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

Kayondo Edward

Kayondo Edward

I am a skilled Front-End Developer with over 3 years of experience, specializing in React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, and GraphQL. Based in Kampala, Uganda, am also is committed to delivering exceptional web designs and staying up-to-date with the latest technologies. He has a track record of enhancing user experiences and improving sales and customer retention rates. As the CTO and co-founder of Moment in Las Vegas, USA, I continue to push the boundaries of technology. My background includes work as a Lead Front-End Developer at Delovery and as a Front-End & UI/UX Designer at Hapana Free Tobacco. I am passion for web development and innovation is evident in his work and his dedication to team collaboration.

I am a skilled Front-End Developer with over 3 years of experience, specializing in React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, and GraphQL. Based in Kampala, Uganda, am also is committed to delivering exceptional web designs and staying up-to-date with th... Show more

Meloni Boatswain

Meloni Boatswain

Meloni Boatswain is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in Construction and Technology. She's led large-scale projects across sectors, collaborating with federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and private entities worldwide. Currently serving as the Director of Global Strategy at Transformation Lead, a digital transformation firm with global presence, Meloni is also the President of Blacks in Technology Atlanta Chapter, the world's largest community of Black technologists. Her leadership is rooted in a passion for empowering underserved communities. With an MBA in Construction Technology, Meloni holds a LEED AP BD+C certification for sustainable building practices and an OSHA 500 Safety Trainer designation for workplace safety. In the tech realm, she's a PMP-certified project manager, a Six Sigma Green Belt for process improvement, and a Certified Cybersecurity Professional with a focus on Physical Security. Meloni's wealth of experience and certifications underscore her role as a respected expert in both industries, where she frequently shares her expertise through speaking engagements and articles in leading publications.

Meloni Boatswain is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in Construction and Technology. She's led large-scale projects across sectors, collaborating with federal agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and private entities worldwide.... Show more

Maeya Lily

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LaShae Sharp-Collins

LaShae Sharp-Collins

LaShae Sharp-Collins is a native San Diegan with deep roots in the community. She received her early education from John F. Kennedy Elementary, Gompers Secondary School,
and Lincoln High School. After graduating high school, LaShae attended San Diego State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies, a Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Multicultural Counseling, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership with an emphasis in higher education.

LaShae is currently the Community Engagement Specialist for the San Diego County Office
of Education and a Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at San Diego State
University. She is the former District Director for the former California State
Assemblymember now California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirey N. Weber. In her work as a
public servant, LaShae worked with various community leaders to create a positive strong
community voice and promote system changes at the local, federal, and state levels. She has
over nine years of experience overseeing the daily operations of a legislative office,
implementation of social justice and racial equity inclusion plans, community engagement,
developing and maintaining key relationships in the community with civic leaders,
community partners.

For fourteen years, LaShae has experienced the joys of classroom teaching. Being an
educator has contributed to both her personal and professional growth. LaShae maintains
an active professional life, presenting papers, coaching youth sports, and serving on
numerous community boards. She is a single mother of two wonderful children. She is a
dedicated mother, and community volunteer, and gives one hundred percent to any task she
undertakes.

LaShae Sharp-Collins is a native San Diegan with deep roots in the community. She received her early education from John F. Kennedy Elementary, Gompers Secondary School, and Lincoln High School. After graduating high school, LaShae attended San Dieg... Show more

昌宏 坂本

昌宏 坂本

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hiroshima City University, researching DX skill surveys of local government officials and developing an individualized optimal learning system based on instructional design theory. I'm also the Japan Reegisterd Information Security Specialist Association (JP-RISSA) board member.

I'm a local government official in the Information Department of the City of Hiroshima. I'm a leading expert on DX human resource development for local government officials and holds a Master of Science in Instructional Systems. I'm currently a docto... Show more

Elisabeth Maida

Elisabeth Maida

Elisabeth Maida is the co-founder and CEO of Fathom, a data analytics company working at the intersection of computer science and biology. She previously founded a cybersecurity company which was acquired by McAfee and worked for many years at Akamai. She lives in NYC and spends her free time running in Central Park and reading about the Cold War.

Elisabeth Maida is the co-founder and CEO of Fathom, a data analytics company working at the intersection of computer science and biology. She previously founded a cybersecurity company which was acquired by McAfee and worked for many years at Akamai... Show more

Pablo Segarra

Pablo Segarra

Pablo is an accomplished attorney and retired police officer with a passion for helping startup founders navigate the exciting and complex world of NFTs, Crypto, and the Metaverse. As the founder of Segarra Consulting, Pablo offers expert advice on the formation of business entities, business consulting, contract drafting and review, intellectual property, tokenization, NFT utility consulting, and other intricate issues facing Web3 founders. He leverages his legal expertise and experience to help founders utilize blockchain and digital collectibles to grow their businesses.

