Region & Country

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

Emmanuel Joseph

Emmanuel Joseph

Building the future with Blockchain Tech as a Web Developer

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Stacey Graves Davis

Stacey Graves Davis

Stacey is a seasoned sales executive at SiriusXM Media, helping DTC brands use podcasts and audio to drive measurable growth. She brings more than a decade of media-sales experience focusing on measurement, creative strategy, and client partnerships.

Stacey is a seasoned sales executive at SiriusXM Media, helping DTC brands use podcasts and audio to drive measurable growth. She brings more than a decade of media-sales experience focusing on measurement, creative strategy, and client partnerships. Show more

Alejandro Mancilla

Alejandro Mancilla

He focuses on scalable data architecture, cloud-native deployments, and AI/ML systems. He has designed and reviewed production MongoDB architectures for large enterprise accounts in retail, healthcare, supply chain, and financial services. He is an active contributor to the Austin tech community and has spoken on agentic AI systems, data architecture, and performance tuning for distributed workloads.

He focuses on scalable data architecture, cloud-native deployments, and AI/ML systems. He has designed and reviewed production MongoDB architectures for large enterprise accounts in retail, healthcare, supply chain, and financial services. He is an a... Show more

Kasim Sen

Kasim Sen

KASIM SEN is an experienced Project Management Office Manager who has worked the last 17 years of his 27-year career in project management. He has experience particularly in defense industry and space systems.
He has been working as Defense R&D Projects Program Manager at KAREL Electronics Inc. He managed more than 20 military communication system projects during the design, development, testing, and production phases. The systems he developed are still actively used by the Turkish Armed Forces and abroad.
He worked as a manager in the Project Management Office under the Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. Space Systems Deputy General Manager, playing a critical role in managing equipment projects for satellite programs. During this period, he successfully managed million-dollar level projects such as Central Satellite Computer, Platform Interface Unit, and Power Control and Distribution Unit.
Areas of Expertise:
• Establishing and managing Project Management Office (PMO)
• Space systems and defense industry projects
• Program and portfolio management
• CMMI standards
• Team management and leadership
He is also an active blogger sharing his experiences in project management, mentoring young engineers, and participating in volunteer activities at the Turkish Project Management Association.

KASIM SEN is an experienced Project Management Office Manager who has worked the last 17 years of his 27-year career in project management. He has experience particularly in defense industry and space systems. He has been working as Defense R&D Pro... Show more

Jennifer Yelton

Jennifer Yelton

Jeni Yelton is a leadership speaker, executive coach, and organizational development consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping leaders and teams grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose. She is the author of Confidently Flawed, a leadership message that challenges people to stop chasing perfection and start building trust, influence, and meaningful impact.

Known for her engaging, story-driven style, Jeni blends humor, practical insight, and honest reflection to help audiences think differently and leave with tools they can actually use.

Her work helps leaders rethink how they develop people, measure performance, and build teams rooted in trust, collaboration, and real-world results.

Jeni Yelton is a leadership speaker, executive coach, and organizational development consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping leaders and teams grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose. She is the author of Confidently Flawed, a lea... Show more

Batyrkhan Tokmyrza

Batyrkhan Tokmyrza

Batyrkhan is a passionate Android Engineer who specializes in building scalable, high-performance mobile applications. With a strong focus on clean architecture, Jetpack Compose, and Kotlin Multiplatform, he enjoys tackling complex engineering challenges like Backend-Driven UI frameworks and robust state management.

Batyrkhan is a passionate Android Engineer who specializes in building scalable, high-performance mobile applications. With a strong focus on clean architecture, Jetpack Compose, and Kotlin Multiplatform, he enjoys tackling complex engineering challe... Show more

Thomas Jouffroy

Thomas Jouffroy

I’m a Platform Engineer at Sopra Steria with over 12 years of experience in DevOps and Middleware.

My work focuses on building resilient, secure, and scalable platforms, with a strong emphasis on automation and industrialization.

I’m passionate about sharing real-world insights and lessons learned from deploying Kubernetes in critical environments.

Expertise:
* Design, audit, hardening, and build of Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.
* Deployment in both cloud and on-premises environments, including secure infrastructures like OVH SecNumCloud.

CI/CD & Tooling:
* Implementation of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab-CI.
* Platform and application managment OpenShift GitOps (ArgoCD)
* Integration of tools such as Helm, Terraform, Dynatrace, and Kasten K10 for observability and backup.

