Shiva Chitta is a Technical Architect at Salesforce with expertise in applied AI, data science, and cloud architectures for healthcare systems. His work emphasizes scalable design, data governance, interoperability, and ethical AI in regulated healthcare environments.

Shiva Chitta is a Technical Architect at Salesforce with expertise in applied AI, data science, and cloud architectures for healthcare systems. His work emphasizes scalable design, data governance, interoperability, and ethical AI in regulated health... Show more

Design Director at Focused, a boutique AI consultancy. I've previously led teams at E*TRADE, PODS, and Morgan Stanley.

I studied architecture, but I fell in love with building software. And I've been fortunate enough to design software for millions of people.

Design Director at Focused, a boutique AI consultancy. I've previously led teams at E*TRADE, PODS, and Morgan Stanley. I studied architecture, but I fell in love with building software. And I've been fortunate enough to design software for millio... Show more

I help people speak more clearly

I help people speak more clearly Show more

Andrew Stafford has spent 25 years in technology and 15 years working directly with AI — long before it was a dinner table topic. He's the founder of Your AI Group and AI for Business, where he helps organizations cut through the noise and make real decisions about emerging technology.
In 2025, Andrew led 19 events reaching audiences from intimate workshops to seminars of 900+. He's collaborated with global brands including Make, Blotato, and Supabase, and advised companies ranging from $5M startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises.
His work sits at the intersection of practical implementation and informed caution — he's as likely to help you deploy AI as to tell you when not to. A Microsoft award winner and Amazon bestselling author, Andrew brings both builder credibility and strategic perspective to every stage.
Topics: AI strategy and adoption, emerging technology trends, AI risk and ethics, responsible innovation.

Andrew Stafford has spent 25 years in technology and 15 years working directly with AI — long before it was a dinner table topic. He's the founder of Your AI Group and AI for Business, where he helps organizations cut through the noise and make real ... Show more

Innovator by Nature | 20+ years of pushing boundaries

Innovator by Nature | 20+ years of pushing boundaries Show more

Priyanshi is a brand data analyst and creative artist.

Priyanshi is a brand data analyst and creative artist. Show more

Sou Arquiteto de Soluções e Engenheiro de IA no Google Cloud, com uma trajetória comprovada na fusão de infraestrutura em nuvem, DevOps e Machine Learning Operations (MLOps).

Com uma sólida base em engenharia de software, especializado em projetar e implementar arquiteturas em nuvem escaláveis, seguras e de alto desempenho, permitindo que as empresas explorem o potencial total de tecnologias emergentes.

A minha experiência estende-se agora à Inteligência Artificial, onde ele é fundamental na construção de pipelines robustos de CI/CD para modelos de ML. Não só projeto a fundação DevOps para a nuvem, mas também garanto a entrega e o monitoramento contínuo de soluções de IA, impulsionando a transformação digital com inovação e excelência técnica em diversos setores.

Sou Arquiteto de Soluções e Engenheiro de IA no Google Cloud, com uma trajetória comprovada na fusão de infraestrutura em nuvem, DevOps e Machine Learning Operations (MLOps). Com uma sólida base em engenharia de software, especializado em projetar... Show more

I don't just talk about AI and automation—I live it. Every day, I build real solutions that drive revenue, streamline operations, and transform how teams work. As someone who turned automation from a side hustle into a career superpower, I bring practical, battle-tested insights that cut through the hype and deliver results.

My name is Jonathan , I'm the Director of GTM AI & Automation at Pendo.io, where I lead AI and automation initiatives for Account Executives and revenue operations. I've built workflows and AI bots connected to RAG vector databases that transform how revenue teams work.
My journey in Customer Success leadership at companies like Datorama, Salesforce, and Pendo taught me that AI and automation aren't just tools—they're a lifestyle. What started as a side hustle became the foundation of my career and my life.
As Co-Founder of Chain of Thoughts, I combine humor with hands-on experience to teach leaders how to build AI and automation solutions—both simple and complex. I host the Chain of Thoughts podcast and write The Lazy Leader newsletter, sharing practical insights that actually deliver results.

