Jim Seebock is a City Councilman in Henderson, Nevada, where he has served for the past three years. He works alongside the mayor and fellow councilmembers to help shape policies and decisions affecting Nevada’s second-largest city, including the historic Water District. Henderson is recognized as one of the safest and most desirable places to live in the country. In addition to his council responsibilities, he also represents the city through the Regional Transportation Commission, the Regional Flood Control board, and the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority.

Before serving in elected office, Jim spent more than 30 years with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. During his law enforcement career, he worked in several assignments, including Patrol Officer, Narcotics Detective, K9 Handler, Patrol Sergeant, K9 Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, Counterterrorism Lieutenant, Captain, Deputy Chief, and Assistant Sheriff. In 2022, he was promoted to Assistant Sheriff, becoming responsible for all uniformed officers within the department.

Councilman Jim Seebock's experience included overseeing public safety operations, tactical response teams, officer training programs, and counterterrorism initiatives. He supervised training for approximately 5,000 department members and coordinated operations with local, state, and federal agencies. During major incidents, including the October 1, 2017, Las Vegas mass shooting, he was selected to lead the Department Operations Center responsible for emergency response coordination.

Throughout Jim's career, he earned the Unit Medal of Valor, multiple Meritorious Service Medals, and the Community Service Award. He retired from the department in July 2023 after decades of service.
While continuing his law enforcement career, he earned degrees in Criminal Justice, Public Administration, and Security Studies. He also completed advanced Nevada POST certifications, leadership programs, and specialized investigative training.

Jim Seebock, Councilman, moved to Henderson with his family in 1986 and attended local schools before graduating from high school. After his father passed away during his teenage years, he helped support his family while his mother worked two jobs. He later married his high school sweetheart, and they became parents to twins through embryo adoption. He remains active in church service, volunteer youth coaching, community boards, and charitable support throughout the Henderson area.

Jim Seebock is a City Councilman in Henderson, Nevada, where he has served for the past three years. He works alongside the mayor and fellow councilmembers to help shape policies and decisions affecting Nevada’s second-largest city, including the his... Show more

As a self-taught product designer, over the past 4 years of my design career, it's been a fun and rewarding experience helping start-up and cross-functional teams globally design and build products across the Fintech, Social commerce, Entertainment and Transportation industries with an impact on over 100's of users.

Currently, I am part of the product team at Rafiki.works fostering growth opportunities for freelancers in Africa. In addition, as a Mentor at Na'amal, a UK-based non-profit organisation for social good, I provide mentorship training for refugees and individuals in underrepresented communities with skills training and mentorship needed to strive in the digitised global labour market in collaboration with the World Bank.

As a self-taught product designer, over the past 4 years of my design career, it's been a fun and rewarding experience helping start-up and cross-functional teams globally design and build products across the Fintech, Social commerce, Entertainment a... Show more

Mark joined the IBM Markham lab in 2002 after graduating from the University of Toronto with a Ph.D. focusing on computer architecture and compiler optimization. He spent his entire IBM career in the Runtime Technologies (formerly Java Technology Center) team developing, testing, servicing, and architecting Just-In-Time (JIT) compilers. Mark led the J9 Java Virtual Machine team through the effort to significantly refactor and then to contribute millions of lines of J9 source code to two open projects : Eclipse OMR and Eclipse OpenJ9. Following this successful effort, he became the Chief Architect for Java at IBM, leading a global team that builds, innovates in, and services the IBM Semeru Runtime (JDK) for hundreds of Java-based products and cloud services used by developers and thousands of small, medium, large, and huge companies spanning all sectors of the IT industry.

