Travel & Tourism

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

David Colleen

David Colleen

David Colleen, SapientX's CEO & Co-founder, is a serial AI and VR entrepreneur. In 1995 he became one of the founders of VR on the Internet leading to the founding of Planet 9 Studios. In 2003, David and his team began building AI powered conversational characters. In 2016, he launched the SapientX conversational AI platform with long time friends Bruce Wilcox (4 time Loebner award winner for best chatbot) and Maclen Marvit (an actual rocket scientist). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Colleen

David Colleen, SapientX's CEO & Co-founder, is a serial AI and VR entrepreneur. In 1995 he became one of the founders of VR on the Internet leading to the founding of Planet 9 Studios. In 2003, David and his team began building AI powered conversatio... Show more

Dr. Vishal Pawar Ph.D.

Dr. Vishal Pawar Ph.D.

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

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

Dirk Schäfauer

Dirk Schäfauer

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

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

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

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

Karl Carter

Karl Carter

Karl Carter is Founder and CEO of Snake Nation. Karl is a passionate entrepreneur, with 20 + years expertise in social change, entertainment, innovation, creative, marketing/media platforms and strategic growth. He leads a team of dedicated creators, technologists, producers, strategists, influencers and project managers in 7 countries that are galvanized by Snake Nation’s mission to impact the lives of millions of diverse creators and coders globally.
Snake Nation is a mission driven culture, content and technology company, HQ in Atlanta, GA and Cape Town, South Africa. Snake Nation has successfully established partnerships with major innovation hubs in Atlanta and South Africa. in 2018, Karl lead Snake Nation to establish its first wholly owned live/work/ launch property in Cape Town, South Africa. Snake Nation empowers young Multicultural Millennial (M2) creators and coders to enter the global Creative Economy on their own terms and build sustainable careers. The Snake Nation network encompasses People, Platforms and Places- Snake Nation College Societies, Digital platform and Social Studios to live, work and create throughout Africa and America.
Karl’s experience in brand and movement building is longstanding and is consistently innovative. From truth.com, the most successful youth social change campaign ever, to Current TV the first user generated TV network, to Master of the Mix, the first DJ competition reality show. Airing on a BET and Vh1 for three seasons, it generated millions of views and over 500 million PR impressions.
Karl has done award winning work for truth®, P&G, Current TV, Verizon, Nissan, Smirnoff and Guinness. He was awarded the first ever Ad Color Innovator award by a distinguished panel of leaders in the advertising and media industry. He and his team’s work on Current TV garnered a Best New Network Launch from TV Week, Al Gore Guerrilla Marketer of the Year and an Emmy Award for Best Interactive Television Service. Their work on the Truth team won numerous awards and was recognized by Ad Age as the top 15 campaigns of the 21st century.
Karl is a GWU School of Business Alum and Goldman Sachs 10kSB Graduate. He is passionate about helping young people and social causes through media and marketing. Karl's commitment to global youth culture, social change and media innovation make him a force in multiple areas. In 2018, Karl was awarded the World Award for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Achievement.
Karl has been interviewed multiple times regarding the creative economy, space making and technology for millennials and youth.
In 2021, Snake Nation was awarded induction into the World Wide Web consortium as an awardee of Grand for the Web inclusion grant. Snake Nation’s purpose will be to influence the governing body for internet standards toward a more diverse, inclusive and equitable internet economy for everyone.
Karl currently resides in Atlanta, GA and Cape Town South Africa with his wife and two daughters. His driving forces are the love of his family and the love of community, culture, technology and creativity.

Karl Carter is Founder and CEO of Snake Nation. Karl is a passionate entrepreneur, with 20 + years expertise in social change, entertainment, innovation, creative, marketing/media platforms and strategic growth. He leads a team of dedicated creators,... Show more

David Dowell

David Dowell

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

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

John Bishop Flynn

John Bishop Flynn

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management.