I don't just teach AI and automation—I live it. As Director of GTM AI & Automation at Pendo.io and Co-Founder of Chain of Thoughts, I bring real-world experience building solutions that drive revenue and transform teams. After years in Customer Success leadership at Datorama, Salesforce, and Pendo, I turned my automation side hustle into my career. Now I help others do the same through the Chain of Thoughts podcast and The Lazy Leader newsletter—with humor, practical expertise, and zero hype.

I don't just talk about AI and automation—I live it. Every day, I build real solutions that drive revenue, streamline operations, and transform how teams work. As someone who turned automation from a side hustle into a career superpower, I bring prac... Show more

Nelsy Dubras is currently a Corporate Counsel at KnowBe4 and is passionate about Compliance & Ethics for AI and emerging technologies. With a background in international technology law and disruptive tech, Nelsy is known for making complex regulatory and ethical concepts accessible, practical, and inspiring.

Nelsy Dubras is currently a Corporate Counsel at KnowBe4 and is passionate about Compliance & Ethics for AI and emerging technologies. With a background in international technology law and disruptive tech, Nelsy is known for making complex regulatory... Show more

Software Engineer | Graphics Designer | Traveller

Software Engineer | Graphics Designer | Traveller Show more

Reconhecido por integrar tecnologia, negócios e pessoas para formar equipes de alta performance e liderar transformações que impactaram milhões de usuários. Especialista em DDD e Team Topologies Advocate (TTA) é autor do conceito Arquitetura de Valor, atuante em comunidades técnicas e de liderança e membro do Comitê da ABRIA. Com mais de 20 anos de experiência, possui Ph.D. em Engenharia de Software e MBA em Negócios Digitais e IA, unindo prática, estratégia e conhecimento acadêmico para gerar valor real e sustentável.

Reconhecido por integrar tecnologia, negócios e pessoas para formar equipes de alta performance e liderar transformações que impactaram milhões de usuários. Especialista em DDD e Team Topologies Advocate (TTA) é autor do conceito Arquitetura de Valo... Show more

Paul Wong — better known as The Dub Agent — is redefining what it means to host a successful open house. With his signature blend of authenticity, strategy, and heart, Paul draws on the Five Laws from “The Go-Giver” to show how the real magic of an open house happens before and after the doors open — not during the event itself.

A top-producing Realtor® at Fifty Hills, Paul has built a thriving business by merging old-school connection with new-school marketing. His approach transforms open houses from passive events into active lead-generation ecosystems rooted in service, storytelling, and human connection.

Paul’s presentation, “The Five Laws of a Successful Open House,” challenges agents to rethink what success really looks like — not just more traffic or sign-ins, but building relationships, creating value, and mastering follow-through. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, Paul’s session will leave you inspired to approach your next open house with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Paul Wong — better known as The Dub Agent — is redefining what it means to host a successful open house. With his signature blend of authenticity, strategy, and heart, Paul draws on the Five Laws from “The Go-Giver” to show how the real magic of an o... Show more

Soy arquitecto de software, líder técnico y líder de producto con más de 20 años de experiencia en desarrollo de software, análisis y diseño de aplicaciones.
Como creador de PHARO Software, lidero el desarrollo de un producto para Terminales Portuarias, Zonas Francas y Depositos Fiscales, con tecnologías modernas como Azure, .NET e IA.

Me especializo en arquitecturas seguras, confiables y escalables, con foco en interoperabilidad, performance y buenas prácticas. Disfruto liderar equipos técnicos, diseñar soluciones complejas y explorar tecnologías emergentes como IA aplicada tanto a los procesos de desarrollo como al producto.

Mi enfoque es práctico, ético y orientado al impacto real. Busco colaborar con personas y organizaciones que valoren la excelencia técnica, la mejora continua y la innovación.

