APIs for Smarter Platforms and Business Processes

Dr. Ravinder Singh Zandu

Head of Digital and Systems Team - Cabinet Office - Government Commercial Function (GCF)

Dr. Ravinder Singh is a digital, data & technology professional leader with successful background in IT, digital consulting/ transformation, AI/ML, Gen-AI/ LLM, Quantum Computing, RPA, IoT, standard, assurance and audits, cyber and information security, program/ project management with budgets up to £1.5bn in both the public & private sectors including CMMI level 5 companies, World Bank, UK, Switzerland, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Colombia, Rwanda, India and other governments, Defence, Big-4 consulting, BFSI, software houses, R&D, telecom & Oil/utility sectors.

Ravinder has 2 Copyrights of Software, published 14 research papers, Nominated for Shri Dewang Mehta National Award for Innovation in Information Technology, India; Listed in Who's Who in the World 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 (32nd and 31st Edition) and Who's Who in ASIA (1st and 2nd edition) published in 2006 and 2012, by Marquis Who’s Who, USA; Co-Author of book on “Model Driven Business Process Engineering” by Amazon (2016), & Bentham Science (2014)., Accredited IPA Reviewer; Certified PMP, Prince-2, ITIL, Lead Auditor-ISO 27001. CMMI, ISO 9001; Editor of PG, UG and Certificate course material, Board of Studies, Curriculum Design, & Visiting Faculty to various universities and colleges.

Gareth Faull

Senior Product Manager - Platform API Gateway & Access - London Stock Exchange Group

A Senior Digital Product professional with experience in Mobile and Web Product Design, Innovation and Ownership, Web Development, User Experience and Business Analyst roles. Specialising in leading teams in the pursuit of releasing a product, gathering and analysing business requirements, user and consumer journeys, dealing directly with customers and a wide range of stakeholders and helping developers & designers to implement solutions. Successfully delivered many projects such as: financial apps, major retail website enhancements and operational process improvements.

Samyu Ayyar

Senior Business Architect - Lloyds Banking Group

A results driven business leader who is relentlessly focused on the customer/consumer. Known for exceptional adaptability, robust communication, adept stakeholder management, thriving amidst pressure and driven by challenges. Demonstrates business acumen honed across diverse roles, from leading teams to designing innovate go-to market strategies. Breadth of experience spans multiple countries, underscoring a natural affinity for adaptation and seamless integration into diverse environments.

Saheed Abiola Lasisi

Executive Director, Principal API Architect , JPMorgan Payments - JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Software architect with several years of experience architecting and developing resilient enterprise applications, integrations, middle-ware services for complex software integrations, software platforms, APIs, cloud native applications, cloud computing solutions and platform automation.

My areas of interest covers API architecture, Cloud Architecture , agile software engineering principles and practices, micro-services, secure software design, CRM and Information Systems Security. I am passionate about diverse areas of IT based on my professional experiences in Networking, Project Management, Big Data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, API Architecture Strategy, Devops and FinTech.

My experience charts a career across technical and enterprise architecture, software engineering, consulting, technical sales and helping clients leverage state of the art technology solutions. I am enthused by the prospect of working with a variety of organizations to architect solutions to their toughest technological and business challenges.

Ronald Holt

Executive Director, Data Science Ops - Estee Lauder

Inderjit "Indy" Kaur

API Marketplace Lead Product Owner - Lloyds Banking Group

Experienced Financial services change professional, with 12 years + Programme/Project management experience. Most recently Platform Product Owner for Modern Workplace - improving the colleague technology experience at home and the office managing a team of 45FTE, including Agile and Project deliver teams. Skilled in Banking, Management, Supplier Management, process Improvements, Payment Cards, Diversity & Inclusion, and Project Management (APMP). Strong program and project management professional MA graduate.

Max Sadlowski

Staff Solutions Engineer - Wise Ltd.

With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, I am a results-driven professional with a passion for driving innovation and creating impactful solutions. I excel in problem-solving and thrive on overcoming complex challenges, combining strong technical knowledge with a deep understanding of customer needs to develop and implement tailored solutions. I have a proven track record of successfully integrating Wise with banks and enterprise fintechs globally, fostering strong relationships and delivering tangible results, and building workable solutions quickly to solve problems.

Saranya Balaji

Technical Product Owner, Cloud API Platform - Lloyds Banking Group

I lead a passionate team of engineers building and managing API platform. Our platform empowers workstreams across the organization to securely expose their APIs, accelerating innovation and developer adoption.

My passion lies in:

Building developer-centric platforms that foster innovation.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver business value.
Championing a culture of security and best practices within the API landscape.

Gareth Jones

Technology Resilience Programme Director - Lloyds Banking Group

Currently the lead of the Technology Resilience Programme at Lloyds Banking Group focused on delivering a portfolio of enterprise wide initiatives to remediate the most material IT Currency, Resilience and Security risks associated with the Group’s critical business processes. Prior to this Gareth headed up IT Risk for Major Programmes at Lloyds Banking Group, leading 1st Line risk interaction with key enterprise wide Technology Programmes to deliver comprehensive evaluation, review and challenge of delivery and operational risks.

Gareth has also worked as a management consultant for the Digital Practice (finance aligned) at Kearney and has held leadership roles on the Technology Resilience, Cloud Transformation and Cyber Security Programmes at Lloyds Banking Group. A proven track record of delivery, Gareth excels with intensive workloads and deadlines, leading teams to provide assurance, operational support and delivery on behalf of programme directors. A highly motivated individual, Gareth has over 19 years’ experience in the financial sector.

Andrew Humphreys

Senior Director Analyst, APIs and Integration - Gartner

Andrew is a Senior Director, Analyst for Gartner focused on Integration and API strategies. Throughout his career he has demonstrated sustained technical leadership working with customers to deliver successful projects using leading-edge software technologies and products. He has a combination of broad architectural skills and deep specialist knowledge in the areas of API Management, messaging, SOA, integration and BPM. His combination of technical knowledge and real-life project experience results in continuous requests to support various customer activities, including external speaker engagements, invitations to contribute to external publications, executive briefings, architectural / QA reviews and providing technical leadership in the delivery of projects.

Henry Calvert

Head of Network - GSMA

Henry joined the GSMA in December 2013, and is responsible for the delivery of the Networks programme. A key programme of the GSMA’s strategic focus, to deliver industry scale for IP Communications and 5G, whilst considering Network Economic challenges for the Mobile industry as it transitions to a 5G Era.Previously he worked for the SingTel Group and has over 20 years’ experience in the telecommunications sector, both in Networks and IT portfolios and has been involved in the deployment of mobile networks in over 10 operations across 10 different countries. Henry designed and built Optus’ 3G + LTE mobile network, all IP network and managed the product development transformation. He was the creator and board member of the network sharing Joint Venture between SingTel Optus and Vodafone Networks Pty Ltd (Australia).Henry has been a board member and Chair of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) and previously held an Executive Management Committee position in the GSMA.

Ignas Sakalauskas

Senior Engineering Manager - Checkout.com

I enjoy designing and building APIs and distributed systems, currently leading engineering efforts in the Risk and Compliance area at Checkout.com. I manage 50+ microservices on an AWS serverless stack.

Previously, I worked as a software engineer primarily focused on .NET development.

AWS CSAA and MCSD.

Nisu Thomas

Enterprise Architect - Lloyds Banking Group

Radhouane Jrad

Enterprise Integration Architect - QBE

The quest to increase knowledge is also an inherent quest to not decrease it. Never stop learning!

Ikenna Nwaiwu

Principal Consultant - Ikenna Consulting

Author of “Automating API Delivery: APIOps with OpenAPI” http://mng.bz/pPlw. I help companies deliver valuable APIs. Please follow me on LinkedIn, my blog ikenna.co.uk, and Twitter @api_ikenna.

Robert Prince

Principal Engineer in Strategy and Architecture - Just Eat Takeaway

Over the past 15 years, I've been developing, operating, and maintaining APIs. I have learned the importance of API Governance and producing API contracts rather than costly rework during implementation! I'm a big advocate for getting the right microservices boundaries and aligning People, Business Processes, and Technology components. At Just Eat, I focus on integrations, providing information architecture for our API surface area, API Governance, and running teams that allow 100s of other teams to integrate user-facing apps to our customers (via HTTP APIs and Async APIs).

Teresa Pereira

Threat Hunter - Siemens Energy

I’m currently working as a Cyber Threat Hunter at Siemens Energy. Prior to this, I worked as a Pentester at KPMG Portugal for nearly three years. My journey into API Security began in 2022, and in 2023, I was a speaker at Apidays Paris.

Andrew Jones

Principal Engineer - GoCardless

Principal (Data) Engineer. Invented Data Contracts as an architecture pattern and a movement to improve the quality and reliability of data, and drive a culture change to build truly data-driven organisations.

Passionate about driving data-driven organisations who get the most value from their data.

Many years experience leading great teams and building best-in-class infrastructure and services to power analytics, ML and data-driven products.

Outside of work I'm kept busy by my young family and - when I do have free time! - enjoy doing 🏃, learning 📚, and brewing 🍺

Ludovic Pourrat

API Architect & API Catalyst - Lombard Odier Group

Successful background working with stakeholders to develop architecture decision that aligns strategy, processes, and IT assets with business goals.
In-depth experience establishing best practices and guidelines for selecting, developing, and implementing information systems within enterprise.
Passionate about design and architecture, seeking for excellence and customer value.
Doing the right think.

