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

Moses Liech

Moses Liech

Entrepreneurship Fellow at Dunin-Deshpande Queens University Canada, Blockchain Developer and Software Engineer having worked previously at Hesa Africa and Power Learn Project as an Assistant Database Instructor.2 times Founder and current CEO Investa Farm.

Entrepreneurship Fellow at Dunin-Deshpande Queens University Canada, Blockchain Developer and Software Engineer having worked previously at Hesa Africa and Power Learn Project as an Assistant Database Instructor.2 times Founder and current CEO Invest... Show more

Feliana Citradewi

Feliana Citradewi

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feliana Citradewi is a passionate entrepreneur with a multitude of achievements in numerous domains. Founder of the start-up LiVert, which is disrupting the e-commerce sector, as well as its predecessor ShopMate, in parallel she promotes international business relationships through FC IMD consulting. Co-founder of Women Circle Club and Vice-President of Asian Female Founder Foundation as well as President of honour of FemmEntreprendre.

She was a former consultant and business manager at Randstad consulting subsidiary Uno&Company, a corporate communication manager for the CEO of L'Oreal group, a project manager for an open government program at the OECD, a project manager at Préfecture and mayor office at Ardennes department, as well as a consultant at Fitch ratings.

She started her journey in France by studying Public law, then pursued double degrees twice: firstly a Master of International law & Master of Political sciences at SciencesPo;
secondly, she graduated from Sorbonne and the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), where she was the first Indonesian woman who had ever entered this prestigious school where most French presidents and ministers were educated. Finally, she also did online courses in Philosophy from MIT, in Negotiation from HEC, Business Creation Engineering from VentureLab and English classes at Oxford colleges.



Besides serving as an immense pride for herself and her family, the multiple courses allowed her to deepen her understanding related to government decision-making and the impact of private/public policies, and allowed her to become an expert on public affairs and international matters.


While working on difficult challenges, her driver is the Indonesian proverb "Diligence is the beginning of brilliance."
In a perpetual quest for meaning, Feliana would be keen to pass on the ecological values ​​instilled by a mother from the Borneo forest, as well as contribute to creating wealth and its more fair distribution in the world. Thus, she is open to any opportunities that would be a stepping stone for that purpose through her professional and personal projects.

Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feliana Citradewi is a passionate entrepreneur with a multitude of achievements in numerous domains. Founder of the start-up LiVert, which is disrupting the e-commerce sector, as well as its predecessor ShopMate, in parall... Show more

Helen Andreeva

Helen Andreeva

Founder & CEO Realt24 / online real estate ecosystem.
10 years of experience as a CFO and investment consultant for large real estate projects (projects valued from $10 million to $500 million).
Master's degree, Economics
Graduated high school and university with the highest honors,
Won 1st place for scientific work in economics at the republican competition of scientific works of students,
Included in the country's gifted youth database, in connection with my achievements in the scientific field.

Founder & CEO Realt24 / online real estate ecosystem. 10 years of experience as a CFO and investment consultant for large real estate projects (projects valued from $10 million to $500 million). Master's degree, Economics Graduated high school and... Show more

Billy Hopkins

Billy Hopkins

I joined the Royal Air Force at 20 and served for 8 years as a Communication Engineer, during this time I completed multiple tours of duty including Afghanistan and supporting the conflict in Libya as well as some more sunnier countries during peace time.

I was part of a team that would deploy anywhere in the world and have voice and data set up within 6 hours. Carrying out a similar function to a Network Engineer in the civilian world.

After I left the RAF I worked as a Network Engineer for a civilian company supporting military naval vessels with voice and data capabilities while deployed and at home in the UK.

Next I joined CGI and found myself working in the cloud, teaching myself all about Microsoft Azure and how to write JSON, eventually moving to Terraform as our chosen deployment language. I enjoyed cloud computing so much I decided to specialize in it, and I now work for Fujitsu as a Lead Technical Architect.

As well as my IT career I have also have a love for fitness and boxing, starting at 10 years old and having 35 fights, eventually being chosen for an England Select Vs Wales as the highlight of my sporting experience.

With that passion for fitness also comes a desire to know the science behind how the body works and more recently how the mind works, this led me to setting up my own Fitness, Nutrition and sports psychology coaching business as a hobby.

I have been fortunate to work with Professional boxers, a world champion powerlifter and provided wellness sessions to large brands like Hugo Boss and Colliers.

