Conference Speakers
 CEO Checkie.AI
Concurrent SessionsJason Arbon is the CEO at Checkie.AI. His mission is to test all the world's apps. Google’s AI investment arm led the funding for his previous company (test.ai). Jason previously worked on several large-scale products: web search at Google and Bing, the web browsers Chrome and Internet Explorer, operating systems such...Read more |
 Senior ML Engineer Fidelity Investments
Concurrent SessionsPriyanka Asnani is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Fidelity Investments with over 7 years of experience. She specializes in building end-to-end machine learning pipelines, focusing on recommender and ranking systems. Her expertise spans large language models, deep learning, and time-series forecasting. Priyanka excels at applying machine learning techniques to...Read more |
 Principal Technology Consultant EPAM
Concurrent SessionsPraveen Bagare is a seasoned IT leader with over 20 years of experience in delivering innovative AI-powered solutions. His expertise spans Program Management, Quality Assurance, and especially Test Data Management (TDM). Passionate about solving complex challenges, Praveen drives excellence and innovation. Currently, he leads EPAM's North American TDM Competency Center,...Read more |
 Director of Software Engineering Walmart Global Tech
Concurrent SessionsBalvinder Singh Banjardar is an industry expert and engineering leader with over two decades of experience in building robust software platforms and business solutions. A keynote speaker, strategist, and digital transformation specialist who has contributed across retail, finance, HR, and federal space sectors. Balvinder’s proficiency extends to the realm of...Read more |
 Vice President and Chief Information Officer University of Washington
Andreas Bohman is the Vice President for UW Information Technology and CIO for the University of Washington (UW). In this role, he is responsible for shaping the strategic technology direction for the UW, fostering collaboration and community among the University’s IIT organizations, and overseeing the people and services of the central...Read more |
 CEO / Founder Catch Up AI
Alireza Boloorchi is a seasoned AI and organizational leadership strategist and architect. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and has over 15 years of organizational leadership experience across multiple industries. Currently, he serves as the CEO and founder of Catch Up AI, an autonomous employee performance management platform, and...Read more |
 Senior Developer Advocate Elastic
Justin Castilla started his Software Engineering career as a Web Development Boot Camp Instructor where he developed a passion for exciting others with new concepts and empowering individuals with the tools needed to excel in their own right. As an Advocate at Redis, Justin created numerous videos breaking down Data...Read more |
 Chief Technology Officer 11:59
As 11:59’s Chief Technology Officer, Tim Collinson assumes responsibility for guiding technical direction and investments, directing solution development, formulating technology go-to-market strategy, and overseeing implementation services in the realms of cloud computing, cybersecurity, application development, and data analytics. With an extensive background spanning over two decades in technology development and...Read more |
 Technical Product Manager IBM
Concurrent SessionsRoy Derks is a lifelong software developer, author and public speaker from the Netherlands. Currently chasing his dreams in Silicon Valley, California. Roy's mission is to make the world a better place through technology by inspiring developers all over the world. Before jumping into Developer Advocacy and joining IBM in...Read more |
 AI Specialist Leading EDJE
Matt Eland is a software engineering leader and data scientist who has served as a senior engineer, software engineering manager, professional programming instructor, and has helped build enterprise-level software at a variety of organizations before distinguishing himself as a Microsoft MVP in Artificial Intelligence. Matt is an AI Specialist at Leading...Read more |
 Co-founder & CTO Oligo Security
Concurrent SessionsGal Elbaz is Co-founder & CTO at Oligo Security, specializing in AI and application security, with over 10 years of experience in vulnerability research and practical hacking. His work focuses on securing AI systems, software supply chains, and runtime environments against emerging threats. Prior to founding Oligo Security, he served...Read more |
 Director of Engineering, Machine Learning @ Yahoo News Yahoo News
Erica Greene is a Director of Engineering at Yahoo where she works on the personalized recommendation systems that power Yahoo News. Erica has worked in the tech industry for 15 years at companies including Etsy, The New York Times, and Google Jigsaw. She writes a weekly-ish newsletter about AI and...Read more |
 Senior Consultant Coveros, Inc.
