Mary Foster is the Heritage and Cultural Arts Program Manager for the City of Allen, Texas, where she oversees programming and interpretation at Allen Heritage Village and supports preservation and interpretation efforts at the historic Allen Cemetery. Her work brings together historic preservation, public programming, community engagement, and parks and recreation to connect residents with the history of their community.

Foster holds a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Texas at Tyler and previously served as a museum curator at the 1859 Goodman-LeGrand House and Museum, where she curated exhibits and developed educational programs. She also served as Campaign Director for United Way of Smith County, supporting fundraising efforts for 26 local nonprofit organizations.

With nearly a decade of experience working across museums, history, parks and recreation, and nonprofit organizations, Foster is particularly interested in local and recent history, historic cemeteries, urban archaeology, and finding creative ways to make history meaningful and accessible to the communities where it happened.

Mary Foster is the Heritage and Cultural Arts Program Manager for the City of Allen, Texas, where she oversees programming and interpretation at Allen Heritage Village and supports preservation and interpretation efforts at the historic Allen Cemeter... Show more

Emil Abazov is a seasoned Senior Business Systems Analyst and certified Product Owner with with a proven international track record, successfully leading and delivering 20+ global projects. He specializes in bridging the gap between business and technology — translating complex requirements into clear, actionable solutions that drive measurable impact. With a track record of building digital products serving over a million users, Emil is recognized for turning ambiguity into alignment and processes into performance.
At Andersen Lab, working on the largest scaled B2B global travel technology platform, Emil has designed and implemented the "AI-Enabled SDLC: Autonomous Value Streams" framework — an AI-enabled delivery methodology he built and deployed in a live production environment. His work sits at the intersection of business analysis, product ownership, and autonomous delivery, and he is a frequent speaker and workshop facilitator on the practical implications of AI adoption for BA practitioners.

Emil Abazov is a seasoned Senior Business Systems Analyst and certified Product Owner with with a proven international track record, successfully leading and delivering 20+ global projects. He specializes in bridging the gap between business and tech... 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

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digital policy, open source software, and the digital transformation of public services and has over six years of experience in the digital policy landscape. Prior to joining the Linux Foundation, she served as the Strategic Partnerships Director at OpenForum Europe, a prominent think tank where she managed engagements with global partners across government, academia, and industry. She participated in many research projects, including as a co-author of the European Commission’s landmark 2021 study on the economic impact of open source software and hardware. She holds a Master’s degree in New Media and Communications from Vrije Universiteit Brussel and is a frequent speaker and moderator at international forums, focusing on how open source can drive innovation, interoperability, and trusted infrastructure.

Paula Grzegorzewska is the Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships at Linux Foundation Europe, where she leads initiatives to strengthen the presence of global open technologies across the EU. Based in Brussels, she works at the intersection of digita... Show more

Sandipana Das is a UX Designer at IBM whose work sits at the intersection of AI, enterprise systems, and human-centered design. Beyond enterprise product design, Sandipana explores the future of learning and equitable access, especially in contexts where technology may extend guidance beyond institutional limits.

She designs for complex, high-stakes environments across sustainability, finance, and knowledge-rich workflows, with a focus on how intelligent systems can better support comprehension, decision-making, and trust.
Her practice combines design strategy, systems thinking, and emerging AI behaviors to examine how interfaces might evolve from reactive tools into more context-aware forms of support. She is particularly interested in adaptive AI, multimodal interaction, and the ethical questions that arise when systems begin interpreting human signals, behavior, and cognitive strain.

Sandipana Das is a UX Designer at IBM whose work sits at the intersection of AI, enterprise systems, and human-centered design. Beyond enterprise product design, Sandipana explores the future of learning and equitable access, especially in contexts w... Show more

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

Cesario is an AI and Machine Learning developer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently pursuing advanced studies in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the University of Winnipeg, he combines technical expertise in Python, SQL databases, and cloud data architecture with hands-on experience in automated systems.
Cesario is passionate about building practical data pipelines, solving complex engineering challenges, and engaging with the local tech community.

Cesario is an AI and Machine Learning developer based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Currently pursuing advanced studies in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at the University of Winnipeg, he combines technical expertise in Python, SQL databases, ... Show more

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise

Power Platform Developer at Carnival Cruise Show more

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

I lead the technical side of agentic AI adoption in Booking.com’s FinTech organization, helping engineering teams turn individual experiments into everyday practice.
I build the tooling and workflows behind that shift—from reusable agent skills and MCP integrations to spec-driven development.

I lead the technical side of agentic AI adoption in Booking.com’s FinTech organization, helping engineering teams turn individual experiments into everyday practice. I build the tooling and workflows behind that shift—from reusable agent skills and... Show more

George is VP of Engineering at loveholidays, where he's been since August 2019. Before that he held engineering positions at DRW, Forward Internet Group, ThoughtWorks and others.

