James has been working on commercial software since the late 1990s. Back then TDD was something you studied but never did, pipelines were something that carried oil and Agile and Lean were words used to describe athletes. In 2006 he joined a startup and worked there for 9 years which included major rewrites, cloud migration and Agile transformation.

In 2015 he started a new life as a transformation consultant and now he enjoys working with a variety of clients trying to effect real organisational change by focusing on software craft, DevOps culture, a belief in outcomes over processes and above all, a relentless drive to improve.

James has been working on commercial software since the late 1990s. Back then TDD was something you studied but never did, pipelines were something that carried oil and Agile and Lean were words used to describe athletes. In 2006 he joined a startup ... Show more

For more than 5 years Wouter has led and consulted for Conversational AI implementations of all kinds, most notably in Financial Services, Healthcare and Real Estate. He recently created 2 new generation chatbots powered by both traditional NLU and ChatGPT.
Building on his former career as an IELTS teacher and lecturer Wouter knows how to present in an engaging and immersive manner. There is a good chance he'll entice you to join the growing club of people who see Conversational AI as a passion as much as a profession.

For more than 5 years Wouter has led and consulted for Conversational AI implementations of all kinds, most notably in Financial Services, Healthcare and Real Estate. He recently created 2 new generation chatbots powered by both traditional NLU and C... Show more

MA began her initial career in finance at top tear banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, went on to create a financial consultancy Hestia Capital Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consultancy services, mainly in capital raising. She is also a multidisciplinary serial entrepreneur having created a fashion brand for kids Atelier Bonbons, social club Culture Club Marbella, Bodegas Alma Gil winery and a agro-alimentary franchise Sibaritas & Co. in Spain.
She applies her financial knowledge and passion for art to crypto & NFT trading, expanding her art collection. In 2023, she and her partner founded Fundación Alma Gil dedicated to supporting young talents in their artistic pursuits and technological developments.

MA began her initial career in finance at top tear banks including JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs, went on to create a financial consultancy Hestia Capital Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consultancy services, mainly in capital raising. ... Show more

I help customers realize their digital transformation journey through accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. My team is part of Microsoft Modern Workplace Domain and have responsibility for technical pre-sales and delivery to our most strategic customers. Working hand-in-hand with the Skype for Business, Teams and Office 365 Product Groups, we do drive key wins and consumption through implementation of Microsoft’s Modern Workplace products in the enterprise. I focus on line-of-business integrated solutions based on Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business and Office 365 products globally.

I help customers realize their digital transformation journey through accelerated adoption and productive use of Microsoft technologies. My team is part of Microsoft Modern Workplace Domain and have responsibility for technical pre-sales and delivery... Show more

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate.

Tax advisor and advocate based in Poland (EU) specialising in tax advisory for innovative companies, mainly in FinTech, IT (Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and GameDev sector) and real estate. Show more

Profissional com mais de 13 anos de experiência, tendo trabalhado com práticas de gestão de projetos em ONG's, Governos e Multinacionais. Possui experiência internacional em projetos de infraestrutura e projetos de software, tendo atuado com práticas ágeis na Holanda, Bélgica e Itália, ajudando a gerir um portfólio de mais de EUR 5 Milhões. Foi Membro de fundação do Engenheiros Sem Fronteiras-Brasil, e Conselheiro da Prefeitura de Viçosa, é Membro do CEE-093 da ABNT de Gestão de Projetos, Programas e Portfólio. ​

Mestrando em Gerenciamentos de Projetos da Construção pelo Politécnico de Milão, especialista em Gerenciamento de projetos com MBA pela FGV. Engenheiro Civil com dupla diplomação pela Federal de Viçosa e pela NHL Stenden da Holanda. Bolsista do Programa Branetec. Autor do Modelo de Maturidade Departamental. Premiado como um dos 100+ Inovadores no uso de TI em 2020 pelo IT fórum pelo trabalho de transformação ágil liderando o VMO de inovação e premiado pelo consulado holandês por inovação em mobilidade urbana.​

É treinador certificado em Scrum e Six Sigma. Atualmente é Agile Coach na Verum Partners​

Profissional com mais de 13 anos de experiência, tendo trabalhado com práticas de gestão de projetos em ONG's, Governos e Multinacionais. Possui experiência internacional em projetos de infraestrutura e projetos de software, tendo atuado com prática... Show more

Talk to me for scalable analytics (Azure Synapse, Azure Data Explorer [ADX], Event Hub, Event Grid, Azure Data Factory [ADF], Data Lake [ADLS], Lakehouse, batch / micro-batch / streaming data), rapid visualisation of your data and gaining insights from that data.

