Physical & Life Sciences

Scholars dedicating their careers to the study of living organisms and non-living systems

Eve Pardi

Eve Pardi

Eve is a skilled Data Scientist and AI Engineer.

Eve has been working close to Microsoft since her first years of university, as a Microsoft Student Partner first, and now as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional.

She’s a familiar face as a speaker at conferences, meetups and other community events, sharing her passion for AI and how it can be used to improve life quality around the world.

Eve also writes articles about her projects and research and is mentoring and supporting people who would like to start in the field of Data Science and AI.

Eve is a skilled Data Scientist and AI Engineer. Eve has been working close to Microsoft since her first years of university, as a Microsoft Student Partner first, and now as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional. She’s a familiar face as a sp... Show more

Daniele Mario Areddu

Daniele Mario Areddu

Daniele Mario Areddu is a Computer Science student at the University of Calabria and a freelance developer. He works on applied Artificial Intelligence projects, focusing on the fine-tuning of language models and the development of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems to enable more contextual and intelligent human–machine interactions.
In the field of web development, he builds full-stack applications using Angular for the front-end and Node.js or Python(API REST,Flask etc.etc.) for the back-end, with a strong emphasis on scalability, maintainability, and user experience.
He is also passionate about game development, creating Minecraft plugins and mods in Java, and prototyping games with C++ in Unreal Engine, where he integrates AI-driven NPC behavior and advanced gameplay mechanics.
A tech enthusiast and speaker, Daniele frequently participates in workshops, conferences, and events focused on digital innovation and AI. He is the community lead of Velletri-Dev, organizing meetups and events for students and developers in the Velletri area. He also collaborates with UNIDEA as a Change Model Specialist, promoting digital transformation and a culture of innovation
Since May 2025 he has been collaborating with CaLab.Ia, an innovative company in the world of AI, as Director of the technical department.

Daniele Mario Areddu is a Computer Science student at the University of Calabria and a freelance developer. He works on applied Artificial Intelligence projects, focusing on the fine-tuning of language models and the development of Retrieval-Augmente... Show more

Himanshu Goil

Himanshu Goil

Himanshu Goil is a visionary entrepreneur and technologist shaping the future of AI-driven governance and responsible innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Ignatiuz, he has launched multiple successful ventures including ScoutFoto, MyLink, WebTalkx, and Accelance Partners, bridging technology, impact, and purpose.

With over two decades of experience in SaaS development, automation, and digital transformation, Himanshu leads pioneering initiatives across the private and public sectors, empowering organizations to adopt Responsible AI and deploy Agentic AI Systems through IGNA™, the Intelligent Governance for Next Gen Autonomy platform.

Recognized for his thought leadership in AI governance, intelligent automation, and civic technology, Himanshu continues to champion a future where humans and intelligent systems collaborate seamlessly to create ethical, transparent, and high-impact digital ecosystems.

Himanshu Goil is a visionary entrepreneur and technologist shaping the future of AI-driven governance and responsible innovation. As the Founder and CEO of Ignatiuz, he has launched multiple successful ventures including ScoutFoto, MyLink, WebTalkx, ... Show more

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reliable and scalable systems. Beyond engineering, he is a filmmaker and content creator with 50,000+ followers, known for simplifying complex technical topics through engaging content.

As an active community member in AWS User Group Pune, Atlassian Community, and Toastmasters, Shobhit brings a unique mix of technical depth, storytelling, and stage presence. He is now building his journey into Developer Relations (DevRel), where his mission is to empower developers with the right tools, stories, and confidence to succeed.

Shobhit Verma (aka TheJugaadGuy) is an SRE Lead with 15 years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, and Observability. He has led large-scale projects in banking and telecom, working extensively with AWS, Terraform, ELK, and Dynatrace to build reli... Show more

Raphael De Lio

Raphael De Lio

Raphael De Lio is a Developer Advocate at Redis and a seasoned software engineer with over eight years of experience across industries and countries. Passionate about distributed systems, he specializes in Java, Kotlin, and building scalable, high-performance software. Originally from Brazil, Raphael spent six years in Portugal before settling in the Netherlands, where he also helps organize the Dutch Kotlin User Group. He loves blending code, community, and creativity to help developers build better systems faster—and have fun doing it.

