Shalini Thirunilathil is an award-winning technology leader, currently combining two roles at Hargreaves Lansdown - Agile Coach Lead and a Brand and Outreach Lead. She has extensive experience in improving organisational agility, coaching, mentoring, and developing talent in the organisation. Her career has included a diverse range of roles, including Software Developer, Software Tester, Test Manager, Delivery Manager, Scrum Master, and Agile Coach for various top-notch organisations like Civica, Proactis, IBM, SAP, O2, Springer Nature, Lexis Nexis, and IRIS Software Group. Shalini has spoken at 10+ meetup events and panel discussions, including the 'Agile20Reflect Mini Festival' an international meetup event.

In 2021, Shalini won the Team Leader of the Year (SME) at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards. On International Women's day 2021, the Synapse QA community recognised her as an inspirational leader. In 2019 and 2021, she was one of the finalists for the Role Model of the Year category in the WIT Excellence awards. Outside work, Shalini enjoys music, travel, and cooking. She is also a trained Indian classical and Bollywood dancer and has taken part in dance performances across the UK.

Shalini Thirunilathil is an award-winning technology leader, currently combining two roles at Hargreaves Lansdown - Agile Coach Lead and a Brand and Outreach Lead. She has extensive experience in improving organisational agility, coaching, mentoring,... Show more

I am currently doing my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and my area of research includes variational quantum algorithms, tensor networks, and quantum computing. I have plenty of exposure to Python, specifically working with Qiskit, and TensorNetwork. I have already given introductory talks on quantum computing at PyCon Indonesia, Python Ireland, Pycode, Pyjamas, and Scipy India.

I am currently doing my Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and my area of research includes variational quantum algorithms, tensor networks, and quantum computing. I have plenty of exposure to Python, specifically working with Qi... Show more

Transformational leader bend on re-inventing life sciences for the benefits of patients. No patient should wait for innovative drugs due to lack of technology adoption.

Transformational leader bend on re-inventing life sciences for the benefits of patients. No patient should wait for innovative drugs due to lack of technology adoption. Show more

Gisli Olafsson currently serves as an executive coach to transformational leaders around the world. Prior to that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of One Acre Fund, a social enterprise that is helping bring over 1.2 million small-holder farmers out of extreme poverty.

Prior to joining One Acre Fund, he served as a Humanitarian Advisor to NetHope, a consortium of 60+ leading non-profit organizations around the world, and as the Chief Technology Officer of Beringer Finance, the largest technology focused investment bank in Europe. Gisli has been active in the IT industry for over 30 year, ever since he sold his first program at the age of 14. He worked for 10 years at Microsoft, where he was involved in product development, sales, technical evangelism, and most recently as a trusted advisor to national governments and international organizations on the effective use of technology in their operations.

Gisli’s deep understanding of technology, his long-time software product development expertise, and his extensive network inside and outside of the technology industry enables him to quickly provide value to technology companies. Gisli has also over the past 15 years worked closely with the startup community and is an advisory board member and member of board of directors of numerous startups and venture funds. Gisli is also a sought after mentor for innovation accelerators.

Prior to joining Beringer Finance in 2015, Gisli served as the Emergency Response Director of NetHope. Gisli is one of the leading experts in the world on the use of technology in disaster response and is a sought after speaker, trainer, and advisor on the role technology can play in enhancing the response to large scale natural and man-made disasters.

Prior to joining NetHope, Gisli has over 20 years of experience in the field of disaster management and was an active member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team, a team of experienced disaster managers which are on stand-by to deploy anywhere in the world on a 6 hour notice to coordinate the first response of the international community to disasters on behalf of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Gisli has participated in disaster field missions in connections with floods in Ghana (2007), Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (2008), Hurricane Ike in Texas (2008), Sichuan Earthquake (2008), Pandemic Outbreak (2009), West Sumatra Earthquake (2009), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Japan Earthquake/Tsunami (2011), Horn of Africa Famine (2011), Philippine’s Typhoons (2012 and 2013), West Africa Ebola Outbreak (2014-2015), European Refugee Crisis (2015), Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (2017), and Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique (2019). Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti 2010, Gisli led the first international rescue team that arrived in the country.

