Travel & Tourism

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

Arun Kumar N

Arun Kumar N

Arun is a lead data engineer at Presidio over 7 years of experience on AWS Cloud technologies. He works on designing/developing the data pipeline for streaming as well as batch processing as prescribed by AWS best practices. He also worked on designing the data pipeline architecture for a new product that quickly scaled from 0 to 125000 daily active users. He is also a blockchain enthusiast.

Arun is a lead data engineer at Presidio over 7 years of experience on AWS Cloud technologies. He works on designing/developing the data pipeline for streaming as well as batch processing as prescribed by AWS best practices. He also worked on designi... Show more

Joshua Musa

Joshua Musa

Joshua Musa is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in frontend architecture and full-stack development. With almost a decade of experience, he has built and scaled software solutions across fintech, insurance, and travel-tech industries.

As a frontend-heavy full-stack engineer, Joshua has independently led critical projects, architecting scalable frontend systems, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless integration with backend services. He specializes in React, TypeScript, Kotlin, and Ruby on Rails, applying modern design patterns, state management strategies, and robust testing practices with Cypress and Jest to build resilient, maintainable applications. His expertise extends to observability, ensuring system reliability and performance at scale.

Joshua holds a strong academic background in Computer Science, backed by sharp problem-solving skills and a passion for building scalable, efficient software systems. Beyond engineering, he is deeply invested in mentorship, software architecture, and developer communities. He enjoys breaking down complex concepts into simple, practical solutions while embracing an open-minded and adaptable approach to technology.

Joshua Musa is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in frontend architecture and full-stack development. With almost a decade of experience, he has built and scaled software solutions across fintech, insurance, and travel-tech industries. As a ... Show more

Ramses Meijer

Ramses Meijer

Ramses "Rams" Meijer has demonstrated a profound capability to lead large-scale operations across the fintech and travel sectors, deftly managing extensive aspects of online technology, including product management, marketing, sales, analytics, and more. His expertise in guiding geographically dispersed teams toward rapid optimizations and strategic growth has made him a distinguished figure in these industries. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish WerkMagic in North Carolina, a full-service company specializing in property management, marketing, and consulting for short-term rental properties. As the CEO, his comprehensive understanding of sales, marketing strategies, and organizational leadership is propelling the company toward significant growth.

Before founding WerkMagic, Meijer built a robust career in hotel sales and marketing, spanning 14 years and including pivotal roles at prominent hotels such as the InterContinental in D.C. and Chicago, Omni Hotels in Dallas, and The Langham in Chicago. His extensive experience in this field is backed by a solid educational foundation from NHL Stenden Hotel Management School in The Netherlands, enhanced by a prestigious full-year internship at the Ritz-Carlton Company in the United States, where he earned multiple accolades for his performance.

Ramses, originally from Doetinchem, The Netherlands, is a polyglot fluent in English, Dutch, and German. He has lived in diverse cities across Europe and the USA, including Leeuwarden, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and currently Charlotte. He shares his life with his wife, April, their daughter, Maxime, and their two dogs, Riley and Remy. Actively involved in his daughter's academic and athletic activities, he coaches her YMCA volleyball and soccer teams, illustrating his commitment to family and community.

The Meijer family enjoys a dynamic and adventurous lifestyle, embracing travel and the great outdoors, with particular enjoyment in exploring the Carolina Mountains and annual skiing trips in Utah and Colorado. He is passionate about sports; having played soccer until his thirties, he then shifted to marathon running and triathlons, completing notable races such as the Chicago and Las Vegas marathons and the Louisville Ironman. Recently, he has taken up tennis and pickleball, participating in local leagues in Charlotte.

When he's not engaged in sports or spending quality time with family, Ramses Meijer indulges in DIY projects around the house. His recent projects include constructing a large composite deck, a yard fence, and various home improvements, showcasing his knack for hands-on tasks. Beyond personal and professional pursuits, he and his family are devoted to community service, actively volunteering and supporting local charities and initiatives, which reflects their deep commitment to contributing positively to society.

