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

Nadeem Akhtar Mohmand

Nadeem Akhtar Mohmand

Officialy Selected as Microsoft Student Ambassador, Google Developer Student Club's Lead, Google Developer Group's Organizer and Global Azure Team's Member.
Almost at the end of my Bachelor's journey in Computer Science.

Officialy Selected as Microsoft Student Ambassador, Google Developer Student Club's Lead, Google Developer Group's Organizer and Global Azure Team's Member. Almost at the end of my Bachelor's journey in Computer Science. Show more

Anthea Armar

Anthea Armar

Anthea Armar is a London-based change management expert with over 20 years of experience in the field. She has a proven track record in facilitating lasting organisational change through innovative solutions, using best practice in change management, business process improvement, leadership, training and wellbeing. Her strategies focus on people, processes and technology to drive change and achieve success.

Anthea coaches and mentors senior leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals all over the world to unlock their full potential by boosting their self-awareness, clarity and confidence to bridge the gap between where they are and where they desire to be. Anthea is a highly persuasive, thought provoking, quirky, calmly energetic speaker who is able to inspire others to action, making her an invaluable partner to any individual looking to get to the next level.

Anthea attracts attention, leaving you feeling encouraged, awakened and eager to take action. Your mind shapes the world you live in. Change your mind and you can change your life.

Anthea Armar is a London-based change management expert with over 20 years of experience in the field. She has a proven track record in facilitating lasting organisational change through innovative solutions, using best practice in change management,... Show more

Andrei Ionescu

Andrei Ionescu

Andrei Ionescu is a Senior Software Engineer with Adobe and part of Adobe Experience Platform's Data Lake team, specialised in Big Data and Distributed Systems with Scala, Java, Spark, Kafka.

At Adobe he is mainly contributing to Ingestion and Data Lake projects while on open source he's contributing to Delta Lake, Hyperspace, Apache Iceberg and more recently to Polars.

Andrei Ionescu is a Senior Software Engineer with Adobe and part of Adobe Experience Platform's Data Lake team, specialised in Big Data and Distributed Systems with Scala, Java, Spark, Kafka. At Adobe he is mainly contributing to Ingestion and Da... Show more

Jorge Téllez

Jorge Téllez

Jorge Téllez is a tech leader with more than 15 years of experience in product development, innovation, business development and education.

Jorge has also developed the digital transformation capabilities of hundreds of organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies in the United States and Latin America, including Accenture, McKinsey, CEMEX, Neoris, Banregio, Autlan, and Banregio, among others. Jorge has founded several profitable companies and has been a founding member of three bootcamps in the United States and Mexico. His latest company, CeroUno, was acquired by Revelo, the largest technology talent platform in Latin America where he now serves as Chief Community Officer.

Jorge has studies at Tec de Monterrey, UNC Chapel Hill, Harvard and Turing School, and is a Techstars alum.

Jorge Téllez is a tech leader with more than 15 years of experience in product development, innovation, business development and education. Jorge has also developed the digital transformation capabilities of hundreds of organizations, from startu... Show more

Gideon Mariochukwu

Gideon Mariochukwu

Gideon Mariochukwu is a Digital Marketing Consultant, Frontend Developer, Personal Development Advocate, and Digital Skill Trainer.

He is a Google Certified Digital Marketer and mobile web developer with over 4 years of working with brands to help them become more visible and accessible online.

He is also a member of the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors, New York.

He is also the CEO, Smart Access Technologies and Creative Director of TinYard Inc. Lead Volunteer of Positive Minds Initiative, Program Director, of E-literate Network, and Delta State coordinator of Education With Purpose and SDGs, Delta.

He is a Global Youth Ambassador for TheirWorld, London. An Alumni of Commonwealth 100 Open-Source Leaders and a YALI RLC Fellow and John C. Maxwell Certified.

Gideon Mariochukwu also helps young people develop a positive attitude towards their life, work, and business.

Gideon Mariochukwu is a Digital Marketing Consultant, Frontend Developer, Personal Development Advocate, and Digital Skill Trainer. He is a Google Certified Digital Marketer and mobile web developer with over 4 years of working with brands to help... Show more

David Rich

David Rich

Dave is responsible for aligning go-to-market strategy and innovation across lines of business. He brings expertise in voice AI, voice biometrics, telecommunications, and multiple industries. Dave has held senior planning and operational roles at American Airlines and Nuance Communications, CEO at LumenVox, and CPO for Flowroute and n2uitive, and has created products that are used by millions of people. He is a frequent advisor to hedge funds and investors. Dave is a Fulbright Scholar and has an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Dave is responsible for aligning go-to-market strategy and innovation across lines of business. He brings expertise in voice AI, voice biometrics, telecommunications, and multiple industries. Dave has held senior planning and operational roles at A... Show more

Sai Kiran Alagundula

Sai Kiran Alagundula

Hello !!
I'm Sai Kiran from India . I have got 10 years of Product Management / Entrepreneurial Experience in B2C, B2B.

