Travel & Tourism

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

Joel Oleson

Joel Oleson

Joel Oleson is a visionary technology leader with over 20 years of experience working with industry giants like Microsoft, Blizzard, and Sony. He has been pivotal in shaping enterprise collaboration solutions and authoring best practices.

Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Regional Director, Joel has received multiple accolades for his contributions to Microsoft products and the tech community. Currently, he serves as the Architect for Enterprise Productivity at Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios, overseeing productivity, collaboration and Gen AI solutions across all enterprise platforms.

An avid world traveler, Joel has visited every United Nation country including over 250 countries and territories. He shares his global adventures to inspire others to explore and embrace diverse cultures.

As a global speaker and organizer, Joel has delivered sessions in around 100 countries on Information technology and collaboration solutions at top events delivered to hundreds of thousands of information technology professionals.

Joel Oleson is a visionary technology leader with over 20 years of experience working with industry giants like Microsoft, Blizzard, and Sony. He has been pivotal in shaping enterprise collaboration solutions and authoring best practices. Recogniz... Show more

Daniel Jermaine

Daniel Jermaine

I’m Daniel Jermaine, an experienced iOS software developer with six years of expertise in creating innovative applications. I’ve built a variety of projects, including the first MVP for Sheltera, an AI-driven software that saves power companies $400,000 annually. I also developed a complex bioresonance app using Bluetooth for healing and an NGO social app that grew to over one million users.

As a winner of the TOn blockchain iOS competition, I’m passionate about mentoring junior developers through platforms like Swift Mentors. I also mentor UI/UX designers at major conferences, such as Untitled Designers, sharing insights and guidance. I believe in sharing knowledge and empowering the tech community through both my work and mentorship.

I’m Daniel Jermaine, an experienced iOS software developer with six years of expertise in creating innovative applications. I’ve built a variety of projects, including the first MVP for Sheltera, an AI-driven software that saves power companies $400,... Show more

Barney Lawrence

Barney Lawrence

Barney Lawrence has over a decade's experience helping people make the most of their data on the Microsoft data platform.
Having moved from the guy who knows Excel, to Data Analyst, to Accidental BI Developer and finally to Actual BI Developer, he currently works as a Senior Consultant for Simpson Associates focussing on local government and health data.

Barney Lawrence has over a decade's experience helping people make the most of their data on the Microsoft data platform. Having moved from the guy who knows Excel, to Data Analyst, to Accidental BI Developer and finally to Actual BI Developer, he ... Show more

Abhinav Sharma

Abhinav Sharma

I am a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at KodeKloud . I am an Open source contributor, evaluating and contributed in various open source tools and projects, such as, Microsoft's Open source libraries, OpenCV, SUSE, etc. I was also a Google Summer of Code contributor 2022 and a GitHub Extern which are two most elite open source contest. Carry an extensive knowledge of Kubernetes, and cloud. I have experimented with various domains, including AI/ML, Edge, and now Blockchain.

I am a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at KodeKloud . I am an Open source contributor, evaluating and contributed in various open source tools and projects, such as, Microsoft's Open source libraries, OpenCV, SUSE, etc. I was also a Google Summer of... Show more

Adit Lal

Adit Lal

Adit is the CTO and Co-Founder of Travv World, a global travel platform revolutionizing personalized travel experiences. With over 12 years of experience in Android development and system architecture, Adit has played a key role in designing and scaling mobile platforms. Previously, he contributed significantly to the development of large-scale streaming applications at Viacom18. His expertise spans Kotlin Multiplatform, Jetpack Compose, and mobile performance optimization. In his free time, Adit enjoys stargazing, travel, and landscape photography.

Adit is the CTO and Co-Founder of Travv World, a global travel platform revolutionizing personalized travel experiences. With over 12 years of experience in Android development and system architecture, Adit has played a key role in designing and scal... Show more

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam is a Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer at Indeed with over a decade of experience driving Zero Trust, SASE, and multi-cloud security for global enterprises. He thrives at the intersection of strategy and hands-on engineering, designing next-generation defenses against AI-driven threats while mentoring emerging security talent.
Previously a Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Manager, Harshad led global cloud migrations and large-scale reliability initiatives, delivering multimillion-dollar efficiencies and strengthening operational resilience. As a mentor and AI-Champions Guild leader, he is passionate about fostering inclusion and inspiring the next generation of security innovators.

Harshad Sadashiv Kadam is a Senior Security Infrastructure Engineer at Indeed with over a decade of experience driving Zero Trust, SASE, and multi-cloud security for global enterprises. He thrives at the intersection of strategy and hands-on engineer... Show more

Gerardo Ramirez

Gerardo Ramirez

Gerardo Ramirez is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Credit Karma with a strong background in software engineering and client success. He has experience building scalable CMS platforms using Drupal and promoting open source practices within organizations. Previously at Zendrive and Ricoh, he led engineering teams and developed mobile SDKs and APIs. Gerardo holds an MS in Software Engineering and taught Computer Science at the high school level.