Raphael De Lio is a Developer Advocate at Redis and a seasoned software engineer with over eight years of experience across industries and countries. Passionate about distributed systems, he specializes in Java, Kotlin, and building scalable, high-pe... Show more

Manfred Bjørlin

Manfred Bjørlin

Principal Cloud Native architect and developer with a passion for integration and automation. But wait, it's more! Passion does not only have to be in tech! There is also a burning passion for neurodiversity and diversity in tech, across ages, genders, identities, etc...

Loves integration, automation and making processes more streamlined. A back-end developer for over 20 years. Have worked with building integration platforms in the cloud for several bigger organizations. Worked with .Net since early 2000, and Azure since launch.

Have also been a team lead, worked with process streamlining, enterprise architecture and everything between that and made my hands dirty as a developer and cloud native architect.

Principal Cloud Native architect and developer with a passion for integration and automation. But wait, it's more! Passion does not only have to be in tech! There is also a burning passion for neurodiversity and diversity in tech, across ages, gender... Show more

David vonThenen

David vonThenen

David is a Senior AI/ML Engineer within the Office of the CTO at NetApp, where he’s dedicated to empowering developers to build, scale, and deploy AI/ML solutions in production environments. He brings deep expertise in building and training models for applications such as NLP, vision, real-time analytics, and even classifying debilitating diseases. His mission is to help users build, train, and deploy AI models efficiently, making advanced machine learning accessible to users of all levels.

Before NetApp, he was heavily involved in the AI/ML community, specifically in conversational AI solutions and driving AI platform growth in a DevRel and pre-sales role. David frequently shares his insights at industry conferences and events, offering hands-on guidance for implementing AI/ML in cloud environments. David's prior experience includes contributing to the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystems, working hands-on with VMware virtualization, implementing backup/recovery solutions, and developing hardware storage adapter firmware and drivers.

David is a Senior AI/ML Engineer within the Office of the CTO at NetApp, where he’s dedicated to empowering developers to build, scale, and deploy AI/ML solutions in production environments. He brings deep expertise in building and training models fo... Show more

Quentin Reul

Quentin Reul

Dr. Quentin Reul guides organizations through the complexities of adopting AI at scale by applying the Lean AI Innovation framework, which enables the successful delivery of strategic AI projects and maximizes business impact. As Director of AI Strategy & Solutions, he leverages his deep expertise in Neuro-Symbolic AI, including Knowledge Graph technologies, NLP and Generative AI, to elevate data into transformative business insights. Quentin's comprehensive experience spans the entire AI project lifecycle – from initial strategy and scoping to development, deployment, and continuous monitoring – ensuring Responsible AI principles are embedded from the earliest stages for ethical, transparent, and impactful solutions.

Dr. Quentin Reul guides organizations through the complexities of adopting AI at scale by applying the Lean AI Innovation framework, which enables the successful delivery of strategic AI projects and maximizes business impact. As Director of AI Strat... Show more

Cristian Schuszter

Cristian Schuszter

Dr. Cristian Schuszter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering with a focus on distributed fault-tolerant software architectures and machine-learning based failure prediction. In his day-to-day, he is somewhere between a Data and Full-stack Software Engineer, with a wide range of tech & job exposure both in academia and industry.

For the past 7 years he's been working with various teams in CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research). Currently he's focusing on the architectural directions of the CERN business computing group, with an emphasis on enterprise Java systems and UI.

Dr. Cristian Schuszter holds a PhD in Systems Engineering with a focus on distributed fault-tolerant software architectures and machine-learning based failure prediction. In his day-to-day, he is somewhere between a Data and Full-stack Software Engin... Show more

Brian Demers

Brian Demers

Brian Demers is a Developer Advocate at Gradle, a Java Champion, and an Apache Member who contributes to the Directory, Maven, and Shiro projects. He spends much of his day contributing to OSS projects by writing code, tutorials, blogs, and answering questions. In addition to typical software development, Brian also has a passion for fast builds, security, and automation.

Away from the keyboard, Brian is a beekeeper and can likely be found playing board games. You can find him online at https://bsky.app/profile/bdemers.io.

Brian Demers is a Developer Advocate at Gradle, a Java Champion, and an Apache Member who contributes to the Directory, Maven, and Shiro projects. He spends much of his day contributing to OSS projects by writing code, tutorials, blogs, and answering... Show more

Aleksandra Tarkowska

Aleksandra Tarkowska

Senior Data Professional and Developer at heart, with over a decade of experience in building and optimising database applications, web services and end-to-end data workflows, using industry-standards, tools and practices. From a young age, I had an analytical mindset and enjoyed taking toys to pieces, which ultimately inspired me to pursue a career in IT. I hold both a Master's and an Engineering degree in computer science and recently was awarded O'Reilly DEI Scholarship 2025. Lego fun.

