Brian Platt is Partner and Director of Public Policy for UMusic Hotels Development (UMHD), a real estate development company created in partnership with Universal Music Group. The organization develops music and entertainment hubs in cities across North America, bringing together culture, economic development, and collaboration between the public and private sectors. These hubs include performance venues, recording studios, a music school, and Universal Music Group-branded luxury hotels and residences. The projects are designed to serve as spaces for creativity, idea exchange, and music tourism, while helping emerging artists and the next generation of talent gain greater visibility in the music industry.

Before joining UMHD, Brian spent 12 years working in city government, most notably as City Manager for Kansas City, Missouri, and Jersey City, New Jersey. In Kansas City, he served as City Manager and helped launch and manage more than $5 billion in redevelopment projects in less than 5 years. This period marked significant growth and development across the city. He also introduced sustainability initiatives, including planting 10,000 trees within three years and advancing plans for one of the largest solar arrays in the United States to strengthen long-term environmental resilience.

In Jersey City, Brian first worked as Chief Innovation Officer and later served as Business Administrator and City Manager. In this role, he helped the city reach record levels of housing construction, comparable to those in Manhattan, New York City. In both cities, he focused on improving core municipal services, including increasing street resurfacing and strengthening snow removal operations. He also worked to improve the quality of life for low-income families and individuals experiencing homelessness by expanding access to supportive resources.

Earlier in his career, he worked in management consulting at McKinsey & Company and served as a kindergarten teacher through Teach For America. He also volunteered as an Emergency Medical Responder with United Rescue in Jersey City and spent 10 years as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Mountain Lakes, NJ.

Brian Platt earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Emory University in Georgia and later completed a Master’s in Public Administration at Columbia University in New York. Throughout his career, he has received recognition for leadership, academic achievement, and public service.

Brian Platt is Partner and Director of Public Policy for UMusic Hotels Development (UMHD), a real estate development company created in partnership with Universal Music Group. The organization develops music and entertainment hubs in cities across No... Show more

Thilak Raj Surendra Babu is a seasoned Software Architect with over 18 years of specialized experience in networking product development, currently serving at Zscaler since January 2023. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated exceptional expertise in SDN, SD-WAN, Cloud Gateways, forwarding infrastructure, SSL-VPN, VOIP Gateway, and caching engine technologies. His technical acumen in large-scale networking forwarding infrastructure has been recognized through two patents and contributions to prominent open-source projects including pktgen-dpdk and OVS.
At Zscaler, Thilak has made a significant impact by architecting and leading the development of a complex branch connector device, which achieved over 300 real-world deployments within a year. He built a highly scalable, multi-tenant Source IP-based anchoring solution for Zscaler's cloud platform based on OVS, where he identified critical bottlenecks and improved the connection tracking module performance. His exceptional contributions have earned him multiple Bravo awards and the CEO's special Grant for helping drive the company toward $5 billion ARR. As an architect, he has become the go-to expert for data-plane and advanced platform solutions within the ZIA organization.
Before Zscaler, Thilak served as Staff Software Engineer and SDN Architect at Nutanix from May 2021 to January 2023, where he led the data plane acceleration initiative by integrating OVS-DPDK with the Nutanix stack. He evaluated cutting-edge technologies, including eBPF/AFXDP, vDPA, and Smart NICs, while building eBPF-based debugging tools and test infrastructure for networking performance measurement. At VMware, from October 2018 to May 2021, he led the fast path team in identifying complex bottlenecks and re-architecting pipeline aspects to increase performance across all platforms significantly. He successfully built a new IPv6 pipeline in record time and developed essential tooling for in-house and customer deployment troubleshooting.
Thilak spent nearly nine years at Juniper Networks from February 2010 to October 2018, where he worked across multiple critical projects. Starting at Ankeena Networks, which was acquired by Juniper, he developed as a full-stack generalist, building core components for management, multi-tenancy, resiliency, and networking infrastructure. He later contributed to the Junos Virtual App Engine, creating proprietary high-performance guest packet paths based on IVSHMEM. In the Contrail project, he built services for discovering, re-imaging, provisioning, and monitoring servers with Contrail networking and OpenStack software. His work on vPTX/VMX included building core pieces of the virtualized packet path and re-architecting VMX to a multi-queue pipeline, enabling it to reach 100G throughput for 512-byte packet sizes.
Thilak holds a Master of Science in Software Systems from BITS, Pilani, India, completed in June 2010, and a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Velammal Engineering College, Chennai, India, completed in May 2006. Beyond his professional achievements, he has demonstrated athletic excellence as a three-time runner-up in Basketball Zonal competitions and earned 3rd place in the All India Karate Championship in 2009. Based in San Jose, California, Thilak continues to push the boundaries of networking technology while mentoring teams and driving innovation in data plane architecture.