I am particularly passionate about promoting positive mental health after having my own challenges and overcoming them, I discovered that focusing on kindness, empathy and self-awareness is a superpower and not a sign of weakness, and I believe a greater tool for success than just focusing on technical skills.

I joined the Royal Air Force at 20 and served for 8 years as a Communication Engineer, during this time I completed multiple tours of duty including Afghanistan and supporting the conflict in Libya as well as some more sunnier countries during peace ... Show more

Andy Mallon

Andy Mallon

Andy is a Data Platform MVP and SQL Server DBA that has managed databases in the healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and non-profit sectors. He has over 13 years of experience supporting high-volume, highly-available OLTP environments with demanding performance needs.

Andy is also co-organizer of SQL Saturday events in Boston, and the founder of the BostonSQL User Group. He blogs at am2.co, and as a guest blogger at SqlPerformance.com

Andy lives just outside Boston, Massachusetts, USA with his husband and their two dogs.

Andy is a Data Platform MVP and SQL Server DBA that has managed databases in the healthcare, finance, e-commerce, and non-profit sectors. He has over 13 years of experience supporting high-volume, highly-available OLTP environments with demanding per... Show more

Daniele Bochicchio

Daniele Bochicchio

I am Chief Digital Officer for iCubed, a leading Microsoft Gold Partner, currently living in Milan, Italy.

We help customers build fantastic and innovative applications, drive the digital transformation of their business, thought cloud, web, mobile, and new technologies. I'm also responsible for the learning division, thanks to my 20 years of expertise in this area.

I'm Microsoft Regional Director for Italy, helping customers to be in touch with Microsoft, and Microsoft ASP.NET MVP since 2002.

In 1998 I founded and I'm currently serving as network manager for ASPItalia.com, the largest Italian dev community, counting about 70,000 users. I'm publishing code since 1998 with open source license, driving the Microsoft ecosystem in Italy to exchange more broadly.

I'm a well-known professional author with 30 published books, and a speaker at the main developer-focused events worldwide.

I'm the organizer of CommunityDays.it, the most important community conference in Italy, with 1,000+ participants every year.

I'm very passionate about design and home automation.

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I am Chief Digital Officer for iCubed, a leading Microsoft Gold Partner, currently living in Milan, Italy. We help customers build fantastic and innovative applications, drive the digital transformation of their business, thought cloud, web, mobil... Show more

Franco Milazzo

Franco Milazzo

Me? I'm the Chief Architect at Editec, a sports betting/lottery company based in Europe that does business across 20+ African countries.

Me? I'm the Chief Architect at Editec, a sports betting/lottery company based in Europe that does business across 20+ African countries. Show more

Mostafiz Rahman

Mostafiz Rahman

Mostafiz Rahman is a young entrepreneur from Dhaka, Bangladesh who is currently working as Engineering Director at Durbin Labs Limited.
He is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years of professional experience in developing high performance, scalable and fault tolerant solutions. He has hands on experience of designing, developing and managing APIs, multi-tier web applications and cross platform mobile applications that are being used by hundreds of thousands of users.
He has a proven track record of engineering, entrepreneurship and leadership. He co-founded the startup Durbin Labs Limited back in 2014 with two other partners which has now become a company of 25+ bright minds.

Mostafiz Rahman is a young entrepreneur from Dhaka, Bangladesh who is currently working as Engineering Director at Durbin Labs Limited. He is a Full Stack Software Engineer with 6+ years of professional experience in developing high performance, sc... Show more

Elvis Moreland

Elvis Moreland

A driven and strategic security leader with proven experience in delivering assurance for business systems and operations. Insightful and innovative in reducing enterprise risk, operational risk, and cyber risk using proven people, process, and technical methods. Expertise in implementing security and privacy policy, plans, processes, tools, procedures, and governance for both on-premise and the cloud. Expert in solid statutory and regulatory policy and governance programs to meet or exceed mandates such as CISA, FISMA, FFIEC, HIPAA, CMS, DFARS, DHS TSA, GDPR, and CCPA. Currently retooling and pursuing an MBA in Cyber Security Management.

A driven and strategic security leader with proven experience in delivering assurance for business systems and operations. Insightful and innovative in reducing enterprise risk, operational risk, and cyber risk using proven people, process, and techn... Show more

Patrick Walsh Empire Holdings

Patrick Walsh Empire Holdings

Patrick Walsh, a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO, hails from Palm Beach County, Florida. He founded the investment firm PW Partners in 2012, focusing on amplifying the potential of small and mid-cap companies. His leadership and strategic vision have propelled the firm to prominence, particularly in the restaurant industry. His insights and accomplishments have been highlighted in leading publications like Forbes, Barron's, and The Wall Street Journal.