The combination of Gisli’s extensive field experience in disaster management and technology background provides Gisli a deep understanding how technology can be applied to solve the most challenging collaboration issues faced in austere environments. This has led him to be appointed to various advisory boards and committees, such as the US State Department’s sub-committee on the use of technology in international disasters. Gisli was named a UNICEF Humanitarian Innovation Fellow and a Technology Partner Network Advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2013.

Gisli’s deep experience in leading transformation efforts around the world, made him a sought after executive coach in the field of digital transformations. Leveraging his own experience in leading digital transformation efforts for large organizations, and in serving as a trusted advisor to governments and international organizations, Gisli focuses his executive coaching on working with transformational leaders and helping them tackle the challenges of leading digital transformation journeys.

In 2014, Gisli published the book The Crisis Leader, about the role of leadership in times of crisis, leveraging examples from his missions around the world to provide readers with an insight into the key aspects of leadership critical during chaotic times like disasters. The book has been translated into two languages and been sold worldwide.

Gisli holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Chemistry from Copenhagen University (Denmark 1993), a Diploma in International Development from University of Iceland (2017), and is endlessly writing his Master’s thesis on the use of technology in humanitarian response. Gisli currently lives in Iceland, along with his wife, five children, two grandchildren, dog, and a cat.

Gisli Olafsson currently serves as an executive coach to transformational leaders around the world. Prior to that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of One Acre Fund, a social enterprise that is helping bring over 1.2 million small-holder farm... Show more

Jeremy obtained a bachelor’s of bioinformatics from Université Laval during which he did an exchange at Université de Strasbourg in the Master’s of Integrative structural biology and bioinformatics and completed an internship at The Hyve developing a user interface prototype for TranSMART. Following this, he completed a Master’s in computer science at McGill University by developing a machine learning algorithm based on phylogenetic networks that has significant advantages over commonly used genetic assignment methods. Jeremy joined The Hyve in 2018 to pursue a PhD within the context of the AiPBAND project and, more generally, his passion for multidisciplinary science.

The aim of this ESR project is to develop a big-data powered diagnostic infrastructure for brain cancer prediction. The platform will be deployed and run on cloud services . The platform will include a data warehouse for integrating clinical and omics data. This includes data generated by innovative biosensors, developed by WP2. The components of the platform will be designed as flexible microservices. Separation of concerns will facilitate high performance, security and scalability. One of these services will be the prediction algorithms, developed in close collaboration with ESR-11 at IC. Patients, clinician and potential industrial client will gain access via any device to their results on an intuitive user interface.

To achieve these goals, large quantities of health data is required at every step. For both simpy software testing or improving machine learning accuracy, quality data remains hard to get. The scientific opportunities locked-in the massive amounts of health data collected are inestimable. The growing concerns towards data privacy will only only complicate the issue.

Anonymization is generally employed to prevent misuse of private data. Anonymization trades data utility for privacy, but does not fully prevent reidentification. This means accessing data requires eminent academic credentials and resources. If real data is lacking for developments, delays and errors can have consequences on critical health informatics. The alternative is to produce synthetic data, thereby avoiding the privacy issues. Rigid and error prone statistical models have long been the only generative algorithms for this purpose.

Recently, generative adversarial networks have demonstrated their ability to produce indistinguishable synthetic data. Synthetic data has been gaining traction rapidly in medical imaging applications. However, due to certain complexities of observational health, the idea is only starting to gain interest. This project will explore GAN methods to produce synthetic health data that address these complexities. In addition to evaluating they gains provided to the development of the diagnostic platform.

Jeremy obtained a bachelor’s of bioinformatics from Université Laval during which he did an exchange at Université de Strasbourg in the Master’s of Integrative structural biology and bioinformatics and completed an internship at The Hyve developing a... Show more

Sushil is Cloud Solution Architect with Microsoft with specialisation in Data and AI. He specialise in Information Architecture and Data Governance having worked extensively in Financial Services and Life Science Industry.

Sushil is Cloud Solution Architect with Microsoft with specialisation in Data and AI. He specialise in Information Architecture and Data Governance having worked extensively in Financial Services and Life Science Industry. Show more

Software engineer with a passion for start-ups and information management.