I work with Toshiba, Actalent, Code Kentucky, Awesome Inc, and Mobile Information Technology in many roles in technology, training, and management. Show more

José Rogelio García Vital

José Rogelio García Vital

Extensive experience in Requirements Management, Project Management, Business Process Management ,Full Stack Developer and Testing. I have gained this experience in more than 7 years delivering projects across industries including stock market, publishing, banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, taxation, and health care. Whether serving as Android Developer , Functional Manager or Project Leader, I have participated in large projects with multinational impact. Projects deployed in more than 1200 branches, up to five countries and with more than $10 million in budget, in both, government and private companies. My communications skills include working with senior management, middle management and operational staff to determine business needs, strategic goals, core value chain, key business processes, and business requirements; facilitating meetings, mentoring, delivering lectures, speeches and formal training. Volunteering, self-awareness, personal development, and implementing ideas are some of my passions. I truly believe that people is the key factor that can make changes. I also believe in values like client satisfaction, listening, team collaboration, self-awareness, effective communication, focused efforts, deliverables/results-oriented approach as key factors to produce changes and results.

Extensive experience in Requirements Management, Project Management, Business Process Management ,Full Stack Developer and Testing. I have gained this experience in more than 7 years delivering projects across industries including stock market, publi... Show more

Cindy Hadhri

Cindy Hadhri

Cindy Hadhri is passionate about "creating something new". She advises companies - like an innovation birthing assistant - and brings new products and services into the world.

She is the Keynote Speaker & Advisor for innovation and future trends. She highlights the importance of superpower diversity and the right team set-up. She provides her audience with specific frameworks for implementation. She underlines her statements with real-life examples and future trends.

She has built up her extensive experience from international roles in the mobility industry over the last 10 years. She has acted as, i.a., an aeronautical engineer at companies such as Airbus and Volkswagen, an innovation consultant for the government of Lower Saxony and a futurist at TRENDONE.

Cindy Hadhri is passionate about "creating something new". She advises companies - like an innovation birthing assistant - and brings new products and services into the world. She is the Keynote Speaker & Advisor for innovation and future trends. ... Show more

Tu Nguyen

Tu Nguyen

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Over ten years of experience in travel, media, entertainment industries developing and managing testing and optimization programs and building digital analytics strategies and teams. Continuously looking for opportunities to lead teams to drive value, improve efficiencies and processes, and build out thoughtful analytics, optimization, and data strategies. Passionate about continuous growth in leadership, management, and business development skills

About Over ten years of experience in travel, media, entertainment industries developing and managing testing and optimization programs and building digital analytics strategies and teams. Continuously looking for opportunities to lead teams to driv... Show more

Karol Przystalski

Karol Przystalski

Obtained a PhD degree in Computer Science in 2015 at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. CTO and founder of Codete. Leading and mentoring teams at Codete. Working with Fortune 500 companies on data science projects. Built a research lab for machine learning methods and big data solutions at Codete. Gives speeches and trainings in data science with a focus on applied machine learning in German, Polish, and English. Used to be an O’Reilly trainer.

Obtained a PhD degree in Computer Science in 2015 at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow. CTO and founder of Codete. Leading and mentoring teams at Codete. Working with Fortune 500 companies on data science projects. Built a research lab for machin... Show more

Arsalan Ayub

Arsalan Ayub

Arsalan is a Tactical Change Enthusiast leveraging his 15 plus years in the industry to impact lives globally by ensuring business ideas are turned into reality. Currently Evangelizing Fintech, Security, Web3, Digital Trust, Privacy and DeFi.

Possessing global work experience with large corporations and communities. Been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable award in 2007/2009. Participated in development and review of various frameworks and manuals at ISACA, NIST, IASA and MS. Technical Head of the founding member of the Bahrain Fintech Bay. A passionate mentor, digital trust advocate and SME for privacy at ISACA international. Held various director positions at ISACA Bahrain Chapter focusing on Membership at the moment.

