My name is Nicola, i've been a developer for almost 20 years, with 2 years as devOps engineer, and now i'm the Principal Technical Architect of Sky Italia Digital Tribe since 3 years. I'm passionate about cloud computing, with focus on serverless, and Conway's law is my north star for solutions design.

My name is Nicola, i've been a developer for almost 20 years, with 2 years as devOps engineer, and now i'm the Principal Technical Architect of Sky Italia Digital Tribe since 3 years. I'm passionate about cloud computing, with focus on serverless, an... Show more

Siddharth Vijay is an Expert Panel Speaker at various DevOps, Cloud & CyberSecurity conferences held in India & Abroad - details on Linkedin profile.

Highly experienced and results-driven AVP Engineering with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions and driving technology excellence. With a strong background in technology, Mr. Vijay brings 11+ years of experience in leading high-performing engineering teams and delivering successful projects.

Leading the DevOps, Cloud, and DevSecOps team at Baazi Games for the past four years which caters to 1 million+ annual users. Previously led DevOps teams at companies such as Genpact and Fidelity. Implementing top-tier DevOps practices and fostering a culture of excellence throughout my career, he has had the privilege of mentoring hundreds of peers, leveraging my skills and expertise.

Throughout his career, Mr. Vijay have demonstrated a deep understanding of engineering principles and a passion for leveraging cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems. His expertise spans across Cloud, DevOps, Database, Platform Engineering (Backend), QA & Automation, Project Management and Delivery enabling him to drive strategic initiatives, optimize processes, and deliver scalable and reliable solutions with his niche skills and forte being DevOps.

As an AVP Engineering, he has a track record of building and managing high-performing DevOps teams, fostering a culture of innovation, and nurturing talent.

Siddharth Vijay is an Expert Panel Speaker at various DevOps, Cloud & CyberSecurity conferences held in India & Abroad - details on Linkedin profile. Highly experienced and results-driven AVP Engineering with a proven track record of delivering i... Show more

Tom Ridge is a father of 4, an engineer, aspiring entrepreneur, and long time remote worker and leader.

When he does find a scrap of time, he's known to run a D&D game or three.

Tom Ridge is a father of 4, an engineer, aspiring entrepreneur, and long time remote worker and leader. When he does find a scrap of time, he's known to run a D&D game or three. Show more

Former rocket scientist and USAF Fighter Pilot -- now a SQL Server geek (32 years)! Past opportunities include being a freelance technical writer for PC Magazine, a senior software manager for a government-sponsored munitions effectiveness committee, and an insurance company CTO. Currently, I am a senior database engineer consultant for several Austin companies. Presenter at 17 SQL Sat sessions in 2016, 10 in 2017, 8 in 2018 (Cambridge), and Chicago, Jacksonville, Dallas, Pensacola, Austin, and Baton Rouge in 2019, as well as several local SQL Server user's groups in Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio; and 2 Virtual DBA presentations in 2018. Will be a presenter at PASS 2024.

Former rocket scientist and USAF Fighter Pilot -- now a SQL Server geek (32 years)! Past opportunities include being a freelance technical writer for PC Magazine, a senior software manager for a government-sponsored munitions effectiveness committee,... Show more

Dr. Patrick Smyth is Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Chainguard, where he shows developers how to deploy AI and other applications with 0 CVEs using Chainguard Images. Patrick has a PhD in the digital humanities and in a previous life led technical bootcamps for researchers at Columbia University. In his free time you can find Patrick swimming in a frozen lake or hanging out with his six-month-old baby.

Dr. Patrick Smyth is Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Chainguard, where he shows developers how to deploy AI and other applications with 0 CVEs using Chainguard Images. Patrick has a PhD in the digital humanities and in a previous life led tech... Show more

Andreas Grabner (@grabnerandi) has 20+ years of experience as a software developer, tester and architect and is an advocate for high-performing cloud scale applications. He is a CNCF ambassador, contributor to the CNCF project keptn and a DevRel for Dynatrace.
Andreas is also a regular contributor to the DevOps and Cloud Native community and a frequent speaker at technology conferences.
In his spare time you can most likely find him on one of the salsa dancefloors of the world!

