After her Bachelor in Cognitive and Media Sciences B.Sc. and her master’s in interactive digital media at Trinity College Dublin, Milena decided to go into software development. She has been crafting software at adesso since 2020 and founded the startup DillyBeeze in 2021. Further, she has been invited to talk at JavaLand, Cyberland, JAX and JavaScript Days. Especially due to her background in cognitive studies Milena is especially interested in the interactions of psychology, software development and project management.

After her Bachelor in Cognitive and Media Sciences B.Sc. and her master’s in interactive digital media at Trinity College Dublin, Milena decided to go into software development. She has been crafting software at adesso since 2020 and founded the star... Show more

I am an Asp.Net Insider and a Software Engineering Manager with over 22 years of software development experience. I am also active in the regional software development community, organizing a monthly software development meetup (Lincoln.Code) and an annual software development conference (Nebraska.Code).

I am an Asp.Net Insider and a Software Engineering Manager with over 22 years of software development experience. I am also active in the regional software development community, organizing a monthly software development meetup (Lincoln.Code) and an ... Show more

Scott has been writing full-stack applications since before “full-stack” was a thing. Technologies have come and gone, stacks have evolved, and frameworks have had their moment, but MySQL has remained a constant throughout his career. He loves sharing what he has learned, including the mistakes, lessons, and unexpected discoveries that have shaped his journey as a developer.

Scott has been writing full-stack applications since before “full-stack” was a thing. Technologies have come and gone, stacks have evolved, and frameworks have had their moment, but MySQL has remained a constant throughout his career. He loves sharin... Show more

[Azure MVP - Cloud Solution Architect]

Soy Sergio Hernández Macebo, Ingeniero en Informática por la Facultad UCM de Madrid.
Desde 2012 centrado en el desarrollo de aplicaciones Microsoft, desde aplicaciones Sharepoint On premises en todas sus versiones, a aplicaciones Office 365 (Sharepoint & Dynamics CRM).
Desde hace unos años dedico mi actividad a la coordinación de proyectos desde la figura de Team Leader sobretodo proyectos cloud en Azure, así como lidear el equipo de Team Leader, que incluye tanto el liderazgo del equipo de proyectos. En la actualidad muy centrado en definir arquitecturas empresariales y globales a una gran compañia multinacional, basadas en soluciones Cloud.

Enamorado de la tecnología, participo en revistas técnicas como Compartimoss, colaborador en distintos grupos de usuarios como SUGES, asiduo en eventos de la comunidad Microsoft como ponente u organizador, además de contar con una comunidad de usuarios propia llamada Crossdevlopment, que da cabida a que cualquiera que tenga un buen tema que compartir tenga un espacio para ser escuchado.

[Azure MVP - Cloud Solution Architect] Soy Sergio Hernández Macebo, Ingeniero en Informática por la Facultad UCM de Madrid. Desde 2012 centrado en el desarrollo de aplicaciones Microsoft, desde aplicaciones Sharepoint On premises en todas sus v... Show more

Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱. With over a decade of experience, primarily at major financial institutions, Tim has spoken at various conferences and meetups. He also hosts "focustrap," a podcast about digital accessibility.

Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳... Show more

I am a senior backend and platform engineer at eBay with over 14 years of experience building and modernizing enterprise systems. I work on large scale billing and financial platforms that demand high reliability, strong security, and precise data correctness. I spend most of my time modernizing legacy architectures, designing cloud ready services, and building APIs and pipelines that hold up under heavy traffic and real world failure modes.

Lately, I have been integrating AI into engineering workflows, focusing on diagnostics, observability, testing, and automation that help teams move faster without sacrificing safety.

On stage, I share field tested patterns and mistakes to avoid, from migrations and cutovers to incident driven design and operational readiness. My goal is to give engineers practical takeaways they can apply immediately when building and modernizing systems at scale.

I am a senior backend and platform engineer at eBay with over 14 years of experience building and modernizing enterprise systems. I work on large scale billing and financial platforms that demand high reliability, strong security, and precise data co... Show more

Ashley René is the founder of Presence Over Pixels® and a keynote speaker who helps organizations solve their biggest workplace challenge: keeping humans engaged and productive in an AI-driven world. A former senior leader at Amazon and BNSF Railway, Ashley delivers actionable strategies for digital wellness, human-first leadership, and sustainable high performance.

