine years.
My journey with the cloud began with Azure. However, about three years later, AWS became my primary cloud provider at work. 
From the beginning, I was impressed by how cloud technologies help engineers in their work and help deliver solutions much faster and easier. 
For the last four years, my interests and work mainly focused on serverless infrastructure, containerized applications, and search. 
Besides that, I am also curious about other cloud providers, like GCP and Azure.

I'm the AWS Community Builder.

Speaker and co-organizer of the "Mambo Jambo Cloud Talks" community meetup in Prague.

Over nineteen years of experience in software development and design. I have been passionate about cloud technologies for the last nine years. My journey with the cloud began with Azure. However, about three years later, AWS became my primary clou... Show more

Stella Smiljkovic is CEO & Founder of Feedbacktime, where privacy-first technology drives human-centered transformation. Drawing from over 15+ years of experience in corporate innovation in the Automotive and Energy domain, she advises emerging tech leaders, startups and investment teams. She combines her engineering expertise with strategic foresight to help organizations navigate digital transformation. Her current focus includes cybersecurity, ethical tech development, and human-AI-hybrid workforces.

Stella Smiljkovic is CEO & Founder of Feedbacktime, where privacy-first technology drives human-centered transformation. Drawing from over 15+ years of experience in corporate innovation in the Automotive and Energy domain, she advises emerging tech ... Show more

Senior Digital Product Leader dedicated to building ecosystems that bridge the gap between industrial assets and environmental impact. With eight years of experience across Not for Profit, Startups and Corporate, specialising in digital products, innovative IoT, digital twins and digital transformation. Dedicating my time at work to building a positive impact on climate change through a variety of digital products and services. A firm believer that innovation requires personal resilience, I openly share my professional expertise alongside the ups and downs of my personal health. Helping to de-stigmatise mental health and share burnout recovery tips in high-pressure industries.

Senior Digital Product Leader dedicated to building ecosystems that bridge the gap between industrial assets and environmental impact. With eight years of experience across Not for Profit, Startups and Corporate, specialising in digital products, inn... Show more

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant is a Lead Engineer and Solution Architect at Cornerstone Building Brands, with 15+ years of experience building secure enterprise software platforms across manufacturing, healthcare technology, pricing governance, cloud architecture, DevOps, and data-driven business systems.

His work focuses on business-critical enterprise platforms, including pricing and deviation workflows, ERP integrations, SQL Server automation, APIs, reporting systems, cloud services, and secure software delivery. At Cornerstone Building Brands, he works on enterprise pricing and deviation platforms that support pricing governance, data integration, reporting, and operational decision-making across business units.

Bhaskar’s current areas of interest include enterprise AI adoption, AI security, agentic AI governance, privacy-preserving systems, secure DevOps, and the practical risks that emerge when AI systems move from experimentation into production workflows. His talks focus on helping engineering, security, and technology leaders build systems that are scalable, secure, auditable, explainable, and supportable.

He is a Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate, IEEE Senior Member, published researcher, conference speaker, and peer reviewer/TPC contributor. His research and speaking work spans AI security, federated learning, privacy-preserving architecture, DevSecOps, secure software engineering, and cloud-native enterprise modernization.

Bhaskar brings a practical, real-world perspective to conferences by connecting hands-on enterprise engineering experience with emerging research in AI, cybersecurity, and software architecture.

Bhaskar Bharat Sawant is a Lead Engineer and Solution Architect at Cornerstone Building Brands, with 15+ years of experience building secure enterprise software platforms across manufacturing, healthcare technology, pricing governance, cloud architec... Show more

Shubham Raj, a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm and an Apache Airflow committer, is a full-stack engineer who builds semiconductor workflow orchestration infrastructure for the Snapdragon CPU team and has experience building data platforms on Kubernetes in private cloud environments.
He enjoys sharing knowledge and actively learning from the open-source community.

Shubham Raj, a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm and an Apache Airflow committer, is a full-stack engineer who builds semiconductor workflow orchestration infrastructure for the Snapdragon CPU team and has experience building data platforms on Kubernetes i... Show more

Nagaraj Sengodan is a cloud data and AI architect specializing in the design and governance of enterprise scale data, database, and AI platforms. Working at the intersection of modern data platforms, AI agents, and large scale regulated environments, he helps organizations connect data foundations to intelligent applications using pragmatic architectural and agentic design patterns.

Nagaraj Sengodan is a cloud data and AI architect specializing in the design and governance of enterprise scale data, database, and AI platforms. Working at the intersection of modern data platforms, AI agents, and large scale regulated environments,... Show more

A frequent speaker at events, Tam Hanna has seen both engineering and mobile development spaces in and out. His instagram account on electronics has more than 20000 followers.