Thilak Raj Surendra Babu is a seasoned Software Architect with over 18 years of specialized experience in networking product development, currently serving at Zscaler since January 2023. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated exceptional expertis... Show more

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I'm a software engineer at Microsoft with deep experience in building and scaling modern, containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Go. I specialize in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and driving large-scale app modernization efforts.

My work spans everything from designing resilient services and orchestrating workloads in the cloud to implementing observability best practices. I'm passionate about making systems not just work, but work well — with real-time insights using OpenTelemetry (OTEL), monitoring, and metrics that empower teams to build confidently.

I thrive in fast-moving environments where reliability, scalability, and developer velocity are critical — and I'm always exploring new ways to improve system health, user experience, and team productivity.

Always learning. Always building. Always observability-first.

I'm a software engineer at Microsoft with deep experience in building and scaling modern, containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Go. I specialize in microservices architecture, distributed systems, and driving large-scale app modern... Show more

Ángel López Morales is the founder of VoicePowered.ai, a generative AI company focused on voice, audio experiences, synthetic speech, podcasts and conversational media. He has more than 22 years of experience in telecommunications and full-stack development, with a strong background in voice systems, Node.js, Python, AI-powered products and cloud-based platforms.

He is currently working on VRI — Voice Rights Infrastructure — an open protocol designed to make recorded and AI-generated audio verifiable through provenance metadata, signed proof packages, cryptographic verification and robust watermarking.

Ángel López Morales is the founder of VoicePowered.ai, a generative AI company focused on voice, audio experiences, synthetic speech, podcasts and conversational media. He has more than 22 years of experience in telecommunications and full-stack deve... Show more

I am a Cloud Architect specialised in AWS, I have been working with AWS for 6 years and I have 7 AWS certifications: the 2 professional, the 3 associate and the Security and the Data Analytics Specialties. I am also AWS Community Builder and AWS Ambassador in my company.

I started as a developer but evolved to a software architect first and finally to a cloud architect. Now with more than 10 years of experience, I have been involved with different clients in all phases of software development and have worked with all types of architectures: monolithic, microservices, event-driven, SOA (service-oriented), serverless, cloud-native... I have also worked on modernisation projects and DevOps transformations. I often teach my co-workers about AWS and I like to collaborate on anything AWS-related that I can help with.

I love serverless, event-driven architectures, DevOps, CDK and new technology challenges!

I am a Cloud Architect specialised in AWS, I have been working with AWS for 6 years and I have 7 AWS certifications: the 2 professional, the 3 associate and the Security and the Data Analytics Specialties. I am also AWS Community Builder and AWS Amba... Show more

Engineer using sessionize to test the API and see if I can help make finding events easier for my company.

Engineer using sessionize to test the API and see if I can help make finding events easier for my company. Show more

Catherine Pepper, MLIS, MPH, is a Senior Associate Professor for the Department of Medical Education and teaches in evidence-based medicine and interprofessional education courses. She retired from the Medical Sciences Library at Texas A&M University in August 2022 as the Regional Services Coordinator and holds the rank of tenured Associate Professor Emerita. Based in Austin, TX, as medical librarian for the Round Rock campus of the Texas A&M Health Science Center, Cathy also served as the liaison librarian for HSC campuses and residencies in locations outside of College Station, including Houston, Corpus Christi, Temple, Dallas, and McAllen. She has taught evidence-based medicine/practice for medical, nursing, and public health students and a credit-bearing course on public health informatics.

Cathy earned her master's degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Texas and her Master of Public Health in health informatics at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Cathy is a graduate from the CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) and was recognized for outstanding service to the Informatics Office at the Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases. Cathy’s primary research has focused on qualitative studies on teaching evidence-based medicine.