With her signature "Future of Work Is Human" approach, Ashley transforms how teams think about technology, burnout, and authentic connection. Her talks blend corporate credibility with practical tools that audiences can implement immediately — from Fortune 500 executives to school administrators to conference attendees seeking work-life integration.

Ashley's presentations address today's most pressing workplace issues: Gen Z leadership dynamics, AI adoption without human displacement, cognitive overload management, and building resilient organizational cultures. Her engaging style combines business insights with neuroscience research, delivered without tech-shaming or unrealistic solutions.

Event planners consistently praise Ashley's ability to make complex topics accessible while driving real behavior change. Her content scales from intimate leadership retreats to 5,000-person conferences, always leaving audiences with concrete next steps rather than just inspiration.

When not on stage, Ashley performs as lead singer of rock band Bourbon Jury and champions St. Louis's vibrant arts community.

Ashley René is the founder of Presence Over Pixels® and a keynote speaker who helps organizations solve their biggest workplace challenge: keeping humans engaged and productive in an AI-driven world. A former senior leader at Amazon and BNSF Railway,... Show more

Tal Mizrachi, AKA Analysis Paralysis online, is a data scientist and educator trying to make data science, analytical methods, and programming accessible and fun to learn about.
Tal teaches with laughter, Joy and dad jokes and easy acceptance of mistakes, Tal is married to Adi (MD, it rhymes), 2 daughters (5, 0.5), a black dog.

Tal Mizrachi, AKA Analysis Paralysis online, is a data scientist and educator trying to make data science, analytical methods, and programming accessible and fun to learn about. Tal teaches with laughter, Joy and dad jokes and easy acceptance of mis... Show more

Manuel Ledezma, known in the tech community as Tester Testarudo, is a software testing and automation specialist with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable software. Over the past years, he has focused on mastering QA practices and automation strategies, working in agile and fast-paced environments.
He has contributed to leading companies such as Mediktor, AXA, Telecom Argentina, Newfold, and Mojo Marketplace, where he implemented scalable testing solutions that improved product stability and user experience.
Manuel currently serves as the QA Automation Lead at Mediktor in Barcelona, Spain, where he leads automation initiatives to ensure robust and impactful digital products.
Beyond his professional work, Manuel empowers the QA community through Tester Testarudo, his educational project dedicated to helping newcomers learn testing in a clear, practical, and accessible way.

Manuel Ledezma, known in the tech community as Tester Testarudo, is a software testing and automation specialist with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality and reliable software. Over the past years, he has focused on mastering QA practices ... Show more

Boomie Odumade is a senior engineering leader and career coach with 20+ years of experience building and scaling engineering teams and systems. Through TechBees, she works with companies as a fractional or interim CTO/VPE, bringing clarity to ambiguous situations and building foundations that scale.

Boomie has led engineering organizations at companies including Accenture, NPR, and Capital One, startups, and scale-ups. She also serves as a board trustee for organizations advancing leadership development and STEM education.

Her talks are grounded in real experience and bring an energetic, practical perspective to engineering leadership, technical strategy, security and DevSecOps, and building healthy, inclusive engineering cultures.

Boomie Odumade is a senior engineering leader and career coach with 20+ years of experience building and scaling engineering teams and systems. Through TechBees, she works with companies as a fractional or interim CTO/VPE, bringing clarity to ambiguo... Show more

Francesco Marinoni Moretto is a senior technology executive with over 20 years of experience. As Marketing Director & Lead AI Architect at Netinet in Milan since 2023, he develops AI-powered solutions and leads AI-assisted software development initiatives.

Francesco created two open-source frameworks addressing AI reliability: Stream Coding, a documentation-first methodology for AI-accelerated development (www.stream-coding.com) , and Clarity Gate, a pre-ingestion verification system for RAG epistemic quality (https://github.com/frmoretto/clarity-gate). Both emerge from a single thesis: "LLMs don't need help, they need clear and excellent documentation." Stream Coding is validated through git-verified production-ready systems including a complete backend built in 1.5 days after 5 weeks preparation. Clarity Gate addresses the "confident plausible falsehoods" problem in RAG systems, achieving 19-25% improvement on mid-tier models in benchmark testing.

Francesco is Practice Leader at N1AI, a 400+ member professional group, and presents regularly at Milan AI events including AI Tinkerers and Aperitivo AI. Since 2008, he has been an Italian evangelist for CiviCRM.

