Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳🇱. With over a decade of experience, primarily at major financial institutions, Tim has spoken at various conferences and meetups. He also hosts "focustrap," a podcast about digital accessibility.

Driven by the mission to make people's lives easier, Tim Damen actively advocates for and builds a web that serves everyone equally. Tim is a frontend developer, web accessibility specialist, and engineering manager from Amsterdam, the Netherlands 🇳... Show more

Co-founder of Orama, your product answer engine.
Also: TC39 Delegate, Google GDE, Microsoft MVP, Published Author, International Speaker.

Co-founder of Orama, your product answer engine. Also: TC39 Delegate, Google GDE, Microsoft MVP, Published Author, International Speaker. Show more

Huan Li is an accomplished technologist and innovator at the intersection of artificial intelligence and real-world applications. As a seasoned architect at Chatie.IO and a Venture Partner at Plug and Play, Huan leverages his deep expertise in coding, serial entrepreneurship, and AI to drive technological advancement and startup success, possesses a unique blend of strategic insight and hands-on experience in the startup ecosystem in Silicon Valley.

A recognized authority in machine learning, Huan holds the titles of Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning and Microsoft Regional Director. His contributions to the tech community extend beyond his roles, through his involvement with open-source projects like the ChatBot SDK Wechaty, reflecting his commitment to collaboration and innovation.

Huan is a prolific speaker, known for his engaging presentations at Google's DevFest, Microsoft's Build events, and various tech conferences worldwide. His technical prowess spans full-stack and cloud-native development, enabling him to craft scalable, high-availability solutions that address modern digital challenges.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Huan is an author of several influential technology books, including "Concise TensorFlow 2" and "Chatbot 0 to 1," where he simplifies complex technologies for a wider audience. His eclectic interests, from paragliding to salsa dancing, fuel his creative approach to technology and problem-solving.

Huan's journey is a testament to the transformative power of AI and his dedication to empowering startups, inspiring communities, and fostering a technology-driven future. Join him as he shares insights from the frontier of AI and innovation, inspiring the next generation of technologists and entrepreneurs.

Huan Li is an accomplished technologist and innovator at the intersection of artificial intelligence and real-world applications. As a seasoned architect at Chatie.IO and a Venture Partner at Plug and Play, Huan leverages his deep expertise in coding... Show more

Maciej, guy with one mission: make technology work for everyone. At BIELIK.AI (by SpeakLeash), this means developing open-source AI tools that communities can shape and improve together. No black boxes. No gatekeeping. Just transparent technology built on shared knowledge.

It extends to his work at Edisonda, where he helps businesses transform without losing their human touch. Whether redesigning products or business processes, Maciej ensures technology enhances human potential rather than diminishing it.

Maciej, guy with one mission: make technology work for everyone. At BIELIK.AI (by SpeakLeash), this means developing open-source AI tools that communities can shape and improve together. No black boxes. No gatekeeping. Just transparent technology bui... Show more

Aditya Rokade is an IT Engineer focused on cloud automation, DevOps, and AI‑powered Solutions. With a strong foundation in Tech, he blends deep technical expertise with engaging public‑speaking skills to deliver practical, real‑world insights.Certified in AZ-104,Hashicorp Terraform Associate,AI-900,AWS etc and Also Spoke at multiple conferences

Aditya Rokade is an IT Engineer focused on cloud automation, DevOps, and AI‑powered Solutions. With a strong foundation in Tech, he blends deep technical expertise with engaging public‑speaking skills to deliver practical, real‑world insights.Certifi... Show more

AI ERP Solution Architect at Cegeka specializing in Pharma & Medtech industry solutions with a focus on AI and Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management.

AI ERP Solution Architect at Cegeka specializing in Pharma & Medtech industry solutions with a focus on AI and Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management. Show more

Bennie Haelen is a Data and AI architect at Insight where he builds enterprise AI solutions for healthcare, finance, and other sectors. He develops MCP servers, agentic enterprise workflows, and multi-agent AI architectures using Google Cloud Platform, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, and Neo4j. His current focus is query resolution systems that combine knowledge graphs with vector search to translate natural language into governed, auditable SQL. Bennie is the author of two O'Reilly books: "Delta Lake: Up and Running: Modern Data Lakehouse Architectures" and "AI, ML and Generative AI in the Data Lakehouse," covering modern approaches to data engineering and machine learning. He holds three patents and is based in the Denver, Colorado area.

