Fernando has been working with Linux and open source for the past 20 years, first in a DevOps role and later specializing in database technologies. He joined Percona in 2013 and has been focusing on the universe of PostgreSQL and MySQL with a pinch of Kubernetes.

Fernando has been working with Linux and open source for the past 20 years, first in a DevOps role and later specializing in database technologies. He joined Percona in 2013 and has been focusing on the universe of PostgreSQL and MySQL with a pinch o... Show more

Anika Jackson, MBA is a podcaster, speaker, consultant, and educator building scaled personal brands through podcasting. She hosts Your Brand Amplified®, a top 0.5% global podcast and other shows while teaching digital media at USC Annenberg.

Anika Jackson, MBA is a podcaster, speaker, consultant, and educator building scaled personal brands through podcasting. She hosts Your Brand Amplified®, a top 0.5% global podcast and other shows while teaching digital media at USC Annenberg. Show more

Anurima is Product Designer working on high impact user journeys in Southeast Asia's real estate space - PropertyGuru where decisions are complex, high stakes and deeply personal. Her work focuses on designing experiences that go beyond usability to build trust, clarity and confidence.
She is particularly interested in how AI is reshaping user behaviour and decision making, and how design can evolve beyond interfaces to support better, more informed outcomes. Through her work, she explores how to balance automation with user control in systems that increasingly act on behalf of people.

Anurima is Product Designer working on high impact user journeys in Southeast Asia's real estate space - PropertyGuru where decisions are complex, high stakes and deeply personal. Her work focuses on designing experiences that go beyond usability to ... Show more

Atuo como arquiteto de software e tech lead com foco em cloud Azure, inovação e redução de custos de infraestrutura. Tendo mais de 17 anos de experiência trabalhando em projetos escaláveis com qualidade, segurança e performance.

Atuo como arquiteto de software e tech lead com foco em cloud Azure, inovação e redução de custos de infraestrutura. Tendo mais de 17 anos de experiência trabalhando em projetos escaláveis com qualidade, segurança e performance. Show more

Technology Enthusiast.

Technology Enthusiast. Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bo has over 10 years of experience building real time systems for databases, decentralized finance, self driving cars, and voice AI. He previously worked as an Member of Technical Staff at Cartesia and is currently at EliseAI, building Agents for biggest sources of consumer spending: Housing and Healthcare.

Bo has over 10 years of experience building real time systems for databases, decentralized finance, self driving cars, and voice AI. He previously worked as an Member of Technical Staff at Cartesia and is currently at EliseAI, building Agents for big... Show more

I am a Solution Architect working mainly with Spark framework architectures such as microsoft fabric and Azure Databricks

I am a Solution Architect working mainly with Spark framework architectures such as microsoft fabric and Azure Databricks Show more

Peter Judge is a software architect at Consultingwerk, and has been working with Progress since 1996. Over the years, he has gone from writing reports, to building customer applications, to writing frameworks, to designing and building libraries, and generally makes stuff work together. Peter's background is in application and application toolkit design and development, and more recently has worked on server and integration technologies, but his interests span the whole SDLC from design through to deployment, regardless of language and technology. Peter is a frequent poster to various forums, a regular speaker at conferences and user groups, and enjoys bad puns and relaxing listening to records.

Peter Judge is a software architect at Consultingwerk, and has been working with Progress since 1996. Over the years, he has gone from writing reports, to building customer applications, to writing frameworks, to designing and building libraries, and... Show more

Eric is a software and firmware engineer with over 30 years of experience in C and C++–based systems development, spanning embedded firmware, low-level infrastructure, and hardware–software interfaces. His work emphasizes stable abstractions, precise interface contracts, and long-term maintainability across implementations.

He has served as a technical contributor to the LXI Consortium and was a member of the working group for the LXI 1.6 specification, collaborating with multi-vendor teams to define interoperable, standards-based instrumentation interfaces. Eric brings a pragmatic, implementation-driven perspective to standards development, balancing technical rigor with deployability and backward compatibility.

