Hi, I'm Martin, a seasoned software architect with over 15 years in the IT industry, currently at DraftKings. My expertise spans large-scale, real-time systems, and I'm behind some of the award-winning software solutions in the iGaming industry. I regularly share my knowledge on software design, distributed systems, AI tools, and software economics through public speaking and my blog.

You can often find me speaking about:

- Software architecture
- CI/CD
- Effective teams
- Testing and quality assurance of software systems
- Performance of software systems

Hi, I'm Martin, a seasoned software architect with over 15 years in the IT industry, currently at DraftKings. My expertise spans large-scale, real-time systems, and I'm behind some of the award-winning software solutions in the iGaming industry. I re... Show more

With 10 years in the field, Amanda Perkins is a Quality Architect for Rocket Homes. She focuses on not only improving the quality of software but the quality of interactions between team members. By combining her background in customer service, retail sales, music, and leadership, she brings a creative and unique high-quality approach to QA. Amanda lives near Kansas City, MO with her husband, two kids, cat, and dog.

With 10 years in the field, Amanda Perkins is a Quality Architect for Rocket Homes. She focuses on not only improving the quality of software but the quality of interactions between team members. By combining her background in customer service, retai... Show more

I've a very broad experience of software development over 20 years and a passion for both technology and elegance in my solutions that make me an extremely capable Software and Solutions Architect.

Personable and professional, I revel in complex challenges, but always make time to coach and mentor team members.

I've a very broad experience of software development over 20 years and a passion for both technology and elegance in my solutions that make me an extremely capable Software and Solutions Architect. Personable and professional, I revel in complex c... 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

Dr. Haidy Mahmoud Shehata

Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering | Smart Cities | Sustainability | Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Haidy Mahmoud Shehata is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Pharos University in Alexandria, Egypt, specializing in Architectural Engineering, Sustainable Design, Smart Cities, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications for sustainable development.

She holds a PhD in Architectural Engineering from Alexandria University and a Diploma in Sustainability in Education from Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), Ireland. Her academic and research work focuses on Fifth-Generation Smart Cities, AI-driven urban innovation, sustainable architectural design, and strategies for intelligent, resilient, and human-centered urban transformation.

Her research interests encompass smart and sustainable cities, environmental design, energy-efficient buildings, climate-responsive architecture, human-centered design, and the integration of AI and emerging technologies into the built environment. She has contributed to scientific publications, international conferences, academic peer reviewing, professional training, and interdisciplinary sustainability initiatives.

Dr. Shehata serves as THE Impact Rankings Coordinator at Pharos University in Alexandria and Coordinator of the Community Service and Sustainability Center at the Faculty of Engineering. She is also a Certified Trainer at EDC and under the “Be an Ambassador for Sustainable Development” initiative.

Through her research, teaching, and institutional leadership, Dr. Shehata is committed to advancing sustainable engineering education, fostering interdisciplinary innovation, and promoting AI-enabled solutions for the development of smarter, more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable cities.

Dr. Haidy Mahmoud Shehata Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering | Smart Cities | Sustainability | Artificial Intelligence Dr. Haidy Mahmoud Shehata is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Pharos University in Alexand... Show more

Appassionato di Tecnologia da sempre, Senior Developer .Net da oltre un decennio.

Appassionato di Tecnologia da sempre, Senior Developer .Net da oltre un decennio. Show more

Amanda Hua is the founder and CEO of Apova, where she is building Agent Atlas for governed execution in production AI workflows.

She has spent her career architecting and building high-stakes distributed systems across payments, financial infrastructure, identity, commerce, privacy, and enterprise platforms. Her work includes helping build RippleNet as a First Principal Engineer at Ripple, founding digital transformation architecture at Rivian, and engineering leadership and architecture roles across Apple, PayPal, Anywhere Real Estate, and HP.

Her current work explores what changes when AI systems move from generating outputs to taking real-world actions: how execution state, authority, policy, evidence, exceptions, human checkpoints, and decision lineage can be designed into the system rather than delegated to the model.