Arsalan is a Tactical Change Enthusiast leveraging his 15 plus years in the industry to impact lives globally by ensuring business ideas are turned into reality. Currently Evangelizing Fintech, Security, Web3, Digital Trust, Privacy and DeFi. Pos... Show more

Anifowoshe Noah

Anifowoshe Noah

Anifowoshe Noah is a positive-minded and talented professional in the field of Information Technology and project management with 7 years of industry experience. Team player with courage and good leadership skills. Experienced project manager, systems and network administrator. Possessing an in-depth understanding of relevant legislation, procedures and techniques required to assist with the day-to-day running of an IT department and its business IT systems. Extensive knowledge of monitoring and controlling data security within guidelines to ensure compliance and report on possible improvements. Extensive knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex cases, group work, and community issues. Skilled in teaching and demonstrating advanced first-aid techniques.

Experienced in providing first aid training to community groups and corporate organizations. Holds a Bachelor of Information Technology and Business Information Systems from Middlesex University and A Master of Project Management from Lagos State University. Passionate about volunteering and making a positive impact in the world.

Anifowoshe Noah has received training from various international organizations, including Queens University, ICRC, UNESCO, NIIT, APTECH EDU, AFIDFF, IFRC, World Safety Organization and First Aid Services Nigeria among others. He is trained in Advocacy and Resource Mobilization, Community Early Warning Systems (CEWS), Information Management and more.

Driven by a passion to alleviate human suffering, Noah has directed his experiences and training to promote involvement in humanitarian endeavours through efficient volunteer management in Nigeria and emergency response. He actively engages with professional organizations and associations, contributing to thought leadership and research activities.

As an emerging professional, Noah brings unparalleled expertise and insight to his work, delivering exceptional results to his clients and stakeholders.

Anifowoshe Noah is a positive-minded and talented professional in the field of Information Technology and project management with 7 years of industry experience. Team player with courage and good leadership skills. Experienced project manager, system... Show more

Pankaj Kumar

Pankaj Kumar

Working as a Tour and Travel Associate at BookMyBooking.com, I am Pankaj Kumar. BookMyBooking.com is a travel portal offering various kinds of services like tour package booking, activity booking and other travel-related services. My core job is to monitor the various Dubai tours and packages live on our portal.

Working as a Tour and Travel Associate at BookMyBooking.com, I am Pankaj Kumar. BookMyBooking.com is a travel portal offering various kinds of services like tour package booking, activity booking and other travel-related services. My core job is to m... Show more

Xavier Charef

Xavier Charef

Data Scientist à SNCF Connect depuis plus de 3 ans, j'ai pu constater de nombreuses fois la difficulté de maintenir un bon niveau qualité concernant la donnée nécessaire à nos produits ML que ce soit lors de l'industrialisation d'un POC, ou lors de la maintenance en production d'un modèle utilisant une donnée dont je n'étais que consommateur.

Data Scientist à SNCF Connect depuis plus de 3 ans, j'ai pu constater de nombreuses fois la difficulté de maintenir un bon niveau qualité concernant la donnée nécessaire à nos produits ML que ce soit lors de l'industrialisation d'un POC, ou lors de l... Show more

Maximiliano Espejo

Maximiliano Espejo

Maximiliano is a social entrepreneur with over a decade of working experience in the hospitality and MICE industry in Europe, USA, Middle East and Australia. Currently, he is the co-founder of Betreat a Swiss Corporate Event Agency that organize retreats, conferences and incentives based on sustainability and wellbeing.

Maximiliano is a social entrepreneur with over a decade of working experience in the hospitality and MICE industry in Europe, USA, Middle East and Australia. Currently, he is the co-founder of Betreat a Swiss Corporate Event Agency that organize retr... Show more

Tanmay Shah

Tanmay Shah

Tanmay is an Artist and Podcast host from India. He was a Speaker at NFT London 2022. Tanmay has diverse art styles. His portfolio includes 3D animated artworks, 3D objects for Metaverse, and Physical paintings as large as 223x223cm. You will find an element of surprise and humor in his works. He has been in the NFT space since 2021 February. He hosts a weekly 12hr Twitter space called 'NFT for All' to facilitate the NFT community. Rocklaz Radio, the podcast hosted by Tanmay now has over 42 episodes featuring talks with experts from diverse fields. Tanmay finds meaning in life by creating things and bringing a smile to people's faces. He loves to explore and experiment. Curiosity is a part of his personality.

