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

Solution Architect specialized in Microsoft Power Platform, I’ve had the opportunity to experience this journey from every angle: end user, project manager, business stakeholder, and now architect and strategic deployment leader in large organizations.

I’ve been at the forefront of rolling out Power Platform in complex environments, aligning technological innovation with business goals. In other words: not just building apps, but driving transformation and creating measurable business value.

Throughout my career, I’ve led governance programs, deployed Power Apps solutions to support international initiatives, guided the adoption of AI within business teams… and built communities (4,000 people strong) dedicated to sharing best practices and fostering a sustainable Power Platform culture.

Today, I’d like to share a candid field story: the keys to leveraging Power Platform as a true strategic transformation lever, the practices that really work (and the pitfalls I’ve personally stumbled into 😅)… with one promise: you’ll leave with concrete ideas — and maybe a fresh perspective on your Excel files.

Solution Architect specialized in Microsoft Power Platform, I’ve had the opportunity to experience this journey from every angle: end user, project manager, business stakeholder, and now architect and strategic deployment leader in large organization... Show more

Udi Doron is the Head of R&D at Echo, where he leads the development of AI-powered products from strategy to execution. With many years of cybersecurity experience, including senior leadership roles at Paragon and service in Israeli Military Intelligence, Udi brings a deep background in building resilient, high-impact systems. His work focuses on translating cutting-edge AI into scalable, production-grade solutions.

Udi Doron is the Head of R&D at Echo, where he leads the development of AI-powered products from strategy to execution. With many years of cybersecurity experience, including senior leadership roles at Paragon and service in Israeli Military Intellig... 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

Anja Grecko Lorenz is Head of Programmes at the German Centre for Research and Innovation São Paulo. She previously served as Executive Director of the Brazil Center at the University of Münster and brings nearly 20 years of experience in international cooperation across higher education, science, innovation, and public policy in Europe and Latin America. She studied Economics and Latin American Studies at Freie Universität Berlin and has held positions in Hamburg, Barcelona, São Paulo, and Brasília.

Anja Grecko Lorenz is Head of Programmes at the German Centre for Research and Innovation São Paulo. She previously served as Executive Director of the Brazil Center at the University of Münster and brings nearly 20 years of experience in internation... Show more

Preeti is a seasoned Solution Delivery Consultant at CAST GmbH, helping organizations unlock software insights for innovation and efficiency
With a background as Senior Software Engineer and Solution Architect, she has led projects across various industries, where her expertise in designing and implementing scalable, robust software solutions has had a significant impact.
Her work spans not only technical leadership but also client-facing roles, where her deep understanding of both business and technology allows her to deliver solutions that meet complex business needs.

Preeti is a seasoned Solution Delivery Consultant at CAST GmbH, helping organizations unlock software insights for innovation and efficiency With a background as Senior Software Engineer and Solution Architect, she has led projects across various i... 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

Hemanth Kumar Badugu is a distinguished Product Finance Manager, Financial Systems Strategist, and Data-Driven Analytics Leader with extensive experience at leading global organisations, including Amazon and Goldman Sachs. He is recognised for driving large-scale Accounting Receivables (AR) transformations, ERP system migrations, and financial-control automation using advanced Python, SQL, AWS, Alteryx, and Power BI.
At Amazon, Hemanth leads global initiatives in AR sub-ledger migration, system integration, and automation of financial reporting workflows. He has built enterprise-grade tools, including a Machine Learning AR Ageing Classifier, a Predictive DSO Forecasting Model, and Self-Service Financial Analytics Portals, that enhance accuracy, scalability, and decision-making. His work includes improving reconciliation accuracy, performing P&L attribution across portfolios exceeding $1.2B, and implementing integrations across BlackLine, Oracle ERP, SAP, PeopleSoft, and AWS Data Lake.
During his tenure at Goldman Sachs, Hemanth served as an Associate in Product Control, managing daily P&L reporting, valuation analysis, liquidity forecasting, and trade-data integrity across multiple trading desks. He engineered high-impact automations leveraging Python, SQL, R, AWS S3, Redshift, and Power BI, including valuation-validation models, time-series and regression forecasting tools, and automated reconciliation pipelines. His work strengthened financial governance, reduced manual processes, and improved forecast accuracy, risk transparency, and reporting efficiency.
Earlier roles at Top Edge Technology, Thought Byte, Tech Mahindra, and Oasis Accountants broadened his expertise in ETL validation, data warehousing, quantitative modelling, financial data engineering, Java-based development, and business intelligence reporting. He has demonstrated mastery in SQL (Oracle, MySQL, DB2, SQL Server), Python (Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib), Java, Spring Boot, Power BI, Tableau, Informatica DVO/TDM, and cloud ecosystems including AWS (S3, Lambda, Glue, Redshift).
Hemanth holds an MBA in Business Analytics & Finance and is a certified ACCA Chartered Accountant. With a unique blend of expertise across financial reporting, automation, data engineering, predictive modelling, and enterprise finance systems, he is known for translating complex financial and technical challenges into scalable, automated, and high-integrity solutions that accelerate close cycles, enhance controls, and enable strategic executive decision-making.

