About Klaas CEOs turn to Klaas when they need an unbiased peer who uniquely understands the lonely burden of leadership and the complexity of a today’s technology driven business. He brings a unique blend of expertise gained from engineering, corporate finance, and executive leadership roles. Klaas is usually called on to map out a clear path forwa…

About Ken Kenneth K. Boyer combines a lifelong love of cars and engineering with a career focused on management and supply chain. He’s the Fisher designated professor of operations and business analytics at Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University./ He was coeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Operations Management, and served on the faculty…

About Itamar Itamar Friedman is the CEO and Co-Founder of CodiumAI, a company dedicated to enhancing code integrity. Under his leadership, CodiumAI specializes in generating automated tests, providing code explanations, and conducting thorough code reviews. Their groundbreaking research in generating code solutions for competitive programming chall…

About Eric Eric Müller is the VP of Engineering and CISO at Presence, where he has led engineering teams and supported automated processes to deliver high-quality digital products for the past decade. With over 20 years of experience in engineering and security, Eric has worked across various industries including banking, social media, B2B, retail,…

About John John Conafay is a US Air Force Veteran and the CEO and Co-Founder of Integrate, building program management software with a systems engineering approach for the world’s most ambitious machines. Previously he was an early employee at three space unicorns – Head of BD at ABL Space Systems, was one of the first ten employees at Astranis, an…

About Maximillian Maximillian Naza is a prominent figure in the tech industry with a rich background in computer science, software engineering, and technology strategy. Having worked with leading companies such as T-Mobile, Google, and Kleiner Perkins, he founded PasciVite, a data-driven creative agency that leverages data analytics and artificial …

About Douglas Squirrel creates constructive conflict to achieve astonishing productivity gains. His intensive coaching and advisory work gives executives and their teams the tools to create and align on business goals, discard good ideas that don’t fit the strategy, and deliver high-impact, customer-visible results. For instance, companies using hi…

About Alan ALAN E. NELSON, Ed.D. is a leadership development specialist, trainer, speaker, and Lecturer of Management at the Naval Postgraduate School (www.nps.edu). He previously taught at USC, UCI, LMU, and Pepperdine. Dr. Nelson founded KidLead Academy, the world’s first online course to train parents how to develop their child’s leadership pote…

About Jeff Jeff is a a leading voice and thought leader on customer centric product development. He helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX (now in it’s 3rd edition) and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond. In 202…

About Dominic Dominic is a creative, goal-driven marketing leader that’s dedicated his career to the translation industry. Dominic brings proficiency in global marketing, demand generation, and go-to-market strategies as the Director of Marketing at MotionPoint. MotionPoint is a managed translation platform that delivers concierge-level, end-to-end…

About Greg Greg has served on the Bigleaf Networks’ board of directors since 2020. He has a consistent track record scaling businesses and creating enterprise value through revenue growth, operational performance, and strategic acquisitions. Greg’s technology leadership career spans more than 25 years, where he has led multiple companies from start…

About Marshall Dr. Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Business Thinkers in the World and the top-rated executive coach at the Thinkers50 ceremony in London since 2011. Published in 2015, his book Triggers is a Wall Street Journal and New York Times #1 Bestseller! He’s also the author of New York Times best seller and #1 Wa…

About Dean Dean Guida has led his organization through decades of technological change, cultivating Infragistics from a small startup in 1989 into a global enterprise software leader. Dean oversees all aspects of Infragistics’ business operations and corporate direction, maintaining a steady focus on delighting the customer, delivering value to the…

About Carl Carl is a Swedish-born author with a background in business and international relations. He studied economics at the University of Oxford and completed an MBA at the London Business School. He worked as a diplomat in Moscow and completed one tour of peacekeeping in Kosovo before moving into different roles in investment banking and corpo…

About Chad Chad Brown is a leadership engagement expert. He coaches founders and executives in the art and science of leadership for themselves, their teams, and clients to create new, unprecedented results and experience fulfillment in their work. Chad founded a media production studio called Shade Tree Films in 2008 that has serviced global compa…

About Richmond Richmond Alake is an AI/ML Practitioner with an academic background in computer vision, robotics, and machine learning. He has worked in software development and machine learning roles since 2016. Richmond has also taught online AI/ML/Data courses and written over 200 technical articles with over 1 million views. He is passionate abo…

About Madeline Madeline Miller is making executive coaching more accessible and inclusive for rising leaders, specifically, Gen Z and Millennial women; so they can take control of their careers, reduce burnout and develop interpersonal skills and healthy resilience to become the leaders they wish they had. As a lawyer, DEI consultant, and Career an…