Francesco Marinoni Moretto is a senior technology executive with over 20 years of experience. As Marketing Director & Lead AI Architect at Netinet in Milan since 2023, he develops AI-powered solutions and leads AI-assisted software development initia... Show more

Artem Lajko, certified CNCF Kubestronaut and Head of Platform Engineering, specializes in Kubernetes scalability and GitOps-driven workflows. He is the author of Implementing GitOps with Kubernetes and an IT freelancer writing for various publishers. As a Platform Engineering Ambassador, he supports companies and the community in adopting Platform Engineering, Internal Developer Platforms, and related technologies. Passionate about Open Source, he helps organizations choose the right tools, driving tech adoption and innovation.

Artem Lajko, certified CNCF Kubestronaut and Head of Platform Engineering, specializes in Kubernetes scalability and GitOps-driven workflows. He is the author of Implementing GitOps with Kubernetes and an IT freelancer writing for various publishers.... Show more

Alex Soto is a Developer Advocate at IBM. He is passionate about the Java world and software automation and believes in the open-source software model. Alex is the co-author of Manning and O'Reilly books Testing Java Microservice, Quarkus Cookbook, Kubernetes Secrets Management, GitOps Cookbook, RHCE Ansible Automation Study Guide, Applied AI for Enterprise Java Development, and AI Agents with Java.
A Java Champion since 2017, he is also an international speaker (Devoxx, KubeCon, DevNexus, JavaOne, JavaLand, ...) and teacher at Salle URL University. You can follow him on Twitter (@alexsotob) to stay tuned to what’s happening in Java.

Alex Soto is a Developer Advocate at IBM. He is passionate about the Java world and software automation and believes in the open-source software model. Alex is the co-author of Manning and O'Reilly books Testing Java Microservice, Quarkus Cookbook, K... 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

• Microsoft Azure Expert
• The best person to help you with Azure development or infrastructure, Azure DevOps or Azure security, or if you need an Azure architect to design a robust and highly available solution
• Authored AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals book under Microsoft Azure Cerfification Companion for Apress.
• From task assignment to containerization and server hosting, he is the best person to help you understand and implement DevOps.
• In addition to practical knowledge of Python and its libraries, has extensive knowledge of JavaScript frameworks and libraries such as Angular and React.
• Actively working as an IT corporate trainer for 14 years. As a corporate trainer, has contributed to training content development,training curriculum design, day-to-day training planning, and mentoring other trainers.
• Trained over 10,000 developers at Accenture-Avanade, JPMC, Microsoft, Standard Chartered, BNP Paribas, PWC, Microsoft, Deloitte DataMatics, SONATA Software, Fidelity Information Services, Atkins, Fiserve, E&Y, Nuance, Cerillion, and synoptek over the course of his 14-year career.
• On a regular basis, he writes articles on various technologies for his personal website as well as C-Sharp Corner.
• Also active in Microsoft community development activities and frequently speaks for various user groups, community events, and technology conferences in India and around the world.

• Microsoft Azure Expert • The best person to help you with Azure development or infrastructure, Azure DevOps or Azure security, or if you need an Azure architect to design a robust and highly available solution • Authored AI-900: Microsoft Azure A... Show more

By day, Jim Wooley is a Senior Delivery Principal for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since its announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including MIX, VS Live, CodeMash, KCDC, That Conference, DevWeek, and CodeStock.

By day, Jim Wooley is a Senior Delivery Principal for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new cha... Show more

Shannon’s background in global public health has shaped her commitment to community and accessibility, guiding her work leading Fabric Community Engagement at Microsoft. She loves helping people find their place in the data world—a journey that began when she first discovered the magic of Power Query, sparking a lasting enchantment with Microsoft BI tools. Now, whether she’s conjuring up data insights with the Workout Wednesday team, gathering with fellow data witches in user groups, or brewing up connections, Shannon’s focus is on making data feel less intimidating. She’s dedicated to building a welcoming community where data pros and newcomers alike can learn, grow, and connect—casting spells of empathy and connection to bring people together.

Shannon’s background in global public health has shaped her commitment to community and accessibility, guiding her work leading Fabric Community Engagement at Microsoft. She loves helping people find their place in the data world—a journey that began... Show more

Enthusiastic adopter of C# and .NET since the first versions in early 2000s and NO-CODE platform since 2020
Computer Science teacher / trainer and author of 5 books on C#, Database Design and SQL for Microsoft Press and on computer basics for RCS Education.
Passionate about retrocomputing and restorer for 1st transistor-made computer, Olivetti ELEA 9003

Enthusiastic adopter of C# and .NET since the first versions in early 2000s and NO-CODE platform since 2020 Computer Science teacher / trainer and author of 5 books on C#, Database Design and SQL for Microsoft Press and on computer basics for RCS Ed... Show more

Marcelo Bursztein works with business leaders who need to make sense of unstructured data; whether to extract deeper insights faster or to automate data-driven decision-making at scale.

