Megan Shen is a social psychologist and an Associate Professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She received her PhD from Baylor University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and faculty appointment at the Center for Research on End-of-Life Care at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. She is a leading expert on death, dying, and grief and with that hope, resilience, and coping. She has expertise in health communication and decision-making, looking at how our cultural and social environments influence how we interpret information and make decisions. Much of her research focuses on understanding and developing tools to support patients and families in making informed healthcare decisions at the end of life and coping with advanced illness. Central to her work is understanding how to find resilience, hope, and meaning in the face of challenging realities.

Dr. Shen has received multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her innovative work on supporting patients facing terminal illness, and she has consulted for Fortune 100 companies and industry leaders. Her work has appeared in multiple outlets such as the Huffington Post, USA Today, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and the Hill Reporter. She is a regular contributor to Harvard's Bill of Health blog and has her own column titled "How to Grow Hope" at Psychology today. She has appeared on NPR and CBS News Los Angeles (KCAL).

Her mission in life and in her work is to find the "Light in the wound," or the hope in the hard places of life which we all face. Subscribe to her newsletter around this topic of applying scientific frameworks to find good in the hard things in life: https://meganshen.substack.com/

Author/speaker/consultant website: https://www.meganjshen.com
Fred Hutch website: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/shen-megan.html

Megan Shen is a social psychologist and an Associate Professor at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. She received her PhD from Baylor University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and faculty appointment at t... Show more

Founder & CEO Realt24 / online real estate ecosystem.
10 years of experience as a CFO and investment consultant for large real estate projects (projects valued from $10 million to $500 million).
Master's degree, Economics
Graduated high school and university with the highest honors,
Won 1st place for scientific work in economics at the republican competition of scientific works of students,
Included in the country's gifted youth database, in connection with my achievements in the scientific field.

Founder & CEO Realt24 / online real estate ecosystem. 10 years of experience as a CFO and investment consultant for large real estate projects (projects valued from $10 million to $500 million). Master's degree, Economics Graduated high school and... Show more

I joined the Royal Air Force at 20 and served for 8 years as a Communication Engineer, during this time I completed multiple tours of duty including Afghanistan and supporting the conflict in Libya as well as some more sunnier countries during peace time.

I was part of a team that would deploy anywhere in the world and have voice and data set up within 6 hours. Carrying out a similar function to a Network Engineer in the civilian world.

After I left the RAF I worked as a Network Engineer for a civilian company supporting military naval vessels with voice and data capabilities while deployed and at home in the UK.

Next I joined CGI and found myself working in the cloud, teaching myself all about Microsoft Azure and how to write JSON, eventually moving to Terraform as our chosen deployment language. I enjoyed cloud computing so much I decided to specialize in it, and I now work for Fujitsu as a Lead Technical Architect.

As well as my IT career I have also have a love for fitness and boxing, starting at 10 years old and having 35 fights, eventually being chosen for an England Select Vs Wales as the highlight of my sporting experience.

With that passion for fitness also comes a desire to know the science behind how the body works and more recently how the mind works, this led me to setting up my own Fitness, Nutrition and sports psychology coaching business as a hobby.

I have been fortunate to work with Professional boxers, a world champion powerlifter and provided wellness sessions to large brands like Hugo Boss and Colliers.

I am particularly passionate about promoting positive mental health after having my own challenges and overcoming them, I discovered that focusing on kindness, empathy and self-awareness is a superpower and not a sign of weakness, and I believe a greater tool for success than just focusing on technical skills.

I joined the Royal Air Force at 20 and served for 8 years as a Communication Engineer, during this time I completed multiple tours of duty including Afghanistan and supporting the conflict in Libya as well as some more sunnier countries during peace ... Show more

In 2023, Tonya Thomas joined the Office of Learning and Teaching as Curriculum Development Consultant. She studied at WSU earlier in life, and began working with the institution in 2017. Ms. Thomas will be working with the team here in the Office of Learning and Teaching to manage the curriculum inventory as well as to support faculty with the integration of innovative educational technologies in the instructional design of their courses. She is also an adjunct professor at WSU in both Communications and Business Administration, as well as a mentor for the Wayne Women Lead Next Level Career Conversations Program.

