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Neue Produkte, Klimaschutz & Nachhaltigkeit, IT & KI Awards Juryausschuss

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Eugen Schäfer

Geschäftsführer / CEO, Loumax GmbH, Deutschland, Bendorf

Eugen Schäfer hat in 20 Jahren eines gelernt: Die beste Technologie nützt nichts, wenn niemand sie versteht und nutzt. Als Interim CDO für den Mittelstand bringt er KI und Digitalisierung dorthin, wo sie wirklich gebraucht werden – in den Arbeitsalltag der Menschen. Er hat Millionenprojekte in Banking und Healthcare geliefert, die erste DSGVO-konforme Patientendatenlösung Deutschlands gebaut und seine eigene KI-Plattform von der Idee bis zum Go-live entwickelt. Sein Ansatz: Nicht beraten. Umsetzen.

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Surendra Reddy Alavala

Data Warehouse Analyst and Administrator, Topsys It Solutions LLC, Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Surendra Reddy Alavala is a database development, administration, and business intelligence expert with over 10 years of global experience. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, an author, and an academic researcher whose work focuses on data engineering, business intelligence, healthcare data integration, and data-driven analytics.

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Deb Bandyopadhyay

CMO & Vice President, Angstrom LLC, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Deb Bandyopadhyay is a global marketing and business growth leader with expertise in AI-driven innovation, digital transformation, strategic partnerships, and emerging technologies. With experience spanning international markets including the UAE, USA, and Europe, Deb has worked across AI, SaaS, fintech, semiconductor, and enterprise technology sectors, driving go-to-market strategy, etc.

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Kriti Bansal

VP, Finance & Accounting, AlphaPoint Corporation, Rahway, New Jersey, United States

Kriti Bansal is VP of Finance & Accounting at AlphaPoint, a digital-asset infrastructure company, reporting to the CEO. With 14+ years across Deloitte audit, SaaS finance, and crypto-native accounting, she specializes in ASC 606 revenue recognition and digital-asset accounting and has led multi-year audit completions and multi-jurisdiction reporting.

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Ankur Bhatnagar

Staff Software Engineer, Macys, Duluth, Georgia, United States

Enterprise Integration and Middleware Architect with 20+ years of experience in API Management, SOA, and cloud integration. Specializes in designing scalable, secure enterprise solutions and driving digital transformation across Banking and Retail sectors while aligning technology strategy with business goals.

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Deepesh Dhake

Database Administrator, Microassist, Austin, Texas, United States

Deepesh is a MCSE-certified Database Administrator with 13+ years specializing in mission-critical database systems for criminal justice and public safety. He contributes scholarly technical articles to leading industry platforms. His expertise in high-availability design, database security and auditing, and performance optimization supports CJIS and PCI-regulated law enforcement systems at scale.

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Jay Goradia

Technical Account Manager, Amazon Web Services Inc., Austin, Texas, United States

Jay is a Technical Account Manager at AWS, he built a distinguished career spanning nearly 5 years. With a Master's degree in Computer Science, Jay has a passion for helping enterprise customers with their critical workloads and tailoring security solutions. He is passionate about reading and learning what's happening in the business globally.

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Vivek Kumar

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Google, San Ramon, California, United States

Vivek is an AI/ML Software Leader with over 20 years of proven global expertise in developing robust Edge and Cloud AI solutions. Currently serving as a Software Engineering Manager at Google LLC, he leads a global team to design, deploy, and optimize Generative AI models that power intelligent features on Pixel phones.

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Takuzen Lu

Founder & CEO, ZenAI,Inc (Rotaku), San Jose, California, United States

Takuzen Lu is the Founder and CEO of Rotaku (ZenAI, Inc.), developing humanoid robots for real-world applications. He closed a funding round at a $4.3M valuation and was accepted into Miracle Plus, a highly selective accelerator. His work spans robotics, engineering, business, and product development.

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Dmytro Lyushenko

CEO, NOTA Digital Currencies Research Center Inc., Carmichael, California, United States

Dmytro Lyushenko is a Ukrainian-trained attorney based in Sacramento, California, a California-commissioned Notary Public, and a licensed Legal Document Assistant. His work spans legal-tech and access-to-justice projects, including digital-asset and digital-inheritance workflows (RUFADAA compliance), Web3 record-keeping, and cross-border estate.

