Harshit Taak is an architect and furniture designer turned UX practitioner, trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. This unusual path gives him a more fundamental understanding of design than most — one rooted in physical space, material, and craft before it ever touched a screen. Over the years, he has learned 20+ tools deeply, which shaped his thinking on what makes a tool worth mastering. He currently works as a lead designer at Arcesium, building complex data transformation software for hedge funds — work that sits squarely at the intersection of high-stakes users and dense, professional tooling.

Harshit Taak is an architect and furniture designer turned UX practitioner, trained at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. This unusual path gives him a more fundamental understanding of design than most — one rooted in physical space, mater... 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

Johanna Granados Vega es CEO & Founder de Grupo Disruptivus y Asociados S.A.S., Arquitecta, MBA, Especialista en Gerencia de Proyectos, Coach Empresarial y Executive Business Coach.

Cuenta con más de 14 años de experiencia en el mundo corporativo y empresarial, habiendo ocupado cargos gerenciales y liderado proyectos de alto impacto en reconocidas multinacionales y grupos empresariales en Colombia en áreas de construcción, expansión, administración, gerencia de proyectos y desarrollo de negocio.

Hoy, desde Grupo Disruptivus, acompaña a CEOs, fundadores, líderes y empresas en procesos de estrategia, liderazgo, marca personal corporativa, networking, relacionamiento empresarial para B2B y B2C, posicionamiento y agilidad empresarial. A través de su firma ha impactado a más de 12.500 líderes, acompañado a más de 300 empresas en Colombia y Latinoamérica y desarrollado procesos de transformación para organizaciones, empresarios y equipos de alto desempeño.

Ha dictado más de 25 conferencias internacionales, es autora del libro “Emprende con Alma” —del cual ha vendido más de 2.000 ejemplares— y creadora del podcast “Quo-gruencia” y de la newsletter “Punto Quo-gruencia”, espacios desde los cuales comparte tendencias, herramientas y reflexiones sobre liderazgo, negocios, networking y transformación empresarial.

Es creadora del Método Sé Disruptivus®, una metodología que integra liderazgo, marca personal, estrategia de negocio y agilidad ejecutable para ayudar a profesionales y empresas a crecer con propósito, visibilidad y resultados reales.

En 2025 recibió el reconocimiento Exceptional Woman of Excellence del Women Economic Forum Ecuador y fue destacada por la Revista Factor de Éxito entre las “50 Mujeres que Transforman los Negocios en Colombia”. Además, ha sido invitada a diferentes medios, publicaciones y espacios empresariales de alto reconocimiento.

Actualmente es miembro activa de BNI Colombia y Directora Consultora de BNI Apex, fortaleciendo ecosistemas de networking empresarial, relacionamiento estratégico y crecimiento profesional.

Hoy se define como Arquitecta de Negocios Disruptivus, construyendo negocios, marcas y líderes con estructura, confianza y visión de futuro.

Johanna Granados Vega es CEO & Founder de Grupo Disruptivus y Asociados S.A.S., Arquitecta, MBA, Especialista en Gerencia de Proyectos, Coach Empresarial y Executive Business Coach. Cuenta con más de 14 años de experiencia en el mundo corporativo ... Show more

Srikrishna Sallam is an AI Governance Architect and long-time Microsoft Business Applications engineer specializing in Dynamics 365 CE, Power Platform, and enterprise-scale Copilot adoption. He serves as a panelist at the IEEE-USA IWRC AI & Autonomy Summit, focusing on AI safety, autonomy governance, and enterprise control-plane design. With 17+ years of real-world delivery experience, Sri brings a unique blend of engineering depth and strategic AI oversight.

Srikrishna Sallam is an AI Governance Architect and long-time Microsoft Business Applications engineer specializing in Dynamics 365 CE, Power Platform, and enterprise-scale Copilot adoption. He serves as a panelist at the IEEE-USA IWRC AI & Autonomy ... Show more

Leon Nunes is a Senior Customer Success Engineer working around Cloud-native technologies, Agents, Agent-gateways and Service meshes, he's also active in various Open-Source communities and Cloud native communities and loves talking about his varied interests in tech.

