Meet Our Speakers
Well-Being Psychologist | Therapist | Researcher (Lithuania)
Povilas Godliauskas
Povilas Godliauskas is a psychologist, therapist, researcher, and organizational consultant. He has over 10 years of experience in people management, IT recruitment, and counselling and coaching for software professionals and managers. He is also the co-author of the first theory of software engineers’ well-being, published in Empirical Software Engineering in 2025, and is recognized as one of the rising leaders in this field.
Povilas Godliauskas
Well-Being Psychologist Therapist and Researcher (Lithuania)
Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH (Germany)
Thomas Endres
Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his normal work for the company and the management of client projects, he creates various prototypes, including real-time deepfakes, AI for generating presentations, and various robotics showcases. He works on applications in the field of AI, robotics, AR/VR, and teleoperation. Furthermore, he is involved in open-source projects.
Thomas studied Computer Science at TU Munich and is a passionate software developer. As an Intel Software Innovator and Black Belt, he presents new technologies such as AI, AR/VR, and robotics worldwide. For this, he has received awards, including a JavaOne Rockstar Award and several Best Speaker Awards.
Thomas Endres
Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH (Germany)
CEO of APG MEDIA (Lithuania)
Aurimas Paulius Girčys
Aurimas Paulius Girčys is the founder and CEO of APG Media, a Vilnius-based digital marketing agency that holds Google Premier Partner status and serves clients across Lithuania and multiple European markets. Under his leadership, APG Media has built a portfolio of more than 73 active clients spanning e-commerce, business-to-business (B2B), and software as a service (SaaS), with services ranging from paid media and search engine optimization (SEO) to AI-driven marketing automation. Aurimas is also the author of the book Team of Agents, which explores how small teams can outperform large ones by deploying multi-agent AI systems. He writes and speaks regularly about the intersection of AI and marketing operations.
Aurimas Paulius Girčys
CEO of APG MEDIA (Lithuania)
CEO | Founder of Linkedist (Lithuania)
Kotryna Kurt
Kotryna Kurt is a four-time founder. She is the founder and CEO of Linkedist, an AI search and LinkedIn growth company that helps businesses grow through AI search, strengthen their generative engine optimization (GEO), and much more. In addition, she has founded several startups and associations internationally.
She is also an active contributor and thought leader on LinkedIn, where she discusses entrepreneurship, leadership, sales, and marketing. For the last 11 years, Kotryna has delivered more than 400 corporate and public workshops and supported various European accelerators and communities. In recent years, she has shared her knowledge at events such as AI Summit Qatar, TechBBQ, TechChill, Login, Growth Marketing Conference San Francisco, and Sales Formula.
Kotryna Kurt
Founder of Linkedist (Lithuania)
Chief Technology Officer at Orbit (Portugal)
Rui Machado
Rui Machado is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology and Product Officer at Orbit, where he leads end-to-end technology delivery, from architecture and platform engineering to product development. He drives the creation of Orbit’s core systems, including Orbie, Heimdall, and the Constellation API.
With over 15 years of global experience in cata, AI, and Engineering, Rui has held senior leadership roles at H&M Group, Meta, Nike, Feedzai, Fraudio, and Jumia. He is also the author of Analytics Engineering with SQL and dbt (O’Reilly) and serves as a Non-Executive Board Member at Inovagaia.
Rui holds a Master’s degree in Data Analytics, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, and a Specialist Title in Computer Science.
Rui Machado
Chief Technology Officer at Orbit (Portugal)
CEO at SEOS AI (Slovenia)
Peter Mesarec
Peter Mesarec is the CEO of SEOS AI, an international speaker, and an AI strategist focused on helping organizations operationalize AI in real business environments.
Over the past several years, he has worked with more than 150 companies across Europe on AI adoption, operational implementation, and AI-first transformation strategies. His work focuses on helping leadership teams identify high-impact AI opportunities, improve organizational efficiency, and implement AI in a structured, measurable, and sustainable way.
Peter regularly works with enterprise leaders on AI governance, process optimization, adoption frameworks, and company-wide rollout strategies. His clients include international companies, government institutions, and enterprise teams navigating large-scale AI adoption.
He has worked with organizations and leadership teams across more than 10 countries, including the U.S., Switzerland, the Netherlands, China, Malaysia, and Australia, delivering AI-focused executive sessions, workshops, and organizational training programs.
Peter is also the author of the book “The AI Execution System,” focused on helping leaders turn AI from experimentation into measurable business results.
Peter Mesarec
CEO at SEOS AI (Slovenia)
Founder | CEO at RIZZ Group (Latvia)
Natella Krapivina
Natella Krapivina is a producer, director, and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience building media properties that define culture in Eastern Europe – and she is now doing the same at the intersection of AI and creative production.
