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

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

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

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

Computer engineer graduated from the University of Alicante. From the beginning, I have specialized in data analytics. Passionate about finding the best possible solution while learning something new every day. A basketball fan and a musician in my free time.

Computer engineer graduated from the University of Alicante. From the beginning, I have specialized in data analytics. Passionate about finding the best possible solution while learning something new every day. A basketball fan and a musician in my f... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kiruthika Subramani is an aspiring AI professional with a robust foundation in developing and implementing AI solutions. She works as a Data Scientist in Bell Canada. She holds industry certifications in Data, Machine Learning, and Cloud, and is recognized as an IBM Dual Champion and Google Developer Expert. Kiruthika is a prolific speaker and author, having delivered over 200 AI talks and published 100 blogs. She is committed to driving innovation and ethical AI practices, ensuring responsible and impactful advancements in the field.

Kiruthika is currently pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science at Université de Montréal (MILA), Canada, and holds a B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science from M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur, India. Her technical skills span across programming languages (Python, Java, C++), machine learning, deep learning, NLP, computer vision, responsible AI, cloud platforms, and various tools and frameworks.

Authored two books on AI and holds several professional certifications. She has been recognized as a Google Developer Expert, IBM Dual Champion, and Google Cloud Champion Innovator. Her key accomplishments include winning multiple hackathons and receiving the Best Outgoing Student Award. She has also been spotlighted as Today’s Architects by IBM and has delivered numerous global tech talks and authored a popular blog series on Medium

Kiruthika Subramani is an aspiring AI professional with a robust foundation in developing and implementing AI solutions. She works as a Data Scientist in Bell Canada. She holds industry certifications in Data, Machine Learning, and Cloud, and is reco... Show more

Andy Crotty is a TS/SCI-cleared cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience in cyber threat detection, incident response, and security engineering across federal, financial, and enterprise environments. He currently serves as a Cyber Network Defense Analyst 3 with Leidos, supporting the Department of Homeland Security in a 24x7x365 NOSC environment. In this role, Andy leads high-impact investigations, develops and optimizes detection logic aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, and mentors junior analysts to strengthen operational readiness and cyber defense capabilities.

A U.S. Army Warrant Officer with over 15 years of military service, Andy has led teams in advanced persistent threat (APT) analysis, cyber threat hunting, and defensive operations for the Department of Defense. His civilian career includes senior roles in security operations for Wells Fargo and the State of Arizona Department of Homeland Security, where he enhanced detection strategies, streamlined incident response workflows, and strengthened enterprise security postures.

Beyond his operational work, Andy is passionate about cybersecurity community engagement and mentorship. At DEFCON 33, he served as a staff member for Noob Village, where he coordinated community-focused activities including volunteer outreach, CTF raffle setup, and securing sponsors to provide prizes. Through his YouTube channel GingerHacker and mentorship initiatives, Andy continues to guide aspiring cybersecurity professionals, sharing practical insights on breaking into the field, building technical skills, and navigating a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Andy Crotty is a TS/SCI-cleared cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience in cyber threat detection, incident response, and security engineering across federal, financial, and enterprise environments. He currently serves as a Cyber ... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert.

Mohammed is a community catalyst, a true open source believer, Java Champion and one of Google developer expert. Show more

Frederiek Vandepitte is a Consultant and Software Engineer at Xebia with over a decade of experience in .NET development, cloud infrastructure, and software architecture. Passionate about leveraging the power of the cloud and automation, he specializes in building scalable solutions on Microsoft Azure and has led teams in the design and deployment of distributed systems.

Frederiek’s recent work focuses on the intersection of large language models and agentic AI. He is actively exploring how orchestrated AI agents—powered by multi-model deployments—can collaborate to produce interactive, emergent storytelling experiences. Using the Agno framework and deploying on Azure, he demonstrates how practical, cloud-native setups can enable rich, dynamic multi-agent systems. He brings both technical depth and creative curiosity to the evolving world of AI-driven experiences.

Frederiek Vandepitte is a Consultant and Software Engineer at Xebia with over a decade of experience in .NET development, cloud infrastructure, and software architecture. Passionate about leveraging the power of the cloud and automation, he specializ... Show more

Tegan DeClark is a university lecturer, entrepreneur and founder of Cybernao, with a career that has moved through marketing, technology, business development, executive leadership and cyber security.

She holds a Master of Marketing with research in crypto-currency and postgraduate qualifications in cyber security, teaches at university level in Australia and internationally, and is deeply interested in how people think, decide, communicate and respond under pressure.

She brings an unusual combination of analytical thinking, creativity, performance and lived experience to the way she works, teaches and speaks.

Tegan DeClark is a university lecturer, entrepreneur and founder of Cybernao, with a career that has moved through marketing, technology, business development, executive leadership and cyber security. She holds a Master of Marketing with research ... Show more

Ted is a big geek. See http://www.newardassociates.com/#/bio for more

Ted is a big geek. See http://www.newardassociates.com/#/bio for more Show more

Vysakh Premkumar is a 2026 National Institute of Technology Graduate, Who has 2 years of Industry Experience as a DevOps Engineer for the 10BedICU project, A volunteer for Open Healthcare Network and an active FOSS Evangelist. He has been a speaker to conferences including but not limited to the Open Suse Asia Summit 2024 Tokyo, COSCUP 2025 Taipei, India FOSS 2024 Bangalore, Kochi Foss, and FOSSMeet at Calicut.

