Travel & Tourism

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

Dee Bolt

Dee Bolt

I have been in the External Identity and Access Management space since 2020, helping clients architect and implement their Identity solutions and keeping their application secure.

Prior to the identity ecosystem, I was a development consultant in travel and tourism (mainly C#) and a software and database analyst for a training company. My main skillset is around system architecture, identity, C#, and SQL.

Other community contributions include the Azure Technical Contributor Program and Microsoft sponsored Identity discord channel.

I have been in the External Identity and Access Management space since 2020, helping clients architect and implement their Identity solutions and keeping their application secure. Prior to the identity ecosystem, I was a development consultant in... Show more

Jorge Vargas Garcia

Jorge Vargas Garcia

Hello, I'm Jorge Vargas, a seasoned CTO with a proven record of launching successful products and enhancing user experiences. Over my career, I've led high-performing engineering and product teams that consistently met and exceeded our key objectives, all supported by meticulously defined OKRs. My core focus has always been on fostering cross-team collaboration to maximize efficiency and resource optimization.

My expertise extends to forging robust technological and business partnerships, ensuring the unwavering
reliability of our products. When it comes to technology and platform selection, I excel in finding the sweet spot between complexity and simplicity. I firmly believe that balancing scalability with operational growth is paramount. My holistic approach covers all critical facets of the organization, maintaining a 360-degree vision in all my strategic endeavors.

I'm deeply committed to propelling our company to new heights and staying on the cutting edge of
technological innovation. I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to collaborate and collectively elevate our
company's success to the next level.

Hello, I'm Jorge Vargas, a seasoned CTO with a proven record of launching successful products and enhancing user experiences. Over my career, I've led high-performing engineering and product teams that consistently met and exceeded our key objectives... Show more

Paul Michaels

Paul Michaels

Paul Michaels is a Microsoft MVP and a Head of Technology, working across Azure and AWS. He's been programming professionally since 1997, and likes finding neat solutions to problems.

Paul Michaels is a Microsoft MVP and a Head of Technology, working across Azure and AWS. He's been programming professionally since 1997, and likes finding neat solutions to problems. Show more

Ankshita Maunthrooa

Ankshita Maunthrooa

Ankshita is currently working as a security engineer and has previously worked as a cybersecurity consultant in the paradise island of Mauritius, helping the biggest firms around the world implement strategic cybersecurity best practices and comply with the required standards. Before joining consultancy, she has worked in cybersecurity for approximately two years as a SOC analyst, thus gathering a rich hands-on experience on blue teaming tools and practices.

Ankshita has presented her cyber blue teaming skills at the DevCon2023, the biggest developers' conference of Mauritius organized by the MSCC and GDG Mauritius. She recently also spoke at the DevFest 2023 about introducing Golang to students.

Coming from a diverse background in Information Technology, Ankshita is familiar with development and programming in Java, Python, Javascript and Solidity. Her latest passion for learning narrows down to Golang which can be very effectively implemented in the field of cybersecurity as well.

During university years, Ankshita has also represented the Google Developers Student Clubs on her campus at the University of Mauritius and she had also been elected as the Huawei Campus Ambassador.

Ankshita is currently working as a security engineer and has previously worked as a cybersecurity consultant in the paradise island of Mauritius, helping the biggest firms around the world implement strategic cybersecurity best practices and comply w... Show more

Nikhil Ladha

Nikhil Ladha

Nikhil Ladha is a backend developer from India, working at IBM and has more than 5yrs of industry experience in the domain of storage, web and kubernetes.He is also an active open-source contributor and a maintainer of multiple open-source projects. He loves to travel and explore the world. In his free time, he loves to relax those brain muscles by playing PC games :)

Nikhil Ladha is a backend developer from India, working at IBM and has more than 5yrs of industry experience in the domain of storage, web and kubernetes.He is also an active open-source contributor and a maintainer of multiple open-source projects. ... Show more

James Donahue

James Donahue

Raise in Nashville, Tennessee, settled in Hamburg, Germany, with a few other continents in between. My academic background is macroeconomics, with a focus on Bayesian methods and labor market dynamics. I am currently working with AWS Cloud applications, trying to find a good compost system, and still drinking too much coffee.

