Manufacturing & Industrial Materials

A roster of manufacturing and materials specialists at the forefront of innovation in the production and utilization of industrial materials

Jessica Egan

Jessica Egan

Jessica est une gestionnaire de produit expérimentée qui aime partager ses astuces et ses connaissances. Forte de plusieurs certifications, elle évolue dans le domaine de l'Agilité depuis plus de 12 ans. Son plaisir réside dans le fait de guider et d'inspirer les personnes qui l'entourent et à les encourager à s'améliorer continuellement. Son parcours professionnel est atypique avec un baccalauréat en chimie, une maîtrise en génie métallurgique et en gestion de projet.

Jessica est une gestionnaire de produit expérimentée qui aime partager ses astuces et ses connaissances. Forte de plusieurs certifications, elle évolue dans le domaine de l'Agilité depuis plus de 12 ans. Son plaisir réside dans le fait de guider et d... Show more

Omar El Mghari

Omar El Mghari

Omar spent 20 years as a CPA building and auditing integrated financial models before spending the last six building AI products in Python, Next.js, and Firestore at PMSOX LLC. He holds an MBA and PMP and has a deep background in mathematics and statistics. In the "Can AI Reconstruct a Company?" session, he owns the three-statement engine, the forecast scoring methodology, the governance agents' fiduciary and capital-allocation constraints, and the Item 1A risk-disclosure analysis. He presents the backtest and the reveal.

Omar spent 20 years as a CPA building and auditing integrated financial models before spending the last six building AI products in Python, Next.js, and Firestore at PMSOX LLC. He holds an MBA and PMP and has a deep background in mathematics and stat... Show more

Annegret Junker

Annegret Junker

Dr. Annegret Junker is a software architect, author, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of collaborative modeling and modern software design. With over 30 years of experience, she currently serves as Chief Software Architect at codecentric AG in Munich.
She is a widely recognised voice in the DDD community — her books Mastering Domain-Driven Design, DDD Toolbox, and Crafting Great APIs (co-authored with Fabrizio Lazzaretti) reflect her commitment to practical, collaborative approaches to modeling and API design. She is the host of the DDD MUC meetup in Munich, where she brings the community together around Domain-Driven Design in practice.
She has spoken at Domain-Driven Design Europe, API Days, and the Software Architecture Gathering, and regularly shares her thinking on DDD, AsyncAPI, and event-driven systems on LinkedIn.

Dr. Annegret Junker is a software architect, author, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of collaborative modeling and modern software design. With over 30 years of experience, she currently serves as Chief Software Architect at codecentr... Show more

Christian Wastlhuber

Christian Wastlhuber

Actually, I'm an Egyptologist and should (probably) be looking for mummies. However, I've preferred to use the last 16 years to find people who are still alive.

I started out as a sourcer in a recruitment consultancy, worked for a long time in tech start-ups and scale-ups both as a hands-on recruiter as well as in leadership roles and founded my own company, The UnleashPeople, together with a business partner at the beginning of 2024.

My focus is on data-driven recruiting processes and strategies, employer branding and a bit of workforce planning. For me, all of this is always under the banner of an excellent candidate experience.

Actually, I'm an Egyptologist and should (probably) be looking for mummies. However, I've preferred to use the last 16 years to find people who are still alive. I started out as a sourcer in a recruitment consultancy, worked for a long time in tec... Show more

Latifa Dekhici

Latifa Dekhici

Latifa DEKHICI is a full professor in computer sciences and vice dean of external relations in mathematics and computer science faculty in the university of sciences and technology of Oran; and a researcher in LDREI, Smart Grid Developement laboratory in the Higher School of Electrical and Energetic engineering of Oran. Her research interests include power dispatch, power system design, healthcare scheduling and green optimization as well as optimization methods especially metaheuristics. DEKHICI has been a member of Inside Project (Inclusion of Students With impairements in Distance Education) in 2023, of DIGITAQ Project about Quality Assurance Digitalization in Higher Education and a responsable of Digitalisation Strategy Office in her university. She partipated as a trainer in many sustainability; digitalization; accessibilty, cyber responsability, soft skills and inclusivity activities and serious game design.