Hemanth Kumar Badugu is a distinguished Product Finance Manager, Financial Systems Strategist, and Data-Driven Analytics Leader with extensive experience at leading global organisations, including Amazon and Goldman Sachs. He is recognised for drivin... Show more

Balikis Bakare is a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate and an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), with over four years of professional experience delivering and supporting Business Central solutions. I have worked on implementations, user onboarding, and training initiatives, helping organizations improve day‑to‑day system usage and long‑term adoption.

Balikis combines functional ERP knowledge with a strong understanding of finance and business operations, allowing her to support users beyond system configuration and into practical, real‑world application.

With a strong interest in user adoption and continuous improvement, I focus on helping consultants and organizations reduce complexity, maximize standard Business Central features, and empower users to work more effectively, especially as new functionality and AI capabilities are introduced.

Balikis Bakare is a Microsoft Certified Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate and an Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA), with over four years of professional experience delivering and supporting Business Central solutions. I... Show more

A Senior Architect, designing enterprise integration and legacy modernization across the Red Hat ecosystem. Creating scalable architectures using OpenShift and hybrid cloud platforms, focusing on advancing software development through Artificial Intelligence and Generative Models in production.

A Senior Architect, designing enterprise integration and legacy modernization across the Red Hat ecosystem. Creating scalable architectures using OpenShift and hybrid cloud platforms, focusing on advancing software development through Artificial Inte... Show more

Eliott Bouhana is a Software Engineer at Datadog, a leading observability and security SaaS platform. He is working to broaden Datadog' application security integrations producing billions of security traces with better instrumentation for Go. Prior to working at Datadog, he was teaching and working on CUDA processing pipelines for 3D retinal scan medical imaging at the French National Research Center. You may spot him in the wild climbing random walls if there is no climbing gym around.

Eliott Bouhana is a Software Engineer at Datadog, a leading observability and security SaaS platform. He is working to broaden Datadog' application security integrations producing billions of security traces with better instrumentation for Go. Prior ... Show more

For much of her life and career, Mimi Irrizari operated in survival mode.

Her early leadership experience in the military taught her how to make decisions under pressure, assess risk quickly, and keep moving forward when conditions weren’t ideal. Those skills carried her into the technology industry, where she learned how often success depends not on talent alone, but on navigating systems that weren’t built with everyone in mind.

In tech, Mimi noticed a pattern: many people especially women and underrepresented leaders spend years mastering survival. They learn how to adapt, anticipate problems, and hold things together quietly. But few are ever shown how to transition from survival to succession from simply staying afloat to building something lasting.

That insight reshaped her work.

Today, Mimi is a GTM and commercial enablement leader helping product-led technology companies scale with intention. Across the US, UK, EMEA, and Africa, she has built the operating systems behind growth- supporting £10M+ in annual product spend and reducing execution cycle times by up to 50%. Her focus is no longer just on making things work, but on designing systems that endure.

Mimi brings a deeply human perspective to leadership, career development, and growth. She speaks openly about the shift from survival to succession how leaders move from reacting to shaping, from being indispensable to being replaceable, and from proving their worth to creating pathways for others.

Mimi’s talks connect lived experience with practical frameworks, offering audiences , quick strategies, language, clarity, and permission to think differently about success, leadership, and scale both in technology and in life.

For much of her life and career, Mimi Irrizari operated in survival mode. Her early leadership experience in the military taught her how to make decisions under pressure, assess risk quickly, and keep moving forward when conditions weren’t ideal. ... Show more

25 years of experience in strategic fundraising, marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement across the UK and New Zealand. Championing a culture of insight-led, donor-focused innovation and digital-first engagement.

25 years of experience in strategic fundraising, marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement across the UK and New Zealand. Championing a culture of insight-led, donor-focused innovation and digital-first engagement. Show more

Vamshidhar Reddy Vemula is a globally recognized cloud security architect and AI innovator with multiple international patents in AI-driven cloud security solutions. He has collaborated with Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises, developing transformative technologies in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and digital forensics. His pioneering work in AI-powered threat detection and forensic analysis systems has earned him prestigious recognitions. A prolific researcher, Vamshidhar has published numerous high-impact papers on AI, cloud security, and machine learning, which are widely cited by industry experts. His thought leadership and frequent appearances at global tech conferences showcase his dedication to shaping the future of digital security.

