Travel & Tourism

Experts in the promotion and management of travel experiences, focusing on leisure, business, and cultural exploration

Josh Burgess

Josh Burgess

Josh Burgess is a FinTech founder and accomplished software engineer in EdTech who combines cutting-edge technical expertise with strategic entrepreneurial acumen to architect solutions. As the Founder and CEO of Mudget, Josh is pioneering an AI-powered bookkeeping and expense-tracking platform that empowers individuals to achieve financial control through data-driven insights and positive psychology.

With expertise spanning full-stack development, cloud architecture, and machine learning, Josh holds AWS certifications in Solutions Architecture, Development, and Machine Learning and more. His got-to tech-stack encompasses Golang, TypeScript, Python, Rust, AWS, Kubernetes, and React. Currently pursuing a Master's in Software Engineering from Penn State while drawing upon his Business Administration foundation from the University of Pittsburgh, Josh represents the intersection of academic rigor and real-world application. As a graduate of a startup accelerator program, he brings proven entrepreneurial methodology to the challenge of bridging complex technical innovations with transformative consumer experiences.

Josh has delivered compelling insights on expert panels about leveraging artificial intelligence to catalyze business growth and drive disruptive innovation. His authoritative perspective stems from intensive hands-on experience architecting AI-powered products that elegantly solve complex everyday challenges in FinTech and EdTech. Through Mudget, he exemplifies how sophisticated development practices and intelligent AI implementation can democratize financial tools for consumers.

Josh Burgess is a FinTech founder and accomplished software engineer in EdTech who combines cutting-edge technical expertise with strategic entrepreneurial acumen to architect solutions. As the Founder and CEO of Mudget, Josh is pioneering an AI-powe... Show more

Sohaib Imran

Sohaib Imran

Sohaib Imran Bhatti is a Senior Camera ISP Algorithms Engineer at 10xEngineers, California.
Over the past five years, he has specialized in Camera Image Signal Processors (ISPs), beginning as an Algorithms Engineer building calibration algorithms for commercial ISP tuning tools. He has led the development of Infinite ISP, an open-source camera pipeline, managing system architecture and FPGA integration (Xilinx Kria). He has also led the development of the CUDA ISP, a GPU-based configurable pipeline for edge imaging. Separately, he has architected the Polyphase Video Scaler IP, a low-latency, high-quality scaler supporting dynamic resolution and cropping. He has delivered a hands-on ISP course at Electronic Imaging 2025.

Sohaib Imran Bhatti is a Senior Camera ISP Algorithms Engineer at 10xEngineers, California. Over the past five years, he has specialized in Camera Image Signal Processors (ISPs), beginning as an Algorithms Engineer building calibration algorithms fo... Show more

Matthew McGillivray

Matthew McGillivray

My career path started in Electrical Power Engineering, moved to Control Systems and Robotics, during which I taught myself to code websites, and then I took the leap (and pay/status cut to junior) to move into web development. After a few years of this, I created M9Y, a solo consultancy specialising in on-demand video creation and related cloud pipelines.

With a strong passion for the web, user experience is always at the forefront, though the tech stack is a close second. I'm most engaged when I'm able to flex my design skills, and add spots of whimsy and delight throughout an experience.

My career path started in Electrical Power Engineering, moved to Control Systems and Robotics, during which I taught myself to code websites, and then I took the leap (and pay/status cut to junior) to move into web development. After a few years of t... Show more

Laetitia Digard

Laetitia Digard

Avec plus de 6 ans d’expérience en UX/UI et développement web, j’accompagne les entreprises B2B à impact positif à transformer leurs plateformes SaaS et sites e‑commerce en expériences performantes, engageantes et accessibles.

Mon approche repose sur une conviction simple : une solution efficace n’est pas seulement esthétique, elle anticipe les besoins des utilisateurs, facilite leurs parcours et maximise l’impact de votre produit.

Avec plus de 6 ans d’expérience en UX/UI et développement web, j’accompagne les entreprises B2B à impact positif à transformer leurs plateformes SaaS et sites e‑commerce en expériences performantes, engageantes et accessibles. Mon approche repose ... Show more

Marcus Lane

Marcus Lane

Marcus is a Frontend Architect with nearly a decade of experience building fast, resilient systems at scale. At Travelpass, he helps lead the architecture behind modern React applications and design systems that power millions of bookings. Beyond performance and UI, Marcus is passionate about designing software that feels personal. He’s currently building Chibi, a human-centered AI assistant that explores what emotionally aware tools could mean for developers.

