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Kevin Leal

Kevin Leal

Kevin is a professional in cloud technologies, specialized in Microsoft Azure Data Solutions, mainly working for Brazil Region architecting complex Big Data, and Data Warehouse environments, he also has wide experience in other regions like US and LATAM.

Feel free to add him in Linkedin to share cloud thoughts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-leal/

Outside of Microsoft Kevin is a landscape photography enthusiast that enjoys traveling to learn and capture more about his and other cultures.

Kevin is a professional in cloud technologies, specialized in Microsoft Azure Data Solutions, mainly working for Brazil Region architecting complex Big Data, and Data Warehouse environments, he also has wide experience in other regions like US and LA... Show more

Silvia Triboni

Silvia Triboni

Silvia Triboni is a lawyer with an MBA in Public Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. She has a degree in Sustainability and Human Responsibility from the University of Lisbon and in Coaching and Mentoring from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

She is a lecturer, consultant and journalist focusing on the theme of active longevity and intergenerational harmony in companies, in Brazil and Portugal, and has lectured in several countries. She is columnist and international correspondent for companies linked to the interests of people 50+, working in Brazil and Portugal.

An activist against ageism, she is director of the StopIdadism Association in Portugal.

A writer, she has launched the book Employability 50+ in Portugal and Brazil, which presents useful information and strategies for a successful career in maturity, and Intentional Longevity®, with a foreword by Dr Alexandre Kalache, a book aimed at encouraging the conscious construction of a life with purpose, healthy habits and choices.

In his Centenarian Expedition project, he has explored the Blue Zones® and other regions where their inhabitants are exceptionally healthy and long-lived, in order to publicise good practices to his audience.

Silvia Triboni is a lawyer with an MBA in Public Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. She has a degree in Sustainability and Human Responsibility from the University of Lisbon and in Coaching and Mentoring from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation... Show more

Dhiya Fakhar Nafi

Dhiya Fakhar Nafi

An experienced IT R&D engineer specialising in AI and automation, with a focus on computer vision.

An experienced IT R&D engineer specialising in AI and automation, with a focus on computer vision. Show more

Yuhi Yamane

Yuhi Yamane

I work as an engineer at MIXI, Inc.

I work as an engineer at MIXI, Inc. Show more

Makmot Johnson

Makmot Johnson

Makmot Johnson is a Software Engineer, Web3 Builder, and AI Innovator shaping the future of decentralized and intelligent systems. With expertise spanning web development, mobile engineering, blockchain architecture, smart contract development, and AI-powered applications, he builds solutions that merge modern software engineering with next-generation onchain technologies.

Makmot has developed and deployed smart contracts on the Base Network,ICP, SUI, Starknet, Polkadot/Ink with moonbean using Foundry and Remix, and is currently advancing his skills in Solidity, Rust, and Ink for polkadot through various bootcamps like OneDev and CyfrinUpdraft, where he builds scalable, production-grade decentralized applications. His work explores the intersection of AI agents, DEPIN networks, RWAs, and blockchain automation, creating systems that are trustless, intelligent, and designed for real-world impact.

He is an active contributor to developer communities as a member of Google Developers Group Kampala, an ex-GDG Lead at UICT, and Current Web3 head Makerere University and a frequent speaker at developer events and workshops. Makmot has delivered sessions on Web3 fundamentals, smart contract deployment, modern front-end engineering, cloud-native tools, and the rapidly evolving role of AI in engineering workflows.

Professionally, he is a Software Developer at with various skills , contributing to projects like Votly, a delegation based platfrom on Unlock Protocol and Renegade, a social media automation tool built on ICP. His broader engineering background spans front-end frameworks (GSAP, TypeScript, Vite, ), backend technologies Flutter mobile development, distributed systems, and networked computing, enabling him to communicate complex concepts with clarity and real-world context.

Makmot’s talks are known for their clarity, depth, and practical insights, empowering developers to harness the power of AI, Web3, and modern engineering stacks to build the next generation of digital products.

Makmot Johnson is a Software Engineer, Web3 Builder, and AI Innovator shaping the future of decentralized and intelligent systems. With expertise spanning web development, mobile engineering, blockchain architecture, smart contract development, and A... Show more

Alessandro Finocchiaro

Alessandro Finocchiaro

Senior Android Engineer with over 12 years of experience (since 2012). My background spans diverse domains, including high-security banking apps, media streaming for TV, tourism companion apps, and complex IoT integrations. Lately, I have been focusing on Kotlin Multiplatform to effectively bridge the gap between Android and iOS ecosystems.