Raise in Nashville, Tennessee, settled in Hamburg, Germany, with a few other continents in between. My academic background is macroeconomics, with a focus on Bayesian methods and labor market dynamics. I am currently working with AWS Cloud applicatio... Show more

Patrick Savio

Patrick Savio

Specializzato nella gestione della sicurezza e delle identità nel mondo Microsoft, con un forte focus sul percorso di adoption Modern Work nelle PMI. Supporta le aziende nelle transizioni verso modelli cloud più sicuri ed efficienti, guidandole attraverso processi di modernizzazione, consolidamento e implementazione del modello Zero Trust. La sua esperienza sul campo in ambienti brownfield gli permette di unire approccio pratico e visione architetturale, aiutando le PMI a raggiungere una postura di sicurezza matura e pronta per l’AI.

Specializzato nella gestione della sicurezza e delle identità nel mondo Microsoft, con un forte focus sul percorso di adoption Modern Work nelle PMI. Supporta le aziende nelle transizioni verso modelli cloud più sicuri ed efficienti, guidandole attra... Show more

Kruthika Gopinathan

Kruthika Gopinathan

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise Show more

Arvind Jeyakumar

Arvind Jeyakumar

Arvind is Head of Data at Fellow, a San Francisco-based premium coffee equipment company where he built the entire data stack from scratch as a team of one and now building the AI stack. He runs everything from ingestion to dashboards across dbt Cloud, BigQuery, and Looker, with Claude and MCP as part of the architecture for making the warehouse conversational and actionable. He also lectures in the UC Davis MSBA program where he teaches data and analytics engineering using the same tools he runs in production.

He's spoken at the SF NetSuite User Group and cares a lot about showing that good architecture and smart tooling can do what most companies throw headcount at. Outside of work he's usually dialing in a pour-over or perfecting an espresso shot.

Arvind is Head of Data at Fellow, a San Francisco-based premium coffee equipment company where he built the entire data stack from scratch as a team of one and now building the AI stack. He runs everything from ingestion to dashboards across dbt Clou... Show more

Serge Poueme

Serge Poueme

I champion open-source technologies for the gaming industry at AWS, focusing on modernizing game infrastructures with containerization and cloud-native solutions. My expertise spans Kubernetes, Agones, and OpenMatch, helping developers enhance game server management and implement observability for large-scale deployments. I occasionally speak at industry events, sharing insights on cloud-native gaming challenges. Outside work, I enjoy travel, music, and family time.

I champion open-source technologies for the gaming industry at AWS, focusing on modernizing game infrastructures with containerization and cloud-native solutions. My expertise spans Kubernetes, Agones, and OpenMatch, helping developers enhance game s... Show more

Irene Pedrejón

Irene Pedrejón

From paintbrushes to Power BI 🎨📊, my path blends art and analysis: I studied hairdressing, special effects makeup, and fine arts, and today I analyze data in a call center. Where I once created imaginary worlds, I now use my imagination to innovate with KPIs, dashboards, and strategic decisions 💡. I still tell stories, but with data as the protagonists. Because creativity isn't abandoned… it transforms 🚀

From paintbrushes to Power BI 🎨📊, my path blends art and analysis: I studied hairdressing, special effects makeup, and fine arts, and today I analyze data in a call center. Where I once created imaginary worlds, I now use my imagination to innovate... Show more

Batandwa Mgutsi

Batandwa Mgutsi

Love checking out new tech. Love listening to people vent about tech. Love of Dart and Typescript. Otherwise just a normal software engineer.

Love checking out new tech. Love listening to people vent about tech. Love of Dart and Typescript. Otherwise just a normal software engineer. Show more

Aurelien Coget

Aurelien Coget

Je suis Aurélien COGET, CEO de Plumber.
Je suis passionné par l'automatisation des tâches dans le cycle de vie de la livraison de logiciels (SDLC).
Je me concentre sur la façon de sécuriser les chaînes d'approvisionnement DevOps.

J'aime voyager 🌎, partager d'autres cultures 👩🏾‍🤝‍👨🏽, pêcher 🎣
Je suis également membre actif d'un cluster d'entreprises numériques en Occitanie.

Je suis Aurélien COGET, CEO de Plumber. Je suis passionné par l'automatisation des tâches dans le cycle de vie de la livraison de logiciels (SDLC). Je me concentre sur la façon de sécuriser les chaînes d'approvisionnement DevOps. J'aime voyager... Show more

Arun Ganapathi

Arun Ganapathi

Arun Ganapathi is a software engineering leader with 18+ years of experience architecting cloud-native, high-availability systems and large-scale IAM platforms. He serves as Senior Manager of Software Development at Oracle USA, leading OPERA Cloud Identity Management a globally distributed, multi-tenant IAM solution supporting thousands of hospitality enterprises worldwide.
His work spans cloud architecture, microservices, security, and federated identity systems. He has driven major IAM transformations delivering 99.9% uptime, 50% faster incident response through observability modernization, and significant gains in onboarding and high-load performance.
At Oracle, Arun has earned honors including the Architects Choice Award, R&D Hall of Fame Award, and Hospitality Pineapple Award for contributions to cloud-native IAM, federated identity, and high-availability SaaS architectures.
He is certified as an Oracle Gen AI Professional, OCI Architect, and Professional Scrum Master, with expertise in OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML 2.0, RBAC, and zero-downtime deployments.

