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Adam is a content writer and manager at Sisense. He began his career in corporate communications and public relations in London and New York before moving to Tel Aviv, where he has spent the last 12 years working with tech companies including Amdocs, Gilat Satellite Systems, and Allot Communications. He holds a PhD in English literature from the University of Manchester. When he’s not spending time with his wife and son, Adam is preoccupied with his beloved underperforming football team, Tottenham Hotspur.
AI & Partners has been working with clients since the initial publication of the EU AI Act in 2021. AI & Partners has built a reputation as the go-to AI-focused professional services firm in Europe. Each member of its team serves as an subject matter expert in their niche. They remain updated on developments in their respective industries, so that you receive the most specific and accurate state-of-the-art service available.
AI Parabellum is a leading AI Tools Directory dedicated to uniting developers, researchers, and enthusiasts in the field of artificial intelligence. Their mission is to be the definitive resource for exploring, evaluating, and engaging with the most innovative and effective AI tools in the industry.
Alex has 20+ years of expertise in the cloud technology field. Working with cloud services, process automation, and systems integration. Leading the projects for designing and implementing Cloud PBX solutions, as well as expanding their functionality with voice & chatbots, speech recognition.etc
Alex Woodie is the Managing Editor at Datanami. He has written about IT as a technology journalist for more than two decades. He brings extensive experience from the IBM midrange marketplace, including topics such as servers, ERP applications, programming, databases, security, high availability, storage, business intelligence, cloud, and mobile enablement. He resides in the San Diego area.
Using patented AI and machine learning methods, Amperity stitches together all customer interactions to build a unified view that seamlessly connects to marketing and technology tools. More than 400 brands worldwide rely on Amperity to turn data into business value, including Alaska Airlines, Brooks Running, Endeavour Drinks, Planet Fitness, Seattle Sounders FC, Under Armour and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Andi is a copywriter for Openpath Security, a leading provider of mobile and cloud-based access control solutions. Andi contributes to a range of media sites focused on business security solutions. With more than 8 years of experience, Andi has a keen eye for identifying upcoming security trends and intuitive software solutions for the commercial real estate and enterprise market.
Dr Anne Lepetit is Chief Medical Officer of Bupa, a global healthcare company with more than 50 million customers worldwide and 80,000 employees.
Anne has more than 25 years' experience in crisis management, emergency medical assistance and health insurance. She worked as an emergency department doctor for more than a decade and spent six years as an evacuation doctor.
Anne’s previous positions include Chief Medical Officer at Cigna Healthcare, Allianz, Henner and Europe Assistance.
Asaf is the regional VP of EMEA at Sisense, the leading AI-driven platform for infusing analytics everywhere. A globally recognised strategic business driver, Asaf has spent the last 15 years in leadership and executive positions, overseeing large enterprise teams and entire Business Units across North America and EMEA.
Barry Padgett is CEO of Amperity, having joined in early 2020. During his tenure, the company has scaled up it's go to market, repackaged their core products, and developed a customer success motion that is leading to record renewal and expansion rates.
Cal Al-Dhubaib is the founder/CEO, AI strategist of Pandata, a Cleveland-based AI design and development firm that helps companies like Parker Hannifin, the Cleveland Museum of Art, FirstEnergy, and Penn State University solve their most complex business challenges with trustworthy artificial intelligence solutions. Cal’s commitment to diversity and ethics is centered at the heart of his work. Years of experience as a data scientist and AI strategist have given Cal deep expertise in how business leaders can use AI to drive growth and improve outcomes.
Cathal McGloin, is the CEO and co-founder of ServisBOT, which has developed a conversational-AI platform that helps organisations to rapidly create bots that transform customer engagement. Cathal is an engineer who loves applying emerging technology to solve everyday problems. He formerly founded contact centre analytics company, Performix Technologies, which was acquired by Nice Systems in 2006; Arantech, which was acquired by Tektronix in 2009, and FeedHenry, a mobile backend as a service platform, which was acquired by Red Hat in 2014. His previous enterprise IT career was with Siemens, Germany, and Cap Gemini, UK.
