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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

Eric Juta

Eric Juta

Tired of crypto wallets feeling like clunky relics? Eric Juta is. That's why he founded Ask Gina, the AI copilot making crypto less cryptic. Before diving headfirst into giving wallets a much-needed brain upgrade, Eric cut his teeth slinging code wrangling everything from DeFi data gateways to decentralized knowledge platforms. Now, he's focused on one thing: making sure your digital assets actually work for you.

Spawning dynamic multi agent workflows, making sure your next transaction is just a tap away whilst a durable sync event distributed system storing AST powers it but you don't need to know that..

Tired of crypto wallets feeling like clunky relics? Eric Juta is. That's why he founded Ask Gina, the AI copilot making crypto less cryptic. Before diving headfirst into giving wallets a much-needed brain upgrade, Eric cut his teeth slinging code wra... Show more

Ingrid Solís Gonzalez

Ingrid Solís Gonzalez

Ingeniera Civil Industrial graduada de la Universidad de Chile. Magister en Data Science en la UDD. Poseo una sólida experiencia en áreas clave como Control de Gestión, Inteligencia de Negocios, Innovación y Transformación Digital. Mis habilidades se fundamentan en una amplia comprensión de bases de datos y plataformas de BI, permitiéndome proporcionar información crucial para respaldar decisiones estratégicas.

Destaco por mi capacidad colaborativa y mi enfoque adaptable, demostrando ser proactiva, responsable y disciplinada en cada proyecto. He liderado con éxito equipos técnicos y de negocio, además de administrar y controlar presupuestos en el área de tecnología. Mi experiencia también abarca la gestión de relaciones con proveedores, garantizando la eficiencia y calidad en la entrega de servicios.

Ingeniera Civil Industrial graduada de la Universidad de Chile. Magister en Data Science en la UDD. Poseo una sólida experiencia en áreas clave como Control de Gestión, Inteligencia de Negocios, Innovación y Transformación Digital. Mis habilidades se... Show more

Hendrik Hagen

Hendrik Hagen

Hendrik is a Principal Cloud Solution Architect and Consultant from Germany, specializing in cloud security and big data on AWS. As an AWS Ambassador, Community Builder, and official AWS Trainer, he helps organizations design and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms and supports teams in adopting cloud-native best practices.

Hendrik is a Principal Cloud Solution Architect and Consultant from Germany, specializing in cloud security and big data on AWS. As an AWS Ambassador, Community Builder, and official AWS Trainer, he helps organizations design and operate secure, scal... Show more

Joshua Powell

Joshua Powell

Currently working on the Mainframe Integration Portal effort at Broadcom's Mainframe Software Division in Pittsburgh, Joshua leverages his extensive background in enterprise systems to advance mission-critical data infrastructure and engineering practices with the goal of creating frictionless onboarding experiences in large-scale computing environments.

Prior to joining Broadcom, Joshua led Honeywell AI's New Product Innovation research team. At Honeywell, he expanded the division's technical capabilities in artificial intelligence, robotic, and supply chain solutions for industrial applications. In 2013, he founded geospatial data science venture Viable Industries where he architected enterprise-grade SaaS solutions while scaling the organization's DevOps, engineering, and data science capabilities.

Currently working on the Mainframe Integration Portal effort at Broadcom's Mainframe Software Division in Pittsburgh, Joshua leverages his extensive background in enterprise systems to advance mission-critical data infrastructure and engineering prac... Show more

Adam McCutchen

Adam McCutchen

Adam McCutchen is the founder of Ignite Leadership Co. and a passionate catalyst for unlocking the leader already inside every person. Drawing on his background as a pastor and educator, Adam brings a rare blend of heart, practicality, and vision to every stage he steps onto. Through his proprietary IGNITE Framework, cohort experiences, digital courses, and a leadership platform built around real growth — not just organization — he's helped leaders in churches, schools, and organizations discover their purpose, grow their influence, and build cultures worth belonging to. Whether he's speaking to a room of high schoolers or a team of seasoned executives, Adam's message is the same: you already have what it takes, now let's ignite it.

