Dr. Håkon Gunleifsen jobber som seniorrådgiver hos Eidsiva Bredbånd og er en assosiert forsker ved NTNU. Han jobber med teknologiinnovasjon, informasjonssikkerhet og bredbåndstjenester. Ifra tidligere har han 20 års erfaring innen systemadministrasjon, tjenesteutvikling og sikker nettverksarkitektur. For tiden er arbeidsfokuset mest knyttet til rådgiving, informasjonssikkerhetsledelse, revisjon og veiledning.

Dr. Håkon Gunleifsen jobber som seniorrådgiver hos Eidsiva Bredbånd og er en assosiert forsker ved NTNU. Han jobber med teknologiinnovasjon, informasjonssikkerhet og bredbåndstjenester. Ifra tidligere har han 20 års erfaring innen systemadministrasjo... Show more

Laurence Boyer is a highly trusted, business-oriented and results driven leader having 20 years' international experience in IT, Energy (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Renewable, Wind Offshore) and Automotive industries.
She has undertaken various complementary roles such as In-house Senior Legal Counsel or Contract, Commercial & Risk Management leader in Global Companies while being in charge of major turnkey & offshore projects.
Laurence has worked 10 years abroad in Europe, Asia and Middle-East where she fostered a Positive, Pragmatic and Collaborative approach to handle Legal, Financial and Operational Risks and ensure Commercial Excellence.
Laurence's native language is French but she speaks English fluently, has a conversational level in Spanish and has practiced Mandarin for 4 years.
Fortified by her proven track record in managing multicultural teams, Laurence is appreciated for her versatility, her strong level of commitment and her inspiring skills.

Laurence Boyer is a highly trusted, business-oriented and results driven leader having 20 years' international experience in IT, Energy (Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Power, Renewable, Wind Offshore) and Automotive industries. She has undertaken various compl... Show more

Lucy Grainger (she/her) works as the FireSmart Education Officer for FireSmart BC. She recently joined the FireSmart BC program, where she is dedicated to working with communities to build resiliency and implement practices to reduce wildfire impacts in their regions. She graduated from Quest University Canada in 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences, where she focused on education and social-emotional learning. With over a decade of experience in wildfire, Lucy has worked with the BC Wildfire Service since 2013, primarily on a ground crew through the Rapattack Program. Lucy is grateful to live and work is the unceded traditional territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

Lucy Grainger (she/her) works as the FireSmart Education Officer for FireSmart BC. She recently joined the FireSmart BC program, where she is dedicated to working with communities to build resiliency and implement practices to reduce wildfire impacts... Show more

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include hackathons, design-thinking workshops, NLU/NLP, gamified learning, Blockchain, and Serverless. Jenna is an advocate for non-traditional people in tech, much like herself, and provides support by building and fostering communities for underrepresented people in tech.

Jenna Ritten (@jritten) is the Lead Architect for InnerSource@IBM and the Chief Developer Advocate for IBM Developer Advocacy. She works on expanding the reach of open source technologies to global developer communities. Her areas of interest include... Show more

Passionate about everything that brings freedom: open-source software, agile methods, as well as shared and participatory governance.

Currently, my time is divided between my job at Toovalu, where I am building a web platform that enables organizations to create their impact strategy (Climate & CSR), and a citizen and political collective where I am involved in implementing projects and tools for participatory democracy. One of our main projects is the sharing and pooling of equipment and resources through Communo.

Apart from that, I have 5 children, 7 chickens, and I'm a big fan of permaculture and beekeeping!

Looking forward to exchanging ideas with you!

Passionate about everything that brings freedom: open-source software, agile methods, as well as shared and participatory governance. Currently, my time is divided between my job at Toovalu, where I am building a web platform that enables organiza... Show more

Dr. Vishal Pawar, Ph.D. is a 2x times Microsoft Data Platform MVP; currently reconnect MVP member and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), founder of the Global Power BI User, and co-leader of the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group. He is currently working as a Principal Architect in Lunavi, with decades of experience in BI solution architecture and best practices. He has published more than 1000 articles since 2011 in SQL and BI. Vishal teaches a free Power BI course through Udemy, which has more than 100K+ students from around the globe. Vishal is an exceptional technology community leader worldwide, who actively shares their high quality, real-world expertise with the technical communities.

Dr. Vishal Pawar, Ph.D. is a 2x times Microsoft Data Platform MVP; currently reconnect MVP member and Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), founder of the Global Power BI User, and co-leader of the PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group. He is currently ... Show more

I'm a passionate Sitecore Developer since 2011 working at mmmake GmbH, Platinum Partner since 2021 and glad to be part of that amazing company!

