Johnny is an independent data consultant who has been working with Business Intelligence software since 2007, specialising in full stack data platform development since 2016. He’s a self-confessed data nerd, and as well as running Greyskull Analytics, he runs a blog on Substack and has a YouTube channel where he likes to geek out about all things data. He's passionate about the data community and since 2023 has been a co-organiser of the Power BI & Fabric Manchester User Group.

Johnny is an independent data consultant who has been working with Business Intelligence software since 2007, specialising in full stack data platform development since 2016. He’s a self-confessed data nerd, and as well as running Greyskull Analytics... Show more

Max Stahlschmidt is a passionate Software Test Consultant with nearly ten years of experience in various companies such as Siemens Mobility or Barco Control Rooms. He has specialized in test development with Python and enjoys working on solutions that simplify processes. He is the maintainer of the open-source framework Balder, which aims to make test code more scalable and reusable across platforms.

Max Stahlschmidt is a passionate Software Test Consultant with nearly ten years of experience in various companies such as Siemens Mobility or Barco Control Rooms. He has specialized in test development with Python and enjoys working on solutions tha... Show more

Russian literature lover, writer, rock climber/star.
Former Google Developers Expert and Microsoft MVP, founder of great communities.

Russian literature lover, writer, rock climber/star. Former Google Developers Expert and Microsoft MVP, founder of great communities. Show more

Christopher is a Senior Mobile Engineer with experience building and owning high-traffic banking features at scale. He works across Flutter, Dart, and Go, and has led complex mobile features end to end across multiple companies, from early-stage startups to established fintech products.
He is one of the organizers of FlutterBytes Conference, where he invests in growing the mobile engineering community in Nigeria. Outside his day job, he builds products at the intersection of AI and mobile, and writes about the engineering decisions behind them.
He is drawn to systems problems, the trade-offs that do not have clean answers, and the gap between how APIs are designed and how they are actually consumed in the real world.

Christopher is a Senior Mobile Engineer with experience building and owning high-traffic banking features at scale. He works across Flutter, Dart, and Go, and has led complex mobile features end to end across multiple companies, from early-stage star... Show more

Passionate about social collaboration solutions, Louis is leading product team Usage, Innvation & IA at rhapsodies conseil. Louis has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise. Over the past ten years, he has designed and implemented social collaboration solutions (intranets, business applications) for customers. Today, he still leads digital transformation projects for clients and manages a team of technical experts.

Passionate about social collaboration solutions, Louis is leading product team Usage, Innvation & IA at rhapsodies conseil. Louis has a unique combination of technical and functional expertise. Over the past ten years, he has designed and implemented... Show more

Sven Hennessen is Co-Managing Director at vensas GmbH and has been building software professionally for almost 20 years — long after his first programming experiments in the early nineties, tweaking the velocity of exploding bananas in the QBasic classic "Gorillas".

He’s spent his career deep in the .NET ecosystem, distributed systems, and modern frontend development, always with a strong focus on how software is actually built and used in real projects. Sven enjoys sitting at the intersection of business and technology, translating between people living in both worlds.

In his sessions, he shares hands-on stories from architecture consulting, cloud migrations, and continuous deployment — focusing on what worked, what didn’t, and why. Known for his pragmatic mindset and clear communication, Sven prefers solutions that are simple enough to explain, yet solid enough to scale.

Sven Hennessen is Co-Managing Director at vensas GmbH and has been building software professionally for almost 20 years — long after his first programming experiments in the early nineties, tweaking the velocity of exploding bananas in the QBasic cla... Show more

Yaron Flint is a published author and an accomplished business development and innovation expert with over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of innovation, business development, and networking. He has held senior roles in multinational corporations, global consulting firms, and private equity groups, driving innovation across sectors including Automotive, Industry 4.0, Smart Materials, Environmental, and Construction-tech.

Yaron blends deep cross-cultural and cross-sector expertise with a practical understanding of how organizations can embed innovation and build meaningful, trust-based relationships that enable transformation. His first book: "innovative business development - implementing transformation from within" - explored how corporations can onboard external innovation through a more structured and intentional approach.