Andreas Grabner (@grabnerandi) has 20+ years of experience as a software developer, tester and architect and is an advocate for high-performing cloud scale applications. He is a CNCF ambassador, contributor to the CNCF project keptn and a DevRel for ... Show more

Technologist from Brisbane with focus on IT strategy, enterprise architecture and emerging technologies.

Technologist from Brisbane with focus on IT strategy, enterprise architecture and emerging technologies. Show more

Mon aventure a commencé en 2006 avec une casquette de développement en
système embarqués et systèmes industriels.
Rapidement je me suis doté d’une deuxième casquette en management de
projets d’affaires et puis une troisième en développement WEB et Cloud.
Mon insatiabilité à l’apprentissage et l’évolution n’ayant pas de limites, et j’ai
continué à améliorer mes compétences, et j’ai pu évoluer aussi bien sur l’aspect
technique (définition, construction, déploiement et maintenance des
applications qu’elles soient web, cloud) que sur l’aspect projet et
organisationnel (gestion de projets, Agilité, Agilité à l’échelle, management
3.0).
Aujourd’hui je suis certifié SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), et ma vocation
première est d’accompagner les organisations dans leurs transformations à
l’échelle, en fournissant les connaissances nécessaires et en formant les
collaborateur.

Mon aventure a commencé en 2006 avec une casquette de développement en système embarqués et systèmes industriels. Rapidement je me suis doté d’une deuxième casquette en management de projets d’affaires et puis une troisième en développement WEB et... Show more

Eileen is a web and multimedia developer from Toronto who enjoys using emerging technologies to blend the digital with the physical world to create innovative experiences. She works as a Full-Stack & UX Developer at Curacity and was a part-time lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching creative professionals digital literacy skills and introductory coding.

Eileen actively supports and advocates for women in tech communities. She is an Ambassador for Women Techmakers, a Google Developer program that helps empower leaders to support their communities, especially for women to thrive in tech. She previously served as a Front-End Evangelist for Women Who Code, supporting community members in the front-end track and leading the design team in promoting events and other initiatives.

Eileen is a web and multimedia developer from Toronto who enjoys using emerging technologies to blend the digital with the physical world to create innovative experiences. She works as a Full-Stack & UX Developer at Curacity and was a part-time lectu... Show more

Hi, I'm David Cruz, an experienced Android developer that is passionate about mobile technologies. My career has been defined by a dedication to excellence and a desire to coach and teach others in my industry. With substantial commercial expertise, I have designed applications for Android, iOS, and Flutter, and I have led difficult projects in the broadcast media business.

I've had the opportunity to work with prestigious clients such as Sky, Deltatre, and IGT UK, where I successfully created high-quality apps. My OTHM Diploma in Business Management and Professional Scrum Master accreditation provide a solid foundation for strategic decision-making and leadership, in addition to my technical skills.

I currently work as a senior Android developer at Sky, where I use Jetpack Compose to create user interfaces, implement third-party SDKs, and mentor other developers. I previously worked as an engineering manager at Sky, where I oversaw a team of developers and managed various projects. My experience also includes key responsibilities at Deltatre and Massive Interactive Media, where I created and maintained a variety of native Android applications.

Outside of work, I enjoy programming, contributing to open-source projects, and learning new technologies. I also enjoy socialising, travelling, reading, watching movies, cooking, and trying different cuisines.

My professional profiles and projects are available on LinkedIn, GitHub, and my personal website. Let us connect and discover the wonderful world of mobile technology together!

Hi, I'm David Cruz, an experienced Android developer that is passionate about mobile technologies. My career has been defined by a dedication to excellence and a desire to coach and teach others in my industry. With substantial commercial expertise, ... Show more

Tillery (they/them) is a co-founder of Neuvik Solutions and serves as their Director of Training & Education. Tillery has been in formal education and professional training roles for the US Department of Defense as well as for commercial companies for more than a decade. They have spent their career in cybersecurity on both sides of the red/blue divide, first focusing on reverse engineering and exploit development, then bringing their offensive mindset to the field of Application Security. Tillery brings deep technical knowledge and pedagogical training to instruction in cybersecurity, computer science, and mathematics.

