Media & Information

Esteemed specialists working in the fields of media education, digital media, multimedia and radio services

Francesco Marinoni Moretto

Francesco Marinoni Moretto

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

Manuela Raidl

Manuela Raidl

Manuela Raidl is a Change and Communication Manager who helps organizations navigate complexity and transformation with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Her journey into change work began through agile. What started with becoming a Scrum Master evolved into a broader focus on how teams and organizations adapt, learn, and grow. Today, Manuela sees agility not just as a framework, but as a mindset that underpins successful change.

Over the past year, she has spoken at several conferences across Europe, sharing practical insights on topics such as cultural challenges and team development. Whether working with engineers or executives, Manuela builds bridges between strategy and people – turning change initiatives into real, lived progress.

Manuela Raidl is a Change and Communication Manager who helps organizations navigate complexity and transformation with clarity, empathy, and purpose. Her journey into change work began through agile. What started with becoming a Scrum Master evol... Show more

Dr. Ryan Rad

Dr. Ryan Rad

Dr. Ryan Rad is an AI researcher, professor, and industry advisor with over 15 years shaping how artificial intelligence is built, taught, and deployed. He holds faculty positions at Northeastern University and the University of British Columbia, where he has designed curricula and graduate programs in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Generative AI, and Data Science—reaching thousands of students across six universities and online. His industry work spans research, engineering, and leadership at startups and tech giants including Microsoft, scaling AI solutions across 40 countries for Fortune 500 companies.
A sought-after speaker with 50+ international talks and tens of top-tier peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Rad's research focuses on resource-efficient generative AI for edge deployment. He is the author of The Agentic AI Book—distilling years of building, teaching, and deploying AI into actionable insights—and shares AI perspectives on his YouTube channel.

Dr. Ryan Rad is an AI researcher, professor, and industry advisor with over 15 years shaping how artificial intelligence is built, taught, and deployed. He holds faculty positions at Northeastern University and the University of British Columbia, whe... Show more

Ivan Lieckens

Ivan Lieckens

Started out in Industrial IT studies, got involved in an agency and worked at one of the world's largest IT integrators where I helped build the Sitecore practice. Working with Sitecore since v6.5, 4 times Sitecore Technology MVP and currently Senior Product Manager at Sitecore itself. Previously served as Solution Architect and Global EXM Solution Architect in Sitecore. Actively supporting the Community as an MVP Coördinator. Has cooperated on well over a hundred different client solutions big and small, on-prem or in the cloud and in high security environments.

Started out in Industrial IT studies, got involved in an agency and worked at one of the world's largest IT integrators where I helped build the Sitecore practice. Working with Sitecore since v6.5, 4 times Sitecore Technology MVP and currently Senior... Show more

Aura Buison

Aura Buison

Aura Buison was a CPA back in the Philippines. Her early career was spent working as an auditor at PwC. She later transitioned and became a Consultant/Solutions Architect for Axapta 3.0 until the latest version D365 F&O. She has over 20 years of experience in F&O Finance, and Project Management and Accounting modules.

Currently a Solutions Architect at Kroll.

Aura Buison was a CPA back in the Philippines. Her early career was spent working as an auditor at PwC. She later transitioned and became a Consultant/Solutions Architect for Axapta 3.0 until the latest version D365 F&O. She has over 20 years of expe... Show more

Ricky van Rijn

Ricky van Rijn

Practice Lead Java with over 10 years of hands-on java development experience. He is passionate about Software Development (Java, C++, Python), Robotics, IoT, Cybersecurity, opensource software and loves tech gadgets. Ricky is a speaker on conferences like Code&Comedy, DevSecCon, JFall, Devoxx UK and has a background as a lecturer on an University of Applied sciences. Besides all that Ricky is a Fitness and Martial Arts instructor and enthusiast.

Practice Lead Java with over 10 years of hands-on java development experience. He is passionate about Software Development (Java, C++, Python), Robotics, IoT, Cybersecurity, opensource software and loves tech gadgets. Ricky is a speaker on conference... Show more

Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta is a globally recognized expert in developer relations, open source strategy, and go-to-market innovation. With over 25 years of experience at Intel, Apple, Amazon, and Red Hat, he’s built developer communities that drive adoption and aligned DevRel with product, marketing, and sales to create lasting champions. Arun advocates mindfulness, kindness, and developer empathy as the foundation of modern DevRel.