Vysakh Premkumar is a 2026 National Institute of Technology Graduate, Who has 2 years of Industry Experience as a DevOps Engineer for the 10BedICU project, A volunteer for Open Healthcare Network and an active FOSS Evangelist. He has been a speaker t... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

Carmine Fiore is a retired FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, U.S. Army veteran, and first-responder mental health and recovery advocate.
For nearly two decades, Carmine served on the front lines of emergency response and military service, responding to countless traumatic incidents and serving New York City through major events including Hurricane Irene, Hurricane Sandy, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
But behind the uniform, years of accumulated trauma were taking their toll. Carmine developed PTSD and addiction, beginning a battle that would lead to 15 overdoses, multiple ICU admissions, more than 30 treatment centers, and countless attempts at recovery before he was ultimately able to break the cycle and rebuild his life.
Today, Carmine has transformed those experiences into a mission to advocate for the men and women of EMS and the broader first-responder community. Through speaking, education, and candid conversations about trauma, addiction, and recovery, he works to help first responders recognize the warning signs he missed for so many years.
His message is built not only around survival, but prevention: helping first responders recognize the crisis within themselves and each other before it reaches the point of no return.
“I spent my career answering emergencies—until I became one.”

Carmine Fiore is a retired FDNY Emergency Medical Technician, U.S. Army veteran, and first-responder mental health and recovery advocate. For nearly two decades, Carmine served on the front lines of emergency response and military service, respondin... Show more

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

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

Thisara Welmilla is a senior IAM engineer at WSO2 with over five years working on open-source identity software, including WSO2 Identity Server. She is also a contributor to ThunderID, an open-source identity platform. Her work combines production identity engineering with applied research on emerging identity problems.

Thisara Welmilla is a senior IAM engineer at WSO2 with over five years working on open-source identity software, including WSO2 Identity Server. She is also a contributor to ThunderID, an open-source identity platform. Her work combines production id... Show more

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

Varsha Das loves helping developers bridge the gap between AI experimentation and production-ready services. After seven years as a backend engineer in healthcare and fintech, she shifted from being just a consumer to becoming a creator—writing Medium articles, producing YouTube videos, mentoring developers, and publishing her first e-book on Spring Boot. As a Developer Advocate for Java + AI at AWS, she focuses on translating enterprise Java complexity into digestible narratives through storytelling that transforms confusing concepts into "aha!" moments. Varsha believes most technical concepts aren't inherently complex—they're just poorly told stories waiting for better narrators. Outside of work, you'll find her cafe-hopping with a good book, pizza, and hot chocolate, or writing personal essays exploring neuroscience and psychology.

Varsha Das loves helping developers bridge the gap between AI experimentation and production-ready services. After seven years as a backend engineer in healthcare and fintech, she shifted from being just a consumer to becoming a creator—writing Mediu... Show more

I am an award winning quality leader. I build high-performing teams who actually like working together. I care deeply about how testing, automation, and team dynamics shape real user experiences. Quality isn't a checkbox. It's a culture.

I've spoken at conferences, built cool things, broken a few (intentionally, I swear), and I’m always learning. If you're into real conversations about testing, leadership, or failing forward with a little style and sarcasm, we’ll get along just fine.

I am an award winning quality leader. I build high-performing teams who actually like working together. I care deeply about how testing, automation, and team dynamics shape real user experiences. Quality isn't a checkbox. It's a culture. I've spok... Show more

Specialize in agentic coding standards and enterprise AI integration. I help engineering organizations scale developer productivity and build autonomous agentic workflows into production applications.

Specialize in agentic coding standards and enterprise AI integration. I help engineering organizations scale developer productivity and build autonomous agentic workflows into production applications. Show more

Tech Lead, Software Architect & Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end AI and automation solutions across data, ML, and cloud ecosystems. I specialize in building LLM-powered applications, intelligent agents, and orchestrated workflows that connect business systems and drive measurable impact.

Tech Lead, Software Architect & Machine Learning Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end AI and automation solutions across data, ML, and cloud ecosystems. I specialize in building LLM-powered applications, intelligent agents, and... Show more

Carol Palombini is an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, and psychologist who helps tech leaders accelerate career growth, visibility, and influence at the C-level.

With over 10 years of experience coaching senior tech executives and a background as CHRO in a tech company, she supports leaders in strengthening executive presence, communicating with impact, and positioning themselves strategically for executive success.

Through Palombini Consulting, Carol also partners with tech organizations to build emotionally intelligent leadership and align culture with performance.