Bjørn Erling Fløtten designs system with efficient use of development resources and simplified architecture facilitating multiple areas of use for every component.

Founder and cofounder of in total six companies, five of them within the area of Information technology. One successful exit (so far).

Currently working with Sikom Connect AS (Remote heating, alarm systems, IoT).

Bjørn consulted for Telenor (a telecommunications company) for 17 years, working with reporting and surveillance systems. Bjørn also has experience with other big organizations in the field of data analysis and reporting.

Software engineer with a passion for start-ups and information management. Bjørn Erling Fløtten designs system with efficient use of development resources and simplified architecture facilitating multiple areas of use for every component. Found... Show more

Ritwik Joshi is a well-recognized technical expert with over a decade of experience in AI, Robotics, and Automation. He started his entrepreneurial journey as the ex-co-founder of an AI-based chatbot startup, where he was instrumental in shaping both the technology and strategy. Ritwik has a deep understanding of cutting-edge technologies, having developed advanced applications for humanoid robots and integrated cognitive capabilities that push the limits of innovation.

With education from IIM Ahmedabad and ISB Hyderabad, Ritwik has sharpened his skills in entrepreneurship, strategic planning, and corporate communication. His expertise in Robotics and Generative AI allows him to craft solutions that tackle complex business challenges.

As a seasoned 2X TEDx and public speaker, Ritwik has shared his knowledge at prominent events like IBM Developer Connect Conferences and Microsoft Students Club Pilani. His blend of technical expertise and business insight makes him a respected leader in the industry, continually driving the future of technology and entrepreneurship.

Ritwik Joshi is a well-recognized technical expert with over a decade of experience in AI, Robotics, and Automation. He started his entrepreneurial journey as the ex-co-founder of an AI-based chatbot startup, where he was instrumental in shaping both... Show more

I specialize in planning, executing, and managing SAP ERP projects across various industries, including consumer electronics, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and insurance. My expertise spans SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Warehouse Management (WM), and S/4 HANA, with proficiency in end-to-end implementations, integrations, and migrations. I have a strong command of supply chain processes, including Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Order-to-Cash (OTC), and Source-to-Pay, supported by certifications in SAP EWM and S/4 HANA Sourcing and Procurement. I excel in cross-functional team leadership, driving projects ranging from $2-$10 million, and delivering results aligned with business objectives. My technical skills encompass languages including ABAP, Python, and R, and integrating with ERP Packages. Adept at collaborating with global clients, I bring a solution-oriented approach to enhance operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and supply chain transparency. Experienced in managing and implementing projects across diverse global locations, including India, Reading (England), Singapore, and the United States, bringing a deep understanding of international business operations and cross-cultural collaboration.

I specialize in planning, executing, and managing SAP ERP projects across various industries, including consumer electronics, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and insurance. My expertise spans SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), Warehouse Managem... Show more

Katie Isselmann DiSantis, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Public Health in Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health. She is the lead instructor for MPH level courses in Research Methods and Capstone, and also teaches a course on health behavior theories. Dr. DiSantis has managed numerous community-based research projects that have identified key influences of childhood obesity status and family food purchases and is a recognized expert in equitable access to healthy food. She has employed quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods in her research. She has published over 25 articles in peer-reviewed public health, medical, and nutrition journals. She is an Associate Director of the Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities, representing the College of Population Health in this interdisciplinary research group. In this role, Dr. DiSantis pursues projects that aim at building equitable food systems in urban settings. Dr. DiSantis was awarded the 2019 Lindback Award for Excellence in Teaching, the 2023 Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Research, and the 2023 Outstanding Teaching award. She has mentored over 100 thesis projects for Masters of Public Health students.

Katie Isselmann DiSantis, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Public Health in Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health. She is the lead instructor for MPH level courses in Research Methods and Capstone, and also teaches a course... Show more

Katrin Hochberg hat am KIT Karlsruhe Deutsch und Physik für das Lehramt an Gymnasien studiert und an der TU Kaiserslautern in Physikdidaktik promoviert. Seit 2024 arbeitet sie im Referat für Lehrentwicklung und Qualitätssicherung an der RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau und im Bereich Strategie und Innovation.