Pablo's focus on legal solutions for start-ups has allowed him to put his Juris Doctorate, earned at New York Law School, to good use. He has also dedicated himself to serving as a volunteer or consultant to large community organizations and nonprofits with a shared goal of empowering youth in inner cities and developing countries. Pablo also serves on the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Emerging Digital Finance and Currency, whose mission is to study and evaluate the legal issues and questions surrounding the expansion and regulation of the digital finance and digital currency industries in New York State.

Pablo's passion for empowering founders is evident in his work at Segarra Consulting. He relishes the opportunity to have problem-solving conversations with first or second-time founders and help them overcome any challenges they may encounter.

In addition to his work at Segarra Consulting, Pablo is an active member of the community, serving on the boards for Nexus Latinx and Latinx Professionals. His efforts have not gone unnoticed, as he has been recognized by media outlets such as Travel & Leisure, Thrive Global, and Voz de America, and has been featured on major news networks like NY1 and Bronx12.

Pablo is an accomplished attorney and retired police officer with a passion for helping startup founders navigate the exciting and complex world of NFTs, Crypto, and the Metaverse. As the founder of Segarra Consulting, Pablo offers expert advice on t... Show more

Praveen Kumar Sattarapu

Praveen Kumar Sattarapu

Praveen has been instrumental in promoting accountable marketing through his 2+ decades of experience, across markets globally with extensive focus on APAC.
He has been a passionate advocate of MarCommTech at WPP & OMG, particularly in the practices of Media Investment and Marketing ROI Measurement.
With his roles at Ohal, a consultancy he launched in Asia and ATG, he became an expert in marketing analysis of value, risk, and effectiveness of investments, through measurement of creative & digital impact on sales & brand health – largely focused on Logistics, FMCG and Auto sectors. He oversaw strategy, analytics and forayed in to digital marketing with sector focus on Technology and e-commerce, in his OMG India role.
He constantly adapts to learn, implement and share these practices & experiences through mentoring & guidance to start-up founding teams & students alike, making him one of the expert marketing thought leaders in today’s fast evolving environment.
Currently, he channels his effort into dedicated research with various papers published as part of his PhD program and hopes to bring this zeal & hunger into the world of conversational AI, looking to revolutionize “the next big thing”.

Praveen has been instrumental in promoting accountable marketing through his 2+ decades of experience, across markets globally with extensive focus on APAC. He has been a passionate advocate of MarCommTech at WPP & OMG, particularly in the practices... Show more

Tino Vivo

Tino Vivo

Argentinian entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles, leading web3 and the metaverse for brands. Founder of KOLLECTIFF - a web3 creative innovation studio working with agencies and brands to unlock the potential of web3 via digital ownership, co-creation and community. With his team, Tino has designed and executed some of the most successful web3-native metaverse campaigns for brands such as Acura (Honda), Patron Tequila (Bacardi), and Pedigree (Mars), and has advised and consulted Fortune 500 companies on their web3 strategies. KOLLECTIFF was a recipient of the 2022 INC. POWER PARTNER AWARD for the category of web3 and metaverse.

Argentinian entrepreneur, based in Los Angeles, leading web3 and the metaverse for brands. Founder of KOLLECTIFF - a web3 creative innovation studio working with agencies and brands to unlock the potential of web3 via digital ownership, co-creation a... Show more

Gad Salner

Gad Salner

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion to driving projects forward, creating a winning team culture and building awesome products has been his passion since the beginning.

Gad is also one of the creators of Kaduregel Shefel (2), a project capturing Israel’s cultural diversity through amateur football. The project produces exhibitions (3) videos and events which they show around the world, and interact with the large community gathered around it.

Gad attributes his unique blend of management methodologies to lessons learned at many different startups over the last 15 years, and from Kaduregel Shefel, where he ran a global cultural project. He had no idea just how incredibly useful this set of tools would be during a global pandemic. But c’est la vie!

(1) https://www.linkedin.com/in/gadsalner/
(2) (https://forward.com/culture/398295/how-a-cult-israeli-tv-show-about-soccer-swept-europe-kinda/)
(3) (https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2015/aug/04/jewish-arab-football-diversity-co-existence-in-pictures)
Interview to Israeli TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K_Oxdzvm3w&ab_channel=kaduregelshefel

With over 15 years of experience in development, Gad is an enthusiastic and innovative team player with a background in engineering, management, and architecture. He has a strong track record of leading product development in startups. His devotion t... Show more

Luis Matos

Luis Matos

Hi there!