Talk to me for scalable analytics (Azure Synapse, Azure Data Explorer [ADX], Event Hub, Event Grid, Azure Data Factory [ADF], Data Lake [ADLS], Lakehouse, batch / micro-batch / streaming data), rapid visualisation of your data and gaining insights fr... Show more

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion to driving projects forward, creating a winning team culture and building awesome products has been his passion since the beginning.

Gad is also one of the creators of Kaduregel Shefel (2), a project capturing Israel’s cultural diversity through amateur football. The project produces exhibitions (3) videos and events which they show around the world, and interact with the large community gathered around it.

Gad attributes his unique blend of management methodologies to lessons learned at many different startups over the last 15 years, and from Kaduregel Shefel, where he ran a global cultural project. He had no idea just how incredibly useful this set of tools would be during a global pandemic. But c’est la vie!

(1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gadsalner/
(2) (https://forward.com/culture/398295/how-a-cult-israeli-tv-show-about-soccer-swept-europe-kinda/)
(3) (https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/aug/04/jewish-arab-football-diversity-co-existence-in-pictures)
Interview to Israeli TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K_Oxdzvm3w&ab_channel=kaduregelshefel

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion t... Show more

Marina Petzel is a Machine Learning Engineer at Autodesk. In her role, she develops ML solutions to further improve the AutoCAD users experience; Autodesk's flagship design and drafting tool.

She is passionate about finding and developing efficient data driven solutions that address business needs. Marina has extensive experience in applying data science to various industries such as construction, healthcare, oil and gas, and finance.

She coaches and mentors young professionals in data science, engineering and career strategy.

Marina graduated from the University of Rochester, NY with a Master of Science degree in Data Science. She received her Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Moscow State University.

Marina Petzel is a Machine Learning Engineer at Autodesk. In her role, she develops ML solutions to further improve the AutoCAD users experience; Autodesk's flagship design and drafting tool. She is passionate about finding and developing efficien... Show more

Raimond Brookman is Principal Architect and Technology Area Lead Software & Architecture at Info Support
Since 1994 he has been working in IT designing and programming software systems at the Software, Solution and Enterprise level with diverse architectures such as client-server, N-Tier, SOA and now for 5+ years microservices-based systems. He is passionate about architecting systems that deliver business results and are kept maintainable.

Raimond Brookman is Principal Architect and Technology Area Lead Software & Architecture at Info Support Since 1994 he has been working in IT designing and programming software systems at the Software, Solution and Enterprise level with diverse arch... Show more

Nate Ferrell is a System Architect and Cloud Platform Engineer working in the financial sector and focusing on developing automation tools in his off-time. The California native has been exploring the beauty that Texas has to offer with his wife, children and their dogs. When not working on developing tools to "automate all the things", Nate and his wife help out with [The Love Pit Rescue](http://thelovepitrescue.org/).

Nate Ferrell is a System Architect and Cloud Platform Engineer working in the financial sector and focusing on developing automation tools in his off-time. The California native has been exploring the beauty that Texas has to offer with his wife, chi... Show more

I am the founder of the Aqugen Technologies, a digital marketing agency, that has been helping companies for many years, irrespective of the categories and size, in strategizing their Digital Media for performance marketing and ADtech Innovations.

Apart from this, on the platform of Aqugen, we launch multiple new initiatives where some of our team members work as in-house entrepreneurs.

Previously I have worked with Knight Frank India as Asst. Vice President where I had developed expertise in High-Value Commercial Real Estate Transactions for Investments and Leasing. This role required Financial Modeling, Asset Management, Negotiations, Client Relations, Training and Mentoring Teams with an aim to drive incremental business growth.

Prior to Knight Frank, I was engaged with Magic Software as System Analyst, led design and development of e-learning software providing education solutions to prestigious universities like Cambridge and Oxford for a mobile educational technology firm partnering with world’s top 100 leading publishers, education and technological firms building digital learning products and solutions.

