Surya Chander Rao Damerla is a Data Engineer with experience across multiple domains, including healthcare, banking, and pharmaceuticals. He has worked extensively on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), building scalable data pipelines and real-time data processing systems. His expertise lies in designing cloud-native architectures, data validation frameworks, and large-scale data migrations. Currently working on healthcare eligibility and reporting systems, he focuses on improving data quality, automation, and compliance through policy-driven and AI-augmented solutions. He is passionate about building reliable and efficient data systems that solve real-world problems.

Surya Chander Rao Damerla is a Data Engineer with experience across multiple domains, including healthcare, banking, and pharmaceuticals. He has worked extensively on cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ... Show more

Angela Kempton is a wellness coach, author, and speaker who combines lived experience with evidence-based mental health education. After overcoming addiction, trauma, and years of rebuilding her life, she now helps others understand the patterns behind their emotions, behaviors, and beliefs so they can reclaim the power to choose their next step. Drawing from her work with youth, families, and adults, Angela delivers honest, practical, and deeply human presentations that leave audiences feeling informed, empowered, and hopeful. She is the founder of Rooted Within Wellness Coaching Co. and the author of The Pattern Beneath It.

Angela Kempton is a wellness coach, author, and speaker who combines lived experience with evidence-based mental health education. After overcoming addiction, trauma, and years of rebuilding her life, she now helps others understand the patterns behi... Show more

Nick Lavery (pronounced Nick Lay-Very) is an active-duty Green Beret in the United States Army Special Forces and the founder & CEO of Precision Components LLC.  After a life-altering injury sustained in combat, he transformed his challenges into a series of curriculums on leadership, resilience, and goal achievement. As one of the most sought-after speakers and mentors in the country, Nick and his team of assets share valuable insights on discipline, work ethic, and teamwork, in turn empowering others to unlock capacity and increase capability. 

Nick has a long and distinguished list of military awards, but to name a few, he has been awarded the Silver Star, three Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star with Valor, three Bronze Stars for service, the Bruce Price Leadership award, and the Special Operations Command Excalibur award. 

Nick is the best selling author of Objective Secure- the battle-tested guide to goal achievement, and most significantly, he is a proud husband and father of two boys. 

Nick Lavery (pronounced Nick Lay-Very) is an active-duty Green Beret in the United States Army Special Forces and the founder & CEO of Precision Components LLC.  After a life-altering injury sustained in combat, he transformed his challenges into a s... Show more

Viktor Viljac founded Udruga Neutroni in 2021 with four schoolmates, all
of them between 14 and 18 at the time. He builds digital products for
organizations that work with young people, and free tools for students.
The most recent is Bodomat, a calculator that works out eligibility
scores for student housing in Croatia across more than 280 parameters.

Viktor Viljac founded Udruga Neutroni in 2021 with four schoolmates, all of them between 14 and 18 at the time. He builds digital products for organizations that work with young people, and free tools for students. The most recent is Bodomat, a ca... Show more

I focus on Kubernetes, platform engineering, and simplifying how enterprises deploy and manage modern applications and infrastructure at scale. My experience spans private cloud, Kubernetes platforms, developer services, and cloud-native infrastructure, with a current focus on helping enterprises operationalize Kubernetes and emerging AI workloads.

I focus on Kubernetes, platform engineering, and simplifying how enterprises deploy and manage modern applications and infrastructure at scale. My experience spans private cloud, Kubernetes platforms, developer services, and cloud-native infrastructu... Show more

I am a passionate open-source advocate and currently serve as the Open Source Community Manager at Oky, helping to build inclusive, participatory spaces of period tracking for girls. I am also an Open Source Fact-Checking Community Facilitator at Climate+Tech, using tech to fight misinformation and support climate action.

With over four years of experience in community building and public speaking, I have led initiatives, mentored developers, and organized events that bring people together around impactful technology. I am also a GitHub Campus Expert and a Torc Ambassador, actively supporting developer growth across Africa and beyond.