He chaired the CNCF and OpenSSF governing boards, leading ecosystem growth and open source security initiatives. Arun also helped Fortune 100 companies embrace open collaboration through founding multiple open source program offices. A global speaker and author, Arun has keynoted in 50+ countries, is a Docker Captain and Java Champion, and founded Devoxx4Kids USA. He actively supports initiatives like TEDAI and the UN’s Tech Over Hackathon.

Arun Gupta is a globally recognized expert in developer relations, open source strategy, and go-to-market innovation. With over 25 years of experience at Intel, Apple, Amazon, and Red Hat, he’s built developer communities that drive adoption and alig... Show more

Ramit Paul

Ramit Paul

As a Senior Manager at Protiviti, I leverage my 12+ years of experience in ERP consulting to deliver hands-on application expertise to key stakeholders. I am a Microsoft MVP (Business Application) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), with a proven track record of implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions across diverse industries.

I am passionate about streamlining business processes, enhancing service innovation, and enabling customer value. I have successfully led and contributed to multiple projects involving finance, operations, supply chain, and retail modules, using agile methodologies and Six Sigma tools. I am also skilled in Microsoft products and business analysis, and I constantly seek to expand my knowledge and skills in the rapidly evolving field of Microsoft Dynamics 365.

As a Senior Manager at Protiviti, I leverage my 12+ years of experience in ERP consulting to deliver hands-on application expertise to key stakeholders. I am a Microsoft MVP (Business Application) and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM), with a proven tra... Show more

Leszek Michalak

Leszek Michalak

For over nine years, Leszek Michalak has been a data professional within large-scale corporate environments. His career trajectory began in data analysis, evolved through business intelligence development, and for the past five years, has been focused on specialization in data engineering.

He operates at the intersection of managing complex legacy systems and architecting modern data solutions. His main focus is designing and implementing systems with thoughtful architecture, operational simplicity, and unwavering reliability.

For over nine years, Leszek Michalak has been a data professional within large-scale corporate environments. His career trajectory began in data analysis, evolved through business intelligence development, and for the past five years, has been focuse... Show more

Patrick Heyde

Patrick Heyde

Patrick Heyde ist Azure Specialist für Microsoft und hat eine lange Azure, SharePoint und SQL Vergangen­heit. Seit 2007 arbeitet er bei Microsoft und war mehrfach Sprecher auf Kon­ferenzen. In Kunden­projekten findet man ihn immer wieder in den Themen­bereichen Azure, SharePoint und SQL Server wieder. Sein Spezialgebiet ist die Archi­tekturberatung und Auto­matisierung sowie die Themen Aufbau von Business-Modellen und deren Transformation und natürlich sein liebstes Thema „Neue verrückte Szenarien entwickeln, die einfach funktio­nieren, die sich keiner vorstellen kann, natürlich auf und mit Microsoft Azure“. In der Rolle des Business Lead verantwortet er das Azure Business rund um die Microsoft Partner Welt.

Patrick Heyde ist Azure Specialist für Microsoft und hat eine lange Azure, SharePoint und SQL Vergangen­heit. Seit 2007 arbeitet er bei Microsoft und war mehrfach Sprecher auf Kon­ferenzen. In Kunden­projekten findet man ihn immer wieder in den Theme... Show more

Piotr Zaniewski

Piotr Zaniewski

An active contributor to open source, content creator on Medium and YouTube, focusing on practical, scalable solutions in cloud-native environments. DevOps and Platform Engineering practitioner and advocate.

An active contributor to open source, content creator on Medium and YouTube, focusing on practical, scalable solutions in cloud-native environments. DevOps and Platform Engineering practitioner and advocate. Show more

Marcin Zajkowski

Marcin Zajkowski

Marcin Zajkowski's journey with Umbraco (.NET, Open Source) began back in 2008 while he was doing an internship in Microsoft. Today he works with the leading UK/Worldwide Umbraco Gold Partner - Novicell - as Senior Solution Architect and Country Manager in Poland. Marcin is also responsible for organizing Umbraco PL Festival as well as the Poland Umbraco Meetup group + together with his colleague Callum Whyte, he is hosting umbraCoffee LIVE on YouTube, where they're chatting about what happened in the community / Umbraco in each following week.

