2025 Speakers

Jessica Davis

Vice President, News Automation & AI Product, Gannett Media

Jessica Davis is VP of News Automation & AI Product at Gannett, which owns USA TODAY and 200+ local news sites across the United States. Jessica also co-chairs Gannett’s AI Council, which governs responsible, ethical and safe use of AI across the company.

She led the launch of AI assisted key points earlier this year by using generative AI to accurately summarize highlights at the top of USA TODAY stories, leading to an increase in average engaged time.

Eric Pace

Head of AI, Cox Communications

Eric is a senior executive with 20+ years of experience leading digital organizations.  His current role is leading Artificial Intelligence at Cox - from governance to implementation.  Previous roles span digital marketing, sales, and service leadership where he delivered against both revenue targets and bottom-line efficiency goals.  Key to success in Eric’s career has been bringing technology and intelligence to the forefront of the customer experience. His background in management consulting, with specialization in Communications and Sports Media industries, fuels the balance delivered between disruption and stability.

Diana Mingels

Head of Machine Learning, S&P Global

Diana Mingels is the Head of Machine Learning (ML) at Kensho, S&P Global’s Innovation hub, where she spearheads initiatives that encompass the entire spectrum from research and development to the deployment of production-grade ML applications in the Finance and Business sectors. Prior to her role at Kensho, she served as the Head of Conversational AI at Capital One, where she was instrumental in the creation of Eno, the first banking assistant in the U.S., which now serves a user base of 60 million.

Vineet Mahajan

CTO, U.S. News & World Report

Vineet Mahajan is CTO at U.S. News & World Report, where he leads engineering, data, and AI for platforms serving hundreds of millions of users. His work spans large-scale search and recommendations, modern data stacks, and secure, cloud-native architectures. Formerly CTO at SmartBrief (Future plc) and a leader at AOL’s Media Group, he holds multiple patents and has led growth-driving M&A integrations.

Deb Matteliano

Global Head of Restaurants, AWS

Deborah Matteliano serves as the global head of restaurant service providers at AWS, where she focuses on advising Third Party Delivery companies, Restaurant Technology Providers, and Virtual Dining Concepts on deploying the cloud to promote digital innovation.

Prior to AWS, Deborah managed partnerships on Amazon’s Fulfillment and Distribution team, and served as a founding member of Uber Eats’ sales organization, where she scaled Uber Eats to over 200,000 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada. Later, Deborah led Uber’s Virtual Restaurants segment, where she grew virtual dining concepts by 700% globally. She is currently pursuing her Executive MBA at the Cornell Johnson School of Management.

Michael Chorey

Co-Founder & President | Founder of Wendy's FreshAI, Presto IQ

Michael Chorey is the Co-Founder and President of Presto IQ, a new venture focused on designing emotionally intelligent systems that bring operational precision and human connection to high-velocity service environments.

Prior to Presto IQ, Michael founded FreshAi, the QSR industry’s first large-scale generative AI drive-thru platform. Now deployed in over 500 Wendy’s locations and having served tens of millions of customers, FreshAi was recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Next Big Things in Tech”. Michael was also named one of Amplitude’s Top 50 Most Innovative People in Product (2025) for his groundbreaking work in real-world GenAI deployment.

At Wendy’s, Michael served as Head of Emerging Product & Technology, where he led the company’s co-innovation partnership with Google Cloud. He is a frequent keynote speaker at events such as Google Cloud Next, AI4, Reuters NEXT, and the Caltech Tech Symposium, and is widely recognized for his human-centered approach to AI innovation.

Michael’s work is guided by a belief that technology should scale human connection, not just efficiency. He continues to explore how even routine interactions can be designed for delight, clarity, and wonder — building systems that don’t just perform, but earn trust at scale.

Emerson Sklar

Chief Evangelist, Amazon Alexa

Emerson Sklar is the Chief Evangelist of Amazon Alexa, where he helps enterprises and developers around the globe realize the benefits that conversational AI can bring to their customers. He is a recognized thought leader, public speaker, and recipient of the 2022 AI Excellence Award. He has spent his whole career helping companies improve their apps, devices, and experiences with a user-centric focus on quality. Before Amazon, Emerson worked at Applause, Bespoken, Borland, and the Army Research Lab. Outside of work, Emerson can be found volunteering for Scouting America, relaxing with his family and flat-coated retrievers, and making unnecessarily complex meals.

