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DATA & AI TALKS
Xiang Yang
- Deputy Director of Cloud Computing Institute
Karen de Sousa Pesse
- Senior Executive
Karen De Sousa Pesse, a fervent advocate for diversity and inclusion, globally recognized for her leadership in STEM. Encouraging women to surpass norms, she is a sought-after international speaker, addressing various topics such as diversity, inclusion, data, and artificial intelligence. A graduate in nanotechnological engineering and holding a master’s in sustainable materials engineering from Ghent University, Karen has received nearly 20 awards for her outstanding contributions.
Karen de Sousa Pesse
- Senior Executive
Tom Van de Wiele
- Hacker | Speaker
Tom Van de Wiele is a cyber security authority, speaker, ethical hacker, advisor and consultant.
With over 23+ years of authentic, international consultancy experience in cyber security, his career has taken him from hacking power plants and ATMs, uncovering international industrial espionage rings, remotely taking over ships and mainframes, and training companies, law enforcement and journalists on how hacker techniques work – and how to defend against them.
As founder of Hacker Minded and drawing from his background as an ethical hacker for hire, Tom is on a mission to help create and develop cyber security culture within organisations that goes beyond compliance and technical solutionism, but through a better understanding of cyber security by givin talks, training and advisory work.
AI As The New Hacker Frontier
Tom Van de Wiele
- Hacker | Speaker
Brinnae Bent
- Executive in Residence
Brinnae Bent, PhD, is a faculty member in Artificial Intelligence at Duke University, a Responsible AI research scientist, and a startup advisor. She is a leader in bridging the gap between research and industry in machine learning, having led projects and developed algorithms for the largest companies in the world. More importantly, she has built algorithms that have meaningful impacts – from helping people walk to noninvasively monitoring glucose. Brinnae is an accomplished researcher and ML practitioner, with over 30 publications and a breadth of experience developing algorithms across domains including health/wellness, sports, privacy, interior design, and energy. Her research on digital biomarkers is world-renowned and her emerging work on Responsible AI strives to solve important problems in the application of AI to real-world problems.
Developing Responsible Digital Biomarkers
Brinnae Bent
- Executive in Residence
Amadeusz Andrzejewski
- Partner & AI & Data Leader for Poland
Amadeusz Andrzejewski is a Partner at Deloitte Poland, specializing in Data & AI transformations. With over 12 years of experience, he has led numerous large-scale projects across industries such as retail, telecommunications, and banking. Before Deloitte, he co-founded QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey Hub in Central Europe, driving AI-driven solutions for clients. Amadeusz has extensive experience in designing and implementing customer value management programs, with a focus on AI-driven segmentation, pricing optimization, and personalized product and offer strategies. He has successfully executed numerous transformations that have included recruiting tech talent, developing data science models, conducting business pilots, and scaling solutions to achieve full business impact.
Proficient in Python, R, Tableau, and Power BI, he leads data model development for both cloud and on-premise systems. He holds a Master’s in Finance from the Warsaw School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Capital Markets from the University of Economics, Poznan.
Proficient in Python, R, Tableau, and Power BI, he leads data model development for both cloud and on-premise systems. He holds a Master’s in Finance from the Warsaw School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Capital Markets from the University of Economics, Poznan.
Amadeusz Andrzejewski
- Partner & AI & Data Leader for Poland
Ido Engel
- Microsoft Cloud & AI GTM lead, SouthEast Europe
Jan Hejtmanek
- Partner, Deloitte CE
Jan is the Deloitte CE Intelligent Automation Lead and a member of the Deloitte Global Intelligent Automation Steering Committee. He is at the forefront of building innovative business-technology solutions and introducing them to major global organizations. With over 18 years of experience in business efficiency and technology adoption, Jan works closely with clients to re-imagine their processes for digital-first and end-to-end transformations. Jan also spearheads the Generative AI Market Activation in Deloitte CE, aiming to excite people about generative AI and identify the best applications for this groundbreaking technology. He is a public speaker and advocate for the ethical and reasonable use of AI. Jan has led several significant transformative projects with clients, demonstrating the profound impact AI can have on business operations.