I have started my career as a software programmer/engineer with Uzanto Consulting (which later became Slideshare - which was acquired by LinkedIn).

I am the founder of the Aqugen Technologies, a digital marketing agency, that has been helping companies for many years, irrespective of the categories and size, in strategizing their Digital Media for performance marketing and ADtech Innovations. ... Show more

Martin Ballard has worked in the public sector vertical since 1998. From state and local governments to deployed military units and the intelligence community, helping government agencies meet their missions, work better together and maximize tax-funded resources is his passion.

As Chief Architect for Microsoft Federal's Modern Work Customer Success Unit he directs Microsoft Federal's M365 support delivery and adoption strategies for US Federal Government's civilian agencies. His primary passion and focus is maximizing secure cross-agency collaboration by lowering communication boundaries and raising outcomes from multi-agency efforts with a security-first mindset.

Martin Ballard has worked in the public sector vertical since 1998. From state and local governments to deployed military units and the intelligence community, helping government agencies meet their missions, work better together and maximize tax-fun... Show more

I am a product designer from Mexico based in Berlin, specializing in immersive experiences. I have a huge background in Architecture. I am also a Mentor for young designers or for career changers like me.

I am a product designer from Mexico based in Berlin, specializing in immersive experiences. I have a huge background in Architecture. I am also a Mentor for young designers or for career changers like me. Show more

I am Sean Nugent the Founder and creative behind this planet changing Idea. More on me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-nugent-470189b4 I have a a multi talented background in everything from start ups, construction 3D printing, producing and acting in Independent Films, opening high end restaurants like the SoHo House Malibu, scuba diving, traveling, and a lover of everything in the tech world, especially anything that goes fast!!!

: I am Certified to work and operate with Apis-Cor 3D system and everyone on my team is completing various levels of training. https://www.apis-cor.com/

More on my Film background here- 🎦 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4564758/ Its been a really fun and creative process being involved with Films and T.V. anyone ever wants to talk more about that industry always feel free to him me up!
🎦 P.S. Im only a bad guy on T.V. !!!🎦

I am Sean Nugent the Founder and creative behind this planet changing Idea. More on me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-nugent-470189b4 I have a a multi talented background in everything from start ups, construction 3D printing, producing and a... Show more

Katharina Boudier is a researcher at the TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, at the department of civil engineering and chair of built environment. Her main field of research is thermal comfort and building simulation. She started her scientific career in 2015 as a PhD student at the department and in 2021 she finished her PhD dissertation with the title: Modeling the interaction between building occupants and the built environment - Potential analysis of decentralized heating and cooling systems with regard to thermal comfort and energy consumption on the basis of an adaptive building controller.
She is a member of IBPSA and spent several months at universities in Brazil and Australia where she collaborated with researchers on building energy performance simulation.

Katharina Boudier is a researcher at the TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, at the department of civil engineering and chair of built environment. Her main field of research is thermal comfort and building simulation. She started her scientific career in 20... Show more

Dustin services as a Department Manager within the Burns & McDonnell Engineering Water Practice. He brings more than 16 years experience within utility planning and management with a focused effort in water, wastewater and stormwater systems. Dustin provides technical leadership to the practice for services including hydraulic modeling, master planning and development of data driven decision making tools for Utility operations, asset management and program management functions. He received his Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville and a Master of Science in Water Resource & Environmental Engineering from Villanova University.

Dustin services as a Department Manager within the Burns & McDonnell Engineering Water Practice. He brings more than 16 years experience within utility planning and management with a focused effort in water, wastewater and stormwater systems. Dustin ... Show more

Je suis actuellement Architecte Data et AI chez Avanade.

Après avoir intégré la société CGI Business Consulting où je rejoints une équipe dédiée à la Business Intelligence, je fais mes premières armes sur la solution Microsoft SQL Server. Pendant plus de 4 ans, j'ai acquis des compétences techniques et fonctionnelles sur toute la chaîne de valeur de la BI (ETL, Base de Données, Cube Olap et Rapport).

J'ai pu me spécialiser également sur de nouvelles technologies de la Data et notamment Hadoop, Spark et Hive, ainsi que des technologies self-service BI, le No-SQL comme la base de données MongoDB et le moteur d’indexation ElasticSearch.