Richa Bala

Senior Product Manager - Booking.com

A hands-on Product Manager and ex-Technical Business Analyst with a total experience of 5 years in the Financial Services industry.

I have built data feed, API and desktop solutions focusing on reference data and linking, financial regulations as well as high frequency trade, exchange & vendor compliance and user experience.

I am proficient in SQL, R, Azure DevOps and Java and specialize in product management, feature identification & prioritization, project management, delivery & risk management, agile & scrum, and effective communication.

Robbin Singh Gandhi

Global Technical Service Engineer - PayPal

API's Design | API's Building | Problem Solving | API integration Support| JavaScript | Node.js | python | Django| MongoDB

Aysara Yusupova

Regional Head of Digital Channels, Platforms and Data Analytics - Standard Chartered Bank

Aysara Yusupova is Europe Head of Digital Channels and Data Analytics at Standard Chartered Bank, a leading international bank with more than 170 years of history in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, present in 53 markets and serving clients in a further 64. The bank is headquartered in London, with a focus on facilitating business for clients across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. In her role Aysara manages a multitude of digital solutions for corporate and investment banking customers. She has over 20 years of experience in digital, transaction banking and product management roles.

Gangadhar Chippada

Chief Technologist - API Platform & Integration - Deutsche Bank

Gangadhar is a highly accomplished technical professional with over 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. Currently serving as the Chief Technologist - API Platform & Integration Tribe at Deutsche Bank, he has successfully implemented a cloud-native API management infrastructure and led a globally distributed team of scrum teams. Gangadhar's strategic acumen and deep knowledge of leading-edge technologies have allowed him to deliver excellent results while ensuring regulatory compliance and meeting the business needs of the organization. His passion for leveraging technology as a powerful enabler of business outcomes makes him a valuable asset in the dynamic world of financial services.

Irina Kamalova

Founder of Women Coding Community - Senior Software Engineer at Revolut

Senior Software Engineer in London.

Had the responsibility to complete the product development lifecycle of successfully launched applications. Implemented lots of well-designed solutions in Java and Scala. Worked with high-load components that handled responses from millions of users and managed it's 24/7 availability at Yandex.

Worked with solutions for Big Data on SMACK stack, designed and implemented several solutions to improve data management for Alveo Technology.

Volunteered at GFC to deliver course on Database bases in summer 2020.

Started technical blog: https://iren-kamalova.medium.com

Wouter Mesker

Head Of Engineering - Wholesale Digital - HSBC

I'm an experienced Hands on Principle IT Engineering lead. I'm experienced in building, scaling and optimising large (250+) scale IT teams and in delivering complex IT solutions that meet client/business requirements but equally are well designed and future proof. Recently I’m focused on how to enable elite IT delivery teams with the right environment and tools to deliver quicker with higher quality.

Experienced in large scale migration projects and in creating new business platforms with complex software architectures on premises and in the cloud. I’ve a strong focus on innovation and the improvement of development SDLC’s by reducing complexity and always trying to gain efficiency wins.

James Gough

Distinguished Engineer - Morgan Stanley

Distinguished Engineer at Morgan Stanley. Co-Author of Optimizing Java and Mastering API Architecture, published by O’Reilly.With a focus on Software quality, I care about the standard of the software I deliver as well as the end result for the business. I enjoy working in a team to deliver the best product possible and enjoy working with others to improve coding techniques and technical skills.I enjoy teaching and mentoring as much as writing the code itself and I am an accomplished technical trainer and author. Although my passion is for Java, I am not tied to the language or tool chain and I am always willing to discuss and select the right tools for the job. My style of teaching is interactive and I expect to be challenged, and meet this challenge with reasoning and investigation during live sessions.

Umer Hussain Mir

Technical Lead & Delivery Architect - Shell

Helping companies build great software.

Rashmi Venugopal

Senior Software Engineer - Netflix

Glyn Povah

Global Product Director Digital Identity APIs - Telefonica

Glyn is an experienced global product leader and agitator with over 20 years’ experience working in both business and consumer product development, product marketing and commercial development.

Glyn is a recognised leader and frequent speaker on Digital Identity, Cybersecurity and the API economy. He has pioneered multiple product innovations, most recently leading and collaborating with global Telcos to develop and deploy commercially successful Digital Identity B2B APIs services on global basis.

Patrick Brosse

Head of API and Data Model Governance - Amadeus

Build an API Designer community in your company to stay in the 4th technology revolution : Digitization. Start with an API suites for REST/JSON. Model your Business with a Resource oriented design similar to IOT, but at company level : Smart API everywhere for everything.

Amrit Atwal

Software Engineer - BBC

My career background involves working in non-technical roles at Uber and Ticketmaster, before transitioning to software engineering at the BBC. I enjoy writing and speaking publicly about technical and non-technical content.

Kailash Sahoo

Head of Engineering, Economic Crime Prevention Platform - Lloyds Banking Group

Kailash has 20 years experience in Web Architecture, Digital banking, API strategy, Micro services architecture and Content Management. Most of the experience in Banking, Publishing and Media domains with expertise in transformation, agile delivery and large integration & transformation programme.

Angelo Wolf

Engineering Lead - Lloyds Banking Group

A dedicated DevOps with over 20 years of experience specializing in the troubleshooting, monitoring, support, and maintenance of Linux systems. Committed to delivering optimal performance and best-in-class solutions, even under pressure, to achieve exceptional results.

Lorna Mitchell

VP of Developer Experience - Redocly

An enthusiastic, organised individual with a software engineering background. As a Developer Advocate I listen to developers both online and IRL and then work to improve their experience whether by talking or by patching. I love to write and am a published author; I am also a very experienced and engaging technical conference speaker. I am passionate about open source and helping developers to make even more awesome things than they did already, and I’m happiest when my GitHub graph is green.

Dr. Gobe Hobona, PhD MRICS

Director of Product Management, Standards - Open Geospatial Consortium

An informatics expert with a focus on Web APIs, Spatial Data Infrastructure, geo-enabled enterprise solutions, cloud computing and Linked Data. Industrial consultancy and postdoctoral research experience. Several publications in research journals, industry magazines and conference proceedings.

Kadir Ozgur

Engineering Manager - Booking.com

Developing software since 2007. Currently, managing engineering teams. Completed master's studies on Human-Computer Interaction and Software Engineering areas, with a thesis in Requirements Engineering area.

Sandra Sydow

President / co créatrice Pitch Impact Numérique - Planet On Stage

Pushed by an increasing lack of purpose and by a worrying future for my children, I decided to leave a 20+ years' career as leader in the communication industry, both on the client (marketing) and agency side (media) to recognise the need for a more sustainable world and to become an active agent of the biggest transformation yet to happen. After completing the Business Sustainability Management course with the Cambridge University in 2019 and few other certifications / qualifications, I have decided to dedicate all my energy and skills to contribute to positive impact missions being in a voluntary or business capacity. I concentrate my efforts in helping people and businesses understand our planet's challenges being climate change, the role of the SDG (Sustainable Development Goals), the impact of digital on the environment and convert this understanding into action. A true believer of the power of words, storytelling and gamification, I use those skills in all my workshops to allow motivation and positivism, crucial to embark everyone in this global challenge.

Jean Burellier

Principal Engineer, Platform Team Lead - Sanofi

Being associated with the industry since 2012, I have worked as a Developer, Leader, Architect and now Principal Engineer to build, architect and improve solutions based on APIs and real time communication.

I have been thanked for my work around automation of processes allowing the companies to greatly increase the efficiency of their workflows while improving the developer experience and the quality in the final product. My colleagues know me as a good communicator who likes to use an interactive approach for understanding the requirements and solving problems of varied scope.Working with a plethora of roles - both technical and business - such as lead architect, staff engineer, project manager and CxO but also legal team I have been able to develop keen eyes for various technicalities which helped me in maximizing our products impact's for our customers.

Ishmael Burdeau

Lead Sustainability Business Architect - Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Rajani Rao

Founder of Women Coding Community - Principal Technologist at AVEVA

Rajani Rao is a Principal Technologist at AVEVA with over two decades of experience in designing scalable web and IoT solutions in the Cloud.

She is dedicated to women's empowerment, working with female founders as a fractional CTO such as Mellow Baby and WInvest.

She is also a technical advisor for Pixuate, an AI/ML company providing innovative video analytics for enterprises and governments.

Additionally, she serves on the BCS Influence Board to enhance computing education for all.

As a founder of WomenCodingCommunity, she mentors and inspires women in technology. She frequently speaks, sharing her expertise in technology and women's advancement.

Rajani Rao's career is marked by her dedication to innovation, diversity, and inspiring professionals in the technology industry.

Gregor Hohpe

Author of Platform Strategy and Co-Author of Enterprise Integration Patterns -

I contemplate and write about architecture strategy, cloud, and IT transformation. In between I,
- extract order from chaos
- dive into the engine room to give the penthouse better IT strategies
- fight relentlessly against unnecessary complexity and corporate politics

I've been called the "IT transformation jester" - unbiased, trusted, influential, and witty. My unlikely career path allowed me to learn entrepreneurship in a Silicon Valley startup, strategy at Deloitte, agile development at ThoughtWorks, internet-scale engineering at Google, and IT transformation at Allianz. Now i combine all of them to solve IT problems by seeing them from more angles.

John Phenix

Principal Platform Architect - HSBC

John Phenix is the Lead API & Integration Architect for HSBC Commercial Bank. Leading the strategy for internal and external APIs. John started his career as a physicist before moving into financial services working for several major firms.

