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

Chris Pereira

Chris Pereira

Chris Pereira (彭家荣) is a British Canadian business leader, author and commentator with 20+ years in China. He is Founder and CEO of iMpact 美讯, which has helped more than 500 Chinese companies go global, founder of the Global Connect Show and Founding Chairman of the Council for Global Brand Building (CGBB). Before founding iMpact, he was Senior Director of Global Public Affairs at Huawei.

He is the author of Trust 《信任》 (Shenzhen Publishing House, 2026) and Rebuild 《新出海》 (China Renmin University Press, 2025), and writes the Substack Insights from China. He has commented for the BBC, CGTN, CNBC, Bloomberg, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal and Reuters, and written for the South China Morning Post and Nikkei Asia.

A Forbes Top 30 Innovator and CES Innovation Awards judge, he holds an MBA from HKUST and teaches at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. He is based in Singapore and speaks English and Mandarin.

Speaking topics: how Chinese companies win trust abroad; what Western business can learn from China; China's consumer, tech and AI trends; building brands across cultures.

Chris Pereira (彭家荣) is a British Canadian business leader, author and commentator with 20+ years in China. He is Founder and CEO of iMpact 美讯, which has helped more than 500 Chinese companies go global, founder of the Global Connect Show and Founding... Show more

Wojciech Jaworski 严立行

Wojciech Jaworski 严立行

Wojciech Jaworski (严立行) has built an international business with China as a foreigner. He helps Western game studios reach Chinese players, and Chinese companies going the other way.

He founded Huqiao Games (琥桥游戏) in 2021, a China marketing team that has worked on 90+ Western games and grew from three people to fifteen across Hong Kong and Warsaw. In 2026 he started YLX, which helps studios tweak their games so Chinese players feel they were made for them.

He has worked with China since 2012: Chinese studies at Jagiellonian University, a scholarship at Tongji University, then Fudan University, where he gave the international students' speech, in Chinese, at the 2019 opening ceremony. He was a contestant on CCTV-4's Chinese Bridge (汉语桥), worked at the Bank of China, and has interpreted for government delegations, business forums and esports tournaments.

He has spoken at Digital Dragons, GIC, GDCY, CGDC at ChinaJoy and DevGAMM, been interviewed by CGTN, and runs the China Radar (en.yanlixing.com/radar), a free tracker of how Western games do with Chinese players on Steam. English, Chinese, Polish. Based in Paphos, Cyprus.

Wojciech Jaworski (严立行) has built an international business with China as a foreigner. He helps Western game studios reach Chinese players, and Chinese companies going the other way. He founded Huqiao Games (琥桥游戏) in 2021, a China marketing team t... Show more

Marco Hernandez

Marco Hernandez

Soy ingeniero geólogo de formación. Comencé mi carrera en el mundo de la construcción de obras civiles, pero con el tiempo descubrí mi vocación por la tecnología y la transformación digital. Así fue como me convertí en desarrollador de software, especializándome en bases de datos, infraestructura en la nube e ingeniería de datos.

Con los años, mi enfoque se centró en el análisis geoespacial y los sistemas de información geográfica (GIS), donde encontré la forma de conectar mi experiencia territorial con la ciencia de datos. Trabajo con herramientas como PostGIS, Python, Laravel, QGIS, Power BI y Azure Maps, y me apasiona construir soluciones que ayuden a empresas, organizaciones y gobiernos a tomar mejores decisiones a partir de los datos.

Hoy desarrollo sistemas que integran el mundo físico con el digital, buscando siempre generar impacto real en los negocios, en la sociedad y en el ambiente.

Soy ingeniero geólogo de formación. Comencé mi carrera en el mundo de la construcción de obras civiles, pero con el tiempo descubrí mi vocación por la tecnología y la transformación digital. Así fue como me convertí en desarrollador de software, espe... Show more

Jack Sheehan

Jack Sheehan

Jack Sheehan is a journalist, author, and storyteller who has spent decades documenting the people and moments that shaped Las Vegas and American culture. Rather than focusing on headlines alone, Jack is known for uncovering the stories behind the city, the personalities, power dynamics, and turning points that helped define an iconic place.