Katrin Hochberg hat am KIT Karlsruhe Deutsch und Physik für das Lehramt an Gymnasien studiert und an der TU Kaiserslautern in Physikdidaktik promoviert. Seit 2024 arbeitet sie im Referat für Lehrentwicklung und Qualitätssicherung an der RPTU Kaisersl... Show more

Dr. Maren Kuhne ist wiss. Mitarbeiterin im Studiengang Humanmedizin an der MSB. Ihre Passion liegt in der Konzeption innovativer Lehrkonzepte. Sie schafft es, durch ihre eigene Begeisterung für biochemische Themen und den Einsatz modernster didaktischer Methoden die Studierenden mitzureißen. Aktuell vertieft sie ihr Wissen im Bereich Bildungswissenschaften durch das Studium „Medical & Health Education“ an der MSH.
Neben der Lehre in der Humanmedizin und Biotechnologie liegt ihr wissenschaftlicher Schwerpunkt in der immunologisch-zellbiologischen Grundlagenforschung. Sie kann jahrelange Forschungstätigkeit im Bereich der Herstellung monoklonaler Antikörper sowie eine Promotion an der FU Berlin/Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin auf dem Gebiet der T-Zell-Immunologie nachweisen.

Dr. Maren Kuhne ist wiss. Mitarbeiterin im Studiengang Humanmedizin an der MSB. Ihre Passion liegt in der Konzeption innovativer Lehrkonzepte. Sie schafft es, durch ihre eigene Begeisterung für biochemische Themen und den Einsatz modernster didaktisc... Show more

Vissarion leads development at GeomScale, a NumFOCUS-affiliated
organization focused on scalable geometric computing. His work sits at
the intersection of computational geometry, spatial databases, statistics,
and algorithm engineering. He has contributed to numerous open-source
projects including the Boost C++ Libraries and MySQL.

He currently works as a software engineer on LibreOffice at The Document
Foundation and as a researcher at the National Technical University of
Athens (NTUA), contributing to satellite observation projects.

Vissarion serves as an editor for the Journal of Open Source Software and has mentored over 20 students through Google Summer of Code, MSc, and PhD programs. A regular speaker at technology conferences, he also teaches MSc courses in computational geometry and algorithm engineering at University of Athens.

Vissarion leads development at GeomScale, a NumFOCUS-affiliated organization focused on scalable geometric computing. His work sits at the intersection of computational geometry, spatial databases, statistics, and algorithm engineering. He has con... Show more

Phil Choo is a Professor of Graphic Design at Penn State University and a recognized leader in the integration of service design with ecological literacy. With over 10 years of advanced experience in higher education, Professor Choo specializes in developing interdisciplinary curricula that frame design as a vital tool for civic engagement and environmental stewardship. He successfully spearheaded the collaboration between the Penn State Graphic Design program and the Frost Museum of Entomology, leading students through a rigorous, four-phased workflow (Discovery, Definition, Development, and Delivery) to visualize complex biological data. His pedagogical models focus on creating high-impact public exhibitions that combine visual communication with curated biological specimens, establishing a replicable standard for multi-sensory sustainability education in higher education.

Phil Choo is a Professor of Graphic Design at Penn State University and a recognized leader in the integration of service design with ecological literacy. With over 10 years of advanced experience in higher education, Professor Choo specializes in de... Show more

Senior Lead Engineer at Bowtie Life Insurance
AWS Community Builder (2022-)
AWS User Group Hong Kong Volunteer (2026-)

Senior Lead Engineer at Bowtie Life Insurance AWS Community Builder (2022-) AWS User Group Hong Kong Volunteer (2026-) Show more