I am Luis Matos and I help companies and professionals to create value in their software products to offer higher quality, build more loyalty, and reach the desired audience through design and positioning strategies.

Through my agency (Malla Agency) I offer development services, strategic consulting, and automation of internal processes; and through my Personal Brand, I train professionals in design and mobile application development.

Through my website luismts.com, I help thousands of people every month by sharing free articles, courses, apps, and resources.

How did I get where I am today?

System Engineer, Mobile Applications Developer, Designer, Consultant, and Entrepreneur are some of the characteristics that describe me. I began my career and gained experience in the labor market through software development, collaborating on numerous projects for various companies with a national and international presence.

I have been nominated as Microsoft MVP in developer technologies because I'm a Lover of the .NET ecosystem and mobile development, an area where today I am known for my collaborations through different communities. I am also a member, founder, and active collaborator in different technology communities.

Passionate about disruptive technologies, a movement that has led me to graduate as Blockchain Executive at the EOI Business School in Madrid, Spain.

Highlight that it has been my skills in areas of design, marketing, and business that have differentiated and promoted my professional career.

If you want to know more about my work see you on my website http://www.luismts.com and for professional services http://malla.agency/

Hi there! I am Luis Matos and I help companies and professionals to create value in their software products to offer higher quality, build more loyalty, and reach the desired audience through design and positioning strategies. Through my agenc... Show more

Kamil Karpinski

Kamil Karpinski

Young and passionate developer.
Open minded and willing to get better every day, at what he is doing.
Loves working with Sitecore.

At the beginning of my developer career (not so long ago), I acquired Web Accessibility (A11y) knowledge while working on big projects. Implementing basic accessibility features is relatively simple but has an enormous impact on the usability of the World Wide Web. Therefore it needs to be part of our products.

Currently most of the time working with Sitecore JSS.

I am glad to be part of CAMAO TEC and to have the opportunity to work with very well experienced developers.

Young and passionate developer. Open minded and willing to get better every day, at what he is doing. Loves working with Sitecore. At the beginning of my developer career (not so long ago), I acquired Web Accessibility (A11y) knowledge while wor... Show more

Volker Göbbels

Volker Göbbels

With a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry Volker never worked as chemist but went straight into software development. After writing software for telco providers, airports and federal german police he fell for PHP.
First as a individual contributor, then as a team lead and engineering manager. On this way he also founded two companies and was Head of Department for Digital, Analytics and Connected at an EV manufacturer. But still he couldn’t let go of writing software.

With a PhD in Theoretical Chemistry Volker never worked as chemist but went straight into software development. After writing software for telco providers, airports and federal german police he fell for PHP. First as a individual contributor, then a... Show more

Christopher Quesada

Christopher Quesada

Christopher is a hands-on Executive Director with +14 years of experience leading and creating highly effective teams, leaders, and organizations.

Focused on Leadership, Organizational Culture and Successfully Scaling Technology Companies. I’ve worked and scaled Software Engineering and Delivery organizations on large companies and start-ups. Work with several Fortune 500 brands in USA, LATAM & EMEA.

Christopher is a hands-on Executive Director with +14 years of experience leading and creating highly effective teams, leaders, and organizations. Focused on Leadership, Organizational Culture and Successfully Scaling Technology Companies. I’ve wo... Show more

Artem Seleznev

Artem Seleznev

I am a big data analyst.
I have several years of data analyst experience, mostly coding in python and creating fascinating models.

I am currently working in a company called MegaFon (it is a huge and the best mobile operator in Russia which proves not only fast and quality connection but also has other products from education to space)

I am a big data analyst. I have several years of data analyst experience, mostly coding in python and creating fascinating models. I am currently working in a company called MegaFon (it is a huge and the best mobile operator in Russia which prov... Show more

Jenn Edge

Jenn Edge

Jenn Edge is an Assistant Director of Development at Info Tech, Inc. who works with developers, business analysts, and project managers to successfully lead design, development, and delivery of a large enterprise web development project using best-practices including continuous integration and automated testing. After 12 years of professional development experience and personal study in resilience, Jenn believes in the power of continuous, iterative improvement that underpins agile development and positive psychology. Jenn has grown from Programmer to Assistant Director by continuously improving her technical, leadership, and communication skills. Jenn is an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and holds a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida.