Starting in Kyiv, she created *Heads & Tails* (“Орёл и Решка”) – one of the most popular travel franchises in the world, with more than 30 seasons, more than 500 episodes, and broadcasts in more than 100 markets. As the artist producer for LOBODA from 2010 to 2021, she built one of the highest-grossing pop careers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): more than 2 billion YouTube views, more than 550 million streams, and arena tours across more than 30 countries. Her debut film *Acid* premiered at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival.
Today, she leads RIZZ Group — a full-cycle creative production and AI company based in Dubai and Riga. In 2026, RIZZ Group’s AI film *The Translator* was recognized by Google as one of the global top five at the 1 Billion AI Film Award, selected from more than 30,000 submissions. She also created NINNA – a first-of-its-kind AI artist built on a real human voice.Areas of expertise:
AI-native creative production · AI in entertainment and media · AI artists and synthetic identity · Scaling cultural intellectual property (IP) across markets · Building AI companies outside Silicon Valley · Return on investment (ROI) in AI-driven content
By the numbers:
More than 500 TV episodes produced
More than 100 broadcast markets worldwide
More than 2.5 billion YouTube views of directed music videos
More than 550 million streams across produced pop releases
More than 30 international awards
More than 70 nominations
Global top five — Google AI Film Award 2026, selected from more than 30,000 submissions
More than 15 years in production
Languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian
Natella Krapivina
Founder of RIZZ Group (Latvia)
Principal Product Manager at UnternehmerTUM GmbH/Digital Product School Munich (Germany)
Steffen Kastner
Steffen Kastner is a trained journalist who somehow slipped into product management and user research. He launched Amazon’s online stores for software and toys and made products useful to Weltbild’s customers. He went on to develop dozens of digital products for Haymarket Media and established user research at Gutefrage.net.
Steffen helps teams at Digital Product School Munich (DPS) identify problems and develop ideas that connect insights uncovered through user research. DPS is a programme run by one of Europe’s largest entrepreneurship and innovation centres. Currently, Steffen is busy weaving the exclusive AI insights generated by hundreds of DPS teams into the product development process.
Steffen Kastner
Principal Product Manager at UnternehmerTUM GmbH/Digital Product School Munich (Germany)
Chief Business Development Officer at Sigli (Lithuania)
Max Golikov
Max Golikov is a growth leader, AI transformation advisor, and host of the Innovantage Podcast. With nearly 15 years of experience in technology, digital transformation, and international business development, he has worked with companies across Europe, the UK, and the US on AI adoption, digital product development, and go-to-market strategy. Through his work with AI companies, founders, and enterprise clients, Max focuses on translating complex technology into business value, building trust, and delivering measurable commercial outcomes.
Max Golikov
Chief Business Development Officer at Sigli (Lithuania)
Co-founder of eCommerce Today Agency (Romania)
Stefan Chiriacescu
Stefan Chiriacescu is a serial entrepreneur, AI architect, and the founder and CEO of eCommerce Today – a global fractional eCommerce department serving more than 300 Shopify and Shopify Plus brands across North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
He has owned and exited businesses on both sides of the Atlantic and has spent the last three years leading one of the more well-documented AI transformations in the agency space – growing revenue 11×, expanding from two services to seven, and building ETAOS, a proprietary AI-augmented operating system now running live across his organization.
Stefan advises companies on AI adoption and organizational design, and speaks internationally on what it actually takes to move from experimentation to structural transformation. He is scheduled to present at AI Summit Europe 2026 in Vilnius and has presented at Digital Marketing Europe in Lisbon.
His position has remained consistent: the goal is not to replace people. The goal is to make every person in an organization unreasonably capable.
Stefan Chiriacescu
Co-founder of eCommerce Today Agency (Romania)
Partner at First Impression Consulting (Lithuania)
Malcolm Stewart
Malcolm offers expertise, energy and inspiration, all delivered with a personal approach. A highly experienced executive coach and trainer, he has been helping people improve their storytelling, public speaking, and C-level communication for over a decade. A writer, event host, public speaker and Creativity lecturer at ISM university, he knows precisely how to engage an audience.
Malcolm Stewart
Partner at First Impression Consulting (Lithuania)
CEO of HUMINT Solutions Europe ( Netherlands)
Maya Lievegoed
At a time when the analytical power of AI and data models continues to grow, Maya Lievegoged, CEO of HUMINT Solutions Europe, reveals what technology cannot reach: undocumented, human-based knowledge. Using the Israeli TINO methodology, her team helps multinationals, governments, and funds uncover insights beyond data and close the gaps left by traditional reporting. Recognized by the Dutch Financial Newspaper (FD) as one of the Netherlands’ most promising entrepreneurs, Maya’s keynote explores why the future of strategic decision-making depends on both AI and human intelligence.
