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Geoffrey Klein, aka Mr. Purple, is a dynamic AI keynote speaker, TEDx presenter, MIT AI-certified consultant, and best-selling author of THE CONTENT BEAST. As well as a video and animation producer, he teaches business communication at Wharton School of Business and social media marketing at Temple University. Geoffrey’s diverse professional experience includes working in the film industry, where he worked on films such as the Truman Show, Mission Impossible 2, Legally Blonde and Die Another Day. He also spent 10 years living in Manchester, England where he worked in both real estate and at a creative design agency. Geoffrey specializes in helping organizations navigate and overcome AI overwhelm through easy-to-understand and implemented concepts for impact in business. His engaging presentations are tailored to event planners seeking to captivate audiences with innovative strategies for connecting through compelling narratives and cutting-edge technology. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his presentations, making him a sought-after speaker for events looking to inspire and educate audiences on the power of AI and storytelling to deliver real value to any event. Geoffrey has a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and a law degree from Temple University. Geoffrey is a gadget & cufflinks enthusiast and Pez dispenser collector, and in his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, whether it’s baking, basketball, or board games.
$5,001 - $10,000
For two decades, I have been actively engaged in the domains of digital transformation, innovation and digital technologies, fostering strong connections within the Silicon Valley ecosystem and forging international ties in the technology and innovation spheres. I have played integral roles in technology and innovation startups as an executive and entrepreneur, working alongside leading brands around the world, on technology and innovation projects. I am an expert in Immersive Technologies and the Metaverse, having over 18 years of experience in projects in this domain. I have spent the past 15 years of my career deeply immersed in the world of technology, digital transformation, and the vibrant Silicon Valley ecosystem, where I have forged strong connections. My journey in technology began as a development partner with Linden Lab from 2006 to 2010, where I spearheaded major projects to establish brand presence on the Second Life platform for prestigious brands. After that I began my venture into various projects focused on innovation, technology, and digital transformation. My role entailed coordinating international teams and providing support to the upper management of myriad international companies and organizations, all while serving as a consultant for technological innovation. This list includes distinguished global brands and entities in Europe, the US and the Middle East. Beginning in 2012, I have had the privilege of collaborating with the Institute For The Future in Palo Alto as a Research Affiliate. This esteemed institution is a leading research center focusing on innovation and future studies in the US, where I contributed to projects exploring emerging technologies and the future of the Internet. I have had the opportunity to work with retail giants and global brands on innovation and future foresight projects. In my capacity as a project leader, I managed several innovation and technology adoption projects. This involved coordinating international teams and establishing international partnerships. Throughout the last 15 years, I have also been involved in training senior management from various companies in the realm of innovation and digital transformation. My speaking engagements include keynote speeches at renowned international events like Kinnernet, DLD Tel Aviv, IGDS, and TED.
$1,501 - $5,000
Wisdom is industrially trained and qualified with a background in software development, leadership skills business managemnet, entreprenuership development, project funding and real estate development which means he is both theory equipped and well honed in the practice. He followed an early career as an IT professional, software developer, food processing, technology business and has had a varied and successful business career some 5 years. In the course of this period he developed an unsurpassable global network of influential commercial, business, cooperate, professional and political contacts. This network is at his disposal to exploit in regard to, amongst other things, real estate, construction, technology, agriculture, Asset Management and Private Placement, and also in the lucrative Commodities and Petroleum markets of the west Africa and the burgeoning Precious Metals market of Africa. He has direct links with an exceptionally strong clientele ranging from Europe to Asia and Africa and attracts funding streams of European,American, Chinese, and Arabian origin for most of his projects. As a young man, Wisdom founded the Wisdom Kwati Smart City – Africa’s first smart city, Wisdom Kwati Children Village – A non profit children village to carter for orphans, and Nigeria Housing for all. He is an experienced and gifted negotiator, readily approachable, with a very pragmatic manner in business, which is as appealing to the powerful and influential as to the regular entrepreneur. Through his no-nonsense, results-oriented approach, Wisdom is capable of maximising sales and rapidly developing high volumes of new and repeat business across a broad range of industries/sectors and commercial interests. ● Over 7 years experience in financial platforms, International Trade, Real estate, Technology, Construction Management, Manufacturing and Distribution. ● Familiar with the major Commodities, Petroleum & Precious Metals markets of the world ● Well connected, particularly throughout Europe and Africa. ● Founding Member of Karabow, Vonuka Foods, SWAM, African entrepreneur, Emmetblue. ● Opened The first Kilishi and Garri packing factory in Nigeria with its trademark ● Founded – Karabow Nigeria Limited, Wisdom Kwati Smart City LTD, Karabow construction and engineering LTD, Wisdom Kwati Foundation, Vonuka Food Limited. ● Founded Wisdom Kwati Foundation- an NGO and non-profit foundation with the goal of alleviating poverty, fighting gender inequality and youth empowerment. ● Founded the Wisdom Kwati Children Village – Non-profit and humanitarian centre to be built to accommodate orphans and children who lost their parents in crisis or war zones. ● Founded the Wisdom Kwati Smart City, an eco friendly and sustainable smart city with high technology and automation. ● Founding member and Volunteer of 360 family foundation, Konak foundation, and many other non-profit initiative.