With a programming experience of over 25 years I ended up developing Sitecore Solutions in all aspects, with great experience in SXA, EXM, Send, Forms, Marketing Automation, CDP, Connect, Publishing Service and many other Modules.

Since 2021 I'm a Sitecore Technology MVP and I'm proud to be part of such a great community.

I'm a passionate Sitecore Developer since 2011 working at mmmake GmbH, Platinum Partner since 2021 and glad to be part of that amazing company! With a programming experience of over 25 years I ended up developing Sitecore Solutions in all aspects... Show more

A lifelong tech enthusiast, my brothers and I set up one of the first private hardwired LANs in 1996 on Okinawa to play WarCraft and Conquest of the New World. I then dual majored in Microbiology and Psychology, before deciding even more classes and lab time weren't my cup of joe, slowly meandering my way into website creation. I now build websites of all sizes and purposes while keeping up to date with the latest tech trends and doing my best to traipse around while doing so.

A lifelong tech enthusiast, my brothers and I set up one of the first private hardwired LANs in 1996 on Okinawa to play WarCraft and Conquest of the New World. I then dual majored in Microbiology and Psychology, before deciding even more classes and ... Show more

Experienced Technical Program Manager with a strong foundation in software engineering and data analytics. Transitioned from a successful career as a software engineer to excel in the role of a TPM. I bring a diverse industry background, having worked in multiple sectors, where I effectively navigate through distinct departments with varying levels of technical expertise. Skillfully managing operations, I harmoniously balance the often conflicting requirements of internal teams, business channel partners, and customers to achieve optimal outcomes. With meticulous organization and attention to detail, I drive successful project execution and foster collaboration across interdisciplinary teams.

Experienced Technical Program Manager with a strong foundation in software engineering and data analytics. Transitioned from a successful career as a software engineer to excel in the role of a TPM. I bring a diverse industry background, having worke... Show more

Filip Bugarski is a Software Engineer with experience in designing and implementing software solutions using various modern programming languages and techniques. He is a contributor to the Mainflux IoT platform, where he worked on scalable distributed device management and messaging protocols. He is well-versed in micro-service architecture, database interfacing, Linux containerization, API design and testing. Filip also developed expertise in cybersecurity, working as one of the research engineers on the CoCoS AI project, funded by the Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology. There he gained expertise in Confidential Computing and Trusted Execution Environment technologies, where he researched the deployment of secure computations in a multi-stakeholder environment. Additionally, Filip is responsible for creating responsive web designs and he is developing user interfaces. He holds a B.Sc. degree from Belgrade Polytechnic School.

Filip Bugarski is a Software Engineer with experience in designing and implementing software solutions using various modern programming languages and techniques. He is a contributor to the Mainflux IoT platform, where he worked on scalable distribute... Show more

Tech Evangelist, Lover of Cloud Computing, Clean Code, and Coffee, Aspiring DevRel, Project/Program Manager, she is a community builder, Enjoys solving Community problems technically and seeing others doing the same, especially the females bridging the gender tech gap. with 12 years of experience in IT, she understood 21 languages but speaks Python, JavaScript, and PHP. Likes cooking, traveling, and meeting new people. Commonly known as HajiyaPHP

Tech Evangelist, Lover of Cloud Computing, Clean Code, and Coffee, Aspiring DevRel, Project/Program Manager, she is a community builder, Enjoys solving Community problems technically and seeing others doing the same, especially the females bridging t... Show more

Nikhil Bhaskaran is a first generation techie entrepreneur . His experience includes running a global company in China and then returning to India to build a community(IoTIoT.in) of AI and IoT engineers while working on his own startup Brainy pi and Shunya OS . He is also one of the innovators in ARM innovator program

Nikhil Bhaskaran is a first generation techie entrepreneur . His experience includes running a global company in China and then returning to India to build a community(IoTIoT.in) of AI and IoT engineers while working on his own startup Brainy pi and ... Show more

Joseph Palmer is a Co-founder of Soole Rides Limited since 2019 and partners with executives and solopreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, human-to-human. After working with a top telecommunication organization (MTN) in supervising and marketing , Joseph knows what drives conversions. It’s how well you connect with the heart-beating people you’re trying to help and communicate your understanding back to them.
Joseph is an award winning entrepreneur and has feature in Tech blogs/journal (Weetrackers) . As the COO of Soole Rides Limited, he has un-boarded 50,000 drivers and riders in a year and half.
Joseph holds a B.Tech in agriculture from Ladoke Akintola University and has 5 years experience in media with a radio and tv stations in Osun state.