Bennie Haelen is a Data and AI architect at Insight where he builds enterprise AI solutions for healthcare, finance, and other sectors. He develops MCP servers, agentic enterprise workflows, and multi-agent AI architectures using Google Cloud Platfor... Show more

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same.
Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He founded No Impediments in 2023 where he serves clients in higher ed, retail, life sciences, and more.
Chris came to coaching as a second career after 10years on the road in the music industry. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, two kids, a dog and a cat.

Chris Leonard is a speaker and business coach who builds high-performing teams around complex problems and helps leaders do the same. Drawing from Agile, LeanStartup, EOS, and more, Chris gives his clients the right skills to meet their goals. He fo... Show more

Manuela Raidl is a Change and Communication Manager who helps organizations navigate complexity and transformation with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Her journey into change work began through agile. What started with becoming a Scrum Master evolved into a broader focus on how teams and organizations adapt, learn, and grow. Today, Manuela sees agility not just as a framework, but as a mindset that underpins successful change.

Over the past year, she has spoken at several conferences across Europe, sharing practical insights on topics such as cultural challenges and team development. Whether working with engineers or executives, Manuela builds bridges between strategy and people – turning change initiatives into real, lived progress.

Manuela Raidl is a Change and Communication Manager who helps organizations navigate complexity and transformation with clarity, empathy, and purpose. Her journey into change work began through agile. What started with becoming a Scrum Master evol... Show more

Jimmy Song is a VP of Open Source Ecosystem at Dynamia.ai, CNCF Ambassador, and founder of the Cloud Native Community (China). He focuses on AI-native infrastructure, GPU scheduling and utilization, and agentic runtime at the intersection of cloud-native and AI systems. A longtime cloud-native practitioner and open-source community builder, he is also a book author and frequent speaker and writer.

Jimmy Song is a VP of Open Source Ecosystem at Dynamia.ai, CNCF Ambassador, and founder of the Cloud Native Community (China). He focuses on AI-native infrastructure, GPU scheduling and utilization, and agentic runtime at the intersection of cloud-na... Show more

Kunal is a Ph.D. student at IIT Delhi, where he is developing and improving foundation models for robotics applications. His research focuses on physically grounded reasoning, causal world modeling, and combining multimodal foundation models with deep reinforcement learning to build safe, general-purpose robotic agents that truly understand the real world.

With hands-on experience in embodied AI, LLM-guided RL, and edge-optimized multimodal robotics, Kunal works at the intersection of large-scale AI and physical intelligence. A former research intern at IISc Bangalore and IIT Gandhinagar and recipient of multiple government grants, he is dedicated to turning today’s powerful foundation models into tomorrow’s intelligent machines.

Kunal is a Ph.D. student at IIT Delhi, where he is developing and improving foundation models for robotics applications. His research focuses on physically grounded reasoning, causal world modeling, and combining multimodal foundation models with dee... Show more

Erica is an AI cybersecurity architect and consultant, and was a software engineer and cybersecurity hobbyist for several years before becoming an application security red-teamer in 2018. Since then, she has been earning bug bounties, releasing new CVEs and original exploit techniques, training penetration testers and conducting R&D projects as a cybersecurity technical lead. Erica organizes 2600, a local offensive cybersecurity meetup, and has spoken about hacking, bot writing, and various hacking topics at many conferences and meetups, including Black Hat Europe, SkyTalks, CactusCon, Live360!, SnowTalks and DEFCON, the world's largest hacker conference. She has also volunteered at Red Team Village at DEFCON in Vegas. Erica holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern Maine.

Erica is an AI cybersecurity architect and consultant, and was a software engineer and cybersecurity hobbyist for several years before becoming an application security red-teamer in 2018. Since then, she has been earning bug bounties, releasing new C... Show more

Jitendrudu Lacaraju (Jeetu) is an experienced Geographical Information Systems specialist and a Senior Software Engineer at Timmons Group. Always on the cutting edge, Jeetu is continuously expanding his horizons to new technologies and currently works in the cloud on both AWS and Azure, assuming Senior Software Engineer and Solutions Architect roles. His day-to-day tasks revolve around developing serverless applications, implementing data engineering solutions, managing infrastructure such as code (IaC) and DevOps, developing containerized applications, and more.

His proficiency spans a wide spectrum, primarily focusing on the Geospatial domain utilizing ESRI and open-source GIS technologies. Whether it's spatial data management, processing, analysis, or application development, Jeetu's versatile skill set positions him as a reliable professional in the GIS domain in the field.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Jeetu finds joy in reading, traveling, sports, and outdoor activities.