Gerardo Ramirez is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Credit Karma with a strong background in software engineering and client success. He has experience building scalable CMS platforms using Drupal and promoting open source practices within organization... Show more

David Aniebo

David Aniebo

I'm David Aniebo, a software development engineer interested in product quality, tooling, automation, and developer operations. I specialize in building scalable, high-performing, sustainable software solutions that consistently exceed business and user expectations.

I enjoy sharing insights with the developer community through speaking engagements and workshops.

I'm David Aniebo, a software development engineer interested in product quality, tooling, automation, and developer operations. I specialize in building scalable, high-performing, sustainable software solutions that consistently exceed business and u... Show more

Mustafa Dayıoğlu

Mustafa Dayıoğlu

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national projects in network and information security, compliance, and digital identity. As a director at TÜBİTAK’s National Cyber Security Institute, he managed flagship NATO SPS projects and contributed to national security standards.

Beyond his technical leadership, Mustafa holds a PhD in Business Model Innovation, focusing on the commercialization and large-scale adoption of technology-driven solutions. His research was published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management in 2023, underlining his commitment to bridging the gap between innovative engineering and practical business impact.

Today, Mustafa focuses on building open-source, privacy-preserving, and self-improving AI systems on Kubernetes and Kubeflow, with an emphasis on explainable security, federated learning, and compliance (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, GDPR, HIPAA). His recent work integrates vLLM, GraphRAG, and ONNX to deliver practical, autonomous security pipelines for healthcare, OT, and critical infrastructure.

An active participant in CNCF and Secure AI events, Mustafa’s mission is to enable security and DevSecOps teams to implement interpretable, adaptive, and policy-aware AI defenses in production environments. He is committed to fostering an open-source ecosystem that advances both technical excellence and real-world adoption of cybersecurity intelligence.

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national pro... Show more

Kassandra Gibbons

Kassandra Gibbons

Kassie Gibbons is a usability and design expert with RBA. Trained in user experience and human-centered design, she takes a human-first approach when tackling design challenges. As a former high school educator, she brings unique perspectives from the classroom to create products that are accessible, inclusive, and empowering.

Kassie Gibbons is a usability and design expert with RBA. Trained in user experience and human-centered design, she takes a human-first approach when tackling design challenges. As a former high school educator, she brings unique perspectives from th... Show more

Arman Ansari

Arman Ansari

A Security researcher acknowledged by Nepal's Government and Also by Tech giants like Microsoft. A Saviour of 3 Crore+ Citizen's data from nation's database breach. Worked with many Organizations including renowned ITU.

A Security researcher acknowledged by Nepal's Government and Also by Tech giants like Microsoft. A Saviour of 3 Crore+ Citizen's data from nation's database breach. Worked with many Organizations including renowned ITU. Show more

Georges Byona

Georges Byona

Software Engineer | FlutterFire | AI Enthusiast | Community Lead

Software Engineer | FlutterFire | AI Enthusiast | Community Lead Show more

Aroma Rodrigues

Aroma Rodrigues

Aroma Rodrigues is a software engineer working at JP Morgan Chase. As a techno-activist she has been a part of many projects that promote diversity and inclusion. She believes that Automation is the path to Inclusion. In 2016, a teammate of her "Shoes for the Visually Impaired" project presented it at the FOSSASIA. She reads, writes and enjoys walking to explore places. She presently works in a financial services firm and believes that solving problems that she has would solve problems for a large chunk of the world. An ML enthusiast she has about 20+ Coursera Certifications with the respective project work to support her learning in that field. She presented a talk on “De-mystifying Terms and Conditions using NLP” at PyCon 2018.

Aroma Rodrigues is a software engineer working at JP Morgan Chase. As a techno-activist she has been a part of many projects that promote diversity and inclusion. She believes that Automation is the path to Inclusion. In 2016, a teammate of her "Shoe... Show more

MD Shahriyar Al Mustakim Mitul

MD Shahriyar Al Mustakim Mitul

I am Shahriyar , currently working on Quantum Computing , AI , ML for research and alongside that, I am multi cloud certified and DevOps enthusiast.

Alongside academics, I love community work and have been a @CNCFAmbassadors Ambassador, @CDeliveryFdn Ambassador , @Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador, @github Campus Expert, @awscloud Cloud Cloud Captain, AWS Community Builder, @GitKraken Ambassador, @getpostman Student Lead, @gitlab Hero and many more.

I have also founded @devchangemakers , I am also a TensorFlow User Group Bangladesh Lead, AWS User Group Bangladesh Co-Lead, Cloud Native Dhaka ana Chattogram Lead, GitLab Meetup Bangladesh Lead. I love to write blogs, create content and talk at events , sessions etc.