Chas Kalsi is an experienced technology executive who became a member of ASUS's Infrastructure Solutions Team in 2024. Renowned for his expertise in designing enterprise data-driven AI data center solutions, Chas collaborates with clients across various industries.
Claus Jepsen is a technology expert who has been fascinated by the micro-computer revolution ever since he received a Tandy TRS model 1 at the age of 14. Since then, Claus has spent the last few decades developing and architecting software solutions, most recently at Unit4, where he is the Chief Product and Technology Officer leading the ERP vendor’s focus on enabling the post-modern enterprise. At Unit4, Claus is building cloud-based, super-scalable solutions and bringing innovative technologies such as AI, chatbots, and predictive analytics to ERP. Claus is a strong believer that having access to vast amounts of data allows us to construct better, non-invasive and pervasive solutions to improve our experiences, relieve us from tedious chores, and allow us focus on what we as individuals really love doing.
Craig Summers is the UK Managing Director at Manhattan Associates where supply chain software is designed, built, and delivered.
Dashveenjit is an experienced tech and business journalist with a determination to find and produce stories for online and print daily. She is also an experienced parliament reporter with occasional pursuits in the lifestyle and art industries.
David is the EMEA head of AI & automation at Infosys Consulting. Prior to Infosys, David worked as a managing consultant for Amdocs.
David is an experienced content writer with over five years in the technology field, including a previous role as content team leader. He has a keen interest in artificial intelligence, robotics, and nanotechnology. David researches and stays current with the latest tech developments through forums, podcasts, blogs, and more. Beyond his specialisations, he has explored niches including lifestyle, sports, entertainment, and his first love, music.
Dev Pragad is President and Chief Executive Officer of Newsweek, where he has led the transformation of one of the world’s most enduring news brands into a digital-first media platform reaching more than 100 million readers each month. Under his leadership, Newsweek has expanded its global influence while emphasizing editorial integrity, audience trust, and innovation in the rapidly evolving news landscape, including strategic exploration of emerging technologies that affect journalism and media business models.
With academic roots in engineering, electrical science, and mobile internet, and executive education from Harvard Business School, Pragad brings a data-driven and purpose-oriented approach to newsroom transformation. His insights on the intersection of artificial intelligence and journalism reflect a commitment to responsible technological adoption, editorial quality, and the future of media in an AI-influenced world.
Don is CTO at Pegasystems and responsible for Pega’s platform and customer relationship management (CRM) applications.
He has 20 years’ experience delivering enterprise software solutions for Fortune 500 organisations, with a focus on digital transformation, mobility, analytics, business process management, cloud and CRM.
Don has led enterprise software implementations and provided technology and architecture consulting to senior business and technology executives from Fortune 500 organisations, including American Express, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase and BP.
Don holds a BS in Physics and Philosophy from Boston College.
Doug serves as the CIO and Chief Digital Officer of Sutherland Global Services and started at the company in 2018.
Duncan is an award-winning editor with more than 20 years experience in journalism. Having launched his tech journalism career as editor of Arabian Computer News in Dubai, he has since edited an array of tech and digital marketing publications, including Computer Business Review, TechWeekEurope, Figaro Digital, Digit and Marketing Gazette.
Gabriel is a content-writer at Insurance Nexus, focusing on the applications of AI and machine learning for insurance. https://www.insurancenexus.com/
Advancing Europe’s Digital Future in Partnership with the World #GITEXEUROPE
Gizem is a digital marketing expert with over four years of experience in the field. Known for her innovative strategies and data-driven insights, she has successfully driven results across diverse industries. As a passionate writer, Gizem enjoys sharing their expertise and making digital marketing accessible to all through insightful contributions and engaging talks.
Greg Benson is a professor at the University of San Francisco and chief scientist at SnapLogic.
Hadelin de Ponteves is the co-founder and director of technology at BlueLife AI, which leverages the power of cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence to empower businesses to make massive profits by optimizing processes, maximizing efficiency, and increasing profitability. Hadelin is also an online entrepreneur who has created 50+ top-rated educational e-courses on topics such as machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, which have reached over 700,000 subscribers in 204 countries.