Marcus is a Frontend Architect with nearly a decade of experience building fast, resilient systems at scale. At Travelpass, he helps lead the architecture behind modern React applications and design systems that power millions of bookings. Beyond per... Show more

Lauren V. Davis

Lauren V. Davis

Lauren V. Davis is a speaker and business strategist who helps entrepreneurs, small and medium business owners, and organizations grow with practical, actionable strategies. Audiences leave her sessions with proven tools they can apply immediately to strengthen visibility, attract loyal customers, and build personal brands that create lasting impact.

Lauren’s entrepreneurial journey began at age 19 when she opened a brick-and-mortar record store that grew into a iconic community hub for 15 years. During that time she built a non-for-profit to help local businesses market themselves in her community. She hosted conferences that rivaled national scale gatherings and knows what it takes to pick a good speaker, and provide a memorable experience. She will take an unforgettable hands-on approach to your audience.

Lauren's real-world experience taught her how to build customer loyalty, create marketing systems that work long-term, and see beyond one-hit-wonder tactics. Today, as a marketing and business strategist, she brings that same real-world perspective to the stage, equipping professionals with strategies that drive sustainable success in branding, marketing, and business growth.

As the founder of Lauren Davis Creative, she has guided speakers, authors, coaches, and entrepreneurs in establishing personal brands that generate consistent engagement and long-term clients. Her work has been featured in Reader’s Digest, Huffington Post, and across global top-rated podcasts. She also hosts The Real Personal Branding Podcast, rated as a top 2% podcast worldwide, where she interviews thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts about building authentic visibility.

Event organizers book Lauren because she delivers more than inspiration—she delivers outcomes. Her presentations are engaging, accessible, and designed for immediate action. Whether delivering a keynote, leading a workshop, or facilitating a mastermind, Lauren ensures audiences walk away with strategies they can implement right away.

Popular topics include:
Building a personal brand that attracts opportunities
Creating a marketing strategy without overwhelm or burnout
Using social media to connect with the right audience
Growing visibility and impact through authentic branding
Practical systems for long-term business growth

Lauren speaks at conferences, association meetings, masterminds, and corporate events across Rockford, Chicago, Northern Illinois, and nationwide. She is equally effective in virtual formats and in-person events, tailoring content to the needs of each audience.

Audiences benefit by gaining:
Clarity in their personal brand and marketing approach
Tools to create immediate traction with customers and clients
Frameworks for social media and marketing that are simple to implement
Confidence to communicate authentically both online and on stage
Long-term strategies that build community, visibility, and loyalty
Lauren knows how to talk to everyone, from well-established associations to low-tech, blue-collar communities and will meet your audience where they are.

Associations, small and medium businesses, and leadership groups turn to Lauren when they want a speaker who delivers actionable insights with relatable energy. Her background as a business owner and strategist allows her to connect with audiences who want practical solutions, not just theory.

When you book Lauren V. Davis as your marketing speaker, your audience will leave with the clarity, confidence, and strategies they need to take their brand and business to the next level.

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Lauren V. Davis is a speaker and business strategist who helps entrepreneurs, small and medium business owners, and organizations grow with practical, actionable strategies. Audiences leave her sessions with proven tools they can apply immediately to... Show more

M A A Mehedi Hasan

M A A Mehedi Hasan

This is M A A Mehedi Hasan working in EBS Group since 2005. Starting career as a Software Developer, I am now Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of EBS Group. In this long journey, I have got opportunity to work with various technologies like Microsoft Data Platform, SMS/USSD/IVR based Telecom Value Added Service, and Audio/Video streaming.

As a Microsoft certified Azure Database Administrator Associate, I also manage large database, testing and deployment, performance tuning, long term capacity planning, and streamlining operational workflow.

Being a member of techforumbd, a Bangladeshi tech community, I regularly speak and organize sessions at local and virtual PASS chapters, SQL Saturdays, and Azure conferences. In free time, I love to play with Machine Learning and Cloud Technology. By the way, you can count me as a traveler too!