Catherine Pepper, MLIS, MPH, is a Senior Associate Professor for the Department of Medical Education and teaches in evidence-based medicine and interprofessional education courses. She retired from the Medical Sciences Library at Texas A&M University... Show more

Deven Yadav is a Database Development Supervisor at Kern Health Systems with 22+ years of experience designing and optimizing enterprise data platforms across healthcare, finance, energy, and telecom industries. He specializes in SQL Server architecture, high availability systems, performance tuning, healthcare data integration, and large-scale database modernization initiatives.

At Kern Health Systems, Deven leads database development initiatives supporting critical healthcare platforms, regulatory data processing, and operational reporting systems. His work has helped improve system reliability, strengthen compliance readiness, and streamline complex data workflows through scalable SQL Server solutions, automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Deven is recognized for building resilient database ecosystems, mentoring technical teams, and translating complex business challenges into practical, high-impact technology solutions. He holds multiple Microsoft SQL Server certifications, including MCSA SQL Server 2012, and actively contributes to the technology community through judging, research collaboration, and industry engagement.

Deven Yadav is a Database Development Supervisor at Kern Health Systems with 22+ years of experience designing and optimizing enterprise data platforms across healthcare, finance, energy, and telecom industries. He specializes in SQL Server architect... Show more

UXer especializada en contenido, producto y colaboración entre equipos de diseño, tecnología y negocio. Con más de 7 años de experiencia, ayuda a startups y empresas a traducir necesidades complejas en experiencias claras, útiles y sostenibles.
Sin importar la industria, trabaja de forma iterativa, alineando visión, priorizando con foco y convirtiendo conversaciones vagas en decisiones concretas, para que los equipos dejen de dudar y empiecen a construir.

UXer especializada en contenido, producto y colaboración entre equipos de diseño, tecnología y negocio. Con más de 7 años de experiencia, ayuda a startups y empresas a traducir necesidades complejas en experiencias claras, útiles y sostenibles. Sin ... Show more

Jason is a 20+ year veteran of the IT industry with a career spanning network operations, system administration, unified communications, contact centers, cloud, and AI platforms.

Jason is a 20+ year veteran of the IT industry with a career spanning network operations, system administration, unified communications, contact centers, cloud, and AI platforms. Show more

Former math olympiad competitor — National Gold Medalist, 2008 — turned STEM content creator and Data Visualization Engineer in my day-to-day work.

I create educational content in Spanish about mathematics, data, AI, and visualization. I don’t sell motivation; I talk about the real process: confusion, intellectual discomfort, and why none of that is the enemy.

Topics: Mathematics, from olympiads to industry applications; data visualization; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data science; women in STEM. Also: what learning difficult things actually looks like.

Former math olympiad competitor — National Gold Medalist, 2008 — turned STEM content creator and Data Visualization Engineer in my day-to-day work. I create educational content in Spanish about mathematics, data, AI, and visualization. I don’t sel... Show more

- Designed and developed AI autonomous Agents for monitoring and incident triage
- Architected and developed an end-to-end monitoring system using Java and Spring Boot. Mentored a few developers who collaborated into the project. Replaced Celery-based workers with a Quartz scheduler for alert rule evaluation. Implemented configurable lookback periods, automated threshold generation using LLMs, and rule-based decision logic to suppress false positives. Introduced decision rules for holiday periods, budget constraints, model forecasting, and metric comparisons, reducing false positive alerts by over 84% starting November 1, 2025. Currently developing agent-based root cause analysis to enhance alert explainability.

- Designed and developed AI autonomous Agents for monitoring and incident triage - Architected and developed an end-to-end monitoring system using Java and Spring Boot. Mentored a few developers who collaborated into the project. Replaced Celery-bas... Show more

Prachi Jamdade is a Developer Advocate at Gravitee, writing about APIs and AI. Prachi is making code talk through blogs and tech talks. She has worked with multiple startups and shipped global products. She is working on Developer Experience and Developer Education.

Prachi Jamdade is a Developer Advocate at Gravitee, writing about APIs and AI. Prachi is making code talk through blogs and tech talks. She has worked with multiple startups and shipped global products. She is working on Developer Experience and Deve... Show more

Polymath with a passion for emerging technologies & improving Developer Productivity.