Over his career, Jack has written more than 30 books, authored over 2,000 magazine articles, and contributed countless newspaper columns exploring culture, community development, entertainment, and notable crime stories across the country. His reporting has included interviews with serial killers, conversations with men on death row, and work that has helped bring attention to unresolved and emerging murder cases.

His work draws on extensive interviews with casino owners, performers, producers, law enforcement officials, and influential figures who helped shape Las Vegas and, at times, the darker chapters of American history from the inside.

Jack is a sought-after speaker for conferences and corporate events, known for blending firsthand insight with compelling, accessible storytelling. He is also currently developing a multi part presentation series with The Mob Museum, drawing from his long history of documenting the city’s evolution.

Jack Sheehan is a journalist, author, and storyteller who has spent decades documenting the people and moments that shaped Las Vegas and American culture. Rather than focusing on headlines alone, Jack is known for uncovering the stories behind the ci... Show more

Marco Caruso

Marco Caruso

Microsoft MVP in Copilot Studio | CTO K2 NEXT
Enterprise Architect with a strong background in Microsoft solutions, I began my career focusing on SharePoint before expanding into the Azure ecosystem, where I gained experience designing scalable and secure cloud architectures. In recent years, I’ve specialized in Low Code development using Microsoft Power Platform, delivering enterprise-grade solutions that integrate Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse.

I'm the Microsoft MVP in Copilot studio and currently, I design and implement intelligent agents with Copilot Studio, supporting organizations in the strategic adoption of generative AI and in defining resilient, scalable architectural models. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive digital transformation through modern, composable, and business-oriented solutions.

As a speaker, I’ve participated in several industry events such as WPC, BeConnected Day, Agent Conf, and others, sharing insights and best practices on cloud-native architectures, Power Platform governance, and advanced automation and AI scenarios.

Microsoft MVP in Copilot Studio | CTO K2 NEXT Enterprise Architect with a strong background in Microsoft solutions, I began my career focusing on SharePoint before expanding into the Azure ecosystem, where I gained experience designing scalable and... Show more

Dinoy Raj

Dinoy Raj

Dinoy Raj is a Product Engineer and Android specialist with a deep focus on building scalable, high-performance mobile experiences using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Currently at Strollby, he architects multi-module B2B and B2C travel applications, specializing in unified design systems and complex booking infrastructures.

Recognized as one of the most active speakers of 2025 on Sessionize ranking in the top 3% of 71,000+ speakers globally Dinoy is a frequent face at international conferences. He has shared his expertise on On-Device AI, custom launchers, and modern Android architecture at Droidcon Abu Dhabi ’25, Droidcon Uganda '25, DevFest Dubai ’25, DevFest Mumbai ’25. Dinoy will be also Speaking at FOSSASIA 2026.

A pioneer in the mobile AI space, Dinoy has successfully integrated On-Device AI into production apps, leveraging Google Gemini Nano and the Prompt API to create "Smart Search" features and "Generative UI" frameworks. He is also the creator of Simple Launcher: Minimalist.

Dinoy Raj is a Product Engineer and Android specialist with a deep focus on building scalable, high-performance mobile experiences using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Currently at Strollby, he architects multi-module B2B and B2C travel applications, sp... Show more

Leslie Welch

Leslie Welch

Leslie Welch is the Practice Manager, Data & AI at SHI with over 19 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 Practice Manager, Data & AI at SHI with over 19 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 dat... Show more

Kay Sauter

Kay Sauter

Kay Sauter has been working with SQL Server since 2013. His expertise covers SQL Server, Azure, Data Visualization, and Power BI. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP.

Kay blogs on kayondata.com and is actively involved in various community projects like Data TGIF, databash.live, data-conference.ch, and Data Platform Data Platform DEI Virtual Group. Being deaf himself, he is an advocate for people with handicaps and accessibility for any conference.

He is based in Zurich, Switzerland and in his free time, together with his wife, he loves to travel to learn from other cultures and perspectives.

Kay Sauter has been working with SQL Server since 2013. His expertise covers SQL Server, Azure, Data Visualization, and Power BI. He is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP. Kay blogs on kayondata.com and is actively involved in various community project... Show more

Patrick Baumgartner

Patrick Baumgartner

Patrick Baumgartner is a Java Champion, passionate software crafter, and technical agile coach at 42talents. He helps teams build elegant, simple, and robust solutions, specializing in cloud software with Java, the Spring ecosystem, and other open-source technologies.