Check out my SQL Server Course on Ghoori Learning (https://ghoorilearning.com/courses/Microsoft-server-2019-level-1)!

This is M A A Mehedi Hasan working in EBS Group since 2005. Starting career as a Software Developer, I am now Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of EBS Group. In this long journey, I have got opportunity to work with various technologies like Microsoft D... Show more

Dan Fitzpatrick

Dan Fitzpatrick

Although my academic background was in language studies, I’ve been working with internet technologies for over twenty years, mostly doing classic web programming, followed by leading teams of developers. Technically, I have always been passionate about interface technologies. Now, I can combine my deep interest in linguistics and voice interfaces to contribute to the voice revolution.

I firmly believe that we, as consumers, are part of the “Voice Revolution”. Use cases, market potential and technological breakthroughs are growing exponentially. Because we have all the necessary building blocks at Reply, we need to document, bundle and channel our efforts to provide excellent voice solutions to Reply customers – and indeed – to ourselves, the IT-consumers of the 21st century!

Although my academic background was in language studies, I’ve been working with internet technologies for over twenty years, mostly doing classic web programming, followed by leading teams of developers. Technically, I have always been passionate abo... Show more

Ian Bourne

Ian Bourne

My company, Cloud2020, is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consultancy based in Gloucestershire, that operates across the UK and Ireland - we focus on the SMB market, helping to build their businesses through innovation.

I started out as a ship's navigator with Cunard before various roles in the navy, merchant navy, and Ministry of Defence, both in command and ultimately as an Admiralty Pilot serving in the UK and Gibraltar. After I came 'ashore' I ran companies in Hampshire and London, and the Careers Service National Association before starting my own business selling software at discount into the charity and education sector.

When the cloud came on the scene I quickly saw this was the way ahead and initially set up a business to deliver Office365. When Dynamics became a SaaS product I realised this was the product that most motivated my team, and also gave our customers some serious business advantages, so I moved the company to focus entirely to Dynamics 365.

I live with my wife in Gloucestershire along with our two horses, two goats, thirteen ducks, eight hens, three beehives and dog.

I love to spend my holidays yacht sailing, skiing or travelling and for relaxation I play saxophone and guitar in a band. On occasions you will also find me on the bridge of s.s. Shieldhall navigating this amazing ship around the Solent (https://ss-shieldhall.co.uk/)

My company, Cloud2020, is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform consultancy based in Gloucestershire, that operates across the UK and Ireland - we focus on the SMB market, helping to build their businesses through innovation. I started out a... Show more

Armagan Amcalar

Armagan Amcalar

Armagan is the founder of Coyotiv GmbH, and is currently on a mission to bring a scalable and nimble engineering culture to startups and enterprises.

A software architect well versed in both the backend and frontend systems, he focuses on building resilient cloud systems. He loves open source and is the author of cote, a library for building microservices with Node.js, among many others. In his free time, he loves to hack stuff with JavaScript, ranging from musical gadgets to brain signals processing.

Armagan is a public speaker, a mentor and a lecturer. He also leads Lonca, a software craftspersonship school for women engineers, and teaches JavaScript at Coyotiv School of Software Engineering.

Armagan is the founder of Coyotiv GmbH, and is currently on a mission to bring a scalable and nimble engineering culture to startups and enterprises. A software architect well versed in both the backend and frontend systems, he focuses on building... Show more

Guillermo Orellana

Guillermo Orellana

Guillermo is a Software Engineer that has been doing Android since it was commercially available. From sunny Spain through snowy Poland to rainy London, he is currently shipping delightful customer experience in Monzo. He believes Kotlin is a strong player in all the fields, and envisions a future where all things will be done in Kotlin. Warning: may contain traces of sarcasm and siesta.

Guillermo is a Software Engineer that has been doing Android since it was commercially available. From sunny Spain through snowy Poland to rainy London, he is currently shipping delightful customer experience in Monzo. He believes Kotlin is a strong ... Show more

Paula Grzegorzewska

Paula Grzegorzewska

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digital policy, open source software, and the digital transformation of public services and has over six years of experience in the digital policy landscape. Prior to joining the Linux Foundation, she served as the Strategic Partnerships Director at OpenForum Europe, a prominent think tank where she managed engagements with global partners across government, academia, and industry. She participated in many research projects, including as a co-author of the European Commission’s landmark 2021 study on the economic impact of open source software and hardware. She holds a Master’s degree in New Media and Communications from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is a frequent speaker and moderator at international forums, focusing on how open source can drive innovation, interoperability, and trusted infrastructure.