Senior Android Engineer with over 12 years of experience (since 2012). My background spans diverse domains, including high-security banking apps, media streaming for TV, tourism companion apps, and complex IoT integrations. Lately, I have been focusi... Show more

Suzanne Rath

Suzanne Rath

Suzanne Rath: High-Performance Strategist, Endurance Athlete, Founder

Suzanne Rath is a keynote speaker and high-performance strategist who helps founders and leaders sustain peak performance without breaking. Her authority is forged through a rare combination of research, clinical expertise and lived experience.

For more than nine years she has led an award-winning multi-site Allied Health business, building resilient teams and pioneering innovative approaches to workplace wellbeing. As a physiotherapist with twenty years of experience across three continents, she brings a deep understanding of human performance, recovery and longevity.

Suzanne is also an endurance athlete of eighteen years, having completed marathons, ultras, and multi-day cycling expeditions across continents. After surviving a life-changing accident in Sydney, she rebuilt her health and career from the ground up- an experience that informs her work with leaders navigating pressure, uncertainty and burnout. This journey became the foundation of her signature framework, ENDURES, a system for sustainable high performance.

From the boardroom to the marathon trail, Suzanne understands what it takes to recover, reset and rise stronger, again and again.

How Suzanne Helps
Keynote Speaking

Beyond the Peak: Unlocking Sustainable High Performance
Suzanne blends endurance stories, leadership insight and evidence-based strategies to show audiences how to move from collapsing performance to sustained momentum. Participants gain:

the courage to set bold goals

the capacity to navigate challenge with clarity

practical tools to recover, reset and elevate to greater summits

Workshops & Extended Programs

Suzanne’s workshops transform insight into capability. Designed for real-world application, they help teams:

- reclaim energy and focus

- clarify priorities

- build daily rhythms and systems that drive consistent high performance

Coaching for Leaders & Founders

Suzanne works privately with leaders to apply the ENDURES framework to their own lives and organisations. Her coaching strengthens resilience, adaptability and sustainable performance — ensuring high achievers maintain their edge without burning out.
The ENDURES Membership Program launches in February 2026.

Suzanne Rath: High-Performance Strategist, Endurance Athlete, Founder Suzanne Rath is a keynote speaker and high-performance strategist who helps founders and leaders sustain peak performance without breaking. Her authority is forged through a rar... Show more

Michael Frey

Michael Frey

Michael is an IT Architect at ipt, where he currently serves as a lead engineer bringing Data Mesh to enterprises across Switzerland. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of software engineering and data analytics, he is passionate about building reliable, scalable systems that leverage the best of both disciplines. Michael thrives on finding simple solutions for seemingly complex challenges and enjoys puzzles of all kinds.

Michael is an IT Architect at ipt, where he currently serves as a lead engineer bringing Data Mesh to enterprises across Switzerland. With over a decade of experience at the intersection of software engineering and data analytics, he is passionate ab... Show more

Heather Cook

Heather Cook

Heather Cook is Principal PM Manager for the Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group within Microsoft’s Collaborative Applications and Platform Group. She leads engagement, evangelism, and growth strategies, building programs and connections between Microsoft and its global community. A former Microsoft MVP for Microsoft 365 Apps and Services, Heather brings over two decades of experience as a marketing executive for leading tech companies and as Founder of Creative Maven, her impact consultancy. As a consultant, executive event producer, and fractional Chief Marketing Officer, she has delivered thousands of events, campaigns, and experiences across high‑tech and entertainment. Heather is a seasoned keynote speaker, moderator, and host, and an avid writer who publishes Maven Musings on LinkedIn and her cultural Substack, Heddas Mix Tape. Her Microsoft origin story is featured in The Women of Microsoft. Based in Marina del Rey, California, she travels globally to speak on healthy workplaces, power skills, community, and inclusion.

Heather Cook is Principal PM Manager for the Microsoft 365 Customer Advocacy Group within Microsoft’s Collaborative Applications and Platform Group. She leads engagement, evangelism, and growth strategies, building programs and connections between Mi... Show more

Jignesh Patel

Jignesh Patel

“I’m a Senior QA Lead with over 20 years of experience in software testing, including 10+ years working with Sitecore platforms such as XP, XM Cloud, and OrderCloud. I’m honored to be recognized as a Sitecore MVP and the first QA MVP globally in the Sitecore community. I’m passionate about AI-driven testing, modern QA practices, and helping teams improve quality in digital experience platforms. I also actively share knowledge through technical blogging and community contributions.”