Claire Barrett

Director - APIsFirst and Co-lead of Women In APIs

Claire Barrett is director and founder of APIsFirst based in the UK, and co-founder of The API Collective. She has over 25 years' experience consulting to medium and large organisations with globally recognised brands, on justifying, executing and communicating technology and API-enabled change.

Eduardo Maldonado Fonseca Silva

Senior DevOps Engineer - The LEGO Group

With over six years of experience in CloudOps and DevOps (16 years in total on IT), I am a passionate and skilled engineer who enjoys building and optimizing cloud-based solutions for diverse and complex challenges. I currently work as a Senior DevOps Engineer at the LEGO Group, where I leverage my expertise in Amazon EKS, Apache Pulsar, and Observability to design, implement, and manage scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure and applications. I also hold certifications in CKA, CKAD, and Lean Six Sigma, demonstrating my proficiency in Kubernetes administration, IT service management, and process improvement. Previously, I worked as a CloudOps Manager and Coordinator at Inmetrics, where I led and supported multiple projects for clients across various sectors, such as banking, insurance, and retail. I am always eager to learn new technologies and methodologies and collaborate with other professionals who share my vision of delivering high-quality, innovative solutions that create value and impact.

Alex Harris

Founder and CEO - Adadot

The daughter of a psychologist and an engineer, Alex was interested in the mechanics of human behaviour for as long as she could remember. She had a great opportunity to get solid foundational knowledge on the subject whilst studying Politics at Oxford.

After a career managing some of the largest technical projects in history with over $3B in budget for marketing's Big Six, Alex set her sights on solving one of the greatest business challenges she had personally faced: how can we help developers reach their full potential? Knowing that only tech and data can help answer that question she created Adadot. Adadot uses AI to help developers get into a state of Flow making them up to 500% more effective. Adadot has recently been voted #1 Developer Tool of the Week on Product Hunt, boasts unicorn customers, and is growing at a rate of 2000%.

Daniel Kocot

Head of API Experience and Operations - codecentric AG

Daniel has been part of the codecentric team since October 2016. Since the beginning of 2022 as Senior Solution Architect at the Dortmund location. Starting as a consultant with a focus on application lifecycle management, his focus shifted more and more towards APIs. In addition to numerous customer projects and his involvement in the open source world around APIs, he is also a frequent speaker as Head of API Experience & Operations.

Lakshmanan Sethu Sankarana rayanan

TAM - GenAI/AI, ML & Data Solutions - Google

Opinions expressed here are my own and it does not represent my employer.

Helping Customers Digitally Transform with Google cloud ,Azure and AWS.

Technical Author ✍️

International Speaker 🗣️

Gartner Peer Ambassador 🚑

Profound Experience in Pre-Sales, Solution Design & Architecture, Leading Teams and Project Management. Hands on experience in working with distributed systems in Cloud. Experience in technical support, software development, and operations management. Deliver results in fast paced and challenging environment.

Recommends Architecture for enterprises customers with Cost Optimization, Availability, Scalability , Operational excellence, Performance efficiency and Reliability.

Strategic consulting experience with 10+ Fortune-500 customers in USA, UK, and Australia in Retail, Banking, Insurance, and Media and Entertainment domains.

Tereze Gaile

Strategic Client Architect - Salesforce

Tereze Gaile is a Technical Architect based in Wellington, New Zealand and she is also the global Sustainability SME at MuleSoft, a Salesforce company. She plays a critical role in helping organizations connect their systems, applications and data to accelerate their digital maturity.

Tereze has defined MuleSoft’s point of view on sustainability, is the lead author of the ‘Sustainability Guide for Salesforce Technology’, spoken at a number of conferences and partnered with multiple international organizations to drive their digital net zero journey.

She is also the co-founder of multiple technology focussed DEI groups like Codename MAXINE and Women Who Mule. She has worked at both small and large consultancies like Deloitte as a technical business analyst, developer and integration architect.

Her specialist areas include integration, MuleSoft, API-led connectivity, cloud computing, technical architecture, green code / sustainable software engineering, digital sustainability and circular economy complimented by multiple professional certifications:
* MuleSoft Certified Developer - Level 1 (Mule 4)
* MuleSoft Certified Platform Architect - Level 1 (MCA)
* MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect - Level 1 (MCIA)
* Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
* MuleSoft Certified Developer - API Design Associate (RAML 1.0)
* Salesforce Certified Administrator
* Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies (Cambridge Judge Business School)
* Green Software for Practitioners (Linux Foundation)

Outside of work, Tereze is an avid hiker and has a deep love for the natural world. On occasion she can also be found at her local crossfit ‘box’.

Aden Forshaw

CTO / Founder - ThatAPICompany

My ultimate goal is to build companies that use technology for social good. For that I’m leveraging 18+ years of hands on software engineering, team building, and leadership experience.

My aim now is to give back to the next generation of developers, and work on projects that have worldwide scale & impact.

Vijay Nadkarni

Solutions Engineer - Confluent

Alessandro Vozza

Founder and CNCF Ambassador - Kubespaces.io

Experienced all-round technologist with unending passion for hard, relevant problems and their solutions. DevOps+Kubernetes+Cloud = agile continuous delivery of microservices and value. People over servers, understanding over execution, integrity over shortcut-taking. Thought leader, community enthusiast, and clearly not great at writing summaries over himself 🙂

Tasnym Souissi

Senior IT Architect - BCG

Julien Salvi

Lead Android Engineer - Aircall

Lead Android Engineer at Aircall where we are building the best phone system for modern business. Former CINEMUR and Innovorder.

About me:
• Android & Kotlin lover.
• Having a great interest in UI/UX to bring the best experience to an application (user focus).
• Team builder
• Meetup active member and Organizer at Paris Android User Group / Android Makers.
• International speaker to share my experiences on Android and Kotlin.
• Interests in backend dev with Kotlin (past experiences with PHP/Scala).

Tech talks:
• All talks and associated material can be found on Github: https://github.com/Oleur/SpeakerTimeline

Tech posts:
• All articles are available on Medium: https://juliensalvi.medium.com/

"LEARN, SHARE, REPEAT"

Woody Rousseau

CTO and Co-founder - Sipios (FinTech by Theodo)

I'm the Chief Technical Officer as well as co-founder of the practice in Theodo group focused on financial services and FinTech. At Sipios, our mission is to make finance more useful for people, companies and society, through technology and ingeniosity. For that, we are a team of 60+ engineers and product specialists who design, build and operate tailored applications in the FinTech space.

At Sipios, I'm responsible for our technology go-to-market, as well as the quality and delivery speed of the products we ship to our clients.

I'm passionate about Lean (as embodied by Toyota) and APIs, especially in the FinTech space (Open Finance). I'm convinced finance should be real time and will eventually power most businesses in the future (Embedded Finance).

Sergey Konstantinov

Staff Software Engineer, Group Tech Lead - Bolt Technology (Estonia)

Tech Leader | 15+ Years' Experience | API Visionary | Currently Group Tech Lead at Bolt Market (9 European countries), holding Estonian and UK work permits.

Professional Highlights:

— Led global startup teams, managing 50+ engineers, ensuring operational efficiency during COVID peak demands. Industries: APIs, mapping, transportation, deliveries, and warehouse management (B2B and B2C).

— Proficient in building distributed microservices, cloud-based services, and spatial data structures.

— Built successful superapps, authored an API design book (https://twirl.github.io/The-API-Book/), secured patents, and enhanced SOX compliance.

— Contributed to large-scale integrations (e.g., Yandex.Taxi into Uber app), served as a W3C Technical Architecture Group member, recognized speaker at global tech events.

Technical Proficiency

— Languages: TypeScript/JavaScript, C++, C#, Python, Rust, Ruby (language-agnostic, adaptable to emerging technologies).

— Infrastructure: Deployed production code using Docker, DEB packages built with TeamCity, Jenkins to Kubernetes, EC2, and bare metal servers. Worked with Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, OpenStack-based clouds.

— Databases: Skilled in relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL, TiDB) and NoSQL (Mongo, Redis) databases for robust and scalable solutions.

— Additional Skills: Limited experience with React, Next.js, data analysis (YQL/YDB), Kafka, Amazon SNS/SQS, Looker

Loïc Dhallenne

Group Product Manager - PayFit

Creating Products since 2015. My pillars.
1 - Empathy for Customer / 2 - Joy in creation / 3 - New is better

Paul Dumas

Analyst, Advisor, and Mentor - Apinity.io

With over 15 years of experience in API strategy and management, I help clients leverage the power of APIs to transform their business models, enhance their customer experience, and optimize their operations.

As a former senior director analyst at Gartner and a strategic product innovator at Inmar, I have deep expertise and insights into the latest trends, best practices, and challenges in the API and GenAI domains. I am a researcher and author, sharing my knowledge and vision on APIs, how GenAI is impacting API management, and creating rockstar API product managers.

I am a certified project management professional (PMP) and a certified scrum master (CSM), with a proven track record of leading and delivering successful software engineering projects.

I am passionate about facilitating innovation, developing compelling communication, speaking, and mentoring software engineers.

Corey Ball

Author & Sr. Manager - Penetration Testing - Moss Adams

I am a senior manager of penetration testing consulting at Moss Adams. In addition, I am the best selling author of Hacking APIs and winner of the 2022 SANS Difference Makers Award for Book of the Year. In 2022, I helped create the APIsec University and released the API Penetration Testing course.