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digita... Show more

Shubham Mittal

Shubham Mittal

I’m Shubham Mittal—co-founder & CEO of RedHunt Labs, with 13+ years in security engineering. I’ve built and scaled internet-wide scanners, led teams pushing the limits of external attack surface management, and serve on the BlackHat Review Board. I also co-organize Recon Village at DEFCON, where hackers, researchers, and weird ideas come to life. In my free time, I prefer doing a bike ride, playing cricket, or scanning the internet just for fun. Offensive Security, scale, and curiosity drive what I do—and I’m always up for a good conversation or a broken protocol.

I’m Shubham Mittal—co-founder & CEO of RedHunt Labs, with 13+ years in security engineering. I’ve built and scaled internet-wide scanners, led teams pushing the limits of external attack surface management, and serve on the BlackHat Review Board. I a... Show more

Nesha Shafwana

Nesha Shafwana

Nesha Shafwana is a third-year Information Systems student at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia. Her interests include graph databases, data engineering, and AI-powered decision support systems. She is currently developing a GraphRAG-based travel itinerary recommender using Neo4j, integrating knowledge graphs, geographic data, and large language models to generate contextual and trustworthy recommendations. Through her work, she aims to bridge the gap between structured data and generative AI, enabling more reliable and explainable intelligent applications.

Nesha Shafwana is a third-year Information Systems student at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia. Her interests include graph databases, data engineering, and AI-powered decision support systems. She is currently developing a GraphR... Show more

Dr. Steve Syoen

Dr. Steve Syoen

Dr. Steve Syoen is a higher education administrator and educator with more than 17 years of experience in student development and higher education. He currently serves as Course Coordinator for BUAD 300: Insight, Impact, and Innovation at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business, where his work focuses on career management, professional development, communication, interviewing, and experiential learning for junior-level undergraduate students.

A former housing professional and SEAHO Corporate Partners Chair, Steve brings a student affairs perspective to career readiness and believes colleges have an opportunity to begin preparing students for their most important post-graduation outcome, meaningful employment, long before their senior year. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a concentration in adult learning and research focused on how experiential learning through graduate assistantships prepares graduate students for professional practice. While his career has primarily been in higher education administration, Steve has taught or co-taught academic courses for 15 of his 17 years in the field.

Dr. Steve Syoen is a higher education administrator and educator with more than 17 years of experience in student development and higher education. He currently serves as Course Coordinator for BUAD 300: Insight, Impact, and Innovation at the Univers... Show more

Mary Foster

Mary Foster

Mary serves as Heritage and Cultural Arts Program Manager for the City of Allen, where she manages programming at Allen Heritage Village, develops local history and heritage programs, and works with community partners to preserve and interpret Allen’s historic resources. Her work also includes preservation, documentation, and interpretation of the historic Allen Cemetery, with a particular interest in cemetery history, local archaeology, and the stories of Allen’s early residents.

Mary serves as Heritage and Cultural Arts Program Manager for the City of Allen, where she manages programming at Allen Heritage Village, develops local history and heritage programs, and works with community partners to preserve and interpret Allen’... Show more

Tatsuro Konishi

Tatsuro Konishi

私はluccafort(ルッカフォートと読みます)です。
Ruby、Go、PHP、TypeScriptが好きなソフトウェア開発者であり、組織の技術発信をいい感じにする技術広報です。

2020年からマネーフォワード 京都開発拠点で働くソフトウェアエンジニアです。
2021年からは技術広報としてエンジニアの取り組みを社内に広める活動や社外に広報する活動に従事しています。

2020年にオーガナイザーとしてKyoto.goを発足させ、2022年にオーガナイザーから退き、2023年からKyoto.rbのオーガナイザーに就任し停滞していたコミュニティ活動をリブートしました。
また、Go Conferenceの運営メンバーの1名としても活動しています。

https://luccafort.hatenablog.com/
https://twitter.com/luccafort
https://github.com/luccafort