Jitendrudu Lacaraju (Jeetu) is an experienced Geographical Information Systems specialist and a Senior Software Engineer at Timmons Group. Always on the cutting edge, Jeetu is continuously expanding his horizons to new technologies and currently wor... Show more

I am a software engineer specialized in developing databases in Java. I love understanding how libraries and frameworks work under the hood and to design and implement high-performance systems. I have worked on prototypes such as ToroDB, the first Spanish database unicorn Devo and since 2022 I'm working at StarTree as an Apache Pinot contributor.

I am a software engineer specialized in developing databases in Java. I love understanding how libraries and frameworks work under the hood and to design and implement high-performance systems. I have worked on prototypes such as ToroDB, the first Sp... Show more

My name is Flavio Meyer and I was born in Switzerland. I’m already 26 years old, and I can speak English and German fluently.

In my free time, I love being in nature. I enjoy cycling on my racing bike as a great change of pace in the summer, as well as hiking. In the winter, I love to ski. Additionally, I have a passion for traveling around the globe.

In terms of my professional interests, I am particularly drawn to the technology sector. My specific focus lies in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure, Entra ID, Identity & Access Management and Cloud Security. Additionally, I have knowledge in Exchange Online, Microsoft Defender for Office and Azure OpenAI. From my previous experience, I retain a strong understanding of on-premise client management, along with a foundational knowledge in on-premise infrastructure. I am primarily oriented towards a “Cloud First” approach.

By applying my skills and interests in a practical manner, I am devoted to making meaningful and impactful contributions within the Microsoft community.

My name is Flavio Meyer and I was born in Switzerland. I’m already 26 years old, and I can speak English and German fluently. In my free time, I love being in nature. I enjoy cycling on my racing bike as a great change of pace in the summer, as we... Show more

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia.

Padre de los tres mosqueteros, esposo, y espíritu errante. Azure, Servicios de Infraestructura, Seguridad, Office 365. Atrévete a saber, huye de la ignorancia e hipocresia. Show more

In addition to developing and shipping software on Microsoft stacks for 30+ years, Christophe has been working as a Technical Reviewer for MSPress, Addison-Wesley and other publishing companies since 1996 on books such as "CLR via C#" and the last editions of Windows Internals. He has also wrote the second edition of Pro .NET Memory Management with Konrad Kokosa and Kevin Gosse.

He is providing tools and insights on .NET/Windows development and troubleshooting via https://medium.com/@chnasarre.
Look for his open source projects on https://github.com/chrisnas/

Christophe also presented technical sessions on stage both internally at Microsoft or for ISVs and customers at public event such as Microsoft TechDays, NDC Oslo, DotNext, .NET Dev Days, Azure Dev Summit or Techorama.

In addition to developing and shipping software on Microsoft stacks for 30+ years, Christophe has been working as a Technical Reviewer for MSPress, Addison-Wesley and other publishing companies since 1996 on books such as "CLR via C#" and the last ed... Show more

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident response, and AI security for cloud security. Kennedy has published over 20 academic papers about several cloud security domains and contributed to the first O'Reilly book on Security Chaos Engineering. He is also a fifth-time member of the AWS Community Builder Program. He has spoken at several international conferences, including InfoQ DevSummit, AWS Community Day DACH, KubeCon (Cloud Native Security Day), NDC {Security}, ChaosCarnival, and BSides Berlin.

Kennedy is the CTO/Co-Founder at Mitigant, an innovative cloud security startup based in Germany. Kennedy has spent over 12 years in cybersecurity and passionately explores the intersection of security chaos engineering, cyber resilience, incident re... Show more

Senior Platform Engineer, I design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud platforms. I have over 13 years of experience in DevOps, API development, and RESTful services, as well as a certification in Kubernetes Administration (CKA).

I am also the founder of DCaballero LLC, a software development and consulting company that focuses on science and finance applications. I am passionate about researching new technologies, mentoring young talent, and delivering quality solutions. My mission is to leverage my technical skills and domain expertise to create value and impact for my clients and partners.

Senior Platform Engineer, I design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable cloud platforms. I have over 13 years of experience in DevOps, API development, and RESTful services, as well as a certification in Kubernetes Administration (CKA). I am... Show more

Erik Darling started using SQL Server after a dispute with Excel over a vlookup.

He enjoys public arguments with the optimizer, and wine photography.

Erik Darling started using SQL Server after a dispute with Excel over a vlookup. He enjoys public arguments with the optimizer, and wine photography. Show more

I'm involved in open-source contributions, community leadership, and fostering diversity in tech. I believe in making science accessible and collaborative.