Prior to joining the Office of Learning and Teaching, Ms. Thomas served as instructional design/performance improvement consultant and senior business systems analyst with Finance & Business Operations at WSU; as Director of Systems Innovation at TechTown (Detroit); as Director, Educational Technology & Innovation (ET+I), The College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI; and as instructional design lead, project manager, and Quality Matters Coordinator with the Academic Technologies Group at Oakland Community College, where she was responsible for establishing quality course development standards, review and approval processes, and mandatory faculty training required for the institution to obtain its HLC online learning accreditation. Before that, she served as Director, Staff Learning & Development with Teach For America, where her chief charge was to oversee the effort to transform classroom training to web-based learning and performance support resources. She has also held education leadership roles with UnitedHealth Group, The University of Michigan, and Trinity Health.

Ms. Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Instructional Design from Walden University and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Technology from the University of Michigan. She is certified in project management and Lean Six Sigma process improvement, and also has two decades of experience managing creative design work and corporate communications.

In 2023, Tonya Thomas joined the Office of Learning and Teaching as Curriculum Development Consultant. She studied at WSU earlier in life, and began working with the institution in 2017. Ms. Thomas will be working with the team here in the Office of ... Show more

Elisabeth Maida is the co-founder and CEO of Fathom, a data analytics company working at the intersection of computer science and biology. She previously founded a cybersecurity company which was acquired by McAfee and worked for many years at Akamai. She lives in NYC and spends her free time running in Central Park and reading about the Cold War.

Elisabeth Maida is the co-founder and CEO of Fathom, a data analytics company working at the intersection of computer science and biology. She previously founded a cybersecurity company which was acquired by McAfee and worked for many years at Akamai... Show more

Pablo is an accomplished attorney and retired police officer with a passion for helping startup founders navigate the exciting and complex world of NFTs, Crypto, and the Metaverse. As the founder of Segarra Consulting, Pablo offers expert advice on the formation of business entities, business consulting, contract drafting and review, intellectual property, tokenization, NFT utility consulting, and other intricate issues facing Web3 founders. He leverages his legal expertise and experience to help founders utilize blockchain and digital collectibles to grow their businesses.

Pablo's focus on legal solutions for start-ups has allowed him to put his Juris Doctorate, earned at New York Law School, to good use. He has also dedicated himself to serving as a volunteer or consultant to large community organizations and nonprofits with a shared goal of empowering youth in inner cities and developing countries. Pablo also serves on the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, whose mission is to study and evaluate the legal issues and questions surrounding the expansion and regulation of the digital finance and digital currency industries in New York State.

Pablo's passion for empowering founders is evident in his work at Segarra Consulting. He relishes the opportunity to have problem-solving conversations with first or second-time founders and help them overcome any challenges they may encounter.

In addition to his work at Segarra Consulting, Pablo is an active member of the community, serving on the boards for Nexus Latinx and Latinx Professionals. His efforts have not gone unnoticed, as he has been recognized by media outlets such as Travel & Leisure, Thrive Global, and Voz de America, and has been featured on major news networks like NY1 and Bronx12.

Pablo is an accomplished attorney and retired police officer with a passion for helping startup founders navigate the exciting and complex world of NFTs, Crypto, and the Metaverse. As the founder of Segarra Consulting, Pablo offers expert advice on t... Show more

Praveen has been instrumental in promoting accountable marketing through his 2+ decades of experience, across markets globally with extensive focus on APAC.
He has been a passionate advocate of MarCommTech at WPP & OMG, particularly in the practices of Media Investment and Marketing ROI Measurement.
With his roles at Ohal, a consultancy he launched in Asia and ATG, he became an expert in marketing analysis of value, risk, and effectiveness of investments, through measurement of creative & digital impact on sales & brand health – largely focused on Logistics, FMCG and Auto sectors. He oversaw strategy, analytics and forayed in to digital marketing with sector focus on Technology and e-commerce, in his OMG India role.
He constantly adapts to learn, implement and share these practices & experiences through mentoring & guidance to start-up founding teams & students alike, making him one of the expert marketing thought leaders in today’s fast evolving environment.
Currently, he channels his effort into dedicated research with various papers published as part of his PhD program and hopes to bring this zeal & hunger into the world of conversational AI, looking to revolutionize “the next big thing”.