Leon Nunes is a Senior Customer Success Engineer working around Cloud-native technologies, Agents, Agent-gateways and Service meshes, he's also active in various Open-Source communities and Cloud native communities and loves talking about his varied ... Show more

With over two decades of experience as a seasoned software architect, I am fueled by a passion for technology, cloud computing, and software development. Throughout my career, I have designed, built, and managed systems of varying scales across a diverse range of industries, including insurance, financial services, and mobility.

I take great pleasure in sharing my insights and experiences with others, whether by teaching, speaking at conferences, organizing hands-on workshops, or writing articles. By engaging with the community, I aim to inspire and provide practical insights drawn from my hands-on experience.

With over two decades of experience as a seasoned software architect, I am fueled by a passion for technology, cloud computing, and software development. Throughout my career, I have designed, built, and managed systems of varying scales across a div... Show more

Pierre Hulsebus has spent more than 40 years pushing the boundaries of what service teams can achieve with technology and AI. As Global Field Service Director at Alithya, he works directly with leaders and frontline teams to cut through complexity, unlock new performance, and keep customers at the center of every decision. One of Microsoft’s original Global Black Belts for service, Pierre has helped shape the evolution of modern service platforms and the way organizations think about frontline operations.
His background spans sales, coaching, architecture, and service leadership, giving him a rare ability to see across the entire service ecosystem and turn insight into action. A four‑time Titanium Award recipient, he is known for elevating teams, accelerating growth, and bringing clarity to challenges that stall others.
Beyond the enterprise world, Pierre invests deeply in education and access. He serves on the Curriculum Advisory Board at Ferris State University and works with Expanding Boundaries International to bring STEAM learning to underserved communities across Africa and Baltimore. He continues to share ideas with the global service community, blending decades of experience with a passionate belief in what people can accomplish when complexity gets out of their way.

Pierre Hulsebus has spent more than 40 years pushing the boundaries of what service teams can achieve with technology and AI. As Global Field Service Director at Alithya, he works directly with leaders and frontline teams to cut through complexity, u... Show more

Kevin is a freelance solution architect, Pluralsight author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). These days he's mainly focused on architecture & security for web and mobile applications, using .NET.

He's a Microsoft MVP, and a keen proponent of open-source software.

Also: wine.

Kevin is a freelance solution architect, Pluralsight author & consultant, living in Antwerp (Belgium). These days he's mainly focused on architecture & security for web and mobile applications, using .NET. He's a Microsoft MVP, and a keen propo... Show more

Matthias is Lead Architect for E-Mobility at EnBW AG. With expertise in Domain-Driven Design, he shapes the IT landscape and team topologies for e-mobility. Despite his strategic focus, he stays close to the code with Java and Spring Boot, developing prototypes and performing refactorings. As a trainer, he has been teaching practical software architecture for years, bridging theory and project realities.

Matthias is Lead Architect for E-Mobility at EnBW AG. With expertise in Domain-Driven Design, he shapes the IT landscape and team topologies for e-mobility. Despite his strategic focus, he stays close to the code with Java and Spring Boot, developing... Show more

Andrew Babiec has 20+ years of experience in software development and design, consulting for numerous companies and industries.
He is an active speaker at New England Code Camps and user group meetings, offering insights from his hands-on work with high-profile clients.
In addition, Andrew was a member of the Microsoft Virtual Technical Specialist program and has been certified as a PMP and Trainer for the Professional Scrum Developer program.

Andrew Babiec has 20+ years of experience in software development and design, consulting for numerous companies and industries. He is an active speaker at New England Code Camps and user group meetings, offering insights from his hands-on work with... Show more

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national projects in network and information security, compliance, and digital identity. As a director at TÜBİTAK’s National Cyber Security Institute, he managed flagship NATO SPS projects and contributed to national security standards.

Beyond his technical leadership, Mustafa holds a PhD in Business Model Innovation, focusing on the commercialization and large-scale adoption of technology-driven solutions. His research was published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management in 2023, underlining his commitment to bridging the gap between innovative engineering and practical business impact.

Today, Mustafa focuses on building open-source, privacy-preserving, and self-improving AI systems on Kubernetes and Kubeflow, with an emphasis on explainable security, federated learning, and compliance (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, GDPR, HIPAA). His recent work integrates vLLM, GraphRAG, and ONNX to deliver practical, autonomous security pipelines for healthcare, OT, and critical infrastructure.