Latifa DEKHICI is a full professor in computer sciences and vice dean of external relations in mathematics and computer science faculty in the university of sciences and technology of Oran; and a researcher in LDREI, Smart Grid Developement laborator... Show more

Dr Maria Birse

Dr Maria Birse

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus).

* Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, wood preservation, fuel cells, printing ink and red wine colour.

* Quality assurance specialist in biotechnology, engineering, manufacturing and software.

* Currently a technical writer producing documentation for proprietary software (e.g., software release notes and tooltips), aligned with wire-based 3D printing (i.e., CAD design and MIG welding), security and ISO 9001 quality assurance documentation.

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus). * Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, ... Show more

Joshua Johnson

Joshua Johnson


Joshua Johnson is an American technology executive who serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of TREE Industries, a company founded in September 2017 and headquartered in Washington, Missouri, specializing in sustainable AI innovation to address environmental challenges through ethical, eco-friendly artificial intelligence solutions focused on accessibility, privacy, and open-source technologies. As CTO since the company's inception, Johnson architects next-generation emerging technologies and AI solutions, leading TREE Industries' efforts to integrate sustainability first principles into AI development for global problem-solving, including advancements in voice-powered tools, 3D avatars with open-source AI assistants, and collaborative virtual beings. His notable public contributions, documented since 2017, include spearheading the release of TREE's first video game, Ultimate Disc Golf, in December 2019; developing a voice-powered virtual production tool using Unreal Engine and open-source AI in February 2020; creating the first 3D avatars integrated with the Mycroft AI assistant in March 2021; launching a desktop control skill for Mycroft AI in June 2021; and developing BlenderGPT, an AI tool for generative 3D modeling, which was featured in NVIDIA's 2023 SIGGRAPH keynote, all emphasizing ethical and environmentally conscious tech innovation. Johnson is further distinguished in the field by his role in collaborations, such as TREE Industries' partnership with Fable on AI-driven projects, and his co-founding of Geppetto AI to advance real-time AI applications.

Joshua Johnson's early career in the technology sector began with roles focused on web development and software engineering, laying the foundation for his later work in AI and sustainable technologies. Alongside his role at TREE Industries, he founded and continues to lead eClarity Web Solutions, where he serves as CEO, assisting businesses and individuals in developing modern content management system (CMS)-powered websites. In this position, Johnson specialized in technologies such as Joomla!, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Flash AS3, and HTML5, gaining expertise in web design and development over several years.These early experiences honed his skills in programming and digital solutions, enabling him to tackle more complex technical challenges in subsequent roles. Although specific timelines for his initial positions are not widely documented, his work at eClarity represented a key period of skill development in software engineering and client-facing tech services before transitioning to executive leadership in AI innovation.

Leadership at TREE Industries

Joshua Johnson was appointed as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of TREE Industries upon its founding in September 2017, where he has led the technical direction since inception. In this executive role, Johnson has focused on initial team-building efforts and aligning the company's technological vision with sustainable AI goals aimed at addressing environmental challenges through ethical and eco-friendly solutions. Key leadership milestones under Johnson's tenure include overseeing the expansion of research and development (R&D) activities from 2018 onward, such as the company's joining of the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce in February 2018 to foster industry collaborations and the development of innovative AI tools, including a voice-powered virtual production tool using Unreal Engine and open-source AI in February 2020. By 2021, his strategic guidance contributed to further R&D growth, exemplified by the creation of 3D avatars integrated with Mycroft AI in March 2021, the release of a desktop control skill for Mycroft AI in June 2021, and the prototyping of an AI virtual being capable of real-time 3D art generation in August 2021 as part of TREE Industries' entry into The Culture DAO. These efforts highlight Johnson's role in hiring key engineers and forming partnerships with environmental and tech organizations to scale sustainable AI initiatives. Johnson's strategic initiatives have emphasized eco-friendly practices, including the implementation of sustainable operations in data centers and AI development processes, though specific budgets remain undisclosed in public records. His leadership has driven organizational growth, positioning TREE Industries as a leader in green AI technologies headquartered in Washington, Missouri.