Senior Data Professional and Developer at heart, with over a decade of experience in building and optimising database applications, web services and end-to-end data workflows, using industry-standards, tools and practices. From a young age, I had an ... Show more

Bert Fabry

Bert Fabry

As the Head of EMEA Operations at One Task, Bert leads the deployment of innovative camera systems designed to combat mobile phone usage while driving, combining his tech expertise with a strong commitment to road safety. He is also the founder of FabCore Consulting, where leadership, communication, and agile training and coaching are provided to organizations and individuals worldwide, fostering environments that emphasize empathy and efficiency.

An international speaker, he regularly shares his insights at conferences, engaging audiences with his deep knowledge in technology, leadership, and agile practices. With a background spanning the arts, technology, and international development, he draws on a diverse array of experiences to champion empathic leadership and continual learning. His journey through personal challenges has fueled his dedication to professional growth and making a meaningful impact.

Outside of work, he indulges in cooking and storytelling, enhancing life's flavor as a culinary enthusiast and a veteran tabletop roleplaying game master.

As the Head of EMEA Operations at One Task, Bert leads the deployment of innovative camera systems designed to combat mobile phone usage while driving, combining his tech expertise with a strong commitment to road safety. He is also the founder of Fa... Show more

Michele Riva

Michele Riva

Co-founder of Orama, your product answer engine.
Also: TC39 Delegate, Google GDE, Microsoft MVP, Published Author, International Speaker.

Co-founder of Orama, your product answer engine. Also: TC39 Delegate, Google GDE, Microsoft MVP, Published Author, International Speaker. Show more

Homer Gaines, CPACC

Homer Gaines, CPACC

I'm a designer, UI engineer, and certified accessibility professional with over 30 years of experience. With a background in behavioral psychology and neurology, I focus on leading, promoting, and advancing accessibility at every stage in the product development lifecycle.

I'm a designer, UI engineer, and certified accessibility professional with over 30 years of experience. With a background in behavioral psychology and neurology, I focus on leading, promoting, and advancing accessibility at every stage in the product... Show more

Juliana Smith

Juliana Smith

Juliana Smith is a multi-award-winning IT Chartered Professional with over 15 years in tech. Since 2020 she specialised in Power BI and UI design, transforming complex project data into clear, accessible and actionable insights.

Through her blog Smart Frames and YouTube channel @AccessibleBI, Juliana shares valuable insights on developing more inclusive designs. By breaking down complex concepts into practical strategies, she makes data accessibility achievable for everyone, empowering individuals and organisations to create equitable, data-driven solutions.

Juliana Smith is a multi-award-winning IT Chartered Professional with over 15 years in tech. Since 2020 she specialised in Power BI and UI design, transforming complex project data into clear, accessible and actionable insights. Through her blog S... Show more

Fabrizio Sgura

Fabrizio Sgura

I began my programming journey at the tender age of 12, diving headfirst into Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the distant 1980s, cementing my foundation. Since then, I've dived headfirst into the world of information technology, enjoying the constant evolution of systems and technologies, programming languages, being an insatiable learner and a high-level engineer. Scalability and flexibility are my passions. My job is my favorite game (and there's no such thing as a break!).

I began my programming journey at the tender age of 12, diving headfirst into Basic and Assembler for Sinclair and Commodore machines back in the distant 1980s, cementing my foundation. Since then, I've dived headfirst into the world of information t... Show more

Corrado De Bari

Corrado De Bari

I’m a Developer Evangelist in Oracle’s Database Organization, focused in building Generative AI platforms that harness DBMS AI capabilities, while also championing their adoption as an evangelist. I work on the Kubernetes-based deployment platform for AI microservices, "Oracle Backend for Microservices and AI", and I’m leading the development of the "AI Optimizer and Toolkit" —a low-code platform that empowers developers to design and fine-tune AI Agents using Oracle’s Vector Store.
In Oracle Italy since 2010, he joined Technology Sales Consulting team, working on Italian large and medium accounts on OCI, AI/ML, DataLakes and BPM/SOA platforms. Formerly Sales Engineer at Sun Microsystems, as well as Java & Software Ambassador for Italy, starting his career as architect in Telecom Italia Mobile. He holds the CEFRIEL Master in Information Technology and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