Adam McCutchen is the founder of Ignite Leadership Co. and a passionate catalyst for unlocking the leader already inside every person. Drawing on his background as a pastor and educator, Adam brings a rare blend of heart, practicality, and vision to ... Show more

Ido Leshkowitz

Ido Leshkowitz

Ido Leshkowitz kicked off his web career as a frontend-focused developer, writing JavaScript and building web experiments in behavioral economics for Cornell University. He joined Marketeam.ai in 2023, where he discovered Elixir and LiveView—and they quickly became his main focus.

Ido Leshkowitz kicked off his web career as a frontend-focused developer, writing JavaScript and building web experiments in behavioral economics for Cornell University. He joined Marketeam.ai in 2023, where he discovered Elixir and LiveView—and they... Show more

Vanessa Zamy

Vanessa Zamy

Vanessa Zamy, known as The Business Defibrillator®, is a catalyst for transformative change within organizations. As CEO of LiberationX Contracts, Vanessa leads a nationwide team of trainers and coaches who help leaders build high-performing teams able to navigate the modern workplace.

Vanessa brings a wealth of experience working with diverse organizations, from Fortune 500 companies and public sector agencies to small businesses and startups. She excels as a global dynamic speaker, leadership trainer, and HR strategist, driving meaningful shifts in mindset and performance across all levels and industries.

Vanessa Zamy’s powerful insights have been featured in esteemed publications including Fast Company and NPR Marketplace, affirming her status as a thought leader in corporate wellness and leadership development. Vanessa's personal journey from adversity to triumph serves as a compelling testament to her unwavering determination, unparalleled expertise, and unmatched performance prowess.

On worldwide stages, Vanessa captivates audiences with her commanding presence and insightful sessions, guiding corporate professionals towards heightened levels of success. In 2025, Vanessa delivered over 52 trainings across 16 states in the US, three countries, and two continents. Participants have noted Vanessa’s training to be “energetic, informative, and encouraging” with her “authentic and engaging style” of speaking “a breath of fresh air”.

A lifelong learner and proud graduate of Stanford University, her hobbies include standing in the sunshine, observing butterflies in nature, and traveling the last three years with two suitcases and a purse.
Her talent development firm, LiberationX Contracts, is poised to transform corporate culture and empower professionals at all levels to thrive in today's dynamic workplace.

Vanessa Zamy, known as The Business Defibrillator®, is a catalyst for transformative change within organizations. As CEO of LiberationX Contracts, Vanessa leads a nationwide team of trainers and coaches who help leaders build high-performing teams ab... Show more

Rachmawati Ari Taurisia

Rachmawati Ari Taurisia

Rachmawati is an AI and Data Science educator, speaker, and curriculum developer with a mission to bridge the gap between technical expertise, practical skills, and business impact.

With four years of experience designing learning programs, she has helped professionals, students, and organizations build AI literacy through accessible, high-impact content.
- She has been featured in Google Blog Indonesia (2020)
- Recognized by Favikon as LinkedIn Indonesia’s #1 Female Voice in Data Science (2024).
- Creator of Data Science & AI Insights, a bilingual newsletter followed by 500+ professionals

She delivers engaging talks that translate complex AI trends into actionable insights for professionals, business leaders, educators, and early-career talent.

Speaking Topics
AI & Data Science Career Growth
How to break into the field, navigate career paths, and stay ahead of industry trends.

The Business of AI
How organizations can adopt AI effectively to drive innovation and decision-making.

The Future of Work & AI
How AI is transforming jobs, required skills, and the learning ecosystem.

Women in AI & Tech
Insights and inspiration on creating inclusive growth and leadership opportunities in AI.

Generative AI & LLMs
What’s hype vs. reality real-world use cases, risks, and ethical challenges.

Bridging AI & Business
Making AI understandable and usable for both technical and non-technical teams.

