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

Sandra Pretzer

Sandra Pretzer

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the role of OKR Master within the company. Excited by this new take on team dynamics and collaboration, she made herself redundant by digitizing and optimizing her job and went into freelancing in 2019. Since then, she has been supporting teams and organizations of all sizes with OKR introductions, developing and working with strategy and corporate goals, developing effective collaboration models and coaching team leads in their role.

Sandra has her roots in online marketing and key account management and has worked in these areas as a teamlead in startups in an international environment. In 2016, she discovered OKR as her “gateway drug” to the world of agility and took on the rol... Show more

Christopher Nwosu-Madueke

Christopher Nwosu-Madueke

Christopher is a Senior Mobile Engineer with experience building and owning high-traffic banking features at scale. He works across Flutter, Dart, and Go, and has led complex mobile features end to end across multiple companies, from early-stage startups to established fintech products.
He is one of the organizers of FlutterBytes Conference, where he invests in growing the mobile engineering community in Nigeria. Outside his day job, he builds products at the intersection of AI and mobile, and writes about the engineering decisions behind them.
He is drawn to systems problems, the trade-offs that do not have clean answers, and the gap between how APIs are designed and how they are actually consumed in the real world.

Christopher is a Senior Mobile Engineer with experience building and owning high-traffic banking features at scale. He works across Flutter, Dart, and Go, and has led complex mobile features end to end across multiple companies, from early-stage star... Show more

Adam Jorgensen

Adam Jorgensen

Adam Jorgensen is the founder of Everest Partners and a growth operator for data and AI services CEOs scaling $10M to $100M. He co-founded Pragmatic Works, sold it into 3Cloud, and ran the data and AI business through 12x growth and the 2026 sale to Cognizant. Former President of PASS and author of nine books on the Microsoft data platform.

Adam Jorgensen is the founder of Everest Partners and a growth operator for data and AI services CEOs scaling $10M to $100M. He co-founded Pragmatic Works, sold it into 3Cloud, and ran the data and AI business through 12x growth and the 2026 sale to ... Show more

María Griselda Garcia Flores

María Griselda Garcia Flores

Griselda is a systems engineer who has been working as a staff software developer at Jalasoft for around +7 years. She is passionate about education, which is why she is a trainer at the Jala University bootcamp at a Latin American level, teaching front-end technologies and Angular. She is a Women Techmakers ambassador and the lead organizer of the GDG Cochabamba and Angular Bolivia communities. She holds a postgraduate degree in Information Technology Management, which has been very useful in leading teams and creating projects. When she's not coding, Griselda plays with her kittens, enjoys watching movies and series, traveling, hanging out with her friends, and doing CrossFit.

Griselda is a systems engineer who has been working as a staff software developer at Jalasoft for around +7 years. She is passionate about education, which is why she is a trainer at the Jala University bootcamp at a Latin American level, teaching fr... Show more

Steve Jesok

Steve Jesok

Currently a design engineer at a large financial services company with 20 years of experience in device management on a variety of platforms. Focused on automation and leadership. I have held many different positions over the years as a technician, consultant, architect, and leader on the business and technology sides. I enjoy the constant challenge of IT, and the fast pace of change. Married with 4 children, hike, run, musician.
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Currently a design engineer at a large financial services company with 20 years of experience in device management on a variety of platforms. Focused on automation and leadership. I have held many different positions over the years as a technician, c... Show more

Lucky Joseph Hassan

Lucky Joseph Hassan

I am a passionate open-source advocate and currently serve as the Open Source Community Manager at Oky, helping to build inclusive, participatory spaces of period tracking for girls. I am also an Open Source Fact-Checking Community Facilitator at Climate+Tech, using tech to fight misinformation and support climate action.

With over four years of experience in community building and public speaking, I have led initiatives, mentored developers, and organized events that bring people together around impactful technology. I am also a GitHub Campus Expert and a Torc Ambassador, actively supporting developer growth across Africa and beyond.

At my foundation, I am a hands-on Android developer with a growing enthusiasm for web development. I love developing mobile applications using Kotlin, Android Studio, and other SDKs and geeking out now and then about building responsive web experiences with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Currently learning React. Whether code or community, my goal is simple: to harness tech as an agent of empowerment.

I thrive in collaborative spaces, enjoy contributing to open-source projects, and constantly seek new ways to learn, teach, and grow. Whether it's building apps, sharing knowledge on stage, or sparking conversations online, I am all about making a positive impact through technology.