Polymath with a passion for emerging technologies & improving Developer Productivity. Show more

Raahul Singh has spent nearly six years at Phaidra as a Staff AI Research Engineer focused on one problem: making AI systems reason reliably about complex physical infrastructure. He is a co-inventor on US patent US20250021061A1, granted in January 2025, covering deterministic thermal constraint control systems directly related to the architectural concepts discussed in this session. Prior to Phaidra, he contributed to Google Summer of Code through SunPy/OpenAstronomy, developing forecasting systems for high-dimensional solar physics time-series data.

Raahul Singh has spent nearly six years at Phaidra as a Staff AI Research Engineer focused on one problem: making AI systems reason reliably about complex physical infrastructure. He is a co-inventor on US patent US20250021061A1, granted in January 2... Show more

Hemant Pawar is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and customer success across healthcare and supply chain management domains. Recently, as a Program Director at Zeal-Tech for Kaiser Permanente, Hemant led critical initiatives that transformed telehealth services during COVID-19, scaling from 1,000 to 50,000+ daily visits while maintaining 99.5% uptime.
Throughout his career, Hemant has excelled at the intersection of technology implementation and business value delivery. At Cognizant, he spearheaded pharmacy system enhancements that integrated critical NCPDP standards, improving patient safety and reducing re-ordering cycle time and prescription fulfillment costs. His leadership increased customer satisfaction scores from 45 to 75 and drove 12% year-over-year revenue growth.
Hemant's expertise spans healthcare technology, supply chain management, and SaaS product development. At the start of his career his work with e2Open Solutions involved building logistics and freight management systems for international clients like FedEx, CMA CGM and implementing the first US Customs-certified Automated Manifest System for his organization. During his leadership tenure at IBM Labs, Hemant managed global product development for IBM Watson's AI based Marketing Cloud suite, focusing on campaign optimization and customer engagement analytics. He created comprehensive training programs that increased client self-sufficiency by 27% while reducing support tickets by 40%. At BMC Software, he facilitated DevOps implementations for banking giants including BNP Paribas, RBC, and Citi.
Beyond his corporate achievements, Hemant is the founder of a private equity real estate firm (Jewelequity.com) that manages $200M in assets across nine states, creating over 20 jobs. He is also recognized for his humanitarian work supporting human trafficking victims and has performed as a volunteer at the World Culture Festival 2023 in Washington DC.
Hemant holds an Executive Master's Certificate from the Indian Institute of Management, a Master's in International Marketing from Symbiosis University, and a Bachelor's in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. He combines technical depth with business acumen to drive meaningful digital transformation that enhances both operational efficiency and human experience.

Hemant Pawar is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience driving digital transformation and customer success across healthcare and supply chain management domains. Recently, as a Program Director at Zeal-Tech for Kaiser Perman... Show more

Abdullah is a UK-based Software Engineer with over 3 years of experience architecting high-performance web and mobile applications. He has previously delivered deep-tech presentations at major events including React Advanced London. He is currently focused on the intersection of agentic development.

Abdullah is a UK-based Software Engineer with over 3 years of experience architecting high-performance web and mobile applications. He has previously delivered deep-tech presentations at major events including React Advanced London. He is currently f... Show more

Arne Bernhardt is Division Manager for Grid Control Systems at SOPTIM AG, developing software solutions for modern transmission system operation and critical energy infrastructure. His work focuses on open semantic technologies and interoperable architectures based on CIM/CGMES, RDF, SHACL, and SPARQL.

He contributes to open-source communities around semantic graph technologies and the energy sector, including contributions to Apache Jena and several CIM/CGMES-related projects. He is one of the contributors behind RDFArchitect and OpenCGMES.

His current interests include high-performance in-memory RDF processing, semantic interoperability for grid applications, and the use of open-source technologies to build scalable and vendor-neutral digital infrastructures for the energy transition.