I am also Section Lead at Stanford University's Code In Place, ML Fellow at Oxford University

I am Shahriyar , currently working on Quantum Computing , AI , ML for research and alongside that, I am multi cloud certified and DevOps enthusiast. Alongside academics, I love community work and have been a @CNCFAmbassadors Ambassador, @CDeliv... Show more

Juntae DeLane

Juntae DeLane

I'm Juntae DeLane, founder of Digital DeLane and the Digital Branding Institute. For years, I've been helping businesses navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape, and right now, my focus is intensely on AI marketing. I specialize in crafting strategic frameworks that not only prevent common, costly AI mistakes but also significantly boost ROI. My passion is demystifying AI, showing brands how to effectively integrate these powerful tools for everything from compelling content creation to deep audience engagement, always maintaining that essential human-AI balance.

I'm Juntae DeLane, founder of Digital DeLane and the Digital Branding Institute. For years, I've been helping businesses navigate the ever-evolving digital landscape, and right now, my focus is intensely on AI marketing. I specialize in crafting stra... 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

Ramakrishna Yekulla

Ramakrishna Yekulla

Ramakrishna Yekulla "Ramky" is a Principal Architect within the Application Developer Business Unit at Red Hat. In this role, he focuses on creating distinctive platform features that enhance developer efficiency, streamline data and application connections, and empower customers with the knowledge and resources to prioritize software supply chain security, minimize technical obligations, and achieve compliance goals. His interests lies in System Design, Functional Programming and Observability

Ramakrishna Yekulla "Ramky" is a Principal Architect within the Application Developer Business Unit at Red Hat. In this role, he focuses on creating distinctive platform features that enhance developer efficiency, streamline data and application conn... Show more

Trupti Parkar

Trupti Parkar

Trupti Parkar is a Product Manager at Microsoft Azure AI/ML Platform. She holds Masters in Management Information Systems from University of Arizona & worked as a Software Engineer at Siemens in India.

Trupti Parkar is a Product Manager at Microsoft Azure AI/ML Platform. She holds Masters in Management Information Systems from University of Arizona & worked as a Software Engineer at Siemens in India. Show more

Clifford Agius

Clifford Agius

Clifford Agius, Freelance .NET Developer and also blogs from time to time, is currently a three-time Developer Technologies & IoT MVP, specialising in Xamarin/.NET MAUI and IoT. By day, an airline pilot flying Airbus A320 aircraft around Europe and when not doing that, Clifford freelances as a .NET developer. An active member of the .NET community, he is a regular speaker at conferences and meet-ups around the world.

Clifford graduated as an engineer from the Ford Technical Training Centre in 1995. After 11 years as an electrical/mechanical engineer working with Robotics and PLC Programming, he trained to become an Airline Pilot in 2001. Clifford became a Microsoft Valued Professional (MVP) in 2020.

Clifford Agius, Freelance .NET Developer and also blogs from time to time, is currently a three-time Developer Technologies & IoT MVP, specialising in Xamarin/.NET MAUI and IoT. By day, an airline pilot flying Airbus A320 aircraft around Europe and w... Show more

Shibi Ramachandran

Shibi Ramachandran

Shibi is a seasoned technical leader with over a decade of experience in Software development and distributed systems architecture.
He loves open source and contributes to the open source community with his blogs and conferences.

Shibi is a seasoned technical leader with over a decade of experience in Software development and distributed systems architecture. He loves open source and contributes to the open source community with his blogs and conferences. Show more

David O'Brien

David O'Brien

David is the founder of ARGOS Cloud Security (htttps://argos-security.io) and has previously held a Microsoft MVP award for 9 years, including the prestigious MVP for Azure.
A regular speaker at international conferences, meetups, and user groups he combines his interest to travel the world with his passion to share IT stories with the community.
He has been blogging about cloud, security, and automation for over a decade and regularly delivers in-person training courses across the world.
Outside of IT David is an active aviator with over 20 years' flying experience, and an aspiring Strongman athlete.

David is the founder of ARGOS Cloud Security (htttps://argos-security.io) and has previously held a Microsoft MVP award for 9 years, including the prestigious MVP for Azure. A regular speaker at international conferences, meetups, and user groups he... Show more

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

Thierry DEMAN-Barcelo

MVPx23
MCPx100
Author at @ENIeditions
https://sessionize.com/thierry-deman-barcelo

MVPx23 MCPx100 Author at @ENIeditions https://sessionize.com/thierry-deman-barcelo Show more

Rich Young

Rich Young

Dynamic and decisive, I bring intense ingenuity as an AWS cloud trailblazer directing complex initiatives across the tech landscape. By spearheading high-velocity cloud native development leveraging containers, serverless, and microservices, I have led global teams to deploy disruptive AWS solutions, establishing best practices in CI/CD and observability.