Tanmay is an Artist and Podcast host from India. He was a Speaker at NFT London 2022. Tanmay has diverse art styles. His portfolio includes 3D animated artworks, 3D objects for Metaverse, and Physical paintings as large as 223x223cm. You will find an... Show more

Memunat Manzuma

Memunat Manzuma

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

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

Paromita Banik

Paromita Banik

Paromita Banik is currently a master’s student at the Department of Informatics at TU Munich (TUM). Prior to this she did her bachelors in Information and Communication Technology from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
She has been actively involved in research on Multi-stakeholder Recommender Systems at the Chair of Connected Mobility at TUM and is currently continuing on the same as her Master Thesis.
Besides her studies, she is also working as a vocational training student at SAP where she is specializing in User Experience.

Paromita Banik is currently a master’s student at the Department of Informatics at TU Munich (TUM). Prior to this she did her bachelors in Information and Communication Technology from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. She has been... Show more

Pranam Bhat

Pranam Bhat

Pranam has overall 7+ years of work experience working as a Full Stack Developer. Currently, he work as a Technical Lead at ABB.

Prior to joining ABB, he has worked for KPMG, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, Thomson Reuters.

Pranam has been contributing to the Angular Community past 5 years. During his free time, he write blogs, share knowledge on C# Corner, DEV Community, GitHub, LinkedIn, Medium, Stack Overflow, etc. Also, he spend time on giving Webinar's, Sessions on Angular, Moderating and Volunteering at the Events, etc.

Pranam has overall 7+ years of work experience working as a Full Stack Developer. Currently, he work as a Technical Lead at ABB. Prior to joining ABB, he has worked for KPMG, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra, Thomson Reuters. Pranam has been contributi... Show more

Abhishek Shukla

Abhishek Shukla

Abhishek Shukla, known by his pen-name Abhysheq Shukla, is an international keynote speaker, author, psychologist, political analyst, and mentor. His seminars have inspired students, professors, and corporations throughout the world. An expert in strategic business planning and brand management, he is considered to be one of the foremost mentors to CEO's throughout the world. Additionally, he serves as a Mentor & Advisor for the Atal Innovation Mission, the Global Startup Hub, and the Web 3.0 Center of Excellence. He is the founder and chief monster of YKCOR Group and YKCOR Metaverse Services LLC.

Abhishek Shukla, known by his pen-name Abhysheq Shukla, is an international keynote speaker, author, psychologist, political analyst, and mentor. His seminars have inspired students, professors, and corporations throughout the world. An expert in str... Show more

Wayne Dullerud

Wayne Dullerud

Wayne Dullerud is a contractor with years of hands-on construction experience. He enjoys working on residential properties and has a wealth of experience working in commercial locations. Wayne Dullerud would like to travel to Europe in the future to explore the vast array of cultures there.

Wayne Dullerud is a contractor with years of hands-on construction experience. He enjoys working on residential properties and has a wealth of experience working in commercial locations. Wayne Dullerud would like to travel to Europe in the future to ... Show more

Marek Dlugos

Marek Dlugos

On the intersection of tech and business. Striving for understanding a solution picture and turning it into a reality. Strong execution background and skills.

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✅ Gained international exposure while traveling to over 45 countries across 4 continents. Supplemented my education with various study abroad opportunities at 4 leading universities, took multiple MBA courses and graduated with a degree in Software Engineering.
✅ Delivered over 100 projects for customers worldwide such as for a startup post-series A, for a company with 50 million users, and companies like Shopify.
✅ Certified by Cisco and Microsoft, awarded by Intel, and covered in Forbes.