Hello !! I'm Sai Kiran from India . I have got 10 years of Product Management / Entrepreneurial Experience in B2C, B2B. Show more

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan is a Software Engineer from Rabwah, Pakistan, currently living in The Netherlands, likes .NET Core and Node.js for regular everyday development. Afzaal Ahmad works at Adyen as a Developer Advocate.

He is an expert in Cloud, Mobile, and API development. Afzaal has experience with the Azure platform and likes to build cross-platform libraries/software with .NET Core. Afzaal is an Alibaba Cloud MVP, twice he has been awarded Microsoft MVP status for his community leadership in software development, four times CodeProject MVP status for technical writing and mentoring, and 4 times C# Corner MVP status in the same field.

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan is a Software Engineer from Rabwah, Pakistan, currently living in The Netherlands, likes .NET Core and Node.js for regular everyday development. Afzaal Ahmad works at Adyen as a Developer Advocate. He is an expert in Cloud, Mo... Show more

Shiraz Baboo

Shiraz Baboo

Coaches and Healers hire me to rewrite their business stories, and with them, their reality because most people are unknowingly addicted to stories of adversity and struggle and left with a lack of success, confidence, and freedom. I help you to eliminate, terminate, and annihilate your unconscious addiction to these stories in order to ignite a stream of high paying clients along with an abundance of free time, money, and energy.

Coaches and Healers hire me to rewrite their business stories, and with them, their reality because most people are unknowingly addicted to stories of adversity and struggle and left with a lack of success, confidence, and freedom. I help you to elim... Show more

Hobivola A. Rabearivelo

Hobivola A. Rabearivelo

Hobivola A. Rabearivelo is Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer at BI Expertise, a company specialised in artificial intelligence technologies based in Quebec City, Canada.

Hobivola joined BI Expertise in 2018, where he has set up the company’s research and innovation lab. He works on developing the company’s partnerships and managing several innovation projects. Prior to joining BI Expertise, he has worked as analyst and project manager for organisations of all sizes in a variety of industries, ranging from communication to international security to community organisations.
Hobivola has an education in International Studies (Université Laval, Canada) and in Geoeconomics and Strategic Intelligence (IRIS Sup, France). He also sits on the board of directors of several organisations, including CÉGEP de Matane’s college centre for technology transfer, Centre de développement et de recherche en intelligence numérique (CDRIN); as well as on the Advisory board on digital twins of Canada’s Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen).

Hobivola A. Rabearivelo is Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer at BI Expertise, a company specialised in artificial intelligence technologies based in Quebec City, Canada. Hobivola joined BI Expertise in 2018, where he has set up the company’s r... Show more

Ana Sofía Colautti

Ana Sofía Colautti

I'm a Project manager/Drupal developer/Site builder/Accessibility enthusiast from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I'm a Project manager/Drupal developer/Site builder/Accessibility enthusiast from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Show more

Verena Kunz-Gehrmann

Verena Kunz-Gehrmann

Verena is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ouriginal. Before joining Ouriginal in 2018, she worked for various well-known technology companies in Asia and Europe. She believes that every student should be given the chance to develop their full potential, and should be supported to find their unique and original voice.

Verena is the Chief Marketing Officer at Ouriginal. Before joining Ouriginal in 2018, she worked for various well-known technology companies in Asia and Europe. She believes that every student should be given the chance to develop their full potentia... Show more

Jay Demetillo

Jay Demetillo

With 10+ years of experience working in New York City to San Francisco and now Singapore, Jay Demetillo has almost seen it all in the design world.

Jay has worked with Twitter, Pinterest, Yahoo, and now Grab. Jay was an adjunct professor at CCA in San Francisco and has taught/spoken in China for ACG. He's also worked on notable projects such as the Bay Lights, Gaspar Brasserie, San Francisco's Park System SFPark, and recently redesigned GrabFood. Most recently, his journey has taken him from designing within the Western world ideals to now learning and adapting to Southeast Asia's culture and technology. Jay will share his learnings and his process for design innovation with influences from Eastern and Western culture.