Praveen has been instrumental in promoting accountable marketing through his 2+ decades of experience, across markets globally with extensive focus on APAC. He has been a passionate advocate of MarCommTech at WPP & OMG, particularly in the practices... Show more

Argentinian entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles, leading web3 and the metaverse for brands. Founder of KOLLECTIFF - a web3 creative innovation studio working with agencies and brands to unlock the potential of web3 via digital ownership, co-creation and community. With his team, Tino has designed and executed some of the most successful web3-native metaverse campaigns for brands such as Acura (Honda), Patron Tequila (Bacardi), and Pedigree (Mars), and has advised and consulted Fortune 500 companies on their web3 strategies. KOLLECTIFF was a recipient of the 2022 INC. POWER PARTNER AWARD for the category of web3 and metaverse.

Argentinian entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles, leading web3 and the metaverse for brands. Founder of KOLLECTIFF - a web3 creative innovation studio working with agencies and brands to unlock the potential of web3 via digital ownership, co-creation a... Show more

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion to driving projects forward, creating a winning team culture and building awesome products has been his passion since the beginning.

Gad is also one of the creators of Kaduregel Shefel (2), a project capturing Israel’s cultural diversity through amateur football. The project produces exhibitions (3) videos and events which they show around the world, and interact with the large community gathered around it.

Gad attributes his unique blend of management methodologies to lessons learned at many different startups over the last 15 years, and from Kaduregel Shefel, where he ran a global cultural project. He had no idea just how incredibly useful this set of tools would be during a global pandemic. But c’est la vie!

(1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gadsalner/
(2) (https://forward.com/culture/398295/how-a-cult-israeli-tv-show-about-soccer-swept-europe-kinda/)
(3) (https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/aug/04/jewish-arab-football-diversity-co-existence-in-pictures)
Interview to Israeli TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K_Oxdzvm3w&ab_channel=kaduregelshefel

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion t... Show more

Hi there!

I am Luis Matos and I help companies and professionals to create value in their software products to offer higher quality, build more loyalty, and reach the desired audience through design and positioning strategies.

Through my agency (Malla Agency) I offer development services, strategic consulting, and automation of internal processes; and through my Personal Brand, I train professionals in design and mobile application development.

Through my website luismts.com, I help thousands of people every month by sharing free articles, courses, apps, and resources.

How did I get where I am today?

System Engineer, Mobile Applications Developer, Designer, Consultant, and Entrepreneur are some of the characteristics that describe me. I began my career and gained experience in the labor market through software development, collaborating on numerous projects for various companies with a national and international presence.

I have been nominated as Microsoft MVP in developer technologies because I'm a Lover of the .NET ecosystem and mobile development, an area where today I am known for my collaborations through different communities. I am also a member, founder, and active collaborator in different technology communities.

Passionate about disruptive technologies, a movement that has led me to graduate as Blockchain Executive at the EOI Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Highlight that it has been my skills in areas of design, marketing, and business that have differentiated and promoted my professional career.

If you want to know more about my work see you on my website http://www.luismts.com and for professional services http://malla.agency/

Hi there! I am Luis Matos and I help companies and professionals to create value in their software products to offer higher quality, build more loyalty, and reach the desired audience through design and positioning strategies. Through my agenc... Show more

Young and passionate developer.
Open minded and willing to get better every day, at what he is doing.
Loves working with Sitecore.

At the beginning of my developer career (not so long ago), I acquired Web Accessibility (A11y) knowledge while working on big projects. Implementing basic accessibility features is relatively simple but has an enormous impact on the usability of the World Wide Web. Therefore it needs to be part of our products.

Currently most of the time working with Sitecore JSS.

I am glad to be part of CAMAO TEC and to have the opportunity to work with very well experienced developers.

Young and passionate developer. Open minded and willing to get better every day, at what he is doing. Loves working with Sitecore. At the beginning of my developer career (not so long ago), I acquired Web Accessibility (A11y) knowledge while wor... Show more

With a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry Volker never worked as chemist but went straight into software development. After writing software for telco providers, airports and federal german police he fell for PHP.
First as a individual contributor, then as a team lead and engineering manager. On this way he also founded two companies and was Head of Department for Digital, Analytics and Connected at an EV manufacturer. But still he couldn’t let go of writing software.

With a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry Volker never worked as chemist but went straight into software development. After writing software for telco providers, airports and federal german police he fell for PHP. First as a individual contributor, then a... Show more

Christopher is a hands-on Executive Director with +14 years of experience leading and creating highly effective teams, leaders, and organizations.