私はluccafort(ルッカフォートと読みます)です。 Ruby、Go、PHP、TypeScriptが好きなソフトウェア開発者であり、組織の技術発信をいい感じにする技術広報です。 2020年からマネーフォワード 京都開発拠点で働くソフトウェアエンジニアです。 2021年からは技術広報としてエンジニアの取り組みを社内に広める活動や社外に広報する活動に従事しています。 2020年にオーガナイザーとしてKyoto.goを発足させ、2022年にオーガナイザーから退き、2023年からKy... Show more

Darren Costello

Darren Costello

I'm a Principal Software Engineer working on Cloud Native Applications in the Travel industry.
I love working in motivated teams helping make things work better!
My current main interest is Observability and in particular OpenTelemetry

I'm a Principal Software Engineer working on Cloud Native Applications in the Travel industry. I love working in motivated teams helping make things work better! My current main interest is Observability and in particular OpenTelemetry Show more

Neringa Young

Neringa Young

Neringa Young is the Founder of Build Stuff conferences, which she personally manages – recruiting and working with the team, looking for the partners, creating marketing strategies and implementation of the conference promotion. She is also helping with logistics and creating the content of the event. For each year she invites 80 leading speakers from the Tech industry from around the world to come to the Baltics for this 5-day event.
The success of her leadership is seen through the results of the event which every year attracts more than 1400 software developers, with the same participants returning every year as the event grows.
Outside of the workplace, Neringa is involved with initiatives like Women Go Tech where she mentors young women, providing them with advice and direction for their careers in the tech sector.
She is the founder and manager of FIX.Events which runs meetings, training, conferences, private and public events for private & corporate clients.
During her university studies, she was simultaneous working as a Telemarketing sales representative. In just 2 years (2009), she was promoted on the basis of good results to become the Sales team lead at Lintel. At the age of 22, she was responsible for over 100 telemarketing sales managers. Her responsibilities included – hiring staff, training staff, coaching, organizing work across the wider team and implementing company sales strategies.
At AB TEO (now Telia), she initiated, formed and managed a team that is composed of both technical- and sales-personnel to boost sales in line with the company’s sales strategy. Her responsibilities included human resource management – hiring staff, training, coaching, organizing teamwork and working with sales strategies.
During the time she was working at AB TEO, she also published her Master thesis on an HR Topic: "Coaching for the Development of Organizational Personnel (Case of an X Organization, Lithuania)"; 2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION REFORM AND MANAGEMENT, INNOVATION (ERMI 2012), VOL 1 Pages: 54-60 Published: 2013; Conference: International, Conference on Education Reform and Management Innovation (ERMI 2012) Location: Shenzhen, PEOPLES R CHINA Date: DEC 04-05, 2012.

Neringa Young is the Founder of Build Stuff conferences, which she personally manages – recruiting and working with the team, looking for the partners, creating marketing strategies and implementation of the conference promotion. She is also helping ... Show more

George Malamidis

George Malamidis

George is VP of Engineering at loveholidays, where he's been since August 2019. Before that he held engineering positions at DRW, Forward Internet Group, ThoughtWorks and others.

George is VP of Engineering at loveholidays, where he's been since August 2019. Before that he held engineering positions at DRW, Forward Internet Group, ThoughtWorks and others. Show more

Nazim Khan

Nazim Khan

Nazim Khan is a highly experienced Network Architect and Subject Matter Expert in IP networking, with over 23 years of diverse experience spanning network design, consultancy, pre-sales, technical marketing, and project management. Currently serving as a Solutions Engineer (Technical Solutions Architect) at Cisco Systems Inc. in Herndon, Virginia, Nazim plays a pivotal role in driving innovation across Data Center Technologies and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, leveraging technologies such as VXLAN EVPN, Cisco ACI, Unified Computing, and NVIDIA GPUs.
Throughout his career, Nazim has worked extensively with leading technology firms, including Disys Solutions Inc., Cisco Systems India, Qwest Telecom (now CenturyLink), Motorola India, HCL Technologies, CMS Computers, and Dataline Integration. His responsibilities have ranged from designing and implementing large-scale enterprise and data center networks to mentoring junior engineers and presenting solutions to C-level executives.
Nazim has made notable contributions as a speaker at global technology conferences, including Cisco Live events in the US, Germany, and Italy, where he delivered technical sessions to international audiences of networking professionals and IT leaders.
He holds an impressive set of certifications, including the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in both Data Center and Service Provider domains, demonstrating his deep technical expertise in complex networking environments. Additionally, he is a NVIDIA Certified Associate in AI Infrastructure and Operations, demonstrating his proficiency in emerging AI-driven infrastructures. He is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), which underscores his capability in leading and delivering complex projects. Complementing these are multiple Cisco Specialist and Professional certifications across Data Center, Enterprise, and Security tracks, further showcasing his broad and advanced skill set in network architecture and engineering.
Nazim holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India. With a strong foundation in both technology and leadership, he continues to drive customer success by bridging complex business needs with robust technical solutions.