With 10+ years of experience working in New York City to San Francisco and now Singapore, Jay Demetillo has almost seen it all in the design world. Jay has worked with Twitter, Pinterest, Yahoo, and now Grab. Jay was an adjunct professor at CCA in... Show more

Simon Jackson

Simon Jackson

Crazy wild eyed engineer / architect & developer, always breaking stuff apart to see how it works and teaching everyone how to put them back together the right way.
Dual Microsoft MVP for Windows (Mixed Reality) and Xbox aiming to energise developers everywhere to build great games.
Member of the Microsoft Mixed Reality Toolkit team and key contributor to the new Cross Platform Mixed Reality solution (V2)
Happy to talk, love to help and can't stop talking about great stuff.

https://darkgenesis.zenithmoon.com/aboutme/

Crazy wild eyed engineer / architect & developer, always breaking stuff apart to see how it works and teaching everyone how to put them back together the right way. Dual Microsoft MVP for Windows (Mixed Reality) and Xbox aiming to energise developer... Show more

Miroslav Šedivý

Miroslav Šedivý

Born in Czechoslovakia, studied in France, living in Germany. Using Python to make the sun shine and the wind blow. hjkl juggler and languages enthusiast. PyCon.DE and Polyglot Gathering organizer.

Born in Czechoslovakia, studied in France, living in Germany. Using Python to make the sun shine and the wind blow. hjkl juggler and languages enthusiast. PyCon.DE and Polyglot Gathering organizer. Show more

Daniela Field

Daniela Field

Daniela has 10+ years of experience as a technology professional. She enjoys working with clients, understanding their business needs and offering solutions that move clients towards efficiency, productivity and profitability. She has worked with various Fortune 500 companies as well as privately held organizations. Her previous work was focused on enterprise data search, eDiscovery, document assembly and contract management. As a faculty technology advisor, she has given guest lectures in 30+ universities, collaborated and presented research papers in various conferences.

Daniela has 10+ years of experience as a technology professional. She enjoys working with clients, understanding their business needs and offering solutions that move clients towards efficiency, productivity and profitability. She has worked with var... Show more

Grace Doherty

Grace Doherty

As a consultant for the Open Data for Resilience Initiative, I work to make development research data understood and accessible to decision-makers – focusing on the use of geospatial information to understand and communicate poverty and disaster risk. I also work with the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health as a geospatial analyst and teach geography & GIS in classroom and workshop settings.

www.opendri.org
www.opencitiesproject.org

As a consultant for the Open Data for Resilience Initiative, I work to make development research data understood and accessible to decision-makers – focusing on the use of geospatial information to understand and communicate poverty and disaster risk... Show more

Suryaprakash Nalluri

Suryaprakash Nalluri

I am a seasoned cybersecurity leader with 18+ years in Finance, holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and a Master's in Information Systems Security. Proficient in team leadership, Application Security Secure-SDLC, Governance, and Architecture. Manages global security operations, drives SDLC Shift Left, as part of DevSecOps.

I am a seasoned cybersecurity leader with 18+ years in Finance, holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and a Master's in Information Systems Security. Proficient in team leadership, Application Security Secure-SDLC, Governance, and Architecture. Mana... Show more

Raji Krishnamoorthy

Raji Krishnamoorthy

Raji has worked extensively in AWS cloud as a solution architect, consultant and product owner. She helps enterprises create cloud security transformation roadmap, build solutions to uplift cyber security posture, create products to fasten their cloud adoption and enable them to innovate while they scale. She believes that knowledge shared is knowledge squared. As a technology evangelist at heart, she blogs about her experience of embracing emerging technology trends.

Raji has worked extensively in AWS cloud as a solution architect, consultant and product owner. She helps enterprises create cloud security transformation roadmap, build solutions to uplift cyber security posture, create products to fasten their clou... Show more

Jered Sutton

Jered Sutton

Jered is a seasoned technology leader and Managing Director at OpStack, an IT consultancy that helps enterprises simplify, standardize, automate, and monitor their IT environments to drive operational excellence and security. With over 16 years of diverse experience across industries such as Wireless ISPs, Human Resources, Automotive, and Big 4 financial firms, Jered brings a unique perspective and practical solutions to operational challenges in infrastructure management.

His expertise includes cloud architecture, DevOps, and open source technologies, utilizing tools like public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure/IBM), serverless computing, Python, Ansible, Saltstack, Docker, and others to drive efficiency improvements.

Jered is actively experimenting with the use generative AI in both application systems and operations automation. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and exploring new technologies, and he is always open to learning from others in the tech community.

