Pat is the founder of Total Property Group, a Liverpool-based property sourcing company. He has been investing since 2010 and is regarded as an expert in property sourcing in the UK, with a focus on the Liverpool high-yield area.

Pat is the founder of Total Property Group, a Liverpool-based property sourcing company. He has been investing since 2010 and is regarded as an expert in property sourcing in the UK, with a focus on the Liverpool high-yield area. Show more

Entrepreneur sustainable regional development
worldwide professional experience
Master Automotive Engineering

Entrepreneur sustainable regional development worldwide professional experience Master Automotive Engineering Show more

Anhad Singh is a cybersecurity & data privacy leader and holds a PhD in Data Privacy from University of California, Davis. Before starting Styrk AI, Anhad led multiple internal and external privacy initiatives at Google as Sr. Data Privacy Engineer. Prior to Google, he was at Dataguise (acquired in 2020) where he took on many different roles, including designing and building software, Product Management and the Head of Technology and Partnerships. Anhad exemplifies thought leadership across cybersecurity & data privacy through various speaking engagements, webinars, publishings and patent contributions.

Anhad Singh is a cybersecurity & data privacy leader and holds a PhD in Data Privacy from University of California, Davis. Before starting Styrk AI, Anhad led multiple internal and external privacy initiatives at Google as Sr. Data Privacy Engineer. ... Show more

Results-driven, high-performing strategist with 30+ years experience; successfully cultivating and growing their brands around the world, increasing economic profit while making a positive impact on society.

Rosemarie has a proven track record of managing strategic relationships to delivering optimal results in high-growth environments through initiatives that exceed performance targets and yield measurable outcomes.

She is an avid skier, hiker, wilderness enthusiast, safety advocate, SAR volunteer, producer of the Hawaii SAR Con and leads the PONO Group.

Understanding the necessity of the solid foundation required for any type of organization/team to achieve optimal performance at an any level, Rosemarie is passionate about creating a positive impact on communities sharing her knowledge and experiences to helping others.

Rosemarie has also been a teacher and practitioner of meditation, mindfulness, breathe-work, quantum physics, Kabbalah and yoga both on and off the mat for over 20 years.

Results-driven, high-performing strategist with 30+ years experience; successfully cultivating and growing their brands around the world, increasing economic profit while making a positive impact on society. Rosemarie has a proven track record of... Show more

Tomiwa is a software engineer and talent sourcer dedicated to helping people navigate and grow in the tech industry. With a background in software development and talent strategy, she has spent the past few years building tools, teaching sourcing, and mentoring aspiring tech professionals.

Beyond her work in engineering, Tomiwa works closely with startups founders and growing teams, helping them find the right talent to bring their vision to life. She is committed to mentorship and knowledge-sharing, ensuring that more people have access to opportunities in tech.

For Tomiwa, tech is more than just building software—it’s about creating pathways, solving real problems, and making space for more voices in the industry.

Tomiwa is a software engineer and talent sourcer dedicated to helping people navigate and grow in the tech industry. With a background in software development and talent strategy, she has spent the past few years building tools, teaching sourcing, an... Show more

I'm an experienced digital professional who has been working with the internet since 1995. My career has ranged from web development management to online marketing to inner sourcing. I have worked for element14.com (part of Premier Farnell), Elsevier, ebookers, and HSBC prior to coming to Shell.

I have a PhD in Creative Writing (University of Southampton, 2010); I was awarded my PhD in Engineering at Loughborough in 2024. My engineering thesis specifically related to how online communities can drive product innovation, and how innovative behaviours can be measured to drive actions.

I'm an experienced digital professional who has been working with the internet since 1995. My career has ranged from web development management to online marketing to inner sourcing. I have worked for element14.com (part of Premier Farnell), Elsevi... Show more

I work as a quality assurance engineer for web applications, software, mobile, and, in the past, SIM and USIM. I do the testing activity for the application frontend, website, backend system, and all the parts that form the product.
Passionate about automation (Playwright, Cypress, Nightwatchjs, Selenium, CasperJS, JMeter, SoapUI) and always open to new methods and technologies.