Under his guidance, PW Partners has developed a robust reputation for strategic decision-making and deep industry expertise. He manages the firm's critical functions, including capital allocation and corporate strategy, making significant contributions to investment banking and equity markets. In recognition of his outstanding leadership, Ernst & Young honored him as the Entrepreneur of the Year in 2018.

Additionally, he presides over Empire Holdings and Investments, a diversified holding company based in Florida. Since joining Empire in 2020, he has been instrumental in steering the company's investment strategies, focusing on long-term value creation across various industries.

His career in investment began in 1998 at Prudential Capital Group, where he specialized in commercial property investments. He then advanced to a vice president position at Deutsche Bank, deepening his expertise in investment banking. His journey took him to Illinois as a hedge fund specialist before he established PW Partners.

Academically, he was an economics student at Wesleyan University and a celebrated athlete. Following a sports injury, he transferred to Boston College, graduating with honors in accountancy. Furthering his education, he earned a Chartered Financial Analyst designation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business.

He has served on several boards, including BJ's Restaurants and Town Sports International, influencing significant corporate governance in the restaurant sector. His extensive expertise is acknowledged by his inclusion in the Nation's Restaurant News 2015 Power List.

Originally from San Diego and raised in Boston, Patrick Walsh now resides in Jupiter, Florida, known for its picturesque beaches and Old Florida charm. Beyond his professional endeavors, he enjoys fitness, cooking, and literature, reflecting a well-rounded personal and professional life. From his base in sunny Florida, Patrick Walsh continues to shape the investment landscape with his strategic foresight and industry insight.

Patrick Walsh, a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO, hails from Palm Beach County, Florida. He founded the investment firm PW Partners in 2012, focusing on amplifying the potential of small and mid-cap companies. His leadership and strategic vision have p... Show more

Trista Pan

Trista Pan

SphereEx Co-Founder&CTO, Apache Member, Apache ShardingSphere PMC, Apache brpc(Incubating) & Apache AGE(Incubating) mentor, Mentor of China Mulan openSource community.

Ex-senior DBA at JD Technology, she was responsible for the design and development of JD Digital Science and Technology’s intelligent database platform. She now focuses on distributed databases & middleware ecosystems, and the open-source community.

Recipient of the “2020 China Open-Source Pioneer” award, and "2021 China OSCAR Open-Source Pioneer" , she is frequently invited to speak and share her insights at relevant conferences in the fields of database & database architecture.

She is No.2 coding contributor of Apache ShardingSphere and has given 40+ speaks on technology and openSource from 2018.

Bio: https://tristazero.github.io
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panjuan
GitHub: https://github.com/tristaZero
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tristaZero

SphereEx Co-Founder&CTO, Apache Member, Apache ShardingSphere PMC, Apache brpc(Incubating) & Apache AGE(Incubating) mentor, Mentor of China Mulan openSource community. Ex-senior DBA at JD Technology, she was responsible for the design and develop... Show more

William Taylor

William Taylor

Security consultant with a background in embedded engineering and DevOps, which has lead to an interest in mobile, Cloud, and Kubernetes security. I used to make things work; now I break things, professionally and ethically.

Security consultant with a background in embedded engineering and DevOps, which has lead to an interest in mobile, Cloud, and Kubernetes security. I used to make things work; now I break things, professionally and ethically. Show more

Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta

Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation. He is an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace open source principles, contribute and collaborate effectively.

As an elected chair of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Governing Board, Arun works with CNCF leadership and member companies to grow cloud native ecosystem. He also participates in the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and Linux Foundation Governing Boards. He has delivered technical talks in 45+ countries, authored multiple books, and is a Docker Captain, Java Champion, and Java User Group leader. He also founded the Devoxx4Kids chapter in the U.S. and continues to promote technology education among children.

Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation. He is an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems ... Show more

Silen Locatelli

Silen Locatelli

I develop software at Optravis LLC since three years across diverse domains.
In my leisure time I like to write code in Rust and Typescript for several partly finished projects.
Currently, I focus on gathering experience in Frontend Development and Identity Management.

I develop software at Optravis LLC since three years across diverse domains. In my leisure time I like to write code in Rust and Typescript for several partly finished projects. Currently, I focus on gathering experience in Frontend Development and... Show more

Karolina Zapal

Karolina Zapal

Karolina Zapal is an avid reader and also a writer. She serves as the Program Coordinator for Massachusetts Center for the Book, where she runs the year-long Reading Challenge, Letters About Literature, the Mass Book Awards, and other programs.