Ramses "Rams" Meijer has demonstrated a profound capability to lead large-scale operations across the fintech and travel sectors, deftly managing extensive aspects of online technology, including product management, marketing, sales, analytics, and m... Show more

Gareth Emslie

Gareth Emslie

Cloud Strategist & Tech Evangelist with a background in architecting and building software & services. Currently working at Dynatrace, where I help to shape cloud strategy. Opinions are my own!

Cloud Strategist & Tech Evangelist with a background in architecting and building software & services. Currently working at Dynatrace, where I help to shape cloud strategy. Opinions are my own! Show more

Markus Ziller

Markus Ziller

Markus is a technologist that has been developing software since the late 90s and now mostly specializes in cloud-native applications.

In his current role as a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, he helps his customers build well-architected, scalable and cost-efficient solutions using AWS technology.

As a subject matter expert for serverless applications, Markus also work with customers on the most complex topics in the serverless domain and provides thought leadership in the form of blog posts and public speaking.

Markus is a technologist that has been developing software since the late 90s and now mostly specializes in cloud-native applications. In his current role as a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services, he helps his customers build well-architect... Show more

Walmyr Carvalho

Walmyr Carvalho

Android Engineer with more than 12 years of experience, Google Developer Expert for Android, mentor at Google for Startups Brazil and creator of Android Dev BR - the biggest Brazilian Android community out there!

Android Engineer with more than 12 years of experience, Google Developer Expert for Android, mentor at Google for Startups Brazil and creator of Android Dev BR - the biggest Brazilian Android community out there! Show more

Hudson Coutinho

Hudson Coutinho

Founder of the Devs On The Road initiative and pioneer of the Brazilian eBPF community,
my commitment is to showcase the best of the community and learn from it, expanding and sharing knowledge through these initiatives.

My career has been marked by key roles in strategic initiatives for leading national and international companies,
specializing in driving transformative DevOps architectures, cloud migrations, CI/CD pipelines, and streamlined operational workflows.
In recent years, however, I have dedicated myself to guiding multidisciplinary teams
towards excellence with a focus on automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Founder of the Devs On The Road initiative and pioneer of the Brazilian eBPF community, my commitment is to showcase the best of the community and learn from it, expanding and sharing knowledge through these initiatives. My career has been marke... Show more

Abdul Rehman Zafar

Abdul Rehman Zafar

Abdul is a Senior Solutions Architect in Ververica with expertise in real-time Streaming Analytics. He is a strategic technical advisor of Ververica, helping customers solve complex data engineering challenges. Before working with Ververica, specialising in Cloud computing and Steaming Analytics, he worked in Amazon Web Services as a Solutions Architect. In AWS, he helped startups and enterprises in their journey toward the cloud and big data by building petabyte-scale data pipelines. He has over 15 years of diverse experience in various roles, from startups to enterprises, solving data and distributed system-related challenges.

Abdul is a Senior Solutions Architect in Ververica with expertise in real-time Streaming Analytics. He is a strategic technical advisor of Ververica, helping customers solve complex data engineering challenges. Before working with Ververica, speciali... Show more

Raphaël Yharrassarry

Raphaël Yharrassarry

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

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

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

Devang Sharma

Devang Sharma

Devang is a Senior Full Stack Developer with 7+ Years of hands-on experience in Analysis, Development, and Implementation with solid Programming expertise in - Java, Golang, Node.js, C#, Perl, Javascript, Typescript, ReactJs, Angular, PHP, C/C++, Python, Microservices and Distributed Services along with System Design and Object-Oriented Methodologies with a demonstrated history of working in the Internet Industry.

Devang is a Senior Full Stack Developer with 7+ Years of hands-on experience in Analysis, Development, and Implementation with solid Programming expertise in - Java, Golang, Node.js, C#, Perl, Javascript, Typescript, ReactJs, Angular, PHP, C/C++, Pyt... Show more

Bevan Williams

Bevan Williams

Bevan has been working in, and with, agile teams since 2009 and is currently an Enterprise Agile Coach at Old Mutual. He has worked as a Software Engineer, Scrum Master, Development Manager and Head of Mobile before shifting to full-time Agile Coaching in 2018. He is passionate about coaching, enabling and leading people to do their best work, focussing on personal, career and organizational growth.