As Founder of NovaceneAI, he helps organizations reduce manual effort and unlock strategic clarity by applying AI to complex, unstructured datasets.

Marcelo Bursztein works with business leaders who need to make sense of unstructured data; whether to extract deeper insights faster or to automate data-driven decision-making at scale. As Founder of NovaceneAI, he helps organizations reduce manua... Show more

Flutter GDE 💙 Co-founder BBapps - apps that care for you and the planet 🌍🫶🏽 Author “Flutter Design Patterns and Best Practices” 📚 Flutterista 💜 WTM 💚 I also love to read 📖, dance 💃🏽, travel ✈ and learn languages 🇪🇸 Mother of Cats 😻

Flutter GDE 💙 Co-founder BBapps - apps that care for you and the planet 🌍🫶🏽 Author “Flutter Design Patterns and Best Practices” 📚 Flutterista 💜 WTM 💚 I also love to read 📖, dance 💃🏽, travel ✈ and learn languages 🇪🇸 Mother of Cats 😻 Show more

Rain Leander is a systematic, slightly psychic, interdisciplinary community liaison with a Bachelor’s in dance and a Master’s in IT. An epic public speaker, they have disappeared within a box stuffed with swords, created life, and went skydiving with the Queen. Seriously. Rain is an active technical contributor with Temporal, CockroachDB, Tinkerbell, OpenStack, RDO, TripleO, Fedora, and DjangoGirls. Come say hello. Bring cake.

Rain Leander is a systematic, slightly psychic, interdisciplinary community liaison with a Bachelor’s in dance and a Master’s in IT. An epic public speaker, they have disappeared within a box stuffed with swords, created life, and went skydiving with... Show more

Sean is a Security Architect, Author, and Security Researcher who’s spoken at conferences across the world including DEF CON, RSAC, CypherCon, NDC Security, CornCon, BSides Rochester, SecretCon, Sec-T, and more. Beyond their professional pursuits, Sean finds joy in backpacking through the mountains with their adventurous Australian Shepherd, partner, and twins.

Sean is a Security Architect, Author, and Security Researcher who’s spoken at conferences across the world including DEF CON, RSAC, CypherCon, NDC Security, CornCon, BSides Rochester, SecretCon, Sec-T, and more. Beyond their professional pursuits, S... Show more

Developer with 3 years of experience in Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin, specializing in building scalable mobile applications and implementing robust architectures. Their work focuses on performance, maintainability, and delivering production-grade Flutter apps.
International conference speaker on Flutter development and application architecture.

Developer with 3 years of experience in Flutter, Swift, and Kotlin, specializing in building scalable mobile applications and implementing robust architectures. Their work focuses on performance, maintainability, and delivering production-grade Flutt... Show more

David Yitzhak, Team leader of Big Data and Nosql databases
David Yitzhak has over 24 years of experience with SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and PostgreSQL . He is an applicative & infrastructure DBA for relational and Nosql solutions (MongoDB, Redis), Hadoop CDH and Spark. David is a specialist in HA and DRP solutions, tuning, Machine learning , security, High Performance Computing, replication (Oracle & SQL Server), BI infrastructure and system engineering. David Yitzhak holds 3 Degrees from Technicon (Israel Institute of Technology): BSC Information System , MBA and ME (System engineering) and research associate in one of the enterprise Organization. He presents in Oracle open world 2010, Organize Oracle ILOUG for 3 years , SQL Server forums, Microsoft BI forums, Sqlsaturday 2016/17/18/19/20 , DATA SATURDAY , Power Camps , GroupBy Europe , Future Data Driven , Data Platforms GlobalHebrew , Code PaLOUsa 2021\2 , Pass summit 2021 and more …

David Yitzhak, Team leader of Big Data and Nosql databases David Yitzhak has over 24 years of experience with SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and PostgreSQL . He is an applicative & infrastructure DBA for relational and Nosql solutions (MongoDB, Redis),... Show more

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer

Software Engineer, Microsoft MVP, Auth0 Ambassador. Además soy Co-Fundador & Organizador de la comunidad @DevTeam504, Co-Organizador de la comunidad Flutter Honduras y GDG Organizer Show more

Damien Jones is an AWS consultant, data specialist, and cloud enthusiast with a strong record of designing, building, and optimising cloud-native solutions. He has extensive knowledge of data engineering, DevOps and cloud architectures, fueled by a passion for using emerging technologies to solve complex problems and support data-driven decision making. Damien is also active in the cloud community, serving as a content creator, user group leader and public speaker.