I have over thirteen years of experience working in IT and cybersecurity across several industries, including aerospace, agribusiness, energy, fintech, government services, and healthcare. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in English and philosophy from Sacramento State University, I hold the OSCP, CCISO, CEH, CISA, CISM, CRISC, and CGEIT industry certifications. I have had the pleasure of being the technical editor of the Kali Linux Pentest Bible (Wiley) and Black Hat GraphQL (No Starch Press).

Sandra Pallier

Designer & Green Design Lab Lead - Microsoft | Director & Organiser of ClimateAction.tech

Austrian designer and climate activist currently working in London.

Aftab Ahmad

System Integration Expert -

With my diverse skill set, I am able to facilitate businesses in rolling out cutting-edge technologies that are tailored to their specific needs. My proficiency in bridging people, systems, and business requirements with both soft and technical skills sets me apart. I engage with people to understand their business needs and re-engineer processes, methodologies, and IT systems to make a significant impact. My technical skills, combined with my people skills, enable me to facilitate technical solution-building for individuals and teams.I have extensive experience in software engineering and SDLC, possessing a robust skill set that encompasses technical and soft skills to meet diverse business needs. My track record includes creating a learning network between Imperial College London and Norwegian Business School, fulfilling a system gap with Robotic Process Automation at Imperial College, and improving workflows for the Adult Social Care System (Mosaic) at London Borough of Camden. I am skilled in technical requirements gathering, data mapping, Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure), and API iPaaS such as MuleSoft and Jitterbit. My ability to see the big picture enables me to develop valuable business insights that help organizations achieve their objectives.

Gaël Duez

Founder - Green IO

I launched Green IO podcast 🎙️ which offers responsible technologists a place to build a greener digital world, one byte at a time.For the last 15 years, I have led teams in PropTech, payment service providers, document-processing industry and I have experienced first hand the benefits that digitalization brings to people. At the same time I also lived on 3 continents and witnessed the environmental footprint of human activity on planet Earth. Between Tech for Good and sustainable IT, “Tech” is a key enabler of our ecological transition. But Tech is also a serious contributor to these ecological crises.
In 2021, I decided to focus full-time on this dual issue with a balanced approach. Putting on hold executive positions, I now help teams build greener digital products, using this much needed change as a strategic opportunity for sustainable business development.
I do so by:
- providing open-source content,
- building bridges between communities & networks
- and by leveraging collective intelligence;
based on 3 core values: respect People 🫂 , respect Science 🔬 and respect Earth 🌍.I’m always thrilled to interview doers for knowledge and feedback in the Green IO Podcast and to partner with companies looking to travel further on the Digital Sustainability road.

Abhijit Dey

Vice President - Product Head API Banking - Axis Bank Ltd

Abhijit is an accomplished Product Evangelist with a rich background in the BFSI sector. With a demonstrated track record of driving innovation through API management and monetization, Abhijit has made substantial contributions to the industry. His expertise extends to the creation of an Open API framework tailored specifically for banks, showcasing his forward-thinking approach and proficiency in navigating the dynamic landscape of financial services. With a keen understanding of how technology and banking intersect, Abhijit is poised to share invaluable insights with the forum.

Erik Wilde

OAI Ambassador @ OpenAPI Initiative - API Strategist and Content Creator at Getting APIs to Work

With over 10 years of experience in the API field, I am passionate about helping organizations on their digital transformation journeys, making sure that vision, strategy, and technology are aligned, and that they are driven by well-aligned business and organizational initiatives. As an OAI Ambassador at the OpenAPI Initiative, I promote the adoption and use of open standards and best practices for API design and management, and with Getting APIs to Work, I provide consulting and training services for API programs.I have a strong background in digital transformation, API design, and API governance, and I have contributed to many publications, patents, and standards. I have also worked with various industries and sectors, such as healthcare, education, finance, and government, to help them leverage the power and potential of APIs for innovation, integration, and automation. My mission is to help organizations get APIs to work in a truly transformative way, by ensuring that they have the right APIs, and that they design and manage them in the right way.

Aiste Rugeviciute

PhD Candidate | La Rochelle University - Consultant in Sustainable IT | Square Management

I am a person 'who gets things done' and who is always up for new challenges. I enjoy working in different sectors where I can combine my interest in Technology, Innovation, Business and Sustainability.

My background in computer science and my curiosity in finance brought me to work for almost four years with investment banks. My interest in sustainability lead me to co-found "The SASI co." company and work on projects ranging from energy poverty to decarbonisation.

I am currently researching Sustainable ICT / Digital Responsibility topics. Feel free to get in touch with me if you are interested in exploring a potential collaboration!

My main interests: Sustainable ICT, Blockchain, Circular Economy, Energy, Innovation, Responsible Consumption.

Arun Singhal

Senior Software Engineer - Linkedin

I am a Senior Software Engineer at LinkedIn, where I work in the Trust team to prevent the spread of abusive content on the platform. I use Java, Spring Boot, and AWS to build scalable and reliable solutions that enhance the safety and quality of the LinkedIn community.

Anthony Lio

Founding Design Engineer - Scalar

Mehdi Medjaoui

Author of Continuous API Management - Founder and Chairman of Apidays Conferences

Mehdi Medjaoui is the founder of APIdays conferences series worldwide, that he started in 2012 in Paris. He is highly involved in the API community and API Industry, and is a current author, lecturer, consultant and investor in the API space. In 2011 he co-founded OAuth.io, a SaaS OAuth API middleware for OAuth integration and implementation used by 40,000+ developers, that had been acquired in December 2017. His research involves publishing the API Industry Landscape and the yearly State of Banking APIs.

Thorsten Jonas

Digital Sustainability Trailblazer and Founder - SUX - The Sustainable UX Network

Thorsten is digital Sustainability Trailblazer, responsible AI advocate, founder of the SUX Network and SUX Academy, co-leads the UX chapter of the W3C Sustainable Web Design Guidelines and is the host of the SUX Podcast.

He is guiding people, teams and companies in crafting sustainable, responsible and ethical digital products and using tech and AI in a responsible way.

Alexander Dawson

Sustainability Group Co-Chair - W3C

Alexander Dawson is a web developer, sustainability researcher, co-chair of the W3C Sustainable Web Community Group and editor of the Web Sustainability Guidelines.

Rashmi Kaushik

Director, Product Management, Integration Portfolio - IBM

Rashmi Kaushik is the Executive Product Director for the Integration portfolio of offerings that spans API Management and Gateways. Prior to this, Rashmi led the Data Privacy and Governance product portfolio in IBM Data & AI. Rashmi brings in-depth experience from her prior roles in SaaS and software such as IBM Digital Commerce platform, SaaS Product Specialist, SOA Technical Product Manager, WebSphere Business Integration Tech Support lead, and WebSphere on z Developer.

Steven Leopold

Product Manager Integrations, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. - Porsche AG

James Martin

Head of Content & Sustainability Communications - Scaleway

• Head of Content & Sustainability Communications for responsibility-focused tech (Scaleway, BetterTech.blog)
• C-level thought leadership & communications enabler, translating company strategy into brand storytelling
• Passionate about sustainability: Green IT white paper & events; Speaker (VivaTech, Epitech, EpE); Scaleway Impact Reports; CSR Ambassador to iliad Group (parent company); 2tonnes workshop presenter (“Pro” level)
• Editorial strategist: 20+ years’ B2B+B2C journalism experience (Billboard, ELLE, A Nous Paris)
• Senior social media expert: 15+ years’ experience of devising engagement strategies
• Marketing-minded manager, data-driven & results-focused
• Innovation-obsessed pioneer; I invented most of my roles
• Dual culture, at ease in international, hyperscaling environment; fluent written & spoken French/English

Chris Adams

Executive Director - Green Web Foundation

I'm a climate focussed technologist with background in user research, and community management, and I help digital teams understand and reduce the carbon emissions associated with the services they run.

If you build or maintain digital services, I can help your team understand their options for auditing and greening the tech stack, and see how to adopt agile processes to incorporate sustainability concerns into how you make product decisions.

Mark Butcher

Director - Posetiv

Building and scaling businesses, particularly sales and marketing operations is what I enjoy, with a long track record of successfully operating highly successful sales, marketing and product development teams. Also exceptionally proud of having consistently delivered significant and profitable growth within competitive, cost constrained and often volatile environments.

In my role today I help transform how organisations deliver and consume IT & cloud services, enabling them to make fact based decisions and plan for a successful and sustainable future.My passion is sustainability and I’m glad to be heavily involved in many initiatives across the world that are focused on reducing the impact that IT is having on the environment. Digital pollution is a real problem and by working together as a community we can address it.

Julie Dennis

CTO, Architecture & Direction - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Helps organisations meet their strategic objectives through technology change by

*partnering with business leaders across the organisation to align on a common strategy,
*ensuring objectives and targets are clear, transparent, measured and reviewed,
*building high performing and enthusiastic product centric and platform delivery teams,
*establishing a common delivery operating model prioritising business value, pace and quality,
*leveraging modern technology solutions such as devops and CI/CD, and
*solving complex business and technology challenges through collaboration and leadership.

Experienced in enabling organisations to get better value from their technology capability through improved people, process and technology choices.

Experienced in a breadth of technology delivery specialties including Data, Digital, Telephony, Infrastructure (cloud and on premise), Corporate SaaS solutions and Infosec. Driven operational efficiencies and cost savings through automation and use of technology tooling, dev/ops, process simplification.