A sought-after keynote speaker and strategic advisor, Yaron works with organizations worldwide to help them integrate external innovation and intentional connection into sustainable, high-impact growth.

Yaron Flint is a published author and an accomplished business development and innovation expert with over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of innovation, business development, and networking. He has held senior roles in multinationa... Show more

I am a Country Manager with several years of experience leading companies through the journey of implementing Cloud and modernizing applications to reach the market faster and more securely.

What drives me is working in complex environments with technological and business challenges, where I can present cloud-based solutions that transform companies’ delivery capabilities and positively influence the end customer experience. I’m also passionate about sharing knowledge with as many people as possible. I truly believe that technology can change people’s lives!

I am a Country Manager with several years of experience leading companies through the journey of implementing Cloud and modernizing applications to reach the market faster and more securely. What drives me is working in complex environments with t... Show more

Jorans passion involves getting people to love technology and getting technology to play nice. He works as an interaction developer with ♡ for web, tech, science & tinkering with stuff. Focussed on innovation and elevating peer developers. Writes, toots and speaks every now and then.

Jorans passion involves getting people to love technology and getting technology to play nice. He works as an interaction developer with ♡ for web, tech, science & tinkering with stuff. Focussed on innovation and elevating peer developers. Writes, to... Show more

Jo Hasenau is an open source veteran who has been building, maintaining, and scaling community-driven software ecosystems for more than two decades.

He started out in the early days of the internet, moved from a late-80s designer background to digital media production in the 90s, and then shifted his focus to large-scale platforms and integration problems - from corporate environments such as T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom to long-running open source projects such as TYPO3, maintained in the open.

He is known for shipping pragmatic tools and growing communities, as a maintainer of widely used extensions, a trainer and coach, a speaker at conferences, developer days, and camps, and an organizer of formats such as the User Experience Week. He has also contributed through publications, including the O’Reilly TYPO3 Cookbook.

After serving as CTO at InnoCoding, he now works at the next layer beyond websites as a Big Picture Brainiac at Cybercraft, focusing on AI-enabled content infrastructure, interoperability, and digital sovereignty.

Jo Hasenau is an open source veteran who has been building, maintaining, and scaling community-driven software ecosystems for more than two decades. He started out in the early days of the internet, moved from a late-80s designer background to dig... Show more

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients.
With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she brings a combination of business strategy, people leadership, and applied neuroscience to the tech world.
Economist and ICF-certified neuroscience coach with a master's degree in journalism who has reinvented her own career four times across three countries.

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients. With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she b... Show more

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape.

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape. Show more

Consultant · Data analysis and business intelligence trainer. Tools used: Power BI, Power Query, Excel. Over 20 years of experience. Microsoft PL-300 Certified.
Speaker at: Power BI & Fabric Summit 2026 · Power Bi Days Barcelona 2025 · Global Power Platform Bootcamp Barcelona 2025 · Christmas Power Platform Euskadi 2024 · Power BI Summer Fest Barcelona 2025
Notable clients: Pirelli, Quadis, Lidl, Bimbo, Wallapop, Tous...

Consultant · Data analysis and business intelligence trainer. Tools used: Power BI, Power Query, Excel. Over 20 years of experience. Microsoft PL-300 Certified. Speaker at: Power BI & Fabric Summit 2026 · Power Bi Days Barcelona 2025 · Global Power ... Show more

Rob Triggs is a Revenue Architect for Microsoft partners, known for helping firms turn inconsistent sales into structured, predictable growth. After building and scaling a Microsoft partner to a top-tier position in Canada and through acquisition, he now works with partners to fix the real issues behind stalled growth: lead generation, Microsoft co-sell, pipeline conversion, founder dependency, and weak deal execution.

A key focus of his work is helping partners apply Microsoft Copilot AI across the sales cycle to improve efficiency, strengthen execution, and win more deals.

His sessions are practical, direct, and built on real-world experience inside the Microsoft ecosystem.