Arne Bernhardt is Division Manager for Grid Control Systems at SOPTIM AG, developing software solutions for modern transmission system operation and critical energy infrastructure. His work focuses on open semantic technologies and interoperable arch... Show more

Rohit Alekar is a Software Engineer with deep expertise in machine learning infrastructure, large-scale data systems, and distributed platforms. He currently works at Meta, where he plays a key role in building and scaling infrastructure that powers feature engineering for ad ranking systems across major products. His work focuses on improving system reliability, enabling efficient feature generation, and supporting large-scale machine learning pipelines that drive critical business outcomes. He has contributed to infrastructure initiatives that enhance scalability, operational efficiency, and the overall performance of data-driven systems serving billions of users.
Prior to Meta, Rohit worked at Pinterest, where he contributed to machine learning infrastructure for ads targeting and shopping platforms. He developed and optimized large-scale data pipelines, improved system responsiveness, and enabled more effective targeting and indexing capabilities. His work supported scalable model deployment and reliable content processing systems essential to Pinterest’s advertising ecosystem.
Earlier in his career, Rohit held engineering roles at Samsung and Shutterfly, where he built foundational systems for machine learning workflows, real-time data processing, and payments infrastructure. He focused on improving standardization, scalability, and production readiness across complex engineering environments. Rohit began his professional journey in database administration, developing strong expertise in data management, system optimization, and performance engineering.
He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Indiana University and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from the University of Pune.

Rohit Alekar is a Software Engineer with deep expertise in machine learning infrastructure, large-scale data systems, and distributed platforms. He currently works at Meta, where he plays a key role in building and scaling infrastructure that powers ... Show more

Katarzyna Pikus is a Data Sharing Leader specializing in Business Intelligence at Inter IKEA Group, where she combines technical depth with a passion for transforming how organizations work with data.

She focuses on continuous improvement of BI development practices, applying Agile and Lean principles to streamline workflows and elevate solution quality. Recently, she has become particularly engaged in exploring how emerging AI capabilities can enhance Power BI development—bridging the gap between AI innovation and practical BI delivery. Her work centers on using AI to accelerate development, improve DAX quality, automate documentation, and make advanced analytics more accessible across teams.

As an active contributor to Inter IKEA’s global Power BI community, she regularly engages over 100 colleagues every six weeks, fostering knowledge‑sharing and inspiring others to experiment, learn, and grow. Her commitment lies in making complex data approachable, empowering people to use modern BI and AI tools with confidence, and shaping a future where analytics is both scalable and truly user‑friendly.

Katarzyna Pikus is a Data Sharing Leader specializing in Business Intelligence at Inter IKEA Group, where she combines technical depth with a passion for transforming how organizations work with data. She focuses on continuous improvement of BI de... Show more

20+ years experience working with NAV and Business Central from the partner channel, Microsoft as well as with large customers. 10+ years with Microsoft working in different roles in the Nordics, WE and globally, all with Business Central as main focus area. Currently Partner Solution Architect with Microsoft Global Center of Excellence team covering BC.

20+ years experience working with NAV and Business Central from the partner channel, Microsoft as well as with large customers. 10+ years with Microsoft working in different roles in the Nordics, WE and globally, all with Business Central as main foc... Show more

Jirayut has played a prominent role in DevSecOps, SRE, Observability, Container, Cloud Technology, and Open Source for over 15 years. He has successfully implemented DevSecOps, transforming several companies to deliver higher value and increased agility. He also attended technology events, participated as a speaker to share his knowledge and experiences, and enjoyed discussing with people.

Jirayut has played a prominent role in DevSecOps, SRE, Observability, Container, Cloud Technology, and Open Source for over 15 years. He has successfully implemented DevSecOps, transforming several companies to deliver higher value and increased agil... Show more

Soumi S is an Android Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building large-scale mobile systems at Microsoft. She specializes in Android architecture, performance optimization, and reliability engineering for globally used applications. Her work focuses on designing scalable systems that integrate advanced technologies into real-world mobile environments. Soumi is passionate about sharing production insights that help engineers build robust, maintainable Android applications.

Soumi S is an Android Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building large-scale mobile systems at Microsoft. She specializes in Android architecture, performance optimization, and reliability engineering for globally used applications. Her w... Show more

I am a Podcaster and Public Speaker who creates content, workshops and talks for businesses as well as the youth . I am always looking to offer my services, and support the youth through my talents and experience. My topics that I touch on are Personal branding, storytelling and Podcasting (media).