Mark joined the IBM Markham lab in 2002 after graduating from the University of Toronto with a Ph.D. focusing on computer architecture and compiler optimization. He spent his entire IBM career in the Runtime Technologies (formerly Java Technology Cen... Show more

Arjun Prabhulal is a Google Developers Expert (GDE) and Principal Engineer with over 16 years of experience in modernizing and scaling enterprise systems across retail, supply chain, and cloud-native environments. He specializes in transforming legacy platforms into high-availability, cloud-native architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Arjun Prabhulal is a Google Developers Expert (GDE) and Principal Engineer with over 16 years of experience in modernizing and scaling enterprise systems across retail, supply chain, and cloud-native environments. He specializes in transforming lega... Show more

Duane is Co-Founder of Alien Arc Technologies, LLC where he focuses on creating solutions targeting mobile devices, modern desktops, and the Internet of Things. As a Microsoft MVP and technology enthusiast with a passion for good software he strives to bring solutions that improve or eliminate costly duplication and repetitive processes so more important things can be done. He enjoys teaching others and speaking at conferences on topics such as DevOps, Testing, and Mobile. When not behind a computer screen he can be found sharing his love of SCUBA and all things underwater through his dive shop, Dive Rinse Repeat Scuba.

Duane is Co-Founder of Alien Arc Technologies, LLC where he focuses on creating solutions targeting mobile devices, modern desktops, and the Internet of Things. As a Microsoft MVP and technology enthusiast with a passion for good software he strives ... Show more

Lachlan is the Manager of Channel Sales at SPS Commerce, responsible for driving growth through strategic partnerships. With over 5+ years of experience in the industry, Bill has worked with hundreds of customers, partners, and system publishers with the main goal of solving complex business problems through solutions, relationships, and expertise.

Lachlan is the Manager of Channel Sales at SPS Commerce, responsible for driving growth through strategic partnerships. With over 5+ years of experience in the industry, Bill has worked with hundreds of customers, partners, and system publishers with... Show more

Ivan Ivanković is the CEO and founder of Tendify, an AI platform for EU public procurement, and the founder of Vibe Coding Academy, where he teaches non-engineers how to build software using AI. Before that, he led operations for Uber across Croatia and Southwestern Europe, and co-founded Fonoa — a tax automation startup that raised over $100M (clients: Spotify, Uber, Zoom). He's built 15+ applications he uses daily in his business without writing a single line of code.

Ivan Ivanković is the CEO and founder of Tendify, an AI platform for EU public procurement, and the founder of Vibe Coding Academy, where he teaches non-engineers how to build software using AI. Before that, he led operations for Uber across Croatia ... Show more

Ryoji Kobayashi is a DevOps Engineer in the ADAS Development Department at Subaru Corporation.

He is responsible for the design, development, and operation of on-premises Kubernetes-based AI model development platforms for next-generation EyeSight.

His work focuses on GPU infrastructure, cloud native technologies, and extending AI platforms from model development to edge deployment.

Ryoji Kobayashi is a DevOps Engineer in the ADAS Development Department at Subaru Corporation. He is responsible for the design, development, and operation of on-premises Kubernetes-based AI model development platforms for next-generation EyeSight... Show more

Luan Moreno is a Lead Data Engineer at Pythian and the Founder and CEO of Engenharia de Dados Academy, a Brazilian education and community platform for data and AI engineers. With more than 15 years of international experience, he has built enterprise data platforms across cloud, batch and streaming processing, orchestration, observability, and infrastructure automation.

His current work focuses on Agentic Engineering: designing AI systems that turn human intent into reliable action through engineered context, verifiable specifications, constrained authority, evaluations, observability, and accountable human oversight. His perspective is grounded in hands-on enterprise delivery, including complex and regulated modernization programs where evidence matters as much as model capability.

Luan is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, the first Brazilian Databricks MVP, an author, professor, and international speaker. He has presented across the Americas, Europe, and Japan, including Microsoft Ignite, PASS Summit, TechEd, SQL Konferenz, and Tuga IT. Through his teaching and community work, he helps engineers build practical, production-ready data and AI systems.

Luan Moreno is a Lead Data Engineer at Pythian and the Founder and CEO of Engenharia de Dados Academy, a Brazilian education and community platform for data and AI engineers. With more than 15 years of international experience, he has built enterpris... Show more

I’m Muhammad Atif, President and Chief Technology Officer at PureLogics, a digital product development and technology consulting firm I co-founded in 2006. Over the past two decades, I’ve helped organizations leverage technology to grow, scale, and navigate digital transformation successfully.