Maya Lievegoed
CEO of HUMINT Solutions Europe (Netherlands)
Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at Red Hat (Belgium)
Maarten Vandeperre
Maarten Vandeperre is an experienced software professional who recently joined Red Hat as an Application Development & AI Specialized Solutions Architect. With a strong background in software development and architecture, he brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Maarten’s primary focus is on application development and AI, with particular emphasis on leveraging Red Hat OpenShift from a developer’s perspective.
One of Maarten’s key passions is advocating for clean architecture as a guiding principle in software development. He firmly believes in designing software systems that are modular, maintainable, and scalable. As part of this approach, Maarten works to map these principles to infrastructure solutions, ensuring that the underlying technology supports and enhances the overall architecture. His deep understanding of integration technologies—such as API gateways, Keycloak, Kafka, service mesh, and Apache Camel—enables him to create seamless connections between systems while adhering to clean architectural principles that empower organizations to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape.
Maarten Vandeperre
Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at Red Hat (Belgium)
General Manager for Baltics, Hungary and Adriatics at Wonderful (Israel)
Vedran Bajer
Vedran Bajer is General Manager for the Adriatic, Hungary, and Baltic markets at Wonderful, the enterprise AI platform. He leads 12 markets across one of Europe’s most linguistically and regulatory complex corridors. Before Wonderful, Vedran held senior roles at Microsoft Croatia and Google, where he spent over 10 years. He is an active advisor to regional tech companies Treblle and Chippolo, and is currently completing a PhD in Information Sciences and AI. He is based in Zagreb.
Vedran Bajer
General Manager for Baltics, Hungary and Adriatics at Wonderful (Israel)
Founder | Managing Director at Notas IT (Lithuania)
Mantas Damijonaitis
Mantas Damijonaitis is the Founder and Managing Director of NOTAS IT, a software development company focused on enterprise and public-sector systems. With extensive experience in software architecture, production support, and system modernization, he helps organizations apply AI to real engineering challenges, including incident analysis, code quality, performance optimization, and software delivery.
Mantas Damijonaitis is the founder and Managing Director of NOTAS IT, a software development company focused on enterprise and public-sector systems. With extensive experience in software architecture, production support, and system modernization, he helps organizations apply AI to real engineering challenges, including incident analysis, code quality, performance optimization, and software delivery.
His talks and workshops focus on the practical adoption of AI rather than theory, sharing lessons learned from production environments and enterprise projects. Attendees value his hands-on approach, technical depth, and ability to turn emerging AI capabilities into actionable strategies that improve both engineering effectiveness and business outcomes.
Mantas Damijonaitis
Founder of Notas IT (Lithuania)
Staff Software Engineer at Livepeer (Poland)
Rafal Leszko
Rafal Leszko is a Staff Software Engineer at Livepeer, author of the book “Continuous Delivery with Docker and Jenkins”, trainer, and conference speaker. He specializes in video AI.
Rafal is a former employee of several companies and scientific organizations, including Hazelcast, Google, CERN, AGH University of Science and Technology and more.
Rafal Leszko
Staff Software Engineer at Livepeer (Poland)
Senior Cloud Engineer at dunnhumby (India)
Senior Cloud Engineer at dunnhumby (India)
Vivek Singh
Vivek Singh is a Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in cloud architecture, platform engineering, and data solutions using Microsoft Azure and modern cloud-native technologies. He has extensive experience designing and delivering secure, scalable cloud platforms, infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), GitOps, CI/CD automation, cloud governance, and AI-enabled developer platforms. A Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) since 2017, Vivek has delivered numerous technical workshops and conference sessions at national and international events, helping engineers and organizations adopt Azure, cloud-native architectures, DevOps, and modern data engineering practices. His work focuses on building enterprise-scale cloud platforms, enabling AI-driven developer productivity, and implementing real-time analytics and data solutions using Azure and Databricks. He is passionate about sharing practical knowledge with the community and enjoys speaking about cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, AI, and data technologies.
Product Manager – Chrome Developer Tooling at Google Austria GmbH (Austria)
Michael Hablich
Michael Hablich is a product manager at Google, leading Chrome DevTools and Puppeteer – tools used daily by millions of developers and AI agents worldwide. He launched Chrome DevTools Model Context Protocol (MCP) support, enabling AI coding agents to debug web applications autonomously. With nearly 20 years of experience in software – from developer to engineering manager, program manager, and product leader – Michael has navigated multiple technology shifts. He has led initiatives such as WebDriver BiDi and Chrome for Testing, mentored startups at Google incubators, and teaches at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. He lives in Vienna, Austria.
Michael Hablich
Product Manager at Google Austria GmbH (Austria)
Product Manager at Mistral AI (France)
Ina Koleva
Ina Koleva is a Product Manager at Mistral AI, where she works on MCP integrations, builder tools, and enterprise search. Before joining Mistral, she worked at Databricks on market intelligence and competitive analysis across the data and AI landscape, helping teams understand how products and platforms stack up in a fast-moving market. Her work sits at the intersection of product strategy and applied AI infrastructure, with a particular focus on making enterprise data more accessible and useful for AI systems.