Rob Triggs is a Revenue Architect for Microsoft partners, known for helping firms turn inconsistent sales into structured, predictable growth. After building and scaling a Microsoft partner to a top-tier position in Canada and through acquisition, he... Show more

Vitthal is a Staff Data Engineer and Software Architect with over 12 years of experience in designing scalable data pipelines, building AI-driven systems, and translating complex business needs into robust technical architecture. He holds deep expertise in data engineering, distributed systems, and backend frameworks. Outside of work, Vitthal is an avid cook, watch aficionado, and enjoys long drives, exploring cultures, and writing about tech & life.

Vitthal is a Staff Data Engineer and Software Architect with over 12 years of experience in designing scalable data pipelines, building AI-driven systems, and translating complex business needs into robust technical architecture. He holds deep expert... Show more

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the role of OKR Master within the company. Excited by this new take on team dynamics and collaboration, she made herself redundant by digitizing and optimizing her job and went into freelancing in 2019. Since then, she has been supporting teams and organizations of all sizes with OKR introductions, developing and working with strategy and corporate goals, developing effective collaboration models and coaching team leads in their role.

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the rol... Show more

Manjula Rathnayaka is a Director of Engineering at WSO2 with over 14 years of experience in software engineering and platform architecture, including nearly a decade specializing in cloud-native technologies. He has contributed to designing multi-tenant platforms using Kubernetes and CNCF tools, with current efforts to open-source this work through OpenChoreo. He has built SaaS platforms on AWS, GCP, and Azure, and holds CKA, CKAD, and CKS certifications. His focus areas include declarative abstractions, Control Plane / Data Plane separation, and developer experience.

Manjula Rathnayaka is a Director of Engineering at WSO2 with over 14 years of experience in software engineering and platform architecture, including nearly a decade specializing in cloud-native technologies. He has contributed to designing multi-ten... Show more

Michael works in the Data and AI Practice at Accenture in Melbourne, Australia. He has been disrupting Enterprise thinking since 2019, focusing on AWS Serverless and Event Driven Architectures. He has built API and data integrations across various business landscapes - from the Australian Open Digital experience to Complex Enterprise Business Transformation Programs. He loves serverless and is an AWS Serverless Heroand creator of the molecular community blogging site www.serverlessdna.com. He is passionate about Well Architected Frameworks and contributes to the AWS Lambda Powertools open source project, which he feels is essential for creating reliable AWS Lambda services.

Michael works in the Data and AI Practice at Accenture in Melbourne, Australia. He has been disrupting Enterprise thinking since 2019, focusing on AWS Serverless and Event Driven Architectures. He has built API and data integrations across various ... Show more

I am a graduate engineer (FH) in computer science and a Platform Architect at Puzzle ITC in Bern. As a member of the Technical Board, I help shape the company’s technological direction, driven by a strong passion for CI/CD, automation, and cloud-native technologies. My expertise lies at the intersection of platform engineering, DevSecOps, and modern software architecture.

With over 15 years of experience, I support organizations in designing scalable and secure software delivery pipelines that sustainably improve efficiency, quality, and security. I specialize in building Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) and developer portals (Backstage), with a particular focus on developer experience and software supply chain security to balance innovation and security.

I am a graduate engineer (FH) in computer science and a Platform Architect at Puzzle ITC in Bern. As a member of the Technical Board, I help shape the company’s technological direction, driven by a strong passion for CI/CD, automation, and cloud-nati... Show more

I'm a nerd from Córdoba, 🇦🇷. I also play bass, have a 🐶 named Lola and sometimes I get paid to do software work.

I’m a software engineer with +5 years of experience, mostly focused on backend and API development with Python.
I also have experience with DevOps tasks and doing frontend things with React.
I like to share knowledge by giving talks, being a mentor or simply helping others to solve problems. E.g. the Django forum.

Currently interested in working on Developer Experience (DX), specially through IaC. Also learning about OpenTelemetry, Go and Elixir.

