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.