Physical & Life Sciences
Scholars dedicating their careers to the study of living organisms and non-living systems

Badr Bensassi
Data Analytics and BI Specialist @Yakeey | Ambassador & Alumni @ALX | Data Science M.Sc. @IU | Ex-Dell
With a rich background in data science, I'm currently enhancing data-driven decision-making at Yakeey as a Data Analytics & BI Specialist. My journey includes impactful stints at Nuitée, where I developed travel solutions through API products, and Cu... Show more
Aarushi is a passionate and seasoned AI engineer, currently working at AutoGPT - one of the most popular projects on GitHubm aiming to democratize AI. Previously she has initiated and lead Generative AI at Bumble as a principal engineer. She has also... Show more
I am a Senior Data scientist at Dell and holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and an MBA. In the past 3 years I have been working with time series data like sensors coming from smartwatches and smart-phones to provide continuous health monitoring for the... Show more
Kari Adams has worked in the education field since 2006. She is currently the Inclusive Leadership Center Director at Chapman University’s Thompson Policy Institute focusing on building the Coalition of Inclusive School Leaders. Prior to Chapman, Kar... Show more
Hello, Myself Hastak Soni & I'm Certified Developer & Certified Hardware and Networking Administrator. In a new era of technology, as in the IT Industry, I explore the intersection of hardware and cybersecurity. With a strong foundation in IT h... Show more
Dr. Chidi Nwankpa is the Co-Founder and CEO of GlobalHealth AI, where she pioneers the integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare solutions with a focus on underserved populations. With a multidisciplinary background in healthcare, busine... Show more
I'm an Agile advocate on a mission to show a bit of my passion for servant leadership and personal growth into the world of software development. I talk about creating a PLACE where people feel engaged, trusted, and encouraged to grow. Open commun... Show more

Helen Beal
Strategic Advisor | Speaker | Writer | Author | Researcher | Coach | Purpose: bringing joy to work.
Helen Beal is chair of the Value Stream Management Consortium and co-chair of the OASIS Value Stream Management Interoperability Technical Committee. She is head of the ambassador program at PeopleCert for ITIL, DevOps Institute, and PRINCE2. She's c... Show more
Chanel, a seasoned Chemist and Mathematician turned Machine Learning Engineer, is passionate about enhancing user experiences with trained model technologies. In May 2020, Chanel founded the Mentor Me Collective to empower first-generation technologi... Show more
Jason Nelson provides consultative packaged offerings from his company Necessary Security, LLC. The focus of the company is around threat modeling and cloud security architecture advisory services to build programs and initiate and mature capability... Show more
Andrea serves as Partner in the Life Sciences, Healthcare, Diversity, Nonprofit and Board & CEO Practice Groups, in the New York office of DHR Global, a top 6 global executive search and leadership consulting firm. Andrea is a member of the Astia... Show more
Hey y’all! I love encouraging Kansas City women and helping them learn that its ok to not be ok. When my husband was critically injured in Afghanistan in 2011, our world was rocked. Trying to parent two small kids, change careers, and move across the... Show more
Felicita Sandoval is a cybersecurity and AI expert, currently serving as a Cybersecurity Professional and AI researcher and pursuing her doctorate at Colorado Technical University. Her work centers on protecting digital assets, ensuring compliance, a... Show more
Bio Kirk Barnes is an author, entrepreneur, speaker, investor and super connector. Kirk’s mission is to help over 1 million people learn the art and science of intentional relationship building and storytelling, by teaching his L.E.N.S. Principles... Show more

Arthur Dorzee
Software/ML Engineer | Python Developer | GenAI - LLM - Computer Vision | Micropole BeLux
I am a passionate AI Engineer at Micropole, specializing in leveraging Microsoft Azure's cutting-edge cloud infrastructure to design, develop, and deploy advanced artificial intelligence solutions. With a focus on Generative AI, I have contributed to... Show more
Dr. Juulia Suvilehto is a senior data scientist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, with over a decade of experience in data analytics for life sciences. Her work spans biotech startups, academia and now healthcare. In her current role she’s bridging... Show more
Dr Jungmann is an award-winning medical doctor turned AI entrepreneur. He is also an advisor to VC fund SpeedInvest, M&A advisory CapitalMind Investec, and several health start-ups. He advised leading stock-listed firms on their digital strategy, pub... Show more

Nina Ma
Associate @McKinsey, ex-SWE @Microsoft, ex-Tech Consultant @PwC, Head of Grants @GirlDreamer, Board Member, MSc CogSci, Google Women Techmakers Ambassador, HERoes Female Future Leader, TechWomen100
I am currently on a career break whilst pursuing my Master's in Cognitive Science where I focus on Artificial Intelligence and Neuroinformatics. I will be joining McKinsey Digital as an Associate in July 2024. Prior to this, I worked as a Software... Show more
Laura is an award-winning writer of fantasy, non-fiction, and a few other things. She's a professional instructor with a weakness for fair-trade chocolate and the lure of the far horizon. Show more
Senior software engineer with multi-disciplinary background in various fields such as Electronic Design Automation, Process Physics, and large-scale distributed processing and cloud computing Show more
Sandra Descourtis (she/elle) is an interdisciplinary scholar-practitioner. She received her M.A from the University of Arizona and her Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches all levels of French lan... Show more
Born and raised in Elmhurst, Edward graduated in 1978 from the University of Illinois, Urbana with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. Edward has spent his career working on various civil engineering projects in Illinois and throughout the Midwest. Edward... Show more
With over three decades of leadership study and experience, Dr. Peter Sung has been on his own journey as a leader. From the church world to the corporate world, he utilizes performance and organizational psychology in his coaching and speaking pract... Show more

Joe Chavez
Developer, Architect, Leader, NASA, DevOps, Cloud Native, Microservices, IaC, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Kafka, APIs, Data Mesh
Joe Chavez is a highly skilled Enterprise Architect with over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) sector. His expertise encompasses architecture, design, implementation, and support across various systems and technologies. Joe e... Show more
Jeongkyu Shin, Lablup Inc. founder, has contributed to open-source projects like Textcube and represented South Korea on the Northeast Asia OSS Promotion Forum. A Google Developers Expert and Cloud Innovator, he influences AI work and mentors at Goog... Show more
Tim Conniff is a keynote speaker and clean comedian who can deliver a powerful message and/or laughs to any event. Tim's keynote talk "Your Comfort Zone is No Joke!" inspires audiences to get out of their comfort zone, embrace the inevitable failure... Show more
Hi I am Matthias 👋. More than 5 years ago I co-founded warrify, where we bring the power of real-time data to brick and mortar retail. I am passionate about Cloud Architecture (especially Serverless), StartUps and climbing/hiking. I am a speaker ... Show more
After a PhD in physics. I became a software architect. I worked in different fields: railroad system, Healthtech, insurance. After more than five years, I moved to QA. Show more
Arturo Parra is a seasoned software engineer, graduated in 2003 with a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua II, Mexico. His career started with web development using PHP, HTML, and JavaScript, before t... Show more
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