Amanda Hua is the founder and CEO of Apova, where she is building Agent Atlas for governed execution in production AI workflows. She has spent her career architecting and building high-stakes distributed systems across payments, financial infrastr... Show more

Technology enthusiast with over 20 years of experience in software. I enjoy learning, teaching, discovering new things, and solving problems. I believe in the value of community, sharing knowledge, and helping others grow

Technology enthusiast with over 20 years of experience in software. I enjoy learning, teaching, discovering new things, and solving problems. I believe in the value of community, sharing knowledge, and helping others grow Show more

I'm an Application Platform Specialist Solution Architect.
Before joining Red Hat I've been Solutions Architect with more than 15 years of experience in the IT world, mainly in FSI. I've hosted lot of Red Hat Roadshow events and I'm a Red Hat Summit Connect speaker.
Currently I'm interested in connecting Applications and AI

I'm an Application Platform Specialist Solution Architect. Before joining Red Hat I've been Solutions Architect with more than 15 years of experience in the IT world, mainly in FSI. I've hosted lot of Red Hat Roadshow events and I'm a Red Hat Summit... Show more

With a strong passion for programming, cloud computing, networking, and cybersecurity. With hands-on experience in designing and automating deployment pipelines, he helps bridge the gap between development and operations to deliver scalable, reliable cloud-native applications.

With a strong passion for programming, cloud computing, networking, and cybersecurity. With hands-on experience in designing and automating deployment pipelines, he helps bridge the gap between development and operations to deliver scalable, reliable... Show more

Senior UI Developer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design and development for large-scale digital products.
Currently at Softtek, I am responsible for the development of high-fidelity interfaces, scalable systems, and web animations for Real Madrid F.C.

I offer a hybrid profile backed by a background in Graphic Design and Multimedia, allowing me to act as a strategic bridge for detecting technical risks while prioritizing semantics, accessibility, and a robust CSS architecture.
Throughout my career in advertising agency and IT consulting, I have delivered solutions for global organizations including FIFA, Repsol, Telefónica, Caixabank, BBVA, BMW, El Español, and U.D. Las Palmas.

Senior UI Developer with over a decade of experience bridging the gap between design and development for large-scale digital products. Currently at Softtek, I am responsible for the development of high-fidelity interfaces, scalable systems, and web ... Show more

Kandasamy Sellappan is a seasoned IT and Program Management professional with nearly two decades of experience leading enterprise-scale software development and digital transformation initiatives across the retail, banking, finance, and telecommunications sectors. He has built a distinguished career delivering large-scale technology solutions by combining deep technical expertise with strategic leadership and program management capabilities.
Currently serving as a Program Manager at The Home Depot in Atlanta, Georgia, Kandasamy leads complex enterprise programs focused on Salesforce CRM implementation, cloud transformation, and scalable application modernization. He has played a pivotal role in the development and deployment of the Unified Pro CRM platform, a centralized marketing, sales enablement, and customer support system supporting more than 1,500 sales associates across multiple business functions. In this role, he has directed the complete lifecycle of Salesforce Sales Cloud implementations, managed Agile delivery teams, and overseen integrations involving Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Kubernetes, enterprise data warehouses, and legacy systems. His leadership contributed to measurable business improvements, including a 20% increase in sales productivity and a 25% improvement in system response time through API optimization and cloud-native architecture enhancements.
Kandasamy has also led enterprise cloud migration initiatives, including the migration of critical financial applications from on-premise infrastructure to Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF). Through these initiatives, he successfully improved deployment agility, introduced CI/CD automation pipelines, and optimized application performance for global enterprise environments.
Before joining The Home Depot, Kandasamy served as Program Manager at Vantiv Inc., where he led the design, development, and support of enterprise payment processing platforms. He collaborated closely with business, quality assurance, and development teams to drive Agile delivery cycles and improve platform reliability using advanced monitoring and performance tools.
Earlier in his career, he held technical leadership and software engineering roles at Citibank, Telstra, Symcor Inc., and Zion’s Bancorporation. Across these organizations, he contributed to the development of financial systems, enterprise government portals, risk grading platforms, and cheque processing solutions, gaining extensive experience in Java/J2EE technologies, web services, enterprise integrations, and performance optimization.
Kandasamy possesses strong expertise in Salesforce CRM, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), Java/J2EE technologies, Spring Boot, microservices, Kubernetes, REST, and SOAP web services, and enterprise DevOps practices. He is also experienced in stakeholder management, team leadership, vendor coordination, risk management, and strategic program delivery.