Jan Hejtmanek
- Partner, Deloitte CE
Dragan Tomic
- VP of Engineering and Site Lead, Belgrade
Amie Bright
- VP Enterprise Data & Insights
Amie is an accomplished leader in data and analytics with more than 20 years of experience. She excels in aligning data strategies with organizational visions and harnessing state-of-the-art cloud technologies throughout the data lifecycle—from ingestion to advanced analytics and BI. Currently, she is Vice President of Enterprise Data & Insights at GitLab, where her team is dedicated to converting data into tangible value for the organization. Under Amie’s guidance, her team specializes in data engineering, analytics engineering, data science, advanced analytics, data governance, and data quality.
Data-Driven Success: Securing Executive Buy-In for a Game-Changing Data Strategy
Amie Bright
- VP Enterprise Data & Insights
Tobias Zwingmann
- Author & Managing Partner
Rana Gujral
- CEO
Rana Gujral is an entrepreneur and CEO at Behavioral Signals, a Cognitive AI company building essential building blocks of AGI with its acoustics-based deep learning technology. As a thought leader in AI, Rana often leads keynote sessions at industry events such as the Leap, DeepFest, World Government Summit, VOICE Summit, TNW, Collision, and The Web Summit. His bylines are featured in publications such as FastCompany, Inc., and Entrepreneur, and he is a contributing columnist at TechCrunch and Forbes. Rana has been recognized as among ‘Top 40 Voice AI Influencers to Follow’ by SoundHound, ‘Entrepreneur of the Month’ by CIO Magazine, ‘Top 10 Entrepreneurs to Follow’ by Huffington Post, and an ‘AI Entrepreneur to Watch’ by Inc Magazine. In 2022, the CEO Monthly listed him among the “Most Influential CEOs”.
Rana holds management, finance, and engineering degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan, the University of Massachusetts, and MJP Rohilkhand University. Rana founded TiZE, a vertical cloud software that used ML models to predict commodity prices, and held the CEO role until its acquisition in 2016. Before TiZE, Rana led the turnaround of Cricut Inc. from bankruptcy to profitability and its eventual IPO. Previously, Rana held leadership positions at Logitech and Kronos Inc., where he was responsible for developing best-in-class products.
Fighting AI with AI
Rana Gujral
- CEO
Nemanja Tiosavljevic
- Senior Manager
Tech Lead at Rivian focused on cloud infrastructure and platform engineering. With 18 years in the tech industry, had a chance to witness and be a part of the evolution from on-prem rigid infrastructure to the current ever-changing cloud. Experienced in designing and maintaining highly scalable and available systems and implementing DevOps principles and methodologies.
From Insights to Impact: Transforming Automotive Infotainment with Data
Nemanja Tiosavljevic
- Senior Manager
Catalin Gheorghiu
- Solutions Architect
Catalin Gheorghiu is a solution architect from Romania. My current interests are in the area of (I)IoT, industrial mobile and cloud solutions. In addition to addressing software development and architecture, is a trainer and consultant. In his spare time is member of the technical community, contributing with articles and blogs (signed MrSmersh), presentations to several user groups/meetups (also is RONUA Timisoara user group leader), and lecturing all over Romania and abroad.
Since 2011, every year he has been awarded the Microsoft MVP Award. Is a current Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Since 2011, every year he has been awarded the Microsoft MVP Award. Is a current Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Catalin Gheorghiu
- Solutions Architect
Nemanja Milosevic
- Assistant Professor
Beyond Supervised Learning with Zero-Shot Vision
Nemanja Milosevic
- Assistant Professor
Radu Orghidan
- Global SVP, Data & AI Strategy
Sofija Pervulov
- Technology Data Steward, Data Architect
Sofija Pervulov is Data Architect and Technology Lead working for Bosch with focus on Data Modeling for Finance Maintainer Group. She is working with Lead Data Stewards, Business Partners, and Data Owners in standardization of Bosch Knowledge Layer. Previously, she was working as Technical Business Consultant, Data Engineer, and BI Developer in implementing Integration Solutions with 20+ years in delivering Enterprise DWH/BI solutions for various industries and companies.
Building up the Bosch Semantic Data Lake
Sofija Pervulov
- Technology Data Steward, Data Architect
Erhun Arkan
- General Manager of Serbia & Vice President of Rivian’s Global Consumer Application Software Teams
Erhun Arkan is a seasoned technology executive with 30 years of leadership experience in the engineering and software development industry. His diverse background spans three decades, six different countries, and three continents. Currently, Erhun serves as the General Manager of Serbia and the Vice President of Rivian’s Global Consumer Application Software Teams.