Ina Koleva
Product Manager at Mistral AI (France)
Founder and CEO of AAI Labs (Lithuania)
Aistis Raudys
Dr. Aistis Raudys is a leading expert in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and algorithmic trading, with more than 20 years of experience. As the founder and CEO of AAI-Labs, he has delivered innovative AI solutions across finance, GovTech, energy, and public safety, specializing in areas such as credit-risk prediction, crime forecasting, and smart transport systems.
A Professor at Vilnius University, he teaches algorithmic trading and robotics while contributing to cutting-edge research. With extensive expertise in systematic trading and high-performance computing, Dr. Raudys has developed hundreds of strategies and AI-driven models. His blend of academic insight and practical innovation makes him a key figure in advancing AI and data-driven solutions for the public and private sectors.
Aistis Raudys
Founder and CEO of AAI Labs (Lithuania)
Product Owner at Dock Labs (Lithuania)
Aurimas Paulius Girčys
Agne Caunt is a Product Owner at Dock Labs, building identity infrastructure powered by verifiable credentials. She has a background in customer success across SaaS, logistics, and technology, which means she approaches product with a strong bias toward real user problems. She is increasingly focused on the intersection of decentralized identity and AI agents. She cares about making complex technical concepts accessible and building things that actually work in the real world.
Agne Caunt
Product Owner at Dock Labs (Lithuania)
Founder | CEO of Innovify & Notchup (UK)
Maulik Sailor
Maulik Sailor is a product-first founder and innovator with deep experience in AI-native software engineering. As founder and CEO of Innovify and Notchup, he has led large-scale transformation programmes that embed AI across engineering execution, management, and governance. He holds multiple patents and has helped scale fintech companies such as Landbay and Zilch from zero to one
Maulik Sailor
Founder & CEO of Innovify & Notchup (UK)
CEO & Co-Founder of Modulos AG (Switzerland)
Kevin Schawinski
Dr. Kevin Schawinski is co-founder and CEO of Modulos AG, a Zurich-based AI governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform trusted by organizations across technology, manufacturing, and government, including JobCloud, PwC, and ETH Zurich, to govern AI responsibly and comply with the EU AI Act. Modulos is an ETH Zurich spin-off, Europe’s first ISO/IEC 42001-certified AI governance platform, and a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) AI Safety Institute Consortium. A former astrophysics professor at ETH Zurich, Yale, and Oxford, as well as a NASA Einstein Fellow, Kevin co-founded Galaxy Zoo, which later led to the creation of Zooniverse, and has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, which have been cited over 16,000 times. In March 2026, he led AI governance training for financial supervisors from all 27 EU member states at the EU Supervisory Digital Finance Academy in Florence. He advises the European Commission and NIST on AI regulation, is a recognized thought leader, and speaks regularly about practical AI compliance for board members and C-suite leaders.
Kevin Schawinski
CEO & Co-Founder of Modulos AG
Senior Director, Software Engineering & Core Business Applications at Randstad (Spain)
Iñaki Velez de Guevara
With over 20 years of experience in technology strategy across international markets, Iñaki Vélez de Guevara specializes in architecting high-availability ecosystems for millions of users. Currently serving as Senior Director of Software Engineering at Randstad, he collaborates on several AI initiatives within the HR marketplace and lifelong learning sectors.
Prior to joining Randstad, Iñaki served as Global Technology Director at Santillana Global, where he coordinated a SaaS transformation across 22 countries and supported the development of AI-driven automated grading. A former board member of IMS Europe and a speaker at AWS Summits in Brussels and Washington, D.C., he is currently focused on the potential of agentic AI to enhance service excellence. By focusing on sensitive sectors such as HR, he aims to ensure that autonomous agents support the human experience while upholding rigorous security and privacy standards.
Iñaki Velez de Guevara
Senior Director at Randstad (Spain)
Community Engagement | Development Officer at Luxembourg School of Business (Luxembourg)
Pascal Wiscour - Conter
Pascal Wiscour-Conter is an international entrepreneur from Luxembourg who has spent 20 years abroad. He started his career in finance and soon shifted his focus towards entrepreneurship through the launch and promotion of the Luxembourg maritime registry for megayachts, a role that took him to Monaco. To help manage these complex vessels, he later moved to California and developed a cloud-based tangible asset management platform. It was there that he discovered the world and mindset of startups. He also gained experience in Hollywood-style storytelling and Silicon Valley-style evangelism. In New York, he established a writers’ room and worked with professionals in the entertainment industry, notably on Broadway, while also engaging in real estate activities. After returning to Luxembourg and spending a brief period in public service, he re-entered the private sector and startup ecosystem, focusing on sharing knowledge and serving others. Today, he specialises in entrepreneurship and strategic communication. He is also a published author and an international keynote speaker. Pascal is the Community Engagement and Development Officer and a faculty member in strategic communication at the Luxembourg School of Business, where he teaches storytelling in an exponential environment. His classes inspired him to write his recently published book, The Culture of Purpose: How to Communicate in an Age of Intelligence, which he discusses at prestigious international conferences and institutions, including leading universities.
