Speakers

Angus Allan is an award-winning product leader, entrepreneur, and digital transformation expert, recognised as one of Digital Leaders' 2024 "AI Experts of the Year." As the AI Innovation Lead at Version 1 and a Governance Group member of the Scottish AI Alliance, Angus brings cutting-edge insights on responsible AI implementation, product strategy, and business growth. With over a decade of experience founding and scaling a global B2B e-commerce company to driving innovation in fintech and AI, Angus captivates audiences with his unique blend of entrepreneurial insight, technical expertise, and strategic acumen. His talks offer practical strategies for leveraging emerging technologies, [...]

Simon Uytterhoeven is a senior AI translator and project manager with over eight years of experience in AI and a strong focus on generative AI. He helps organizations identify high-impact GenAI use cases and translate business needs into scalable, responsible solutions. Simon has led end-to-end delivery of GenAI, NLP, and smart automation initiatives, combining strategy, governance, and change management with hands-on implementation. He is also an experienced trainer and keynote speaker, supporting organizations in safely adopting and scaling GenAI across teams.

Lorenzo Satta Chiris is a tech educator and entrepreneur passionate about making technology accessible to everyone. A current Global Excellence Engineering and Entrepreneurship scholar at the University of Exeter, Lorenzo directed Excode & ExeAI, the UK's largest student-led coding bootcamps, where he has taught code to over 2500 attendees, earning Tech SouthWest Best Organisation and Finalist Best Education Initiative Awards. Lorenzo specialises in AI and society along three pillars: Research (co-authoring AURA, an Agent Autonomy Risk Assessment framework), teaching (running AI Upskilling programs) and entreprise (AI Consulting with an emphasis on ethical, guard-railed, and high-performing systems). Across these pillars he [...]

Makan Sepehrifar is a software architect whose fascination with the intricacies of organisational behaviour and cognitive psychology has led him to redefine the way technology interfaces with human understanding. Looking at software architecture as a craftsmanship process, he realised that the more abstract you look at it, the more complexities arises. His career has been a testament to his commitment to bridging the gap between technology and human behaviour, resulting in innovative software solutions that not only work efficiently but also self-adaptive teams that embrace the mindset of agile.

Frederik is an Agile-AI integration specialist who helps development teams implement structured governance frameworks for AI-driven software development. He focuses on practical approaches that help teams navigate the complexities of AI adoption while maintaining Agile principles, velocity, and trust. His current work centres on developing practical AI collaboration models that balance speed with quality, and innovation with risk management. Core Expertise: AI development governance, Agile methodologies enhanced by AI, team performance optimisation in AI-augmented environments. Based in Belgium, Frederik works with organisations to build sustainable AI practices that deliver measurable value while maintaining team autonomy and psychological safety. Specialties: AI [...]

I'm a Cloud Solution Architect and I'm passionate about front-end technologies and everything related to the cloud, especially Microsoft Azure. I live in Zurich and actively participate in local and international community activities and events. I share my love for technology through my blog https://www.emanuelebartolesi.com. I also became a Twitch Affiliate as a live coder, and you can follow me at https://twitch.tv/kasuken to write some code together. Microsoft MVP (12x) GitHub Star ⭐ (4x) GitHub Star of the Year 2023

Julia is passionate about socially driven projects that enhance quality of life through innovative and equitable solutions. During her master’s program, she was able to delve deeper into these interests by conducting research on topics such as the ethics of gendering service robots and the impact of various mixed reality systems on the experiences of stroke patients and their therapists. In her career, she now seeks to apply these principles to develop fair and impactful solutions.

Stephanie Robles (1983) builds bridges between data, technology and creativity, guided by a strong focus on commercial impact. She spent over fifteen years within WPP, holding senior strategic leadership roles across Amsterdam and London. In agency and client servicing roles, she built deep experience in brand strategy and commercial growth. In her later global role in London, she focused increasingly on digital technology and transformation for international clients including Amazon, IKEA and Uber. Working at holding company level gave Robles a front row view of how rapidly AI and technology were reshaping the industry, while also revealing the limitations of [...]

Pini Reznik is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in the software industry. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of re:cinq, experts in Cloud Native and AI platform engineering. Former software engineer, Co-Founder of a Cloud Native consultancy and O’Reilly author.

I started my Collaboration journey by anticipating the release of SharePoint Server 2001 and was updated with an invitation to be an MVP. I tell stories from experience and real-world examples of how we implement M365, PowerPoint and AI Solutions across the Microsoft Landscape. With a background in Stand-up comedy and 20+ years of experience moving people to collaborative working. My stories have helped people and business identify the value they can bring to their organisations. Delivering MS Teams & SharePoint Change to companies like Heineken, US Army, Atlas Copco, Ford Motor Co. and Euroclear Bank. I now head up [...]