Training ClassJonathan Kauffman works as an agile software development and test consultant at Coveros, a company that helps organizations develop secure software using agile methods. In this role, Jonathan has helped both government and commercial organizations develop and test high-quality applications, and he has gained his experience by working with health...Read more |
 Global Group Data Governance Officer Fullsight
An experienced Executive, Joanna Kennedy takes a pragmatic, risk-based approach, focusing on the business benefits of compliance. As well as being shortlisted for PICCASO Executive of the Year 2024, she holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Data Protection Practitioner (PC.dp GDPR), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM),...Read more |
 VP Product Attentive
Concurrent SessionsCy Khormaee is the VP Product for Attentive Mobile where he leads their artificial intelligence initiatives. Formerly, Cy was the Head of Product for Google's User Protection Services Group that keeps Google, its users, and GCP Customers safe from phishing, malware, and fraud. Products in this portfolio include reCAPTCHA, Safe...Read more |
 CEO and Head Test IO
Concurrent SessionsLeadership Summit SessionsTutorialsTariq King is a recognized thought-leader in software quality engineering. He is currently the CEO and Head of Test IO, an EPAM company that specializes in crowdsourced and professional testing, development, and automation services. Tariq has over fifteen years' professional experience in the software industry, and has formerly held positions...Read more |
 Head of Software V&V (Computational Science & Informatics R&D) F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
Concurrent SessionsSucheth Koppa has over 20 years of software engineering experience across biotechnology, medical devices, software services, and semiconductors. For the past decade, he has specialized in oncology informatics, developing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and digital pathology solutions for research and in vitro diagnostics. As Head of Software V&V, Computational Science...Read more |
 Principal Data Scientist Director Microsoft
Concurrent SessionsFrancesca Lazzeri is Principal Director of AI Engineering at Microsoft, where she leads an organization of data scientists and machine learning scientists building AI applications on the Cloud, utilizing data and techniques spanning from generative AI, time series forecasting, experimentation, causal inference, computer vision, natural language processing, reinforcement learning. Before...Read more |
 Sr. Software Engineering Manager Zoox
Hien Luu is a Sr. Engineering Manager at Zoox, leading the Machine Learning Platform team. He is particularly passionate about building scalable AI/ML infrastructure to power real-world applications. He is the author of MLOps with Ray and the Beginning Apache Spark 3 book. He has given...Read more |
 Founder 3rd Rodeo AI
Jeremiah Marble is a product leader, founder, author and speaker. He focuses on building high-quality, customer-centric products in the AI era. His career includes leadership roles at Mozilla and Microsoft, where he helped grow the Windows Insider Program from a whiteboard to 22+ million people worldwide. An advocate for tech...Read more |
 AI Engineer Sentick
Concurrent SessionsApurva Misra is an AI Consultant at Sentick, focusing on assisting startups with their AI strategy and building solutions. She leverages her extensive experience in machine learning and a Master's degree from the University of Waterloo, where her research bridged driving and machine learning, to offer valuable insights. Apurva's keen...Read more |
 Sr.Principal Slalom Inc.
Concurrent SessionsNishadhi Nikalandawatte is a Software Quality Engineering (QE) Strategist and boasts over two decades of industry experience, specializing in crafting robust testing strategies and automation frameworks across diverse sectors such as technology, travel, hospitality, healthcare, and non-profit. Demonstrating a strong passion for quality advocacy, she excels in coaching, mentoring, and...Read more |
 Senior Software Engineer Panasonic Avionics Corporation
Concurrent SessionsVijay Panwar is a dedicated researcher and practitioner with 12 years of experience in AI and natural language processing. As a Fellow member of Sigma XI, Vijay has devoted his career to advancing innovative solutions in data science, leveraging expertise in Python and SQL Server to tackle complex challenges. Vijay...Read more |
 CEO and Founder Coveros
Leadership Summit SessionsTutorialsJeffery Payne is CEO and founder of Coveros, Inc., a company that helps organizations accelerate software delivery using agile methods. Prior to founding Coveros, he was the co-founder of application security company Cigital, where he served as CEO for 16 years. Jeffery is a recognized software expert and popular keynote speaker...Read more |
 CEO Width.ai
Concurrent SessionsMatt Payne is a former Capital One ML Engineer and is the Founder and CEO of Width.ai. Width.ai is an AI consulting & development firm focused on building AI-based applications for enterprise & early stage startup clients. Width.ai is a current leader in building and consulting on production-grade GPT products...Read more |
 Economist, Office of Chief Economist Microsoft
Sida Peng is Sr. director of economics in the Office of Chief Economist at Microsoft. His research interests include econometrics, industrial organization, and artificial intelligence. Sida’s work has been published in journals and conferences, including Biometrika, Marketing Science, Journal of Health Economics, and AISTAT. I received my Ph.D. in Economics...Read more |