Coding (Java, PHP, Javascript, typescript), scripting, DB are some of my knowledge, together with everything needed to improve the final product.

My code is 100% gluten free

I work as a quality assurance engineer for web applications, software, mobile, and, in the past, SIM and USIM. I do the testing activity for the application frontend, website, backend system, and all the parts that form the product. Passionate about... Show more

Chief Collaborate Officer of "Civic Tech Zen Chiba," an alliance of civic tech organizations in Chiba Prefecture.

Chief Collaborate Officer of "Civic Tech Zen Chiba," an alliance of civic tech organizations in Chiba Prefecture. Show more

Will is a co-founder of Plot Tech, driving the company's mission to revolutionise the new home build sector. With 10+ years of experience in building technology products, Will brings expertise in developing innovative solutions tailored to the industry's unique challenges. Will's attention to detail have been instrumental in the creation of PlotSnag, Plot Tech's flagship product that automates defect capture processes, streamlines operations, and improves quality control, achieving accreditation by industry regulators. Will is not new to the startup scene, having launched businesses of which were reported on by the BBC for supporting small business maintain sales during the pandemic.

Will is a co-founder of Plot Tech, driving the company's mission to revolutionise the new home build sector. With 10+ years of experience in building technology products, Will brings expertise in developing innovative solutions tailored to the indust... Show more

Apasionado de la tecnología, pero ante todo padre.

Galardonado con el MVP en la categoría de development technologies

Me gusta colaborar en la medida de lo posible con la comunidad, sobre todo subiendo vídeos para la comunidad hispana en mi canal de Youtube.

Actualmente estoy desempeñando tareas de Arquitecto de software en Prodware, aplicando buenas practicas en flujos de trabajo.

Llevo bastante tiempo colaborando con proyectos para Microsoft, donde cada día es un reto

Apasionado de la tecnología, pero ante todo padre. Galardonado con el MVP en la categoría de development technologies Me gusta colaborar en la medida de lo posible con la comunidad, sobre todo subiendo vídeos para la comunidad hispana en mi can... Show more

Andy is a Data Platform MVP and SQL Server DBA that has managed databases in the healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and non-profit sectors. He has over 13 years of experience supporting high-volume, highly-available OLTP environments with demanding performance needs.

Andy is also co-organizer of SQL Saturday events in Boston, and the founder of the BostonSQL User Group. He blogs at am2.co, and as a guest blogger at SqlPerformance.com

Andy lives just outside Boston, Massachusetts, USA with his husband and their two dogs.

Andy is a Data Platform MVP and SQL Server DBA that has managed databases in the healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and non-profit sectors. He has over 13 years of experience supporting high-volume, highly-available OLTP environments with demanding per... Show more

I am Chief Digital Officer for iCubed, a leading Microsoft Gold Partner, currently living in Milan, Italy.

We help customers build fantastic and innovative applications, drive the digital transformation of their business, thought cloud, web, mobile, and new technologies. I'm also responsible for the learning division, thanks to my 20 years of expertise in this area.

I'm Microsoft Regional Director for Italy, helping customers to be in touch with Microsoft, and Microsoft ASP.NET MVP since 2002.

In 1998 I founded and I'm currently serving as network manager for ASPItalia.com, the largest Italian dev community, counting about 70,000 users. I'm publishing code since 1998 with open source license, driving the Microsoft ecosystem in Italy to exchange more broadly.

I'm a well-known professional author with 30 published books, and a speaker at the main developer-focused events worldwide.

I'm the organizer of CommunityDays.it, the most important community conference in Italy, with 1,000+ participants every year.

I'm very passionate about design and home automation.

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I am Chief Digital Officer for iCubed, a leading Microsoft Gold Partner, currently living in Milan, Italy. We help customers build fantastic and innovative applications, drive the digital transformation of their business, thought cloud, web, mobil... Show more

Me? I'm the Chief Architect at Editec, a sports betting/lottery company based in Europe that does business across 20+ African countries.

