All Things AI 2026

Aaron Delp

Global Head of Technical Marketing

Mistral AI

Achin Gupta

Staff Software Engineer

Netskope

Akshay Pratinav

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Intuit

Anjanette Milller

CEO

echo

Ankit Dheendsa

CTO

Morphos AI

Anya Derbakova

Sr. Solutions Architect

AWS

Aydrian Howard

Senior Developer Advocate

Auth0

Ben Heller

Field CTO

Microsoft

Ben Ilegbodu

Senior Software Engineer

Netflix

BJ Hargrave

Senior Technical Staff Member

IBM

Boz Vitanova

CEO

TeamLift

Brent Laster

President and Lead Trainer

Tech Skills Transformations LLC

Brian Moynihan

Director of AI & Automation Projects

Duke University

Briana Faulk

Senior Engineer

Dell Technologies

Calvin Hendryx-Parker

CTO and AWS Hero

Six Feet Up

Chad Dillard

Senior Director of Client Solutions

Axiom Path

Chisa Pennix-Brown

Chief Experience Cultivator

Give It To The People

Chris Dabatos

Developer Advocate

PingCAP

Chris Heivly

Co-Founder

MapQuest

Chris Tankersley

Developer Relations Tooling Manager

Vonage

Clayton Chancey

Enterprise AI Architect

Govincorp

Craig Jellick

VP of Engineering

Obot AI

Craig McLuckie

CEO / Founder

Stacklok

Dan Barr

Technical Marketing Engineer

Stacklok

Darko Mesaros

Principal Developer Advocate

AWS

David Winter

Chief Cloud & Strategic Partnerships Officer

Orion Innovation

Dena Guvetis

Executive Director

American Underground

Divya Mahajan

Software Engineer

Amazon

Don Shin

CEO

CrossComm

Eli Etherton

Silicon Dojo

Eli runs Silicon Dojo a free, hands on technology program based off of what he has learned providing tech education on YouTube since 2009 to his 1+ Millions subscribers. He has been a tech professional since starting in the US Army in 1996 in electronics repair.

Erica Rooney

CEO and Founder | Chief People Officer

HER Collective

Erin Miller

Chief People Officer

Terra Dotta

Erkang Zheng

Founder/CEO

Ariso

Evan Wimpey

Comedian

Predictable Jokes

Greg Boone

CEO

Walk West

Hendrik Strobelt

Senior Research Scientist

IBM Research

Igor Jablokov

Founder

Pryon

James Horne

Senior Director of Enterprise Solutions

Axiom Path

James Kaplan

Partner/CTO

McKinsey

Jennifer McFarland

Founder and CEO

Marit Digital

Joe Onisick

CTO

UnicornIQ

John Willis

Editor-in-Chief

AI CIO

Jonathan Vogel

Developer Advocate

AWS

Jordan Crowther

Managing Partner

Axiom Path

Jordan Van Maanen

Engineer

Make.com

Julia Carpenter

D.B.A. Student

With over 20 years of experience managing global projects and leading cross-functional teams, I specialize in driving collaboration and delivering excellence in remote and hybrid environments. A Certified Scrum Master and PMP, I actively explore AI tools to transform project management and nonprofit operations—also the focus of my DBA capstone at Capella University. Since 2015, I’ve honed my communication and leadership skills as a Toastmasters member and speaker, bringing clarity and engagement to complex topics.