Innovations in AI Sustainability

As CTO of TREE Industries, Joshua Johnson leads efforts to integrate sustainability principles into AI development, focusing on ethical and eco-friendly artificial intelligence solutions.

Key Projects and Initiatives:

Joshua Johnson has led several AI-driven projects at TREE Industries since joining as CTO in 2017, aligning with the company's vision for sustainable AI innovation to address environmental challenges through ethical and eco-friendly solutions. One notable initiative is the development of Ultimate Disc Golf, a video game incorporating AI and machine learning elements, launched in December 2019. This project aimed to advance accessible gaming technologies while exploring AI applications in simulation and real-time environments, with Johnson discussing its integration of AI for enhanced user experiences during a 2020 podcast interview. The effort contributed to TREE Industries' broader portfolio in ethical AI for entertainment, though specific environmental impact metrics were not publicly detailed. In 2021, Johnson oversaw the creation of DeepSpeech-based automatic speech systems for games, focusing on open-source AI to enable voice interactions in virtual environments. This initiative sought to promote affordable and privacy-focused AI tools, developed as part of TREE's commitment to socially responsible technology, with outcomes including prototypes for real-time 3D art creation. The project underscored ethical considerations in AI deployment for gaming industries.[More recently, in 2024, Johnson collaborated with Fable on an AI project bringing the Sam Altman saga to life through advanced chatbots, emphasizing innovative storytelling via eco-friendly AI practices. According to a Forbes article, these chatbots represented non-traditional applications, highlighting TREE Industries' role in sustainable AI collaborations that minimize computational waste. The partnership demonstrated measurable advancements in ethical AI for narrative simulations. Additionally, under Johnson's leadership, TREE Industries advanced the Unreal Agent plugin in 2025, an open-source AI copilot for Unreal Engine 5 that automates tasks like level design and content generation to optimize development workflows. This tool aims to reduce energy-intensive manual processes, supporting green AI goals through efficient, real-time integrations, with its GitHub release fostering community-driven sustainable innovations.

Industry Influence:

Joshua Johnson has exerted influence in the sustainable AI sector through his thought leadership and participation in high-profile industry events. As CTO of TREE Industries, he spoke at the AI Film and Games Festival in San Francisco in 2023 and GatherVerse Summit 2025.This engagement underscores his role in promoting ethical AI practices that align with environmental goals, as TREE Industries emphasizes "Sustainability First" in its operations. In advisory capacities, Johnson serves as the Interoperability Committee Lead at The Culture DAO since April 2022, contributing to standards development in emerging technologies, including AI interoperability that supports sustainable applications. Johnson's contributions extend to open-source initiatives that advance sustainable AI tools. Under his technical guidance at TREE Industries, the company developed and released open-source projects such as 3D avatars integrated with Mycroft AI, a voice-powered virtual production tool using Unreal Engine and open-source AI, and a desktop control skill for Mycroft, all launched between 2020 and 2021 to make advanced technologies more accessible and environmentally responsible. These efforts have been adopted in communities focused on conversational AI, promoting energy-efficient offline processing solutions that reduce computational waste. Additionally, TREE's early involvement in open-source speech systems like DeepSpeech has influenced game development and AI applications with lower environmental footprints.Through these activities, Johnson has shaped industry discussions on sustainable AI, as evidenced by his commentary in media outlets like Forbes, where he highlighted innovative AI collaborations that prioritize ethical and eco-friendly advancements. His work has contributed to TREE Industries' promotion of AI adoption among local businesses via chamber of commerce memberships, fostering wider sectoral shifts toward sustainability.