Bevan has been working in, and with, agile teams since 2009 and is currently an Enterprise Agile Coach at Old Mutual. He has worked as a Software Engineer, Scrum Master, Development Manager and Head of Mobile before shifting to full-time Agile Coachi... Show more

Subodh Dubey

Subodh Dubey

As a Cloud Solutions Architect at Cloudtech, I design and develop cloud-native applications for customers using AWS serverless technologies. I leverage my AWS certifications and my experience as a former Cloud Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions that meet customers’ needs and expectations.

My passion for problem-solving and distributed computing drives me to explore new ways of using technology to improve human life. I have worked on multiple projects involving ETL data pipelines, search engine migrations, container-based deployments, and programmatic workflows, using Python, Django, Flask, Boto3, CloudFormation, Terraform, GitLab CI, and other tools and frameworks.

I also have a strong background in web development, database management, and testing, which I acquired from my previous role as a Senior Software Engineer at ConsultAdd and my Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer/Information Technology from G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering (GHRCE), Nagpur.

As a Cloud Solutions Architect at Cloudtech, I design and develop cloud-native applications for customers using AWS serverless technologies. I leverage my AWS certifications and my experience as a former Cloud Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) to... Show more

Eileen Xue

Eileen Xue

Eileen is a web and multimedia developer from Toronto who enjoys using emerging technologies to blend the digital with the physical world to create innovative experiences. She works as a Full-Stack UX Developer at Curacity and was a part-time lecturer at Toronto Metropolitan University, teaching creative professionals digital literacy skills and introductory coding.

Eileen actively supports and advocates for women in tech communities. She is an Ambassador for Women Techmakers, a Google Developer program that helps empower leaders to support their communities, especially for women to thrive in tech. She previously served as a Front-End Evangelist for Women Who Code, supporting community members in the front-end track and leading the design team in promoting events and other initiatives.

Eileen is a web and multimedia developer from Toronto who enjoys using emerging technologies to blend the digital with the physical world to create innovative experiences. She works as a Full-Stack UX Developer at Curacity and was a part-time lecture... Show more

Trupti Parkar

Trupti Parkar

Trupti Parkar is a Product Manager at Microsoft Azure AI/ML Platform. She holds Masters in Management Information Systems from University of Arizona & worked as a Software Engineer at Siemens in India.

Trupti Parkar is a Product Manager at Microsoft Azure AI/ML Platform. She holds Masters in Management Information Systems from University of Arizona & worked as a Software Engineer at Siemens in India. Show more

Ken Collins

Ken Collins

Early on as a Marketing Director, I was a self-described conversion junkie. Nowadays, I love bringing technology and innovative thinking to complex business problems. For both, measurable results matter. Empathy and strategy are my superpowers that connect "hello world" to hello revenue using years of experience in Architecture, E-commerce, Engineering, Infrastructure, Marketing, & Sales. All in on AI and emerging real-world cognitive architectures.

Early on as a Marketing Director, I was a self-described conversion junkie. Nowadays, I love bringing technology and innovative thinking to complex business problems. For both, measurable results matter. Empathy and strategy are my superpowers that c... Show more

Milos Marinkovic

Milos Marinkovic

I like to share ideas through presentations and writing. If you see something related to technology, I'll probably like it.
I am a software enthusiast, product developer, technical leader, speaker, event organizer, and avid skier.

My main interests are organizations, apps, cloud, electronics and smart devices. I also often read or listen about innovation, computer science, and organizational management.

In my spare time, I (try to) travel, speak at conferences, coach, and work on open-source projects.

I like to share ideas through presentations and writing. If you see something related to technology, I'll probably like it. I am a software enthusiast, product developer, technical leader, speaker, event organizer, and avid skier. My main interes... Show more

Ankshita Maunthrooa

Ankshita Maunthrooa

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

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

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

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

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

Matteo De Filippis

Matteo De Filippis

Matteo is a Front End Engineer at Freedome, the first marketplace for outdoor activities in Italy. Passionate about accessibility, he is also the co-developer of Netychords, an accessible digital musical instrument playable with eye movements. In his spare time, he writes and plays music, runs a newsletter, has released an EP on Spotify, and has authored a scientific publication.