Eric is a software and firmware engineer with over 30 years of experience in C and C++–based systems development, spanning embedded firmware, low-level infrastructure, and hardware–software interfaces. His work emphasizes stable abstractions, precise... Show more

AI, Sustainability & Smart Cities Strategist | Startup Ecosystem Leader

Isaac Agya Koomson is a Ghanaian sustainability strategist, AI innovation advocate, and startup ecosystem builder focused on advancing Africa’s economic transformation through technology, entrepreneurship, and smart systems development.

He is the Founder & CEO of KIA-Start Up Consult, Civitas Estate & Maintenance, and Farmers Haven, and Team Lead of HopeFusion Africa — an initiative with a bold vision to reduce Africa’s unemployment by 10% by 2030. His work integrates AI-driven innovation, smart urbanization, renewable energy, and agribusiness transformation to build scalable, impact-driven enterprises.

Isaac has delivered keynote addresses on AI for smart urbanization, the Human + AI hybrid workforce, and reskilling for the generative AI age at platforms including Ghana Digital & Innovation Week, Africa Education Trust Fund, and DataGlobal Hub. He has represented Ghana and African youth as an official delegate at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings, World Bank Youth Summit, UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), IPBES-12, Global Youth Environment Assembly, and the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville, contributing to global discussions on climate finance, sustainable development, and digital transformation.

With over seven years of leadership across entrepreneurship, humanitarian operations, and green innovation, Isaac has supported more than 50 startups in achieving product-market fit, investment readiness, and scalable growth. His thought leadership publications have generated over 2 million views, shaping conversations around AI infrastructure, economic resilience, and Africa’s future of work.

Recognized as Young Entrepreneur of the Year (2023) by the Ghana Chamber of Young Entrepreneurs, Isaac speaks at the intersection of technology, sustainability, policy, and inclusive economic growth — challenging audiences to rethink how Africa builds its future.

AI, Sustainability & Smart Cities Strategist | Startup Ecosystem Leader Isaac Agya Koomson is a Ghanaian sustainability strategist, AI innovation advocate, and startup ecosystem builder focused on advancing Africa’s economic transformation through... Show more

Seale Rapolai is a problem solver and critical thinker with a passion for science and technology. A self-driven, enthusiastic full-stack developer, he is experienced in both web and app development. Seale enjoys learning and creating efficient software applications that solve complex problems – applications that are also maintainable and scalable. He’s always keen to meet new people and discover new ideas.

Seale Rapolai is a problem solver and critical thinker with a passion for science and technology. A self-driven, enthusiastic full-stack developer, he is experienced in both web and app development. Seale enjoys learning and creating efficient softwa... Show more

Martillero Público, Corredor Inmobiliario y Licenciado en Corretaje Inmobiliario. Actualmente desarrolla su actividad profesional donde acompaña a personas en procesos de compra, venta e inversión inmobiliaria, además de participar en la formación de nuevos profesionales del sector.

A lo largo de su carrera ha coordinado cientos de negociaciones y procesos complejos que involucran múltiples actores, intereses y objetivos, experiencia que le permitió profundizar en temas como liderazgo, comunicación, negociación, gestión de riesgos y manejo del cambio.

También se desempeña como docente y conferencista, dictando capacitaciones sobre distintas áreas del negocio inmobiliario y el desarrollo profesional.

Su principal interés está en comprender cómo las personas toman decisiones, gestionan la incertidumbre y atraviesan momentos de cambio, transformando experiencias del mundo real en aprendizajes aplicables a cualquier industria.

Martillero Público, Corredor Inmobiliario y Licenciado en Corretaje Inmobiliario. Actualmente desarrolla su actividad profesional donde acompaña a personas en procesos de compra, venta e inversión inmobiliaria, además de participar en la formación de... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ayoola Ajebeku is a software engineer and founder based in the Netherlands, with experience at ABN AMRO and TomTom building mobile products at scale. He's currently the sole builder of SmartKoop AI — a live Dutch PropTech SaaS taken from idea to production using the exact AI-assisted workflow he'll walk through on stage. Alongside it, he's shipping a multi-language Android word game built with Jetpack Compose and full TDD — again, with AI code assistants doing the heavy lifting. Ayoola doesn't theorise about building fast with AI. He just does it.

