Region & Country

Valued speakers who focus on the geopolitical and cultural aspects of different regions and countries, exploring topics like regional development, international relations, and cultural identity

Anjali Mehta

Anjali Mehta

Anjali is a human rights and law of war attorney, speaker, athlete, and professional artist, who currently runs a nonprofit dedicated to combating gender-based violence. She is a TEDx speaker and Fulbright Scholarship grantee.

Anjali has worked at the intersection of women's rights, gender-based violence, art, and law in India, the U.K., Colombia, Brazil, and Chile. Her work as a lawyer includes representing foreign governments in human rights cases before international courts, achieving asylum for asylum-seekers persecuted on the basis of their gender, and working on Constitutional rights cases to protect the rights of transgender girl athletes in the U.S.

As an artist, Anjali explores themes of social justice through art. Her movement films have been nominated for several awards, including at the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase, and Anjali has received a Bessie nomination for outstanding performer for her achievement in dance.

She is currently climbing the Seven Summits to amplify the voices and power of survivors, while building a coalition of organizations around the world. She's on track to be the first Indian-American woman to do so. The coalition she is building through this campaign will be part of the first ever global digital hub for survivors, advocates, and grassroots organizations combating gender-based violence to connect in real time, all the time.

Anjali is a human rights and law of war attorney, speaker, athlete, and professional artist, who currently runs a nonprofit dedicated to combating gender-based violence. She is a TEDx speaker and Fulbright Scholarship grantee. Anjali has worked a... Show more

Rocky Mar

Rocky Mar

Coach Rocky Mar (she/her) helps Drupal teams turn training into Tuesday habits that ship. An Amazon bestselling author and Founder & CEO of Smart Life Investments, she teaches a 90-day, manager-led playbook of EI micro-skills, crisp standups/1:1s, and a lightweight delivery scorecard—tool-agnostic and community-first. Her sessions emphasize inclusive leadership, psychological safety with accountability, and responsible use of AI as a practice partner for feedback, reviews, and onboarding. Attendees leave with open templates they can use next sprint to raise velocity, improve first-time-right, and reduce burnout.

Coach Rocky Mar (she/her) helps Drupal teams turn training into Tuesday habits that ship. An Amazon bestselling author and Founder & CEO of Smart Life Investments, she teaches a 90-day, manager-led playbook of EI micro-skills, crisp standups/1:1s, an... Show more

Michael Bender

Michael Bender

I'm a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft focused on Azure Networking. Getting people skilled up on the things they need to 'level up' their careers is what I do. My goal has always been to share what. I've learned in hopes someone can use that to keep on climbing. If I can teach a handful of people a set of skills that will help them level up, it's been a good day.
- Pluralsight author
- Microsoft MVP (2012-2018)

I'm a Senior Content Developer at Microsoft focused on Azure Networking. Getting people skilled up on the things they need to 'level up' their careers is what I do. My goal has always been to share what. I've learned in hopes someone can use that to... Show more

Eduard Andrei Capanu

Eduard Andrei Capanu

🔹React 🔸Microsoft 365 / Azure ♦️Angular

I am 25 year old and I started my career 7 years ago, even though my passion and interest were born more than 12 years ago.

Starting from the basics, from understanding how a simple web application worked and was created, I was amazed by what a developer is able to see and create behind the scenes and by what an end customer uses, thus making my decision to enter in this world.

As a developer, I divide my time between the frontend development on Microsoft technologies and the in-depth analysis of the new Microsoft 365 / React technologies, together with the involvement on the various Italian and international communities, trying to give my contribution and to learn more every day.

Right now: learning more about AWS 😁

🔹React 🔸Microsoft 365 / Azure ♦️Angular I am 25 year old and I started my career 7 years ago, even though my passion and interest were born more than 12 years ago. Starting from the basics, from understanding how a simple web application wo... Show more

Sandeep Gusain

Sandeep Gusain

Sandeep Gusain is a senior software engineer and cloud architect with more than 20 years of experience designing, building, and delivering enterprise-scale web, cloud, and AI-enabled applications. His work centers on AI-driven cloud experiences, intelligent-agent development, and the agentic extensibility models that let partners bring AI-powered capabilities into their own customer experiences.