Jubin Thomas

Technical Architect, Signet Jewelers

Jubin Thomas is a Technical Architect at Signet Jewelers with over 14 years of experience in the IT and retail sectors, residing in Philadelphia, USA. He has a proven track record of leading transformative technology initiatives and is also an Independent Researcher focusing on Machine Learning and Supply Chain integrations.

As a senior member of IEEE, Jubin is a frequent technical speaker, having presented at major conferences like LambdaConf 2024 , Conf42 Machine Learning conference and BlackIsTech Conference 2024. He has been honored with the prestigious GRA Award and the Titan Business Award in the field of eCommerce, and is a well regarded distinguished judge in several hackathons including IEEE hackathon.

Soo-Jin Lee

AI Conversation Designer, Netflix

Soo-Jin is an AI Conversation Designer shaping the way machines communicate. With an MFA in playwriting from UT Austin and 20+ years of writing plays and poems, she brings storytelling to AI, making conversations more natural and accessible for millions of users.

In 2022, she transitioned from teaching to tech, and since then, she’s influenced AI at Wells Fargo, Amazon, and Google. Currently contracting at Netflix, she’s making AI sound more like us.

Kevin McGrath

CEO, Meibel

Kevin brings over 25 years of experience in startup and enterprise technology, with a background spanning infrastructure, cloud optimization, and developer platforms. Prior to founding Meibel, Kevin served as Vice President and General Manager of Spot by NetApp, a role he advanced to after serving as CTO, where he led engineering and product during a period of rapid growth and innovation in cloud automation. Earlier in his career, Kevin held technical leadership positions across startups and global tech organizations, consistently focused on building scalable systems and high-performing teams.

Steve Keller

Sonic Strategy Director | Studio Resonate, SXM Media

Steve Keller is the Sonic Strategy Director for Studio Resonate, SiriusXM Media’s in-house audio-first creative consultancy, offering support to brands that advertise on the Pandora, SiriusXM, and Soundcloud platforms. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on sonic strategy and identity, blending art and science into award winning creative content and sonic systems for a variety of global agencies and brands. His research explores the ways music, sound, and voice influence perception and behavior and can be found in the Journal of Advertising Research, Journal of Psychology and Marketing, Frontiers in Psychology, WARC, Expert Journal of Marketing, Music and Medicine, Journal of Multisensory Research, Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, and Journal of Food Quality and Preference.

Prakash Kota

CIO, Autodesk

As chief information officer, Prakash Kota drives a multi-faceted enterprise strategy that enables Autodesk to grow and scale its business, and seamlessly deliver world-class technology experiences.

Prakash leads the Enterprise Systems and Experience team, which manages critical technology supporting the company’s global enterprise systems, customer operations, business platforms engineering, and infrastructure, including data and security operations, and workforce collaboration and productivity services. Prakash and the team deliver innovative solutions that allow people to focus on higher-value work and accelerate business results.

Prakash was named a Bay Area CIO “Global” Orbie award winner, a Forbes innovative technology leader on the “CIO Next” list, and a “Top 100 CIO” by the National Diversity Council.

Throughout his nearly 20-year tenure at Autodesk, Prakash has held roles including vice president of enterprise infrastructure and operations, sr. director of enterprise operations, and director of devops. He holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University, and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication from the University of Madras.

Ben Budde

VP of Revenue, ElevenLabs

Ben Budde has spent over 15 years at the intersection of leading AI research and Fortune 500 organizations. He currently leads revenue at ElevenLabs, the leading voice agent platform. A battle-tested business leader and decorated Marine Corps officer, Ben has a proven track record of improving workflows for developers and executives—bridging innovation and trust to unlock new levels of efficiency and experience in the evolving AI landscape.

Jamie Engesser

SVP Sales Engineering and Field CTO, Sema4.ai

Jamie Engesser brings over twenty-five years of transformative leadership in enterprise software, having helped build five startups from zero revenue to billion-dollar valuations. Currently as SVP Sales Engineering and Field CTO at Sema4.ai, Jamie is pioneering the enterprise AI agent revolution, working with the team that's defining how knowledge workers collaborate with AI through their intelligent agent platform. His expertise spans AI agent orchestration, LLMs, RAG architectures, and automation frameworks that are transforming mission-critical enterprise workflows.Throughout his career,

Jamie has deep expertise in productizing emerging technologies for enterprise adoption, from defining the modern data platform category at Hortonworks/Cloudera to his current focus on AI agent platforms and document intelligence systems. He specializes in translating complex AI capabilities into practical business outcomes - developing production-scale LLM applications, semantic reasoning systems, and Python-based automation solutions.