George is VP of Engineering at loveholidays, where he's been since August 2019. Before that he held engineering positions at DRW, Forward Internet Group, ThoughtWorks and others. Show more

Simran Harish Dhameja is an Indian Entrepreneur and public speaker who started her journey in the startup world at 19 year old. With over 8 years of experience in IT, e-commerce, and business development, she has built, scaled, and managed multiple ventures turning ideas into massively scaled businesses.

She is the Founder and CEO of Shark En, an IT and business development company that helps startups, e-commerce brands, and creators scale through technology, automation, and growth strategy .Under her leadership, Shark En has supported businesses across India in launching, scaling, and systemising their growth journeys.

As a public speaker, Simran has delivered 100+ sessions and keynotes across India — including college tours and talks for Google and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) she has trained and inspired thousands of students, entrepreneurs, and business owners on topics like startup growth, AI for business, scaling e-commerce , and personal brand and to young entrepreneurs and students as well on embracing technology, innovation, AI and business.

Her mission is to empower India’s youth to build scalable, tech-driven businesses and and become leaders of tomorrow through real-world education and entrepreneurial awareness.

Simran Harish Dhameja is an Indian Entrepreneur and public speaker who started her journey in the startup world at 19 year old. With over 8 years of experience in IT, e-commerce, and business development, she has built, scaled, and managed multiple ... 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

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

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

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

What happens when you mix a Mathematician’s logic with a Marketer’s creativity? You get strategic growth backed by real data.

I am a Business Development Lead & Strategic Analyst with a passion for turning complex problems into operational excellence. With a background in Mathematics and Operations Research, I don't just look at numbers; I see patterns, opportunities, and solutions that drive revenue.

Currently serving as Head of Core Business Operations at Value® Marketing Agency, I lead cross-functional teams and design custom strategies that have generated 70% of new client acquisitions across Greece and international markets (Switzerland, UAE, USA). My approach is simple: build strong relationships, optimize workflows, and let the data guide the decision-making.

Beyond the office, I am deeply involved in the global project management community as the Global Head of Marketing & Communication for IPMA Young Crew, coaching leaders across 7 countries.

I thrive in dynamic, startup environments where I can foster high-performance cultures and drive digital transformation. Let’s connect and discuss how we can drive growth together.

What happens when you mix a Mathematician’s logic with a Marketer’s creativity? You get strategic growth backed by real data. I am a Business Development Lead & Strategic Analyst with a passion for turning complex problems into operational excelle... Show more

Senior Software Development Engineer and technical leader with 19+ years of experience spanning enterprise voice platforms, cloud contact centers, distributed systems, API platforms, and production engineering. Deep expertise in modernizing legacy Cisco/Avaya contact-center environments and designing cloud-native CCaaS solutions using Amazon Connect, Twilio, AWS, Java/Spring, serverless architectures, Redis, GraphQL, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Splunk, and Datadog. Progressed from infrastructure and voice-platform engineering into engineering management and subsequently transitioned to a hands-on Senior Software Development Engineer / IC technical leadership role, focusing on architecture, scalable services, production readiness, and Voice/AI platforms. Experienced in translating ambiguous business requirements into technical architecture, implementation plans, APIs, production deployments, observability, operational tooling, and cross-team engineering execution.

Senior Software Development Engineer and technical leader with 19+ years of experience spanning enterprise voice platforms, cloud contact centers, distributed systems, API platforms, and production engineering. Deep expertise in modernizing legacy Ci... Show more

I build engineering organizations that deliver exceptional business value through deep alignment between technology strategy and organizational outcomes.

Great engineering leaders don't just ship code—they ship business value. I specialize in aligning technology investments with strategic business objectives, ensuring every sprint, every architectural decision, and every team initiative ladders up to measurable organizational outcomes. This requires translating complex technical work into business impact and empowering teams to think like product owners, not just engineers.

I build engineering organizations that deliver exceptional business value through deep alignment between technology strategy and organizational outcomes. Great engineering leaders don't just ship code—they ship business value. I specialize in alig... Show more

Justin Carter has been in the Dynamics space since 2007 and a BizApps MVP since 2014. He has been involved with the Microsoft certification exam development and MCT training materials since 2013. He has a passion for delivering quality implementations, but more importantly, enabling customers to take things to the next level and grow their business by innovating with the newest technologies, not just using them. This requires customers to be an expert in how to find educational content, not just being training by someone else who already did that.

He will always do his best to be around to answer 1:1 questions or point you in the right direction if nothing else. Don't be shy. He loves off-roading, brewing, home DIY repair, and traveling with his lovely family.