Soy arquitecto de software, líder técnico y líder de producto con más de 20 años de experiencia en desarrollo de software, análisis y diseño de aplicaciones. Como creador de PHARO Software, lidero el desarrollo de un producto para Terminales Portuar... Show more

Mufhti Ryanda Olii is an AI Developer and visionary technologist dedicated to shaping the next generation of intelligent systems. With a mastery of machine learning, deep learning, and advanced software engineering, he bridges the gap between creativity and computation. Mufhti’s mission is to design AI that not only solves problems but understands purpose — driving innovation, automation, and human progress.

Mufhti Ryanda Olii is an AI Developer and visionary technologist dedicated to shaping the next generation of intelligent systems. With a mastery of machine learning, deep learning, and advanced software engineering, he bridges the gap between creativ... Show more

As an Architect at Senacor, Simon Eschner-Krauss helps teams in the banking and financial sector modernize how they build and deliver software. With experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Migration, and Software Delivery Management, he enjoys exploring how AI and automation can support developers and improve the way software evolves.

As an Architect at Senacor, Simon Eschner-Krauss helps teams in the banking and financial sector modernize how they build and deliver software. With experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Migration, and Software Delivery Management, he enjoys explorin... Show more

Dhill is a seasoned Azure architect focussed on Cloud Infrastructure and PaaS services. He is an expert at setting up automated cost efficient Azure landing zones to drastically improve deployment velocity. He has worked with big brands like PwC and Royal Mail to setup landing zones and spearhead multi-million pound data centre exits

Dhill is a seasoned Azure architect focussed on Cloud Infrastructure and PaaS services. He is an expert at setting up automated cost efficient Azure landing zones to drastically improve deployment velocity. He has worked with big brands like PwC and ... Show more

Katie Moe
Katie@connectCAhomes.com https://connectcahomes.com

Katie Moe Katie@connectCAhomes.com https://connectcahomes.com Show more

Katherine Martinez (Katosonika) is an ATL-based Afro-Latin Cultural Wellness Architect, multimedia DJ, and creative strategist. Through her studios Kreative Mutants and Sona Flora, she’s spent nearly a decade designing immersive experiences that blend storytelling, ritual, and community-powered creativity. Since 2023, she’s been integrating AI to explore how soulful tech can amplify underrepresented voices and shape inclusive creative futures.

Katherine Martinez (Katosonika) is an ATL-based Afro-Latin Cultural Wellness Architect, multimedia DJ, and creative strategist. Through her studios Kreative Mutants and Sona Flora, she’s spent nearly a decade designing immersive experiences that blen... Show more

Carl Engel is a visionary Business and IT leader with over 30 years of experience driving transformation in Health and Human Services, Revenue, Finance, and Technology sectors. As CEO and Chief Architect of Elyon Strategies, he empowers public sector organizations and private enterprises to future-proof their operations by blending AI innovation with pragmatic enterprise architecture—delivering actionable strategies that turn complex challenges into measurable successes.
A certified Enterprise Architecture Consultant and Trainer (Pragmatic EA Framework), Carl has led high-stakes modernization projects, including California's MMIS system overhaul under MITA 3.0, and advised agencies across states like Virginia, Washington, and Oklahoma on process re-engineering, system integration, and workforce transitions. His global influence extends to teaching advanced architecture and framework courses on four continents, equipping leaders with tools for sustainable change.
Passionate about collaborative, agile transformation, Carl inspires audiences with insights on architecting resilient enterprises amid rapid technological shifts. Based in Folsom, California, he is a trusted advisor whose work fosters hope and real outcomes for executives navigating uncertainty.

Carl Engel is a visionary Business and IT leader with over 30 years of experience driving transformation in Health and Human Services, Revenue, Finance, and Technology sectors. As CEO and Chief Architect of Elyon Strategies, he empowers public sector... Show more

I'm a passionate Engineering Manager with 10+ years of software engineering experience and a computer science background.

Known for pragmatic, transparent leadership, I've led diverse teams in building resilient backend, web, and data systems. As a College Professor, I exchange knowledge about technologies and workplace insights across generations.

My expertise includes payment systems, data analytics, and academic research in optimization algorithms and AI/ML.