At PureLogics, I’ve led the delivery of 400,000+ development hours across 1,300+ products in 33+ countries, working with global brands such as Pearson, Intel, Samsung, DHL, Honda, and LiveNation. My focus has always been on translating complex technology into clear business outcomes helping companies build scalable platforms, improve operations, and create better customer experiences.

My background started in hands-on software engineering, which gave me a deep appreciation for building technology the right way. As my role evolved into executive leadership, I became increasingly focused on aligning technology strategy with long-term business growth and innovation.
I specialize in enterprise solutions, custom software development, AI-driven platforms, cloud-native architectures, web and mobile applications, startup consulting, and technical strategy. I also bring extensive experience across healthcare, edtech, fintech, logistics, and proptech, including HIPAA-compliant healthcare systems and enterprise-grade SaaS platforms.

What excites me most is the intersection of technology, business, and human potential. I believe technology should not only improve efficiency but also empower organizations and people to think bigger, move faster, and create meaningful impact.

I’m always open to connecting with founders, business leaders, and teams looking to solve complex challenges through technology and innovation.

I’m Muhammad Atif, President and Chief Technology Officer at PureLogics, a digital product development and technology consulting firm I co-founded in 2006. Over the past two decades, I’ve helped organizations leverage technology to grow, scale, and n... Show more

Founder, Tech Entrepreneur & Software Strategist with a track record of architecting and deploying mission-critical software ecosystems.

We build robust, production-ready software—ranging from custom financial payment gateways and database migrations to immersive digital simulations and local cloud deployments. I bridge the gap between heavy technical execution and business growth, creating systems engineered for reliability and profitability.

Core Capabilities: Enterprise Software Architecture • Product Strategy & Delivery • DevOps & Infrastructure Optimization • Scalable API Development

Education: B.Sc. in Computer Science — Richmond Open University, Nigeria.

Founder, Tech Entrepreneur & Software Strategist with a track record of architecting and deploying mission-critical software ecosystems. We build robust, production-ready software—ranging from custom financial payment gateways and database migrati... Show more

David Tielke is a consultant, coach, and trainer with over 15 years of experience in high-level software development. His expertise focuses on software quality, software architecture, and agile development processes. Having trained more than 30,000 participants, delivered over 150 presentations at renowned conferences, and published numerous articles in industry magazines, he has shared his knowledge and expertise widely. On his YouTube channel, he shares his passion for software development and provides practical insights into current industry topics.

David Tielke is a consultant, coach, and trainer with over 15 years of experience in high-level software development. His expertise focuses on software quality, software architecture, and agile development processes. Having trained more than 30,000 p... Show more

Gaëlle is a freelance consultant, author of Clean Data Architecture, and former Head of Data Product & Enabling at Decathlon. Among her latest customers : Leboncoin and Pernod Ricard. She is leading large-scale data and product transformations with a strong user-centric approach. Active in the French data community, she is passionate about product craftsmanship and strives to make data management accessible and meaningful.

Gaëlle is a freelance consultant, author of Clean Data Architecture, and former Head of Data Product & Enabling at Decathlon. Among her latest customers : Leboncoin and Pernod Ricard. She is leading large-scale data and product transformations with a... Show more

I'm a Lead Data Engineering Consultant at Sopra Steria Next, focused on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data platforms, and modern analytics architectures.
He supports organizations in designing scalable data platforms, improving governance, optimizing performance, and accelerating their data transformation journey.
I'm also an active Microsoft Fabric Community contributor and recognized Microsoft Fabric Super User.

I'm a Lead Data Engineering Consultant at Sopra Steria Next, focused on Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data platforms, and modern analytics architectures. He supports organizations in designing scalable data platforms, improving governance, optim... Show more

Andy is a Staff Engineer helping modernise the platform at Evri – one of the UK's biggest parcel delivery companies.

He's spent twenty years building and shipping software – across insurance, HealthTech, housing, retail, and now logistics.

His goal: make delivery predictable and close the gap between engineering and product.

When he's not doing that, you'll find Andy racing a yacht around the Cornish coast. Sometimes he even wins.