On the intersection of tech and business. Striving for understanding a solution picture and turning it into a reality. Strong execution background and skills. —— ✅ Gained international exposure while traveling to over 45 countries across 4 cont... Show more

Saumendra Swain

Saumendra Swain

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

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

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

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

Georg Gamsjäger

Georg Gamsjäger

Georg Gamsjäger works as IT architect for business intelligence and datawarehouse at Sana IT Services GmbH. He has more than 5 years of business intelligence and datawarehouse experience in health care and more than 10 years of experience and deep understanding of Microsoft server technologies, especially Microsoft SQL Server. Previously, he was also a trainer for Microsoft server technologies and spokesman for various conferences.

Georg Gamsjäger works as IT architect for business intelligence and datawarehouse at Sana IT Services GmbH. He has more than 5 years of business intelligence and datawarehouse experience in health care and more than 10 years of experience and deep un... Show more

Sohail Pathan

Sohail Pathan

A techie guy who loves to travel and talks.

A techie guy who loves to travel and talks. Show more

Enrique Carbonell

Enrique Carbonell

M.S. & B.S. Computer Science at UCLV, with +9 year of experience building enterprise software solution. I’ve been working as Software Engineer, Team lead and automation nut. I work as Operations Engineer & DevOps Advocate at Pyxis. I’m member of the company team that drives adoption of new technologies and I’m constantly involved in automation and exploring ways to do it properly and as risk free as possible. I have strong interest in DevOps and BigData challenges. I’m part of the team that usually support the transition to a microservice oriented architecture on immutable infrastructure, containers and elastic partitioning. Collaterally, I work as an organizer and regular speaker at international conferences and IT workshops in Cuba, addressing issues of the DevOps cultural movement, and I am an active member of the Docker community. When I’m not writing codes or researching new technologies, I enjoy traveling and sharing my knowledge with other like minded professionals who want to make the world more awesome. Outside of work, I love spending time with family and building exciting projects.

M.S. & B.S. Computer Science at UCLV, with +9 year of experience building enterprise software solution. I’ve been working as Software Engineer, Team lead and automation nut. I work as Operations Engineer & DevOps Advocate at Pyxis. I’m member of the ... Show more

William Cairns

William Cairns

William has been coding for as long as he can remember, he still remembers when desktop computers didn't have hard drives. He tries to be language agnostic but has never discovered anything wonderful about Java. In his spare time he codes on the online game Blackout Rugby or climbs on his bicycle and rides across countries.

William has been coding for as long as he can remember, he still remembers when desktop computers didn't have hard drives. He tries to be language agnostic but has never discovered anything wonderful about Java. In his spare time he codes on the onli... Show more

Arnaud Bertrand

Arnaud Bertrand

Ex-Technical leader for major airline websites, I decided to retire from my company in order to work for myself.
I am now leaving freely and happily in Colombia where I keep working on my side projects.

Ex-Technical leader for major airline websites, I decided to retire from my company in order to work for myself. I am now leaving freely and happily in Colombia where I keep working on my side projects. Show more

Baranitharan Venkatakrishnan

Baranitharan Venkatakrishnan

Barney is an Enterprise Architect working for Ernst & Young supporting Data/Cloud initiatives. Presently, he works as a Data Architect for HSBC PayMe - A Social Payments App for the Hong Kong market.
In his current assignment, he is responsible for Data Architecture in designing and implementing Application Data stores, Analytical Platform implementation and Data Engineering.

Prior to his current assignment, Barney was working as a Data Architect supporting various Financial Institutions in designing their Data Platforms On-Prem and Cloud. He worked extensively in building Risk and Regulatory platform for analytics and reporting, master data management and Data Lake platforms. He has done assessments of various legacy data systems and migrating them into next-gen analytical platform.

Beyond technology, Barney has a passion for travel and photography. He is based out of Columbus, Ohio.

Barney is an Enterprise Architect working for Ernst & Young supporting Data/Cloud initiatives. Presently, he works as a Data Architect for HSBC PayMe - A Social Payments App for the Hong Kong market. In his current assignment, he is responsible for ... Show more

Slobodan Kletnikov

Slobodan Kletnikov

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