Cloud & Virtualization:
* Management of complex OpenShift migrations (from 3.x to 4.x).
* Cluster deployments on vSphere, OpenStack, OpenShift Virtualisation, AWS or Azure Stack.
* Extensive work with virtualization technologies like OpenShift Virtualisation and vSphere.

I’m a Platform Engineer at Sopra Steria with over 12 years of experience in DevOps and Middleware. My work focuses on building resilient, secure, and scalable platforms, with a strong emphasis on automation and industrialization. I’m passionate... Show more

Treb Gatte

Treb Gatte

Treb is one of only four individuals worldwide to hold dual MVP titles in both the Data Platform and AI Platform categories from Microsoft. His contributions and demonstrated expertise in the industry have earned him this recognition from Microsoft.

With an illustrious 24-year career in Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence, he has consistently pushed the boundaries of what's possible. Before stepping into his role as CEO of Marquee Insights, Treb held influential leadership positions at renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Starbucks, and Wachovia (now Wells Fargo).

Treb resides in vibrant Seattle area with his wife and beloved corgi. He also boasts an MBA from Wake Forest University, underscoring his dedication to continuous learning and professional growth.

Treb is one of only four individuals worldwide to hold dual MVP titles in both the Data Platform and AI Platform categories from Microsoft. His contributions and demonstrated expertise in the industry have earned him this recognition from Microsoft. ... Show more

J. Grant Mizell, CPM

J. Grant Mizell, CPM

Problem obsessed for +15 years, Grant's path to product started in traditional advertising before spending the last dozen years shaping digital products from startup to enterprise. Grant operates as Banking Strategist and Head Coach of Product Management for Ippon USA, a technology consultancy that supports digital transformation, data & cloud modernization and organizational change management. Recently Grant finds passion coaching regional & community banks on data & AI strategy.

Favorite successes -
1) taking a 2-sided market startup redesign from seed round to multi-million Series A;
2) reducing a community bank's account opening by more than 300% that helped support more than $1B in new assets; and
3) playing a leading role in a F500 bank's deployment and rollout of custom agent servicing app for +1500 agents.

Problem obsessed for +15 years, Grant's path to product started in traditional advertising before spending the last dozen years shaping digital products from startup to enterprise. Grant operates as Banking Strategist and Head Coach of Product Manage... Show more

Vignesh Muthu.S

Vignesh Muthu.S

Vignesh Muthu is a seasoned Software Engineer specializing in building scalable cloud-native applications leveraging Kubernetes orchestration and automation using DevOps tools.

With expertise in Kubernetes, Golang, and Ansible, they have successfully deployed and managed complex cloud-native workloads, including Kubernetes operators handling hundreds of custom resources. His expertise extends to the development of practical chatbots and machine learning models, complementing his focus on efficient software delivery

Vignesh Muthu is a seasoned Software Engineer specializing in building scalable cloud-native applications leveraging Kubernetes orchestration and automation using DevOps tools. With expertise in Kubernetes, Golang, and Ansible, they have successf... Show more

Harsh Phogat

Harsh Phogat

I’m a product-focused software engineer turned Technical Lead with experience building scalable healthtech and enterprise platforms at HHAeXchange, Veersa Technologies, and Mobex Health. Within just 3 years of my career, I progressed from an intern/software engineer role to a Technical Lead position by leading high-impact projects in healthcare automation, AI tools, and configurable digital platforms, while being recognized through company awards such as Highflyer of the Quarter and multiple performance-based promotions. I’ve helped build products that improved platform performance by 30%, reduced workflow completion time by 40%, and enabled highly scalable personalized healthcare experiences.

I’m a product-focused software engineer turned Technical Lead with experience building scalable healthtech and enterprise platforms at HHAeXchange, Veersa Technologies, and Mobex Health. Within just 3 years of my career, I progressed from an intern/s... Show more

David Král

David Král

Senior Software Developer on project Helidon at Oracle, with more than 7 years of experience in designing and developing Enterprise Java components and APIs. Active open-source contributor, mainly to the project Helidon, but also contributing to the various related Jakarta EE projects such as JSON-B, Yasson and Jersey.

Senior Software Developer on project Helidon at Oracle, with more than 7 years of experience in designing and developing Enterprise Java components and APIs. Active open-source contributor, mainly to the project Helidon, but also contributing to the ... Show more

Elvira Leveque

Elvira Leveque

Elvira is a mobile software engineer, currently working at ING Netherlands as a Flutter developer.
She is a true passionate about mobile app development and its power of crafting meaningful experiences, which led her to transition from a design role to a software development one.
After exploring different stacks, she is now a Flutter enthusiast.