Outside of work, he is a keen runner, amateur gardener, dance music enthusiast and dog dad.

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Damien Jones is an AWS consultant, data specialist, and cloud enthusiast with a strong record of designing, building, and optimising cloud-native solutions. He has extensive knowledge of data engineering, DevOps and cloud architectures, fueled by a p... Show more

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services and Technologies, and sharing her insights at AWS community events and other tech platforms.

Beyond her professional commitments, Linda is an AWS Community Hero and deeply involved in Women in Tech initiatives, advocating for greater representation and inclusivity. In Vienna, she is the familiar face behind AWS meetups and other community gatherings, creating a welcoming space where every voice is valued and heard. In addition, Linda holds the title of Chairperson for the AWS Community DACH Support Association and is member of the Funding Advisory Board of netidee.

Linda has been navigating the tech landscape for over a decade. She is specialized in Cloud Technologies, IT Process Optimization, and Agile Methodologies. When she is not guiding companies on their cloud journey, she is diving into AI/ML Services an... Show more

Mathew Caplan is Director of International Professional Services and a Security Advisor for Orange Cyberdefense based in London, England. He is a highly experienced cybersecurity specialist with over 25 years in the field and a proven record in the implementation of information risk management processes.

As a recognised trusted advisor, Mathew has helped many businesses with cybersecurity strategy, governance, process and policy. He works in the Orange Group on many international projects being the go-to guy on security and compliance matters and enjoys finding sustainable solutions to challenging problems.

Mathew loves music, movies, and cats and wherever possible will combine his audio-visual skills to simplify complex topics and breathe life into cybersecurity.

Mathew Caplan is Director of International Professional Services and a Security Advisor for Orange Cyberdefense based in London, England. He is a highly experienced cybersecurity specialist with over 25 years in the field and a proven record in the i... Show more

Ambili is a Principal Consultant in Analytics with Rittman Mead Consulting LTD with an industry experience of around 19 years. Her special focus is on Oracle Analytics, Oracle Digital Assistant, Oracle Database, Big Data and Graph DB primarily. Ambili is a passionate trainer who has trained many batches in Oracle DB development, Oracle Big Data and Oracle Analytics Cloud as a passion. Ambili has been a frequent Speaker at various international Oracle user group conferences since 2017 and is certified as an Oracle Cloud Platform Enterprise Analytics Professional, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Digital Assistant Professional and Oracle Certified Professional in Oracle Database Development. She is also a certified associate in Oracle Machine Learning using Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Data Management. She has also been actively blogging and taking frequent webinars in her organisation forums.
In her own words, she is an IT Professional by career, a Speaker by passion and an Artist by soul!

Ambili is a Principal Consultant in Analytics with Rittman Mead Consulting LTD with an industry experience of around 19 years. Her special focus is on Oracle Analytics, Oracle Digital Assistant, Oracle Database, Big Data and Graph DB primarily. Ambil... Show more

Shubhangi is multi award-winning senior Data & AI professional and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to agile startups. With a decade of experience across data analytics, data science, data strategy, and AI, she specializes in leveraging algorithms to extract insights, surface patterns, and decode human language in complex datasets. She currently serves as a senior analyst at a leading FTSE 100 financial services and insurance firm in the UK. Previously, she led high-impact AI and data initiatives at ICS AI Ltd, delivering cutting-edge technology to the UK public sector. She holds a degree in Computer Science Engineering and an MSc in Business Analytics from the University of Bath. An international speaker, Shubhangi has delivered talks in 14 countries across the globe. She leads the London Chapter of Women in Data, championing the next generation of women in tech, and co-founded Builders Foundry, a community-driven platform where practitioners learn from real-world experience. She is also a verified expert and mentor on TopMate.

Shubhangi is multi award-winning senior Data & AI professional and Microsoft MVP with a career spanning across Fortune 500 , FTSE 100 to agile startups. With a decade of experience across data analytics, data science, data strategy, and AI, she speci... Show more