Joseph Palmer is a Co-founder of Soole Rides Limited since 2019 and partners with executives and solopreneurs to grow their personal and professional brands, human-to-human. After working with a top telecommunication organization (MTN) in supervisi... Show more

Electronics and Communications engineer with 15+ years of experience in Cybersecurity. Responsible for implementing National Cybersecurity Strategy in the Dominican Republic. Around 10 years in the public sector. Currently working as CISO in the Superintendency of Banks.

Electronics and Communications engineer with 15+ years of experience in Cybersecurity. Responsible for implementing National Cybersecurity Strategy in the Dominican Republic. Around 10 years in the public sector. Currently working as CISO in the Supe... Show more

Graduated in BOTANY honors, Fell in Love with the Internet since 1993 - the days of no Browser. Since then an eFarmer implements the learnings on Web technologies.

Web Developer Since the year 2000 from HTML to Node.js its a journey of extraordinary testimony of web incarnation. Worked on .NET, JAVA, PHP, Python, Perl, AMP, Polymer, Node.js, VS Code, Progressive Web Apps (PWA), Cloud Server Management (Google), Cloud Application Development,

Avid Himalayan Mountain Trekker from Manali in the East to the Sikkim in the West of Himalayan Ranges, Vegetable Farmer From Potatoes to Cucumber, and Blogger since 2002.

Graduated in BOTANY honors, Fell in Love with the Internet since 1993 - the days of no Browser. Since then an eFarmer implements the learnings on Web technologies. Web Developer Since the year 2000 from HTML to Node.js its a journey of extraordina... Show more

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You can view Tara's full speaker profile here: https://gravityspeakers.com/speaker/tara-matamoros-carter/ Tara Carter is a highly driven COO + Partner at Tangelo and a Partner at Backstage Capital. She has over 25 years of experience in working spearheading pivotal projects for Fortune 500 companies, such as Citi, Wells Fargo, Accenture, Robert Half and Fluor, as well as mentoring, growing and advising startups, investor relations, omni-channel marketing, business strategy, deep technology, and product development, diversity and inclusion, predictive analytics, data visualization, business intelligence, and activism. Today Tara is Partner and COO at Tangelo, the technology backbone of Backstage Capital, where she built teams comprised of 100% underestimated talent and authored over 40 informative articles and guides tied to entrepreneurship, deep technology, diversity and inclusion and activism over the past year. Tara is currently working on an ebook for the startup journey. Partnering with Backstage Capital, she’s led programs and initiatives aimed at increasing the number and amount of funding checks to underestimated founders.

You can view Tara's full speaker profile here: https://gravityspeakers.com/speaker/tara-matamoros-carter/ Tara Carter is a highly driven COO + Partner at Tangelo and a Partner at Backstage Capital. She has over 25 years of experience in working spear... Show more

Starburst, Director Sales & Business Development

Harrison has served in various sales and business development roles in his career focused on customer success via strong partnerships. Prior to Starburst Data, Harrison was Director of Alliances at Nasuni, leading Nasuni's Technology and Alliance strategy. Harrison helped Nasuni achieve multiple years as a top global Azure ISV in the Apps and Infra portfolio and has joined Starburst to lead the customer journey and partner strategy.

Starburst, Director Sales & Business Development Harrison has served in various sales and business development roles in his career focused on customer success via strong partnerships. Prior to Starburst Data, Harrison was Director of Alliances a... Show more

- Founder, GraphsAI LLC - an advisory firm helping enterprises embrace AI & guiding AI solution / offering providers to develop products / services that meets market needs

- Founder & ex-CEO, Speculur (www.speculur.com). Speculur is Sports wearable device and Analytics firm. It developed a wearable device for sports of Cricket, the first of its kind ever, and launched in largest cricket global event in London in 2017

- VP, Digital services @ Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services from 2013 - 2015

- Country Manager, Australia & NZ for a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard (2010 - 2012)

- Chairman NASSCOM Australia, 2010 - 2012

- Founder, GraphsAI LLC - an advisory firm helping enterprises embrace AI & guiding AI solution / offering providers to develop products / services that meets market needs - Founder & ex-CEO, Speculur (www.speculur.com). Speculur is Sports wearabl... Show more

CEO at Ileemore. Experienced business developer and manager with an engineering and technology background and over 7 years of entrepreneurship experience, executing multiple business models across various industries. Versatile business consultant with an understanding of the business landscapes of 14 countries, consulting for businesses and organizations across 5 continents. Equipped with a career goal to develop and co-develop innovative solutions to global societal and economic problems.

