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

Durga Krishnamoorthy is a Digital Product Management Leader with 12 years of experience in Retail, AI and Financial Services. Backed by strong academics from Carnegie Mellon University, she brings her experiences from Fortune 500 Brands such as Cognizant, Kroger, Petco, TikTok and EY to thought leadership at Forbes, IEEE research and alike. She serves as a Board Member for a US-based Product Management Community.

Always love to give back through mentoring, writing, and speaking about the evolving role of Product leadership in shaping business and societal outcomes. Reach out to me at durga.krish33@gmail.com or setup time on https://adplist.org/mentors/durga-krishnamoorthy

Durga Krishnamoorthy is a Digital Product Management Leader with 12 years of experience in Retail, AI and Financial Services. Backed by strong academics from Carnegie Mellon University, she brings her experiences from Fortune 500 Brands such as Cogni... 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

Fran Dean-Bishop is the Founder and CEO of Aerobodies Inc. and an Executive Performance & Culture Risk Advisor. For more than 27 years, she has led Aerobodies, a workforce performance and organizational risk firm serving over 11 million employees across federal agencies and private-sector organizations in five countries. Her clients include EY, FINRA, SEC, Booz Allen Hamilton, SAIC, NGA, VA, USDA, and Homeland Security. Fran reframes burnout, decision fatigue, and culture erosion as operating risks and uses AI-powered diagnostics to help leaders act before risks show up in the numbers. She has spoken at PCMA Convening Leaders, NC SHRM, and HR Exchange Network, and hosts The Optimized Workplace podcast.

Fran Dean-Bishop is the Founder and CEO of Aerobodies Inc. and an Executive Performance & Culture Risk Advisor. For more than 27 years, she has led Aerobodies, a workforce performance and organizational risk firm serving over 11 million employees acr... Show more

Comunidad en busca de brindar y fomentar un espacio donde se comparta conocimiento y se fortalezca el sector tecnológico de la región de Boyacá, Colombia

Comunidad en busca de brindar y fomentar un espacio donde se comparta conocimiento y se fortalezca el sector tecnológico de la región de Boyacá, Colombia Show more

Ahmed Abdelsalam is a Platform Engineer at Vodafone Group in Cairo. He works on TaaZure, the group’s Azure and AKS platform serving more than 13 markets, helping country teams ship on shared cloud infrastructure without giving up local control. He is also co-founder of Fortstak Academy, which trains engineers in DevOps and cloud skills, and he mentors tech professionals through the TAP mentors network. Lately he has been working where platform engineering meets data protection, helping teams turn privacy laws into practical architecture decisions.

Ahmed Abdelsalam is a Platform Engineer at Vodafone Group in Cairo. He works on TaaZure, the group’s Azure and AKS platform serving more than 13 markets, helping country teams ship on shared cloud infrastructure without giving up local control. He is... Show more

Shadrach Anorah is an information technology (IT) specialist and the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI).

His work focuses on contributing to bridging the digital divide in rural communities in Ghana through digital skills training, community-centered connectivity, and technology-driven initiatives. He's passionate about digital inclusion and believes everyone deserves meaningful access to the opportunities the Internet offers.

Shadrach Anorah is an information technology (IT) specialist and the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI). His work focuses on contributing to bridging the digital divide in rural communities ... Show more

Shiva Kalyan Reddy is a Senior Software Engineer with experience building and modernizing enterprise web and mobile applications, particularly in financial-services environments. His work spans full-stack development, API architecture, cloud platforms, enterprise modernization, and generative AI. He has hands-on experience with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector databases, semantic search, prompt engineering, real-time AI applications, and AI-assisted software development. He is especially interested in production readiness, secure data handling, scalability, maintainability, and ensuring that engineering teams understand and take ownership of the systems they build and operate.

