Amit is the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO)/Data Architect at Kanerika and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of data analytics. Amit is Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional (2023) and Power BI Community Super User since 2020.

Amit is the Chief Analytics Officer (CAO)/Data Architect at Kanerika and has more than 20 years of experience in the field of data analytics. Amit is Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional (2023) and Power BI Community Super User since 2020. Show more

Natalie Crüe is a cultural producer, consultant, Global Hip-Hop connoisseur, and activist. Natalie sees arts and culture as a vehicle for social change - spearheading various cultural, brand, and social impact initiatives around the globe that aim to foster civic engagement, spark dialogue, and amplify communities.

She co-developed the Metaverse Music Festival aka MVMF, the first global music festival rooted in the metaverse; Co-produces Huellas Festival in Southern Spain; and contributes to a number of DAOs and creative communities in the Web3 ecosystem. Recently, she founded Web3 Uncut -- a dynamic tech lab building micro experiments to support creators on chain and a newsletter centering Web3 arts & culture.

You can find her on Twitter and Instagram @NatalieCrue.

Natalie Crüe is a cultural producer, consultant, Global Hip-Hop connoisseur, and activist. Natalie sees arts and culture as a vehicle for social change - spearheading various cultural, brand, and social impact initiatives around the globe that aim to... Show more

Ömer Korkmaz is a Senior Software Engineer at Delivery Hero with 8+ years of experience in high-scale distributed systems across fintech, payments, billing, and ordering, where getting it wrong costs real money. Known for his strategic cross-functional leadership, he bridges classical software engineering rigor with modern AI capabilities. He currently leads the organization’s Agentic AI transformation, architecting production-grade agents and authoring the company's AI Skill Governance standards. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and is an IEEE-published researcher in automated software testing.

Ömer Korkmaz is a Senior Software Engineer at Delivery Hero with 8+ years of experience in high-scale distributed systems across fintech, payments, billing, and ordering, where getting it wrong costs real money. Known for his strategic cross-function... Show more

IT Manager & Cloud Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing and managing IT infrastructures and cloud solutions. Specialized in Google Cloud Platform migrations, scalable and secure architectures, containerization and IaC. Active member of GDG Pescara.

IT Manager & Cloud Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing and managing IT infrastructures and cloud solutions. Specialized in Google Cloud Platform migrations, scalable and secure architectures, containerization and IaC. Active membe... Show more

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national projects in network and information security, compliance, and digital identity. As a director at TÜBİTAK’s National Cyber Security Institute, he managed flagship NATO SPS projects and contributed to national security standards.

Beyond his technical leadership, Mustafa holds a PhD in Business Model Innovation, focusing on the commercialization and large-scale adoption of technology-driven solutions. His research was published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management in 2023, underlining his commitment to bridging the gap between innovative engineering and practical business impact.

Today, Mustafa focuses on building open-source, privacy-preserving, and self-improving AI systems on Kubernetes and Kubeflow, with an emphasis on explainable security, federated learning, and compliance (NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, GDPR, HIPAA). His recent work integrates vLLM, GraphRAG, and ONNX to deliver practical, autonomous security pipelines for healthcare, OT, and critical infrastructure.

An active participant in CNCF and Secure AI events, Mustafa’s mission is to enable security and DevSecOps teams to implement interpretable, adaptive, and policy-aware AI defenses in production environments. He is committed to fostering an open-source ecosystem that advances both technical excellence and real-world adoption of cybersecurity intelligence.

Mustafa Dayıoğlu is a senior security architect and cloud-native solutions leader with nearly 25 years of experience, specializing in cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and AI-driven security architectures. He began his career at TÜBİTAK, leading national pro... Show more

Building with serverless & AWS. Optimizing, automating and solving challenges @Lenus with AWS.

Building with serverless & AWS. Optimizing, automating and solving challenges @Lenus with AWS. Show more

Peter is Head of Data at Liligo, where he leads the development and management of the company’s data warehouse, analytics, and other data-driven business solutions. With over 10 years of experience across various data-related roles, he also develops dashball.app, his own basketball analytics platform.

Peter is Head of Data at Liligo, where he leads the development and management of the company’s data warehouse, analytics, and other data-driven business solutions. With over 10 years of experience across various data-related roles, he also develops ... Show more

Monty was part of the team who launched the OpenStack project. He defined the workflows and built the initial developer infrastructure that became Zuul and OpenDev. Many years ago he worked for MySQL, and then was a core dev on Drizzle. These days his hacking is focused on WanderTracks, a travel planning and logging system, and marine automation systems.

Monty was part of the team who launched the OpenStack project. He defined the workflows and built the initial developer infrastructure that became Zuul and OpenDev. Many years ago he worked for MySQL, and then was a core dev on Drizzle. These days hi... Show more

I’m a UX designer with four years of experience, and I’m looking for opportunities to speak and share my knowledge. I want to connect with others in the industry, contribute to meaningful conversations, and showcase my skills to a wider audience.