I am a passionate open-source advocate and currently serve as the Open Source Community Manager at Oky, helping to build inclusive, participatory spaces of period tracking for girls. I am also an Open Source Fact-Checking Community Facilitator at Cli... Show more

Amber Vanderburg

Amber Vanderburg

Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award winning businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group, which has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused learning journeys. Amber's history in talent development includes authoring top-reviewed online learning courses for platforms such as LinkedIn Learning, Lecturio, and PluralSight, acting as Director of a national education leadership company, and coaching with professional sports team academies in Asia. In 2022, she published her first business adventure book "Uniquely Better" about building higher team performance.

Speaking engagements:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMNcx7Jwk9Sp6WxuvrfOOBqdP9440SKl0

Amber Vanderburg is a multi-award winning businessperson, keynote speaker, author, and founder of the international learning development company, The Pathwayz Group, which has led 800,000+ learners in more than 75 countries in action-focused learning... Show more

Jan Pospíšil

Jan Pospíšil

Technology companies rarely struggle because they lack tools, processes, or talented people. They struggle because software delivery has become too complex, important decisions are disconnected from business goals, and transformation initiatives produce activity instead of measurable results.

I help organizations identify and remove the real constraints that slow down engineering: unclear priorities, fragile architecture, ineffective delivery practices, legacy systems, organizational friction, and poorly adopted tools.

My work sits at the intersection of software engineering, product development, technology strategy, and organizational change. I combine more than 20 years of hands-on and leadership experience, including senior roles at Microsoft, to turn complex problems into clear decisions and executable plans.

I work primarily with C-suite executives and senior technology leaders on the restructuring, optimization, and transformation of product, engineering, and broader R&D organizations. This includes clarifying responsibilities, redesigning operating models, improving collaboration between product and engineering, removing organizational bottlenecks, and ensuring that teams are structured around business outcomes rather than internal activity.

Today, I focus particularly on AI-assisted software development, engineering productivity, software modernization, and pragmatic technology transformation. I help leaders and engineering teams decide where AI and modern tools create genuine leverage and where they merely add cost, risk, and complexity.

I challenge assumptions, simplify complicated environments, and focus on changes that improve delivery speed, software quality, organizational effectiveness, and business outcomes.

Technology companies rarely struggle because they lack tools, processes, or talented people. They struggle because software delivery has become too complex, important decisions are disconnected from business goals, and transformation initiatives prod... Show more

Suresh Peiris

Suresh Peiris

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Sanket Bisne

Sanket Bisne

He is Google Developer Expert in GCP , working as Sr. DevOps Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group .He has previously worked as a cloud engineer at Searce (GCP Premium Partner) He is Google Cloud Champion Innovator in the category of Modern Architecture with CKA + 3X Certified in GCP and 1X in Azure . He has been helping small and mid sized startups to adopt and implement best practices in cloud and DevOps culture to fasten their software delivery process. He loves to integrate various GCP service like networking, compute, storage , containers, GKE etc, and likes to Implement various use cases. He loves to explore and deep dive into GCP services and also help community by creating content and writing medium blogs.

He is Google Developer Expert in GCP , working as Sr. DevOps Engineer at Lloyds Banking Group .He has previously worked as a cloud engineer at Searce (GCP Premium Partner) He is Google Cloud Champion Innovator in the category of Modern Architectur... Show more

Richard Hooper

Richard Hooper

Richard Hooper is an experienced Country Manager for Continia APAC with over 20 years of experience around ERP solutions. Having worked for two of the four global accounting firms, leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Partners and ERP vendor nationally. This has given Richard a wealth of experience in understanding the importance of automation and efficiency in business process which aligns with Continia’s solutions in optimising Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Richard Hooper is an experienced Country Manager for Continia APAC with over 20 years of experience around ERP solutions. Having worked for two of the four global accounting firms, leading Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Partners and ERP vendor natio... Show more

Shirley Madeley Sosa Muro

Shirley Madeley Sosa Muro

UX Conversational Designer especializada en Responsible AI por la Universidad de Michigan, con más de 5 años de experiencia en diseño de experiencias digitales y liderazgo de producto.
Graduada en Marketing e Innovación y egresada de Laboratoria.

Ha sido consultora de diseño en el sector educativo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo por más de 3 años, liderando proyectos en la intersección entre tecnología, innovación y experiencia de usuario. Actualmente se desempeña como UX Conversational Designer en Laureate Education.