I'm a nerd from Córdoba, 🇦🇷. I also play bass, have a 🐶 named Lola and sometimes I get paid to do software work. I’m a software engineer with +5 years of experience, mostly focused on backend and API development with Python. I also have experi... Show more

Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Jean Louis (JL) has undergraduate degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University. He also has his MSc in Statistics from Queens University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business.

After working in the public sector early in his career, JL moved into the private sector by joining Rogers Communications in 1996 where he focused heavily on database development, reporting and Customer analytics in the wireless industry. JL was recruited to join MT&T (Now Aliant), and enjoyed success in a number of roles of increasing responsibility. In fact, in 2000 JL was made a Computerworld Smithsonian Laureate for advancements made in business applications of data science.

During this time, his work was featured in various industry publications – Including being featured in the cover story of SAS Exec Solutions magazine.

Since that time, JL has taken on increasingly more senior positions in analytics, data science, and consulting across a variety of industries such as retail, automotive, finance and gaming. During this time JL has also been an adjunct professor at Mount Saint Vincent University and Georgian College. His teaching dossier includes courses in Data Science, AI, Statistics, and MIS.

JL is now a VP of Business Solutions with Massive Insights - A leading Canadian Analytics and AI consultancy. JL posts three articles per week on Linkedin, covering a wide range of AI and analytical topics.

JL lives in Toronto, Ontario with his wife and son and is an active volunteer in numerous charitable and educational organizations across both Canada and the US.

Born in Pointe Claire, Quebec, Jean Louis (JL) has undergraduate degrees in Computer Science from Concordia University. He also has his MSc in Statistics from Queens University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business. After working in... Show more

Intesar Shannan Mohammed is a seasoned serial entrepreneur and speaker with profound expertise in APIs, governance, privacy, performance, and security. With a remarkable track record of founding three successful startups in the API space, Intesar's entrepreneurial journey has been defined by innovation and impactful contributions. His profound knowledge and passion for the subject are exemplified by the several granted patents he holds in the domain. Prior to his entrepreneurial ventures, he honed his skills and gained invaluable experience at renowned technology companies, including VMware, Palm, and Cisco.

Intesar Shannan Mohammed is a seasoned serial entrepreneur and speaker with profound expertise in APIs, governance, privacy, performance, and security. With a remarkable track record of founding three successful startups in the API space, Intesar's e... Show more

I’m an experienced software engineer specializing in AI, cloud-native solutions, and innovative technologies. My expertise includes developing AI-driven applications using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AWS, and MLOps practices. I actively mentor learners and professionals, helping them build impactful solutions and effectively harness emerging technologies for growth and innovation.

I’m an experienced software engineer specializing in AI, cloud-native solutions, and innovative technologies. My expertise includes developing AI-driven applications using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AWS, and MLOps practices. I actively men... Show more

Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery facilitator with over 20 years of experience in professional software development. He is also an author and a speaker.

He contributed to the adoption of lean and agile practices by Ferrari's F1 racing team. For ThoughtWorks, he delivered training, coaching, assessments and organisational transformations in top-tier organisations in the UK, Europe and the United States. He worked as Agile Transformation Lead, Head of Agility, Interim Product Director, Lean/Agile Practice Lead, and as Lean/Agile Coach in companies such as Lloyds, BP, The AA, Japan Tobacco International, HSBC, LexisNexis, Marsh McLennan.

Luca is the founder and CEO at SmHarter.com, a company that helps organisations turn their way of working into their competitive advantage.

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Luca Minudel (he/him) is an Agility/XP/Lean, Complexity-thinking, and modern Product/Engineering Management advisor, mentor, coach, change agent for hire. He is an organisational gardener, culture curator, collaboration orchestrator, and delivery fa... Show more

Anna Segerström is an experienced and driven consultant with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Anna is a certified change manager and a specialist in Microsoft 365 and Copilot with a focus on productivity and aligning business requirements to the right technology.
She enjoys working close to the business and has a genuine interest and understanding of both technical and business-driven requirements.
Anna has worked with everything from non profit organizations to large international companies.
Anna lives in Stockholm, Sweden and is fluent in English and Swedish