Sandeep's expertise spans C#, ASP.NET Core/.NET, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, KQL, SQL Server, and Entity Framework, applied across cloud migrations, microservices architecture, and large-scale platform modernization. He is the author of a registered cloud architect patent (MS #414054-US01), with a second agent-focused patent in preparation, and received an honorable mention in a global hackathon executive challenge in 2023 for his innovative work.

Earlier in his career, he led development for a major global audit platform, served as senior technical lead on large-scale telecom web portals for a major U.S. wireless carrier, and delivered a national financial-monitoring platform for the Government of India, among other enterprise engagements across banking, e-commerce, and ERP systems.

Sandeep holds an MCA with honors from the Institute of Foreign Trade and Management, Moradabad, and a B.Sc. in Mathematics & Physics from Lucknow University. He is a certified SAFe Scrum Master. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, he speaks and writes independently on cloud architecture, AI agent development, and enterprise modernization, drawing on two decades of hands-on experience.

Sandeep Gusain is a senior software engineer and cloud architect with more than 20 years of experience designing, building, and delivering enterprise-scale web, cloud, and AI-enabled applications. His work centers on AI-driven cloud experiences, inte... Show more

Mohit Gupta

Mohit Gupta

Mohit Gupta is a Staff GPU Performance Engineer at Intel Corporation with over 8 years of experience in GPU performance verification and pre-silicon design verification. Based in Santa Clara, California, he has been with Intel since September 2022, leading microarchitectural performance verification and qualification for GPU compute subsystems, with focus on front-end dispatch pipelines and Load-Store Cache (LSC) units.
At Intel, Mohit debugs and resolves performance inefficiencies within High Performance Compute (HPC) pipelines across multiple GPU IPs. He conducts cluster-level and top-level analysis to identify and triage performance regressions, profiles compute benchmarks to identify bottlenecks, and works cross-functionally with architects, hardware designers, and software developers to propose hardware and software improvements.
Prior to Intel, Mohit spent over five years at Qualcomm Technologies as a Senior Design Verification Engineer (February 2017 - September 2022). He developed modular, reusable Shader Processor Subblock testbenches, designed parameterized UVM testbenches for buffer memory modules, and achieved 100% functional and code coverage across assigned projects. He engineered comprehensive UVM verification infrastructure for GPU Command Processor hardware-software integration and conducted GPU performance verification using benchmark vectors.
Mohit holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University (GPA: 3.56/4.0) and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Kurukshetra University, India (GPA: 3.88/4.0). His technical expertise includes GPU architecture, performance analysis and tuning, UVM, SystemVerilog, Python, and EDA tools from Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, and Intel.

Mohit Gupta is a Staff GPU Performance Engineer at Intel Corporation with over 8 years of experience in GPU performance verification and pre-silicon design verification. Based in Santa Clara, California, he has been with Intel since September 2022, l... Show more

Julie Hong

Julie Hong

Named the 2025 ACSA Special Education Administrator of the Year, Dr. Julie Hong is an award-winning educational leader, author, and systems designer with over 21 years of experience across general, special, and alternative education. She currently serves as Director of Instructional Support, Innovation, and Competitive Advantage at the Riverside County Office of Education, where she leads systems that unify Alternative Education, Special Education, and career pathways through student-centered, future-ready design. She is the author of Toward Pedagogy-First AI Integration: A Conceptual Framework Grounded in Relevance to Rigor Flow and Pedagogy in the Loop. Her work advances a human-centered approach to AI integration that aligns with UNESCO’s emphasis on ethical, inclusive, and human-centered AI in education. She has led transformative change across three school districts and two county offices, building instructional coherence in diverse settings. Her work centers on AI Integrated Learning, Project-Based Learning, Universal Design for Learning, and Design Thinking. Dr. Hong also serves as Vice President of Membership for ACSA Region XIX, Past President-Elect of the SWAA Charter, board member for Mosaic Legacy, and CAAPLE mentor to aspiring administrators. She is known for Sparking Joy in Education and reimagining schools through purpose, people, and possibility.