Hanno is a Co-Founder and the CEO of Unleash live. Previously, he was a Partner and Managing Director of the BCG Digital Ventures Asia business, having been the joint CEO of the award-winning strategic design firm S&C, which was acquired by The Boston Consulting Group in 2014.
Hazel Raoult is a freelance tech writer and works with PRmention. She has more than eight years of experience writing about ecommerce, technology, entrepreneurship, and all things SaaS. Hazel loves to split her time between writing, editing and hanging out with her family.
Heleen is the director of data science for the EMEA region at TIBCO, where she and her team help TIBCO customers optimise business and operational processes through the use of advanced analytics. She previously held international roles at market and shopper research company IRI. Heleen is passionate about knowledge sharing.
Intel designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices.
James has a passion for how technologies influence business and has several Mobile World Congress events under his belt. James has interviewed a variety of leading figures in his career, from former Mafia boss Michael Franzese, to Steve Wozniak, and Jean Michel Jarre. James can be found tweeting at @James_T_Bourne.
James is the EMEA director at Faethm AI. Prior to Faethm, he held roles at Rackspace and Experian.
Jay is the Founder & CEO of Eve. He has over 15 years of experience in AI and Machine Learning. Prior to Eve, Jay was an early stage investor at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Before that, he was the First Engineer and Head of Product Engineering at Rubrik, helping build the company from the ground up.
Joe Green is a writer based in Bristol, UK. He acquired his first computer and dial-up modem in 1992 and has worked in the tech industry since 2000. He writes and podcasts, specialising in open-source, networking, cybersecurity, software development and online privacy.
Joe is the founder and CEO of Kinetic Consulting Australia. Joe has over 25 years of senior management experience. Over the years he has started-up, developed, and coached numerous companies to success. He has worked across industries and won several awards for business excellence and quality over the years.
John Wittesaele is EMEA CEO at Xaxis, a global provider of innovative AI technologies, data-driven creativity, and programmatic expertise.
Jonathan Sharp is the CFO of Environmental Litigation Group, P.C., a legal firm devoted to helping individuals who have experienced serious injury resulting from occupational exposure to hazardous substances.
Josephine Walbank is the editor of Data Centre Magazine. She has been working in editorial and copywriting roles for the past five years. During that time, she has worked with a wide variety of national publications and global brands.
Joyce is the head of generative AI at Amperity, leading product development and strategy. Previously, Joyce led product development for many of Amperity’s ML and ML Ops investments, including launching Amperity’s predictive models and infrastructure used by many of the world’s top brands. Joyce joined the company in 2019 following Amperity’s acquisition of Custora where she was a founding member of the product team. She earned a B.A. in Biological Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania and is an inventor on several pending ML patents.
Juan is an experienced CTO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer and network security industry. He is an information technology professional skilled in SAP and Oracle applications, computer forensics, vulnerabilities research, IPS/IDS and information security.
JumpCloud is an American enterprise software company headquartered in Louisville, Colorado. The company was formally launched in 2013 at TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield with its announcement of an automated server management tool. JumpCloud's offers a cloud-based directory platform for identity management.
Kye is the CEO of DataKind UK and has more than two decades of experience in the charity sector. He first became a CEO in 2011, and was most recently CEO of Hackney Foodbank. He also tackled social and health inequalities and inequities at Social Action for Health, and set up and led an award-winning social enterprise. Organisations he has led have been shortlisted for the Charity Awards, and won the Santander Social Enterprise Development Award and Mayor of London’s Volunteering Awards.
Laura is an IT journalist for Techzine. She's previously held similar roles for Ecotips, ITdaily, and others.
Lauren is passionate about educating others regarding technology and its positive impact on healthcare. She hopes that technological advancements will one day lead to the end of cancer worldwide.
Leslie is the CEO of TurinTech. He has a PhD from University College London which focused on graph theory and its machine learning applications. He's previously done work for Credit Suisse, Bank of America, Commerzbank, GMEX Group, Santander, Microsoft, Orange AI Labs, and more.
Mani Nagasundaram is SVP and head of solutions, global financial services at HCL Technologies.