Anna Segerström is an experienced and driven consultant with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Anna is a certified change manager and a specialist in Microsoft 365 and Copilot with a focus on productivity and aligning business requireme... Show more

Dr. Sheila Volante is an award winning technology and strategy leader with over 20 years of experience guiding digital transformation across Fortune 1000 organizations. As a Fractional CIO and Co-Founder of CollectiveLogik, she partners with executive teams to benchmark readiness, modernize infrastructure, and deliver measurable value across people, process, and technology. With deep expertise spanning healthcare, hospitality, aerospace, and entertainment, Dr. Sheila is renowned for her ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear, actionable strategic roadmaps. Her signature approach blends data driven innovation with organizational empathy to ensure sustainable transformation and high adoption rates.

Dr. Sheila Volante is an award winning technology and strategy leader with over 20 years of experience guiding digital transformation across Fortune 1000 organizations. As a Fractional CIO and Co-Founder of CollectiveLogik, she partners with executiv... Show more

I’m a developer advocate, writer, and builder who enjoys breaking down complex tech into simple steps, working demos, and content that developers can act on. My blogs have crossed a million views across platforms, and I create technical tutorials on YouTube focused on AI, agents, and practical workflows. I contribute to open source, explore new AI tooling, and build small apps and prototypes to show developers what’s possible with today’s models.

I’m a developer advocate, writer, and builder who enjoys breaking down complex tech into simple steps, working demos, and content that developers can act on. My blogs have crossed a million views across platforms, and I create technical tutorials on ... Show more

Kaustubh is a Senior Backend Engineer who has led multiple cross-platform initiatives at Mercari, Japan’s largest e-commerce marketplace. He has 6 research publications, in the domain of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Artificial Intelligence - all before AI was cool. He has a keen interest in B2B SaaS businesses, and ran a podcast interviewing startup founders in Japan.

Originally from India, he thrives at the intersection of complex systems and messy human collaboration. In his free time, he watches F1, goes on long runs along the river, and is often too busy cracking terrible/terrific jokes in any language he speaks; human or programming. Please do not ask him about smooth operators, Strava, or standups (comedy), for he will inevitably launch into a monologue.

Kaustubh is a Senior Backend Engineer who has led multiple cross-platform initiatives at Mercari, Japan’s largest e-commerce marketplace. He has 6 research publications, in the domain of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Artificial I... Show more

Vishnu Rachapudi is a Cloud & AI Engineer at SUDO Consultants . He holds 14 AWS certifications and has hands-on experience building real-world solutions using Amazon Bedrock, AWS Transform, and AWS Q.

He has spoken at AWS Community Days, GITEX, and various user groups, sharing practical insights on cloud modernization, AI-driven DevOps, and security. Vishnu is passionate about bridging the gap between emerging AWS AI services and real-world engineering challenges.

Vishnu Rachapudi is a Cloud & AI Engineer at SUDO Consultants . He holds 14 AWS certifications and has hands-on experience building real-world solutions using Amazon Bedrock, AWS Transform, and AWS Q. He has spoken at AWS Community Days, GITEX, an... Show more

Ramya M is a cybersecurity professional at Okta, Inc., specializing in application security, product security, identity security, and secure SDLC automation. She has led enterprise-scale initiatives across secure coding, DevSecOps hardening, vulnerability triage, and autonomous threat detection for enterprise-scale security products, and has contributed to security capabilities spanning secure identity protocols, SIEM, XDR, and application security platforms.

Her work and research focus on cyber forensics, and AI security, including adversarial manipulation of AI agents, policy-drift attacks in ML-assisted CI/CD pipelines, defensive architectures for AI-augmented development environments. Ramya holds a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity and actively contributes to the community through conference speaking, mentorship, training, and technical writing, helping teams build secure-by-design systems.

Ramya M is a cybersecurity professional at Okta, Inc., specializing in application security, product security, identity security, and secure SDLC automation. She has led enterprise-scale initiatives across secure coding, DevSecOps hardening, vulnerab... Show more