Karolina Zapal is an avid reader and also a writer. She serves as the Program Coordinator for Massachusetts Center for the Book, where she runs the year-long Reading Challenge, Letters About Literature, the Mass Book Awards, and other programs. Show more

Shouvik Sarkar

Shouvik Sarkar

Former Owner of The SARK Tech.
Professional Programmer.
Researcher. Author. Cricketer. Traveller.

Former Owner of The SARK Tech. Professional Programmer. Researcher. Author. Cricketer. Traveller. Show more

Kashish Sharma

Kashish Sharma

Helping brands that do look good!

Helping brands that do look good! Show more

Nadia Debogori

Nadia Debogori

Currently, She leads Quality Control for backend services at Prisma Labs, a company well-known for its market-leading applications like Prisma, the first widely recognized app featuring AI-generated photo enhancements, and Lensa, known for its AI-generated avatars. Her responsibilities extend beyond writing test scripts or conducting manual checks; She also manages the entire integration testing pipeline in our CI/CD process and oversees the tools and frameworks we utilize in qa-automation.

Her journey in QA/QC began almost immediately after graduating from university approximately 12 years ago. She developed her skills in esteemed regional enterprises such as Headhunter and Ozon, specializing in API and UI automation using Java, Kotlin, and Python.

Currently, She leads Quality Control for backend services at Prisma Labs, a company well-known for its market-leading applications like Prisma, the first widely recognized app featuring AI-generated photo enhancements, and Lensa, known for its AI-gen... Show more

Jorgelina A. Vivanco

Jorgelina A. Vivanco

Abogada de NaranjaX, Especialista en Cibercrimen y Evidencia digital.

Abogada de NaranjaX, Especialista en Cibercrimen y Evidencia digital. Show more

Susan O'Brien

Susan O'Brien

I have 24 years of experience in the industry, 18 of which have been at Liberty IT working across the company on varied projects. I am currently focused on developing and running a business critical multi-million dollar conversational AI platform for Claims and Service customers using AWS, leveraging their NLP and ML capabilities. In my spare time I enjoy walking my dog in the countryside where I live with my husband and 2 teenage daughters.

I have 24 years of experience in the industry, 18 of which have been at Liberty IT working across the company on varied projects. I am currently focused on developing and running a business critical multi-million dollar conversational AI platform for... Show more

Abel Gaillard

Abel Gaillard

Soy Abel Gaillard y me desempeño como Technical Account Manager Lead en Escala 24x7. Trabajo con nube publica desde 2019 y mi principal actividad es orientar a que los clientes optimicen al maximo la nube.

Soy Abel Gaillard y me desempeño como Technical Account Manager Lead en Escala 24x7. Trabajo con nube publica desde 2019 y mi principal actividad es orientar a que los clientes optimicen al maximo la nube. Show more

Robertino Solanas

Robertino Solanas

Robertino is a trainer, consultant and software architect with a focus on cloud technologies. He studied computer science at the University of Hamburg, grew up in start-ups and consulting companies with web-based architectures and has been working in IT for 18 years. Robertino is currently a consultant for software quality and design at the ITZBund and advises ministries and countries on their IT projects.

Robertino is a trainer, consultant and software architect with a focus on cloud technologies. He studied computer science at the University of Hamburg, grew up in start-ups and consulting companies with web-based architectures and has been working in... Show more

Dhrumil Dhanesha

Dhrumil Dhanesha

Dhrumil Dhanesha is a 18 years old serial entrepreneur and a student studying in 12th grade from India. Dhrumil is the Founder & CEO of Dhrumil Dhanesha Technologies which specifically works on technology innovations and WEB/APP Based Products. Dhrumil is also a TEDx Speaker and has given talks in top universities of India. Dhrumil is passionate about Creating Beautiful websites, Mobile Apps & Games.

Dhrumil Dhanesha is a 18 years old serial entrepreneur and a student studying in 12th grade from India. Dhrumil is the Founder & CEO of Dhrumil Dhanesha Technologies which specifically works on technology innovations and WEB/APP Based Products. Dhrum... Show more

Francesco Borrelli

Francesco Borrelli

Italian Dubliner Senior Software engineer, Cloud specialist with past in startups and pizza making. Started programming for the web when html was still at v. 4.01.