I'm a passionate Engineering Manager with 10+ years of software engineering experience and a computer science background. Known for pragmatic, transparent leadership, I've led diverse teams in building resilient backend, web, and data systems. As ... Show more

I try to find and do the hard things before they get harder.
Believe in building guard-rails and than patching potholes later. Make the secure obvious and the insecure difficult.
Build trust through a bias towards action and enablement.

I try to find and do the hard things before they get harder. Believe in building guard-rails and than patching potholes later. Make the secure obvious and the insecure difficult. Build trust through a bias towards action and enablement. Show more

Arquiteto de soluções .NET com desenvolvimento de sistemas corporativos inteligentes com uso de IA. Criador do SKGraph. Acesse https://skgraph.dev/

Arquiteto de soluções .NET com desenvolvimento de sistemas corporativos inteligentes com uso de IA. Criador do SKGraph. Acesse https://skgraph.dev/ Show more

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Marlinda Galapon is an Automations & AI Specialist at Figma, with a background leading CX and automation strategy at Zendesk, Adobe, and Salesforce. She brings a strategic lens to AI adoption, systems design, and customer experience, helping teams operationalize LLMs, improve support efficiency, and design workflows that scale.

Marlinda Galapon is an Automations & AI Specialist at Figma, with a background leading CX and automation strategy at Zendesk, Adobe, and Salesforce. She brings a strategic lens to AI adoption, systems design, and customer experience, helping teams op... Show more

Ashish Prakash Khandelwal is a Principal Engineering Architect at Microsoft Corporation, where he plays a critical leadership role within the Azure Data R&D division. With over 17 years of experience in legacy system modernization and data platform migration, Ashish specializes in transforming mission-critical mainframe applications to the Microsoft Azure cloud. He currently leads the Data SQL Ninja program for Mainframe and Legacy modernization, which is instrumental in accelerating the adoption of Azure Data Platform across global enterprises.
In his role, Ashish has spearheaded more than 50 end-to-end mainframe migration engagements for Fortune 100 companies, overseeing the modernization of technologies such as DB2, VSAM, IMS, COBOL, and CICS. His strategic contributions span engineering feedback loops, capability specification authoring, and roadmap development for core Azure products like Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, and Data Migration tools.
Ashish’s work extends beyond execution—he is deeply involved in evangelizing modernization practices across Microsoft’s global partner ecosystem. He has authored technical whitepapers, led over 50 technical workshops, and trained more than 200 Microsoft field sellers. His efforts have significantly reduced customers' total cost of ownership and accelerated Azure deal closures through best-practice frameworks and automation.
Before joining Microsoft in 2018, Ashish held engineering and analyst roles at Springleaf Financial (now OneMain Financial), Thomson Reuters (via Codeworks), Syntel Inc., and CapGemini India. Across these roles, he contributed extensively to the enhancement, migration, and maintenance of mainframe-based credit risk, securities processing, and insurance quoting systems.
Ashish holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Amravati University and is certified in mainframe application programming. He has received multiple SMART Awards recognizing his excellence in team management, client handling, and impactful contributions to enterprise-grade application reliability and delivery.

Ashish Prakash Khandelwal is a Principal Engineering Architect at Microsoft Corporation, where he plays a critical leadership role within the Azure Data R&D division. With over 17 years of experience in legacy system modernization and data platform m... Show more

Wendy Barlin is more than an accountant. She is a Business
Strategist and financial confidante. Her specialty is taking all the tedious
financial chores off the shoulders of busy professionals and business
owners so that they can focus on the areas where they excel.
Her professional experience spans more than 25 years in industries as
diverse as hospitality, entertainment, and the retail industry.
Together with her international background and an understanding of foreign
trade, she brings rich sources of information to her clients' businesses. Having built and sold her own remote tax and accounting firm, Wendy now helps other firm owners reach their goals.
Growing up in Cape Town, South Africa, she graduated from the University of Cape Town with a double major in Accounting and Information Systems. By learning accountancy using pencil and paper rather than computers, she knows the intricacies of the information flow through the accounting system. This makes it easy for her to solve problems quickly.
During a one-year break spent backpacking around the world in search of her dream, Wendy fell in love with the sparkle of the City of Angels and decided to make her home here.
Today, Wendy lives in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida with her husband, two children and her whoodle Chewy. When not working wityh clients, Wendy can be found golfing, playing tennis and reading a good book on the beach.
Wendy is a member of the Florida Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Wendy Barlin is more than an accountant. She is a Business Strategist and financial confidante. Her specialty is taking all the tedious financial chores off the shoulders of busy professionals and business owners so that they can focus on the are... Show more

