Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate innovator. This diversity gives her the unique ability to communicate complex technologies in a compelling way to tech and non-tech audiences alike and makes her a sought-after public speaker.

Adi is also a global speaker on AI technologies, developers productivity and entrepreneurship. She empowers companies and startups to innovate with generative AI for building cutting-edge applications at scale.

Adi has a wealth of experience in the tech industry, from corporate to startups, having held various roles in product management, software engineer, CEO, innovation, entrepreneurship, and AI domain. She previously worked as an innovation manager at Microsoft R&D CTO office, where she led market research and developed business models for new tech ventures. She also worked at Over.ai, which was acquired by Vonage, and as a product manager for AI products.

Adi is startups founder. Growing two ventures in the brain computer interface for gaming and wellness domain, ignited her mission to encourage more women to start their own ventures. Adi launched and managed Ben-Gurion University innovation hub for entrepreneurs, and in the last 7 years, she manages Merage alumni network (an Israeli network of 1000 startup CEOs selected to the prestigious Merage program) and the Merage startup competition (Granting $100K to entrepreneurs above the age 45 or women at any age), and volunteer in various women empowerment initiatives.

Adi is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is always willing to share her experiences and insights with others.

Meet Adi! Adi is a multi-disciplinary master: She manages the App & AI and cloud services across Southeast Europe, holds a degree in software engineering, launched startups, managing startups competitions, won global competitions and is a passionate ... Show more

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

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

Más de 20 años en la industria de IT, trabajando en diversas posiciones de presales y de manager, especialista o colaborador en offerings Cloud en partners cercanos a Microsoft como SoftwareONE, Seidor o Insight Technologies. MCT y experto Azure certificado en varias especializaciones. Multicloud con conocimientos de Azure AWS, Finops, Vmware o Linux y plataformas de IA como ChatGPT, Perplexity&Comet, Copilot, Claude Cowork y un máster digital en FOUNDERZ que me dio mucha visibilidad en el mercado de IA.

Más de 20 años en la industria de IT, trabajando en diversas posiciones de presales y de manager, especialista o colaborador en offerings Cloud en partners cercanos a Microsoft como SoftwareONE, Seidor o Insight Technologies. MCT y experto Azure cert... Show more

Architecte en gestion et sécurisation de l'environnement des utilisateur, j'accompagne les entreprises dans le cadrage et le design de leurs solutions afin d'assurer la sécurité et une bonne expérience utilisateur.

Architecte en gestion et sécurisation de l'environnement des utilisateur, j'accompagne les entreprises dans le cadrage et le design de leurs solutions afin d'assurer la sécurité et une bonne expérience utilisateur. Show more

Luca is an AI Advisor helping enterprises translate AI ambition into deployable, governable platforms. I advise and design AI/ML and LLM-ready environments across hybrid cloud, with deep hands-on experience in OpenShift AI, multi-tenant GPU orchestration, and MLOps operating models (guardrails, quotas, cost control, day-2 operations). I work in regulated contexts with architecture aligned to SOC2/ISO27001 controls. I also communicate at global scale: speaker at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 (Amsterdam) on multi-tenant GPUs on OpenShift AI, and speaker at Red Hat Summit 2026 (Atlanta) on safety-first GPU multi-tenancy and platform engineering.

Luca is an AI Advisor helping enterprises translate AI ambition into deployable, governable platforms. I advise and design AI/ML and LLM-ready environments across hybrid cloud, with deep hands-on experience in OpenShift AI, multi-tenant GPU orchestra... Show more

Fabian is a Senior Consultant at Cluster Reply, helping organizations design and implement enterprise-scale cloud, AI and sovereign cloud strategies using Microsoft technologies.

Rather than focusing solely on technology, Fabian specializes in aligning business objectives, enterprise architecture and cloud strategy. He supports organizations in transforming complex requirements into secure, scalable and future-ready platforms that balance innovation with governance, compliance and operational excellence.

Working with enterprise customers across the private and public sector, he advises decision-makers on adopting Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Azure Local and AI while navigating regulatory requirements, security expectations and organizational complexity.

Alongside customer engagements, Fabian contributes to strategic knowledge initiatives, authors technical whitepapers on Sovereign AI and On-Premises AI, and collaborates with Microsoft on emerging cloud and AI topics.

His sessions are designed for architects, technology leaders and decision-makers who want to understand not only how Microsoft technologies work, but why they matter for modern enterprise organizations. Rather than deep technical implementation, Fabian focuses on architecture, strategy, governance and real-world adoption of cloud and AI technologies.

Fabian is a Senior Consultant at Cluster Reply, helping organizations design and implement enterprise-scale cloud, AI and sovereign cloud strategies using Microsoft technologies. Rather than focusing solely on technology, Fabian specializes in ali... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kathleen loves to code and loves to teach and talk about code. She’s written tons of articles, a book, and spoken at numerous conferences around the world. After 8 years on the .NET team, including as the .NET Languages PM guiding C#, F# and VB, Kathleen is focusing on speaking and teaching, about C#, .NET, code generation and life in tech. She's always ready to help developers take the next step in exploring the wonderful world we call code.