Patrick is an active member of the Software Craft, Java, and Agile communities in Switzerland. As a trainer and coach, he focuses on making a real impact by sharing knowledge, experimenting, and fostering continuous improvement. He enjoys learning with and from others.

Patrick Baumgartner is a Java Champion, passionate software crafter, and technical agile coach at 42talents. He helps teams build elegant, simple, and robust solutions, specializing in cloud software with Java, the Spring ecosystem, and other open-so... Show more

Christian Alexander Schreiber

Christian Alexander Schreiber

Christian Alexander Schreiber is the CEO & Founder and Lead Architect of nVibes, a next-generation European social platform based in Dresden, Germany, built around one central idea: Real Vibe. Real People.

With nVibes, Christian is building a social infrastructure for real human connection — a platform designed not for endless scrolling, but to help people feel less alone, find belonging, build trusted communities and create meaningful moments beyond the screen.

https://nvibes.de brings together social interaction, communities, events, real-world activities and intelligent digital experiences while placing privacy, trust, responsible AI and European digital sovereignty at the foundation of the platform.

With more than 30 years of experience in IT consulting, software architecture, Microsoft technologies and digital transformation, Christian combines deep technical expertise with the perspective of a technology founder building a new digital platform from Europe.

His work focuses on the intersection of human-centered technology, responsible and agentic AI, privacy-by-design, digital identity, platform trust, cloud architecture and European technological sovereignty. He explores how AI and modern platforms can strengthen human interaction instead of replacing it — and how technology can create genuine value when it is designed around people rather than attention.

Christian also speaks about AI-ready Azure architectures, responsible AI adoption, secure digital platforms, agentic systems and the practical realities of turning an ambitious technology vision into a real product.

As an international speaker, he brings together strategic leadership, hands-on architecture and real-world startup experience. His sessions are practical, technically grounded and driven by a clear conviction:

The future of social technology should not be about keeping people on a screen. It should help bring people together.

nVibes — Real Vibe. Real People.
A Social Infrastructure for Real Human Connection.

Christian Alexander Schreiber is the CEO & Founder and Lead Architect of nVibes, a next-generation European social platform based in Dresden, Germany, built around one central idea: Real Vibe. Real People. With nVibes, Christian is building a soci... Show more

Abid Jamil

Abid Jamil

Abid Jamil is a software engineering leader, author, and international technology speaker based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with over a decade of experience building and scaling technology products.

Currently an Engineering Manager at Gathern, he leads engineering teams across growth, fintech, and payments, focusing on scalable systems, engineering excellence, and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Throughout his career, Abid has worked across fintech, e-commerce, logistics, travel, classifieds, and education. His expertise spans engineering leadership, software architecture, system design, cloud computing, mobile development, and performance engineering.

Beyond his professional career, Abid is an active contributor to the global technology community. He has spoken at international conferences, including droidcon, DevFest, and AWS Community Day. He is also a former university lecturer and has authored more than 18 research publications.

He is the author of *The Engineer's Operating System: 18 Lessons to Build Your Skills, Visibility, Network, and Leadership* and *Crack Backend Interviews: A Progressive Guide from Junior Backend Engineer to Head of Engineering*.

Through his books, speaking engagements, and writing, Abid shares practical lessons from real-world engineering challenges, career development, and leadership, helping engineers grow beyond writing code and build meaningful, sustainable careers.

Learn more at https://abidjamil.com.

Abid Jamil is a software engineering leader, author, and international technology speaker based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with over a decade of experience building and scaling technology products. Currently an Engineering Manager at Gathern, he lea... Show more

Johan Smarius

Johan Smarius

Johan has been developing software since 1996 and has worked with .NET since version 1.0. With extensive experience as a lead developer and architect for .NET solutions, he is deeply passionate about clean coding and test-driven development. At JMAC Software Solutions and Bergler, he designs architectures for .NET solutions and coaches and trains developers in the domain of software engineering in general and Microsoft technologies in particular.

