Data Architecture Foundations

Warner is a SQL Server Certified Master, MVP, and Solutions Architect at Pythian, a global Canada-based company specializing in data and infrastructure services. A brief stint in .NET programming led to his early DBA formation, working for enterprise customers in Hewlett-Packard's ITO organization. From HP he transitioned to his current position at Pythian, managing multiple clients of different sizes and industries. He leads a highly-talented team of data professionals that keep things running ... moresmooth and innovate with all kinds of data solutions. When he's not working out of his office in Ottawa, Ontario, he can be found on the sandy beaches of his home country of Costa Rica.

She is the Co-founder as well as Strategy Lead of AtoANI (sustainable agriculture) and AtoANI BioPack (biodegradable packaging). She is passionate about Social Innovation and using it to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. With a Chemical Engineering and MBA Degree, her corporate experience in multinational companies involves working on various topics in the areas of Strategy, Digitalization, Innovation, Finance, Material Management, Quality Assurance, Program and Project Managem... moreent. These has enabled her to work with multi-cultural and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization from top management to the operations personnel. She also has freelance experience consulting and creating business plans and digital transformation strategies for startups and enterprises from various countries (Asia, USA, Europe) in the areas of E-commerce, Tourism and Mobile Apps. Outside work, her interests include Food, Books, Movies, Documentaries and Travel.

Justin Boyer writes copy and content for tech companies. He started his IT career as a software developer, then moved into application security, becoming Security+ and CSSLP certified. After almost a decade in the tech industry building desktop, mobile, web, and cloud-based applications, Justin has launched a tech writing business to help software and security companies sell their products and services.

Jillian works at a large enterprise company where she has global responsibility for ensuring CSPs can monetize their investments in 5G through future Enterprise use cases. She is long-time Telecom industry veteran. Previous to her current role, Jillian spent 14 years at Verizon. She joined Network Engineering during the launch of FTTP (FiOS) where she managed over a billion dollars in inventory in the Central Offices. While she worked, she received a Technical MBA and upon completion started a n... moreew role in Product Management where she managed a B2B SaaS. She went onto various roles in Marketing Operations and Sales Enablement. She is a strong believer in ‘Technology for Good’ and works to bring it to the forefront of all messaging. She is an author, speaker and believer in paying it forward helping women in the industry find their voice and share their accomplishments. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband, daughter and dog. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering, spending time with her family, horseback riding, eating and working out.

Dayo is a Technology Specialist with expertise in Cloud Data Solutions, Artificial intelligence, and Web Development. Dayo has traveled around the United States delivering workshops on technical services in the workplace, in over 35 states, as well as Europe. The audience for these workshops varies from Database Administrators to Software Developers. Ifedayo holds several certifications in Azure, such as: Azure Data Engineer, Azure Data Scientist, Azure AI Engineer, Google Cloud Fundamentals and... more AWS Solutions Architect. Dayo enjoys giving presentations on technology solutions related to real-world activities.

Navidut (Naveed) Tauhid is Unified Communication and Collaboration Consultant, Contact Center Specialist, and Architect with more than 15 years of industry experience. He has deployed, maintained and troubleshot numerous large scale enterprise UC projects for many multinationals. He has also provided training to thousands of IT students across the globe on various Unified Communication Products and helped them be their technical best. He is a certified CCIE Collaboration Written, CCNP Collaborat... moreion, Voicemail and Contact Center Specialist and CCNA Routing and Switching. He is also an Azure and AWS Cloud Certified Solution Architect. He is passionate about learning new technologies and loves sharing the knowledge.