Ruby Kaur is a product leader at Capital One focused on developer experience and building tools that help engineers release software more safely and efficiently. She leads the user experience for release workflows within the CI/CD ecosystem, improving how teams ship code at scale. Ruby’s career spans finance and technology, with roles at Amazon Web Services, Newmark, Moody’s Analytics, and Best Egg, where she built data platforms and cloud-based products. She brings a practical approach to turning complex systems into simple, effective tools that improve how teams work and deliver value.
Michael Barris is a communication expert, author, and former financial journalist with Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal, where he covered major global companies including JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Google, and Pfizer. He now advises leaders and organizations on high-impact communication in fast-changing, tech-driven environments.
He is the co-author of The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Digital Engagement (Palgrave Macmillan) and has taught writing and public speaking at Rutgers University. His approach to communication was shaped early in his career as a jazz and blues musician, where success depended on reading an audience in real time, adapting in the moment, and earning attention rather than assuming it. That audience-first mindset now underpins his work with business leaders.
He brings a practical perspective shaped by years of reporting on business and markets, as well as direct experience with leadership communication in professional environments. His focus is helping senior professionals cut through information overload and communicate with greater clarity, impact, and human connection in the age of AI.
I’m a product and technology leader known for transforming complex, compliance-heavy processes into scalable SaaS platforms. With 18+ years across startups and enterprises, I’ve helped defense contractors meet cybersecurity mandates, launched multi-million dollar e-commerce platforms, and led award-winning innovations in supply chain transparency.
At IVIS, I’m building ESG and supply chain risk solutions used by leading aerospace and manufacturing firms. At GoCoop, I 2.5×’d revenue and digitized India’s artisanal B2B trade. At Goldman Sachs, I unified 20+ systems to power data intelligence.
Melissa Patrick is a gaming industry leader, strategist, writer, and lifelong gamer with more than two decades of experience across entertainment, digital products, customer experience, marketing, and emerging technology. Her career has included work with Caesars Entertainment, High 5 Games, The Topps Company, Fanatics, and DeLobo Games, where she has focused on player engagement, brand strategy, community growth, and digital experiences.
Drawing on her background in psychology, graphic design, storytelling, and player experience, Melissa explores how AI is reshaping game development, creativity, identity, community, and the relationship between players and the worlds they inhabit. Her work looks beyond what AI can generate to ask a more important question: will it create experiences people actually care about?
CEO, NextCore Analytics
Melissa Patrick is a gaming industry leader, strategist, writer, and lifelong gamer with more than two decades of experience across entertainment, digital products, customer experience, marketing, and emerging technology. Her career has included work with Caesars Entertainment, High 5 Games, The Topps Company, Fanatics, and DeLobo Games, where she has focused on player engagement, brand strategy, community growth, and digital experiences.
Drawing on her background in psychology, graphic design, storytelling, and player experience, Melissa explores how AI is reshaping game development, creativity, identity, community, and the relationship between players and the worlds they inhabit. Her work looks beyond what AI can generate to ask a more important question: will it create experiences people actually care about?
Cloud AI Architect, SkyStack
Hands-on session building a full AI workflow using serverless tech, vector databases, and model deployment strategies.
Head of Language Models, LumoAI
How modern LLMs are overcoming linguistic bias, translation errors, and dialect diversity in global applications.