With extensive experience in product-market fit, technical proof-of-concepts, and enterprise AI adoption strategies, Jamie bridges the gap between cutting-edge AI innovation and real-world business value. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Montana State University.

Dana Haddad

Director, AI Product, Cox Communications

Dana Haddad is a product leader who has been shaping transformative digital experiences since 2015, primarily in the telecom and communications industry. Over the past decade, she has led organizations and teams in developing products that serve millions of customers, from online platforms to agent desktop solutions. Currently, Dana is focused on the rapidly evolving field of AI, building products that bridge the gap between technological advancements and the business landscape. With a passion for turning innovation into practical solutions, she brings a unique perspective on how organizations can harness AI to create meaningful impact at scale.

Jonathan Aberman

CEO and Co-Founder, Hupside

Matthew Shorts

Associate Vice President, AI & Cloud Infrastructure, Cox Communications

Matt Shorts is the AVP of AI and Cloud Infrastructure at Cox Communications. Throughout his career spanning over 20 years across diverse industries, he has led digital transformation initiatives built on a core belief: technology's greatest power lies not in replacing humans, but in amplifying their capabilities. AI represents the next powerful iteration of this human-technology partnership.

Matt's expertise spans developing AI strategies, architecting multi-cloud environments, and leading teams that deliver cutting-edge solutions—from IoT implementations that create new revenue streams to cloud optimizations that drive operational efficiency. He combines hands-on technical knowledge with strategic vision to help organizations harness emerging technologies as competitive advantages while empowering their people to achieve more than they thought possible.

Joshua Bradley

Sr. Architect, AI & Cloud Infrastructure, Cox Communications

Josh Bradley is a forward-looking technical leader with expertise in AI, cloud architecture, and DevOps. He has designed and deployed enterprise-scale platforms powering secure container hosting, edge cloud and GPU services, as well as AI infrastructures. Josh specializes in modernizing architectures and operationalizing AI at scale, with experience leading nationwide data center operations and high-performance computing initiatives. Known for driving innovation through open-source solutions and workflow automation, he brings a practical perspective on building and scaling AI-driven systems.

Gillian Eiserman

Conversation Designer, General Motors

After years working in software development and quality assurance, Gillian decided to pursue a career in UX based on her passion for understanding and helping users. She obtained a degree in Human-Computer Interaction and Design from UC-Irvine and has since worked in the conversational design field, building voice and chat solutions for FinTech companies and now General Motors.

Roger Kibbe

Head of Conversational AI Developer Relations, Samsung

Roger, an accomplished expert in generative AI, boasts an extensive background and a wealth of insights in the field. As the Head of Conversational AI developer relations at Samsung, he is at the forefront of the company's efforts to use AI to redefine user experiences and is recognized as an industry thought leader.

In addition to his role at Samsung, Roger lends his AI expertise as an advisor to various startups. He co-founded a startup dedicated to helping artists use emerging technology to profitably market their creations. Roger also founded a voice technology startup aimed at making it easy for SMBs to create a voice presence.

Susan Sly

Founder and CEO, The Pause

Susan Sly is an award winning thought leader in artificial intelligence and top keynote speaker with decades of experience inspiring audiences of up to 20,000 people at a time, sharing the stage with some of the most well-known inspirational speakers of our era, including Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, Gary Vee, Mel Robbins, Robert Kiyosaki, and more.

Susan is known for engaging the audience with workshop-style participation and no-nonsense wisdom. Susan has also done many speaking events in the technology sector in talks sponsored by Intel, NVIDIA, HPE, Lenovo, and MIT.

In addition to decades of experience in entrepreneurship, what makes Susan credible is that she has built teams that have generated over $2 billion in sales in three separate verticals. In 2024, Susan was listed by RT Insights as one of the top women in the world in real-time AI.

Susan is the Founder and CEO of The Pause Technologies – an award winning AI health platform , and former Co-CEO and Co-Founder of an award winning AI-driven retail and healthcare computer vision company where at the time, she, along with her Co-CEO, oversaw the largest deployment of AI deployment at scale in retail.

Among Susan’s personal accomplishments, she is a top ten Ironman Triathlon finisher, has competed in the Boston Marathon 6 times, spent many years traveling to Cambodia helping to rescue girls from trafficking and is also a mother of four.

Sami Mian

EVP, Innovation & AI, Vensure Employer Services

Dr. Sami Mian is the Executive Vice President of Innovation & AI at Vensure Employer Services, where he helps lead the Innovation Office to prototype and deploy AI-driven workforce solutions. He spearheads cross-functional teams to deliver scalable automation, mentor technical talent, and shape long-term technology strategy within Vensure and its various divisions.