Joshua Johnson is an American technology executive who serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of TREE Industries, a company founded in September 2017 and headquartered in Washington, Missouri, specializing in sustainable AI innovation to addr... Show more

Russ Abrams

Russ Abrams

Russ Abrams has extensive experience leading transformation efforts across various industries, including healthcare, government, telecommunications, information systems and retail. As a consultant and trainer, he applies innovative Lean Six Sigma solutions to drive the strategy execution, reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction. Russ excels at building strong teams, processes and control systems in a unique way that enables organizations to live continuous improvement, not just learn it.
Highlights
• Highly skilled deployment leader, executive coach and trainer
• Lean master and Six Sigma Master Black Belt
• High-level experience across transactional and manufacturing environments
• Created innovations in telecommunications, retail and healthcare
2014 Keynote Speaker Gemba Lean Summit, Brazil

Started a non-profit all volunteer organization building devices for people with disabilities. using the same skills for understanding the customer's needs and providing innovative solutions.

Russ Abrams has extensive experience leading transformation efforts across various industries, including healthcare, government, telecommunications, information systems and retail. As a consultant and trainer, he applies innovative Lean Six Sigma sol... Show more

Ashwin Krishnappa Kumar

Ashwin Krishnappa Kumar

Ashwin Krishnappa Kumar is a Senior Manager, IT Applications at Tesla, Inc., with 15+ years of progressive experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Enterprise Technology. He currently leads an engineering organization responsible for manufacturing intelligence platforms serving 15k+ users across 6 global factories and 247 cost centers, generating 10M+ platform visits. He is a builder and architect of enterprise-scale systems, from high-performance columnar data warehouses to RAG-based AI agents and mobile analytics platforms, each designed to eliminate operational inefficiencies and accelerate data-driven decision-making across manufacturing, service, finance, and energy domains.
At Tesla, he led the consolidation of 1k+ legacy Tableau reports into a governed single source of truth, and architected Arcadia, Tesla's ClickHouse-based columnar data warehouse, achieving 10:1 data compression and sub-second query response. He also spearheaded the AI Manufacturing Analytics Agent, a RAG-based conversational AI enabling factory users to query manufacturing data in natural language, and led development of Tesla One Analytics, a mobile platform with 15k+ active users, a 1-day return rate, and 1.4-minute average session engagement.
He holds a Master of Science in Information Technology and Management from The University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science from PES Institute of Technology, Bengaluru.

Ashwin Krishnappa Kumar is a Senior Manager, IT Applications at Tesla, Inc., with 15+ years of progressive experience in Data Engineering, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Enterprise Technology. He currently leads an engineering organization r... Show more

Sujay Vijaybhai Patel

Sujay Vijaybhai Patel

Sujay Patel is a Senior Technical Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading large-scale robotics, automation, and AI-driven technology deployments across fulfillment, manufacturing, and logistics environments. He has built a strong track record of delivering complex hardware and software programs by collaborating with cross-functional engineering, machine learning, operations, and vendor teams to drive scalable automation solutions and operational excellence.
Currently serving as a Senior Technical Program Manager at Amazon, Sujay has led the deployment and scaling of AI-powered robotic systems across more than 20 fulfillment centers processing over 500,000 packages per day per site. His work has contributed to more than $250 million in operational efficiency gains through the implementation of autonomous systems, predictive optimization models, IoT-based device lifecycle management, and robotics platform reliability initiatives. He has played key roles in major automation programs, including Amazon’s Vulcan robotic stowing systems and Sequoia fulfillment initiatives, supporting significant improvements in inventory ingest speed, order processing efficiency, and large-scale robotics integration. He also led a fleet-wide cybersecurity remediation effort involving over 80,000 robotic drive units across 230 fulfillment centers, successfully executing the migration to device-level authentication without operational downtime.
Before joining Amazon, Sujay worked as a Technical Program Manager at IDEX Corporation, where he led automation firmware upgrade programs, API optimization initiatives, and deployment governance frameworks across distributed manufacturing and logistics systems. His efforts generated substantial operational savings, improved system performance, and strengthened deployment reliability through structured rollout strategies, analytics platforms, and cross-functional governance processes.
Earlier in his career, Sujay served as a Project Engineer at United Technologies Corporation, where he worked on automated guided vehicle systems, collaborative robotics deployments, robotic commissioning, and predictive maintenance initiatives. He contributed to robotic automation programs that improved production throughput, reduced manual handling requirements, and enhanced operational accuracy through data-driven optimization and system integration.
Sujay holds a Master of Business Administration from Quantic School of Business, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from CHARUSAT University in India. His expertise spans robotics and automation, distributed systems, cloud platforms, IoT device management, API integrations, machine learning-driven optimization, cybersecurity remediation, and large-scale technical program execution.