Named the 2025 ACSA Special Education Administrator of the Year, Dr. Julie Hong is an award-winning educational leader, author, and systems designer with over 21 years of experience across general, special, and alternative education. She currently se... Show more

Ani Mukherjee

Ani Mukherjee

A builder with a bias for impact. My mission is to create AI-native products that reach people at scale, and to elevate the teams that ship them.

As both a technologist and an operator, I live in the space between a hard engineering problem and the human insight that makes it worth solving. My deepest work is in AI-native platforms: recommendations, personalization, LLMs, RAG, and multi-model orchestration across B2C subscription, fintech, and enterprise SaaS. Technically fluent in Python, SQL, and GenAI tooling; close enough to the stack to earn engineering trust and move fast.

Currently Director PM at PayPal, leading onboarding, identity, compliance, and policy across 150+ countries. Previously at Netflix, Microsoft, and Toast. Before PM, I was writing code. Led orgs from 3 to 150+, including manager-of-managers structures across North America, Europe, and Asia.

UCLA Anderson MBA. NIT Patna CS engineer. The products I'm most proud of are the ones no one had to be talked into using.

A builder with a bias for impact. My mission is to create AI-native products that reach people at scale, and to elevate the teams that ship them. As both a technologist and an operator, I live in the space between a hard engineering problem and t... Show more

Chris Dalton

Chris Dalton

A seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in Endpoint Management. Started a career at the helpdesk level and quickly honed a passion for solving complex technical issues and delivering user-focused IT solutions. This foundation provided the skills to transition into broader roles supporting industry-level endpoint management systems. We are the support your IT department calls for support.

A seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in Endpoint Management. Started a career at the helpdesk level and quickly honed a passion for solving complex technical issues and delivering user-focused IT solutions. This foundation provide... Show more

Regina C.

Regina C.

Regina Chitralla is a data analytics consultant who combines deep technical expertise with a strong focus on responsible and secure AI adoption.
As founder of Chitralla Consulting, she builds Python-driven tools and automated data pipelines (BigQuery, Streamlit) that deliver real-time insights while embedding access controls, bias mitigation, and EU AI Act compliance. Recent projects include an anti-bias self-assessment platform used by 370+ professionals and secure analytics infrastructure supporting 14+ European organizations.
With a background spanning Nielsen (global quality & process leadership for 500+ employees), cloud project management at plusserver, and AI-generated animation production using Stable Diffusion resulting in more than 10 Million Views, Regina excels at translating complex technical concepts for diverse stakeholders in German, English, and Dutch.
Certified in Generative AI, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Cybersecurity Foundations, she is a frequent voice on ethical AI, data security, and inclusive analytics. When she’s not architecting resilient data systems, you’ll find her scripting short films or hunting the perfect coffee.
Passionate about responsible AI, cybersecurity in practice, and making data work for people - always happy to chat tech, governance, or both over a ☕.

Regina Chitralla is a data analytics consultant who combines deep technical expertise with a strong focus on responsible and secure AI adoption. As founder of Chitralla Consulting, she builds Python-driven tools and automated data pipelines (BigQue... Show more

Bibhas B. Tanmoy

Bibhas B. Tanmoy

I’m a civil design engineer specializing in water infrastructure, sustainable engineering, and lifecycle cost analysis. At AECOM-DBS JV (DWM-PMO), I support the Chicago Department of Water Management through engineering design reviews, facility protection assessments, and water distribution system adjustments that strengthen long-term resilience. With a Master’s in Civil Engineering and certifications including PE, ENV SP, and OSHA-30, I’ve reviewed hundreds of plans to ensure compliance and high-quality design. Outside engineering, I’m an active musician and composer, blending classical, Bangla, and modern styles, and I enjoy writing, performing, and exploring creative outlets that balance my analytical work.