Ayoola Ajebeku is a software engineer and founder based in the Netherlands, with experience at ABN AMRO and TomTom building mobile products at scale. He's currently the sole builder of SmartKoop AI — a live Dutch PropTech SaaS taken from idea to prod... Show more

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

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

James Faxon is a senior technology and cybersecurity executive with more than two decades of experience leading enterprise IT strategy, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, and operational transformation across global manufacturing, energy, aerospace, mining, and retail organizations. He has held executive leadership roles including Global CISO, Head of Cyber Operations, and Managing Director, leading large scale initiatives involving ERP modernization, infrastructure transformation, enterprise governance, and technology enabled operational improvement.

Throughout his career, James has focused on aligning technology investments to measurable business outcomes while improving scalability, resilience, and operational efficiency. He has led multimillion dollar transformation programs, supported mergers and acquisitions, built enterprise operating models, and advised executive leadership and boards on technology, risk, and modernization strategy.

More recently, James has operated in advisory and fractional leadership capacities, helping organizations navigate growth, modernization, workforce development, and emerging technology initiatives including AI enabled operational capabilities.

James Faxon is a senior technology and cybersecurity executive with more than two decades of experience leading enterprise IT strategy, infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity, and operational transformation across global manufacturing, energy, a... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vivian transitioned into software engineering through hackathons, self-teaching, and a curiosity about how technology shapes people’s lives. Today, she works in fintech while exploring projects across payments, AI, crypto, and digital identity. She enjoys speaking about unconventional paths into tech, building while learning, and creating technology that feels more transparent, creative, and human.

Vivian transitioned into software engineering through hackathons, self-teaching, and a curiosity about how technology shapes people’s lives. Today, she works in fintech while exploring projects across payments, AI, crypto, and digital identity. She e... Show more

I’m a Developer Experience Engineer at Grafana Labs, where I spend most of my time helping people make observability easier and more practical. I maintain the Grafana Ansible Collection and the Grafana Operator, projects that have grown to over 5 million downloads, and I love working with open source. I started my career as an SRE, and that hands-on background still shapes how I think about systems today. I enjoy sharing what I learn, which has led me to speak at conferences about eBPF, Kubernetes, and AI, and to write guides that help engineers run real-world infrastructure more confidently.

I’m a Developer Experience Engineer at Grafana Labs, where I spend most of my time helping people make observability easier and more practical. I maintain the Grafana Ansible Collection and the Grafana Operator, projects that have grown to over 5 mil... Show more

Eve Macdonald is a creative growth strategist at KISS Branding, a Leeds-based brand strategy and creative studio working with food, drink, FMCG and purpose-driven challenger brands. She leads business development, thought leadership and outreach, bringing the same commercial sharpness to KISS's own positioning as she does to client work.
She writes Just a little Kiss, a Substack covering brand strategy and consumer culture for brand managers, founders and marketers, with bylines in Design Week. She is also the founder of Pencil It In, a creative community and events platform championing Northern creative talent across Leeds and Manchester.

Eve Macdonald is a creative growth strategist at KISS Branding, a Leeds-based brand strategy and creative studio working with food, drink, FMCG and purpose-driven challenger brands. She leads business development, thought leadership and outreach, bri... Show more

Patrick Walsh Empire Holdings centers on the professional record of Patrick Walsh, a Palm Beach County, Florida-based entrepreneur, investment specialist, company founder, and executive. His work has developed across investment management, enterprise finance, corporate strategy, and value-oriented business leadership. In 2012, he founded PW Partners in Jupiter, Florida, establishing a firm focused on small and mid-cap companies and the long-term value that can be created through operational strategy, disciplined capital allocation, and careful business planning.

At PW Partners, Patrick serves as founder and CEO, guiding work related to mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds, investment banking, equities, enterprise finance, and corporate strategy. The firm focuses on maximizing the potential of portfolio companies through strategic decision-making and practical operating measures. His investment management background includes a particular focus on the restaurant industry, where performance often depends on operating structure, capital planning, brand execution, and steady financial oversight.