An active participant in CNCF and Secure AI events, Mustafa’s mission is to enable security and DevSecOps teams to implement interpretable, adaptive, and policy-aware AI defenses in production environments. He is committed to fostering an open-source ecosystem that advances both technical excellence and real-world adoption of cybersecurity intelligence.

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national pro... Show more

Karta dharta at Asambhav Solutions, completely into Agents, GPT ,diffusion and langchain, MERN stack dev, A.I. enthu , Scrum Master | Been programming for more than a decade building tech and products | Author in making | Founder : AutoResume.ai | linkedinprofiler.ai | sitesGPT | connektwithme | Asambhav etc

Given more than 70+ talks , mentored and judged 40+ hackathons. Organised and volunteered for 50+ events as GDG Gandhinagar Organizer and Open Source Weekend organizer and other roles.

Karta dharta at Asambhav Solutions, completely into Agents, GPT ,diffusion and langchain, MERN stack dev, A.I. enthu , Scrum Master | Been programming for more than a decade building tech and products | Author in making | Founder : AutoResume.ai | li... 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

Ingeniera en Informática y Sistemas con experiencia en gestión, administración e implementación de servicios en entornos multi-nube, incluyendo AWS, Azure y Google Cloud. Ha liderado proyectos de arquitectura cloud, automatización con Infrastructure as Code y adopción de buenas prácticas de seguridad, gobernanza y optimización en la nube.

Ingeniera en Informática y Sistemas con experiencia en gestión, administración e implementación de servicios en entornos multi-nube, incluyendo AWS, Azure y Google Cloud. Ha liderado proyectos de arquitectura cloud, automatización con Infrastructure ... Show more

Kristina McCalla is a speaker, writer, interior designer, and nonprofit leader whose work explores how belonging is created through the spaces we shape, the relationships we build, and the ways we show up for one another.

As the Founder and Executive Director of Rooted Interiors, she leads an organization that creates thoughtfully furnished homes for families transitioning out of homelessness. Her background in design and nonprofit leadership has shaped her perspective on the connection between environments, human behavior, and belonging.

Through her work, Kristina has built relationships across businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations, bringing people together around shared purpose. She serves on the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is pursuing studies in political science and public administration.

Through storytelling and practical insight, Kristina challenges audiences to consider how intentional leadership, meaningful connection, and everyday acts of welcome shape the cultures we create. She believes belonging is not simply something we find, but something we build.

Kristina McCalla is a speaker, writer, interior designer, and nonprofit leader whose work explores how belonging is created through the spaces we shape, the relationships we build, and the ways we show up for one another. As the Founder and Execut... Show more

I’m a software engineer with 8+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and observability platforms.

At Microsoft, I built observability infrastructure for distributed systems, including an observability platform handling nearly 20,000 requests per second. My experience includes OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, metrics, logging, Kubernetes, microservices, and reliability engineering.

My current interests focus on applying observability to AI systems and agentic workflows—using telemetry and evaluations to understand agent behavior, diagnose failures, measure quality, and improve latency, reliability, and cost.

I’ve also presented at Microsoft Build and enjoy sharing practical lessons from building and operating production systems at scale.

I’m a software engineer with 8+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and observability platforms. At Microsoft, I built observability infrastructure for distributed systems, including an observability platform ha... Show more

Architect with 10+ years of FabLab management and training delivery experience within the globally recognized Fab Lab Network. Specialized architect with proven expertise in prototyping, project management, digital fabrication, parametric design, STEAM education and upskilling facilitator.
Track record of designing, coordinating, and delivering accredited and bespoke training programmes to diverse learner cohorts including grassroots students, educators, SMEs, and industry professionals. Passionate about translating complex technical concepts into accessible, engaging learning experiences that foster both competency and creative problem solving.

Architect with 10+ years of FabLab management and training delivery experience within the globally recognized Fab Lab Network. Specialized architect with proven expertise in prototyping, project management, digital fabrication, parametric design, STE... Show more

Software Developer since 13 years with an AI-first approach and a developing experience in implementing agentic solutions in all kinds of environments.
Implemented various projects over the course of my career in all kinds of industries from health care to industry.

Claude Certified Architect - Professional

Software Developer since 13 years with an AI-first approach and a developing experience in implementing agentic solutions in all kinds of environments. Implemented various projects over the course of my career in all kinds of industries from health... Show more

Pete Simpkins is a seasoned technology advocate with over a decade of experience leading company-wide technology change management and adoption efforts. Currently serving as a Sr. Solutions Architect at Omni Workspace, Pete specializes in streamlining business processes, enhancing user experiences, and fostering creativity across all organizational levels.