Arun Ganapathi is a software engineering leader with 18+ years of experience architecting cloud-native, high-availability systems and large-scale IAM platforms. He serves as Senior Manager of Software Development at Oracle USA, leading OPERA Cloud Id... Show more

Amedeo Palopoli

Amedeo Palopoli

Cloud Architect at Aruba Cloud, passionate about cloud-native architectures, Platform Engineering, and infrastructure automation.

Amedeo embraced Kubernetes in 2016 during his Master’s thesis in Computer Engineering at the University of Bologna, where he explored containerization and large-scale cloud-native application deployment. His research work led to publications in international scientific venues including ACM and IEEE.

Since then, the cloud-native ecosystem has been at the core of his professional journey. He focuses on designing scalable, production-grade platforms that combine Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, and GitOps principles to enable secure and self-service developer experiences.

A strong advocate of open standards and the CNCF ecosystem, Amedeo has earned multiple certifications from The Linux Foundation, including CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA, and KCSA. He is among the first Italians to complete the KubeAstronaut program. He also holds certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect and Elasticsearch Certified Engineer.

He believes Kubernetes is not just a container orchestrator, but a foundational layer for building modern internal developer platforms.

Cloud Architect at Aruba Cloud, passionate about cloud-native architectures, Platform Engineering, and infrastructure automation. Amedeo embraced Kubernetes in 2016 during his Master’s thesis in Computer Engineering at the University of Bologna, w... Show more

Jaruwat Panturat

Jaruwat Panturat

A Golden Kubestronaut and a platform engineer. My role involves working with numerous development teams to build efficient, scalable and reliable platforms using CNCF technologies such as Kubernetes, ArgoCD, CrossPlane, Istio and others.

A Golden Kubestronaut and a platform engineer. My role involves working with numerous development teams to build efficient, scalable and reliable platforms using CNCF technologies such as Kubernetes, ArgoCD, CrossPlane, Istio and others. Show more

Mark Mosley

Mark Mosley

Mark J. Mosley is a digital transformation leader with over a decade of experience at some of the world’s leading tech companies, including Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and ServiceNow. He works across AI, data, and enterprise workloads to help organizations with business strategy and drive innovation.

Featured in the Associated Press, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance, Mark has delivered talks at conferences nationwide, sharing actionable insights on AI adoption and leadership.

Mark J. Mosley is a digital transformation leader with over a decade of experience at some of the world’s leading tech companies, including Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and ServiceNow. He works across AI, data, and enterprise workloads to help organizatio... Show more

Alejandro Moreno Lopez

Alejandro Moreno Lopez

Alejandro Moreno Lopez is a software engineer/architect who has worked in different roles, from pure development, to leading small and medium teams, to co-founding three different companies with different partners in technology, content management, marketing online and tourism. He's also been lucky enough to work and lead some of the biggest enterprise projects in Drupal like Royal Mail, Parcelforce, and BBC.

Alejandro Moreno Lopez is a software engineer/architect who has worked in different roles, from pure development, to leading small and medium teams, to co-founding three different companies with different partners in technology, content management, m... Show more

Silvano Cerza

Silvano Cerza

Generalist software engineer that worked in tons of different languages. Expert in Python and C++. Worked for companies in different fields like Arduino and Pitch. Currently playing with AI.

Generalist software engineer that worked in tons of different languages. Expert in Python and C++. Worked for companies in different fields like Arduino and Pitch. Currently playing with AI. Show more

Saskia Untiet-Kepp

Saskia Untiet-Kepp

Saskia Untiet‑Kepp enables Data Mesh and AI‑ready data platforms in regulated environments. Her focus areas include Data Product Contracts, Enterprise Semantic Layers, Knowledge Graphs, and AI‑assisted querying. She drives self‑service platforms and federated governance and shares hands‑on lessons from complex transformation programs.