Marc Dispensa, founder & CTO of Lucy, invents tech solutions that give organizations a competitive digital edge. He’s a visionary serial entrepreneur with a track record of bringing new ideas to life and enhancing the businesses of both clients and the agencies that serve them. Besides his business leadership and innovative mind, Marc also has technology know-how. Prior to Lucy, he architected and developed ad tech platforms that integrate with MediaOcean, AppNexus and Google digital ad products to drive efficiencies across the media buying and selling process for some of the world’s biggest brands. He has been recognized as one of Ad Age’s notable 25 Marketing Technology Trailblazers.
Mark is a senior strategic account executive at customer engagement solution provider Cheetah Digital. Prior to this role, Mark held senior roles at Kokoro Global, ABA Market Research, and Harte-Hanks.
Martin is the co-founder of cloud communications provider Content Guru.
After graduating from King’s College, University of London, with a BSc(Hons) in Business Management, Martin worked as a futures market analyst in Asia. He returned to the UK to help launch Redwood Technologies in 1993, developing new overseas territories – particularly emerging markets – and adapting Redwood’s powerful and unique core technology for new sectors.
Mathew's move into AI for Diffblue comes amid fast growth within the firm and the wider UK AI industry.
Matthew is the vice president of EMEA for Amperity, a leading customer data platform trusted by brands like Reckitt, Under Armour, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Lubeck joined Amperity in 2017 to help launch the company and has served in a number of key roles building sales, customer success, and marketing functions.
Michael Housman Ph. D. is the Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist of RapportBoost, provider of a suite of live chat agent training solutions that use advanced machine learn-ing and deep conversational analysis to organizations guide their human customer suc-cess and chat sales teams to build stronger connections with customers.
Michael O’Connell, chief analytics officer at TIBCO, and Nic Rohart, lead vehicle thermal performance at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, share how data powers race tactics and business decisions.
Mudit Singh is a product and growth expert with 12+ years of experience. A part of LambdaTest's founding team, Mudit currently leads marketing and growth for LambdaTest as Director - Marketing.
As a tech journalist, Zul focuses on topics including cloud computing, cybersecurity, and disruptive technology in the enterprise industry. He has expertise in moderating webinars and presenting content on video, in addition to having a background in networking technology.
NLX redefines how people interact with brands by providing automated and frictionless multimodal self-service tools, powered by conversational AI.
Conversational AI SaaS products help brands transform their customer interactions into automated, personalized self-service experiences. When implemented, NLX empowers a brand's customers to resolve their own inquiries at their own pace - with no wait time or frustration.
Or Lenchner is CEO of Bright Data, a position he has held since July 2018. For the past three years, under his leadership, the company has advanced its product offerings to include first-of-its-kind automated solutions, enabling its customers to collect and receive data in a matter of minutes. Among Bright Data’s thousands of customers are Fortune 500 companies, major e-commerce firms and sites, prominent finance firms, leading security operators, travel sites, academic and public sector organisations.
As Vice President of International Sales, Paul Scholey is responsible for growing the Sisense business in EMEA and APAC. He brings over 25 years’ of experience in the software industry, having previously worked in and led teams in consulting, pre-sales, and sales. Paul has a track record of growing early stage and midsize software companies, with specialization in building sales teams focused on accountability and value-based selling. Most recently, he was SVP of International at BlueJeans by Verizon. Prior to that, Paul held a variety of leadership positions at Oracle, Teradata, Pentaho and Business Objects.
Peter is responsible for providing expertise to Kronos customers by helping them manage their most valuable resource: their employees. When Harte moved from the Kronos Australia office to the Kronos UK office in 2018, he brought with him his passion for workforce management strategy, an infectious sense of humour, and a people-focused understanding that employees who feel excited about their work are the ones who will drive exceptional customer service and business success.
Rachel was the former head of data analytics research at the UK National Audit Office and is now the director of AI solutions at MindBridge.
Rask AI is a one-stop-shop localisation tool that allows content creators and companies to translate their videos into 60+ languages quickly and efficiently.
Ryan Daws is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience in weaving narratives and dissecting complex topics. His articles and interviews with industry leaders have earned him recognition as a key tech influencer from numerous organisations. Under his leadership, publications have been praised by analyst firms for their excellence and performance. Connect with him on X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, and/or LinkedIn.