Jered is a seasoned technology leader and Managing Director at OpStack, an IT consultancy that helps enterprises simplify, standardize, automate, and monitor their IT environments to drive operational excellence and security. With over 16 years of di... Show more

Arijit Das

Arijit Das

Arijit Das is a Research Associate at the NPS Computer Science Dept. He has been teaching CS courses and doing applied research in the areas of Databases, Big-Data and AI/ML based Analytics. He has leveraged his prior industry experience into DoN/DoD IT solutions. He is an occasional speaker in Oracle user group events. He has an MSCS from Oregon State University.

Arijit Das is a Research Associate at the NPS Computer Science Dept. He has been teaching CS courses and doing applied research in the areas of Databases, Big-Data and AI/ML based Analytics. He has leveraged his prior industry experience into DoN/DoD... Show more

Magdalena Spaude

Magdalena Spaude

Dr. Magdalena Spaude arbeitet als Projektkoordinatorin Offene Bildungsmaterialien und Netzwerk ORCA.nrw an der Universität zu Köln. Sie war auch für das Projekt OERinfo tätig und war viele Jahre wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an verschiedenen deutschen Universitäten.

Dr. Magdalena Spaude arbeitet als Projektkoordinatorin Offene Bildungsmaterialien und Netzwerk ORCA.nrw an der Universität zu Köln. Sie war auch für das Projekt OERinfo tätig und war viele Jahre wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an verschiedenen deutsc... Show more

Vipin Jain

Vipin Jain

Vipin Jain has got 20 year experience in the IT industry. A MCA graduate from Rajasthan University in 1998, he has accumulated a deep knowledge in software projects, their methodologies and quality. He has dedicated the last 16 years of his professional career to Software Quality. Currently working with Metacube Software as Head QA, he is involved in establishing QCE at his company and is heading the delivery operations. An avid Speaker and writer, he loves speaking at conferences and delivered many presentations at national and international levels. He is member of Review Committees of various international organizations. He has presented papers in many of the best QA conferences across the world including TestingUnited, ExpoQA, QA&test and SQA. Few of his papers got published in Testing Planet, Nov ‘14 issue, and Testing Planet magazine, in Nov ‘12 issue. He has a proven record of implementing and refining test processes for various clients across the globe.

Vipin Jain has got 20 year experience in the IT industry. A MCA graduate from Rajasthan University in 1998, he has accumulated a deep knowledge in software projects, their methodologies and quality. He has dedicated the last 16 years of his professio... Show more

Lynda Plaza-Wynn Follenweider

Lynda Plaza-Wynn Follenweider

Northwest Partners is a technology solutions company which offers end to end consulting and talent mobilization services to help clients in multiple sectors such as government, fintech, insurance, banking, healthcare and education. Headquartered in Miami, FL, we operate through six major hubs nationwide.

As a Trustee in the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, our Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, Lynda Follenweider, proudly represents Northwest Partners and holds the distinction of being an alumna of Florida State University. In her capacity, Lynda oversees all facets of talent acquisition and management, our most vital asset on which clients rely daily.

Lynda's exceptional executive and interpersonal skills stem from her enduring commitment to the community. Her Floridian roots run deep, with a father serving the Florida East Coast Railroad for 47 years and a mother successfully managing a drapery store in Jacksonville for five decades.

During her twenties, Lynda assumed a pivotal role within the Junior League of Jacksonville, championing voluntarism, women's empowerment, and community improvement. Her outstanding fundraising efforts and innovative program contributions earned her the prestigious Junior League President’s Award.

Demonstrating an unwavering spirit of service, Lynda founded the Hispanic Heritage Council in St. Augustine, highlighting her profound dedication to Florida's diverse communities. This council became a beacon of hope, initiating scholarship programs to high school students in St. Johns County.

Also, as a resident of St. Johns County, Lynda helped establish the St. Johns Middle School Athletic Association, fostering after-school athletic pursuits for the youth for over a decade.

Presently, she continues to spearhead various community initiatives for Northwest Partners, including our engagement with West Point, where she actively supports and contributes to the West Point athletics program. She is also the current President of the West Point Parent Club of North Florida.

Her and her husband Joe are currently the parents of three children, Joshua who is stationed at Ft. Hood, Tx. and is a 1st LT in the US Army, Jake who is a student at FSU and Jordan who play D1 soccer at West Point.