Dr. Mian also holds a teaching appointment at Arizona State University, where he helps oversee and teach Artificial Intelligence courses at the graduate level. He also directs research projects focused on AI initiatives, and mentors graduate and doctoral students across the university. A seasoned inventor and leader, he has guided large-scale AI and robotics initiatives across industry and government, and holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. He is committed to responsible, practical AI deployment.

Marlinda Galapon

Automations & AI Specialist, Figma

Marlinda Galapon is an Automations & AI Specialist at Figma. Originally, she pursued a career path in nursing, but her curiosity and lifelong love of language, design and the workings of interpersonal relationships led her into the conversation design design field. Drawing on her experience at companies like Yahoo!, Adobe, and Salesforce, Marlinda puts fairness, rigor, and inclusion at the center of her design process, guiding teams toward developing scalable experiences that are efficient, welcoming, and helpful.

Andrew Craig

Solution Manager, General Motors

Detroit-based CX expert with 10+ years of experience in aftersales process, operations, and support capacities for leading auto companies.

Specialization in dialogue-based tools and digital products. Formal education in journalism. Endless enthusiasm for solving problems amidst chaos.

Preferred pastimes include odd statkeeping, winter sports, and canning.

Jenny Mero

AI Experiences Manager, Comcast

Jenny is a Manager of AI Experiences at Comcast, where she leads global strategy and production for cutting-edge conversational products.

James Poulter

Head of AI and Innovation, House 337

As a leading AI and Innovation Expert, James is dedicated to guiding organizations through the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. His diverse background—from pioneering social platforms at LEGO to founding and successfully exiting an AI voice technology startup—provides a unique perspective on implementing innovative technologies and building future-ready teams.

Currently serving as Head of AI and Innovation at House 337 and advising various organizations on AI strategy, James specialize in helping teams master emerging technologies like ChatGPT, implement effective prompt engineering practices, and develop robust AI implementation strategies. Through keynote speaking, workshops, and hands-on consulting, he empowers organizations to harness AI's potential for extraordinary results in marketing, content creation, and business transformation.

Roya Kandalan

Google Developer Expert,

Kris Efland

VP of Engineering, Deepgram

Kris is VP of Engineering at Deepgram, where he helps small, focused teams turn cutting-edge speech AI into practical tools for developers. Over the past two decades he’s shipped everything from consumer gadgets to global cloud services. Before Deepgram, Kris led the Amazon Personalize, and the Geospatial AI/ML portfolio at AWS, launching satellite-imagery capabilities for Amazon SageMaker. Earlier, he headed both autonomous mapping and autonomous AI tooling at Lyft and held senior engineering leadership roles at HERE and Nokia, with a few startup adventures along the way. Kris cares most about building products customers actually use and growing engineers who love their craft.

Kyle Howard

Solutions Consultant, Omilia

Kyle Howard is an Enterprise Solutions Consultant at Omilia, where he helps enterprises transform customer experiences with Conversational AI. He has deep expertise in voice technologies and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) sales engineering, built through roles at Nice InContact, Intelepeer, Kore.ai, and ujet.cx. Kyle is based in Minnesota.

Tiarne Hawkins

Co-Founder, Optica Labs

With over 15 years of experience in Digital Transformation and 7 years in AI, Tiarne currently serves as a Co-Founder of Optica Labs. Previously, she held the position of Director of AI at Welocalize, where her focus included AI data services, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and AI strategy.

As a public speaker, media personality, and podcast host, Tiarne engages audiences on AI topics, recognized for convening global leaders, tech icons, celebrities, and innovators to discuss AI's impact on humanity and the planet. She drives AI dialogues across banking, tech, media, retail, and life sciences, advocating for customer-centric innovation and exploring AI's societal impacts through initiatives like the "You & AI" series

Giulia van den Winkel

Chatbot Developer, GetYourGuide

Giulia works as a Chatbot Developer at GetYourGuide, the globally leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. She has also been co-hosting and organizing different online conversations with experts from different realms of conversational AI.

Parker DiPaolo

AI Innovation Specialist, PRADCO

Bio to come.