Carol Palombini is an Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, and psychologist who helps tech leaders accelerate career growth, visibility, and influence at the C-level. With over 10 years of experience coaching senior tech executives and a backg... Show more

Pratik Bhatt is a Senior Identity Engineer with 15+ years in enterprise IAM, currently embedded with a UK energy retailer where he built and shipped Okta Genie — a Gemini-powered identity agent on Google Cloud serving ~8,400 users in production.

He is triple-certified by Okta (Consultant, Developer, Workflows Specialist), has delivered 350+ SSO integrations across his career, and maintains an open-source PowerShell automation library for Okta administrators that was peer-reviewed by Okta engineering and is used in 10+ countries.

He was an invited speaker at IIMA Ventures' inaugural Claude Code for Everyone: Ahmedabad Edition (3,000+ registrations for 100 seats). Through Sangyaa Consulting he works on agentic AI for identity operations, and he co-runs an AI practitioner meetup community in Ahmedabad.

Pratik Bhatt is a Senior Identity Engineer with 15+ years in enterprise IAM, currently embedded with a UK energy retailer where he built and shipped Okta Genie — a Gemini-powered identity agent on Google Cloud serving ~8,400 users in production. H... Show more

Marc Dekeyser is a seasoned cloud architect and 10-year veteran of Microsoft, where he most recently served in the Azure engineering group. During his tenure, he worked closely with enterprise customers, startups, and product teams to shape, deploy, and optimize cloud solutions to be reliable, secure, scalable and cost-efficient.

Today, as the founder of his own consultancy, Marc helps organizations design and implement scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient Azure environments. With a unique blend of deep platform expertise and hands-on field experience, he brings a pragmatic, engineering-driven perspective to modern cloud architecture and networking.

Marc Dekeyser is a seasoned cloud architect and 10-year veteran of Microsoft, where he most recently served in the Azure engineering group. During his tenure, he worked closely with enterprise customers, startups, and product teams to shape, deploy,... Show more

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

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

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

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

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

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

geek@FLOSS.Slackware

Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Diploma In Physics from University of Mauritius.

geek@FLOSS.Slackware Experienced Telecommunications Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the computer hardware industry. Skilled in Linux System Administration, Storage, Bash, and Event Management. Strong professional with a Dipl... Show more

Trey Johnson is a life-long Microsoft Data Platform enthusiast.

Having been involved with Microsoft Data and Analytics technology for 30+ years, starting with SQL Server on OS2/Warp, Trey has held the roles of Executive leader, Advisor, Consultant, Product Owner, Developer and IT team member. For the last 25 years, Trey has been speaking at conferences globally such as PASS, Microsoft Events, VS Live and many others. Trey remains passionate about the Data Community having been involved in the earliest stages of things like SQL Saturday and the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS).

He has spent the last 16 years focused on ERP and CRM customers helping them do more with their data.

Today, he works with upwards of 200 customers a year to help them architect the best path forward on their Data Journey and now gets to do so with Microsoft Fabric!

When not focused on Data & Analytics, Trey spends his spare time restoring classic Porsche motorcars and boats from his home base in Florida, USA!

Trey Johnson is a life-long Microsoft Data Platform enthusiast. Having been involved with Microsoft Data and Analytics technology for 30+ years, starting with SQL Server on OS2/Warp, Trey has held the roles of Executive leader, Advisor, Consult... Show more

Thomas Poppelgaard is awarded:
• NVIDIA Enterprise Platform Advisor
• Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Windows & Devices (AVD, W365), Azure (HPC, AI)
• Nerdio Valued Professional (NVP)
• Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)
• VMware vExpert
• Parallels VIPP

Thomas Poppelgaard is a Principal Technology Architect with 30 years of professional IT experience, specializing in enterprise architecture, GPU computing, and AI infrastructure. As CEO of Poppelgaard.com, he provides strategic advisory, architectural design, health checks, and implementation services across Microsoft, VMware, Citrix and NVIDIA ecosystems.

Thomas is recognized as a pioneer in GPU virtualization and remote visualization technologies. Since 2008, he has been at the forefront of enabling CAD/CAE/CAM, devops, media, and entertainment applications in virtualized environments, helping organizations unlock business value through workload acceleration and modern EUC solutions.

Thomas Poppelgaard is awarded: • NVIDIA Enterprise Platform Advisor • Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - Windows & Devices (AVD, W365), Azure (HPC, AI) • Nerdio Valued Professional (NVP) • Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) • VMware ... Show more

Hrefna Thorisdottir is a Senior Business Central Consultant at Wise in Iceland with over 25 years of experience in the ERP ecosystem, ranging from AS/400 to modern SaaS solutions.
What sets Hrefna apart is her unique journey: having spent years working hands-on within ERP systems before recently transitioning to consulting, she understands both sides of the equation. This front-line experience provides her with invaluable insights into how businesses actually use ERP systems, the challenges end-users face, and what truly drives success. Her dual perspective enables her to design and deliver solutions that are not only technically sound but also practical and user-friendly in real-world business environments.

Hrefna Thorisdottir is a Senior Business Central Consultant at Wise in Iceland with over 25 years of experience in the ERP ecosystem, ranging from AS/400 to modern SaaS solutions. What sets Hrefna apart is her unique journey: having spent years work... Show more