Johan has been developing software since 1996 and has worked with .NET since version 1.0. With extensive experience as a lead developer and architect for .NET solutions, he is deeply passionate about clean coding and test-driven development. At JMAC ... Show more

Marco Rocca

Marco Rocca

I'm a Cloud Solution Architect Modern Work and deals mainly (but not only ...) with SharePoint, a product that has been with him for 15 years and has experienced the birth and growth of all the latest versions. However, collaboration is not just SharePoint, but all Microsoft 365 applications that are helping to revolutionize the way we work. Today in my work I support customers to identify the better strategy for adopt new products and technologies. In the last period I'm focusing on Copilot, AI, Power Platform and SharePoint. As a speaker I have participated in several conferences as a speaker among which WPC Milan, Scottish Summit, CollabDays, European Collaboration Summit, European Power Platform Conference, Thrive and more.

I'm a Cloud Solution Architect Modern Work and deals mainly (but not only ...) with SharePoint, a product that has been with him for 15 years and has experienced the birth and growth of all the latest versions. However, collaboration is not just Shar... Show more

Alessandro Mengoli

Alessandro Mengoli

Alessandro is a software engineer who loves immersing himself in the world of technology. Between coding sessions, he enjoys creating software solutions and discovering how to make projects more efficient, always keeping an eye on the DevOps world. When he's not in front of the computer, you can find him exploring new places and flavors.

Alessandro is a software engineer who loves immersing himself in the world of technology. Between coding sessions, he enjoys creating software solutions and discovering how to make projects more efficient, always keeping an eye on the DevOps world. W... Show more

Carol Valencia

Carol Valencia

Carol is a Cloud Architect with a strong focus on security and observability, boasting over 7 years of experience in cloud-native technologies. She is an open-source contributor to Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes Release, and CNCF Glossary. Carol is an active member of the community, serving as a TAG Lead in Operational Resilience, CNCF Ambassador, AWS Community Builder, and Cloud Native chapter organizer, together with KCD events in Brazil.

Carol is a Cloud Architect with a strong focus on security and observability, boasting over 7 years of experience in cloud-native technologies. She is an open-source contributor to Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Kubernetes Release, and CNCF Glossary. Car... Show more

Hannah Olukoye

Hannah Olukoye

Great people build great technology. That belief shapes how I lead.

I’m an Engineering Manager with experience across fintech, banking, and automotive. I started out building engineering teams from scratch at fast-growing startups in digital healthcare and entertainment, and that early work still informs how I approach team design and culture.

My work centers on three things: simplifying complexity, reducing friction in how developers build and ship, and applying AI-assisted workflows only where they genuinely empower engineers. I also coach and mentor others, especially women, to pursue careers in tech.

Great people build great technology. That belief shapes how I lead. I’m an Engineering Manager with experience across fintech, banking, and automotive. I started out building engineering teams from scratch at fast-growing startups in digital healt... Show more

Courtney Yatteau

Courtney Yatteau

Courtney Yatteau is a Developer Advocate on Esri's Developer Experience Team, where she helps developers build better web applications with modern JavaScript tools, libraries, and mapping technology. Before Esri, she taught computer science and mathematics, which shaped her approach to making technical concepts clear, approachable, and visual.

Courtney Yatteau is a Developer Advocate on Esri's Developer Experience Team, where she helps developers build better web applications with modern JavaScript tools, libraries, and mapping technology. Before Esri, she taught computer science and mathe... Show more

Craig Porteous

Craig Porteous

I'm a lifelong learner with a passion for creative problem-solving. I share my expertise and insights with the data community through talks, video content, and bringing people together with the DATA:Scotland event.

I'm a lifelong learner with a passion for creative problem-solving. I share my expertise and insights with the data community through talks, video content, and bringing people together with the DATA:Scotland event. Show more

Jared Rhodes

Jared Rhodes

Jared Rhodes is a Principal Consultant at EPAM Systems and a Microsoft MVP with more than 15 years of experience in enterprise technology. He has led digital transformation work for Fortune 100 clients across insurance, retail, and life sciences, with a focus on cloud architecture, IoT, AI, and modern application platforms.

His current work spans Azure, AWS, and local private cloud infrastructure, with an emphasis on practical hybrid and edge architectures that connect devices, data, and applications. With a background in physics and a career that has included insurance systems, software engineering, and consulting across mobile, web, services, and cloud, Jared brings both technical depth and cross-domain range to modernization efforts.