Tillery (they/them) is a co-founder of Neuvik Solutions and serves as their Director of Training & Education. Tillery has been in formal education and professional training roles for the US Department of Defense as well as for commercial companies fo... Show more

Brian is a results-oriented product manager with 5 years of experience driving product development across diverse industries like MarTech, HR tech, logistics, AgriTech, music, and entertainment. He thrives on the challenge of understanding user needs and translating them into impactful designs and products.
Brian's passion lies at the intersection of user-centricity and innovation. He is a keen observer of emerging technologies and constantly seeks opportunities to integrate them into product solutions.
Beyond his core skills, Brian is a dedicated learner who actively seeks growth opportunities. He fosters a "lean" approach, continuously iterating and improving based on data and user feedback. In his personal time, Brian fuels his creativity through design thinking, often generating innovative design concepts, writing and listening to music.
Brian is a highly motivated product leader eager to tackle complex challenges and make a significant impact on the world, one product at a time.

Brian is a results-oriented product manager with 5 years of experience driving product development across diverse industries like MarTech, HR tech, logistics, AgriTech, music, and entertainment. He thrives on the challenge of understanding user needs... Show more

Sat Agrawal has an unvarnished commitment to delivering quality results. An avid learner, Sat holds a bachelor’s in computer science from Penn State and remains actively engaged in a wide range of learning resources. He is a Certified Chaos Engineering professional and practitioner, with additional certifications that include CKA, CKAD, and TOGAF. Sat's current focus in service mesh technologies exemplifies his commitment to stay at the forefront of cloud-native technologies.

At Discover Financial Services, Sat combines his diverse knowledge of concepts, practices, and processes with a strong advocacy for automation and efficiency. Tapping native strengths in analytical and communication skills, he enters mentoring and partnering relationships with business users, architects, and stakeholders across the enterprise to help product teams streamline their end-to-end product delivery cycles. A recognized top-level contributor himself, Sat influences engineers to embrace the agile practices that transform the way they work, leading ultimately to the delivery of dynamic, impactful solutions that align with organizational goals.

Sat personalizes his aptitude for leadership through his attendance and speaking at conferences and local meetups and by conducting hands-on proofs-of-concept. Participating in LinkedIn and other industry-leading blogs, he engages in a variety of topics that include DevOps, DevSecOps, and SREs.

Sat Agrawal has an unvarnished commitment to delivering quality results. An avid learner, Sat holds a bachelor’s in computer science from Penn State and remains actively engaged in a wide range of learning resources. He is a Certified Chaos Engineeri... Show more

Rupal is a top influencer in Cloud Computing and the Business Head (Cloud BU) at Click2Cloud. She leads global business strategy across 32+ countries across America, APAC, EMEA, and global markets in partnership with tech giants like Microsoft, SoftBank, and Huawei. With over 10 years of diverse experience, Rupal excels in strategy, sales, and technology.

She has a proven ability to convert new technologies into strategic frameworks, business models, and value propositions in multinational environments. She has built and led high-performance sales, alliance, and management teams, driving results and embracing change to develop and launch new market offerings.

A computer science graduate from Nagpur University with a leadership specialization from Harvard Business School, Rupal has been recognized as a top trailblazer in Cloud Computing. She founded the Women in Technology and Leadership (WITL) community, empowering over a thousand women in tech. Rupal is a sought-after keynote speaker and has received accolades such as the Lokmat CXO award and Alibaba's Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Her passion for technology and innovation, combined with her deep knowledge of the competitive landscape and leading-edge technologies, drives her to inspire and lead in the tech industry.