Specialties: Delivering Technology and Organisational Transformation and Change, Establishing and motivating technology delivery teams and product teams, Programme and Portfolio Management, Governance and Stakeholder Management

Ben Schwarz

Volunteer Secretary - GreeningofStreaming

Innovative, international, hands-on manager in start-ups, large consulting and Telco organisations.

My experience covers sustainability video technology, IT, search engines, music distribution, Quality of Experience, TV/video services and Blockchain. I have created my consulting firm, working on multiple innovative projects around TV and blockchain.

Alongside consulting, I produce in-depth content and advise clients on communications and PR, using my deep industry knowledge to help companies get their messaging right and then be heard.

Mac Mahalingam

Sr. Partner Solution Architect, GSI Partners - AWS

Mac is a Senior Partner Solutions Architect in the GSI Partners business at Amazon Web Services. Mac works closely with a GSI Partner and is the Global Lead for Financial Services, Analytics, AI/ML and Mainframe Modernisation workstreams within his team.Prior to AWS, Mac has spent 17+ years working for banks such as Standard Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and HSBC Group in Architecture Leadership roles. He has been the Chief Architect for two UK digital banks in his career and his special areas of interests are Digital Banking, Cloud Adoption, Cloud Transformation and Financial Risk Analytics.As a Cubs Scouts Leader in Kent outside his day job, he is also the Technology Advisor to the board of the British Veterans mental health charity called Icarus.

Alex Barnett

Head of DevRel & Community - Postman

Alex is a results-oriented senior developer relations leader with 20 years of internet-related business experience. He's passionate about technology, developers as a customer, ecosystems & platforms development, as well as leading & developing high performing teams at world-class enterprise technology companies such as Postman, Intuit, RMS and Microsoft, as well as PaaS and web development start-ups. In various roles he has been responsible for business and technical strategy, planning and execution of developer marketing, platform evangelism, technical and business education, and technical support and partner success.

Mark Boyd

Director - Platformable

Mark Boyd is the Founder of Platformable. He works as a writer/analyst, primarily on the Digital Government products. He is interested in using APIs to enable participation and to reduce inequality.

Frank Kilcommins

Principal API Technical Evangelist - SmartBear

Frank has over 15 years’ experience in the technology industry, with his roles spanning from software engineering to enterprise architecture. His mission is to inspire, engage with and support the API community and SmartBear customers across the end to end API Development Lifecycle and Management space. Prior to joining SmartBear, his most recent roles have been focused on API led Digital Transformations and architecture modernization within multi-national enterprises.

John Power

CEO - Ostia

John Power has over 40 years experience in software development and has focused on the the design and deployment of APIs / API Ecosystems for the past 20 years.

Fiona Leibundgut

Digital Sustainability Advisor - SparkIT Consulting

I work at the intersection of technology and sustainability, advising leaders to transform business using technology for positive impact for people, planet and profit.

Leo Cullen

Head of Business Development - Ostia

Leo Cullen is a product and business development specialist with over 20 years experience developing and promoting online services aimed at the banking and financial service sectors.

Matt Roberts

Distinguished Engineer and CTO, IBM Integration - IBM

Matt Roberts is the Distinguished Engineer and CTO for the IBM Integration product portfolio which includes IBM's API Connect for full lifecycle API management, DataPower Gateway, and App Connect for application integration. He has over 10 years experience delivering Software and SaaS solutions in the API space - first as a Developer then as an Architect, as well as advising customers on successful API strategy and deployment.

Matthias Biehl

Digital Strategy - IBM

Matthias is a techie at heart with a background in APIs, AI, security and software engineering. He has led large-scale API initiatives in both business and technology roles. Nowadays, he uses his technical background to help companies define their digital strategy, execute their transformation agendas, and bring innovations to the market. Matthias publishes a blog on APIs, is the author of several books on APIs, and regularly speaks at technology conferences.

Vedran Cindrić

Founder & CEO - Treblle

Vedran Cindrić is the founder and CEO of Treblle, a SaaS company that helps Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams build, ship & maintain REST-based APIs faster. With more than 15 years of dev experience, Vedran has specialized in PHP and Laravel. Before founding Treblle, he had a development agency that developed software solutions for clients from all over the world, with the greatest focus on the US market.

Andri Johnston

Digital Sustainability Lead - Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Thought leader in the field of Digital Sustainability in the Publishing Industry.

Passionate about understanding, measuring, and minimising digital carbon emissions to create a digital publishing industry that is accessible, energy efficient, and sustainable for all readers, learners, teachers, students, and academics.

Liad Bokovsky

VP, Pre Sales Consulting - Axway

A technologist that specialises in digital transformation and innovations.

For years I've been guiding and assisting organisations through their digital transformation journey. Enabling them to make the necessary changes needed when integrating digital technology into all areas of the business, with the goal of driving operational efficiency and value to customers, whilst supporting them through the technological and cultural changes.

With a strong background in networking and cybersecurity, having worked with service providers, Content Delivery Network (CDN) companies and top security vendors.

I've been helping companies, mostly technology startups and FinTechs, to understand the value of their digital assets and then pivot towards a strategy that will best allow them to innovate whilst maintaining security and control over their data.

Tom Akehurst

CTO and Co-Founder - WireMock

Tom has been building enterprise software since 2003 for UK and US businesses in transport, hospitality, publishing, broadcasting, utilities and retail, in addition to local and national government. Beginning his career as a Java developer, he quickly recognized the value of agile, DevOps and Continuous Delivery and was early to adopt these techniques. While leading an engineering team building part of the technology behind Walt Disney Parks and Resorts’ Magic Band, he created WireMock as a way to solve the productivity bottlenecks caused by unstable environments and late delivery of upstream APIs. These days Tom is the CTO and Co-Founder for WireMock Cloud, which increases developer productivity in an API dependent environment.

Sudeep Goswami

CEO - Traefik Labs

With a 26-year career spanning multiple disciplines, including software programming, network desgin and engineering, technology consulting, product management, product marketing, corporate marketing, business development, and sales, Sudeep joined Traefik Labs as the Chief Revenue Officer and within a year became Chief Executive Officer. His wealth of knowledge and passion for learning new things is just what Traefik Labs needs as it shakes up the API management market with the industry’s first GitOps-driven API management solution.

Karanvir Attwal

Senior Solutions Engineer - Akamai

As a Solutions Architect at Noname Security, I help enterprises secure their legacy and modern APIs with the most powerful, complete, and easy-to-use API security platform. I understand the complexity and nuance of API security challenges, and I leverage my technical expertise and MEDDIC sales methodology to articulate the value proposition and ROI of our solution.

I have 9+ years of software experience, including software engineering and pre-sales roles at Udacity, Harness, and BMC Software. I have worked with various technologies and tools. I have obtained the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification and the Demo2Win! certification. I am passionate about learning new skills and staying updated on the latest trends and best practices in the software industry.

Aaron Lieber

Program Director, Product Management, API Connect - IBM

Well-rounded technology leader with 20 years experience growing and running global, cross-functional teams in product management, software development, user experience design, and consulting. Results-oriented, goal-driven, and known for excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Ricky Moorhouse

Cloud Architect, API Connect - IBM

Ricky has been involved in the evolution of API Management at IBM since 2014, going back to IBM's first software and cloud service offerings on IBM Cloud. Since then he has enjoyed collaborating with customers and colleagues worldwide to identify and implement cloud solutions that meet their varying API management requirements for hybrid & multi-cloud use cases.

Mehreen Tahir

Software Engineer - New Relic

Mehreen Tahir is a software engineer and technical writer at New Relic. She is passionate about developing tools and strategies for monitoring and troubleshooting applications. With a keen focus on enhancing user experiences, Mehreen contributes to New Relic's technical content and solutions aimed at improving application performance and security.

Roy Derks

Developer Experience & DevRel - IBM API Connect - IBM

Roy works with the IBM API Connect engineering, product, and marketing teams to create content and attract new users. He has over 11 years of experience in building, investing, and advising startups and developers, and is the founder of Hackteam.io, a platform that connects tech talent with innovative projects. Roy is an international speaker, author, and educator, with a passion for GraphQL, React, and machine learning. He has published multiple books and articles, delivered keynote presentations and workshops, and contributed to open-source projects and communities. Recognized as one of the Top 50 Talents in Business by the Dutch Financial Times in 2021, and as one of the TNW Top 500 Talents in Tech for three consecutive years, his mission is to make world-class tech education available to everyone, and to empower developers to create impactful solutions.

Tom Van Oppens

Senior Integration Technical Specialist - IBM

As a Senior Integration Technical Specialist at IBM, I have over six years of experience in IT integration engineering, working with IBM middleware and cloud solutions. I specialize in the APIs (Open Banking, PSD2) and B2B communication in the finance sector, leveraging my skills in DataPower, PKI, and security.

My mission is to ensure the success of our clients with IBM Technology, by providing technical guidance, support, and enablement. I also partner with the IBM ecosystem, influencing their technical strategy and driving growth. I am passionate about innovation and automation, and I continuously seek new ways to improve the quality and efficiency of our solutions.

Navendu Pottekkat

Developer Advocate - API7

Navendu Pottekkat is a Developer Advocate at API7.ai. Navendu's passion for designing, developing, and deploying scalable, distributed systems is evident in each initiative he advances. He also shares his experience as an open source maintainer and is dedicated to helping new open source contributors.