Shiva Kalyan Reddy is a Senior Software Engineer with experience building and modernizing enterprise web and mobile applications, particularly in financial-services environments. His work spans full-stack development, API architecture, cloud platform... Show more

Marie Dedikova is a Senior Software Engineer at Thoughtworks, entrepreneur, and coach with nine years of experience in the technology industry. She is passionate about building technology that serves people and the planet, with a particular interest in ethical AI, responsible innovation, and sustainable software development. As a self-taught programmer, Marie understands the importance of accessible education. She has taught women programming at FrauenLoop, facilitated workshops, and delivered talks on AI, technology, and personal well-being. Through her work, she advocates for more conscious technology decisions and supports women in building fulfilling careers in tech.

Marie Dedikova is a Senior Software Engineer at Thoughtworks, entrepreneur, and coach with nine years of experience in the technology industry. She is passionate about building technology that serves people and the planet, with a particular interest ... Show more

Andrea is a software engineer with a broad experience in several industries ranging from e-commerce to industrial automation, from public administration to Web TV / music. His interests are in algorithms, data and AI.

Andrea is a software engineer with a broad experience in several industries ranging from e-commerce to industrial automation, from public administration to Web TV / music. His interests are in algorithms, data and AI. Show more

Currently, I am working as a Staff Engineer at Axa France for the past year and half. I worked as a Technical Leader/Senior Software Engineer at Axa France for 3 and a half years. I started at Axa France 5 years ago.

I am an experienced engineer with a proven track record in IT. I am proficient in Java/JEE/Spring/SpringBoot, Python, PostgreSQL, Webmethods, ODM, SOA concepts, statistical modeling, and Prolog. I hold a solid engineering background with a degree in Computer Engineering and Statistics focused on systems and network engineering, software engineering, and financial engineering from Polytechnique Lille.

Previously, I worked for SNCF for 4 years, and before that, for Capgemini for 2 and a half years.

Currently, I am working as a Staff Engineer at Axa France for the past year and half. I worked as a Technical Leader/Senior Software Engineer at Axa France for 3 and a half years. I started at Axa France 5 years ago. I am an experienced engineer w... Show more

Dominic O Norton is an experienced, impact-driven social entrepreneur and the founder of Missing Black People, a comprehensive tech-enabled platform that brings awareness to missing black people cases worldwide, which has been featured in BBC, ITV, The Independent, Vice UK, and RT. With a professional background in technical product management and a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration & Management from the University of London, Dominic utilises his experience to build impact-driven initiative and to help over 11,000 entrepreneurs on TikTok do the same using “No Code”. As a fellow of On Deck and creator-in-residence for #100DaysofNoCode, Dominic is highly experienced in software development which has led him to becoming a guest lecturer in University of California, All Nations University, APTech Computer Education in Uganda and more. His latest exciting venture includes U.S. based inside voices, a retention product for employees of color that is backed by the acclaimed Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator and featured in business insider and CNBC.

Dominic O Norton is an experienced, impact-driven social entrepreneur and the founder of Missing Black People, a comprehensive tech-enabled platform that brings awareness to missing black people cases worldwide, which has been featured in BBC, ITV, T... Show more

Maksym Stepanenko is a business consultant and strategist based in Ottawa, director of INNOVA CONSULT (Innova Consulting Group). He has spent 14 years in business consulting, law, digital marketing and finance, helping thousands of small and medium businesses in more than 50 countries enter new markets, choose a jurisdiction and tax structure, open bank accounts, register trademarks, close legal risks and find customers.

He trained as an economist, ran a legal firm in Kyiv for nine years and worked as a court-appointed insolvency practitioner. In 2013 he founded Marketing Mix, a marketing and web agency for small businesses in Ukraine and Canada.

His work with a client starts where the business loses money and time and ends with a system that runs without daily hands-on control. Work that used to take a team now partly runs on AI agents, which makes it faster and cheaper for clients. In 2026 his team was a top-10 finalist at Build North (Georgian, Toronto).