“I’m a Senior QA Lead with over 20 years of experience in software testing, including 10+ years working with Sitecore platforms such as XP, XM Cloud, and OrderCloud. I’m honored to be recognized as a Sitecore MVP and the first QA MVP globally in the ... Show more

Shekhar Prasad Rajak

Shekhar Prasad Rajak

Shekhar is a seasoned open-source developer and advocate, with contributions to Aapche Software Foundation, Kubeflow, SymPy, NumPy, SciPy, Bundler, and as the author of daru and daru-view in the SciRuby ecosystem. A two-time Google Summer of Code alumnus (2016, 2017) and former SciRuby org admin, he has mentored across multiple open-source communities. He has spoken at leading conferences, including RubyConf, PyCon, ApacheCon, and Community Over Code,Iceberg Summit alongside regional tech meetups. Currently, he is a Senior Software Engineer at Atlassian, driving innovation in Data Platform.

Shekhar is a seasoned open-source developer and advocate, with contributions to Aapche Software Foundation, Kubeflow, SymPy, NumPy, SciPy, Bundler, and as the author of daru and daru-view in the SciRuby ecosystem. A two-time Google Summer of Code alu... Show more

Gina Montgomery

Gina Montgomery

Gina is a dynamic technology leader with 15+years of experience driving digital transformation and AI innovation within the Microsoft partner ecosystem. Experienced in building AI service portfolios and leading adoption programs that deliver consistent results, from productivity gains to improved decision-making to accelerated innovation, across diverse industries. At Armanino, Gina blends strategic vision with execution, leveraging deep expertise in AI Enablement, M365 Copilot and Google Gemini adoption, and context engineering frameworks across platforms. Recognized as both a thought leader and hands-on practitioner, she guides executive teams, technical stakeholders, and business users in harnessing AI for measurable growth.

Gina is a dynamic technology leader with 15+years of experience driving digital transformation and AI innovation within the Microsoft partner ecosystem. Experienced in building AI service portfolios and leading adoption programs that deliver consiste... Show more

Sachin Gupta

Sachin Gupta

I am a senior backend and platform engineer at eBay with over 14 years of experience building and modernizing enterprise systems. I work on large scale billing and financial platforms that demand high reliability, strong security, and precise data correctness. I spend most of my time modernizing legacy architectures, designing cloud ready services, and building APIs and pipelines that hold up under heavy traffic and real world failure modes.

Lately, I have been integrating AI into engineering workflows, focusing on diagnostics, observability, testing, and automation that help teams move faster without sacrificing safety.

On stage, I share field tested patterns and mistakes to avoid, from migrations and cutovers to incident driven design and operational readiness. My goal is to give engineers practical takeaways they can apply immediately when building and modernizing systems at scale.

I am a senior backend and platform engineer at eBay with over 14 years of experience building and modernizing enterprise systems. I work on large scale billing and financial platforms that demand high reliability, strong security, and precise data co... Show more

Louis Japheth Kouassi

Louis Japheth Kouassi

Pasionate about techs

Pasionate about techs Show more

David Cruz Anaya

David Cruz Anaya

David Cruz Anaya is a software engineer specialising in Android, Kotlin, and cross-platform development. He enjoys building products that combine strong engineering foundations with real user impact, from mobile experiences to backend systems and full-stack platforms. David is particularly interested in performance, scalable architecture, Kotlin Multiplatform, and using the right tool for the problem, whether that means modern Android, backend services, or native code with C++ and the NDK. He also writes about software engineering, shares lessons learned from real projects, and loves turning practical experience into talks that are honest, useful, and grounded in real-world development.

David Cruz Anaya is a software engineer specialising in Android, Kotlin, and cross-platform development. He enjoys building products that combine strong engineering foundations with real user impact, from mobile experiences to backend systems and ful... Show more

Lesly Samaritano

Lesly Samaritano

Hola, soy Lesly Samaritano, Ingeniera de Sistemas e Informática que se especializa en crear soluciones tecnológicas que impacten positivamente la calidad de vida de las personas. En el mundo digital, me conocen como Flutterina.