Sujay Patel is a Senior Technical Program Manager with over a decade of experience leading large-scale robotics, automation, and AI-driven technology deployments across fulfillment, manufacturing, and logistics environments. He has built a strong tra... Show more

Roland Knall

Roland Knall

I'm a core developer at the Wireshark Foundation, and by day I'm a systems engineer in the network visibility space. I've spent the past decade working with OT networks and safety-critical protocols like openSAFETY. I also help organize the Wireshark community's events across Europe, including SharkFest and Education Days. I care most about helping engineers genuinely understand their systems, rather than guessing at them — on the wire, where the real story usually is.

I'm a core developer at the Wireshark Foundation, and by day I'm a systems engineer in the network visibility space. I've spent the past decade working with OT networks and safety-critical protocols like openSAFETY. I also help organize the Wireshark... Show more

Fabian Hennek

Fabian Hennek

Fabian is a Senior Consultant at Cluster Reply, helping organizations design and implement enterprise-scale cloud, AI and sovereign cloud strategies using Microsoft technologies.

Rather than focusing solely on technology, Fabian specializes in aligning business objectives, enterprise architecture and cloud strategy. He supports organizations in transforming complex requirements into secure, scalable and future-ready platforms that balance innovation with governance, compliance and operational excellence.

Working with enterprise customers across the private and public sector, he advises decision-makers on adopting Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Azure Local and AI while navigating regulatory requirements, security expectations and organizational complexity.

Alongside customer engagements, Fabian contributes to strategic knowledge initiatives, authors technical whitepapers on Sovereign AI and On-Premises AI, and collaborates with Microsoft on emerging cloud and AI topics.

His sessions are designed for architects, technology leaders and decision-makers who want to understand not only how Microsoft technologies work, but why they matter for modern enterprise organizations. Rather than deep technical implementation, Fabian focuses on architecture, strategy, governance and real-world adoption of cloud and AI technologies.

Fabian is a Senior Consultant at Cluster Reply, helping organizations design and implement enterprise-scale cloud, AI and sovereign cloud strategies using Microsoft technologies. Rather than focusing solely on technology, Fabian specializes in ali... Show more

Varun Seth

Varun Seth

Seasoned Cloud Solutions Architect

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Dave Kersting

Dave Kersting

Dave has been working in the world of bookkeeping for more than a decade, first as the founder of The Kersting Group, and now as the founder and CEO of Capovario. His mission is to bring new life and energy to the types of business services people typically hate and avoid, including bookkeeping, accounting, insurance, finance, employee benefits, marketing, and more. Dave and the Capovario team work tirelessly to help business owners work on the parts of their business they love while his team handles the rest.

Dave has been working in the world of bookkeeping for more than a decade, first as the founder of The Kersting Group, and now as the founder and CEO of Capovario. His mission is to bring new life and energy to the types of business services people ty... Show more

Erick Maldonado

Erick Maldonado

Erick Maldonado is an Offensive Security Researcher, Red Team Leader, and international cybersecurity speaker from Guatemala with more than 10 years of experience in offensive security.

He has presented technical research at cybersecurity conferences and events including Ekoparty Security Conference, 8.8, Unknown Security Conference, FIT Guatemala, as well as other security and university events across Latin America.

His work covers multiple areas of offensive security, including Red Team operations, Active Directory and Microsoft Identity security, mobile application security, web and API security, adversary simulation, cloud environments, and offensive security tooling.

His research has explored attack paths in Active Directory and AD CS, mobile application protection mechanisms, root and runtime integrity controls, security bypass techniques, API and backend attack surfaces, and the analysis of trust boundaries across modern enterprise environments.