I am a Podcaster and Public Speaker who creates content, workshops and talks for businesses as well as the youth . I am always looking to offer my services, and support the youth through my talents and experience. My topics that I touch on are Perso... Show more

Rich Allen is a sociotechnical architect and independent consultant who helps organizations achieve sustainable fast flow by optimizing team design, reducing cognitive load, and aligning around user needs.

With over two decades of hands-on experience as a developer, tech lead, architect, and CTO, Rich brings a deep technical foundation to his work at the intersection of software delivery and organizational design. As one of the longest-serving Team Topologies Valued Practitioners (https://teamtopologies.com/all-ttvp/rich-allen-ttvp), Rich has supported a wide range of organizations in applying Team Topologies patterns and principles in real-world contexts.

He is the author of the book "User Needs Mapping: Aligning Teams Around What Matters" (https://userneedsmapping.com/book) and the creator of several widely used tools and practices, including the Fast Flow Toolkit (https://fastflowtoolkit.com/), Flow Decision Records (https://flowdecisionrecords.com/), and User Needs Mapping (https://userneedsmapping.com/).

Rich co-founded the Developer South Coast technology user group and holds a BEng in Microelectronics and Computing from Bournemouth University.

Rich Allen is a sociotechnical architect and independent consultant who helps organizations achieve sustainable fast flow by optimizing team design, reducing cognitive load, and aligning around user needs. With over two decades of hands-on experie... Show more

Robert Kasirer manages his family office, where he helped build a national real estate investment and management company with a diversified portfolio across 12 states. His role has included oversight of real estate investments, property operations, and long-term business direction. He also serves as president of his family foundation, where his charitable work focuses on education and Jewish causes. Through this work, he supports institutions and programs that strengthen learning, identity, and community life.

Kasirer founded nonprofit organizations in the United States and Israel in 2022 to support the development of a digital platform and app for Jewish life. The platform brings together music, learning, prayer, podcasts, videos, and short interactive experiences in one accessible place. It is designed for individuals and communities, while also allowing schools, synagogues, camps, campus groups, organizations, and creators to share their own content through customized digital spaces.

Robert Kasirer comes from a family history shaped by Holocaust survival, deep loss, and lasting purpose. His mother was imprisoned in Auschwitz, while his father was sent to a forced labor camp. Many members of their family were killed during that period. His parents came from a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, and his father trained as a shoemaker after losing his own father at a young age and beginning work to help support the family.

Robert was born in Austria after his parents were liberated, married, and waited for visas to immigrate to the United States. He and one sister were born there before the family later settled in Los Angeles, where another sister was born. After arriving in 1954, his parents helped build Jewish community life by supporting schools, synagogues, and educational institutions, even as those resources remained limited for many families.

Kasirer was raised with the belief that remembrance should lead to education, service, and continued Jewish engagement. His parents wanted the memory of the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust to remain connected to living faith, learning, and identity. That purpose influenced him from childhood. At age 13, he attended a Jewish boarding school in New York, where he studied secular subjects while also becoming proficient in Jewish learning.

Robert Kasirer attended university in New York and later completed law school before passing the New York bar. He began his career as an attorney and helped form a law firm with associates, focusing on public finance and major financing matters across the United States. He later worked with another firm before joining his father in business in 1984. Together, they developed, owned, and operated commercial properties, mainly shopping centers in Los Angeles.

Robert continued operating and growing the family real estate business after his father passed away in 2005. Over time, his two sons and son-in-law joined the family office and its related subsidiaries. They now lead the company and manage daily operations while he serves as chairman. This structure reflects his commitment to continuity, family responsibility, and careful stewardship of the work built through many years of shared effort and practical leadership.

Kasirer sees his digital Jewish platform as a way to help Jewish life remain meaningful in a changing world. He believes each generation must find its own path to tradition, learning, and community, especially when some younger people feel disconnected from traditional institutions. Through technology, he hopes to make Jewish content more accessible while helping organizations strengthen identity, belonging, and engagement across different locations, affiliations, and backgrounds.