Elvira is a mobile software engineer, currently working at ING Netherlands as a Flutter developer. She is a true passionate about mobile app development and its power of crafting meaningful experiences, which led her to transition from a design rol... Show more

Ricardo Magalhães

Ricardo Magalhães

Ricardo Magalhães is a DevOps Engineer at xgeeks. He is responsible for driving the infrastructure for one of the top automotive companies in today's world. Always striving for bigger and better, Ricardo has an unmatched will to take projects to the next level and of course, make a great story along the way. Because everything is better with a good story.

Ricardo Magalhães is a DevOps Engineer at xgeeks. He is responsible for driving the infrastructure for one of the top automotive companies in today's world. Always striving for bigger and better, Ricardo has an unmatched will to take projects to the ... Show more

Lars Kinder

Lars Kinder

Lars Kinder is a Cloud Solution Architect working in life sciences, with a focus on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software delivery. He enjoys working closely with teams to turn technical requirements into practical and maintainable solutions.

Before his current role, Lars worked as a DevOps Consultant at AWS, helping customers design and implement cloud solutions. Earlier, as a DevOps Engineer at Porsche AG, he contributed to the infrastructure supporting the High Performance Charger network.

His day-to-day work includes AWS, Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK, serverless architectures, Kubernetes, and multi-environment CI/CD pipelines. He is particularly interested in learning from real-world infrastructure challenges and sharing approaches that make cloud delivery more reliable and easier to maintain.

Lars Kinder is a Cloud Solution Architect working in life sciences, with a focus on cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and software delivery. He enjoys working closely with teams to turn technical requirements into practical and maintainable solutions. ... Show more

Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj Pandey

Neeraj is the co-founder of Vivid Climate, a climate management and accounting platform. Neeraj is a polyglot. Over the years, he has worked on a variety of full-stack software and data-science applications, as well as computational arts, and likes the challenge of creating new tools and applications, and is an active speaker with talks and tutorials presented at multiple conferences.

Neeraj is the co-founder of Vivid Climate, a climate management and accounting platform. Neeraj is a polyglot. Over the years, he has worked on a variety of full-stack software and data-science applications, as well as computational arts, and likes t... Show more

Vikram Divakar

Vikram Divakar

Principal Software Engineer with over 14 years of work experience as a software engineer building large scale software, data and ML platforms across Government, Finance and Healthcare domains. Passionate about building scalable Data and ML pipelines for scientific and business use cases. Currently pursuing opportunities to enable and empower Data Scientists to solve real world problems by leveraging agentic systems and MLOps. Cautiously optimistic about GenAI and the future of software engineering

Principal Software Engineer with over 14 years of work experience as a software engineer building large scale software, data and ML platforms across Government, Finance and Healthcare domains. Passionate about building scalable Data and ML pipelines ... Show more

Tom Sherman

Tom Sherman

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using modern math, science and logic that divides time evenly, precisely, and accurately, for the first time in the history of time. With humor, philosophy, and curiosity, Tom is able to expand your perception of reality and uncover new systems and patterns that are currently hiding in plain sight.

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using mode... Show more

Glenn Thielman

Glenn Thielman

Spring Developer consultant at Keleos Belgium
A Java Spring consultant who believes simplicity is the key to great software.
I’m passionate about building applications that are easy to understand, maintain, and scale. Because the best solutions are the ones that work without unnecessary complexity and technology.

Spring Boot has been my go-to framework for making development straightforward, whether it’s creating microservices, designing APIs, or deploying cloud-native apps.
My approach is to break problems down, find the simplest path forward, and learning from mistakes.

I’m always looking to connect with others who value clarity and elegance in code.

Spring Developer consultant at Keleos Belgium A Java Spring consultant who believes simplicity is the key to great software. I’m passionate about building applications that are easy to understand, maintain, and scale. Because the best solutions are... Show more

Frédéric Valentin

Frédéric Valentin

Head of Wealth Planning - SGPB Europe https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-valentin-ab313920 | Member of Cercle des Fiscalistes (https://www.lecercledesfiscalistes.com) | Member of the IACF - Institute of Tax Lawyers https://www.iacf.fr | Membre of Estate Planning Skill Group (https://epsg.international/fr/)

Head of Wealth Planning - SGPB Europe https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-valentin-ab313920 | Member of Cercle des Fiscalistes (https://www.lecercledesfiscalistes.com) | Member of the IACF - Institute of Tax Lawyers https://www.iacf.fr | Membre of E... Show more

Sarita Gupta

Sarita Gupta

Biography
Sarita Gupta as a versatile portfolio to bring to a balanced world with 12 years of software design and development experience at Microsoft in Redmond WA with prior software development experience of 3 years in startups and 2 years of experience on model based computing on government sponsored research projects. Sarita Gupta went to Vanderbilt University from where she graduated with Masters Degree in Computer Science. Sarita Gupta has been a Research Assistant working for government Space agency sponsored projects on manned mission to Mars and on fault detection system of f15 fighter planes. Sarita Gupta has published formal research papers and has technical awards and U.S. goverment patent on software object synchronization.