With a background in Architecture and Commercial Real Estate, Pete brings a unique perspective on technology integration, focusing on the merging of physical and digital workspaces. He combines his design background with technical expertise to drive technology adoption, support digital collaboration, and strengthen communities. His strategic vision and leadership have been instrumental in implementing and governing Microsoft 365 collaboration tools for thousands of users.

Pete is also a Regional Leader for Microsoft's Global Community Initiative and an active board member of the Minnesota Microsoft 365 User Group, where he manages marketing communications and organizes virtual and in-person events for over 1,000 members. His commitment to community and professional development is further demonstrated through his volunteer work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Minnesota/Dakotas Chapter.

Pete Simpkins is a seasoned technology advocate with over a decade of experience leading company-wide technology change management and adoption efforts. Currently serving as a Sr. Solutions Architect at Omni Workspace, Pete specializes in streamlinin... Show more

Dominic O Norton is an experienced, impact-driven social entrepreneur and the founder of Missing Black People, a comprehensive tech-enabled platform that brings awareness to missing black people cases worldwide, which has been featured in BBC, ITV, The Independent, Vice UK, and RT. With a professional background in technical product management and a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration & Management from the University of London, Dominic utilises his experience to build impact-driven initiative and to help over 11,000 entrepreneurs on TikTok do the same using “No Code”. As a fellow of On Deck and creator-in-residence for #100DaysofNoCode, Dominic is highly experienced in software development which has led him to becoming a guest lecturer in University of California, All Nations University, APTech Computer Education in Uganda and more. His latest exciting venture includes U.S. based inside voices, a retention product for employees of color that is backed by the acclaimed Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and featured in business insider and CNBC.

Dominic O Norton is an experienced, impact-driven social entrepreneur and the founder of Missing Black People, a comprehensive tech-enabled platform that brings awareness to missing black people cases worldwide, which has been featured in BBC, ITV, T... Show more

Heath Ledet is spending this chapter of his life on the work he started with: making music. A blues and Americana musician, singer, and songwriter, Heath Ledet is getting back into the music business in earnest after retiring from the oil and gas industry. He is returning to live performance with a focus on festivals and events, and he has a full album of unreleased music that he plans to release one song per month.

Alongside the music, Ledet runs a new business. Through Top Shelf Development, his home and property development company, he buys property, builds homes on it, and sells them. The work applies what he learned building a business in the energy industry to residential construction.

Ledet is originally from South Louisiana. For more than 16 years he has lived in The Woodlands, Texas, which is part of the greater Conroe and Montgomery County area.

The path to this point started with music, his first calling. As a musician, Ledet made the decision to focus on building a company that would give his family financial security. That choice took him into power generation for oil and gas infrastructure. There he grew Montco Oilfield Solutions, a power generation business that supported major oil companies with their infrastructure.
Building Montco is the accomplishment in his professional life that Ledet is most proud of. That chapter closed when he sold the company to a large company that will continue to grow the business and its employees. With the sale, the company he built and the people who helped build it moved forward under new ownership, and Ledet retired from the power generation and oil and gas infrastructure business.

Music did not leave his life during the business years. In October 2013, Heath Ledet released the album Chasing My Dreams, a 10-song collection with Pershing Wells featured throughout. Its tracks are "Chasing My Dreams," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "Too Good for Me," "Dirty Money," "You're Not Alone," "Forever," "We Dance," "Time Under the Sun," "Got My Eyes On You," and "Nothing to Lose." Other musicians credited on individual tracks include Todd Sorenson, Todd Adams, Randy Ellis, Kathy Ledet, Troy Percle, Cory Duplechin, Lonnie Lapeyrouse, Terri Chiasson, and Charles "Chucky C" Elam. The album can be streamed on Apple Music, Spotify, Shazam, and SoundCloud.

Away from music and business, Ledet is a father, and his family is an important part of his life. His ranch in Arkansas is where he goes to hunt, fish, ride ATV trails, spend time on the lake, hike, and go rock hunting.