Besides Umbraco, Marcin is also a co-owner and CTO/CKO in a programming school for children - WOW School - where he is also teaching young minds how to code (Umbraco included! ;)).

Marcin Zajkowski's journey with Umbraco (.NET, Open Source) began back in 2008 while he was doing an internship in Microsoft. Today he works with the leading UK/Worldwide Umbraco Gold Partner - Novicell - as Senior Solution Architect and Country Mana... Show more

Wendy Bolívar

Wendy Bolívar

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and multilingual professional with over 20 years of experience unlocking growth for individuals and Fortune 500 companies. Passionate about empowering professionals—particularly women in their 30s and 40s—to navigate career transitions, refine their executive presence, and gain clarity for purposeful advancement. Expert in combining data-driven strategy with behavioral coaching techniques to drive both personal transformation and business conversion.

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and multilingual professional with over 20 years of experience unlocking growth for individuals and Fortune 500 companies. Passionate about empowering professionals—particularly women in their 30s and 40s—to navigate c... Show more

Cori Neslund

Cori Neslund

Through her career, Cori has held core communication-focused roles in a variety of settings. From small businesses, the United Way, Deloitte, and now open-source consultancies, Cori has found success by developing her ability to "read the room" and sense where wires have been crossed. Passionate about human-centered approaches to work and leadership, Cori bridges the gap between technical and social communication, supporting healthy teams in making meaningful contributions.

Through her career, Cori has held core communication-focused roles in a variety of settings. From small businesses, the United Way, Deloitte, and now open-source consultancies, Cori has found success by developing her ability to "read the room" and s... Show more

Thomas Heinrichs

Thomas Heinrichs

Thomas is Smart Automation Lead at Miragon. For over six years he has been helping organizations digitize their processes in a structured way, automate them with purpose, and transform them sustainably.
His experience spans classical process management, methodical training in BPM, and the architecture of complex automation solutions in large organizations. As a Solution Architect he designs scalable process architectures, integrates heterogeneous system landscapes, and ensures that functional and non-functional requirements receive the same attention as governance, compliance, and operations. He regularly shares his practical insights at conferences and industry events.

Thomas is Smart Automation Lead at Miragon. For over six years he has been helping organizations digitize their processes in a structured way, automate them with purpose, and transform them sustainably. His experience spans classical process managem... Show more

Elizabeth Guevara

Elizabeth Guevara

Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina, M.A., is a Mexican and internationally recognized speaker known for her ability to translate complex topics in technology and artificial intelligence into clear, practical, and motivating ideas.

She is a mentor/trainer for the BécALAS program and the Lorna Rojas Foundation, united with heart; an associate, volunteer, and speaker at WOMCY; a speaker at Talent Land 2025 and 2023; a panelist for the International Women Who Inspire Forum 2024 and 2025 and ITGAM, among others; and a judge at entrepreneurship events at AUEH. She holds a degree in Administrative Informatics, a master's degree in Business Administration, a diploma in women leaders, and several certifications in marketing, artificial intelligence, and emotional intelligence. With over 25 years of experience as a strategist, mentor, and creator of educational content, her most recent project is Sabiduría en Línea (a program airing Mondays at 7:00 pm on Radio Canacope). Constantly updating her skills, she recently participated in the 1st [event/conference/etc.]. Generation of the “Back to Lead” Program of Santander, Momlancers and Victoria 147 (Agile methodology training).

Her most recent conference was: "Freedom Begins When We Think" at the Honorable Congress of Tlaxcala (2026).

Passionate about the human impact of technology, she demonstrates that innovation is most powerful when it integrates generations and talent. As a mentor to women in technology and entrepreneurship. Elizabeth is dedicated to closing the opportunity gap through hands-on training and support in the use of artificial intelligence, digital tools, and sustainable business models.

Through her venture, Venta Casa México, where she serves as Director of Business Development, she integrates technology with human development, offering both traditional and digital real estate services. She provides comprehensive 360° services, implementing digital tools to accelerate property sales and rental transactions.