He is particularly interested in understanding how security controls behave under real-world adversarial conditions, identifying weaknesses that emerge across interconnected systems, and translating technical research into practical demonstrations, tools, talks, and workshops for the security community.

Erick Maldonado is an Offensive Security Researcher, Red Team Leader, and international cybersecurity speaker from Guatemala with more than 10 years of experience in offensive security. He has presented technical research at cybersecurity conferen... Show more

Andreas Dutz

Andreas Dutz

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

Pavneet Ahluwalia

Pavneet Ahluwalia

Pavneet is a Staff Product manager at Together AI leading IaaS and GPU clusters product for AI native startups. Previously he was a product lead at Azure Kubernetes Service focusing on Scale and Performance. He has 7 years of experience working in containers and cloud platform. Prior to that he worked in Digital marketing, and data science and co-founded 2 startups with successful exits.

Pavneet is a Staff Product manager at Together AI leading IaaS and GPU clusters product for AI native startups. Previously he was a product lead at Azure Kubernetes Service focusing on Scale and Performance. He has 7 years of experience working in co... Show more

Franz Nkemaka

Franz Nkemaka

Franz Nkemaka is the CEO & Founder of Nextise GmbH, a Stuttgart-based AI implementation company helping industrial and mid-sized enterprises build and deploy sovereign AI systems, intelligent knowledge platforms, process automation, and modern software solutions.

As an entrepreneur, AI strategist, and technology leader, Franz works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, automation, and software engineering. Through Nextise and its education platform Kodschul, he and his team have trained more than 3,000 professionals—from software developers and IT specialists to department leaders and C-level executives. His work has included training and consulting engagements with organizations such as Deutsche Bahn, TÜV Nord, Deutsche Telekom, Bundeswehr, Big Dutchman, LMV Versicherung, and Austria's Bundesrechenzentrum.

Franz is known for translating complex technologies into practical business outcomes. Drawing from real-world implementation experience, he helps organizations move beyond AI experimentation toward scalable, production-ready solutions. He has also spoken at the Embedded Software Engineering (ESE) Congress, where he presented on Rust for Embedded Systems to industry professionals and decision-makers.

Today, he leads a growing international team of AI specialists, software engineers, and trainers, helping companies apply emerging technologies in ways that create measurable operational and competitive advantages.

His story began in Dschang, Cameroon, where curiosity became the foundation of a lifelong passion for technology. Long before reliable internet access was available, Franz taught himself computer skills through relentless experimentation and self-directed learning. A pivotal breakthrough in 2016 accelerated his journey into software development and entrepreneurship, laying the foundation for the international company he leads today.

Having moved to Germany as a teenager without speaking German and building his career without a formal degree, Franz represents a new generation of technology entrepreneurs who combine technical depth, business execution, and a global perspective.

His mission is simple: empowering businesses and professionals to build scalable, future-proof solutions with AI, automation, and software engineering.

Franz Nkemaka is the CEO & Founder of Nextise GmbH, a Stuttgart-based AI implementation company helping industrial and mid-sized enterprises build and deploy sovereign AI systems, intelligent knowledge platforms, process automation, and modern softwa... Show more

AnandKumar Vedantham

AnandKumar Vedantham

Anand Kumar Vedantham is a seasoned Technology Architect and thought leader with over 19 years of experience in enterprise systems. He specializes in designing large-scale cloud data platforms, AI-powered solutions, and IoT frameworks that drive secure, scalable, and future-ready innovation.

For the past 8 years, Anand has been working with International Motors through UST, where he has led key initiatives in Azure architecture, edge computing, and security-by-design. His expertise bridges data engineering, cloud-native platforms, and AI integration—enabling resilient digital transformation at scale.

Anand Kumar Vedantham is a seasoned Technology Architect and thought leader with over 19 years of experience in enterprise systems. He specializes in designing large-scale cloud data platforms, AI-powered solutions, and IoT frameworks that drive secu... Show more

Aravind Mani

Aravind Mani

Works as Software Principal Developement Engineer at Dell Technologies.
Expertized in overall platform bring up such as PSU, FAN, Optics, Thermal.
Experience in working Infrastructure, security and protocols.