Italian Dubliner Senior Software engineer, Cloud specialist with past in startups and pizza making. Started programming for the web when html was still at v. 4.01. Show more

Jed Anthony Ariens

Jed Anthony Ariens

Professional boxer from Australia named Jed Anthony Ariens. He is an Australian fighter who is officially registered. He enjoyed reading books like "The Power of One" when he was younger. At the age of 10, he began boxing, but not professionally. He started boxing at age 15. Extreme Boxing is the name of the gym where he first began his career. Jed debuted on May 19, 2018. His professional career includes 9 fights in total, 3 victories, 5 defeats, and 1 tie. Jeff Horn was an inspiration for Jed Anthony Ariens. Jed Fond enjoys taking his dog and buddies to the beach.

Professional boxer from Australia named Jed Anthony Ariens. He is an Australian fighter who is officially registered. He enjoyed reading books like "The Power of One" when he was younger. At the age of 10, he began boxing, but not professionally. He ... Show more

Branimir Perković

Branimir Perković

Masters degree in economic politics abd financial institutions

Masters degree in economic politics abd financial institutions Show more

Ronald Hoek

Ronald Hoek

Ronald: after 6 years of working for the biggest ERP system in the Netherlands, Hoek started a (Microsoft) CRM practice at a newly created partner. Three years later, this CRM partner was sold to an investment company. Now Ronald is helping Companial partners with the enablement of our hosting service. With the experience in both the 'old' and the 'new' world, Ronald helps partners to grow their businesses.

Ronald: after 6 years of working for the biggest ERP system in the Netherlands, Hoek started a (Microsoft) CRM practice at a newly created partner. Three years later, this CRM partner was sold to an investment company. Now Ronald is helping Companial... Show more

Tonya Thomas

Tonya Thomas

In 2023, Tonya Thomas joined the Office of Learning and Teaching as Curriculum Development Consultant. She studied at WSU earlier in life, and began working with the institution in 2017. Ms. Thomas will be working with the team here in the Office of Learning and Teaching to manage the curriculum inventory as well as to support faculty with the integration of innovative educational technologies in the instructional design of their courses. She is also an adjunct professor at WSU in both Communications and Business Administration, as well as a mentor for the Wayne Women Lead Next Level Career Conversations Program.

Prior to joining the Office of Learning and Teaching, Ms. Thomas served as instructional design/performance improvement consultant and senior business systems analyst with Finance & Business Operations at WSU; as Director of Systems Innovation at TechTown (Detroit); as Director, Educational Technology & Innovation (ET+I), The College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI; and as instructional design lead, project manager, and Quality Matters Coordinator with the Academic Technologies Group at Oakland Community College, where she was responsible for establishing quality course development standards, review and approval processes, and mandatory faculty training required for the institution to obtain its HLC online learning accreditation. Before that, she served as Director, Staff Learning & Development with Teach For America, where her chief charge was to oversee the effort to transform classroom training to web-based learning and performance support resources. She has also held education leadership roles with UnitedHealth Group, The University of Michigan, and Trinity Health.

Ms. Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Instructional Design from Walden University and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Technology from the University of Michigan. She is certified in project management and Lean Six Sigma process improvement, and also has two decades of experience managing creative design work and corporate communications.

In 2023, Tonya Thomas joined the Office of Learning and Teaching as Curriculum Development Consultant. She studied at WSU earlier in life, and began working with the institution in 2017. Ms. Thomas will be working with the team here in the Office of ... Show more

Berthold Kuhn

Berthold Kuhn

Dr. habil. Berthold M. Kuhn is a political scientist and international cooperation expert, focusing on climate policies, sustainability transformations. megatrends and future research. He regularly speaks at international conferences and advises international and nonprofit organizations as well as global think tanks. He was a professor at Leiden University, Tsinghua University, and Xiamen University and is now involved in research, teaching, and international conference activities at Freie Universität Berlin. He also works as an evaluator for the European Commission and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).

Dr. habil. Berthold M. Kuhn is a political scientist and international cooperation expert, focusing on climate policies, sustainability transformations. megatrends and future research. He regularly speaks at international conferences and advises inte... Show more

Ambarish Ganguly

Ambarish Ganguly

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional MVP AI | NASA Citizen Scientist; TCS Utilities Data and Analytics Practice Lead and Energy Trading and Risk Management Practice Lead | AWS Community Builder

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional MVP AI | NASA Citizen Scientist; TCS Utilities Data and Analytics Practice Lead and Energy Trading and Risk Management Practice Lead | AWS Community Builder Show more

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