💫 Mtra. Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina -
Mexicana y conferencista internacional reconocida por su capacidad de traducir temas complejos de tecnología e inteligencia artificial en ideas claras, prácticas y motivadoras.
Mentora/Capacitadora para el programa BécALAS y la Fundación Lorna Rojas unidos con el corazón, asociada, voluntaria y speaker en WOMCY, conferencista en Talent Land 2025 y 2023, panelista para el Foro Internacional Mujeres que Inspiran 2024 y 2025 e ITGAM, entre otros, jurado en eventos de emprendimiento en AUEH. Licenciada en Informática Administrativa con maestría en Administración de Negocios, Diplomado en mujeres líderes y varias certificaciones en mercadotecnia, inteligencia artificial e inteligencia emocional, más de 25 años de trayectoria como estratega, mentora y creadora de contenidos educativos en su proyecto más reciente: Sabiduría en Línea (programa lunes 7:00 pm a través de Radio Canacope) y en constante actualización acaba de formar parte de la 1ra. Generación del Programa “Back to Lead” de Santander, Momlancers y Victoria 147 (formación en metodología Ágil).

Más reciente conferencia es: "La Liberta empieza cuando pensamos" en el H. Congreso de Tlaxcala. (2026)

Apasionada por el impacto humano de la tecnología, demostrando que la innovación es más poderosa cuando integra generaciones y talento. Como mentora de mujeres en tecnología y emprendimiento, Elizabeth se dedica a cerrar la brecha de oportunidades a través de capacitación práctica y acompañamiento en el uso de inteligencia artificial, herramientas digitales y modelos de negocio sostenibles.

Desde su emprendimiento Venta Casa México como directora en Desarrollo de Negocios, integrando el uso de la tecnología con el desarrollo humano, inmobiliaria tradicional y digital que ofrece servicios 360° implementando servicios digitales para acelerar los cierres de negocio en venta y renta de propiedades.

Claudia Elizabeth Guevara Urbina, M.A., is a Mexican and internationally recognized speaker known for her ability to translate complex topics in technology and artificial intelligence into clear, practical, and motivating ideas. She is a mentor/t... Show more

Abraham Anteskog

Abraham Anteskog

Abraham Anteskog is a senior solution architect at Coligo with over 15 years of experience in modern workspace management, security, and Microsoft 365. He has a broad background in technical implementation, architecture and project management, with experience from industries such as banking and finance, industry, trade and media. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Abraham has a strong passion for knowledge sharing and is particularly committed to bridging the gap between technology solutions and the hands-on work of IT staff.

Abraham Anteskog is a senior solution architect at Coligo with over 15 years of experience in modern workspace management, security, and Microsoft 365. He has a broad background in technical implementation, architecture and project management, with e... Show more

Dan Mazzella

Dan Mazzella

Dan has been building software since before the dot-com days, responsible for the modernization, site reliability and greenfield projects, as well as responsible for hiring software and devops engineers at various stages and skill levels, from junior to architect level. He has built a career at TRIRIGA, IBM, Wipro, and now as the Global Director of Software for Arcadis, a leading design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services across every phase of asset creation and management for projects all around the world.

Dan has been building software since before the dot-com days, responsible for the modernization, site reliability and greenfield projects, as well as responsible for hiring software and devops engineers at various stages and skill levels, from junior... Show more

Grace Okubo

Grace Okubo

Grace Okubo uses strategic foresight to tackle complex problems for organisations.

Grace Okubo uses strategic foresight to tackle complex problems for organisations. Show more

Pierre Fervel

Pierre Fervel

Développeur fullstack senior & game dev

Fullstack avec 10+ ans d'expérience : Java Spring Boot, Angular/TypeScript.
Game dev passionné : Godot (C#/GDScript), game jams régulières (Global Game Jam, Ludum Dare).