He co-founded the Ukrainian Community of Lanark County and speaks English, Ukrainian and Russian.

Maksym Stepanenko is a business consultant and strategist based in Ottawa, director of INNOVA CONSULT (Innova Consulting Group). He has spent 14 years in business consulting, law, digital marketing and finance, helping thousands of small and medium b... Show more

Adam is the Director of Sustainability and Building Services at SSM Healthcare, a healthcare system consisting of 23 hospitals and over 600 medical facilities across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Adam is responsible for various environmental sustainability initiatives, including reducing SSM Health’s carbon footprint to Net Zero by 2050. Adam holds a degree in Architectural Sustainability from Boston Architectural College, where he completed an award-winning thesis on “How Cultural Sustainability helps to overcome marginalization and gentrification.” Adam is currently pursuing his MBA w/emphasis in Leadership, from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Adam is also passionate about serving the communities where he lives and works. He actively volunteers with various youth groups, mentoring them in the design industry and professional development. Adam is the Director of Development and Construction for Pocketparks, a non-profit focused on activating vacant spaces in St. Louis into beautiful park spaces. Adam is also a licensed minister and works in various ministries at his local church.

Adam is the Director of Sustainability and Building Services at SSM Healthcare, a healthcare system consisting of 23 hospitals and over 600 medical facilities across Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin. Adam is responsible for various environ... Show more

Kelly Morrison is a native of Georgia with a BS in mathematics and a PhD in computer engineering. He has over 30 years of software experience in various industries, including the television, education, retail, and agriculture sectors. He also wrote a monthly column for "Digital Output" magazine under the pen name "Armand Tarantino". He is currently employed as a solutions architect at CGI.

Kelly Morrison is a native of Georgia with a BS in mathematics and a PhD in computer engineering. He has over 30 years of software experience in various industries, including the television, education, retail, and agriculture sectors. He also wrote a... Show more

Brian Lockwood is a Senior Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA on the NVIDIA Kubernetes Accelerator (NKX) team. He is the lead developer of the NodeWright operator, which runs on hundreds of NVIDIA's internal Kubernetes clusters spanning thousands of nodes, and one of the core developers on AICR. He previously worked on NVIDIA's Linux team, and before NVIDIA he worked at several ML and data-analytics startups in roles across data engineering, platform engineering, MLOps, and Big Data.

Brian Lockwood is a Senior Systems Software Engineer at NVIDIA on the NVIDIA Kubernetes Accelerator (NKX) team. He is the lead developer of the NodeWright operator, which runs on hundreds of NVIDIA's internal Kubernetes clusters spanning thousands of... Show more

Aliho Gilbert is a Machine Learning and Android development enthusiast passionate about applying AI to solve real-world problems. He currently serves as the President of the IndabaX AI Club at Kabale University, where he leads initiatives to build capacity in AI/ML. Gilbert has worked on projects ranging from RAG-powered chatbots and AI for agriculture to AI in healthcare applications. He is also a Zindi Ambassador, helping grow Africa’s data science and AI community. His mission is to empower developers to build impactful, AI-driven solutions optimized for low-resource environments.

Aliho Gilbert is a Machine Learning and Android development enthusiast passionate about applying AI to solve real-world problems. He currently serves as the President of the IndabaX AI Club at Kabale University, where he leads initiatives to build ca... 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.

He has presented at conferences, community events, and internal engineering training sessions on topics including software engineering, resilience, open source, and AI. Originally from India and now based in Japan, he enjoys exploring the intersection of technology, systems thinking, and human collaboration.

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

Arun is a seasoned platform and infrastructure engineer at LinkedIn. He leads large-scale platforms serving the whole engineering org, including AI agents for autonomous debugging and operations. At Ciena, he containerized monolithic applications; at Aricent, he built and scaled IoT solutions for smart metering.

Outside of work, Arun enjoys hiking, playing cricket, and spending quality time with family.