Pascal Wiscour - Conter
Community Engagement & Development Officer at Luxembourg School of Business (Luxembourg)
AI Governance Architect | Founder of Responsible AI Governance Architecture (Estonia)
Glen Rai
Glen Rai is the founder of Responsible AI Governance Architecture (RAGA), an AI governance architecture and implementation initiative focused on helping organisations move from AI principles to operational governance. His work centres on decision-system governance, AI risk tiering, evidence ledgers, human oversight, audit readiness and responsible AI implementation under frameworks such as the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001. He has also developed TIRA, the applied governance workflow layer of RAGA, designed to help organisations inventory AI use cases, classify risk, assign accountability, map decision workflows, retain evidence and monitor AI systems after deployment.
Glen Rai
Founder of Responsible AI Governance Architecture (Estonia)
Head of Market Strategy at Spirent Communications (UK)
Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas heads Spirent’s market strategy organisation, guiding its strategic direction, identifying future growth opportunities, and serving as Spirent’s chief evangelist. He also drives the company’s strategic initiatives and thought leadership in 5G-Advanced, artificial intelligence (AI), and 6G networks, while acting as an independent adviser to several industry and government boards. With close to 30 years of experience in telecommunications, Stephen has been at the forefront of next-generation technologies. Throughout his career, he has worked with service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and start-ups across the industry, helping them innovate, transform, and shape the future of connected networks.
Stephen Douglas
Head of Market Strategy at Spirent Communications (UK)
Co-Host | CEO Exacaster
Šarūnas Chomentauskas
Šarūnas Chomentauskas is a CEO who has rebuilt his company around artificial intelligence (AI). More than 15 years in software More than 15 years in AI and machine learning (ML) 15 years as CEO and co-founder of Exacaster Šarūnas has built AI products for more than 15 years — putting them to work while most of the market still called AI a buzzword. Today, those products run inside European companies, making decisions for millions of customers every day. He is a builder. And he has done what most CEOs are still only planning: he rebuilt his own company around AI. From leadership to daily work, every employee now delivers many times the impact they did before. He has experienced the breakthroughs and the hard lessons firsthand. Now, Šarūnas helps other leaders do the same: drive real AI adoption across their organizations, using the eight principles he has proved through his own experience. AI adoption starts with people, from the top down, and rarely with tools alone.”
Šarūnas Chomentauskas
CEO at Exacaster (Lithuania)
Co-Founder | Managing Director at European Diplomats (Estonia)
Alistair Starling
Alistair Starling is Co-Founder and Managing Director of European Diplomats, an international advisory firm specialising in commercial diplomacy, government relations, and AI-supported internationalisation. A former British diplomat with more than thirty years of experience across government, business, and the non-profit sector, he helps organisations navigate complex B2G, G2B, B2B, and B2B2G relationships across Europe. His work combines stakeholder intelligence, strategic relationship-building, AI-supported engagement, and practical strategies for entering government markets, supporting organisations in sectors such as AI, education, health, sustainability, and emerging technologies.
Alistair Starling
Co-Founder of European Diplomats
Founder | Director at AIMCLEAR Marketing AI Lab (USA)
Marty Weintraub
Marty Weintraub is an entrepreneur, marketer, photographer, and speaker, and he leads AIMCLEAR®’s AI Lab. He has been quoted and cited by major outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, BBC World Business Report, NPR, Inc. Magazine, Astronomy Magazine, Forbes, MediaPost, Ad Age, and numerous others. Recent keynotes include SMX Advanced Berlin and Big Data Conference Europe in Vilnius, Lithuania. His new book, The Last [Human] Leader Standing: Turn AI Urgency into Decisive Action, was recently released. Marty founded AIMCLEAR, an integrated marketing agency focused on customer acquisition and winner of 40 U.S. Search Awards, including ten consecutive Best Integrated Agency awards, including in 2025. AIMCLEAR’s differentiator is the balance of integrated performance marketing, holistic brand building, public relations (PR), and data. Credits include: A&G Insurance in Australia, Airbnb, Uber, Eurail, PayPal, Venmo, eBay, Dell, LinkedIn, Ascension Healthcare, Etsy, Gumtree, Firestone, Inc. Magazine, Amazon, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Intel, Travelocity, Semrush, Optmyzr, Neustar, 3M, Siemens, Land’s End, and many more. A fixture on the international conference circuit, Marty has appeared in front of hundreds of international search and social marketing conference audiences, from Jerusalem to Sydney. Having helped lead AIMCLEAR to Inc. 500/5000 recognition as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America eight times, including in 2025, Marty supports AIMCLEAR’s vision and hands-on creative work. Marty has won seven “Top 25 Most Influential Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Experts” awards and claimed the coveted “U.S. Search Personality of the Year” title. His books, Cortex Rituals 2080, Killer Facebook Ads, and The Complete Social Media Community Manager’s Guide: Essential Tools and Tactics for Business Success, which he co-wrote, are critically respected. Marty mentors AIMCLEAR executives, works with select clients, oversees the agency’s AI Marketing Lab, and spends his free time photographing the aurora and the Milky Way at home and around the world.