$1,501 - $5,000
Melanie Dauber is a Technical Specialist who partners with Financial Services firms to provide consultative selling in complex technical environments for the IBM Hybrid Cloud Integration Portfolio. Melanie’s main responsibilities are educating her clients on IBM’s solutions to accelerate their journey to cloud, the API economy, event-driven architecture, containerization and agile integration architectures. Melanie has led workshops and meetups for Fortune 500 companies to provide deep hands on experience with API Management and Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud solutions. In addition to this, Melanie volunteers as an IBM Mentor for the Girls Who Code organization to help high school students develop their passion for technology and early professional skills. She created and implemented an IBM Code Academy for recent university hires to gain the technical skills needed to succeed in their roles. Additionally, she was selected to speak on the panel for IBM’s Tech Re-Entry Program focused on mid-career women re-entering the workforce to discuss similar obstacles millennials face when entering the workforce and how to overcome them. Melanie continues to volunteer with the IBM Summit Program in many ways. She mentors new hires in the program and speaks on alumni panels to help develop their skills. Melanie was awarded IBM’s Client Value Outstanding Technical Achievement Award in 2018. She developed a reusable technical asset to demonstrate how an insurance company can leverage the IBM Hybrid Cloud Portfolio in a heterogeneous and hybrid environment while also highlighting the architectural shifts from SOA to microservices. Melanie played the role of the API/Node.js developer on her team. This opportunity allowed Melanie to put herself in the shoes of her clients. She was able to experience developing in both SOA and microservices and first-hand learn the benefits and trade-offs of technology and architecture decisions. Since this project Melanie has used these assets for countless customer demos, Proof of Concepts and has published blog posts on IBM developerWorks about her experiences. Melanie also created the client facing presentation for the project to highlight the benefits and value of each technology and architecture decision that was made. Melanie was recognized with the IBM Cloud Rookie of the Year Award in 2018 and a finalist at the 2019 Women in IT Awards for the Future CIO of the Year Award. Melanie holds a BA in Computer Science and minored in Applied Mathematics from Emory University.
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Juergen Hoebarth (BA in Multimedia and Design, MVA in Art Administration and Master of Philosophy) Juergen started to get involved early with cryptocurrencies back in 2014. Today, he is a speaker and strategist who thinks ahead in terms of what will come next and how it affects our society and businesses. Juergen laid the foundation for Austrianstartups.com, which has evolved into a proper foundation fostering the Austrian Startup ecosystem, and founded a number of companies throughout the last 10 years, such as RealLifeConnect (NFC event tech solutions) and Haexagon Concepts (transmedia storytelling strategies). Today, he is managing director of Tokenization Limited – the world’s premier business development and strategy consultancy for tokenization. We are a global decentralized technology, blockchain and tokenization advisory, marketing and consulting syndicate. Throughout recent years, he invested substantial time into trading cryptocurrencies and invested in a number of early blockchain companies through ICOs. This experience and know-how have led to speaking engagements for corporations and nongovernmental organisations around the world, as well as public speaking appearances at the Rise of ICO Summit, Future and Reality of Gaming, ICO Event Amsterdam, WeAreDevelopers, Asia Blockchain Expo, Blockchain International Show London and more.
$1,501 - $5,000
Jason Shepherd is a seasoned investor, entrepreneur and community builder. For the past several years, his focus has been on optimizing real estate investing and the transactional process, as well as galvanizing property ownership's role as a host to connect community. Jason is co-founder of an investment fund (DP Assets), a real estate brokerage firm (Atlas Real Estate Group), a wellness-based social club (Archipelago Club) and a marketplace technology (venUse). Jason’s goal is to lead efforts in reimagining how the world interacts with real estate and the role it plays in how we gather.