CEO at Ileemore. Experienced business developer and manager with an engineering and technology background and over 7 years of entrepreneurship experience, executing multiple business models across various industries. Versatile business consultant wit... Show more

Graduating from the University of Memphis in 2017, DeNisha fell in love with data modeling and management while tutoring SQL in college. She self taught herself Power BI after Business Intelligence internships in fall 2015 - and she has been evolving with the tool ever since; growing tremendously as the application spreads through enterprises.

Outside of BI, her hobbies include mentoring and working with non-profits to enhance IT in the minority communities.

Graduating from the University of Memphis in 2017, DeNisha fell in love with data modeling and management while tutoring SQL in college. She self taught herself Power BI after Business Intelligence internships in fall 2015 - and she has been evolvin... Show more

Audrey Long is a Senior Security Software Engineer at Microsoft in the Commercial Software Engineering team (CSE), which is a global engineering organization that works directly with the largest companies and not-for-profits in the world to tackle their most significant technical challenges. To Audrey, security is like solving a puzzle, but with real life impact- and she loves to break these puzzles. Because security is such a focal point for many customers, but there are so few people, and especially women in the space, Audrey is passionate about making security accessible both to software engineers and as a career for girls in STEM. She holds DoD secret clearance and a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security at Johns Hopkins.

Audrey Long is a Senior Security Software Engineer at Microsoft in the Commercial Software Engineering team (CSE), which is a global engineering organization that works directly with the largest companies and not-for-profits in the world to tackle th... Show more

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Andrea Freire Knuth is the Chief Data and Digital Officer of Adalitika. She has a passion for providing digital solutions as an integrated strategy to the business enterprise model. Andrea has earned an advanced education in Computer Science and Global Business Administration, certifications in Business Analytics, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, and Customer Experience, and has substantial professional experience in software engineering, business analysis and general management.

Andrea Freire Knuth is the Chief Data and Digital Officer of Adalitika. She has a passion for providing digital solutions as an integrated strategy to the business enterprise model. Andrea has earned an advanced education in Computer Science and Glob... Show more

I'm a social and climate youth activist who has taken part in many programs and organizations seeking change and serving the SDGs by speaking out for youth and justice, and the importance of having youth involved in decision and policy-making when advocating for change.
I do live in a community where youth ideas, proposals, and actions are not so welcome, which is why I tried to take actions to present the youth voice at the table of discussions, representing my country at both national and international levels, believing that our voice could never be impersonated if we were not the ones addressing it.
I'm an SDSN fellow, the contact point of the Human Rights Working Group, a communication officer at UNMGCY, and the founder of the Together for Blue & Green initiative, where we do insist on valuing the blue and the green by taking some simple actions such as clean-up sessions within the oceans and seas, planting trees in rural or burned areas after well mending the soil, in addition to holding weekly workshops where we do introduce people to environmentalists and climate activists from all over the world and familiarize them with green business and impactful change-making stories.

I'm a social and climate youth activist who has taken part in many programs and organizations seeking change and serving the SDGs by speaking out for youth and justice, and the importance of having youth involved in decision and policy-making when ad... Show more

Tereza currently helps organise activities for the Events & Community Department at Container Solutions, the Cloud Native Transformation consultancy behind WTF is Cloud Native and the Software Circus community.
Tereza is puppy obsessed chocoholic with the love for food of the the world. Sometimes She / Sometimes Her.

Tereza currently helps organise activities for the Events & Community Department at Container Solutions, the Cloud Native Transformation consultancy behind WTF is Cloud Native and the Software Circus community. Tereza is puppy obsessed chocoholic wi... Show more

Ashley Perryman currently serves as the Vice President of Global Human Resources at Spiceworks Ziff Davis, overseeing the company’s global 34-person People team. She brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in human resources developing high-performing distributed teams that operate with agility and in building people-centric cultures that celebrate diversity and inclusion.