Zeping Bai

Solutions Architect - API7

Zeping Bai is an Architect at API7.ai, where he designs solutions for global clients, specializing in API gateway technologies and open-source development. As a PMC Member of Apache APISIX, Zeping has made significant contributions to the open-source community. He is maintaining Apache APISIX and the APISIX/API7 Declarative CLI (ADC).

Tatiana Collins

CEO - Ingenie

A distinguished strategy and transformation executive, I have worked extensively at the intersection of digital, data and emerging technology disciplines, helping enterprises realise returns from their investments. My unique perspectives and outcomes-oriented approach enabled my clients - top-tier wealth and investment managers, technology and banking businesses, launch pioneering software-enabled business solutions, with commercial success and industry domination.

Unapologetically obsessive by impact and value creation, my passion drives me to apply emerging technologies in the way that minimises digital waste through eco-efficient, regenerative product design and smart use of data.

A serial innovator and behavioural scientist, I apply lateral thinking and ingenuity in solving multi-dimensional problems, powered by my super human ability to connect disciplines and people from strategy and business design to technically complex execution.

With a background in Behavioural Science and Environmental Psychology, I have a keen interest in applying modern computing methods to advance behavioural and environmental science, and collaborated on the research topics on the Future of AI and Sustainable Technologies with Imperial College London and University College London for the past 10 years.

In my current role as Chief Executive of a Green Fintech business, I drive the strategy, business growth and product development with one and only purpose: help our clients and partners achieve transformational impact through commercial and environmental fitness of their technology and data assets.

As a thought leader and keynote speaker, I cover sustainability strategy, sustainable finance and technology, environmental and governance aspects of emerging technologies, data and AI, drawing on 20 years of experience across the US, Europe and Asia.

Philip Treleaven

Professor - University College London

Amael Parreaux-Ey

CEO - Resilio

Amael is leading Resilio, a Swiss based company specialised in GreenIT. He benefits from 5 years’ experience dealing with large clients, from telecoms to cloud providers, going through manufacturers and large IT departments.

He focuses on concrete examples, more than long talks: he wants to turn IT to Green, as quickly and efficiently as possible!

Dale Lane

Chief Architect - IBM

Dale is a Chief Architect in IBM Client Engineering, responsible for working with IBM clients to create things using technology - with a particular focus on applying the IBM Garage Methodology to deliver innovative and transformational projects. He has a background in Apache Kafka and IBM MQ, and is a member of the Technical Steering Committee for the AsyncAPI standard.

Artur Ciocanu

Lead Senior Computer Scientist - Adobe

Laurent Broudoux

Microcks co-founder - Microcks

I am a Cloud Native Architecture expert, an Enterprise Integration problems lover, an Open Source evangelist and Java guru.

My specialties cover:
- Cloud Native Applications design (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Istio and microservices),
- API Design, SOA methodologies and tooling & Enterprise Architecture,
- DevOps practices and Software factories (Jenkins, Maven, Git, Gradle),
- Open Source ecosystems (Apache, Eclipse, Spring, ...),
- Java and JEE containers (JBoss, Karaf, Tomcat)

Sho Kaneko

Founder - Repoch

Opensource Rust crypto HFT system architect.

Former embedded software engineer and a owner of hardware product protyping consultancy.

Claire Thornewill

Manager Digital Strategy & Sustainability - Neoverv

I am a Manager of Digital Strategy & Sustainability at neoverv, an IT consultancy that helps clients achieve their sustainability goals through digital solutions. With over 6 years of experience in product management, UX design, and IT strategy, I have a strong track record of delivering impactful and user-centric digital products that promote environmental and social responsibility.

My mission is to align digital initiatives with sustainability objectives, minimising the environmental footprint while maximising the efficiency and innovation of digital platforms. I am also passionate about raising awareness about the environmental impact of digitalisation and advocating for green IT practices.

Dr. Luke Riley

Head of Innovation - Quant

Luke Riley is Head of Innovation at Quant. He leads the R&D for the Overledger API platform, which provides a single interface and data model to interact with multiple blockchains. Riley is passionate about simplifying blockchain technology and works towards standardisation. He is involved in contributing to ISO's blockchain standards, co-chairs INATBA's standardisation committee, and played a key role in establishing IETF's 'secure asset transfer protocol' work stream.

João Alves

Engineering Lead - Quant

Joao is an Engineering Lead on the Overledger development team where he is a big advocate for REST and API best practices and DevEx.

Joao spent the best part of a decade building APIs in Java and Python and has a background in distributed systems fault tolerance and big data.

He has worked primarily in the blockchain and advertising industries, which have vastly different requirements and challenges when it comes to designing and building APIs.

Afsha H

Software Engineer - Capgemini

I'm a Software Engineer with a strong foundation in full-stack development and a growing expertise in Cloud DevOps. My proficiency spans HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Tailwind React, Node.js, PostgresSQL, Java and cloud computing acquired within a dynamic Agile work environment.

My unique background as a maths teacher has not only fostered my problem-solving skills, but also instilled in me the importance of collaborative teamwork. I bring a fresh perspective, adaptability, and a keen ability to tackle challenges head-on, making me a valuable asset to any software development team.

In my free time, I enjoy various forms of dancing and passionately support homeless charities through volunteering. I am enthusiastic about combining my creative skills, technical skills and my experience in collaborative problem-solving, to drive innovation and success in the field of software development.

Rob Dickinson

VP Engineering - Graylog

Rob started Resurface (now Graylog API Security) to provide a true first-party solution for API monitoring and alerting, based on open standards but with minimal assembly required. Having worked at Dell and Intel (plus a few early-stage startups) has given Rob a unique perspective on big data and API security, and deep empathy for the challenges that API providers face. When away from the computer, Rob tries his best to keep up with his wife and 3 kids in Boulder, CO.

Samuela Smolorz

Software Engineer - Garrison

I am a backend/cloud infrastructure engineer specialising in database administration. Previously, I’ve worked as a data analyst/engineer and have a keen interest in all things data, particularly database internals. I also enjoy technical writing and software documentation.

I am a member of multiple tech meetups and organisations, and I volunteer for communities supporting women and other underrepresented groups in the tech industry.

Elesh Mistry

Lead Solution Engineer - Gravitee.io

Elesh has over 10 years of experience in Data Integration and API management, specializing in customer implementations worldwide. With extensive expertise in event-driven use cases, Elesh is thrilled about Gravitee's ability to mediate event sources, providing customers with a unified platform for all their subscription and publishing needs.

Jesse Martin

Senior Sales Engineer - Hasura

Jesse is a full-stack maker and technologist with a history ranging from agriculture to APIs. He’s been advocating on the road for GraphQL over the last five years and is excited by the power Hasura provides for teams of any size. Current interests revolve around databases, data modeling, and embedded devices.

Damola Taiwo

Software Engineer - Torus Mara

I am a highly skilled software engineer with over four years of experience in the fintech and credit industries. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, I have consistently delivered exceptional user experiences with a strong emphasis on performance, accessibility, and responsiveness.

Currently, I work as a Software Engineer at Torus Mara in a cross-functional team that includes Backend Engineers, Product Manager and Engineering Manager. I have had the opportunity to lead the development and launch of Omni, a payment platform supporting cryptocurrency and fiat payments. I also developed a versatile FX terminal for real-time transactions and an admin dashboard for streamlined data management. My work ensured robust functionality through Test-Driven Development with Cypress.

Previously, at BFREE, I improved data security with a role-based access control system, doubled agent productivity with a notification system, and enhanced the CRM system, contributing to a 30% increase in monthly revenue. My role involved implementing key features, translating figma designs to code, manual and automated testing.

My technical expertise includes JavaScript, TypeScript, VueJs, NodeJs, NuxtJs, React, NextJs, GraphQL, REST, Tailwind CSS, HTML, SASS, Git, Jest, Cypress, AWS, and more.
My goal is to leverage my extensive technical skills and innovative mindset to deliver top-notch solutions in the tech industry.

I possess excellent people skills which allows me to effectively communicate, collaborate, and build positive relationships with others. I have great aspirations and firmly believe that "lady luck favors the one who tries".

Dr. David Vazquez Cortizo

Managing Director & CTO - apinity

David holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Antwerp, an executive MBA from IE Business School, and has a background in telecommunication engineering at the University of Vigo. David has worked in star programs for large high-tech organizations (e.g. Motorola and Nokia), has delivered industrial software and electronics for the world market leader for braking systems (Knorr-Bremse), and as CTO has successfully led the growth phase of a German start-up in fintech (smava).

Jennifer Geary

C-Suite executive, COO, Managing Director - Author of bestselling books How To Be a COO, CRO, CPO and CSO

I’m an MD, COO and CRO with over 25 years of experience in operations, technology and risk, across diverse industries from financial services to not-for-profit. I’ve served as Managing Director, EMEA for a Nasdaq-quoted software company, and as COO and CRO at several fintechs in the UK and US. I also served as COO at Save the Children UK.

I’ve published three bestselling business books; “How to be a Chief Operating Officer", "How to be a Chief Risk Officer” and “How to be a Chief People Officer” and have more books in the pipeline!

I’m passionate about creating a more diverse c-suite and helping those on that journey navigate their way to their first role and thrive in it. As such, I relish the opportunity to open these conversations wherever I can through keynote talks, corporate facilitation and the occasional podcast.