At my foundation, I am a hands-on Android developer with a growing enthusiasm for web development. I love developing mobile applications using Kotlin, Android Studio, and other SDKs and geeking out now and then about building responsive web experiences with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Currently learning React. Whether code or community, my goal is simple: to harness tech as an agent of empowerment.

I thrive in collaborative spaces, enjoy contributing to open-source projects, and constantly seek new ways to learn, teach, and grow. Whether it's building apps, sharing knowledge on stage, or sparking conversations online, I am all about making a positive impact through technology.

I am a passionate open-source advocate and currently serve as the Open Source Community Manager at Oky, helping to build inclusive, participatory spaces of period tracking for girls. I am also an Open Source Fact-Checking Community Facilitator at Cli... Show more

Steve is a Quality Analyst who works to build empowered teams, capable of delivering and taking ownership of quality. He has worked on a wide variety of products, from mainframes to microservices and has a particular interest in complex socio-technical systems and how we work with them.

He is passionate about complexity theory, building quality into culture and testing as part of continuous delivery in modern, distributed architectures. Outside of work, Steve enjoys travel and mountains.

Steve is a Quality Analyst who works to build empowered teams, capable of delivering and taking ownership of quality. He has worked on a wide variety of products, from mainframes to microservices and has a particular interest in complex socio-technic... Show more

Umair Khan is the co-founder and CTO of UNMIRI LLC, a precision-oncology infrastructure company building cross-vendor NGS interpretation and genomics-aware clinical decision support on a Neo4j knowledge graph. He authored the 2026 preprint "Cosine Similarity Conflates Clinically Distinct Cancer Variants," which benchmarks vector retrieval against typed-graph retrieval for variant-level clinical reasoning, and maintains an open NGS-to-FHIR schema. His work focuses on making LLM-based clinical systems safer by grounding them in structured, typed knowledge instead of text similarity.

Umair Khan is the co-founder and CTO of UNMIRI LLC, a precision-oncology infrastructure company building cross-vendor NGS interpretation and genomics-aware clinical decision support on a Neo4j knowledge graph. He authored the 2026 preprint "Cosine Si... Show more

Ellen Shapiro is an iOS and Android developer who's been building native apps since late 2010. She works for Figma on their iOS app. She lives in Rochester, New York. When not coding or talking about coding, Ellen can generally be found traveling, biking and kayaking all over the place, playing sous-chef to her wife Lilia, and relentlessly Instagramming their cats.

Ellen Shapiro is an iOS and Android developer who's been building native apps since late 2010. She works for Figma on their iOS app. She lives in Rochester, New York. When not coding or talking about coding, Ellen can generally be found traveling, bi... Show more

Ravi is a experienced web developer with decades of experience building award winning web sites , micro sites, SaaS applications and campaigns for a wide range of clients (eBay, Coca-Cola, Ford, Orange, Deutsche Bank, Rolls-Royce and Fox International Channels).
He has always looked for innovative ways to use technology to provide solutions to make life easier for clients and users. He is also just as keen on process, because he believes knowing why will help you build a better product.

Ravi is a experienced web developer with decades of experience building award winning web sites , micro sites, SaaS applications and campaigns for a wide range of clients (eBay, Coca-Cola, Ford, Orange, Deutsche Bank, Rolls-Royce and Fox Internation... Show more

Ulrike Baumgärtner is a senior consultant for quality strategy and founder of Passion4Quality, with over 25 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry. As a licensed pharmacist, she specializes in quality assurance, cleaning validation and the development of sustainable quality cultures.

During her time at Boehringer Ingelheim, she led the global Competence Center for Cleaning Validation, shaped corporate procedures, and presented cleaning validation concepts in numerous regulatory, FDA and customer inspections worldwide. Her work spanned the full lifecycle of cleaning validation – from risk assessment, sampling strategy and analytical method validation to protocol design, execution and hands-on swabbing and rinsing.

As a consultant, she has supported multiple clients in establishing robust cleaning validation concepts, including new API manufacturing facilities, solid dosage production sites and technology start-ups. She is known for bringing clarity to complex GMP environments and for bridging the gap between design assumptions and operational reality.