Mi expertise principal es como desarrolladora de aplicaciones móviles con Flutter, donde integro Inteligencia Artificial (como Gemini) para construir herramientas innovadoras. Esta expertise se complementa con dos años de experiencia en QA para RPA (Automatización Robótica de Procesos) y Bases de Datos.

Mi pasión va más allá del desarrollo: soy Embajadora de Women Techmakers y dedico mis esfuerzos a democratizar la educación digital. A través de mi marca Flutterina, creo contenido en redes sociales (@fluterinapps en TikTok e Instagram). Con ello, no solo incentivo a más mujeres a unirse a carreras STEM, sino que también promuevo la ruta del freelance como una poderosa vía para ganar experiencia por cuenta propia y acelerar el crecimiento profesional.

Hola, soy Lesly Samaritano, Ingeniera de Sistemas e Informática que se especializa en crear soluciones tecnológicas que impacten positivamente la calidad de vida de las personas. En el mundo digital, me conocen como Flutterina. Mi expertise princi... Show more

Georges Byona

Georges Byona

Software Engineer • FlutterFire • AI Enthusiast • GDG on Campus Lead’25 • Tech Trainer, Content Creator & Speaker

Software Engineer • FlutterFire • AI Enthusiast • GDG on Campus Lead’25 • Tech Trainer, Content Creator & Speaker Show more

Oleksii Kraievyi

Oleksii Kraievyi

IT-operations specialist with experience in Telco and FinTech software engineering.

IT-operations specialist with experience in Telco and FinTech software engineering. Show more

Adelegan Oluseyi Abiodun

Adelegan Oluseyi Abiodun

I am CTO of Dokilink, iVentMaster, and PHS Consult, and Senior IT Manager at ZODML. As a founding member of Drupal Nigeria, I’ve led Drupal projects across healthcare, education, and government, including Dokilink, ZODML library integrated with Koha LMS, LASAMBUS, HEFAMAA, and currently HotelPaddie, a Drupal 11 + React OTA. I am passionate about open-source innovation and expanding Drupal across Nigeria and Africa.

I am CTO of Dokilink, iVentMaster, and PHS Consult, and Senior IT Manager at ZODML. As a founding member of Drupal Nigeria, I’ve led Drupal projects across healthcare, education, and government, including Dokilink, ZODML library integrated with Koha ... Show more

Nacho Dolz

Nacho Dolz

I define myself as a technologist by nature, passionate about marketing, innovation, and both artificial and generative intelligence.

I believe that curiosity, teamwork, and ingenuity are just as important inside the office as they are outside of it.

Always with professionalism, initiative, flexibility, and a lot of passion.

Beyond work, I enjoy staying active: I run regularly, I am a diving enthusiast, and I love solving escape rooms (the more challenging, the better).

I define myself as a technologist by nature, passionate about marketing, innovation, and both artificial and generative intelligence. I believe that curiosity, teamwork, and ingenuity are just as important inside the office as they are outside of ... Show more

Shweta Vohra

Shweta Vohra

Shweta Vohra is an Architect, Author, and Inventor with over 20 years of experience designing platforms across industries. She specialises in enterprise architecture, cloud, and AI driven systems, and has led teams and initiatives across global organisations.

She is passionate about bringing clarity to complex technology spaces and focuses on practical, real world approaches over hype. She is the author of Decoding Platform Engineering Patterns and Dear Software & AI Architect, where she shares insights and lessons from her journey in platform and AI architecture.

Shweta Vohra is an Architect, Author, and Inventor with over 20 years of experience designing platforms across industries. She specialises in enterprise architecture, cloud, and AI driven systems, and has led teams and initiatives across global organ... Show more

Cigdem Kadakoglu

Cigdem Kadakoglu

A Docker Captain and Microsoft MVP, is a Cloud and DevOps engineer, consultant, and instructor with expertise in Microsoft Azure and DevOps practices. Passionate about teaching, she delivers both practical and theoretical courses on Azure, and DevOps. Cigdem helps organizations implement DevOps transformations across cloud and on-premises environments while contributing to the community through insightful technical articles and videos on cloud adoption and DevOps best practices.

A Docker Captain and Microsoft MVP, is a Cloud and DevOps engineer, consultant, and instructor with expertise in Microsoft Azure and DevOps practices. Passionate about teaching, she delivers both practical and theoretical courses on Azure, and DevOps... Show more

Fabrizio Cafolla

Fabrizio Cafolla

My name is Fabrizio Cafolla and I’m a DevOps & Platform Engineer.
In my work, I mainly focus on designing cloud architectures and automating CI/CD processes, with the goal of making life easier for development teams and improving the reliability of software delivery.