Conférencier : DevFest Strasbourg, BreizhCamp. Talks internes

Mission : lier expertise pro et passion jeux vidéo pour des projets et des architectures résilientes sous pression 🎮💻

Développeur fullstack senior & game dev Fullstack avec 10+ ans d'expérience : Java Spring Boot, Angular/TypeScript. Game dev passionné : Godot (C#/GDScript), game jams régulières (Global Game Jam, Ludum Dare). Conférencier : DevFest Strasbour... Show more

Ilana Gasa

Ilana Gasa

Ilana Gasa is a Zimbabwean digital rights researcher, advocate, and youth leader working at the intersection of freedom of expression, artificial intelligence, surveillance, and media resilience. She is the founder of the Digital Defense Blueprint (DDB), a youth-led initiative, and an awardee of the Freedom of Expression (FOX) Fellowship project supported by DW Akademie and Spaces of Solidarity.

Her work through the Digital Defense Blueprint is grounded in participatory research and creative advocacy, including policy research on “Surveillance and the Self” with Policy Lab Africa, the Free2Express public awareness campaign, and ongoing initiatives that promote media freedom, digital safety, and inclusion. Through DDB, she equips young people and women journalists with practical tools to counter misinformation, navigate online harassment, and protect data in increasingly surveilled digital spaces.

She is an Internet Society Early Career Fellow (Alumni), and ITU-certified in Emerging Technologies and Human Rights Online. Ilana is committed to building inclusive, youth-driven, and rights-centered digital futures across Africa.

Ilana Gasa is a Zimbabwean digital rights researcher, advocate, and youth leader working at the intersection of freedom of expression, artificial intelligence, surveillance, and media resilience. She is the founder of the Digital Defense Blueprint (D... Show more

Hendrika Willemse-Vreugdenhil

Hendrika Willemse-Vreugdenhil

From World Champion Karate to Sales Powerhouse: Now the go-to performance strategist for ambitious IT/Tech companies who want to be extraordinary!

Here’s the journey so far:

I started on the tatami, not in a business school.

As a 3x World Champion and 2x European Champion in karate, I trained to perform under pressure.
Where precision, discipline, and resilience weren’t optional. They were survival.
That mindset didn’t stay in sport. It became my edge in business.

I brought that exact mindset into Tech.

Over the past 23 years, I’ve sold over €150M in revenue, built and sold companies, and led high-performing teams.
By 27, I achieved financial freedom. At 35, I smashed quota during maternity leave.

Not because I did more… But because I did what mattered, with brutal clarity.

That’s what separates ordinary performance from extraordinary outcomes.

Today, I’m a keynote speaker and performance strategist for ambitious Tech companies.
I speak at global sales kickoffs, customer events, leadership summits, offsites, and high-growth team events.
Delivering bold, empowering, no-fluff talks that shift mindset and spark real action.
No sugarcoating. Just power, clarity, and practical frameworks that stick.

My approach blends performance psychology, sales strategy, storytelling that sells, and systems that scale. So teams don’t just get inspired, they get transformed.

I’m the author of High Performance Lifestyle, High Performance Sales, Kick-Ass, and I created The Kata Playbook: a high-performance operating model that helps teams think, train, and perform like elite athletes.


Because extraordinary isn’t an accident, it’s trained and build!

I work with founders who are scaling fast and hungry for clarity, CROs who want execution over excuses, sales leaders ready to build extraordinary teams, corporate teams stuck in the hustle cycle, and companies ready to ditch mediocrity and build legendary performance cultures.

You can work with me through speaking, accelerators, crafting extraordinary content, or by grabbing one of my books.


At Playbook.fm, my partner in crime and I dive deep with IT leaders and experts to uncover what it really takes to build next-level MSPs and IT service providers. Together, we’re shaping the ultimate performance playbook.

If you’re done with “good enough” and ready to train, think, and lead like an elite, let’s talk!

Because ordinary is forgettable.

And you weren’t built for that.

You were built for more. For impact. For extraordinary!

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From World Champion Karate to Sales Powerhouse: Now the go-to performance strategist for ambitious IT/Tech companies who want to be extraordinary! Here’s the journey so far: I started on the tatami, not in a business school.
 As a 3x World Ch... Show more

David Burns

David Burns

David is the Chair of the W3C Browser Testing and Tools Working group and co-editor of the WebDriver specification, trying to ensure automation frameworks in browsers are interoperable. He was an engineering manager at Mozilla within Developer Experience working on tooling and infrastructure to help make a better web and now heads up the Developer Relations and Open Source Program Office at BrowserStack.