Me? I'm the Chief Architect at Editec, a sports betting/lottery company based in Europe that does business across 20+ African countries. Show more

Mostafiz Rahman is a young entrepreneur from Dhaka, Bangladesh who is currently working as Engineering Director at Durbin Labs Limited.
He is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years of professional experience in developing high performance, scalable and fault tolerant solutions. He has hands on experience of designing, developing and managing APIs, multi-tier web applications and cross platform mobile applications that are being used by hundreds of thousands of users.
He has a proven track record of engineering, entrepreneurship and leadership. He co-founded the startup Durbin Labs Limited back in 2014 with two other partners which has now become a company of 25+ bright minds.

Mostafiz Rahman is a young entrepreneur from Dhaka, Bangladesh who is currently working as Engineering Director at Durbin Labs Limited. He is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years of professional experience in developing high performance, sc... Show more

Roberth Minga Vallejo es ingeniero de sistemas con un MBA del Tec de Monterrey y más de 20 años de experiencia liderando iniciativas de transformación digital y adopción de tecnologías en América Latina.  Durante dos décadas en la empresa Microsoft, ocupó diversos roles de liderazgo en marketing y desarrollo de negocio, impulsando el crecimiento de soluciones en la nube y productividad como Microsoft 365 en múltiples países de la región.  Actualmente es Gerente de la empresa Tecforpro, donde lidera proyectos de capacitación y adopción de inteligencia artificial en empresas, ayudando a equipos a mejorar su productividad, desarrollar nuevas capacidades y generar impacto real en el negocio.

Roberth Minga Vallejo es ingeniero de sistemas con un MBA del Tec de Monterrey y más de 20 años de experiencia liderando iniciativas de transformación digital y adopción de tecnologías en América Latina.  Durante dos décadas en la empresa Microsoft, ... Show more

Princess is the founder of Poolfi, a platform helping communities across Nigeria coordinate money seamlessly and transparently. Her work sits at the intersection of financial inclusion, product design, and community-rooted fintech, drawing on firsthand field research with communities to understand how money actually moves outside formal banking systems. Trained in Medical Laboratory Science before moving into product design and startup building, she is currently viewing informal financial systems as infrastructure worth building for. She writes and speaks on the data gaps in informal finance, and is currently building toward speaking engagements at forums focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets.

Princess is the founder of Poolfi, a platform helping communities across Nigeria coordinate money seamlessly and transparently. Her work sits at the intersection of financial inclusion, product design, and community-rooted fintech, drawing on firstha... Show more

Israel Shoko Djonga is an IT and Network Technician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with professional experience in network infrastructure, telecommunications, remote-site connectivity, and technical support.
His experience includes network installation and maintenance, access point configuration, remote-site connectivity, computer systems maintenance, telecommunications coordination, and technical assistance to users.
His professional interests include cybersecurity, network security, digital infrastructure, and practical approaches to improving the resilience and security of interconnected systems, particularly in developing environments.

Israel Shoko Djonga is an IT and Network Technician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with professional experience in network infrastructure, telecommunications, remote-site connectivity, and technical support. His experience includes netwo... Show more

Product Owner passionnée par la collaboration des équipes et les outils qui façonnent notre quotidien.

Ma passion numéro 3 ; analyser le fonctionnement d'une équipe à partir de sa gestion du backlog
Ma passion numéro 2 ; comprendre et dompter les outils de gestion de projets
Et quand je ne parle pas backlog, de workflow ou de Jira, il y a de fortes chances que je sois quelque part dans la nature accompagnée de mes boules de poils, ils sont ma passion numéro 1.

Product Owner passionnée par la collaboration des équipes et les outils qui façonnent notre quotidien. Ma passion numéro 3 ; analyser le fonctionnement d'une équipe à partir de sa gestion du backlog Ma passion numéro 2 ; comprendre et dompter le... Show more

Joseph Olamide is a Nigerian systems architect, AI product builder, writer, speaker, and founder of Abnormal Scholars, a learning and execution community helping emerging builders turn ambition into structured action.