I'm involved in open-source contributions, community leadership, and fostering diversity in tech. I believe in making science accessible and collaborative. Show more

Rudraksh is a generalist software engineer who likes working on all things operating systems, networks and cloud. At the moment he works on the compute infrastructure as a software engineer at CERN. He has also been contributing to open source projects in the CNCF landscape and currently maintains KubeArmor.

Rudraksh is a generalist software engineer who likes working on all things operating systems, networks and cloud. At the moment he works on the compute infrastructure as a software engineer at CERN. He has also been contributing to open source projec... Show more

Snow fell in love with Android when G1 came onto the market and later joined the superstar team at Groupon Silicon Valley where she earned multiple “Mobile Rock Star” nominations and was lucky enough to transition the app from monolithic to clean, modularized and ready for the next billion users. She recently joined Facebook for her new journey where she could keep spreading the love of Android and sharing her knowledge with the community.

Snow fell in love with Android when G1 came onto the market and later joined the superstar team at Groupon Silicon Valley where she earned multiple “Mobile Rock Star” nominations and was lucky enough to transition the app from monolithic to clean, mo... Show more

Shubham Agnihotri is a Chief Manager – Generative AI at IDFC FIRST Bank, with 6+ years of experience working across diverse modalities like text, images, audio, video, tabular, and graph data. He specializes in fine-tuning and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal AI systems in production environments, contributing to real-world impact at scale.

Shubham is an active community leader and currently serves as an organizer for the AWS User Group Mumbai, where he helps nurture the cloud and AI ecosystem through meetups, hackathons, and hands-on sessions. Previously, he co-organized TensorFlow User Group (TFUG) Bangalore, leading over a dozen developer events.

He is also the founder of an agriculture drone startup that enabled precision spraying services for farmers. His solution helped save over 1 million liters of drinking water, reduce pesticide usage by 40%, and was recognized as an Emerging Agri-Drone Startup by the Times of India Group. This mission-driven venture drives his continued passion for building tech with societal impact.

🎤 Featured Speaking Engagements
Gitex Global - https://www.gitex.com/agenda?SeminarName=paid-workshops

AIM Cypher 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/live/uOqflHyRxcs?si=gpJtzbMEvcwPZe67

AsiaTech Singapore -
1. https://asiatechxsg.com/techxlr8asia/speakers/shubham-agnihotri/
2. https://asiatechxsg.com/developerxperience-summit/speakers/shubham-agnihotri/

Aws Community Days Bangalore: https://acd.awsugblr.in/

Google Cloud Community Day: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7337524380920348674/

TechShow London : https://youtu.be/jx_9SbARV9M?si=6PN1h1TYhgAPeQ4z

AWS Community Day Mumbai : https://youtu.be/XihAhZQZtV4?si=ST8XYvuRTdgoArLq

In addition to community and enterprise work, Shubham is part of the Google AI Community Network and was the founding lead of Cynergy, the official coding group of Ramaiah Institute, where he fostered a peer-to-peer learning culture.

Shubham Agnihotri is a Chief Manager – Generative AI at IDFC FIRST Bank, with 6+ years of experience working across diverse modalities like text, images, audio, video, tabular, and graph data. He specializes in fine-tuning and deploying Large Languag... Show more

I am a Tech Lead Software Engineer at Cisco ThousandEyes, specializing in observability to ensure our customers can effectively monitor their products. My recent work involves using OpenTelemetry to stream telemetry data, enhancing network visibility and performance for our clients.

I actively participate in the tech community, frequently attending conferences and meet-ups to share knowledge and stay abreast of industry trends.

I am a Tech Lead Software Engineer at Cisco ThousandEyes, specializing in observability to ensure our customers can effectively monitor their products. My recent work involves using OpenTelemetry to stream telemetry data, enhancing network visibility... Show more

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul.

Many of the women Lani works with have done everything “right.” They’ve built impressive careers, achieved financial independence, and earned respect—yet inside, they feel stuck, overextended, or quietly empty. The constant pressure to perform, produce, and prove has pulled them further from their intuition, their body, and their deeper sense of purpose.

After becoming a law firm partner at 23, Lani lived that same story. From the outside, she had it all. On the inside, she was driven by subconscious survival patterns and a nervous system locked in overdrive. Her own awakening led her to leave the legal profession and devote her life to studying the subconscious mind, human behavior, and the wisdom traditions that have guided healing and leadership for thousands of years.