I’m a civil design engineer specializing in water infrastructure, sustainable engineering, and lifecycle cost analysis. At AECOM-DBS JV (DWM-PMO), I support the Chicago Department of Water Management through engineering design reviews, facility prote... Show more

Pradeep Kumar Ratnala

Pradeep Kumar Ratnala

Pradeep Kumar is Director of Engineering at Rakuten Viki, where he leads the Product-Services group, overseeing software architecture, platform strategy, and engineering execution for a global streaming service with a significant international audience. He specializes in scalable and resilient system design, aligning technology strategy closely with product vision and business objectives. Passionate about engineering leadership, Pradeep actively fosters developer effectiveness, encourages operational excellence, and champions sustainable architectural practices.

Pradeep Kumar is Director of Engineering at Rakuten Viki, where he leads the Product-Services group, overseeing software architecture, platform strategy, and engineering execution for a global streaming service with a significant international audien... Show more

Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt is an independent cloud consultant and founder of IT2Cloud GmbH. He helps organizations design and optimize cloud native platforms with a focus on Kubernetes, OpenShift, container platforms, and DevOps. With experience ranging from enterprise OpenShift consulting to HyperShift based platform architectures and air gapped environments, he brings a practical perspective on building scalable, secure, and developer friendly infrastructure in complex real world settings.

Tim Schmidt is an independent cloud consultant and founder of IT2Cloud GmbH. He helps organizations design and optimize cloud native platforms with a focus on Kubernetes, OpenShift, container platforms, and DevOps. With experience ranging from enterp... Show more

Matija Alešević

Matija Alešević

Dugogodišnji streličar iz Rijeke. Instruktor rukovanja srednje teškim i teškim povijesnim vojnim lukovima i samostrelima. Predavač o povijesnom oružju, načinu i tehnikama korištenja. Djelovanje unutar povijesne udruge O.S.V. i osnivač grupe Š.T.S. Zorya, škole za autentično povijesno streličarstvo.

Dugogodišnji streličar iz Rijeke. Instruktor rukovanja srednje teškim i teškim povijesnim vojnim lukovima i samostrelima. Predavač o povijesnom oružju, načinu i tehnikama korištenja. Djelovanje unutar povijesne udruge O.S.V. i osnivač grupe Š.T.S. Zo... Show more

Sameer Satyavolu

Sameer Satyavolu

I have diverse experience in application development within the banking and telecom sectors, along with a strong background in Quality Assurance Engineering for product development in the IMS area. With a master’s degree in data science and management, I combine technical expertise with business acumen to deliver innovative solutions. I have a keen eye for identifying gaps between technology and business needs, enabling me to optimize solutions and drive efficiency across industries.

I have diverse experience in application development within the banking and telecom sectors, along with a strong background in Quality Assurance Engineering for product development in the IMS area. With a master’s degree in data science and managemen... Show more

Nick Davitashvili

Nick Davitashvili

Nick Davitashvili is a Principal Architect at Aviatrix.

He started in network engineering, moved into cloud architecture via edge infrastructure for autonomous vehicles and deep learning for transportation systems, and has operated in the multi-cloud area code ever since. He has given a TEDx talk on technology and environmental advocacy and contributed to Packet Pushers and other technical media.

At Aviatrix, he has shipped a public MCP server for network operations and maintains open-source Obot blueprints for agentic AI workloads. The attack scenario in this talk came directly from that work: securing AI agent deployments in production cloud environments, then discovering that Kubernetes NetworkPolicy cannot see what MCP tools are doing.

Georgian-born, Edinburgh-based. First KCD talk.