Justine Gluck

Policy Analyst, AI Policy and Legislation, Future of Privacy Forum

Justine Gluck is a Policy Analyst for AI Policy and Legislation at the Future of Privacy Forum, where she analyzes state and federal legislation across a range of AI governance topics. Previously, she conducted research on semiconductor policy and workforce development at Harvard University’s Belfer Center and the Micro Nano Technology Education Center. Earlier in her career, Justine served as a legislative staffer in the California Legislature, where she drafted legislation on privacy, artificial intelligence, and higher education. She holds an M.A. in International Relations, specializing in Technology and International Affairs, from The Fletcher School at Tufts University and a B.A. in Politics and History from Pomona College.

Alyssa Young

Conversation Design Program Manager, Notion

Alyssa Young is a Conversation Design Project Manager at Notion, specializing in building high-performance AI chatbots and self-service support systems. She has consulted for leading brands, including JCPenney, Zenni Optical, and JINS Eyewear, on chatbot strategies for marketing and customer support.

Alyssa’s work earned her a prestigious Shorty Award for a chatbot designed for JC Penney. She combines strategic insight with technical expertise to create scalable, personalized customer interactions that enhance user satisfaction and business efficiency.

Lindsey Mastis

AI & Tech Storyteller, Blue Moves Media

Lindsey Mastis is an AI & Tech Storyteller who helps organizations connect with audiences by showing how Artificial Intelligence and emerging technology can improve how people live and work. She simplifies complex and technical topics to build trust, spark curiosity, and inspire action. With 20 years of broadcast news experience and four Emmy Awards, she now focuses on the human side of AI innovation, covering topics in Healthcare, Cybersecurity, and Creative industries.

Sarha Mavrakis

VP & Head of Global Commercial, Data for A, Welo Data

Sarha Mavrakis is the VP & Head of Global Commercial, Data for AI, at Welo Data. Sarha's career experience has been rooted in leading global customer success teams and driving operational, customer service and technology implementation excellence across multiple industries including global tech, retail, airlines, and B2B services. Prior to joining Welo Data, she held a global accounts leadership roles and was instrumental in developing strategic partnerships with leading tech organizations.

Hallie Stern

Co-Founder, Optica Labs

Hallie Stern specializes in information and computational social science, focusing on how human interactions with emerging technologies shape and influence global societal dynamics. Her work aims to address challenges to democratic stability while advancing effective technological solutions that enhance economic well-being. Currently serving as the AI and technology policy translation fellow at the McCain Institute, she holds a B.A. in integrative media and ontological studies from the University of Redlands and an M.S. in global security, conflict, and cybercrime from NYU, where she studied "The Human Side of Cyber Conflict."

Kayla Pitts

Social Media Lead, NAVA

Kayla Pitts is a Marketing Lead, Visual Designer, and Voice Actress serving on the Board of the National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA), where she oversees social media strategy and digital communications. She advocates for the ethical use of voice in AI, with a focus on consent, compensation, and the protection of human creators in emerging technologies. Her contributions have strengthened NAVA’s digital presence, expanding its reach and advancing national conversations around responsible AI in the voice industry.

Tim Friedlander

President, NAVA

The National Association of Voice Actors (NAVA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for and advancing the voice acting industry through action, education, inclusion, and benefits. Founded in November 2022, NAVA serves as a professional association for voice actors, addressing industry challenges and promoting the interests of its members.

One of NAVA's significant achievements is the development of an AI/Synthetic Voice Contract Rider, designed to protect voice actors from unauthorized use of their voices in artificial intelligence applications. This rider has been widely adopted within the industry.

Stephanie Rymer

Conversational AI Product Designer, StephRymer.com

Steph is a AI product designer who creates scalable frameworks for designing conversations. With over 15 years of experience in product design, she’s been focused on conversational AI since 2018, and is passionate about exploring the role of design systems and emerging UI patterns in AI-driven experiences.

Sanjeev Sharma

Founder and Principal, Data Capital Labs

Internationally renowned Cloud Adoption, DevOps/DevSecOps Transformation, and Data Modernization Executive. Industry Analyst, Thought Leader, Technology and Strategy Advisor, Startup Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Blogger, Podcaster, YouTuber and bestselling Author. Author of ‘The DevOps Adoption Playbook’, and ‘DevOps For Dummies, IBM Edition’. Keynote speaker at global IT conferences.

Uvika Sharma

Founder & Managing Partner, INTLDA

With 20+ years of experience in data, AI, and emerging technologies, Uvika Sharma has worked across startups, Fortune 500 companies, and global ecosystems, helping leaders make informed, ethical, and high-impact AI and data-driven decisions. As a Data & AI strategist, she helps enterprises, startups, and nonprofits harness AI strategically, responsibly, and effectively to drive growth, efficiency, and risk mitigation. Her mission is to bridge the gap between AI potential and real-world impact, whether through AI literacy, strategy development, responsible AI adoption, or digital transformation.

