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 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

Curiosity is my operating system.

I’m Farhan Shaikh, a mind drawn to the space where code meets creativity, security meets curiosity, and wild ideas become real things.
From experimenting with AI and engineering digital experiences to understanding how systems work beneath the surface, I’m here to do more than just use technology. I want to challenge it, shape it, and create with it.
Powered by questions. Driven by experiments. Always becoming. ∞

Curiosity is my operating system. I’m Farhan Shaikh, a mind drawn to the space where code meets creativity, security meets curiosity, and wild ideas become real things. From experimenting with AI and engineering digital experiences to understandi... Show more

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 YouLi Travel and a Microsoft MVP (.NET)

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 YouLi Travel and a ... Show more

Bonnie Why loves to ask "why." I actively want you to review my PR, pretty please. Despite not having a formal degree, the one-two punch of asking excellent questions and always searching for the tough stuff has led me to work with a wide variety of tech stacks. I've touched every layer of the stack -- from iOS mobile applications to microservices in Python and Java, even all the way to data engineering with Airflow and Databricks. I seek to not only find patterns but also create them. Unit tests are king, change my mind.

In my free time, I enjoy coming up with endless nicknames for my dog, playing way too much Deep Rock Galactic, and perpetually refactoring my Notion setup.

Bonnie Why loves to ask "why." I actively want you to review my PR, pretty please. Despite not having a formal degree, the one-two punch of asking excellent questions and always searching for the tough stuff has led me to work with a wide variety of ... Show more

Adeline Makokha is an accomplished Software Quality Engineer at Safaricom PLC with a strong track record in the telecommunications industry. She is committed to ensuring the quality and readiness of products for production, implementing software testing automation frameworks, and conducting performance tests.

Adeline holds a BSc. in Telecommunication from Machakos University, Kenya, where she developed a deep passion for computer networking and cloud computing.

In addition to her professional accomplishments, Adeline is an active member of the tech community, co-organizing the AWS User Group Kenya and participating as a member of AWS Community Builders. She has also showcased her innovation and entrepreneurship by participating in fintech hackathons and presenting creative ideas.

Outside of her professional and tech-related pursuits, Adeline enjoys traveling, camping, and hiking, showcasing her adventurous spirit.

Adeline Makokha is an accomplished Software Quality Engineer at Safaricom PLC with a strong track record in the telecommunications industry. She is committed to ensuring the quality and readiness of products for production, implementing software tes... Show more

Experienced Drupal developer with over 6+ years of experience specializing in Drupal Distributions and profiles. Excited about the new recipes initiative within Drupal core. Recently delved into Mautic, actively contributing back to it. Also works in JavaScript frameworks like Next.js. Other than my nerdy interests, I enjoy traveling, exploring new experiences, and staying fit through hobbies like hiking, swimming, horseback riding, and badminton.

Experienced Drupal developer with over 6+ years of experience specializing in Drupal Distributions and profiles. Excited about the new recipes initiative within Drupal core. Recently delved into Mautic, actively contributing back to it. Also works in... Show more

Hello, I'm Rucha Ramchandra Kapare, an Agile enthusiast with a decade of experience in software and product development. Currently, I am Head of the Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion(DEI)Data team at Springer Nature.

😇 I firmly believe diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to creating a productive and innovative workplace. As an Agile practitioner, I strive to incorporate DEI principles into the Agile framework to create more inclusive and collaborative teams. I am also committed to allyship and researcher diversity and have spoken at several conferences.

📝As a leader in Business Analysis and Agile methodologies, I enjoy facilitating workshops and meetings that help organisations embrace change and drive innovation. Being a Business Agility Meetup leader gives me ample opportunities to facilitate, share and learn.

I am a travel freak and love reading, and it's been an old love reunion during the pandemic. I relate to many social causes, and you will find me working for these in my free time or chilling with my parents and family.

Hello, I'm Rucha Ramchandra Kapare, an Agile enthusiast with a decade of experience in software and product development. Currently, I am Head of the Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion(DEI)Data team at Springer Nature. 😇 I firmly believe diversi... Show more

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

An omnicompetent professional and a researcher, a recipient of the prestigious, fully funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship by the European Commission, awarded globally to high-achieving students for international academic mobility and excellence. Bringing 10+ years of successful, multidisciplinary experience rooted in a foundational background in political science, international relations, and regional studies, further refined through a diplomatic internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
• Business Operations & Management: Business administration, international marketing, and logistics.
• Language & Translation Services: High-level simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, alongside professional translation and localization.
• Research & Education: Independent anthropological, ethnographic, and regional studies research; academic research assistance and research center operations support; language teaching and pedagogy.