Nazim Khan is a highly experienced Network Architect and Subject Matter Expert in IP networking, with over 23 years of diverse experience spanning network design, consultancy, pre-sales, technical marketing, and project management. Currently serving ... Show more

Simran Dhameja

Simran Dhameja

Simran Harish Dhameja is an Indian Entrepreneur and public speaker who started her journey in the startup world at 19 year old. With over 8 years of experience in IT, e-commerce, and business development, she has built, scaled, and managed multiple ventures turning ideas into massively scaled businesses.

She is the Founder and CEO of Shark En, an IT and business development company that helps startups, e-commerce brands, and creators scale through technology, automation, and growth strategy .Under her leadership, Shark En has supported businesses across India in launching, scaling, and systemising their growth journeys.

As a public speaker, Simran has delivered 100+ sessions and keynotes across India — including college tours and talks for Google and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) she has trained and inspired thousands of students, entrepreneurs, and business owners on topics like startup growth, AI for business, scaling e-commerce , and personal brand and to young entrepreneurs and students as well on embracing technology, innovation, AI and business.

Her mission is to empower India’s youth to build scalable, tech-driven businesses and and become leaders of tomorrow through real-world education and entrepreneurial awareness.

Simran Harish Dhameja is an Indian Entrepreneur and public speaker who started her journey in the startup world at 19 year old. With over 8 years of experience in IT, e-commerce, and business development, she has built, scaled, and managed multiple ... Show more

Eliad Cohen

Eliad Cohen

An R&D leader who turns vision into reality — scaling teams from under 5 to 40+, founding departments and multi-discipline teams from scratch, and driving the initiatives that get them there. Relentlessly focused on optimization and staying at the technology cutting edge, with pending patents in real-time communication protocols.

Currently R&D Director at Priority Software, leading the R&D in Priority Hospitality a line of PMS products, and the initiative behind this talk: an open protocol for exposing application capabilities directly to AI agents.

An R&D leader who turns vision into reality — scaling teams from under 5 to 40+, founding departments and multi-discipline teams from scratch, and driving the initiatives that get them there. Relentlessly focused on optimization and staying at the te... Show more

Ahmed Deghidy

Ahmed Deghidy

Ahmed Deghidy is a founder and CTO with 20+ years of experience building SaaS platforms, cloud infrastructure, APIs and digital products across Europe and MENA. His work spans AI automation, multi-tenant architecture, DevOps, cybersecurity and open-source technologies. He focuses on practical governance for agentic AI, software supply-chain security, provenance, auditability and compliant enterprise adoption.

Ahmed Deghidy is a founder and CTO with 20+ years of experience building SaaS platforms, cloud infrastructure, APIs and digital products across Europe and MENA. His work spans AI automation, multi-tenant architecture, DevOps, cybersecurity and open-s... Show more

Ani Mukherjee

Ani Mukherjee

A builder with a bias for impact. My mission is to create AI-native products that reach people at scale, and to elevate the teams that ship them.

As both a technologist and an operator, I live in the space between a hard engineering problem and the human insight that makes it worth solving. My deepest work is in AI-native platforms: recommendations, personalization, LLMs, RAG, and multi-model orchestration across B2C subscription, fintech, and enterprise SaaS. Technically fluent in Python, SQL, and GenAI tooling; close enough to the stack to earn engineering trust and move fast.

Currently Director PM at PayPal, leading onboarding, identity, compliance, and policy across 150+ countries. Previously at Netflix, Microsoft, and Toast. Before PM, I was writing code. Led orgs from 3 to 150+, including manager-of-managers structures across North America, Europe, and Asia.