Patrick’s professional work has been featured in Barron’s, Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2018, Ernst & Young named the founder and CEO of PW Partners its Entrepreneur Of The Year. This recognition reflects his experience as an investment professional, company builder, and executive, spanning public markets, private investment opportunities, and consumer-focused businesses.

Patrick Walsh also relates to his leadership at Empire Holdings and Investments, a diversified holding company headquartered in Palm Beach County. Patrick joined the firm in 2020 and served as CEO, overseeing its corporate structure and supporting its flexible investing approach. Empire Holdings and Investments has subsidiaries in various markets and pursues opportunities across Florida and nationwide, giving its work a broader connection to multiple industries and long-term business value creation.

Across PW Partners and Empire Holdings and Investments, Patrick’s clients and affiliations have included TMPL, Palm Beach Sports Club, LIV, Town Sports International, and Famous Dave’s of America. His board-level experience includes roles with BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., Del Taco Restaurants, Inc., Famous Dave’s of America, and Town Sports International, where he served as chairman of the board. In 2015, Nation’s Restaurant News named him to its Power List, which recognized 50 influential people in the restaurant industry that year.

Patrick began his career in 1998 as an investment analyst at Prudential Capital Group and Prudential Securities. In that position, he specialized in commercial property and publicly traded real estate investment trusts. He later joined Deutsche Bank as vice president of investment banking, spending several years with the multinational bank and financial services company. After that, he moved to Illinois and worked with a well-known hedge fund focused on long-short equity before becoming managing partner at PWK Partners in Chicago. He remained there until 2012, when he relocated to Florida and founded PW Partners.

His academic background began at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he studied economics and competed in baseball and football. After a back injury ended his athletic career, he transferred to Boston College in Massachusetts and graduated from the Chestnut Hill campus with honors in accountancy. Patrick later earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and completed further investment education at Columbia University, including the Graduate School of Business Executive Value Investing Program under Bruce Greenwald.

He was born in San Diego, California, and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother and father, both New England natives, worked as a school teacher and a naval officer. He now lives and works in Jupiter, Florida. Outside of business, he enjoys cooking, fitness, travel, reading, and literature. As part of a professional biography, Patrick Walsh Empire Holdings reflects a career built around PW Partners, Empire Holdings and Investments, restaurant industry experience, board service, investment discipline, and practical executive leadership.

Patrick Walsh Empire Holdings centers on the professional record of Patrick Walsh, a Palm Beach County, Florida-based entrepreneur, investment specialist, company founder, and executive. His work has developed across investment management, enterprise... Show more

Technical Manager with 14+ years of experience leading global cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade integration and AI-driven solutions. Expert in directing mission-critical API ecosystems with different tools like Mulesoft, webMethods and GenAI initiatives that drive business efficiency and data-driven decision-making. Proven track record in managing high-performing teams of up to 40 members, optimizing multimillion-dollar budgets, and implementing cutting-edge analytics using Snowflake and Power BI.

Technical Manager with 14+ years of experience leading global cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade integration and AI-driven solutions. Expert in directing mission-critical API ecosystems with different tools like Mulesoft, webMethods a... Show more

Jochen Schroeer is a Principal Architect at Microsoft Industry Solutions specializing in modern data platforms and cloud solutions. With deep expertise in designing scalable data architectures.
He has shared his insights at Microsoft Executive Briefing Centers, TecNetwork Customer Days, IT Pro Night and many more, inspiring audiences with practical approaches to data-driven transformation.

Jochen Schroeer is a Principal Architect at Microsoft Industry Solutions specializing in modern data platforms and cloud solutions. With deep expertise in designing scalable data architectures. He has shared his insights at Microsoft Executive Brie... Show more

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

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

Tyler Suard is a Python software developer in the field of Machine Learning and AI. He loves spaceships, giant robots, and his cat Ridley.

Tyler Suard is a Python software developer in the field of Machine Learning and AI. He loves spaceships, giant robots, and his cat Ridley. Show more