Andy is a Staff Engineer helping modernise the platform at Evri – one of the UK's biggest parcel delivery companies. He's spent twenty years building and shipping software – across insurance, HealthTech, housing, retail, and now logistics. His ... Show more

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident response, and AI security for cloud security. Kennedy has published over 20 academic papers about several cloud security domains and contributed to the first O'Reilly book on Security Chaos Engineering. He is also a fifth-time member of the AWS Community Builder Program. He has spoken at several international conferences, including InfoQ DevSummit, AWS Community Day DACH, KubeCon (Cloud Native Security Day), NDC {Security}, ChaosCarnival, and BSides Berlin.

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident re... Show more

Daniel Blümlein ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer der Blümlein AI & Automation GmbH – einer auf den
deutschsprachigen Mittelstand spezialisierten KI- und Automatisierungsberatung mit Sitz in Würzburg.

Als „KI-Sherpa" begleitet er mittelständische Industrieunternehmen auf dem Weg von der ersten
KI-Idee bis zur messbaren Wirkung. Mit aktuell ~20 aktiven Mandaten und einem Team von 10
Personen hat Blümlein AI bereits dutzende KI-Projekte in produzierenden Unternehmen, Logistik
und Maschinenbau erfolgreich umgesetzt – von RAG-Chatbots über Microsoft Copilot-Rollouts bis
hin zu vollständig automatisierten Workflows via Power Automate und Copilot Studio.

Sein KI-Sherpa®-Programm ist eine erprobte 4-Phasen-Methodik (Orientierung → Werkzeuge →
Anwendung → Wirkung), die Mitarbeiter zu eigenständigen KI-Anwendern macht – ohne
Beraterabhängigkeit, ohne Buzzwords, mit messbarem ROI.

Referenzkunden aus dem DACH-Mittelstand umfassen Unternehmen wie Leonhard Weiss, Arnold,
Bauck GmbH und weitere Hidden Champions aus Industrie und Logistik. Daniel spricht auf Bühnen
über KI-Einführung im Mittelstand, Change Management beim KI-Rollout und den pragmatischen
Einsatz von Microsoft 365 Copilot, Power Platform und generativer KI im Unternehmensalltag.

Daniel Blümlein ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer der Blümlein AI & Automation GmbH – einer auf den deutschsprachigen Mittelstand spezialisierten KI- und Automatisierungsberatung mit Sitz in Würzburg. Als „KI-Sherpa" begleitet er mittelständische ... Show more

I’m a passionate Developer and Cloud Solution Architect at 4Dotnet, with over a decade of experience building scalable, maintainable, and cloud-native solutions using .NET and Microsoft Azure. My focus lies in designing robust event-driven architectures, implementing microservices, and advocating for clean code and DevOps best practices.

I’m a passionate Developer and Cloud Solution Architect at 4Dotnet, with over a decade of experience building scalable, maintainable, and cloud-native solutions using .NET and Microsoft Azure. My focus lies in designing robust event-driven architectu... Show more

A seasoned, hands-on engineering leader. Currently building agentic AI systems for wealth management. Loves agents that browse the open web. Worked on AI systems in healthcare, medical devices and electric cars in past lives.

A seasoned, hands-on engineering leader. Currently building agentic AI systems for wealth management. Loves agents that browse the open web. Worked on AI systems in healthcare, medical devices and electric cars in past lives. Show more

Minh is all over the map, lavishing attention on everything from taquerías in California to cornfields in Ohio to alleys in Vietnam. He organizes the mapping community in San José, advises OpenHistoricalMap, and supports core OpenStreetMap software development.

Minh is all over the map, lavishing attention on everything from taquerías in California to cornfields in Ohio to alleys in Vietnam. He organizes the mapping community in San José, advises OpenHistoricalMap, and supports core OpenStreetMap software d... Show more

Nils Hyoma is a business informatics post-graduate from Hamburg University, a professional agile coach, and a passionate amateur water polo player. Nils studied Japanese studies, international business studies, and business informatics in Hiroshima and Hamburg. Many years as an active developer, he learned the basics of agile software development. After working in online retail / eCommerce and in IT consulting, he is now part of the coaching team at MHP - A Porsche Company since 2024. Nils supports and coaches both local and distributed, international teams and projects. Nils has been active in team sports since childhood. It also reflected team spirit in his professional life: As a coach, he forms well-established units out of developers and analysts, who can then independently develop products. The guiding principle is always the focus on customer satisfaction.