Nick Davitashvili is a Principal Architect at Aviatrix. He started in network engineering, moved into cloud architecture via edge infrastructure for autonomous vehicles and deep learning for transportation systems, and has operated in the multi-cl... Show more

Uche Blessed

Uche Blessed

Uche Blessed is a Developer Relations Engineer, community builder, and technical communicator with over five years of experience helping developers learn, build, and grow within technology ecosystems. He has led and supported developer communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, organized technical events, mentored aspiring technologists, and created educational content focused on cloud, open source, AI, and Web3 technologies. Passionate about talent development and open-source adoption, Uche advocates for empowering African developers to contribute to global projects, build impactful careers, and strengthen local tech communities.

Uche Blessed is a Developer Relations Engineer, community builder, and technical communicator with over five years of experience helping developers learn, build, and grow within technology ecosystems. He has led and supported developer communities ac... Show more

Kristen Warden

Kristen Warden

Kristen Warden is an accomplished healthcare operator and value-based care (VBC) executive with a proven track record of building and scaling multi-state organizations serving seniors. As President and Chief Operating Officer at Theoria, she spearheads daily execution and process optimization across the clinical and growth teams. Driven by a deep passion for the intersection of senior housing, primary care, and value-based models, Kristen is dedicated to positioning Theoria as the leading platform and preferred partner for senior housing operators.

Most recently, Kristen served as the COO of ConcertoCare, where she scaled in-home, risk-bearing primary care models in partnership with major health plans to serve more than 80,000 homebound seniors. Prior to that, she was an early leadership team member at Oak Street Health, an industry-leading network of primary care centers delivering value-based care to Medicare-eligible older adults. Earlier in her career, she managed a portfolio of assisted living communities for Enlivant and built her operational foundation at DaVita Dialysis.

Kristen holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, two children, and their corgi.

Kristen Warden is an accomplished healthcare operator and value-based care (VBC) executive with a proven track record of building and scaling multi-state organizations serving seniors. As President and Chief Operating Officer at Theoria, she spearhea... Show more

Rupal Shirpurkar

Rupal Shirpurkar

Rupal is a top influencer in Cloud Computing and the Business Head (Cloud BU) at Click2Cloud. She leads global business strategy across 32+ countries across America, APAC, EMEA, and global markets in partnership with tech giants like Microsoft, SoftBank, and Huawei. With over 10 years of diverse experience, Rupal excels in strategy, sales, and technology.

She has a proven ability to convert new technologies into strategic frameworks, business models, and value propositions in multinational environments. She has built and led high-performance sales, alliance, and management teams, driving results and embracing change to develop and launch new market offerings.

A computer science graduate from Nagpur University with a leadership specialization from Harvard Business School, Rupal has been recognized as a top trailblazer in Cloud Computing. She founded the Women in Technology and Leadership (WITL) community, empowering over a thousand women in tech. Rupal is a sought-after keynote speaker and has received accolades such as the Lokmat CXO award and Alibaba's Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Her passion for technology and innovation, combined with her deep knowledge of the competitive landscape and leading-edge technologies, drives her to inspire and lead in the tech industry.

Rupal is a top influencer in Cloud Computing and the Business Head (Cloud BU) at Click2Cloud. She leads global business strategy across 32+ countries across America, APAC, EMEA, and global markets in partnership with tech giants like Microsoft, SoftB... Show more

Nareshbabu Sigamani

Nareshbabu Sigamani

Naresh Sigamani is a Director of Data Architecture at Lovelytics and a member of the Forbes Technology Council. With over 15 years of experience in data and analytics, Naresh specializes in guiding global organizations through complex data maturity journeys and building resilient, scalable, cloud-native platforms.

Currently leading the SAP Databricks service line, Naresh is a recognized industry expert in migrating SAP data to premier cloud environments, including Databricks, Snowflake, and BigQuery. His strategic expertise spans diverse sectors, including CPG, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy services.