His published work reflects a practical approach to architecture, particularly around reusable patterns such as event-driven edge inference and cloud feedback loops.

Jared Rhodes is a Principal Consultant at EPAM Systems and a Microsoft MVP with more than 15 years of experience in enterprise technology. He has led digital transformation work for Fortune 100 clients across insurance, retail, and life sciences, wit... Show more

Enderson Menezes

Enderson Menezes

For the past two years, I have successfully led SRE teams on complex technical challenges, while also being responsible for critical architectural decisions. I am currently a Platform Engineering Lead (Infrastructure Engineer) at Thoughtworks. My passion for Open Source began in mid-2014 with my first involvement in communities. Today, I am one of the leaders of DevParana and also a founder of Codaqui.dev.

For the past two years, I have successfully led SRE teams on complex technical challenges, while also being responsible for critical architectural decisions. I am currently a Platform Engineering Lead (Infrastructure Engineer) at Thoughtworks. My pas... Show more

Michael Rishi Forrester

Michael Rishi Forrester

Michael Rishi Forrester is AI Workforce Transformation Lead, FDE and AI-Native Programs, at Accenture LearnVantage, where he leads forward deployed engineer training and enterprise AI adoption: upskilling engineers and the organizational change AI-native work demands. He teaches workshops on agentic DevOps and on optimizing Claude Code usage, and builds large multi-agent build systems: agentic software factories. Thirty years across operations, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure, most of it spent close to where systems actually break.

He wrote Agentic DevOps with Claude Code (2026) and is an exam developer for a wide range of certification exams, including the Linux Foundation's MCP exam. He builds MCP servers, explores the boundaries of the AI-driven development lifecycle (AI-DLC), and still builds a Kubernetes cluster every once in a while. He is also developing Agentic Covenants, a model for enforcing agent guardrails in infrastructure, in addition to the AI tool.

Speaker at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon, DevOpsDays, SREday, LLMday, KCD, and AI Engineer World's Fair. Certifications across AWS, CNCF, and NVIDIA. michaelrishiforrester.com/speaking

Michael Rishi Forrester is AI Workforce Transformation Lead, FDE and AI-Native Programs, at Accenture LearnVantage, where he leads forward deployed engineer training and enterprise AI adoption: upskilling engineers and the organizational change AI-na... Show more

Marcel de Vries

Marcel de Vries

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 22 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

Clemens Vasters

Clemens Vasters

Clemens Vasters is Lead Architect in Microsoft’s Azure Messaging team that builds and operates a fleet of hyper-scale messaging services, including Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics and Microsoft Fabric Eventstreams. Clemens represents Microsoft in messaging standardisation in OASIS (AMQP, MQTT) and CNCF (CloudEvents, xRegistry) and writes too much code for being an "Architect". He looks back at nearly 30 years in professional software development and has seen the same fashion come and go a few times.

Clemens Vasters is Lead Architect in Microsoft’s Azure Messaging team that builds and operates a fleet of hyper-scale messaging services, including Event Grid, Service Bus, Event Hubs, Stream Analytics and Microsoft Fabric Eventstreams. Clemens repre... Show more

Sandeep Kanabar

Sandeep Kanabar

Sandeep is a software engineer from India focused on distributed systems, observability, and debugging complex production failures. A frequent speaker, he enjoys turning real-world lessons into practical, reusable patterns - especially where traditional debugging breaks down.

He co-chairs the Merge Forward Deaf and Hard of Hearing Working Group, advocating for accessibility in open source. Living with sensorineural hearing loss since age 14, he navigates tech through lip-reading and captioning.

Sandeep is a software engineer from India focused on distributed systems, observability, and debugging complex production failures. A frequent speaker, he enjoys turning real-world lessons into practical, reusable patterns - especially where traditio... Show more

Kasper Norregaard

Kasper Norregaard

Microsoft infrastructure specialist with over 20 years of experience in implementing, operating, and securing complex IT environments for large organizations. Specialized in leading Microsoft 365 migration projects, delivering solutions that are both technically robust and aligned with strategic business goals.

