Travel & Tourism

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

Andrés Torres García

Andrés Torres García

Andrés Torres works at Tucuvi as Director of Engineering. Passionate developer and architect with several years of experience and a proven track record of success in building and shipping complex custom-made software solutions, especially in the fintech and financial ecosystem. Production experience in cloud architectures from development to deployments and certified in Pivotal Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes. He enjoys travelling and working in multicultural environments, as he has done in the past in the UK, Netherlands and Spain. Always ready to suck at something new ;-)

Andrés Torres works at Tucuvi as Director of Engineering. Passionate developer and architect with several years of experience and a proven track record of success in building and shipping complex custom-made software solutions, especially in the fint... Show more

Kishore Hebbar

Kishore Hebbar

Kishore Hebbar is a Senior Software Engineer at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), where he architects AI-enabled financial systems powering large-scale mortgage and trading platforms. With more than 15 years of experience in secure backend engineering, fraud intelligence, and enterprise data modernization, he specializes in building privacy-preserving AI pipelines, real-time risk engines using Kafka Streams, and regulatory-aligned microservice architectures. Beyond engineering, he contributes to the global tech community as a peer reviewer and judge for innovation awards in AI and cloud engineering.

Kishore Hebbar is a Senior Software Engineer at Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), where he architects AI-enabled financial systems powering large-scale mortgage and trading platforms. With more than 15 years of experience in secure backend engineering... Show more

Josh Young

Josh Young

I am an experienced software developer/engineer specialising in systems development to make the lives of the end user easier.

I am an experienced software developer/engineer specialising in systems development to make the lives of the end user easier. Show more

Jane Waitara

Jane Waitara

Jane Waitara is a talented android engineer and product designer. She has a strong track record of creating user-centered and visually appealing products. In addition to their professional work, Jane enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and swimming. They also have a love for podcasts and are constantly seeking new knowledge and inspiration through audio content. Jane is not only dedicated to their craft but also to giving back to the community. They volunteer at Women Who Code and Women Techmakers, organizations that empower and support women in the tech industry.

Jane Waitara is a talented android engineer and product designer. She has a strong track record of creating user-centered and visually appealing products. In addition to their professional work, Jane enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking and swimm... Show more

Prasanna Gautam

Prasanna Gautam

Prasanna Gautam is the Research Lead for Blockchain Integrations at Anchorage Digital, where he was an early engineering hire. With deep expertise in institutional digital asset platforms, he significantly contributed to the Diem Technical Steering Committee (shaping Aptos and Sui) and has engineered cutting-edge Staking, Governance, and smart contract solutions for Anchorage.
His decade of prior experience includes building high-performance, cloud-based wireless access points at Mist Systems, optimized for large-scale, low-latency indoor location tracking, and developing real-time e-commerce recommendation services. This background underpins his commitment to architecting secure, efficient, and scalable distributed systems.
Prasanna has contributed to various open-source projects in the past (including Kafka, Mesos, and security/blockchain initiatives) and is passionate about applying mathematical concepts for provable security. He is now driving the expansion of Anchorage Digital's secure solutions, leveraging Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs), Reproducible Builds, and advanced Developer Experience to enhance digital asset integrity for high-stakes institutional use cases and foster community-driven, verifiable security across the blockchain ecosystem.

Prasanna Gautam is the Research Lead for Blockchain Integrations at Anchorage Digital, where he was an early engineering hire. With deep expertise in institutional digital asset platforms, he significantly contributed to the Diem Technical Steering C... Show more

Ahmed Kaka Malgwi

Ahmed Kaka Malgwi

Ahmed Malgwi is a tech enthusiast, public speaker, and community builder passionate about using technology and mindset to drive growth and social impact. As Sponsorship Lead at TEDxJimeta, he helps create platforms that inspire innovation and collaboration. He advocates for digital literacy and youth empowerment, encouraging young people to think differently, build together, and use tech to create meaningful change.

Ahmed Malgwi is a tech enthusiast, public speaker, and community builder passionate about using technology and mindset to drive growth and social impact. As Sponsorship Lead at TEDxJimeta, he helps create platforms that inspire innovation and collabo... Show more

Sheena Katz

Sheena Katz

After 17 years at NBC Universal, Sheena transitioned from corporate executive to mission-driven storyteller and global partnerships leader supporting underrepresented communities. She now speaks internationally and co-hosts a cultural wellness podcast, empowering individuals and audiences to lead with purpose, identity, and impact.

Her work includes speaking alongside civic leaders and moderating global conversations — including at the Cannes Film Festival — on belonging, reinvention, and storytelling as a force for meaningful change.