Kathleen loves to code and loves to teach and talk about code. She’s written tons of articles, a book, and spoken at numerous conferences around the world. After 8 years on the .NET team, including as the .NET Languages PM guiding C#, F# and VB, Kath... Show more

Rohit Kumar is an AI Application Developer at Oracle, focused on GenAI, agentic systems, and MLOps. He is interested in building production-ready AI applications using cloud-native and open source tools. His work spans RAG systems, LLMOps, workflow orchestration, and developer tooling for reliable AI applications.

Rohit Kumar is an AI Application Developer at Oracle, focused on GenAI, agentic systems, and MLOps. He is interested in building production-ready AI applications using cloud-native and open source tools. His work spans RAG systems, LLMOps, workflow o... Show more

Mårten Rånge is a consultant, developer, and software architect with nearly 30 years of experience building applications. He has worked at Microsoft, WCOM, and Ericsson, and now works at Contracting Works AS.

Mårten Rånge is a consultant, developer, and software architect with nearly 30 years of experience building applications. He has worked at Microsoft, WCOM, and Ericsson, and now works at Contracting Works AS. Show more

Swathy Santhosh is a seasoned software engineer with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, playing multiple roles spanning global teams. She has a passion for full-stack engineering and has a keen eye for user experience for the products that she leads. She has led engineering teams developing mission-critical applications across a wide variety of industries such as financial services, health care, and logistics.

While she isn't in front of her computer, she dabbles in creating mural arts or canvas paintings based on whatever inspires her and hopes to someday focus a lot more time on the arts. She is also an avid traveller and is always in search of her next dream destination.

Swathy Santhosh is a seasoned software engineer with over 15 years of experience in the IT industry, playing multiple roles spanning global teams. She has a passion for full-stack engineering and has a keen eye for user experience for the products th... 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

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

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

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

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

Alejandro Ricatti is Head of Engineering at ConCntric, where he leads the engineering organization and architecture of the company's construction technology platform. He designed and built the initial version of Amplify, ConCntric's agentic AI system, and continues to lead its evolution from a relatively simple LLM agent into a production platform for autonomous workflows.
He has more than 17 years of experience building software systems across the US, Europe and Latin America, including previous work with Ring/Amazon on large-scale data privacy infrastructure. His background spans distributed systems, cloud architecture, security and engineering leadership, with a current focus on building agentic AI systems that can safely interact with real production data and workflows.

Alejandro Ricatti is Head of Engineering at ConCntric, where he leads the engineering organization and architecture of the company's construction technology platform. He designed and built the initial version of Amplify, ConCntric's agentic AI system... Show more

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

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

Anita Sevilla Ull es UX Lead con más de 10 años diseñando productos digitales.

No llegó al diseño por el diseño. Llegó por las personas.

Estudió psicología, se recibió en guión y dirección de cine, y se graduó en marketing. En cada etapa aprendió lo mismo desde ángulos distintos: cómo piensa la gente, qué la mueve y por qué se comporta como lo hace.

Fundó Comunidad UXUI en 2021, hoy la comunidad de UXers más grande del mundo hispanohablante.

Quiere vivir en un mundo más accesible, inclusivo y usable, y eso rige cada decisión que toma — en la vida, en la comunidad y en cómo diseña.

Anita Sevilla Ull es UX Lead con más de 10 años diseñando productos digitales. No llegó al diseño por el diseño. Llegó por las personas. Estudió psicología, se recibió en guión y dirección de cine, y se graduó en marketing. En cada etapa aprend... Show more

Calvin Chestnut has been an Apple enthusiast for twenty years and an Apple Platform developer for twelve. Originally from Texas, after three countries and six states they've settled in Salem, MA to raise their child and snake. They can usually be found building apps in a local coffee shop and chatting with tourists.

Calvin Chestnut has been an Apple enthusiast for twenty years and an Apple Platform developer for twelve. Originally from Texas, after three countries and six states they've settled in Salem, MA to raise their child and snake. They can usually be fou... Show more

I am a hands-on Architect, with a proven record of delivering scalable, secure, and flexible enterprise systems. I am passionate about clean, readable, tested code and delivering excellent value to clients.

I currently serve as a Software Architect at One Zero Bank. Our company is the first digital bank, providing fast, reliable service to our customers using the latest AI technologies.

At my previous company (NI), I also served as the Lead of the Product Security Chapter, which focused on advancing NI's security posture using their SDL, Threat Modeling, Certifications, and lots of training.

I am a hands-on Architect, with a proven record of delivering scalable, secure, and flexible enterprise systems. I am passionate about clean, readable, tested code and delivering excellent value to clients. I currently serve as a Software Architec... Show more

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge selskaper fra idé til skalering, ledet digitale transformasjonsprosesser og hjulpet ledere å ta smartere beslutninger raskere. På scenen er han kjent for sin energiske, ærlige og inspirerende stil som gjør komplekse temaer konkrete og relevante – enten det handler om vekst, strategi eller menneskene bak tallene.