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Abraham Kang is fascinated with the nuanced details associated with machine learning algorithms, programming languages and their associated APIs. Kang has a B.S. from Cornell University. He has worked for various companies helping to drive AI, security, and development. He also worked as Principal Security Researcher for Fortify in their Software Security Research group. Prior to this, Abraham worked in application security for over 10 years. He is focused on the security around AI/ML, application, framework, blockchain smart contracts, intelligent assistants, and mobile applications and has presented his findings at Black Hat USA, DEFCON, OWASP AppSec USA, RSA USA and BSIDES
$1,501 - $5,000
David is an award-winning speaker, storyteller and author of the forthcoming book "Get Out the Door!" David speaks on storytelling, service excellence, goal setting, and overcoming obstacles. He leverages his technical and professional background to share secrets to career advancement via studying for and passing certification exams. David has significant experience in mentoring PMP exam candidates, specializing in working with students who have already made multiple exam attempts.
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With a decade of experience, Christy's approach to leading design efforts is creative, analytical, and comprehensive. She takes a big-picture approach to push the boundaries of what’s possible, solving real customer challenges while balancing business outcomes. As an Innovation Principal at MD Anderson Cancer Center with an interdisciplinary design background, she thrives on building and scaling strategic, human-centric solutions that thrive in complex ecosystems. She is dedicated to solving real consumer challenges and translating them into core principles, methods, and frameworks to advance the future of healthcare. She has created and integrated user-focused solutions for a wide range of industries, including healthcare, sports experiences, additive manufacturing, consumer electronics, and more. And has a knack for facilitating discovery efforts, creating conceptual visuals, and executing solutions that shape business opportunities.
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• 20+ years of work experience. Around 14 Years of IT experience in Application Development, Machine Learning, Operations Management, Supporting services, Functional Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Business Analysis, Talent Management, etc. • Web & Application Development in MS CRM 4.0 / 2011 / 2013 / 2015 / 2016, 2017 and Dynamics 365, Dot Net, ASP Dot Net, MS SQL, etc. • Certified NLP Master Practitioner • Hindustani Classical Vocalist Technology: Managed teams of Data Science and Machine Learning Expertise in enabling Services and Operations Management based on ITIL framework Has been managing MS CRM projects for last 8+ years Has extensively worked on Technical Designing, deployments for MS CRM customizations, configurations for versions 4.0, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and Dynamics 365 Very good Exposure to Microsoft .Net Technologies (C# & VB.Net - Desktop and ASP.Net), Source safe controls such as TFS, VSS, etc. Has worked on Third Party tools Such as CMS Ektron (Content Management), Rally Tool (For Agile Scrum Implementation) and Vault Source (Source Safe Control) Has worked on ASP – VBScript, JavaScript Has hands-on on XSLT for XML as well as Word-ML for Open XML Proficient RDBMS skills – SQL Server 2005 / 2008 R2 Behavioral: Has carried out multiple in-house and external Technology and Soft Skill trainings Good understanding and execution experience for arranging the corporate events Does In person Counselling, coaching and problem solving Process: Has led Machine Learning and Data Science teams Has handled support services and knowledge in laying of support processes based on the ITIL guidelines Has a very good command for Project Management of various natured projects Has a very good experience in all phases of SDLC Good command on the underlined Technical architecture of Dynamics CRM product Has been successfully handling client facing, functional consulting and business analysis roles and leading development teams Artist: Has been performing Hindustani classical vocal on any prestigious platforms in India and abroad Has sung in private albums and published albums Educational Qualification: Advanced Programme of Leadership in Digital Era, IIM Lucknow NLP Master Practitioner – Certified by ‘The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology’ MCM (Master of Computer Management) from Naralkar Institute, Pune (Pune University) with Higher Second class (year 2004-2006) B.Sc. (Electronics) from S.P. College, Pune (Pune University) with Higher Second class (year 2000-2004)
$251 - $1,500
Are you looking for an entertaining speaker who can energize, inspire and educate your audience as if they were at a TED talk? Garth von Buchholz is an author, educator, storyteller and digital communications expert with 20+ years of professional experience in social media. He's taught many classroom and online University courses as well as entertained audiences at events and conferences. Garth has also published hundreds of articles in journals, magazines and newspapers, and his books include Improving eLearning Design (2017) and Setting Up a New Media Business in Canada (2008).
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I am motivational guy who already attended many TED event and have spoken open mic TEDx speaker.
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