Marty Weintraub
Founder of AIMCLEAR (USA)
Education Researcher and Author (Slovakia)
Dr. Kostyantyn Rybachuk
Dr. Kostyantyn Rybachuk is an education researcher, Associate Professor, and author of three books on genius development, systemic education reform, and the neuroscience of artificial intelligence in education. His most recent book, AI in Education: Unlocking Genius or Suppressing It? (Innate Genius Press, 2026), introduces the Cognitive Gap Framework: a neuroscience-based model for evaluating whether AI systems support or suppress children’s cognitive development. He holds a Ph.D. in General Pedagogy and brings 20 years of experience across teaching, government education policy, and international academic cooperation.
Dr. Kostyantyn Rybachuk
Education Researcher and Author (Slovakia)
Executive Director | Head of AI Advisory at AI71 (UAE)
Klemensas Mecejus
Klemensas Mecejus is the Executive Director and Head of AI Advisory at AI71, where he leads applied AI strategy and deployment across government, construction, defense, telecom, and regulated enterprise sectors. He is a former Partner at McKinsey & Company / QuantumBlack and has advised boards, CEOs, ministries, and sovereign entities on AI governance, digital transformation, operating models, and enterprise value creation. He has worked with more than 10 GCC ministries and sovereign entities, more than 70 global technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) clients across more than 30 countries, and has educated more than 1,000 executives on AI governance, model risk, and enterprise AI adoption.
Klemensas Mecejus
Executive Director at AI71 (UAE)
AI Architect at Accesa (Romania)
Ioana Ghita
Ioana Ghita is an AI Architect at Accesa, working at the intersection of data, agentic systems, and real-world operations in manufacturing and pharma. She designs architectures that transform complex data into actionable decisions and drive real-world impact.
Ioana Ghita
AI Architect at Accesa (Romania)
Founder of Arts & Engineering Composite (UK)
Sam Komesarook
Artem Demchenkov is a technology expert specializing in voice AI and cloud infrastructure. With extensive experience in building compliant, EU-based voice AI solutions, Artem focuses on combining affordability with high-performance architecture. His expertise spans speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and large language models (LLMs), with a strong emphasis on latency, quality, and regulatory compliance. Artem is passionate about helping businesses in highly regulated industries such as FinTech and InsurTech innovate with confidence.
Sam Komesarook
Founder of Arts & Engineering Composite (UK)
CEO | CTO | Strategic Consultant at Volt (Portugal)
Alex Ponomarev
Alex Ponomarev is the founder and CEO of Volt, with more than 20 years of experience building and scaling global technology companies. He leads teams that build AI-native intelligence layers for venture capital firms. His focus is on bridging human expertise with AI to improve decision-making and performance.
Through his publication, Thriving in Engineering, he shares practical frameworks that help engineering leaders navigate complexity and build high-performing teams.
Alex Ponomarev
CEO of Volt (Portugal)
CEO | Author | Chief Technology Advisor at Liquid Reply (Germany)
Max Körbächer
Max Körbächer is the founder and Chief Technology Advisor at Liquid Reply, a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Ambassador and Governing Board Member, a member of the Linux Foundation (LF) Europe Advisory Board, and the author of the book Platform Engineering for Architects. Max specializes in translating the crushing complexity of cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and sovereignty into simple, scalable strategies for executive and engineering teams.