I’m a Developer Evangelist in Oracle’s Database Organization, focused in building Generative AI platforms that harness DBMS AI capabilities, while also championing their adoption as an evangelist. I work on the Kubernetes-based deployment platform fo... Show more

Kennedy Torkura

Kennedy Torkura

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident response, and AI security for cloud security. Kennedy has published over 20 academic papers about several cloud security domains and contributed to the first O'Reilly book on Security Chaos Engineering. He is also a fifth-time member of the AWS Community Builder Program. He has spoken at several international conferences, including InfoQ DevSummit, AWS Community Day DACH, KubeCon (Cloud Native Security Day), NDC {Security}, ChaosCarnival, and BSides Berlin.

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident re... Show more

Jose Azevedo

Jose Azevedo

Professional Experience
More than 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365
25 years of experience within different ERPs (SAP, Oracle Applications, Sage X3 and Dynamics 365)
University Invited Teacher
Career started in Portugal and moved to London 7 years ago
Different Roles in Consulting (Business Consultant, Functional Consultant, Project Manager, Programme Manager, Engagement Leader, Team Leader, Site Manager, Product Manager and Solution Architect)

Vertical Experience
Fashion, Food and Pharmaceutical (Retail and Manufacturing)
Real Estate

Some Personal
Food, Wine and Gin Lover
Runner (finished 4 marathons), Trekker (finished 10 ways of Camiño to Santiago), Padel and Bodyboarding

Professional Experience More than 20 years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 25 years of experience within different ERPs (SAP, Oracle Applications, Sage X3 and Dynamics 365) University Invited Teacher Career started in Portugal and move... Show more

Isaac Adariku

Isaac Adariku

Isaac is a Lead Software Engineer, Google Developer Expert, Mentor and Community Organizer. He is currently Co-founding AnyApp Technologies, Leading Engineering at Reflection.app (A Guided Journal for wellness and growth), Mentoring Flutter and Dart Interns at the HNG Internship & Flutter Kaduna.

Isaac is a Lead Software Engineer, Google Developer Expert, Mentor and Community Organizer. He is currently Co-founding AnyApp Technologies, Leading Engineering at Reflection.app (A Guided Journal for wellness and growth), Mentoring Flutter and Dart ... Show more

William Rizzo

William Rizzo

William is a CNCF Ambassador and Linkerd Ambassador currently working at Mirantis as Strategy Lead. He’s focused on helping customers designing, building, and running their initiatives on Edge, AI and Platform Engineering. He wore many hats in the IT world, Engineering, Pre-Post sales, Product Owner and Consulting. from HPC, Storage to Distributed Systems.
William enjoys volunteering in several Cloud Native groups and organizing the KCD Netherlands events.

William is a CNCF Ambassador and Linkerd Ambassador currently working at Mirantis as Strategy Lead. He’s focused on helping customers designing, building, and running their initiatives on Edge, AI and Platform Engineering. He wore many hats in the IT... Show more

Shubham Agnihotri

Shubham Agnihotri

Shubham Agnihotri is a Chief Manager – Generative AI at IDFC FIRST Bank, with 6+ years of experience working across diverse modalities like text, images, audio, video, tabular, and graph data. He specializes in fine-tuning and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal AI systems in production environments, contributing to real-world impact at scale.

Shubham is an active community leader and currently serves as an organizer for the AWS User Group Mumbai, where he helps nurture the cloud and AI ecosystem through meetups, hackathons, and hands-on sessions. Previously, he co-organized TensorFlow User Group (TFUG) Bangalore, leading over a dozen developer events.

He is also the founder of an agriculture drone startup that enabled precision spraying services for farmers. His solution helped save over 1 million liters of drinking water, reduce pesticide usage by 40%, and was recognized as an Emerging Agri-Drone Startup by the Times of India Group. This mission-driven venture drives his continued passion for building tech with societal impact.