Rupal is a top influencer in Cloud Computing and the Business Head (Cloud BU) at Click2Cloud. She leads global business strategy across 32+ countries across America, APAC, EMEA, and global markets in partnership with tech giants like Microsoft, SoftB... Show more

Carla has been managing events and communities since 2011. She started with experimental music festivals and eventually ended up in Tech, where she fell in love with its ecosystem. During her career she has produced and run many conferences (yes, also the virtual ones!), meetups, webinars and hackathons. Formerly at Container Solutions managing everything “WTF is Cloud Native” and “Software Circus”, she currently buzzes around Cilium and eBPF at Isovalent. She is also one of the organisers of KCD UK, a CNCF and OpenUK Ambassador, and the 2022 CNCF Marketing Committee Chair. Carla drinks way too much tea (mainly green), has an unhealthy obsession for Japan and a big passion for art, music, cinema, philosophy and fashion.

Carla has been managing events and communities since 2011. She started with experimental music festivals and eventually ended up in Tech, where she fell in love with its ecosystem. During her career she has produced and run many conferences (yes, als... Show more

With over seven years in the payments industry, I am one of the founding engineering team members in Hyperswitch. My responsibilities include strategizing and implementing the open sourcing of our payments solution and the Hyperswitch's solution construct.

With over seven years in the payments industry, I am one of the founding engineering team members in Hyperswitch. My responsibilities include strategizing and implementing the open sourcing of our payments solution and the Hyperswitch's solution cons... Show more

Born in Beijing, China, Linda Gregier is a DEI&B (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging) champion. She is s passionate and driven Senior Program Manager at Vimeo, where she blends technical and program/agile project management skills to deliver innovative and impactful solutions for the Publishing, Search and Analytics product areas, Data Engineering, and Security Engineering teams. Motivated by Vimeo's mission to empower video creators and provide them with the tools and platform they need to succeed Linda is also a global co-lead for the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) ERG (employee resource group) uniting to embrace all the company's Asian cultures. Linda brings diverse perspectives and experiences to the team with her background in anthropology and economics, and speaks three languages: English, Mandarin, and French.

In her current role, Linda partners with product, engineering, support, legal, and marketing to develop, adopt, and deliver product requirements, and engages with engineering leaders to drive processes and incremental improvement to release cadence, efficiency and quality of program. She also empowers Business Intelligence and Analytics-Eng teams to coach individual teams’ planning ceremonies, dependency tracking, risk mitigation, execution tracking and retrospectives.

Born in Beijing, China, Linda Gregier is a DEI&B (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging) champion. She is s passionate and driven Senior Program Manager at Vimeo, where she blends technical and program/agile project management skills to deliver ... Show more

Developer turned platform engineer primarily focused on edge computing

Developer turned platform engineer primarily focused on edge computing Show more

Observability lead at Skyscanner, member of the OpenTelemetry Governance Committee, and author of "Practical OpenTelemetry: Adopting Open Observability Standards Across Your Organization". Throughout my career, my main focus has been reducing the cognitive load required to operate systems at scale. At Skyscanner, I guide hundreds of engineers towards adopting observability best practices over hundreds of services that provide a reliable experience to millions of users each month.

Observability lead at Skyscanner, member of the OpenTelemetry Governance Committee, and author of "Practical OpenTelemetry: Adopting Open Observability Standards Across Your Organization". Throughout my career, my main focus has been reducing the cog... Show more

I started my career as a consultant in telecom, monitoring Belgian Railways GSM-R network & the Tetra network of the Belgian Federal Police.
After just over a year I realized I missed coding & I became a .NET Developer for a small web agency. Going from ASP.NET Webforms to MVC, from jumping hoops moving from dotNet Framework 2.0 to 3.5 to 4.x to Core. 11 Years later I felt it was time for another change and I jumped back into consultancy, but as a dotNet developer this time round.
In 2023, my 5th year working for AllPhi, I became consultant coach. Relaying my experiences to our consultants and to everyone willing to listen.