Fundadora de Juntas Comunidad, una comunidad que impulsa a mujeres en IA desde el desarrollo, el diseño y el liderazgo. Desde 2023 es embajadora de Women Techmakers, con eventos que han impactado a más de 4,500 mujeres en el ecosistema STEM.

Siempre en la frontera entre el diseño y la tecnología emergente.

UX Conversational Designer especializada en Responsible AI por la Universidad de Michigan, con más de 5 años de experiencia en diseño de experiencias digitales y liderazgo de producto. Graduada en Marketing e Innovación y egresada de Laboratoria. ... Show more

Salamat Shah

Salamat Shah

As a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of experience in system and network administration, I have honed an extensive skill set in managing and securing complex IT infrastructures. My expertise lies in Azure infrastructure management, server administration, and network security, underpinned by a strong foundation in various programming languages and platforms. I am recognized for my ability to develop and implement robust IT systems, ensuring optimal performance and security compliance. My role in supervising and mentoring teams has further enriched my leadership capabilities. With advanced degrees in Computer Science and Project Management, coupled with a suite of professional certifications from Microsoft and other leading institutions, I bring a blend of technical prowess, strategic planning, and project supervision skills. This unique combination enables me to contribute effectively to the evolving needs of dynamic IT environments.

As a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of experience in system and network administration, I have honed an extensive skill set in managing and securing complex IT infrastructures. My expertise lies in Azure infrastructure management, server... Show more

Fatih Dagdelen

Fatih Dagdelen

Fatih Dagdelen is a Power Platform Architect and lecturer based in Germany, specializing in enterprise governance, architecture, security, and AI adoption within the Microsoft ecosystem.

He works in global enterprise environments, where he supports the design and operation of scalable Power Platform and Copilot strategies. His experience includes enterprise governance models, environment strategy, application lifecycle management, data security, Data Loss Prevention policies, compliance, and the controlled adoption of AI-powered solutions.

His key areas of expertise include:

• Enterprise-scale Power Platform governance
• Microsoft Copilot and AI agent strategy
• Copilot Studio and responsible AI adoption
• Environment strategy and application lifecycle management
• Data security, DLP, compliance, and access governance
• Operating models for scalable low-code and AI platforms
• Digital workplace transformation and user adoption

Fatih holds a Master of Arts in Digital Management and combines technical architecture experience with strategic business understanding.

In addition to his industry role, he works as a lecturer, teaching IT Service Management, cloud technologies, and digital transformation-related topics. His academic and professional background enables him to explain complex technical concepts in a practical, structured, and accessible way.

His work focuses on bridging the gap between business strategy, governance, and technical implementation, helping organizations build secure, scalable, and sustainable Power Platform and AI capabilities.

Fatih Dagdelen is a Power Platform Architect and lecturer based in Germany, specializing in enterprise governance, architecture, security, and AI adoption within the Microsoft ecosystem. He works in global enterprise environments, where he support... Show more

Robert Triggs

Robert Triggs

Rob Triggs is a Revenue Architect for Microsoft partners, known for helping firms turn inconsistent sales into structured, predictable growth. After building and scaling a Microsoft partner to a top-tier position in Canada and through acquisition, he now works with partners to fix the real issues behind stalled growth: lead generation, Microsoft co-sell, pipeline conversion, founder dependency, and weak deal execution.

A key focus of his work is helping partners apply Microsoft Copilot AI across the sales cycle to improve efficiency, strengthen execution, and win more deals.

His sessions are practical, direct, and built on real-world experience inside the Microsoft ecosystem.

Rob Triggs is a Revenue Architect for Microsoft partners, known for helping firms turn inconsistent sales into structured, predictable growth. After building and scaling a Microsoft partner to a top-tier position in Canada and through acquisition, he... Show more

Prateek Srivastava

Prateek Srivastava

Prateek is a Software Engineer and distributed systems practitioner with over 12 years of experience across high-scale consumer and enterprise platforms. He has spent the majority of his career at Amazon Ads and Manhattan Associates, where he designed and shipped systems processing billions of requests, spanning privacy/compliance infrastructure, real-time targeting pipelines, and enterprise API platforms.

Most recently, Prateek has been at the frontier of applied AI, architecting agentic AI engines powered by Claude 3.5 and building production-grade LLM pipelines that bridge research-stage models with real-world enterprise workloads. His work spans the full stack of modern AI infrastructure: prompt engineering, tool-use orchestration, latency-sensitive API design, and responsible AI integration within regulated environments.

