Anish is the Co-Founder & CEO at Cortex, an internal developer portal that helps engineering teams drive adoption of best practices, improve visibility into services and infrastructure, and accelerate engineering productivity.

Ganesh is the Co-Founder & CTO at Cortex, an internal developer portal that helps engineering teams drive adoption of best practices, improve visibility into services and infrastructure, and accelerate engineering productivity.

Purva Sawant, currently working as an Engineering Manager at Bank of America at San Francisco, has 9+ years of experience in building products in merchant services, payment technology and cloud platform.With a background in FinTech, she has led cross-functional teams to deliver impactful merchant projects for 5 countries globally. Purva is passionate about mentoring the engineering community.

Zafar Tursunov is a Technical Product Manager on the Data, Cloud and Developer Experience team within Blackstone's Technology & Innovations group. At Blackstone, he’s managed initiatives including the firmwide Developer Portal, CI/CD consolidation in GitLab and the Portfolio Community Code Share program. He's also successfully driven cloud migrations, modernized disaster recovery and implemented machine learning platforms, delivering significant improvements in engineering efficiency, collaboration and cost savings.

Hariprasad Babu is a platform engineering leader with deep expertise in automation, internal tooling, and continuous improvement. He previously led a Center of Excellence focused on quality and engineering standards, and now spearheads Cortex adoption to streamline software delivery and boost developer velocity.

Pragya Jaiswal is an Engineering Manager passionate about helping developers ship faster and feel more fulfilled in the process. She has successfully led DevEx and Infra teams through periods of high growth, scaling developer platforms, shifting ownership left, and turning feedback into tangible organizational change. Outside of work, she’s passionate about building engineering cultures where trust and autonomy thrive, empowering teams to collaborate openly and innovate freely.

Alex Williams is a Principal Software Engineer at Skyscanner, specialising in platform engineering. With over 12 years of experience, he has contributed to multiple open-source projects and is passionate about building scalable systems. Outside of work, Alex enjoys side projects, exploring Scotland, and traveling.

Mit has been working on the cutting edge of web technology since the mid-90’s. He has experienced the dotcom boom (and bust), the rise and adoption of cloud, the startup rush, and is now running the Platform Engineering function at STOXX.

Tom Yang is an engineering leader passionate about code quality, developer experience, and building high-performing teams. With a focus on sustainable engineering practices and engineering excellence, Tom has been a strong advocate for developers, empowering them to do their best work. Tom has led initiatives that raise the bar for software craftsmanship and developer productivity. Tom brings practical insights drawn from years of hands-on experience and strategic leadership across financial services and media companies.

Aravind Devashikamani heads Developer Productivity at EarnIn, building an Internal Developer Platform that removes SDLC toil, boosts velocity, and makes metrics actionable. He previously advanced developer experience and engineering efficiency at Netflix, Twitter, eBay, and Yahoo.

Tyler Davis is a software engineer on the Platform Essentials team at Canva, where he helps build internal tools like Galaxy, Canva’s developer portal powered by Cortex. Before Canva, he worked on developer tools at AWS. Tyler is passionate about making engineering teams more productive through better tooling and platform experiences.

Fred Mare, a Principal Engineer at Xero in Melbourne, Australia, where he has worked for over six years. As part of Xero's Engineering Experience team, he leverages data analytics to identify and resolve obstacles in the development process. His work focuses on boosting developer productivity and output through innovative Productivity Tools, including AI-driven solutions and robust Release Control systems. Fred is also the founder of Xero TechTalks, an internal platform fostering continuous learning and knowledge sharing within the company.

Sven Diebold is an engineering leader at Workleap who pioneered the introduction of Platform Engineering within the company. He defined the vision, the product approach, he assembled a specialized team, and launched the initiative. Along the way, he navigated multiple wins and learnings that demanded both resilience and innovation. Two years into the journey, the team reached breakeven and began delivering compounding positive returns—establishing streamlined "golden paths" that supports the entire developer experience, from local development to production operations.