Arun is a seasoned platform and infrastructure engineer at LinkedIn. He leads large-scale platforms serving the whole engineering org, including AI agents for autonomous debugging and operations. At Ciena, he containerized monolithic applications; at... Show more

Experienced Engineer with over 8 years of hands-on expertise in developing software solutions and architecting cloud-native systems. Demonstrated success in deploying software pipelines on Cloud clusters, utilizing both CPU and GPU resources for optimal performance. Focused on building scalable, secure, and high-performance software services, with a strong emphasis on excellence engineering and modern cloud technologies.

Experienced Engineer with over 8 years of hands-on expertise in developing software solutions and architecting cloud-native systems. Demonstrated success in deploying software pipelines on Cloud clusters, utilizing both CPU and GPU resources for opti... Show more

Saba Tiku works on advancing AI for economic development across Africa through the AI Made in Africa project at the GIZ African Union Office. Her work focuses on fostering collaboration with startups, policymakers, and regional partners to strengthen AI ecosystems and support evidence-based policy design. She mainly engages with African innovators and startups to understand opportunities and challenges in the AI landscape, helping to shape initiatives that promote responsible innovation, and sustainable growth.

Saba Tiku works on advancing AI for economic development across Africa through the AI Made in Africa project at the GIZ African Union Office. Her work focuses on fostering collaboration with startups, policymakers, and regional partners to strengthen... Show more

Rasheedat is a Cloud Architect and AI Infrastructure Engineer.

She builds the systems that run machine learning workloads, GPU clusters, model serving, and the platform layer around them, with a focus on making them scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient.

She is also an international speaker, CNCF organizer, and community mentor, and writes about infrastructure for a living and for fun.

Rasheedat is a Cloud Architect and AI Infrastructure Engineer. She builds the systems that run machine learning workloads, GPU clusters, model serving, and the platform layer around them, with a focus on making them scalable, reliable, and cost-ef... 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

Lavish, a DevOps Engineer from India, is an LFX Mentee who has significantly contributed to Kubernetes Reference Docs generator project. An active contributor to etcd, Kubernetes and part of the Kubernetes release team v1.32. He loves deep diving into distributed systems and creating articles on them. His best days are when he finds ways to create impact in the communities.

Lavish, a DevOps Engineer from India, is an LFX Mentee who has significantly contributed to Kubernetes Reference Docs generator project. An active contributor to etcd, Kubernetes and part of the Kubernetes release team v1.32. He loves deep diving int... Show more

With 40+ years experience in the ICT field, Pepijn has been recognised by IBM as an OS/2 Warp Engineer and a Lotus Notes Principal Engineer, by RedHat as a Certified Engineer (RHCE) and a Certified Specialist in OpenShift and more recently by the Linux Foundation as a Golden Kubestronaut.

He is a long time user of containers and Kubernetes and has previously been providing on-site trainings for RedHat OpenShift.

As a Platform Engineer, Pepijn works with a focus on security, reliability and automation for complex infrastructures.

With 40+ years experience in the ICT field, Pepijn has been recognised by IBM as an OS/2 Warp Engineer and a Lotus Notes Principal Engineer, by RedHat as a Certified Engineer (RHCE) and a Certified Specialist in OpenShift and more recently by the Lin... Show more

Oluwaseyi (Olu) Ayodeji is an AI infrastructure leader who specializes in the physical and systemic layer of artificial intelligence: the energy grids, hyperscale compute, semiconductor supply chains, and talent pipelines that dictate who controls the global AI economy.
With over two decades in tech, ranging from semiconductor process engineering and server manufacturing automation to cloud logistics, Olu bridges the gap between hardware engineering, enterprise policy, and business execution. At Google Cloud Logistics, he founded GCL University, an enterprise learning framework built on the Kirkpatrick Model that upskills a global organization of 300+ internal employees and an extended workforce in the thousands, all managing machine learning infrastructure deployment from rack to tray.
As the creator of Regal Stack and author of the Stack Sovereignty Test, a six-pillar framework for evaluating national and enterprise compute capacity, Olu provides actionable blueprints for organizations navigating digital sovereignty, infrastructure bottlenecks, and workforce transformation. His commentary on technology policy, data center scale, and emerging compute economies has been featured across TechCabal, ThisDay, The Nation, Nairametrics, and News Central TV.
Based in Dallas–Fort Worth, Olu speaks regularly to enterprise leaders, infrastructure developers, and policymakers on how to build, power, and govern scalable AI capacity.