Saskia Untiet‑Kepp enables Data Mesh and AI‑ready data platforms in regulated environments. Her focus areas include Data Product Contracts, Enterprise Semantic Layers, Knowledge Graphs, and AI‑assisted querying. She drives self‑service platforms and ... Show more

Peter Smith

Peter Smith

Peter has been a Principal Software Engineer for 10 years, including 3 years in the AWS Step Functions team (in Canada). He was heavily involved in designing and implementing recent AWS Step Functions features. Peter has a strong focus on development tooling (especially in cloud environments), and has authored a book on Software Build Systems.

Peter has been a Principal Software Engineer for 10 years, including 3 years in the AWS Step Functions team (in Canada). He was heavily involved in designing and implementing recent AWS Step Functions features. Peter has a strong focus on development... Show more

Danko Kočiš

Danko Kočiš

Danko Kočiš rođen je 1982. godine u Đakovu, gdje je započeo svoj put u astronomiju, astronautiku i tehničku kulturu. Diplomirao je računalne znanosti i poslovnu informatiku, te je zaposlen u Multinorm d.o.o. kao IT/ERP manager.
Odrastao je u obitelji strastvenih radioamatera i elektrotehničara, što je u njemu zapalilo ljubav prema tehnologiji za cijeli život. Njegovo zanimanje za svemir dovelo ga je do toga da preuzme vodstvo Astronomskog društva "Orion" u rodnom Đakovu. Kao izvrstan promotor ne samo svemirskih tema nego i tehničke kulture općenito, proglašen je nacionalnim koordinatorom Hrvatske za Svjetski tjedan svemira Ujedinjenih naroda. Tijekom proteklih pet godina organizirao je više od 500 predavanja i radionica u kojima je sudjelovalo tisuće mladih ljudi godišnje i pozicionirao Hrvatsku među prvih 5 zemalja u svijetu po sudjelovanju mladih u aktivnostima vezanim uz svemir. Za svoj rad dobio je Državnu nagradu za tehničku kulturu 2022. godine, a služi i kao član Upravnog odbora Hrvatskog astronomskog saveza.
Međunarodno priznat zbog svoje predanosti obrazovanju mladih o temama vezanim uz svemir, imenovan je glavnim tajnikom Adriatic Aerospace Association 2021., gdje predvodi nacionalne svemirske obrazovne projekte poput trenutnog projekta Cansat Rocketry.

Danko Kočiš rođen je 1982. godine u Đakovu, gdje je započeo svoj put u astronomiju, astronautiku i tehničku kulturu. Diplomirao je računalne znanosti i poslovnu informatiku, te je zaposlen u Multinorm d.o.o. kao IT/ERP manager. Odrastao je u obitelj... Show more

Satvik Kumar

Satvik Kumar

Satvik Kumar is a Product Manager at Pure Storage specializing in cyber resilience, data protection, and AI-driven product innovation. He leads strategy for enterprise resilience and replication solutions, works across ecosystem partnerships including Veeam, Commvault, and Rubrik, and regularly presents these topics to executive and technical audiences in global customer briefings. Earlier, he led global airline operations product initiatives at Sabre and co-founded PESU IO, an edtech platform that has served 25,000+ students. Satvik is also an IEEE-published researcher, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate, and a regular distinguished judge for hackathons.

Satvik Kumar is a Product Manager at Pure Storage specializing in cyber resilience, data protection, and AI-driven product innovation. He leads strategy for enterprise resilience and replication solutions, works across ecosystem partnerships includin... Show more

Hanshal Mehta

Hanshal Mehta

Hey there! I'm an open-source developer and worked on projects like Opentelemetry, bpfman, Glasskube, Cyclops, BuildSafe, & many. I currently work at SecurableAI as a Open Source Developer. I love Kubernetes and Golang. Performance engineering and cloud security are topics that truly fascinate me. I enjoy developing meaningful projects.

Hey there! I'm an open-source developer and worked on projects like Opentelemetry, bpfman, Glasskube, Cyclops, BuildSafe, & many. I currently work at SecurableAI as a Open Source Developer. I love Kubernetes and Golang. Performance engineering and cl... Show more

Steven Kelly

Steven Kelly

Steven Kelly is a British TV survivalist, resilience speaker, and founder of South West Survival. With 23 years of military service and experience operating in extreme environments around the world, he brings real-world lessons in resilience, leadership, decision-making under pressure, teamwork, and mindset.

Steven is known for appearing on Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid: Apocalypse, Naked Alone and Racing to Get Home, and Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning. He combines survival expertise, operational experience, and television credibility to deliver practical, engaging talks that challenge audiences to think clearly, adapt fast, and perform under pressure.