Kandasamy Sellappan is a seasoned IT and Program Management professional with nearly two decades of experience leading enterprise-scale software development and digital transformation initiatives across the retail, banking, finance, and telecommunica... Show more

Shiva Kalyan Reddy is a Senior Software Engineer with experience building and modernizing enterprise web and mobile applications, particularly in financial-services environments. His work spans full-stack development, API architecture, cloud platforms, enterprise modernization, and generative AI. He has hands-on experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, semantic search, prompt engineering, real-time AI applications, and AI-assisted software development. He is especially interested in production readiness, secure data handling, scalability, maintainability, and ensuring that engineering teams understand and take ownership of the systems they build and operate.

Shiva Kalyan Reddy is a Senior Software Engineer with experience building and modernizing enterprise web and mobile applications, particularly in financial-services environments. His work spans full-stack development, API architecture, cloud platform... Show more

I am the Founder of BâtiChat and an AI Engineer specializing in knowledge graphs, GraphRAG, and urban planning intelligence. She is building an executable graph of planning regulations using Neo4j and LLMs to help accelerate AEC workflows with AI solutions. Combining architecture, data, and AI, her work bridges the gap between unstructured regulations and automated decision-making systems. BâtiChat was selected by Station F, where she continues to explore how graph technologies can transform the built environment.

I am the Founder of BâtiChat and an AI Engineer specializing in knowledge graphs, GraphRAG, and urban planning intelligence. She is building an executable graph of planning regulations using Neo4j and LLMs to help accelerate AEC workflows with AI sol... Show more

I am an EVV Reporting Analyst at Tempus Unlimited, where I develop healthcare analytics and compliance reporting solutions that transform complex operational data into actionable business insights. I specialize in SQL, Power BI, data modeling, ETL processes, and healthcare reporting, with a focus on improving transparency, compliance monitoring, and decision-making within Medicaid and healthcare programs.

I hold a Master of Professional Studies in Analytics from Northeastern University and have experience designing scalable reporting frameworks, interactive dashboards, and data-driven solutions across healthcare and operational domains. My work focuses on bridging the gap between raw data and business outcomes through modern analytics platforms and visualization techniques.

I am passionate about sharing practical, real-world approaches to analytics, data engineering, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI, helping organizations leverage data more effectively to solve business challenges.

I am an EVV Reporting Analyst at Tempus Unlimited, where I develop healthcare analytics and compliance reporting solutions that transform complex operational data into actionable business insights. I specialize in SQL, Power BI, data modeling, ETL pr... 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

Experienced telecom technology leader with expertise spanning OSS/BSS transformation, 4G/5G Core, IMS, cloud-native network functions, subscriber data management, solution architecture, technical pre-sales (RFP/RFQ), and telecom innovation. Inventor on 50+ U.S. patents with experience driving architecture, product strategy, customer engagements, and standards-aligned network solutions.

Working for Cape as Wireless Network Architect primarily focussed on i) Data ii) Security iii) Privacy iv) AI for Telecom building observability tools with key focus on national security defense & government customers.

Experienced telecom technology leader with expertise spanning OSS/BSS transformation, 4G/5G Core, IMS, cloud-native network functions, subscriber data management, solution architecture, technical pre-sales (RFP/RFQ), and telecom innovation. Inventor ... Show more

As the Executive Vice President of EVS, Inc., I lead a team of over 315 professionals who provide innovative and sustainable solutions for solar, substation and energy storage projects across the U.S. I have been with EVS since 2014, when I helped launch the Solar group and later expanded it to include Energy Storage in 2017. With more than 33GW of solar and 13GWh of storage designs completed, we are one of the most experienced and trusted renewable energy service providers in the industry.

I have a passion for renewable energy and a vision for a greener future. I am responsible for growing the group, strategic planning, managing clients, hiring and developing talent, contract management, and overseeing the engineering quality control and training. I also steer the company into new markets such as Transmission, SCADA, System Impact studies and look into AI and Automation related improvements. I have a Master's Degree in Sustainable Architecture from State University of New York at Buffalo and a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from Shivaji University, India. I have been working in the solar energy sector since 2009, having previously worked for Solar developers and EPC contractors.