Justin Chau

Senior Developer Advocate

Intuit

Justin Jeffress

Developer Advocate

Meta

Keith Bergelt

CEO

Open Invention Network

Lucas Brim

Talent Acquisition

Snap Finance

Luis Lastras

Director, Language and Multimodal Technologies

IBM

Marc Sirkin

Founder & Principal

Marc Sirkin Consulting

Mark Hinkle

CEO and Co-Founder

Peripety Labs

Mary Grygleski

VP of Global (Western Hemisphere)

AI Collective

Matt Hamann

Co-founder & CTO

Rownd

Mayor Leonardo Williams

City of Durham

Mayor

Micaela Eller

Associate Director

Ernst & Young U.S. LLP

Ming Zhao

Developer Advocate

IBM Research

Nathan Fulton

Research Scientist and Manager

IBM

Nithya Ruff

Chair, Linux Foundation Board, Technology Strategy Executive

As Chair of the Linux Foundation Board and a veteran of 25+ years in open source, Nithya Ruff has shaped how global organizations engage with collaborative technology. She pioneered Open Source Program Offices at Amazon, Comcast, and SanDisk, demonstrating that strategic open source participation accelerates innovation while reducing risk. Nithya’s work bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology—from cloud to AI to embedded systems—and practical business strategy, making her a trusted advisor to the UCSC OSPO and rising leaders navigating the open source landscape.

Nyah Macklin

Senior Developer Advocate for Artificial Intelligence

Neo4j

Owen Chen

Vice President, AI/ML Engineering

Fidelity Investments

Pam Didner

B2B Consultant

Pam Didner is a seasoned B2B Consultant, Speaker, Fractional CMO, Author, and Podcaster. Her extensive knowledge covers various areas such as strategic planning, account-based marketing, demand generation, and sales enablement. She has written five business books: The Modern AI Marketer in the GPT Era, The Modern Marketer: Guide to Gen AI Prompts, The Modern AI Marketer, Effective Sales Enablement, and Global Content Marketing. She excels in fostering strong partnerships with sales teams to showcase the revenue-generating potential of marketing efforts. Pam works closely with both sales and marketing teams to develop cohesive plans that align with overall business goals.

Paul Miceli Ph.D., SHRM-SCP

Director, Talent & Culture

Enact

Rachel Orrino

Co-founder, Head of Design

Rownd

Robert Thelen

CEO and Cofounder

LlamaFarm

Sahil Sabharwal

Senior Engineering Manager

Intuit

Sakib Kadak

Founder & CEO

Axiom Path

Sarah Chick

Site Director

NPower North Carolina

Sarah Finnerty

Executive Vice President of Business Development

Spherion

Saurabh (Rob) Dahal

Developer Advocate

AWS

Shamindra Peiris

Senior AI Product Manager

Visa

Shelia D. Gray

Global Talent Acquisition & HR Leader

As a Global HR Leader, my career has been a testament to the power of transformation and change. From building recruitment Centers of Excellence to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, I have dedicated my career to reshaping the Recruitment landscape, infusing modernity into a complex business function, paving the way for future success.

Suha Mokalla

Data Scientist

Attention Arc

Tanvi Tyagi

Senior Solutions Engineer

GitHub

Taylor Desseyn

VP of Global Community

Torc.dev

Taylor Smith

Developer Advocate

Red Hat

Timothy Wilson

Web Optimization Manager

Pendo

Todd Lewis

Creator & Chair

All Things Open

Victoria Vojnovich

PhD

Victoria Vojnovich, PhD is the Global Principal for AI-led Transformation for an Indian headquartered global systems integrator (GSI). She is committed to bridging the global gender equality gap for women in the workforce and re-imagining the future of work to create equitable workspaces for all. Having spent her entire career in tech, Victoria sees AI as the “great equalizer” for underrepresented communities in tech as well as gender equality globally. She has shifted from AI curious to AI committed, to finally, AI serious.

Vijayakumar Gurusamy Raju

Lead Engineer

Innovator and results-driven technology leader since 2010, passionate about emerging tech and continuous transformation. Keynote speaker, Multiple Patent holder, and active industry council member and Advisory Board member with a strong focus on real-world impact and thought leadership. Committed to staying ahead of the curve and shaping the future of technology through strategic insights, collaboration, and execution.

whurley

CEO

Strangeworks

Yassah Reed

Technical Support Engineer

Intercom