Whether you need a speaker for your tech event, panel discussion, or educational series, Rachmawati brings a fresh, practical perspective on AI’s impact today and where it’s headed next.

I specialize in the orchestration of Agentic Workflows using n8n and Gemini moving beyond simple chat interfaces to build autonomous systems. My work focuses on Context Engineering. This is a framework I developed to ensure AI systems deliver high precision results centered on human needs in complex business environments.

Topics of expertise include:
AI & ML · Generative AI · Tech Careers · EdTech · Women in Tech · Cloud Platforms ·

Rachmawati is an AI and Data Science educator, speaker, and curriculum developer with a mission to bridge the gap between technical expertise, practical skills, and business impact. With four years of experience designing learning programs, she ha... Show more

Greg Lhotellier

Greg Lhotellier

After working as a developer for 15 years in startups in Paris and New York, Greg founded several companies starting in 2019 to support developers in recruitment and training. He is also the co-founder of Tech Connection, which organizes developer conferences including Swift Connection, the largest conference in Europe focused on Apple technologies. In April 2025, Greg launched the Dev With AI community, which brings together more than 1,500 developers to discuss AI use cases in development and organizes meetups in Paris, Bordeaux, and Lyon.

After working as a developer for 15 years in startups in Paris and New York, Greg founded several companies starting in 2019 to support developers in recruitment and training. He is also the co-founder of Tech Connection, which organizes developer co... Show more

Ofon Brown

Ofon Brown

Brown Ofonime (Ofon) is a Senior Software Engineer, ecosystem architect, and globally recognized tech community leader redefining how developers—especially from emerging markets—access opportunity, visibility, and influence on the world stage.
Over the past decade, she has built and contributed to resilient technology solutions while simultaneously engineering high-impact developer ecosystems that turn overlooked talent into globally competitive professionals. Her work goes beyond code—she designs career leverage systems that help developers transition from local participants to internationally visible contributors, speakers, and leaders.
As an ex-Chapter Lead at She Code Africa (Abuja), a leader in the AWS Women community, and Founder of Faith Tech, Ofon has led transformative initiatives that have empowered thousands of developers through mentorship, education, and access to global platforms. She is known for her ability to translate community into opportunity and participation into influence.
Her impact has earned her multiple global recognitions, including the TechElle Award by She Code Africa, the CMX Global Award for Best Non-Profit Community Professional, the WomenTech Network Global Ambassador Award, and recognition from Google’s Women Techmakers—placing her among a new generation of leaders shaping the future of inclusive innovation.
On stage, Ofon delivers high-signal, no-fluff frameworks on career acceleration, developer visibility, and ecosystem-driven growth. Her talks challenge conventional career narratives and equip developers with the systems needed to become opportunity magnets in a borderless tech economy.
She is not just building software—she is building pathways for global access, influence, and transformation in tech.

Brown Ofonime (Ofon) is a Senior Software Engineer, ecosystem architect, and globally recognized tech community leader redefining how developers—especially from emerging markets—access opportunity, visibility, and influence on the world stage. Over ... Show more

Dariusz Drobisz

Dariusz Drobisz

A PHP developer with 14 years of experience in commercial web application development. For this whole time closely connected with Symfony and everything that is broadly understood as software engineering. Co-founder of the biggest polish PHP community - PHPers, and from the very beginning organiser of these meetups in Silesia region. Actually working as a senior software engineer and team lead in a product oriented company where he tries his best to support the organization in its ongoing evolution and remove obstacles from his team's path.

A PHP developer with 14 years of experience in commercial web application development. For this whole time closely connected with Symfony and everything that is broadly understood as software engineering. Co-founder of the biggest polish PHP communit... Show more

Albert Dugba

Albert Dugba

Albert Dugba is a frontend developer with nearly four years of professional experience. He currently works at company called Montech Studios as a frontend developer building production grade enterprise applications and websites.