Vamshidhar Reddy Vemula is a globally recognized cloud security architect and AI innovator with multiple international patents in AI-driven cloud security solutions. He has collaborated with Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises, developing tr... Show more

Data Engineering Manager @ CDW

Data Engineering Manager @ CDW Show more

Helping wrestle actions from insights on data for 20 years. Started out in Supply Chain, now helping all businesses get to insights and action faster.

Helping wrestle actions from insights on data for 20 years. Started out in Supply Chain, now helping all businesses get to insights and action faster. Show more

Amber Hasan is an interdisciplinary artist and community organizer focused on using Creative Practice as a tool for change. Amber is Co-Founder of The Sister Tour collective, she has worked with photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier regarding the Flint Water Crisis, she is a Board Member of Title Track Michigan, and a Board Member of Commongrounds, where she is the advocate for the Boardman River in Traverse City, Michigan.

Amber Hasan is an interdisciplinary artist and community organizer focused on using Creative Practice as a tool for change. Amber is Co-Founder of The Sister Tour collective, she has worked with photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier regarding the Flint W... Show more

AI Governance, AI Audit

AI Governance, AI Audit Show more

Apasionado desarrollador de software con experiencia como Tech lead y full-stack developer especializado en C# y TypeScript, abarcando frameworks de frontend como .NET MAUI, Angular, ASP.NET Core MVC y Laravel Liveware, además de un sólido enfoque en backend utilizando ASP.NET Core 8.0.

Lo me motiva al desarrollo de software es la planificación y creación de funcionalidades, así como el diseño de sistemas. Para mí, este proceso combina lógica e imaginación, dando rienda suelta a la ideas mas divertidas, claro siempre respetando las ordenes del cliente y el gerente.Mi formación técnica comenzó en Senati, donde desarrollé una base sólida en ingeniería de software. Actualmente, estoy próximo a culminar mis estudios en la Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, complementados por cursos de profesionalización específicos. Además, estoy avanzando en mis estudios de inglés para enriquecer mi perfil internacional.

Apasionado desarrollador de software con experiencia como Tech lead y full-stack developer especializado en C# y TypeScript, abarcando frameworks de frontend como .NET MAUI, Angular, ASP.NET Core MVC y Laravel Liveware, además de un sólido enfoque en... Show more

Evan Kubicek (widely known as “Coach K”) is a leader and change-maker passionate about scaling purpose-driven human, business, and community systems. Over 20+ years, he’s worn many hats. Teacher, coach, operator, advisor, author and across them all, his focus remains the same: helping people and organizations unlock their highest potential.

As a faculty member, he equips students with the tools, mindsets, and strategies that catalyze transformation in their ventures and communities. As a business coach, he helps leaders rediscover their identity, map their purpose, and design actionable pathways to meaningful growth. As a social entrepreneur, he imagines and implements breakthrough solutions to complex challenges that others call “impossible.” As a revenue & growth leader, he architects scalable models and customer-centric experiences that bridge mission and business performance.

Evan Kubicek (widely known as “Coach K”) is a leader and change-maker passionate about scaling purpose-driven human, business, and community systems. Over 20+ years, he’s worn many hats. Teacher, coach, operator, advisor, author and across them all, ... Show more

With over 6 years of experience in the International Software Industry, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the biggest Fintechs in the world, also some Y Combinator-backed startups, some of which became unicorns after I joined.

Specializing in web development, I bring ideas to life and improve products by leveraging my skills to deliver seamless, user-focused solutions that get the job done in fast-paced environments.

With over 6 years of experience in the International Software Industry, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the biggest Fintechs in the world, also some Y Combinator-backed startups, some of which became unicorns after I joined. Specia... Show more

Helping developer build portfolio website

Helping developer build portfolio website Show more

Gunjan Taleja is a highly accomplished Senior Principal Application Engineer with over 17 years of experience in designing, developing, and optimizing cutting-edge software solutions. With a deep passion for technology and innovation, he has established a reputation as a trusted expert in the field, consistently delivering high-impact results across diverse industries.
Outside of work, Gunjan enjoys travel, camping, coaching young kids on cricket and follow premier league soccer.

Gunjan Taleja is a highly accomplished Senior Principal Application Engineer with over 17 years of experience in designing, developing, and optimizing cutting-edge software solutions. With a deep passion for technology and innovation, he has establis... Show more

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

Tal is the CEO of Draftt.io. Prior to founding Draftt, he was the Head of DevOps and Engineering Enablement at BigPanda and Spot.io (now part of NetApp). Tal is a domain expert in leading cross-functional initiatives, streamlining workflows, reducing technical debt, and fostering collaborative workplace cultures..

Tal is the CEO of Draftt.io. Prior to founding Draftt, he was the Head of DevOps and Engineering Enablement at BigPanda and Spot.io (now part of NetApp). Tal is a domain expert in leading cross-functional initiatives, streamlining workflows, reducing... Show more