Max Körbächer
Chief Technology Advisor at Liquid Reply (Germany)
Director at Magma Studios (Portugal)
Marco Gentile
Marco Gentile is an Italian-born film and advertising director who works globally and is known for his cinematic approach to commercial storytelling and large-scale brand communication. Marco gained early international recognition as a director, winning multiple awards, including a Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions. He is a Fulbright Scholar and holds a master’s degree in Film and Media Arts from Emerson College in Boston, as well as a degree in political science. Over the course of his career, Marco has directed campaigns for leading global brands, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Adidas, Vodafone, Toyota, Meta, Lexus, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Nissan, Volvo, and Orange, developing a reputation for combining European cinematic language with high-level international production execution. He spent several years on the director roster at Ridley Scott Associates in Los Angeles, working on major international projects. Alongside his directing practice, Marco develops and delivers talks exploring how storytelling, trust, and imagination are evolving as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes creative and communication processes. Drawing on advertising, cinema, philosophy, and cultural analysis, his work examines how meaning, authorship, and audience trust are constructed in an increasingly automated media environment. He introduces a strategic lens for organisations: the governance of imagination—how to automate execution without delegating authorship, preserve human symbolic decision-making in areas where meaning is defined, and maintain trust in the age of generative systems. Marco is currently developing a television series and his first feature film while continuing to direct international campaigns and speak on storytelling, culture, and the future of communication. His speaking work is designed for leadership forums, corporate audiences, cultural institutions, and global conferences focused on the future of storytelling, the cultural impact of AI, and the role of imagination as a strategic capability for organisations and brands operating in complex technological environments.
Marco Gentile
Director at Magma Studios (Portugal)
Head of Technical Data at OGC Nice (France)
Kevin Jeffries
Kevin Jeffries has been working in professional football for the past 10 years. He started as a data analyst at Opta/Stats Perform, where he spent five years before joining OGC Nice in 2021.
During his time at Stats Perform, he also published two books, one about the Champions League and another about the World Cup, worked as a pundit on Canal+ (a French national TV channel), and taught at a sports university.
At OGC Nice, he is the Head of Technical Data, working closely with the staff, particularly the sporting director.
Kevin Jeffries
Head of Technical Data at OGC Nice (France)
Senior CyberSecurity Engineer at ICEYE (Finland)
Darren Richardson
A cybersecurity specialist, storyteller, occasional musician, and giant with a great bushy beard, Darren Richardson is what happens when you cross a security nerd with a European brown bear who just woke up from hibernation.
With years of experience in cybersecurity and a desire to tell stories wherever he goes, he has much to share about Dev(Sec)Ops and the Internet of Things (IoT), and has a passion for breaking down highly technical topics in an entertaining way.
Darren Richardson
Senior CyberSecurity Engineer at ICEYE (Finland)
CEO of ECTIVE Automation (Slovakia)
Raghav Matta
Eduard Shlepetskyy is the CEO of Ective Automation and a digital transformation expert specializing in intelligent automation and AI-driven process optimization. Recognized as Forbes 30 under 30 and 4x UiPath Most Valuable Professional (MVP), he helps organizations identify high-impact automation opportunities and deliver measurable ROI through RPA, AI, and process improvement. Eduard works closely with enterprises across Europe and the U.S., combining technical expertise with a strong consulting mindset to drive sustainable operational excellence.
Eduard Shlepetskyy
CEO of ECTIVE Automation (Slovakia)
Partner of Sheppard (USA)
Liisa Thomas
Liisa Thomas is a Chambers-ranked authority in privacy and cybersecurity law, serving as a go-to advisor for in-house counsel and C-suite executives at Fortune 500, multinational, and global companies. Based in Chicago and London, she brings a practical, business-focused, and cross-cultural approach to advising clients on privacy, cybersecurity, digital advertising and compliance law. She is co-leader of Sheppard Mullin’s Privacy and Cybersecurity team.
Liisa is known for translating complex legal requirements—such as GDPR, CCPA, BIPA, TCPA, and cross-border data transfer issues—into actionable strategies that protect enterprise value and manage risk. Having lived both in the United States, as well as Europe and the Middle East, and with an advanced degree in organizational change, Liisa is highly skilled in both translating business needs and cultures across borders and coordinating efforts across continents. Clients value her help in their efforts to protect data, assure compliance with all applicable regulations, and advance business goals.
A sought-after keynote speaker and panelist, Liisa presents at leading privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance conferences, as well as executive forums and legal seminars. She is recognized for delivering engaging, insightful presentations on emerging privacy regulations and best practices. Liisa is trainer for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Law School, where she helps train the next generation of privacy professionals.
Liisa has authored two treatises with Westlaw (a division of Thomson Reuters), “”Thomas on Data Breach: A Practical Guide to Handling Worldwide Data Breach Notification”” and “”Thomas on Big Data: A Practical Guide to Global Privacy Laws,”” both recognized as no-nonsense roadmaps for in-house and legal practitioners. As the editor of the firm’s Eye on Privacy blog, Liisa works with her team to provide timely updates and practical guidance on global privacy, cybersecurity, digital advertising, compliance and regulatory developments.
Liisa Thomas
Partner of Sheppard (USA)
Staff ML Engineer at SmartCat.io (Serbia)
Stanko Kuveljić
Stanko Kuveljić is a Staff Machine Learning (ML) Engineer specializing in production AI systems, semantic search, and multi-agent architectures. He has led AI deployments across e-commerce and regulated environments, delivering systems that combine machine learning with strict operational constraints.