Sathesh Suseendran is an accomplished Principal Software Test Lead at Broadcom (Brocade Communication Systems Unit), bringing extensive expertise in Network Management System Monitoring and Automation to his role. Currently leading a diverse team of 40 members across the United States and India, he has established himself as a seasoned professional in enterprise network management and testing. As a Principal Test Lead specializing in FC SAN Management Products, he demonstrates exceptional hands-on experience in Network Management System (NMS) testing of both SAN and LAN devices, with comprehensive skills in functionality, regression, integration, performance, scalability, longevity, and usability testing.
Throughout his career, Sathesh has successfully managed teams across geographical boundaries and developed strategic approaches to test automation. His technical proficiency spans automation tools and languages, including Python, JavaScript, QF Test, and Selenium, while his deep understanding of networking protocols such as SATA, FCP, FCIP, iFCP, SNMP, FICON, MPLS, and STP enables him to tackle complex testing scenarios. His commitment to professional development is evidenced by his certifications as a Brocade Certified Fabric Professional, Fabric Designer, Ethernet Fabric Engineer, and vRouter Engineer.
Sathesh's career has progressed steadily from Member Technical Staff in 2006 to his current Principal role in December 2023, consistently contributing to critical projects, including OEM qualifications, customer support, technical training, and technical white papers. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology, Vellore. In his current role, he oversees release planning, requirement selection, project backlog management, and plays a crucial role in demonstrating new features to management, testing product scalability, and supporting customer queries while leading SQA sustenance issues and providing technical training to support engineers.

Sathesh Suseendran is an accomplished Principal Software Test Lead at Broadcom (Brocade Communication Systems Unit), bringing extensive expertise in Network Management System Monitoring and Automation to his role. Currently leading a diverse team of ... Show more

Creator/ Singer of September Mourning, Writer Image/ Top Cow Comics

Emily Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist fronting the rock/metal transmedia project, September Mourning, who made history as the first female metal/ hard rock musician to mint and sell an NFT. As of now, she has close to 800 collectors across 5 platforms. She is the first Metal musician ever to mint and sell out a project on Soundxyz, Gala music, Opensea, Zora and Foundation. She has spoken about her accomplishments in Web 3 at Harvard (2x), NFT.NYC, Art Basel and ETH Denver Conferences.

Her transmedia project, September Mourning is based on a comic book series she wrote and published through Image/Top Cow Comics with her business partner Marc Silvestri.

Emily Plays the title character and designed the world she and her band bring to life on stage, including costumes, choreography, sets, etc. She has toured & opened festivals for Rob Zombie, Slipknot and others in Europe and the United States.

Creator/ Singer of September Mourning, Writer Image/ Top Cow Comics Emily Lazar is a multi-disciplinary artist fronting the rock/metal transmedia project, September Mourning, who made history as the first female metal/ hard rock musician to mint a... Show more

Erika Katačić Kožić je spisateljica, pripovjedačica i kemičarka. Rođena i odrasla u Kaliforniji, živi i radi u Hrvatskoj. Ima skoro 25 godina iskustva u farmaceutskoj industriji gdje joj je fokus na znanost u industrijskim procesima. Objavila je nekolicinu priča u britanskim zbirkama i časopisima, a u Hrvatskoj samostalnu slikovnicu za djecu, te tri knjige bajki u suautorstvu: Bajkarice, Bajkari, i Bajkarenje (Planet Zoe, 2020., 2021., 2022.). Ovaj ciklus posvećen usmenoj predaji iz svijeta, najviše iz cijele Hrvatske, dobitnik je nagrade Sfera za posebno ostvarenje. Umjetnost pripovijedanja otkrila je u srednjoj školi kad se pridružila debatnom klubu, a sad uživa nastupati na lokalnim događanjima za djecu i odrasle. Strast joj je sakupljati bajke i ispričati ih na neki novi način.

Erika Katačić Kožić je spisateljica, pripovjedačica i kemičarka. Rođena i odrasla u Kaliforniji, živi i radi u Hrvatskoj. Ima skoro 25 godina iskustva u farmaceutskoj industriji gdje joj je fokus na znanost u industrijskim procesima. Objavila je neko... Show more

2013-2019 Fraunhofer IPMS - Research Scientist BEOL Metallization
2019-2024 Fraunhofer IPMS - Group Leader High Performance Technologiessince
2024-now Fraunhofer IPMS - Group Leader Quantum Technologies

2013-2019 Fraunhofer IPMS - Research Scientist BEOL Metallization 2019-2024 Fraunhofer IPMS - Group Leader High Performance Technologiessince 2024-now Fraunhofer IPMS - Group Leader Quantum Technologies Show more

Technical Architect with over 17 years of experience driving digital transformation through cloud architecture, intelligent automation, and AI/ML-powered enterprise modernization. Currently at Mary Kay, USA, he plays a pivotal role in designing multi-cloud strategies across AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), while also leading enterprise technology analysis for Supply Chain innovations—helping the organization achieve resilience, scalability, and cost optimization.