Works as Software Principal Developement Engineer at Dell Technologies. Expertized in overall platform bring up such as PSU, FAN, Optics, Thermal. Experience in working Infrastructure, security and protocols. Show more

Ron Veen

Ron Veen

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

Andreas Döring

Andreas Döring

Working since 20 years in the area of software quality assurance I am supporting others to create exciting software. Coming from manual testing, test automation and CI/CD pipelines I believe that the decisive momentum in software development is the human factor.

Working since 20 years in the area of software quality assurance I am supporting others to create exciting software. Coming from manual testing, test automation and CI/CD pipelines I believe that the decisive momentum in software development is the h... Show more

Donatas Statulevicius

Donatas Statulevicius

Donatas Statulevičius is Sales Director at OIXIO Lithuania, driving growth across ERP, cybersecurity, IT services, advisory, and software solutions. His career spans law, technology, and business, giving him a unique perspective on how organizations evaluate and invest in digital transformation.

Alongside leading commercial initiatives, Donatas is actively involved in developing partner ecosystems and growing Onederful, a Business Central-based lease accounting software brand of OIXIO.

Having worked with hundreds of organizations across different industries, he is passionate about value-based selling, business transformation, and helping customers navigate complex technology decisions. His sessions combine practical lessons from real customer engagements, competitive ERP opportunities, and building technology businesses in a rapidly evolving market.

Donatas Statulevičius is Sales Director at OIXIO Lithuania, driving growth across ERP, cybersecurity, IT services, advisory, and software solutions. His career spans law, technology, and business, giving him a unique perspective on how organizations ... Show more

Alex Gorbunov

Alex Gorbunov

Alex is a software engineer with 5+ years of experience building production systems across backend, frontend, and mobile.
He works with Go, TypeScript, and Flutter, and has shipped everything from distributed automation bots to cross-platform music streaming platforms.
He speaks about real problems from real codebases — memory internals, system architecture, and the decisions that only make sense after something breaks in production.
Previously spoke at code.talks, GDG DevFest, and Vue.js Talks.

Alex is a software engineer with 5+ years of experience building production systems across backend, frontend, and mobile. He works with Go, TypeScript, and Flutter, and has shipped everything from distributed automation bots to cross-platform music ... Show more

Aaron Gross

Aaron Gross

Aaron Gross directs the Center for Food Systems Transformation (CFST) at the University of San Diego, where he is also Founding Faculty in Food Studies and a tenured Professor of Theology and Religious Studies. CFST supports research and practice aimed at equitable, climate-friendly food systems, with a focus on reducing food-related Scope 3 emissions in higher education and closing the gap between institutional values and campus food practices — work that runs through faculty, students, and dining operations alike. Gross is founder and board chair of Farm Forward, whose research and advocacy target factory farming, and co-founder of the Better Food Foundation, which develops and deploys behavioral strategies, including plant-based defaults, to shift institutional procurement and student food choice. He collaborated with Jonathan Safran Foer on Eating Animals and brings more than two decades of work in food ethics and animal agriculture to applied campus change.

Aaron Gross directs the Center for Food Systems Transformation (CFST) at the University of San Diego, where he is also Founding Faculty in Food Studies and a tenured Professor of Theology and Religious Studies. CFST supports research and practice aim... Show more

Daniel Paes

Daniel Paes

As the Founder and CEO of Runink, Daniel Paes builds the Actionable autonomous infrastructure that transforms enterprise logistics into highly optimized, cost-efficient operations. By aligning data platform engineering and infrastructure automation with strict FinOps and DevSecOps standards, he guarantees rapid digital transformation ROI and seamless technology adoption for heavy industrial supply chains. Beyond leading Runink's product vision, Daniel drives industry-wide innovation as a FINOS Ambassador and corporate trainer for Les Affaires. His strategic insights on physical data governance and edge execution have been featured across premier platforms, including Web Summit, the Linux Foundation Open Source Finance Forum, the 100 Open Startups awards, Salon Connexion, and the 5º Congresso Latino-Americano de Casos de Open Innovation.