🎤 Featured Speaking Engagements
Gitex Global - https://www.gitex.com/agenda?SeminarName=paid-workshops

AIM Cypher 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/live/uOqflHyRxcs?si=gpJtzbMEvcwPZe67

AsiaTech Singapore -
1. https://asiatechxsg.com/techxlr8asia/speakers/shubham-agnihotri/
2. https://asiatechxsg.com/developerxperience-summit/speakers/shubham-agnihotri/

Aws Community Days Bangalore: https://acd.awsugblr.in/

Google Cloud Community Day: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7337524380920348674/

TechShow London : https://youtu.be/jx_9SbARV9M?si=6PN1h1TYhgAPeQ4z

AWS Community Day Mumbai : https://youtu.be/XihAhZQZtV4?si=ST8XYvuRTdgoArLq

In addition to community and enterprise work, Shubham is part of the Google AI Community Network and was the founding lead of Cynergy, the official coding group of Ramaiah Institute, where he fostered a peer-to-peer learning culture.

Shubham Agnihotri is a Chief Manager – Generative AI at IDFC FIRST Bank, with 6+ years of experience working across diverse modalities like text, images, audio, video, tabular, and graph data. He specializes in fine-tuning and deploying Large Languag... Show more

Jamie Coleman

Jamie Coleman

Jamie is a Senior Developer Advocate for Loqate formally at IBM & Sonatype, based in the UK. He has had the privilege to have spoken all around the world at developer conferences and is an organiser of London’s biggest developer community, the London Java Community.

Passionate about discovering ways to help reduce developers carbon footprint, he is also a subject matter expert in containerised solutions and build technologies. He fell in love with coding at university and has gone on to talk at many conferences about using languages like Java with microservices and related technologies such as AI and software security. He has worked on a wide variety of projects such as modernising IBMs mainframe testing infrastructure, creating, and automating the creation of Docker images for IBM’s products and contributing to a DevOps pipeline offering.

Jamie is a Senior Developer Advocate for Loqate formally at IBM & Sonatype, based in the UK. He has had the privilege to have spoken all around the world at developer conferences and is an organiser of London’s biggest developer community, the London... Show more

Samantha St-Louis (Allegrini)

Samantha St-Louis (Allegrini)

AI Engineer & Cloud Solutions Architect| MVP & MCT |

Samantha is a passionate and dynamic Cloud and AI Solutions, with a mission to make AI and cloud technologies accessible and impactful for real-world applications. Leveraging a rich background in healthcare and education, Samantha specializes in designing scalable, AI-driven cloud solutions tailored to the unique challenges of businesses, particularly in the healthcare sector.

As a technology trainer Samantha combines technical expertise with a gift for clear, engaging communication. Her sessions are known for their practicality, empowering participants with actionable insights they can apply immediately.

A strong advocate for women in tech, Samantha's personal journey of carving her path into the tech industry and build fulfilling careers.

When she's not demystifying technology, Samantha dedicates herself to supporting mothers and families through her parenting consulting business, BeBaby, proving that the intersection of tech and life can be as empowering as it is innovative.

Session Topics Include:

Promp-A-Thon: Unlocking the Power of AI Tools for Everyday Use
Cloud Solutions for Healthcare: Bridging Tech and Care
AI for Beginners: Making Artificial Intelligence Understandable and Accessible
Women Who Carve Their Own Path: Empowering Women to Succeed in Tech
Certifications: Azure AI Enginneer, Python AI Developer, Azure Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals, Power Platform Fundamentals, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, and more.

Connect with Samantha to explore how technology can transform industries, careers, and lives!

AI Engineer & Cloud Solutions Architect| MVP & MCT | Samantha is a passionate and dynamic Cloud and AI Solutions, with a mission to make AI and cloud technologies accessible and impactful for real-world applications. Leveraging a rich background i... Show more

Oana Juncu

Oana Juncu

Oana likes to call herself an Agile Business DJ, who mixes whatever practices of collective intelligence, from Agile to TheoryU help people, teams and organisations to become proud of their outcomes and delight their customers.
After 15 years of experience in Software Development and System Management has driven Oana to embrace Agile and Lean mind set, principles and practices, that she believes are the most effective approaches for 21st century lead organizations willing to focus on quality products with high impact on the market.
Oana acts as an Agile Transformation facilitator at Reacteev, by using Creative Solution Definition. She trains and coach Agile teams (from core Business to Software Development and Support Services), so they are able to adopt the set of practices, from Scrum to Kanban and Lean improvement techniques, that are most adapted to their context and goal. A key focus is building cross-organizations Product Ownership awareness to align their mission alignment toward User Value creation.