Sacha is the co-founder and CEO of Yubo, a fast-growing livestreaming social app with 99 percent of its users between 13 and 25 years old.
Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan currently serves as the global chairman of the IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technology (SIGHT) managing the portfolio of sustainable development programs globally. He serves as an expert in the Broadband commission working group on school connectivity that is co-chaired by UNESCO, UNICEF and ITU to drive “GIGA’, a Global School Connectivity Initiative. Currently, he is the founder and president of the technology-based humanitarian program “The Brahmam”, that aims to deliver next generation social innovations to achieve SDGs and benefit the marginalized communities globally.
Sampathkumar is the recipient of the 2020 IEEE Theodore W.Hissey Outstanding Young Professional Award “for inspiring leadership, exemplary innovations, and pioneering contributions to addressing global challenges through technology-driven IEEE humanitarian programs."
Sarah Hoxsie is the Senior Marketing Specialist at Gartner supporting the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit.
Scott Castle is an analytics infusion pioneer bringing over 25 years of software development, go to market strategy, product management and strategic partnership experience to his role as VP, Strategy at Sisense. Scott is passionate about turning data teams into superheroes that find unexpected insights in big data and disrupt traditional BI. Previously, Scott held technology positions at companies including Adobe, Electric Cloud and FileNet. Scott holds computer science degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and UC Irvine.
Scott Litman is an entrepreneur in search of new ways technology can advance organizations' mission. From the early days of the Internet to
business portals of the dot com era and then 1:1 marketing, and now
the latest generation of AI—Scott has a broad history of building
businesses that help clients take advantage of cutting-edge digital
transformation. Most recently, Scott serves as a founder and managing
director of Lucy, an AI-powered answer engine®, where he helps
Fortune 1000 organizations democratize their corporate knowledge,
enabling employees with the information they need and driving
productivity.
Shawn is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Skymind. He started the company along with co-founder Dr Shuwei Goh to provide supported access to the market for open-source AI platforms and to invest in the building of an AI ecosystem. Starting from China, Shawn has successfully built Skymind into one of the largest AI brandsin the region and has now successfully expanded Skymind’s presence across Europe and Asia.
Sisense goes beyond traditional business intelligence by providing organizations with the ability to infuse analytics everywhere, embedded in both customer and employee applications and workflows. Sisense customers are breaking through the barriers of analytics adoption by going beyond the dashboard with Sisense Fusion – the highly customizable, AI-driven analytics cloud platform, that infuses intelligence at the right place and the right time, every time.
Stuart is a financial services business analyst at Future Workforce. He has many years’ experience in the wealth management sector and prior to joining Future Workforce he was a senior business analyst with Fidelity International.
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As executive director at the Responsible AI Institute, Var Shankar helps organizations use AI in alignment with applicable laws, frameworks and best practices.
He is a member of the OECD's Network of Experts on AI, World Economic Forum's AI Governance Alliance and the Brookings Forum for Cooperation on AI. He is a Co-Instructor, along with Alexis Cook, of Kaggle’s AI Ethics course.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Var previously practiced law at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and worked on the Clinton Global Initiative.
Vinish Kapoor is a software consultant and AI enthusiast with over 20 years of experience in Oracle APEX and database programming. He is passionate about technology, innovation, and knowledge sharing in the tech community.
Vyacheslav Gorlov is the Senior Solutions Architect at ClearScale, a cloud-native systems integration, strategic consulting, and application development company.
Walid is a senior technology executive with over 20 years of experience creating strategic change.
A professional service platform that integrates technical exchange, product display, achievement transactions, high-end forums, and investment attraction for the digital development of global intelligent industry.
Yeelen Knegtering, Co-Founder and CEO at Klippa, is passionate about developing digital products that help people save time on administrative hassle and spend time on the things they love. With a degree in Information Technology at the University of Groningen, he started Klippa with the idea that there had to be a better way to organise and manage receipts. Now, Klippa is a document digitisation company with a focus on digitizing and automating document streams for companies.
Yiftach is the Co-Founder & CTO of Redis Labs. Yiftach is an experienced technologist, having held leadership engineering and product roles in diverse fields from application acceleration, cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS), to broadband networks and metro networks.
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