Focused on Leadership, Organizational Culture and Successfully Scaling Technology Companies. I’ve worked and scaled Software Engineering and Delivery organizations on large companies and start-ups. Work with several Fortune 500 brands in USA, LATAM & EMEA.

Christopher is a hands-on Executive Director with +14 years of experience leading and creating highly effective teams, leaders, and organizations. Focused on Leadership, Organizational Culture and Successfully Scaling Technology Companies. I’ve wo... Show more

I am a big data analyst.
I have several years of data analyst experience, mostly coding in python and creating fascinating models.

I am currently working in a company called MegaFon (it is a huge and the best mobile operator in Russia which proves not only fast and quality connection but also has other products from education to space)

I am a big data analyst. I have several years of data analyst experience, mostly coding in python and creating fascinating models. I am currently working in a company called MegaFon (it is a huge and the best mobile operator in Russia which prov... Show more

Romain leads global developer relations at Stripe. He joined Stripe from Twitter, where he was a Senior Developer Advocate and the first member of Twitter’s developer relations team outside the US. In 2014, Romain helped launch Fabric, Twitter’s mobile development platform, and Digits, a way for people to securely sign in to apps with their phone number rather than a password. This year alone, Romain’s worldwide developer tour has led him to meet thousands of developers at events and conferences in dozens of cities across the US, Europe and Asia. Most recently, Romain was on stage two weeks ago at Twitter Flight in San Francisco during Jack Dorsey’s keynote, where he performed a live coding demonstration of Twitter’s latest developer products.

Prior to Twitter, Romain was co-founder & CTO Jolicloud, whose free operating system was designed to work on low cost computers and connect them to the cloud. Joli OS was the first operating system based on Linux, Chromium, HTML5 and Open Web technologies, paving the way towards a new generation of browser-based platforms like Chrome OS. In 2010, the Jolibook, a computer running Joli OS, was a finalist for “Netbook of the Year” at Engadget Awards, alongside Google’s first Chromebook.

Previously, Romain worked at Netvibes where he pioneered the Facebook API development with the most popular widget of the personalized start page and helped create UWA, the open source JavaScript engine to make Netvibes apps run everywhere.

Romain has an M.S. in Computer Science from Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes, France.

Romain leads global developer relations at Stripe. He joined Stripe from Twitter, where he was a Senior Developer Advocate and the first member of Twitter’s developer relations team outside the US. In 2014, Romain helped launch Fabric, Twitter’s mobi... Show more

Silvano Coriani is a Program Manager in Azure Database for PostgreSQL team at Microsoft. He has over 25 years of experience in application development and database design, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. He is specialised in data access libraries, query optimisation, and distributed system design. He is also an author and speaker in many international industry conferences.

Silvano Coriani is a Program Manager in Azure Database for PostgreSQL team at Microsoft. He has over 25 years of experience in application development and database design, troubleshooting, and performance tuning. He is specialised in data access libr... Show more

Leslie Welch is the Principal Architect, Data & AI at SHI with over 18 years of experience in automation, data analysis and visualization, and strengthening organizations’ knowledge of data. Leslie is a Microsoft MVP and has worked end-to-end in the data arena from capture and ETL to database design/engineering to analysis and dashboard design to ML use cases with a focus on improving productivity, performance, and data quality. She has extensive experience in enterprise deployment of Power BI, both as an admin and Power BI architect, and as a trainer and technical community organizer. She is passionate about data governance, truth-telling in data, and creating collaborative environments across data practitioners and the numerous data stakeholders.

Leslie co-organizes Power BI DC and frequently attends and speaks at data community meetups in the DC metro area, including but not limited to Data Viz DC, Data Science DC, Women Who Code DC, Washington DC Power Platform User Group, and Generative AI DC. Leslie was recognized as a 2023 New Power Woman in Tech by DCA Live, and on the RealLIST Engineers 2024 as one of 15 technologists helping the DMV ecosystem grow.

Leslie Welch is the Principal Architect, Data & AI at SHI with over 18 years of experience in automation, data analysis and visualization, and strengthening organizations’ knowledge of data. Leslie is a Microsoft MVP and has worked end-to-end in the ... Show more

Funke Olasupo is a seasoned Technical Writer with a proven track record of simplifying complex software and developer tools into clear user and developer-focused technical documentation. She currently works at Rocket.Chat which is an open-source communication platform, where she champions various documentation efforts for developer and user-facing products.