She holds workshops and shares her insights via presentations on the following topics:
- Making the Jump! Moving from Individual Contributor to Manager
- Learning to Lead: Growing into a Director
- Internal Mobility: Designing your personal brand for Growth
- Things Mama couldn't teach you: Navigating your career as a first-gen corporate professional
- Creating an Irresistible Workplace
- Employee Experience Strategies
- Creating a Global Talent Strategy
- Succession Planning for leaders
- Writing your Individual Development Plan

She has held HR leadership positions in both public and private Biotech, MarTech, SaaS, and Media Tech companies, including Epicor Software, Bulldog Solutions, and Vermillion. Ashley has led companies through complex exits, acquisitions, and mergers, showcasing her talent management skills and ability to optimize human capital at all levels. Her focus on designing comprehensive People Strategies has contributed to the growth and scalability of emerging technology companies. Ashley's entrepreneurial mindset has fostered exceptional cultures, earning her multiple "Best Places to Work" awards.

As a recognized thought leader in HR, Ashley has been invited to speak at industry conferences, podcasts, and events, and has served as a Guest Lecturer at prestigious institutions such as Acton School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, and Texas State University. She shares her insights and best practices on talent management, leadership development, and organizational transformation, captivating audiences with her engaging and inspiring style. Her speaking engagements include Gartner events, AnitaB conferences, American Diversity Report, HR.com, TogetherDigital, and other renowned platforms.

Beyond her professional achievements, Ashley actively mentors aspiring HR professionals and volunteers in local professional associations and nonprofit organizations. She contributes her valuable insights and guidance to advisory boards and holds a Senior Professional Certification from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ashley's educational background includes undergraduate studies in Linguistics at Boston College and graduate studies in Management at Harvard University. She has been recognized as an Executive on the Move by Hispanic Executive magazine.

Ashley Perryman currently serves as the Vice President of Global Human Resources at Spiceworks Ziff Davis, overseeing the company’s global 34-person People team. She brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in human resources developing hig... Show more

Florian Klaffenbach is currently working as a Sr. Engineer FastTrack for Azure within the Microsoft Azure Engineering at Microsoft Corp.. He is a well-known expert when it comes to hybrid cloud scenarios, cloud connectivity, and cloud environment optimization. Before he started at Microsoft, he worked at several companies in different roles, such as technical community manager and solution expert and solutions architect. He is also a former Microsoft MVP on Cloud and Datacenter Management

Florian Klaffenbach is currently working as a Sr. Engineer FastTrack for Azure within the Microsoft Azure Engineering at Microsoft Corp.. He is a well-known expert when it comes to hybrid cloud scenarios, cloud connectivity, and cloud environment opt... Show more

Eriol has been working as a designer for 10+ years working in for-profits and then NGO's and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building and crisis response technology. Eriol now works at Superbloom design, research, open-source and technology projects.

Eriol is a part-time funded PhD researcher at Newcastle University's Open Lab looking at how designers participate in humanitarian and human rights focussed open-source software projects.

They are also part of the core teams at Open Source Design (http://opensourcedesign.net/) and Human Rights Centred Design working group (https://hrcd.pubpub.org/) and Sustain UX & Design working group (https://sustainoss.org/working-groups/design-and-ux/) and help hosts podcast about open source and design (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/)

Eriol is a non-binary, queer person who uses they/them pronouns.

Eriol has been working as a designer for 10+ years working in for-profits and then NGO's and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building and crisis response technology. Eriol now works... Show more

Alessio graduated in Telecommunications Engineering at University of Pisa in 2011. After an initial period as a PhD student at University of Pisa, he joined ION in 2013 as software analyst in the Core Architecture Team (CAT). Since the beginning, he applied his networking skills analyzing the performances of the ION Platforms of the customers, becoming an expert of performance and platform-wide analysis.During his career in ION, he took care about consultancy projects improving his analysis and communication skills, producing presentations, demos and videos, which allowed him to have a thorough knowledge of the ION Platform and its architecture.Then, he focused his energies in project and product management as a CAT Core product specialist, for which he had to travel often to visit customers both to understand customer's needs and implement new solutions (and this was the most enjoyable part of the work) but also to resolve customer issues (and that part is not really enjoyable).Due to the cloud and network skills, he covers the role of CAT Cloud Engineering team, which is the know-how center for all the automation, cloud engineering and ops in general for the ION Platform, including the related software and the transformation of the apps to become cloud native.He has various hobbies: basketball and football (even if the stamina is not the one of the good old days), playing the bass guitar, and he enjoys playing videogames.

Alessio graduated in Telecommunications Engineering at University of Pisa in 2011. After an initial period as a PhD student at University of Pisa, he joined ION in 2013 as software analyst in the Core Architecture Team (CAT). Since the beginning, he ... Show more