Jenn Edge is an Assistant Director of Development at Info Tech, Inc. who works with developers, business analysts, and project managers to successfully lead design, development, and delivery of a large enterprise web development project using best-pr... Show more

Romain Huet

Romain Huet

Romain leads global developer relations at Stripe. He joined Stripe from Twitter, where he was a Senior Developer Advocate and the first member of Twitter’s developer relations team outside the US. In 2014, Romain helped launch Fabric, Twitter’s mobile development platform, and Digits, a way for people to securely sign in to apps with their phone number rather than a password. This year alone, Romain’s worldwide developer tour has led him to meet thousands of developers at events and conferences in dozens of cities across the US, Europe and Asia. Most recently, Romain was on stage two weeks ago at Twitter Flight in San Francisco during Jack Dorsey’s keynote, where he performed a live coding demonstration of Twitter’s latest developer products.

Prior to Twitter, Romain was co-founder & CTO Jolicloud, whose free operating system was designed to work on low cost computers and connect them to the cloud. Joli OS was the first operating system based on Linux, Chromium, HTML5 and Open Web technologies, paving the way towards a new generation of browser-based platforms like Chrome OS. In 2010, the Jolibook, a computer running Joli OS, was a finalist for “Netbook of the Year” at Engadget Awards, alongside Google’s first Chromebook.

Previously, Romain worked at Netvibes where he pioneered the Facebook API development with the most popular widget of the personalized start page and helped create UWA, the open source JavaScript engine to make Netvibes apps run everywhere.

Romain has an M.S. in Computer Science from Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes, France.

Romain leads global developer relations at Stripe. He joined Stripe from Twitter, where he was a Senior Developer Advocate and the first member of Twitter’s developer relations team outside the US. In 2014, Romain helped launch Fabric, Twitter’s mobi... Show more

Jemima Abu

Jemima Abu

Jemima Abu is a self-taught Front End Developer and recognised Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies.
She is an avid advocate for diversity and intersectionality in technology and accessibility in web development.

Jemima Abu is a self-taught Front End Developer and recognised Google Developer Expert in Web Technologies. She is an avid advocate for diversity and intersectionality in technology and accessibility in web development. Show more

Pablo Bouzada

Pablo Bouzada

With over 15 years of hands-on experience in programming, Pablo is a seasoned professional who has successfully transitioned into leadership roles, currently serving as an Engineering Manager in international companies. Specializing in Agile methodologies, XP, and Scrum, Pablo is dedicated to fostering collaborative environments and helping individuals discover more effective ways of working together, navigating challenges such as remote team collaboration and conflict resolution. In his talks, Pablo offers a fusion of technical acumen and leadership insights, providing a holistic perspective honed through years of practical experience, exploring the intersection of technology, management, and the human elements that drive successful teams.

With over 15 years of hands-on experience in programming, Pablo is a seasoned professional who has successfully transitioned into leadership roles, currently serving as an Engineering Manager in international companies. Specializing in Agile methodol... Show more

Giorgio Basile

Giorgio Basile

Sono un giovane del 2000 e attualmente sto concludendo il mio percorso di studi informatica presso l'Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, con sede a Mestre, oltre a essere uno sviluppatore web full time.
Sono una persona determinata e sicura di sé, e amo lavorare in team con persone anche più esperte di me, assorbendo le loro conoscenze "come una spugna". Grazie all'università, ho sviluppato significative capacità di problem solving, adattabilità alle scadenze e allo stress che ne deriva.
Oltre agli studi, amo giocare ai giochi di ruolo, andare in skate e giocare a Magic the Gathering.

Sono un giovane del 2000 e attualmente sto concludendo il mio percorso di studi informatica presso l'Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia, con sede a Mestre, oltre a essere uno sviluppatore web full time. Sono una persona determinata e sicura di sé, e ... Show more

Piyush Verma

Piyush Verma

Piyush Verma is a SaaS entrepreneur. Over the last decade, he has focused on and built software observability and big data SaaS companies.
Previously, he built a time series data warehouse capable of handling billions of cardinalities. In his past roles, he has worked as an SRE and CTO for consumer-facing software companies.

Piyush Verma is a SaaS entrepreneur. Over the last decade, he has focused on and built software observability and big data SaaS companies. Previously, he built a time series data warehouse capable of handling billions of cardinalities. In his past r... Show more

Markus Schüttler

Markus Schüttler

Markus is Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. From OR planning systems at the University Hospital Erlangen to evaluation and simulation of X-ray experiments at the Technical University of Munich, he has always been interested in complex software problems. At TNG, besides full-stack development, he also likes to deal with software architecture and requirements analysis, preferably in the environment of modern cloud technologies. Currently he supports a customer in the development and delivery of software for the visualization of vehicles.