 Vice President of Technology 11:59
Scott Peterson brings a wealth of experience in AI development and management, coupled with a profound commitment to ethical standards. With a background spanning 20 years in Technology, Scott Peterson has led groundbreaking projects at the intersection of technology and ethics. As a recognized thought leader, Scott has contributed to...Read more |
 Managing Consultant Coveros
Training ClassJeff Pierce has more than 20 years of experience in software engineering management, specializing in program, project, and software quality assurance management. Jeff is also experienced in building technical teams that are rapidly able to implement solutions and deliver business value. More recently, Jeff has focused on Agile project management...Read more |
 Technical Director for AI/ML Dev Technology Group
Joshua Powers is the Technical Director for AI/ML at Dev Technology Group. Josh has 30 years of experience researching and applying artificial intelligence technologies to various business and public sector challenges. Before Dev Tech, he was VP of Data Analytics at WorldAware. He developed a large-scale open-source intelligence exploitation platform...Read more |
 Sr Business Development Representative EPAM/Test IO
Concurrent SessionsEmma Pyne is a Senior Business Development Representative at Test IO, an EPAM company that specializes in crowdsourced and professional testing, development, and automation services. Emma brings over 5 years of experience helping organizations leverage cutting-edge technologies and innovative strategies to ensure seamless and user-friendly digital interactions. Throughout her career,...Read more |
 Senior Data Scientist, AI Center of Excellence GM (General Motors)
Bob Rapp is a data scientist who began his journey in the 1980s with VR - both military and civilian. Bob has held positions at IBM (Watson) as a VP, at MIcrosoft in industry verticals with very large data sets (including telecommunications, automotive, and finance), and at GE Healthcare where...Read more |
 Engineering Manager Indeed
Dionny Santiago is an Engineering Manager at Indeed and has 12+ years of industry experience working as an SW/QA/ML engineer, software/test architect, and engineering manager. Dionny completed his master's thesis on exploring the intersection between AI and test automation and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in this problem space. One...Read more |
 Chief Trouble Maker - Co-Pilot and AI Extensibility Microsoft
KeynotesTutorialsDona Sakar believes you are one experiment away from being your most powerful self at work. And yes, in life! Currently, at her day job, she's running 100 experiments as the Chief Troublemaker of the Microsoft AI and Copilot Extensibility Program. Her goal is that people all over the world...Read more |
 Principal TPM Manager Microsoft Corp
Concurrent SessionsSarvani Sathish Kumar is a Principal TPM Manager at Microsoft, with over 20 years of experience in the industry. She is a leader in the AI Operations (AIOps) platform of Azure Core to detect, diagnose, mitigate, repair, prevent and predict VM availability issues at Azure fleet scale. She also leads...Read more |
 CEO & CPO Parasol Cooperative
Concurrent SessionsMegs Shah is a globally recognized technology leader, social entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker with over two decades of experience in tech & AI innovation. As Founder and CEO of The Parasol Cooperative, she leads trauma-informed tech solutions like Ruth, an AI guardian, and SafeConnect, globally transforming support for survivors of...Read more |
 Member of Technical Staff NetApp, Inc.
Concurrent SessionsMonalisha Singh, a Software Engineer at NetApp Inc. and a certified AI Engineer, is at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge observability solutions for new hyper scalar products. Collaborating closely with various departments and partner organizations, she designs innovative solutions tailored for cloud-native products. With an extensive background ranging from virtual...Read more |
 CTO Coveros
Training ClassTom Stiehm has been developing applications and managing software development teams for over twenty years. As CTO of Coveros, he is responsible for the oversight of all technical projects and integrating new technologies and testing practices into software development projects. Recently, Tom has been focusing on how to incorporate DevSecOps...Read more |
 Vice President of IT Strategy and Transformation S&P Global Ratings
During her more than 20 years of experience with financial, health care, and SaaS-based products, Mary Thorn has held VP, director, and manager-level positions in various software development organizations. A seasoned leader and coach in agile and testing methodologies, Mary has direct experience building and...Read more |
 Co-founder and Chief AI & Innovation Officer Anaconda
Concurrent SessionsPeter Wang is the Chief AI and Innovation Officer and Co-founder of Anaconda. Peter leads Anaconda’s AI Incubator, which focuses on advancing core Python technologies and developing new frontiers in open-source AI and machine learning, especially in the areas of edge computing, data privacy, and decentralized computing. Prior to founding...Read more |
 Chief Technologist Keysight
Concurrent SessionsJonathon Wright is a strategic thought leader and distinguished technology evangelist. He specializes in emerging technologies, innovation, and automation and has over 25 years of international commercial experience within global organizations. Jonathon combines his extensive practical experience and leadership with insights into the real-world adoption of Cognitive Engineering (Generative AI)....Read more |