Beyond his engineering work, Prateek has served as a judge and reviewer at 20+ hackathons and innovation programs, giving him a sharp eye for what separates strong technical submissions from exceptional ones. He holds a pending patent and is an active contributor to the technical community through mentorship, cross-functional technical leadership, and engagement with the broader software engineering ecosystem.

Prateek is a Software Engineer and distributed systems practitioner with over 12 years of experience across high-scale consumer and enterprise platforms. He has spent the majority of his career at Amazon Ads and Manhattan Associates, where he designe... Show more

Christian Gläser

Christian Gläser

Christian Glaeser: Azure Cloud Architect @ Nordcloud, from Germany

Christian Glaeser: Azure Cloud Architect @ Nordcloud, from Germany Show more

Rahul Bhattacharya

Rahul Bhattacharya

Rahul Bhattacharya is a design educator, writer and curator working across visual culture, pedagogy, and technology. His practice spans design, writing, and curation, with a sustained engagement in art history, semiotics, and the politics of form. He writes across academic research, editorial platforms, and long-form reflections on visual culture, performance, and emerging technologies, while his curatorial work extends into public space through exhibitions, workshops, and performance platforms. He is a co-founder of the Kolkata International Performance Art Festival and Nine Schools of Art, both grounded in collective learning and co-creation.

As Assistant Dean, Communication Design, at UID Gandhinagar, he leads curriculum design and academic strategy, building transdisciplinary frameworks that connect design, culture, and critical thinking. His work with AI through dotai develops systems that act as analytical and ethical companions, foregrounding interpretation, memory, and cultural specificity. Through teaching, tool-building, and collaborative labs, his practice focuses on how designers think, decide, and work within evolving technological conditions

Rahul Bhattacharya is a design educator, writer and curator working across visual culture, pedagogy, and technology. His practice spans design, writing, and curation, with a sustained engagement in art history, semiotics, and the politics of form. He... Show more

Aishwarya Shelke

Aishwarya Shelke

Aishwarya Shelke is a seasoned DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience specializing in automation, scalability, and cloud-native architecture. Currently driving innovation within the critical sector of identity verification and authentication, Aishwarya has built a career centered on transforming software delivery processes into highly efficient, secure, and reliable engines.
🛠️ Technical Leadership & Impact
Over the past several years, Aishwarya has stepped into pivotal roles, leading end-to-end DevOps functions across multiple organizations. She specializes in architecting robust, scalable cloud infrastructure primarily on Amazon Web Services (AWS), leveraging industry-standard modern tooling including Terraform, Kubernetes, and Jenkins.
Her engineering philosophy is deeply rooted in tying technical execution directly to tangible business value. By designing and implementing high-performing CI/CD pipelines, she has successfully:
Reduced deployment times by 50%, enabling rapid engineering velocity.
Boosted user retention by 25% by stabilizing application environments.
Resolved 90% of technical incidents well within strict SLA timelines.
🌐 Community & Education
Beyond her day-to-day engineering responsibilities, Aishwarya is a deeply passionate tech educator and an active voice in the global DevOps community. She strongly believes that complex cloud concepts should be accessible and digestible.
Whether she is exploring emerging cloud-native technologies, mentoring aspiring engineers, or sharing insights through tech writing and speaking engagements, Aishwarya is dedicated to uplifting the tech ecosystem and helping peers build resilient, modern infrastructure.

Aishwarya Shelke is a seasoned DevOps Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience specializing in automation, scalability, and cloud-native architecture. Currently driving innovation within the critical sector of identity verification and authe... Show more

Krishna Bandarupalli

Krishna Bandarupalli

Krishna Bandarupalli is a dynamic QA Team Lead at Encova Insurance, spearheading comprehensive Manual, Automation, and Performance testing services within the organization. With an extensive career spanning over 9 years in the Quality Assurance industry, Krishna has evolved from a proficient Manual Tester to an adept Automation specialist.

Krishna's expertise encompasses diverse sectors, including retail and insurance domains, where he has seamlessly navigated through both legacy and modern applications. His passion lies in the meticulous identification of defects and the strategic automation of applications to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Beyond the professional realm, Krishna finds joy in his role as a devoted parent to two children, actively engaging in quality family time. During his leisure, he immerses himself in the world of audio programs, DIY activities and nurtures a flourishing vegetable garden during the spring and summer seasons.