Matteo is a Front End Engineer at Freedome, the first marketplace for outdoor activities in Italy. Passionate about accessibility, he is also the co-developer of Netychords, an accessible digital musical instrument playable with eye movements. In his... Show more

Ashish Jha

Ashish Jha

Ashish is a creative technologist currently driving revenue growth and fostering strong customer partnerships at Okta as a Solutions Engineer. With a strong foundation in Conversational AI, where he is also one of the leading community voices for Amazon Alexa, Ashish brings a unique perspective to solving complex Customer Identity and User Experience challenges. His proven track record includes winning multiple Alexa Hackathons, creating in-depth training courses, and building over 800 Conversational AI applications.

Ashish is a creative technologist currently driving revenue growth and fostering strong customer partnerships at Okta as a Solutions Engineer. With a strong foundation in Conversational AI, where he is also one of the leading community voices for Ama... Show more

María Pinto Doménech

María Pinto Doménech

Cofundadora y responsable de Desarrollo de Producto en data4all, compañía dedicada a la digitalización de procesos e implantación de cultura del dato mediante Microsoft 365 y Power Platform.

Experta en mejora de procesos y Master en Data Science por MBIT School. Cuento con más de 8 años de experiencia en áreas de calidad y procesos en el sector turístico, banca y telefonía, desarrollando diferentes proyectos con herramientas del ecosistema Atlassian.

Disfruto del servicio al cliente así como de la gestión del cambio cultural y tecnológico.

Cofundadora y responsable de Desarrollo de Producto en data4all, compañía dedicada a la digitalización de procesos e implantación de cultura del dato mediante Microsoft 365 y Power Platform. Experta en mejora de procesos y Master en Data Science p... Show more

Elisha Chitsenga

Elisha Chitsenga

Elisha is a software developer with over 10 years of expertise, an accounting degree, a leader in the community and company, and a fully accredited information systems auditor. His main goals are to use cloud-based solutions, Linux, RISC-V, Python, and R coding to help the African populace. In addition to being the founder of the tech travel start-up Crestly Resorts, which uses cutting-edge tech in the tourist industry, I am a fantastic conference speaker who advocates for open-source solutions.

Elisha is a software developer with over 10 years of expertise, an accounting degree, a leader in the community and company, and a fully accredited information systems auditor. His main goals are to use cloud-based solutions, Linux, RISC-V, Python, a... Show more

Louis Japheth Kouassi

Louis Japheth Kouassi

Je suis DevOps passionné et enthousiaste.

Je suis DevOps passionné et enthousiaste. Show more

Jayshree Ostwal

Jayshree Ostwal

A solutions architect , Microsoft Certified Trainer with a passion for the Power Platform, M365 Copilot, GenAI, Azure technology.

Empowering enterprises to thrive with Microsoft Copilot & Modern Workplace AI solution frameworks to solve challenges and to drive impactful change across Health & Public Sector. I have an intense enthusiasm for technology and innovation along with its governance and security aspects. An advocate of women empowerment through Information Technology.

A solutions architect , Microsoft Certified Trainer with a passion for the Power Platform, M365 Copilot, GenAI, Azure technology. Empowering enterprises to thrive with Microsoft Copilot & Modern Workplace AI solution frameworks to solve challenges... Show more

Lydia Sampson

Lydia Sampson

Lydia Sampson is the Assistant Director at the Morrill Memorial Library in Norwood, MA. She holds an MLS from Simmons University, and a Master of Science In Management. Outside of her professional life, Lydia is a foster cat mom, an avid adventure traveler, and a true crime enthusiast.