Her career spans across fintech, secure collaboration, and developer tooling where she crafts API docs, technical tutorials, user guides, and in-product help systems that serve diverse audiences across industries.

Previously, she worked with OpenFoodFacts and Macrometa and has contributed as a guest author to platforms like Twilio, Honeybadger, and ButterCMS through backend engineering tutorials and documentation.

Beyond her work in tech writing, Funke is deeply involved in developer community growth. As a Google Developer Groups (GDG) co-organizer and Women Techmakers (WTM) Ambassador, she co-organizes developer meetups and women-in-tech events that promote diversity, inclusion, and continuous technical learning in the African tech ecosystem.

Funke’s work stands at the intersection of technical communication, open-source advocacy, and community empowerment, making her a valuable voice in Africa’s fast-growing tech space.

Funke Olasupo is a seasoned Technical Writer with a proven track record of simplifying complex software and developer tools into clear user and developer-focused technical documentation. She currently works at Rocket.Chat which is an open-source com... Show more

Soy Openshift Associate Manager para STP LATAM en Red Hat y Ambassador de Platform Engineering, con más de diez años de experiencia en el mundo de las tecnologías de la información. A lo largo de mi carrera he trabajado como analista, desarrollador, consultor y arquitecto, siempre con un fuerte enfoque en la colaboración y en el uso de tecnologías open source para generar impacto real en las organizaciones.

En mi rol actual lidero iniciativas de integración y transformación digital en la región. Me apasiona diseñar arquitecturas que no solo resuelvan necesidades técnicas, sino que también acompañen a los equipos en su proceso de cambio cultural y de adopción tecnológica. Disfruto mucho el poder apoyar tanto a los equipos de consultoría como a las áreas comerciales, construyendo propuestas sólidas y alineadas a las mejores prácticas.

Uno de mis intereses principales es la transformación impulsada por métricas: creo firmemente que medir el avance y basar las decisiones en datos concretos es clave para lograr resultados sostenibles. Este enfoque me ha llevado a participar en distintas iniciativas que buscan ayudar a los clientes a visualizar y comprender el impacto de su evolución tecnológica.

A lo largo de los años he obtenido certificaciones en áreas como GitOps, Backstage, Cloud Foundations y Observabilidad, que reflejan mi interés constante por seguir aprendiendo y perfeccionando mi práctica.

Como speaker, me gusta compartir experiencias reales, aprendizajes y buenas prácticas sobre arquitecturas de integración, platform engineering y adopción de open source. Mi estilo es cercano, práctico y orientado a resultados: busco que quienes me escuchan puedan llevarse ideas que puedan aplicar de inmediato en su propio contexto.

Soy Openshift Associate Manager para STP LATAM en Red Hat y Ambassador de Platform Engineering, con más de diez años de experiencia en el mundo de las tecnologías de la información. A lo largo de mi carrera he trabajado como analista, desarrollador, ... Show more

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Native Software Development, and Managed Services.

Marcel spends most of his time working with organizations to deliver software to production multiple times a day in a secure and compliant way! He helps organizations and leadership teams move to become high-speed, innovative, and productive while still being secure and compliant.

Marcel loves to learn new technologies and use this to advance his customers. He shares his learnings at conferences and training. Marcel has the conviction the CEO title in technology companies should have a second meaning: Coding Executive Officer. This is driven by his strong belief that great leaders in tech need to be technical! Only by staying on top of technology, you can lead the way going forward.

Marcel is a frequently asked public speaker at well-known industry events like Microsoft //Build, Microsoft Ignite, Azure Lowlands, Visual Studio Live!, Techorama, and KCDC, to name a few.

Marcel is part of the Techorama board and helps organize this event in Europe. In his spare time, he also builds online courses for Pluralsight. You can find his courses here: https://app.pluralsight.com/profile/author/marcel-devries

Marcel has been awarded by Microsoft the Microsoft MVP award for more than 17 consecutive years and has been a Microsoft Regional Director since 2008. You can always contact him to talk about subjects like Cloud Adoption Strategies, Business Development, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Microservices, Containers, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.

Marcel is the co-founder and Global MD & CTO Xebia Microsoft Services. Xebia Microsoft Services started as an individual company under the Xebia group in 2014 and provides high-end consulting services to companies on Microsoft Azure, DevOps, Cloud Na... Show more

Working with Umbraco since Umbraco V.4.0 (2013 onwards..) 3 times Umbraco MVP and Part of Umbraco CMS Advisory Board.