I’m a UX designer with four years of experience, and I’m looking for opportunities to speak and share my knowledge. I want to connect with others in the industry, contribute to meaningful conversations, and showcase my skills to a wider audience. Show more

Software Developer since 13 years with an AI-first approach and a developing experience in implementing agentic solutions in all kinds of environments.
Implemented various projects over the course of my career in all kinds of industries from health care to industry.

Claude Certified Architect - Professional

Software Developer since 13 years with an AI-first approach and a developing experience in implementing agentic solutions in all kinds of environments. Implemented various projects over the course of my career in all kinds of industries from health... Show more

Siddhant is a Customer Success Engineer at Solo.io, and a Kubernetes enthusiast. He loves exploring different technologies and understanding their various use cases within the industry. He loves working with Kubernetes, Linux, and various DevOps-related tools. Apart from the technical exploits, he also enjoys focusing on physical and mental fitness and creating content around the same.

Siddhant is a Customer Success Engineer at Solo.io, and a Kubernetes enthusiast. He loves exploring different technologies and understanding their various use cases within the industry. He loves working with Kubernetes, Linux, and various DevOps-rela... Show more

Industrial engineer with experience in the logistics sector using machine learning technologies, specializing in project management and AI. Committed to best practices in industries utilizing new technologies and the implementation of the SDGs.

Industrial engineer with experience in the logistics sector using machine learning technologies, specializing in project management and AI. Committed to best practices in industries utilizing new technologies and the implementation of the SDGs. Show more

Krzysztof Korzela, Associate Principal Solution Architect at Red Hat, supporting customers in their digital transformation through cloud-native solutions and DevSecOps practices. Brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure across banking, telecom, and public sectors. Holds certifications including RHCA Level XX, CKA, and AWS Solutions Architect – and many more. Passionate about continuous learning and staying up to date with evolving technologies.
In his free time, he enjoys being active with his family and constantly expands his smart home to create more time for what matters most.

Krzysztof Korzela, Associate Principal Solution Architect at Red Hat, supporting customers in their digital transformation through cloud-native solutions and DevSecOps practices. Brings over 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure across banking,... Show more

Maxim Schepelin has been an engineering leader in various industries, including Game Dev, e-commerce, and travel building teams capable of launching products from idea to world-scale. With over a decade of experience leading engineering teams, Maxim has mastered the art and science of management, as well as how to exit both Vim and Emacs.
Maxim continues exploring ways to build effective engineering teams that deliver value at a sustainable pace.

Maxim Schepelin has been an engineering leader in various industries, including Game Dev, e-commerce, and travel building teams capable of launching products from idea to world-scale. With over a decade of experience leading engineering teams, Maxim ... Show more

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus).

* Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, wood preservation, fuel cells, printing ink and red wine colour.

* Quality assurance specialist in biotechnology, engineering, manufacturing and software.

* Currently a technical writer producing documentation for proprietary software (e.g., software release notes and tooltips), aligned with wire-based 3D printing (i.e., CAD design and MIG welding), security and ISO 9001 quality assurance documentation.

* BSc (Hons) Pure Mathematics (UK), BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry (UK), Master of Philosophy Physical Chemistry (UK) and Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry (wine) (Aus). * Research and development chemist with experience in food flavourings, concrete, ... Show more

I am an AI & Computer Vision Engineer with a strong passion for developing intelligent systems that bridge the physical and digital worlds. With a Master’s degree in AI and Data Science and active experience in the industry, I specialize in creating cutting-edge solutions utilizing computer vision, deep learning, and mixed reality (XR).

Throughout my career, I have successfully developed XR applications for remote support, telemedicine solutions, and autonomous training procedures. My technical expertise spans across Python, PyTorch, OpenCV, Docker, and Unity, enabling me to build robust, scalable, and innovative applications.

I thrive in environments that challenge me to solve complex problems and continuously adapt to new technologies. Whether it’s designing object detection systems for the fashion industry or developing real-time remote tracking systems, my goal is always to engineer high-impact solutions that drive real-world value.

I am an AI & Computer Vision Engineer with a strong passion for developing intelligent systems that bridge the physical and digital worlds. With a Master’s degree in AI and Data Science and active experience in the industry, I specialize in creating ... Show more

Lavoro da oltre vent’anni nel mondo del digitale, accompagnando aziende e persone nei loro percorsi di trasformazione. Oggi sono Service & Delivery Manager in BC Soft, dove guido progetti complessi con uno sguardo che unisce tecnologia, organizzazione e persone.
Credo in una leadership gentile: quella che ascolta davvero, che costruisce fiducia e che mette l’etica al centro delle decisioni. Per me l’innovazione non è solo tecnologia, ma la capacità di creare contesti in cui le persone possano crescere, collaborare e sentirsi parte di qualcosa.
Sono attiva nelle community tech e negli eventi del mondo Microsoft, dove porto sesperienze concrete, fatte di sfide, evoluzione e lavoro di squadra.