Ledet has also been involved in his community through charitable giving and volunteer work. His support has included the Midland Police Department, contributing to the work of local law enforcement. It has included United Way, the nonprofit that works to strengthen communities through local partnerships. It has included schools, where he has invested in the education of students. He has also been part of a wide range of other charitable and volunteer efforts.

For Heath Ledet, this chapter brings him back to where he started. His oil and gas career is complete, and his time is now divided among his music, Top Shelf Development, his family, and his ranch in Arkansas.

Heath Ledet is spending this chapter of his life on the work he started with: making music. A blues and Americana musician, singer, and songwriter, Heath Ledet is getting back into the music business in earnest after retiring from the oil and gas ind... Show more

Darrell Howell is a finance and operations executive and the Founder & CEO of RoofIntel, an independent property decision platform beginning with residential roofing in Nashville. RoofIntel helps property owners understand what major projects should reasonably require and cost before contractor pricing becomes the frame of reference.

He also founded ScaleSmart Advisory, where he provides fractional CFO and COO support to privately held businesses, with a focus on cash flow, profitability, forecasting, operational systems, risk management, and growth.

Previously, Darrell served as Chief Financial Officer of Bluebird Roofing and as a Consulting CFO at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen). At Bluebird, he helped expand the company’s offerings into retail roofing, windows, siding, and commercial roofing while improving financial reporting and cost control. At CLA, his work included financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, and equity management transitions.

From 2015 to 2021, he provided CFO, controllership, and finance and operations leadership to privately held businesses across construction, real estate, distribution, and service industries. He began in an independent advisory capacity and later moved into an embedded corporate finance leadership role with a privately held construction and real estate group. In that role, he directed finance and accounting across three related entities, managed a team of eight, and oversaw approximately $40 million in budgets.

Darrell holds an MBA in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University and bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Management from the University of North Alabama. His interests include Tennessee Volunteers football and basketball, golf, and travel.

Darrell Howell is a finance and operations executive and the Founder & CEO of RoofIntel, an independent property decision platform beginning with residential roofing in Nashville. RoofIntel helps property owners understand what major projects should ... Show more

Darrell Howell is a finance and operations executive and the Founder & CEO of RoofIntel, an independent property decision platform beginning with residential roofing in Nashville. RoofIntel helps property owners understand what major projects should reasonably require and cost before contractor pricing becomes the frame of reference.

He also founded ScaleSmart Advisory, where he provides fractional CFO and COO support to privately held businesses, with a focus on cash flow, profitability, forecasting, operational systems, risk management, and growth.

Previously, Darrell served as Chief Financial Officer of Bluebird Roofing and as a Consulting CFO at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen). At Bluebird, he helped expand the company’s offerings into retail roofing, windows, siding, and commercial roofing while improving financial reporting and cost control. At CLA, his work included financial reporting, forecasting, cash management, and equity management transitions.

From 2015 to 2021, he provided CFO, controllership, and finance and operations leadership to privately held businesses across construction, real estate, distribution, and service industries. He began in an independent advisory capacity and later moved into an embedded corporate finance leadership role with a privately held construction and real estate group. In that role, he directed finance and accounting across three related entities, managed a team of eight, and oversaw approximately $40 million in budgets.

Darrell holds an MBA in Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University and bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Management from the University of North Alabama. His interests include Tennessee Volunteers football and basketball, golf, and travel.

Darrell Howell is a finance and operations executive and the Founder & CEO of RoofIntel, an independent property decision platform beginning with residential roofing in Nashville. RoofIntel helps property owners understand what major projects should ... Show more

Mark Tersigni, a real estate investment professional and Certified Public Accountant, has worked across public accounting, corporate finance, and commercial real estate investment.

He started in audit at a Big Four accounting firm, joining as an intern before moving to a full-time role, and worked across industries including private aviation, electric utilities, iron-ore and coal mining, and manufacturing, several of them Fortune 500 companies. He then audited public and private investment companies, reviewing SEC filings and financial statements, and served as an in-charge associate responsible for managing and reviewing staff on the audit of a mutual fund with more than $1 billion in assets under management. In a later real estate finance role at a national retail company, he set annual budgets and monthly projections for international retail occupancy costs and handled investment-partnership accounting and profit-and-loss review. He has held a Certified Public Accountant license in the State of Ohio since 2014, for which he qualified during his undergraduate accounting studies, and it is currently inactive. His accounting background is still evident in his approach; on property sales, he reviewed settlement statements in detail to confirm their accuracy and completeness.