Je suis chez AZEO depuis 2014 puis Avanade depuis 2021 pour y assurer le poste d'Architecte Expert DATA / BI, autour des technologies Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI et Azure.

Mon lien sessionize : https://sessionize.com/fabien-adato

Je suis actuellement Architecte Data et AI chez Avanade. Après avoir intégré la société CGI Business Consulting où je rejoints une équipe dédiée à la Business Intelligence, je fais mes premières armes sur la solution Microsoft SQL Server. Pendant... Show more

I have studied computer science and worked as a software engineer and architect in several industries like finance and logistics for almost 15 years. Within these years I become an expert in programming with Java. In 2018, I have started developing with Drupal for bitegra Solution, which I founded with two colleagues.

I have studied computer science and worked as a software engineer and architect in several industries like finance and logistics for almost 15 years. Within these years I become an expert in programming with Java. In 2018, I have started developing w... Show more

A very early computing adopter, Paul has been programming for almost 40 years, writing his first lines of code in the 2nd grade. The past 20 years have been focused on the Portal space starting by hand with Notepad and Vi. he has served as an Enterprise Architect and Application Development Leader in Retail, Banking, Real Estate and Telecom. His current focus is around empowering power users and IT pros with scalable development solutions or with highly accessible JavaScript and jQuery. In his spare time, Paul studies cognitive psychology of web design, focusing on HCI and UX, recently attaining his Master certification in User Experience from NN/g. He's currently a consultant for Sense Corp.

A very early computing adopter, Paul has been programming for almost 40 years, writing his first lines of code in the 2nd grade. The past 20 years have been focused on the Portal space starting by hand with Notepad and Vi. he has served as an Enterpr... Show more

As Head of Digital Architecture & Platform Engineering Alexander Heusingfeld is responsible for the Digital Product- & Service Architecture and service operations at Vorwerk. He builds on his expertise in design, implementation and operations of modern, cloud-based WebApplication, Microservices and JVM-based Systems, which he gained during his time as developer, architect, consultant, and coach in multiple Software modernisation projects. His current focus area are organisation architectures for sustainable SCS- and service evolution.
In his spare time Alex is an active member of the iSAQB e.V. and trainer for the CPSA Advanced Level. he randomly bloggs at heusingfeld.de, and supports Open-Source projects.
Twitter: @aheusingfeld

As Head of Digital Architecture & Platform Engineering Alexander Heusingfeld is responsible for the Digital Product- & Service Architecture and service operations at Vorwerk. He builds on his expertise in design, implementation and operations of mode... Show more

Joshua Copeland is a full stack developer with over 15 years experience in building (and breaking) software. He is Co-Founder and CTO of RemoteDevForce.com, a Software Development Company. He found his way into the PHP arena where he has been actively developing with it for nearly a decade. Joshua is also knowledgeable with setting up continuous delivery pipelines, managing AWS cloud infrastructure with Terraform, utilizing Docker, and getting his hands on anything new and cutting edge. Joshua is the leader of the PHP Vegas Users' Group and speaks regularly at the other meetups and events. Outside of the technical arena, Joshua prioritizes spending time with his wife and two children and enjoys hiking, skateboarding, and creating software!

Joshua Copeland is a full stack developer with over 15 years experience in building (and breaking) software. He is Co-Founder and CTO of RemoteDevForce.com, a Software Development Company. He found his way into the PHP arena where he has been activel... Show more

Dan spent 12 years in the military as a fighter jet mechanic before transitioning to a career in technology as a software engineer and then a manager. He was the Chief Architect at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners leading their technical and cultural transformation. He's now leading RSA Archer as their Chief Architect in their cloud migration and conversion to SaaS. Dan is also an organizer of DevOps KC and the DevOpsDays KC conference.