Today, Lani blends neuroscience-based hypnotherapy, performance psychology, and ancient wisdom traditions to help high-achieving women:
- Rewire burnout and overdrive at the root
- Break free from subconscious self-sabotage
- Reconnect to clarity, intuition, and inner authority
- Build success that feels aligned, sustainable, and alive

Her talks are known for being raw, strategic, and deeply activating—combining modern science with timeless wisdom to create real, lasting transformation. Audiences leave with tools they can use immediately to change how they lead, live, and work.

Lani Gonzales helps successful women and high achievers who look accomplished on the outside—but feel exhausted, disconnected, or unfulfilled on the inside—create success without burnout and power without losing their soul. Many of the women Lani ... Show more

Jamie is a Senior Developer Advocate for Loqate formally at IBM & Sonatype, based in the UK. He has had the privilege to have spoken all around the world at developer conferences and is an organiser of London’s biggest developer community, the London Java Community.

Passionate about discovering ways to help reduce developers carbon footprint, he is also a subject matter expert in containerised solutions and build technologies. He fell in love with coding at university and has gone on to talk at many conferences about using languages like Java with microservices and related technologies such as AI and software security. He has worked on a wide variety of projects such as modernising IBMs mainframe testing infrastructure, creating, and automating the creation of Docker images for IBM’s products and contributing to a DevOps pipeline offering.

Jamie is a Senior Developer Advocate for Loqate formally at IBM & Sonatype, based in the UK. He has had the privilege to have spoken all around the world at developer conferences and is an organiser of London’s biggest developer community, the London... Show more

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI.
Click The Link To See Crux in The Real CSI: MIAMI

https://youtu.be/UsVswWyyFZg?si=L9lca4H98xypbGRz&t=49

Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experience (Now retired), criminal profiling, and teaching experience (adjunct professor). Crux has now taken his years of experience, education research, and training; to incorporate novel methods of teaching/learning. Crux has utilized his background in Psychology, Team Building, and Behavioral Profiling to implement said methods to take out the law-enforcement aspect and make these skills people/civilian practical.

#Cybersecurity, #CriminalProfile, #Ninja, #Keynote, #Speaker, #TeamBuilding #TeamDynamics #TechPsychology, #Security, #DevopSec
Law Enforcement experience:

•Homicide Detective
•Criminal Profiler
•Gang Unit Specialist Detective
•Hostage Negotiator
•Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer
•School Resources Officer (SRO)
•Five years as a Special Agent with the DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND (DHS)

Now retired, Crux worked as a Homicide Detective, Criminal Profiler, and Hostage Negotiator with the Fort Wayne (Indiana) Police Dept.

Teaching experience:
Currently, Crux is an Adjunct Professor:

•Psychology
•Business Psychology
•Social Media Psychology
•Criminal Profiling
•Criminal Behavior
•Computer Psychology
•Sociology (Group Dynamics)

Education:

•Bachelor of Science degree; Criminology (Ball State University, 1994).

•Master’s degree; Forensic Psychology (Walden University, 2012).

•Currently, a Ph.D. Candidate (Forensic Psychology) at Walden University

CRUX IS AN EXPERT ANALYST ON CBS, THE REAL CSI: MIAMI. Click The Link To See Crux in The Real CSI: MIAMI https://youtu.be/UsVswWyyFZg?si=L9lca4H98xypbGRz&t=49 Crux resides in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has over 20 years of law enforcement experi... Show more

Mårten Rånge is a consultant, developer, and software architect with nearly 30 years of experience building applications. He has worked at Microsoft, WCOM, and Ericsson, and now works at Contracting Works AS.

Mårten Rånge is a consultant, developer, and software architect with nearly 30 years of experience building applications. He has worked at Microsoft, WCOM, and Ericsson, and now works at Contracting Works AS. Show more

Paul Innella, CEO of TDI, is a globally recognized cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience advising critical infrastructure, government, and enterprise organizations. He pioneered Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM), a strategic approach to measuring cybersecurity effectiveness in operational environments. Paul has guided top institutions including DARPA, the U.S. Navy, Deutsche Bank, and the IMF. His insights have appeared in Forbes, Financial Times, CNBC, and ABC News. He holds CISSP-ISSMP, CISM, and NSA IAM certifications and completed executive programs at Cambridge, IMD, and Edinburgh Business School. He also chairs White Hat USA, supporting Children’s National Medical Center.

Paul Innella, CEO of TDI, is a globally recognized cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience advising critical infrastructure, government, and enterprise organizations. He pioneered Cybersecurity Performance Management (CPM), a strateg... Show more