Ho avviato la mia carriera costruendo case (letteralmente!). Da quel momento ho realizzato qual è la cosa che più mi piace fare: lavorare con le persone per seguire un obiettivo comune: creare qualcosa insieme che generi un valore (o un tetto sulla testa!)

Questa è la mia Vision!

Sono un praticante entusiasta delle metodologie Agili, nel ruolo di Product Owner ormai da qualche anno... ossessionato dalle priorità e da tutto ciò che va dalla fantasia alla realtà... il backlog!

Ho avviato la mia carriera costruendo case (letteralmente!). Da quel momento ho realizzato qual è la cosa che più mi piace fare: lavorare con le persone per seguire un obiettivo comune: creare qualcosa insieme che generi un valore (o un tetto sulla t... Show more

from startups to large organisations, monoliths to microservices, I have an insight and experience as to which approaches will help and those that will cause you pain. I am keen that we learn from the mistakes we and others make, to help move the software industry forwards

from startups to large organisations, monoliths to microservices, I have an insight and experience as to which approaches will help and those that will cause you pain. I am keen that we learn from the mistakes we and others make, to help move the so... Show more

Burl Stamp, FACHE, is a seasoned health care executive, sought-after speaker, and thought leader on workforce culture and leadership. Burl’s message on employee and customer engagement is practical, thought-provoking, and inspiring. Recent presentations focus primarily on the current workforce crisis in many industries, including solid strategies to reduce turnover and burnout.

Burl is the President/Founder of Stamp & Chase, a St. Louis-based firm that helps health care systems improve performance by focusing on the engagement and development of their people. Prior to launching Stamp & Chase, he served several leading health care organizations in executive roles, including president/CEO of Phoenix Children’s Hospital and vice president for BJC HealthCare.

Burl’s newest book, “Becoming a Better Boss,” will be published later this year. He is a faculty member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has served on the Board of Directors of SoutheastHEALTH (a regional health system serving southeast Missouri that is now part of Mercy) and the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development of the American Hospital Association. He is a frequent speaker on leadership, change management, communication, organizational culture, and business development strategy.

Burl Stamp, FACHE, is a seasoned health care executive, sought-after speaker, and thought leader on workforce culture and leadership. Burl’s message on employee and customer engagement is practical, thought-provoking, and inspiring. Recent presentati... Show more

Vedant Naik is a Director, Principal Software Engineer at BlackRock Financial Management, based in New York. With over a decade of experience in software development within the investment research and finance domain, he specializes in application development, backend infrastructure, and AI integration.

Holding both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Science, Vedant brings a deep technical foundation to his work, leading cross-functional engineering teams and driving innovation at scale. Among his recent accomplishments are architecting the backend and search infrastructure for a flagship development platform, and building a AladdinSDK, a python SDK layer that significantly enhanced the productivity of quantitative research teams.

Beyond his day-to-day work, Vedant actively contributes to developer communities and has led technical presentations and client-facing demos. He’s passionate about creating systems that are not only powerful but also elegant and maintainable.

When he’s not immersed in code, Vedant enjoys diving into movies, exploring automotive trends, and gaming. He also challenges himself yearly to step outside his comfort zone—most recently by training for and completing a half-marathon.

Vedant Naik is a Director, Principal Software Engineer at BlackRock Financial Management, based in New York. With over a decade of experience in software development within the investment research and finance domain, he specializes in application dev... Show more