Biography Sarita Gupta as a versatile portfolio to bring to a balanced world with 12 years of software design and development experience at Microsoft in Redmond WA with prior software development experience of 3 years in startups and 2 years of expe... Show more

Wisdom Peterson

Wisdom Peterson

Wisdom I. Peterson is an E-Business Systems Architect, Digital Operations Specialist, and Author of "Mastering Client Acquisition." As the founder of Wisconsult based in Port Harcourt, he specializes in delivering high-impact, practical keynotes and hands-on workshops engineered to dismantle corporate administrative bottlenecks, optimize executive digital assets for search engine visibility (SEO), and integrate advanced AI workflows into daily business structures. Wisdom has trained thousands of rising independent professionals and remote operators across Africa on how to eliminate operational friction and position their capabilities to secure multi-currency global contracts and international scholarship pathways. His training methodology completely drops abstract theories, focusing entirely on rapid, step-by-step technological execution.

Wisdom I. Peterson is an E-Business Systems Architect, Digital Operations Specialist, and Author of "Mastering Client Acquisition." As the founder of Wisconsult based in Port Harcourt, he specializes in delivering high-impact, practical keynotes and ... Show more

Victor Churchill

Victor Churchill

Victor Churchill is a Senior Product Designer with over 7 years of experience creating impactful, user-centered solutions across fintech, logistics, EdTech, and SaaS. He has led the design of platforms that secured multi-million dollar funding, integrated generative AI to boost user engagement, and scaled systems to serve tens of thousands of users. With a strong focus on measurable impact, inclusive design, and cross-functional collaboration, Victor brings a strategic yet practical approach to solving complex design challenges in emerging and global markets.

Victor Churchill is a Senior Product Designer with over 7 years of experience creating impactful, user-centered solutions across fintech, logistics, EdTech, and SaaS. He has led the design of platforms that secured multi-million dollar funding, integ... Show more

John Mahlman IV

John Mahlman IV

I have over 15 years of platform engineering experience mainly with macOS but recently with Linux as well. I am a contributor to the macOS Security Compliance project and the macOS CIS Benchmarks and very active within those communities. I have been a planning member of the Greater Philadelphia Mac Admins since 2017 and I'm an avid Philly sports fan.

Outside of work I enjoy tabletop gaming, animals, breweries, and vide games. Ask me about my office I share with my partner's snakes :)

I have over 15 years of platform engineering experience mainly with macOS but recently with Linux as well. I am a contributor to the macOS Security Compliance project and the macOS CIS Benchmarks and very active within those communities. I have been... Show more

Alvaro Saurin

Alvaro Saurin

Alvaro Saurin is a Senior Platform Engineer at Adobe, where he contributes in the development of API and service mesh solutions within Adobe’s Cloud Platform Engineering team. With extensive experience across companies such as SUSE, Telefonica R&D, and WeaveWorks, he has shaped high-performing platforms in both startup and enterprise environments. Alvaro’s career spans large-scale cloud operations, distributed systems, and engineering leadership, and he is now expanding his focus into LLMs and AI.

Alvaro Saurin is a Senior Platform Engineer at Adobe, where he contributes in the development of API and service mesh solutions within Adobe’s Cloud Platform Engineering team. With extensive experience across companies such as SUSE, Telefonica R&D, a... Show more

Francis Onukwu

Francis Onukwu

Francis Onukwu is a skilled software developer crafting innovative Web2 and Web3 solutions, with a strong focus on Rust and TypeScript. As co-founder of Open Source Nest, he drives Africa’s vibrant open-source movement, empowering beginners and pros through engaging workshops, AMAs, and community outreaches. Previously, as a former GDG On Campus Lead and past NACOS Director, he sparked student tech enthusiasm and leadership at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he earned his BSc in Computer Science. With a passion for accessible tech, Francis leverages certifications in NVIDIA Deep Learning and Google Cloud to inspire inclusive innovation.