He designs technology products across education, accountability, human development, and African economic infrastructure. His practical development work spans TypeScript, Expo, Next.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, cross-platform architecture, and AI-assisted software development.

Joseph’s work explores a central question: how can individuals and small teams move from promising ideas and rapidly generated prototypes to reliable systems that people can actually use? Through his products, writing, communities, and speaking, he translates systems thinking into practical frameworks for building, learning, and execution.

He is known for the philosophy “Execution is Obedience” and speaks about artificial intelligence, software architecture, product execution, identity, and human-centred technology.

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Joseph Olamide is a Nigerian systems architect, AI product builder, writer, speaker, and founder of Abnormal Scholars, a learning and execution community helping emerging builders turn ambition into structured action. He designs technology product... Show more

Mohamed Laghdaf is a 22-years old certified software engineer from BlueCrest College, where he obtained a diploma in software engineering. He also holds a diploma with distinction in Peace and Conflict Studies and a BSc (Hons) in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Sierra Leone. Currently, he is in the final stage of pursuing an LL.B alongside an LL.M (Master of Laws) simultaneously, with a particular interest in technology law.

Professionally, Mohamed Laghdaf is an academia, aspiring to become a global expert in AI accountability and liability frameworks. In 2024, he serves as the director of the FALAS Human Rights Student Wing at the Republic of Sierra Leone. In October 2025, he serves as a keynote speaker in Liberia and has also been invited to Kigali for a subsequent session in October 2026. Additionally, he is the president of the Njala Association of Law Mooters. He is fluent in English and Arabic and a beginner in Spanish.

Mohamed's professional memberships include being a Rotarian at the Rotary Club of Freetown Peninsula, a young student member at the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (England), and an honorary member of the Honours Society (USA).

His currently trying to obtain a license from the Chartered Institute of Professional Security Studies in AI governance and risk management. He is also a PhD applicant at the University of Canberra, Australia, focusing his research on "Assessing the Concept of Legal Personhood in the Age of Artificial Intelligence."

In summary, Mohamed Laghdaf is an emerging international legal scholar dedicated to integrate law, technology, and conflict resolution, with the aim of promoting a better global policy framework.

Mohamed Laghdaf is a 22-years old certified software engineer from BlueCrest College, where he obtained a diploma in software engineering. He also holds a diploma with distinction in Peace and Conflict Studies and a BSc (Hons) in Peace and Conflict S... 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

Ryan Carl is a software engineer with over 12 years of experience. He has a strong background in full stack application development in multiple different languages and platforms. In his free time, Ryan contributes to open source projects and explores new technologies.

Ryan Carl is a software engineer with over 12 years of experience. He has a strong background in full stack application development in multiple different languages and platforms. In his free time, Ryan contributes to open source projects and explores... Show more

Akhilesh Bollam is a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of expertise in designing and delivering scalable microservices and cloud-native solutions. Currently serving as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon in Austin, Texas, he has made significant contributions to mission-critical features across Amazon's Kindle and Alexa platforms, impacting millions of users globally. Since joining Amazon in 2020, Akhilesh has led multiple high-impact projects. He spearheaded the development of Alexa Video Skill Kit integration for Fire TV, reducing partner onboarding time by 85% from 7 weeks to less than 7 days. He also designed the Kindle Content Sharing feature, which drove a 20% increase in Kindle book purchases and resulted in approximately 350,000 books shared monthly post-launch. Currently, he is leading the implementation of a high-performance backend system for Kindle book annotations, achieving a 50% reduction in backend traffic and a 95% reduction in data loss. Before Amazon, Akhilesh gained valuable experience across diverse industries. At Oracle Health (formerly Cerner Corporation), he contributed to CareAware Connect Messenger, a clinical communication platform used across hospitals, improving care-team collaboration by 75% and patient care outcomes by 80%. He also worked at Ford Motor Company, developing Role-Based Access Control systems, and began his career at Infosys Ltd, where he led automobile insurance systems development for USAA, achieving a 40% improvement in claim processing times. Akhilesh's technical expertise spans Java, Spring Boot, AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, S3, SQS, and SNS. He has owned 175+ code contributions, reviewed 200+ pull requests, and consistently mentored junior engineers. His innovative approach has earned him hackathon wins at both Amazon and Oracle Health, and he has contributed to open-source projects, including publishing the VSK Fire TV Sample App on GitHub. Akhilesh holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication from Osmania University, India. With his proven track record of delivering scalable solutions and driving innovation in cloud-native architectures, he continues to make significant contributions to the technology industry.