Lydia Sampson is the Assistant Director at the Morrill Memorial Library in Norwood, MA. She holds an MLS from Simmons University, and a Master of Science In Management. Outside of her professional life, Lydia is a foster cat mom, an avid adventure tr... Show more

Atulpriya Sharma

Atulpriya Sharma

Manual tester turned developer advocate. I talk about Cloud Native, Kubernetes & DevOps to help others adopt cloud native. I also create content – blog posts, webinars – & host Twitter spaces and strongly believe in collaborative learning and growth.

In addition, I'm also a CNCF Ambassador and the organizer of CNCF Hyderabad. When I am not working, I’m a food & travel blogger & love exploring eateries & going on road trips. You can find me at @TheTechMaharaj on Twitter.

Manual tester turned developer advocate. I talk about Cloud Native, Kubernetes & DevOps to help others adopt cloud native. I also create content – blog posts, webinars – & host Twitter spaces and strongly believe in collaborative learning and growth.... Show more

Omoike Sarah Igho

Omoike Sarah Igho

Sarah is a seasoned Senior Engineer at Dunnhumby Ltd, with a deep passion for the Web, Cloud Technologies, and Angular. Recognized as a Global Talent by Tech Nation in the Exceptional Talent category, she has also been honored with the prestigious 'Excellence in Engineering' award by the Women Who Code global community.

Beyond her technical expertise, Sarah is dedicated to empowering others in the tech ecosystem. She actively shares her knowledge through engaging, tech-focused articles on Code Like A Girl and Medium.com, inspiring developers worldwide. Additionally, Sarah plays a pivotal role in fostering diversity and inclusion in tech by building and co-leading the Lagos WiMLDS (Women in Machine Learning and Data Science) community.

Her work exemplifies technical excellence and a profound commitment to advancing the global tech community and empowering others.

Sarah is a seasoned Senior Engineer at Dunnhumby Ltd, with a deep passion for the Web, Cloud Technologies, and Angular. Recognized as a Global Talent by Tech Nation in the Exceptional Talent category, she has also been honored with the prestigious 'E... Show more

Cory Lee

Cory Lee

Cory Lee has traveled across all seven continents and over 50 countries in his powered wheelchair while managing to run his travel blog CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com, where he shares his accessible — and sometimes not so accessible — travel adventures with others. Cory has also published a children’s book, “Let’s Explore with Cor Cor”, gained over 150,000 followers across his social media channels, hosts annual group trips, where his followers can join him in international destinations, and in 2022 he launched The Curb Free Foundation. This nonprofit provides wheelchair users with travel grants to go on their dream trip. As always, Cory’s goal is to inspire other wheelchair users to roll out of their comfort zones and see all of the beauty our world has to offer.

Cory Lee has traveled across all seven continents and over 50 countries in his powered wheelchair while managing to run his travel blog CurbFreeWithCoryLee.com, where he shares his accessible — and sometimes not so accessible — travel adventures with... Show more

Nicolas Roche

Nicolas Roche

Sofia Lescano Carroll

Sofia Lescano Carroll

Passionate about mathematics and logic, I am a backend developer with a Computer Science Engineering degree and international speaker since 2020. Argentinian and Spanish, I lived in many countries and speak five languages. I strongly believe in diversity in tech and started giving conferences to act as a role model for women. Outside work, I love dancing, and travelling and have two wonderful cats.
I have been giving conferences since 2020 in French and English (but also speak Spanish and Portuguese).
I have been to major events like SymfonyCon, SymfonyLive, ForumPHP among others.
Check my personal blog for full references https://soflesc.github.io/

Passionate about mathematics and logic, I am a backend developer with a Computer Science Engineering degree and international speaker since 2020. Argentinian and Spanish, I lived in many countries and speak five languages. I strongly believe in diver... Show more

Shalon Busingye

Shalon Busingye

I am an Information Technology professional with a strong enthusiasm for cybersecurity. Driven by a passion for leveraging technology to create positive change in my community, I am dedicated to advocating for the empowerment of the girl child through her journey and fostering equal opportunities.

I am an Information Technology professional with a strong enthusiasm for cybersecurity. Driven by a passion for leveraging technology to create positive change in my community, I am dedicated to advocating for the empowerment of the girl child throug... Show more

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