Previously, as CTO of Data Analytics at Eviden / Atos, Naresh pioneered the development of reusable data solutions and led pre-sales for North America, driving more than $60M in business growth. He notably architected the data modernization strategy for a $21B CPG enterprise, enabling the organization to achieve market leadership through advanced, data-driven infrastructure.

A prolific technical author and frequent speaker, Naresh has contributed to key industry works such as "AWS Data Lake Accelerator for SAP" and "Reimagine Your SAP Data Strategy." His technical authority is supported by elite certifications, including Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional (2025), Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, and SnowPro Advanced Architect.

Naresh Sigamani is a Director of Data Architecture at Lovelytics and a member of the Forbes Technology Council. With over 15 years of experience in data and analytics, Naresh specializes in guiding global organizations through complex data maturity j... Show more

Matheus Fernandes

Matheus Fernandes

Sou Matheus Fernandes, economista formado pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e Analista de TI na DATAPREV, onde atuo na evolução da gestão de produtos e na construção de práticas que aproximam estratégia e execução.
Meu trabalho envolve roadmaps, indicadores e governança, sempre com foco em transformar planejamento em ações concretas. Gosto especialmente de criar espaços de colaboração e construir mecanismos que tornem o trabalho mais transparente e alinhado entre diferentes áreas da organização.
Acredito que processos só geram valor quando ajudam as equipes a trabalhar com mais clareza, autonomia e propósito. Por isso, busco transformar conceitos de governança e planejamento em ferramentas úteis para o dia a dia.

Sou Matheus Fernandes, economista formado pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e Analista de TI na DATAPREV, onde atuo na evolução da gestão de produtos e na construção de práticas que aproximam estratégia e execução. Meu trabalho envolv... Show more

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar

Gaurav Bhatnagar (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Senior Software Engineer at OpenText in Fremont, CA, where he leads cross-functional teams and oversees the full software development life cycle for enterprise-scale applications. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Amravati University, India. With extensive expertise in cloud-native infrastructure on GCP and AWS, his work focuses on bridging the gap between high-volume serverless environments and secure on-premises legacy systems.

Mr. Bhatnagar has a proven track record of delivering scalable, PCI-compliant solutions for global enterprise clients and managing complex offshore partnerships. His professional background includes architecting secure egress patterns, implementing automated CI/CD pipelines, and modernizing legacy distributed systems using Node.js and modern JavaScript frameworks. His current research interests involve "Zero Trust" architectures, automated compliance, and the development of DevSecOps frameworks for mission-critical portals. He is a dedicated researcher focused on advancing architectural determinism and security in hybrid cloud ecosystems.

Gaurav Bhatnagar (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Senior Software Engineer at OpenText in Fremont, CA, where he leads cross-functional teams and oversees the full software development life cycle for enterprise-scale applications. He received his B.E. degre... Show more

Francesco Calore

Francesco Calore

Francesco Calore is a Senior Developer at Apuliasoft, and a test automation expert with over a decade of experience building full-stack enterprise solutions. Until December 2025, he served as a QA Lead and SDET at Oracle NetSuite, where he spearheaded the restructuring of testing frameworks for complex markets—driving test coverage to 85% and cutting regression times by 30%. A polyglot engineer (Java, TypeScript, C++), Francesco pairs his Agile expertise and ISQI CTAL-TA certification with a highly innovative approach: he actively integrates Gen-AI into daily coding practices to automate refactoring and optimize release quality.