Before that, he spent three years in asset management at a private multifamily investment firm, where there he ran the portfolio's annual budgeting process and quarterly KPI reporting, and he managed the reporting and analysis delivered to investors, including performance narratives that set out results and the reasons for them. He carried out hold/sell analysis across the portfolio and oversaw its real estate tax appeal work, which included negotiating reductions in third-party fees. Because it sat at the intersection of ownership, investors, and operations, the position sharpened his ability to present financial results clearly to audiences with different priorities.

Commercial real estate investment forms the core of his experience, and it was here that he served as Vice President of Investments at a private-equity-owned commercial real estate company, where he formed and led a five-analyst underwriting team responsible for a portfolio of more than $5 billion in large-format open-air retail and enclosed malls. Its work included acquisition and disposition underwriting, business planning, asset management, and transaction support, the full analytical cycle behind each buy, hold, and sell decision in the portfolio. The role called for technical command of the underwriting, the judgment to identify which assumptions carried the most weight, and the ability to train and develop analysts who could produce that work consistently.

The portfolio completed more than $1 billion in property sales over two years. He was a key contributor to the origination of a $1 billion single-asset, single-borrower CMBS loan, the largest open-air retail securitization of 2023, a financing that called for detailed property-level analysis across roughly forty assets. He built and owned the corporate model the company's private equity ownership used to forecast investment returns; it brought individual property plans together into a corporate-level view, allowing ownership to weigh options for the whole portfolio without losing the detail of any single asset. The executive team and ownership frequently drew on his input for portfolio matters such as strategic transactions, joint ventures, ground-lease negotiations, crossed loans, and options for properties approaching debt maturity. He managed more than $1 billion of property-level commercial mortgages, supplying the analysis for refinancing, extension, and maturity decisions. He also helped lead an overhaul of the company's financial systems and the investment team's underlying processes.

His career of more than a decade has progressed from the audit of investment companies to the underwriting and management of multibillion-dollar commercial real estate portfolios, and he brings an analytical basis to how real estate assets are valued, financed, and positioned for sale. Throughout, his work has concerned the financial analysis that supports major real estate decisions, whether the valuation of one property or the strategy for a whole portfolio. His work brings together accounting precision and investment judgment; having led an underwriting team, owned a corporate model, and worked directly with private equity ownership as a Certified Public Accountant, he is equally comfortable examining a property-level model in detail and addressing broader strategic questions, including the disposition of a troubled asset, the timing of a sale, the structure of a financing, and the effect of a single decision across an entire portfolio.

He is advanced in ARGUS and Excel, including Power Query, uses Power BI and financial reporting platforms such as MRI and Yardi regularly, and has incorporated modern AI tools into his analysis and reporting workflows. He also writes on the subjects he knows best: commercial real estate investment, covering both industry analysis and practical guidance for those learning the business, along with Excel technique and the expanding role of AI tools in financial work, and a recurring theme is turning large volumes of financial data into clear, decision-ready analysis.

Away from the office, his interests include cooking, tennis, and strategy games such as chess and poker, and he devotes much of his time to his two young children.

Mark Tersigni, a real estate investment professional and Certified Public Accountant, has worked across public accounting, corporate finance, and commercial real estate investment. He started in audit at a Big Four accounting firm, joining as an i... Show more

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same.
Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He founded No Impediments in 2023 where he serves clients in higher ed, retail, life sciences, and more.
Chris came to coaching as a second career after 10years on the road in the music industry. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, two kids, a dog and a cat.

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same. Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He fo... Show more

As a Principal Engineer at Gojek, I drive the architectural vision and technical strategy for our mobile platform. Over the past 7 years, I have focused on scaling our engineering culture and improving cross-team development practices. My primary effort in cross-platform frameworks steers our development towards unified, efficient solutions and breaking platform boundaries. A key part of my role is to continuously enhance app performance by guiding the development of tooling for core mobile health metrics.

As a Principal Engineer at Gojek, I drive the architectural vision and technical strategy for our mobile platform. Over the past 7 years, I have focused on scaling our engineering culture and improving cross-team development practices. My primary eff... Show more

Business Intelligence professional with 20 years experience in data analytics, including at a top Power BI Consultant, Fortune 200 company, and startup EPC. Combines business acumen with digital fluency and innovative mindset to improve data comprehension and facilitate data-driven decision making. Chaired Data Analytics Community at the Construction Industry Institute, featured in BD+C Magazine’s 40 Under 40, and active member of #SML.