Kamil Panfil er CFO, styreleder og foredragsholder med bred erfaring fra både oppstartsbedrifter og etablerte selskaper. Han kombinerer solid finansforståelse med praktisk innsikt i teknologi, automatisering og ledelse. Kamil har jobbet med å bygge s... 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

Ingeniero en software con más de 15 años de experiencia en desarrollo de soluciones para empresas de tecnología, telecomunicaciones y sector público. Especialista en infraestructura cloud-native, con más de 8 certificaciones en AWS, además de credenciales técnicas en Azure y Google Cloud Platform. Actualmente lidero proyectos en TyC, empresa peruana que desarrolla soluciones con inteligencia artificial para seguridad urbana, detección de basura y armas, análisis de video en tiempo real, y agentes inteligentes desplegados sobre Kubernetes.

He trabajado extensivamente con arquitecturas distribuidas, visión computarizada, y procesamiento en el borde, aplicando tecnologías open source en entornos de alta exigencia operativa. Estoy certificado como Golden Kubestronaut —una distinción técnica abierta validada por la comunidad global de Kubernetes— y promuevo activamente la adopción de tecnologías nativas de la nube en Latinoamérica, con foco en resiliencia, eficiencia y contexto real.

Ingeniero en software con más de 15 años de experiencia en desarrollo de soluciones para empresas de tecnología, telecomunicaciones y sector público. Especialista en infraestructura cloud-native, con más de 8 certificaciones en AWS, además de credenc... Show more

I am a senior developer at twoday A/S, I have worked with NAV / Business Central for 12 years, and my focus has always been on the more technical side of things, and how to use the best tools for the job.

I am a senior developer at twoday A/S, I have worked with NAV / Business Central for 12 years, and my focus has always been on the more technical side of things, and how to use the best tools for the job. Show more

William Timlen, CPA, has three decades of experience in tax, accounting, and management. He focuses on partnership taxation and passive activity loss rules, with solid experience in profit-and-loss allocations and distributions. He advises borrowers on the tax implications of debt restructurings and distressed real estate transactions, including foreclosures, deeds-in-lieu, and bankruptcy. He also works with real estate owners and developers on tax planning. He provides advisory support to high-net-worth individuals and families, including guidance during complex federal and state tax examinations.

He joined a New York-based firm in 2016 as a Tax Partner in its Real Estate Group, part of a top-15 international tax advisory firm. Over the past 10 years, William has generated more than $2 million in new business, including $1 million in 2018, while working with major participants in the NYC real estate market. He strengthened the group by recruiting experienced professionals across tax and audit practices. As a member of the leadership committee, he helps guide the real estate practice's direction, including thought leadership, business development, education, and branding. He is also a member of a national accounting organization.

He began his career in 1993 at a CPA firm in Princeton, New Jersey, where he worked for four years. He prepared tax workpapers and federal and state tax returns for partnerships, individuals, corporations, and trusts. He also reviewed financial statements, researched tax matters, and supported client communication. In 1998, Timlen joined a global firm as a Supervising Senior, where he prepared audit workpapers for Fortune 100 companies in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

He later founded his own accounting firm in Princeton, New Jersey, focusing on tax consulting for high-net-worth individuals, real estate partnerships, and corporations. Within the first three years, he built a business generating more than $600K annually. After 10 years, he joined a New York firm as a Tax Manager, where he reviewed complex returns, advised on like-kind exchanges, and represented clients before tax authorities. William then served for seven years as a Tax Principal at another firm, managing client relationships, leading engagements, and supporting business development and operational improvements.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from a college in Rhode Island, where he played Division 1 baseball for four years. He attended high school in New Jersey and was an All-State baseball player for two years.

William Timlen was born and raised in New Jersey and lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, with his family. He is married and has two sons in college. One is a senior at a university in Connecticut, and the other is a junior at a university in Miami. He enjoys golf, is a member of a country club in Greenwich, and likes traveling across the U.S. and abroad. He will be celebrating his 55th birthday this May.

William Timlen, CPA, has three decades of experience in tax, accounting, and management. He focuses on partnership taxation and passive activity loss rules, with solid experience in profit-and-loss allocations and distributions. He advises borrowers ... Show more

Sheena Yap Chan is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, strategist, and award-winning podcaster renowned for her expertise in elevating leadership and self-confidence through media. She is the founder and host of the acclaimed podcast, The Tao of Self-Confidence, where she interviews women about their journeys to self-confidence. With over one million downloads, her podcast ranks among the top 0.5% most popular shows globally and features over 800 interviews, including conversations with celebrities and eight-figure CEOs. Sheena's influence extends beyond podcasting. Her debut book, The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within, published by Wiley, is a Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestseller. It is also recognized as one of the top 20 best self-confidence books of all time by Book Authority, the world's leading site for book recommendations. Her work has been featured on prominent platforms such as MindValley, FOX, NBC News, and the Manila Times. Sheena is dedicated to closing the gender confidence gap through her training and programs, aiming to elevate women into leadership roles across all industries. She has delivered impactful speeches for organizations like Live Nation, NASA, and UKG, sharing her insights on self-confidence and leadership.

Sheena Yap Chan is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, keynote speaker, strategist, and award-winning podcaster renowned for her expertise in elevating leadership and self-confidence through media. She is the founder and host of the acclaimed p... 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