Anouck is specializing in Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform. She has more than 12 years of experience working with Microsoft technology, starting as a SharePoint developer and evolving to a modern workplace engineer. She is skilled in designing and implementing solutions for SharePoint and Teams, as well as leveraging the low/no code capabilities of the Power Platform to create apps, flows, and chatbots. As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Anouck is highly qualified to provide all your training needs, whether you want to take an official Microsoft course or a custom-made one tailored to your organization. She is also a [...]

András has been a Microsoft MVP for 18 years, always quick to jump on new technologies: AI, Kinect, HoloLens, AR/VR, and even Silverlight. Today his focus is on Generative AI, AI-assisted development, voice interactions, and digital humans. He works extensively with large language models (LLMs) in C# and Python, bringing AI into real-world projects. András has authored courses for LinkedIn Learning and Pluralsight, covering topics from AI in .NET to UWP and ARKit. In a previous life, he created SongArc, a mobile music game with more than 2 million downloads.

Sasha is a software developer with over 20 years in multiple technologies and domains. A tech lead, architect, and mobile solutions expert, he specializes in AI integrations for mobile apps, focusing on on-device AI. He excels in Flutter, Firebase, and generative AI for robust, scalable apps. Sasha is Chief Software Engineer and Head of Flutter Discipline at EPAM, GDE for AI, Firebase, Flutter, Dart, and co-organizes Flutter Berlin Community

My name is Raphael De Lio, a curious mind who can’t help but to try to improve whatever I touch. I’m a 30-something (and counting) software engineer, with over eight years hopping across roles, industries, and countries. Born under Brazilian skies, I spent six years in Portugal before landing in the Netherlands in 2022. My craft has been code: Java and Kotlin on distributed systems are my bread and butter, and I’ve also took part as organizer and host of the Dutch Kotlin User Group in Amsterdam. These days I’m a Developer Advocate at Redis, a role where I mix [...]

Iulia’s mission is to make tech exciting, understandable, and accessible to the new generation. With a background spanning data science, AI, cloud architecture, and open source she brings a unique perspective on bridging technical depth with approachability. She’s building her own brand, Back To Engineering, through which she creates a community for tech enthusiasts, engineers, and makers. From YouTube videos on building robots from scratch, to conference talks or keynotes about real, grounded AI, and technical blogs & tutorials — Iulia shares her message worldwide on how to turn complex concepts into tools developers can use every day.

Glenn is a software engineer and tech speaker who loves building modern web applications with React, TypeScript, and AI. He's passionate about design systems, exploring how AI can enhance interactive experiences, and teaching developers to build better products. Outside of tech, he's either traveling the world, diving underwater, cycling, or making music on his guitar.

Maartje Keulen is an AI and data expert with over 10 years of hands-on experience implementing AI solutions across manufacturing, finance, and enterprise organizations. As co-founder of CTRL+ALT+LEAD, she helps companies move from AI experiments to production systems that deliver measurable business value. A competitive athlete still performing at the highest level, Maartje applies high-performance sports principles to technology adoption, advocating for learning-by-doing cultures where teams build real AI capability through iteration rather than theory. Based in the Netherlands, she speaks regularly on practical AI implementation, organizational change, and scaling AI beyond IT departments.

Sam is a Senior Software Engineer at GitHub, where he leads development of the GitHub MCP server. He works on AI developer tools and helps shape agentic workflows at GitHub. In a past life he was also a professional drummer.

Jeff Watkins is a seasoned CTO and CPTO who has spent his career leading technology, product, and AI organisations through rapid growth and reinvention. He’s steered engineering, product, cloud, cybersecurity, and AI strategy teams through major transformations, turning ambitious ideas into secure, human-centred digital experiences for some of the world’s best-known brands. A lifelong technologist, Jeff brings over 25 years of hands-on experience across financial services, healthcare, the public sector and retail. He’s founded and led multiple cybersecurity teams and is a vocal champion of secure-by-design practices for generative AI. With an MSc in Cybersecurity and a second Master’s in [...]

Daniel is the author of more than a dozen books including the best selling books A Functional Programming Kickstart, A SwiftUI Kickstart, A Swift Kickstart and Dear Elena. Daniel presents iOS, Functional Programming, SwiftUI, and Swift training and consults through his company Dim Sum Thinking. He has written apps for the iPhone and the iPad since the SDKs first appeared and has written programs for the Mac all the way back to System 7. When he's not coding or talking about coding for the Mac, the iPhone, and the iPad he's probably cooking, baking bread, or hanging out with friends. [...]