Lavoro da oltre vent’anni nel mondo del digitale, accompagnando aziende e persone nei loro percorsi di trasformazione. Oggi sono Service & Delivery Manager in BC Soft, dove guido progetti complessi con uno sguardo che unisce tecnologia, organizzazion... Show more

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding.

I'm currently a Senior Engineering Manager at Mollie, where I focus on helping teams collaborate effectively and deliver impactful solutions.

I'm addicted to details and obsessed with how things work: from Cloud services to human relationships. Since my first Hello World in RPG Maker, I have come to believe that being an Engineer is much more than coding. I'm currently a Senior Engineer... Show more

Keith Smith is a seasoned Cybersecurity and Compliance leader with over a decade of experience in the field. Currently serving as the Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance for a national healthcare organization, Keith brings a wealth of expertise to his role in protecting cutting-edge technology.
Throughout his career, Keith has held numerous key leadership positions and has consistently developed and implemented comprehensive security strategies across various industries.
Keith serves on the advisory council for Information Systems & Analytics at Florida Gulf Coast University. He holds multiple industry-recognized certifications, including CISSP, CDPSE, CISM, and CRISC. Keith specializes in risk management, compliance frameworks (including PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC2), and implementing effective security awareness programs.

Keith Smith is a seasoned Cybersecurity and Compliance leader with over a decade of experience in the field. Currently serving as the Director of Cybersecurity Governance, Risk & Compliance for a national healthcare organization, Keith brings a wealt... Show more

Mandar Pandit is a Technical Architect with 17 years of experience designing and modernizing enterprise Java systems. Over the years, he has led architecture initiatives and modernization efforts, including legacy-to-cloud migrations and high-throughput platform redesigns, across retail, e-commerce, and travel & transportation systems.

His work focuses on making pragmatic, trade-off-aware architecture and technology decisions, particularly when evolving long-lived enterprise systems and adopting newer Java capabilities.

He currently works as a Technical Architect at Paul Mason Consulting India Pvt. Ltd. and is passionate about helping teams navigate Java's evolution without losing sight of what matters most for their systems.

This will be his first time speaking at Community Day for Java.

Mandar Pandit is a Technical Architect with 17 years of experience designing and modernizing enterprise Java systems. Over the years, he has led architecture initiatives and modernization efforts, including legacy-to-cloud migrations and high-through... Show more

Mrugesh Kharwar is a Business Analyst and Operations Manager at Jala Bapa Hospitality LLC, where he leads day-to-day operations and data strategy for Aqua Inn Hotel and other properties under the same ownership in Los Angeles. He combines hands-on hotel management with analytics—building Power BI dashboards, modeling occupancy and revenue trends, and translating PMS, OTA, and financial data into decisions independent operators can actually act on. His work focuses on the practical side of hospitality intelligence: clean data pipelines, reliable KPIs (ADR, RevPAR, GOP), competitive rate positioning, and guest sentiment analysis across Booking.com, Expedia, and TripAdvisor.
Before moving into hospitality, Mrugesh spent over a decade in enterprise data and risk analytics — most recently as a Risk Assessment Analyst at Delta Dental of California, supporting their Enterprise Risk Management and GRC programs. He holds an MBA in Business Statistics & Data Analytics from Westcliff University and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Intelligence & Data Analytics at the same institution. He speaks and writes on dashboard reliability, data trust, and bringing enterprise-grade analytics discipline to independent hotels and motels.

Mrugesh Kharwar is a Business Analyst and Operations Manager at Jala Bapa Hospitality LLC, where he leads day-to-day operations and data strategy for Aqua Inn Hotel and other properties under the same ownership in Los Angeles. He combines hands-on ho... Show more

An experienced M365 and VLE platform administrator, qualified trainer, specializing in SAAS platform administration, end-user troubleshooting support and the
the delivery of high-quality training sessions across Microsoft
Technologies including office 365, Azure, Power platform, and Microsoft Teams.
Skilled in resolving technical issues, designing and implementing tailored training
programmes to empower learners and organisations with the knowledge and skills to
maximise productivity and achieve digital transformation.

Tech Support, Microsoft Cloud Certified x 2, Speaker, Trainee Trainer, Low Code & AI Enthusiast, UKAI User Group Member, M365 Developer Programme & S.T.E.M Ambassador.