UCLA Anderson MBA. NIT Patna CS engineer. The products I'm most proud of are the ones no one had to be talked into using.

A builder with a bias for impact. My mission is to create AI-native products that reach people at scale, and to elevate the teams that ship them. As both a technologist and an operator, I live in the space between a hard engineering problem and t... Show more

Manoj Chokkakula

Manoj Chokkakula

Senior Software Development Engineer and technical leader with 19+ years of experience spanning enterprise voice platforms, cloud contact centers, distributed systems, API platforms, and production engineering. Deep expertise in modernizing legacy Cisco/Avaya contact-center environments and designing cloud-native CCaaS solutions using Amazon Connect, Twilio, AWS, Java/Spring, serverless architectures, Redis, GraphQL, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Splunk, and Datadog. Progressed from infrastructure and voice-platform engineering into engineering management and subsequently transitioned to a hands-on Senior Software Development Engineer / IC technical leadership role, focusing on architecture, scalable services, production readiness, and Voice/AI platforms. Experienced in translating ambiguous business requirements into technical architecture, implementation plans, APIs, production deployments, observability, operational tooling, and cross-team engineering execution.

Senior Software Development Engineer and technical leader with 19+ years of experience spanning enterprise voice platforms, cloud contact centers, distributed systems, API platforms, and production engineering. Deep expertise in modernizing legacy Ci... Show more

Anbu Ilangovane

Anbu Ilangovane

I build engineering organizations that deliver exceptional business value through deep alignment between technology strategy and organizational outcomes.

Great engineering leaders don't just ship code—they ship business value. I specialize in aligning technology investments with strategic business objectives, ensuring every sprint, every architectural decision, and every team initiative ladders up to measurable organizational outcomes. This requires translating complex technical work into business impact and empowering teams to think like product owners, not just engineers.

I build engineering organizations that deliver exceptional business value through deep alignment between technology strategy and organizational outcomes. Great engineering leaders don't just ship code—they ship business value. I specialize in alig... Show more

Justin Carter

Justin Carter

Justin Carter has been in the Dynamics space since 2007 and a BizApps MVP since 2014. He has been involved with the Microsoft certification exam development and MCT training materials since 2013. He has a passion for delivering quality implementations, but more importantly, enabling customers to take things to the next level and grow their business by innovating with the newest technologies, not just using them. This requires customers to be an expert in how to find educational content, not just being training by someone else who already did that.

He will always do his best to be around to answer 1:1 questions or point you in the right direction if nothing else. Don't be shy. He loves off-roading, brewing, home DIY repair, and traveling with his lovely family.

Justin Carter has been in the Dynamics space since 2007 and a BizApps MVP since 2014. He has been involved with the Microsoft certification exam development and MCT training materials since 2013. He has a passion for delivering quality implementation... Show more

Gabrijela Vratarić

Gabrijela Vratarić

Gabrijela Vratarić is Sales Manager and licensing specialist at CITUS d.o.o. With years of experience in technology companies in the sales segment, communication with partners and customers, with an emphasis on using IT in everyday business and business process improvement. By working in Microsoft she has gained insight into the latest trends and effects of implementing IT solutions in a variety of business environments. She transmitted her knowledge through a series of workshops and trainings she held for both her team members and Microsoft solution users. She was the holder of the prestigious MVP title for Microsoft 365 Apps & Services for 7 years.

Gabrijela Vratarić is Sales Manager and licensing specialist at CITUS d.o.o. With years of experience in technology companies in the sales segment, communication with partners and customers, with an emphasis on using IT in everyday business and busin... Show more

Segev Sharabi

Segev Sharabi

Segev is a Senior Product Manager at JFrog with 10 years of experience in the software industry. Specializing in DevSecOps and SDLC innovation, he leads the development of tools that enable enterprise teams to deliver secure, cloud-native applications at scale. He is driven by a passion for distilling complex DevSecOps challenges into seamless, automated workflows that scale.

Segev is a Senior Product Manager at JFrog with 10 years of experience in the software industry. Specializing in DevSecOps and SDLC innovation, he leads the development of tools that enable enterprise teams to deliver secure, cloud-native application... Show more

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