Armed with intricate AWS expertise, I accelerate fluid migrations while optimising budgets, performance and reliability. As a change agent driving digital transformation, I prepare organisations for technology leadership, coaching teams through pioneering approaches to realise AWS’s game-changing capabilities.

Dynamic and decisive, I bring intense ingenuity as an AWS cloud trailblazer directing complex initiatives across the tech landscape. By spearheading high-velocity cloud native development leveraging containers, serverless, and microservices, I have l... Show more

Jagmit Gabba

Jagmit Gabba

Principal Full-Stack Engineer with 12+ years of experience in open-source technologies. A fervent accessibility advocate, Jag champions an inclusive web, demonstrating technical excellence in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, and with a focus on Front-end technologies including React, Angular and Vue. He's also a dedicated DevOps enthusiast and a strong believer in test-driven development.

Principal Full-Stack Engineer with 12+ years of experience in open-source technologies. A fervent accessibility advocate, Jag champions an inclusive web, demonstrating technical excellence in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, and with a focus ... Show more

Siddhant Khisty

Siddhant Khisty

Siddhant is a Product Executive at Devtron, a CNCG Nashik Organizer, and a Kubernetes enthusiast. He loves exploring different technologies and understanding their various use cases within the industry. He loves working with Kubernetes, Linux, and various DevOps-related tools. Apart from the technical exploits, he also enjoys focusing on physical and mental fitness and creating content around the same.

Siddhant is a Product Executive at Devtron, a CNCG Nashik Organizer, and a Kubernetes enthusiast. He loves exploring different technologies and understanding their various use cases within the industry. He loves working with Kubernetes, Linux, and va... Show more

Gustavo Bellini Bigardi

Gustavo Bellini Bigardi

I'm a developer using the .NET ecossystem for more than 20 years, providing solutions for e-commerce, callcenters, healthcare and all kind of business where IT can make the difference.
6x Microsoft MVP on Developer Technologies category, I love to contribute and help other people on software development.
Also, I spend some time playing drums too :)

I'm a developer using the .NET ecossystem for more than 20 years, providing solutions for e-commerce, callcenters, healthcare and all kind of business where IT can make the difference. 6x Microsoft MVP on Developer Technologies category, I love to c... Show more

Tarun R Jain

Tarun R Jain

I am Tarun Jain, currently working as a Super Agent at AI Planet, a Belgium-based AI startup, with over 2 years of experience. I was part of Google Summer of Code 2024 at Red Hen Lab and Google Summer of Code 2023 at caMicroscope. I am also a Google Developer Expert in AI, with 6 international conference talks and active speaking engagements in the Bangalore, India region. I curate educational content on AI with Tarun (~3K subscribers).

Portfolio: https://tarunjain.netlify.app/

I am Tarun Jain, currently working as a Super Agent at AI Planet, a Belgium-based AI startup, with over 2 years of experience. I was part of Google Summer of Code 2024 at Red Hen Lab and Google Summer of Code 2023 at caMicroscope. I am also a Google ... Show more

Pam DeGraffenreid

Pam DeGraffenreid

Pam DeGraffenreid is a leader in the Knoxville M365 User Group and Knoxville M365 Community Days, Microsoft MVP, and Solution Architect with experience in M365 & Power Platform. Her focus is creating efficient, sustainable solutions leveraging Microsoft 365 no-code capabilities. She’s passionate about helping other developers work smarter by improving their processes and practices.

Pam DeGraffenreid is a leader in the Knoxville M365 User Group and Knoxville M365 Community Days, Microsoft MVP, and Solution Architect with experience in M365 & Power Platform. Her focus is creating efficient, sustainable solutions leveraging Micros... Show more

Ashish Jha

Ashish Jha

Ashish is a creative technologist currently driving revenue growth and fostering strong customer partnerships at Okta as a Solutions Engineer. With a strong foundation in Conversational AI, where he is also one of the leading community voices for Amazon Alexa, Ashish brings a unique perspective to solving complex Customer Identity and User Experience challenges. His proven track record includes winning multiple Alexa Hackathons, creating in-depth training courses, and building over 800 Conversational AI applications.

Ashish is a creative technologist currently driving revenue growth and fostering strong customer partnerships at Okta as a Solutions Engineer. With a strong foundation in Conversational AI, where he is also one of the leading community voices for Ama... Show more

Bron Thulke

Bron Thulke

Bron has been developing code since the turn of the century, and loves learning new tech. Her motto is "if you're not learning, you're not moving". Yes she just made that up, she is a programmer not a wordsmith. Bron is the CTO at YouLive to Travel.

Bron has been developing code since the turn of the century, and loves learning new tech. Her motto is "if you're not learning, you're not moving". Yes she just made that up, she is a programmer not a wordsmith. Bron is the CTO at YouLive to Travel. Show more

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