David is the Chair of the W3C Browser Testing and Tools Working group and co-editor of the WebDriver specification, trying to ensure automation frameworks in browsers are interoperable. He was an engineering manager at Mozilla within Developer Experi... Show more

Shweta Sharma

Shweta Sharma

Shweta is a highly skilled software professional with almost 12 years of experience in various technologies. She is a mentor and engineering lead at Intuit. She is a core member of Tech Women @Intuit and strongly advocates for women in Tech and believes in giving back to the community. Shweta is an active speaker who has presented at multiple forums, including GHC 2022, WomenInTech 2022 & 2023, Women Who Code San Diego and other events.

Shweta is a highly skilled software professional with almost 12 years of experience in various technologies. She is a mentor and engineering lead at Intuit. She is a core member of Tech Women @Intuit and strongly advocates for women in Tech and belie... Show more

Pablo Gonzalez (Sultanovich)

Pablo Gonzalez (Sultanovich)

DevSecOps professional with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and security. Contributor to the Wazuh project, developing solutions for threat detection and compliance in hybrid cloud environments. Committed to the open source ecosystem, he collaborates with the Debian community and free software events in Latin America, promoting security, transparency, and collaboration in technology

DevSecOps professional with a strong background in Linux infrastructure and security. Contributor to the Wazuh project, developing solutions for threat detection and compliance in hybrid cloud environments. Committed to the open source ecosystem, he ... Show more

Johnny Xmas

Johnny Xmas

Johnny Xmas, a prominent figure in the Information Security community since 2002, is a board member of both Chicago's famous BurbSec communit, as well as its BSides312 conference. He's most notably recognized for his pivotal role in exposing the American TSA Master Key leaks (2014-2018), uncovering Venmo stalking vulnerabilities (2018), and being an overall nuisance.

Past experience includes being: Director of Cyber Training at security research firm GRIMM, defending against the automated abuse of web infrastructure with Kasada, and as the Lead Researcher on Uptake's Industrial Cybersecurity Platform. Before this, he spent many years in the field as a penetration tester, security engineer for a global Fortune 500 retail corporation, and Mainframe auditor and Systems Engineer for several IT asset recovery firms.

Today, Johnny continues to shape and elevate the Information Security landscape with his expertise and contributions as the President of the Burbsec Information Security Network and the Head of Offensive Security for a massive, global manufacturing and agriculture corporation.

Johnny Xmas, a prominent figure in the Information Security community since 2002, is a board member of both Chicago's famous BurbSec communit, as well as its BSides312 conference. He's most notably recognized for his pivotal role in exposing the Amer... Show more

Alejo Krismancic

Alejo Krismancic

Passionate about technology and cybersecurity - Experienced IT consultant
un curioso insoportable

Passionate about technology and cybersecurity - Experienced IT consultant un curioso insoportable Show more

Santosh Durgam

Santosh Durgam

Santosh Durgam is a data engineering & analytics leader with 20+ years building governed, high-scale data platforms across retirement/401(k), broader financial services, and healthcare. He leads cross-functional teams that deliver production-grade data lakes, lineage-aware pipelines, and ML-enabled analytics on cloud—translating governance into measurable business outcomes.

Recent speaking includes SQL Saturday Minnesota 2025, where he presented “From Ingestion to Insights: Building Robust Data Pipelines in AWS” to an in-person community audience. He has also contributed to international research forums and science conferences, and is invited to speak at ICDPN-2025 (International Conference on Data Processing & Networking), engaging practitioners and scholars on data engineering, governance, and analytics at scale. Santosh actively publishes/curates work via Google Scholar and shares practical playbooks for data quality, metadata/lineage, and operating models that connect data platforms to financial decisioning.

Beyond delivery, Santosh serves the community as a peer reviewer of scholarly work on data/ML methodologies and as a judge/mentor for select industry and academic competitions, reinforcing peer validation and public recognition. He champions modern data culture—mentoring engineers and product leaders, and advocating automation (incl. AI agents) to elevate reliability, speed, and auditability in regulated environments. Santosh recently completed his Executive MBA, sharpening strategy and value-creation at the intersection of data, risk, and growth

Santosh Durgam is a data engineering & analytics leader with 20+ years building governed, high-scale data platforms across retirement/401(k), broader financial services, and healthcare. He leads cross-functional teams that deliver production-grade da... Show more

Marko Rakar

Marko Rakar

Marko Rakar (1972) is a Chief executive manager of the consulting company MRAK services ltd headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia.