Ulrike Baumgärtner is a senior consultant for quality strategy and founder of Passion4Quality, with over 25 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry. As a licensed pharmacist, she specializes in quality assurance, cleaning valida... Show more

Pavan Kumar Adabala is a hands-on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Senior Developer with extensive expertise in both Finance & Operations and Business Central platforms. Currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he leads end-to-end solution design and development at Inspire Medical Systems, where he oversees regulated CI/CD processes, custom development initiatives including reports, APIs, and Azure web jobs, and stakeholder-driven architecture. His role encompasses technical governance, license and security management, and integration strategies aligned with enterprise systems.
With a strong foundation in ERP optimization and integration, Pavan serves as a principal solution architect, translating strategic business goals into scalable technical solutions. He has established architectural standards and development workflows that meet SOX compliance requirements while ensuring high-quality code delivery. His technical expertise spans custom API development, SSRS and Docentric reporting, Azure Functions, and integration workflows with third-party platforms such as Concur, Blackline, and Acterys. He also maintains governance around user access, licensing, and environment management across D365 instances.
Before his current role, Pavan worked as a Technical Solutions Engineer at MCA Connect in Greensboro, where he implemented and supported Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations for external clients. He led technical discovery, solution design, and development efforts while directing teams through full-cycle implementations. His earlier experience at Teksoft Systems in Troy, Michigan, provided him with foundational expertise in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009/2012, where he participated in successful implementation projects for notable clients, including Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Marc Jacobs Inc., and Mott Corporation.
Pavan holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri--Kansas City, where he ranked in the top 7% of his class, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering from GITAM University in India, where he graduated in the top 2% of his class. He is a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect Expert and Developer Associate. Beyond his professional achievements, Pavan is an active volunteer in educational and medical outreach programs and has presented research on nano-robots at Andhra University.

Pavan Kumar Adabala is a hands-on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Senior Developer with extensive expertise in both Finance & Operations and Business Central platforms. Currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina, he leads end-to-end solution design and deve... Show more

A results-driven data professional – focused on hype-free solutions tailored to business needs.

I am currently creating value at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), where I develop machine learning models in the Space Weather domain. My job is complemented by finding the hidden stories in data and make them accessible to stakeholders. I studied Physics in Italy (Napoli) and Germany (Frankfurt am Main), previously worked on Analytics in the strategic division of the world's largest professional services network, and in the Data Science department of the leading Italian publisher.

When not at work, I enjoy theatre, talking about finance or learning a new language.

A results-driven data professional – focused on hype-free solutions tailored to business needs. I am currently creating value at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), where I develop machine learning models in the Space Weat... Show more

Licenciado en Kinesiología, osteópata y especialista en posturología clínica, con formación en RPG y DNS. Realizó residencia y fue jefe de residentes, trabajando en evaluación y tratamiento del movimiento humano.
En paralelo, creció en un entorno ligado a la informática, lo que lo llevó a integrar herramientas tecnológicas en su práctica. Actualmente desarrolla sistemas propios utilizando Python y OpenCV para transformar el movimiento en datos medibles a partir de video, combinando observación clínica con procesamiento, análisis y técnicas de visión por computadora.
Su enfoque busca hacer más objetiva, comparable y reproducible la evaluación del movimiento, conectando salud, datos y tecnología. Interesado en el cruce entre el cuerpo humano, la medición y la inteligencia artificial.

Licenciado en Kinesiología, osteópata y especialista en posturología clínica, con formación en RPG y DNS. Realizó residencia y fue jefe de residentes, trabajando en evaluación y tratamiento del movimiento humano. En paralelo, creció en un entorno li... Show more

Jelena Ruzic is M.Eng(IT) and Software Engineer, with focus on FrontEnd technologies. She is regional speaker and MVP - Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Developer Technologies category. CO-leader of BLbit user group in Banja Luka and CO-organizer of IT conference INIT.