Through speaking, training, and media work, Steven helps people and teams build resilience, develop a stronger mindset, and apply survival principles to business, leadership, and everyday life.

Steven Kelly is a British TV survivalist, resilience speaker, and founder of South West Survival. With 23 years of military service and experience operating in extreme environments around the world, he brings real-world lessons in resilience, leaders... Show more

Raphaël Yharrassarry

Raphaël Yharrassarry

Je travaille en freelance comme lead UX designer, psychologue depuis le dernier millénaire. Mon parcours m’a permis de travailler sur des sujets variés allant du WAP à la télévision, en passant par, le web, le e-commerce et les applications professionnelles ou le design de service. Ma vision de l’expérience utilisateur repose sur deux démarches complémentaires, l’une pragmatique autour de la conception de services et l’autre stratégique autour de l’évolution des organisations et l’intégration du design au sein des équipes.

Je travaille depuis 2020 pour beta.gouv.fr toujours en freelance afin d’essayer d’améliorer les services publics avec l’intention de changer le monde, de le rendre meilleur et de limiter la crise climatique qui arrive, mais avant ça il faut que je pense à faire du pain et bien d’autres choses plus ou moins futile comme un potager, du miel et du cidre.

Je travaille en freelance comme lead UX designer, psychologue depuis le dernier millénaire. Mon parcours m’a permis de travailler sur des sujets variés allant du WAP à la télévision, en passant par, le web, le e-commerce et les applications professio... Show more

Henry Timm

Henry Timm

Henry L. Timm is a cybersecurity executive, MSP operator, and community builder who has spent two decades on the front lines of technology leadership. As CEO of Phantom Technology Solutions and Co-Founder of the Rocket Fuel Factory, he brings practitioner-level insight to every stage and session. Henry serves as Vice Chair of the GTIA Cybersecurity Executive Council, sits on the GTIA Global Leadership Committee, sits on 10+ active advisory boards including ThreatLocker, SuperOps, and FBI InfraGard, and has delivered 200+
speaking engagements across the IT channel. He cohosts the podcast 10 Things in 10 Mins and MSP Community Live and is based
in Northern Indiana.

Henry L. Timm is a cybersecurity executive, MSP operator, and community builder who has spent two decades on the front lines of technology leadership. As CEO of Phantom Technology Solutions and Co-Founder of the Rocket Fuel Factory, he brings practit... Show more

Pillippa Pérez Pons

Pillippa Pérez Pons

I'm Pillippa Pérez Pons, a Frontend Software Engineer, I am passionate about developing innovative web applications that enhance user experiences and improve efficiency. Originally from Chile, I have been living in the Bay Area for the past three years, embracing the vibrant tech community here.

Volunteering and community involvement are core to who I am. In 2019 and 2020, I mentored young girls through Niñas Pro, helping them develop their technical skills and inspiring their interest in technology. I also contributed to Django Girls in 2020, creating a welcoming environment for women to learn coding. In 2023, I had the opportunity to be an organizer for JSConf Chile, fostering a collaborative and inclusive tech community. Additionally, I played a significant role in JavaScript Chile 2023, promoting education and growth within the local JavaScript community. My commitment is to empower underrepresented groups and encourage them to pursue careers in technology, believing in their potential to make a significant impact.

I'm Pillippa Pérez Pons, a Frontend Software Engineer, I am passionate about developing innovative web applications that enhance user experiences and improve efficiency. Originally from Chile, I have been living in the Bay Area for the past three yea... Show more

Patrick Gorman

Patrick Gorman

Patrick Gorman is a seasoned IT and cybersecurity professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 18 years. Known for his passion and expertise in the field, Patrick has made significant contributions to the world of information technology and security.

Patrick Gorman is a seasoned IT and cybersecurity professional with a wealth of experience spanning over 18 years. Known for his passion and expertise in the field, Patrick has made significant contributions to the world of information technology and... Show more

Mpumelelo Pinky

Mpumelelo Pinky

Feed Focus and Starve Distractions
Mpumelelo Pinky
IT Support
Sip and Cloud Community Founder
CloudBoost and Faith Inspired Tech with Pinky
AWS Certified Cloud Ambassador
Tech Mentor and Community Volunteer
AI Engineer in Training

Feed Focus and Starve Distractions Mpumelelo Pinky IT Support Sip and Cloud Community Founder CloudBoost and Faith Inspired Tech with Pinky AWS Certified Cloud Ambassador Tech Mentor and Community Volunteer AI Engineer in Training Show more

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