His current focus is on the engineering discipline required to make generative AI reliable in production, bridging the gap between impressive demos and systems that can be trusted under real-world conditions
Stanko Kuveljić
Staff ML Engineer at SmartCat.io (Serbia)
Founder & CEO at Robinswood (France)
Thibault Fritsch
Thibault Fritsch is the founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Robinswood, a French company. Since 2024, he has designed and deployed autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents in production for mid-sized enterprises, including Night Agent, a system capable of writing, testing, and delivering code from end to end. He regularly speaks about the industrialisation of generative AI and the measurement of its business impact.
Thibault Fritsch
Founder & CEO at Robinswood (France)
CEO | Email Marketing Expert | eCommerce and Online B2C Marketing Automation Strategist Founder of Stripo Inc (Ukraine)
Dmytro Kudrenko
Dmytro Kudrenko is the CEO and co-founder of Stripo and Yespo CDP. Dmytro is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in software development, including 15 years in email marketing. He is an expert in email marketing automation and a certified specialist in lead management and email messaging by MECLABS. Given how valuable modern emails can be, Dmytro focuses on helping marketers create them quickly and without coding.
Dmytro Kudrenko
Founder of Stripo Inc (Ukraine)
Board Member | Supervisory Board | Global Chief Data Officer at Mediaplus Germany GmbH
Karin Immenroth
Karin Immenroth is the Global Chief Data Officer and Managing Director at Mediaplus Group, where she leads the global data and AI strategy across all markets. She is responsible for building and scaling the Global Data Platform, developing data and AI products, and embedding data-driven decision-making at the core of media consulting, activation, and growth.
She is an experienced data strategist with deep expertise in AI-powered analytics, personalized marketing, and advanced media measurement. Karin is known for translating complex data and AI capabilities into scalable business impact and a sustainable competitive advantage.
Previously, she served as Chief Data Officer at RTL Deutschland, driving the company’s data-led digital transformation, and as Managing Director at Bertelsmann, where she built the group’s central data platform. Earlier, she led the design of a comprehensive data ecosystem at GroupM. She began her career at Mediaplus as a media researcher.
Karin holds three master’s degrees and combines strategic vision with strong operational execution, consistently leading large-scale data and AI transformations in international organizations.
Karin Immenroth
Global Chief Data Officer at Mediaplus Germany GmbH (Germany)
Jamie Bykov-Brett
Jamie Bykov-Brett is an AI Transformation Strategist, TEDx speaker, and founder of Bykov-Brett Enterprises, helping organisations move from AI curiosity to real-world implementation. He has delivered AI programmes for global enterprises, trained C-suite leaders across sectors, and built practical frameworks that produce measurable outcomes rather than just inspiration. Jamie specialises in human-centric AI adoption, workforce transformation, and making complex technology genuinely accessible to the people who need to use it in practice.
Jamie Bykov-Brett
Founder of Bykov-Brett Enterprises (UK)
Developer Advocate (India)
Vikram Vaswani
Vikram Vaswani is a developer advocate, open-source consultant, and technical author with more than 20 years of experience helping teams adopt and scale open-source technologies. He is the author of seven books published by McGraw-Hill and Pearson, with translations in multiple languages. He has written more than 500 technical tutorials and is a former IBM Champion. His work spans developer relations, technical marketing, and community building, and he regularly speaks at international conferences on continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), AI agents and workflows, and modern developer tools.
Vikram Vaswani
Developer Advocate (India)
Head of Delivery | Advisor to the Board at Primotly (Poland)
Paweł Feliński
Paweł believes that strategy means nothing without execution. For him, business is about connecting purpose with delivery – turning ideas into outcomes through clarity, accountability, and pragmatic decision-making.
Over the past several years, he has worked as a management consultant, advising organisations of different sizes – from start-ups and scaling companies to large international enterprises. Working across more than 15 countries on four continents, Paweł has helped leaders and teams improve the way they deliver products, manage change, and align execution with business goals.
His experience spans industries including oil and gas, pharma, healthcare, finance, education, retail, telecom, and IT. Whether working with executives, delivery organisations, or product teams, he focuses on creating environments where transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement lead to sustainable results.
Today, as Head of Delivery at Primotly, Paweł combines hands-on operational leadership with consulting experience to guide the company and help its clients discover better ways to make their products happen.
Paweł Feliński
Advisor to the Board at Primotly (Poland)
Director of Engineering at Flo Health Inc (UK)
Eugene Sergueev
Eugene Sergueev is Director of Engineering at Flo Health, where he leads cross-functional teams building large-scale consumer product experiences across content, search, personalization, moderation, and social features.
He works at the intersection of product engineering, team effectiveness, and practical AI adoption, with a focus on making AI-powered development workflows measurable, reliable, and production-ready.
Eugene Sergueev
Director of Engineering at Flo Health Inc (UK)
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