Jelena Ruzic is M.Eng(IT) and Software Engineer, with focus on FrontEnd technologies. She is regional speaker and MVP - Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Developer Technologies category. CO-leader of BLbit user group in Banja Luka and CO-organi... Show more

Dr. Rajesh Kumar K V is a distinguished academic and researcher with a robust background in artificial intelligence, data analytics, and interdisciplinary research. As the Chief Technological Scientist at the AI Research Centre and an Associate Professor in Business Analytics at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, Dr. Kumar brings a unique blend of technical expertise and practical insight into AI-driven innovation. Dr. Kumar's experience spans various critical domains, including Human-Computer Interface-based signal data analytics for biomedical applications, machine learning, deep learning, and business analytics. He has made significant contributions to these fields, and his work has been recognized on international platforms. His research leadership is further evidenced by his role as the Chair Professor of France Belanger of Information Systems and the Co-Chairperson of the Centre of Excellence – Sports Analytics and Management. Additionally, his work as the Advertflair Chair Professor in Marketing and Advertising underscores his ability to bridge the gap between AI technology and practical business applications.

Speaking History and Expertise

Dr. Kumar has a proven track record of delivering insightful and impactful presentations at major international conferences. Some highlights of his speaking engagements include:

Data Con LA+ IM Data 2022, California: Dr. Kumar showcased his expertise in sports analytics, highlighting the application of AI in enhancing sports performance and decision-making processes.

ICRA 2023, UK: As a participant in the workshop on Computer Vision for Wearable Robotics, organized by Harvard University, Dr. Kumar contributed to discussions on the future of AI in robotics and wearable technology.

Digital Innovation Summit, Bucharest, Romania: He was a panel member discussing the theme “Digital Landscape – Beyond AI,” where he shared his insights on the evolving role of AI in the digital economy.

AI Tech Summit, Malaga, Spain: Dr. Kumar addressed the topic “How AI is Changing the Landscape of Work,” exploring the transformative impact of AI across various industries and the future of work.

MOVE Conference 2024, London, UK: He discussed “Future Cars: How Does it Look Like,” focusing on the role of AI in shaping the future of autonomous vehicles and smart transportation.

Health Tech Asia Conference 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia: Dr. Kumar delivered a keynote session, where he discussed the integration of AI in healthcare, emphasizing innovations in biomedical applications and patient care.

Egypt Mining Forum 2024, Cairo, Egypt: Most recently, Dr. Kumar led a technical session, bringing his expertise in AI to the mining sector, exploring how AI-driven data analytics can optimize mining operations.

Technical Speaker “AIML for Network Optimization” at NetworkX Paris, France, on 8th Oct 2024.

Technical Speaker: “Air Quality Monitoring and Gas Detection Using AI Technologies” at the Air Quality and Emission conference in Birmingham, UK, on 10th Oct 2024.

Exclusive Keynote Speaker: “Transforming the Mobility Industry using AI and IoT,” Manufacturing and Mobility Live, UK, London—6th Nov 2024.

Keynote Session: “Sports Data Analytics using AI/ML Methods and Models” Data Festival GmbH, Virtual – 13th Nov 2024.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar K V is a distinguished academic and researcher with a robust background in artificial intelligence, data analytics, and interdisciplinary research. As the Chief Technological Scientist at the AI Research Centre and an Associate Profe... Show more

Program, partnerships, and ecosystem management professional with 10+ years of experience across startup development, developer community growth, business development, venture support, and stakeholder engagement in Malaysia. Proven track record in designing and scaling startup programs, onboarding strategic partners, building talent pipelines, and managing multi-stakeholder initiatives involving corporates, universities, government-linked organizations, and community partners. Currently leads technology partnerships, developer development programs, university engagement and collaborations, talents for startups program and MYStartup pre-accelerators under the MYStartup initiative at Cradle Fund.

Program, partnerships, and ecosystem management professional with 10+ years of experience across startup development, developer community growth, business development, venture support, and stakeholder engagement in Malaysia. Proven track record in de... Show more

Nadine ElHalabi is a Middle School Mathematics Teacher and Elite/Advanced Stream Coordinator at Al Manar Model School for Girls in Sharjah, UAE. With nearly a decade of experience in education, she combines classroom practice with instructional leadership, teacher professional development, and data-informed decision-making. She holds a master's degree in clinical chemistry, a bachelor's degree in chemistry, and a diploma in artificial intelligence and is a licensed UAE mathematics teacher.