After 17 years at NBC Universal, Sheena transitioned from corporate executive to mission-driven storyteller and global partnerships leader supporting underrepresented communities. She now speaks internationally and co-hosts a cultural wellness podcas... Show more

Berekou Abdou Rafiou

Berekou Abdou Rafiou

UX Researcher, UX Writer, Community Advocate de Friends of Figma Togo et Ambassadeur Notion Togo.

Je pense que si on tenait compte de certains critères (même les plus minimes), on peut créer un monde un peu vivable...

UX Researcher, UX Writer, Community Advocate de Friends of Figma Togo et Ambassadeur Notion Togo. Je pense que si on tenait compte de certains critères (même les plus minimes), on peut créer un monde un peu vivable... Show more

Paschal Ogu

Paschal Ogu

DevOps / Integration Engineer

DevOps / Integration Engineer Show more

Josh Burgess

Josh Burgess

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

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

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

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

Dan Fitzpatrick

Dan Fitzpatrick

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

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

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

Ian Bourne

Ian Bourne

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

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

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

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

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

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

Armagan Amcalar

Armagan Amcalar

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

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

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

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

Guillermo Orellana

Guillermo Orellana

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

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

James Murray

James Murray

James JR Murray is a product leader with 22 years' experience. He is currently Lead Product Manager at Holiday Extras, and has also worked at Toyota Connected Europe, Direct Line and high-growth start-ups. He specialises in getting data ready for AI, taking AI products from pilot to production, and scaling API platforms, data platforms and ML-powered systems. He combines product judgement with deep technical expertise to turn complex data into products that solve real problems and hold up in the real world.

James JR Murray is a product leader with 22 years' experience. He is currently Lead Product Manager at Holiday Extras, and has also worked at Toyota Connected Europe, Direct Line and high-growth start-ups. He specialises in getting data ready for AI,... Show more

Adeline Makokha

Adeline Makokha

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

Stratus Axarlis

Stratus Axarlis

Self-motivated, setting high standards and hard-worker providing effective and efficient solutions.
Adaptable to new technologies when required
Passion for technology and e-business especially in enterprise environments.
Deep knowledge of HTML and experience in Javascript, and frameworks like Angular,
Specialized in C# . Net , .Net Core 10 & Blazor , Αngular, utilizing my technical and coordination skills.
Specialties: E-Commerce, Microsoft technologies , Airline Software, Gambling Software , Portals, reporting,
Background processes, SOLID principles, Documentation, Jira And confluence , UML design, JavaScript Sourcing &
testing, online Marketing, CMS, CRM ,Project Management , Formal Specifications, Object Oriented Methods ,
Reverse Engineering , Colour theory , Responsive, Design Patterns ,PostGreSQL , RavenDb , MS- SQL databases, SASS,
flex design, UML ,XSLT ,XML, FLUID design, MVC, advanced Entity Framework Core , code first , web services, Blazor ,
Restful APIs, Service bus, CI/CD, experience, Angular 20+,Experienced in modular monolithic , microservice
development and design. Redis, ElasticSearch, SignalR , MediatR , DDD, gRPC, libraries

Self-motivated, setting high standards and hard-worker providing effective and efficient solutions. Adaptable to new technologies when required Passion for technology and e-business especially in enterprise environments. Deep knowledge of HTML and... Show more

Kruthika Gopinathan

Kruthika Gopinathan

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise 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

Bas Brinkmann

Bas Brinkmann

Can your organisation actually switch providers when it needs to?

Bas Brinkmann founded Dutch Governance Advisory to help organisations examine digital dependencies, decision-making authority and the evidence needed to act.

His sessions explore practical questions: can data be reused elsewhere, is the necessary expertise available, and who can approve the cost and disruption of a transition? Participants leave with questions they can apply to one critical digital service.

Based in Barcelona, Bas is also the author of the unpublished Dutch manuscript ‘Besturen in digitale afhankelijkheid’ (Governing Digital Dependencies).

Can your organisation actually switch providers when it needs to? Bas Brinkmann founded Dutch Governance Advisory to help organisations examine digital dependencies, decision-making authority and the evidence needed to act. His sessions explore... Show more

Simona Milanovic

Simona Milanovic

Simona Milanovic works at Google as an Android Developer Relations Engineer, on Jetpack Compose and Android Studio. Before joining Google, Simona worked as an Android Dev in a variety of different industries - retail, transportation, banking, automotive & online dating. Aside from work, she loves to travel, read, organise stuff (😬), play music & video games and spend time with her fluffy pets.