Albert Dugba is a frontend developer with nearly four years of professional experience. He currently works at company called Montech Studios as a frontend developer building production grade enterprise applications and websites. Show more

Ambarish Ganguly

Ambarish Ganguly

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional MVP AI | NASA Citizen Scientist; TCS Utilities Data and Analytics Practice Lead and Energy Trading and Risk Management Practice Lead | AWS Community Builder

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional MVP AI | NASA Citizen Scientist; TCS Utilities Data and Analytics Practice Lead and Energy Trading and Risk Management Practice Lead | AWS Community Builder Show more

Minh Pham Huu Phut

Minh Pham Huu Phut

Business Analyst depuis 11 ans, d'abord chez Amadeus IT Group puis chez Sopra Steria, l'agilité fait partie de ma vie depuis près de 5 ans.
Passionné de nouveautés et de nouvelles technologies, je suis toujours partant pour essayer des nouvelles méthodes et progresser.

Business Analyst depuis 11 ans, d'abord chez Amadeus IT Group puis chez Sopra Steria, l'agilité fait partie de ma vie depuis près de 5 ans. Passionné de nouveautés et de nouvelles technologies, je suis toujours partant pour essayer des nouvelles mét... Show more

Yassir Jorio

Yassir Jorio

Yassir Jorio is the founder of QTech Consulting, a cybersecurity and cloud services firm helping SMBs build secure, scalable IT environments. With 15+ years of experience across North America, Europe, and North Africa, he specializes in cloud adoption, AI-era security, and managed services. He works with partners like Microsoft, Wasabi, and Sophos to deliver practical, enterprise-grade solutions to small businesses.

Yassir Jorio is the founder of QTech Consulting, a cybersecurity and cloud services firm helping SMBs build secure, scalable IT environments. With 15+ years of experience across North America, Europe, and North Africa, he specializes in cloud adoptio... Show more

Justice Oyakhilome Anthony

Justice Oyakhilome Anthony

Justice is a Data, Programs and Operations expert interested in sustainability and cleantech. He currently works as the Community Growth and Data Lead at Young Collective.
He is a current Global Ambassador for UNLEASH, a trained Climate Reality Leader, and a Net Zero Emission Data Tracker with the Net Zero Tracker. Justice is Microsoft Certified in M365, Azure, and Power Platforms. Justice is a former Growth and Operations Manager at Trashcoin UG, a German/Nigerian cleantech startup focused on digitizing waste collection in Africa.

Justice is a Data, Programs and Operations expert interested in sustainability and cleantech. He currently works as the Community Growth and Data Lead at Young Collective. He is a current Global Ambassador for UNLEASH, a trained Climate Reality Lea... Show more

Markus Bergt

Markus Bergt

Markus is an enthusiastic software engineer with a passion for developing scalable solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. His technical background encompasses solid expertise in C#, various web frameworks, and extensive experience in applying modern software development methodologies.

Beyond his professional commitments, Markus is actively involved in the tech community, sharing his knowledge as a mentor and contributing to open-source projects. His work and engagement reflect his enthusiasm for software and Azure.

Markus is an enthusiastic software engineer with a passion for developing scalable solutions on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. His technical background encompasses solid expertise in C#, various web frameworks, and extensive experience in applyi... Show more

Bowen Gillings

Bowen Gillings

Bowen Gillings writes to keep fiction fun. Known for his thrillers and fantasy fiction laced with snark, wit, and characters you could share a beer with, Bowen’s quirky, offbeat style “boggles the genre mind.” He loves giving back to fellow writers through media engagement and by leading workshops on the craft, business, and lifestyle of writing. He holds a Master of Education, five martial arts black belt certifications, and is an Army veteran. Travel enthusiast, lover of the outdoors, and habitual volunteer, Bowen’s secret joys include quiet moments by the fireplace and cooking big meals for family and friends.