Nils Hyoma is a business informatics post-graduate from Hamburg University, a professional agile coach, and a passionate amateur water polo player. Nils studied Japanese studies, international business studies, and business informatics in Hiroshima a... Show more

Fabrizio is the founder and Managing Partner of M-HUB, an international boutique consulting firm specializing in growth and scaling for global organizations.

With over 23 years of experience at the helm of international management consulting, he has led some of the most ambitious transformations on the global stage, generating measurable value for organizations operating on an international scale in the energy, transportation, telecommunications, manufacturing, and public sectors.
Before founding M-HUB, he held senior leadership roles at Arthur D. Little, BearingPoint, and Capgemini Invent, serving as Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Head of Intelligent Industry, building a reputation as a growth architect for complex organizations seeking to scale in a structured and sustainable manner.

His approach combines strategic rigor with executive capability: he knows how to identify where an organization’s hidden value lies, how to unlock it, and how to create the conditions so that growth is not a one-off event, but a system. He has worked with the leadership of some of the world’s largest industrial and service companies, delivering concrete results in highly complex, high-stakes environments.

With M-HUB, he has translated this experience into a model focused on one thing: helping organizations truly grow and scale intelligently.

Fabrizio is the founder and Managing Partner of M-HUB, an international boutique consulting firm specializing in growth and scaling for global organizations. With over 23 years of experience at the helm of international management consulting, he h... Show more

Peruvian software engineer, certified Cloud Architect in Azure, ex-Microsoft Student Partner, former Microsoft MVP working with technologies like .NET, Kubernetes, Azure and AWS. Author on www.somostechies.com.

Peruvian software engineer, certified Cloud Architect in Azure, ex-Microsoft Student Partner, former Microsoft MVP working with technologies like .NET, Kubernetes, Azure and AWS. Author on www.somostechies.com. Show more

Marc Sallin has been in software development for more than a decade. He became convinced that high speed, quality, and low costs do not compete but form a symbiosis. To tackle the challenges, he takes the definition of software engineering to heart and applies a systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approach to software development, operation, and maintenance. While fascinated by computer science and technology, he learned the importance of team dynamics and psychology in software development. With his ideas, he has been shaping the future of parcel sorting at Swiss Post as a solution architect for seven years.

Marc Sallin has been in software development for more than a decade. He became convinced that high speed, quality, and low costs do not compete but form a symbiosis. To tackle the challenges, he takes the definition of software engineering to heart a... Show more

What they say about me: "Frank loves blending people and technology, he masters the art to inspire organizations and people on the added value of Microsoft technology. Focusing on GenAI technologies such as M365 Copilot & Copilot Studio. Next to these state-of-the-art platforms he is also into Citizen Development or MS PowerPlatform.

He's somone full of energy and has the power to radiate this to others. He's passionate about Microsoft Technologies (Copilot, Copilot Studio & MS Power Platform) and creator of 'The Chocolate Company'. A virtual business environment that MS partners can apply to showcase the added values of Microsoft technologies leading to a shorter time to sell and creating extra business opportunities. Next to this The Chocolate Company also helps in coaching & training young potentials and consultants to learn thanks to real life business cases and to grow in their consultancy maturity level."

If you want to reach out to me one mail address: frankvanhamel@art-of-inspiration.be

Kind regards,
Frank Vanhamel

What they say about me: "Frank loves blending people and technology, he masters the art to inspire organizations and people on the added value of Microsoft technology. Focusing on GenAI technologies such as M365 Copilot & Copilot Studio. Next to thes... Show more

Rob van de Star is a speaker, author and advisor specialising in Agentic AI, Physical AI and collaboration between employees, AI agents and humanoids.

He previously held global responsibility for software engineering and innovation as a Vice President at Capgemini and served as chief executive of two medium-sized technology companies.

Rob formerly worked as a lecturer and researcher at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, where he contributed to several HBO-ICT minors. He was quartermaster of the ELSA AI Lab East Netherlands and initiated its Community of Practice on AI.