Dan spent 12 years in the military as a fighter jet mechanic before transitioning to a career in technology as a software engineer and then a manager. He was the Chief Architect at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners leading their tec... Show more

Bryce Clemmer is a seasoned blockchain/crypto entrepreneur who has founded, advised and invested in several disruptive technology companies. Clemmer first became involved in the blockchain and digital currency space in 2010. In 2012, he founded Vadio which had more than 120 million monthly users and was the first video distribution platform that allowed music streaming services to incorporate music videos into their audio streams in real-time. Clemmer was also an integral part of launching the first-generation iPhone at Apple and was part of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab. He currently serves on the advisory board at Oregon State University’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and is also a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business. Clemmer graduated with a degree in economics from Willamette University, where he also co-founded the Willamette University Investment Group.

Bryce Clemmer is a seasoned blockchain/crypto entrepreneur who has founded, advised and invested in several disruptive technology companies. Clemmer first became involved in the blockchain and digital currency space in 2010. In 2012, he founded Vadio... Show more

Michael Megel is an evangelist for cloud-first technologies with extensive experience across Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Generative AI, Azure DevOps, Microsoft BizApps, Low-Code solutions with PowerApps, IoT, and Big Data. In addition, he has a unique hands-on expertise in integrating microservices as part of traditional BizApps architectures. This broad spectrum of technologies helps him to turn customer challenges into solutions, find new business approaches and shape the future.

Michael regularly shares knowledge with others through his blog, conferences, and community events. He is a strong believer that you "Never-Stop-Learning" something new.

Michael Megel is an evangelist for cloud-first technologies with extensive experience across Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Generative AI, Azure DevOps, Microsoft BizApps, Low-Code solutions with PowerApps, IoT, and Big Data. In addition, he has a uniq... Show more

I work extensively with organizational development and leadership. Over the past 15 years, I have participated in five major organizational change journeys within companies in the automotive, IT, finance, government agency, and industrial sectors.

I work extensively with organizational development and leadership. Over the past 15 years, I have participated in five major organizational change journeys within companies in the automotive, IT, finance, government agency, and industrial sectors. Show more

Niels is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and works as Software Architect Lead at Derivco in Durban, South Africa. He and his team design and develop highly performant iGaming systems.

Apart from being a SQL Server "nerd," Niels now spends a lot of time in the real-time / stream processing world working with Kafka, ksqlDB, Flink, Azure Data Explorer, etc. He is very interested in AI/ML, especially Generative AI, and how to do AI/ML against real-time streaming data. He blogs regularly about these topics at https://nielsberglund.com.

He is a sought-after presenter at technology conferences and has presented at, amongst others, Tech-ED, SQL PASS, DevWeek, SQL Bits, SQL Saturday, etc.

Niels is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and works as Software Architect Lead at Derivco in Durban, South Africa. He and his team design and develop highly performant iGaming systems. Apart from being a SQL Server "nerd," Niels now spends a lot of t... Show more

Joe is a senior .NET developer and lover of adventure. During working hours he’s an Umbraco Certified Master and MVP who's been working with Umbraco in various digital agencies for the past decade, but is an adventure-loving outdoorsman in his free time and can often be seen out hiking or canoeing with his dog, Carter.

Joe is a senior .NET developer and lover of adventure. During working hours he’s an Umbraco Certified Master and MVP who's been working with Umbraco in various digital agencies for the past decade, but is an adventure-loving outdoorsman in his free t... Show more

Loïc Magnette is a seasoned software developer and architect. He has a strong background in consulting and has worked extensively as a software engineer. Loïc's passion for technology, software development, photography, and wildlife fuels his drive to share his knowledge and interests with others.

Currently employed at Oniryx, a consultancy company, Loïc serves as a senior software developer and architect. His primary focus is on Java and Angular, leveraging his expertise to create robust and innovative solutions. With a deep understanding of these technologies, Loïc is eager to contribute to the development community as a speaker.

Through engaging presentations, Loïc aims to inspire and educate fellow developers, providing valuable insights, practical tips, and real-world experiences. Whether it's discussing the latest advancements or sharing his passion for photography and wildlife, Loïc's diverse background brings a unique perspective to his talks.

Loïc Magnette is a seasoned software developer and architect. He has a strong background in consulting and has worked extensively as a software engineer. Loïc's passion for technology, software development, photography, and wildlife fuels his drive t... Show more

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native applications. He has a specific focus on ensuring cloud native technologies deliver against business goals. As co-chair of the CNCF Cartografos Group, Simon developed and co-authored the CNCF Cloud Native Maturity Model

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native ap... Show more