An omnicompetent professional and a researcher, a recipient of the prestigious, fully funded Erasmus Mundus Scholarship by the European Commission, awarded globally to high-achieving students for international academic mobility and excellence. Bringi... Show more

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

When Douglas Beaven deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, with the 993rd Transportation Company, he expected combat dangers. He didn't expect to bring home a deadly enemy.

Now, Douglas and Heather are bringing the discipline and resilience they learned in uniform to the domestic frontlines.

Their forthcoming book, Hard to Swallow: Don't Let Dying Kill You is woven together from journal entries, voice recordings, medical records, and public documents. By alternating between Douglas's and Heather's perspectives, the book captures the devastating diagnosis in real time, with all the uncertainty and urgency of events as they actually unfolded.

More than a medical memoir, Hard to Swallow: Don’t Let Dying Kill You is as much a rallying cry for accountability as it is a tribute to the devotion that gives us life when medicine alone cannot.

When Douglas Beaven deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, with the 993rd Transportation Company, he expected combat dangers. He didn't expect to bring home a deadly enemy. Now, Douglas and Heather are bringing the discipline and resilience they le... Show more

I’m a platform architect with over 20 years of IT experience, specializing in Kubernetes platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and platform architecture. I’ve worked across the automotive, public transport, and technology sectors, designing and operating platforms built on Kubernetes and open-source technologies. At Etraveli Group, I focus on evolving Kubernetes infrastructure toward declarative, GitOps-driven operations, making platforms more transparent, maintainable, and sustainable.

I’m a platform architect with over 20 years of IT experience, specializing in Kubernetes platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and platform architecture. I’ve worked across the automotive, public transport, and technology sectors, designing and ope... Show more

Born a conversationalist, Oluwafunmilayo Akinwalere Considered going into psychotherapy before choosing the more reachable option, networking and communications.

She is well versed in the art of connecting with people and thus can be trusted as an event representative for Nigerian events and ones in diaspora.

Born a conversationalist, Oluwafunmilayo Akinwalere Considered going into psychotherapy before choosing the more reachable option, networking and communications. She is well versed in the art of connecting with people and thus can be trusted as a... Show more

Eleanor is a Security Architect at Casco where she hastens the Singularity. She received B.A. degrees in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Southern California in 2025. In her free time, she is a competitive endurance runner and writes about her three special interests: 1) running 2) food 3) herself.

Eleanor is a Security Architect at Casco where she hastens the Singularity. She received B.A. degrees in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Southern California in 2025. In her free time, she is a competitive endurance runner and writes ... Show more

Tyler Otto is the president and owner of Specialized Accounting, a thriving, entirely remote hospitality accounting firm. Tyler brings a wealth of finance experience from the lodging industry, where he served as Senior Financial Analyst at Vail Resorts and Corporate Director of Finance with Imprint Hospitality. He is a fanatic about forging new connections and collaborating with industry peers and colleagues while welcoming newcomers.

Tyler is passionate about sharing his expertise and has presented at conferences such as Accounting Today’s Firm Growth Forum, Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP), BKX (Bookkeepers.com), Association of Lodging Professionals (ALP), The Successful Bookkeeper Summit, and The Glamping Show, and in webinars with Relay, ThinkReservations, Earmark, and Kaplan. He has also appeared as a featured guest on Relay’s On the Money Mondays video series, as well as podcasts including Universal Accounting’s Building the Premier Accounting Firm, The Successful Bookkeeper, and The Ambitious Bookkeeper.

You can also find Tyler on UnAccountable!, an entertaining gameshow podcast tackling current accounting topics, along with his co-host and good friend, Jeremy Van Groll.

Tyler Otto is the president and owner of Specialized Accounting, a thriving, entirely remote hospitality accounting firm. Tyler brings a wealth of finance experience from the lodging industry, where he served as Senior Financial Analyst at Vail Resor... Show more