I work primarily with AWS and GCP, managing infrastructure through IaC, mainly using Terraform. The languages I use most are Python and Bash, with some experience in TypeScript and Go, which I’m continuing to explore.
Over the years, I’ve had the chance to work with very different kinds of organizations: small and medium-sized businesses, corporate environments in the banking sector, and startup ecosystems. This has helped me understand how important it is to adapt tools, processes, and technical solutions to the context and the people you work with, rather than the other way around.

I’m very connected to the open-source world and to knowledge sharing. I firmly believe that free, accessible, and transparent sharing is the fundamental engine of technological and human progress. That’s why I try to document and share what I do through projects, articles, and content on my blog.
From this mindset, Europan OpenSource was born (a spin-off of Italia Open-Source): a community-driven platform designed to highlight the European tech landscape, open-source projects, communities, and all the organizations working in the tech space across Europe.

I’m also the Community Manager of Latina in Tech, an initiative created to bring quality tech events to my city, build connections between companies and developers, and foster an environment based on collaboration and sharing.

Outside of work, I love to travel whenever I get the chance. In recent years, I’ve often worked as a digital nomad, which has allowed me to experience different cultures and ways of living. Many of these trips eventually turn into guides and stories on my blog, where I try to combine the more technical side with the more personal one.

My name is Fabrizio Cafolla and I’m a DevOps & Platform Engineer. In my work, I mainly focus on designing cloud architectures and automating CI/CD processes, with the goal of making life easier for development teams and improving the reliability of ... Show more

Apurva Misra

Apurva Misra

Apurva Misra is a machine learning engineer, speaker, and founder of Sentick, where she helps growing companies unlock practical, ROI-driven AI solutions across automations, predictive analytics, and copilots.
She holds a Master’s from the University of Waterloo, where her research focused on detecting driver cognitive distraction; her work has been published in IEEE Access.
Apurva has spoken at industry events and advises startups on shipping AI safely and measurably, drawing on hands-on experience building production systems and a strong cloud/engineering background. In her free time, she is learning Spanish, and enjoys exploring hidden gem eateries, always eager to hear about new favourite spots!

Apurva Misra is a machine learning engineer, speaker, and founder of Sentick, where she helps growing companies unlock practical, ROI-driven AI solutions across automations, predictive analytics, and copilots. She holds a Master’s from the Universit... Show more

Marco Martorana

Marco Martorana

Pragmatic technologist with a background in software development and a focus on systems, automation, and AI. I build practical solutions that improve everyday life.

I believe in leadership driven by responsibility, clarity, and real-world impact. Less hype, more systems that work.

Pragmatic technologist with a background in software development and a focus on systems, automation, and AI. I build practical solutions that improve everyday life. I believe in leadership driven by responsibility, clarity, and real-world impact. ... Show more

Satej Sahu

Satej Sahu

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. With a strong track record of architecting scalable and efficient systems, Satej has successfully delivered data-driven and ML applied solutions. He's also an author of two programming books named "Building Secure PHP Applications" and "PHP 8 Basics: For Programming and Web Development" with Apress / Springer publications with another one in pipeline.

Satej works as Principal Data Engineer at Zalando SE with over 16 years of experience in the industry. He has worked with renowned organizations such as Boeing, Adidas, Honeywell specializing in architecture, big data and machine learning use cases. ... Show more

Lauren Murray

Lauren Murray

Lauren is an award-winning creative and strategic leader passionate about building meaningful connections between people, brands and experiences. She leads integrated brand activations and partnerships across digital and real-world environments, blending insight-driven strategy with bold creativity. Her work spans destinations - from Wyoming to Maine and Reno Tahoe to Ocean City, Maryland - and has been recognized by the Effies, Webbys, The Drum, AICP, and more. Known for her curiosity, energy and collaborative spirit, Lauren brings a sharp eye for innovation and a deep understanding of how to turn audience insights into standout brand moments.

Lauren is an award-winning creative and strategic leader passionate about building meaningful connections between people, brands and experiences. She leads integrated brand activations and partnerships across digital and real-world environments, blen... Show more

Patrick Dunn

Patrick Dunn

Patrick Dunn is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and leadership development consultant with 30 years of experience leading high-stakes global teams in operational resilience — disaster recovery, business continuity, and crisis management.