I started my career as a consultant in telecom, monitoring Belgian Railways GSM-R network & the Tetra network of the Belgian Federal Police. After just over a year I realized I missed coding & I became a .NET Developer for a small web agency. Going ... Show more

👋 Hi!
My name is Tiago. I am a Developer Advocate for PagerDuty where I interact with community developers to collect feedback and improve their development experience with PagerDuty products. Because of that there is a chance that you may see me in speaking in community events or any online platform.

Before joining PagerDuty I worked for MUSIC Tribe where I lead the cloud and platforms team on building the next generation of cloud-connected instruments and devices. But my career as always been focused on supporting developers and engineering teams, all over the world, on their journey to build cloud native solutions - first at Microsoft (10 years) and then AWS (2 years).

Apart from that, I have ran a show on the AWS Twitch channel - Talk Dev to me - for a while, and actively contribute to open source projects such as AWS Lambda Powertools.

I am an experienced public speaker and participate regularly in meetups and conferences.

I am new to blogging but I'm quite active on Twitter, GitHub and LinkedIn. If you are interested follow me.

⚡ Few things about me
Live in Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹
ex-MusicTribe, ex-AWS and ex-Microsoft 💼
Write code in multiple languages 💻 Can't say I'm an expert in any
Love public speaking 📢
Love surfing 🏄 but still can't catch a proper wave

👋 Hi! My name is Tiago. I am a Developer Advocate for PagerDuty where I interact with community developers to collect feedback and improve their development experience with PagerDuty products. Because of that there is a chance that you may see me i... Show more

Multi-industry experienced engineer, architect, manager and community leader with a track record of delivering continued customer success across customers, communities and internal initiatives.
Community advocate and evangelist (YoungDevOps, Yorkshire DevOps & Yorkshire Azure User Group, AWS Sheffield, FinOps UK and DevOpsDays London)

Multi-industry experienced engineer, architect, manager and community leader with a track record of delivering continued customer success across customers, communities and internal initiatives. Community advocate and evangelist (YoungDevOps, Yorksh... Show more

As a leader and changemaker, you are at the forefront of change and the power of your message is crucial. My goal is to help you communicate this message with conviction, clarity and authenticity, whether on webcam, in meetings, on panels or on the big stage.

My expertise as an actress, comedian and author enables me to provide you with exactly the right techniques to strengthen your presence and sharpen your communication skills. In my speaker training and keynote coaching sessions, I focus on increasing your self-efficacy and visibility. I help you to shape your message so that it is not only heard, but also felt and remembered.

Through an offensive, creative and humorous approach to communication, you will be able to captivate your audience and persuade them to become part of the necessary change. As your communications coach, I will work with you to sharpen your key messages and tell your unique story in a way that inspires and moves your audience.

Contact me, and together we will transform your communication into a powerful and irresistible superpower that will bring your vision and message to the world and help you make the difference.

As a leader and changemaker, you are at the forefront of change and the power of your message is crucial. My goal is to help you communicate this message with conviction, clarity and authenticity, whether on webcam, in meetings, on panels or on the b... Show more

PhD in Computer Science, he carries out research and development activities on interactive 3D, immersive VR, 3D user Interfaces, serious games, WebXR/Web3D tools & services

PhD in Computer Science, he carries out research and development activities on interactive 3D, immersive VR, 3D user Interfaces, serious games, WebXR/Web3D tools & services Show more

Stephen Chin is VP of Developer Relations at JFrog, member of the CNCF governing board, and author of The Definitive Guide to Modern Client Development, Raspberry Pi with Java, Pro JavaFX Platform, and the DevOps Tools for Java Developers title from O'Reilly. He has keynoted numerous conferences around the world including swampUP, Devoxx, JNation, JavaOne, Joker, and Open Source India. Stephen is an avid motorcyclist who has done evangelism tours in Europe, Japan, and Brazil, interviewing hackers in their natural habitat. When he is not traveling, he enjoys teaching kids how to do embedded and robot programming together with his daughters.