As the Executive Vice President of EVS, Inc., I lead a team of over 315 professionals who provide innovative and sustainable solutions for solar, substation and energy storage projects across the U.S. I have been with EVS since 2014, when I helped la... 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

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

Director of architecture at Progress, formerly CTO and VP development at some startups, own my own software architecture consultancy, and lived the .NET & Azure launches at Microsoft. Mostly interested in pattern-based software architecture of software as a service for true customer value (if it can be done on a peloton or with AI, bonus points). Supportive dad with two YAs in college going well beyond where i could imagine, and a supportive spouse on a global fabric journey.

Director of architecture at Progress, formerly CTO and VP development at some startups, own my own software architecture consultancy, and lived the .NET & Azure launches at Microsoft. Mostly interested in pattern-based software architecture of soft... Show more

Technology professional specializing in digital solution development, software architecture, and mobile platform evolution. His approach combines technology modernization, software quality, security, and the design of scalable architectures that address business needs.

He has experience across the mobile application ecosystem, particularly in Android, iOS, and React Native technologies, as well as in defining component reuse strategies, implementing engineering standards, and evolving application architectures.

His key areas of interest include software architecture, modern mobile platforms, Kotlin Multiplatform, artificial intelligence applied to software development, and dynamic user interface approaches such as Server-Driven UI (SDUI). He also promotes continuous improvement in software development practices and the strengthening of technical capabilities within engineering teams.

His vision is focused on driving modern, secure, resilient, and scalable technology solutions, fostering innovation and collaboration as key enablers of digital transformation.

Technology professional specializing in digital solution development, software architecture, and mobile platform evolution. His approach combines technology modernization, software quality, security, and the design of scalable architectures that addr... Show more

Dr. Annegret Junker is a software architect, author, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of collaborative modeling and modern software design. With over 30 years of experience, she currently serves as Chief Software Architect at codecentric AG in Munich.
She is a widely recognised voice in the DDD community — her books Mastering Domain-Driven Design, DDD Toolbox, and Crafting Great APIs (co-authored with Fabrizio Lazzaretti) reflect her commitment to practical, collaborative approaches to modeling and API design. She is the host of the DDD MUC meetup in Munich, where she brings the community together around Domain-Driven Design in practice.
She has spoken at Domain-Driven Design Europe, API Days, and the Software Architecture Gathering, and regularly shares her thinking on DDD, AsyncAPI, and event-driven systems on LinkedIn.

Dr. Annegret Junker is a software architect, author, and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of collaborative modeling and modern software design. With over 30 years of experience, she currently serves as Chief Software Architect at codecentr... 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

Veteran software developer and bug detective with 10+ years of experience. Active open source contributor, community organizer, and mentor to young developers. I'm passionate about solving complex problems and making technical knowledge accessible to all. As a speaker, I share practical insights from the trenches, helping developers level up their skills and confidence. Father, educator, and firm believer in the power of community.

Veteran software developer and bug detective with 10+ years of experience. Active open source contributor, community organizer, and mentor to young developers. I'm passionate about solving complex problems and making technical knowledge accessible to... 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

Phil Whittaker is an AI Staff Engineer at Umbraco chiefly responsible for improving how a 20-year-old open-source CMS gets used by agents, not just by people. This includes building the Umbraco MCP platform and the suite of open-source Umbraco Agent Skills that show AI coding tools the right patterns to extend the CMS.

Twenty-five years in, Phil has been an agency founder, a CTO and a lead engineer. He's spent a decade running the Umbraco Manchester and Leeds meetups, and more recently co-founded Practically AI, Manchester's real-world AI meetup, which has run monthly for a year and averages nearly 100 people each time.

He regularly speaks about MCP, Agent Skills, agentic software engineering and how to be a better human through AI, both in the UK and internationally.

Phil Whittaker is an AI Staff Engineer at Umbraco chiefly responsible for improving how a 20-year-old open-source CMS gets used by agents, not just by people. This includes building the Umbraco MCP platform and the suite of open-source Umbraco Agent ... 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

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