As the Founder and CEO of Runink, Daniel Paes builds the Actionable autonomous infrastructure that transforms enterprise logistics into highly optimized, cost-efficient operations. By aligning data platform engineering and infrastructure automation w... Show more

Rafael Klose

Rafael Klose

Rafael Klose ist Gründer und CEO von JinTo Solutions.
Als IT-Consultant und Software-Architekt unterstützt er Unternehmen bei Digitalisierung, Prozessoptimierung und KI-Automatisierung. Sein Fokus liegt auf praxisnahen Lösungen, die Produktivität steigern und messbare Ergebnisse liefern.

Rafael Klose ist Gründer und CEO von JinTo Solutions. Als IT-Consultant und Software-Architekt unterstützt er Unternehmen bei Digitalisierung, Prozessoptimierung und KI-Automatisierung. Sein Fokus liegt auf praxisnahen Lösungen, die Produktivität s... Show more

Satej Sahu

Satej Sahu

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. With a strong track record of architecting scalable and efficient systems, Satej has successfully delivered data-driven and ML applied solutions. He's also an author of two programming books named "Building Secure PHP Applications" and "PHP 8 Basics: For Programming and Web Development" with Apress / Springer publications with another one in pipeline.

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. ... Show more

Che A. Bruno

Che A. Bruno

Che Azenyui Bruno is a Cameroonian Development Journalist, Social Entrepreneur and Youth leadership trainer. He is a 2019 beneficiary of the Entrepreneurship Program of the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria and a 2021 Runner-up of the African Development Bank’s youth agribusiness Pitch Competition. In 2019, He launched his first startup enterprise project Digifarms Africa and in 2021 was listed among the Top 50 Entrepreneurs to connect with in Africa by the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria. He is the Founder of Cleansarl Inc, a household laundry and cleaning product manufacturing enterprise with head office in Mbandjock Centre Region of Cameroon.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, A Diploma in Project Management and a series of short course certifications in Social Entrepreneurship, Agribusiness management and Youth leadership.
Mr. Che Currently serves as coach and mentor on the Entrepreneurship program of the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria and has so far provided coaching and mentoring services to more than 30 aspiring youth leaders within the framework of the Emerging Leaders Program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in Accra Ghana.

Che Azenyui Bruno is a Cameroonian Development Journalist, Social Entrepreneur and Youth leadership trainer. He is a 2019 beneficiary of the Entrepreneurship Program of the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Nigeria and a 2021 Runner-up of the African Develo... Show more

Ahmed Shawky

Ahmed Shawky

Ahmed Shawky is CEO & Founder of Frabo Business Consulting, a Microsoft Certified Partner delivering transformative technology solutions across the EMEA region and recently launched UK presence.
he specializes in implementing Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 CE, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric solutions for mid-market enterprises in healthcare, manufacturing, real estate, and government sectors.
Holding an MSc in Data Science from University of East London (2025) and an MSc in Global Management from Paris ESLSCA Business School (2017), Ahmed represents the convergence of deep technical expertise and strategic business acumen. His dissertation research on coastal flooding risk prediction using machine learning algorithms, Dover UK Case Study, achieved 94% accuracy, demonstrating his capability to build production-grade predictive models that address critical real-world challenges.
With over 15 years of hands-on experience, Ahmed has led large-scale Dynamics 365 implementations across multiple countries.
Ahmed's international experience across multiple EMEA countries provides unique insights into adapting Microsoft technologies for diverse regulatory frameworks, cultural contexts, and market conditions. He is particularly recognized for his ability to translate complex data science concepts into practical business applications that deliver measurable ROI.
As founder of Frabo Business Consulting since 2020, Ahmed has secured strategic partnerships and expanded into new markets, positioning the company as a leader in intelligent automation and predictive analytics consulting. This is his inaugural speaking engagement in the UK Power Platform community.

Ahmed Shawky is CEO & Founder of Frabo Business Consulting, a Microsoft Certified Partner delivering transformative technology solutions across the EMEA region and recently launched UK presence. he specializes in implementing Microsoft Power Platfo... Show more

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