Krishna's commitment to excellence and his multifaceted interests make him a valuable asset both in and out of the testing arena.

Krishna Bandarupalli is a dynamic QA Team Lead at Encova Insurance, spearheading comprehensive Manual, Automation, and Performance testing services within the organization. With an extensive career spanning over 9 years in the Quality Assurance indus... Show more

Dr. Dipti Yadav

Dr. Dipti Yadav

Dr. Dipti Yadav is a psychologist, educator, speaker, and experiential learning designer who believes that lasting change happens through meaningful experiences rather than information alone.

Drawing from psychology, counselling, reflective practice, hypnosis, and experiential learning, she designs immersive sessions that help people recognize emotional patterns, strengthen relationships, build psychological resilience, and develop practical emotional intelligence.

Her work bridges science with experience, transforming complex psychological concepts into engaging learning journeys for educators, mental health professionals, organizations, students, and leaders. Rather than delivering lectures, she creates conversations and activities that encourage reflection, participation, and lasting insight.

Dr. Dipti is also the creator of original experiential frameworks that make psychology accessible, memorable, and immediately applicable across educational, professional, and personal contexts.

Whether addressing conference audiences, educators, helping professionals, or multidisciplinary teams, her sessions leave participants with fresh perspectives and practical tools they can carry into everyday life.

Dr. Dipti Yadav is a psychologist, educator, speaker, and experiential learning designer who believes that lasting change happens through meaningful experiences rather than information alone. Drawing from psychology, counselling, reflective practi... Show more

Aliocha Iordanoff

Aliocha Iordanoff

Aliocha Iordanoff has been helping leaders and their organizations become more adaptable and resilient since 2008. Founder of Sémawé, a B Corp and ISO 9001 certified firm, he has led organizational transformations in around a hundred companies, deploying Holacracy as a living, operational self-management system.
A TEDx speaker (Pointe-à-Pitre, 2024) and keynote speaker at Agile Grenoble 2025, he publishes Understanding Holacracy in May 2026 with Géreso editions, the first French-language reference book on the subject.
His fields of exploration: systems thinking, living organisms as organizational models, and now the intersection between distributed governance and artificial intelligence. He believes the organizations that will thrive with AI are those that had the courage to make their reality explicit before they needed to.

Aliocha Iordanoff has been helping leaders and their organizations become more adaptable and resilient since 2008. Founder of Sémawé, a B Corp and ISO 9001 certified firm, he has led organizational transformations in around a hundred companies, deplo... Show more

Nataliya Ershova

Nataliya Ershova

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients.
With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she brings a combination of business strategy, people leadership, and applied neuroscience to the tech world.
Economist and ICF-certified neuroscience coach with a master's degree in journalism who has reinvented her own career four times across three countries.

She leads a team of Machine Learning engineers, connects Corporate Venture Capital funds with startups, and executes market entry strategies for corporate clients. With 20 years of experience across European, Asian, and Latin American markets, she b... Show more

Petra Hasenau

Petra Hasenau

Petra Hasenau is an open source advocate, TYPO3 community builder, former TYPO3 Association Board Vice President, CMS Garden extended board member, and creative digital project maker.

As founder and CEO of cybercraft GmbH, she has been active in the TYPO3 ecosystem since 2009 and has contributed to the TYPO3 Expert Advisory Board, the TYPO3 Association Board, the TYPO3 User eXperience Week, and TYPO3 Initiative Week. Through Cybercraft, Coders.Care, TYPO3, and CMS Garden, she connects open source communities, developers, decision-makers, and public-sector stakeholders around trust, collaboration, user experience, and digital sovereignty.

With Petra Likes Cooking, she also explores digital storytelling, video content, family recipes, and approachable media formats beyond the traditional tech bubble. Her work focuses on making technology, content, and open source ecosystems more human, understandable, and useful.

Petra Hasenau is an open source advocate, TYPO3 community builder, former TYPO3 Association Board Vice President, CMS Garden extended board member, and creative digital project maker. As founder and CEO of cybercraft GmbH, she has been active in t... Show more

Blair Lee

Blair Lee

Blair Lee is International Education Partnerships Manager at Team Monolith, a Korea-based EdTech company developing Codle, an AI-powered classroom learning platform. Her role focuses on helping international schools explore how AI can be introduced into teaching and learning in a practical and curriculum-aligned way.