Bowen Gillings writes to keep fiction fun. Known for his thrillers and fantasy fiction laced with snark, wit, and characters you could share a beer with, Bowen’s quirky, offbeat style “boggles the genre mind.” He loves giving back to fellow writers t... Show more

Dewain Robinson

Dewain Robinson

Dewain Robinson is a Microsoft Principal Solution Architect for Copilot Studio that has been working with Conversational AI for over 8 years and with Microsoft technologies and IT for over 30 years. Dewain has experience with working with numerous Fortune 500 companies to help them realize their potential with Microsoft solutions and has worked to implement Conversational AI in numerous form factors from IOT-specific to Enterprise scenarios. Dewain is also known for his work as "Copilot Studio Dude" where he has trained over 600k people through his YouTube channel alone, this in conjunction with his work in CAT makes him one of the leading experts in the world for AI and Copilot Studio.

Dewain Robinson is a Microsoft Principal Solution Architect for Copilot Studio that has been working with Conversational AI for over 8 years and with Microsoft technologies and IT for over 30 years. Dewain has experience with working with numerous F... Show more

Jake Bowen-Bate

Jake Bowen-Bate

Jake is Product Lead at Amiqus, a legal and compliance technology start-up based in Scotland. He has ten years working in product management in start-ups and large corporations, prior to which he was a project manager working in digital advertising.
Away from work, he is a commissioned officer in the British Army Reserves, with experience leading soldiers on operations overseas. He is also a published novelist.
He lives in Scotland, with his husband.

Jake is Product Lead at Amiqus, a legal and compliance technology start-up based in Scotland. He has ten years working in product management in start-ups and large corporations, prior to which he was a project manager working in digital advertising. ... Show more

Deepak Sreenivas

Deepak Sreenivas

Deepak is into Product Management at Red Hat and works on productizing industry requirements for Cloud platforms in domains such as Telco & Edge deployments encompassing a wide range of use cases. He is passionate about open source technologies and is optimistic about AI making a positive difference to everything around us.

Deepak is into Product Management at Red Hat and works on productizing industry requirements for Cloud platforms in domains such as Telco & Edge deployments encompassing a wide range of use cases. He is passionate about open source technologies and ... Show more

Andrey Zhiltsov

Andrey Zhiltsov

I have 14+ years in telecom and I’m a Cloud Security Principal and Senior Software Developer focused on Kubernetes platform security for telecom-grade cloud-native infrastructure. I contribute to Ericsson’s Cloud Container Distribution (CCD), a Kubernetes-based platform used to manage and orchestrate containerized applications. As the security principal for platform security, I work across the stack—from boot-time trust and attestation to supply chain security and beyond —turning security ideas into practical, production-ready capabilities

I have 14+ years in telecom and I’m a Cloud Security Principal and Senior Software Developer focused on Kubernetes platform security for telecom-grade cloud-native infrastructure. I contribute to Ericsson’s Cloud Container Distribution (CCD), a Kuber... Show more

Miguel Wood

Miguel Wood

Miguel is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, and board director. He is the founder of DataDragon, building dynamic resilient local networks for climate adaptation, innovation, and the Green Transition across Ibero América and Australia. He was the Co-founder and CEO of Euler’s Bridge a platform company bridging communities together with actionable graph insight. He founded Tin Alley beta, the award winning, premier tech internship program in Australia which placed top Uni tech talent in high-growth companies. He holds a PhD in network science from the University of Melbourne.

Miguel is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, and board director. He is the founder of DataDragon, building dynamic resilient local networks for climate adaptation, innovation, and the Green Transition across Ibero América and Australia. He was the Co-fou... Show more

Gerardo Ramirez

Gerardo Ramirez

Gerardo Ramirez is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Credit Karma with a strong background in software engineering and client success. He has experience building scalable CMS platforms using Drupal and promoting open source practices within organizations. Previously at Zendrive and Ricoh, he led engineering teams and developed mobile SDKs and APIs. Gerardo holds an MS in Software Engineering and taught Computer Science at the high school level.

Gerardo Ramirez is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Credit Karma with a strong background in software engineering and client success. He has experience building scalable CMS platforms using Drupal and promoting open source practices within organization... Show more

Stephan Simonidis

Stephan Simonidis

17 years of experience in reporting, data analytics and business intelligence in finance, insurance and media.