Akhilesh Bollam is a Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of expertise in designing and delivering scalable microservices and cloud-native solutions. Currently serving as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon in Austin, Texas, he has made ... Show more

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the "Global Innovators", a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the "Innovative Universities" webinar, and is working on a book about innovative higher education.

Previously, Dara served as Head of the Research Group at the Skolkovo Education Development Centre (SEDeC), Moscow School of Management Skolovo. After leaving Russia in 2022, Dara worked as an independent advisor in Central Asia. There, she ran executive programs for university leaders and strategy sessions for universities and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.

Dara holds a PhD from Maastricht University, with her doctoral thesis titled "Success Factors of Innovative Universities".

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the "Global Innovators", a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the "Innovative Universities" webinar, and is working on a book about innovative h... Show more

Développeur Fullstack Senior chez Shodo Lyon, je suis tombé dans le software craft récemment.

Ses pratiques et méthodes m'émerveillent et facilite mon travail, c'est pour ça que j'aime en parler.

Développeur Fullstack Senior chez Shodo Lyon, je suis tombé dans le software craft récemment. Ses pratiques et méthodes m'émerveillent et facilite mon travail, c'est pour ça que j'aime en parler. Show more

Sofie is a Data Engineer with +6 years of experience building scalable data solutions. She specializes in ETL workflows, data pipelines, and modeling, helping organizations enhance insights and decision-making. Her expertise spans cloud platforms, data engineering, chatbots, and generative AI, with proficiency technologies such as Python, Spark, DBT, SQL, AWS and Azure.

Sofie is a Data Engineer with +6 years of experience building scalable data solutions. She specializes in ETL workflows, data pipelines, and modeling, helping organizations enhance insights and decision-making. Her expertise spans cloud platforms, da... Show more

I help organizations drive scalable transformation projects with AI. As the lead for AI at Spectro Cloud, I ensure our portofolio enables enterprise-ready, secure AI use cases. With a background in data science across different industries, I help enterprises make data-driven decisions.

I am passionate about AI and open source, with a mission to amplify their impact across industries. I enjoy sharing my knowledge, mentoring young professionals and having an educational impact in the industry.

I help organizations drive scalable transformation projects with AI. As the lead for AI at Spectro Cloud, I ensure our portofolio enables enterprise-ready, secure AI use cases. With a background in data science across different industries, I help ent... Show more

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning.

With nearly two decades of experience across Indian, Cambridge, IB and international contexts, she works at the intersection of AI, pedagogy, and school leadership.

Neeti is a Cambridge Programme Leader and a British Council Action Research Mentor and awardee, guiding educators across South Asia to design evidence-informed, technology-enabled classroom practices. She has designed a gamified open educational resource on teacher professional development, used by educators to build AI-ready, student-centred pedagogy through practical “missions” rather than one-off workshops.

Her current work focuses on moving schools from scattered AI experiments to coherent, mission-aligned strategies that span teaching and learning, assessment, operations, and governance.

As an international speaker, she brings a Global South perspective—showing how schools can use AI responsibly and creatively even in resource-constrained contexts, without losing the human heart of education.

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning. With nearly two decades of exper... Show more

Guy Binyamin is a security specialist with the Varonis forensics team, contributing to DFIR, penetration testing, and attack simulations. He has spent his entire career in cybersecurity, working in both offensive and defensive roles at Comsec Global Consulting and Varonis.

Guy Binyamin is a security specialist with the Varonis forensics team, contributing to DFIR, penetration testing, and attack simulations. He has spent his entire career in cybersecurity, working in both offensive and defensive roles at Comsec Global ... Show more