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Suneet Malhotra

Senior Manager, Test Engineering, Motorola Solutions, North Hills, California, United States

Suneet is a Senior Manager, Test Engineering at Motorola Solutions. With eighteen years of experience across Motorola, Tinder/Match Group, and Amazon, Suneet’s focus is independent open-source research on LLM-as-Judge methodology and agentic SDLC. He was a BrowserStack Breakpoint 2026 Mainstage speaker.

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Diego Neuber

Founder & CISO, Sec4Tech, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Diego Neuber is a cybersecurity executive, vCISO, and founder of Disatech IT Solutions and Sec4Tech. He holds CISSP, C|CISO, and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor credentials, is an IEEE Senior Member, and is the architect of the S4T Framework for continuous cybersecurity execution.

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Manita Ngarmpaiboonsombat

Software Developer, SANBlaze Technology, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Technology professional with nearly a decade of experience in software development, product management, engineering, AI and machine learning research, and enterprise data storage systems. Proven track record of leading cross-functional initiatives and driving innovation. Brings expertise in evaluating leadership, technology innovation, AI-driven solutions, team performance, and business impact.

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Sudheer Pratap

Vice President, U.S. Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Sudheer Pratap is a technology leader and Vice President with over 15 years of experience in software engineering, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, Azure cloud migration, enterprise architecture, microservices, and digital transformation. He specializes in designing and delivering large-scale enterprise technology solutions for banking, financial services, and retail organizations.

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Mona Sachdev

Principal Applied Scientist, Dell Technologies Inc, Round Rock, Texas, United States

Mona is a Principal Applied Scientist at Dell Technologies specializing in Generative AI, Agentic AI, RAG, NLP, and Knowledge Graph systems. Mona holds 9 AI patents, authored IEEE research publications, and leads enterprise-scale AI innovation initiatives delivering impactful business outcomes. Mona's expertise spans LLMs, semantic search, intelligent automation, and enterprise AI platforms.

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Mohammad Shoaib

Co-founder & CEO, Datasaki Inc., Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Three-time founder and angel investor with a track record of building and scaling venture-backed companies. Raised millions in funding, grew businesses to multi-million-dollar ARR, and developed products that have positively impacted over 3 million people. Passionate about solving real-world challenges through innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship.

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Manohar Reddy Sokkula

Senior Solutions Architect, Corpay inc, Marietta, Georgia, United States

Senior Solutions Architect, IEEE Senior Member, and cloud-certified data engineering leader with extensive experience in ETL, analytics, and AI-driven data platforms. Manohar actively supports the technology ecosystem as a judge, mentor, and peer reviewer, helping identify impactful and innovative solutions.

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Mano Prabha Subbarayan

Banking & FinTech AI Product Leader, AI Techhut, Chandler, Arizona, United States

Mano Prabha Subbarayan is a Senior Product Leader in Banking, FinTech, AI product strategy, and enterprise platform modernization, as well as an Technology & Innovation Judge, Author, and Mentor. She brings expertise in product strategy, core & digital banking, SaaS migration, framework-driven innovation, scalable technology solutions, and measurable business impact.

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Revathy Suresh

Game Developer, Tombola, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Revathy Suresh is a Game Developer and technology professional with over 6 years of experience creating innovative digital experiences across the gaming industry. She currently works as a Game Developer at one of the UK's leading online bingo brands. She actively contributes to the technology community through industry discussions, knowledge sharing, and evaluating emerging technologies and solutions.

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Akshar Yadav

Application Programmer V, Bank of America, Plano, Texas, United States

Senior Software Engineer with a Master's in Information Systems from the University of Maryland and 6+ years of experience in Software development. Akshar designs secure, scalable backend systems using Java, Spring Boot, .NET, and microservices. At Bank of America, Akshar builds high-availability APIs, lead production issue resolution, and drive system modernization.

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Ajay Reddy Yeruva

Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Tesla Inc, Pflugerville, Texas, United States

Ajay Reddy Yeruva is a Senior Site Reliability/DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing secure, scalable, high-availability cloud infrastructures for global tech companies, achieving 30% less downtime and 50% faster deployments. A Senior SRE at Tesla’s Engineering team and a published author of the book "End-to-End Observability with Grafana".