Guillaume is one of the founding developers of the platform team at Workleap. He has a background in software engineering, mostly with .NET technologies. In his free time, Guillaume likes to cook and fiddle with some woodworking projects.

Chris Chiodo is a platform engineering leader at Klaviyo. He is responsible for delivering the critical infrastructure that powers Klaviyo’s data-driven marketing platform. His work involves fostering a culture of engineering excellence to ensure Klaviyo continues to provide seamless, customized experiences for their customers.

Stuart Ross is a Senior Engineering Manager at Skyscanner, leading the Platform Engineering function. With 12+ years at the company, he helps deliver secure, scalable infrastructure powering global travel. He played a key role in adopting Cortex to boost service maturity and reliability. Outside work, Stuart enjoys technology, music, and fitness.

Felipe Mota Vellado is a passionate lead engineer with a relentless drive for solving complex technical challenges. At the forefront of application architecture and standards, he brings structure, clarity, and creativity to engineering teams navigating scale.
Curious by nature and never afraid to experiment, Felipe believes true progress comes from embracing failure, asking better questions, and sometimes—rolling a natural 20 in Dungeons & Dragons. When he’s not engineering elegant solutions, you’ll find him scaling cliffs and bouldering across Ireland’s wild terrain.

Caitlin is a Staff Software Engineer at CLEAR focused on cloud platform development and engineering enablement. Previously a Senior Engineering Manager, she led Infrastructure, Application Platform, and DevEx teams with a product mindset. She brings a blend of strategic leadership and hands-on expertise to building scalable internal platforms that empower developers in a regulated industry.

Joshua Marble is Manager of Developer Experience at Archer, where he draws on two decades of software engineering and architecture experience to help teams ship better software, faster. At Archer, Josh leads the DevX team that built Cortex-powered software templates tailored to cloud best practices, cutting development cycle times from months to hours. He focuses on practical, scalable solutions that free developers to spend less time fighting infrastructure and more time solving business problems.

Amanda Longoria is a Senior Technical Program Manager at Rapid7, dedicated to bridging the gap between technical execution and business strategy. With a keen focus on delivering impactful security solutions, Amanda excels at orchestrating complex, cross-functional iniatives that drive organizational growth and innovation.

Minh is Strategic Advisor to the SVP of Engineering at Ibotta, where he leads developer experience initiatives that drive scale, satisfaction, and business impact. With a philosophy grounded in local empowerment, thoughtful investment, and platform simplicity, he helps teams do more with less—modernizing engineering from the inside out.

Jonty Bale, Head of Technology at MONY Group Plc, is a tech leader with 20+ years’ experience. Over the last 8 years, he’s built Platform Engineering teams across public, private, and start-up sectors. He now drives large-scale cloud, application, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) modernization at MONY Group, helping to transform developer experience with an aim to accelerate engineering teams as they deliver on behalf our customers – helping households in the UK save money.

Solomon is a Senior Engineering Manager at Capital One, where he leads efforts on their Accounts Payable tool. He started his engineering management career building early stage startups in a wide range of industries such as real estate and med-tech. Building highly successful engineering teams is what gets him out of bed in the morning (on weekdays).

Corey is the Initiative Lead for Etsy’s Platform & Tooling group, and the Senior Engineering Manager for the Etsy’s Service Platform team. Since joining Etsy in 2019, he has managed several infrastructure and SRE teams. Prior to that, he held leadership and software architecture/engineering roles at several technology focused companies including SayForExample/iGain (Vindale), Kaplan, and Concrete Media. He holds a B. Eng in Computer Engineering from McGill University, and is also a composer alumni of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop.

Sage is a Distinguished Engineer at Apollo Global Management, where he drives the firm’s Developer Experience and Advocacy efforts. Over the past two decades, his career has woven through investment banks, early-stage startups, and global technology firms, giving him a perspective that bridges engineering culture, process design, and technical execution. Having alternated many times between engineering leadership and individual contributor roles, Sage brings a unique focus on enabling teams to learn continuously, streamline how software gets built, and amplify the impact of developers across an organization.