An experienced M365 and VLE platform administrator, qualified trainer, specializing in SAAS platform administration, end-user troubleshooting support and the the delivery of high-quality training sessions across Microsoft Technologies including of... Show more

Michelle is a data and technology enablement leader with 10+ years of experience helping organizations get more out of their data. Her career has spanned financial crime analytics in consulting, financial reporting at Lyft, and building the business intelligence function at Qwick. Across every role, her goal has been to ensure the right people have the right information, in the right format, at the right time.
Michelle is also a Tableau Speaker Bureau member and co-leads the Data + Women US West Coast Tableau User Group, where she works to grow the number of women building careers in data and analytics. She mentors emerging technologists through TechWomen and sits on the advisory board of WAKE International, and she's spoken at conferences on topics ranging from dashboard design to career transitions into data. Most recently, she's turned her focus toward building her own data products: apps that make data more visual, personal, and approachable for non-technical audiences.
She's passionate about lowering the barrier to entry in data careers, both through the tools she builds and the communities she shows up for.

Michelle is a data and technology enablement leader with 10+ years of experience helping organizations get more out of their data. Her career has spanned financial crime analytics in consulting, financial reporting at Lyft, and building the business ... Show more

As a Principal Engineer at Gojek, I drive the architectural vision and technical strategy for our mobile platform. Over the past 7 years, I have focused on scaling our engineering culture and improving cross-team development practices. My primary effort in cross-platform frameworks steers our development towards unified, efficient solutions and breaking platform boundaries. A key part of my role is to continuously enhance app performance by guiding the development of tooling for core mobile health metrics.

As a Principal Engineer at Gojek, I drive the architectural vision and technical strategy for our mobile platform. Over the past 7 years, I have focused on scaling our engineering culture and improving cross-team development practices. My primary eff... Show more

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

Ilana Sprongl has spent more than 25 years in heavily regulated enterprise environments, observing where technology strategies, delivery frameworks, and governance mandates collide with daily reality. Drawing on senior executive leadership roles at TD Bank Group and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Ilana cuts through corporate rhetoric to examine what actually makes systems work—connecting technology architecture, decision authority, team dynamics, and modern delivery practices. Today, she advises organizations on IT strategy, internal product operating models, and applied AI governance. She is the author of Inside the Box: Mastering Internal Product Management (2025) and From Curiosity to Collaboration (2026), and holds CIO.D and ICF ACC credentials.

Ilana Sprongl has spent more than 25 years in heavily regulated enterprise environments, observing where technology strategies, delivery frameworks, and governance mandates collide with daily reality. Drawing on senior executive leadership roles at T... Show more

Ian Smith spent the late 20th century at Georgia Tech in Atlanta GA USA getting a Ph.D. in computer science; he's recovering nicely. Later, he worked at prestigious research labs like Xerox PARC and Intel Research. Recently, he has been working at numerous startups and is currently the CTO and co-founder of LYOS (lyos.com).. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications with thousands of citations, and holds more than 10 US patents. He started using go before there was the error interface.

Ian Smith spent the late 20th century at Georgia Tech in Atlanta GA USA getting a Ph.D. in computer science; he's recovering nicely. Later, he worked at prestigious research labs like Xerox PARC and Intel Research. Recently, he has been working a... Show more

Soy una apasionada profesional en constante búsqueda de desafíos en el mundo de la tecnología, con una sólida formación en Administración de Negocios Internacionales y un perfil destacado como Desarrolladora Senior Frontend. Mi trayectoria está marcada por un incansable espíritu de superación, respaldado por la próxima obtención de una Maestría en Ingeniería de Software y Sistemas Informáticos, y certificación como scrum master. Como líder de la comunidad Pioneras Dev en Bucaramanga, me enorgullece promover la inclusión y la diversidad en la industria tecnológica, mientras comparto mi pasión por la innovación con otros profesionales. Mi amor por viajar se entrelaza con mi carrera, proporcionándome inspiración constante y ampliando mis horizontes tanto personal como profesionalmente. Estoy comprometida a seguir creciendo y contribuyendo al mundo tecnológico con determinación.

Soy una apasionada profesional en constante búsqueda de desafíos en el mundo de la tecnología, con una sólida formación en Administración de Negocios Internacionales y un perfil destacado como Desarrolladora Senior Frontend. Mi trayectoria está marca... Show more

As a Principal Software Architect at Navan, Uday specializes in architecting the backbone of modern enterprise fintech. He is currently focused on building resilient, cloud-native infrastructures that power seamless user experiences at scale.

Throughout his career at industry leaders like Anaplan and TIBCO, Uday has mastered the art of balancing high-speed innovation with architectural stability. From developing real-time APIs to orchestrating complex multi-cloud migrations, his work centers on making large-scale distributed systems more efficient, reliable, and future-proof

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9260-0953

As a Principal Software Architect at Navan, Uday specializes in architecting the backbone of modern enterprise fintech. He is currently focused on building resilient, cloud-native infrastructures that power seamless user experiences at scale. Thro... Show more

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