Nikhil is the most trusted partner for developing and designing web applications/software with Microsoft Technologies, AI, .NET, Umbraco, Azure, and javascript frameworks.

He has strong experience in developing enterprise applications, Application migration, and custom application development using .NET for many verticals. He has developed and customized ERP, CRM, e-commerce, and many other solutions.

Personality: He likes challenges, dealing with complex problems, and finding smart solutions. Being sincere and working by heart is his identity. He believes in strong communication and commitment to quality and Always turning your Ideas into Success stories.

Working with Umbraco since Umbraco V.4.0 (2013 onwards..) 3 times Umbraco MVP and Part of Umbraco CMS Advisory Board. Nikhil is the most trusted partner for developing and designing web applications/software with Microsoft Technologies, AI, .NET, ... Show more

Patrick is a UX certified Nielsen Norman Group Professional specializing in site builds, migrations, and user experience. He has over 20 years experience working with clients as a project manager in many different fields. Patrick brings a unique understanding blending design, user experience, and project management to work with clients. He is skilled at balancing those goals against the project scope, requests, timeline, as well as easing concerns around the changes the projects can bring. Patrick enjoys digging content to help build strong information architecture as well as helping clients understand user experience and helping them implement best practices.

Patrick is a UX certified Nielsen Norman Group Professional specializing in site builds, migrations, and user experience. He has over 20 years experience working with clients as a project manager in many different fields. Patrick brings a unique unde... Show more

Ryan is a self-employed Technologist at GO-INIT focused on the EUC and Code area. Ryan is primarily focusing on the user experience in centralized desktop environments. With his development skills, Ryan is capable of adapting quickly to customers’ needs by having an agile mindset. Ryan is a bit lazy, yes lazy but in a good way. Ryan is all about automation as he is not made for repeating tasks.

Community is very important for Ryan as he is an active blogger and has published multiple tools. Next, to his personal blogs and tools, Ryan is also a member of the Remote Display Analyzer team and TeamRGE. Ryan has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), NVIDIA vGPU Community Advisor (NGCA), Parallels VIPP and VMware vExpert status.

If you ever meet Ryan you can always do him a pleasure buying a beer because he loves beer.

Ryan is a self-employed Technologist at GO-INIT focused on the EUC and Code area. Ryan is primarily focusing on the user experience in centralized desktop environments. With his development skills, Ryan is capable of adapting quickly to customers’ ne... Show more

Juan Pablo Garcia Gonzalez is a Solution Architect with Amazon Web Services’ Startup team in Boston, Massachusetts. He works with high-potential startups to develop solutions on AWS Cloud. Previously, he spent over 20 years in software engineering, cloud architecture, and AI roles at leading technology companies such as Microsoft and Dell.

Juan Pablo regularly collaborates with the leadership and development teams of AWS top Startups, guiding them in co-innovation by leveraging AWS Cloud technologies. He is a frequent speaker at numerous industry conferences. As an engineer, Juan Pablo consistently contributes to technical communities, sharing his insights on technical topics such as AI and Cloud.

He holds an Electronics Engineering Degree from Mayor University, Information Technology management certificate from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Federico Santa Maria University and Building AI Product and Services certificate from MIT.

Juan Pablo Garcia Gonzalez is a Solution Architect with Amazon Web Services’ Startup team in Boston, Massachusetts. He works with high-potential startups to develop solutions on AWS Cloud. Previously, he spent over 20 years in software engineering, c... Show more

Christian Glessner is the founder of Hololux, an innovation agency at the intersection of artificial intelligence and immersive technology.

As a 17-year Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and early contributor to Microsoft’s new Agent Framework, he explores how multi-agent orchestration and graph intelligence are shaping the future of enterprise automation.

A German Innovation Award 2024 winner, Christian bridges advanced AI concepts with real-world business impact.

Known for his energetic, demo-driven presentations, he makes complex agent architectures tangible and inspires teams to build smarter, connected systems.

Christian Glessner is the founder of Hololux, an innovation agency at the intersection of artificial intelligence and immersive technology. As a 17-year Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and early contributor to Microsoft’s new Agent Fram... Show more

Gerrit Tamboer, Chief Evangelist at TrueFullstaq, CNCF Ambassador and co-founder of (formerly) Fullstaq, brings a strong technical background to his leadership role. With extensive experience in Kubernetes implementations, Gerrit has transitioned from hands-on technical work to strategic oversight, now focusing on spreadsheets and presentations. In addition to his duties as Chief Evangelist, he also serves as a business consultant, guiding clients as they evolve from managing technical logistics to developing strategic initiatives.