Stephen Chin is VP of Developer Relations at JFrog, member of the CNCF governing board, and author of The Definitive Guide to Modern Client Development, Raspberry Pi with Java, Pro JavaFX Platform, and the DevOps Tools for Java Developers title from ... Show more

Indiana Jones of the cloud technologies. I take my customer on an amazing journey across the world of Azure and we live our best life riding on the back of the best practices, deciphering networking, fighting wild acronyms and discovering the wonders of Azure administration!

Polish woman in tech based in Brussels, Belgium. Personally, fan of Dungeons&Dragons, couchsurfing and foreign languages aficionado.

Indiana Jones of the cloud technologies. I take my customer on an amazing journey across the world of Azure and we live our best life riding on the back of the best practices, deciphering networking, fighting wild acronyms and discovering the wonders... Show more

Johannes is a Gaming Solution Architect who helps game developers & publishers of all sizes to build multiplayer games and online services for games.

He has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including 15 in the games industry - many of which he built games himself and led game dev teams.

Johannes has been involved in a wide range of projects, from small web applications to large scale cloud services and Massively Multiplayer Online games and has consulted many publishers and game studios from indie to AAA on how to build online services and multiplayer infrastructures.

Johannes is also the maintainer of godot-playfab, the integration of Azure PlayFab for the Godot Engine, an active Godot community member, a co-host of the massively successful GodotCon 23 and has spoken at various conferences like the Sharkmob DevDays (invitational), Nordic Game and Microsoft’s GDC event.

Find out more at https://blog.structed.me/about

Johannes is a Gaming Solution Architect who helps game developers & publishers of all sizes to build multiplayer games and online services for games. He has 20 years of experience in the IT industry, including 15 in the games industry - many of wh... Show more

I'm Michael Heath, an innovation catalyst and data enablement architect with over 15 years of experience. With a diverse background in Education, Behavioral Neuroscience, Game Theory, and IT, I bring a unique perspective to providing creative transformative solutions for the modern workplace.

I focus on solving challenges using human-centered techniques in a creative and innovative way. My expertise lies in leveraging design thinking methodologies to strategize big wins around usage and adoption of low-code automation, data, and artificial intelligence resulting in exponential value for organizations.

Outside of work, I love embarking on adventures with my family, exploring new places, immersing myself in different cultures, and savoring diverse cuisines. When I'm not indulging in my passion for travel, you can find me lacing up a pair of hiking boots and embracing the wonders of the great outdoors.

Let's connect and explore how we can drive innovation, unleash the potential of low-code automation, data, and AI to create transformative solutions within your organization.

I'm Michael Heath, an innovation catalyst and data enablement architect with over 15 years of experience. With a diverse background in Education, Behavioral Neuroscience, Game Theory, and IT, I bring a unique perspective to providing creative transfo... Show more

Consultant au sein d'Extia, je crois fermement en la puissance de l'Humain et que le bien être au travail ne se résume pas au baby-foot de la salle de pause (même si ce dernier peut y contribuer).

Consultant au sein d'Extia, je crois fermement en la puissance de l'Humain et que le bien être au travail ne se résume pas au baby-foot de la salle de pause (même si ce dernier peut y contribuer). Show more

Luke Goetting is a dynamic Future of Work expert who specializes in unlocking the potential of Gen Z and the emerging workforce. With deep insights into the aspirations and work styles of these generations, Goetting has helped numerous organizations future-proof their workforce and foster a culture of innovation by implementing effective strategies for engaging and retaining Gen Z+ talent.

As an award-winning communications consultant and founder of Puffingston Presentations, Goetting has crafted engaging, interactive experiences for audiences around the world at events like CES, TEDx and SXSW. He has developed executive talks for Dell, IBM, Lenovo, AMD, and many other leading organizations, championing the principles of 2-Way Communications and a "Lead with Why" management ethos to better enable constructive dialogue and purpose-driven leadership.

Luke Goetting is a dynamic Future of Work expert who specializes in unlocking the potential of Gen Z and the emerging workforce. With deep insights into the aspirations and work styles of these generations, Goetting has helped numerous organizations ... Show more