Francesco Calore is a Senior Developer at Apuliasoft, and a test automation expert with over a decade of experience building full-stack enterprise solutions. Until December 2025, he served as a QA Lead and SDET at Oracle NetSuite, where he spearheade... Show more

Muhammad Shahbaz

Muhammad Shahbaz

This is Muhammad Shahbaz, a Senior Solution Architect and Cybersecurity Advisor with 16 years of experience AI, ML, DL, data science transformation and securing IT infrastructures across enterprises, banks, hospitals, and government sectors in Saudi Arabia. I have contributed to modernizing national datacenters, cloud adoption strategies, and cybersecurity frameworks, playing a key role in digital transformation programs aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. My expertise includes designing and securing high-performance infrastructure platforms, implementing advanced network architectures, and deploying automation solutions to enhance resilience and efficiency in AI-enhanced datacenters. In cybersecurity, I have developed governance frameworks, enforced NCA and ISO-aligned standards, performed assessments, and implemented strong data protection measures. My contributions include authoring multiple AI and cybersecurity publications, conducting threat-hunting campaigns, building attack-and-restore simulations, and delivering AI-driven Google projects, including deployments with the Google team in London. These efforts strengthened defenses for national projects including Tawakkalna, SDAIA DEEM Cloud, NCA, the National Data Platform, and the National Data Bank, advancing Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 digital ecosystem and cybersecurity posture.

This is Muhammad Shahbaz, a Senior Solution Architect and Cybersecurity Advisor with 16 years of experience AI, ML, DL, data science transformation and securing IT infrastructures across enterprises, banks, hospitals, and government sectors in Saudi ... Show more

Vivek Kumar Sahu

Vivek Kumar Sahu

I'm passionate about open-source software and actively contribute to improving software supply chain security, with a strong focus on SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) tooling. I collaborate on projects like sbommv, sbomqs, and sbomasm — all open-source tools maintained by Interlynk, a company committed to advancing OSS and security practices. Previously, I contributed to Kyverno, a Kubernetes-native policy engine, and its associated policies repository.

I'm passionate about open-source software and actively contribute to improving software supply chain security, with a strong focus on SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) tooling. I collaborate on projects like sbommv, sbomqs, and sbomasm — all open-sou... Show more

Sharan Mekala

Sharan Mekala

I'm an AI engineer focused on building automation-driven systems and experimenting with AI-powered workflows. With hands-on experience designing structured, workflow-oriented applications and exploring LLM-based agent patterns, I'm particularly interested in evaluation frameworks, orchestration strategies, and engineering AI systems that improve through measurable feedback rather than manual prompt tuning.

I'm an AI engineer focused on building automation-driven systems and experimenting with AI-powered workflows. With hands-on experience designing structured, workflow-oriented applications and exploring LLM-based agent patterns, I'm particularly inter... Show more

Bill Zhang

Bill Zhang

Bill is vice president of product management at Cloudera, responsible for Open Data Lakehouse product strategy and Apache Iceberg integration with all Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) form factors. Bill also leads Apache Hive product roadmap and adoption. Most recently, Bill was responsible for solution management for SAP HANA Data Platform and SAP HANA Cloud. Prior to that he led product management for Sybase Replication Server.

Bill is vice president of product management at Cloudera, responsible for Open Data Lakehouse product strategy and Apache Iceberg integration with all Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) form factors. Bill also leads Apache Hive product roadmap and adoption... Show more

Veenit Shah

Veenit Shah

5+ years at Intuit Credit Karma leading data engineering teams.
12 years of industry experience spanning IC to Engineering Manager — building high-scale data pipelines and growing high-performing teams.

5+ years at Intuit Credit Karma leading data engineering teams. 12 years of industry experience spanning IC to Engineering Manager — building high-scale data pipelines and growing high-performing teams. Show more

Snehal Godse

Snehal Godse

Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutical Industry

Quality Assurance, Pharmaceutical Industry Show more

Elda Cantú

Elda Cantú

Elda Cantú, an editor in the Mexico City bureau, is responsible for El Times, the NYT's newsletter in Spanish. She also reports on current events in Mexico and Central America.https://www.linkedin.com/in/cantuelda/

Elda Cantú, an editor in the Mexico City bureau, is responsible for El Times, the NYT's newsletter in Spanish. She also reports on current events in Mexico and Central America.https://www.linkedin.com/in/cantuelda/ Show more

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