Kinjal Chauhan, M.S., SAS Certified Base Programmer is a Software Engineer with experience in enterprise software development, statistical programming, and data analytics. Her passion for information systems was She holds a Master of Science in Information Systems Engineering and Management from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and a Master of Science in Project Management from the University of the Cumberlands. She also holds the SAS Certified Base Programmer for SAS 9 credential.
Over the course of her career, Kinjal has worked across software engineering and clinical data analytics, contributing to the design, development, testing, and deployment of enterprise applications. Her technical experience includes Java, C++, Spring Boot, Oracle BRM, PL/SQL, MongoDB, SAS, SQL, and cloud-based development environments. She has participated throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), from translating business requirements into technical solutions to developing production-ready applications, optimizing system performance, and supporting enterprise deployments.
Earlier in her career, Kinjal worked extensively in statistical programming and clinical data analysis, supporting clinical research projects through SAS programming, CDISC SDTM and ADaM standards, FDA submission documentation, and the development of analysis datasets, tables, listings, and figures. She has experience applying statistical procedures such as ANOVA, LIFETEST, and LOGISTIC while ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
Her professional interests include artificial intelligence, enterprise software engineering, data analytics, statistical programming, digital transformation, and intelligent information systems. Through her research and technical writing, she explores how emerging technologies, data-driven decision making, and AI-powered solutions can improve organizational efficiency, education, and enterprise innovation.
When she is not working on technology projects, Kinjal enjoys learning about emerging technologies, expanding her technical expertise, and contributing to discussions on software development, artificial intelligence, and data-driven innovation.

Kinjal Chauhan, M.S., SAS Certified Base Programmer is a Software Engineer with experience in enterprise software development, statistical programming, and data analytics. Her passion for information systems was She holds a Master of Science in Infor... Show more

Hakan Bagci is an Android Principal Engineer at Delivery Hero, a food delivery company. He started Android development in 2012 and has 19 years of software development experience. He got his PhD degree in Computer Engineering. After leaving academic path, he has become a passionate Mobile Engineer and published 10+ small sized indie mobile games to both Android and iOS platforms.

Hakan Bagci is an Android Principal Engineer at Delivery Hero, a food delivery company. He started Android development in 2012 and has 19 years of software development experience. He got his PhD degree in Computer Engineering. After leaving academic ... Show more

With nearly two decades of experience in enterprise application development, solution architecture, and digital transformation, I specialize in driving innovation and delivering measurable business value through Microsoft technologies. My journey spans leadership roles at UBS, Hexaware, and Emerson, where I’ve consistently transformed complex challenges into scalable solutions across Power Platform, Azure, Dynamics 365, AI, and enterprise integrations. I have the ability to manage multi-location delivery teams comprising onsite, offshore, and partner resources.
Recurring speaker at Society of Women Engineer conferences, advocating for diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning in technology.

With nearly two decades of experience in enterprise application development, solution architecture, and digital transformation, I specialize in driving innovation and delivering measurable business value through Microsoft technologies. My journey spa... Show more

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

10+ years in software industry

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I'm the co-founder and CTO of Wandero, a production-ready multi-agent system that powers automation for nearly 100 travel agencies, handling thousands of real-world requests every day. I also co-founded Tbilisi AI Lab in 2023—a small research team focused on building large language models for Georgian, one of the world’s most under-resourced languages. With a team of just four people, we built everything from scratch: we collected and cleaned 20B tokens for pretraining, 5M instruction pairs, and 0.5M DPO pairs, and trained a 12B parameter model that remains the best-performing LLM for Georgian. We also developed translation and embedding models that are SOTA in the language. After two years of focused work, we’re now preparing to open source the entire suite of models.

I'm the co-founder and CTO of Wandero, a production-ready multi-agent system that powers automation for nearly 100 travel agencies, handling thousands of real-world requests every day. I also co-founded Tbilisi AI Lab in 2023—a small research team fo... Show more

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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

Arun Balakrishnan is the founder of **Nool**, an AI engineering control plane built for a future where software is increasingly written by fleets of coding agents.

A software engineer with 14 years of experience, Arun started building Nool after encountering the limits of using multiple AI agents on a large, complex software project. While agents made code generation dramatically faster, coordinating them introduced a different problem: architectural drift, lost context, conflicting changes, and decisions that failed to persist across agents and over time.

Nool emerged from that experience. It provides durable engineering context, impact awareness, policy guardrails, and cross-agent continuity so teams can control how their software evolves—not just how quickly code is generated.

Based in Berlin, Arun focuses on the emerging challenges of AI-native software development, multi-agent engineering systems, and how engineering organizations will need to change as autonomous agents become a significant part of the software development workforce.

Arun Balakrishnan is the founder of **Nool**, an AI engineering control plane built for a future where software is increasingly written by fleets of coding agents. A software engineer with 14 years of experience, Arun started building Nool after e... Show more

We started as competitors. Two morning news anchors. Two stations. Two women chasing stories, breaking news and trying to win the attention of the same viewers.