Technical Architect with over 17 years of experience driving digital transformation through cloud architecture, intelligent automation, and AI/ML-powered enterprise modernization. Currently at Mary Kay, USA, he plays a pivotal role in designing multi... Show more

Melanie Sabado-Liwag, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at California State University-Los Angeles. She received her PhD at the School of Community & Global Health at Claremont Graduate University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIMHD at NIH. With over 20 years of experience working with Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, her health equity-focused research aims to understand multi-level determinants related to adverse health and social outcomes across the life course through community-partnered approaches.

Melanie Sabado-Liwag, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at California State University-Los Angeles. She received her PhD at the School of Community & Global Health at Claremont Graduate University and a postdoctora... Show more

Fernando Posada is the group leader of the Systems Acceptance and User Environment group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. During his Ph.D., Fernando developed an interest in High-Performance Computing and completed a Master's degree in the same field from SISSA. He has been involved in various HPC projects, working on designing, deploying, managing, and providing support to users in different HPC resources.

Fernando Posada is the group leader of the Systems Acceptance and User Environment group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. During his Ph.D., Fernando developed an interest in... Show more

A graduate of Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of professional experience in flutter. I am passionate about the health and energy sector and believe technology is the key to realizing these aspirations and making a difference in both areas. Beyond my professional endeavors, I enjoy technical debates with peers, volunteering, reading, and playing football, and can be described more from the meaning of my favorite quote: UMUNTU NGUMUNTU NGABANTU

A graduate of Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of professional experience in flutter. I am passionate about the health and energy sector and believe technology is the key to realizing these aspirations and making a difference in both areas. Beyon... Show more

Satish Kumar Nalluri is a Senior Developer at Thermo Fisher Scientific with over 10 years of experience in architecting and automating Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for life sciences and healthcare manufacturing. He specializes in Opcenter (Camstar) MES, cloud integration, RPA automation, and AI-driven manufacturing intelligence.

His work supports genomic sequencing, molecular diagnostics, and medical device manufacturing, contributing to precision medicine and public health readiness. Satish has led AI-based anomaly detection initiatives, automated quality systems saving hundreds of operational hours annually, and enabled scalable MES deployments across global sites.

He is a member of IEEE, ISPE, ISA, and AAAI, and actively contributes to digital transformation initiatives aligning manufacturing resilience with emerging cloud and AI technologies.

Satish Kumar Nalluri is a Senior Developer at Thermo Fisher Scientific with over 10 years of experience in architecting and automating Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) for life sciences and healthcare manufacturing. He specializes in Opcenter (C... Show more

Dr. Sandya Venugopal is an award-winning neurosurgeon-scientist, public policy scholar, and interdisciplinary leader with accomplishments across academic, government, and private sectors. Her global expertise spans healthcare, public health, scientific research, health policy, data analytics, bioethics, regulatory compliance, and technological innovation—all applied to advancing impactful solutions for societal and policy challenges.

Committed to fostering inclusive and forward-thinking dialogue, Sandya leverages her diverse background to inspire meaningful change. Her contributions bridge the gap between advanced technologies and humanity’s needs, offering fresh perspectives on how innovation can transform lives ethically and equitably.

Dr. Sandya Venugopal is an award-winning neurosurgeon-scientist, public policy scholar, and interdisciplinary leader with accomplishments across academic, government, and private sectors. Her global expertise spans healthcare, public health, scientif... Show more

I'm an M365 Consultant and Expert for Microsoft Teams and Copilot.

My work involves advising companies on the optimal use and successful adoption of MS Teams & Copilot. In this capacity, I also conduct Teams and AI training sessions for employees.