Business Intelligence professional with 20 years experience in data analytics, including at a top Power BI Consultant, Fortune 200 company, and startup EPC. Combines business acumen with digital fluency and innovative mindset to improve data comprehe... Show more

Nishanth Sirikonda is a cloud and enterprise technology leader with more than 10 years of experience specializing in AI governance, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and intelligent automation. He has led large-scale cloud transformations, AI-enabled business initiatives, enterprise integrations, and technology modernization programs across complex organizations. Nishanth is a frequent podcast guest and conference speaker, sharing practical insights on responsible AI adoption, AI agents, cloud strategy, enterprise security, and building scalable, trusted digital workplaces.

Nishanth Sirikonda is a cloud and enterprise technology leader with more than 10 years of experience specializing in AI governance, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, digital transformation, and intelligent automation. He has led large-scale clo... Show more

Muhammad Hussaini is an African technology entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Elclassique Technologies Ltd, a space technology company focused on satellite technology, Earth observation, AI & geospatial intelligence, and space-enabled solutions designed to address real-world challenges across Africa and beyond.

Muhammad’s academic journey combines engineering, technology, and business. He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and holds a certificate in Business and Information Technology from Harvard University through HarvardX, as well as a certificate in Economics and International Business from Berlin University, Germany. His multidisciplinary background has shaped his interest in applying engineering, emerging technologies, and data-driven solutions to complex challenges.

As the Founder and CEO of Elclassique Technologies Ltd, Muhammad is leading the company’s strategic focus on the space technology sector. The company focuses on satellite technology and Earth observation, AI & geospatial intelligence, and space technology solutions, with applications across agriculture and food security, environmental monitoring, infrastructure and urban development, energy and natural resources, government, and security.

Muhammad also leads the DeltalSat-X satellite project, an initiative focused on advancing satellite technology and contributing to the growth of Africa’s space industry. Through DeltalSat-X, he is exploring the use of satellite systems, Earth observation data, AI, and geospatial technologies to develop practical solutions to challenges on Earth.

Beyond Elclassique Technologies, Muhammad is the Founder of Elx Academy, an initiative dedicated to nurturing technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship among young Africans. He has participated in national and international technology and business conferences, including WETEX and World Blockchain Summit Dubai 2024, connecting with innovators, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders from different parts of the world.

His leadership experience includes serving as President of the Ahmadu Bello University Developers Club, where he fostered a community of technology enthusiasts focused on software development, innovation, creativity, and collaborative problem-solving.

Muhammad’s entrepreneurial achievements have received several recognitions. He was awarded Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 and Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 by Ahmadu Bello University. He also received an Award of Excellence from World Entrepreneurs Day, Zazzau Version 2024, and was recognized among the SME100 Nigeria 25 Under 25 Young Entrepreneurs, winning under the Financial Technology category.

He is also the author of From Ideas to Impact: Fueling Students’ Creativity, a book focused on encouraging young people to transform their ideas and creativity into meaningful contributions to society.

Today, Muhammad’s work is centered on space technology and the practical application of space-derived data and intelligence on Earth. Through Elclassique Technologies Ltd and the DeltalSat-X initiative, he is working toward contributing to Africa’s growing space ecosystem through satellite technology, Earth observation, AI & geospatial intelligence, and innovative space-enabled solutions.

Muhammad Hussaini is an African technology entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Elclassique Technologies Ltd, a space technology company focused on satellite technology, Earth observation, AI & geospatial intelligence, and space-enabled solutions ... Show more

Stefan Baumgartner is an architect and developer based in Austria. He is the author of "TypeScript in 50 Lessons" (Smashing Magazine, 2020) and "The TypeScript Cookbook" (O'Reilly, 2023). In his spare time, he organizes ScriptConf and Rust Linz. Stefan enjoys Italian food, Belgian beer, and British vinyl records.

Stefan Baumgartner is an architect and developer based in Austria. He is the author of "TypeScript in 50 Lessons" (Smashing Magazine, 2020) and "The TypeScript Cookbook" (O'Reilly, 2023). In his spare time, he organizes ScriptConf and Rust Linz. Stef... Show more