Padmini Soni

Founder & CEO, Rezonance AI

Mellini Monique

Founder, Vocal Culture Garden

Voice consultant at the forefront of human vocal expression, voice AI, and wellness. Founder of Vocal Culture Garden, a boutique consultancy, Mellini Monique is redefining the role of Voice in creativity, productivity, & impact. With her guiding mantra of “Giving Voice to Humans and AI,” Mellini combines innovation with integrity to craft authentic and ethically grounded voice solutions.

Michal Stanislawek

CEO, UtterOne

Bio to come.

Oita Coleman

Senior Advisor, Open Voice TrustMark Initiative

Oita Coleman is the Project Lead/Senior Advisor at the Open Voice TrustMark Initiative, a global Linux Foundation project dedicated to educating and advocating for open standards and best practices for conversational AI technologies. In her role, she is responsible for developing and implementing an ethical framework that protects individuals' privacy rights, complies with global laws and regulations, and minimizes risks for all stakeholders. She is also a member of the National Institute of Health Bridge2AI – Voice Advisory Board, which consists of global voice data and AI experts aiming to integrate voice as a biomarker of health in clinical care, and the Duke University Health AI Partnership Advisory Council.

Greg Nudelman

Distinguished UX Designer, Sumo Logic

Greg Nudelman is a UX Designer, Strategist, Speaker, and Author. For over 20 years, he has been helping his Fortune 100 clients like Cisco, IBM, and Intuit to create loyal customers and generate $100s of millions in additional valuation. A veteran of 35 AI projects, Greg is currently a Distinguished Designer at Sumo Logic, creating innovative AI/ML solutions for Security, Network, and Cloud Monitoring. Greg presented 120+ keynotes and workshops in 18 countries and authored 6 UX books and 24 patents. His latest book, “UX for AI,” is coming in April 2025. More info at: https://UXforAI.com

Anne Cantera

Sr. AI Product Designer - Conversation Design, Optimum

AI Experience Designer, mentor, and conversation design expert; host of the DESIGNathon podcast on AI, agentic systems, and UX.

Taylor Jordan Smith

Senior Developer Advocate, Red Hat

Taylor Smith, Senior Developer Advocate at Red Hat, is an advocate of open source AI innovation and democratization. She has a background in software development, open source technologies like Kubernetes and linux, and technical partnerships. Taylor loves music, animals, and helping to solve real-world problems with technology. Based out of North Carolina.

Dakshesh Kaki

Student, Middleton High School

I’m a student from Tampa, Florida, who loves technology, leadership, and helping others grow. I serve as COO of a $25K robotics nonprofit, bringing robotics to students in the community. I’m also the Global SWE Director for the Youth Passion Project, leading tech for free global education programs. I was also honored as a Future Tampa Bay Business Hall of Famer for my work in education and tech. Additionally, I’ve spoken at VOICE & AI about robotics and AI and am a two-time national winner with Future Business Leaders of America. I’ve also interned at Radical and Impacter AI, helping bridge the gap between AI and education, and AI and real estate. In conclusion, I’m passionate about building the future—and empowering others to do the same

Reshwant Borra

Student, Middleton High School

I am a student and researcher who combines studies in AI with education and productivity fields. Through my work I developed personalized learning artificial intelligence systems along with automated content and scheduling platforms that handle student task administration. I also am currently working on a startup that employs autonomous systems to provide virtual fitting services to customers. My current work deals with operational AI applications for students who need to manage their information flow and organize tasks. I undertake research into how artificial intelligence agents both aid genuine learning goals and make complex operations less demanding through automated solutions.

JC Quintana

Microsoft Alliance Director, Experlogix

JC Quintana is a best-selling business author and storyteller who presents essential perspectives on the role of psychology and a human-centered mindset in the adoption of technology. His experience spans over 25 years in leadership roles at ADP, DXC, HP, and the Department of Defense, where he held global executive positions in AI, sentiment analysis, and live customer intelligence design and innovation. He leads AI GTM and alliances at Experlogix.

Cherie Lejeune

Founder, High Performance Aging

Cherie Lejeune is a global communications leader and innovator whose career spans media, international projects, and AI-for-good initiatives. As founder of High Performance Aging, she champions digital inclusion and reimagines how technology and creativity can empower advanced-age communities worldwide.