A frequent speaker at events, Tam Hanna has seen both engineering and mobile development spaces in and out. His instagram account on electronics has more than 20000 followers. Show more

Bill helps organizations move beyond treating risk as a compliance exercise and instead weave it into how they conduct business. His work focuses on bridging the divide between business and technology so professionals across the enterprise can design, understand, and verify what is actually true.

Bill’s career sits at the intersection of business execution, engineering precision, and governance systems. He began his professional life building and operating complex systems and soon realized that the most significant failures were not technological at all. They were communication failures. Risk, compliance, and audit professionals speak one language. Engineers speak another. The result is friction, delay, and mutual misunderstanding. Rather than accept this divide as inevitable, Bill set out to build a bridge across it.

He calls that bridge Governance Engineering, the application of engineering principles to the systems of uncertainty and accountability that guide modern decisions. In his view, one can design governance as a system, verify it, and continuously improve it, just as with software. Policies become executable specifications, and assurance procedures become repeatable functions. This approach not only makes governance more efficient but also makes it verifiable.

Bill first brought this philosophy to a global audience as co-author of Investments Unlimited (IT Revolution, 2022). The novel reframes how IT organizations approach compliance in the era of DevOps, illustrating how financial institutions can transform regulation from a bottleneck into a catalyst for innovation. The book became a touchstone for technical leaders seeking to move audit and risk from reactive oversight to proactive design.

He continued to explore the intersection of human and digital systems through articles such as “Digital Mirror: Reflecting Changes in GRC with Digital Twins” and “AI-Enabled Digital Twins: Revolutionizing Efficiency for Modern Enterprises” (IT Revolution). In this work, Bill probes more profound questions about technology and trust. His writing bridges philosophy and practice, showing how risk management in the age of AI depends on clarity rather than control.

As a practitioner, Bill has turned these ideas into tangible methods, technology, and tools. He is the creator of NAPE (Not Another Policy Engine), an open-source system that transforms static policy statements into executable assurance logic. With Attestify, he extends that logic into a living ecosystem that enables what he calls Autonomous Assurance, the ability for organizations to continuously prove they are operating as intended, within defined risk tolerances. Together, these projects reflect his conviction that risk and audit should not slow business down, but accelerate it by making trust measurable.

Bill’s work resonates because it speaks to every side of the enterprise conversation. To technologists, he offers a way to make governance tangible, an engineering problem with definable seams, inputs, and outputs. To risk and audit professionals, he provides a way to make technology intelligible, a system that can be reasoned about, proven, and trusted. And to executives, he offers a vision of governance not as a cost of control, but as a source of confidence.

Bill helps organizations move beyond treating risk as a compliance exercise and instead weave it into how they conduct business. His work focuses on bridging the divide between business and technology so professionals across the enterprise can design... Show more

Paula Ramos holds a PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, with over 20 years of experience in the technological field. She has been developing novel integrated engineering technologies, mainly in Computer Vision, robotics, and Machine Learning applied to agriculture, since the early 2000s in Colombia. During her PhD and Postdoctoral research, she deployed multiple low-cost, smart edge, and IoT computing technologies, such as those used by farmers, that can be operated without expertise in computer vision systems. The central objective of Paula’s research has been to develop intelligent systems and machines that can understand and recreate the visual world around us to address real-world needs, such as those in the agricultural industry.

Paula Ramos holds a PhD in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, with over 20 years of experience in the technological field. She has been developing novel integrated engineering technologies, mainly in Computer Vision, robotics, and Machine Learning... Show more

I am a Firmware engineer, mainly worked in embedded Linux system, OpenBMC etc.

Currently working on building MCP servers for data centre eco-system.

Interested in embedded systems, AI and technology.

Alumni of the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA.

I am a Firmware engineer, mainly worked in embedded Linux system, OpenBMC etc. Currently working on building MCP servers for data centre eco-system. Interested in embedded systems, AI and technology. Alumni of the Illinois Institute of Techn... Show more

Ansgar Haase (SVP) leads the global Oracle HCM practice at Broadpin. He has over 25 years of experience in business processes and information systems, with a focus on implementing cross-functional enterprise software solutions for medium-sized and large companies in an international context.

Ansgar Haase (SVP) leads the global Oracle HCM practice at Broadpin. He has over 25 years of experience in business processes and information systems, with a focus on implementing cross-functional enterprise software solutions for medium-sized and la... Show more

Solution architect from Norway with a passion for vintage clothing and good customer experiences. Guro has worked for 10+ years with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Her background is varied, with experience in retail, fashion, financial services, marketing, and event management.
Guro is part of organizing multiple community events, such as the Nordic Summit.

Solution architect from Norway with a passion for vintage clothing and good customer experiences. Guro has worked for 10+ years with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform. Her background is varied, with experience in retail, fashion, financial services... Show more