I love to share my experiences and updates on LinkedIn and showcase the latest features on YouTube.

Together we can explore the fascinating world of Modern Work!

I'm an M365 Consultant and Expert for Microsoft Teams and Copilot. My work involves advising companies on the optimal use and successful adoption of MS Teams & Copilot. In this capacity, I also conduct Teams and AI training sessions for employees.... Show more

Simon is a development and applied statistics professional with strong experience in official statistics, food security analysis, labour statistics, and poverty measurement. He works as a data scientist with the Ghana Statistical Service, and his work spans Small Area Estimation (SAE), time-use statistics, and SDG-aligned frameworks, with a particular focus on data for policy and development planning in Africa. He has hands-on experience working with household survey data, labour and spatial statistics, and is increasingly engaged in research on labour markets and human development.

Simon is a development and applied statistics professional with strong experience in official statistics, food security analysis, labour statistics, and poverty measurement. He works as a data scientist with the Ghana Statistical Service, and his wor... Show more

Dr. Palmer has presented and published on psychiatric topics across the lifespan including screening for adolescent vaping use, adolescent substance use, opioid use disorder treatments, neurobiological perspectives of mental illness, and methods to reduce medication use for behavioral disturbances in dementia. Today, he continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the treatment delivery of psychiatric and substance use treatment.

Clinically, Dr. Palmer currently practices as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at P.K. Mullick and Associates, treating adult patients for general psychiatric conditions, substance use disorders, and severe persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia. Currently, Dr. Palmer’s clinical interest is using esketamine for treatment resistant depression.

Dr. Palmer has presented and published on psychiatric topics across the lifespan including screening for adolescent vaping use, adolescent substance use, opioid use disorder treatments, neurobiological perspectives of mental illness, and methods to r... Show more

Crefeda Rodrigues is a Staff Software Engineer at Arm, focusing on performance and scalability driven machine learning software optimization for Arm server CPUs. She previously worked on large-scale climate and weather model optimization as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Manchester and holds a PhD in energy-efficient machine learning.

Crefeda Rodrigues is a Staff Software Engineer at Arm, focusing on performance and scalability driven machine learning software optimization for Arm server CPUs. She previously worked on large-scale climate and weather model optimization as a postdoc... Show more

Venus Garg is a seasoned product and data science leader with over 20 years of experience in building data analytics products and leading high-performing global teams. She currently serves as a Senior Solution Engineer and AI Executive Advisor in Data Science & AI at Anthem Inc., Palo Alto, CA, where she drives enterprise-wide data and analytics strategies, integrates AI-driven initiatives, and manages multidisciplinary teams of data engineers, architects, and analytics professionals. Her leadership has resulted in transformative solutions such as Generative AI-driven initiatives, AI-enabled service quality auditing, and personalized digital healthcare products—earning multiple industry accolades including the 2023 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Brand Innovation Award and multiple Gold Stevie® Awards for innovation in healthcare technology.

Previously, Venus held key roles at Salesforce as Senior Manager of Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, where she spearheaded AI-powered product analytics solutions that drove significant revenue growth and user adoption. Her tenure at Sears Holdings Corporation as a Business Intelligence Technical Architect focused on designing customer analytics applications for large-scale retail operations. Earlier in her career, she built expertise in data engineering and analytics at organizations such as Valiantica Inc., Nielsen, USAA, and Tata Consultancy Services, where she managed global teams, developed data pipelines, and delivered award-winning analytics products.

Venus holds an MBA from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University and a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. She has also earned certifications in Product Management from Cornell University and Disruptive Strategy from Harvard Business School, along with multiple credentials in Tableau and Google Big Query. Her technical toolkit spans Generative AI technologies, big data analytics, machine learning, data visualization tools, and open-source frameworks.

Renowned for her integrity, strategic execution, and collaborative leadership style, Venus has a proven track record of delivering innovative data solutions that drive measurable business outcomes, with a passion for solving problems through data.

Venus Garg is a seasoned product and data science leader with over 20 years of experience in building data analytics products and leading high-performing global teams. She currently serves as a Senior Solution Engineer and AI Executive Advisor in Dat... Show more