Upon his move to Serbia, he founded Rivian’s operations and established the foundation for the company’s consumer-facing applications and software while holding the position of General Manager at Rivian Automotive in Canada.
Before joining Rivian, Erhun held significant executive roles at Grow Technologies, Intel Corporation, ST-Ericsson, and Texas Instruments, where he showcased strategic acumen and hands-on leadership in driving innovation, managing mergers and acquisitions, and forming strong partnerships with industry leaders. Erhun’s expertise covers areas such as Software-defined Vehicles, IoT, Wearables, Augmented Reality, mobile and infotainment technologies, cloud computing, software, and hardware development.
Erhun holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University in California, and a B.S. in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from ITU, Istanbul. He is a prolific author with over 10 published papers and patents, demonstrating his dedication to advancing the field of wireless and telecommunication systems.
Upon his move to Serbia, he founded Rivian’s operations and established the foundation for the company’s consumer-facing applications and software while holding the position of General Manager at Rivian Automotive in Canada.
Before joining Rivian, Erhun held significant executive roles at Grow Technologies, Intel Corporation, ST-Ericsson, and Texas Instruments, where he showcased strategic acumen and hands-on leadership in driving innovation, managing mergers and acquisitions, and forming strong partnerships with industry leaders. Erhun’s expertise covers areas such as Software-defined Vehicles, IoT, Wearables, Augmented Reality, mobile and infotainment technologies, cloud computing, software, and hardware development.
Erhun holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University in California, and a B.S. in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from ITU, Istanbul. He is a prolific author with over 10 published papers and patents, demonstrating his dedication to advancing the field of wireless and telecommunication systems.
Erhun Arkan
- General Manager of Serbia & Vice President of Rivian’s Global Consumer Application Software Teams
Stefan Stosic
- Data Analytics Senior Manager
With over a decade of experience in the tech industry, Stefan’s career spans service delivery, service design and data analytics, while having educational background in International Economy and Finance.
He began his professional journey in service delivery where he planned & optimized workload for field service teams, progressing to service design role enhancing user experience by replacing legacy applications and streamlining service delivery processes for three years. Analytical skills and user-centered methodologies acquired there were foundation for his next step in career which was data analytics and engineering.
Over the past 7 years, he was leading multiple data teams focused on operational & product performance analysis using Tableau, Power BI and Microsoft Azure data engineering. This work has driven innovation and delivered impactful data driven solutions across various business areas such as Field Services, Engineering, SW Support, Help Desks, Event Management, IoT and Professional Services.
Stefan is known for his ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering collaboration and ensuring that data-driven strategies align with business objectives.
He began his professional journey in service delivery where he planned & optimized workload for field service teams, progressing to service design role enhancing user experience by replacing legacy applications and streamlining service delivery processes for three years. Analytical skills and user-centered methodologies acquired there were foundation for his next step in career which was data analytics and engineering.
Over the past 7 years, he was leading multiple data teams focused on operational & product performance analysis using Tableau, Power BI and Microsoft Azure data engineering. This work has driven innovation and delivered impactful data driven solutions across various business areas such as Field Services, Engineering, SW Support, Help Desks, Event Management, IoT and Professional Services.
Stefan is known for his ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, fostering collaboration and ensuring that data-driven strategies align with business objectives.
Stefan Stosic
- Data Analytics Senior Manager
Lovro Matosevic
- ML Engineer
Empowering Sales with Intelligent BI Agents: DWH, LLM, and RAG Integration
Lovro Matosevic
- ML Engineer
Simun Sunjic
- Senior Software Developer
Empowering Sales with Intelligent BI Agents: DWH, LLM, and RAG Integration
Simun Sunjic
- Senior Software Developer
Livio Bencik
- Head of AI
Livio is an AI engineer focused on building and democratizing trustworthy AI. With 8 years of experience in software engineering, data science and machine learning, he is currently Head of AI at Mindsmiths. His main responsibilities include leading and coordinating the development of the Mindsmiths platform, a technology used for creating proactive relationship AI systems.
Building an AI Platform
Livio Bencik
- Head of AI