Before working on global education projects, Blair built her foundation in education through Korean language teaching and classroom support. Her experience in developing learning materials and giving student feedback shaped her understanding of what teachers need to make learning work in real classrooms.

At Team Monolith, she supports international school partnerships and AI education implementation across global education markets, including the Middle East. She also works on teacher training initiatives that help schools move beyond standalone AI tools and build structured learning workflows.

At GESS Dubai 2026, she will share a strategic framework for helping international schools turn AI investment into measurable learning impact through curriculum integration, teacher-led implementation, and verifiable learning evidence.

Blair Lee is International Education Partnerships Manager at Team Monolith, a Korea-based EdTech company developing Codle, an AI-powered classroom learning platform. Her role focuses on helping international schools explore how AI can be introduced i... Show more

Curtis Charles

Curtis Charles

Curtis Charles serves as the Director of Campus Residences Information Technology at Stony Brook University, where he leverages over 20 years of experience from both higher education and private industry. His work focuses on technical leadership, infrastructure development, and operational strategy, with an emphasis on translating institutional goals into actionable and scalable initiatives.

In his role at Stony Brook, Curtis oversees student-centered infrastructure projects within Campus Residences, including solar-powered micro-mobility charging stations and sustainable residential technologies. He partners with housing, facilities, and sustainability teams to advance projects that enhance student safety, promote equity, and improve residential living.

Curtis approaches campus challenges through a systems-oriented, results-focused lens shaped by his diverse professional background. He is particularly engaged in exploring the intersection of technology and sustainability within student life, working to ensure that campus residences are adaptable, effective, and positioned for long-term success.

Curtis Charles serves as the Director of Campus Residences Information Technology at Stony Brook University, where he leverages over 20 years of experience from both higher education and private industry. His work focuses on technical leadership, inf... Show more

Joel Amos

Joel Amos

In a world where technology often feels impersonal, Joel stands out as a passionate advocate for human-centered design. He believes that at the heart of every impactful product lies a deep understanding of the people it serves. By prioritizing empathy and collaboration, Joel strives to create solutions that not only address pressing challenges but also resonate with the diverse communities across Africa and beyond.

His journey is fueled by a relentless curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning. Joel embraces innovation not just as a buzzword, but as a vital tool for fostering connections and driving positive change. He recognizes that the digital landscape is ever-evolving, and he is dedicated to staying ahead of the curve, ensuring that his work remains relevant and meaningful.

Through his efforts, Joel aims to strengthen digital ecosystems that empower individuals and organizations alike. He envisions a future where technology serves as a bridge, connecting people and ideas, and ultimately leading to a more inclusive and equitable society.

In a world where technology often feels impersonal, Joel stands out as a passionate advocate for human-centered design. He believes that at the heart of every impactful product lies a deep understanding of the people it serves. By prioritizing empath... Show more

Michael Leopold

Michael Leopold

As a Senior Project Manager for Technology & Innovation within the SILICON ALPS Cluster I use my network and my professional know-how about the business locations to develop projects, represent the eco system on an international level and connecting people for success.

As a Senior Project Manager for Technology & Innovation within the SILICON ALPS Cluster I use my network and my professional know-how about the business locations to develop projects, represent the eco system on an international level and connecting ... Show more

Abhishek Kakkar

Abhishek Kakkar

I am a technology and professional services leader with 23+ years of experience driving enterprise GRC, data modernization, and analytics transformation programs across the financial services and healthcare industry. I currently leads large-scale data modernization and analytics enablement initiatives at DTCC, focused on AI-ready governance, regulatory auditability, and cloud data transformation. Previously, led global GRC SaaS implementations for Fortune 500 organizations at MetricStream, delivering risk, compliance, audit, and third-party risk programs across highly regulated environments. My expertise spans AI-driven governance, enterprise risk management, data controls and scalable analytics platforms that improve operational resilience and decision-making in financial markets. I am passionate about harnessing AI to make GRC proactive rather than reactive.

I am a technology and professional services leader with 23+ years of experience driving enterprise GRC, data modernization, and analytics transformation programs across the financial services and healthcare industry. I currently leads large-scale dat... Show more

Ellyse Cedeno

Ellyse Cedeno

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape.

Language nerd (Elixir, Haskell, Rust, Nix, Cobol, 6502 Assembly), retrocomputing and game development. Worked making games at Nickelodeon, medical research at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, and making internet stuff at Netscape. Show more

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