Northwest Partners is a technology solutions company which offers end to end consulting and talent mobilization services to help clients in multiple sectors such as government, fintech, insurance, banking, healthcare and education. Headquartered in M... Show more

Shawn Wallace

Shawn Wallace

Shawn Wallace is a Principal Architect with Centric Consulting. In his job he focuses on distributed systems architecture and digital platform strategy. Shawn is a former U.S. Marine Infantryman, enjoys all things tech, learning things, building things, and spending time with his family. He and his family lives in Grove City, Ohio. (http://centricconsulting.com/shawn-wallace/)

Shawn Wallace is a Principal Architect with Centric Consulting. In his job he focuses on distributed systems architecture and digital platform strategy. Shawn is a former U.S. Marine Infantryman, enjoys all things tech, learning things, building thin... Show more

Ouafa Benterki

Ouafa Benterki

Ouafa BENTERKI is the CEO and Founder of MTY intelligent Software since 2014.
She was the first Algerian and African Woman to receive the -Microsoft Regional Director Award, that Microsoft delivers every year to the Top 100 IT professionals in the World
-Winner of the Women Who Code " Applaud Her award Women to watch in 2023 " awaded to Women Leaders in the Industry regarded as role Models , Category : AI - Data Science - Blockchain and Software development.
-Featured on the state of Innovation 2023 and beyond report by PreScouter

Ouafa BENTERKI is the CEO and Founder of MTY intelligent Software since 2014. She was the first Algerian and African Woman to receive the -Microsoft Regional Director Award, that Microsoft delivers every year to the Top 100 IT professionals in the... Show more

Joyce West

Joyce West

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches).

I founded and successfully sold an office snack distribution company to corporate offices, and love being an early stage employee at fast growing and innovative companies where I can make an impact.

I'm a General Manager and operating executive for growing companies. I love change management, turnarounds, and strategically fixing problems and fueling growth. I love balancing the two sides of every business equation (supply and demand) - creating demand and making it rain through sales and business development, and also driving excellence in operations/fulfillment.

I'm also a seasoned Chief Revenue Officer experienced in creating strategy and world class execution for the entire sales cycle. I can play a CRO role or a VP of Sales role. I have extensive experience with creating aggressive finance strategy, managing cashflow, and optimizing pricing, costs and revenues.

Fast forward to the present - my passion is career coaching, executive and leadership coaching, business coaching, and sales coaching.

I coach a wide range of clients, but am a unicorn 🦄 coach when it comes to serving ambitious leaders (of all ethnicities and genders), Asian American leaders (or those looking to move into leadership), people of color / minorities, and women. There aren't many coaches who do what I do to get more Asian Americans to break the bamboo ceiling, so that is a particular mission and passion of mine.

I'm a serial entrepreneur who started her first business in college, and I've never known what it's like to not be in charge and be a leader. If you're someone who wants to gain that executive presence, stop being an apologist for who you are, and train to be in the C-suite and executive management, let's talk. #diversityplease

If you think I can help with your event, drop me a line or book time with me: https://calendly.com/coachingwithempathy/callwithjoyce

I'm a top-rated coach, including being on Influence Digest's List of 2023 Top Coaches in San Francisco (a short list of 15 coaches out of thousands, if not tens of thousands of coaches). I founded and successfully sold an office snack distributio... Show more

Jussi Roine

Jussi Roine

I'm a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and I love coffee. Like, I really love it.

I'm a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP, and I love coffee. Like, I really love it. Show more

Aïcha Ly

Aïcha Ly

I am an immigrant from Senegal, West Africa, currently residing in the U.S. I am the Founder & Head Communication Consultant SITB Studio, where we help entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to effectively convey their value so they can leave a lasting impression, expand their influence, and accelerate to the next level.

I am an immigrant from Senegal, West Africa, currently residing in the U.S. I am the Founder & Head Communication Consultant SITB Studio, where we help entrepreneurs and professionals learn how to effectively convey their value so they can leave a l... Show more

Christopher Jesse

Christopher Jesse

My name is Christopher, and I'm a talented Flutter developer who loves to create pleasant and cutting-edge mobile applications. I've started a fascinating adventure to build seamless user experiences that combine usefulness and beauty because I have a strong love for coding and an eye for design.
In my spare time, you may find me actively participating in developer communities like GDSC and IEEE, to name a few. Through blog writings, tech presentations, and contributions to open-source projects, I like to impart my knowledge. My passion for development is fueled by working with other developers, and it keeps me abreast of market developments.

My name is Christopher, and I'm a talented Flutter developer who loves to create pleasant and cutting-edge mobile applications. I've started a fascinating adventure to build seamless user experiences that combine usefulness and beauty because I have ... Show more

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