Francis Onukwu is a skilled software developer crafting innovative Web2 and Web3 solutions, with a strong focus on Rust and TypeScript. As co-founder of Open Source Nest, he drives Africa’s vibrant open-source movement, empowering beginners and pros ... Show more

Logan O'Neil

Logan O'Neil

Logan O’Neil is a Solutions Consultant at Blink, where she helps organizations evaluate the Blink Employee Experience platform and envision how it can unlock the full potential of their workforce. She brings a strong background in SaaS solutions consulting, with prior experience spanning intelligent communications and CPG insights. In addition to her client work, Logan serves as an Investor Advisory Board Member for Moxey and an Executive Committee Board Member for the Alabama A-Club.

A former Witt University Fellow at The University of Alabama, as well as an NCAA Division I athlete and two-year team captain on The University of Alabama Women’s Rowing Team, Logan brings a competitive edge and a bold servant-leadership style to her work. She holds a Mathematics degree and an MBA from The University of Alabama.

Logan has delivered energizing sessions at Consensus DemoFest East Coast (2023), Sloss Tech (2025), Ragan Employee Experience (2025), and Elevate & Empower (2026) earning a reputation for her practical, insightful, and immediately actionable approach to career and workplace growth.

Logan O’Neil is a Solutions Consultant at Blink, where she helps organizations evaluate the Blink Employee Experience platform and envision how it can unlock the full potential of their workforce. She brings a strong background in SaaS solutions cons... Show more

Dinara Volosnyk

Dinara Volosnyk

Digital transformation doesn't fail because of bad technology — and Dinara has the case studies to prove it. A Product Manager with 10+ years across e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and energy, she now leads GBS digitalization at Philip Morris International, turning fragmented operations into platforms that people actually use.
She speaks for PMs, BAs, and change leads who know the org chart is never the whole story - bringing real cases, real missteps, and the frameworks that came after.
Dinara is a Certified Digital Product Manager, member of Product School and active member of its global PM leadership community.

Digital transformation doesn't fail because of bad technology — and Dinara has the case studies to prove it. A Product Manager with 10+ years across e-commerce, healthcare, finance, and energy, she now leads GBS digitalization at Philip Morris Intern... Show more

Pallab Haldar

Pallab Haldar

Pallab Haldar is an accomplished SAP HANA Data Architect and Generative AI Specialist with over 19 years of transformative experience in enterprise data architecture, advanced analytics, and AI/ML innovations. Currently serving as SAP Technical Data Architect at Cognizant Technology Solutions, he has delivered high-impact solutions for Fortune 500 clients including 3M, Delta, and Yokohama Tire.
Pallab specializes in architecting enterprise-scale SAP HANA Database solutions, seamlessly integrating data models with core business processes across SD, MM, FI, BW, and analytics domains. His expertise spans the complete data lifecycle—from ingestion and provisioning to governance and analytical consumption. As a recognized SAP GenAI expert, he pioneers AI-driven transformations, implementing conversational AI assistants with SAP Joule, predictive forecasting in SAP Analytics Cloud, and RAG pipelines using LangChain and Haystack.
His technical mastery encompasses SAP HANA performance optimization, XSA application development, and cloud platform integration across SAP BTP, Cloud Foundry, and Neo environments. Pallab has successfully led complex migrations from XSC to XSA, engineered ML models for predictive analytics, and developed deep learning solutions using TensorFlow, Keras, and PyTorch.
A thought leader in the SAP community, Pallab actively shares knowledge through technical blogs and holds 15+ SAP certifications, including SAP Generative AI Developer and multiple Solution Architect credentials. His innovative approaches to database optimization, query performance tuning, and AI/ML adoption have consistently delivered measurable business impact through process optimization and enterprise automation.
With deep expertise in programming languages including SQL, Python, Java, and ABAP, combined with extensive experience in DevOps practices and cloud technologies, Pallab continues to shape the future of enterprise data architecture and AI integration. He is an active IEEE member and maintains a strong presence in the professional community through his contributions and thought leadership.

Pallab Haldar is an accomplished SAP HANA Data Architect and Generative AI Specialist with over 19 years of transformative experience in enterprise data architecture, advanced analytics, and AI/ML innovations. Currently serving as SAP Technical Data ... Show more

Aldeen Simmonds-Thorpe

Aldeen Simmonds-Thorpe

Having loved NAV/BC as a user, Aldeen has taken her experiences and learnings from the Food Manufacturing and Operations world and transformed them into valuable insights. Now as a Senior Consultant and Trusted Business Advisor, she continues to challenge the boundaries of technology and employ innovative solutions to empower users and drive real business results.

Having loved NAV/BC as a user, Aldeen has taken her experiences and learnings from the Food Manufacturing and Operations world and transformed them into valuable insights. Now as a Senior Consultant and Trusted Business Advisor, she continues to chal... Show more

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