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Jeff Nelson is a serial entrepreneur who builds simple solutions to complex problems. He is the Co-Founder and COO of Blavity Inc.

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Kenneth Walsh is a Senior AI Acceleration Architect based in New York who has worked at AWS for over 9 years across a range of roles and services. He helps accelerate AWS builder productivity with generative AI automation tools, and as a trusted advisor he guides customers through their generative AI journeys with both technical expertise and genuine passion. Outside of AI, Kenneth enjoys crafting culinary creations, audiobooks, and quality time with his family.

TeachingEveryday AI Productivity: Mapping Out Workflows & Integrations

Daphne Charles is a Senior Software Engineer with 7+ years building scalable platforms at Salesforce, American Express, and BMW, including products serving 50,000+ daily users. She architects and ships production multi-agent AI systems using Claude API, LangGraph, and MCP. As Global VP of Salesforce Women in Tech, she led technical workshops for a community of 1,000+ members across 5+ countries.

TeachingResponsible AI: Protecting the Business While Moving Fast

Melvin Hillsman is a Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat who believes the most powerful technology is the kind people can not only use but build. He works at the intersection of AI, cloud-native infrastructure, and systems architecture — building bridges between what's possible and what's practical. Considering the power of storytelling — problems, constraints, and people — his talks are about the journey, showing how emerging and future tools collapse the distance between idea and working software. He is particularly driven to ensure that people aren't just invited to technological revolutions but equipped to build in them.

TeachingAI Productivity in your Day to Day Workflow

Dr. Murray is a neuropsychologist specializing in executive cognition, decision-making, and performance under pressure. She works with high-performing professionals and leaders to assess and optimize cognitive function in high-stakes environments, including those navigating complex roles and cognitive demands. Her work sits at the intersection of neuroscience and performance, translating brain science into strategic advantage.

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Imisi is a purpose-driven Program Manager and Employee Experience professional with over 8 years of cross-industry experience leading inclusive programming, cultural engagement strategies, and HR operations that elevate organizational culture and foster a sense of belonging. Her expertise lies at the intersection of inclusion, empathy, strategy, and experience design, where she uses data to build people-centered programs that drive measurable impact. She is currently at DoorDash as a Program Manager, Inclusive Culture, where she oversees DoorDash's ERG Program.

TeachingMeasured and Made: Building AI People Actually Use Presented by DoorDash, Inc.

Felicia Williams builds things that don't exist yet — and has spent two decades doing it across borders. As Head of Design, EMEA at Deliveroo, working across Deliveroo, Wolt and DoorDash, her mandate is twofold: lead the design work that will help the business win authentically across its most critical EMEA markets, ensuring a global platform feels genuinely local, and act as design partner and leader for EMEA Ventures, the team building the company's next generation of 0-1 products. Felicia joined Deliveroo in July 2026 and has previously worked at Google, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Twitter, where she led the design of cutting-edge tools.

TeachingMeasured and Made: Building AI People Actually Use Presented by DoorDash, Inc.

Alyssa Wisdom leads data science and analytics for DoorDash's Core Consumer experience, a team of roughly 20 people owning the surfaces millions of people use to discover, search, and order, and one that drives roughly $XB in incremental Gross Order Value. Her work sits at the intersection of AI, experimentation, and decision-making at scale. Lately that has meant putting large language models into production and building a causal platform that estimates, for any customer, what a particular action is actually worth to the business. The throughline across all of it: turning ambiguous questions into measurable signals that change what we build.

TeachingMeasured and Made: Building AI People Actually Use Presented by DoorDash, Inc.

Araine Greer, known as FashionTECHDiva, did not follow a traditional path into technology,she built one! After motherhood ended the fashion career she once dreamed of, she started over, learned to code using SQL Server, earned a Microsoft certification, and transformed a leap of faith into a 13-year career in tech. Today, as a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, she helps organizations design cloud, data, and AI solutions while inspiring and mentoring others. Her story challenges people to view disruption differently: to pivot with purpose, embrace lifelong learning, and believe that new beginnings can lead to extraordinary success.

TeachingDecision Intelligence: From Data to Decision Visualization and Storytelling