Gbadebo Bello

Developer Advocate - Postman

Gbadebo is a Developer Educator, Community Manager, and Software Engineer. He is very passionate about learning, sharing knowledge, building developer communities, and open source. He currently works as a Developer Advocate at Postman, the world's leading API development platform.

Gbadebo has a solid background in software engineering and community building. His technical acumen is complemented by his ability to simplify complex concepts, making them accessible to developers of all skill levels. Gbadebo excels at translating intricate ideas into understandable content through his technical writings and blog posts.

Gbadebo is an accomplished professional and seasoned speaker at various tech events. He his strongly passionate about sharing knowledge, inspiring others, and actively does this through his speaking and community engagements.

Pooja Mistry

Developer Advocate - Postman

Pooja Mistry(@poojamakes) is a Developer Advocate at Postman, an API platform with over 20 million users. She is passionate about the intersection of technology and community, and she works to expand the reach of Postman’s API Platform to developers worldwide. Before working at Postman, Pooja led the Partnership Advocacy Program at IBM and worked to build communities around sharing technology insights in the API, APIOps, Integration, and Data and AI space. Pooja loves to learn, teach, and share her knowledge with developers. Along with being a proud plant mom, she strongly believes in helping new technologists get up and running with technology and feel confident in their abilities to make!

Olivier Poupeney

Field CTO Linux Foundation - FINOS

Thulisile Sibanda

Open Source Community Manager (OSCM) - AsyncAPI Initiative

Thulisile is an open-source fanatic with a unique blend of skills in technical writing and Python programming. She is a Technical Steering Committee (TSC) member at AsyncAPI, a community dedicated to empowering developers to design, build, and manage asynchronous APIs and event-driven architectures.

In her role as an Open Source Community Manager, she is committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment that supports community growth.

Adam Marshall

Senior Technical Success Manager - New Relic

I am a highly motivated and driven technology professional. I have a genuine interest in Information Technology and desire for continuous learning, with a focus on empowering business and staff to succeed through innovative use of data and information technology.

I am a strong leader and believe in delivering excellence in customer service and business improvement through the development of systems which enable easy, relevant access and analysis of business information and customer insights.

Ali Bakhshoude

Site Reliability Engineer II - Mollie

Highly motivated site reliability engineer with a passion for delivering efficient solutions. Proven track record of being a fast learner, with exceptional flexibility and adaptability. Constantly seeking self-development opportunities to enhance my technical and leadership skills. Adept in using Python and Go for programming, GCP for cloud computing, Ansible for automation, and GNU/Linux for operating systems. Team player with excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Sina Moghaddas

Senior Site Reliability Engineer - Mollie

Yet another linux user with more than 10 years of experience surrounding but not limited to GCP, OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Docker, Prometheus, Bash, and Python scripting. Strengthened in technology management, analysis, troubleshooting, and meaningful documentation. Successfully maintaining professionalism and personal commitment with excellent communication and people skills with the ability to train and motivate a team.

Dize Dinçkol

Postdoctoral Research Fellow - University of Oxford

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
Visiting Fellow at Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard, Harvard University
Research on Strategy, Entrepreneurship, AI-Driven Business Models in the context of Open Banking, Fintech, Regulated Industries

PhD - Business and Management, Warwick Business School
MSc - Political Economy of Emerging Markets, King's College London
B.S. - Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University

Ryan Clifford

Platform Group Product Manager - APIs & Integrations - Spendesk

Intrinsically motivated Group Product Manager - Platform at Spendesk (developer.spendesk.com), leading the product team to deliver APIs and integrations to enable companies to have a seamless spending management experience. Extensive experience working on award winning developer platforms and APIs.

International speaker on APIs, Developer Experience and Platform Thinking, featured at Gartner Applications Innovation and Business Summit and APIdays. Judge on the DevPortal Awards 2023.

Previous roles:
- API Product Lead - Developer Platform at Fiserv (fiserv.dev), leading the product management team to deliver APIs that enable merchant acquiring and payments for FIs, Enterprises and ISVs.
- Developer Relations Lead at Finastra building the developer community for developer.fusionfabric.cloud.
- API Product Manager at Barclays building out APIs and developer portal for developer.barclays.com

MSc Banking & Finance and BSc Computer Science and Management (ITMB) graduate. Able to utilise a technical background to tackle challenges whilst thriving on engaging with people. Completed an additional MSc in Human-Computer Interaction at UCL.

Key interest in APIs, platform thinking and data. Energised by utlising technology to build new services and business models. Intrigued by the psychology behind technology and how to influence behavioural drivers through technology.

Enthusiastic about building and developing communities that help and inspire others. Founder of the Tech Allies Network (www.techalliesnetwork.org).

Helen Mousley

Senior API Growth Manager - NatWest Group, Bank of APIs

Currently delivering innovative payments solutions via agile delivery in financial services. My particular strength is in developing innovative solutions through ideation, design, proof of concept and leading delivery. I also have significant experience in stakeholder management and risk management, in particular undertaking end to end process risk reviews identifying and mitigating risks, and establishing appropriate testing frameworks for ongoing review and continuous improvement. I am passionate about setting up my team for success and developing them to deliver.

Nathan Clarke

Delivery and Operations Executive - NatWest Group, Bank of APIs

Will Osborne

Technology Associate - Morgan Stanley

Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley. I recently graduated from MEng Computer Science at the University of Warwick. My particular specialisms are in API infrastructure and Functional Programming, and I also make games as a hobby.

Kevin Bouwmeester

Head of Customer Engineering : Apigee - Google Cloud

Kevin leads the EMEA team of Apigee Customer Engineers, they are responsible for customer success for API Management, Application Integration and API security products. He is always looking for ways to help customers get value from APIs. Outside of work Kevin is interested in IPAs.

Kevin has worked as customer engineer (pre-sales) for 14+ years. First at Oracle for the Applications practice, then for Apigee and the last 7 years for Google Cloud.

Holds a Master's degree in Computer Science, with a specialization in Software Engineering and a minor in IT Business Management.

Duncan Doyle

Product Manager, EMEA - Solo.io

Duncan Doyle is a Product Manager at solo.io, focusing on microservices, APIs, API management and API Portals. Prior to joining solo.io, Duncan held product, technical marketing and consulting positions at Red Hat. He has a passion for helping customers build enterprise solutions with open technology.

Adnan Salehin

Senior Associate Software Engineer - JPMorganChase

Swen-Helge Huber

Senior Director, Office of the CTO - Solace

Swen works with Solace’s API Management technology partners to make Unified Event and API Management a reality for our Event Portal customers. He has connected apps, services, data, mobile clients and devices for more than 15 years working for middleware vendors across the event broker, data integration, big data, EAI, SOA and API Management space.

Peter Mörsch

Senior Manager, Business Development Sales, API Management - Boomi

After completing his degree in Communication from a private university of applied sciences, he worked at companies like Deutsche Telekom, 3Com, CA Technologies, Broadcom, and APIIDA, before joining Boomi.

Throughout his professional journey, he has held a variety of roles, including Technology Expert, Head of Sales, Spokesperson, and CTO for EMEA Central. His experience spans a range of topics, from mobile technology to mainframe systems. He is a strong advocate for agile practices and firmly believes in the synergy between APIs and AI.

In addition to his professional commitments, Mörsch is dedicated to giving back to the community. He volunteers at the Ernst Reuter BikeSchool, contributing to various aspects of planning, implementation, and conceptual development. His efforts have been recognized by both local and national government bodies in Germany.

Maurizio Garzelli

Sr Consultant, Solutions Architecture - Boomi

Maurizio is a versatile talent in the IT industry, specializing in API Management, AI and artificial neural networks, web development, and security. He previously served as a Product Manager for the complex Open Banking API solution.

With extensive experience at companies like Layer7 and CA Technologies, he is truly an industry veteran. Currently at Boomi, Maurizio collaborates with customers and partners worldwide, bridging all topics of API Management from the gateway to the API Control Plane.

Francesco Burns

VP Product - Gravitee.io

Francesco, VP of Product at Gravitee.io has more than 12 years experience in building successful products and leading high-performing teams in B2B SaaS and B2C markets. He spent the best part of his career building software for developers, and now leads the product team and strategy at Gravitee.

Richard Jacobs

Executive Director, Technology Lead - thinkFolio - S&P Global

A passionate technology leader and technologist drawing on a wealth of experience leading people and teams to architect and deliver ground ground breaking solutions for complex problems in a simple, iterative and pragmatic fashion.

A proven ability to engage with key stakeholders and peers to understand critical business needs and to highlight technology’s roadmap that will achieve results and real benefit.

Leveraging nearly two decades of experience, as a hands on technologist and leader, has enabled the ability to translate business requirements into iterative focused projects that provide transparency, timelines and metrics to deliver critical projects.

Have spent a large amount of time in investment management and financial markets has led to deep understanding of the complex financial markets and in particular led to be a domain expert in Order and Execution Management workflows and tools both off the shelf and bespoke design (OMS, EMS & PMS).

Simon Berridge-Burley

Channel Owner - Developer Marketplace - Vodafone

Simon has an expert knowledge of digital product development and a passion for delivering best-in-class solutions. With over 15 years of experience in technology and product roles across various industries, Simon’s current focus is to help transform the API ecosystem within telecommunications and create a market-leading digital channel for Vodafone.

Adri Loloci

Senior Global Product Manager - Vodafone Identity Hub - Vodafone

Adri Loloci serves as a Senior Global Product Manager at Vodafone, where he spearheads a product team focused on API development using network data. With a track record of leadership excellence, Adri is committed to pioneering next-generation solutions that empower enterprises to not only tackle fraud but also redefine the landscape of secure authentication.