Robert Kasirer has been married to his wife for 48 years, and they have four children and 13 grandchildren, including 7 boys and 6 girls. Family remains central to his life, along with his work in business, philanthropy, and Jewish engagement. In his personal time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, and traveling around the world, where he appreciates different traditions, cultures, and landscapes while staying connected to family, heritage, and community.

Robert Kasirer manages his family office, where he helped build a national real estate investment and management company with a diversified portfolio across 12 states. His role has included oversight of real estate investments, property operations, a... Show more

Rahul Ganti is a visionary AI & Cloud Product Leader with over 14 years of experience architecting enterprise-scale AI solutions and SaaS platforms that drive significant business outcomes. As a Lead Technical Product Manager at ERPA Inc, he specializes in Generative AI integration, cloud-native transformations, and data-driven product strategy for Fortune 500 companies.
Rahul has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver compliant, user-centric products with measurable ROI. His notable achievements include increasing chatbot containment rates by 30% at AT&T (resulting in $9 million in cost savings), spearheading AWS migrations at Transamerica that slashed capex by $4.2M annually, and launching North America's first ArcGIS-powered sales enablement platform at Cushman & Wakefield.
With expertise spanning financial services, telecommunications, education, and real estate sectors, Rahul bridges technical innovation with business outcomes while maintaining a relentless focus on scalability, security, and regulatory compliance. He holds an MBA in Global Business from Coventry University London and is a Certified SAFe® Product Manager.

Rahul Ganti is a visionary AI & Cloud Product Leader with over 14 years of experience architecting enterprise-scale AI solutions and SaaS platforms that drive significant business outcomes. As a Lead Technical Product Manager at ERPA Inc, he speciali... Show more

Manoj Reddy Jaggavarapu is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience in architecting, developing, and leading the delivery of scalable, reliable, and intelligent enterprise software solutions. Currently serving as Senior Director of Software Engineering at Progress Residential, Manoj has played a pivotal role in leveraging AI and automation to transform customer experience, operational efficiency, and fraud prevention in the real estate technology space.
At Progress Residential, Manoj led the development and pilot of an AI-driven leasing solution that nurtures over 20,000 leads per month across multiple channels email, text, and voice with plans for national expansion to manage over 2 million leads annually. His leadership in integrating Salesforce Voice Cloud with AWS Connect, along with AI-powered call quality analysis systems, contributed to a 30% reduction in lost cases and a 28% cut in call center costs. He also spearheaded initiatives such as a redesigned customer portal, advanced case handling workflows, and the automation of over 6,000 types of HOA notices using OCR and generative AI resulting in the elimination of 10 person-days of manual effort and drastically reduced error rates.
Previously, at 7-Eleven, Manoj led the RIS 2.0 cloud migration, handling over 10 million POS transactions daily across 10,000+ stores, and modernized cashierless store operations using computer vision. He played a critical role in launching the 7NOW delivery platform, now a billion-dollar line of business, and spearheaded innovations in contactless retail, including the U.S.'s first facial recognition-based payment and loyalty system in partnership with Caliburger while at NEC Corporation.
Manoj’s earlier experience includes technical leadership roles at NEC India and Wipro, where he built and optimized mission-critical systems in retail, telecom, and pharmacy domains. He has consistently demonstrated the ability to lead large engineering teams, drive complex cloud migrations, develop AI-first applications, and bring innovative solutions to market with measurable business outcomes.
With deep hands-on expertise in full-stack development, AI/ML, RPA, and cloud architecture (AWS), Manoj continues to drive digital transformation through technical innovation and strategic leadership.

Manoj Reddy Jaggavarapu is a seasoned technology executive with over 20 years of experience in architecting, developing, and leading the delivery of scalable, reliable, and intelligent enterprise software solutions. Currently serving as Senior Direct... Show more

Con más de una década en desarrollo y QA Automation, he liderado equipos en sectores como retail, banca y gobierno. Mi expertise abarca Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Playwright, Postman, entre otros. Me apasiona compartir conocimientos sobre lenguajes de programación y pruebas de software para potenciar equipos y fomentar el crecimiento colectivo.

Con más de una década en desarrollo y QA Automation, he liderado equipos en sectores como retail, banca y gobierno. Mi expertise abarca Python, JavaScript, Selenium, Playwright, Postman, entre otros. Me apasiona compartir conocimientos sobre lenguaje... Show more