Justin Carter has been in the Dynamics space since 2007 and a BizApps MVP since 2014. He has been involved with the Microsoft certification exam development and MCT training materials since 2013. He has a passion for delivering quality implementation... Show more

Segev is a Senior Product Manager at JFrog with 10 years of experience in the software industry. Specializing in DevSecOps and SDLC innovation, he leads the development of tools that enable enterprise teams to deliver secure, cloud-native applications at scale. He is driven by a passion for distilling complex DevSecOps challenges into seamless, automated workflows that scale.

Segev is a Senior Product Manager at JFrog with 10 years of experience in the software industry. Specializing in DevSecOps and SDLC innovation, he leads the development of tools that enable enterprise teams to deliver secure, cloud-native application... Show more

Adam Grzanka is a Polish television presenter, comedian, event host and writer based in Kraków. He is known for hosting programs including “Dwie Stolice” and “1200 Muzeów,” as well as for his stand-up performances and cultural projects connected with Nowa Huta. His work combines humor, improvisation and positive audience interaction.

Adam Grzanka is a Polish television presenter, comedian, event host and writer based in Kraków. He is known for hosting programs including “Dwie Stolice” and “1200 Muzeów,” as well as for his stand-up performances and cultural projects connected with... Show more

36 year-old, born in Portugal, lived in Barcelona, Costa Rica, on board of yachts, and currently based in The Netherlands for almost 8 years.
My career choices brought me from Hospitality to Scrum Master and Talent Manager. My mission is to make people's experience better.
I'm also very passionate about women's body literacy and fertility awareness education.

36 year-old, born in Portugal, lived in Barcelona, Costa Rica, on board of yachts, and currently based in The Netherlands for almost 8 years. My career choices brought me from Hospitality to Scrum Master and Talent Manager. My mission is to make peo... Show more

Radoslaw is a Senior Product Manager at Percona, responsible for driving Percona Software for MongoDB. He has over 15 years of experience in building distributed applications, serving as a product manager, leader, and software engineer. Radek is an Agile product development enthusiast and a fan of personal development. Outside of work, he's an amateur volleyball player.

Radoslaw is a Senior Product Manager at Percona, responsible for driving Percona Software for MongoDB. He has over 15 years of experience in building distributed applications, serving as a product manager, leader, and software engineer. Radek is an A... Show more

Dugogodišnji streličar iz Rijeke. Instruktor rukovanja srednje teškim i teškim povijesnim vojnim lukovima i samostrelima. Predavač o povijesnom oružju, načinu i tehnikama korištenja. Djelovanje unutar povijesne udruge O.S.V. i osnivač grupe Š.T.S. Zorya, škole za autentično povijesno streličarstvo.

Dugogodišnji streličar iz Rijeke. Instruktor rukovanja srednje teškim i teškim povijesnim vojnim lukovima i samostrelima. Predavač o povijesnom oružju, načinu i tehnikama korištenja. Djelovanje unutar povijesne udruge O.S.V. i osnivač grupe Š.T.S. Zo... Show more

Sebastian Häni, Lead Architect at FAIRTIQ, is a driving force behind critical initiatives at his organization aimed at enhancing engineering processes. He focuses on establishing a robust reliability framework, streamlining architecture decision-making, implementing innovative solutions, and optimizing data management. Sebastian holds an MSc degree in Engineering with specialization in Data Science.

Sebastian Häni, Lead Architect at FAIRTIQ, is a driving force behind critical initiatives at his organization aimed at enhancing engineering processes. He focuses on establishing a robust reliability framework, streamlining architecture decision-maki... Show more

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using modern math, science and logic that divides time evenly, precisely, and accurately, for the first time in the history of time. With humor, philosophy, and curiosity, Tom is able to expand your perception of reality and uncover new systems and patterns that are currently hiding in plain sight.

In 2017, Tom Sherman discovered the 5th season of the year after nearly a decade of studying timekeeping and measurement systems. He then spent the next 3 years deconstructing the Gregorian Calendar and re-engineering a New Calendar system using mode... Show more

Simon is an Englishman who has been living in Madrid for over 35 years.

He has also lived in the UK and the Netherlands, working in IT and the financial markets.

He is an expert who has been working with both MySQL and MariaDB, managing this infrastructure at scale.
Prior to this he worked with replicated Sybase clusters used for real-time trading systems.

He has two children, enjoys tech, travel and photography.

Simon is an Englishman who has been living in Madrid for over 35 years. He has also lived in the UK and the Netherlands, working in IT and the financial markets. He is an expert who has been working with both MySQL and MariaDB, managing this in... Show more

Having worked in Fintech, Health, and Hospitality, Lorin has experience in bringing the most challenging sets of data together into something meaningful.

So — bring your complex things out, and then let's cause your environment to be altogether simpler to visualise, and thus to leverage for good!

Having worked in Fintech, Health, and Hospitality, Lorin has experience in bringing the most challenging sets of data together into something meaningful. So — bring your complex things out, and then let's cause your environment to be altogether si... Show more