Matthew Hornsey

Head of Product and Purchasing - TMT Analysis

Matthew is a designer and a strategist, renowned for the creative connections he finds between unlikely partners. Matt was among the first to create opportunities from network access to build APIs, founding and exiting two of his own successful ventures on the way. As the Chief Product Officer at TMT.ID, Matt's innovative approach to design continues to influence the development of Network APIs as well as systemic trust solutions.

Sohaib Tariq

Product Manager - APIMatic

Sohaib Tariq is an Engineer turned Product Manager who likes to spend his time at the intersection of technology and business. He has been involved in the API Industry for the past 5 years building APIs and API development tools.

Maxime Fazilleau

- Digital Collage

Developing my knowledge about technology, learning ways to interact with people and work with amazing people gives me the opportunity to be part of something I really want.

Magali Saul

Alliance Manager - Sopht

As a passionate and driven professional, I am dedicated to a purpose-driven career. My journey working for NGOs, international organizations and the private sector is defined by a commitment to sustainable development. I aspire to contribute to initiatives that create a positive impact, collaborating with clients, partners, and dynamic teams alike.

Paull Young

Head of Sustainability - GitHub

I excel in leading fast growing digital efforts, especially when they focus on making the world a better place. I plan to devote the rest of my career to fighting climate change.

The top 3 reasons you want to work with me:

1. I’m a builder

I built the first digital and brand partnerships function at charity: water, helped build the partnerships team at Instagram as its third hire, and most recently helped create Meta’s first climate product strategy.

2. I’ve spent 15 years building movements for social impact online

We raised $37 million online in my time at charity: water. While I led nonprofit partnerships at Facebook we passed the first $1 billion raised on our platform. And for the past 3 years I’ve focused primarily on elevating climate communication through Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp.

3. Launching products and brands with global relevance is my bread and butter

At Instagram I led the partnerships launch strategy for each product launch from non-square photos through Instagram Stories, Live, new branding and IGTV. At Facebook I helped fundraising tools rollout globally. And most recently with the first Meta climate product team we did hard 0 to 1 product work to develop projects focused on regenerative agriculture in the Global South, electrification and sustainable advertising and reaching youth audiences through climate creators.

Jérémie Veg

Co-Founder & CEO - Sopht

Daryl Elfield

Partner - KPMG

Specialties: Strategic Consultancy and Management, Organisational Quality and Test Management, Delivery Assurance and Organisational Change. Performance testing, test lifecycle, quality assurance, requirements assurance, configuration management, risk management, programme governance, Prince2,

Jonathan Sharland

Account Manager - Prolifics

Jon Sharland is an Account Manager at Prolifics, specializing in delivering API-led integration and digital transformation solutions to clients across various industries, including finance, retail, healthcare, and commercial sectors. With over 15 years of experience in complex software and services sales, Jon understands how customer needs translate into valuable solutions, utilising a range of API and broader Automation technologies.

Jon's core competencies include Customer Relationship Management (CRM), IT Service Management (ITSM), and IT strategy, complemented by his deep technical knowledge. Jon has successfully led many engagements to empower his clients with outstanding solutions, underpinning their digital transformation journeys.

Anne Currie

Consultancy. Community Co-Chair & Maturity Matrix Lead - Green Software Foundation

Anne has spent nearly 30 years as an engineer, senior manager, startup founder, trainer, green tech campaigner, and writer. She is part of the leadership team @ The Linux Foundation's Green Software Foundation.

Author
======
Her new book O Reilly "Building Green Software" is available from Amazon or your favourite bookstore.

Trainer
======
Anne provides public training on green software via the training platform Maven https://maven.com/strategically-green/softwarep-iwolil. Strategically Green also provides private training and workshops.

Speaker & Writer
==============
She is a regular tech conference speaker, podcaster, and keynoter and has written for tech publications including The Register, InfoQ and TheNewStack.

Other
=====
She has published 8 scifi novels in the Panopticon series, which are also available on Amazon.

Shkumbin Hamiti

VP, Network Monetization Platform - Nokia

Shkumbin is a twenty-five-year Nokia veteran based in Espoo. His distinguished career with Nokia includes successful track record of spearheading, leading, developing and influencing some of most significant developments within the mobile industry. Shkumbin held key technology leadership positions in standardization, ecosystem development, devices, GTM partnerships, and business line management.

He is named as inventor in 12 granted patents and author of several technical publications. He is currently the VP of Network Monetization at Nokia, helping industry to unleash the power of 5G networks.

Born in Prishtina, Kosovo, Shkumbin studied in Zagreb, Croatia and after a brief time in Bangkok, Thailand he moved to Finland where he has lived since 1996. Married with two teenage sons, he is passionate about aviation and enjoys playing chess.

Kristof Van Tomme

CEO & Co-Founder - Pronovix

I am the CEO of Pronovix, a company that specializes in building developer portals using Drupal, an open source content management system. For over 17 years, I have been leading a team of experts in API documentation, web development, developer engagement, and API gateway integrations.

My mission is to gather and share knowledge from the API, developer evangelist, and technical writer community, and to create the best possible developer portals for our clients. We help organizations to solve discoverability problems, sell API products, build communication hubs, and gain visibility through open APIs. I am also the co-founder of API the Docs, a conference series for API practitioners, and a Write the Docs meetup organizer, where I promote best practices and innovation in documentation and user experience.

At Pronovix we've amongst others built: Developer Hubs, Gateway agnostic developer portals, API documentation, API gateway integrations, developer engagement systems (to improve API build quality), Apigee devportals, and API repositories to solve discoverability problems in large multi-divisional enterprise companies.

Sarah Hsu

Project Chair at Green Software Foundation & Site Reliability Engineer - Goldman Sachs

Sarah is a strong advocate for green sustainable software. She frequently speaks and writes about the topic; for example, she is currently authoring a book titled 'Building Green Software' for O'Reilly. Additionally, she holds the Green Software Course Chair position at the Green Software Foundation. The group and the Linux Foundation recently launched a free training named 'Green Software for Practitioners' (LFC131). Presently, Sarah is a Site Reliability Engineer, contributing to a distributed platform on Google Cloud at Goldman Sachs.

Marc Friend

CEO - Rapid

I have 30+ years experience as CFO, COO, board member, and VC investor driving enterprise SaaS and consumer internet companies from startup to $250M+. As a CFO, I've been a trusted advisor to Boards and CEOs, hired to turn around companies, scale operations globally, lead capital markets & fundraising, and manage investor relations. I've recruited and built multiple Finance teams and leveraged my MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT to work cross-functionally across product and engineering.

I'm proud of my track record of growth, profitability, and successful exits. I've successfully raised $100M+ of venture debt and equity. As CFO of Sun Basket, I turned the $200M company by $30M at the bottom line into profitability and led capital markets efforts yielding a merger valued at $1B+. As COO and CFO of Intalio, I successfully restructured, financed and executed M&A exit to three strategic buyers, yielding 100% employment and 5X+ return.

Finally, before my executive roles, I had extensive Board and capital markets experience as a VC and entrepreneur. I served as General Partner at U.S. Venture Partners, and Summit Partners and led successful investments in application servers (NetDynamics, acquired by Sun Microsystems), firewalls (Check Point, NASDAQ: CHKP) and SaaS (Salesforce, NASDAQ: CRM). While at USVP, I co-founded Acta Technology (acquired by Business Objects), a pioneering Business Intelligence company. My start-up career began as a Director of Product Management at Channel Computing - bringing the first business intelligence tool to the Windows platform.

Outside of work, I'm a 4-time Boston Marathon finisher, 3-time Ironman and triathlete completing over 25 Half-Ironman races.

Samir Akarioh

Developer Advocate - Gatling

I'm Samir Akarioh DevRel at Gatling, and I worked at Qdrant and Canonical. I'm passionate about testing and devops ( container, docker,....) Also fun fact, I already played with FairyPeak a former pro and coach on Rocket League.

Richard Bird

Chief Security Officer - Traceable AI

Richard Bird is an award-winning C-level executive and Traceable's Chief Security Officer. He is a globally recognized cybersecurity personality known for his expert insights, work, and views on API security, zero trust, data privacy, and digital identity. For more than 20 years, Richard worked in IT executive management roles in the corporate realm, which led to both CIO and CISO positions. He spent more than 11 years with JPMorgan Chase, with his last role being the Global Head of Identity for Chase's consumer businesses. He is a Senior Fellow with the CyberTheory Zero Trust Institute, and he has been quoted extensively in the media by the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Dark Reading, and many other media outlets.

Steve Roberts

Senior Staff Solutions Architect - Kong

Steve is a Senior Staff Architect at Kong based in the UK. On a daily basis, Steve works with businesses who are using APIs to accelerate, modernise and optimise their enterprise technology to increase the value it brings to their organisation.

Over nearly two decades in the IT Industry, Steve has worked in and led teams across a range of industries and projects around the world, including in financial services, telecoms, energy, national administration and as part of the international response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is an expert in APIs and application integration techniques as well as systems architecture, application design, development and operations processes.

Graham Bacon

Lead Developer - AppCheck

Graham's main focus at AppCheck is product development, working with teams on detection capabilities to turn our advanced detections into products that help solve real world security problems that teams face.

Graham has a background in software development and has enjoyed programming from an early age, being drawn in by early game development on 8 bit systems like the zx spectrum.