Markus is Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. From OR planning systems at the University Hospital Erlangen to evaluation and simulation of X-ray experiments at the Technical University of Munich, he has always been interested in complex s... Show more

Prajakta Kadam

Prajakta Kadam

Prajakta is empowering communities via open source and education. She finds passion in teaching and has taught folks online and in person. She is actively judging and mentoring students across India in hackathons and Pitching events.
She is a co-founder of Techvalley. In the past she has been National skill development corporation mentor, Angelhack ambassador, Foss United Pune core member and Girlscript ambassador, Microsoft student ambassador, Core member of Dapps.co and Hackers Meet-up. started Co-Dev, a technical community in her university.

Prajakta is empowering communities via open source and education. She finds passion in teaching and has taught folks online and in person. She is actively judging and mentoring students across India in hackathons and Pitching events. She is a co-fou... Show more

Diego Marques

Diego Marques

I am a Cloud Solution Architect with several years of experience leading companies through the journey of implementing Cloud and modernizing applications to reach the market faster and more securely.

What drives me is the challenge of working in complex environments with technological and business challenges, where I can present cloud-based solutions that transform companies' delivery capabilities and positively influence the end customer experience.

I am a Cloud Solution Architect with several years of experience leading companies through the journey of implementing Cloud and modernizing applications to reach the market faster and more securely. What drives me is the challenge of working in c... Show more

Denny Biasiolli

Denny Biasiolli

Developer for many years, I enjoy contributing to open source projects and I love long and exhausting sports, like triathlon, mountain running and software development :)

Developer for many years, I enjoy contributing to open source projects and I love long and exhausting sports, like triathlon, mountain running and software development :) Show more

Simon Forster

Simon Forster

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native applications. He has a specific focus on ensuring cloud native technologies deliver against business goals. As co-chair of the CNCF Cartografos Group, Simon developed and co-authored the CNCF Cloud Native Maturity Model

Simon Forster is a CNCF Ambassador and cloud native technology architect and engineer based in London. Simon has extensive experience working in heavily regulated financial institutions on the design, delivery and security of critical cloud native ap... Show more

Emmanuel Joseph

Emmanuel Joseph

Building the future with Blockchain Tech as a Web Developer

Building the future with Blockchain Tech as a Web Developer Show more

Brittany Dawson

Brittany Dawson

Brittany Dawson is the Founder of Brittany Dawson Coaching LLC, who is on a mission to unlock the BEST in teams through actionable and energizing workshops, training, and keynotes. Brittany has designed and facilitated 150+ global training across 8+ sectors with orgs like Founded in Fort Collins, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Constellation Brands (the name behind Modelo & Corona Extra), and Amazon. Brittany’s superpower is facilitating spaces with empathy, humor, and joy to inspire action. You can learn more about her work by connecting on LinkedIn, online at www.brittanydawsoncoaching.com/ or email at brittanydawsoncoaching@gmail.com.

Brittany Dawson is the Founder of Brittany Dawson Coaching LLC, who is on a mission to unlock the BEST in teams through actionable and energizing workshops, training, and keynotes. Brittany has designed and facilitated 150+ global training across 8+ ... Show more

Mitesh Tank

Mitesh Tank

Mitesh Tank, founder of Datapher AI – an agentic financial analyst that helps investment professionals make better informed. With over twenty years in financial technology and portfolio management, across three continents, he developed equity strategies, led index research at Marshall Wace, and managed portfolios at State Street Global Advisors. He has also helped endowment funds invest in emerging markets and aided in application development of global prime brokerage technology platforms at Nomura and Lehman Brothers. He holds an MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Engineering from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He enjoys long-distance running and global cinema.

Mitesh Tank, founder of Datapher AI – an agentic financial analyst that helps investment professionals make better informed. With over twenty years in financial technology and portfolio management, across three continents, he developed equity strateg... Show more

Leonie Engemann

Leonie Engemann

Leonie is studying geoinformatics and is a working student at esri Germany. She is writing her master's thesis on spatial knowledge graphs and is a big data nerd. Leonie feels it's a shame that most spatial graphs are limited to just a few coordinates or addresses. Geodata can do so much more, which is why her research further develops this potential and applies it to real-world problems.

Leonie is studying geoinformatics and is a working student at esri Germany. She is writing her master's thesis on spatial knowledge graphs and is a big data nerd. Leonie feels it's a shame that most spatial graphs are limited to just a few coordinate... Show more

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