Gerrit Tamboer, Chief Evangelist at TrueFullstaq, CNCF Ambassador and co-founder of (formerly) Fullstaq, brings a strong technical background to his leadership role. With extensive experience in Kubernetes implementations, Gerrit has transitioned fro... Show more

After bachelor in Electronics and M.Sc inComputer Science, especially in Embedded System in Ensimag, Grenoble, France I worked for 10 year for several companies on various embedded environment from baremetal to Embedded Linux throught Real Time OS.

I also worked on Electronic Design Automation Software, FPGA/Chip Design in Verilog/VHDL and even SoC Design.

Currently, I am a so called "Embedded Practice Leader" (Embedded Software Expert) at SII, a French software contractor company in Grenoble, France and working also as Senior Embedded Linux/Yocto at Eaton, Montbonnot, France.

After bachelor in Electronics and M.Sc inComputer Science, especially in Embedded System in Ensimag, Grenoble, France I worked for 10 year for several companies on various embedded environment from baremetal to Embedded Linux throught Real Time OS. ... Show more

Harry Arce is a technology leader and AI strategist at Microsoft who helps organizations transform data into competitive advantage. With more than two decades of experience spanning enterprise architecture, data platforms, cloud transformation, and artificial intelligence, he bridges the gap between emerging technology and real-world business outcomes.

Before joining Microsoft, Harry spent over 18 years at Intel driving large-scale digital transformation initiatives and modernizing enterprise data ecosystems. Today, he partners with customers across healthcare, financial services, insurance, and other regulated industries to accelerate innovation through Data, AI, and agentic applications.

Recognized for his expertise in cloud architecture, AI governance, and enterprise-scale modernization, Harry is passionate about helping organizations safely adopt the next generation of AI while building secure, scalable, and responsible technology foundations. Fluent in English and Spanish, he combines deep technical expertise with a consultative approach that empowers organizations to innovate with confidence.

Harry Arce is a distinguished Senior Digital Technical Specialist at Microsoft, renowned for his extensive expertise in cloud data architecture, artificial intelligence and project management. With an impressive tenure of over 18 years at Intel Corporation, Harry was instrumental in spearheading digital transformation initiatives, driving innovation, and enhancing operational efficiency through the deployment of advanced data architectures and AI/ML strategies.

In his current role at Microsoft, Harry excels in the realm of Data, AI & Apps Innovation, where he leverages his profound knowledge to assist businesses in harnessing the power of data for informed decision-making and achieving comprehensive digital transformation. His proficiency in both Spanish and English enables him to effectively communicate and collaborate in diverse environments.

Harry's commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by his numerous certifications in Azure, underscoring his dedication to delivering high-quality, scalable technology solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern enterprises

Harry Arce is a technology leader and AI strategist at Microsoft who helps organizations transform data into competitive advantage. With more than two decades of experience spanning enterprise architecture, data platforms, cloud transformation, and a... Show more

Yuvraj Pradhan is an AI Systems Engineer specialising in cost-efficient GenAI and secure multi-agent architectures. He is the first author of research published in Springer Nature on architecting a 125M-parameter NanoLLM for STEM tasks that outperforms significantly larger models. His work spans scalable enterprise RAG pipelines and AI security, building open-source systems for reliable, safe, and efficient AI in production.

Yuvraj Pradhan is an AI Systems Engineer specialising in cost-efficient GenAI and secure multi-agent architectures. He is the first author of research published in Springer Nature on architecting a 125M-parameter NanoLLM for STEM tasks that outperfor... Show more

Cloud Architect & DevSecOps Engineer con más de 7 años de experiencia práctica en el diseño e implementación de soluciones escalables y nativas en la nube. Especializado en arquitectura cloud para aplicaciones web, microservicios, plataformas serverless y cargas de trabajo de big data. Gran entusiasta tecnológico explorando el vasto y oscuro mundo de la IA.

Cloud Architect & DevSecOps Engineer con más de 7 años de experiencia práctica en el diseño e implementación de soluciones escalables y nativas en la nube. Especializado en arquitectura cloud para aplicaciones web, microservicios, plataformas serverl... Show more