Oana likes to call herself an Agile Business DJ, who mixes whatever practices of collective intelligence, from Agile to TheoryU help people, teams and organisations to become proud of their outcomes and delight their customers. After 15 years of ex... Show more

Jordan Miller

Jordan Miller

Jordan Miller
Staff Engineer @Nubank, Co-Founder of Clojure Camp, Host/Producer of Lost in Lambduhhhs Podcast, Co-Author Clojure Brain Teasers,

L. Jordan Miller (she/her/altgirl) is a Staff Software Engineer at Nubank where she focuses on Datomic developer success. Known in the streets for her passion for spreadsheets she enjoys communicating to engineers who appreciate the finest of functions. International globetrotter and stimulation seeker she has no idea how she manages to juggle so many projects; she is co-author of Clojure Brain Teasers, co-founder of Clojure Camp and producer/host of the Lost In Lambduhhs podcast. Check out her linktree: https://linktr.ee/lambduhhh

Jordan Miller Staff Engineer @Nubank, Co-Founder of Clojure Camp, Host/Producer of Lost in Lambduhhhs Podcast, Co-Author Clojure Brain Teasers, L. Jordan Miller (she/her/altgirl) is a Staff Software Engineer at Nubank where she focuses on Datomi... Show more

Daniel Kimberlin

Daniel Kimberlin

I’ve worked in IT for over 25 years with jobs in helpdesk, systems, SQL dev, data architecture, and management. The one thing all of these roles have in common is people. I love the technical and puzzle elements of the job, but people are a part of everyone’s journey. It has become my mission to find ways to bring the personal touch to everything I do. I am part of the Microsoft Certified Trainer Alumni program, I love teaching, and because of this I have been honored to speak at industry events and corporate training venues such as WebMD Academy, PASS Summit, SQL Saturday, and Spiceworks conferences.

I’ve worked in IT for over 25 years with jobs in helpdesk, systems, SQL dev, data architecture, and management. The one thing all of these roles have in common is people. I love the technical and puzzle elements of the job, but people are a part of e... Show more

Erik Darling

Erik Darling

Erik Darling started using SQL Server after a dispute with Excel over a vlookup.

He enjoys public arguments with the optimizer, and wine photography.

Erik Darling started using SQL Server after a dispute with Excel over a vlookup. He enjoys public arguments with the optimizer, and wine photography. Show more

Armando Picón

Armando Picón

Armando Picón is a Peruvian software engineer with over 8 years of experience in mobile development and a tech career that began in 2008. Currently based in Santiago, Chile, he works as an Android Engineer at SoftServe, collaborating closely with product and engineering teams to deliver user-focused, high-performance applications using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android practices.

After living and working in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and now Chile, Armando brings a broad, multicultural perspective to his work and community engagement across Latin America.

He is the creator behind @devpicon, where he shares technical content about Android, Kotlin, and Kotlin Multiplatform via YouTube, articles, and tutorials. He also hosts Codalot Podcast, a space for meaningful conversations with tech leaders from the region on topics like professional growth, leadership, and the evolving developer experience.

Passionate about sharing knowledge, Armando is a community organizer at GDG Santiago de Chile, a frequent speaker at conferences, and an advocate for open collaboration and mentoring in the Android and Kotlin ecosystems.

Armando Picón is a Peruvian software engineer with over 8 years of experience in mobile development and a tech career that began in 2008. Currently based in Santiago, Chile, he works as an Android Engineer at SoftServe, collaborating closely with pro... Show more

Jennifer McGee

Jennifer McGee

Jennifer McGee is a Water Resources Engineer (PE) at WSP USA E&E in the Herndon VA office. Possessing a diverse interdisciplinary background, including expertise in GIS analysis, database design, and python programming, she serves as a consultant, providing a range of flood risk analysis services to meet the regulatory needs of clients. Utilizing Microsoft Office 365 and other digital technologies, she develops data science solutions for both business operations and engineering projects. In addition, Ms. McGee plays a leadership role within the company, heading WSP's "Low Code: Apps, AI, and Workflow Automation" Practice Area Network (PAN), to share training and project applications for the Microsoft Power Platform across the organization.

Jennifer McGee is a Water Resources Engineer (PE) at WSP USA E&E in the Herndon VA office. Possessing a diverse interdisciplinary background, including expertise in GIS analysis, database design, and python programming, she serves as a consultant, pr... Show more

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