Simona Milanovic works at Google as an Android Developer Relations Engineer, on Jetpack Compose and Android Studio. Before joining Google, Simona worked as an Android Dev in a variety of different industries - retail, transportation, banking, automot... Show more

Aminata Sanogo

Aminata Sanogo

I am a logistics professional and project manager committed to Internet governance, digital inclusion, and capacity building in Africa. As the Organizational Secretary for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Côte d’Ivoire, I help coordinate multistakeholder initiatives that bring together various stakeholders to address digital issues. I also participate in projects led by House of Africa Côte d’Ivoire and civil society organizations, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence governance, digital rights, innovation, youth empowerment, and digital transformation. Drawing on my experience in project management and stakeholder engagement, I am committed to promoting inclusive digital policies and strengthening cooperation for sustainable digital development in Africa.

I am a logistics professional and project manager committed to Internet governance, digital inclusion, and capacity building in Africa. As the Organizational Secretary for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Côte d’Ivoire, I help coordinate multis... Show more

Malav Vyas

Malav Vyas

I am a security researcher with experience in Exploit Development and Vulnerability research. I mostly dabble around with Windows and IoT software environment to find vulnerabilities and develop exploits. I also contribute my time with infosec communities such as Null, Bsides, OWASP

I am a security researcher with experience in Exploit Development and Vulnerability research. I mostly dabble around with Windows and IoT software environment to find vulnerabilities and develop exploits. I also contribute my time with infosec commun... 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

Amjad N

Amjad N

Amjad N, a passionate frontend developer at Strollby, has a proven track record of helping startups bring their products to life and undertaking other personal initiatives. He has also contributed to various college club websites. Additionally, he is a seasoned hackathon participant, having not only won competitions but also mentored and judged at different technical events. Amjad actively engages with vibrant developer communities, fostering collaboration and growth within the tech ecosystem.

Amjad N, a passionate frontend developer at Strollby, has a proven track record of helping startups bring their products to life and undertaking other personal initiatives. He has also contributed to various college club websites. Additionally, he is... Show more

Rohit Bangalore Chandrashekar

Rohit Bangalore Chandrashekar

Hello all,

I am Rohit and I have been with Dynatrace as a Sr Platform Support Engineer for almost 4 years now. Most of my work involves translating technical challenges into solutions that actually make sense for enterprises. As a Tech Evangelist, I'm spending more time thinking about where technology is heading and how we can use it better to meet our ever expanding complex challenges. Honestly, I just enjoy learning about new technologies and figuring out how to use them in practice. If you're building something interesting in deep tech or working on real problems with innovative solutions, I'd be happy to chat and see if there's a way I can help.

Let's talk about anything tech related, I believe in learning from everyone.

Hello all, I am Rohit and I have been with Dynatrace as a Sr Platform Support Engineer for almost 4 years now. Most of my work involves translating technical challenges into solutions that actually make sense for enterprises. As a Tech Evangelist... Show more

Wisdom Nwajiaku

Wisdom Nwajiaku

Nwajiaku Wisdom Chikamso is a software developer, platform administrator, and Director of Zema Website. Deeply rooted in the Enugu tech ecosystem, Wisdom works extensively with advanced JavaScript, PHP, and AI data annotation to build functional, scalable web experiences.
​His work spans across complex Learning Management Systems and impactful digital platforms like Thesavedchild.com. Whether he is auditing code, optimizing platform features, or engaging at local tech events like Enugu Tech Fest, Wisdom is passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems and empower users.

Nwajiaku Wisdom Chikamso is a software developer, platform administrator, and Director of Zema Website. Deeply rooted in the Enugu tech ecosystem, Wisdom works extensively with advanced JavaScript, PHP, and AI data annotation to build functional, sca... Show more

Gabrijela Vratarić

Gabrijela Vratarić

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

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

Sid Ahmed Hafiz

Sid Ahmed Hafiz

Senior IT Operations Leader with 18+ years of international experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud, infrastructure, and digital transformation programmes. Proven record managing multi-million euro budgets, driving measurable cost savings through FinOps across AWS and hybrid-cloud environments. Held senior roles with global organisations including the United Nations, HPE, and Verallia.

Senior IT Operations Leader with 18+ years of international experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud, infrastructure, and digital transformation programmes. Proven record managing multi-million euro budgets, driving measurable cost savings throug... Show more

Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones is a Customer Experience Program Manager at Microsoft, leading community engagement and storytelling for global events and experiences. As the driving force behind the Microsoft Community Studio, he brings community voices to life through live content, video production, and innovative programming that connects customers at scale.

Passionate about the next generation of creators, Jonathan focuses on how AI is transforming storytelling, empowering communities to share their stories, amplify their impact, and shape the future of collaboration.

Jonathan Jones is a Customer Experience Program Manager at Microsoft, leading community engagement and storytelling for global events and experiences. As the driving force behind the Microsoft Community Studio, he brings community voices to life thro... Show more

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