17 years of experience in reporting, data analytics and business intelligence in finance, insurance and media. Show more

Surya Ganesh

Surya Ganesh

Suriya is a Privacy Engineer and Systems Researcher bridging the gap between high-performance infrastructure and AI safety. With a background from Harvard and CMU, he specializes in building robust tools for data versioning and analyzing LLM risks. He writes about distributed systems, Rust, and the philosophy of software at suriya.cc.

Suriya is a Privacy Engineer and Systems Researcher bridging the gap between high-performance infrastructure and AI safety. With a background from Harvard and CMU, he specializes in building robust tools for data versioning and analyzing LLM risks. H... Show more

Stephan Moschinsky

Stephan Moschinsky

I work with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams with proven traction —
either in their core business or in adjacent markets —
who need their market entry or business unit execution to actually work.

My work focuses on ownership, decision architecture, and execution systems —
not strategy decks or consulting models.

On stage, I translate real operator experience into practical frameworks
that expose failure patterns early and help teams execute under real-world constraints.

I work with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams with proven traction — either in their core business or in adjacent markets — who need their market entry or business unit execution to actually work. My work focuses on ownership, decision archit... Show more

Scott Reed

Scott Reed

Scott's career in software began in 1993 at IBM. Along the way he has developed enterprise solutions for both Microsoft and Cardinal Health. In 2006, Scott began training companies all over the world in Microsoft development and later cloud technologies. In 2014 he formed Crafting Bytes, a small software studio and consulting firm. He leads teams of software engineers, data-engineers, software architects, cloud architects and Dev-Ops engineers to deliver quality software into the hands of users in the most efficient way possible. He is a partner with Solliance, and speaks at conferences and user groups on a variety of software engineering and AI engineering topics. He is the chair of the Software Architecture User Group in San Diego.

Scott's career in software began in 1993 at IBM. Along the way he has developed enterprise solutions for both Microsoft and Cardinal Health. In 2006, Scott began training companies all over the world in Microsoft development and later cloud technolog... Show more

Agostino Sabatino

Agostino Sabatino

My passion for electronics has guided the most important decisions of my life. I firmly believe that meeting and sharing are the ingredients for great ideas.

My passion for electronics has guided the most important decisions of my life. I firmly believe that meeting and sharing are the ingredients for great ideas. Show more

Gaurav Gupta

Gaurav Gupta

Technology Executive @ NUAAV | Ex-Adobe, ZoomInfo | TEDx Speaker | 3X Serial Entrepreneur | ML Professor | 6 US Patents | TV Show Tech Finalist | Startup Canada Visa Entrepreneur | 40 under 40 | Angel Investor

Gaurav is a full-stack scientist delivering production-grade generative AI solutions with proven track record of ~80% process optimization and ~30% cost reduction. At Granicus, he architects scalable data platforms handling 20+ government data sources with complex identity resolution, pioneering autonomous agent mesh architectures that achieve 80% task completion without human intervention.

Key Innovations:
Advanced neural-symbolic architectures for enterprise document synthesis
Novel hallucination prevention systems with real-time knowledge verification
Behavioral verification frameworks for AI agent operational security
Custom model engineering: Distilled enterprise models achieving 85% Claude performance at 10% cost

Enterprise Impact:
Deployed Graph-RAG Knowledge Graphs with 92% precision, 90% recall, <3% hallucination rate
Architected microservices supporting 10M+ concurrent users with 99.99% uptime
Multi-cloud data processing: 10M+ events/minute with real-time streaming architectures

Technology Executive @ NUAAV | Ex-Adobe, ZoomInfo | TEDx Speaker | 3X Serial Entrepreneur | ML Professor | 6 US Patents | TV Show Tech Finalist | Startup Canada Visa Entrepreneur | 40 under 40 | Angel Investor Gaurav is a full-stack scientist deli... Show more

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