But somewhere along the way, competition turned into friendship.

Years later, we both left the anchor desk and discovered that the skills we built in television—storytelling, understanding audiences, thinking on our feet, building trust and communicating clearly—could take us in entirely new directions.

Today, we’re both business owners working in communications and marketing. Jodi brings big-picture marketing strategy, email marketing, campaigns and creative ideas. Kaycee focuses on social media, digital presence and helping brands show up consistently where their audiences are already spending time.

And even though Jodi is outside Chicago and Kaycee is in Idaho, we work together like we still live next door to each other—as we once did in Montana.

Our first joint client brought the partnership to life. Instead of trying to be everything to everyone, we combined our individual strengths to give one client a broader, more connected marketing approach. Different expertise. Shared trust. One goal.

Now we share with audiences what can happen when you stop viewing talented people in your industry as competition and start recognizing the power of collaboration.

Through our own unexpected career journey—from competing on morning television to building independent businesses and partnering across state lines—we’ll share practical lessons on:

• Turning career skills into new opportunities and finding the talents that translate across industries
• Identifying your unique strengths instead of trying to do every part yourself
• Building partnerships that complement, rather than duplicate, your expertise
• Collaborating effectively from hundreds of miles apart
• Protecting and leveraging friendship while building a successful professional relationship
• Creating a more connected business strategy by bringing the right specialists to the table
• Why collaboration may be one of the biggest competitive advantages available today

The biggest lesson? Your next great opportunity may not come from becoming better at everything. It may come from knowing what you do best, finding someone whose strengths complement yours and being confident enough to build something together.

Because sometimes the person who once competed with you for the morning audience becomes the person you call when you’re building your next big idea.

We started as competitors. Two morning news anchors. Two stations. Two women chasing stories, breaking news and trying to win the attention of the same viewers. But somewhere along the way, competition turned into friendship. Years later, we bo... Show more

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” George Herman Ruth

Meron Gebremedhin was born and raised in Ethiopia, East Africa and migrated to the United States in 2017.
Professionally, she is a trained software engineer but has been wearing different hats for more than 14 years including international business owner. After migrating to America, she studied hard to earn her stripes back in the IT industry, acquiring more than 16 Microsoft certifications along the way.
As a beneficiary of mentorship in Microsoft community, Meron is passionate about paying it forward to help others achieve their goals in the tech, and founded Pathfinders, a Power Platform organization dedicated to supporting immigrants in the United States.

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” George Herman Ruth Meron Gebremedhin was born and raised in Ethiopia, East Africa and migrated to the United States in 2017. Professionally, she is a trained software engineer but has been wearing ... Show more

I'm Sanket Kalekar, an AI Software Engineer specializing in LLMs and recommendation systems, i exploring how these technologies reshape user experiences and wrte blogs. Beyond coding, I'm deeply rooted in the developer community actively speaking at local meetups, organizing community days, and helping developers level up. I serve as a core member at GDG Baroda, AWS user group's Vadodara and Ahmedabad, CNCF Ahmedabad, and Docker Ahmedabad, where I bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI and practical implementation. As an open-source enthusiast and former ArgoCD project maintainer, I believe in learning through building and sharing knowledge.

I'm Sanket Kalekar, an AI Software Engineer specializing in LLMs and recommendation systems, i exploring how these technologies reshape user experiences and wrte blogs. Beyond coding, I'm deeply rooted in the developer community actively speaking at ... Show more

Kartik is an Infrastructure, Cloud & Security professional with more than 15 years of experience across IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, DevOps, automation, operations, and information security.

Throughout his career, he has demonstrated technical leadership by building teams, establishing DevOps capabilities, and driving cloud and infrastructure modernization initiatives. He combines broad architectural understanding with practical experience in cloud security, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring and observability, and technology risk management.

As an Infrastructure, Cloud & Security Gardener, Kartik focuses on creating the conditions for technology, teams, and capabilities to grow securely, reliably, and sustainably.

Kartik is an Infrastructure, Cloud & Security professional with more than 15 years of experience across IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, DevOps, automation, operations, and information security. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated techni... Show more

Looking for opportunities to speak about anything relationship or mental health anywhere in the east coast! I have been a speaker for years and always love engaging with the audiences and growing people's perspectives

Looking for opportunities to speak about anything relationship or mental health anywhere in the east coast! I have been a speaker for years and always love engaging with the audiences and growing people's perspectives Show more