Nadine has led professional learning sessions at school and national levels on MAP testing data reports, PBLA, and student engagement. She has also contributed to national educational initiatives, including AI integration, assessment development, and mentoring programs.

Passionate about the practical use of artificial intelligence in education, Nadine focuses on developing scalable strategies that empower teachers to transform classroom data into meaningful instructional decisions. Her goal is to bridge educational research, emerging technologies, and everyday classroom practice to improve student outcomes through personalized learning.

Nadine ElHalabi is a Middle School Mathematics Teacher and Elite/Advanced Stream Coordinator at Al Manar Model School for Girls in Sharjah, UAE. With nearly a decade of experience in education, she combines classroom practice with instructional leade... Show more

I am Akash, currently a final year undergraduate at IIT Patna interested in Reinforcement Learning and GPU C++ optimizations. I am currently working at CERN (through GSoC) in developing GPU capability for existing ROOTs TMVA SOFIE which only has a CPU implementation.

I am Akash, currently a final year undergraduate at IIT Patna interested in Reinforcement Learning and GPU C++ optimizations. I am currently working at CERN (through GSoC) in developing GPU capability for existing ROOTs TMVA SOFIE which only has a CP... Show more

Microsoft MVP Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, Principal Consultant at Quisitive, with over 20 years' experience in IT. Areas of expertise include Configuration Manager, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Defender Suite, Windows 365 and on-prem/cloud infrastructure.

Microsoft MVP Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, Principal Consultant at Quisitive, with over 20 years' experience in IT. Areas of expertise include Configuration Manager, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Defender Suite, Windows 365 and o... Show more

Kian Maleki is a physicist, researcher, and AI/ML practitioner with a PhD in theoretical physics and a strong background in computational modeling, machine learning, and document intelligence. https://drkianmaleki.com/

Kian Maleki is a physicist, researcher, and AI/ML practitioner with a PhD in theoretical physics and a strong background in computational modeling, machine learning, and document intelligence. https://drkianmaleki.com/ Show more

Elif Köse is the Founder and Editor of Confidence Magazine, a global women's self-development publication dedicated to amplifying women's voices through confidence, leadership, wellbeing, and personal growth.

Holding a Business Degree and a background in fashion design, Elif built and led a successful fashion business in the UK for over fifteen years before transitioning into publishing, coaching, and speaking.

Today, she is recognised for her work helping high-achieving women move beyond self-doubt, perfectionism, and external validation to lead with greater confidence, authenticity, and purpose.

As a speaker, author, publisher, and confidence coach, Elif combines practical insight, leadership experience, and powerful storytelling to create transformational conversations around confidence, identity, leadership, wellbeing, and women's empowerment.

She regularly speaks at conferences, leadership events, corporate programmes, women's networks, and personal development events, inspiring audiences to reconnect with their true potential and create meaningful change in both their personal and professional lives.

Elif Köse is the Founder and Editor of Confidence Magazine, a global women's self-development publication dedicated to amplifying women's voices through confidence, leadership, wellbeing, and personal growth. Holding a Business Degree and a backgr... Show more

Anant Awasthi is a DevSecOps Engineer at STM Solutions (Dubai), where he works on cloud-native platforms, observability, and infrastructure automation using Elasticsearch, Kibana, Docker and Kubernetes.
He has experience designing secure and scalable DevOps pipelines, implementing Elastic clusters on Kubernetes, and optimizing data retention strategies for high-ingestion environments.