Oluwaseyi (Olu) Ayodeji is an AI infrastructure leader who specializes in the physical and systemic layer of artificial intelligence: the energy grids, hyperscale compute, semiconductor supply chains, and talent pipelines that dictate who controls th... 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

Ulrich helps software companies build cost-effective, secure, and resilient SaaS offerings on AWS. He is also part of the AWS's OpenSearch community and supports customers in building their search and analytics workloads using Amazon OpenSearch Service. Before joining AWS, Ulrich spent over 10 years in different software engineering roles.

Ulrich helps software companies build cost-effective, secure, and resilient SaaS offerings on AWS. He is also part of the AWS's OpenSearch community and supports customers in building their search and analytics workloads using Amazon OpenSearch Servi... Show more

Paulo Grijó is a Power BI DataViz World Champion (FabCon Vienna 2025) and data professional specializing in business intelligence, data visualization, and UI/UX. With over seven years of experience, he combines data, design, and business thinking to transform complex information into intuitive and engaging analytical experiences.

His work spans Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Power Apps, and the broader Power Platform, with a strong focus on building applications and data products that go beyond traditional reporting. Paulo is passionate about bridging the gap between technology, design, and business, creating solutions that are not only visually compelling, but practical, intuitive, and built to support better decision-making.

Paulo Grijó is a Power BI DataViz World Champion (FabCon Vienna 2025) and data professional specializing in business intelligence, data visualization, and UI/UX. With over seven years of experience, he combines data, design, and business thinking to ... Show more

Mathieu Coulombe est directeur des systèmes d’information pour le Groupe des cadets et rangers juniors canadiens, où il pilote la transformation numérique de l’organisation depuis 2017. Son département est responsable de l'ensemble du portefeuille TI, de la gestion de l'information, de la transformation numérique, de la gouvernance des technologies et de l'information, de la litéracie numérique et de l'analytique et les données. Son équipe regroupe 55 personnes établies partout au pays et elle supporte environ 70000 utilisateurs (participants au programme - 60000, employés à temps partiel 9000, employés à temps plein 1000).
Mathieu a aussi piloté la transformation organisationnelle et culturelle du département TI pour faire une organisation axée sur les produits, l'innovation et la valeur ajoutée plutôt qu'un fournisseur de service TI conventionnel.

Fort de plus de 25 ans d’expérience dans la fonction publique fédérale, il a développé une expertise reconnue en stratégie numérique, développement agile, gestion de portefeuilles de projets et gouvernance TI. Il est certifié PMP, Scrum Master, Product Owner et Management 3.0.

En parallèle à ses fonctions exécutives, il agit à titre de chargé de cours à l’UQAM, où il enseigne la gestion de projets et le développement logiciel aux cycles supérieurs. Il est régulièrement invité comme conférencier et formateur, notamment par l’École de la fonction publique du Canada, pour animer des ateliers sur l’innovation, le leadership numérique et les approches agiles en contexte public.

Mathieu tient aussi un blogue occasionnel sur la plateform Medium: https://medium.com/@coulombe.mm

Mathieu Coulombe est directeur des systèmes d’information pour le Groupe des cadets et rangers juniors canadiens, où il pilote la transformation numérique de l’organisation depuis 2017. Son département est responsable de l'ensemble du portefeuille TI... Show more