He works with leaders who are performing at a high level and want to keep performing — without losing themselves in the process. His keynotes and workshops draw on three decades of real-world experience in rooms where the wrong call had real consequences, combined with a storytelling approach shaped by folklorist Sandy Ives and author Stephen King.

Patrick is the author of Lead with Soul: How to Lead When Running on Empty and the creator of the Lead with Soul framework — built on four pillars: Presence, Purpose, Renewal, and Service. His keynote Your Resilience Is Killing You speaks directly to the hidden cost of sustained high-stakes leadership, while Strong Enough to Break reframes what it means to lead with endurance and depth.

He is a three-time NCAA Division I All-American and nationally ranked mascot at the University of Maine, a former Fortune 200 resilience leader, and an active member of the Association of Continuity Professionals and Disaster Recovery Journal communities.
Patrick has delivered keynotes and leadership sessions across association, corporate, healthcare, and government audiences. He is based in Reno, Nevada and speaks throughout the United States.

Website: https://www.patrickdunnintl.com
Speaker Reel: https://youtu.be/SmgmQcj0Hxg

Patrick Dunn is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and leadership development consultant with 30 years of experience leading high-stakes global teams in operational resilience — disaster recovery, business continuity, and crisis management. ... Show more

Nils Hyoma

Nils Hyoma

Nils Hyoma is a business informatics post-graduate from Hamburg University, a professional agile coach, and a passionate amateur water polo player. Nils studied Japanese studies, international business studies, and business informatics in Hiroshima and Hamburg. Many years as an active developer, he learned the basics of agile software development. After working in online retail / eCommerce and in IT consulting, he is now part of the coaching team at MHP - A Porsche Company since 2024. Nils supports and coaches both local and distributed, international teams and projects. Nils has been active in team sports since childhood. It also reflected team spirit in his professional life: As a coach, he forms well-established units out of developers and analysts, who can then independently develop products. The guiding principle is always the focus on customer satisfaction.

Nils Hyoma is a business informatics post-graduate from Hamburg University, a professional agile coach, and a passionate amateur water polo player. Nils studied Japanese studies, international business studies, and business informatics in Hiroshima a... Show more

Santia Barnes

Santia Barnes

Dr. Santia Barnes, celebrated for her trailblazing achievements as a professional football player and her influential social media presence reaching nearly 3 million followers, has forged an extraordinary path from collegiate track and field athlete to being offered the largest contract in women’s football history. Born in Greenville, SC, raised in Houston, TX, and now residing in Atlanta, GA, her journey reflects a relentless commitment to breaking barriers and redefining what is possible for athletes.

Santia’s entrepreneurial spirit shines as brightly as her athletic accomplishments. She is the founder of TRONUS, a groundbreaking footwear brand that made her the first female athlete to own a shoe company. Since its launch in 2020, TRONUS achieved record-breaking sales and secured celebrity endorsements, even amid a global pandemic. In addition to her business success, Santia is a two-time bestselling author and a highly sought-after public speaker, inspiring audiences around the world.

In 2023, Santia received the prestigious Icon Award from the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, recognizing her impact on leadership, innovation, and community influence. She further cemented her legacy on June 1, 2024, when she was awarded an honorary doctorate in sports management from Harvest Christian University.

Beyond competition and business, Santia is deeply committed to empowering athletes beyond the field. She is a leading advocate for athlete mental health and provides education and tools that help athletes build personal brands, secure Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals, and prepare for long-term success after sports.

This mission led to the creation of Winning Your Way, a modern athlete development and NIL education platform designed to help athletes and their families build visibility, create economic opportunities, and turn athletic talent into sustainable businesses. Winning Your Way supports athletes across all sports, divisions, and stages of development by teaching them how to position themselves strategically in today’s evolving sports and media landscape.

Dr. Santia Barnes multifaceted career and unwavering dedication to athlete empowerment continue to inspire athletes, parents, and entrepreneurs alike. Her story is a testament to resilience, innovation, and leadership. Through Winning Your Way, she is building a new pathway for athletes to gain control of their futures, on and off the field.

Dr. Santia Barnes, celebrated for her trailblazing achievements as a professional football player and her influential social media presence reaching nearly 3 million followers, has forged an extraordinary path from collegiate track and field athlete ... Show more

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