Rakar has a lifelong experience in working/writing for media as well as dealing with the media. He combines his media knowledge with new technologies and was one of the earliest internet adopters in Croatia. He is a recognized lecturer and consultant the subjects of organization, internet, new media as well as politics and statistics.

Rakar ran or participated as consultant on a number of successful campaigns and races for organizations, parties and independent candidates on presidential, parliament and municipal elections in Europe, Asia and US.

He had worked on projects for various international institutions such as Council of Europe, European Fund for the Balkans, United Nations Development Programme, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), World Bank, Transparency International, U.S. State Department, Olof Palme International Center, Open Government Partnership and the Croatian Government. He has been for several years member of the jury for the Pollies award of the American Association of Political Consultants and a member of the jury for the World eDemocracy awards.

In his work with governments, law enforcement and corporations he worked as a data scientist and architect of advanced statistical, BI and predictive analytics systems designed to predict customer/supplier behavior, increase process efficiencies, find and eliminate hidden costs and simplify decision making, as well as identify, prevent, and/or disrupt criminal, fraudulent and money laundering activities..

Rakar studied Philosophy and Information sciences, University of Zagreb, speaks English fluently and is regular columnist and author to several blogs, web sites, newspapers and magazines in Croatia and internationally.

He is also recognized by World eGovernment forum as one of the "Top 10 who are changing the world of politics on the internet". Marko Rakar is a past president of EAPC (European association of political consultants), current presidento of IAPC (International association of political consultants), "School of politics" alumni and president (by Council of Europe), non-government expert on the subjects of open governance and data transparency, past president of Croatian NGO Vjetrenjača (English: Windmill) which is dedicated to bringing transparency and promoting open governance to Croatian and international public. Marko is a member of international Association of Certified Fraud Examiners as well as secretary of Croatian chapter of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Croatia.

Since 2012. he is also a junior fellow at the World academy of Arts and Science. In 2013. Marko Rakar received „Informatika“ medal awarded by Croatian Information Technology Association. This medal is given to the organizations and individuals for achieved results in expanding and promoting information technologies. Washington DC based COMPOL magazine selected Marko as one of top hundred most influential political professionals of the year 2017.

Marko Rakar (1972) is a Chief executive manager of the consulting company MRAK services ltd headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia. Rakar has a lifelong experience in working/writing for media as well as dealing with the media. He combines his media kno... Show more

Johannes Dumitru

Johannes Dumitru

Johannes is motivational and influential Technical leader working to design, develop, and apply Cloud , AI and Data Driven methodologies to create successful solutions and products for customers the digital economy. At Google I focus on Enterprise Data and AI architecture on distributed and multicloud.
Former researcher (Siemens ) , Lead Enterprise Architect @Oracle, , PM @Microsoft for Azure DevOps & Service Fabric , Lead architect @Swisscom, Lead of Engineering @Volksbank , more than 27 years of experience helping organizations succeed in their digital journey by applying Agile methodologies, architecture best practices, and building the Technical Innovation Pipeline.
Johannes is specialized in the Enterprise Cloud and Data Architecture and integration since cloud are born, high-scale backends with Microservices and distributed data platforms.
Build multiple Patterns and Practices groups and re-usable strategy execution for – Platform Modernization, Cloud native Integration, Data & Ai Platform. Participating in Design and build of multiple Cloud Services and features across multiple hyperscalers .
Creative, strategic thinker with an entrepreneurial spirit and experienced with professional speaking engagements, as author, and results-oriented problem solver with the skills to maintain focus in high-demand situations.
Committed to the development and support of positive team dynamics that lead to the creation of diverse successful products, projects, and multi-cultural groups of people.
Out-of-the-box thinker who believes in digitalization as the key factor to improving quality of life, looking for innovation that generates opportunities to design and build solutions for our environment and our communities.

Johannes is motivational and influential Technical leader working to design, develop, and apply Cloud , AI and Data Driven methodologies to create successful solutions and products for customers the digital economy. At Google I focus on Enterprise D... Show more

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