In his former role with AI Hub East Netherlands, he supported the adoption of AI in the manufacturing industry in collaboration with FME and Metaalunie. This work involved approximately 250 owner-managers and reached around 1,000 employees.

He is an expert at NLRobotics and the author of “Second Workforce: Rise of Agents & Humanoids”, a practical guide for executives and management teams seeking measurable business value from Agentic AI and Physical AI.

SPEAKER LINK: www.vandestar.com

Rob van de Star is a speaker, author and advisor specialising in Agentic AI, Physical AI and collaboration between employees, AI agents and humanoids. He previously held global responsibility for software engineering and innovation as a Vice Presi... Show more

Staff PM with ~10 years of experience spanning engineering, fintech, ad-tech, and consumer tech — with hands-on technical roots as a software and data engineer at Microsoft
Ran multi-country A/B tests at the scale of tens of millions of users, improving ecosystem health through data-driven product decisions during a critical business transition
Shipped a Gen AI feature covered by TechCrunch that directly improved women's D1 retention — a core north-star metric — by improving match quality at scale

Staff PM with ~10 years of experience spanning engineering, fintech, ad-tech, and consumer tech — with hands-on technical roots as a software and data engineer at Microsoft Ran multi-country A/B tests at the scale of tens of millions of users, impro... Show more

Independent (security) researcher with a specific focus on wireless firmware reverse engineering, kernel programming and software obfuscation. Previously spoken/accepted at Nullcon Berlin 2025, Hardwear.io USA 2026, CONFidence conference 2026, SEC-T 2026, BlackAlps 2026 and DefCamp 2026.

Independent (security) researcher with a specific focus on wireless firmware reverse engineering, kernel programming and software obfuscation. Previously spoken/accepted at Nullcon Berlin 2025, Hardwear.io USA 2026, CONFidence conference 2026, SEC-T ... Show more

Bala has rich experience in retail technology and process transformation. Most recently, he worked as a Principal Architect for Intelligent Automation, Innovation & Supply Chain in a global Fortune 100 retail corporation. Currently work for luxury brand as Principal architect for Intelligent Automation providing technology advisor for the responsible use of technology (Low Code, RPA, Chatbots, and AI ). He is passionate about technology and spends his free time reading, writing technical blogs and co-chairing a special interest group with The OR Society.

Bala has rich experience in retail technology and process transformation. Most recently, he worked as a Principal Architect for Intelligent Automation, Innovation & Supply Chain in a global Fortune 100 retail corporation. Currently work for luxury br... Show more

Living and studying in both Belgium and Germany and working more than a decade for a French speaking company, I speak all Belgian languages fluently. During my studies, I showed my first entrepreneurship and organizational talent by becoming a board member in sport clubs at the age of 19, organizing sport camps, trainings and tournaments, giving sport training since 20 years, training and coaching both children and adults of all ages. It made me realize making people better in what they do, gives me great satisfaction.

My knowledge and interests are mainly in sports, financials & administration, organization, internal and quality control. With over 5 years of experience in sales as a trader, selling around 7000 000 EUR per year and nearly 10 years in finance, BI and quality control such as internal auditing, in the transport, trading and pharmaceutical industry, I became highly skilled in Microsoft Excel.

Since 2022, I own my own company EXsport and provide Excel & Power BI traineeships & workshops, enabling higher and better results in both sales and finance. My main focus is always on improving efficiency and avoid wasting time, working in a very analytical way and putting a strong structure and organization in place.

Since 2024, I am Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst. I provide traineeships and assist companies in their data analysis with this fantastic tool.

I appreciate a transparent and honest reality, no fake positivism or negativism. My key values are structure, organization, honesty, strong leadership, respect and duty.

People describe me as a family man with a competitive state of mind. I spend most of my free time with my family and practising different sport disciplines, such as Martial arts (Ju-Jitsu), badminton, sailing, jogging and swimming. When any spare time left, I do volunteer work, mainly in sport clubs.

Living and studying in both Belgium and Germany and working more than a decade for a French speaking company, I speak all Belgian languages fluently. During my studies, I showed my first entrepreneurship and organizational talent by becoming a board ... Show more