Anant is passionate about bridging the gap between operations, security, and data helping teams move from raw logs to real insights through automation and open-source technologies

Anant Awasthi is a DevSecOps Engineer at STM Solutions (Dubai), where he works on cloud-native platforms, observability, and infrastructure automation using Elasticsearch, Kibana, Docker and Kubernetes. He has experience designing secure and scalabl... Show more

Patrick Junghanns is a product management professional with a strong background in molecular diagnostics and healthcare innovation. Currently working as a Product Manager for Connected Consumables, he focuses on developing connected solutions to improve patient safety and optimize clinical workflows. Prior to this, he gained extensive experience across oncology and IV workflow management in international roles, combining technical expertise with marketing and sales capabilities. With an academic foundation in molecular and cellular biology, he brings a scientific mindset to business challenges and enjoys translating complex information into practical solutions

Patrick Junghanns is a product management professional with a strong background in molecular diagnostics and healthcare innovation. Currently working as a Product Manager for Connected Consumables, he focuses on developing connected solutions to impr... Show more

Brad Schlicht is a Distinguished Engineer at Medtronic, where he focuses on modernizing cloud architecture and building out next-generation platform capabilities to accelerate product development.

His background spans building distributed on-premise infrastructure solutions, platform engineering, DevSecOps, and cloud architecture across several premier Minnesota-based companies.

Currently, Brad is focused on embedding Generative AI and Agentic AI workflows throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC), building intelligent developer experience (DevEx) platforms that eliminate friction and increase engineering velocity at scale.

Brad Schlicht is a Distinguished Engineer at Medtronic, where he focuses on modernizing cloud architecture and building out next-generation platform capabilities to accelerate product development. His background spans building distributed on-prem... Show more

David is a technologist practicing at the intersection of computing and culture. He has worked on problems related to digital identity, reproducible data science, and software preservation, exhibited interdisciplinary art across Europe and the United States, and taught at Stevens Institute of Technology and the Illinois Institute of Art. He currently opines on technology in the public interest at Beyond the Frame and applies those ideas as the CTO of Yorba.

David is a technologist practicing at the intersection of computing and culture. He has worked on problems related to digital identity, reproducible data science, and software preservation, exhibited interdisciplinary art across Europe and the United... Show more

Paola Haka is Deputy Director for Aerospace & Defense Strategic Projects at GlobalFoundries in Dresden. She leads strategic initiatives at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing, business transformation, and European industry collaboration.
With a strong track record in driving large-scale programs, she works closely with industry and public stakeholders to advance resilient and competitive semiconductor ecosystems in Europe. Her focus is on translating complex technological challenges into sustainable, scalable solutions that strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor landscape.

Paola Haka is Deputy Director for Aerospace & Defense Strategic Projects at GlobalFoundries in Dresden. She leads strategic initiatives at the intersection of semiconductor manufacturing, business transformation, and European industry collaboration. ... Show more

I currently work as a Software Consultant at TNG (since 2021), where I've contributed to projects involving search algorithm development and data platform engineering—particularly systems analyzing user interactions with web products. Outside of client work, I engage in projects focused on refining language models. Before joining TNG, I developed algorithms for medical applications. My background includes a PhD in theoretical physics with specialization in particle physics.

I currently work as a Software Consultant at TNG (since 2021), where I've contributed to projects involving search algorithm development and data platform engineering—particularly systems analyzing user interactions with web products. Outside of clie... Show more

C. A. Fillekes is an IBM Red Hat partner engineer, actively porting and testing Kubernetes and OpenShift add-ons and features on the s390x architecture to run on the LinuxONE and System Z platforms.

C. A. Fillekes is an IBM Red Hat partner engineer, actively porting and testing Kubernetes and OpenShift add-ons and features on the s390x architecture to run on the LinuxONE and System Z platforms. Show more

Katherine Draheim is a Marketing & Campaign Manager with five years of experience in national and international marketing automation campaigns. She specialises in planning, executing and optimising integrated, omnichannel marketing strategies across digital channels, from email automation and social media to webinars and events. Her work in the life sciences and biotech industry has been recognised with the Best Campaign Award 2024 by Scileads.

Katherine Draheim is a Marketing & Campaign Manager with five years of experience in national and international marketing automation campaigns. She specialises in planning, executing and optimising integrated, omnichannel marketing strategies across ... Show more