In recent years, the focus has shifted toward cybersecurity, with deep expertise in Zero Trust architecture, Active Directory tiering and hardening, data loss prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Purview Information Protection.

Over the past year, particular attention has been given to data security in a Copilot-enabled environment. With Microsoft Copilot becoming a key part of the modern workplace, extensive experience has been gained in helping organizations manage the associated security and compliance risks ensuring that Copilot serves as a controlled and value-generating platform rather than a potential data exposure.

Combines strong technical capabilities with a solid understanding of regulatory requirements and operational practices across both public and private sectors. Supports organizations in navigating the evolving, AI-driven IT landscape with clarity, control, and confidence.

Microsoft infrastructure specialist with over 20 years of experience in implementing, operating, and securing complex IT environments for large organizations. Specialized in leading Microsoft 365 migration projects, delivering solutions that are both... Show more

Cédric Mendelin

Cédric Mendelin

I’m a solution architect, software developer, and team lead with more than 10 years of experience in the Microsoft ecosystem. I’m passionate about .NET, Azure, and especially AI, designing and building secure solutions that solve real-world problems and create meaningful business value.

Beyond my day-to-day work, I enjoy sharing my experiences with the community as a speaker and mentor.

Located in Basel, Switzerland.

I’m a solution architect, software developer, and team lead with more than 10 years of experience in the Microsoft ecosystem. I’m passionate about .NET, Azure, and especially AI, designing and building secure solutions that solve real-world problems ... Show more

Giulia Scalaberni

Giulia Scalaberni

Giulia began her journey as a web dev, moved to data analyst and today she’s a product manager of a BI tool in an IT healthcare company, leading remote Scrum teams with members from 8 different cultures, starting from India. She’s relentlessly people‐centric, fascinated by how diverse cultures interact and always reading and exploring differences to make teamwork more “human”. When she’s not shaping product strategy or pondering team dynamics, you’ll find her at concerts imagining the tour management behind the scenes, or with a plane ticket already booked - Osaka and Lisbon are her places of the heart. She’s hopelessly obsessed with bubble tea, loves kangaroos and shares honest storytelling and practical insights that anyone can steal and use tomorrow.

Giulia began her journey as a web dev, moved to data analyst and today she’s a product manager of a BI tool in an IT healthcare company, leading remote Scrum teams with members from 8 different cultures, starting from India. She’s relentlessly people... Show more

Marco Lubig

Marco Lubig

Marco Lubig is a Senior Consultant and Team Lead with extensive experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

He specializes in implementing and optimizing ERP solutions, helping businesses streamline operations and enhance productivity.

Marco is passionate about leveraging technology to drive business success and is committed to delivering innovative solutions tailored to client needs. His expertise and leadership make him a valuable asset in the field of business technology.

Marco Lubig is a Senior Consultant and Team Lead with extensive experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. He specializes in implementing and optimizing ERP solutions, helping businesses streamline operations and enhance productivity. ... Show more

Felicia Sephodi

Felicia Sephodi

Felicia is a Software Engineer passionate about making tech accessible and empowering developers. She drives innovation, fosters continuous learning, and challenges conventions to help others unlock their potential in tech and beyond.

Felicia is a Software Engineer passionate about making tech accessible and empowering developers. She drives innovation, fosters continuous learning, and challenges conventions to help others unlock their potential in tech and beyond. Show more

Vijay Kumar Soni

Vijay Kumar Soni

Vijay Soni is an Expert Architect & Engineer at Discover's business technology department. He architected and designed Discover's cloud native Open banking and Click to Pay ecommerce Digital Wallet Payments platforms. He is seasoned software engineer and passionate about solving complex emerging finance, digital payment, identity and payment product problems using scalable, secure, future-proof and innovative approach. Vijay also led multiple EMVCo, eCommerce, Mobile SE/HCE Payments technology initiatives as lead architect and engineer. Vijay has worked on large industry led financial services & payments technology integration projects including Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, Click to Pay and FDX Open Banking integrations, Pay with Rewards, Contactless Mass Transit acceptance etc.

Vijay Soni is an Expert Architect & Engineer at Discover's business technology department. He architected and designed Discover's cloud native Open banking and Click to Pay ecommerce Digital Wallet Payments platforms. He is seasoned software engineer... Show more

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